{"id":126,"date":"2011-01-17T04:22:10","date_gmt":"2011-01-17T04:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?p=126"},"modified":"2016-03-24T02:18:18","modified_gmt":"2016-03-24T05:18:18","slug":"tws168-the-end-is-nigh-impossible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/current-shows\/spoken\/tws\/tws168-the-end-is-nigh-impossible","title":{"rendered":"TWS168: The End Is Nigh (Impossible)!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TWS168: The End Is Nigh (Impossible)!<\/p>\n<p><strong>CQ: Now that the computer Watson has &#8220;solved&#8221; Jeopardy, what game will computer scientists turn their jealous eyes toward? And what will be the eventual side-effect result of the computer&#8217;s domination of that game?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bumper: <a href=\"http:\/\/jrmurdock.com\">J. R. Murdock<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Promo: Amarna at <a href=\"http:\/\/imaginationlane.net\">Imagination Lane<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Promo: <a href=\"http:\/\/comedy4cast.com\">Comedy4Cast<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the show this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Front Page<\/li>\n<li>Prima<\/li>\n<li>Duplo<\/li>\n<li>Extras<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-size: large;\">Full list of 66 articles after the jump!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Front Page:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Now we know the end of call centres..<\/em>: <strong>Computerworld <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/s\/article\/9205158\/IBM_supercomputer_wins_first_Jeopardy_dust_up?taxonomyId=67\" target=\"_blank\">IBM supercomputer wins first Jeopardy dust up<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Fallout 3 is a prophecy..<\/em>: <strong>AOL <\/strong> &#8211; <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.aolnews.com\/2011\/01\/07\/2-headed-cow-born-in-tbilisi-georgia-video\/\">2-Headed Cow Born in Tbilisi, Georgia<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em>Since we already have enough people, this is really a good sign..<\/em>: <strong>AOL <\/strong> &#8211; <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.aolnews.com\/2011\/01\/07\/where-have-all-the-sperm-gone-1-in-5-men-are-subfertile\/\">Where Have All the Sperm Gone? 1 in 5 Men Are &#8216;Subfertile&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em>Dead birds due to traffic.<\/em>: <strong>WYFF <\/strong> &#8211; <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.wyff4.com\/r\/26377236\/detail.html\">Mystery Of Upstate Bird Kill Solved<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em>Dead birds due to traffic. (And salt. Tasty, tasty salt.)<\/em>: <strong>BBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-12130940\" target=\"_blank\">Swedish bird mystery: Deaths due to &#8216;external injuries&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Dead birds due to tasty, tasty everything.<\/em>: <strong>The UK Daily Mail <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-1344913\/Animal-death-mystery-8k-turtle-doves-fall-dead-Italy-blue-stain-beaks.html\" target=\"_blank\">Overeating and indigestion blamed for 1,000 turtle doves falling dead in Italy with strange blue stain on their beaks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Dead fish due to the cold. Also: I plan to (or need to!) name a character &#8220;Gizzard Shad&#8221;.<\/em>: <strong>The Chicago Sun-Times <\/strong> &#8211; <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.suntimes.com\/3248260-417\/shad-chicago-gizzard-harbors-die.html\">Major die-off of fish along lakefront<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em>Dead birds due to fowl play.<\/em>: <strong>San Francisco Chronicle\/AP <\/strong> &#8211; <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/n\/a\/2011\/01\/11\/national\/a062117S28.DTL&amp;tsp=1\">More than 100 dead birds found off Calif. highway<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em>Dead birds due to tasty &#8211; hick!.. Tasty &#8211; hick!.. &#8230; MMmmm&#8230; Berries!<\/em>: <strong>BBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/12170571\" target=\"_blank\">Alcohol poisoning, not avian flu, killed Romanian birds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Dead crickets due to virus. Finally, there is an appropriate use for those thousands of miniature sarcastic violins.<\/em>: <strong>MSNBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/41034340\/ns\/us_news-environment\/\" target=\"_blank\">First dead birds, then dead fish &#8230; now crickets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>The world dies all the time. Nothing to see here. Move along and enjoy your sitcom.<\/em>: <strong>The Express UK <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/posts\/view\/221988\/DON-T-PANIC-Aflockalypse-is-not-End-Of-Days\" target=\"_blank\">DON&#8217;T PANIC! AFLOCKALYPSE IS NOT END OF DAYS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>No, REALLY. Move along. Nature is resilient. And deadly. And bored.<\/em>: <strong>CTV\/AP <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ctv.ca\/CTVNews\/World\/20110107\/fact-check-mass-bird-deaths-110108\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fact check: Mass bird, fish deaths occur regularly<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>I lament the state of professional prophets, when they hum and haw as much as this one. Go full crazy, or go home!<\/em>: <strong>Dangerous Minds <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dangerousminds.net\/comments\/cindy_jacobs_blames_bird_deaths_on_dadt_repeal\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cindy Jacobs blames bird deaths on DADT repeal!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prima:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Luckiest number is probably &#8220;1&#8221;, as you are likely in a mansion..<\/em>: <strong>The UK Telegraph <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/newstopics\/howaboutthat\/8251743\/Unluckiest-house-number-is-243.html\" target=\"_blank\">Unluckiest house number is 243<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>There&#8217;s a parable in there, somewhere..<\/em>: <strong>9MSN <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/news.ninemsn.com.au\/national\/8195243\/frog-hitches-ride-with-snake-to-flee-floods\" target=\"_blank\">Frog hitches ride with snake to flee floods<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Putting two schools of thought to the test..<\/em>: <strong>Mother Nature Network <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mnn.com\/earth-matters\/animals\/stories\/fish-compete-with-college-students-on-math-test\" target=\"_blank\">Fish compete with college students on math test<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Yay! Someone thinks we might last another 3 millenia!<\/em>: <strong>ScienceDaily <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2011\/01\/110109184025.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Climate Change to Continue to Year 3000 in Best Case Scenarios, Research Predicts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>This looks like fun. And much like something from a badly-written disaster\/apocalypse movie. Or 1980s scifi..<\/em>: <strong>The UK Daily Mail <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-1345738\/Ark-Hotel-Remistudio-biosphere-self-contained-haven-event-flood-disaster.html\" target=\"_blank\">All aboard the Ark Hotel! Giant biosphere is a &#8216;self-contained haven&#8217; in event of climate change flood disaster<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>I&#8217;m sure some see this as a challenge to see how far we can go until we reach the tipping point.<\/em>: <strong>ScienceDaily <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2011\/01\/110106145434.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Atmosphere&#8217;s Self-Cleaning Capacity Surprisingly Stable<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>I knew this reaction would come before the article was published. Perhaps I saw the future..<\/em>: <strong>The New York Times <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/01\/06\/science\/06esp.html?_r=1&amp;pagewanted=all\" target=\"_blank\">Journal&#8217;s Paper on ESP Expected to Prompt Outrage<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Objects not recognized: garden gnomes, Mandelbrot sets, t-squares and UFOs.<\/em>: <strong>Science Daily <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2011\/01\/110106144252.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Border Collie Comprehends Over 1,000 Object Names as Verbal Referents<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Now, if only they could cancel out my screaming..<\/em>: <strong>BBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/health-12137810\" target=\"_blank\">Device &#8216;cancels out the sound of the dentist&#8217;s drill&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>It shows that sitting around in the dark can be illuminating.<\/em>: <strong>ScienceDaily <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2011\/01\/110106144254.htm\" target=\"_blank\">The &#8216;Mad&#8217; Egyptian Scholar Who Proved Aristotle Wrong<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Move over Movember: it&#8217;s Molection time!<\/em>: <strong>BBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-12170244\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;Grow a beard for Belgium&#8217; appeal by actor Poelvoorde<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>I wonder how many people are afraid to ask: &#8220;Um.. what the *hell* were you thinking?&#8221;<\/em>: <strong>AOL <\/strong> &#8211; <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.aolnews.com\/2011\/01\/12\/10-000-pens-1-crazy-mercedes\/\">10,000 Pens = 1 Crazy Mercedes<\/span><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>I never had an imaginary friend. I couldn&#8217;t afford one. So I bought a computer instead.<\/em>: <strong>BBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/today\/hi\/today\/newsid_9359000\/9359360.stm\" target=\"_blank\">My pretend friend<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Somehow, I get the feeling that anything the body got rid of on its own is probably meant to be gone for good..<\/em>: <strong>AOL <\/strong> &#8211; <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.aolnews.com\/2011\/01\/11\/storing-farts-in-a-jar-drinking-urine-and-other-medical-odditie\/\">Storing Farts in a Jar, Drinking Urine and Other Medical Oddities<\/span><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>He&#8217;s just really a head of his times.<\/em>: <strong>The UK Telegraph <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/newstopics\/celebritynews\/8248099\/Artist-Damien-Hirst-offends-bereaved-parents-by-using-babys-skull-for-disturbing-new-work.html\" target=\"_blank\">Artist Damien Hirst offends bereaved parents by using baby&#8217;s skull for &#8216;disturbing&#8217; new work<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>This is an issue that will explode when the baby boomers expire.<\/em>: <strong>The New York Times <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/01\/09\/magazine\/09Immortality-t.html?_r=1\" target=\"_blank\">Cyberspace When You&#8217;re Dead<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>An art installation and plgrimage worthy of a biblical verse.<\/em>: <strong>AOL <\/strong> &#8211; <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.aolnews.com\/2011\/01\/07\/salvation-mountain-a-towering-salute-to-god\/\">Salvation Mountain: A Towering Salute to God<\/span><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>This rings a bell..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg20927954.100-brain-training-for-tinnitus-reverses-ringing-in-ears.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&amp;nsref=online-news\" target=\"_blank\">Brain training for tinnitus reverses ringing in ears<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>&#8230; and mammoth burgers will be launched a few years after that!<\/em>: <strong>The UK Telegraph <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/science\/science-news\/8257223\/Mammoth-could-be-reborn-in-four-years.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mammoth &#8216;could be reborn in four years&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>I need to have a scifi grotto with that glow.<\/em>: <strong>The Victoria Times Colonist <\/strong> &#8211; <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.timescolonist.com\/health\/Alert+Chemical+that+turned+Goldstream+River+green+cause+allergic+reactions\/4049373\/story.html\">Alert: Chemical that turned Goldstream River green can cause allergic reactions<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em>This is so Star Trek, it&#8217;s practically a temporal anomoly&#8230;<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg20927953.300-ethereal-quantum-state-stored-in-solid-crystal.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&amp;nsref=online-news\" target=\"_blank\">Ethereal quantum state stored in solid crystal<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>I thought it was Bones who was the alien hater, not Scotty..<\/em>: <strong>STV <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/news.stv.tv\/scotland\/tayside\/219364-be-prepared-for-close-encounters-with-aliens-says-scots-scientist\/\" target=\"_blank\">Be prepared for close encounters with aliens, says Scots scientist<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Ironically, such things can only be seen from far away, because close up, they&#8217;re too big..<\/em>: <strong>ScienceDaily <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2011\/01\/110110090425.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Hubble Zooms in on a Space Oddity<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Maybe it comes from the first-stage colonization effort, in which critical supplies are sent by automated systems. Boy, are they going to be angry to see their luggage appropriated!<\/em>: <strong>ScienceDaily <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2011\/01\/110111133019.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Water on Moon Originated from Comets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Don&#8217;t knock it &#8217;til you try it. Giggity.<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg20927953.400-sex-and-space-travel-dont-mix.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&amp;nsref=online-news\" target=\"_blank\">Sex and space travel don&#8217;t mix<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Soon, the airships will catch not only the lightning, but the antimatter..<\/em>: <strong>BBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/science-environment-12158718\" target=\"_blank\">Antimatter caught streaming from thunderstorms on Earth<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>After all: we (apparently) shoulnd&#8217;t have sex in space, so&#8230;<\/em>: <strong>Space.com <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.space.com\/10578-study-fear-aliens-dangerous-extraterrestrials.html\" target=\"_blank\">Study: If We&#8217;re Not Alone, We Should Fear the Aliens<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Yes, but do you *eat* them or *wear* them? Or is there some sort of hidden sexual metaphor at work, here?<\/em>: <strong>STV <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/news.stv.tv\/scotland\/tayside\/219042-carrots-and-plums-boost-attractiveness-claim-experts\/\" target=\"_blank\">Carrots and plums boost attractiveness, claim experts<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>They are the Very Cross Red Cross.<\/em>: <strong>STV <\/strong> &#8211; <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/news.stv.tv\/scotland\/west-central\/218792-pantomime-dame-accused-of-contravening-geneva-convention\/\">Pantomime dame accused of contravening Geneva Convention<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Duplo:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Oh, great! *Nothing* rhymes with &#8220;orange alligator&#8221;!<\/em>: <strong>The Christian Science Monitor <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/Science\/2011\/0107\/Orange-alligator-Evolution-or-dye-job\" target=\"_blank\">Orange alligator: Evolution or dye job?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Ah, the eternal enemies representing crap and nuts are at eachother&#8217;s throats!<\/em>: <strong>The Christian Science Monitor\/LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/Science\/2010\/0730\/Monkeys-hate-flying-squirrels-report-monkey-annoyance-experts\" target=\"_blank\">Monkeys hate flying squirrels, report monkey-annoyance experts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>As technology improves, I hope the superheroes do, too. And I hope the supervillians do, as well, really..<\/em>: <strong>The UK Telegraph <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/northamerica\/usa\/8244078\/Phoenix-Jones-the-masked-vigilante-protecting-Lynnwood-Washington.html\" target=\"_blank\">Phoenix Jones: the masked vigilante protecting Lynnwood, Washington<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>It&#8217;s symbolic that a total waste of resources is representing a total waste of resources, but also still a waste..<\/em>: <strong>Inhabitat <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/30000-used-chopsticks-transformed-into-a-fallen-tree-in-shanghai\/\" target=\"_blank\">30,000 Used Chopsticks Transformed Into a Fallen Tree in Shanghai<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Geez, the universe just isn&#8217;t what it used to be!<\/em>: <strong>Tampa Bay Online <\/strong> &#8211; <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www2.tbo.com\/content\/2011\/jan\/05\/060831\/shift-of-earths-magnetic-north-pole-impacts-tampa-\/news-money\/\">Shift of Earth&#8217;s magnetic north pole affects Tampa airport<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em>Now, more than every, we need money laundering. Damn you, legal society!<\/em>: <strong>Metro <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metro.co.uk\/news\/852301-cash-machines-as-dirty-as-public-toilets#ixzz1AjYXy5qT\" target=\"_blank\">Cash machines &#8216;as dirty as public toilets&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Eventually, people will be able to have a career as freelance cognitive engines.<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn19966-online-game-helps-predict-how-rna-folds.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&amp;nsref=online-news\" target=\"_blank\">Online game helps predict how RNA folds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Oh, sure: laugh! When *science* revises itself, it&#8217;s tickedy-boo! Hypocrites!<\/em>: <strong>Fox News <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/scitech\/2011\/01\/11\/age-aquarius-actually-age-capricorn-thanks-rotation-earth\/\" target=\"_blank\">Age of Aquarius Actually Age of Capricorn, Thanks to Rotation of the Earth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>How many times have I looked at that painting? And how many times have I failed to notice the apocalyptic wasteland behind her?<\/em>: <strong>The UK Telegraph <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/culture\/art\/art-news\/8249386\/Mona-Lisa-landscape-location-mystery-solved.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mona Lisa landscape location mystery &#8216;solved&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>The Mona Lisa only fails to bring out something new and interesting when you are actually there to see it. Trust me.<\/em>: <strong>Science Daily <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2011\/01\/110106153123.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Hidden Literary References Discovered in the Mona Lisa<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Much better than transparent aluminum, I think. Also: real.<\/em>: <strong>ScienceDaily <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2011\/01\/110110121709.htm\" target=\"_blank\">New Glass Stronger and Tougher Than Steel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>The real question? Why will we need invisible tanks in five years?<\/em>: <strong>The UK Telegraph <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/newstopics\/politics\/defence\/8247967\/Invisible-tanks-could-be-on-battlefield-within-five-years.html\" target=\"_blank\">Invisible tanks could be on battlefield within five years<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>&#8230; and then the pirates found mirrors..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn19930-new-laser-to-dazzle-pirates-on-the-high-seas.html\" target=\"_blank\">New laser to dazzle pirates on the high seas<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>This is how the Matrix begins.<\/em>: <strong>BBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-12137680\" target=\"_blank\">Harvesting energy: body heat to warm buildings<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>It might lead to people &#8220;holding it&#8221; longer, just so they have more &#8220;ammunition&#8221;. Also: not likely for girls.<\/em>: <strong>Wired <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/gamelife\/2011\/01\/sega-urinal-games\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sega Installs &#8220;Toylet&#8221; Games in Japan&#8217;s Urinals<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>&#8220;That which does not kill me, makes me stronger. You can strike me down, but I will return stronger than ever.&#8221;<\/em>: <strong>BBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/health-12152500\" target=\"_blank\">Swine flu offers &#8216;extraordinary super immunity&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Hmm.. this is something that the digital e-text revolution is going to kill..<\/em>: <strong>Otago Daily Times <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.odt.co.nz\/news\/dunedin\/143459\/jewellery-stash-first-secondhand-book-seller\" target=\"_blank\">Jewellery stash first for secondhand book-seller<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>They&#8217;re all gonna laugh at you!<\/em>: <strong>BBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/earth\/hi\/earth_news\/newsid_9344000\/9344556.stm\" target=\"_blank\">Hyenas &#8216;greet friends&#8217; to ask for their help<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Now *that&#8217;s* putting your butt on the line!<\/em>: <strong>AOL <\/strong> &#8211; <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.aolnews.com\/2011\/01\/06\/dying-body-worlds-artist-plans-to-put-his-plastinated-corpse-o\/\">Dying &#8216;Body Worlds&#8217; Artist Plans to Put His Plastinated Corpse on Exhibit<\/span><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>The questions will come forever: was he acting alone, or was he pushed? But why not both?<\/em>: <strong>The UK Mirror <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/top-stories\/2011\/01\/12\/arizona-shootings-tucson-killer-s-sinister-shrine-115875-22842773\/\" target=\"_blank\">Arizona shootings: Tucson killer&#8217;s sinister shrine<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>In the future, I wonder if &#8220;amateur porn star&#8221; will be as common as &#8220;babysitter&#8221;..<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/Porn_stars_to_debate_at_Cambridge\" target=\"_blank\">Porn stars to debate at Cambridge<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Extras:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Herr mutt, das good!<\/em>: <strong>The Jerusalem Post\/AP <\/strong> &#8211; <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/International\/Article.aspx?id=202608\">New documents: Hitler-mocking dog enraged Nazis<\/span><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Well, where would *you* keep it? 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