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	Saturday, 29 November 2003

Chemistry Could Save Chinese Terracotta Army [Scientific American] 12:11:50 PM

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obtrude [Dictionary.com Word of the Day] 12:02:00 PM

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Ink Analysis Smudges Case for Forgery of Vinland Map [Scientific American] 11:40:14 AM

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Founding sinners. While Thomas Jefferson never freed his slaves, George Washington did, despite his wife's wishes. Historians are finally coming to terms with America's oldest wound. [Salon.com] 11:27:07 AM

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	Thursday, 27 November 2003

rapacious. rapacious [Dictionary.com Word of the Day] 1:12:17 AM

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liz backs mike. BBC: Elizabeth Taylor says her friend Michael Jackson is "absolutely innocent" of child abuse charges. [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog] 12:55:56 AM

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Radio Waves Locate Water within Walls [Scientific American] 12:41:42 AM

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	Tuesday, 25 November 2003

Scientists Take DNA's Temperature Gettin' down and dirty with DNA; could the energy data show the way to better genetic manipulation? [Scientific American] 12:54:29 AM

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Seeing the Funny Side of Islamic Law, and Not Seeing It. A television series has touched off both outrage and peals of laughter across Saudi Arabia. By Neil Macfarquhar. If comedy has any power at all, may it wield it here. [New York Times: International] 12:48:16 AM

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$3M Verdict in Penile Case Sparks Flap The judge had a sense of humour. [Yahoo! News: Strange News - AP] 12:40:51 AM

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Python Swallows Woman's Body Up to Waist Oh dear; big snake, small woman I assume. [Yahoo! News: Strange News - AP] 12:33:12 AM

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Return of the Leonids Pretty. Scientific American] 12:29:44 AM

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Car Passenger Convicted of Drunk Driving I know this sounds unreasonable, but... [Yahoo! News: Strange News - AP] 12:23:13 AM

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limpid [Dictionary.com Word of the Day] 12:17:18 AM

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	Sunday, 23 November 2003

Tree Root Study May Unbalance Greenhouse-Gas Accounting It's more complicated than you think. [Scientific American] 12:51:24 PM

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Gay Couples Follow a Trail North Blazed by Slaves and War Resisters. There is a long tradition of Americans traveling to Canada to break the conventions of the day, do something illegal, or simply live as they wish. By Clifford Krauss. [New York Times: International] 12:35:00 PM

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This is a lot of fun. Type in a simple message and "Let Them Sing it For You" will stitch together clips from popula... [Memepool] 12:22:43 PM

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Argus-eyed [Dictionary.com Word of the Day] 12:16:16 PM

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Yikes! Number of Threatened Species Tops 12,000 [Scientific American] 11:23:19 AM

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	Saturday, 22 November 2003

The only drug fallout from the Tour de France ; EPO no less. 18-month ban for Llorente [Eurosport: Cycling] 5:36:27 PM

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interlard. [Dictionary.com Word of the Day] 4:21:00 PM

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Anti-graffiti paint. Material scientists have been working on this for years but it sounds like somebody has created something that is actually usable. [David Harris: Science news] 4:11:56 PM

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rip tony thompson. Sad news. 80's legend Tony Thompson died yesterday. Drummers are often unsung heroes. Tony, whom I've met several times, was instrumental for the sound of many bands and records such as Chic and Power Station. [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog] 4:07:58 PM

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Earth and Moon Viewer. Developed by John Walker, the Earth and Moon Viewer supplies updated, interactive maps for the World. Visitors can observe the Earth's Cloud cover, topography, Water Vapor, land and sea temperatures, and more. These maps can simulate views of Earth [Educational Technology] 3:58:01 PM

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Radar helps make classier wines. About seven or eight years ago I knew a team of people working on ground-penetrating radar. Now it seems that some others have come up with a handy little application - measuring moisture in soil to help grow better wine grapes. [David Harris: Science news] 3:52:14 PM

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Thar She Blows! Researchers Say a New Species of Whale Is Found. The scientists said the whales differed from other species in a jawbone, DNA and baleen the plates that hang from the upper jaw. By James Gorman. [New York Times: International] 3:47:23 PM

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too young. Arthur Conley died of cancer yesterday on his farm in the south of Holland. Conley, best known for his hit 'Soul Music' moved to the netherlands in the 70's and worked with many dutch soul bands until his death at age 57. [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog] 3:40:35 PM

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	Thursday, 20 November 2003

More dubious anti-greenhouse papers. David Appell analyses a new paper in Energy and Environment that alleges the twentieth century isn't the warmest yet. Appell reveals the sloppiness in the analysis, which is sufficient to cast serious doubt on the conclusions. Chad Orzel also weighs in. [David Harris: Science news] 9:12:02 PM

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	Tuesday, 18 November 2003

Dark humor. Resurrected and doing the rounds, a satirical comment on the state of cosmological theory-building in the mid-80s. Some would argue that it is just as relevant today but that is perhaps ever-so-slightly harsh. See the Dark Matter Flowchart. [David Harris: Science news] 11:08:22 PM

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Man saves fish with kiss of life. Call me a skeptic but I really don't think that breathing air into the mouth of a fish out of water is going to help it very much. [David Harris: Science news] 11:05:06 PM

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