Monday, April 30, 2007

Loo-Racing in New Zealand

Loo-Racing in New ZealandThis funny sport is invented by the Evento Company of the country ! Link
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Human-Lion Wresting in Chinese Zoo

To attract more children to visit the zoo during the May Day Golden Week Holiday, various animal taming shows are currently staged to entertain tourists at the Haicang Zoo in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province. The wrestling 'match' between trainer and lion ended up with the beast lying on the ground. Isn't it a little cruel? Link to Xinhua

World's Tallest Pagoda

Changzhou Tianning PagodaThe Tianning Pagoda (天宁宝塔), which is 13 storeys, or 153.79 m (504.56 ft) high, is the tallest pagoda in the world. The pagoda located in Tianning Temple in Changzhou, China's eastern province of Jiangsu. On April 30, 2007, it opens to the public after a grand opening ceremony held on April 30. " It is not only the description of Changzhou’s tradition, belief and culture, but also the fruit of Changzhou’s history, economy and culture accumulating during the past 2500 years!" Link to Xinhua

Sunday, April 29, 2007

Californian Highway Interchange Collapsesd After Fire

Californian Highway Interchange Collapses An aerial view of freeway interchange that funnels traffic off the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge collapsed onto another highway ramp between I-80 and I-580 in Oakland, California, after a tanker truck carrying 8,600 gallon gasoline overturned and caught fire. The fireball started on the lower deck, and the rising heat of the 2000+ degree fire melted parts of the deck above, causing it to collapse. See more photos

Update: Oakland freeway fire was also caught on tape by some a road user:

A Precious 'Hair-growing' Stone

hair-growing stone in ChinaThe "White hair" covers a stone on display at an odd stone exposition held in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 28, 2007. The stone has an estimated price of 10 million yuan, or equivalent to US$1.3 million. link

Update: From the People Daily, the "white hair" growing is a kind of halobios that has been attached to the stone for hundreds of millions of years. It gradually extends upright and evolves as hollow-pipe-shaped invertebrate fossil.

5-year-old Boy Performs High-wire Stunts

High-wire StuntsStuntmen are performing at the first "Folk Stunt Carnival" in the Liuguanghe Canyon (六广河峡谷) in Guizhou Province of China on April 28, 2007. A five-year-old boy wows the audience when giving a barehanded high-wire act performance on the wire 200 meters above the ground. link

Armless Painter

Armless Painter Mulatibieke from XinjiangMulatibieke, is a 24-year-old painter from Altay of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. He was born arm-less, deaf and mute. With years of hard work, he has overcome all the difficulties and fulfilled his dream to be a painter. link

Previously, RC posted two moved stories of limbless Hirotada Ototake and armless Ji Hong, if interested, do check them out.

'Western' Hairstyles Banned in Iran

Weird Olympic haircut in ChinaHow ridiculous!
Iranian police have warned barbers not to give men western hair styles or use make up on them.

The move is part of an unusually fierce crackdown on what is known locally as bad hijab, or un-Islamic clothing, that this year is also targeting men.

Hair stylists have been warned that they could lose their licenses if they do not comply.

Police say that as well as avoiding western hairstyles and make up, barbers should not pluck customers' eyebrows.
Link to BBC

Video: Funny Math Song

What do you know about math? Here is a funny video you may find some answers. Lol!

Gold Cave in North China

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Gold-mine-turned-tourist-attraction Gold Cave is a limestone cave full of spectacular stalactites and stalagmites in Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province. Link

Cuts Hair While Skydiving

Israeli hairdresser Oren Orkabi (bottom left) cuts Sharon Har Noi's hair while skydiving at 14,000 feet above northern Israel, near Haifa April 25, 2007. The haircut was an attempt to enter the Guinness Book of World Records. Helping Orkobi is Ido Holtz, a skydiving instructor. Link

Video: Buddy, The Dog Who Can Sing

Accompanying Samara on the piano, Buddy is so dedicated to his singings, but apparently his howls is not as melodious as the melody by a piano-playing cat Nora. via Arbroath

Saturday, April 28, 2007

Paris Hilton Autopsy Sculpture

Daniel Edwards' Paris Hilton Autopsy SculptureThe work by sculptor Daniel Edwards, who also authored "Presidential Bust of Hillary Rodham Clinton", is to be unveiled in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood in May. A tiara-wearing, autopsied Paris Hilton with removable innards is designed to warn New York teenagers of the hazards of underage drinking. link
Daniel Edwards's Paris Hilton Autopsy SculptureUpdate: The sculptures is finally seen at the Capla Kesting Fine Art studio in the Brooklyn borough of New York May 9, 2007. And they will be on exhibit to the public May 11 through May 30 at the gallery in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn.
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Baby-Crying Contest in Japan

Japanese Baby-Crying ContestBabies, held by amateur sumo wrestlers, cry loudly during a baby-crying contest in Tokyo April 28, 2007. The event is held to pray for the babies' health and growth. The winner of the contest is the baby who cries the loudest. Link
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Loyal Dog Guards Drunken Owner

Loyal Dog Guards His Drunken OwnerThe dog named Xiaohuang watches his owner surnamed Zhou who is too drunken to walk and sleeps at roadside bush in Hualian, Taiwan. Xiaohuang, an abandoned dog, was adopted five years ago by Zhou who is a bachelor addicting the alcohol. The dog protected the man each time he was drunken and barked at anyone who tried to approach him. Link

Friday, April 27, 2007

MIT Admissions Dean Fabricated Her Resume

Marilee JonesShocking! Such things happened to a dean of the world's most prestigious university.
Marilee Jones, a prominent crusader against the pressure on students to build their resumes for elite colleges, resigned Thursday as dean of admissions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology after acknowledging she had misrepresented her own academic credentials.

Jones has been a popular speaker on the college admissions circuit, where she urged parents not to press their kids too hard, and told students there are more important things than getting into the most prestigious colleges. She rewrote MIT’s application, trying to get students to reveal more about their personalities and passions, and de-emphasizing lists of their accomplishments.

But Jones, dean since 1997, issued a statement saying she had misrepresented her credentials when she first came to work at MIT 28 years ago and “did not have the courage to correct my resume when I applied for my current job or at any time since.

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Barbie Girls MP3 Player

Barbie Girls MP3 Player Barbie Girls, a doll-shaped MP3 player which targets at 10-13 year old girls was unveiled by Mattel Inc. The new toy brings together Web surfing, shopping and music downloads.

The world's largest toy maker is taking aim at MGA Entertainment's sassy Bratz dolls, Apple Inc.'s iPod music players and Ganz's Webkinz. Link
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Video: Hawking The First Disabled Experiencing Zero Gravity

Boarding on a specially modified Boeing 727 jet , astrophysicist Stephen Hawking who paralyzed by Lou Gehrig's disease became the first person with a disability to experience the Zero Gravity flight. Congrat! Link to WP & Youtube
Hawking The First Disabled Experienceing Zero Gravity

95-years-old to be Oldest College Graduate (Update)

Nola Ochs,World's Oldest College GraduateNola Ochs, 95, is going to graduate with a major of histroy from Fort Hays State University on May 12. She'll be what is believed to be the world's oldest person to be awarded a college degree. The previous record, according to Guinness World Records, belongs to Mozelle Richardson, who at age 90 in 2004 received a journalism degree from the University of Oklahoma.

When replying to the media recently, she said, "I'm going to seek employment on a cruise ship as a storyteller." Link

Update: Grandma Ochs has graduated and now she is considering a master's degree!
Nola Ochs, World's Oldest College Graduate, at 95

Video: Man Talking Through His Nose

You can learn what he talked from the subtitle shown in the video.via Arbroath

Boy With an Extraordinarily Big Head

The poor boy diagnosed with hydrocephalus is named Liu Jing (刘京) from Shan County of Hezhe, Shangdong Province. The extraordinarily big head has severely affected his development. He is now 9 years old but weighs only at 15kg. Without other's help, he even can't walk smoothly by himself and is very easy to fall down. His family has spent all of their belongings (house also sold) and owed 100, 000 Yuan to get him treated in the hospital. Now together with his parents, the boy is begging at the street of Xiamen. Link

Update: The boy may suffer from a rare condition called Proteus syndrome that involves atypical growth of the bones, skin, head and a variety of other symptoms.

Road Lamps Wearing Bamboo Hats

Street Lamps With Bamboo HatsThose novel street lamps wearing bamboo hats have been found in the scenic Huangshan Mountain region, Anhui Province of China. Link

Thursday, April 26, 2007

Japanese Armless Author Becomes A Schoolteacher

Hirotada Ototake born with no arms or legsI am overwhelmed by his story!
Hirotada Ototake, a best-selling author known for his book "No One's Perfect," speaks with school children after he was appointed full-time teacher at Suginami Dai-Yon Elementary School in Suginami-ku of Tokyo, 05 April 2007. Ototake [a sport reporter] is taking on a new challenge by becoming a schoolteacher in a bid to teach the next generation to accept differences in a society that has traditionally frowned on individuality.
Hirotada Ototake born with no arms or legsHirotada Ototake born with no arms or legsLink to Xinhua & Mywire

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Torch Unveiled

2008 Beijing Olympic Games TorchBeijing 2008 Olympic Games Torch together with Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay Plan was unveiled by BOCOG today in Beijing, China. Below are the key facts of the Olympic torch designed by Chinese computer maker Lenovo :
The torch is 72 centimetres high, weighs 985 grams and is made of aluminium. The torch is of a curved surface form, with etching and anodizing being used during its production. A torch can usually keep burning for approximately 15 minutes in conditions where the flame is 25 to 30 centimetres high in a windless environment.

The torch has been produced to withstand winds of up to 65 kilometres per hour and to stay alight in rain up to 50mm an hour. The flame can be identified and photographed in sunshine and areas of extreme brightness. The fuel is propane which is in accordance with environmental guidelines. The material of its form is recyclable.

Dancing Bush is Beaten by the Bongos

Bush's Hilarious ExpressionMr. President's awkward expression when dancing with a group of African performers for a Malaria Aware event at the White House makes me chuckle again and again. Link


Video: Why You Don't Throw Paperclips at Coworkers

Here is a lesson!

That's One Big Pothole

A large section of Shunwai Road (顺外路) in Nanchang, capital of East China's Jiangxi Province, collapses on Wednesday, April 25, 2007. No one was hurt in the incident. Link

Eelko Moorer's Bat-Style Footwear

Eelko Moorer's footwear can latch on to hand strap rails inside Tube trains. The bat-style boots allow travelers to hang upside down in the carriage. Do you want to try? Link

David Huckabee Arrested With Handgun At Airport

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David Huckabee arrested! The 26-year-old son of Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, was arrested at Little Rock's Airport on a Thursday last April after a federal X-ray technician detected a loaded .40-caliber Glock pistol in his carry-on luggage.

Huckabee pleaded guilty in Little Rock District Court after being charged with a misdemeanor count of possessing a weapon in a prohibited place.

District Judge Lee Munson gave Huckabee a one-year suspended jail sentence and ordered him into 10 days of community service which Huckabee can avoid by paying $100. Source: ABC

British Man Pulls Plane of 7.4 Tonnes with Ears

Manjit Singh, 57, pulled a Jetstream passenger plane weighing approximately 7.4 tonnes 12ft along the apron at East Midlands Airport, at Castle Donington in Leicestershire, U.K.. When responding to the medias after the record attempt, he said he did have a little bit of pain around the ears. :-)

The strong man also attempted to raise money for his charity Manjit Fitness, which aims to get children living in his native Mahilpur, India involved in sport.Link

Pelicans Tie the Knot at Zoo

Chinese Pelicans Get MarriedZookeepers at a bird zoo in Fuzhou, southeastern China's Fujian province decorated a "bridal house" for a pair of two spotted-billed pelicans. The female pelican was found in Hainan, south China, and brought to Fuzhou to mate with the male pelican, who lost his spouse three years ago. Link

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

World's Eight Tallest Statutes

I am yet to find one chance to visit one of them .

No. 1. Ushiku Amida Buddha, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

The staute is 100 meter tall, standing on a 10m lotus base and a 10m platform, total 120 meters. It weighs 4000 tons and is the tallest statue in the world. The monument is three times taller and thirty times larger in volume than the Statue of Liberty. link

No. 2. The Statue of Emperors Yan and Huang, Zhengzhou, Hunan Province, China

The statue is 106 meters high, with the eye three meters wide and the nose eight meters long. Emperors Yan and Huang, two emperors in ancient Chinese legends, are said to be the earliest ancestors of the Chinese nation. link

No. 3. Kiev's statue of the Motherland, Kiev, Ukraine

The memorial of the Great Patriotic War (World War II) itself is 62 meters tall, the overall height is 102 meters. link
No. 4 Peter the Great Statue, Moscow, Russia

The 94 meter high bronze sculpture of Peter the Great standing in the Moscow River was designed by Zurab Tsereteli. link
No. 5. Statue of Liberty, New York, USA
A colossal statue given to the United States by France in 1886, is standing at Liberty Island in the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor. The overall height is 93 meters. The statute is 46 meters tall, with the foundation adding another 46.9 meters. link
No. 6. The Motherland, Volgograd, Russia
The statue has another name called Mother Motherland Is Calling. Measured from the tip of her sword to the top of the plinth, the distance is 85 meters (279 feet). It is can be found at 48°44′32.5″N, 44°32′13″E on Google Maps. link

No. 7. Leshan Giant Buddha, Sichuan Province, China
Standing 71 metres tall, the statue is the tallest stone Buddha statue in the world. link
No. 8.Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The statue stands 38 m tall and is located at the peak of the 710-m (2330-foot) Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park, overlooking the Rio de Janeiro city. link

God Dance

Nepalese God DanceNepalese artists perform Dev Nach (God Dance) during a parade marking "Democracy Day" in Kathmandu. Link

Chinese Bar Serves Wine Using Syrindge and Test Tubes

The owner of a bar in Shengzhen of south China's Guangdong Province had his bartender girls dress in modified nurse suit and serve wine with syringes and test tubes. The boss thought of such unique idea to attract customers, and was planning another theme of female pirates. Link

Giant Sweet Potato Weighs 15 Kilograms

Giant Peru Sweet Potato 15 kgAn extraordinarily large sweet potato weighing 15 kilograms were recently harvested by farmer Carrion in the northwest Peru's Lambayeque province. The owner planned to cook his super large potato after the completion of a display and share it with others. Link
Giant Peru Sweet Potato,15kg

Nutrition Facts Printed on Cookies

Design firm AndrewAndrew comes up with a novel idea to show nutrition facts of snacks -- printe them right on the icing using edible ink. Oh, yeah, as sold $25 for a set of two, the cookies must be a bit more pricey than many other cookies. Link to BB & Sci Fi

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