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Austin Bay on predicting Obama's first crisis
To quote Gomer Pyle: Surprise surprise surprise

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Spreading hope and working for world peace isn't new: look at Blessed Charles of Austria.
even he couldn't stop World War I...But then, he is only a saint not a messiah...

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Those loving Bonobos make love not war....
Uh...hold the presses.
more HERE.Surbeck M, Hohmann G. 2008. Primate hunting by bonobos at LuiKotale, Salonga National Park. Current Biology 18, R906-R907.

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Latest "how to raise baby" book advises the five S's: swaddling, positioning on the side or stomach, shushing, swinging and sucking.
As for toddlers: treat them like cavemen: short sentences spoken firmly, with body language and repetition...
or just hand them to grandmom, who already knows this.
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Termites: The key to biofuel?
just keep them away from the levees.
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The latest health food: Tart cherries.
The problem: How do you eat them unless you add sugar?

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Headline of the day
Eight firemen use chocolate coated mini camera to find missing hamster
the bad news: Zoe won't come out...she's making a nest below the floor boards.