What ever happened to the dinosaurs?

Invisible perfect waves made physical

h/t Monkeyfister.

Looks harmless? Was it made in China?

MSNBC (hat-tip Bryan @ Why Now?):

WASHINGTON – Toy-maker Fisher-Price is recalling 83 types of toys — including the popular Big Bird, Elmo, Dora and Diego characters — because their paint contains excessive amounts of lead.

The worldwide recall being announced Thursday involves 967,000 plastic preschool toys made by a Chinese vendor and sold in the United States between May and August. It is the latest in a wave of recalls that has heightened global concern about the safety of Chinese-made products.

The recall is the first for Fisher-Price Inc. and parent company Mattel Inc. involving lead paint. It is the largest for Mattel since 1998 when Fisher-Price had to yank about 10 million Power Wheels from toy stores.

Poisoning Big Bird is not nice. Boo.

How many children have been exposed?

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Permaculture: The Garden of Eden

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Will it work?

Do plants grow?

Hat-tip Monkeyfister.

Things to hear and read

Collective intelligence.

Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing?

ABC News (hat-tip Monkeyfister):

As President Bush took a question Thursday in the White House Rose Garden about scandals involving his Attorney General, he remarked, “I’ve got confidence in Al Gonzales doin’ the job.”

Simultaneously, a sparrow flew overhead and left a splash on the President’s sleeve, which Bush tried several times to wipe off.

Here’s video (hat-tip Melissa McEwan):

Well, it doesn’t quite match ABC’s telling.

Chickens chickens chicken

Chicken Chicken.

Chicken Chicken:

• Chickens chickens chicken