Weird News
September 27, 2009
- Health studies are released all the time, and the vast majority draw little to no attention. This week was a little different. Two articles inspired a lot of interest. The first focused on four individuals who either suffer from or are blessed with (depending on who you ask) something called "super memory." The other summarized a study that examined the effects spanking can have on a ...
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September 3, 2009
- Gandhi’s Revenge and a Azerbaijan donkey For years people who have made trips to India be it's sporting heros or just those on a social trip have often be laid low by what is sometimes called "Gandhi's Revenge" in other words a very "gippy" stomach. Last week this reached a new level when a Biman Bangladesh airlines flight from Dhaka to London was delayed by nearly 10 hours ...
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August 27, 2009
- Views, Reviews and Weird News So what have I got to offer you in this weeks "Views, Reviews and Weird news? There has been some really interesting and weird news this week, so I'll jsut concentrate on that this blog. WEIRD NEWSSome of you might have read about Microsoft (in Poland) getting into trouble for altering a photo on its website to change the race of one of the people in ...
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August 7, 2009
- This has really been affecting me lately: my obsession with the bizarre. I wake up, roll out of bed. I grab a history book, or find my laptop and click straight to a science magazine website as if the Holy Grail of the absurd is going to suddenly spring to life like an oddly glowing chalice. It’s that one weird news story that will go viral. I just know it will. Like when I posted video of a ...
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August 5, 2009
- iews, Reviews and Weird News So what have I got to offer you in this weeks "Views, Reviews and Weird, well News?Today it's just a couple of pieces of slightly weird news.In England, the death of a fish made major headlines...DEATH OF 'THE PEOPLE'S FISH'Britain's biggest and best-loved common carp (voted Britain's Favorite Carp), Benson, has died. The 64lb fish was caught 63 times in her ...
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August 3, 2009
- Weekend news ruled my life, and not just Saturday and Sunday. Monday came along and I found myself still reeling over having posted two hard-hitting news items on disease in Kern County. Two humans with West Nile virus and nearly 60 cases of pandemic swine flu in one month. That's enough to get anyone to wear a CDC bubble suit to bed. In the case of West Nile, real estate moguls were warned to ...
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July 22, 2009
- Views, Reviews and Weird News So what have I got to offer you in this weeks "Views, Reviews and Weird News?Some fresh reviews at various blogs, a radio appearance or two and history coming back to lifeVIEWS and REVIEWS:GOODREADS ****I do not typically read books that are geared towards younger readers or young adults, but I am very glad that I decided to try this book. It is very well ...
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July 2, 2009
- Twitter followers 'can be bought' WEIRD NEWS:FROM THE BBC:This interesting article about TWITTER was on the BBC today, which I thought I would share.Twitter followers 'can be bought' Twitter users who lack an audience for their messages can now buy followers.Australian social media marketing company uSocial is offering a paid service that finds followers for users of the micro-blogging ...
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July 1, 2009
- Views, Reviews and Weird News WEIRD NEWS:Every so often one of the weird news items stands out amongst all the other weekly jottings. Today is one of those special events so I am sharing a single weird news with you.Stoned wallabies creating crop circlesAustralian wallabies are eating opium poppies and creating crop circles as they hop around "as high as a kite", a government official ...
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June 24, 2009
- Views, Reviews and Weird News VIEWS:"Across the Pond" my YA book had a fresh Press Release today as it moved from POD to being printed and available in Ingrams and thus book stores. As part of this a couple of companies have been sending out fresh news about my press release. The result of this is a huge influx in my mail of reviewers and bloggers asking for copies of the book to ...
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