Mars map suggests pear shape and extreme topography
A three dimensional map from the Mars Global Surveyor shows Mars with a pear shaped form, the highest Olympus Mons and deep northern basin. The study notes about 19 to 20 miles elevation range, hints at ancient oceans, and estimates substantial water trapped at poles, much lost to space over 4 billion years.
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Mars
Solar System
Earth
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NASA
Science
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Olympus Mons
Maria Zuber
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Zuber
Poles
Greenland
FCC weighs ways to curb new area codes and learning curves
The FCC seeks public guidance to slow area code proliferation and reduce dialing changes. Proposals include smaller number blocks, larger billing regions, and more efficient number assignment before requesting new blocks, with potential separate area codes for cell phones and pagers outside New York City. Industry officials anticipate multiple conservation mechanisms adopted next year.
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Federal Communications Commission
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Gloria Tristani
FCC
Bill Kennard
Pennsylvania
California
Maine
United States
New York City
Lawsuit threatens emergency dairy funds
A New Mexico lawsuit targets a $200 million USDA dairy aid package, seeking to alter payment formulas and cap. The dispute, tied to national emergency payments for about 116,000 farmers, pits large producers against smaller farms amid price slumps and pending legislation.
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Ashington
New Mexico
Agriculture Department
Albuquerque
USDA
Sharon Lombardi
Dairy Producers of
Ben Yale
Ohio
Congress
Andy Solomon
Staph vaccine shown effective in animal studies
Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston report a staph vaccine protected mice and rabbits from lethal Staphylococcus aureus doses in Science. The news highlights rising drug resistance and the need for new vaccines as staph affects half a million U.S. hospital patients annually.
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Washington
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston
Science
Gerald B. Pier
FTC cracks down on fraudulent talent scouts and modeling scams
The FTC announced actions against three modeling firms Model 1 Inc Erickson Agency Inc and Creative Talent Management Inc for false claims of selective scouting and pressuring parents to pay for deposits photos and classes. A hearing in Alexandria Virginia addresses the suit. A separate case targets Screen Test U S A for pressuring parents to pay for children screen tests and expensive photo packages.
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Alexandria
Commission
Model 1 Inc
Erickson Agency Inc
Creative Talent Management Inc
FTC
U.S.A
Is Commission
Wayne
N.J
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