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CT scanning baboons

March 18th 2006
If anybody had told me 3 weeks ago when I left the UK that I would be watching a sedated baboon being CT scanned in what appeared to be a MRI tube then I would have asked them where they were getting their drugs. However, this morning, the bizarre and surreal event took place with me watching behind lead-lined glass. Most people come to Wellington to check out the culture and cafe scenes, but bel ... read more
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New Zealand Flag The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more
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