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8 May, 2010

US AirPort Body scanners allow goverment to see naked people

Economy & Politics, International, Science & Environment - Comments (2)

body-scanner see you naked

Comunicas.- Airport security is downright annoying. You have to show up for your flight a couple hours early, prepare for long lines at security and take off your shoes and belt before passing through a metal detector. Make sure you check your toothpaste (if it's in a container that's bigger than 3oz) and be prepared [...]

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7 May, 2010

Caribbean goverments warned parents to suspend the use of Zyrtec, Tylenol and other drugs

International, Science & Environment - Comments (1)

Tylenol

Comunicas.- Cayman Islands and Antigua and Barbuda began to withdraw from the commercial network of 40 US children drugs for pain, colds and allergies, which are deficient in their production process. Those Caribbean governments also warned parents to immediately suspend the use of Zyrtec, Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl and other liquid drugs produced in a plant [...]

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27 April, 2010

Democratic senators call for more user protection in Facebook

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facebook user privacy

Comunicas.- Four Democratic senators expressed concern Tuesday that Facebook is not being careful to protect the privacy of its users. New York’s Charles Schumer, Colorado’s Michael Bennet, Alaska’s Mark Begich and Minnesota’s Al Franken have sent a letter to Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg detailing their worries. “While Facebook provides a valuable service to [...]

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27 May, 2010

Facebook changes are ‘not enough,’ say groups

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Facebook privacy policies

Comunicas.- The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) says that "more is needed" from Facebook to address privacy criticisms. In a blog post, the civil liberties group praised Facebook for a "great first step" towards giving members of the site more control over their data. However, it warned members against choosing the site's recommended privacy control setting. [...]

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17 May, 2010

Super “black hole” hurled out of his galaxy at high speed

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The red circle indicates where a black hole may be

Comunicas.- A supermassive black hole may have been observed in the process of being hurled from its parent galaxy at high speed. The finding comes from analysis of data collected by the US Chandra space X-ray observatory. However, there are alternative explanations for the observation. The work, by an international team of astronomers, has been [...]

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14 May, 2010

By 2080, climate change could eliminate 20% of the world’s lizard species

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Photographer: Frank C. Müller

Comunicas.- Climate change could wipe out 20% of the world's lizard species by 2080, according to a global-scale study. An international team of scientists also found that rising temperatures had aready driven 12% of Mexico's lizard populations to extinction. Based on this discovery, the team was able to make global predictions using an "extinction model". [...]

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12 May, 2010

More than 400 species are in danger for BP’s oil spill

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Comunicas.- More than 400 species, as several migratory birds, are in danger because of the oil slick caused by the accident at the rig in the Gulf of Mexico. According to press reports, the protests against British Petroleum Company (BP), which is responsible for the tragedy, will continue on Thursday in different cities of the [...]

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