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Submission + - Ultimate Censorship? China and Reincarnation.

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michaelcole writes: ":
"China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission"
  — http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20227400/site/newsweek /

This article is both hilarious and sad, looking at the lengths to which a government will go to regulate thought through censorship. It also goes into some of the more subtle politics of the current 72 year-old Dalai Lama as he thinks about his political and spiritual successor.

The Dalai Lama's response: "he refuses to be reborn in Tibet so long as it's under Chinese control.""

Feed Science Daily: Married Men Really Do Do Less Housework Than Live-in Boyfriends (sciencedaily.com)

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The age-old stereotype that women do more housework than men has gotten more credibility with a new study. The study of more than 17,000 people in 28 countries found that married men report doing less housework than men who are live-in boyfriends. The study suggests that the institution of marriage changes the division of labor. Couples with an egalitarian view on gender -- seeing men and women as equal -- are more likely to divide the household chores equally. However, in married relationships, even if an egalitarian viewpoint is present, men still report doing less housework than their wives.
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Submission + - NASA to send Luke's lightsaber into space

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Verunks writes: In honor of the 30th anniversary of Star Wars, NASA will launch Luke Skywalker's original Jedi lightsaber into space along with the crew of the space shuttle Discovery. The launch is slated for October.
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Journal Journal: Illegal Immigrant Works Six Years at O'Hare International 1

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Elvira Arellano's sad case is going to embarrass the TSA. She is fighting deportion to avoid separation from her eight year old son. Her plight attracted attention when she claimed sanctuary in a church for more than a year. She was caught in LA and her story is gaining even more attention. A real black eye is going to the TSA when everyone learns she worked for six years at the O'Hare International Airport without be

Feed Engadget: Keepin' it real fake, part LXXI: X-Game 360 doesn't play Halo (engadget.com)

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Filed under: Gaming

Most people pop across the border for a good time. Engadget editors interpret that good time as a chance to check out rip offs like this $28 "X-Game 360." No bonus points here for spotting the inspiration behind this KIRF. All we wanna know is, what're the chances it comes with HDMI?

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Submission + - Student finds 5000-year-old chewing gum (kierikki.fi)

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itsthebin
itsthebin writes: "Sarah Pickin, 23, found the lump of birch bark tar — complete with neolithic tooth prints — on a dig in Finland. Ms Pickin's tutor at the University of Derby, Professor Trevor Brown, said birch bark tar contained phenols, which are antiseptic compounds. "It is generally believed that neolithic people found that by chewing this stuff if they had gum infections it helped to treat the condition. It's particularly significant because well-defined tooth imprints were found on the gum which Sarah discovered," he said. Ms Pickin was on a volunteer program at the Kierikki Centre on the west coast of Finland when she made the find. It is not for sale on Ebay yet :-)"

Feed Engadget: Teen engineers create eco-minded electric unicycle (engadget.com)

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Filed under: Transportation

Two clever Canadian teen-scientists have built a bizarre, eco-friendly electric bike which runs on principals similar to those of the Segway -- but looks way cooler. The motorized prototype (called either the "Uno" or "Tango," depending on who you speak with), sports two wheels side-by-side, sort of like a double unicycle which the rider sits directly above. The bike, based off of the frame design of a Yamaha R6 sport bike, can reach speeds of up to 40 MPH, and uses accelerometer technology to keep its balance. Inventors Ben Gulak and Jason Morrow say that the bike beats out the Segway in terms of speed, and delivers better maneuverability than Bombardier's Embrio unicycle concept. The whole package is surprisingly powered by amped-up wheelchair motors and 36-volt batteries. Next up, the young men plan to assemble a rag-tag band of colorful characters, get on their bikes, and ride into Neo-Tokyo during a riot.

[Via Ubergizmo]

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