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Pol: Create panel to study Suffolk hate crime data

The Suffolk Legislature should create a task force to investigate the county's official hate crime statistics, Legis. DuWayne Gregory said yesterday. Gregory (D-Amityville) said he will introduce legislation later this month to...

Many LI immigrants say they live in fear of attacks

Manuel Medina, 29, an emigrant from Guatemala who moved to Long Island five years ago, has a simple rule: On winter nights, he doesn't go out after 5, and on summer nights, he doesn't go out after 9. Such precautions, taken by...

ARISS Celebrates International Education Week

With all the educational opportunities the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station program (ARISS) provides, it's no wonder that the organization has captured the attention of the US Department of Education (DOE)....

Antarctica Has More Species Than Galapagos, First Comprehensive Inventory Of Life In Antarctica...

The first comprehensive “inventory” of sea and land animals around a group of Antarctic islands reveals a region that is rich in biodiversity and has more species than the Galapagos.Submitted by Sigrid De Ruyck to Environment |...

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CMS COP 9 HIGHLIGHTS - Tuesday, 2 December 2008 - FAO headquarters - Rome - Italy

IISD Reporting Services (IISD RS), ENB, Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), CMS COP9 and Associated Meetings, 1-5 December 2008, UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters, Rome, Italy

As police fall under shadow, mayor shakes up department

TIJUANA – Following weeks of unprecedented violence in Tijuana, Mayor Jorge Ramos yesterday made some major changes in his troubled police department, removing its top official, Alberto Capella Ibarra.

To Tour or Not to Tour—Should An Environmentalist Visit the Galapagos?

Photo by Pete Oxford From a die-hard ecologist’s standpoint, the unequivocal answer is simple: No. Tourism invites hordes of people to trample over the delicate island ecosystems, the ever-growing industry attracts migrant...

Copenhagen and Malmo set new cruise ship record

Hamburg - The tourist region of Oresund encompassing Copenhagen and Malmo was visited by 301 foreign cruise ships last summer, setting a new record for the area. In 2007, 292 foreign cruise ships visited the waters between the...

Spain: Immigrants Welcome

How Spain's open-border policy is driving an economic and social revival Imagine what would happen if a prosperous Western nation threw open its borders, allowing immigrants to flood in virtually unchecked. Over the past...