From the land of Hugo Chavez… More than 1,500 people have gathered around a statue of 19th century liberation hero Simon Bolivar in Venezuela and posed nude for a US artist famous for his photos of naked crowds in public spaces. Spencer Tunick organised the Caracas photo shoot along downtown Avenida Bolivar, a frequent spot…
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Happiness is a Great John Toilet
(Thanks, Terry!) The Great John is a toilet for “big” people. The website painstakingly avoids any words that might suggest this is a problem or that they are TOO big. Regular toilet seats are described as “terribly small.” And, the site notes that the Great John can also be used by “a small person or…
A Guest Blogger, and an Unwritten Law – New York Times
What is a blog or a blogger? Arianna Huffington has gotten herself in hot water with HuffPo fans after “manufacturing” a blog entry for George Clooney from past interview responses, giving readers the impression that Clooney wrote the posting just for HuffPo. At The Huffington Post, the colors, logos, headshots, bios, rubrics and timestamps visually…
Fat Virus, Ad-36 Blamed For Obesity Epidemic In Australians
As a side note to this story, other scientists were not surprised to find out that in addition to having the fat virus, fat people also had the ‘eat too much’ virus and the ‘not be very active’ virus. This news was shocking as no one really believed there could be a connection between obesity…
Update: Dambulla monkeys die from a viral infection?
Here is a quick update on the Dambulla Monkey deaths in Sri Lanka… cd Colombo: The cause behind the deaths of monkeys that live around the Dambulla ancient rock temple, 125 km north of Colombo is believed to be a viral infection, the veterinary officer of the area Dr. J. M. Senevirathna Banda said to…
How can a space satellite track Ebola?
By doing what satellites do well – tracking the changes in landscape such as rainfall, vegetation cover, water, height, dust and temperature – to identify the climatic conditions that help epidemic hosts such as Ebola haemorrhagic fever and meningitis to spread. The Epidemio project, funded by the European Space Agency and started in January 2004,…
Determined trooper chases beaver
Okay…It’s a campy story…but who can resist a headline about a Trooper Chasing Beaver??? cd The Seattle Times: Local News: Determined Oregon trooper chases wandering beaver Determined Oregon trooper chases wandering beaver By The Associated Press PORT ORFORD, Ore. – When Oregon State Police Trooper Robert Gorman approached a wandering beaver that appeared to be…
Hugo Chavez regarding Bush
You gotta love Chavez who has balls enough to openly insult the President of the United States and seems to be doing a great job governing his own country at the same time without US support….Nice work Hugo…. Some of my favorite Chavez remarks below… cd Chavez is one of Bush’s fiercest critics and has…
Something Really Offensive
Here’s something to make Andrew Dice Clay seem puritanical….Watch the movie Lord of War… Get Angry…. cd WASHINGTON, D.C., Mar 16 (OneWorld) – International arms makers and traders have violated every UN arms embargo of the past decade with almost total impunity, watchdogs said Thursday in a dossier submitted to the Security Council. The world…
Against 'Plastic Paddy' selling his very soul – Irish Independent
Here’s a St. Paddy’s Day rant for you from the Irish Independent. I NEVER thought I’d say this but, beneath all the plastic paddywhackery, St Patrick’s Day does offer a true insight into what it means to be Irish. Take the whole festival idea. What better way to symbolise our combination of self-glorification and incipient…