Online dating tool aids zoos in rare species breeding
Riverbanks Zoo and others test Zoological Information Management Systems software to streamline studbooks. The tool, paired with existing databases, aims to improve data access on age, weight, and breeding conditions while promoting genetic diversity across institutions including Disney's Animal Kingdom and about 20 pilot zoos.
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Riverbanks
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Zoological Society of San Diego
Ed Diebold
Animal Collections
Riverbanks Zoo
Diebold
Steve Feldman
Association of Zoos and Aquarium
Jeff Foxworthy
Obesity Surge Opens Iraqi Surgical Route in War’s Wake
In Baghdad, Haider Kareem Said, 25, weighs 495 pounds and undergoes gastric band surgery as Iraq’s obesity rises amid years of violence. WHO data hint at rising fat levels, while security curfews and unemployment push lifestyle shifts. Said’s uncle notes daily life stalled, TV access grows, and diet fails to curb weight.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
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Ramiz S. Mukhtar
Mukhtar
Jabar Said
Saids
Saddam Hussein
Lebanon
Future TV
Palin sticks to script in campaign appearances
Palin avoids questions on the campaign trail sticking to a familiar convention speech routine. The McCain team plans a first interview with ABC but she remains shielded from media as she tours Wisconsin New Mexico Missouri and Alaska with limited interaction.
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Joe Biden
NBC
Meet the Press
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Israel
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ABC
Rick Davis
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Fox News
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New Mexico
Missouri
Fairbanks
Barack Obama
Washington
Good Ol’ Boys
Palin billed Alaska for 312 nights at home per diem
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin billed the state for 312 nights at home during her first 19 months in office, charging a travel per diem and claiming expenses for out of town trips to take her children. Todd Palin and the daughters also billed the state for travel, with flights topping the costs.
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