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Whale waste

BBC News: Whale 'vomit' sparks cash bonanza. An Australian couple who picked up an odd-looking fatty lump from a quiet beach are in line for a cash windfall. Leon Wright and his wife took home a 14.75kg lump of ambergris, found in the innards of sperm whales

Watery News

BBC News: Whale spotted in central London. A large whale has been spotted in the River Thames in central London by boaters and sightseers. The mammal, thought to be a 17ft (5m) northern bottle-nosed whale, was seen swimming past the Houses of Parliament. "I saw it blow, it was

Ammo Cans and Travel Bugs

CNN: Geocaching puts authorities on edge. BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- In a game of global positioning called geocaching, the lowly treasure hunt has gone high-tech -- but it can also be a game of risk when terrorism-sensitive authorities find the goods first. Scot Tintsman found that out when he stashed

Doctor Who is coming to town!

BBC News: American opening for Doctor Who. The revamped adventures of BBC Wales' Doctor Who are to be seen by sci-fi fans in America, it has been announced. The first series of the cult programme starring Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper is to be screened by the American Sci

Dealing with stress

BBC News: IT stresses 'driving UK to drink'. Interesting article, but it's about stress in general, not IT woes. What caught my eye was this list: DPP's Tips For Dealing With Stress 1. Live a healthy lifestyle 2. Don't take too much

Newsround

Interesting BBC News stories today. Plasma engine passes initial test. The engine uses ionised xenon gas for thrust. It's slower than a chemical drive, but it can operate for longer. Good diagram of how an ion engine works. Mayan treasure found in Guatemala. A mural has been found,

When Squirrels Attack

Russian squirrel pack 'kills dog'. Squirrels have bitten to death a stray dog which was barking at them in a Russian park, local media report. Passers-by were reportedly too late to stop the attack by the black squirrels in a village in the far east, which reportedly lasted

Sony again

More pain for Sony over CD code. Hackers are exploiting flaws in the software Sony is using to remove its controversial copy protection system. Although only proof of concept attacks, security firms fear that users ridding themselves of Sony's copy protection system will soon face other dangers. Other

Miscellany

Sony recalls copy-protected CDs. Good to see them doing the right thing, though they opened up a Pandora's box with the rootkit. I'll be checking the label on the CDs I buy from now on, I don't want Sony software on my system. If

Glowing food

Glowing meat alarms Australians. Australians have been told there is no need to panic after a recent "glow-in-the-dark pork chop" scare. A caller to a Sydney radio talk show sparked fears of radioactive contamination in the meat supply. The New South Wales Food Authority said the glow was

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