The Texas Board of Education announced in November that it had made its selections of approved math textbooks for the next school year, even though the group of chosen books contained a total of 109,263 errors. Books of the industry giant Houghton Mifflin accounted for about 86,000. All publishers have guaranteed to correct the errors by the time the books are shipped.
Justice Run Amok
Extreme Behavior
A Jacksonville, Fla., woman who smelled something unusual in her home on Nov. 15 decided to light the fireplace to clear the air, and a gas leak created a fire that destroyed the home;
The existence of the 50-year-old, ultra-secure computer protocol required for a U.S. President to launch nuclear weapons is well known, through newspapers, books, and Hollywood films, but according to papers released by Britain's National Archive in November, a similarly complex protocol has been in place in that country only since 1998. Before that, a person could arm a nuclear bomb simply by removing two ordinary screws and (according to BBC News) use "an Allen key to select high yield or low yield, air burst or groundburst and other parameters."
What was an edgy, unconventional treatment of a severe diarrhea when News of the Weird mentioned it in 2000 is now catching on as a remedy for the potentially deadly C. difficile bacteria infection, according to a November report by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. "Good" bacteria in the stomach are often depleted by the antibiotics that work on (but may not remove entirely) C. difficile, leaving the patient with violent or chronic diarrhea. Some doctors now recommend controlling C. difficile by re-establishing the patient's "good" bacteria via a stool transplant from a close blood relative, who should have similar intestinal conditions. The donated stool (providing that a loving, straight-faced relative is found) is mixed with saline and administered by enema.
And, in London, mothers can take babies for workouts, as several gyms recently reacted to warnings about childhood obesity by creating programs to shape up kids as young as 10 months (teaching galloping, "monkey jumps" and forward rolls), and in February, one gym will begin accepting 4-month-olds.
Style- and environment-conscious British Columbia mothers insist on cloth diapers, especially designer diapers of flannel, fleece, or wool-knit, according to a November report in Toronto's Globe and Mail. Signature-line handmade, embroidered diapers (or maybe tie-dyed or camouflage) are priced at up to $80 each, and one sold online recently for $150. And, in London, mothers can take babies for workouts, as several gyms recently began offering programs (reacting to news alarms about childhood obesity) that shape up kids as young as ten months (teaching galloping, "monkey jumps," and forward rolls), and in February, one gym will begin accepting four-month-olds.
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