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Archive for March 20th, 2007

NC House Smoking Bill passes committee

Posted in Environment, Health on March 20, 2007 | 9 Comments »

Updates on the smoking bills I mentioned last week….
Bill Would Extinguish Indoor Smoking Statewide :: WRAL.com
Dismissing North Carolina’s heritage as a tobacco state, a House committee on Tuesday passed a far-reaching indoor smoking ban.
The Judiciary Committee passed the ban by a 9-4 vote. The measure would prohibit smoking in all indoor workplaces in [...]

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Do primates believe in God? They seem to have morals!

Posted in Personal, culture on March 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »

I had a conversation with a colleague over lunch a few years back, really nice guy and good friend, very religious. Somehow, the topic of my religion came up and I happened to mention that I was not much of a believer in any kind of supreme being. He was silent for a little while, [...]

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Powerful Story of Environmental Racism

Posted in Environment on March 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I have nothing to say, just read and weep.
A Well of Pain – washingtonpost.com
She has had cervical polyps. Another of her daughters, Holt-Orsted’s sister, has had colon polyps. Three of Holt-Orsted’s cousins have had cancer. Her aunt next door has had cancer. Her aunt across the street has had chemotherapy for a bone [...]

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Tuesdays With Turtles – Hometown Edition

Posted in South Asia, sea turtles on March 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I grew up in Chennai and worked with the Students’ Sea Turtle Conservation Network in the mid ’90s. It’s nice to see an article on them in the city’s biggest newspaper.
The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Olive Ridley hatchlings go home
CHENNAI: Scores of newborn Olive Ridley turtles entered their [...]

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