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Beautiful soap flowers last forever made in Thailand

ngo_minhduc2002@yahoo.com — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 06:45:57 PDT

They look like beautiful exotic flowers, and they even smell the part, only unlike the real thing, Thai soap flowers last forever.

Although these days, soap flowers can be bought as souvenirs from all around Thailand, these scented masterpieces originated in the villages around Chiang Rai. When they weren’t too busy tending to their farms or working in the rice paddies, locals practiced carving on pieces of soap. Their hobby turned into a fine art, and the delicate soap flowers they sold at the local night markets soon captured tourists’ imagination. Pictures after the jump
Source:http://blogs.asiantown.net/-/3160/beautiful-soap-flowers-last-forever-made-in-thailand.aspx

Spray on T-Shirt fits like second skin

ngo_minhduc2002@yahoo.com — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 08:02:40 PDT

Rummaging in a drawer, grabbing a T- shirt and slipping it over your head would certainly be simpler. But some of us are willing to put a little more effort into our wardrobes.

The result? A shirt that fits so snugly it looks as if it has been sprayed on to the body. Actually, it has.

Thanks to a liquid mixture made of cotton fibres we could soon be spraying ourselves into everything from T-shirts, dresses, trousers to swim-wear and hats.

Fabrican - literally fabric in an aerosol can - is the brainchild of Spanish designer Dr Manel Torres who has spent ten years working on his invention.
In a video demonstrating how it works, he sprays a blue and white T-shirt on to a model in just under 15 minutes.
Drying as soon as it hits his skin, the garment can be taken off, washed and re-worn.

Dr Torres teamed up with Paul Luckham, Professor of Particle Technology at Imperial College London, to create Fabrican, which consists of cotton fibres, polymers (the plastics which hold them together) and solvents which keep it in liquid form.
Source:http://news.asiantown.net/r/16109/Spray-on-T-Shirt-fits-like-second-skin.html

Naked woman steals taxi

ngo_minhduc2002@yahoo.com — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 07:46:06 PDT

A Detroit-area woman is accused of stripping to her birthday suit in the back seat of a taxi in Louisiana and then stealing the cab.

Jennifer Gille, 29, of St. Clair Shores, Mich., was arrested early Sunday in Covington, La., The Detroit News reported.

Police said Gille refused to get out of the taxi after the driver got her to her destination.

"The driver said, 'Here you are,' but she wouldn't get out of the car," Capt. Jack West told the News. "She said 'I need to go to Michigan' and began taking her clothes off."

The driver then proceeded to the police station. Because he thought Gille was too drunk to do anything else, he left her in the cab -- with the keys still in the ignition -- while he went inside to get help.

Police found the taxi about a block away from the station. West said Gille had returned to the back seat and refused police orders to get out of the cab.
Gille was being held in the St. Tammany Parish jail.

Jennifer Gille

Another Interesting Game in Asia: Bra Untying Contest

ngo_minhduc2002@yahoo.com — Fri, 14 May 2010 07:06:47 PDT

Now what can be more embarrassing, for a bunch of dudes, than to lose a bra untying contest to a member of the weaker sex? I’m sure she did have more practice than most of the male contestants, but still, humiliating.

During a promotional event, organized by a Chinese department store, in Gungzhou city, China, contestants were invited to test their bra untying skills. In order to win, participants had to untie the bras of eight models, in the shortest time possible, using only one hand. All the male show-offs, eager to prove their skills, were humiliated by a woman, who managed to untie all eight bras in just 21 seconds.
For her impressive achievement, the lady won 1,000 yuan ($146,5) and infinite satisfaction.
Look more pictures after the jump

Source:http://blogs.asiantown.net/-/2288/another-interesting-game-in-asia--bra-untying-contest.aspx

Cool transparent gadgets that let you see through them

ngo_minhduc2002@yahoo.com — Sun, 09 May 2010 20:36:24 PDT

Transparent gadgets are at the top of the list of trendy designs making to the forefront. Here are some of the most elegant transparent gadgets that let the users see through them, just literally.
NOKIA CELLPHONE CONCEPT

SEE-THROUGH IRON

SEE-THROUGH SLIDE TOASTER

TRANSPARENT SMARTPHONE

TRANSPARENT WATCH

GLASSY MOBILE PHONE CONCEPT

TRANSPARENT SPEAKER

RFP IPHONE NEXT

CTRUS SEE THROUGH SOCER BALL

WORLD'S FIRST TRANSPARENT OLED LAPTOP

EYE CELLPHONE

HP LIM CONCEPT

Source:http://blogs.asiantown.net/-/2267/cool-transparent-gadgets-that-let-you-see-through-them.aspx

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ngo_minhduc2002@yahoo.com — Sun, 09 May 2010 07:25:30 PDT

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Mafia Boss Funeral in Taiwan

ngo_minhduc2002@yahoo.com — Sat, 08 May 2010 22:02:41 PDT

The funeral of one of the Taiwan's most prominent mafia leaders Lee Chao-hsiung was a big procession with 20,000 people including gangsters and senior politicians. There were 108 black limousines. Such a number is very symbolic in Chinese Buddhism. Lee Chao-hsiung died of cancer in March. He left over $3 million to different charities.

Source:blogs.asiantown.net

SKULL Festival in Bolivia

ngo_minhduc2002@yahoo.com — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:45:07 PDT

Dia de los Natitas (Day of the Skulls) is an ancient Bolivian ritual where skulls are decorated with flowers and pampered with cigarettes, coca leaves and other treats.
Every November 9, the central cemetery, in La Paz, Bolivia, becomes the scene of a bizarre pre-Columbian tradition, known as Dia de los Natitas. Women carrying skulls, in decorated wooden or cardboard boxes, fancy glass cases and even in plastic bags, gather outside the cemetery to show off their skulls. They are usually decorated with flower petals (hydrangeas and roses) and covered with knitted colorful caps.

Some Bolivians believe a person has seven souls, and one of them remains in the skeleton, after they’ve been buried. Once the other souls have left for heaven, the remains are dug up and the skull taken home and cared for. If they’re not respected, skulls can bring bad luck to a household, ruin the harvest and even break up a family. But if they’re properly taken care of, you can ask the skull for favors.

Source: asiantown.net

Cruel battle in Thailand: The winner will get the girl

ngo_minhduc2002@yahoo.com — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:45:48 PDT

Huge crowds of tourists and “sport” enthusiasts gather at Safari World to watch orangutans duke it out in 30 minute-boxing matches. Forced to wear boxing gloves and shorts, the two primates have been trained to hit each other for the entertainment of man

It’s sad to see thousands of tourists cheer as two 250-pound primates pummel each other, or hear them whistling when a female orangutan, wearing a bikini, displays the round number, but it’s the world we’re living in. These peaceful creatures don’t fight because they like to, but because they’ve been trained to do so, and because they would be beaten if they didn’t.

Source: Asiantown.net

Impossible Optical Illusions

ngo_minhduc2002@yahoo.com — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 17:19:20 PDT

These incredible photos are of some amazing optical illusions. Although you may have seen some of these before I think you will find many more you have not seen before. It is truly bizarre how Michael Kai is able to think these things up. Makes you wonder what he does in his spare time.

9 Luxury Playgrounds of the Billionaires

ngo_minhduc2002@yahoo.com — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:38:55 PDT

Source:http://www.journeyetc.com/
When you have at least 10 figures defining your bank account, you most likely have a holiday in style. People think of private islands, exotic places, secret entrances, and the works. Below we feature the playgrounds of billionaires.
Richard Branson (Necker Island)
The billionaire owner of the Virgin empire owns a whole 74-acre property just near St. Thomas. It is an island surrounded by blue-green waters and home to about 1010 flamingos. Necker Island is managed by a crew who will be more than willing to teach visitors to snorkel, kayak, or kitesurf. There is also a resident personal chef to make sure the billionaire’s taste buds are satisfied.
Branson rents out the whole island if he is not using it. Necker Island can accommodate 28 guests and have played hosts to famous personalities like Mariah Carey, Jay-Z, and Oprah.

Oprah (Antigua)
Oprah is the most famous and most powerful personality on television. She has a 60-acre land in Maui and she has a cool 420 acre piece of land she labeled Promised Land in Montecito in the state of California.
When Oprah wants the pristine waters of the Caribbean and the picture perfect palm trees, she goes to her private playground in Antigua. It is not really an isolate haven but she has neighbors like Giorgio Armani and Eric Clapton among others. Like the villa of George Clooney on Lake Como, the media mogul’s home is put on a spotlight if you take one of the boat tours along the coastline.

Silvio Berlusconi (Sardinia, Italy)
Silvio Berlusconi is the prime minister of Italy who also happens to be a billionaire because of his media investments. He has been into misunderstandings with Renato Soru, the president of Sardinia, over the development of his property Villa Certosa. Soru’s had ordered the stoppage of any constructions on the coast.
Villa Certosa is Berlusconi’s 150-acre private playground on the north eastern portion of the coast. We guess he ignored the president’s order and pushed through with his “State Secret”. He built two additional pools, artificial lagoon, and a James Bond-like underwater entrance.

Roman Abramovich (Wildcat Ridge, Colorado)
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich loves sailing on his Eclipse, a 557-ft yacht. He also loves skiing and wants to have the best experience out of it. Abramovich spent about $35 million to acquire the 200-acre Wildcat Ridge ranch just near Aspen. He has Kevin Costner and Jack Nicholson as neighbors. Soccer fans will know Abramovich as the owner of one of England’s best Premier League organizations, the Chelsea Football Club.

Bill Gates (West Greenland)
After retiring from Microsoft in mid-2008 to devote more time for philanthropy through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the technology god makes it a habit to take a break from charity by going to a skiing resort called Apussuit Adventure Camp.
Bill Gates hops into his chopper and travel about 15 miles out of Maniitsoq in West Greenland. One best thing about this place is that there are no ski lifts and he has all the space for himself.

Lakshmi Mittal (St. Moritz, Switzerland)
This billionaire moved to a posh residence in the Kensington district of London after making his fortune from his steel business. Sometimes it is incomprehensible why one will have to go out of a wonderful estate but Lakshmi goes to St. Moritz when he needs a break. This Alpine getaway is the favorite spot of the royal bloods and the Russian nouveau riche.

Francois-Henri Pinault (Ibiza, Spain)
The last name Pinault means the biggest fortunes in France. They have Gucci, Christie’s, and Samsonite as part of their empire. Francois-Henri, the son of the empire’s founder, wanted to woo his then date Salma Hayek. So he sailed to Ibiza where the rich and famous party. We believe Pinault convinced the Holywood Star. They got married on February 14 last year.

Ty Warner (Penthouse at the Four Seasons New York)
Ty Warner who founded Ty Inc that makes the Beanie Babies acquired several properties including his private playgrounds in Montecito and in Los Cabos, Mexico. Warner also owns the Four Seasons in the heart of New York where he enjoys the amenities f his 4,300 square foot penthouse with 25 feet high ceiling and a breath taking 360-degree view of the busy and the romantic Manhattan.

Paul Allen (the Octopus)
The co-founder of Microsoft Paul Allen owns a 416-ft yacht he calls Octopus. The tag price for this luxury ride is a whopping $20 million plus consider about 10% of this initial cost as the operating expense of the yacht every year.
The Octopus is really a floating 5-star hotel with two choppers on board, pool, basketball court, a theater, a submarine that can accommodate 10 people, and a dock for jet-skis. It takes a crew of 60 to make sure everything goes on smoothly.

2 million year old missing link between man and apes found

ngo_minhduc2002@yahoo.com — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 17:03:22 PDT

A "missing link" between humans and their apelike ancestors has been discovered.

The new species of hominid, the evolutionary branch of primates that includes humans, is to be revealed when the two-million-year-old skeleton of a child is unveiled this week.

Scientists believe the almost-complete fossilised skeleton belonged to a previously-unknown type of early human ancestor that may have been a intermediate stage as ape-men evolved into the first species of advanced humans, Homo habilis.

Experts who have seen the skeleton say it shares characteristics with Homo habilis, whose emergence 2.5 million years ago is seen as a key stage in the evolution of our species.

The new discovery could help to rewrite the history of human evolution by filling in crucial gaps in the scientific knowledge.

Most fossilised hominid remains are little more than scattered fragments of bone, so the discovery of an almost-complete skeleton will allow scientists to answer key questions about what our early ancestors looked like and when they began walking upright on two legs.

Homo habilis lived 2.0-1.6 million years ago
Source: telegraph.co.uk

Top 10 Restaurants in America You’ve Never Eaten At

ngo_minhduc2002@yahoo.com — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 21:59:20 PDT

10. Standard Diner (American)

Address: 320 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone: (505) 243-1440
Website: www.standarddiner.com

This place is like a roadside diner turned upscale. They take traditional American cuisine and bring it up just a notch. From their burgers and fries to their mashed potatoes & gravy with meatloaf you are sure to leave here a happy camper. That’s not even mentioning their lobster Caesar salad, country fried tuna with a wasabi guacamole, green chile turkey melt or mac & cheese with a Guinness and Irish cheddar sauce. One of their specialties is their butter bourbon burger that will be one of the best burgers you’ll ever eat. The meat is of the highest quality and seasoned perfectly. Topped with a generous dab of bourbon infused butter and sandwiched between a delicious bun, you’ll be wanting to come back here every day for lunch. The added bonus to the burger are their amazing sweet potato fries. You may just have to come back later in the day though for home-made desserts, from five flavors of ice cream, four of sorbet, a Tiramisu cheesecake, a chocolate cake, an apple pie with butterscotch and fig, amongst others.

9. Arcaro & Genell’s (Italian)

Address: 443 S Main Street, Old Forge, PA 18518-1608
Phone: (570) 457-4262
Website: www.arcaroandgenell.com
They serve a very nontraditional version of pizza here known as Old Forge-Style but rest assured you won’t be disappointed. You can get it with red sauce or white sauce and single layered or double layered (almost like a gourmet Hot Pocket) with the perfect amount of Parmesan and rosemary sprinkled on top. Any way you decide to get it will leave your tastebuds singing. They have all of your traditional Italian options as well starting with their antipasti (they serve everyone a delicious bean salad) and fabulous versions of veal parmigiano to linguine with a White Clams sauce. Make sure to stick around for their home-made cannoli.

8. Mary Mac’s Tea Room (Mom’s Home-made)

Address: 224 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30308-1938
Phone: (404) 876-1800
Website: www.marymacs.com

The moment you sit down you’ll be in heaven from their bread basket of cornbread, yeast rolls & cinnamon rolls. You literally could eat these all night long and be fully satisfied. That is unless the rest of their food wasn’t equally impressive. From their fried chicken to their chicken fried steaks and their mashed potatoes or mac & cheese, there is not a single person that won’t be able to find something they truly love here. You’ll need to pace yourself though as they also bring it home in the dessert category. The home-made pecan pie and peach cobbler are absolutely to die for.

7. Harry’s Roadhouse (All-Around)

Address: 96B Old Las Vegas Highway, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: 505-989-4629
Website: N/A
They have several dining areas and they’ll let you choose where you’d like to sit. Chose the front room near a window and you’ll have a nice breeze coming in. They have all of your New Mexican breakfast staples (Huevos Rancheros, Chile Omelets, etc) but also delicious pancakes including their Lemon Ricotta pancakes. They are also known for their barbecue, burgers and steaks. There is not any time of day that is not a good time to eat at Harry’s Roadhouse. Just make sure you save room for their chocolate peanut butter ice cream sandwich.

6. Blue Moon Cafe (Breakfast)

Address: 1621 Aliceanna St, Baltimore, MD 21231-2925
Phone: (410) 522-3940
Website: N/A

If you’re looking for a delicious and filling breakfast this place will do you good. Serving all of your typical breakfast items you can’t go wrong with anything on the menu. But the real secret is what’s off the menu. You’ll have to ask the fantastic staff what their secret menu consists of but I’ll let you in on the best item. It’s Cap’n Crunch French Toast. It looks like a piece or art and tastes as good. The Cap’n Crunch “breading” is the perfect amount of sweetness and the fruit adds a nice touch (bananas, strawberries and blueberries) with the whipped cream being home-made and extremely fresh. This is the perfect way to start the day.

5. Iggy’s Doughboys & Chowder House (Chowder)

Address: 889 Oakland Beach Ave, Warwick, RI 02889-9616
Phone: (401) 737-9459
Website: www.iggysdoughboys.com
This place is absolutely phenomenal. From the view, to the food, to the prices. They’re known for their doughboys (basically fried dough with sugar), clam cakes & clam chowder. The clam cakes are delicious, not overly greasy and not too heavy. The doughboys are amazing too (sugar, cinnamon sugar & powdered sugar). But if that weren’t enough, where they really shine is their chowder. It is so simple, cream, potatoes and clams but my goodness is it delicious. It will be the best bowl of chowder you’ve ever experienced.

4. Juan in a Million (Breakfast Taco)

Address: 2300 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX‎, 78702
Phone: (512) 472-3872‎
Website: www.juaninamillion.com
You may have to wait a little to get a seat but it will be worth it. Make sure to order the Juan in a Million breakfast taco. It is loaded with the perfect blend of eggs, cheese, bacon and potatoes all piled high on a warm flour tortilla. The quality and freshness is unrivaled. Word to the wise, order a few extra tortillas as the filling from one taco can actually make three. The chips and salsa served beforehand are extremely delicious as well. Be sure to come here with an empty stomach as you will leave with it filled to the brim.

3. Lo-Lo’s Chicken & Waffles (Southern Food)

Address: 10 W Yuma St, Phoenix, AZ‎ 85003
Phone: (602) 340-1304
Website: www.loloschickenandwaffles.com

Lo-Lo’s is a Phoenix institution. It was started by Mrs. White and is currently run by her son Larry White. They are known mainly for their chicken & waffles and this is what you should be going there for. Their list of sides is daunting but you can’t go wrong with anything here, whether it be the mac & cheese, the fried okra, the mashed potatoes & gravy or their cornbread. And the same goes for the desserts especially the red velvet cake (if they’re still got any left for the day). Don’t forget to get a glass of their endless Red Kool-Aid too.

2. Al’s Place (Burger & Fries)

Address: 13943 Main St, Walnut Grove, CA 95690
Phone: (916) 776-1800‎
Website: N/A

Walking in here you’ll have to let your eyes adjust, it’s dark and dingy, almost like a cave but don’t let that stop you. They’re known for a few things here, their steak, burgers, peanut butter & marmalade. The menu doesn’t stretch much beyond that but that’s all you need at Al’s as they make those few items as good as anyone. The portions are huge and the tasty as all get out. Each table is set with a jar of peanut butter & marmalade to be applied to the thick slab of gridded toast they’ll serve you. This is a treat you won’t find anywhere else and something that sets Al’s apart.

1. Hoover’s Cooking & Catering (Comfort Food)

Address: 2002 Manor Road, Austin, TX 78722
Phone: (512) 479-0889
Website: www.hooverscooking.com

From the Cajun coleslaw to the garlic grits, home-made French fries and mac & cheese to the fried catfish or the pulled pork sandwiches, not to mention the jalapeno cornbread or sweet potato rolls served at every table, there is something here to please everyone. The only thing you’ll wish for here is that you had a bigger stomach, because they give you so much food you’ll be bringing home a doggy bag. Be sure to ask for their home-made Jerk BBQ sauce and try it on all their delicious entrees.
Source:http://www.smashinglists.com

Christmas Has a Festive Tree, So Why Not Easter?

ngo_minhduc2002@yahoo.com — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 21:29:06 PDT

It makes sense doesn’t it? Easter is a major Christian holiday too, so it should have its own version of the popular Christmas Tree. Check out

Dogs Live in a $20,000 Victorian Mansion

ngo_minhduc2002@yahoo.com — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 22:16:08 PDT

Chelsea, Darla and Coco Puff can definitely brag to their barking friends, about having the most luxurious doghouse in the world. Featuring hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, central heating and air-conditioning, this mini-mansion is literally fit for royalty. In terms of design, it has hand-made curtains, mini blinds, expensive wallpaper and ceiling fans.

And they all have to thank their owner, 42-year-old Tammy Kassis, who lavishly spent around $20,000 on this over-the-top dog mansion. She loves her two Yorkies and one Pomeranian to death, and she decided to give them a home of their own, when an owl almost snatched one of them up.

She asked deluxe kennel builder, and owner of La Petite Maison, Alan Mower, to create a small replica of her own home, a beautiful Victorian mansion, for her adorable fur balls. Next on her shopping list is a small plasma TV, because the spoiled trio loves to watch Animal Planet.

Source: latimes.com

Unbelievable Ghost Pictures

ngo_minhduc2002@yahoo.com — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 22:00:17 PDT

They say seeing is believing. And while in this day of digital image manipulation that might not be as true as it once was, these photographs are considered by many to be the real deal – photographic evidence of ghosts.

The Brown Lady

This portrait of “The Brown Lady” ghost is arguably the most famous and well-regarded ghost photograph ever taken. The ghost is thought to be that of Lady Dorothy Townshend, wife of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount of Raynham, residents of Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England in the early 1700s. It was rumored that Dorothy, before her marriage to Charles, had been the mistress of Lord Wharton. Charles suspected Dorothy of infidelity. Although according to legal records she died and was buried in 1726, it was suspected that the funeral was a sham and that Charles had locked his wife away in a remote corner of the house until her death many years later.

Dorothy’s ghost is said to haunt the oak staircase and other areas of Raynham Hall. In the early 1800s, King George IV, while staying at Raynham, saw the figure of a woman in a brown dress standing beside his bed. She was seen again standing in the hall in 1835 by Colonel Loftus, who was visiting for the Christmas holidays. He saw her again a week later and described her as wearing a brown satin dress, her skin glowing with a pale luminescence. It also seemed to him that her eyes had been gouged out. A few years later, Captain Frederick Marryat and two friends saw “the Brown Lady” gliding along an upstairs hallway, carrying a lantern. As she passed, Marryat said, she grinned at the men in a “diabolical manner.” Marryat fired a pistol at the apparition, but the bullet simply passed through.
This famous photo was taken in September, 1936 by Captain Provand and Indre Shira, two photographers who were assigned to photograph Raynham Hall for Country Life magazine. This is what happened, according to Shira:
“Captain Provand took one photograph while I flashed the light. He was focusing for another exposure; I was standing by his side just behind the camera with the flashlight pistol in my hand, looking directly up the staircase. All at once I detected an ethereal veiled form coming slowly down the stairs. Rather excitedly, I called out sharply: ‘Quick, quick, there’s something.’ I pressed the trigger of the flashlight pistol. After the flash and on closing the shutter, Captain Provand removed the focusing cloth from his head and turning to me said: ‘What’s all the excitement about?’”
Upon developing the film, the image of The Brown Lady ghost was seen for the first time. It was published in the December 16, 1936 issue of Country Life. The ghost has been seen occasionally since.

Lord Combermere’s Ghost

This photograph of the Combermere Abbey library was taken in 1891 by Sybell Corbet. The figure of a man can faintly be seen sitting in the chair to the left. His head, collar and right arm on the armrest are clearly discernable. It is believed to be the ghost of Lord Combermere.
Lord Combermere was a British cavalry commander in the early 1800s, who distinguished himself in several military campaigns. Combermere Abbey, located in Cheshire, England, was founded by Benedictine monks in 1133. In 1540, King Henry VII kicked out the Benedictines, and the Abbey later became the Seat of Sir George Cotton KT, Vice Chamberlain to the household of Prince Edward, son of Henry VIII. In 1814, Sir Stapleton Cotton, a descendent of Sir George, took the title “Lord Combermere” and in 1817 became became the Governor of Barbados. Today the Abbey is a tourist attraction and hotel.
Lord Combermere died in 1891, having been struck and killed by a horse-drawn carriage. At the time Sybell Corbet took the above photo, Combermere’s funeral was taking place some four miles away. The photographic exposure, Corbet recorded, took about an hour. It is thought by some that during that time a servant might have come into the room and sat briefly in the chair, creating the transparent image. This idea was refuted by members of the household, however, testifying that all were attending Lord Combermere’s funeral.
Interesting side note: Lord Combermere is connected to another well-known paranormal story: the famous “Moving Coffins” of Barbados. The coffins inside the sealed vault of the Chase family are said to have been moved about by unnatural forces. The heavy coffins were repeatedly put in proper order, but often when a new coffin was added to the vault, the coffins were found strewn about. Lord Combermere, while governor of Barbados, had ordered a professional investigation of the mystery.

Freddy Jackson

This intriguing photo, taken in 1919, was first published in 1975 by Sir Victor Goddard, a retired R.A.F. officer. The photo is a group portrait of Goddard’s squadron, which had served in World War I at the HMS Daedalus training facility. An extra ghostly face appears in the photo. In back of the airman positioned on the top row, fourth from the left, can clearly be seen the face of another man. It is said to be the face of Freddy Jackson, an air mechanic who had been accidentally killed by an airplane propeller two days earlier. His funeral had taken place on the day this photograph was snapped. Members of the squadron easily recognized the face as Jackson’s. It has been suggested that Jackson, unaware of his death, decided to show up for the group photo.
Interesting side note: In 1935, Sir Victor Goddard, now a Wing Commander, had another brush with the unexplained. While on a flight from Edinburgh, Scotland to his home base in Andover, England, he encountered a strange storm that seemed to transport him through time into the future. You can read more about his experience in the article “Time Travelers” under the section “Flight Into the Future.”

Tulip Staircase Ghost

Rev. Ralph Hardy, a retired clergyman from White Rock, British Columbia, took this now-famous photograph in 1966. He intended merely to photograph the elegant spiral staircase (known as the “Tulip Staircase”) in the Queen’s House section of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England. Upon development, however, the photo revealed a shrouded figure climbing the stairs, seeming to hold the railing with both hands. Experts, including some from Kodak, who examined the original negative concluded that it had not been tampered with. It’s been said that unexplained figures have been seen on occasion in the vicinity of the staircase, and unexplained footsteps have also been heard.
Interesting side note: This photo isn’t the only evidence of ghostly activity at the Queen’s House. The 400-year-old building is credited with several other apparitions and phantom footsteps even today. Recently, a Gallery Assistant was discussing a tea break with two colleagues when he saw one of the doors to the Bridge Room close by itself. At first he thought it was one of the lecturers. “Then I saw a woman glide across the balcony, and pass through the wall on the west balcony,” he said. “I couldn’t believe what I saw. I went very cold and the hair on my arms and my neck stood on end. We all dashed through to the Queen’s Presents Room and looked down towards the Queen’s Bedroom. Something passed through the ante-room and out through the wall. Then my colleagues all froze too. The lady was dressed in a white-grey colour crinoline type dress.”
Other ghostly goings-on include the unexplained choral chanting of children, the figure of a pale woman frantically mopping blood at the bottom of the Tulip Staircase (it’s said that 300 years ago a maid was thrown from the highest banister, plunging 50 feet to her death), slamming doors, and even tourists being pinched by unseen fingers.

The Back Seat Ghost

Mrs. Mabel Chinnery was visiting the grave of her mother one day in 1959. She had brought along her camera to take photographs of the gravesite. After snapping a few shots of her mother’s gravestone, she took an impromptu photo of her husband, who was waiting alone in the car. At least the Chinnerys thought he was alone.
When the film was developed, the couple was more than surprised to see a figure wearing glasses sitting in the back seat of the car. Mrs. Chinnery immediately recognized the image of her mother – the woman whose grave they had visited on that day. A photographic expert who examined the print determined that the image of the woman was neither a reflection nor a double exposure. “I stake my reputation on the fact that the picture is genuine,” he testified.

The Ghost of Boothill Cemetery

“This is the photo that changed my opinion about ghost photos,” says Terry Ike Clanton, who runs the TombstoneArizona.com website. Clanton is an actor, recording artist and cowboy poet, and is also a cousin of the legendary Clanton Gang who clashed with the Earps and Doc Holliday at the famous gunfight at OK Corral. Clanton took this photo of his friend at Boothill Graveyard. The photo was taken in black and white because he wanted Old West-looking pictures of himself dressed in Clanton’s 1880-period clothes. Clanton took the film for developing to the local Thrifty Drug Store, and when he got it back was startled at what he saw. Among the gravestones, just to the right of his friend, is the image of what appears to be a thin man in a dark hat. By height, the man appears to be either legless, kneeling… or rising up out of the ground.
“I know there was no other person in this photograph when I shot it,” Clanton insists. And he believes the small figure in the background is holding a knife. “We thought this was a tie at first, but after further review, it appears to be a knife,” Clanton says. “The knife is in a vertical position; the tip is located just below the figure’s right collar. If you’re not convinced that something is weird here, look at my friend’s shadow in the photo. It appears to be going back slightly to the right of him. The figure in the back should have the same shadow, but it doesn’t!”

Ghost in the Burning Building

On November 19, 1995, Wem Town Hall in Shropshire, England burned to the ground. Many spectators gathered to watch the old building, built in 1905, as it was being consumed by the flames. Tony O’Rahilly, a local resident, was one of those onlookers and took photos of the spectacle with a 200mm telephoto lens from across the street. One of those photos shows what looks like a small, partially transparent girl standing in the doorway. Nether O’Rahilly nor any of the other onlookers or firefighters recalled seeing the girl there.
O’Rahilly submitted the photo to the Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena which, in turn, presented it for analysis to Dr. Vernon Harrison, a photographic expert and former president of the Royal Photographic Society. Harrison carefully examined both the print and the original negative, and concluded that it was genuine. “The negative is a straightforward piece of black-and-white work and shows no sign of having been tampered with,” Harrison said.
But who is the little girl? Wem, a quiet market town in northern Shropshire, had been ravaged by fire in the past. In 1677, historical records note, a fire destroyed many of the town’s old timber houses. A young girl named Jane Churm, the legends say, accidentally set fire to a thatched roof with a candle. Many believed her ghost haunted the area and had been seen on a few other occasions.
This video, in two parts, looks at some of the other sightings of appartitions in the building, but questions the authenticity of the photo. (Unfortunately, they examined a print of the photo and not the original negative.) See it here: Part 1 and Part 2.

Ghosts of the SS Watertown

James Courtney and Michael Meehan, crew members of the S.S. Watertown, were cleaning a cargo tank of the oil tanker as it sailed toward the Panama Canal from New York City in December of 1924. Through a freak accident, the two men were overcome by gas fumes and killed. As was the custom of the time, the sailors were buried at sea off the Mexican coast on December 4.
But this was not the last the remaining crew members were to see of their unfortunate shipmates. The next day, before dusk, the first mate reported seeing the faces of the two men in the waves off the port side of the ship. They remained in the water for 10 seconds, then faded. For several days thereafter, the phantom-like faces of the sailors were clearly seen by other members of the crew in the water following the ship.
On arrival in New Orleans, the ship’s captain, Keith Tracy, reported the strange events to his employers, the Cities Service Company, who suggested he try to photograph the eerie faces. Captain Tracy purchased a camera for the continuing voyage. When the faces again appeared in the water, Captain Tracy took six photos, then locked the camera and film in the ship’s safe. When the film was processed by a commercial developer in New York, five of the exposures showed nothing but sea foam. But the sixth showed the ghostly faces of the doomed seamen. The negative was checked for fakery by the Burns Detective Agency. After the ship’s crew had been changed, there were no more reports of sightings.

Specter of Newby Church

This photograph was taken in 1963 by Reverend K. F. Lord at Newby Church in North Yorkshire, England. It has been a controversial photo because it is just too good. The shrouded face and the way it is looking directly into the camera makes it look like it was posed – a clever double exposure. Yet supposedly the photo has been scrutinized by photo experts who say the image is not the result of a double exposure.
The Reverend Lord has said of the photo that nothing was visible to the naked eye when he took the snapshot of his altar. Yet when the film was developed, standing there was this strange cowled figure.
The Newby Church was built in 1870 and, as far as anyone knows, did not have a history of ghosts, hauntings or other peculiar phenomena. Those why have carefully analyzed the proportions of the objects in the photo calculated that the specter is about nine feet tall!

Ghost of the Seven Gables

While touring the historic House of the Seven Gables in Salem, Massachusetts – the birthplace of American author Nathaniel Hawthorne – Lisa B. snapped this remarkable photo. The ghostly image of a small boy seems to be in the shrubbery, peering over the wooden fence.
The most amazing part of the story of this photograph is that she subsequently did some research about Hawthorne and the house. While looking through a library, she came across one of Hawthorne’s books, Twenty Days with Julian & Little Bunny by Papa. On the cover of that book is a portrait of Hawthorne’s five-year-old son, Julian. And as you’ll see by clicking on the photo at left, the portrait of little Julian bears a striking resemblance to the ghost in Lisa’s photograph.

Grandpa’s Ghost

This photo was received from Denise Russell. “The lady in the color photo is my granny,” she says. “She lived on her own until age 94, when her mind started to weaken and had to be moved to an assisted living home for her own safety. At the end of the first week, there was a picnic for the residents and their families. My mother and sister attended. My sister took two pictures that day, and this is one of them. It was taken on Sunday, 8/17/97, and we think the man behind her is my grandpa who passed away on Sunday, 8/14/84.
We did not notice the man in the picture until Christmas Day, 2000 (granny had since passed away), while browsing through some loose family photos at my parents’ house. My sister thought it was such a nice picture of granny that she even made a copy for mom, but still, nobody noticed the man behind her for over three years! When I arrived at my parents’ house that Christmas day, my sister handed me the picture and said, “Who do you think this man behind granny looks like?” It took a few seconds for it to sink in. I was absolutely speechless. The black and white photos show that it really looks like him.

Vacation Party Ghost

These two photos were taken in 1988 at the Hotel Vierjahreszeiten in Maurach, Austria. Several vacationers gathered for a farewell party at the hotel and decided to take a group photo. One of the party, Mr. Todd, set up is Canon film camera on a nearby table and pointed it at the group. (The table is the white band at the bottom of the photos.) He set the self-timer on the camera and hurried back to the table. The shutter clicked and the film wound forward, but the flash did not fire. So Todd set the camera for a second shot. This time the flash fired.
The film was later developed, and it wasn’t until one of party members was viewing the photos that it was noticed that the first (non-flash) photo showed a somewhat blurry extra head! (In the sequence above, the second (flash) photo is actually shown first for the sake of comparison.) No one recognized the ghostly woman, and they could not imagine how her image appeared in the picture. Besides being a bit out of focus, the woman’s head is also too large compared to the other vacationers, unless she is sitting closer to the camera, which would put her in the middle of the table.
The photo was examined by the Royal Photographic Society, the photographic department of Leicester University, and the Society for Psychical Research, all of which ruled out a double exposure as the cause.

Ghostly Grip

This interesting photo was taken sometime around the year 2000 in Manilla, Republic of the Philippines. According to The Ghost Research Society, two girlfriends were out for a walk one warm night. One of them entreated a passing stranger to photograph them using her cell phone’s camera (hence the low-resolution picture). The result is shown here, with a transparent figure seeming to tug on the girl’s arm with a firm if friendly grip.
Without further information on this photo, we have to admit that the ghost could have been added with image processing software. But if it’s genuine and untouched, it certainly qualifies as one of the best ghost photos.

Cemetery Ghost Baby

A woman named Mrs. Andrews was visiting the grave of her daughter in a cemetery in Queensland, Australia in 1946 or 1947. Her daughter Joyce had died about a year earlier, in 1945, at the age of 17. Mrs. Andrews saw nothing unusual when she took this photo of Joyce’s gravemarker.
When the film was developed, Mrs. Andrews was astonished to see the image of a small child sitting happily at her daughter’s grave. The ghost child seem to be aware of Mrs. Andrews since he or she is looking directly into the camera.
Is is possibly a double exposure? Mrs. Andrews said there were no such children nearby when she took the photograph and, moreover, did not recognize the child at all – it was no one she would have taken a picture of. She remarked that she did not believe it was the ghost of her daughter as a child.
Investigating this case, Australian paranormal researcher Tony Healy visited the cemetery in the late 1990s. Near Joyce’s grave he found the graves of two infant girls.

Decebal Hotel Ghost

Authorities have warned people to stay away from the Decebal Hotel — because construction was taking place on the 150-year-old building. What they didn’t warn people about was the ghost. The spirit of a tall woman in a long white frock has long been reported at the spa. The hotel in Romania is rumored to hide ancient Roman treasure, and the ghost, it is said, appears to protect it from treasure hunters.
Only anecdotal evidence for this ghost existed until 2008 when 33-year-old Victoria Iovan snapped this photograph, which indeed seems to show the ghostly image of a tall figure in long white garb. “I photographed my boyfriend in the hotel,” said Iovan. “Back home I was shocked to see another woman’s shadow in the picture. She looked like a priestess in long white clothes.”

The Phantom Pilot

Mrs. Sayer and some friends were visiting the Fleet Air Arm Station at Yelverton, Somerset, England in 1987 when this photo was taken. They thought it would be cute to take a picture of her sitting in the seat of retired helicopter. No one, Mrs. Sayer insists, was sitting next to her in the pilot’s seat… although a figure in a white shirt can clearly be seen sitting there. She told an investigator with the Society for Psychical Research that she remembered feeling rather cold sitting in that seat, even though it was a hot day. Other pictures taken at the same time did not come out.
Worth noting is that the helicopter was used in the Falklands War, but there is no information as to whether or not a pilot died in that aircraft.

Tewin Bury Farm Ghost

This amazing photo was taken by photographer and graphic designer Neil Sandbach in 2008. Neil was photographing some scenic shots at a farm Hertfordshire, England, as part of a project for wedding stationery; the couple planned to have their wedding ceremony held there.
Later, Neil was astonished when he examined the digital photo on his computer. There, as if peeking around a corner at him, is a ghostly, white, almost glowing figure of what looks like a child. Neil says he is quite sure there was no one there at the time.
There is further corroboration that this is a true ghost photo. Neil had shown the couple the anomalous photo, and before the wedding they asked the staff at the farm if they had ever had any spooky experiences there. They did not mention Neil’s photo. Indeed, they admitted that the figure of a young boy, dressed in white night clothes, had been seen on several occasions around the barn.
Apparently, this is the ghost that Neil photographed.

The truth is out there…

25 Worst of Everything Photos

ngo_minhduc2002@yahoo.com — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 06:11:28 PDT

01. Worst Sweater

02. Worst Portrait

03. Worst Teacher

04. Worst Rock Band Fan

05. Worst Smile

06. Worst Place To Sleep

07. Worst Wedding Photo

08. Worst Party Animals

09. Worst Wedding Photo

10. Worst Approach

11. Worst place To Work

12. Worst Hotel View

13. Worst Ad

14. Worst Family Photo

15. Worst Captcha

16. Worst Exam

17. Worst Vacation Photo

18. Worst Pop Concert

19. Worst Hospital Food

20. Worst Santa Claus

21. Worst Place To Sleep

22. Worst Job

23. Worst Birthday Party

24. Worst Tattoo

25. Worst Fancy Dress Costume

Men that became women

ngo_minhduc2002@yahoo.com — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 05:53:14 PDT

Yes, it is true. All these women were once men, and you can see the images before and after the gender change. It is really unbelievable. Some of these ladies look very beautiful and feminine, but some of them still have some male features.

They are voted 2 hot top Viet Girls - Who's hotter

ngo_minhduc2002@yahoo.com — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 05:38:48 PDT

Elly Tran Ha looking really cute in a garden setting. She’s wearing a super soft cotton top that clings ever so nicely to her curvy figure. Combined with her sweet expression and great hair it’s no wonder everyone is talking about her. The way she looks at the camera through her glasses is irresistable!

Some people thought that the prettiest Vietnamese girl is Elly Tran Ha. No doubt Elly (aka Elly Kim Hong) is one of the hottest Viet model, but there are other pretty girls as well. Take for example this model Rowie. Many of her fans will agree with me that she looks much sweeter than Elly! Don’t you agree ?

Pictured: Boy gets impaled in face with scissors

ngo_minhduc2002@yahoo.com — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 05:31:58 PDT

An x-ray of Xiao Yu with the scissors in his face taken at Xiehe hospital in Beijing, China.

A four-year-old Chinese boy fell over accidentally and impaled his face with scissors — but unbelievably, eight days after intensive surgery, he can smile again.

On an ordinary morning last month, Xiao Yu was helping his parents to cut sticky tape for putting Chinese festival scrolls on the door of his home in Qinglong town, Qinghuangdao. He had an accidental fall and the large scissors impaled into his face from the left side of the nose 7cm inside. The blade got stuck into the upper jaw bones.

After 10 hours of multiple transfers among hospitals, Xiao Yu finally was admitted by Xiehe hospital in Beijing on the same day.

Doctors found the blades had pierced through the boy’s upper jaw and were pointing to the inside of the skull at a very dangerous angle.

After a group discussion the doctors decided to take out the scissors surgically.

Director Zhao Jizhi of the stomatology department made a plan with other experts.

They cut an opening inside Xiao Yu’s mouth to make the blades visible, and then they surgically removed the scissors before sewing up the wounds.

After three-hours of hectic surgery and following ICU treatment, Xiao Yu’s condition is now stable.

After 8 days of recovery, the swelling has gone down, no facial nerve damage and no infections were found.

Xiao Yu smiles eight days after the ordeal at Xiehe hospital

Chinese girl got an elephant skin

ngo_minhduc2002@yahoo.com — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 05:28:16 PDT

A Chinese girl got a weird skin disease which causes her face half black skin and half normal skin. The poor girl has spent her first surgery at Xinqiao hospital. However, the skin's condition does not look much improved.

World's oldest Easter treat kept in family since 1821

ngo_minhduc2002@yahoo.com — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 05:12:34 PDT

A Lincolnshire grandmother has the world's oldest hot cross bun - baked on Good Friday in 1821. Nancy Titman, 91, was given the 189-year-old bun when her mum died and amazingly it shows no traces of mould, reports the Daily Telegraph.

The bun, made the same year Napoleon died, George IV was crowned king and poet John Keats passed away, has been in her family for generations.

"It's a relic which has been passed down through the family. My mum said our ancestors worked in a baker's shop and they believed buns baked on Good Friday didn't go mouldy," said Mrs Titman.

"It is rock hard and the currants have disintegrated but you can tell it's a hot cross bun and you can still see the shape of the cross."

The bun, which has the date March 1821 on its base, was made by Nancy's great, great, great grandfather, William Skinner, who owned a bakery in London.

His son was helping in the shop that Easter and made the fruity bun as a present for his mum, but she never ate the gift and instead kept it in a box.

Source: ananova.com

UFO Evidence? Mysterious Weather Radar Maps Caught by Australian Bureau of Meteorology

ngo_minhduc2002@yahoo.com — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 05:09:52 PDT

They are the digital-age equivalent of crop circles -- mysterious patterns appearing on the Australian Bureau of Meteorology's national radar system without any explanation. UFOs, perhaps?

And the random images, described as red stars, rings of fire and white doughnuts, are sending online conspiracy Web sites into meltdown. The anomalies first began on January 15 when an "iced doughnut" appeared over Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.

Satellite imagery showed there was no cloud over the area at the time to explain the unusual phenomenon, but farmers' online comments claimed it was "unusually hot" all day. It was followed by a bizarre red star over Broome on January 22 and a sinister spiral burst over Melbourne described by amateur radar buffs as the Ring Of Fire Fault.

The Bureau, which did not respond to repeated requests for comment, has acknowledged the anomalies on its popular Web site. It has posted a disclaimer above the national loop feed putting the images down to "occasional interference to the radar data."

"If you notice any circular patterns or straight lines originating from the center of the radar location, this is due to occasional interference to the radar data. The Bureau is currently investigating ways to reduce these interferences." the disclaimer said.

Conspiracy Web sites, however, have lit up with dozens of breathless theories behind the strange anomalies from alien involvement, secret military testing to government weather modification. One theory gaining traction online is the belief the U.S. military has expanded its High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program.

One of the radar images that show mysterious patterns. Image: Bureau of Meteorology

source:news.com.au

Trust me! the man in the picture is a real human, not painting

ngo_minhduc2002@yahoo.com — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:17:04 PDT

Artist Alexa Meade does paintings on flesh and clothing with acrylics paints, creating her stunning installation called “living still lifes”. It's so awesome and amazing! pictures after the break.

Blinded with Love or Dumb......sssss

ngo_minhduc2002@yahoo.com — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:11:22 PDT

People who are in love very often do not notice what is happening around them, they are wholly given to each other, and that's fine, but sometimes it can be not that good of a thing ;)

Be happy and dont forget to check out your laptop before to leave boy!