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Long URLs: do they make sense?

August 31st, 2007 at 6:17 pm » Comments (1)

I guess, long domain names don’t make good business sense as they are harder to remember and are more prone to errors when someone types them out on a browser’s address bar. But there sure are some crazy names you can’t even make sense of. Most of them are made for name sake and don’t […]



“King Kong” falls in Love

August 31st, 2007 at 10:55 am » Comments (0)

Well, there is someone for everyone in this world. Yu, Zhenghuan,30, who likes to call himself ‘King Kong’ after watching the American Movie, is going to get married by the end of the year.
He met his sweetheart at a friend’s party.
“We fell in love at the first sight.” he was quoted as saying. “I am […]



Princess Diana anniversary

August 31st, 2007 at 12:50 am » Comments (0)

The 10th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana in a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997 is being marked with a memorial service in London. Princes William and Harry will lead readings for their mother at Guards’ Chapel, near Buckingham Palace.
Prince Charles and the Queen will be at the service, although Charles’s […]



Chicago drops city Wi-Fi plan

August 31st, 2007 at 12:35 am » Comments (0)

Some of Chicago residents might have felt excited on the plan announced early last year to blanket Chicago’s 228 square miles with wireless Internet access. They were hoping to become one of the largest cities to offer all-over access to the Web.
But in a recent report according to Chicago officials the ambitious plan proved to […]



Man loses top of his head: Court says plastic is better than the original

August 30th, 2007 at 5:27 am » Comments (0)

In Germany a man had his top of his head removed in a brain surgery. But due to a defective refrigerator, it was replaced with a plastic skull roof. The man went to court claiming 20,000 euros for the physical discomfort caused by the skull roof and loss of one of his body part.
The court […]



Helmsley’s dog: got $12 million nothing for her grandchildren

August 29th, 2007 at 8:42 am » Comments (0)

Late luxury hotelier and real estate billionaire, Leona Helmsley, divided all her weath among her beloved including her dog but two of her grandchildren didn’t receive a penny.
Her beloved white Maltese, named Trouble got a $12 million trust fund. Her brother, Alvin Rosenthal, recieved $5 mil. So did her two out of four grandchildren from […]



Greek Forest Fire Update (Video)

August 29th, 2007 at 12:50 am » Comments (0)

In the recent news, trapped villagers in one of the worst forest fire in Greece are being airlifted to safety. There are news of 100s of protesters demonstrating against the government’s handling of the forest fires. nikonrex posted this news compilation in YouTube.

UPDATE: Fire fighting with wine

One farmer saved part of his house by fighting […]



Indian Cop dragged thief on mototbike: NHRC worried

August 28th, 2007 at 6:38 pm » Comments (3)

Indian police are notorious for beating people and this time somebody caught the event in video. The incident took place in Bhagalpur district of Bihar state of India, which is also considered one of India’s most lawless states.
In a video clip aired in Zee TV, a man with hands tied behind his back, was being […]



100th birthday candle lights cigarette

August 28th, 2007 at 12:24 am » Comments (1)

Yesterday Winnie Langley celebrated her 100th birthday by lighting her 170,000th cigarette from a candle on her birthday cake.
She started smoking at 7 which sums up to a 93 years of smoking five cigarette a day. Winnie tells that she never tried to quit and she is not going to start now. She claims it […]



Top 10 Highest Peaks in the World

August 27th, 2007 at 11:31 pm » Comments (0)

Nepal is blessed with 8 out of 10 highest peaks in the world and Nepali people are proud of it. I am going to present some photos and details of the ten highest peaks in this post.
1. Mount Everest 8850m (29035ft) Nepal
The highest peak in the world, Mount Everest is also called Qomolangma/Chomolungma (Tibetian) and […]



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