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Oman blocks Clubhouse for not having a permit, but activists suggest it may be censorship

The Verge

The middle eastern country of Oman has blocked the Clubhouse voice chat app saying it lacked the proper permit to operate, as some activists raised concerns that it was an act of censorship, Reuters reported. According to WAF, Oman “prohibits the use of several encrypted VoIP applications without an official license.”.

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44.01 secures $5M to turn billions of tons of carbon dioxide to stone

TechCrunch

Peridotite is normally found miles below sea level, but on the easternmost tip of the Arabian peninsula, specifically the northern coast of Oman, tectonic action has raised hundreds of square miles of the stuff to the surface. Oman may be the starting point, but Hasan hinted that another location would host the first commercial operations.

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Seeing the United Arab Emirates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I spent the day before the council driving around the United Arab Emirates and a bit in Oman. I welcomed the opportunity to check out the country: it's actually not that big and by driving around all day was able to get a quick view of points east of Dubai (on the Gulf) to the Indian Ocean and drive across the border into Oman.

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NASA is sending a piece of Martian rock back to Mars, here’s why

Digital Trends

The small piece of Martian rock was discovered in Oman in 1999.

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To Dubai on an Emirates Airbus 380

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

My full set of pictures are on Flickr: Dubai, UAE, Oman and Airbus 380 - a set on Flickr Flying down the Persian Gulf, alongside Iran's coast, we arrived in Dubai. I headed to my hotel to get some sleep before touring the Emirates on the day I had before the Council's started meeting.

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Crafting Calm for Creativity and Contemplation

Have Fun - Do Good

Maggie Oman Shannon As some of you know, I produce the Arts and Healing Network''s Arts and Healing Podcast where I get to talk with all kinds of people about the healing power of art. Maggie Oman Shannon about her wonderful book, Crafting Calm: Projects and Practices for Creativity and Contemplation.

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Blog Action Day 2010: Water

Amy Sample Ward

350 action in Oman Dive Center. I hope you’ll pause at each one and think about the way water is changing the lives of those in the pictures and community around the world: 350 Rising Sea Level Campaign at Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia. Hulhumale Maldives. Cebu, Philippines. Find more pictures and stories from #101010 and 350.org

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