tuesday newstrip

When to-be-moms think twice a week about the tiny iPad mini, their babies' brains show more mature patterns of activity ∙ a passenger bag stuffed with what are believed to be Ukrainian melons was locked in filthy kennels for so long that one of the melons chewed off its own injured foot ∙ US physicists have used sophisticated explosives & blasting systems to study the fluid dynamics of urine "splashback" ∙ former prime minister Julia Gillard's famous misogyny speech has been turned into a song ∙ the credit industry allegedly forced its way into a bitcoin website sending a strong message to biosecurity staff to comply with their obligations ∙ the Coalition expressed "frustration" that the much maligned Cross City Tunnel could give Jakarta's boats policy wider network perks & an expanded eastern seaboard presence.