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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else:
Christianity: Weekend Fisher reminds us to be careful what we say.
Humor: photos (some photomanipulated, some apparently using some clever carving) of some amazing fruit turned into animals.
Wired reports on some really scary amusement park rides.
Science: Wired reports on a Australian mammal that has amazing, and death-inducing, sex orgies.
National Public Radio reports that a newly pregnant mother's diet can alter expression of her child's genes throughout life.
NPR also reports that laboratory rodents may react differently, depending on the sex of their handlers. This may cause re-thinking of a lot of behavioral research.

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to

someone else:
Computing: Gizmo's Freeware has found a web site that will turn your handwriting into a usable Windows font, for free. Amazing!

Gizmo's has also found a free on-line Office suite.
 
Science: Wired reports on foot-long invading snails that eat the stucco off of houses, in Florida.

From the blog of the wife of one of my nephews, some stunning photos of the Aurora Borealis, the Northern Lights. (You can right-click on the photos to see a larger version of any or all of them.) She is an assistant to a sled dog racer in Alaska.

It's amazing how much women (and, presumably, men) don't know about how to go about conceiving a child, according to National Public Radio.


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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else:

Science: NPR reports that the food preferences of babies are strongly influenced by what their mothers ate while they were pregnant.

The Arts: From Wired: the earth, seen (and heard) as a watermelon. You have to see it to understand.

Computing: How secure is your password? Check it out.

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