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(Newser) - Innovation in cocktails has spread to their simplest component, the Globe and Mail reports—ice. “Ice is the equivalent to a stove for a chef,” says one bartender whose watering hole boasts three kinds of frozen water. Another Canadian bar produces seven varieties for different drinks. Mixologists... More »

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cuisine • restaurant • drinks • ice • cocktails • bar

(Newser) - Another sign of the flu's ingenuity: Two researchers say it can hide for centuries in Arctic ice and re-emerge to infect birds and humans who are no longer immune to that particular strain, reports Wired. When rising temperatures cause the ice to melt, the flu springs back to life and... More »

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Arctic • ice • flu • pandemic

 Pilot Transcripts Show 
 Idle Talk, Then Terror 

Flight 3407 transcript released ahead of public hearing

May 12, 09 12:21 PM CDT
(AP) - Just seconds before the worst US air crash in more than 7 years, the pilot exclaimed "Jesus Christ" and moments later his first officer screamed as Flight 3407 plunged to the ground. A cockpit voice-recorder transcript released today shows that only minutes before the Feb. 12 crash outside Buffalo,... More »

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investigation • FAA • black box • plane crash • NTSB • pilot • ice • Buffalo • Flight 3407

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 Where Bernie's Headed: 
 Dante's Ninth Circle 

Hell's worst area is frozen land ruled by Satan

Mar 15, 09 3:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - If 150 years in prison seems like meager penance for Bernie Madoff, consider where he would go in Dante's Inferno: the Ninth Circle of Hell. There, the world's worst sinners—betrayers—freeze in an iceworld kept cool by Satan himself. "Betrayal destroys the trust that binds humanity, and... More »

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literature • ice • Satan • soul • sin • trust • Bernard Madoff

(AP) - A federal aviation official says the plane that crashed into a house near Buffalo, killing 50 people, was on autopilot when it went down, a possible violation of airline policy in icy weather. Steve Chealander of the National Transportation Safety Board says Colgan Air recommends pilots fly manually in icy... More »

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plane crash • airline safety • ice • airplane • National Transportation Safety Board • Buffalo

(Newser) - The Continental turboprop plane that crashed last night near Buffalo, killing 50, was likely brought down by icing, MSNBC reports. The NTSB, which has recovered the cockpit voice recorder, said the crew talked about “significant ice buildup, ice on the windshield and wings” before crashing into a suburban neighborhood.... More »

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investigation • black box • plane crash • NTSB • ice • Continental Airlines • New York state • Buffalo • turboprop • icing

 Tapes Point to 
 Ice as Crash Factor 

Nearby pilots report icy conditions

Feb 13, 09 6:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Icy conditions may have been a factor in the plane crash near Buffalo that killed 50 last night, the Buffalo News reports. Just after the disaster, air traffic controllers asked other nearby pilots about ice. Several confirmed that they had "picked up rime ice." After a long pause,... More »

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New York • plane crash • Continental • ice • air traffic control • Buffalo

(Newser) - A Maine man has been charged with drunken driving after police found him, intoxicated, atop an idling Zamboni ice-resurfacer, the Portland Press Herald reports. The man was found inside a building that appeared to have been burglarized and damaged; he was also charged with criminal mischief, burglary, and a... More »

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DUI • drunk driving • Maine • burglary • ice • Portland, Maine • parole violation • Zamboni • operating under the influence

De-icer Shortage May Mean More Flight Delays

De-icer shortage could make things slippery for airports in storms

Dec 5, 08 11:22 AM CST
(Newser) - If your flight leaves late this winter, consider blaming Canada. A mineworkers' strike there has led to a shortage of a key chemical used to de-ice runways. Airports plan to use other chemicals instead, but that will take a toll on both budgets and the environment, reports USA Today. More »

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chemicals • runway • flights • airport • ice • winter travel • winter weather

States Fret as Road Salt Grows Scarce, Pricey

Last year's winter depleted reserves

Oct 6, 08 3:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Road salt is stressing state and municipal budgets as shortages drive prices up well past what local governments have paid in the past, USA Today reports. A harsh winter last year left many states with no salt reserves to carry over, meaning they have to fully restock at inflated prices.... More »

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New Hampshire • Ohio • road budget • infrastructure • ice • winter • salt • state spending • state governments • budgets • city government • local politics

 Ancient Ice Find 
 Cools Warming Fears

Canadians find chunk of permafrost that survived steamier climates

Sep 19, 08 6:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Canadian scientists have found the oldest chunk of ice in North America, the Globe and Mail reports, a discovery that suggests the earth’s carbon-laden permafrost may be more resistant to global warming than once thought. The 700,000-year-old chunk of Yukon ice has stayed frozen through two ancient, hotter... More »

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climate change • Canada • Arctic • ice • Yukon • permafrost

 Sticky Soil Foils Mars Work 

Dirt is sticking to lander's arm, so NASA revising its methods

Jul 28, 08 8:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - NASA is revising its soil-harvesting method because the Phoenix Mars lander is having trouble with its icy finds, Space.com reports. The lander’s attempts to analyze the soil have been troubled because the soil is sticking to its scoop, stubbornly refusing to fall into the tiny oven designed to... More »

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NASA • Mars • Phoenix Mars Lander • ice

 'You Might Be Able to 
 Grow Asparagus' on Mars 

'Flabbergasted' scientists see soil able to support life on red planet

Jun 26, 08 4:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Samples of Martian soil analyzed by instruments onboard the Phoenix lander have earth-bound scientists “flabbergasted.” Why? Readings indicate that the extraterrestrial loam could, perhaps has, and possibly will, support life, Reuters reports. Along with ice the lander discovered earlier, “We basically have found what appears to be... More »

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NASA • Mars • extraterrestrial life • Phoenix Mars Lander • ice • soil sample • alkaline • acidity

 Mars Lander Finds Ice... or Salt 

Scientist debate mysterious white substance

Jun 17, 08 1:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Phoenix Mars lander has found… well, something. While digging a pair of trenches on the Red Planet’s North Pole, the little robot sent back images of soil streaked with something white. Now scientists are wondering whether it’s the ice they’d hoped for, a salt deposit, or... More »

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NASA • Phoenix Mars Lander • ice • salt

 Mars Through a Microscope 

Phoenix takes unprecedented Mars shots

Jun 6, 08 7:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Phoenix Mars Lander has taken the first high-resolution images of another planet's dirt and sand in its continued quest for signs of life in the planet's polar region. The microscopic particles were kicked up when the lander touched down and collected  on a slide, Reuters reports. Scientists note that... More »

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NASA • Mars • Phoenix Mars Lander • robotic arm • ice • salt • Jet Propulsion Laboratory • mineral

 On Mars, 'Something
 That Looks Like Ice' 

Phoenix probe sends home photos from arctic region

May 31, 08 7:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Phoenix probe sent home photos today of what looks like ice just under Mars' rocky surface, Space.com reports. "The thrusters have excavated two to six inches and, sure enough, we see something that looks like ice,” one mission scientist said. NASA picked the landing spot, in... More »

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NASA • Mars • extraterrestrial life • Phoenix Mars Lander • robotic arm • ice

 No Octopi for
 Wings Fans,
 Seller Says
 

Pittsburgh fishmonger wants 'to see the Penguins win, period'

May 23, 08 8:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Red Wings fans, save room in that suitcase—it may be tough to buy an octopus in Pittsburgh next week. One steel-town fishmonger refuses to sell octopi to Detroit fans once the Wings-Penguins Stanley Cup finals kick off on Saturday. In a tradition spanning more than 50 years, Detroit fans... More »

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Pittsburgh Penguins • Detroit Red Wings • fish • hockey • ice • fans • traditions • octopus

Icy Roads?
Beet Juice Just the Right Tonic

New mixture cuts salt, works colder, but side effects still unknown

Mar 14, 08 6:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Road workers in the Chicago area are shaking up their winter ice-busting cocktail with an odd new mixer: beet juice. Sanitation officials are pleased with the combination, which reduces the necessary rock salt (harmful to plants and water supplies) by up to 30% and is effective at temperatures far lower... More »

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Chicago • roadways • Illinois • ice • winter travel • salt • road safety • winter storms • beet

Midwest Million Left in Icy Dark

Massive power outage as new storm prepares to blast region again

Dec 12, 07 7:41 AM CST
(Newser) - Nearly 1 million people are without power in the aftermath of a nightmarish ice storm that wreaked havoc with roads, homes and airports through a Midwestern swath of the nation. The storm has claimed 24 lives so far, most on ice-slicked roadways. Forecasters predicted a new storm building in the... More »

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Midwest • Chicago • storm • power • Missouri • Oklahoma • ice • ice storm

UPDATED

23 Dead in Big Freeze

600,000 without power as ice paralyzes central states

Dec 11, 07 6:03 AM CST
(Newser) - A deep freeze continued to wreak havoc in the central US today, causing at least 23 deaths, canceling flights, and leaving more than a half-million without power, reports AP. Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri declared emergencies, while parts of Nebraska, Iowa, and Illinois were under ice and storm warnings. More freezing... More »

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weather • state of emergency • ice • winter storm

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