Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Fabulous Coffins Designs from UK and Ghana

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Mahendra

7. Retired couple Gwen and Kevin Upex from Newark, Nottinghamshire, commissioned twin coffins which reflect their passion for canal boat sailing. They keep them in their living room, apparently.

When you think about coffins – if, indeed, you think about them at all – you probably picture a polished mahogany casket lined with purple satin. But a free exhibition at the Southbank Centre in London shows that death needn’t … Continue reading →

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Demise of Ancient City of Angkor unearthed

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Mahendra

6. In this photo taken Friday, July 16, 2010, Buddhist monks stroll through Angkor Wat in Siem Reap province, about 143 miles (230 kilometers) northwest of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. More than 1-million visitors come annually to see the ancient temple remains that dot the sprawling Angkor region. For Cambodians, the temples are nothing less than a symbol of their nation.

The ancient city of Angkor — the most famous monument of which is the breathtaking ruined temple of Angkor Wat — might have collapsed due to valiant but ultimately failed efforts to battle drought, scientists now believe.

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17 Years Teen loses cancer fight after delivering son

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Mahendra

3. In this Dec. 6, 2011 photo, Diana Phillips, Jenni Lake's mother, cries while holding Jenni's son, Chad Michael Lake Wittman, in Pocatello, Idaho. Jenni Lake, who decided against treatment for tumors on her brain and spine so she could carry the baby, died of cancer on Nov. 21, 2011, 12 days after giving birth to Chad.

At 17 and undergoing chemotherapy after a brain cancer diagnosis, Jenni Lake fought hard. The tumors had started to shrink, but when she learned she was pregnant, she stopped the chemo. “My baby is going to get here safe,” she … Continue reading →

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Polipaka Gattaiah : The Tallest Man in India

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Mahendra

3. A visitor poses with Polipaka Gattaiah, who stands at seven-and-a-half feet and claims to be the tallest man in India, at the arts and crafts centre in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad December 6, 2011.

Polipaka Gattaiah, who stands at seven-and-a-half feet, claims to be the tallest man in India. Visitors often give money to the 38-year-old man and pose for photographs with him. In March 2011, he was given a prosthetic foot by a … Continue reading →

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Occupy headquarters, New York

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Surya

1. People hold a meeting in an office space being used by organizers of the Occupy Wall Street movement at 50 Broadway in New York December 7, 2011. Occupy Wall Street is moving from occupying the streets of New York to occupying - an office. The movement has legally taken over donated office space just a few blocks away from Zuccotti Park, after being evicted from that private space, also known as Liberty Square, in an early morning raid by New York Police in November.

People hold a meeting in an office space being used by organizers of the Occupy Wall Street movement at 50 Broadway in New York December 7, 2011. Occupy Wall Street is moving from occupying the streets of New York to … Continue reading →

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Street artist Eduardo Relero’s 3D illusions on pavements in Lleida, Spain

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Surya

1. Argentinean 3D street artist Eduardo Relero has created worlds of wonder on pavements all over the globe: A visitor stands next to a 3D mural called, 'Insesatez', in Lleida, Spain

Argentinean 3D street artist Eduardo Relero has created worlds of wonder on pavements all over the globe: A visitor stands next to a 3D mural called, ‘Insesatez’, in Lleida, Spain

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Smallest Preemie Babies

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Mahendra

2. Rumaisa Rahman (which means "white as milk" in India) is held by a nurse as she is introduced to the news media at Loyola University Medical Center December 21, 2004 in Maywood, Illinois.

Two women who hold records for being the smallest surviving newborns are now doing fine and have developed normally, despite being born months premature and weighing about as much as a smart phone after birth, according to doctors where both … Continue reading →

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“Wonderland” of China

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Surya

1. A farmer carries a shovel over his shoulder as he walks to tend his crops in a field that includes an abandoned building, that was to be part of an amusement park called 'Wonderland', on the outskirts of Beijing December 5, 2011. Construction work at the park, which was promoted by developers as 'the largest amusement park in Asia', stopped around 1998 after funds were withdrawn due to disagreements over property prices with the local government and farmers.

A farmer carries a shovel over his shoulder as he walks to tend his crops in a field that includes an abandoned building, that was to be part of an amusement park called ‘Wonderland’, on the outskirts of Beijing December … Continue reading →

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Save the Amazon

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Mahendra

7. In this Sept. 23, 2011 photo, smoke rises from the ovens of a legal charcoal-producing plant in Paragominas, northern state of Para, Brazil.

A powerful 6.5 magnitude earthquake shook Mexico on Saturday, Dec. 10 killing at least two people, knocking out lights in parts of the capital and sending people rushing into the streets.

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Weekly Picture : 9 December 2011

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Bhushan

1. Paul Stender has come up with a novel way of making his car go faster - by strapping a cruise missile engine to its roof. His 1967 Chevrolet Impala can now reach speeds of up to 300mph, fires out 30ft flames and leaves massive clouds of smoke in its wake. The monstrous motor has a 10,000bhp engine - the equivalent of 10 Bugatti Veyrons. The 44-year-old created the jet-powered car with his wife Therese, 29 and their team at Indy Boys Inc. It follows hot on the heels of their jet-powered toilet and their jet-powered school bus which could reach speeds of over 367mph.

Paul Stender has come up with a novel way of making his car go faster – by strapping a cruise missile engine to its roof. His 1967 Chevrolet Impala can now reach speeds of up to 300mph, fires out 30ft … Continue reading →