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Reuters - If anyone was wondering where French avant-garde novelist Michel Houellebecq got his talent for character assassination, the answer is clear: his mother.

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An anonymous reader writes “My 7-year-old daughter is asking some interesting questions, such as, ‘How did everything get created?’ I’ve explained, in general terms, our family’s non-religious views on the subject of creation and the Big Bang. I’d like to find some documentary videos geared to this age level that may explain better these concepts and theories. I’ve found a few PBS specials online - Stephen Hawking stuff - but they seem to be geared for young adults and older. Does anyone have recommended titles that might be better geared to children of this age bracket?”Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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I Don’t Believe in Imaginary Property writes “Taser International recently started a legal campaign against medical examiners who claimed tasers contributed to the cause of death for several people. On Friday, an Ohio judge ruled in favor of the stun gun manufacturer (free registration may be required). While they do have a number of scientific studies on which they establish their claims, it’s interesting that the alternate cause of death they champion — excited delirium — appears only in police reports on the deaths of difficult or drug-addled inmates, not in medical textbooks. Of course, that may change soon — Taser is funding and promoting research on the subject. Coroner reports such as the ones in this case contributed to …

AP - A 17-year-old girl gave birth secretly at home, then walked four blocks to a hospital with the baby …

AP - The Chaiten volcano spewed light ash on a nearly deserted village Saturday, two days after its first eruption in thousands of …

AP - Who is buried in Friedrich Schiller’s tomb? Several people, apparently, but none of them the famous poet and playwright, according to new research.

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