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Blue-ray
Nine leading companies have jointly established the basic specifications for a next generation large capacity optical disc video recording format called “Blu-ray Disc”.

The Blu-ray Disc enables the recording, rewriting and play back of up to 27 gigabytes (GB) of data on a single sided single layer 12cm CD/DVD size disc using a 405nm blue-violet laser.

The format was developed to enable recording, rewriting and playback of high-definition television (HDTV). There are also plans for higher capacity discs that are expected to hold up to 54GB of data.

(found by ken)

Scarlet Magaine
raunchy new magazine for women looking for a sassy, stylish and sexy read.

“Scarlet hits the news-stands in mid-October. It’s designed for intelligent women, who are sexually confident, but know that there’s always something new to learn. Open and frank, it’s the way that women speak to each other when men aren’t around.” ~ PressBox

If you subscribe to this new magazine for a year and get the world famous Jessica Rabbit or Zingfinger for free.

The Dreamwork Organisation

“The Dreamwork System employs methods and techniques derived from those used in individual dream therapy, enables an organisation to explore and discover the valuable assets normally hidden in its organisational unconscious. Archetypes are identified, Narratives are understood, and Stories are created that can transform an organisation into a powerful and purposeful expression of its true potential.”

Cycle King has every kind of bike imaginable!

• Penny Farthing £129.99
• Unicycle 18″ Mag Wheel £39.99
• Raleigh Chopper 2004 £199.99

Cross-browser design checking from one PC

Its really tough these days designing an attractive site that doesnt break when tested in all the obscure operating systems, countless new browsers and array of versions for every single browser. One of my biggest annoyances for years has not being able to test how a site renders in different versions of Internet Explorer, from a single PC. Until now Windows only supported one copy at a time.

In response to the Eolas lawsuit, Microsoft is circulating a developer’s preview of a version of IE without the features that are covered by the Eolas patent. One of the most interesting things about the test version of IE is that it can coexist with a standard version of IE.

• Stand-alone versions of Internet Explorer: Ryan Parman has packaged stand-alone versions of IE3, IE4.01, IE5.01 SP2, IE5.5 SP2, and IE6.0 Eolas Edition, and they are freely available here. Unzip and keep each in its own directory. No tentacles to worry about.

• Browser Cam! For a tiny fee, you supply a URL through a form, and are given screenshots of that page on more than 10 browsers, over more than 5 OS’s.

•ICapture! Test how your site looks on the Apple Mac Safari browser from your PC for free.

Nitin Sawhney is on tour again!

• Palais des Beaux Arts, Bruxelles Thu 16 Sept, 8.00pm
• Royal Festival Hall, London UK Wed 17 Nov, 7.30pm
• Brighton Dome, UK Thu 18 Nov, 8.00pm
• Cambridge Corn Exchange, UK Wed 24 Nov, 7.30pm
• Symphony Hall, Birmingham UK Sat 27 Nov, 7.30pm

LSD Experiment
“These 9 drawings were done by an artist under the influence of LSD — part of a test conducted by the US government during it’s dalliance with psychotomimetic drugs in the late 1950′s. The artist was given a dose of LSD 25 and free access to an activity box full of crayons and pencils…”

(Thanks Ken!)

Both Kerry and Bush Members of ‘Skull and Bones’ Secret Society
BOSTON (Reuters) – “The man elected president on Nov. 2 will be a member of an elite secret cabal with tentacles that reportedly stretch into all layers of American society.

Despite their ideological differences, Democrat John Kerry (news – web sites) and Republican George W. Bush share much in common. Each was raised amid wealth and privilege in the northeastern United States, and each attended Yale University in the 1960s where they joined the same secret society: Skull and Bones.”

BBC NEWS: Navy approves first ever Satanist
The British Armed Forces has officially recognised its first registered Satanist.

Naval technician Chris Cranmer, 24, has been allowed to register by the captain of HMS Cumberland, based at Devonport Naval Base in Plymouth. The move will mean that he will now be allowed to perform Satanic rituals on board the vessel.”

Mr Cranmer, who is from Edinburgh, is now lobbying the Ministry of Defence to make Satanism a registered religion in the armed forces.

Former Tory minister Ann Widdecombe said she was “utterly shocked” by the Royal Navy’s decision. “Satanism is wrong. Obviously the private beliefs of individuals anywhere, including the armed forces, are their own affair but I hope it doesn’t spread.” She added: “The Navy should not permit Satanist practices on board its ships.

A spokesman for the Royal Navy said: “We are an equal opportunities employer and we don’t stop anybody from having their own religious values.”

Swearing Can Make Men Impotent
“Too much swearing can make men impotent and women develop male characteristics including facial hair and extra muscles.

According to research by Russian scientist Gennady Cheurin and his team at the Centre for Ecological Safety and Survival in Yekaterinburg, the research was based on the popular belief that water has a type of ‘memory’ that can be influenced by positive and negative forces. Cheurin said that his team had sworn at a glass of water for several hours and then poured it over wheat seeds. Only 48 per cent of those seeds which were watered with the ‘foul’ water sprouted as opposed to 93 per cent of seeds watered with holy water taken from natural springs. Cheuring said: ‘We then looked at heavy swearers and others who never used bad language, and found whenever men use these words in their daily life, this immediately leads to sexual dysfunctions, i.e. impotence. If a woman uses these words in her daily speech, she slowly begins transforming into a man, getting more hair and muscles.’”
~ OnlyPunjab.com (India)

Very scientific!