Fiery Defiance – This Tibetan exile set himself on fire and ran down the streets of New Delhi yesterday in a gruesome protest against a visit by China’s president to India. Janphel Yeshi, 27, is the latest in a handful of Tibet natives who have resorted to self-immolation to protest Beijing’s rule in their homeland. [thedaily]
Email Is More Popular Than Social Media – Social media may be getting all the buzz, but email is still a more popular mode of Internet communication, according to a new survey. Private research firm Ipsos polled 19,216 adults in 24 countries last month and found 85% of them used the Internet for email while 62% used it for social networking. [mashable]
Cele Journalist Would Have Been Jailed Under New Info Bill Laws – The Sunday Times journalists who reported on suspended national police commissioner Bheki Cele signing off on a “dodgy” R26 million World Cup tender would have faced jail under the Protection of State Information Bill, MPs heard on Tuesday. [timeslive]
The Biggest Lottery Jackpot In World History – No one has won the massive Mega Millions jackpot of $363 million – the fifth largest in the game’s history. Mega Millions’ rollover jackpot is expected to grow to $476 million (R3.6 Billion) for Friday’s draw, which will be the largest lottery jackpot the world has ever seen. Buy tickets [here]
Passengers Restrain Captain After Crisis On US Flight – The captain of a JetBlue flight from New York to Las Vegas suffered a bizarre midair breakdown on Tuesday morning, forcing passengers to restrain him as the plane made an emergency landing in Amarillo, Tex., where he was removed from the aircraft and hospitalized. [nytimes]
Western Cape Government Aims To Be Best In The World – The Western Cape’s results in the last financial year reconfirmed its position as South Africa’s best-run administration, Finance MEC Alan Winde said on Tuesday. “But, Speaker, our vision for this province does not stop there: we have set ourselves the target of becoming the best run regional government in the world.” [news24]
Al Jazeera Will Not Be Flighting Killer Video – Al Jazeera have confirmed they will not be flighting the video the Toulouse killer made with his GoPro camera, as he killed numerous children. The video had been edited by the killer and set to music, with spoken biblical references throughout. [bbc]
Alicia Silverstone Feeds Her Baby Mouth-To-Mouth [Video] – Warning: You may not want to read (or watch) this while eating. Alicia Silverstone has a somewhat unconventional method for feeding her 11-month-old son, Bear Blu: She chews the food for him, then lets him take it directly out of her mouth. [newser]
King Mswati Will Be Banning Nasty Twitter And Facebook Comments – As one would expect from any solid dictatorship, Swaziland is planning a censorship law that will ban Facebook and Twitter users from criticising its autocratic ruler, King Mswati III. [mail&guardian]
MoonMapper Let’s You Explore The Moon’s Surface – Unless you have a couple hundred thousand dollars to throw around, you probably won’t be traveling to space anytime soon. But you can still explore the moon, courtesy of MoonMappers, a project from CosmoQuest that lets anyone with an Internet connection map the moon’s craters. [fastcompany]
More Never-Seen-Before Photos Of Marilyn Monroe – Tousle-haired and relaxed during a break from work, Marilyn Monroe still displays the same allure that made her an enduring screen icon.Taken by a trusted friend on location while she filmed her first leading role for Niagara in 1953, this picture has never been seen by the public before. [dailymail]
Mystery solved? Turin Shroud linked to Resurrection of Christ – The Turin Shroud has baffled scholars through the ages but in his new book, The Sign, Thomas de Wesselow reveals a new theory linking the cloth to the Resurrection. [telegraph]
Angelina Wants To Play Kate Middleton In Biopic – Angelina Jolie is rumored to have a kind of infatuation with the newly crowned Duchess of Cambridge, and according to source close to the actress, wants to play her in a biopic. We think it’s a great idea — after all, in the world of Hollywood, Jolie is pretty much as close to royalty as you get. [huffers]
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