Friday, September 3, 2010

WEB BOHEMIAN (Friday, September 3, 2010)
(1)- WILLIAM McGONAGALL -- He is by common consent the worst poet in the English language, unlikely ever to be overtaken in the race to the bottom. Indeed, some have made the enlarged claim that he is the worst poet in any language.

(2)- TOP KNOCKOFF CAPITAL -- Shoes from Putian China are designed primarily for export. Putian has become synonymous with high-end fakes, shoes so sophisticated that it is difficult to distinguish the real ones from the counterfeits.

(3)- PSYCHIC MISSTEP – An Aussie aboriginal "Psychic" hunting the body of a missing child finds the headless torso of an adult woman instead. She discovered the woman near a park creek after searching for a six-year-old gone missing from her home.

(4)- COMING SOON -- Southern California is long overdue for a major earthquake along the San Andreas fault, according to a newly released landmark study of historic seismic activity along the area about 100 miles northwest of Los Angeles.

(5)- FISH STORY -- Walrus magazine reports on research into humanity’s impact on marine life — ranging from goliath grouper to sea turtles to long-extinct seals — and includes a 2009 study of Key West’s shrinking trophy fish.

(6)- TINY TRAVEL LODGINGS -- When it comes to accommodations, does size matter? It does if you’re trying to save money. Explore some of the world’s cutest and coziest hotel rooms with prices to match.

(7)- MACKERAL WARS – As in the cod wars of the 1970s, Britain and the EU are on the brink of a mackerel war with Iceland and the Faroe Islands, who have ripped up agreed quotas, awarding themselves the lion's share of north Atlantic stock.

(8)- THE BASICS -- Understanding the concept of geologic time and some basic science can give a new perspective on climate change and the energy future. Curiously, Experts are little help in the constant struggle to separate myth from reality.

(9)- WHO'S IN CHARGE? -- From the dysfunctional relationship between Ambassador Paul Bremer and the hapless Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez in the Iraq war to the Afghan Eikenberry/McChrystal rift, we continue to foul up the real civil-military problem.

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