Welcome to WORLD MEWS REPURRT!
Brought to you by the world class repurrting, and researching team, of yours truly, Nikita Cat, and Elvira Mistress of Felinity, at the Feline News Network (FNN)!
We consider it our mission to bring you the news that possibly no-one but our fellow Felines, and their Humans, could give a fig about!
We aim to point you toward these stories, and sometimes even toss in our 2 cents worth on them as well.
We encourage you to leave your thoughts in the comments, link back to our reports on your own blog, so others can be made aware of the latest news and, if you come across a story you think we might be interested in, alert us via the e-mail in the sidebar.
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Let's get this show on the road!
1. We begin with a question, actually 2, for your Human...
Would you pay $46 for a cup of specially brewed coffee?
Would you still do so, AND drink it, for the love of your Cat, once you were told what it was made of?
Guests at the exclusive AYANA Resort and Spa Bali can now enjoy Kopi Luwak, a "rare delicacy" that translates as civet coffee, or more popularly, cat-poo-cino. Hee, hee! ;-D
2. Now for some amazing Film History I bet not even your Human knows!
The Sick Kitten was a 1 minute 1903 British Short Silent Comedy.
What made it so important in the scheme of things was that the director did without something because he felt that "his audience would have grown more sophisticated and would be able to tell the difference between a medium shot and close-up without prompting."
There is a cool screen shot, from the film, that shows the kitten, and a link, at IMDb, to even more info about the film, including the plot! ;-D
3. OK, now for some Religion.
How many members of the worldwide Felinity Assembled Pray on a daily basis? What about weekly? Monthly? Once a Year on their Birthday, or Gotcha Day?
The reason I ask is that here is an interesting article, in Psychology Today, about "How Our Feline Friends Uplift the World."
4. From Purrayer to Purring.
How loud is YOURS? Betcha not THIS loud (Guinness World Record LOUD)!
5. Your, and your Human's, Science Lesson for the day.
Kitties, don't let your Human try this on you!
From Mental Floss: The Buttered Cat Paradox. ;-D ( Too bad the video is no longer watchable, but the rest of this fascinating article is quite interesting. ;-D )
6. OK, Felinity Assembled...Who's spilling State Secrets to Buzz Feed?
Cat Tails: An Interpretive Guide.
7. iPad Apps for Cats? What the ? Anyone have first Paw experience with this? Watch the video.
8. The world's 1st Cloned Cat is now 10 years old, and has 3 Kittens!
9. Now for some Military History!
Ever hear of the CIA's Project Acoustic Kitty? ;-D
10. Radio telemetry and movement sensors, and a Masters Thesis involving Cats, as reported by CNET's Gadget Blog.
I am less than impressed by these iPad cat toy apps.
My human got an iPad for her birthday and promptly downloaded as many as should find... and we did not particularly like any of them!
Posted by: Sparkle | October 09, 2011 at 03:46 AM
Excellent reporting. Enjoyed it.
pawhugs, Max
Posted by: Max the Quilt Cat | October 09, 2011 at 07:08 AM
For anyone interested, you can see The Sick Kitten video at Brighton & Hove.
Posted by: Lee County Clowder | October 09, 2011 at 02:18 PM