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Vicks Vapo-Rub Solves Meerkat Gang Wars

My Dad would have loved this. he thought that Vicks Vapo-Rub cured everything.
Apparently it does!!! (maybe we should try a bit on Israeli and Palestinians noses..)


Zookeepers at Paultons Park near Romsey, Hampshire, UK have solved their meerkat brawls with Vap-O-Rub. Meerkats attack newcomers unless they smell like family. The solution was to rub all the little critters with minty chest-sauce so that they all smelled alike.
Livestock manager Geoff Masson said: "It is normally extremely difficult to integrate new meerkats into an existing group - their usual instinct is to try to attack any newcomers.
"However, thanks to a suggestion from our vet, Kate Chitty, we were able to neutralise all odours by using a little of the VapoRub on the nose of each meerkat.

"The meerkats then all smelt the same to each other and gladly accepted the new arrivals."

Whats next?: "Tokin on the Space Station"

Are you a drunk astronaut?


Following up on this much-covered story today about a report alleging alcohol abuse among NASA astronauts, hurtyelbow says:

NASA probably has powdered beer in space, because NASA knows how to prioritize. It's like Tang. Except it's beer. So what do you do when you feel your fellow astronaut might be orbiting under the influence? Nothing, because you're an astronaut and you're drunk too.
Let's say there were interstellar law enforcement spaceships that could police the area around earth (Who cares about the other planets really?). Typical symptoms of drunk driving wouldn't apply. First of all, flying isn't driving and secondly there's nothing to run into in space anyway.

How many Brasilians does it take to screw in a light bulb???

well imagine my surprise when I really started lookng at this situation here with the aviation problems and much to my surprise I discovered that there are no less than 5 political organizations involved in all things aeronautico here in brasil.

1. Anac
2. Ministro da defesa
3. Infraero
4. Conac
5. Cenipa

People people, in the USA there is ONE, count ´em 1, organization that takes care of not only airline matters but also train, highways, buses, or any kind of transportation. It is called the NTSB (National Transportation and Safety Bureau). YEP the folks who are looking at the Black Box from the latest TAM disaster at the Congonhas aircraft landing strip. By the way, there are at least 5 other airports built with this same style among them Tegel in Berlin, who have at least enough spare area to go off the runway with out killing everyone if they cant get the plane stopped for whatever reason.
SO:
Why the Ministry of Defense??? Non military airline flights are a civil matter. (I thought at least in most countries they are)
2. Gives lots of room for finger pointing doesn´t it?
The answer I get from most brasilians is this: " well this is a throwback from the old military dictatorship" ergo, more organizations means more pies for politicos to stick their fingers in which is really what it is all about isnt it?

My question is this: why dont they take a clue from countries who have a tranportation bureau in place that actually works just fine with only ONE organization to keep track of things.Maybe the brasilian government should take a lesson from other less confused and more streamlined governments and try to straighten this mess out.
Film at 11

WOO HOO! Pires is out!!!(and I dont mean of the closet!)

seems like Mr President was listening to my rant about the air traffic control system! Yesterday President Da Silva replaced Waldir Pires! hopefully Mr Lula is realizing that having these old Dictatorship-era dinosaurs in postions of power just dont have what it takes to get this country pulled up and out of the mud and bring it into the 21st century! Seems there was much hand-wringing and teeth gnashing on the part of the president as apparently it is hard to get rid of them especially if they happened to be close friends of our dear departed Antonio Carlos Magalhaes. However, as Mr Malgahaes passed away last week it seems that his death removed the threat of any serious repercussions with the act of dumping Pires as we all know it just wouldnt do to upset ACM....Ok Mr Jobim SHOW US WHAT YOU´RE MADE OF. My friend was talking to me the other day saying she wanted to visit me in brasil and I advised her to not fly here until next year when hopefully things will be in better shape.
next in line to be got rid of: JUNITI SAITO

and the beat goes on.......

Fear of Flying

What is the problem with this government (apart from the normal ACCEPTED corruption ills that seem to keep brasil known as a 3rd world banana republic?)Mr. Luiz Ignacio Lula Da Silva why dont you just admit it? Your air traffic control system is KAPUT! OUT -DATED! OLD! DOESENT WORK ANYMORE!!! It this so hard to see? Stop pointing fingers and trying to figure out what when wrong and who you can blame it on and just FIX IT BEFORE MORE PEOPLE DIE!
next post; That old aircraft carrier landing strip known as Congonhas.
Film at 11

Investigative News Reporting

"The days of investigative reporting are over. The news isnt news anymore. It's as dead as an old typewriter. Corporate America is running the show and their "news"agenda is Free Trade, Globalization and Entertainment. That's our glorious future."

Martin Sheen to Jennifer Lopez in the Mobius Entertainment Film "Bordertown"

is this the case nowadays? think about how many real investigative reports have been published in the last few years? or at least one that didnt involve a celebrity.s

Going Native (more ant commentary)

How do you know you´ve gone native in Brasil? When you dont bother to pick the tiny ants out of the sugar and just stir them into your coffee or tea and rationalize this with the thought "they`re protein" LOL

ANTS we got, now all we need are AARDVARKS

To anyone who has lived, lives or visited Brasil they will know that Brasil has a SERIOUS ant problem. doesnt matter if your house is clean, dirty, if you live in the northeast (hot) our south (cold), if you are rich or poor Brasil got ants!!! of all shapes and sizes and colors. some are so small you can barely see them and other look like they could drive volkswagon. they also come in many colors. some bite others don´t. the tiny tiny ones my dad always called "pissants" (dont ask I have no idea) seem to like the kitchen the best. I have two basic types in my house: "pissant type" and "nocturnal frantics" as I like to call them. Pissants like food,especially sugar,the nocturnal frantics only come out at night and they are weird. they don´t seem to care about food or water they just arrive in droves after dark and sit on the walls without moving. they never seem to get into anything and when you wake in the morning they are GONE as if they were never there! maybe I should start to cover my head in aluminium foil at night as they may be sending dangerous signals to my brain!

Still trying to get this Phoenix off the ground

Do I have the patience to make a blog? Well, it´s starting to aggravate me so I guess I have to say no, but never one to abandon something just because it is difficult (just ask the guy I´m in love with haha) I go plodding on.

This about sums it up