Charles Darwin's tortoise dies

THE world's oldest animal in captivity has died on the Sunshine Coast at the ripe old age of 176.
Giant Galapagos tortoise Harriet has died of a suspected heart attack.

She was a star attraction at Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo since the 1980s and even features in the Guinness Book of Records for her longevity.

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Ten tips for new Ubuntu users

Ubuntu has become the most popular Linux distribution for new Linux users. It's easy to install, easy to use, and usually "just works." But moving to a different operating system can be confusing, no matter how well-designed it is. Here's a list of tips that might save you some time while you're getting used to Ubuntu.

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Utility Nukes Windows Genuine Advantage Callbacks

Don't want your Windows PC phoning home to Microsoft? Here's news about a utility to stop it.

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Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sleep (But Were Afraid To Ask)

Written by a chronobiologist, this is a detailed guide to human sleep cycles, how to alter them, what they are...

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Archaeologists find port linking trade between ancient Rome and India

Archaeologists working on India's south-west coast believe they may have solved the mystery of the location of a major port which was key to trade between India and the Roman Empire - Muziris, in the modern-day state of Kerala.

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DNA students shocked to learn their ethnicity is not what they thought!

Ever wondered who your ancestors really are? Or, more importantly, are you really from the background that you think you're from? On Saturday, 65 people got some surprising answers using the latest DNA technology at a workshop at the College of Alameda.

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England Wins!

Wow crazy game. Very close. If it wasn't for the "own goal", England might have been in trouble. Doubleheader in a rain delay. Bloody Texas RaIngers jinx.

Cricket's back on. Sehwag's in the 100's and the wall is slowly and steadily keeping the innings going. GO SOX GO INDIA!

MY LIFE

Too much sports!

sports sports sports sports sports!

Thank god I have the summer off with all the sports being played these days- MLB, NBA, Tennis, WC.

Today was the opening day of the Fifa World Cup! Germany won, though I wanted the underdog C.R. to win. Well, at least Equador squashed Poland.

Finally, the Red Sox are back to their winning ways. Well, at least until Clement pitches his next game!! With the Yankee losses and the Sox wins, we're back in 1st place. Tonight's game was almost postponed. What's up with the freakin rains in Boston?

NBA finals game 2 tomorrow. Also ENGLAND's first game, vs. Paraguay. If that's not enough, the Sox play a doubleheader vs. the Texas RAINgers! Hope all the teams I'm supporting win. Long shot.

SOX WIN, MAVS WIN!

Great day for the teams that I support. The Red Sox won and so did the Dallas Mavericks. Unlike the rest of the world, I ain't joining the Miami Heat bandwagon. Avery Johnson has something special brewing down in Dallas.

Watched both games at our house. Unusually packed for a summer Thursday.

Time for a rant. Why the F#$K can't the Red Sox win at least 2 out of 3 against a beat up Yankee team with a bunch of their all-star calibre players out?? Just to name a few- Matsui, Sheffield, Jeter, Rivera, Pavano & Posada. I guess we're just not that good. Just hope we make it to the playoffs and you never know what happens once we get there. NUFF SAID. Peace out!

EDIT: How could I have forgotten...the Fifa World Cup starts in < 7 hrs. England all the way baby!!!