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December 17, 2007

Death Penalty Repealed In New Jersey more inside
Caruso, Melba to release new recordings, overcoming obstacle of being dead. Time capsules buried in the basement of the Palais Garnier opera house in Paris, and containing recordings of the two giants, are about to be opened up and made available to the public.
New species of Hideously Ugly Giant Rat found in 'lost world' jungle. "The giant rat is about five times the size of a typical city rat," said Kristofer Helgen, a scientist with the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. "With no fear of humans, it apparently came into the camp several times during the trip." Also they found some other less awesome animals, too.
Who Speaks For Earth? The Active v Passive debate in the SETI community. And do we really want to attract the attention of advanced alien civilizations? more inside
The California Golden Overtones. UC-Berkeley all-female a capella group. (YouTube links, or pages with embedded YouTube vids, follow.) Take It to the Limit. In the Still of the Night. Big Yellow Taxi. I Can See Clearly Now.