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Tuatara Becomes Father At Age 111 | NowPublic News Coverage Proving that it never really is too late, a tuatara--a rare reptile native to New Zealand--has become a father, possibly for the first time, at the age of 111. But Mildred, an 80-year-old tuatara, apparently caught Henry's eye and the two mated last summer. Mildred's eggs recently hatched, making Henry a father at the ripe old age of 111. The birth is great news for staff at the Southland Museum in Invercargill . The museum is home to Henry and more than 70 more tuataras, an endangered species that is of great interest to scientists. The tuatara is descended from a familiy of reptiles that roamed the earth at the same time as dinosaurs. The reptile hasn't changed its form much in over 225 million years. The relatives of tuatara died out about 60 million years ago which is why the tuatara is sometimes called a "living fossil." Download their Tuatara brochure from this link. Article Via Nowpublic.com see

Growing stocks of unsold cars around the world | Business | guardian.co.uk Growing stocks of unsold cars around the world (13 pictures) guardian.co.uk home Nissan Nissan has announced plans to cut its Sunderland workforce by 1,200. Why? Check out the photo via the link above and make your own mind up? Photograph: Nigel Roddis/Reuters

gigapan: The GigaPan(SM) process allows users to upload, share, and explore brilliant gigapixel+ panoramas from around the globe. What a fantastic clickable and interactive in like zoomable photo of the man and his speech. click above to see for yourself.

What’s the cost of selling a home » Blog Archive » The Cheapest house in New Zealand ! Would you like the opportunity to own a 4 year old home , with 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 living rooms, and with 3 car garaging, that has a 2007 Christchurch City Council Valuation of $594,000 for as little as $100 ? A Christchurch real estate agent has come up with a great way of marketing and selling his home.  .....[ more ]

Salmon threat to turkey - Local News - The Marlborough Express The days of the traditional roast turkey on the Kiwi Christmas dinner table may be over, and the salmon industry looks to be one of the major beneficiaries . The New Zealand King Salmon Company recorded a 30 per cent jump in New Zealand sales for December 2008, with 426 tonnes of salmon sold on the New Zealand market, which equated to $6 million. New Zealand King Salmon had just under $10 million in sales worldwide, which was a record for it. Said the companies chief executive, Paul Steere, "I'd prefer a nice bit of salmon as opposed to an expensive turkey with all the trimmings and we have to think that the general public have a similar school of thought, too." And, according to Scenic Circle Blenheim Hotel chef Chris Fortune, Mr Steere may not be too far off the mark with many people looking for lighter style or healthier options for dinner, and salmon was one of these. Strongest sales growth was in the New

ExpatFinder Blog » ECA International Bank stops lending to expat staff of real estate firms “Emirates NBD, the largest bank in the UAE by market value, has stopped lending to expat employees of leading real estate companies in the region on fears of further job losses in the sector.” Arabian business reports ....[ more ]

Playmobil Security Check Point: Toys & Games Just in case you thought toys were starting to get boring.......but the best is the comments left.... .....5 year old son pointed out that the passenger's shoes cannot be removed. Then, we placed a deadly fingernail file underneath the passenger's scarf, and neither the detector doorway nor the security wand picked it up. My son said "that's the worst security ever!". But it turned out to be okay, because when the passenger got on the Playmobil B757 and tried to hijack it, she was mobbed by a couple of other heroic passengers, who only sustained minor injuries in the scuffle, which were treated at the Playmobil Hospital.

Open-plan offices are making workers sick, say Australian scientists...could've told you this 10 years ago...but anyway...doesn't hurt to leave it to the experts. But gotta say, everything they say...especially when it comes to the "cubefarm" I just gotta agree. Why don't you read this and tell me your own personal thoughts.......[ more ]

Image via Wikipedia Wow!.... what a headline.....we have now got that micro-managed that.....well. you can forget about whats happening over the month or week, the only thing you now need to pay attention to is the next 24 hours! ....sad huh......[ more here ]

Eirik Solheim decided he wanted a project . He wondered what it would be like to see a year go by before your eyes. No not all the news events, most of which we probably don't really even want to remember, on a more restful scale [ ..... more ] the specs..... The stills are shot with a Canon 400D and a Canon EF-S 10-22 lens @10mm The audio was recorded with a Canon S2 IS and a Canon HF10.

Image via Wikipedia With five star hotels no longer in vogue, we showcased seven ultra-luxury 7-Star hotels , most of which are under construction – this was our most popular post in 2008 based on reads and page views ( April 29 ) [ ....more ] pictured - Burj Al Arab - Dubai