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    XM and Sirius submit FCC transfer request

    Thursday, March 22, 2007 Today, the satellite radio providers XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio submitted a joint application to transfer control of their ground and space-based transmitters to the new, merged company. This is a major step for the XM/Sirius merger deal, as FCC approval represents a major hurdle for the merger. This document also answers some questions that have plagued subscribers of both services. While there is not much information for the casual listener, two of the most frequently asked questions have been addressed, at least in part: Pricing has been clarified, to some exeent. From the FCC filing: “After the merger, customers may elect to receive…

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    New study of endangered whale shark youth shows vital habitat similarities

    Sunday, June 10, 2018 In findings published on Friday in PeerJ, an open-access peer-reviewed scientific journal, researchers from the University of York and Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme have mapped key habitats of the world’s largest fish, the whale shark, shedding light on congregation sites that have perplexed marine biologists. According to the researchers, Whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, listed as endangered under the IUCN Red List, do feed in the open ocean, but juveniles tend to form large groups in only about 20 to 25 specific places around the coasts of Mexico, Belize, the Maldives, and Australia, which previous research has not explained. The research team reviewed dozens of previous…