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Te Hokioi: Maori Man-Eating Bird Legend Is True
A legendary bird that ate humans is more than a Maori legend. Te Hokioi, a bird with talons as big as tigers' paws, existed in the form of Haast's eagle, which became extinct around 500 years ago when humans killed its main prey, the moa. Sir Julius von Haast discovered the... Controlling Whiteflies
Are you engulfed by a white cloud of flying bugs every time you touch, or walk by a certain plant in your yard? Are you discouraged from trying to control these bugs because nothing seems to...
created by Galactic Dreams | 9 wks ago | updated 9 wks ago
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554 views | 4 recommendations | 8 comments
The Evolution of Plant Minds
I was listening this past weekend to an NPR story about the history of chewing gum (see http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106439600&ft=1&f=1032). ... al Qaeda Admits US Drone Attacks Working in Afghanistan
"The document blames the accuracy of the strikes on "spies … (who) have spread throughout the land like locusts … So many brave commanders have been snatched away … so many hidden homes have been leveled." ... US drone strikes kill 10 in Pakistan with foreigners among dead
Death toll in Wednesday's US drone strikes inside Pakistan climbed to 10 with foreigners among the dead."WANA: The death toll in two U.S. missile strikes in South Waziristan has climbed to 10.Foreigners are also among the dead. According to sources, American unmanned aircraft... Invasion of the Jellyfish
It seems that people either love fish or consider it repugnant, but either way, one cannot ignore its important relevance to our diet. Speaking on a global scale, millions of people depend on our oceans for their... Emotional Testimony From Online Predator Victim
" Alicia Kozakiewicz Was a Victim of an Internet Sex Crime Six years ago, Alicia Kozakiewicz says she was just a normal 13-year-old girl. That all changed on New Year's Day 2002. Today, she recounted for Congress... Update 3: Uzbeks among 32 killed in US missile strike in Pakistan
A missile strike, as gift from the new US administration on first Valentine's Day since Barack Obama took over as the president, on Saturday killed at least 32 persons, including foreigners mostly Uzbeks, and injured many others in Pakistan's troubled South Waziristan tribal... Live dissection of great white shark today
For the first time ever, a live dissection of a great white shark happened on webcam today on in front of 1,500 people in Auckland New Zealand. The young female shark weighed 300 kg and viewers got a first hand look... Salvation Army plays into the fear and paranoia around sex work
ANALYSIS / Campaign tries to falsely portray all sex workers as victims of sexual slavery "Recently I read a great little article, "The Worst Predator of All: The Ever-Growing Fear of Predators," by sex therapist... The Future of Sex Offenders: Your Friendly Paramedic
This probe found at that at least 129 EMT workers have been accused of sex-related crimes in the last 18 months. With nearly 900,000 EMT workers employed in the U.S., this is something that should be investigated...
created by Michelle Says So | 47 wks ago | updated 47 wks ago
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1236 views | 4 recommendations | 7 comments
An Indian in every Pakistani?
"Shireen M Mazari The writer is a defence analystLack of formal education and sheer ignorance does not by definition imply an innate sense of stupidity. On the other hand, formal education in itself is no guarantee of an intelligent and rational human...Reid Blocks Online Predator Bill to Help Obama
"This Congress hasn't accomplished all that much, so you'd think they'd be eager to pass a no-brainer such as bipartisan legislation to protect kids from online predators. You'd be wrong. Last December, the House passed the Securing Adolescents from Exploitation Online Act by...Polar bears under threat: Now sharks are after them too
"Already threatened by a thaw of ice around the North Pole, the polar bear's title as the top Arctic predator may under challenge from a shark.Scientists researching how far sharks hunt seals in the Arctic were...
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