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Farming the flying flowers

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A Costa Rican butterfly farm provides a good example of how conservationist and business interests can combine to protect endangered habitats and species. The Butterfly Farm sells pupae to butterfly houses all over the world, and promotes conservation by creating a market for rainforest species to encourage the preservation of the habitat. There are over 20,000 known species of butterflies and thousands more still to be discovered. Conservationist groups such as Xerxes are also discussed.

Appreciation, Butterflies, Butterfly farming

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Tony Blair's highway

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Tony Blair, the leader of the British Labour Party, announced a deal with British Telecom to provide free network connections to schools, colleges and libraries. According to the deal, signed in Oct 1995, British Telecom will use the proposed broadband network to broadcast multimedia and television signals to all its connections. The lack of a formal constitution will ensure Labour Party's domination in the field of telecommunications.

United Kingdom, Usage, Internet, Blair, Tony, British Telecommunications PLC, Science and technology policy, Labour Party (United Kingdom), Multimedia technology, Multimedia systems

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Saving a highway of flowers

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The agave known as the century plant, is the main source of nectar for the bats which blooms only once in its lifetime. Wild agave is also sought by poachers for tequila production.

All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming, Field crops, except cash grains, not elsewhere classified, Henequen, Environmental aspects, Varieties, Flowers

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