| Feb 10 | U.S. TEEN PREGNANCY RATE AT LOWEST LEVEL IN NEARLY 4.. Rates Down Among All Racial and Ethnic Groups; Disparities Persist |
| Feb 10 | ARE YOU IN THE KNOW ABOUT CONTRACEPTION, PREGNANCY, ABORTION AND TEENS? |
| Feb 10 | LONG-TERM WORLDWIDE DECLINE IN ABORTIONS HAS STALLED Plateau Coincides with Slowdown in What Had Been a Steady Increase in Contraceptive Use |
| Feb 10 | UNFPA Helps Prevent Maternal And Newborn Deaths In F.. UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is working with international and local partners to provide essential reproductive-health supplies to respond to the needs of more than 12,000 pregnant and lactating women in various areas affected by Tropic.. |
| Feb 10 | SECOND-TRIMESTER ABORTIONS CONCENTRATED AMONG CERTAI.. New Study Provides First-Ever Profile of Second Trimester Abortion Patients |
| Feb 10 | NEW REPORT DOCUMENTS FAR-REACHING BENEFITS OF EXPAND.. State Medicaid Family Planning Expansions Improve Womenâs Health, Save Tax Dollars |
| Feb 10 | Galvanize Greater Political, Financial Support For F.. With thousands of experts gathering in Dakar, Senegal, this week for the largest family planning meeting of its kind, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is calling on world leaders to invest in voluntary family planning, not only to save and .. |
| Feb 10 | MORE WORK NEEDED TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN HIV AND F.. U.S. Policy Encourages Linkages, but Global AIDS Program |
| Feb 10 | MANY AMERICAN WOMEN USE BIRTH CONTROL PILLS FOR NONC.. One-Third of Teen Users Rely on the Pill Exclusively for These Purposes |
| Feb 10 | UNFPA Deploys Mobile Clinics To Reach Those Affected.. In response to the different states of high alert across Central America, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, has been mobilizing resources to provide lifesaving reproductive health care in the region. |
| Feb 10 | Marguerite Bay Glaceration Marguerite Bay or Margaret Bay is an extensive bay on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula, which is bounded on the north by Adelaide Island and on the south by Wordie Ice Shelf, George VI Sound and Alexander Island. A new paper reports glacial g.. |
| Feb 10 | Sturgeon Thunder A giant among Wisconsin\'s inland freshwater fishes, the bottom dwelling lake sturgeon is a living fossil - a relic from the Middle Ages of fish evolution. This ancient species made its first appearance about 100 million years ago in the Upper Cretace.. |
| Feb 10 | Zebra Stripes As Bug Repellant On the plains of Africa, the zebra are not the only creature roaming in herds. There are a great number of other species, not least of all, the dreaded horsefly. Zebras, like all horse species, have large bodies which they cannot always reach with th.. |
| Feb 10 | Cambridge University Reveals Breakthrough For Super-.. New solar cells could increase the maximum efficiency of solar panels by over 25%, according to scientists from the University of Cambridge. Scientists from the Cavendish Laboratory, the University\'s Department of Physics, have developed a novel type.. |
| Feb 10 | German-Saudi Partnership To Build Polysilicon Plant .. Germany\'s Centrotherm Photovoltaics, the world\'s second-largest manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) equipment, has signed an agreement with IDEA Polysilicon to construct a polysilicon solar PV manufacturing facility in the Saudi Arabian Red Coast.. |
| Feb 10 | Hertz First To Trial Wireless EV Recharging The Hertz Corporation and Hertz Global EV are implementing the first wireless charging system for electric vehicles (EVs) in the car rental industry. Hertz has the most diverse fleet of EVs for both rental and carshare. \"Hertz is committed to its Glo.. |
| Feb 10 | Scotland Releases Blueprint For Offshore Renewable E.. A blueprint to streamline the scoping, planning and consenting of offshore renewables developments has been published by the Scottish Government today. The report, prepared by a task force comprising Marine Scotland, environmental regulators, renewab.. |
| Feb 10 | Tree Rings And Volcanic Eruptions Counting the number of tree rings and observing the relative growth for each ting can give an age for when something happened. However, it may not be that simple. Some climate cooling caused by past volcanic eruptions may not be evident in tree-ring .. |
| Feb 10 | Housecats Susceptible To Wild Feline Disease There are really two types of cats out there: the cute and cuddly house cat and the vicious predator wildcats. However, for bacteria and viruses, there is no difference. The domestic cats are equally vulnerable to the same diseases that afflict wild .. |
| Feb 10 | Slash-And-Burn \'Improves Tropical Forest Biodiversit.. Slash-and-burn agricultural practices, banned by governments because of the risk of uncontrolled fires, provide better growing conditions for valuable new trees than more modern methods of forest clearance, a study suggests. |
| Feb 10 | Rare Moroccan Argan Oil &Mdash; Now Made In Israel Argan oil, rich in vitamin E and fatty acids, has become the sensation of the decade, sought after by chemists, dieticians, hair salons, chefs and cosmeticians. Until recently, it was a rare product grown only in the Atlas Mountains and traditionally.. |
| Feb 10 | Bahamas\' Blue Holes Harbor Strange Lifeforms Clues to how life evolved, not only on this planet but also possibly on alien worlds, might be found in underwater caves in the Bahamas, researchers say. The caves in question are called \"blue holes,\" so-named because from the air, their entrances ap.. |
| Feb 10 | Rising Ocean Acidity Worst For Caribbean And Pacific The current trend of increasing ocean acidification, which threatens fisheries around the world, is driven mainly by man-made changes and is higher even than that seen at the end of the last ice age, some 11,000 year ago, a study has said. Much of th.. |
| Feb 10 | Dune Flows Sand dunes flow over the land subject to the winds like ocean waves or rivers. What makes them move? What makes them start or stop? In a study at the White Sands National Monument in New Mexico, University of Pennsylvania researchers have uncovered a.. |
| Feb 10 | The Future Of Trucking Is Electric Trucking has become the most common mode for transporting goods across the land. However, all those trucks on the road burning diesel fuel can create a great deal of air pollution. Plus, higher gas prices cause increases in the prices of goods. Now i.. |
| Feb 10 | Tel Aviv Water Wells Polluted From Contamination A recent study discovered that many Tel Aviv wells are polluted beyond suitability as drinking water sources. Data collected by the Health Ministry and Water Authority showed that 96 of a total 166 wells in the Tel Aviv area were closed due to contam.. |
| Feb 10 | Price Of Gorilla Permit Increases To $750/Day Rwanda has raised the price of a permit to see mountain gorillas to $750 per day starting June 1, 2012, up from $500. While the price is steep, the program each year raises millions of dollars in revenue for gorilla conservation, including $8 million.. |
| Feb 10 | Jellyfish Explosion May Be Natural Cycle Evidence that jellyfish are taking over the oceans is currently lacking, according to a new study published in Bioscience. Complied by a number of marine experts, the study found that while jellyfish have been on the rise in some regions it is likely.. |
| Feb 10 | Once, Men Abused Slaves. Now We Abuse Fossil Fuels Pointing out the similarities (and differences) between slavery and the use of fossil fuels can help us engage with climate change in a new way, says Jean-François Mouhot, visiting researcher at Georgetown University, USA. In 2005, while teaching hi.. |
| Feb 10 | Deadly Malaria On The Decline A new research study has found that malaria is killing twice as many people that previously believed. However, as efforts to combat the deadly steam have picked up, the total number of deaths is declining. In 2010, 1.2 million people died of malaria,.. |
| Feb 10 | London Falls Behind On Targets To Become Electric Ca.. London faces an uphill battle if it is to deliver on the target of 100,000 electric vehicles on the streets of the capital, a new report from the London Assembly warns today. Charging Ahead?, by the Assembly\'s Environment Committee, says progress has.. |
| Feb 10 | Are Nuisance Jellyfish Really Taking Over The World\'.. In recent years, media reports of jellyfish blooms and some scientific publications have fueled the idea that jellyfish and other gelatinous floating creatures are becoming more common and may dominate the seas in coming decades. The growing impacts .. |
| Feb 10 | Ancient Lake Vostok After 20 years of drilling, a team of Russian researchers is close to breaching the prehistoric Lake Vostok, which has been trapped deep beneath thick ice layers (2 miles thick) in Antarctica for the last 14 million years. Lake Vostok is actually the.. |
| Feb 10 | Donna Resevoir And Canal During the week of February 6-12, 2012, representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) will be in the area of South Alamo, Texas, to speak with residents about the contaminatio.. |
| Feb 10 | Penguins From Texas Happy In Dubai 10 King and 10 Gentoo Penguins imported from Texas are now living at Ski Dubai — an indoor ski slope in the desert! It\'s bizarre enough that Dubai has an indoor ski slope despite outdoor summer temperatures averaging at over 40 degrees Celsius,.. |
| Feb 10 | Pepco Energy Services Wins Maryland Quality Initiati.. Pepco Energy Services Wins Maryland Quality Initiative's 2012 Green ... EON: Enhanced Online News (press release) ... Inc. (NYSE: POM) and a leader in energy savings performance contracting, and the Maryland Aviation Administration were honored .. |
| Feb 10 | India Needs Green Muscle At Rio+20 - Forbes India Forbes India India Needs Green Muscle at Rio+20 Forbes India It is optimistic that green economy will provide opportunities for all countries, irrespective of their economic strength, to achieve growth and environmental sustainability . To enable co.. |
| Feb 10 | Ellen Stands Up To Right-Wing Gay Bashing Group \"One.. \"One Million Moms\" is angry JC Penny is sticking by Ellen, their spokesperson. Ellen had some choice words for them in return. |
| Feb 10 | Current Trends And Opportunities In Hotel Sustainabi.. Current Trends and Opportunities in Hotel Sustainability . 4Hoteliers The past several decades have seen a growing awareness amongst hoteliers and investors regarding the environmental and social impacts of hotel development and operations – to the .. |
| Feb 9 | More And More States Introduce Costly Anti-Immigrati.. Despite the devastating consequences of state immigration laws in Alabama and Arizona, legislators in other states have introduced similar enforcement bills this year. |
| Feb 9 | Why Young People Are Fleeing Conservative Evangelica.. Some leave because they oppose the church's doctrinal stance. Others are turned off by its hostility to science. Others reject the limitations placed on sex. |
| Feb 9 | The U.S. Ramps Up Its Counterrevolution In The Middl.. THE MIDDLE EAST REVOLUTION (VI):The U.S. ramps up its counterrevolution in the Middle East: Western powers want to maintain control of oil-rich regionPolicyAlternatives.ca (http://policyalternatives.ca/)While withdrawing 39,000 troops from Iraq, the.. |
| Feb 9 | The Shocking Truth About The Crackdown On Occupy The violent police assaults across the US are no coincidence. Occupy has touched the third rail of our political class\'s venality.The Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/nov/25/shocking-truth-about-crackdown-occupy)US c.. |
| Feb 9 | This Is What Revolution Looks Like TruthDig.com (http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/this_is_what_revolution_looks_like_20111115)Welcome to the revolution. Our elites have exposed their hand. They have nothing to offer. They can destroy but they cannot build. They can repress but the.. |
| Feb 9 | Occupy The Future This article is adapted from Noam Chomsky\'s talk at the Occupy Boston encampment on Dewey Square on Oct. 22. He spoke as part of the Howard Zinn Memorial Lecture Series held by Occupy Boston\'s on-site Free University. Zinn was a... |
| Feb 9 | \"Completely And Utterly Fail In An Earthquake\": The .. FreePress.org (http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/3/2011/4383)I\'ve seen a lot of sick stuff in my career, but this was sick on a new level. Here was the handwritten log kept by a senior engineer at the nuclear power plant:Wiesel was very u.. |
| Feb 9 | CCLA Concerned About Possible Evictions Of Occupy .. CCLA (http://ccla.org/2011/11/07/ccla-concerned-about-possible-evictions-of-occupy-protestors/)The Occupy Wall Street movement spread to Canada in mid-October with protests and occupations beginning in a number of cities around the country on Octo.. |
| Feb 9 | Protest Spotlights Space Militarization Santa Maria Sun (http://www.santamariasun.com/commentary/7215/protest-spotlights-space-militarization/)When demonstrators gathered for a vigil on Wednesday, Oct. 5, outside Vandenberg Air Force Base, they joined a series of actions in more than 40 l.. |
| Feb 9 | Preserving The Island Of World Peace There is an island off the coast of South Korea - Jeju island - that is arguably the most idyllic on the planet. It is internationally recognized as the Island of World Peace and is home to more UNESCO World... |
| Feb 9 | \"Obstructing Business\": South Koreans On The March HuffingtonPost.com (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/iara-lee/hanjin-protests_b_941166.html)I was in Seoul, South Korea this month at the invitation of the wonderful EBS TV Documentary Festival, and was truly, happily surprised to see a resurgence of a.. |
| Feb 9 | The Juno Mission: NASA\'S Solar Probe CounterPunch.org (http://counterpunch.org/grossman08032011.html)What NASA claimed for years it couldnt douse solar power as an energy source on a space probe going beyond the orbit of Marsit plans to do today.Thats when NASA intends to launch a .. |
| Feb 9 | In The Sleep Room I was wondering today why it is that we are all insane. Years ago, I paid my way through college by working as an orderly in the campus hospitals nuthouse; and of course later, I dealt for years with church... |
| Feb 9 | Toronto Public Library Conceals Closure-Renovation C.. Since mid-2008, Activist has scrutinized the efforts of Toronto Public Library (TPL) administration to recruit the southern Ontario architect-engineer-developer (AED) industry to TPLs vast program of library branch closure-renovations across Toron.. |
| Feb 9 | US Ends Opposition To GM Labelling Guidelines Consumers International (CI) and its member organisations celebrated victory today as regulators from more than 100 countries agreed on long overdue guidance on the labelling of genetically modified (GM) food.The Codex Alimentarius Commission, made u.. |
| Feb 9 | In The Wake Of Wikileaks: A Media Critique Of Revela.. One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives. Mark Twain, Vice President, American Anti-Imperialist League, and erstwhile writer.As antiwar activists struggle to oppose Canadas open participation .. |
| Feb 9 | Human Smuggling Bill About Jailing Refugees And Migr.. Migrant Justice Activists hang Anti-Bill C-4 banner on World Refugee DayNOII (http://toronto.nooneisillegal.org/node/615)TorontoShortly after 8am on World Refugee Day (June 20), migrant justice activists from No One Is Illegal - Toronto hung a 40ft.. |
| Feb 9 | Critical Mass Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn takes time out to get in touch with his serious side.... From Colorado Springs Independent. |
| Feb 9 | Louisiana Education Numbers Don\'T Add Up The Louisiana Department of Education is either cooking the books or simply incompetent in establishing the success of the voucher program Gov. Bobby Jindal wants to expand. Because the numbers just don’t add up.... From The Independent Weekly. |
| Feb 9 | Syria: Live From The Frontline In Homs • Martin Chulov describes intense fighting near Homs • UN offers to join the Arab League monitoring mission • More killed on the sixth day of the assault on Homs • Read the latest summary 7.01pm: Britain has no plans to arm the Syrian rebels but can.. |
| Feb 9 | Eurozone Crisis Live: Greek Bailout Deal Reached, Bu.. • READ THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT • €3bn savings agreed at marathon talks • Euro finance ministers sceptical • Angry unions call two-day strike • Greek finance minister heads to Brussels with \'hope\' • Mr Monti goes to Washington • Today\'s agenda 7.01pm:.. |
| Feb 9 | European Central Bank Hints It May Forgo Profits On .. But ECB is urged to do more to support European economies after leaving euro interest rates unchanged Mario Draghi, the European Central Bank governor, left interest rates on hold at their record low of 1% on Thursday, but hinted that the bank could.. |
| Feb 9 | Guerlain Perfumer Regrets \'Imbecilic\' Remarks, Racis.. Jean-Paul Guerlain\'s comments on French TV in 2010 triggered street protests and legal action by anti-racism groups A leading perfumer for the French perfume firm Guerlain has appeared in court on racism charges after he said in a television intervi.. |
| Feb 9 | With Runaway Greed Infecting Corporate America, Mayb.. Today we take the idea of a minimum wage for granted. Who knows what tomorrow may bring? |
| Feb 9 | ObamaÂ&Euro;&Trade;S Unprecedented War On Whis.. From Manning to Kiriakou, critics are aggressively targeted as the White House turns a blind eye to abuses. |
| Feb 9 | Venezuela Candidates Mask Differences In Hope Of Ous.. Venezuela\'s five contenders for right to run against president present a fraternal front It is an American presidential nomination campaign like no other: instead of scratching and mauling each other, the rival candidates exchange compliments and sm.. |
| Feb 9 | US Election Live: Republicans Gather At CPAC Live coverage of the Republican presidential campaign as conservatives gather at the annual CPAC gathering in DC 12.46pm: Charlie Whelton, a British politics blogger, finds a silver lining in Newt Gingrich\'s disastrous performance in Minnesota and C.. |
| Feb 9 | What Obama\'S Spotify Playlist Tells Us About The Pre.. After the president tweeted his 2012 campaign playlist, we did a bit of headphone analysis. But what songs would you have included? President Barack Obama tweeted his 2012 campaign Spotify playlist on Thursday – which is in itself noteworthy in that.. |
| Feb 9 | GarzóN Brought Down By Wiretapping Supporters protest in Madrid after Spanish human rights champion barred for 11 years over illegal recordings of lawyers To the victims of human rights criminals he was a crusading knight fearlessly wielding the sword of justice wherever it was neede.. |
| Feb 9 | In Argentinian Football, The Falklands Legacy Makes .. The Argentina Football Association has ramped up the rhetoric by naming the 2012 season the Crucero General Belgrano The name of Rene Favaloro, an eminent Argentinian cardiologist best known for inventing the bypass, was bestowed upon the 2011 Argen.. |
| Feb 9 | Religious Liberty Threatened By Everything Obama Doe.. Tennessee GOP lawmakers are predictably hopping onto the bandwagon of verbal assault on the mandate that health insurance plans cover contraception and birth control without exemptions for religiously affiliated hospitals and universities.... From Na.. |
| Feb 9 | Somali Militant Group Al-Shabaab Formally Joins Al-Q.. Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri announces \'glad tidings\' in video message The Somali militant group al-Shabaab has formally joined al-Qaida, according to a video translation of a message from al-Qaida\'s leader. Ayman al-Zawahiri gave \"glad tidings.. |
| Feb 9 | Donald Trump Accuses Alex Salmond Of Wanting To Dest.. Billionaire attempts to derail wind farm plans with letter to first minister – and by ceasing work on Aberdeenshire golf resort Donald Trump has written to Scotland\'s first minister, Alex Salmond, accusing him of being \"hell-bent on destroying Scotl.. |
| Feb 9 | Big Business Wants To Hide Political Contributions CalPERS is right to stand up to the One Percent.... From East Bay Express. |
| Feb 9 | Bradley Manning To Face Formal Trial On February 23 Date set for WikiLeaks suspect\'s arraignment hearing amid continued questions over length of time he has been in custody The formal trial stage in the case of the WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning will begin on February 23, the US military has annou.. |
| Feb 9 | Clarity Begins At Home Maylene & the Sons of Disaster make themselves heard.... From Colorado Springs Independent. |