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Las Vegas SUN: Mexico’s Death Saint Gets New Look

“Santa Muerte, which some believe to be rooted in pre-Colombian beliefs, is one of several unofficial folk saints worshipped in Mexico. Death is commonly honored as a part of life in Mexican culture - such as during November’s Day of the Dead celebrations - and does not have the same morbid stigma as in other societies.”

I’m a tradionalist, she looks fine as is. Wikipedia’s Santa Muerte Page is a fine kick off to knowledge if you wish to know more.

NASA -
STS-118
Launch Target: Aug. 8, 2007 6:36 p.m. EDT
Orbiter: Endeavour
Mission Number: STS-118 (119th space shuttle

Watch on NASA TV

PUBPAT > Monsanto Patents Asserted Against American Farmers Rejected By Patent Office

“One study of the matter found that, ‘Monsanto has used heavy-handed investigations and ruthless prosecutions that have fundamentally changed the way many American farmers farm. The result has been nothing less than an assault on the foundations of farming practices and traditions that have endured for centuries in this country and millennia around the world, including one of the oldest, the right to save and replant crop seed.”

Four patents denied to Monsanto. Wow.
I hope this continues. Can this monster be brought down? Can we be saved from Global Corn Domination? “Trust the Cob, Citizen.”

Spaceflight Now | Delta Launch Report | Phoenix spacecraft headed to Mars to probe the water

Eastern Timezone:
“The Phoenix mission is scheduled to get underway Saturday with launch atop a Delta 2 rocket. Liftoff from complex 17 is targeted for 5:26:34 a.m. with a second opportunity available a half-hour later at 6:02:59 a.m. Forecasters are predicting an 80 percent chance of good weather.

Opportunities to launch spacecraft to Mars occur every 26 months as Earth catches up with and passes the red planet in their orbits around the sun. Close approach this time around occurs in December and by launching now, Phoenix can achieve the most energy efficient trajectory. This year’s launch period ends Aug. 24.”

Attytood: Memo to White House: Bridge Failure Determined to Strike in U.S.

“WASHINGTON — President Bush yesterday proposed deep cuts to federal healthcare, education, and transportation programs, searching for new money in the federal budget to pay for increasingly costly defense programs and the war in Iraq.

– Boston Globe, Feb. 6, 2007.”

Hey USA, drive much?

A bit more stylish than the Russian doomsday truck, Japan’s tractor-trailers really give off a Transformer vibe. There was a series of movies in the 1970’s featuring decorated trucks, and I guess it just spiralled out of control from there. Pink Tentacle has a bunch more pictures, and links to more galleries of “Dekotora” trucks.

More pics at English Russia. Chock full of post-Soviet madness!

Accused grave robbers dodge sex charges

“Three men who dug up a young woman’s corpse to have sex with it after seeing her obituary photo cannot be charged with attempted sexual assault because Wisconsin has no law against necrophilia, an appeals court ruled Thursday.”

Seems like a sex tourism business waiting to happen. Probably not a huge market for necrophilia holidays, but I bet the clientele is extremely loyal. Act fast though, there’s already been a bill introduced to outlaw it!

Unfortunately, the Pizza Hut “Double Roll” pizza is only available in Japan. Crust blanketed bacon wrapped sausages surround a center full of everything you can think of. 646 calories per slice, not counting the maple syrup dipping sauce. I wonder if they deliver to hotel rooms?

(Via Gizmodo.)

Report: Astronauts Drank Before Launch - The Huffington Post

“CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — “At least twice, astronauts were allowed to fly after flight surgeons and other astronauts warned they were so drunk they posed a flight-safety risk, an aviation weekly reported Thursday, citing a special panel studying astronaut health.”

I don’t know that booze would be my first choice for blasting off in a rocket but I’d sure the hell want something. Exploring new frontiers is tough work, you need to take the edge off!

Here’s a thorough, thoughtful, hilarious article from our heros at
Modern Drunkard Magazine: Space-The Winos Frontier

Salut!

UFO sightings bring town to a standstill | the Daily Mail

On a clear night in Warwickshire, England (Shakespeare’s birthplace) a crowd of at least one hundred were in the streets watching UFO activity.

“Hillary Potter from The British Earth Aerial Mystery Society (BEAMS) said they were being inundated with similar calls from across the country but said it was rare for such phenomena to be witnessed by so many people.

She said: ‘Such incidents have been on the increase recently. There are reports at the moment coming in from all over the country.

‘We’ve had many reports of people seeing quite large unidentified objects in the skies. It’s not going away, It seems these incidents are becoming more bold.

‘People don’t know what to do when they witness such sights and that’s what we’re here for. We take the reports very seriously.”

Now despite the fact they had mostly all come from inside a pub to watch, that’s alot of people to be seeing this. There’s a video taken by a bystander that shows some pretty interesting activity.

Warwickshire Lights