Organized Crime Cirlces The Arctic Sea
Posted on September 4, 2009 by admin in General
When the Arctic Sea, a 97m cargo ship, went missing off the coast of Sweden it was the first hijacking in European waters in modern times. Eight sailors are being held in a high security Russian prison. Rumours are rife that the Russian mafia and organized crime was involved. The true nature of the cargo [...]
Self-Destructing Ipods Cause Sparks
Posted on September 4, 2009 by admin in General
While Apple may be fortunate to have overwhelmingly captured the lion share of the market place with their iPods, a flaming row is erupting. Overheating lithium-ion batteries, which are known to be explosive, not only present a very real danger, they are creating quite a buzz. Apple adamantly denies any responsibility for the faulty iPods, [...]
Ads That Have No Conscience
Posted on September 4, 2009 by admin in General
Controversy thrived over the DDB Brasil ad agency’s video advert when it suddenly appeared on the Internet. The ad was entered in the press and film categories at Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. The opening shots of the advert are of the World Trade Centre Twin Towers burning on 9/11. This is followed with numerous [...]
Mountains Of Junk Worth A Fortune
Posted on August 23, 2009 by admin in General, Society, Travel, Women
Andrew Warhola, better known as Andy Warhol, was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. Warhol was famous for his portraits of famous people, such as Liz Taylor, Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley, as well as his painting of 100 cans of Campbell’s Soup. At the time of his death [...]
Anyone For Lunch
Posted on August 13, 2009 by admin in General
If you live in the tropics, from time to time you will see multiple legged centipedes scurrying across the ground. Everyone knows they have quite a nasty bite, so you give them a wide berth. However, some are not so cautious. The old saying is that curiosity killed the cat. That is not always the [...]
Giant Living Sculptures
Posted on August 10, 2009 by admin in General
Free flowing, giant icebergs provide the world’s greatest show on earth of living sculpture. Combining the action of wind, wave and temperature, the ever changing play of light creates a spectacle beyond compare. Ice, that has formed at the polar caps, eventually breaks off from either glaciers, or ice shelves. This calving from the mother [...]
Worlds Largest Rubbish Dump Marine Hazard
Posted on July 15, 2009 by admin in General
The world’s largest rubbish dump is held just below the surface of the ocean by swirling ocean currents, the plastic being translucent and undetectable by satellites. It covers an area of the northern Pacific Ocean twice the size of North America. It is believed that around 100 million tones of plastic are in the rubbish [...]
Emotions Could Get You Arrested
Posted on July 12, 2009 by admin in General
Some things we may feel are a natural part of our life, are claimed as being offensive, or even criminal in some places. Matt Aune and his partner Derek Jones were detained and handcuffed by security guards outside a Mormon church in Salt Lake City. They were passing through a plaza owned by the Salt [...]
July 1 Russia Without Casinos
Posted on July 1, 2009 by admin in General
Gambling took a whole new turn when President Vladimir V. Putin promoted a move that has taken on almost comical overtones. The Kremlin demands the gambling industry relocate to four remote regions in Russia, as far as 4000 miles from the capital. Areas so isolated, no one wants to invest in them. However none of [...]
Humpty Dumpty Building
Posted on July 1, 2009 by admin in General
Around 5:30am on June 27, the 13 storey Lotus Riverside apartment building complex, still under construction and unoccupied at Lianhuanan Road in the Minhang district of Shanghai city literally fell over on its side. One worker was killed in the incident. According to the initial reports, the building fell over when earth was removed from [...]
