Recommended: Thoreau Is Rediscovered as a Climatologist

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Blooms with a vue...

Thoreau kept exquisite records of nature as it bloomed in his favorite woods around Walden pond. Today they are giving researchers vital observations for understanding environmental changes...

Click here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/28/science/earth/28wald.html?_r=1&em&oref=slogin
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Tea with Barack Obama's Sister

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This is a highly recommended, enjoyable personal view.

Click here:

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/23/obama_sister/

(If you don't get to the article right away, just click on "Enter Salon" in the top right corner.)
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When in Rome: A 106 Year-Old American Nun Who Has Only Voted Once in Her Life Is Voting for Obama...

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I love this story:

She last voted in 1952, she's been living in Italy for 50 years, and she is: "encouraged by" Obama.

Click here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7665925.stm
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Comic or Cute and Fluffy Relief?

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We could all use some laughs and relief. So here are two entertaining links:

The first is cute and fluffy:

http://www.cuteoverload.com/

The second is Saturday Night Live's must-see spoof of the debate. Tina Fey is amazing as Sarah Palin:

http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/vp-debate-open-palin-biden/727421/

*Enjoy!*

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Highly Recommended: Paul Newman

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This is a great, must-read article about Paul Newman by someone who worked at his summer camp and knew him.

Click here:

http://www.slate.com/id/2201116/

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Have You Had Your Hadron Rap Today?

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Now that's Funked-out Fusion and a Matter of Antimatter: Have you had your Hadron Rap today?

The Rap does it best - click here for the video and an article about its origins:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/08/26/scirap126.xml

And for more details about the Hadron Collider:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Hadron_Collider

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3 Minutes You Must Hear - So Funny! This Week's Unger Report

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Brian Unger's "Unger Report" is especially funny this week. 3 minutes you shouldn't miss! This is fun you need to have. You'll see - hear...!

It's titled: "What To Do About Evil." It was on NPR, so it's an audio piece.

Here is the link:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93697475

*Bon audio fete!*

(Yes, I just made that up...)
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*Some Very Interesting Bumper Stickers!*

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We have lots of entertaining ones around here:

The other summer evening, there was a sleek, shiny, sporty new black Toyota, pulling away in front of me. I noticed a lot of anti-Bush/Cheney bumperstickers, on the back: "Don't Blame Me - I Didn't Vote For..." "Invade Iraq? NO!" "Invade Iran? NO!" on the one side of the car: 'The America I Love Would Never Torture People,' on the other side: 'Impeach Bush/Cheney,' and then... a more intricate one with an official looking seal, and smaller print: "Proud Mother of A U.S. Marine." She was blonde, around sixty, and looked of potential German descent...

That was very interesting...!

And then on the way home, right in front of me at one point:

"This Christian Did Not Vote for George Bush!"

I had never seen that one before...!

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Moko, An Incredible Dolphin Tale...

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Dolphins are amazing, they have all our best human qualities in abundance; they thrive on being playful, gentle, and caring...

Here is a truly incredible dolphin tale where a dolphin voluntarily "talks" to and rescues two beached whales. His name is Moko, and he regularly plays with swimmers off the beach (there is video of him too):

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7291501.stm

Some Dolphin facts:

Dolphins have been measured diving as deep as 1000 ft

Some dolphin species can swim as fast as 25 miles an hour for long periods, more than 3 times faster than any humans

Dolphins can jump as high as 20 feet out of the water

Here is a way you can help dolphins off Japan's shores:

http://www.savejapandolphins.org/

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