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Category Archives: World Literature
The choking game: dangerous and sometimes deadly
The choking game: dangerous and sometimes deadly. It’s dangerous, sometimes deadly and is played almost exclusively by children and young teens. It’s called the choking game and YouTube has served up a new twist to what the experts warn is … Continue reading
Posted in World, World Literature
Tagged accidental death, Australia, bloodshot eyes, body count, Britain, Canada, Chicago, chicago police, choking game, coroner, daily mail, dangerous practice, death, Dr Steve Field, Essex, France, game, Harry, Harry Robinson, healthcare providers, high risk, historical information, internet advertisement, Milton Cujes, national concern, new twist, Ontario, practice, risk activity, school, Sydney, Toronto, understatement, US, warning, warning signs, year, young teens, youtube
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The most isolated man on the planet
The most isolated man on the planet will spend tonight inside a leafy palm-thatch hut in the Brazilian Amazon. As always, insects will darn the air. Spider monkeys will patrol the treetops. Wild pigs will root in the undergrowth. And … Continue reading
Posted in World, World Literature
Tagged Brazil, brazilian amazon, brazilian officials, California, catholic priests, coast of california, CONTACT, expeditions, government, government officials, hut, indian woman, insects, invisibility, last survivor, Lone Woman, lone woman of san nicolas, man, otter, palm thatch, Rondônia, safe zone, San, solitude, spider monkeys, treetops, tribe, tribesmen, undergrowth, utter solitude, wild pigs
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RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE 3D
Sypnosis The fourth installment of the hugely successful RESIDENT EVIL franchise, RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE is again based on the wildly popular video game series, and will this time be presented in 3-D. In a world ravaged by a virus infection, … Continue reading
Posted in Movie, World, World Literature
Tagged Action, Alice, Avatar, bullets, camera system, Cameroon, comrades, D. In, deadly trap, EVIL, James Cameroon, Los Angeles, Milla Jovovich, old friend, Resident, resident evil, resident evil afterlife, resident evil franchise, safe haven, survivors, Sypnosis, system technology, technology, umbrella corporation, Undead, video game series, virus infection, zombies
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Welsh Roswell UFO the truth!
FO enthusiasts called it the “Welsh Roswell” and insisted that one evening in 1974 an alien craft crashed in north Wales and the government secretly removed dead extraterrestrial bodies, the latest files from the National Archives reveal today. The documents … Continue reading
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Tagged alien bodies, alien craft, alien spacecraft, anglesey, berwyn mountains, biological warfare, Britain, coal fire, colossal explosion, conspiracy theorists, Earth, evidence, extraterrestrial bodies, incident, Leeds, llandrillo, Manchester, merionethshire, ministry of defence, MoD, mountainside, Nevada, New Mexico, north Wales, perfect circle, RAF Valley, Roswell, search and rescue, that gave birth, UFO, ufo files, US, Whitehall, Wiltshire
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Free Bumper fix For Iphone 4
To allow for giving away iPhone 4 bumpers, Apple will set aside $175 million of iPhone 4 revenue in the September quarter, according to Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer. Source: Yahoo The issue with the antenna in the iPhone 4 has … Continue reading
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Tagged 4s, accrual, antenna, Apple, Apple CEO, Apple CFO, Apple-made Bumper, audience, balance sheet, Bumpers, cfo, company, iphone, journalists, objective, party case, Peter Oppenheimer, pool, product recall, quarter, revenue, September, Steve Jobs, Stock, third party, yahoo
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Petronas Gas new LNG plant
Petronas Gas Bhd expects to finalise its study on the proposed construction of a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification plant in Peninsular Malaysia to ensure the continuity of gas supply by year-end. Its chairman Datuk Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin … Continue reading
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Tagged annual general meeting, continuity, gas, gas lng, gas prices, gas processing, liberalisation, liquefied natural gas, Malaysia, material impact, peninsular malaysia, petroliam nasional, petronas, petronas gas bhd, plant, possiblity, proposed construction, shortfall, supply, tax profit, tonnes, transmission agreement, Wan, year end, year ending march, Zulkiflee
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last World Cup tickets For Sale
Soccer’s ruling body said the tickets, which became available after final stadium inspections and freeing up of seats, would mean there were still 164,000 tickets available out of almost 2.9 million for the 64 matches. More than 100 people desperate … Continue reading
Posted in News, world cup 2010, World Literature
Tagged celebration, Danny Jordaan, Ellis Park, game, jerome valcke, Johannesburg, match, previous editions, secretary general, semi finals, soccer fan, South Africa, target, ticket office, wednesday night, world cup venues
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Venus Orbiter solar power space probe
Japan has launched a rocket containing both a Venus orbiter and a solar-powered space probe. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) image showing what the Japanese satellite Ikaros might look like in space This artist’s impression shows how the Ikaros solar … Continue reading
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Tagged aerospace, akatsuki, Dawn, far side of the sun, Ikaros, Japan, japanese satellite, John Zarnecki, open university, orbit, probe, rocket, sail, satellite, six months, solar sail, southern Japan, space, space probe, space science, UK, Venus, venus orbiter
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INTER MILAN VS BAYERN MUNICH 2010 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL
Jose Mourinho’s Inter Milan side are the distinct favourites to win this weekend’s 2010 Champions League Final against Louis Van Gaal’s Bayern Munich side. Top UK bookmaker William Hill is trading at 13/10 while the German side carry a 23/10 … Continue reading
Posted in World, world cup 2010, World Literature
Tagged Bayern, bayern munich, bookies, champions league final, correct score, Diego Milito, distinct difference, franck ribery, german side, goal, Inter, inter milan, ivica olic, Jose, jose mourinho, klose, Louis, louis van gaal, Mario Gomez, Milan, Miroslav Klose, price, result, robben, Samuel Eto, samuel eto o, score, scoreline, side, team mate, UK, Van Gaal, Wesley Sneijder, William Hill
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New evidence of life on Mar
Earthlings, you are not alone. Scientists from Nasa have reportedly found “compelling” new evidence of life on Mars. A special mission to the Red Planet has revealed the presence of a form of pond scum — the building blocks of … Continue reading
Posted in World, World Literature
Tagged Bill Schopf, building blocks, earthlings, evidence, evidence of life on mars, extraterrestrial life, fossils, gypsum, life, life in space, life in the universe, life on mars, Los Angeles, Mars, Mediterranean, missions to mars, NASA, nasa missions, nasa researchers, new evidence, Planet, pond scum, probes, red planet, researcher, solar system, sulphates, Sun
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Stephen Hawking says aliens may exist avoid contact
British scientist Stephen Hawking says aliens may exist, but humans should avoid contact with them as the consequences could be devastating. “If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didn’t turn out … Continue reading
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Tagged across the universe, alien life, America, american space agency, astrophysicist, beatles song, british scientist, cliff face, Columbus, Discovery Channel, doomsday scenario, Earth, extraterrestrial civilisations, fantastical, herbivores, life, mathematical brain, naked man, NASA, pioneer 10, Professor Hawking, scientist, series, space, spaceships, Stephen Hawking, sun voyager, United States, universe, US, voyager 1 and 2
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Utube most-watched this week
A young Taiwanese man’s version of Whitney Houston’s I Will Always Love You, an iPad turned to dust, and a new Tiger Woods commercial dominate this week’s worldwide YouTube charts. 1) Taiwanese Lin Yu Chun Sings Whitney Houston’s “I Will … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryant, Chun, dust, Earl, Flip FAIL, golf balls, handstand, hook shot, Houston, I, ipad, jeff van gundy, Kobe, kobe bryant, Lin Yu Chun Sings, live sports, love, nba star, personal food, Ray William Johnson, s tv, Shane Dawson, Susan Boyle, Taiwan, taiwanese man, Tiger, tiger woods, tom dickson, twinkie, Van Gundy, vlogger, voiceover, war 1, week, Whitney, whitney houston, youtube
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H1N1 Second Wave in Malaysia
ducation Director-General Tan Sri Alimuddin Mohd Dom has advised parents not to be unduly worried over the Influenza A(H1N1) pandemic as the ministry is constantly monitoring the situation. He said that the ministry would take proactive steps based on the … Continue reading
Posted in Malaysia, World Literature
Tagged closure, daily basis, director general, Director-General Tan, disease, Dom, ducation, education, education director, education directors, h1n1, health ministry, influenza, ismail, Kelantan, last resort, Ministry, pandemic, parents, proactive steps, school, school authorities, situation, Sri Alimuddin, state education
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Wildlife Park captive breeding and reintroduction program
A cat-sized marsupial called a quoll has a habit of feasting on toxic cane toads. The noxious nibbling ends in more than a tummy ache – it actually kills the quoll. Now, scientists have trained the creatures to turn their … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, australian museum, aversion, cane, cane toad, cane toads, captive breeding, Hawaii, invasive species, Jonathan Webb, journal of applied ecology, Kimberley, marsupial, northern Australia, plastic container, quoll, quolls, radio collar, result, Rick Shine, scarab beetles, street smarts, strongholds, study, taste aversion, territory wildlife park, thiabendazole, toad, tummy ache, Wildlife Park
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UFC 112 Lyoto Machida retained his light heavyweight title
There wasn’t the same uproar about Frankie Edgar’s unanimous decision victory over BJ Penn at UFC 112 as there was when Lyoto Machida retained his light heavyweight title against Mauricio Rua at UFC 104, but that doesn’t mean we can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Sport, World Literature
Tagged Abu Dhabi, bj penn, body shots, Bruce Buffer, closer look, decision, decision victory, Edgar, fight, Frankie Edgar, light heavyweight title, lightweight champion, lightweight title, main event, Mauricio Rua, melon, metrics, octagon, Penn, play by play, real numbers, statistical analysis, title, title fight, UFC, unanimous decision, uproar, victory, welts
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US special forces ‘tried to cover-up’
US special forces soldiers dug bullets out of their victims’ bodies in the bloody aftermath of a botched night raid, then washed the wounds with alcohol before lying to their superiors about what happened, Afghan investigators have told The Times. … Continue reading
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Tagged 4am, Afghanistan, assault force, bloody aftermath, Brigadier-General Eric Tremblay, bullets, dead bodies, eastern Afghanistan, force, forces soldiers, gardez, General Stanley McChrystal, government investigation, inappropriate conduct, investigation, Kabul, legal investigation, lieutenant colonel, Lieutenant-Colonel Todd Breasseale, Mr Zahir, Nato, nato forces, nato spokesman, night, night raid, official, precise composition, pregnant women, raid, Rear Admiral Greg Smith, special forces, teenage girl, US, wikipedia, Zahir
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It’s ridiculously expensive, way overpriced
Apple Inc. probably sold more than twice as many iPads in its debut weekend as some analysts estimated, an early sign that Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs may succeed at reviving demand for tablet-style computers. The iPad’s initial sales may … Continue reading
Posted in Tech, World Literature
Tagged Apple, bedroom apartment, C. Bernstein, California, chase co, chief executive officer, Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs, Copenhagen, debut weekend, device, Doug Reid, dumb computer, Edward Baig, Fifth Avenue, Gene Munster, Inc, initial demand, initial sales, ipad, ipads, iphone, Jacob Arentoft, Josh Klenert, laptop computers, Manhattan, Mark Moskowitz, microsoft corp, munster, New York, Palo Alto, piper jaffray co, reading newspapers, Reid, Rich Jaroslovsky, Ron Johnson, sexier, smart telephone, soho store, store, tablet computers, tablet style, Toni Sacconaghi, U.S.
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Mercury will be seen adjacent to the planet Venus
Good news for all sky gazers! The coming week brings the best chance to view the planet Mercury after sunset. Being rather easy to spot this week, Mercury will be seen adjacent to the planet Venus, about 30 to 75 … Continue reading
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Tagged Adler Planetarium, adler planetarium chicago, brilliant venus, celestial, celestial dance, Chicago, Dance, dance space, digital reflex, elusive planet, gyuk, italian astronomer, Joe Rao, Masi, Mercury, northwest horizon, Planet, planet mercury, planetary dance, rare sight, reflex camera, Rome, sky, smallest planet, St. Peter, staff astronomer, stunning panorama, sun mercury, Venus, week, west northwest
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Singer Hollie Steel 11 British child star
The Facebook page of a British child star has been the subject of attention from pedophiles, says the girl’s mother. Singer Hollie Steel, 11, has appeared on the popular television show, Britain’s Got Talent. Her mother Nina told the The … Continue reading
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Tagged Attention, Britain, britain s got talent, british child, child, child star, disgusting things, Facebook, Hollie, Hollie Steel, mother, Mrs Steel, Nina, old mother, panic button, parents, pedophiles, revelations, show, star, Sun, supervision, television show, telly, UK, unwelcome attention
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