BBC
A form of bird flu has been found in some wild ducks in Sweden.
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Religious Drug Use
CNN
The Supreme Court has ruled that a hallucinogenic tea used in a church in New Mexico can be legally used despite one of the ingredients being a controlled substance. This could certainly have interesting ramifications for other religions that use drugs in their services.
The Supreme Court has ruled that a hallucinogenic tea used in a church in New Mexico can be legally used despite one of the ingredients being a controlled substance. This could certainly have interesting ramifications for other religions that use drugs in their services.
Sunday, February 19, 2006
No New Nations
BBC
Although 60% supported independence, the referendum required a 2/3 majority in order to pass. So Tokelau remains part of New Zealand.
Although 60% supported independence, the referendum required a 2/3 majority in order to pass. So Tokelau remains part of New Zealand.
Sunday, February 12, 2006
New Nation on the Horizon
BBC
Tokelau, a grouping of three atolls under the adminstration of New Zealand, is voting on independence today. Results will be known later this week. If it becomes independent, it will be the 3rd smallest nation by size and 2nd by population.
Tokelau, a grouping of three atolls under the adminstration of New Zealand, is voting on independence today. Results will be known later this week. If it becomes independent, it will be the 3rd smallest nation by size and 2nd by population.
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
French Literature to Blame for Low Birth Rates
Media Matters
In a brilliant show of his overwhelming intellect, Pat Robertson pinpointed the exact cause of the declining European population. It has nothing to do with economic factors that make it prohibitively costly to have multiple children. The reason is 20th Century French Literature.
In a brilliant show of his overwhelming intellect, Pat Robertson pinpointed the exact cause of the declining European population. It has nothing to do with economic factors that make it prohibitively costly to have multiple children. The reason is 20th Century French Literature.
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
A Multitude of New Species
Conservation International
I like making posts about new animal discoveries. Well, an expedition into the Foja Mountains of Western New Guinea turned up dozens of new species. Most were frogs, but they did find several species of butterflies, a bird, and a plant. They also found the location of Berlepsch’s Six-Wired Bird of Paradise, a bird only know from some specimens collected in the 19th Century.
I like making posts about new animal discoveries. Well, an expedition into the Foja Mountains of Western New Guinea turned up dozens of new species. Most were frogs, but they did find several species of butterflies, a bird, and a plant. They also found the location of Berlepsch’s Six-Wired Bird of Paradise, a bird only know from some specimens collected in the 19th Century.
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Strange Search Results
Site Meter
Unless you perchance scrolled to the bottom of this page, you probably haven't noticed the link to Site Meter which I use to keep track of visitors. Now it kind of works like a visit counter, but it also keeps track of other things, such as the OS the person is using, how they found my site, where they're from, etc. I haven't had Site Meter very long, but some of the results are entertaining.
Referrals for The Mu Cow Blog:
MSN - I'm the first through fourth result when Searching for Mu Cow on MSN.
MSN - Only eighth when searching for "Cow Blog".
MSN - The fourth result for Cow and Cat Art.
MSN - Someone went through six pages of results for Nope.95 to find the Mu Cow.
Yahoo - I'm the top result when searching for Mu Cow on Yahoo.
Yahoo UK - But only second in British.
Referrals for Lost Carolinian:
MSN - Sixth result for Carolinian Trees.
MSN - Fifth for Domkyrkan (I'm entertained that the third result is a porn site).
MSN - Eighth for Inside Helsinki Cathedral.
MSN - Fourth for Luck of the Irish 2.
MSN - Third and fourth for Tallest Waterfall in Sweden.
MSN - Third for Yehwah, apparently I misspelled it, it's supposed to be Yahweh.
Blog Search - First through third for Mu Cow Club. Oddly, the Mu Cow Blog does not appear in this search because I've apparently never used the word "club" on it.
Google - I was on page six of results for Pepsi Cappuccino, but apparently I've moved.
I find it interesting that MSN has lead more people to my sites than Google, despite the number of users. However, doing a search for Mu Cow on Google, I couldn't even find my blog, despite it being the first result just last year.
Unless you perchance scrolled to the bottom of this page, you probably haven't noticed the link to Site Meter which I use to keep track of visitors. Now it kind of works like a visit counter, but it also keeps track of other things, such as the OS the person is using, how they found my site, where they're from, etc. I haven't had Site Meter very long, but some of the results are entertaining.
Referrals for The Mu Cow Blog:
MSN - I'm the first through fourth result when Searching for Mu Cow on MSN.
MSN - Only eighth when searching for "Cow Blog".
MSN - The fourth result for Cow and Cat Art.
MSN - Someone went through six pages of results for Nope.95 to find the Mu Cow.
Yahoo - I'm the top result when searching for Mu Cow on Yahoo.
Yahoo UK - But only second in British.
Referrals for Lost Carolinian:
MSN - Sixth result for Carolinian Trees.
MSN - Fifth for Domkyrkan (I'm entertained that the third result is a porn site).
MSN - Eighth for Inside Helsinki Cathedral.
MSN - Fourth for Luck of the Irish 2.
MSN - Third and fourth for Tallest Waterfall in Sweden.
MSN - Third for Yehwah, apparently I misspelled it, it's supposed to be Yahweh.
Blog Search - First through third for Mu Cow Club. Oddly, the Mu Cow Blog does not appear in this search because I've apparently never used the word "club" on it.
Google - I was on page six of results for Pepsi Cappuccino, but apparently I've moved.
I find it interesting that MSN has lead more people to my sites than Google, despite the number of users. However, doing a search for Mu Cow on Google, I couldn't even find my blog, despite it being the first result just last year.
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