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Dept. of Homeland Security granted right to snoop on T-Mobile users
via BetaNews.Com by (author unknown) on February 11, 2008
In order to gain the approval of the United States government to merge SunCom Wireless into T-Mobile USA, Deutsche Telekom had to extend its electronic surveillance agreement to include the Department of Homeland Security.
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World's largest marine protected area created in Pacific Ocean
via PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news by (author unknown) on February 13, 2008
The small Pacific Island nation of Kiribati has become a global conservation leader by establishing the world`s largest marine protected area - a California-sized ocean wilderness of pristine coral reefs and rich fish populations threatened by over-fishing and climate change.
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Rare Sandpipers Found in Myanmar
via PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news by (author unknown) on February 13, 2008
(AP) -- Eighty-four spoon-billed sandpipers have been discovered in a coastal stretch of Myanmar, offering hope for saving the endangered birds, a conservation group said Thursday.
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Are fears over elephant 'teen pregnancy' justified?
via New Scientist Short Sharp Science Blog by Michael on February 14, 2008
... allowing the elephant, called Thong Dee, to conceive was "the equivalent of allowing your 12-year-old daughter to become pregnant". The story has been widely covered since being broken by the Australian media. But as far as I can see, it's nonsense.First of all, female elephants can conceive from around nine to eleven years. Wild females don't normally get pregnant for another couple o...
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Identical twins not as identical as believed
via PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news by (author unknown) on February 14, 2008
Contrary to our previous beliefs, identical twins are not genetically identical. This surprising finding is presented by American, Swedish, and Dutch scientists in a study being published today in the prestigious journal American Journal of Human Genetics. The finding may be of great significance for research on hereditary diseases and for the development of new diagnostic methods.
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Bottom trawling impacts, clearly visible from space
via PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news by (author unknown) on February 14, 2008
Bottom trawling, an industrial fishing method that drags large, heavy nets across the seafloor stirs up huge, billowing plumes of sediment on shallow seafloors that can be seen from space.
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Pacific Northwest 'dead zone' hypoxic events unprecedented
via Science Blog - by BJS on February 14, 2008
A review of all available ocean data records concludes that the low-oxygen events which have plagued the Pacific Northwest coast since 2002 are unprecedented in the five decades prior to that, and may well be linked to the stronger, persistent winds that are expected to occur with global warming.read more
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End the Cuban Embargo
via Portfolio.com: Capital by Matt Cooper on February 18, 2008
A few months ago I wrote a column calling for the unilateral and complete end of the Cuban embargo. I still feel that way. Our leverage with Cuba doesn't come from an embargo that hasn't worked for 50 years. It comes from engagement with a regime that is reprehensible and dictatorial. Only Barack Obama has shown any interest in easing up on the failed Cuban embargo. Hillary Clinton threw...
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Science Friday Explores the State of the Oceans
via Deep Sea News by (author unknown) on February 18, 2008
"Around the world, the oceans are in trouble, with declining fish stocks, disappearing coral reefs, and changing water chemistry."Last Friday's Science Friday podcast was going live from the AAAS meeting in Boston featuring an amazing panel composed of Larry Crowder, Ben Halpern, Jane Lubchenco and Carl Safina (blog). You can view more information about the episode, listen to the 46 minute...
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