As 2009 draws to a close, the team here at Zombie News Watch would like to thank those of you who follow us, and check regularly for updates. We would also like to apologize for our lapse over the past couple of months. Alas, real life often interferes with the production of zombie related editorials, and the gathering of links to undead media.
That said, we are aiming to try harder.
For starters, we will be revamping the site. We’re still deciding on a new layout, but the organization should be a bit more streamlined. In addition, we will be adding at least one new editor, in order to provide more content.
As for the content itself, finding stories on real life events is taxing, especially while trying to avoid retreading the same subject over and over. It is very likely that a fiction section for short stories will be created, and when the team gets together after the holidays, I will push for such a section.
Finally, I leave you with a question. If we do add a fiction section, would you be interested in sending us your short stories to be featured on the site?
Enjoy the rest of 2009, and we’ll see you in the next decade!
As anyone who follows Zombie News Watch knows, we’ve been spotlighting the H1N1 virus(also known as Swine Flu) since it hit the media. Now, in the wake of thousands of deaths, U.S, President Barack Obama has declared a national emergency.
This order allows for the creation of special Emergency Rooms specifically for the treatment of Flu and Flu-like symptoms. This will hopefully help to reduce the spread of H1N1 by keeping the infected away from other patients.
The Team here will continue to monitor this situation, in order to keep you informed. In the meantime, follow some simple guidelines to mitigate the impact:
Wash your hands frequently.
Cover your mouth if you cough or sneeze, preferably into a tissue or your sleeve.
Avoid rubbing your eyes.
Avoid sick people.
If you’re already sick, avoid going out.
If you suspect viral mutation, and you know someone who has recently become violently aggressive, notify authorities IMMEDIATELY.
For further information on H1N1, visit the following link:
AP broke a story yesterday (link) that the University of Florida has a plan for responding to the undead on its Web site among outlines for dealing with hurricanes and pandemics.
That link to that plan was taken down from the University of Florida web site last night. According to a new story from AP (link), UF spokesman Steve Orlando said “officials felt the joke ‘didn’t really belong’ on the site, which also included plans for dealing with hurricanes and pandemics. But, is it a joke?
The officials at the University of Florida must be ignoring the viral research, such as Ebola and Rabies,
research on Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, parasitic research, such as Toxoplasma gondii, neurogenesis research, and all the other research that shows that a zombie outbreak has a good chance of occurring.
If you attend or know anyone who attends the University of Florida, you should get in contact with an administrator of Health Affairs at the university and tell them there is just as much as a need for the zombie outbreak plan as there is for other pandemics.
Harold Lewis, a cemetery caretaker in Erwin, Tennessee, was shocked when he found large holes at some grave sites in his cemetery. After some investigation, it turns out that the holes were not created because the dead were rising from their graves. Instead of zombies, the culprits were groundhogs.
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