Officials in the state of Bihar have created a novel idea to both rehabilitate beggars and help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS: pay beggars to sing songs and enact plays to raise awareness of the deadly virus. They want to train many of the estimated 100,000 homeless in the state to put on street plays about AIDS and to sing songs about it in trains and buses and on the sides of busy roads.

Australian power supplier, Energy Australia, is asking the public to stop singing while taking a shower in an attempt to save on electricity and water. The company said singing while taking a bath adds an extra 9. 08 minutes to shower bath and shower time. It listed activities such as singing, daydreaming, shaving and other "nonessential activities" in the shower, are adding to power bills and contribute to global warming.

Nottingham University is offering a masters degree in Robin Hood studies to provide students an "exciting opportunity on the origins and development of England's most enduring legendary figure. "According to a BBC report, the course will be available to students in October of next year. The course will span a time period of one year, and students will work with 15th century manuscripts looking at the outlaw's place in the English society.

South African Christians seeking a quick spiritual boost will be able to download the entire bible on to their mobile telephones phones from Wednesday as part of a drive to modernize the scriptures. Rev. Gerrit Kritzinger, chief executive of the Bible Society in South Africa, said in a statement, "The Virtual Bible will enable the Bible Society to supply the Bible to every modern cell phone user in a fast and affordable format. "

A California radio station abruptly decided to change its format from the Christian music, sermons and Bible stories it had been broadcasting to what it calls "Porn Radio" about a week ago. It's slogan is " All sex radio, all the time. " KFYE was sold this month and plays various songs, everything from The Beatles to Janet Jackson. Songs that aren't sexual enough have moans and groans added to them.