Sunday, June 10, 2012

Stuff below the fold

A BBC article on pampered dogs in NYCity.
I feel guilty even buying dog food for our dogs...
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School change: the Philippines is now changing to a K-12 program, meaning school leavers will stop after grade 12, not ten.
The curriculum of the K+12 program will focus on the core subjects –Mathematics, Science and English– with electives that are sensitive and responsive to the learners’ interest and local industry needs.
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 Will an Indonesian herb work as a male contraceptive? now if they will only take it... this herb is already used for arthritis...
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The Jatropha nut is high in oil (and used for biodiesel) and tastes like peanuts,
 but beware: they are poisonous: 40 plus kids in Bohol poisoned by eating fruits from the school yard plants.
Jatropha is an "easy care" plant used like a hedge as a live fence. ----------------------------------------------

The Basques (or their moms) have probably been in the area since 6000 BC...and may be related to others in southern Europe.

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If you are wondering about the propaganda about the Vatican vs the sisters LINK --------------------------------

BBC Slideshow of the huge cave in VietNam:

Located in central Vietnam’s rugged Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Hang Son Doong might be the world’s largest subterranean cavern. Expedition members enter through Hang En, a mile-long portal that tunnels into the lost world, hidden beneath a ring of mountains. The cave was carved out by the Rao Thuong River, which dwindles to a series of ponds during the dry months of April, May and October. At 2.5 miles long and 300ft wide, much of Hang Son Doong’s colossal caverns are still being explored. (Carsten Peter/National Geographic Stock)

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