Topic: Glaubensfragen - on January 19, 2007 at 4:39:00 PM CET
Millions of Hindus take holy bath
At least 18 million people have bathed so far in the river Ganges in northern India on the main day of the Ardh Kumbh mela, festival organisers say.
Thousands of Hindu holy men began the plunge near the town of Allahabad at dawn. Crowds are still arriving and bathing will continue into the night.
bbc.co.uk A day at the Ardh Kumbh festival Kumbh Mela [Wikipedia] Kumbh Mela DE [Wikipedia]When sins get washed awayMillions expected at Ardh Kumbh mela [Video]Millions take holy dip in the Ganges
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 19, 2007 at 4:37:00 PM CET
SeaMonkey 1.1 is here!
SeaMonkey 1.1 is now available. Powered by the same engine as Firefox 2 and the upcoming Thunderbird 2, SeaMonkey 1.1 includes numerous enhancements including more visible security indicators in the browser and enhanced phishing detection for e-mail, a new tagging system for e-mail that supersedes labels, support for multi-line tooltips in web pages, and previews images in tab tooltips.
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Topic: SEX - on January 19, 2007 at 4:35:00 PM CET
Start sex on the right key with musical condoms
Forget chocolates or roses this Valentine's Day -- a gift of musical condoms is bound to be more entertaining.
Hong Kong's Ondo Creation, which makes designer condoms, hopes its Idom sheathes will put a more romantic spin on safe sex -- and reduce the risk of a slap on the face that a pack of six might elicit among some conservative Asians.
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Topic: MUSIK - on January 19, 2007 at 4:33:00 PM CET
The high priestess of punk, Patti Smith
In the 70s, Patti Smith was the high priestess of punk. Then she traded in fame for a quiet life at home with her children. Now, aged 60, she talks to Laura Barton about her new collection of poetry, the loss of her husband and how she still hopes to write a literary masterpiece
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Topic: W A R - on January 19, 2007 at 4:30:00 PM CET
Chinese Test Anti-Satellite Weapon
U. S. intelligence agencies believe China performed a successful anti-satellite (asat) weapons test at more than 500 mi. altitude Jan. 11 destroying an aging Chinese weather satellite target with a kinetic kill vehicle launched on board a ballistic missile.
The Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, NASA and other government organizations have a full court press underway to obtain data on the alleged test, Aviation Week & Space Technology will report in its Jan. 22 issue.
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Topic: NATURE - on January 19, 2007 at 1:02:00 PM CET
It's a two-faced, four-eyed pig
The two-faced porker weighs in at 1.5 kilograms, comes with 2 mouths and 4 eyes, and was born in the small village of Quanzhou in East China's Fujian province on January 15.
The pig is widely seen as a symbol of fertility in China. And, what with 2007 being the Chinese Year Of The Pig, the unique porker is considered to be a blessing. Although, of course, it won't actually be the year of the pig until February 18.
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Topic: DRUGS - on January 19, 2007 at 12:21:00 PM CET
Anna Nicole Smith's Lover Gave Son Drug, Tried to Cover It Up
Anna Nicole Smith's romantic partner, longtime lawyer and alleged father of her infant daughter provided her son with one of the drugs that killed him — then tried to cover it up by flushing the remaining pills down the toilet, a report says.
The charges surfaced Monday as Bahamian officials agreed to conduct a formal inquest into the death of 20-year-old Daniel Smith in his mother's hospital room there in September.
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Topic: DRUGS - on January 19, 2007 at 12:15:00 PM CET
11 Search Warrants Served at Marijuana Distribution Centers
More marijuana-laced food products are showing up in underground markets. This week, the Drug Enforcement Administration raided marijuana distribution centers across Los Angeles County. After serving 11 federal search warrants, DEA agents seized quite a haul: Along with several thousand pounds of cannabis, pot plants, weapons, and cash, they found "large quantities of marijuana-laced edibles." These "edibles" seem to be a growing trend among the medical marijuana crowd and other stoners. The feds are finding the items "especially on the West Coast," says one, but they're turning up as far away as the United Kingdom.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 19, 2007 at 12:08:00 PM CET
Sealand Won’t be Sold to Pirates
Prince Michael, also known as Michael Bates, said the following about the activities of the popular BitTorrent tracker. “It’s theft of proprietary rights, it doesn’t suit us at all. In fact, I’ve written a book and Hollywood is making a movie out of it, so it would go right against the grain to go into the filesharing thing.”
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Topic: ART - on January 19, 2007 at 12:03:00 PM CET
Water Sculpture - William Pye
With more of his work to be seen in public in London than that of any other modern British sculptor, to say nothing of his many commissions for public buildings, civic spaces and parks and private gardens, William Pye must be as familiar as any artist.
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Topic: NATURE - on January 19, 2007 at 11:47:00 AM CET
Antarctic Icebergs
Australian Antarctic Division - Icebergs
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Topic: W A R - on January 19, 2007 at 11:33:00 AM CET
The battle to save Iraq's children
The desperate plight of children who are dying in Iraqi hospitals for the lack of simple equipment that in some cases can cost as little as 95p is revealed today in a letter signed by nearly 100 eminent doctors.
They are backed by a group of international lawyers, who say the conditions in hospitals revealed in their letter amount to a breach of the Geneva conventions that require Britain and the US as occupying forces to protect human life.
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