Holy man with a magical leg December 15, 2007
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Hyderabad: Two men chopped off the right leg of a self-proclaimed holy man believing that it had magical power. The holy man claimed that his leg has magical power and whoever touches it will be cured of whatever illness or have their wishes granted.
The two men posed as appreciative followers who offered him drinks in appreciation of his help with the magic touch. Once he passed out, they chopped of his right leg.
Currently, police is looking for the two men and the ‘magical’ right leg. The chances of finding the leg is slim in this superstitious country. Superstitions and belief in magic is widespread in rural India.
Blogerita says:
I am speechless. I thought only Aesop can thinking of ‘Goose that lays the golden eggs’ fable. Now, in India, you have the holy man with magical leg. I rest my case. Only in India can you find this sort of news.
Tibet and China to be unified December 14, 2007
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Hong Kong:Jet Li, the famous kung-fu actor from Hong Kong and a follower of Tibetian Buddhism, said he has met Dalai Lama and respected his teachings. But, he believes that Tibet should be unified with China. Further to that, he also believe that Taiwan should be unified with China as one country. Jet Li is famous for this role in the movie Fearless.
Taiwan split from China after the civil war in 1949 which the Communist, led by Mao Tze Tung, won. China still views Taiwan as part of China.
Chinese troop invaded Tibet in 1951 and continue to rule Tibet since then. Dalai Lama fled to India in 1959.
Blogerita says:
Leave the politics to the politicians. You continue to do what you do best - act in kung-fu movies. Since you are a public figure, do not try to make public statement else your words maybe be used by others for their own benefits.
Nicol David and Liu Xiang - Best in Asia December 12, 2007
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Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s Nicol David has won the Asian Sportwoman of the Year award. Nicol David, Malaysia squash queen and the world No 1, defeated two other nominees to win the inaugural award given by Asian Sports Press Union (ASPU). The other two nominees were Paweena Thongsuk from Thailand and in Sun-Yu from South Korea.
The Asian Sportman of the Year award went to Liu Xiang of China. Liu Xiang is the world record holder for 110m hurdles.
The nominations for the Nicol David and Liu Xiang came from 25 sporting bodies and national Olympic councils in Asia.
Other winners were South Korea’s short track speed skating team for Asia Team of the Year - men award, China badminton women’s double pair of Gao Ling and Huang Sui for Asia Team of the Year - women award, tennis legend K. Ramanathan from India won the Lifetime Achievement award and Pakistani cricketeer Imran Khan won the Humanitarian award.
Blogerita says:
I have the opportunity to see Nicol train since the was a young girl. Her strong will and determination to win has brought her great success. May she continue to dominate the squash scene for a long time.
Congratulations to the rest of the winners. For the rest, your nominations are already recognition of your success. May you perform better in 2008 and win the coverted award.
Singapore invests in Swiss bank UBS December 12, 2007
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Singapore: The Government of Singapore investment Corporation (GIC) has made its largest single investment to purchase a 9% stake in Swiss’ UBS bank. The investment is worth 11 billion Swiss franc. This deal could make GIC as the largest shareholder in the UBS bank.
On the same day, UBS bank announced that it had suffered losses of US$10 billion due to sub-prime mortgage crisis in United States. It is said that UBS bank is among the worst hit in this sub-prime crisis.
Blogerita says:
Singapore is always ahead of its neighbours. Always making wise and timely investment. Congratulations to GIC. Let’s this investment makes the other neighbouring countries to open up and make more aggressive and wise investment oversea.
Noble Prize 2007 December 11, 2007
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Stockholm:The ten Nobel prize winners were honored for their achievements in science and literature. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden presented the awards to the winners at Stockholm’s Concert Hall. The Nobel prizes for medicine, physics, chemistry, economics and literature were awarded yesterday.
The winners for literature - Doris Lessing, 88 - and co-winner for economics Leonid Hurwicz - could not be there in person to receive the award due to health reason.
The Nobel Peace prize was awarded in Oslo to Al Gore and UN’s climate panel.
Albert Fert from France and Peter Gruenberg from Germany were awarded the physics prize. Gerhard Ertl from Germany was awarded the chemistry prize. Mario Capecchi and Oliver Smithies from United States and Sir Martin J. Evans from United Kingdom were awarded the medicine prize.
Each prize is worth 10 million kroner and the winners were announced in October.
Blogerita says:
I am speechless. Kudos to the winners. May your work make the world a better place for the future generations.
Thai girls dumping foreign spouse December 10, 2007
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Bangkok:Thai girls in rural northeastern province are dumping their foreign spouses in high numbers. There are more than one hundred divorces cases filed in Khon Kaen Civil court in the past three months alone involving local girls splitting from their foreign partners.
According to Patikorn Khonpipat, chief justice of the Juvenile and Family Court, he speculated this could be due to misalignment of expectation of the Thai girls when they married the foreign men. They could have unreasonable expectations of quality lifestyle and good income when they married foreign men. Once they realized the reality, they became disillusioned and seek to divorce from their partners.
Blogerita says:
Sex sells but men are not dumb. Why would rich foreign men go to a faraway land to find love when then can easily afford luxurious life back home. To all ladies out there, if you are thinking of finding men for money, think again. Men are not dumb too.
Smuggle girl into prison December 7, 2007
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Rabat:A Moroccan jailed for terrorism offences has managed to smuggle a woman into his prison cell in a large plastic bag. They spend six hours in the cell before they were found by prison guards.
The woman came to visit him in the prison and he managed to hide her in a bag. He smuggled her into the prison cell by persuading the prison guards that the bag contained clothes.
The prisoner was subsequently transfered to another prison in Casablanca.
Blogerita says:
I cannot comprehend how big the bag for clothes in the prison can be or perhaps, how small the little woman was. Anyhow, fire the prison guards for sleeping in their job and allow the prisoners freedom to literally screw around.
Virginity linked health risks December 6, 2007
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New York: People who started having sex at a younger or older than average age appear to be at greater risk of developing sexual health related problems later in their life. This findings have casted doubts on the benefits of abstinence-only sexual education that has been introduced in US schools.
The findings indicated that those who stated early or late face increased risk of problems in sexual functions. This is true among men who will face problem of maintaining an erection or reaching orgasm.
This findings are published in American Journal of Public Health. The research was conducted by researchers led by Dr Theo G.M. Sandfort of Columbia University in New York City.
Blogerita says:
Do you mean to say under-used or over-used sexual organs will lead to poor sex life? I can believe in over-used but under-used? Anyway, many young adults will love this findings to have a good sex life when you are young. I will also want to join the new found fun.
Ferguson blows his top December 5, 2007
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Manchester: Alex Ferguson, team manager for Manchester United, blew his top when his ace striker Cristiano Ronaldo was booked for diving. He accused Fulham goalkeeper, Antti Niemi, for ‘conning’ the referee Rob Styles into booking Cristiano Ronaldo at Old Trafford.
Cristiano Ronaldo had scored two goals and the third was at his mercy. He had scored the goals through a first-half volley and a second-half header.
Manchester United defeated Fulham 2-0.
Blogerita says:
Not all decisons will go the Manchester United way. Sometimes, Alex Ferguson need to be ready for disappointment too. Alex Ferguson has to accept this decision whether it’s a good or bad decision.
Spice Girls spices up Vancouver December 4, 2007
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Vancouver: Spice Girls kicked off their comeback tour in Vancouver, Canada. They chose their signature song, Spice Up Your Life, to start off the show. The inaugural concert in Vancouver saw 15,000 fans audiences leaping from their seats to dance through the whole concert.
The Spice Girls - Sporty, Ginger, Scary, Baby and Posh - have not toured since 1999 went on separate ways. Hours before the concert starts, David Beckham gave each member of the Spice Girls a bracelet to commemorate the comeback tour. David Beckham is the husband of Posh Spice, Victoria Beckham.
The real name of the Spice Girls are Melanie Chisholm (Sporty Spice), Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice), Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice), Melanie Brown (Scary Spice) and Emma Bunton (Baby Spice)
Spice Girls was formed in London in 1994 and they were managed by Simon Fuller.
Blogerita Says:
Comeback tour is always good to rekindle friendship, give back to good old feelings to the fans and make some more money. I may be your fan in the 90’s but this the the 21st century. I don’t spend money seeing ‘old’ singers sing. I need more refreshing songs. Not one of those from the old song list. I go for the young and energetic ones.
Spice Girls, sorry to disappoint you. No offense.
