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Hey, it's lunch time, I've got nothing better to do, and I'm not prostrate with exhaustion from my new job! Time to get blogging...

Beach blob mystery solved at last. New Scientist
Not as interesting as it sounds, but what a headline!

Serious fun with wobbling friend. NZ Herald
Awful headline, but good story. Found this on the Wired site, which is not the first time I've caught them reading the NZ Herald. I wonder if they have a Kiwi on the staff?

Spider-Man vs. True Spider Superpowers

National Geographic must be short of stories or something... Spider-Man vs. True Spider SuperpowersNat. Geo.

BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Iranian woman 'gives birth to frog'

Iranian woman 'gives birth to frog'. BBC
Now this is what I call news! And it's on the BBC not The Onion!

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Google reveals its caring side. Story from the Melbourne Age which is quite interesting. Read it quick before they force you to register (ie force you to accept their spam... )

Caffeine-free coffee tree discovered! NZ Herald. Ain't life wonder and mysterious!

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Maori win return of preserved heads from Scottish museum. NZ Herald
Does anyone else find it bizarre that throughout Britain museums are a collection of preserved heads collected from around the erstwhile empire? Weird man. And when pressed by the descendents who would like to give their ancestors a decent burial, they resist and want to keep them! GIVE THEM BACK DAMN IT!!!

The Indian Shankar Drum Ganesh Machine !! :::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Hey David... you still readin this? Looks like your sort of thing... The Indian Shankar Drum Ganesh Machine

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First private astronaut goes into space. New Scientist
There's a related story about a few things that weren't quite right. Doesn't look like they'll be doing commercial flights too soon, but it can't be far away.

New Scientist

Still thinking about speech, language sound and mantra a bit these days. This article suggests that we evolved speech quite early on - or at least the ability to hear it. New Scientist

TV in Bhutan

A BBC report on the effects of TV in Bhutan, which has only had it for five years. Results... more violence in the playground. Nuff said. via BNN

News

Music by numbers - good news for low budget orchestras, bad news for run of the mill musicians. Independent

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Teleportation breakthrough made

Teleportation breakthrough made! Anounced on BBC, so it must be true.

Smokey the Bear Sutra by Gary Snyder

This was the reading today at work (we start the day with a mantra and a reading... ) Smokey the Bear Sutra by Gary Snyder

AN VII.46: Sa��a Sutta

New on the Access to Insight Website. AN VII.46: Sanna Sutta

Remember the guy who ate only McDonalds for 30 days, and became extremely ill? Well his documentary has been attracting attention in Australia... McDonald's in Australia Bites Back at Film

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A dog that can talk? Well not quite, but he does seem to understand what his master is telling him. New Scientist

Science & Technology at Scientific American.com: Ask the Experts: Biology: Do we really use only 10 percent of our brains?

A Scientist looks at the urban myth that we only use 10% of our brains. SciAm
Probably not what Einstein meant, but hey... you have to get those research dollars eh?

Ashoka

Online Buddhist University (well study courses anyway...) Ashoka If you are interested in yhis then Wildmind might also interest you.

News

Why do they still insist on calling the Dalai Lama "God-king"? Independent

Telegraph | Arts | How the bee got his knees

Origins of some English idioms (English idiots are not explained). Telegraph

Eric J. Heller Gallery

Science inspired art. Eric J. Heller Gallery

Finn Brothers News Board

Oh Boy! The Finn brothers are touring! Yeehaa! Finn Brothers News Board

New Zealand News - NZ - Glaxo sued over depression drug

Glaxo sued over depression drug. NewNZ Herald
I took this drug for a few years! I'm really starting to think drugs are a bad idea!

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I'm hoping that this will basically turn into a sort of on-going newsletter/newspaper for the movement.