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No Gaga for local 'Little Monsters': National Police
Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 7:19 AM EDT ( | The Jakarta Post)
Tens of thousands of fans of US singer Lady Gaga, known as “Little Monsters”, will have their dreams of meeting the pop sensation dashed as the National Police have refused to issue a permit for her concert, citing objections from the Indonesian Ulema Council, among …
Parents in shock after kids given X-rated sweets at school shaped like penises, breasts and buttocks at function
Seeded on Mon May 14, 2012 2:49 AM EDT (Australian News Network)
THEY'RE the X-rated sweets that have turned parents decidedly sour. Shocked families yesterday told of their disgust after children were handed explicit novelty chocolates at a school Mother's Day function. Packets of chocolates shaped like penises, breasts and buttocks - as w …
BBC News - Sandwich celebrates 250th anniversary of the sandwich
Seeded on Sat May 12, 2012 8:28 PM EDT (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
When John Montagu, the fourth Earl of Sandwich, ordered beef served between slices of bread about 250 years ago he probably did not think his request would become a global convenience meal. The story goes that the Earl asked for the particular serving so that he could eat whil …
Venezuela crossword Chavez assassination plot denied
Seeded on Fri May 11, 2012 7:42 PM EDT (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
A Venezuelan crossword compiler has been questioned by intelligence agents after being accused of hiding a coded assassination message in a puzzle. Neptali Segovia denies using his crossword in the national newspaper Ultimas Noticias to incite the murder of President Hugo Chav …
Buddhist monks caught gambling, smoking and drinking in hotel party
Seeded on Fri May 11, 2012 7:41 AM EDT (Telegraph)
Six leaders from South Korea's biggest Buddhist order have quit after secret video footage showed some supposedly serene monks raising hell, playing high-stakes poker, drinking and smoking.
Mark Rothko work sold for record $86.9m at auction
Seeded on Wed May 9, 2012 6:31 AM EDT (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
Mark Rothko's Orange, red, yellow has been sold for $86.9 million (£53.8m) - the highest price ever fetched by a piece of contemporary art at auction. The 1961 painting went under the hammer at Christie's in New York. The auction house said the sale's total takings - $3 …
India court suspends plan to reintroduce cheetah
Seeded on Wed May 9, 2012 6:11 AM EDT (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
India's Supreme Court has directed the government to suspend a move to reintroduce the cheetah, eradicated in India by hunting nearly a century ago. The court's decision came after some experts described the plan as "totally misconceived". Earlier, the government had approved …
China: The world's cleverest country?
Seeded on Tue May 8, 2012 9:03 PM EDT (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
China's results in international education tests - which have never been published - are "remarkable", says Andreas Schleicher, responsible for the highly-influential Pisa tests. These tests, held every three years by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, …
Grab a man or miss out, Church warns girls
Seeded on Sun May 6, 2012 6:34 PM EDT (Australian News Network)
WOMEN (who like men) should marry earlier and not be too picky to avoid an Aussie man drought, the Catholic Church has warned. Australia is experiencing a huge decline in the number of available men, with the church telling women they should also forget about living with their …
Scientific Evidence Proves why Healers See the "Aura" of People
Seeded on Sun May 6, 2012 6:39 AM EDT ()
Researchers in Spain have found that many of the individuals claiming to see the aura of people –traditionally called "healers" or "quacks"– actually present the neuropsychological phenomenon known as "synesthesia" (specifically, "emotional synesthesia"). This might …
The Roman Catholic Church has protected evil for too long
Seeded on Sat May 5, 2012 11:42 PM EDT (Telegraph)
The longer Cardinal Seán Brady stays in place as Primate of All Ireland, the greater the damage inflicted on the reputation of the Catholic Church in Ireland and beyond.
Escort agency offers virgin for sale
Seeded on Sat May 5, 2012 9:44 PM EDT (The Sydney Morning Herald)
WHAT sort of man will pay $12,000 for an 18-year-old's virginity? This is what Sweet Girls Premium Escort, which is offering a Chinese-born Melbourne high school student, hopes to find out. The Sydney escort agency says this "rare opportunity" starts from May 19. Advertiseme …
The age of the urban ap
Seeded on Sat May 5, 2012 4:38 AM EDT (Telegraph)
New research shows that humans haven't stopped evolving – could a city habitat be the end of us, asks the distinguished anthropologist Desmond Morris
The Power Of Flower Photos
Seeded on Sat May 5, 2012 4:30 AM EDT (NPR)
A delightful story about the power of flowers with some delightful photos of a New York garden. Absolutely beautiful - both the words and the illustrations.
Leading vet criticises ritual slaughter of animals
Seeded on Sat May 5, 2012 3:55 AM EDT (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
A leading vet has criticised the "unacceptable" rise in the number of animals killed in ritual slaughter. Ritual slaughter is lawful in the UK and the EU to satisfy the dietary requirements of Jews and Muslims. Prof Bill Reilly, former president of the British Veterinary Asso …
India court: Insisting on condom not grounds for divorce
Seeded on Fri May 4, 2012 5:18 AM EDT (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
The Bombay High Court has ruled that a wife's refusal to have sex with her husband without a condom does not constitute grounds for divorce. Pradeep Bapat told the court his wife Prerna refused to have children because they were not financially stable. The judges said Mr Bapa …
The voice of Rupert says: Let's have a giggle at speech impediments
Thu May 3, 2012 8:34 AM EDT
They are a fun loving lot at the London Sun - the paper Rupert Murdoch says we should look to if we want to know his views. This is the way the paper greeted the appointment of Roy Hodgson – a man with a speech impediment that causes him to have difficulty pr …
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Venus to appear in once-in-a-lifetime event
Seeded on Wed May 2, 2012 6:00 PM EDT (Science Daily)
On 5 and 6 June this year, millions of people around the world will be able to see Venus pass across the face of the Sun in what will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Lost budgie taken home after it recites entire address
Seeded on Wed May 2, 2012 8:17 AM EDT (Telegraph)
Despite giving no indications that it could talk, the bird suddenly piped up late on Tuesday night and began repeating its home address – which its owner had apparently drummed into the bird for just such an unlikely eventuality. Specifying the address down to the number …
Girls and sport: Schools urged to make PE more attractive to girls
Seeded on Wed May 2, 2012 2:28 AM EDT (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
Schools are being urged to introduce more female-friendly fitness activities such as Zumba classes and rollerblading because so many girls are opting out of exercise. Research suggests the gap between the amount of exercise girls and boys do widens during their time at school. …
BBC News - Edvard Munch murals in Oslo canteen face sell-off
Seeded on Tue May 1, 2012 8:25 PM EDT (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
A factory canteen in Oslo which contains murals by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch is set to be sold. Munch was commissioned to paint the frieze of 12 large paintings in 1920 and they were originally installed in the factory's women's canteen. The light-suffused images depict …
It's Okay to Eat Sardines...Right?
Seeded on Tue May 1, 2012 8:02 AM EDT (MotherJones.com)
So before you take a bite of that sardine sandwich, you might think about all the truly vast ecosystems—composed of seabirds, bigger fish, seals, dolphins, whales, and sharks—utterly dependent on sardines and their kin. And the fact our fisheries management might no …
Take cannabis off match-day banned list: AFL
Seeded on Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:04 PM EDT (The Sydney Morning Herald)
AUSTRALIA'S leading sporting bodies, including the AFL, are pushing for marijuana to be removed from the international list of performance-enhancing drugs. The bodies will meet World Anti-Doping Agency director-general David Howman in Sydney tomorrow and are expected to push a …
Vu Ho loses legal fight to keep sheep
Seeded on Mon Apr 30, 2012 12:13 AM EDT (Australian News Network)
A MELBOURNE man has lost a court battle to keep his beloved pet sheep Baa on his suburban property. Vu Ho argued in the Victorian Supreme Court that the City of Greater Dandenong had no power to fine him or order the removal of the sheep from the property. But Justice Cameron …
Junior football players 'paid with drugs'
Seeded on Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:44 PM EDT (Australian News Network)
PORT Lincoln Football League in South Australia is investigating claims a coach lured junior grade footballers to play for his team by offering them marijuana. The league's football operations manager, Robyn Rowsell, confirmed the allegations had been raised about three weeks a …
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hello Richard,
another news from germany:
Bavaria: Cultivation of Monsanto GM maize now withdrawn
This year should be cultivated in Bavaria 123 hectares with Monsanto GM maize. Because of the massive protests by beekeepers, farmers and consumers the Bavarian-GM maize growers had must stop now: About 90 % of the originally reported areas were now withdrawn. The Environmental Institute Munich demands: Complete stop growing GM maize for Bavaria!Sincerly
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