http://www.newsweird.com News Weird top stories and breaking news. Funny pictures and odd news, read it here first, before it hits the newspaper or magazine. Let's "first make people laugh and then make them think." Sun, 13 Feb 2011 08:13:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.newsweird.com/2011021303/news/strange-health-related-news/sudden-death-syndrome-takes-18-year-old-briton-after-her-number-one-kiss-3676 http://www.newsweird.com/2011021303/news/strange-health-related-news/sudden-death-syndrome-takes-18-year-old-briton-after-her-number-one-kiss-3676#comments Sun, 13 Feb 2011 08:04:38 +0000 Bluesrains http://www.newsweird.com/?p=3676 In the UK 18-year-old girl passes away immediately after their first kiss in front of astonished fans. Sudden death syndrome takes 18-year-old Briton after her number one kiss It was established that the evening before his death, Jemma spent in town with her boyfriend, Daniel Ross, and then they came to his house because he forgot his ATM card. They kissed, she sat on the sofa - and her eyes rolled back, his mouth twisted and she lost consciousness and died. The cause of death of Jemma Benjamin doctors says was sudden death syndrome. Efforts to revive her before the arrival of ambulance have failed and the investigation found that help for her was basically impossible. Jemma's parents said she showed no symptoms and was very healthy and physically strong, well-sailed long distances, and played hockey. From the syndrome of sudden death in Britain each year claims the lives of some 500 people Sudden unexplained death syndrome was first noted in 1977 among Hmong refugees in the US. The disease was again noted in Singapore, when a retrospective survey of records showed that 230 otherwise healthy Thai men died suddenly of unexplained causes between 1982 and 1990: In the Philippines, SUDS affects 43 per 100,000 per year among young Filipinos. Most of the victims are young males. ]]> http://www.newsweird.com/2011021303/news/strange-health-related-news/sudden-death-syndrome-takes-18-year-old-briton-after-her-number-one-kiss-3676/feed 1 http://www.newsweird.com/2011021200/news/dubhe-a-star-tied-the-big-dipper-turns-out-to-be-a-unique-white-dwarf-3671 http://www.newsweird.com/2011021200/news/dubhe-a-star-tied-the-big-dipper-turns-out-to-be-a-unique-white-dwarf-3671#comments Sat, 12 Feb 2011 05:54:21 +0000 Sweet_November http://www.newsweird.com/?p=3671 bright luminaries in the impoverished northern part of the sky and stand out in the constellation familiar from childhood. Dubhe a star tied the Big Dipper turns out to be a uniqueWhite Dwarf]]> http://www.newsweird.com/2011021200/news/dubhe-a-star-tied-the-big-dipper-turns-out-to-be-a-unique-white-dwarf-3671/feed 1 http://www.newsweird.com/2011021101/odd-and-bazarre/femen-activists-showed-their-pierogi-3658 http://www.newsweird.com/2011021101/odd-and-bazarre/femen-activists-showed-their-pierogi-3658#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 06:35:17 +0000 mistergenius http://www.newsweird.com/?p=3658 Activists of the Ukrainian movement FEMEN, famous for bare chest protest, which was first exposed, not for politics but for the love of art. Recently the Full-flavored maidens weighed bare for men's magazine FEMEN activists showed their pierogi. Members of the Organization of Alexander, Inna, Julia and Xenia undressed for the February numbers magazine Loaded. The photo shoot could not be done without the girls using some sort of political props as a national subject. So, the girls brought in wreaths with ribbons and topless posing with Pierogi dumplings. However, the birthday suits of the ladies of FEMEN will not surprise many folks, because almost all of their shares are held in a state of undress. Even the cold does not prevent them to take an active political position and disrobe in the name of something. Around the world on the Ukrainian talked about how girls who are protesting - the ladies explained his passion for getting naked in an interview. In preparation for the Euro 2012 football games in Kiev, Ukraine, a proposed city wide beautification initiative stipulates local government should mandate the removal of all unsightly laundry and other personal items from apartment balconies. Underwear hung to dry and fully-nude or half-nude people would also be prohibited on terraces. Members of the feminine organization, FEMEN were not having this, so they took to the streets. The group found a creative way to protest the plan and turn up the heat in temperatures that were five degrees below freezing -- they took off their tops! These girls were determined to stick out in the crowd and stand up for the right to aerate their undergarments. “Our balcony is our castle!" and "We want to walk on our balcony in our negligees!" is what they shouted during the demonstration as they joined the ranks of the yoga protester, who opposed sending troops to Afghanistan, and the gasoline protestor who spent too much on petrol and not enough on clothing. Stay tuned for more of the Full-flavored maidens of the FEMEN showing off their pierogi for cause. Pierogi are boiled, baked or fried dumplings of unleavened dough traditionally stuffed with potato filling, sauerkraut, ground meat, or fruit.]]> http://www.newsweird.com/2011021101/odd-and-bazarre/femen-activists-showed-their-pierogi-3658/feed 0 http://www.newsweird.com/2011020605/odd-and-bazarre/a-cow-does-not-make-a-very-good-floatation-device-for-luxury-cruise-ships-3647 http://www.newsweird.com/2011020605/odd-and-bazarre/a-cow-does-not-make-a-very-good-floatation-device-for-luxury-cruise-ships-3647#comments Sun, 06 Feb 2011 10:20:51 +0000 Bluesrains http://www.newsweird.com/?p=3647 A Seattle Police Department Harbor Patrol vessel towed a floating cow to a boat ramp Saturday, where it was loaded onto a removal truck. Seattle Animal Shelter enforcement supervisor Ann Graves says animal control officers received a report Thursday that the carcass of an adult cow had beached in West Seattle. A cow does not make a very good floatation device for luxury cruise ships, apparently.Authorities in Seattle say alarm met the shoreline when beachfront residents found the body of a 400-pound cow washed up by the surf. It's not clear how it got in the water. One possible cause could be depression. Many dairy cattle face depression on a daily basis from being locked into a routine. Another scenario is the poor cow could have been suffering some form of lactose intolerance and decided to end it all.More than likely she was washed down stream and into the ocean or in open range and plummeted from a cliff into the chilly waters below. One reader suggested the cow was part of a luxury cruise liner staff “morning coffee cream producer” and jumped ship or became a cow over board.Is leather water proof? Things to ponder no doubt however I would not recommend using a cow as a floatation device.Peace has returned to the area since the tide later moved it in front of a home.Graves said it had no ear tag or other identification and also pointed out that it could have been dumped by owners after it died naturally.]]> http://www.newsweird.com/2011020605/odd-and-bazarre/a-cow-does-not-make-a-very-good-floatation-device-for-luxury-cruise-ships-3647/feed 1 http://www.newsweird.com/2011020506/news/did-you-know-there-are-33-thousand-asteroids-and-20-new-comets-are-aimed-at-earth-3637 http://www.newsweird.com/2011020506/news/did-you-know-there-are-33-thousand-asteroids-and-20-new-comets-are-aimed-at-earth-3637#comments Sat, 05 Feb 2011 11:36:34 +0000 silfara http://www.newsweird.com/?p=3637 Infrared Space Telescope WISE found in the solar system, new dangerous objects. Did you know there are 33 thousand asteroids and 20 new comets are aimed at Earth?Infrared Telescope Facility WISE (Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) was launched by NASA in December 2009. He was supposed to review the sky at infrared wavelengths. In order that the telescope could find even the coldest objects of its detectors were cooled by liquid hydrogen. Stockpile was only enough hydrogen for ten months.During this time the telescope had to do more than 1.8 million images of the sky in the infrared range. Its main objective was to study the main belt between Mars and Jupiter. A few days ago NASA specialists reported on the results of the project WISE.Scientists say it's especially important to learn more about near-Earth objects (NEOs), which are asteroids and comets with orbits that come within 28 million miles (45 million kilometers) of Earth's path around the sun, since some of them could potentially pose a collision hazard with our planet.- Just one year of observations will greatly expand our catalog of data on "near-Earth objects, and other small celestial bodies, - the representative of NASA's Lindley Johnson.But astronomer’s directory spokesmen said to put it mildly, it caused a slight shock and it was what scared everyone the most was that Astronomers have found in the solar system about 33 thousand previously unknown asteroids.The results of this work, which will be combined with observations in the visible range, will help determine the size and composition of hazardous space objects. By the way, in addition to the asteroids that were discovered ]]> http://www.newsweird.com/2011020506/news/did-you-know-there-are-33-thousand-asteroids-and-20-new-comets-are-aimed-at-earth-3637/feed 1 http://www.newsweird.com/2011020407/odd-and-bazarre/scientificexperiments-to-address-frightening-memories-to-see-if-memory-can-be-rewritten-3632 http://www.newsweird.com/2011020407/odd-and-bazarre/scientificexperiments-to-address-frightening-memories-to-see-if-memory-can-be-rewritten-3632#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 12:17:40 +0000 appletoorange http://www.newsweird.com/?p=3632 Scientists have been trying to find the elixir of memory that helps to forget everything bad. Perhaps you are looking for ways to resurrect the forgotten events after a severe head injury? Study the effect of false memories, which sometimes show during questioning witnesses to a crime. But the brain staunchly protects its secrets so Scientists have carried out experiments to address the frightening memories to see if memory can be rewritten.And once again, scientists have attempted to penetrate the secrets of memory. This time they decided to test to see if they can edit the brain?So during one experiment to cure the girl from the fear of dogs, she was shown pictures of different dogs - from the mind of evil and totally harmless. Thus, researchers removed from the archive of remembrance, encouraging the girl to experience again the emotions that she felt at that moment, when frightened by the animal.After that it was taught to respond to the memory of another. For example, asked for her that the dog had saved her when she was drowning or chased vandals who climbed into her house. That is instilled her portrayal of another dog, dog-mate. At the final stage of the treatment research specialists the edited memories in the brain were fixed with the help of hypnosis.The same researchers conducted experiments with members of military action, the victims of car accidents and rapes and as a result the volunteers experienced less fear of shocking memories.The latest research is based on a radically new concept of storing memories in the brain. Before, scientists believed that memory - just photos: all parts firmly fixed at the time of the event. After these same experiments, the experts found that memories are stored in the brain, like folders on a shelf: when you take a folder to view, it is possible to change something.- We do not want to erase all the memories - it would be unethical and would cause to reflect on the fate of other memories, associative associated with undesirable - says Roger Pitman, professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. - The ideal scenario is to reduce or eliminate the fear that accompanies this recollection. The main focus is to provide treatment at a time when the memory is extracted from the archive, and "save" in memory, like a computer, an amended version.It is possible that new methods of editing of memories will help in the future to treat a variety of phobias, posttraumatic stress and other syndromes associated with increased anxiety. We are all quiet certain this new found scientific piety would never be ]]> http://www.newsweird.com/2011020407/odd-and-bazarre/scientificexperiments-to-address-frightening-memories-to-see-if-memory-can-be-rewritten-3632/feed 0 http://www.newsweird.com/2011020302/odd-and-bazarre/royal-condoms-introduced-as-souvenirs-for-the-royal-uk-wedding-3624 http://www.newsweird.com/2011020302/odd-and-bazarre/royal-condoms-introduced-as-souvenirs-for-the-royal-uk-wedding-3624#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 07:18:57 +0000 Sweet_November http://www.newsweird.com/?p=3624 England boasts some of the finest lovemaking in the world, with a tradition of coitus going back generations, lovers are told. This is a cheap swipe to make money. Combining the strength of a prince with the yielding sensitivity of a princess-to-be, the Crown Jewels condoms promise a royal union of pleasure. Is Buckingham Palace in frenzy over the Royal condoms being introduced as souvenirs for the royal UK wedding? All manner of predictable unofficial souvenirs such as tea towels, chinaware and postcards have been rushed out by manufacturers, with condoms now joining the ranks. Hugh Pomfret, a spokesman for Crown Jewels Condoms of Distinction, insisted they were "a unique way to remember this great British occasion". Presented in regal-looking purple and gold, each pack bears a picture of the couple gazing into each other's eyes, saying it contains a "triumvirate of regal prophylactics", which are "lavishly lubed" and "regally ribbed". The manufacturers stress that they are not supplied to or approved by William, his fiancé or the royal family. It also includes a drawing of the couple as they might appear on their wedding day, produced by an acclaimed international artist, who is not named.Prince William has a great sense of humor but this is a step too far. Ingrid Seward, editor of the royal-watching Majesty magazine, told The Sun newspaper: "This is completely tasteless and really rather hurtful.” Buckingham Palace declined to comment. Military helicopter pilot William, second in line to the throne, is to marry his university sweetheart Kate Middleton on April 29 at London's Westminster Abbey. Critics have dismissed the novelty condoms as "tasteless", however, that may spark the idea to add flavoring and offer more variety. Crown Jewels Condoms of Distinction is producing special celebration packs that bear the slogan: "Like a royal wedding, intercourse with a loved one is an unforgettable occasion".While Britain has a public holiday to celebrate Prince William's wedding, one company is taking the party one step further with souvenir condoms that urge lovers to lie back and think of England. The facial resemblance is not overwhelming but the pose and outfits seem styled on the official engagement photographs. In years to come, they will be a timeless memento of a magical wedding day.]]> http://www.newsweird.com/2011020302/odd-and-bazarre/royal-condoms-introduced-as-souvenirs-for-the-royal-uk-wedding-3624/feed 0