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How good is your geography? Test yourself. What would you say to a mine-blowing plant? Did you miss that big Christmas parade in New York? Music to keep you well, and a Mo' Better Blog for the little screen.
Geo Testing
America routinely comes in about 80 nations behind the rest of the world in geography tests, so somebody decided to do something about it. This site is interesting if you can get on (it can be difficult sometimes, as it is so popular). Test yourself and see. www.geographyolympics.com
Mine-aware plant
Whatever you may think of genetically modified food, this one is difficult to criticise. A Danish company has created a way to make a plant aware of nitrogen dioxide in the soil and then change colour. Why is that interesting? That chemical is used to make explosives, such as land mines. This is a great use of technology. www.core77.com/materials_processes
Parading round NYC
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