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UFOMystic: Remembering Mac It was something of a shock to hear the very sad news that author and blogger Mac Tonnies passed away in his sleep last week, aged only 34. We briefly corresponded several years ago, and he was about the first person in the public eye to say they liked what was then a nascent remote central - at the time I recall that being a huge filip, especially because I regarded

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Whilst the world waits with bated breath for the release date of 'Take No More' from Utah Jazz, featured on the 96th edition of the only dnb podcast you'll ever need to hear, here's a quick look at Mistabishi's much vaunted Matrix Remix of 'From Memory', also featured as the last track on Podcast 98. ...and although 'Take No More' fades in and out of London Elektricity's show hosting, (30m

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Following on from the previous 'Numbers' edition, Open publication - Free publishing - More stimulus Stimulus Respond are now seeking content for the next issue, called 'Icon', as we see from this advisory: We are currently soliciting contributions for the next edition of the next issue of Stimulus Respond, called Icon. Contributions might be literally or abstractly related to Icon, and

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ESA Science & Technology: Hubble views new dark spot on JupiterOver the past few days, spectacular images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope have shown the scene of a vast impact - roughly twice the length of Europe - which has scarred the surface of Jupiter, making this the second time in 15 years that such an event has taken place there. Spotted by Anthony Wesley, a '44-year-old computer

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NickG Productions: To whom it may concern..A quick heads-up to a new blog written by NickG, who is technically, or at least biologically part of the remote central stable of writers, so this is to wish him all good luck in what I hope will be a long and very successful blogging career.Although I suggested he start his own blog, everything will be written by him with no creative or editorial input

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Arizona Public Media :: Video Short "Kachina Imagery" In a recent post I briefly alluded to the manufacture and use of basketry in prehistory, and having also read a report in Science Daily which discussed the possible connection between basketry and humans' ability to count, it seems worthwhile compiling a short post on the subject, prefaced by this video promoting a recent exhibition at

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Tour de France - Astana take team time-trial - Yahoo! Eurosport UKAnother day of drama at the Tour, although today the action was centred more on - and in some cases, off - the roads round Montpellier, rather than the back-alley politics that have been causing unrest within the Astana camp. But for today at least, they put internal disputes aside to turn in an excellent performance over the 38 km

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Tour de France - Sprint king Cavendish doubles up - Yahoo! Eurosport UKFollowing his blistering finish in yesterday's Stage 2, Green Jersey holder Mark Cavendish of Team Columbia again triumphed in a sprint finish to the line, and as good an achievement that was, the real news of the day featured the ongoing rivalry between Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong, both members of the Astana team,

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Tour de France 2009 | Le Tour de France Route - Yahoo! Eurosport UKThis year's Tour de France gets under way later today, with the first stage, known as the prologue, comprising a 15.5 km time trial in Monaco, and one that will be a lot more technical than the normal flat road to which riders are more accustomed, as we see from this clip:Of course the big news ahead of this year's race is the

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Four Stone Hearth Volume 70 @ Afarensis: Anthropology, Evolution, and ScienceThe latest edition of the anthropology blog carnival, Four Stone Hearth has been published by Afarensis, who has compiled a number of outstanding and very informative posts, covering everything from anti-depressants to orangutans, and ancient spear-points in the garden to archaeology tweeting, plus a great deal more

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Marcaria.com is a domain and trademark hosting site, with whom you can register international domain names, regardless of the country you're in at the time - this is important to bear in mind as not all such sites are able to offer this service. However, you will need to avail yourself of the related facilities that Marcaria have on offer in order for you to expedite registering your company

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Human Evolution on TrialAs regular readers of this blog will be aware, guest blogger Terry Toohill has over the past year or so contributed no less than 30 posts, originally conceived as a book, which comprise his take on the story of human evolution.It was written in part to counter the arguments of intelligent design proponents who contend we are all here thanks to the benign interventions of a

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Wanna be an Anthropologist 4SH #69Paul Wren has posted the latest edition of Four Stone Hearth, which on this occasion is split into five sections, namely Sociocultural Anthropology, Archaeology, Biological Anthropology/Human Evolution, Linguistics and a bonus feature, Anthropology on the Internet.Many of the articles are penned by the usual suspects, but as is often the case with 4SH, a few

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Evidence For Early Hunters Beneath The Great Lakes — PNAS10,000 years ago, in what is now the Great Lakes region of continental North America, Palaeoindian communities eked out the chilly lives of sub-arctic foragers, which amongst numerous other activities, involved hunting large and small game, including caribou, a regional variety of reindeer.In the course of their hunting expeditions, it

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BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Arts & Culture | Banksy in secret exhibition stuntHaving made previous mention of Banksy with regard to last year's BBC Radio 4 presentation, The Drawings On The Wall, I thought I'd post this link to a free exhibition that has just opened in his hometown of Bristol.The entire event was prepared beneath a thick cloak of deep secrecy, and apart from 2 people collaborating

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The Archaeology Channel - Welcome(cross-posted from Anthropology.net)As many readers of this blog will be aware, The Archaeology Channel is a fantastic resource, which since 2000 has provided a superb and fascinating collection of online archaeology videos from around the world, all of which are free to access, which in this day and age, makes it a rare resource indeed.However, as we are all

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Orkneyjar Archaeology News - Plough Uncovers Suspected Chambered TombNeolithic Age: Prehistoric Complex Including Two 6,000-year-old Tombs Discovered In BritainScience DailyFrom Britain comes news of two sets of discoveries, one of a chambered cairn in Orkney, north of the Scottish mainland, the other in Hampshire, a county in southern England, where Neolithic tombs dating back 5,000-6,000 years

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Culture and Compulsion: Student Posts 2009 @ NeuroanthropologyHere's the link to the page at Neuroanthropology, where Daniel Lende has assembled nine essays of his students, working in groups, into a single post with links to each article. Broadly speaking, the focus of these posts is the exploration of the ways in which we humans can find ourselves bound by compulsive behaviours, and suffer

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Vero Beach... In what is being hailed as one of the most sensational archaeological finds in recent years, comes news of the discovery of an engraved piece of fossil bone depicting a mammoth, the first known such artefact ever to have been described in the Americas. Here are some details from the only online source I could find anywhere, (*see end of post for update) and whilst I'm sure any

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Moving house made easier | moveme.comHistory doesn't record the experiences of the first people to move house, and research conducted in the modern day has suggested that moving home can be one of the most stressful events people undergo during the course of their entire lives.Indeed the prospects can be daunting, and keeping a clear head whilst trying to remember absolutely everything in the

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Welcome once again to Four Stone Hearth, and specifically the 68th edition thereof - it's been a while since this anthropology blog carnival has been hosted here at remote central, so without further delay, here is the latest selection of anthropologically inclined posts from pretty much here, there and everywhere.It will be immediately apparent that I haven't categorised these posts into any

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As anyone with access to iTunes will agree, there are increasingly vast numbers of podcasts available for download on a seemingly constant basis, and keeping up to date with them all can be something of a challenge.So for the time being I'm planning to publish a more or less regular bulletin, listing both audio and visual content that I consider to be worth catching, looking out for, or in some

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The 68th edition of Four Stone Hearth will appear here at remote central, this coming Wednesday, June 3rd, and although the initial stages of assembly are under way, there's still plenty of time for those interested in contributing to the next edition to submit posts - these can be from your own blog or site, or indeed from anywhere within what might loosely be termed the anthro-blogosphere, as

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Following on from recent news that Stimulus Respond now has a Spanish language edition of 'Skin' online, in this case going by the name of 'Piel', comes this advice that potential contributors to the next English edition, 'Numbers', have until May 29th to submit ideas for fully completed submissions that will need to meet a June 26th deadline. This from the editors...We are currently

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Dienekes' Anthropology Blog: 35,000-year old female figurine from Hohle Fels CaveSuch has been the enthusiastic coverage of the 35,000 year-old mammoth ivory figurine found recently in south-western Germany, notably along the lines that this apparently represents the earliest known pornography, I was slightly surprised to see the phwooarr count in the tabloid press strangely low, although The

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