AP - A pile of dinosaur dung 130 million years old sold at a New York auction Wednesday for nearly $1,000.

(Have gun, will travel)

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It’s Labour Day and I just have one question to my fellow TDG Admins: when are we gonna get a UNION around here, guys? :-)

• China rescues 167 children from slavery. That’s 167 of some 100 million by my calculations, keep it up.
• DNA confirms IDs of czar's children, ending mystery. Now we are free to focus our attention on that wild-eyed Rasputin fellow.
• “All we are saying is… make your bid”. Lennon’s 'Give Peace A Chance' lyrics going on sale in London.
• With the present Food Crisis unfolding upon us one begins to wonder: Is living without eating possible? Breatharianism is the concept in which believers claim human life can be sustained without food or even water. Here is a link who supports the idea, and for the sake of balance also check the skeptic view on this highly controversial notion.
• My, what big teeth you have! But what the Hell did you use them for? Ancient 'Nutcracker Man' is taking evolutionary theories for a spin.
• Read this EW interview of Spielberg & Lucas where they talk about the new ‘Indy’ movie. You know, Rick? Computer keyboards do not react particularly well to saliva ;-)
• Because in the Real World they’re not as funny as in the Summer Blockbusters: Somalia piracy resolution introduced at U.N.
• Judge gives agency deadline for decision on polar bear. The clock is ticking… and the ice melting.
• Hey, I’ve been thinking: if the eyes are the “windows of the soul”, and the Colossal Squid has the biggest eye in all Nature… does that mean Lovecraft was right all along?? :-(
• Check out some more photos of said squid; or as our buddy Perceval called it, the “perfect ice lolly for a sperm whale”.
• Bats screech louder than Rock concerts. Can they do stage-diving too? Encore!!
• Monster Black Hole found 'escaping home galaxy'. A cosmic passional crime perhaps, or a simple case of plasma burglary?
• Startled nomads see a burning capsule fall from the sky and save astronauts. Like something come out of a Von Daniken’s book, right?
• Real Trekkie Tricorder Invented. Cute, but where the heck is our holo-deck? Keep up with our priorities, you bunch of petaQs!!
• Two alien factions fighting about the human race. Are they referring to these factions?
• Has Big Brother caught evidence of an alien abduction?
• Police in Pikesville, Md. Investigate mystery boom and lights that woke the neighbours in the middle of the night. Having one of those wild parties again, Kat? ;-)
• 1974: The Welsh Roswell.
• And speaking of Wales, do they have a crocodile in one of their lakes?
• Has Science debunked the 'Green Fairy'? Absinthe's mind-altering mystery solved.
• ‘Synchromysticism’ is "the art of realizing meaningful coincidence in the seemingly mundane with mystical or esoteric significance." Ok, so I just remember I forgot to send my annual tax return form, and last night I dreamt I was being chased by a lion… so that would mean… Oh, oh! 8-(

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“The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labor.”

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Issue 4 of Antimatters - an open-access e-journal addressing issues in science and the humanities from non-materialistic perspectives - is now available online. A number of articles in the new issue investigate the philosophy of Indian mystic Sri Aurobindo, with other contributions touching on evo-devo explanations, our conception of consciousness, and the thorny topic of genius. Book reviews and excerpts also, plenty to read (if you've finished off all those volumes of JSE already...)

AP - So what if they rage through traffic, cause at least one accident a day and barely stop for passengers. Drivers of Mexico City's rickety old "pesero" buses say they deserve tips for their harrowing rides.

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AP - A working class suburb of Chile's capital began handing out free Viagra to senior citizens on Wednesday. Lo Prado Mayor Gonzalo Navarrete said he launched the program because "an active sexuality improves the overall quality of life."

AP - A 38-year-old Reading man who walked naked along a highway after being thrown into the woods following a crash is charged with a variety of crimes.

AP - A teenager home alone pulled bed sheets over her head to hide from two intruders and sent a text message to her mother, whose 911 call led to the arrest of two suspects, authorities said Wednesday.

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