26 Nov 2004
Got Robot? Dairy Farmer Sees 'Milking Parlor' as Tourist Stop

Nothing wrong with a little agri-tourism ... although I daresay that showing an "old fashioned" milking parlor would have been somewhat more educational.

Los Angeles Times — For decades, as his own industry struggled, seventh-generation dairy farmer Clark Hinsdale II watched visitors flock to the nearby Shelburne Museum to admire its vast American art collection.

(link) [Yahoo! News: Top Stories]

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India pioneers the webcast cremation

Folks in the West will no doubt giggle a bit at this, but only because they fail to understand the really deep family connections that permeate Indian society. This is one part of Hinduism that's not changed much since the first waves of Indo-Europeans swept over the subcontenient: it's a modern attempt to obviate time and space to maintain a connection to the ancestors.

An Indian crematorium is planning to give grieving but time-strapped relatives the chance to send their dear departed into the next world via live webcast.

(link) [The Register]

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