 Swedish student to pump his breasts...
Apparently, it's very important to a male college student in Sweden
to pump his breasts for three months to see if he can lactate. A male
Swedish college student, Ragnar Bengtsson, 26, has begun pumping his
breasts at three-hour intervals in a 90-day experiment to see if he can
produce milk.
If he succeeds, he said, it could prove "very important for men's
ability to get much closer to their children at an early stage." A
professor of endocrinology told the daily Aftonbladet that male
lactation without hormone treatment might produce "a drop or two," but
suggested that men instead consider offering their breasts to babies as
a matter of comfort and warmth, rather than as food. Bengtsson, who will
report regularly on his progress via Stockholm's TV8 channel and the
station's Web site, acknowledged that his timetable would sometimes
require that he pump during classes.
Yahoo news
Three-minute showers to conserve water?
 Leftist President Hugo Chavez called on Venezuelans on Wednesday to
stop singing in the shower and to wash in three minutes because the
oil-exporting nation is having problems supplying water and electricity.
Venezuela has suffered several serious blackouts in the past year
because of rapidly growing demand and under-investment. Calling for
energy-saving measures Chavez announced "Some people sing in the shower,
in the shower half an hour. No kids, three minutes is more than enough.
I've counted, three minutes, and I don't stink," he said during a
televised Cabinet meeting. He mentioned using airplanes to try to force
rain from clouds and said the government would soon publish a decree
prohibiting imports of low-efficiency electrical appliances. He called
on ministries and state-run companies to cut energy consumption by 20
percent immediately.
Reuters
 Guinness record
Lebanese chefs celebrate around a large plate of hummus after setting
a new world record in Beirut. A Guinness representative was on hand to
certify the record set by 250 Lebanese chefs and their trainees, who
joined efforts to mix over two tonnes of the chickpea-based dip.
- AFP
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