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Batjobs: A Halloween Sex Tale

As if being a flying furball wasn't already cool enough, research scientists in China have discovered not only that bats engage in fellatio, but that it apparently prolongs sex by considerable margins.
Oct 30, 2009 by  David Antrobus in Science - 3 comments

Montreal Man Bitten by Rabid Bat

Montreal's public health officials are warning residents to be wary about contact with wild animals since a man was bitten by a rabid bat last week.
Sep 4, 2009 by  Kevin Jess in Health - 1 comment

Woman Kills Peacock with Baseball Bat Causing Outrage in Hawaii

There is considerable consternation in Hawaii about animal cruelty, some say of the worst kind. In this case a woman is accused of killing a peacock with a baseball bat because she couldn’t stand its noise. What is this behavior all about?
Jun 20, 2009 by  Carol Forsloff in Crime - 10 comments

Opinion: Torture issue a softball game for Dick Cheney

Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney has been at bat several times since the Presidential election. With head cocked right, looking confident again, he aims his bat at media softballs. Will this strategy win the game?
May 18, 2009 by  Carol Forsloff in Politics - 15 comments

Plague Kills 90% of CT's Bats, Impact on National Ecology Feared

White-nose syndrome wiped out 90 per-cent of the bat population in Connecticut over the winter. The plague is currently racing across the country with the potential for devastating effects on the general ecology.
Mar 20, 2009 by  Michael Krebs in Environment - 1 comment

Mother Gets 3 Months for Hitting Sex Offender with Baseball Bat

When is it ever a good time to hit another person with a baseball bat? A Tacoma, Washington mother learned that you can't even do that to someone you know is a sex offender, without spending time behind bars.
Feb 28, 2009 by  Joan Firstenberg in Crime - 2 comments

Islamic cabal behind demonisation of Dutch MP Geert Wilders

Bat Yeor, an author writing about the relationships of Jews and Christians and Islam's jihad and sharia law, writes that the all-powerful Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is behind the public, ongoing demonisation of Dutch MP Geert Wilders.
Feb 16, 2009 by  Adriana Stuijt in Religion - 4 comments

New Evidence Suggests Flora and Fauna Surveys Probably Flawed

An ongoing study of bats on the small volcanic Island of Montserrat suggests that the common method to determine the ecological situation of a region, is possibly flawed.
Dec 15, 2008 by  Bart B. Van Bockstaele in Science

Batty Mom Lets 90 Kids Touch Rabid Dead Bat, Now They Get Shots To Stop Rabies

A mother allowing students at an elementary school to touch a dead bat may not get "Good Mom Of The Year" this year. The woman's actions put 90 children at risk for rabies.
Oct 7, 2008 by  KJ Mullins in Education - 8 comments

Coffee With Extra Kick For Iowa Woman Now Undergoing Rabies Treatment

An Iowa woman is undergoing rabies treatment after drinking her morning coffee with a little extra kick. The woman from Cedar Rapids drank coffee and cooked bat.
Sep 27, 2008 by  KJ Mullins in World - 12 comments

Man Bit By Rabid Bat Being Sought

An unidentified man is being sought after having been bit by a bat, which later tested positive for rabies. The man was at a small park when he picked up the bat and was bitten. This individual needs to be found to begin the sequence of rabies shots.
Aug 28, 2008 by  Debra Myers in Health - 15 comments

Bat Deaths From Wind Turbines Explained

The mystery of why large numbers of migratory bats are killed by certain turbines of southern Alberta’s wind farms every year may have been solved by a comprehensive University of Calgary research project.
Aug 27, 2008 by  Bob Ewing in Environment - 10 comments

Woman Beats 7-Foot-3 Sexual Offender with a Baseball Bat

Shortly after seeing a flyer that a registered sex offender, a man that she recognized, had moved into her Puyallup, Washington neighborhood, Tammy Lee Gibson beat him with an aluminum baseball bat.
Jun 22, 2008 by  Christine Mattice in Crime - 2 comments

Bats Aid Tropical Reforestation

German scientists engage bats to kick-start natural reforestation in the tropics by installing artificial bat roosts in deforested areas.
Apr 28, 2008 by  Bob Ewing in Environment - 4 comments

Bats use the insect approach to hovering- and we still don’t know how to do it

If you’re a bat, (and some of us are), hovering is a pretty useful thing to do. You can just hang there, waiting for food, or taking the weight off your feet waiting on lines to do pointless things. It makes going to the bank so much more interesting.
Mar 3, 2008 by  Paul Wallis in Science - 1 comment

Woman swings her child like a baseball bat

A 28 year old woman got into a fight with her boyfriend and she decided to pick up her 4 week old infant and swing him like a bat. The infant suffered a fractured skull upon impact.
Dec 12, 2007 by  Owen Weldon in Crime - 2 comments

London Stock Exchange quotations

Closing prices in pence on the London Stock Exchange today. In brackets movement against previous quotation. FT-100 Index 6,461.40 (- 69.20) BAT Industries 1,784.00 (- 9.00) BP Amoco    632.00 (+ 5.
Nov 5, 2007 by  dpa news in Business

London Stock Exchange quotations

Closing prices in pence on the London Stock Exchange today. In brackets movement against previous quotation. FT-100 Index 6,530.60 (- 55.50) BAT Industries 1,793.00 (- 34.00) BP Amoco    627.00 (+ 8.
Nov 2, 2007 by  dpa news in Business

Minnesota Residents Warned to be Wary of Bats, Following Death from Rabies

Apparently bats in Minnesota are carrying a rare form of rabies. What makes it even more frightening is that bat bites are so small that those bitten often times are unaware. Anyone having had a close encounter recently with a bat may need treatment.
Oct 31, 2007 by  Pamela Jean in Health - 3 comments

London Stock Exchange quotations

Closing prices in pence on the London Stock Exchange today. In brackets movement against previous quotation. <#> FT-100 Index 6,721.60 (+ 62.60) BAT Industries 1,830.00 (+ 29.00) BP Amoco    625.00 (+ 2.
Oct 31, 2007 by  dpa news in Business
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