PETITION SITE - Crack Down on Whale Fishing in Iceland!, Jun 06, 2013

 "celand continues to hunt endangered fin whales in defiance of an international ban, and exports most of its whale meat to Japan. This year, Iceland plans to slaughter 180 of its whales.  Most whale meat is intended for human consumption, but a recent joint statement by the Animal Welfare Institute, Environmental Investigation Agency, Whale and Dolphin Conservation and the Iruka & Kujira (Dolphin and Whale) Action Network stated that Iceland planned to use some of their whale meat in luxury dog treats. These plans were thankfully halted, but the idea suggests a disturbing market niche that could potentially be explored in other ways. Using endangered whale meat in dog treats and similar items is an inexcusable waste of life. Please sign the petition to tell Iceland's Minister of Fisheries to crack down on whale fishing in Iceland!"
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The London Free Press - Mars rover heads to Mount Sharp, Jun 06, 2013

"CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity is on the road toward Mount Sharp, the primary target of a planned two-year mission to search for habitats that could have supported life, officials said on Wednesday. Ten months ago the rover landed inside a giant impact basin near the planet’s equator, a site selected because of the 3-mile-high (5-km-high) mound of layered rock rising from the crater floor. Instead of heading directly to Mount Sharp, scientists wanted to explore an area in the opposite direction where images from orbit showed three different types of rocks coming together."
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CALGARY HERALD - New fossil evidence shows our cute, hyperactive early relative, Jun 06, 2013

"WASHINGTON - New fossil evidence of the earliest complete skeleton of an ancient primate suggests it was a hyperactive, wide-eyed creature so small you could hold a couple of them in your hand — if only they would stay still long enough. The 55-million-year-old fossil dug up in central China is one of our first primate relatives and it gives scientists a better understanding of the complex evolution that eventually led to us. This tiny monkey-like creature weighed an ounce or less and wasn't a direct ancestor. Because it's so far back on the family tree it offers the best clues yet of what our earliest direct relatives would have been like at that time, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature."
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INDIA News, Jun 05, 2013

India, Japan draw closer, with an eye on China Washington Post NEW DELHI — During a three-day visit to Japan this week, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh signed several major infrastructure and defense-technology deals, and agreed to speed up dialogue on nuclear cooperation and conduct more joint naval ... See all stories on this topic »

CBC News, Jun 05, 2013

How Canada's smoking rates compare to the world CBC.ca Tobacco smoking remains the leading cause of preventable disease and death in Canada. For the past 25 years, May 31 has been World No Tobacco Day, as declared by the World Health Organization (WHO), with a different theme from year to year. See all stories on this topic »

And its a girl for Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, Jun 05, 2013

 "After keeping mum for months, Kim Kardashian finally revealed during last night’s premiere episode aired in the US of Keeping Up With the Kardashians Season8 that she and Kanye West are expecting a baby girl! The news was revealed as the dynamic blended family rallied around her, underscoring the love, resilience and devotion at their core. “I’m so excited we’re having a girl,” the pregnant star, who is due in July, said. “Who doesn’t want a girl? They’re the best and I know that’s really what Kanye has always wanted. He wanted a little girl.”"
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MAIL Online - Newly-discovered planet HD 95086 b pictured orbiting its star about 300 light-years from Earth, Jun 05, 2013

 "An 'alien' planet believed to be up to five times bigger than Jupiter has been detected 300 light years from Earth. The giant ball of gas has been pictured orbiting its young star by the European Southern Observatory. The planet, known as HD 95086 b, is shown as a bright blue dot at the bottom left of the picture and was spotted by the ESO's Very Large Telescope in Chile."
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