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I’m probably preaching to the choir on this one however, it’s nice to see this information coming from a well respected economic blog.

Via The Prudent Investor
Based on the latest reports in the Washington Post the US government is increasingly applying methods that until a few years ago were mainly associated with the Nazi and other totalitarian regimes. Sorry for the harsh words towards the government and its operatives of an otherwise mostly wonderful people, but the long string of scandals that has been engulfing the US leaves me no other choice. Link

The images to your right are composites of 10 women with highest and 10 with lowest levels of oestrogen. Can you tell which is which? Leave your guesses in the comments. See story for answer.

The new study, led by psychologist Miriam Law Smith, could explain the underlying reason why men prefer women with feminine faces. It is the first study to demonstrate that women’s facial appearance is linked to their underlying health because oestrogen is the hormone which impacts on women’s reproductive health and fertility. These effects on appearance are likely to depend on the action of oestrogen throughout puberty. Link

Via Google News & RxPG News
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Heather Bennett, my good friend and fellow creative misfit, has been hiding out in Dutch countryside stitching up uniquely charming and absurdly humorous plush dolls and props. The dolls are all hand sewn using dutch wool, vintage materials, and odd bits collected from markets in Belgium and Nederland.

Heather says: “I was inspired by the old flemish paintings I saw this summer—and mixed it with a little fairy talishness.”

So far she’s made some 140 dolls which retail for around 80 Euros (she’s also willing to trade for goods and services). Designs range from anxious bears and pompadoured baroque maidens to mischievous mustachioed devils. Over the next week or so I’ll be posting images of her dolls along with some anecdotes.