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Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Science still under siege in Kansas. June 27, 2005: Following the widely criticized "kangaroo court" hearings on evolution in May 2005, the place of evolution in the Kansas state science standards remains unsettled. The standards have been revised along the lines suggested by local advocates of "intelligent design," and are to be reviewed by the original writing committee in early August. Later ... [National Center for Science Education]
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Ancient DNA helps clarify the origins of two extinct New World horse species. The Patagonian Hippidion horse genus and North American stilt-legged horses have found a new place on the evolutionary tree, according to a new article in the open access journal PLoS Biology. In the paper, Jaco Weinstock, Alan Cooper, and colleagues use ancient DNA to argue that the Hippidion genus is [Biology News Net]
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Dig carries added importance for Pamunkey tribe members. Dig carries added importance for Pamunkey tribe members By SAMUEL SPIES Richmond Times-Dispatch Published June 28, 2005 GLOUCESTER, Va. [Archaeology - Topix.net]
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10hrs Time lapse video of couple fixing a lego star destroyer set. Watch as two person fix the Imperial Star Destroyer lego set. All 3104 pieces were done by taking a picture every five seconds and made a stop motion video out of the pictures (over 7000 of them). The video turned out really cool. The end result is a beautiful huge lego star destroyer. [digg]

This link was just for fun, who can resist such a video?!?

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