Here is this morning’s Daily Run Down.

Big News

• US General John Allen to retire declining top Nato job – BBC News
• Want Higher Productivity Stop Treating Workers Like Children
• Crash Into Gas Main Sparks Huge Kansas City Fire
• Supreme Court considers progeny of a patented seed
• Dr. Drew patients talk misunderstandings of Celebrity Rehab
• WTF History Channel – So True… So True…

Recalls

• Kasel Associated Industries Recalls All Products Manufactured at its Denver Colorado Facility from April 20 2012 thru September 19 2012 Because of Possible Salmonella Health Risk

General News

• Can sport beat drug cheats
• Judy Blume draws crowds at 75
• Body found after US diner blast
• Supreme Court declines but execution gets last-minute stay
• New York allows pistol owners to conceal names
• New $3 Million Prizes Awarded to 11 in Life Sciences
• BP agreement could cut oil spill fines
• Readers Digest a Cold War force
• First college to raise $1B Stanford beats Harvard
• Plains face possible blizzard
• Prepare to be furloughed Panetta tells Defense Department workers
• Oregon lawmakers make Dull and Boring tourism move
• Conductor of speech uncovered in the brain
• Publishers Flip Out Call Bill To Provide Open Access To Federally Funded Works A Boondoggle – Fuck the publishers.
• US oil production will soar in 2013. Can it last
• WikiLeaks discover ties between Nigerian scammers and Straftor

International

• Going green Forget the McNugget eaters target McDonalds itself
• Italian file-sharing site owner hit with record $8.5M fine
• $50 million heist challenges Belgian diamond industry Antwerp most to lose +video
• North Korea threatens South Korea – Just what we need…
• Montreal city hall raided by police
• Tunisian PM quits after failing to form new government
• Thousands of Greeks rally in anti-austerity strike
• Bulgarian government resigns amid growing protests
• Greek accused of surreal Dalí painting theft in New York
• Trade union strike adds to Indias economic woes
• Russian official in hot water for Florida condos
• Britons tortured by Dubai police
• Fukushima health-survey chief to quit post
• Googling for a lawyer while under arrest is a right rules Canadian judge
• Iranian ayatollahs issue fatwa against 3G internet provider
• UN report says drone attacks in Afghanistan increased by 72 percent last year
• Syrian footballer killed in Damascus mortar attack
• US vows to fight trade-secrets theft
• Britain to India Diamond in royal crown is ours
• Strike shuts down Malawis airports
• How do you spot a stolen diamond

Politics

• US General John Allen to retire declining top Nato job – BBC News
• Can Republicans Win the Senate in 2014

Obits

• George Tetsuo Aratani Nisei Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Passes Away at Age 95

Health

• IVF guidelines raise age limit to 42
• VIDEO US college aims to keep fit after ending sport
• Sorority girl drops 107 pounds
• Woman saves twins life with her kidney
• Many Cancer Deaths Traced to Alcohol
• When a Calorie Is Not a Calorie
• Turkish Soccer Fans Roar Loudly Enough to Damage Your Ears

Science/Space

• Fermi Satellite Tracks Cosmic Ray Origins back to Supernova Remnants
• Mike the fearless brown bear shot by Swiss gamekeepers
• Super mega dolphin pod off San Diego Why the big party +video
• Why mapping the human brain matters
• Biofuel rush wiping out Americas grasslands at fastest pace since the 1930s
• Why Sociable Weavers Nest Together
• New satellite will be first asteroid sentinel in space
• Psychologists Confront Rash of Invalid Studies
• Spontaneous Combustion Suspected in Oklahoma Death
• Conductor of speech uncovered in the brain
• First snaps made of fetal brains wiring themselves up
• Caterpillars Build Leaf Houses Other Insects Move In
• Secret Lives of Wild Animals Captured by 1 Million Camera-Trap Images
• Record-Breaking Exoplanet Is Just Barely Bigger Than the Moon
• Dolphins May Call Each Other by Name
• Our universe could be swallowed by an alternate one Higgs research suggests
• Tiny exoplanet is smaller than Mercury and probably hotter too
• Why Were Obsessed with the Zombie Apocalypse
• Sugar Mist Makes Veggies More Palatable to Kids
• Artificial Platelets Could Stop Battlefield Bleeding
• Organic Tomatoes Have More Vitamin C
• This astronauts Facebook photos are better than yours will ever be
• Snow Carpets Arizonas Desert Cities
• Curiosity rover collects first interplanetary drill sample
• Giant space lobster Telescope spots spectacular nebula.

Financial

• FBI to investigate Heinz trades
• The Im never going to retire retirement plan
• Office Depot will buy Office Max in stock deal
• Why Cant Students Refinance Loans at Better Rates
• LivingSocial receives $110 million cash infusion
• New York Times is selling the Boston Globe
• Square Introduces Merchant Kit Starts At $299

Historical

• How Nicolaus Copernicus moved the Earth
• Pope may change rules to speed up next pope selection
• List of Highly Valuable Rare Books
• Ancient Wine Press Possibly Found Under Tel Aviv City Street
• Astronomers discover smallest planet ever

Tips and Tricks

• Best time to buy a plane ticket On the weekend according to study
• 5 Tips to Treat Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Three Ways to Bounce Back From a Broken Heart

Gaming

• From city-builder roles to caring for citizens in SimCity
• PlayStation 4 announced
• Sony confirms that the PlayStation 4 wont play PS3 games natively
• Destiny announced for PS4

Gadgets

• Yeti Microphone
• Rechargeable LED Reading Glasses
• Rawr…3D Cookies
• Worlds first 3D printing pen smashes Kickstarter goal in a few hours
• Google expands Glass pre-orders to creative individuals with #ifihadglass competition – If they win, they have the privilege of paying $1500 plus picking them up in NY City, Los Angelas, or San Francisco…
• myIDkey biometric password flash drive hits Kickstarter
• Adjustable Bread And Sandwich Toaster
• Star Wars on Your Wall

Law

• Ken Burns footage blocked Judge says no to NYC
• Court Wont Block CNET From Offering BitTorrent Downloads Not In The Public Interest To Stifle Public Discussion
• Carnival Triumph could have made port much sooner lawsuits allege
• Supreme Court ponders Virginias discriminatory records act

Technology

• Bloomberg wages Made in NY campaign to boost Big Apples startup scene
• FIFA confirms goal-line tech will be used at the 2014 World Cup
• Build an 180TB storage array for $1943*
• The new Opteron 6300 Finally Tested
• Hiring managers
• iBackpack
• New DMCA handset unlocking rules being lobbied with White House Petition – This really should be a fundamental right of users. We own the device, we should be able to unlock it if we choose. Carriers should also make it simple to do.

Internet

• EU regulators unsatisfied with Googles response to privacy policy concerns
• Magazine article on Chinese online takedown services gets taken down
• Someone found a college recruitment notice to join Chinas alleged military hacker team

Social

• Sign Now White House Petition to Legalize Mobile-Phone Unlocking
• Woman 104 forced to lie about age on Facebook
• PSA URLs in tweets now eat a couple more characters

Mobile

• Sprint LTE also live in parts of Florida New York City and Washington DC updated
• Firefox 19 for Android Eases CPU Requirements
• FCC eyes Wi-Fi expansion approves mobile signal boosting rules
• 15 features Apple should include in iOS 7
• For $19 an Unlimited Phone Plan Some Flaws
• CNN finally adds live TV streaming access to its Android phone app
• FCC OKs cell phone signal boosters proposes a Wi-Fi decongestant plan
• Huawei Ascend W1 hits the FCC may give Net10 a taste of Windows Phone 8

Software/Apps

• Ubuntu announced for tablets developer preview available for Nexus devices on Thursday
• Firefox 19 Brings Built-in PDF Viewer Faster Startup Times
• RealVNC brings smartphone display mirroring to Panasonics in-car system

Security

• Apple HQ also targeted by hackers will release tool to protect customers
• Unusually detailed report links Chinese military to hacks against US
• OAuth and Changing Your Twitter Password
• Massive cyberattacks from China Report claims to expose secret Unit 61398.
• Hackers Hit Apple How It Happened

Developer

• Does this turn you on
• Dev site behind Apple Facebook hacks didnt know it was booby-trapped
• Xamarin debuts iOS and Android app development inside Visual Studio for C# programmers

London/Britain/UK

• Neo Gothic
• BBC Two HD replaces BBC HD channel on March 26th
• £100m art collection left to nation
• Marius Kloppers resigns from BHP Billiton after profit slump
• 4G auction raises less than forecast
• Why have the white British left London
• UK unemployment total falls to 2.5m
• Fallen cable cuts London-Scotland train service to ribbons
• Cities make it hard to concentrate
• A Es To Close At Four North West London Hospitals
• AUDIO I was stranded at Kings Cross
• Teenager critical after stabbing
• Time Out Sign Removed From Tottenham Court Road
• Ten Illegal Things To Do In London
• Man charged with house party murder
• Driving test examiner arrested
• Elite Scotland Yard officer found dead with gunshot wound
• Girl became sex slave aged 11 – WTF? Human trafficking needs to stop. I mean Seriously. This is fucking ridiculous.
• Why did 1701 people apply for just eight barista jobs

Personal

• OAuth and Changing Your Twitter Password

Odd

• Florida man charged with harassing manatee after posting photos
• Postal Service plans all-weather clothing line Smart move or desperation

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?

• Man lured pregnant ex to death
• USPS clothing line Dress like the mailman
• College women told to urinate or vomit to deter a rapist
• Georgia woman furious with police for using Facebook to notify her of sons death

Funny

• Troo Gangsta
• What Would You Do in This Invisible Object Prank
• Take a Trek to the Salon
• Thats Not Entirely True
• What the Shell are You Doing
• Oh Im Sorry I Thought This Murica
• Safety Third – Following in the Traditions of ‘Dirty Jobs’. Safety Third.
• My Child Ate Your Honor Students Huge Brain
• Yeah The Second One
• Ingenious Bowl Design
• Theyre Coming Any Day Now
• Those Not Present
• Lesson #1673 – Scientific Truth
• February 20 2013
• Colors for Hardworking Hipsters Paranoid Preppers
• Me in the winter
• when I see my ex in public
• The Ghost of Car Doors Past
• I Didnt Chose the Thug Life…
• Book Lamp WIN
• The Mandarin Cork
• Fight Poison With Poison
• Just Like New
• Nike Ruins Lives
• JUST SHOW ME
• Worst Decision
• Melt the Rails
• Plate Problems
• Data Experiences Xbox Live
• When Im CEO
• When Only Danish Furniture Will Do
• Were Not Your Mom Do It Yourself
• No Likes Awarded – Name the inspiration for the second reply…. One guess only.
• Thanks Best Western – Gamers conference?

WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT CHARLIE

• For plastic surgery breasts butts out in 2012 faces in

Chicagoland

• Fighting for Sex Workers
• Coming to Wrigley Modern music better 7th-inning stretch
• Loyola Student Testifies in Rape Case He Was My Friend. I Trusted Him
• Ex-counselor sentenced to work release for sex abuse of student
• Welcome to
• Chicago Marathon registration suspended after web woes
• Dozens of Robbins rape kits with missing records sent for testing
• Illinois Politician Seeks To Outlaw Anonymous Comments But Allow Anonymous Gun Ownership – Illinois is just so fucked up… and I can say that, since I live here… fucking idiotic politicians.
• Ground broken on $67 million Bensenville rail project
• NIU police chief fired amid misconduct allegations
• Man 71 among 3 who walk to hospitals after shootings
• Man 71 among 3 who walk to hospitals after shootings
• Taste of Chicago lost $1.3 million last year
• Lakeview Man Lives in Closet to Support Lavish Party Habit
• 16 kids hospitalized after mistaking nicotine lozenges for candy
• Chicagos Most Wanted Pastry Chef Pops Up at Art Exhibition
• White supremacist sentenced in jury threat misunderstanding
• Ambulances in Need of Intensive Care
• Cook health system hires executive from troubled Dallas hospital
• Trial begins for Wheaton man charged in stabbing death of neighbor
• Shedd Aquarium To Offer Stingray Touch Exhibit This Spring
• Emanuel To Expand Recycling Program To Entire City
• Indiana Walmart Employee Admits To Stealing A Pack Of Oreos A Week For Four Years – odd.
• Metra boss apologizes for BNSF delays
• When my friend texts
• When I hear Cans has closed
• When a stranger lets me borrow their Jewel Preferred card
• When a cab driver returns my lost iPhone

Total Number of stories: 231

Look for more news stories this evening.