April 09, 2007
January 12, 2007
January 07, 2007
Coal mining may have caused quake.
On Thursday 28 December 1989, at 10.27am, Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia had a 5.6 earthquake. This new study thinks it may have been the coal mining activities (taking out millions of tons of coal and pumping out groundwater) that was the trigger, not natural intra-plate tension.
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December 28, 2006
December 23, 2006
Lost-and-Found Tiwari
For 60 years Raja Ram Tiwari has been reuniting people separated from each other during Hindu festivals.
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December 19, 2006
Weddings - Japanese style
So many choices - Western (no not cowboy outfits) or traditional style?
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December 04, 2006
In the Womb: Animals
is an unprecedented two-hour world premiere special that takes you inside the hidden world of animal pregnancy. Using state-of-the-art visual effects, computer graphics and real-time, moving 4-D ultrasound imagery, we can see inside the unique world of animal fetal development in a way never before possible. For the first time, these pictures shed light on how an elephant, a dolphin and a dog develop in the womb. - National Geographic Channel.
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November 30, 2006
Microsoft Firefox
It's better now....
like seriously...
October 25, 2006
A Good News Day for Scott Adams
The creator of Dilbert lost he voice 18 months ago due to Spasmodic Dysphonia.
There is no cure.
Yet he has managed to work out how to speak again.
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October 24, 2006
Tokyo Zombie!
LA Zombie! Florence Zombie! Texas Zombie! Hawaii Zombie! Adelaide Zombie! Winnipeg Zombie! New York Zombie! Kitchener Zombie!
At radio free #mofirc [listen!] we have a lot of zombies. What we need is some fresh blood and brains....
Mmmmm braaaains....
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October 22, 2006
October 05, 2006
Curious George - Where is your blog?
Yes, we have a wiki. And now we have a page where you can list your blog.
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October 03, 2006
North Korea announces nuclear test.
Only a few months after the series of missile tests, NK raises the bar. Neighbouring countries, who have mostly put in place economic sanctions after the missile testing, are understandably nervous. The announcement alone resulted in the Yen declining today.
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September 19, 2006
When the cat is away, the mice will play....
From the BBC site: Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has declared a state of emergency in Bangkok amid reports of a coup attempt.
September 16, 2006
No skinny chicks!
Models that are too thin are barred from appearing on the catwalk in Spain.
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September 06, 2006
It's a boy....
Princess Kiko of the Japanese Royal household gave birth by Caesarean section this morning. It is likely that he will be named as the heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne. But the debate continues...
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August 30, 2006
August 28, 2006
Curious Cyber-fashion George
With more high-tech fabrics being developed - what item of clothing or accessory are you hanging out for?
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August 27, 2006
Sorry Princess But you'll have to wait until your 18th Birthday before Daddy can buy you new boobs.
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