Friday, 15. December 2006

Mouse-like creature saves New Zealand and rewrites history


Fossil bones of a little creature that died between 16 million and 19 million years ago have a number of fascinating implications, reports Roger Highfield

The remains of a small, long headed mammal that scurried around 16 million years ago have been uncovered in New Zealand, prompting a major rewrite of evolution textbooks.

telegraph.co.uk

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The story of the first photos from Chernobyl


It was a weekend. Everyone was relaxing, or preparing for the 1 May parade, when the power station was meant to receive the Order of Lenin and become a Hero of Socialist Labour.

There were rumours of a minor accident at the station, but I cleaned the windows of our flat in Pripyat as usual. Then at about 9am I was summoned urgently to the station.

No-one believed that something so awful could occur.

bbc.co.uk

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World's tallest man saves dolphin


The world's tallest man has saved two dolphins by using his long arms to reach into their stomachs and pull out dangerous plastic shards.

Mongolian herdsman Bao Xishun was called in after the dolphins swallowed plastic used around their pool at an aquarium in Fushun, north-east China.

bbc.co.uk

philly.com

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XXX-MAS KITTEN


Hard Place and Rabiez and Rubiez wish you the merriest of Christmases! And may you enojoy this little miss kitten mitten meat cakes!

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Mashup of Flash video sites


"fullscreen mashup of Flash video sites" and, while it's very prototype it's a quite intriguing execution.

neave.tv

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99 Problems (Weapon Raid)


Tribute to the greatest rapper alive and the greatest RPG game ever made. Jay-Z's 99 Problems with the beat altered from Final Fantasy VII's Weapon Raid.

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The Year In Mash-Ups


Do albums matter as much as singles anymore? We like to think so. But 2006 was a great year for indie acts representing with a hot track. We wanted to figure a way to celebrate the year in music with you guys, and thank y'all for being a part of the Stereogum family. (Aww, emo hugs all around.) Everybody argues, everybody laughs, but you're here 'cause you love music! Or you Googled "lindsay lohan crotch"?

MySplice.06 - The Year In Mash-Ups

stereogum.com

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cc(creative commons)remixes...


This is a community music site featuring remixes licensed under Creative Commons, where you can listen to, sample, mash-up, or interact with music in whatever way you want.

ccmixter.org

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