Mad Cow Disease Rears Its Ugly Head
By newsguy | April 8, 2008
I don’t know what’s more disturbing: that Mad Cow’s baaaack (cue Poltergeist theme) or that the disease has its own web page—labeled official just in case you’re a fan of one of those unofficial pages.
But the disease is, of course, no laughing matter. And it has never really gone away. It has merely fallen off our radar. In fact, it’s so far off our radar that the Official Mad Cow Disease Home Page boasts it was last updated on 31st December, 1999.
Now it’s reported in Spain, with 2 deaths this week.
What does it mean when Mad Cow arises? The usual detective work of tracking the source and, most likely, decimating the potentially affected herd. It’s a sad waste of life for the animals that could have otherwise been at least contributing to hungry bellies through their death. For the victims, it means life or death.
The good news? These recent cases are linked to an old outbreak, according to the Spanish government. The outbreak predated restrictions on meat production. It simply took a decade for the victims to succumb.
Mad Cow hits when it hits, with little rhyme or reason, but it’s an ever-present risk for beef lovers.
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Trapster - Making a Social Network of Reckless Driving
By newsguy | April 3, 2008
Do you rely on other motorists’ flashing their headlights to warn you of speed traps ahead? You will love Trapster, where social networking meets breaking the law.
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Best Album Covers Ever
By newsguy | April 3, 2008
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Meet the World’s First Pregnant Man
By newsguy | April 2, 2008
Some are disturbed, some are encouraged. What do you think?
Meet the world’s first pregnant man, Thomas Beatie.
Nobody’s entirely sure if Beatie actually is pregnant, and the fact that he has chosen to make an official announcement one way or another after April 1st has media suspecting an April Fool’s trick. But Beatie plans to show Oprah the ultrasound image to prove that he is indeed with child, expected delivery early in July.
Beatie was born a woman but underwent sex change surgery and hormone therapy. He elected to leave his female reproductive organs intact, thereby allowing him to carry a child using donor sperm. He is legally a male and is married to a woman.
Many are dubious, including his neighbors. But Beatie’s determination to prove to the world he’s the first pregnant man. See the video below:
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World, meet my JamsBio
By newsguy | March 31, 2008
I am no longer able to hide behind the web.
To know my music, is to know me:
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Lebron James Vogue Cover “King Kong”?
By newsguy | March 28, 2008
According to critics, this cover of Vogue - the first to feature a black man - is racially insensitive. They call it evocative of racial stereotypes and liken it even to King Kong. What do you think?
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“Fitna” A controversial take on Islam
By mike | March 28, 2008
Dutch lawmaker, Geert Wilders, release a controversial film critical of Islam, which contains images of the Prophet Muhammed wearing a turban shaped like a bomb. The Danish Union of Journalists is suing Geert for using images like this without permission. The Foreign Ministry of Iran has called on the EU, Netherlands, and Britain to end the showing of the film. Take a look, does this film inspire racisism? Or, is it just one man’s opinion?
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A little YouTube Insight
By mike | March 27, 2008
Online Video giant, YouTube announced yesterday the release of a new tool to help video makers. This feature gives detailed statistics on the video views. You can learn the wheres, whens, and whys of video success. A clever marketer can use this information to determine when to release a video, what country they are most popular in, and repeat the model to drive traffic to the site. So far the statisic tell only basic information, but they will certainly get better. The eerie part is that they long past data. They must have been planning this for a while.
Get to the statistics by going to My Account>>Videos,Favorites, & Playlist>>About This Video.
Read the YouTube blog post on it here.
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Amber Lee Ettinger “Obama Girl” up for Award
By newsguy | March 26, 2008
Very well-known model with a political edge, Amber Lee Ettinger (aka Obama Girl), is up for a YouTube award. The video sharing site will be selecting one from a number of breakway videos to win its second annual title, replete with a trophy. Her video “I Got a Crush…on Obama” has been viewed over 7 million times. It is up against competition like the famous “don’t tase me bro” video.
Haven’t seen it yet? Check it out below and decide for yourself whether it deserves the ultimate YouTube award.
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India will own the British
By mike | March 26, 2008
In a bit of irony American company Ford Motor Co, is selling British brands, Land Rover and Jaguar, to Indian Company, Tata Motors Ltd for $2.3 Billion. It is the intent of Tata to maintain the integrity of Rover and Jaguar, though many have speculated this may not be a wise decision for the small automaker. If nothing else, this will be another shining example of globalization.
Read more on the deal from Reuters.
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