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£460,000 Spent For Two Games Of Forest Football

salina.martin10@gmail.com (Salina Martin) — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:25:00 -0700

A specially-created £460,000 football pitch created in the middle of a woodland in the Scottish borders has been used for two games. The Forest Pitch, near Selkirk, was built by Edinburgh-based artist Craig Coulthard as part of artistic celebrations of the 2012 Olympics. After the one day of football, yesterday, it will now be allowed to return to its natural state.

Mr Coulthard said: "Its legacy is more of a poetic legacy than a practical legacy." Four teams took to the pitch, two men's teams and two women's teams, kitted out in strips designed by Scottish schoolchildren. The teams of "new Scots" - people who have come to the country for a variety of reasons - were due to have been played in July, before the Olympics, but flooding saw the games postponed. Now the matches have been played, the land - owned by the Duke of Buccleuch - will be left to return to its natural state.

Mr Coulthard said: "I've created a full-sized football pitch in the middle of a spruce forest. The reason I did was I had very good memories of playing football in a forest myself. I wanted to create games between football players who are diverse and come from all over the world to live in Scotland and create a diverse football team within a monoculture of trees." The project, which has taken two years to build, has been controversial but Mr Coulthard insisted it was a work of art and it was worth the money.

He said: "I have done something which has not been done before. I have done something new and celebratory and hopefully makes people ask questions about their environment and about society. I would definitely say it is worth the £460,000." He added: "In the autumn of this year we will be replanting trees along the lines of the pitch that over the decades will grow into this big sculpture of a football pitch. And they are native trees so there is a nice combination of the non-native spruce and the native trees on the pitch."

15 Kilos Dead Caterpillars Found Under False Bottom Of Suitcase

salina.martin10@gmail.com (Salina Martin) — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:19:00 -0700

An African man munched his way through hundreds of dead black caterpillars after they were discovered in his luggage by border guards at Switzerland's EuroAirport outside Basel.

Adrian Onobanjo, 47, had more than 15 kilos of dead black caterpillars in plastic bags hidden in his luggage when he was stopped and searched after arriving on a plane from Togo. Border guard spokesman Patrick Gantenbein said: "Even border guards hardened by the bizarre things we have had to deal with were shocked by this particular case.

"The man obviously knew he shouldn't have been trying to bring them into the country as they were hidden under a false bottom in his suitcase and only discovered with an X-ray. He tried to tell us that it was a special type of root, but some of them were still moving. "Then he claimed that as they were for personal use he should still be allowed to bring them into the country because they were a snack, and he was addicted to them."

Border Guard section chief Martin Leuenberger who was on duty at the time said: "The smell from the caterpillars that were mostly dead was pretty unbearable but it didn't seem to bother the man – and when he was told they would be kept and destroyed he grabbed as many as he could and started munching them. He said they were a delicacy and should not be wasted." The remainder of the caterpillars were stored in a sealed container in the fridge overnight and are due to be destroyed.

Fight Between Deer and monkey For Banana

salina.martin10@gmail.com (Salina Martin) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:48:00 -0700

Deer likes to eat grasses, weeds, and herbs to grow and where monkey is a primate of the Haplorrhini suborder and simian infraorder, either an Old World monkey or a New World monkey, Many time you might have heard that monkey like to eat banana, here is a amazing picture where a fight took place between Deer and Monkey for banana

Amazing Art With Eggshells

salina.martin10@gmail.com (Salina Martin) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:11:00 -0700

This is the work of Gary LeMaster. One thing that comes to the mind the minute one sees these carvings, are these real? On first glance these look like ceramic or plastic, but these are real.

Carousel

Jigsaw

Lotus

ReoGeo

Scimitar

Serenity

Swan Carousel

Unicorn

Spurce: www.theeggshellsculptor

Common Signs And Billboards Turned Funny In Street

salina.martin10@gmail.com (Salina Martin) — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 11:25:00 -0700

While straight up defacing with gang tags or lame drawings doesn't make for a good sight for someone passing by a public sign, some pretty funny people got their hands on permanent markers and spray paint and made proper work of common signs and billboards. Below are the top 45 funniest defaced signs!

Creative Tattoo Went Wrong | Misspelled Tattoos

salina.martin10@gmail.com (Salina Martin) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 03:12:00 -0700

A tattoo is a form of body modification, made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. While making a tattoo in body you have to bear lots of pain but once you get it done you can have it on your body for life time. Some make tattoo for temporarily basis while some for life time. If you have made it for temporarily basis and it went wrong you won't mind it much but if you have made it for life long basis and it went wrong then it will really piss you off like hell, just take a look of few tattoos which misspelled and went wrong

A Vietnamese Airline Fined over 20 Million Dong For Allowing Bikini Show In Plane

salina.martin10@gmail.com (Salina Martin) — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 10:48:00 -0700

A Vietnamese airline has been fined for allowing bikini-clad beauty pageant contestants to dance on board a plane without permission.

State-owned newspaper Tuoi Tre reported that VietJetAir was fined just over 20 million dong (£611) following the incident, which was captured by passengers using mobile phones and subsequently uploaded to YouTube.

Five women, each of whom were contestants in a recent Vietnamese beauty contest, performed a three-minute dance in the aisle, according to the report.

The stunt, which took place last week, was organised by the airline to celebrate its maiden flight between Ho Chi Minh City and the popular beach town of Nha Trang.

Nguyen Trong Thang, chief inspector of the country’s civil aviation body, said the airline “had violated the local aviation regulations by organising unapproved show on a plane”. He added that mobile phones used during the show were in flight mode, so did not present a threat to safety.

Top 10 Weirdest Restaurants And Funny Around The World

salina.martin10@gmail.com (Salina Martin) — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 09:48:00 -0700

Cannibalistic Restaurant (Japan)

Condom Restaurant (Thailand)

Dark Restaurant (China)

Robot Restaurant: Run by two identical couples (China)

Medical Restaurant (Taipei)

Military-Themed 'Buns and Guns' Restaurant (Lebanon)

Restaurant in a Prison (Italy)

Restaurant in the Sky (Belgium)

Toilet Restaurant (Taiwan)

Undersea Restaurant (Maldives)

Cute Funny Story Of Beggar And His Dinner 5 Star Hotel

salina.martin10@gmail.com (Salina Martin) — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 09:35:00 -0700

A beggar to another beggar: I had a grand dinner at 5 Star Hotel yesterday.

How? The other beggar asked.

First beggar: Some one gave me a Rs 100/- note yesterday.

I went to 5 Star Hotel and ordered dinner worth Rs 1,000/-, and enjoyed the dinner. When the bill came, I said, I had no money.
The Hotel manager called the police man, and handed me over to him.

I gave the Rs 100/- note to the police fellow, and he set me free.

The New York Times Is About to Say Goodbye to About.com

salina.martin10@gmail.com (Salina Martin) — Thu, 9 Aug 2012 06:01:00 -0700

The New York Times’ time with About.com may be coming to an end. The paper has been looking to get rid of the struggling Web site, which produces high-volume, low-cost content, and has a deal in place to sell it to Answers.com.
The question-and-answers site has signed a letter of intent to buy About for $270 million, according to people familiar with the transaction.
The deal hasn’t closed yet, and I’m told that Answers’ backers — PE firms Summit Partners and TA Associates — are trying to line up financing.
The Times bought About, the precursor to “content farms” like Demand Media, for $410 million in 2005. Last year, About CEO Cella Irvine left the company following a string of lousy quarters, but About’s performance has yet to improve.
Last month, the Times took a $195 million goodwill write-down on the unit, which is largely dependent on search traffic from Google.
“While About is gaining momentum in its turnaround efforts, and we expect to build on that progress in the second half of the year, we have reduced our long-term display growth and profitability assumptions for the group,” Times CFO James Follo told investors.
I’ve asked Answers’ executives for comment. Times PR head Robert Christie says, “The company has a policy that it doesn’t discuss potential acquisitions and divestitures.”
source allthingsd.com

Quincy August Moon Festival To Mark 25th Year With New Features

salina.martin10@gmail.com (Salina Martin) — Wed, 8 Aug 2012 04:40:00 -0700

The August Moon Festival celebration in Quincy will mark its 25th year with an expanded program, including a new area with food trucks, pony rides and a mini carnival.

The festival, which is organized by Quincy Asian Resources Inc., is scheduled for Aug. 19 in Quincy Center.

Quincy Asian Resources director John Brothers said this year is a milestone for the festival, which started before the rush of Asian immigrants to Quincy and today draws about 10,000 people and involves 200 volunteers.

“It shows not how the Quincy Asian community has grown and matured, but how Quincy has grown and matured,” Brothers said. “It’s one of the major events this city hosts. It’s great that we’re able to have such an eclectic mix of people attend.”

In Chinese culture, the August Moon Festival commemorates the 15th day of the full moon. It is tied to a cultural legend involving an archer and his wife, from whom he was separated and visits on the 15th day.

Brothers said this year’s festival footprint will be expanded to include a parking lot at the end of Cliveden Street where a garage used to stand. The garage was torn down as part of the construction of the Walter Hannon Parkway, which bisects Quincy Center.

The parking lot will be the site of mini-carnival rides, pony rides and food trucks that organizers and volunteers recruited from the seasonal SOWA festival in Boston’s South End.

The event will also have its traditional food court section at the corner of Cottage Avenue and Hancock Street featuring Quincy Asian Resources’ longtime local restaurant partners.

The free event also includes live cultural performances throughout the day on the main stage, which this year will be just past the intersection of Cliveden and Hancock streets, and a children’s area run by the South Shore YMCA.

The festival will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Girls Dont Have A Many Choice In Bed

salina.martin10@gmail.com (Salina Martin) — Wed, 8 Aug 2012 04:21:00 -0700

Girls don't have many choices when it come to bed, New married couple always enjoys each other company while some fight like stupid, here is a perfect example of love and care with little anger

Inspiring Song Of The Year, If I Could Be Like That - 3 Door Down

salina.martin10@gmail.com (Salina Martin) — Mon, 6 Aug 2012 08:16:00 -0700

Every few years there comes a song that changes lives. That can make you cry, inspire you to become a better person, and make you look back at times past and just smile. This is one of those songs.

He spends his nights in California
Watching the stars on the big screen.
Then he lies awake and wonders
Why can't that be me?
Cause in his life he's filled with all these good intentions.
He's left a lot of things he'd rather not mention right now.
But just before he says goodnight,
He looks up with a little smile at me and he says

If I could be like that
I'd give anything
Just to live one day
In those shoes.
If I could be like that, what would I do?
What would I do?

Now and dreams we run.

She spends her days up in the north park,
watching the people as they pass.
And all she wants is just a little piece of this dream, is that too much to ask?
With a safe home, and a warm bed, on a quiet little street.
All she wants is just that something to hold onto, that's all she needs.

Yeah!

If I could be like that, I would give anything
Just to live one day, in those shoes.
If I could be like that, what would I do?
What would I do?

I'm falling into this, in dreams we run away.

If I could be like that, I would give anything
Just to live one day, in those shoes.
If I could be like that, what would I do?
What would I do?

If I could be like that, I would give anything
Just to live one day, in those shoes.
If I could be like that, what would I do?
What would I do?

If I could be like that, I would give anything
Just to live one day, in those shoes.
If I could be like that, what would I do?
What would I do?

Falling in.
I feel I am falling in to this again.

Which Causes more? Drug Addiction or Facebook Addiction?

salina.martin10@gmail.com (Salina Martin) — Thu, 2 Aug 2012 08:51:00 -0700

Before It Was Drug Addiction, Now Its Facebook Addiction.

Now-a-days if I ask my friends, “Why you stay online on Facebook so Long?” then they would reply, “Oh! man I am addicted to Facebook. I’m having a great Facebook addiction.”

Now if I ask the same question to myself then I get one more question ‘Can I Quit Facebook?’.

Tell me if you can answer with ‘Yes’.

Very few will say yes to it and even I will answer, “No I can’t quit Facebook”.

Do you know why I can’t quit Facebook?

Because Facebook has now become like my second home.I’m sharing updates in my page with my blog readers and I’m also learning many things from other pages.

But if you want to quit Facebook then you can go on with my article.

First let me tell you something about Facebook and its users:-

Facebook, the new planet found on earth itself with a population of more than 900M+ is becoming an addiction for people of all ages…

People are spending more time on Facebook. Exploring Facebook is not bad but spending time is. I’m not telling all these to everyone because there is some section of people who are using Facebook for good purposes such as sharing important and current information, giving updates to public etc. They are just doing great job. As we all know that everything has a good side and a bad side but it totally depends on us which side we select. So, we should always try to select the good side of everything.

Now if you want to quit Facebook; then here are some points which will really help you in decreasing your Facebook Addiction:-

1.Stop Interacting with more people on Facebook.

Stop commenting and liking others status. Also stop updating your status frequently. If you update your status frequently then you will like to see who has commented on your status and as a result a lot of time gets wasted.

2.Meet real people.

You should meet people in real life. You should try to approach them and talk with them about mutual interests. This will bring courage and will make you easy with new people.While, chatting on Facebook is not as safe as you think; because sometimes you may talk with some persons who may be pretending to be someone else. Hope you know this.

3.Start Blogging.

Blogging is a very good way to decrease Facebook addiction.Start a blog where you can share what you know with the world.People will know you by your works. You will get fame, fans, money and much more..

4.Stop Using Facebook Mobile

If after signing off from Facebook on your laptop you go straight way to your mobile then its a great sign of addiction.In that case you should either stop recharging your mobile with Net packs or you should submit your mobile to your parents. (This point is for those who are highly addicted & use Facebook even at study time).

5.Hide ‘Add Friend’ Tab.

In the options select not to show the’ add friend’ tab to anyone.This will make your account a limited one and no one will be able to send you friend requests.Now you will talk only with few friends and thus your addiction may decrease..Making a big friends circle is not bad but here I want to reflect a saying that- Making 100 friends in 1 year is not a big thing but having someone as a friend for 100 years is really a big thing.

6.Deactivate your Account.

You can deactivate your account so that no one can see you anymore. Your account can again be used when you log in next time. The only help from this is that, now you will not think about who has sent you message or who has commented on your status, as now you know that no one can find you on Facebook.

7.Delete your Account.

This one’s for the most addicted one. If you are highly addicted then you must delete your account. You will loose all your friend lists, pics etc.. but it will really help you to led a better life which will be real and where we really live in.

For taking all those steps and to get out of Facebook it will take time, so try hard so that you can enjoy a better life in real.You may hate this article, but I think that it will be really helpful to the one who don’t want to waste his precious time.Remember, the time that went will never return.

Creative Cat Houses And Cool Bed Designs

salina.martin10@gmail.com (Salina Martin) — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:07:00 -0700

The Native American Teepee: This cardboard house comes from the Canadian company Loyal Luxe; the tipi package contains three cardboard balls and is available with six interchangeable decorative options. It comes flat and is easy to assemble.

Cat Tree House: This cool cat house is hand crafted and comes with a real tree.

The Kokon Cat House: It's a modern and innovative cat house called "Kokon"; it comes from Pousse Creative. Atop of it you can plant a small roof garden and it comes with a small pillow for your cat to enjoy a nice nap.

Heated Outdoor Cat House: A removable 20-watt heater inside the floor of the house provides a comfortable, dry surface for cats to lounge in cool temperatures.

PeiPods: pEiPod looks futuristic and sleek, comes in bright colors with various pillows to choose from.

Curve Cat Bed: Designed by Akemi Tanaka, it's a minimalist comfortable bed for cats that can be fixed to the wall with ease.

The Canadian Cabin: Another one from Loyal Luxe; similar to the "tipi" it comes flat and is easy to assemble. The package comes with three cardboard balls, a textured cardboard carpet to place inside the chalet and four interchangeable decorative options.

K-Berth Cat House: Another one from Pousse Creative; this wooden cat house comes with four built-in planters and a small pillow for your cat to enjoy a nice nap.

Hepper Pod Bed: The Pod bed is elevated above the ground while the interior is made of sherpa fleece and microfiber for maximum coziness.

Cat Cabin: The Cat Cabin from the house of HomeBasic is handmade of wood and liana.

Sasquatch Cat Bed: It looks like an oversize plastic shoe; it measures 26 inches long x 10 inches tall x 13 inches wide and comes in variety of colors.

Leo's Cat House: Leo Kempf designed this for his cat Olive. The cat can enter through a door at the bottom side, then ascends a surface that takes her to the upper level. The front wall is in plexi-glass while the floor is made from a thick old sheepskin rug. Apart from this there is also a big cardboard scratching porch.

Modern Wooden Cat House: These modern cat houses can be customized as per your specifications.

Cat Condo: The DeLuxe Cat Condo comes as a flat pack and is easy to assemble; its stylish and functional, and it features two pull out drawers for your cat to hide, eat and sleep in comfort.

Plus-Nyan House: Plus-Nyan House by Asahi Kasei, Japan features: open air cat walks, climbing steps, cat doors in every door, deck built in to the window, extra space in the bathroom designed for their space, cat room hidden under the stairs.

Charles Marshall Masturbates with a Teddy Bear

salina.martin10@gmail.com (Salina Martin) — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:32:00 -0700

Charles Marshall was arrested for masturbating with a teddy bear for the fourth time last Wednesday. How anyone gets caught masturbating with a teddy bear not once or twice but four times or why he even needs a teddy bear to get off is just odd. The Cincinnati man now sits in jail waiting to go in front of a judge yet again.

Mr. Marshall has been caught in a number of locations using a teddy bear to pleasure himself including a public library bathroom and most recently down an alley. You would think the man would just take his teddy bear and go home to play but instead he keeps getting arrested for pleasuring himself in public.

All three previous arrests have led to short jail times and small fines for the teddy bear lover. There is no word yet what Charles Marshall could face this time, but being barred from ever owning another stuffed bear just might help keep his johnson in his pants while in public. Then again he may just find another child's toy to help get him off.

Lizard Turns Spider Man In Real Life

salina.martin10@gmail.com (Salina Martin) — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 11:34:00 -0700

No, this isn’t a computer-generated image, but rather a real-life lizard that looks just like Spider-Man. While you can pick these up at exotic pet shops in the UK, “they require specialist equipment to maintain their temperature.”

It can grow up to a foot long, and the squeamish may find it a problem to feed – a balanced diet for an agama includes locusts, crickets, mealworms and waxworms. Native to Kenya, the rock agama (Agama mwanzae) is unable to throw webs, but can change color – the brightly colored males will change brown at night or if frightened. They can also run on their hind legs, and – like Spidey – can scale vertical walls.

Japanese Fisherman Has become An Artist By Creating The Skeletons Of Dead Animals

salina.martin10@gmail.com (Salina Martin) — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 14:59:00 -0700

Believe it or not, the Japanese use fish for something else than sushi. Take Iori Tomita, a former fisherman who now creates creepy works of art from various dead marine specimens. 28-year-old Iori Tomita uses scientific techniques of preserving and dyeing to transform dead fish into brightly-colored glowing pieces of art. The former fisherman applies over 10 different chemicals to each specimen, which break down the muscle proteins, making it transparent and revealing the skeleton. He then uses red and blue dyes to highlight the hard and soft cartilage. It sounds easy enough, but it’s really a complex eight-stage process which takes Tomita three months to a year to complete, depending on the size of the animals he’s trying to turn into morbid works of art.

The young Japanese artist first encountered transparent specimens at a fisheries university he was attending in Iwate prefecture, Northeast Japan, when he was 19-years-old. It was an epiphany for him, and since 2005 he has been trying to create his own skeletal fish, only for artistic purposes. His first attempts often ended in failure, but after seven years of intense practice, he’s proud to say 9 out of 10 attempts are literally a glowing success.

Tomita, who became a fisherman in a town in the Iwate prefecture, after graduating college, collects his material from the wharf and fishermen, and turns them into unique artworks. “These specimens which you see here are actually animals that have died for some reason or whose carcasses were discarded from pet shops or fishermen. I use those animals which passed away and repurpose them,” he says.

Shinsekai Toumei Hyouhon, or ‘The New World of Transparent Specimens‘, as this creepy art is known as, is created using dead animals, but Iori Tomita thinks it brings people together and makes them appreciate life by observing death. In Japan, his art is especially popular with women in their 20s and 30s, but the artist now wants to expand overseas so the whole world can enjoy his skeletal specimens.

Unique Dragon Haircut

salina.martin10@gmail.com (Salina Martin) — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 14:32:00 -0700

A hairstyle, hairdo, or haircut refers to the styling of hair, usually on the human head. The fashioning of hair can be considered an aspect of personal grooming, fashion, and cosmetics, although practical, cultural, and popular considerations also influence some hairstyles.

Nike Air Max 90 Pirana Shoes

salina.martin10@gmail.com (Salina Martin) — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 14:16:00 -0700

Sneaker customizer Emilio Zuniga has just unveiled his latest joint – the Nike Air Max 90 variant, called “Piranha.” As you can see in the above picture, the idea is fairly simple. Take the Nike Air Max 90, already considered an incredibly slick shoe design, and add a couple upgrades that give the sneaker a mean and toothy piranha profile. The main inspiration for this design seems to be his “Ocean Fog” model from last year, which looked a lot like this design, with the exception of the teeth. In any case, these shoes look pretty great for chewing up the streets. Maybe you can snag a pair…if you’re feeling predatory.

Student Can Study At Several Colleges For A Single Degree

salina.martin10@gmail.com (Salina Martin) — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 12:57:00 -0700

Delhi University's academic council cleared the path for the introduction of a meta college and meta university at its meeting on Saturday. The council has approved the launching of a four-year degree programme - BTech in Humanities - to be offered as a part of a meta college. The university will also allow credit transfer from other educational institutions in the coming months though the modalities are still to be decided.

These decisions will be put before the executive council on Sunday. 'All the proposals have been approved by the academic council. While there were six dissents, 114 people favoured the new concepts. Most likely, we will start the BTech in Humanities from August 15,' DU vicechancellor Professor Dinesh Singh said. The course will be offered as part of a meta college. According to the concept, the students of this meta college will have an option to study different subjects at different colleges while specialising in a particular field. 'About 50 per cent of the course curriculum will be taught through existing courses at colleges while the rest is going to be taught using projects. Students can opt for specialisation in any six areas including education and counselling, media studies, art and design, and historical tourism,' Singh added. Students already enrolled in a DU college in the first year will be eligible to apply. On a larger scale, DU is coming together with Jamia Millia Islamia to put together a meta university. The two universities will start their own chapter of the human resource development ministry's meta university project, most likely from August. DU and Jamia will together offer a course called Masters in Mathematics Education. Based on their individual expertise and infrastructure, the two varsities will offer different subjects, share faculty and provide students with an option to use resources at both places. Though IIT-Delhi and Jawaharlal Nehru University were also supposed to be a part of this collaboration, they might now come aboard next year. 'We are now waiting for Jamia to move fast and make it happen. The proposal is cleared at our end,' Singh said. Though Singh insists these changes are imperative and would act as harbinger of innovation in the country, teachers in DU called it brazen and violation of statutes and ordinances. Sheo Dutt, who teaches at Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (evening) and also offered his dissent as a member in the academic council meeting on Saturday, said: 'The VC called an emergent meeting and passed such important agenda items without due deliberation. They are changing the ordinance without first discussing it in the standing committee. Even the new courses were not discussed by the committee of courses.' He said that credit transfers can give rise to privatisation of education as DU may allow transfer of credits from private universities. 'Each institution will be first approved before credit transfers are allowed,' Singh retorted. Another teacher questioned the composition of the new courses. 'Master in Mathematics Education includes papers on English for media communication, advertising, contemporary India and the world we live in, development journalism, media management, public relations and corporate communication, media law and ethics, mass communication theory and media research. How are they even relevant?' she questioned.

Seven Year Old Boy Dead In Horrific Accident Involving Vintage Traction Engine

salina.martin10@gmail.com (Salina Martin) — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 12:42:00 -0700

A seven-year-old boy was killed this afternoon after he was hit by a steam traction engine at an open-air museum. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene at the Beamish Museum in Stanley, County Durham, after emergency services attended just before 3pm. Visitors to the museum, which has fully working trams and old-fashioned vehicles driving around the venue, were evacuated after the incident.

The young boy was hit by a 'steam roller' type vehicle, a North East Ambulance Service spokesman confirmed. They received a call saying the boy had been hit by a steam roller at 2.49pm and arrived at 2.55pm to find that the tragic youngster had died. Inspector Kevin Blakey of Durham Constabulary said there has been a fatality, adding: 'I can tell you it's very tragic what's happened.' Durham Police confirmed that the boy is from the County Durham area. His father was taken to the University Hospital of North Durham. Inspector Stephen Dowdle of Durham Police said at the scene this afternoon: 'Police are investigating the death of a child at Beamish museum this afternoon. 'Police were called to the museum by the Ambulance Service just before 3pm 'A seven year old boy had been involved in an incident with a steam traction engine and trailer and had been pronounced dead at the scene. 'He appeared to have suffered serious head injuries. 'The engine driver was taken to hospital suffering from shock. 'He will be spoken to by police at an appropriate time and is being treated as a witness. 'The identities of those involved are not being released, but it is understood that neither of them were visitors to the museum. 'Detectives and road policing officers are at the scene to establish exactly what took place. 'The Health and Safety Executive is also at the scene and this will be a joint investigation.' Richard Evans, Museum Director at Beamish, said in a statement: 'We are naturally very shocked and our thoughts are with the boy's family at this time. 'We took the immediate decision to close the museum for the rest of the day as we support the joint investigation.' Police are seeking witnesses to the actual incident, anyone who saw what happened is asked to ring Durham Police on 101 and ask for the priority dispatch centre.

Cheapest iPhone In The World On Aircel

salina.martin10@gmail.com (Salina Martin) — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 12:47:00 -0700

Indian operator Aircel sprung a pleasant surprise Friday by announcing that it had slashed the iPhone 3GS price to Rs. 9,999 (US $180). While the iPhone 3GS is available for free on a contract in the US, as far as total cost of ownership is concerned, the Aircel deal is probably the cheapest iPhone anywhere in the world. Aircel is offering the black 8GB iPhone 3GS for an upfront payment of Rs. 9,999 (US $180) and an "advance rental" of Rs. 3,000 (US $55). This advance rental gets you 2GB of 3G data per month for an year or 1000 minutes and 2500 text messages per month for 6 months. The icing on the cake is that the phones are unlocked, which means you are free to take the phone anywhere in the world, and put in a SIM of your choice. That's right, an unlocked iPhone for a total cost of $235 ($180 + $55). As a contrast, in the US you can pick-up an iPhone 3GS 8GB for free but with a two-year $39.99 a month contract. That's a whooping $960 over the 24 months, and the device is locked to AT&T for the length of the contract. Alternatively, you can pick up an unlocked iPhone for an up-front $375 in the US, £319.00 ($498) in the UK, HKD 2,888 ($372) in Hong Kong, A$449 ($465) in Australia or Euro 349 ($424) in Spain. That makes the Aircel iPhone 3GS the cheapest by a wide-margin - $137 or around Rs. 7500. Now if that isn't the cheapest iPhone deal anywhere in the world, we don't know what is. No seriously, if your country/ operator offers a cheaper iPhone total cost of ownership, let us know via the comments!

Sprite Refreshing Shower In Brazil And Israel

salina.martin10@gmail.com (Salina Martin) — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 09:42:00 -0700

Creative showers that look and function like giant Sprite dispensers were installed on popular beaches in Brazil and Israel. Eye-catching showers reminded people of the refreshing power of Sprite.

Stylish Unique Wine Bottle

salina.martin10@gmail.com (Salina Martin) — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 09:05:00 -0700

Wine is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented fruit juice, usually that of grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Yeast consumes the sugars in the grapes and converts them into alcohol. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts produce different types of wine. The well-known variations are the result of the fact that the sum of the very complex interaction between the biochemical development of the fruit, reactions involved in fermentation and human intervention in the overall process, is a final product in which tens of thousands of chemical compounds may be present in amounts varying from a few percent to a few parts per billion.