9 February 2010: Afternoon By The Morning News — 09 Feb 2010 Yulia Tymoshenko refuses to concede in Ukraine, but many doubt she'll have time to prove there were violations. Five possible benefits to the U.S. should Iran build a bomb. Mexico City's homicide rate today is less than a third of that for Washington, D.C. Wisconsin and Kansas rated as top states for spotting highway-side sculpture. Story of a professor's response when a student is jailed on a terrorism charge (including what books she sent him in prison). Distance is no protection these days. Change is invading Patagonia by sea and hydropower. Account of what it's like to visit a plate boundary on land, "the line demarking the collision of two massive tectonic plates." Audio slideshow explores the colorful world of plankton. Scientist tells Sunday Times they got a story wrong about blondes; Times says he misunderstands his own data. Video footage of the launch of STS-130 (see also photos), the last night launch. Video analysis on how to perform a triple lutz-triple toe loop. Tuesday poem: "The Fluffer Talks of Eternity," by D.A. Powell. Only 1,289 independent bookstores remain in the U.K.
