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Today's Headlines

June 26, 2007

News

• BOAT LIKE PAPA'S RESTORED IN GLOUCESTER
  
• GLOUCESTER REPORTS ON GREEN'S HERRING WORRIES
  
• GLOUCESTER AUCTION INVESTIGATION TOO SLOW FOR SOME
  
• DOE WIND TECHNOLOGY LAB GOES TO BOSTON, NOT N.B.
  
• HISTORIC HARPOONS STOLEN FROM CAPE MAY MUSEUM
  
• DISABLED SCALLOP BOAT REMOVED FROM MANASQUAN RIVER
  
• PAPER POSTS DATABASE OF (SOME) FED. EMPLOYEE SALARIES
  
• ANCIENT PENGUIN WAS 5 FT TALL
  
• HURRICANE SEASON OFF TO SLOW START
  
• SEA SQUIRT DERIVATIVE INHIBITS CANCER TUMORS
  
• CATCH MAY BREAK IGFA RECORD FOR RAINBOW TROUT
  
  Opinion

• DARWIN MAKEOVER?
  (Science Times, free reg. may be req. to view)
  
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• OUR MODERN WORLD

Today in Science History:  In 1974, a pack of gum as scanned at a grocery store in Ohio, becoming the first item to be logged using a UPC barcode; in 1886, French chemist Henri Moissan isolated the element fluorine for the first time, after many unsuccessful attempts. Born today: in 1928, Yoshiro NakaMats, Japanese inventor and holder of more than 3,000 patents, including those for the CD and the digital watch, widely recognized as the world's most prolific living inventor.  Died today: in 1796, David Rittenhouse, U.S. astronomer, inventor, and maker of precision instruments, colleague of Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson.

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Recent Headlines

June 25, 2007

News

• LOCALS RESCUE HISTORIC WHARF PROPERTY IN HARPSWELL
  
• PLAY THE GREASY POLE SIMULATION GAME
  
• NEW CHIEF AT GLOUCESTER USCG STATION
  
• GLOUCESTER REAX TO NEFMC GROUNDFISH DECISIONS
  
• N.B. HAPPY ABOUT SEA SCALLOP STATUS REPORT
  
• MASS. MARITIME ACADEMY GRADS SOUGHT AFTER BY LNG FIRMS
  
• TRAIL CLOSES TO PROTECT PLOVERS IN ORLEANS
  
• PASSAMAQUODDYS LNG FOIA FULFILLED
  
• BIG FIRE ON A.C. BOARDWALK
  
• ANTARCTIC ICEBERGS TRIGGER PLANKTON BLOOMS
  
• PHOCINE DISTEMPER OUTBREAK IN DENMARK
  
• U.S. HAMMERS E.U. ON TUNA
  (NYT,  free reg. may be req. to view)
  
• WHERE'S THE DADDY?: MYSTERY PREGNANCY IN AQ. BLACKTIP SHARK
  
• SEA LIONS OBLIVIOUS TO NON-LETHAL DETERRENTS AT BONNEVILLE DAM
  
• FBI ALERTS SCUBA COMPANIES TO THREATS FROM TRAINEES
  
  Opinion
• PAPER FAVORS MAINE AREA MANAGEMENT FOR GROUNDFISH
  
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• OUR MODERN WORLD
  

Today in Science History:  In 1994, the capture of the first live specimen of the Vu Quang ox, a previously unknown species of mammal, occurred in Vietnam; in 1997, the space station Mir suffered a near-catastrophe when a ROV docking with the station collided with one of its modules and poked a hole in it. Born today: in 1799, David Douglas, Scotsman and botanist, great plant collector of the 19th Century for whom the Douglas fir is named.  Died today: in 1997, Jacques Cousteau, yes, THAT Jacques Cousteau.

June 22, 2007

News

• NEFMC VOTES TO KEEP GROUNDFISH DAS/SECTORS
  
• GREENS PUSH FOR CONSERVATIVE HERRING RULES
  
• PLOVER HATCHLINGS ARRIVAL IMMINENT AT CAPE COD NAT'L SEASHORE
  
• RED TIDE CRUISE SETS SAIL TO GEORGES BANK
  
• PCCS OPENS NEW BUILDING IN P'TOWN
  
• EASTPORT TAKES OWNERSHIP OF MAINE BOAT SCHOOL
  
• ARCTIC OCEAN RIDGE TO BE EXPLORED REMOTELY
  
• USCG AIRLIFTS WOMAN FROM SPORT BOAT OFF NJ
  (Press of AC, free reg. may be req. to view)
  
• TORTUGUERO SEA TURTLE NESTING UPDATE

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• OUR MODERN WORLD
  
  Today in Science History: In 1973, the first Skylab crew of astronauts splashed down safely after a then-record 28 days in space; in 1633, Galileo agreed to the Inquisition judges to "abjure, curse, and detest" his Copernican heliocentric views, after which he sentenced to house arrest at his farm.  Born today: in 1864, Hermann Minkowsky, German mathematician who conceived the idea of four-dimensional space (the "space-time continuum), laying mathematical groundwork for Einstein's general theory of relativity. Died today: in 1906, Fritz Schaudinn, German zoologist and microbiologist who co-discovered (in 1905) the spirochaete that causes syphilis.

June 20, 2007

News

• MAINERS MAKE ETHANOL FROM WOODCHIPS
  
• MASS. LAWMAKERS STILL FIGHTING FALL RIVER LNG TERMINAL
  
• SEAL PARTS FOUND IN BOSTON LEAD TO CONVICTION OF AK. MAN
  
• INVASIVE PEST THREATENS N.H. HEMLOCK TREES
  
• "GREEN" SAILBOAT ON DISPLAY IN NEW BEDFORD
  
• N.H. SCHOOL KIDS RESTORE RARE BUTTERFLY'S HABITAT
  
• SANDY NECK LIGHTHOUSE LANTERN ROOM RESTORED
  
• CHATHAM SELECTMEN NOT FIGHTING TIDE
  
• WOMAN AVOIDS TURTLE, CRASHES
  (Press of A.C., free reg. req. to view)
  
• OYSTER HABITAT RESTORATION UNDERWAY IN DEL. BAY
  (Press of A.C., free reg. req. to view)
  
• INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF SMITHSONIAN SLAMS SMALL
  
• SCARCE FOOD IMPERILS GANNETS
  
• LEOPARD SHARKS TAGGED IN NO. CAL. BREEDING AREA
  
• MAN MAY BE CHARGED FOR LANDING GREAT WHITE SHARK
  
• GAO ISSUES REPORT ON SCIENCE AGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
  
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• OUR MODERN WORLD
  
  Today in Science History: In 1840, Samuel Morse received a patent for telegraphy signals; in 1918,  X-ray expert Eugene Caldwell died of X-ray burns received during his research at NYC's Bellevue Hospital; in 1977, the Trans-Alaska pipeline was opened.  Born today: in 1861, Frederick Hopkins, British biochemist and co-Nobelist for his contributions to discovery of nutrient factors now known as vitamins that are needed in animal diets to maintain health.  Died today: in 1929, Dmitry Ivanofsky, Russian microbiologist who first reported the characteristics of the organisms later called viruses.

June 19, 2007

News

• SEAFOOD EXTINCTION ARTICLE DISPUTED
• FAMILY DONATES 168 ACRES OF SHOREFRONT LAND TO BRUNSWICK
• USCG EXPEDITION LOOKS FOR LIGHTHOUSE SWAMPED IN 1851
• ANGLERS RESCUE ULTRALIGHT PILOT
• LOCAL CONSERVATION GROUP DISTURBS TRUST LAND
• FEDS MANDATE 25% U.S. CITIZEN LABOR ON LNG TANKERS USING U.S. TERMINALS
• WHO KILLED THE PLOVERS?
• MOVE TO BAN VESSEL DISCHARGE IN CAPE COD BAY
• MAINE JOINS REGIONAL EFFORT TO CUT GREENHOUSE GASES
• ROCKLAND LOBSTER BOAT RACE RESULTS
• MAINE GREEN GROUPS STILL OPPOSE MOOSEHEAD LAKE TIMBER DEVELOPMENT
• USCG ESCORTS FLOODING SAILBOAT TO SAFETY
• NEW BRITISH P.M. TO MAKE SCIENCE A PRIORITY
• FROM SMALL PANDA, GIANT ONE GREW
• NUMBER 2 AT SMITHSONIAN RESIGNS
• OBESE ZEBRAFISH MODELED FOR HUMAN FAT STUDY
• RARE TURTLE HATCHED AT TENN. AQUARIUM
• BIG STAR DEATH?
• EU VESSELS ALREADY APPEAR TO VIOLATE BLUEFIN TUNA RULES

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Today in Science History: In 240 B.C., Greek astronomer Eratosthenes estimated the circumference of the Earth; in 1941, Cheerios were invented; in 1963, Valentina Tereshkova, cosmonaut, completed the trip that made her the first woman in space. Born today: in 1783, Friedrich Serturner, German chemist who discovered morphine and established the foundation for alkaloid chemistry.  Died today: in 1987, Ian Donald, English physician who first successfully applied ultrasound reflection imaging for medical diagnosis.