Archive for August 28th, 2007
Scientists Encouraged to Risk Failure
Chinese lawmakers have had to propose legislation to get their scientists to try.
In an effort to promote innovation and clamp down on fraud, China’s law makers are trying new laws to remove the stigma attached to failure.
If a scientist fails, they know longer will have to fear losing their funding.
“‘Scientists and technicians who have initiated [...]
Three Students Kill - Literally - for a Day Off
Three students, ages 12 and 13, strangled to death an 8-year old boy and his 5-year old brother.
Reason - they were hoping the boarding school they were attending would suspend classes for the day.
Apparently the year before, the school had let the kids out for a day because another student had died.
The kids figured that [...]
90-year old fathers 21st child
Now, we know why India has so many people.
Even 90-year olds, with nothing better to do, are fathering children.
90-year old Nanu Ram Jogi and wife just had a baby girl.
The old goat farmer can’t recall exactly how many children he has, but he recollects he has fathered 12 sons and 9 daughters with four wives beginning [...]
Teacher Stars in Steamy Internet Video
What are kids learning in schools these days?
Filmography - that’s good.
Screenwriting - that’s good, too.
Marketing - more goodness.
Putting your teacher in a steamy video and sticking it on Youtube - not so good.
The video has been removed from Youtube but not before it was seen by 200,000+ and then stuck on somebody’s MySpace site.
The teacher learned from [...]
Mattel Sues China ‘Porno’ Barbie
China Barbie is 34D-22-33 (all natural) and used to work behind the desks of some of the world’s leading investment banks and advertising agencies in New York. What she did behind those desks is another story.
Mattel Inc., the toy maker, doesn’t care. Mattel says the, um, lady is smearing 48-year old Barbie, Skipper, Midge and [...]
