{"id":268,"date":"2007-08-31T14:09:59","date_gmt":"2007-08-31T13:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tinyplanetblog.com\/?p=268"},"modified":"2007-08-31T14:09:59","modified_gmt":"2007-08-31T13:09:59","slug":"links-of-the-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tinyplanetblog.com\/?p=268","title":{"rendered":"Links of the day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The forces of time and work are against me, so this will be short and sweet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you&#8217;re not moved by this you have no heart:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/thatsireland.com\/2007\/08\/31\/ollie-byrne-rip-and-the-friendship-of-pets\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ollie Byrne RIP and the friendship of pets.<\/a> How the late owner of Shelbourne FC ditched everything one January night to help somebody find their lost cat. (<strong>Michael Nugent<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>A sure cause of controversy:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/catholicgauze.blogspot.com\/2007\/08\/more-remains-of-second-temple-found.html\" target=\"_blank\">Diggers laying a pipe under the Al-Aqsa mosque may have found part of the Second Temple of Jerusalem.<\/a> This will be incredible if it&#8217;s true. (<strong>Catholicgauze<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feeling the pinch:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.afp.com\/english\/news\/stories\/070831060935.8kb986wg.html\" target=\"_blank\">China&#8217;s key oil producers may suspend petrol imports.<\/a> The country needs to supply its own people first, which isn&#8217;t a bad philosophy. (<strong>AFP<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;I will remind the deppity&#8221;:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mulley.net\/2007\/08\/31\/just-cos\/\" target=\"_blank\">John O&#8217;Donoghue in full fury on the floor of D\u00e1il \u00c9ireann.<\/a> Damien resurrects our brave Ceann Comhairle&#8217;s attempts to keep control of the house, only for him to show what a flustering hothead he really is. (<strong>Damien Mulley<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fight for your rights:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/software\/how-to\/stop-being-a-slave-to-your-email-293627.php\" target=\"_blank\">Stop being a slave to your email.<\/a> Go on, strike back! (<strong>Lifehacker<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Transport, but not as we know it:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/business\/6970031.stm\" target=\"_blank\">Flying cars are going on sale in the next couple of months.<\/a> Woohoo! (<strong>BBC<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blogs and the wider world:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/tech.blorge.com\/Structure:%20\/2007\/08\/30\/survey-more-women-blogging-than-men-as-blogs-hit-mainstream\/\" target=\"_blank\">More women blogging than men.<\/a> About 8% of Americans have their own blog, according to a survey; although because said survey was conducted among people using an online service the results likely do not reflect reality.  (<strong>Blorge.com<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Creepy crawlies:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iht.com\/articles\/2007\/08\/31\/america\/spider.php\" target=\"_blank\">Got arachnophobia? Here&#8217;s your worst nightmare.<\/a> A vast web crawling with millions of spiders that is spreading across several acres of a Texas park (and the picture with the article is amazing). (<em>International Herald Tribune<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fighting words:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/nm\/20070831\/od_uk_nm\/oukoe_uk_china_ninja;_ylt=Ap5HFRwzGzfn_xE9XaXTQams0NUE\" target=\"_blank\">Kung fu monks seek apology for ninja affront.<\/a> Shaolin monks are a bit miffed at claims by one web user that they were beaten in unarmed combat by a ninja.\u00a0 (<strong>Reuters<\/strong>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The forces of time and work are against me, so this will be short and sweet. If you&#8217;re not moved by this you have no heart: Ollie Byrne RIP and the friendship of pets. How the late owner of Shelbourne FC ditched everything one January night to help somebody find their lost cat. 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