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Saudi Arabia will enter women for London Olympics

2012-06-25T18:32:00.001+03:00

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will enter women athletes in the Olympics for the first time ever in London this summer, the Islamic kingdom's London embassy said on Sunday.

Human rights groups had called on the International Olympic Committee to bar Saudi Arabia from competing in London, citing its failure ever to send a woman athlete to a Games and its ban on sports in girls' state schools.

Powerful Muslim clerics in the ultra-conservative state have repeatedly spoken out against the participation of girls and women in sports.

In Saudi Arabia women hold a lower legal status to men, are banned from driving and need a male guardian's permission to work, travel or open a bank account.

Under King Abdullah, however, the government has pushed for them to have better education and work opportunities and allowed them to vote in future municipal elections, the only public polls held in the kingdom.

"The kingdom of Saudi Arabia is looking forward to its complete participation in the London 2012 Olympic Games through the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee, which will oversee the participation of women athletes who can qualify for the games," said a statement published on the embassy website.

In April the head of the kingdom's General Presidency of Youth Welfare, the body that regulates sports in Saudi Arabia, said it would not prevent women from competing but that they would not have official government endorsement.
The IOC said on Monday that talks with the Saudis were "ongoing" and that "we are working to ensure the participation of Saudi women at the Games in London."

The head of the kingdom's Olympic mission, Khalid al-Dakheel, told Reuters on Sunday evening however he was unaware of any developments allowing women to participate.
Top Saudi clerics, who hold government positions and have always constituted an important support base for the ruling al-Saud royal family, have spoken against female participation in sports.

In 2009 a senior cleric said girls risked losing their virginity by tearing their hymens if they took part in energetic sport.

Perhaps the most likely woman candidate to compete under the Saudi flag in London, equestrian Dalma Malhas, represented the kingdom at the junior Olympics in Singapore in 2010, but without official support or recognition.

Physical education is banned in girls' state schools in the kingdom, but Saudi Arabia's only female deputy minister, Noura al-Fayez, has written to Human Rights Watch saying there is a plan to introduce it.

(Reporting by Angus McDowall and Asma Alsharif; editing by Andrew Roche)

Poodle USB Hub

2012-05-01T19:23:00.001+03:00

I like powered USB hubs, but that doesn’t mean that cute and portable ones can’t be useful too. Check out the Poodle USB Hub that looks like your favorite four-legged friend, but has enough USB ports to keep your gadgets connected when you’re on the go.

The Poodle USB Hub has enough room to plug in four USB devices into cables, which make up the dog’s “legs,” and its eyeball lights up when it’s in use.

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Doggie Language

2012-04-27T04:13:00.003+03:00

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The QLOCKTWO – Times in word

2012-04-27T04:06:00.000+03:00

The QLOCKTWO W shows the time in words. Available from autumn 2012.

In a square there is a grid of 110 letters. When the stainless steel button is pressed, words light up in unexpected places which describe the time. Whenever you look at your QLOCKTWO W, it´s a new experience.

Credit Card Sized Jackknife

2012-04-25T15:38:00.003+03:00

If you’re looking for security and utility on an everyday basis you need to carry a blade. Carrying a knife at all times can seem a little ominous at first, but you never know when you’re going to have to defend yourself from a perp – or an errant thread on your jacket. At 2 3/4″ closed, this titanium folding knife is small and unassuming enough to slide under the radar until it needs to be used. This knife looks cool.

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Social Sticky Notes

2012-04-24T20:13:00.000+03:00

Don’t just post messages to your online wall, instead with our social networking inspired sticky notes, you can actually post a message onto your office wall!

To buy click here

Famous Websites as Dresses

2012-04-24T19:32:00.001+03:00

The Real Truth behind Maya Khan's Scandal‎

2012-04-24T19:14:00.000+03:00

Maya Khan the name which you all have been hearing from quit a time comes to end after she confess that all the things she does in that show was paid . The interview with kamran khan where she confesses that she does the show with paid actors .

Overseas Jobs in Saudi Arabia in Trouble |Saudi Government announce :

2011-12-27T18:41:00.000+03:00

The Saudi Government is set to effectively SUSPEND all sponsorship transfer for all nationalities effective 07 January 2012. Companies will be required to immediately submit their requirement,visas or sponsorship transfer approval will be given after review by Labor Office, depending on category (GREEN/EXCELLENT).

Companies in RED CATEGORY must submit original passports/Iqama to Labor Office for Final Exit latest by 07-01-12 or they will be penalized SR.100,000 and all system will be closed for company and employees.

Iqama for 18 job categories and sub categories will NO longer be renewed, Accountant/Secretary/Salesman/Administrator/Sales Manager/Sales Supervisor/Finance Manager/Chief Accountant/Senior Accountant/Office Manager/Sales Assistant/Administration Manager/Office Boy/Driver/Receptionist/Warehouse Manager/Forklift Operator/Logistics Supervisor.

Please note EACH CATEGORY will have many sub categories. For example SALESMAN under will come Van Salesman, Showroom Salesman, Key Account Salesman etc etc.

People on Free Visa MUST now regularize their status or they will suffer seriously from 07-01-12.

source : http://www.expatriates.com

YouTube Killed TV [INFOGRAPHIC]

2011-10-30T18:34:00.000+03:00

“The golden age of TV is already long gone. Today all major TV services stream their content online and viewers have more power to choose from than ever. The death warrant of TV was signed with the emergence of the Internet, in particular with the flourishing of one company that was the embodiment of its destruction:YouTube.”

Porsche Design X BlackBerry P’9981 Smartphone

2011-10-30T18:22:00.000+03:00

For the loyal BlackBerry fan who wants the best device money can buy, look no further than Porsche Design’s P’9981 Smartphone. The recent round of phones have satisfied some but due to an unfortunate outage hiccup those left unsatisfied have considered moving to other platforms and some have already made the move. Those loyal to their ‘crackberry’ now have something to flaunt to BlackBerry expats: Ladies and gentlemen, the BlackBerry P’9981 Smartphone byPorsche Design.

The Porsche Design P’9981 Smartphone from BlackBerry($TBA) features an 1.2 GHz processor, 8GBs of storage, 8 GB of onboard memory, 720p HD video recording, dual band Wi-Fi, and a built-in compass. The phone is made from forged stainless steel and hand-wrapped leather back cover.The Porsche Design P’9981 Smartphone from BlackBerry($TBA) features an 1.2 GHz processor, 8GBs of storage, 8 GB of onboard memory, 720p HD video recording, dual band Wi-Fi, and a built-in compass. The phone is made from forged stainless steel and hand-wrapped leather back cover.

The BlackBerry P’9981 by Porsche Design will be available at Porsche Design stores later this year (we are already approaching November) for the price of $2000 (rumored). Either way, this new entry from BlackBerry is worth a look and potential wait so sticky with Freshness for the latest updates.

LG LSM-100 Scanner Mouse

2011-08-27T13:19:00.000+03:00

Technology turns everything easy for us no doubt, now you can scan your documents through your mouse. Recently LG has showing LSM-100 Scanner Mouse at CES 2011. It functions as a scanner and mouse. LG made it for the commercialize purpose.

The base of the rodent has a glass or plastic sheet, packed with five LEDs for thecamera to perceive the picture being reflected off of the mirror within. It also works as a right mouse, featuring a scroll wheel plus left, right and back buttons. It is built in advance technology.

Steve Jobs Resigns as CEO of Apple

2011-08-25T13:20:00.000+03:00

CUPERTINO, California—August 24, 2011—Apple’s Board of Directors today announced that Steve Jobs has resigned as Chief Executive Officer, and the Board has named Tim Cook, previouslyApple’s Chief Operating Officer, as the company’s new CEO. Jobs has been elected Chairman of the Board and Cook will join the Board, effective immediately.

“Steve’s extraordinary vision and leadership saved Apple and guided it to its position as the world’s most innovative and valuable technology company,” said Art Levinson, Chairman of Genentech, on behalf of Apple’s Board. “Steve has made countless contributions to Apple’s success, and he has attracted and inspired Apple’s immensely creative employees and world class executive team. In his new role as Chairman of the Board, Steve will continue to serve Apple with his unique insights, creativity and inspiration.”

“The Board has complete confidence that Tim is the right person to be our next CEO,” added Levinson. “Tim’s 13 years of service to Apple have been marked by outstanding performance, and he has demonstrated remarkable talent and sound judgment in everything he does.”

Jobs submitted his resignation to the Board today and strongly recommended that the Board implement its succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO.

As COO, Cook was previously responsible for all of the company’s worldwide sales and operations, including end-to-end management of Apple’s supply chain, sales activities, and service and support in all markets and countries. He also headed Apple’s Macintosh division and played a key role in the continued development of strategic reseller and supplier relationships, ensuring flexibility in response to an increasingly demanding marketplace.

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced iPad 2 which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.

NOTE TO EDITORS: For additional information visit Apple’s PR website (www.apple.com/pr), or call Apple’s Media Helpline at (408) 974-2042.

Jacket made of Keyboard Keys

2011-08-21T12:10:00.000+03:00

Keyboard Jacket made from recycled keyboards keys. The Computer Keys jacket is like taking your keyboard with you anywhere and everywhere. If you don’t like the way events are turning out, you can simply hit ctrl+del+alt. Simple. The jacket is entirely covered with computer keys. It’s definitely going to be the choice of evening wear for most computer geeks out there. Of course, you can’t seriously strut around in it, but it happens to be a novel item anyway. Be geeky, but with some style!

The perfect outfit for a nerd who enjoys a happy married life with his computer for a nerd’s night out, this jacket is sure to attract a lot of attention. It would do well in a fancy dress party too, if you decide to dress up like a computer keyboard that is. Oh, and this one’s sure going to have people touching you, so if you absolutely hate that, we suggest you leave it at home, and slip on something more subtle.

via Gizmodiva – Greenlaunches

30 Years of Music Sales in 60 Seconds

2011-08-20T13:14:00.000+03:00

Here’s something I bet you didn’t know: as late as 2010, 50% of all music was still being sold on CDs. If that number seems high to you that is because the sales figures are from the RIAA’s revenue figures. Here’s a graphical breakdown of how music has been sold over the past 30 years from 1980-2010

Book Clock

2011-08-19T15:29:00.000+03:00

An ingenious clock made of books on a shelf, the numbers printed on the spines while the clock itself is embedded in the central book. This will be immediately added to the Colossal headquarters project list.

You can buy from amazon, but it has terrible reviews. Seems like more fun as a DIY project anyway.

Proof : Aamir Liaquat Video is Fake and Edited

2011-08-19T13:28:00.000+03:00

The video about Amir Liaquat which has been spread all over the internet is a suspicious poorly edited video, Someone has intentionally leaked to malign(defame) Aamir Liaquat's reputation.

0:14 to 0:20 "de do, Phaink do sub"... ( tell me where did his lip said "Phaink do sub!" ) FOR GOD SAKE OPEN UP EYES.! (Edited) long sentence short lips speaking..!

1:14 to 1:18 "Array maar goli.. parhh" then his lips said "ikattiswaan parh" "han ikattiswaan." ( But voice is Edited )

1:23 to 1:25 ( His lips were behind the hand ) So open end to daub anything you want to at that moment.. ( Edited )

1:27 and 1:28 ( Behind camera voice )

2:08 to 2:16 ( Totally daubed voice ) also the voice is not of him.. as you can see his original voice from 2:30 onwards .. Voice is also not of him .. check both of voices and tell me that how can be the same mic quality changed.??* which shows the voice recorded from different mics as well.!! OPEN UP YOUR EARS..!!

2:47 ( Clip just cut off ( in micro sec ) with the word "Bh**way"... ! In actual he was gonna start another sentence with some other word which is daubed and synchronized with this abuse..!

2:58 to 3:02 ( Again the clip is a cut piece of his any of sentence which can be synchronized by this abuse ) why not the complete sentence shown instead of just one abuse .. !!

1:30 to 1:37 " When Aamir Liaqat curses Molvi Sahab "bho*** kay" and molvi wasnt shocked and neither he reacted. The molvi should have shown his anger. Along with that Mulvi is a witness himself. he would know if Aamir Liaquat actually abused or he was dubbed. If he did curse then "Amir and Molvi Sahab" all are guilty but if Aamir didn't use abuse language and video is dubbed than "Editor of this video" is guilty.

3:46 to 3:51 " ye izzat wala masla hai tu bohat nazuk surat e haal hai "
Notice that how long is the sentence and how short his lips speaks ... !!

4:10 to 5:35 lips are blurr so one can daub whatever he wants .. !!

6:37 to 6:39 lips are behind the mirror ..!!

Amir Liaquat Hussain Behind The Camera

2011-08-18T20:24:00.000+03:00

AMIR LIAQUAT HUSSAIN'S REAL FACE !!!SHARE PLEASE... by Administraitor

Mountain House

2011-08-08T17:04:00.000+03:00

Where is this house? i think it’s Phugtal Monastery in northern India, Right? cool

Zoo Owner to Spend Five Weeks Caged with Lions

2011-08-08T16:46:00.000+03:00

Alexander Pylyshenko, 40, owner of his own private zoo, in the Ukrainian city of Vasylivka, will be spending 35 days caged with two lions, in a stunt he hopes will raise awareness to the poor treatment of lions held in captivity.
The brave zoo owner says he will live like a lion from the moment he enters the cage. That means he will sleep on hay on the floor and eat from the meat that will be given to the lions through the cage bars. As for personal hygiene, Pylyshenko has built a toilet and shower inside the enclosure, but he’ll have to restrain from using shampoo, shower gel or deodorant, as big cats hate sharp odours. While lioness Katya and her mate Samson seem to get along just fine with their caretaker, things might not be as peaceful when they share a living space 24/7, especially since the female is expected to give birth during the five week period, and lionesses are known to be quite over-protective of their cubs.
But Alexander Pylyshenko, who has studied lions his entire life, is confident he will survive this dangerous test, and draw attention to the problems of big cats in captivity. He also plans to paint portraits of the lions while living with them, and sell them to raise money for charity. His 35-day experience living with two lions will be recorded via four webcams, which will broadcast it on the Internet, here.

SONY FUTURISTIC PC CONCEPT

2011-08-08T16:36:00.000+03:00

Developed to be worn as a bracelet, this computer concept is constructed out of a flexible OLED touchscreen. Designer Hiromi Kiriki taps Sony for this spectacular Nextep wrist computer that does just about anything a full-sized computers can do

Facebook And Twitter As Addictive As Smoking

2011-08-05T09:57:00.000+03:00

Several studies have found that Facebook, Twitter and Google are as addictive as drugs.

People react like twitchy addicts denied their drugs when forced to give up access to the Internet and other electronic media.

And just like a boozer who leans on bourbon as a social lubricant, online addicts believe that people who aren’t hooked on the information superhighway, text messaging and instant messaging are huge bores, reports the New York Post .

“Giving up technology was considered by some to be as hard as quitting smoking or drinking,” said the research firm Intersperience about a new study of people deprived of their online habits.

According to the study, a full 53 per cent of 1,000 people surveyed reported feeling ‘upset’ when “deprived of Internet connection.”

The study also found that, 40 per cent of those people “feel lonely when not able to go online.”

Turn Tap for USB Power

2011-08-03T14:05:00.000+03:00

The Charging Tap is quite an adorable hub that takes in cellphones, digital cameras, MP3 and other USB enabled devices, for charging. Quite simple and minimal in styling, all you need to do is to hook up your gadget and turn on the tap! I love it! Designed by Qi Weijia.

South Africa’s Wayne Parnell converts to Islam

2011-07-29T13:08:00.000+03:00

South African fast bowler Wayne Parnell has converted to Islam after a period of personal study and reflection and will celebrate his 22nd birthday on Friday as a Muslim.

Parnell confirmed in a statement on Thursday that he converted to Islamic faith in January this year and is considering a name change to Waleed, which means ‘Newborn Son’.

“While I have not yet decided on an Islamic name I have considered the name Waleed which means Newborn Son, but for now my name remains Wayne Dillon Parnell. I will continue to respect the team’s endorsement of alcoholic beverages. I am playing cricket in Sussex and this is my immediate focus,” said Port Elizabeth-born Parnell.

“As I am approaching my first period of fasting, I ask that this special time is treated with respect. I am a young man, a professional cricketer by trade, and while I can appreciate and am grateful for the public interest in my personal life, my faith choice is a matter which I would like to keep private,” said the promising Warriors left-arm seam bowler.

Proteas team manager Mohamed Moosajee, himself a Muslim, said Parnell’s Muslim teammates Hashim Amla and Imran Tahir had not influenced his decision to convert from Christianity.

“Wayne already decided a few months ago to follow Islam,” Moosajee said of the cricketer, who excelled during the ICC World Cup on the subcontinent.

“The decision to convert was his own decision, but I know nothing of the name change,” added Moosajee.

Fellow players, preferring to remain anonymous, said they believed Parnell was very serious about his choice of religion and that he had not touched a drop of alcohol, forbidden to Muslims, since the recent Indian Premier League series.

Supporting Moosajee’s denial of influence by Amla, the players said he had never attempted to convert them to his religion, although they had all been very impressed by the discipline and strict adherence that Amla showed to his religion, by refusing to participate in celebrations with them that involved liquor, staying steadfast in his daily prayers even while on tour, and refusing to wear the kit sponsored by South African beer brand Castle Lager.

In his first two years after making his debut for the Proteas in 2009, Parnell developed a hard-living reputation.

In October 2009, he was kicked out of the provincial side Warriors following an incident in a night club in the city of Port Elizabeth in the early hours of the morning.

He came to limelight when he captained the South African Under-19 team in the U-19 World Cup in 2008. He was the youngest player to get a central contract in 2009 at the age of 20 years.

He is the second Christian to have converted to Islam after Pakistan’s Yousuf Youhana (now Mohammad Yousuf) in 2006.

Spiderman Saves the Woman

2011-07-29T12:52:00.000+03:00

“Family Guy” made Spider-Man’s new ethos of “everybody gets one” famous. And, in this video, we see that turned into a real life application when a boyfriend’s squabble with his girlfriend threatens to turn violent but Spider-Man is there to make the save.

Note: Video possibly NSFW due to some pirate-talk. Keep the speakers on low and you should be gravy. Me? I’m a country biscuit.