Topic: ART - on April 24, 2010 at 11:29:00 AM CEST
Banksy graffiti feud given a fresh coat
The history of art has been coloured by fierce and often glaringly public feuds between celebrated artists of the day. From Turner and Constable to Whistler and Ruskin, long-standing and public battles have kept generations of art lovers engrossed, outraged or simply amused.
But few artistic spats have been played out in such a public manner as the current standoff between Banksy, the internationally renowned bestselling graffiti artist, and King Robbo, one of the founding fathers of London's graffiti scene.
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Topic: POLITIK - on April 24, 2010 at 11:28:00 AM CEST
Bolivian president Evo Morales blames sex problems on chickens
Morales told an environmental conference on Tuesday that chicken producers inject the birds with female hormones, which he said can lead to baldness and sexual issues in men who eat the chicken.
There's an amount of confusion over exactly what Morales said, depending on which translation you read. The Associated Press reported that he said 'and because of that, men who consume them have problems being men' - suggesting he was talking about chickens causing impotence.
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Topic: Glaubensfragen - on April 24, 2010 at 11:23:00 AM CEST
Radical Muslim Group Threatens South Park Creators Over Muhammad Episode
Islamists have warned the creators of TV show South Park they could face violent retribution for depicting the Prophet Muhammad in a bear suit.
A posting on the website of the US-based group, Revolution Muslim, told Matt Stone and Trey Parker they would "probably wind up like Theo Van Gogh".
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Topic: Glaubensfragen - on April 24, 2010 at 11:22:00 AM CEST
Leben unter katholischer Kontrolle
Wer hier wohnt, braucht starke Nerven. Im Rainerum in Südtirol führen katholische Salesianer ein absurd strenges Regiment - Kameras filmen die Flure, Besuch auf dem Zimmer ist verboten, das Verrücken der Möbel ebenso. Freiheit und Privatsphäre? Nicht in diesem Wohnheim.
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Topic: Glaubensfragen - on April 24, 2010 at 11:21:00 AM CEST
The next Catholic abuse scandal: Crimes against women
We now know that the sex abuse crimes involving Catholic clergy first reported in large numbers in the United States may have been committed in equally high numbers in Europe. Amazingly, in these two relatively sophisticated places, parents, nuns, teachers and both religious and civil authorities -- Catholic and non-Catholic -- were willing to be blind to the often obvious occasion of sin. And they ignored the Catholic laity in the pews, preferring instead to make deals with Rome, or at least to respect its jurisdiction.
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Topic: Glaubensfragen - on April 23, 2010 at 4:48:00 PM CEST
Katholische Kirche erwirkt einstweilige Verfügung gegen kritischen Blogger
Kirche gegen Meinungsfreiheit? Dass in der katholischen Kirche nicht immer alles mit rechten Dingen zugegangen ist und der eine oder andere Pfaffe mittlerweile als widerlicher Kinderficker geoutet wurde, sollte der Öffentlichkeit bekannt sein…
Aber anscheinend versuchen Teile der katholischen Kirche, eine kritische Berichterstattung über pädophile Pfarrer zu verhindern und somit erhielt der den Blogger Stefan Aigner von regensburg-digital.de eine Kostprobe des katholischen Verständnisses zur Meinungsfreiheit in Form einer einstweiligen Verfügung.
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Topic: Space - on April 23, 2010 at 1:18:00 PM CEST
'Spectacular' First Images from New Solar Observatory Released
The first images of the sun beamed home from NASA's newest solar observatory have wowed mission scientists with their extraordinary detail and unexpected findings.
NASA released the first new images today from the Solar Dynamics Observatory, a probe launched on Feb. 11 to peer deep into the layers of the sun, monitor solar storms and investigate the mysteries of the sun's inner workings.
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Topic: Space - on April 23, 2010 at 1:16:00 PM CEST
Hubble's Late Teen Years: It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope, for ten days, Universe Today will feature highlights from two year slices of the life of the Hubble, focusing on its achievements as an astronomical observatory. Today's article looks at the period April 2006 to April 2008.
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Topic: Space - on April 23, 2010 at 1:13:00 PM CEST
Spektakuläres Jubiläumsbild von "Hubble"
Anlässlich des 20. Jubiläums des Weltraumteleskops "Hubble" hat die US-Raumfahrtbehörde NASA eine neue Aufnahme des fliegenden Observatoriums veröffentlicht. Sie zeigt eine gewaltige Gassäule in einer Brutstätte neuer Sterne.
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Topic: Space - on April 22, 2010 at 10:25:00 AM CEST
Skywatchers set for meteor show
Stargazers are preparing for a sky show as the annual Lyrids meteor shower gets underway on Wednesday.
The shower is named after the constellation Lyra, from which the meteors appear to originate.
The meteor shower peaks early on Thursday 22 April (GMT), when 10-20 meteors per hour are expected to be visible under favourable conditions.
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Topic: NATURE - on April 22, 2010 at 10:22:00 AM CEST
Octopus steals underwater camera from diver - while it's recording
A New Zealand diver was forced to chase an underwater camera-stealing octopus which wrestled his brand new device from his hands and swam away, with the camera still recording.
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Topic: SECURITY - on April 22, 2010 at 10:20:00 AM CEST
McAfee Kills SVCHost.exe, Sets Off Reboot Loops For Win XP, Win 2000
"A McAfee Update today (DAT 5958) incorrectly identifies svchost.exe, a critical Windows executable, as a virus and tries to remove it, causing endless reboot loops."
slashdot.org How to Fix the McAfee Restart Debacle on Your Machines
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