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Healthy oceans are as important as ecologically rich forest-land and we require marine reserves to preserve the biodiversity of the oceans. While the Gahirmatha marine sanctuary has helped protect turtles and fish stocks in Orissa, the lack of involvement of fisher communities in the sanctuary’s management has created a conflict between livelihoods and conservation. Greenpeace, along with United Artist Association, conducted a comprehensive survey [1] and public hearings [2] with fisher folk around the sanctuary to get their opinions relating to marine conservation approaches and supplementary income generation schemes. The results [3] of the survey show that while fisher folk support conservation, they quite rightly want conservation models to factor in livelihood concerns. The next step is to take these suggestions to the government to ensure that the voice of the fishing community is heard and the recommendations are adopted. We have come so far because of the contributions made by individuals like you. Watch this video and contribute to this ongoing work for betterment of fisher folks: http://www.greenpeace.in/donate/donate-save-our-oceans.php To maintain its independence, Greenpeace does not take financial support from government bodies or business groups. Donations from individuals like you help further the struggle to keep our planet safe. Years of campaigning result in victories. This is possible because of the support from people like you. Help the effort to promote a model which reflects the needs of traditional fisher communities and marine ecosystems. Make a contribution now. Thanks a billion! Sanjiv Gopal Oceans Campaigner Greenpeace India Sources: Orissa: UAA and Greenpeace welcome start of alternative livelihoods project, www.orissadiary.com, June 7, 2011 http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=27131 Orissa: Greenpeace India, UAA organise public hearing at Kharanasi, Gahirmatha, www.orissadiary.com, July 16, 2011 http://www.orissadiary.com/Kendrapara/ShowDistrictNews.asp?id=27304 Other fish in the sea, Greenpeace India, July 25, 2011 http://www.greenpeace.org/india/en/publications/Other-Fish-in-the-Sea/

Eye contact- just flirting or true love

Eye contact- just flirting or true love

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Woman Dies of Allergic Reaction

Woman Dies of Allergic Reaction to the Dog She Had Sex With
By Brian Moylan, Jul 8, 2011 3:34 PM
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Facebook TwitterStumbleUpon Tumblr Close After reading this weird news story, you will never have to read another weird news story ever again. It has everything: an insane premise, crazy people, crushing irony, sex, crime, and sex crime. It seems an Irish woman died after an allergic reaction to a dog—a dog she had sex with. Yes. Really.

From Ireland, the land of geniuses like James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, and Bono, comes this story of a 43-year-old woman who encountered a man in a bestiality chat room and then met him at his house in Limerick. She had sex with his Alsatian dog and then had a severe allergic reaction shortly afterwards, possibly from the dog's semen. She later died at the hospital. The incident apparently took place in 2008, but medical experts just confirmed the cause of death, because the case is finally making its way to court, not because it took them this long to get over the shock of how she died. The dog owner, Sean McDonnell, is charged with "buggery" for ordering the dog to commit the act. Buggery is apparently still a crime on the books in Ireland, so thank God for that. McDonnell is thought to be the first person charged with it since it was enacted in 1861.

So, next time you hear about a man biting a dog or a delivery driver run over by his own truck, just remember this story and remind yourself it's best to stay away from the weird news.

[Image of a woman and a dog that did not have sex via Shutterstock]

How the U.S. Army is Using Social Media

One of the most interesting aspects of web technology and social media nowadays is how it's being deployed by non-techies.

Recently I had the chance to connect with the U.S. Army to find out how it is using the Web.
Blogging, Twitter, Facebook, online video and more is currently in operation at U.S. Army HQ. I spoke to Suzanne Nagel, Digital Chief Accessons Command of the U.S. Army, who walked me through how the Web is being used for recruitment and community.

We started off by discussing a blog called Army Strong Stories, which enables people to hear authentic stories from U.S. Army soldiers. A word from our sponsor: A word from our sponsor: NoSQL Now! is a new conference covering the dynamic field of NoSQL technologies, scheduled for the San Jose Convention Center, in San Jose, California, on August 23-25, 2011.

It is a vendor-neutral forum describing the diversity of NoSQL technologies and helping businesses develop objective evaluation processes to match the right NoSQL solutions with the right business challenge. Keynote speakers include Dwight Merriman, architect of MongoDB, and Mike Stonebraker, database pioneer and serial entrepreneur.Ad powered by BTBuckets Launched in 2008, the target audience of Army Strong Stories is the U.S. Army's primary recruiting target: men aged 18-24. This age group spends a lot of time online, so a blog was seen as an effective way to reach that audience. The site also reaches women in the same age group, but Nagel explained that about 80% of jobs in the U.S. Army aren't open to women (I didn't realize it was that high a number).

Real Army Stories The idea behind Army Strong Stories is to interact with the target audience and enable them to read and hear stories about army life. Soldiers are encouraged to engage with the readers, by replying to comments. The aim is to build a dialog with potential recruits, partly to disavow them of myths about army life - for example, said Nagel, the scream-in-your-face drill sergeant so often portrayed in Hollywood movies. Army Strong Stories features blog posts about anything related to army life.

It's not necessarily career based content (see the tag cloud to the right for a list of topics). I asked Suzanne Nagel whether the bloggers write about politics. She replied that generally no, however the army doesn't censor or filter content - other than for bad language. Video is a relatively new part of the site, generally featuring army staff speaking for a couple of minutes about their lives.

Army Strong Stories isn't the army's main web presence. Goarmy.com is the main recruiting website, which is used for recruiting soldiers and presenting facts about the army.

Usage so far of Army Strong Stories has been broad, said Nagel. She noted that it's not just men 18-24 who frequent the site. Regulars include bloggers' parents and other relatives. Army Social Media Of course in this day and age, it isn't all about the blog. The army uses Facebook and Twitter a lot.

It also has both an iPhone app and a mobile website, featuring the same functionality as the website. They are currently working on an iPad version and will "probably" work on an Android version in the future. Overall, the U.S. army is actively growing its digital efforts. In particular, and in common with many other organizations, over the past 5 years it has increasingly used social media.

commemorative coins are the world’s first currency to feature QR codes,

Coins in the Netherlands just got a lot more interesting. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the mint in Utrecht, the Royal Dutch Mint released some high-tech coins that beautifully combine old and new. On the front, Queen Beatrix smiles from a 3D image. Around her face, elements of the mint building adorn the 5 Euro (silver) and 10 Euro (gold) coins. But when you turn the coin over, you see the non-traditional element of this new design. The reverse side of the coin features a fully scannable QR code. When scanned, the code points to the Mint’s official commemorative website and a “special surprise.” These commemorative coins are the world’s first currency to feature QR codes, though we can’t imagine they will be the last. This idea presents a unique opportunity for governments to sell advertising space, conduct promotions or even just keep “real” money circulating rather than being entirely replaced by plastic cards. Only a limited number of the commemorative coins were released beginning on June 23, 2011.

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நாயை உண்ணும் விசித்திர கடல் பிராணி வியாழன், 09 ஜூன் 2011 02:37 . அதிசயமான நீ்ர் வாழ் பிராணி ஒன்று தரையில் வாழும் நாயை உண்பது போன்ற காணொளி வெளியாகியுள்ளது. இவ்விலங்கு கடலில் வாழும் ஈல் என அழைக்கப்படும் மீன் இனத்தை சேர்ந்தது.