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4/12/2006 5:36:00 PM -0400
Newstrack: Opinion surveys by Ukraine's Foreign Ministry show the majority of the country is in no rush to join the NATO military alliance. At least eight people were killed in mudslides in southwest Colombia and dozens of people remain missing, El Tiempo newspaper reported Thursday. A Canadian man has been freed in a daring police raid eight days after he was abducted near his Vancouver home. A frenzied mob mourning the death of a popular actor in India's technology center of Bangalore turned violent, forcing police to open fire. Russia is embarking on a nine-year modernization of its nuclear air, sea and land missile systems with a goal of having 2,000 warheads by 2020. A mysterious outbreak of mumps in nine Midwestern U.S. states has local, state and federal health officials struggling to contain it. Scottish police confirmed there was no bomb aboard a Ryanair flight that was forced to make an emergency landing at Glasgow's Prestwick Airport. Israeli police say they believe a Palestinian man was killed because his East Jerusalem apartment building was sold to Jews. About 20 armed militants stormed Palestinian Authority headquarters in Ramallah Thursday to demand Hamas continue perks they had under the Fatah government. Playboy debuted in Indonesia last week and a top police official is asking the controversial publication not to publish a second issue.

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Study: How to avoid becoming a fossil

CHICAGO, April 12 (UPI) -- A University of Chicago scientist and colleagues say they've found the best way to avoid becoming a fossil is to be small and live in deep, tropical water.

The four paleontologists who have published a detailed, global study of clam preservation say their work is intended to enhance evolutionary studies by determining what's missing from the fossil record and why.

"Everyone talks about how imperfect the fossil record is, but not many people do anything about it," said David Jablonski, a professor of geophysical sciences. "We're not doing this for the sake of knowing more about clams, but for knowing more about how to answer biological questions in the fossil record more rigorously."

Jablonski co-authored the study with James Valentine of the University of California-Berkeley, Susan Kidwell of the University of Chicago and Kaustuv Roy of the University of California-San Diego.

They say their findings will help scientists link the recent fossil record with modern biodiversity to better understand the role of humans in bringing about change in patterns of life on Earth.

The study appears in the online early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Analysis: U.N., Security Council and Iran

By WILLIAM M. REILLY
UPI U.N. Correspondent
4/12/2006 8:09:00 PM -0400
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appealed for all involved with the Iran nuclear dossier at the world organization to "cool down" rhetoric and ...

Analysis: Oil industry hails regulator

By KUSHAL JEENA
4/12/2006 10:38:00 AM -0400
The Indian oil sector regulator will ensure a level playing field for state-run and private-sector energy companies and pave the way for foreign investment ...

 

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