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...have forced the government to scramble to appease a disgruntled public. "The gaming industry has been infiltrating into the community and creating a negative effect on the people," says Larry So, an associate professor of social work at the Macau Polytechnic Institute. "Now a lot of people in the lower middle class are saying, 'We are not satisfied...
...hard to tell what these results bode for already declining fish populations around the world. Of the estimated 33,000 piscatorial species, only 5,000 have had their sex-determination mechanism affirmed. But the study by the two CSIC scientists also suggests that the percentage of TSD fish is lower than previously believed. In tests of 59 species believed to be reproductively sensitive to temperature, only 40 proved to be true TSDs...
...Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), overall homeless numbers, taken from a one-day national count in January, were down 12% from 2005 to 2007, to just under 672,000 people, most of whom were on the streets only temporarily. Chronic homelessness is down even more, almost 30% lower than in 2005, from 175,000 to fewer than...
...Foreign Office estimated the cost of the stolen blanks at a much lower total of $5 million, and maintained it was taking all necessary precautions to prevent the documents from becoming lucrative merchandise on the black market. "There are steps being taken to stop the use of these particular passports," said the representative, who refused to go into details to protect security arrangements...
...unarmored van was stolen when the driver stopped to buy a newspaper only a short distance from 3M Security Printing and Systems Ltd, which produces the new electronic passports. The robber jumped into the van and forced the second deliveryman in the passenger seat to lower his head onto the dashboard before assaulting him. He drove a short distance in the van and ran off with the boxes of documents, presumably with the help of an accomplice. The victim suffered minor injuries to his head and shoulders. This was a traumatic experience for the passenger, said police...