Thursday, May 31, 2007
Self-made 'F1' Car
The Loch Ness Monster is Back?
An amateur scientist has captured what Loch Ness Monster watchers say is among the finest footage ever taken of the elusive mythical creature reputed to swim beneath the waters of Scotland's most mysterious lake.Links: CNN | Xinhua"I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this jet black thing, about 45-feet (15 meters) long, moving fairly fast in the water," said Gordon Holmes, the 55-year-old a lab technician from Shipley, Yorkshire, who took the video this past Saturday.
He said it moved at about 6 mph (10 kph) and kept a fairly straight course.
"My initial thought is it could be a very big eel, they have serpent-like features and they may explain all the sightings in Loch Ness over the years."
Holmes' footage is of such good quality that even the normally reticent BBC Scotland aired the video on its main news program on Tuesday.
Update: The video added (via)
Father: Lindsay Lohan Addicted to Powerful Painkiller & Need to Get into God!
Lindsay Lohan suffers from multiple addictions to alcohol and drugs, including the powerful painkiller OxyContin, the 20-year-old actress' estranged father told E! Online on Wednesday.Links: Chinaview |Picture: Hollywood Hot
"I spoke to the people treating Lindsay, because I wanted to make sure she was getting the right care," said Michael Lohan. "And I'm satisfied they are doing the right thing for her, helping her detox from the painkillers and things. That's a very important step."
Old Lohan also wanted to make sure Lindsay would be getting religious counseling.
"And I learned they use the 12-step program," Michael said, "which includes a lot of lessons based on God's teachings, so I was satisfied with that. First she needs to get clean, then she needs to let God into her life."
Alain Robert, aka French Spiderman, Climbs Shanghai Jinmao Tower
On Thursday clad in a Spiderman costume, the 44-year-old made a barehanded ascent and descent of the 88-storey iron-and-glass structure, achieving the feat in 90 minutes.
But his feet had barely touched the ground, Chinese police immediately arrested him.
Now what is waiting for him is a custody of 15 days in a Chinese jail.
Robert has scaled the most tallest buildings in the world including Taipei 101, Empire State Building, Paris's Eiffel Tower.
Links WP & Xinhua
How to Get Access to Gmail Account of The Deceased?
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1. Your full name and contact information, including a verifiable email address.Gmail Guide requests that you send this information via Fax or Postal Mail:
2. The Gmail address of the individual who passed away.
3a. The full header from an email message that you have received at your verifiable email address, from the Gmail account in question. (To obtain the header from a message in Gmail, open the message, click 'More options,' then click 'Show original.' Copy everything from 'Delivered- To:' through the 'References:' line. To obtain headers from other webmail or email providers, please refer to http://www.spamcop.com/help_with_headers/)
3b. The entire contents of the message.
4. A copy of the death certificate of the deceased.
5. A copy of the document that gives you Power of Attorney over the Gmail account.
6. If you are the parent of the individual, please send us a copy of the Birth Certificate if the Gmail account owner was under the age of 18. In this case, Power of Attorney is not required.
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It takes approximately 30 days for the information to be processed, but if the access is needed sooner, "it is Google's policy to only provide information pursuant to a valid third party court order or other appropriate legal process."
Sanyo Unveils World's First Waterproof Video Camera-- Xacti
Most Luxury Villlage Wedding in China?
Some Japanese Preteen Junior Idols
Risako Sugaya, born at April 4, 1994Riho Iida, born on October 26, 1991Mirai Shida, born on May 10, 1993 Maki Horikita, born on October 6, 1988Azusa Hibino, born on July 26, 1990Yuzuki Hoshino, born on December 23, 1995Yuri Kojima, born on November 23, 1990Tsugumi Shinohara, born on March 10, 1993Takaou Ayatsuki , born on October 23, 1990Saaya Irie, born on November 15, 1993
First Bred-in-captivity Panda Released into the Wild Dies
The body of Xiang Xiang was found February 19 on snow-covered ground in the forests of Sichuan province in China's southwest, but not report until May 31.
The long delay in announcing Xiang Xiang's death was attributed to the need for a full investigation.
He survived less than a year in the wild after nearly three years of training in survival techniques and defense tactics.
Photo below shows that Xiang Xiang, whose name means Auspicious, is being anaesthetized for a health checkup the Wolong Giant Panda Protection Research Center on April 27, 2006.
Source: Xinhua | Sh-daily
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Blue-green Algae Bloom Caused Drinking Water Crisis in Wuxi City
Customers queue to buy bottled water at a supermarket in Wuxi, East China's Jiangsu Province, May 30, 2007. Local residents in Wuxi rushed to buy bottled water when the tap water developed a strange smell. The blue-green algae outbreak in Taihu Lake [China's third largest freshwater lake] affected the underground water in Wuxi and caused the water crisis.Oh my god! Almost all of our relatives, friends in China are living in Wuxi and now we really begin to concern their health. Links: photo 1, 3, 4, 2
India's Largest Slum Up for Sales
World's First Virtual Embassy on Second Life Inaugurated by Sweden
Sweden has become the first country to open an embassy in the virtual world Second Life.More photos on Sweden.se
Created to promote The Nordic state's image and culture, the embassy does not offer any real or virtual consular services but provides information on its real world counterparts.
The opening of the embassy was attended online by Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, in the form of an avatar, and at a real life press conference in Stockholm.
The embassy also includes a room dedicated to Raoul Wallenberg, who helped save thousands of Jews in World War II. It recreates his office in Budapest, where he worked as a diplomat and issued Swedish passports to Hungarian Jews to help them escape the Nazis.
Norway, World's Most Peaceful Country
Norway is the most peaceful country in the world and Iraq the least, according to a study launched.
New Zealand ranks second and Australia is 25th on the list, which notably puts Japan near the top and Russia and Israel close to the bottom.
The Global Peace Index, published a week before a Group of Eight (G8) summit in Germany, rates 121 countries from Algeria to Zimbabwe on factors including levels of violence, organised crime and military expenditure.
While most European countries including Britain rank in the top, more peaceful, half of the league table, the United States is nearer the bottom in 96th place, while Russia is fifth from last on 118th.
The index is backed by international figures including the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, former US president Jimmy Carter and US economist Joseph Stiglitz, all winners of the Nobel peace prize. It is also supported by Queen Noor of Jordan.
German Woman Drives Down Subway Stairs
The 52-year-old drove her Volkswagen Beetle across the pavement and into the entrance, where it came to a halt five steps down.Source: BBC
Police estimated the damage to the station at around 1,500 euros (£1,000).
The VW Beetle-Cabrio remained balanced on the fifth step and the woman was able to get out unaided and unharmed.
The accident happened in the Nordstrasse underground station, in the centre of Dusseldorf.
Golden Bathtub Mysteriously Stolen from Japanese Hotel
A bathtub made of gold, worth 120m yen ($1m; £500,000), has disappeared from a Japanese resort hotel in circumstances that remain unclear, police said.Source: BBC
Staff reported the tub was missing on Wednesday at the Kominato Hotel Mikazuki, a resort overlooking the Pacific Ocean, east of Tokyo.
Police said they had no idea how it was stolen, saying they had found no sign it was dragged on the floor.
The tub weighed 80kg (175lb) and was made of 18-carat gold.
It was normally chained to the door and padlocked when the room was closed, Japanese TV reported.
A similar tub in the women's shared bathroom is still in place, the police spokesman said.
Weird Belgian Playground Signboard
"Having moved overseas to Belgium a few years ago, from time to time I'm reminded that good, effective icon design is an artform best left to the true professionals. This is especially true when you consider that your software may be used across the world, and what may seem like common sense to you may befuddle a Belgian... or the other way around.Link
"Although the below image is not a computer icon, I think it illustrates the point rather clearly. Either I missed out on a lot as a kid, or the playgrounds here in Belgium are a LOT more fun than the ones back home. This is a picture that I took personally of an actual playground sign in a small suburb outside of Brussels.
Playing 100 Hula Hoops at A Time
Video: Mind The Baby
Links: Dailymotion | Xinhua
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