Monthly Archives: August 2005
The Nun’s Story
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan has withdrawn an anti-AIDS campaign ad featuring a smiling nun holding a condom after it sparked an outcry from Roman Catholics, local media said on Wednesday. The poster, which shows the nun holding the condom with … Continue reading
The South Rises Again
WASHINGTON — Obesity rates have risen in nearly every state but Oregon, according to an advocacy group that called on the government and the private sector to get more involved in the battle against expanding waistlines. The advocacy group, Trust … Continue reading
Another Story from the City of Sin
LYNN — Along with the expected guns and drugs, police discovered a crocodile and two baby alligators when they searched a Murray Street apartment yesterday, something that police said they hardly prepared for in the pre-raid briefing. First the officers … Continue reading
Mass Man Killed in Freak Hammock Accident
LYNN — Ramadan Smrqaku, 20, said he didn’t think much of it when he sat on a hammock Friday in Beverly where two of his friends were lying. The hammock was tied to a tree and an old chimney. ”It … Continue reading
Intelligent Design: Teach ALL Theories
Scene: A PTA conference in 2012. Concerned mother: I know this is the best school in the district, but I’m a bit concerned about my darling Phoebe’s academic progress. Thanksgiving is coming up and Phoebe’s says you haven’t done any … Continue reading
Deep Six May Be Fake
An item in the Personality Parade in Parade Magazine, one of the last bastions of true middle American pop sensibility, asks about the amazing Mr. Six, the acrobatic, enervated oldster from the Six Flags Amusement Park ads. Six Flags, originally … Continue reading
Electrocuted Cat Fell in Flames 40 ft Seems OK
GARDNERVILLE, Nev. — A stalking foray atop a power pole left a lucky feline jolted, frizzled and dazed but otherwise OK after he fell off the 40-foot pole and sparked a fire outside a fire house. The frazzled cat was … Continue reading
Why We Hate Podcasting
OK, maybe hate is too strong a word, but we definitely don’t have time for this latest cyberfad, which. we are convinced. is a technological and sociological dead end, except perhaps in certain highly specific situations or among an eccentric … Continue reading
A Quickie
For those of us fascinated by the search engine wars, a new blog by a Google insider on how they get it to do all that cool stuff….. from Matt Cutts: Gadgets, Google, and SEO
Missing Buddha Tooth Roils Rangoon
Aug 16, 2005 (DVB) – The Buddha tooth replica or clone which was stolen from Swedawmyat Pagoda in Rangoon Mayanggone Township on 14 August was back on display, according to a report by AFP. The tooth replica was stolen along … Continue reading
If Cows Could Fly…
MOSCOW – Russia’s long winter will just fly by for a herd of Russian cows which, a newspaper reported on Tuesday, will be fed confiscated marijuana over the cold months. Drug workers said they adopted the unusual form of animal … Continue reading
Origin of Life on Earth – Veritas Version
Ever the pretentious spotlight seeker, Harvard has jumped into the fray about one of the fundamental questions of our or any time, "Where did we come from?" Harvard University is planning a scientific study of how life emerged on Earth.The … Continue reading