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Glowing Animals: Pictures of Beasts Shining for Science (National Geographic)
Dogs, cats, monkeys, worms, fish: all now glow in the dark, thanks to one jellyfish and a whole lot of research. In this photo round-up of glowing animals (and the odd plant), see the gamut of what science has done with a few fluorescent proteins.

Wild Child, By T C Boyle (Independent)
There's an irony in the titular tale of T C Boyle's exuberant ninth collection of short stories. "Wild Child" concerns a feral boy captured in the forests of France at the end of the 18th century. Subjected to a civilising regime by Parisian intellectuals agog over the incarnation of Rousseau's noble savage, the boy stubbornly resists, causing mayhem with his uninhibited behaviour. But the story ...

How society turned modern men into bank managers (Brisbane Times)
I have a male friend - safety demands his anonymity - who declared straight-faced the other day that just being a man is heroic. And yes, he is still a friend, but life is cruel. Only as my cyclonic laughter subsided did I see, through the tears, he was dead serious.

Dubai and Israel's own suicide mission - Telegraph.co.uk (blog)

Dubai and Israel's own suicide mission
Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
The UK Passports: Secret Services always use fake passports ? in this case they cloned real ones. They did it because, er, they found they could. ...

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My Three Sons: The Second Season, Volume One ? DVD Review - Inside Pulse (blog)

Inside Pulse (blog)

My Three Sons: The Second Season, Volume One ? DVD Review
Inside Pulse (blog)
There's way too much mickey mousing score that's been cloned by the new guys. There are plenty of moments that could have worked with silence. ...

Wild Child: TC Boyle comes up short against himself - Toronto Star

Wild Child: TC Boyle comes up short against himself
Toronto Star
The dog she's sitting is a $250000 clone of the dog she sat. This is just the sort of conceit that Boyle loves. His satiric muscles are in full flex when ...
Fiction: "Wild Child and Other Stories," by TC Boyle and "American Salvage ...Pittsburgh Post Gazette

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Manufacturer expands pet food recall (AP via Yahoo! News)
Nature's Variety has expanded its recall of chicken-flavored pet food because of concerns over salmonella.

Pet-food recall expanded (USA Today)
Nature's Variety pet- food maker has expanded its recall of chicken-based products because of potential Salmonella contamination.

Manufacturer Expands Pet Food Recall (ABC News)
Manufacturer expands recall of chicken-flavored pet food over salmonella concerns Pet food - Business - Animal - Pets - Health

Help readers make sense of food recalls - Reynolds Center

Reynolds Center

Help readers make sense of food recalls
Reynolds Center
Over the past few days news of another possibly widespread food recall has broken, and your readers will be wondering how it affects them. ...

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Publix Recall: Stop, Drop that Meatloaf! - Broward New Times (blog)

Publix Recall: Stop, Drop that Meatloaf!
Broward New Times (blog)
Bad enough that we've had to haul back our baby food and dog kibble, our burger meat, scallions, pistachios and tomatoes -- now they want our seasoning too. ...

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Nature's Variety issues 2 recall notices - Orlando Sentinel (blog)

Nature's Variety issues 2 recall notices
Orlando Sentinel (blog)
We have this news of two recall batches from Nature's Variety dog and cat food. The posting is longer than usual because it's important not to miss any of ...

Laytonsville dog, owner win award at Westminster (Gaithersburg Gazette)
Gunnar Tokar, 12, of Laytonsville and his 2-year-old American water spaniel, Strider, compete at the 134th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Feb. 16. Strider won an Award of Merit, given at the judges' discretion to outstanding entries that do not win a major award.

After Westminster, Potomac show dog receives unique gift (Chevy Chase Gazette)
Potomac resident Cathy Ryan named her show dog, Dyson, after the vacuum brand because of his voracious eating habits. After Dyson competed in the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Dyson representatives heard the story and sent her a new Dyson vacuum.

Carmel dog Harvey is a top pooch at Westminster (The Monterey County Herald)
Maybe it's jet lag, or maybe he's just worn out from a whirlwind weekend in the Big Apple, but celebrity doesn't seem to be affecting Monterey County's newest superstar.