Another very interesting read.....

This stroy is from ninemsn.com.au Check out the link to see the actual end result of the MRI video!

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/health/8490777/mri-video-gives-first-view-inside-childbirth

For the first time MRI video has given a view of what happens inside a woman's womb during childbirth.

Researchers from Charite University Hospital in Berlin this week released a short clip of the footage captured in December 2010, New Scientist reports.
The 30-second movie reveals stage two of labour as the fetus travels through the birth canal but stops short of showing the child delivered.

Researchers used a technique called cinematic MRI, in which multiple MRI still images are taken and spliced together to create a highly-detailed video clip.
The video has enabled scientists to study the movement of the fetus and its position as it moves through the birth canal.
The technique was also recently turned on unborn twins to discover why one was receiving more blood than the other, causing one to become larger.

Sources: New Scientist, CBS
Author: Matthew Henry. Approving editor: Will Jackson

Puzzles, Lego, building blocks, origami and video games such as Tetris can help build spatial and maths skills...

A story from today's Daily Telegraph. It is a very interesting read for parents of young children!

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/puzzles-lego-building-blocks-origami-and-video-games-such-as-tetris-can-help-build-spatial-and-maths-skills/story-e6freuy9-1226406925767

Zig Zag Railway set to close...

Took our little princess to the Zig Zag railway in Lithgow today.... It's a real shame it's closing- was fantastic for both the kids and parents!

If you want to go you'd better get in quick, trains will run until Sunday the 17th of June 2012. Thereafter it will be closed indefinately. Visit http://www.zigzagrailway.com.au/ for more info.