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Just How Small Is The New iBook? The new iBook is 48% of the size of the old iBook. (The Mac Observer) [Applesurf]

Happy Birthday to James Brown.

Wired: Women Are Geeky People, Too. "Joan Korenman, one of this year's celebrated Women on the Web, says girls must ignore the boy-dominated tech culture and press forward. 'Women are in danger of becoming the new illiterates,' she says."
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Longline Fishing Fleet Threatens Endangered Sea Turtles. Facing new restrictions in the waters of Hawai'i, a fleet of longline fishing vessels are relocating to California. The longline fleet fishes primarily for tuna and swordfish but its fishing methods are highly destructive to endangered sea turtles and other marine life. In response, the Turtle Island Restoration Network and the Center for Biological Diversity working with attorneys from Earthjustice Environmental Law Clinic filed suit in the US District Court here today asking the National Marine Fisheries Service to help enforce the Endangered Species Act and protect the sea turtles. [CORAL News]

Oceans Apart on Sonar Debate. It's another day of hearings to determine if the Navy has the right to harm and kill marine mammals by using low frequency sonar. Environmentalists speak up. From the Environment News Service. [Wired News]