in the Philippines. Father Buntha’s ordination, originally scheduled for Dec. 12 at Sayaboury parish church, was postponed by local army officials for security reasons. The church is in front of an army camp. A priest who asked not to be named told ucanews.com that 20 Sayaboury villagers were prevented from traveling to Father Buntha’s ordination by village guards on Jan. 28. However, villagers from other villages throughout the country offered Father Buntha rice, cattle, cooking items, blankets and pillows. There are about 43,000 Catholics in Laos, out of a total population of about 6 million, most of whom are Buddhists, according to a Church source in Laos. Less than15 priests and 100 nuns serve Catholics in the four Church jurisdictions — Luang Prabang, Pakse, Savannakhet and Vientiane apostolicA Canadian biologist has been named as one of "10 people who mattered this year" by the science journal Nature for kicking off a critical public scientific discussion about a highly publicized NASA study on a possible new form of life.

Nature described Redfield as a 'wild-haired Canadian microbiologist with a propensity to say what was on her mind' who appeared 'like a shot out of the blogosphere.' (Courtesy of Rosie Redfield) Rosie Redfield "appeared like a shot out of the blogosphere: a wild-haired Canadian microbiologist with a propensity to say what was on her mind," said a Nature article describing why she was named to the list.

NASA held a news conference in December 2010 announcing that its researchers, led by Felisa Wolfe-Simon, had discovered a strain of bacteria