Archive for July 2007

Nursing home cat has talent for sensing death

Jul 26th, 2007 | By Michael Fraser | Category: Latest News

DEATH could come in a furrier form than most people imagine.
A hospice cat at a nursing and rehabilitation centre in the US has a talent for sensing when patients are going to die ? and curls up beside them for their final few hours.
Oscar the cat’s inside knowledge is so reliable, workers have begun alerting […]



Mind Trick

Jul 25th, 2007 | By Michael Fraser | Category: Latest News

Here’s something that you may enjoy another office email..Have you ever wondered if your mind is normal or different?? Well, do this little mind exercise and find out at the end!! Free will or synaptic wiring? You be the judge. Check out the following exercise, guaranteed to raise an eyebrow. There’s no trick or surprise. […]



Why Americans Shouldn’t Be Allowed To Travel

Jul 25th, 2007 | By Michael Fraser | Category: Latest News

Another funny email that went around.
The following are actual stories provided by travel agents: 1. I had someone ask for an aisle seat so that their hair wouldn’t get messed up by being near the window. 2. A client called in inquiring about a package to Hawaii. After going over all the cost information, she asked, “Would […]



World’s tallest man meets world’s smallest man

Jul 15th, 2007 | By Michael Fraser | Category: Latest News

I just came across this article on the news.com.au website. Pretty crazy. Have a read…
MONGOLIA, home to the world’s tallest man, may well also be home to the world’s shortest.
Bao Xishun, a 2.36m herdsman from Inner Mongolia, was yesterday introduced to He Pingping, who only measures 73cm.
 



Wordpress Upgrade & Windows Livewriter Upgrade

Jul 15th, 2007 | By Michael Fraser | Category: Latest News

At last I have had a chance to sit down and apply the latest upgrade to my wordpress installation. I was afraid that it was going to be a nightmare however it was relatively simple.



Mega-mushroom a 20kg stunner

Jul 12th, 2007 | By Michael Fraser | Category: Latest News

A MORE than 20kg mushroom has been picked in a forest in Mexico’s southernmost state of Chiapas, university officials said today.
The white mushroom, macrocybe titans, measured a towering 70cm tall, was found near Tapachula, near the Guatemalan border, according to the Southern Border University Centre.



Pope claims Orthodox churches ‘wounded’

Jul 10th, 2007 | By Michael Fraser | Category: Latest News

THE Vatican has claimed Christian denominations outside the Roman Catholic Church were not full churches of Jesus Christ.
A 16-page document, prepared by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which Pope Benedict used to head, described Christian Orthodox churches as true churches, but suffering from a “wound” since they do not recognise the primacy […]



Funny Japanese Video

Jul 10th, 2007 | By Michael Fraser | Category: Latest News

A video went around the office today which cracked up a fair few of the staff. It is called Human Tetris and it is a reality game show where contestants have to fit themselves through shapes an an approaching wall or get knocked into a pool of water. A novel idea for a show - […]