Hi all,
sorry for not updating for a while but i was without internet connection since last Thursday... I'm writing a nice post about my whole adventure,if everything goes as planned i'll be able to post it tomorrow - promise you'll have lots of fun reading it!
Btw,i wonder if someone of you has visited God's Center...
Let's have a look first at the latest news...
Chatty lawmakers rack up million-euro phone bill
Posted Tue Oct 23, 2007 11:13pm AEST
Talkative Greek lawmakers have saddled parliament with outstanding phone bills of one million euros ($A1.59 million), news reports said.
Greek newspapers reported that the landline and mobile phone call bills were accumulated over the last 20 months, at a time when parliament had already decided to honour older debts worth over 32 million euros ($A51 million).
The 300 deputies in parliament are entitled to an annual allowance of 13,500 euros ($A21,500) for fixed calls and 3,000 euros ($A4,700) for mobile phone calls, which they routinely exceed, Eleftheros Typos daily said.
Greece's parliament has not commented so far. The office of parliament speaker Dimitris Sioufas declined to confirm or deny the reports.
"The speaker has nothing to say," an aide told AFP, adding: "This is not the first time this issue comes up."
It is currently unclear whether the new one million euro debt will be covered.
- AFP
Source : abc.net.au
Yeah,they're the SAME politicians who declared that they can't rise people's salaries because the Greek state is poor!!!
The same politicians that a month ago (the elections took place Sep 16th) were promising us literally everything...
But the (very) latest news will make all of us happy!!!
Back-seat toilet to end mishaps in traffic jams
Posted Wed Oct 24,2007
A Japanese manufacturer has developed a new portable toilet for cars, equipped with a curtain for privacy and a plastic bag to collect waste.
The Kaneko Sangyo Co, a manufactuer of plastic car accessories, unveiled its new design to help people stuck in traffic when nature calls.
"The commode will come in handy during major disasters such as earthquakes or when you are caught in a traffic jam," a company official told reporters, according to Kyodo News.
Japan is situated on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" and accounts for about 20 per cent of the world's earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater.
Drivers stranded by tectonic movements or stuck in traffic jams simply assemble the cardboard toilet bowl, fit a water-absorbent sheet inside and draw round the curtain.
The product is small enough to fit inside a suitcase, the company said.
But prospective customers will have to hang on until November 15 when the firm begins selling the new product online.
-Reuters
Source : abc.net.au
That's totally irrelevant most of you we'll be thinking... BUT IT'S NOT!!! The Greek state paid 600.000 euros for toilet paper last year!!! That's 2.000 euros per deputy (600.000 euros / 300 deputies)! So,since they'll have the ability to fulfill their natural need in their vehicles in the near future (and they constantly move for the needs of our country),the Greek state will pay way less for toilet paper and save the money for the phone bills! So our proud deputies will continue their Godsend work...
Thoughts of a seriously perverted Greek mind...
Blind Driver
Talin,Estonia
Men of traffic police arrested a driver because he was driving being drunk in Tartu of South Estonia on Sunday. When they stopped him for alcohol test they found out that he was blind. The extreme 20 years old was driving, taking instructions from the 16 years old sitting next to him. A traffic police officer said today: "First I thought he was drunk but then I realized that he was blind as he could not see the alcohol test device".
Caffeine-Infused Soap for the Sleepyheads
Having difficulty in waking up in the morning? Well, the Britons have the answer to that, as they manufactured a soap infused with caffeine capable of helping users have an early and pleasant wake-up. Called "shower shock," the soap is absorbed naturally through the skin, while the caffeine supplied is equivalent to two cups of coffee per shower, claimed the manufacturers. Scented with peppermint oil, the makers suggested that this unique soap will give users a refreshing boost in just five minutes’ time.
Slave for 27 Years for Rice Debt
The eastern state of Bihar in India is investigating the case of a peasant who reported that he was forced to work as a slave for 27 whole years to repay a loan for the purchase of 40 kilos of rice in 1980. Zauahar Manhi, aged 72, had got a loan from a moneylender of the village to buy 40 kilos of rice. The money lender gave him the money, asking him in parallel, to repay him not with money but by working in his fields. The illiterate peasant neither knew how to count money, nor had any property. Binhar, which is considered the poorest state of India, has launched a probe into the practices used against naïve peasants by the rich. Usually, landowners are protected by local private militiamen, who force homeless peasants to work for free. In exchange the militiamen are paid for their services. This however, is against the Indian law. The case came into light while a local humanitarian and non governmental organization was conducting a research.
Source : news.ert.gr
A collection of marvellous quotes written by Greek students
"Sir,before the law of gravity was voted did the objects fell?"
I'm pretty sure most of you have seen Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video clip...
But have you seen the Indian version???
If not,here it is for all of you to enjoy!
Burglars move into Alabama woman's home
Thu Oct 18, 6:04 PM ET
DECATUR, Ala. - Kim Ledford returned to her home after an extended absence and found a strange man in her bed and a woman wearing her clothes. Then another man walked up to question why she was in his house.
Once police sorted things out, two were charged with burglary, Kelly Jo Moore, 45, and Cornelius Goode, 29. The man in the bed was not immediately identified or charged.
Decatur police spokesman Lt. Frank DeButy said Moore was wearing Ledford's clothes and said she would leave the home if it was causing a problem.
DeButy says Goode falsely claimed to be the owner of the residence. It's unclear how long the intruders had been living in the house.
DeButy said police also found drug paraphernalia on Moore.
Moore and Goode are currently living in the Morgan County Jail.
Source : news.yahoo.com
Couple make burglar clean up at gunpoint
Thu Oct 18, 9:03 PM ET
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A burglar in Montgomery chose the wrong family to mess with, literally. Adrian and Tiffany McKinnon returned home on Tuesday after a week away to find that thieves had emptied almost everything the family of five owned, Tiffany McKinnon said through tears.
"Tears just rolled down my face as I walked in and saw everything gone and piles of trash all over my home," she said.
Adrian McKinnon sent his wife to see her sister while he inspected the piles left behind. As he walked back into the sunroom, a man walked through the back door straight into him, Tiffany McKinnon told the Montgomery Advertiser in a story Thursday.
"My husband Adrian caught the thief red-handed in our home," she said. "And what is even crazier, the man even had my husband's hat sitting right on his head."
Adrian McKinnon held the suspect, 33-year-old Tajuan Bullock, at gunpoint and told him to sit on the floor until he decided what to do.
"We made this man clean up all the mess he made, piles of stuff, he had thrown out of my drawers and cabinets onto the floor," Tiffany McKinnon said.
When police arrived, Bullock complained about being forced to clean the home at gunpoint.
"This man had the nerve to raise sand about us making him clean up the mess he made in my house," she said. "The police officer laughed at him when he complained and said anybody else would have shot him dead."
Capt. Huey Thornton, a police spokesman, said police arrested Bullock at 2 p.m. Tuesday on burglary and theft charges. He was being held in the Montgomery County Detention Facility on a $30,000 bond.
"The victims were lucky in this case to be able to catch the suspect in the act and hold him until police arrived," Thornton said.
Source : news.yahoo.com
Doctors remove a 3-inch toothbrush lodged inside woman's nose
Doctors in India have removed a 3-inch toothbrush lodged inside the nose of a 31-year old woman, a local paper reported.
The report said that the housewife went to a hospital in Mumbai two months ago suffering from severe pain.
During a CT scan, doctors were shocked to find the broken toothbrush prompting them to order an immediate surgery.
"I was brushing my teeth, my husband accidentally pushed me and the toothbrush in my hand broke,"| said the woman. "I was left holding the lower portion of the brush but couldn't locate the rest of it."
"Soon after, I started bleeding profusely from the nose," she added. "But since that day, I began getting breathless and a foul-smelling discharge began to come out of my nose."
"The odor from her nose was so bad that it could be smelt from a distance of two feet," said Kaushal Sheth, the doctor who performed the surgery. "If the object had fallen into her windpipe, she could have choked to death."
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Priest has no problem worshipping God and Elvis
Tue Oct 16, 9:47 AM ET
SORBO, Italy (Reuters) - Romanian-born Antonio Petrescu believes you can worship God and Elvis at the same time: as a Catholic priest and Elvis Presley impersonator, he finds his spiritual inspiration in the late rock legend.
"People ask me 'How can you reconcile Elvis impersonations with your choice of professional work?'" said Petrescu, who puts on his glittery suits and swivels his hips when not working as a parish priest in the Italian town of Avezzano.
Interviewed by Reuters on a church visit to the tiny town of Sorbo -- population, 52 -- in southern Italy, the priest said he believes Elvis is an appropriate inspiration for Christian worship because he sang of "love in general."
The 34-year-old's Web site (www.antoniupetrescu.com) has two separate entries -- one for the priest, another for the artist, which talks about his "fiery voice" and discography including the singles "Lovin' Arms" and "Reach out to Jesus."
The pop doesn't stop at Elvis: Petrescu also incorporates the lyrics of singers like Celine Dion into his sermons.
Petrescu feels his responsibility as a priest is to "walk this Earth in love for Jesus Christ," a task in which he is inspired by Elvis's "search for spirituality in his own life."
Source : news.yahoo.com
Surfing the net today (visiting my friends pages) i came across this interesting quiz... Decided to take it and here's the results! Will someone beat me at this one? (ofcourse NOT by cheating but giving honest answers as i did...)
Since this is my post no. 100 i've decided to post something a little different... music!! Some of my all-time favorite songs,hope you'll enjoy them as much as i do!!
Rick Wakeman - Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
One of the greatest artists of all time performing live... This album deserves a position in the top five Progressive Rock Albums EVER!
Venom - Witching Hour
The inventors of Black Metal in one of the best acts ever! (Live clip from the "Ultimate Revenge For Disco" tour ,back in 1985)
This is an about 20 years old commercial coming from Ivory Coast - watch out for the great choreography!
Translating from French : "Don't kill moskitoes by slapping your cheeks-ouch-slaps on your feet-ouch-Super timor is here!"
"Super Timor is even stronger with its new formula, by the time they smell Super Timor's odor, the bugs are already dead"
Enjoy!
Mugging victim thwarted with milk crate
Mon Oct 15, 2007
A 31-year-old man has been charged with assault after allegedly using a milk crate to help a woman steal a mobile phone from a man in inner Sydney.
Police say the 20-year-old victim was talking on his mobile phone on Oxford Street yesterday afternoon, when a woman knocked the phone from his hand and walked off with it.
The man told police he was hit in the head by another man with a milk crate when he tried to get his phone back.
He was taken to St Vincent's Hospital for a cut to his head and was later released.
Police are still looking for the woman involved.
Source : abc.net.au
Vodka drip saves poisoned Italian, and no hangover
Sydney, Australia
10 October 2007 09:11
Australian doctors used an intravenous feed of vodka to keep an Italian tourist alive after he consumed large quantities of a poisonous substance.
The 24-year-old man, in an apparent bid at self-harm, had swallowed ethylene glycol, found in antifreeze, which can cause death. Doctors administered pure alcohol, the conventional antidote, but exhausted the hospital's supply.
Desperate to continue the treatment the doctors at Mackay Base Hospital in Queensland state hooked up an intravenous feed of vodka, hospital officials said.
"The patient was drip-fed about three standard drinks an hour for three days in the intensive care unit," Dr Todd Fraser said in a statement on Wednesday.
"Fortunately for him he was in a medically induced coma for a good portion of that. By the time he woke up I think his hangover would have well and truly gone," Fraser said.
"The hospital's administrators were also very understanding when we explained our reasons for buying a case of vodka."
The Italian man was treated in the hospital two months ago and has since made a successful recovery. News of his treatment was only released on Wednesday.
- Reuters
Source : Mail & Guardian online
Japan's cyber-suicide trend takes bizarre twist
Justin McCurry in Tokyo
Thursday October 11, 2007
Guardian Unlimited
Police in Japan have arrested a man on suspicion of murdering a woman who had paid him to kill her after contacting him through the internet.
Kazunari Saito allegedly fed a large quantity of sleeping pills to his victim, Sayaka Nishizawa, before suffocating her at her apartment in April, local media said.
Nishizawa, 21, had contacted her killer days earlier via his mobile phone website, which he had set up to sell sleeping pills to people who were contemplating suicide.
But in a bizarre variation on Japan's cyber-suicide trend, Nishizawa reportedly paid Mr Saito 200,000 yen to kill her, imploring him to stay with her until he was certain she was dead.
Police initially attributed her death to suicide, but launched a criminal investigation after noticing that her keys and mobile phone were missing. They tracked Mr Saito down after examining Nishizawa's email correspondence.
Reports said the woman had sent a message to Mr Saito's website in early April, saying: "I want to die. How can I die?"
Mr Saito, an electrician, replied: "I will give you lots of sleeping pills. I will help you."
Mr Saito, 33, allegedly visited her apartment in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, in mid-April and fed her 20 to 30 sleeping pills before suffocating her with a plastic bag. Her body was discovered by her father four days later. It was not immediately clear why Nishizawa had wanted to die.
Mr Saito confessed to the killing while being questioned about illegally supplying sleeping pills to other visitors to his website.
"She asked me to do it," he was quoted as saying. "She asked me to watch over her until the end, so I killed her."
He set up the website in June 2006 and continued to post messages up to 10 days before his arrest. He offered to "do anything" for money, including murder and drug-assisted suicide, and asked users to email him on his mobile phone.
Websites aimed at people contemplating suicide first appeared in Japan about five years ago. Although people who kill themselves together after meeting online account for a tiny proportion of the 30,000 Japanese who commit suicide every year, police are disturbed by the apparent appeal of the websites to young people and women.
In March last year, the bodies of nine people "most of who were in their 20s" were found in two suspected group suicides in the space of a week.
Source : story.100.com
Three friends,one American,one French and one Greek are talking about the level of technology at BC ages.
The first to talk is the French guy : "We digged all way across Paris and what did we found?"
"What?" respond the other two
"Plenty of steel-made boxes and antennas - we French had VHF transmitters!!" ,he says full of cheer.
"Ffff" says the American, "that's nothing.We digged all the way across Washington and what did we found?"
"What?" respond the other two
"Kilometres and kilometres of wire - we Americans had telephone way before Jesus was born!"
Then the Greek guy starts laughing...
"Why are you laughing mate,wtf did you Greeks have?" asked the other two
"See" starts talking the Greek,"we digged all over Greece and we found NOTHING!!!"
"So why are you having fun of us f***er" say the other two
"You stupid people",answers the Greek,"we Greeks had mobile telephony 2.500 years before!"
Dedicated to a Slovenian friend of mine (you know who you are!) who is over an 10/10 Mbps XDSL connection for 14 Euros/month (approx. $20) when i'm over an 768/192 Kbps ADSL for 21 Euros/month (approx. $29)...
Also dedicated to the Greek government and it's (or pretending to be) Prime Minister who declared that "Greece is on the 'information highway'" leaving those who know what's the internet reality in Greece speechless... (and inspired me for the title!)
10 Great Quotes
"I can't really remember the names of the clubs that we went to."
- Shaquille O'Neal, basketball player, on whether he had visited the Parthenon during his visit to Greece
"Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life."
- Brooke Shields, during an interview to become spokesperson for a federal anti-smoking campaign.
"Sure there have been injuries and deaths in boxing - but none of them serious."
- Alan Minter, Boxer
"Traffic is very heavy at the moment, so if you are thinking of leaving now, you'd better set off a few minutes earlier."
- Anonymous Traffic Report
"We are unable to announce the weather. We depend on weather reports from the airport, which is closed, due to weather. Whether we will be able to give you a weather report tomorrow will depend on the weather."
- Arab News report
"Traditionally, most of Australia's imports come from overseas."
- Former Australian cabinet minister Keppel Enderbery
"Now, the only thing that remains unresolved is the resolution of the problem."
- Thomas Wells, Ontario legislature minister
"I was glad to see Italy win. All the guys on the team were Italians."
- Tom Lasorda, former Dodger manager on World Cup soccer tournament
"He treats us like men. He lets us wear earrings."
- Torrin Polk, University of Houston receiver, on his coach, John Jenkins
"Did people build this, or did Indians?"
- Tourist question at Mesa Verde National Park
Source : amusingfacts.com
Man faces prison for doughnut theft
Mon Oct 8, 6:48 PM ET
FARMINGTON, Mo. - It's a hefty price for a pastry: A man accused of stealing a 52-cent doughnut could face time in jail. Authorities said Scott A. Masters, 41, slipped the doughnut into his sweat shirt without paying, then pushed away a clerk who tried to stop him as he fled the store.
The push is being treated as minor assault, which transforms a misdemeanor shoplifting charge to a strong-armed robbery with a potential prison term of five to 15 years. Because he has a criminal history, prosecutors say they could seek 30 years.
"Strong-arm robbery? Over a doughnut? That's impossible," Masters told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch from jail. He admitted that he took the pastry but denied touching the employee. "There's no way I would've pushed a woman over a doughnut."
Farmington Police Chief Rick Baker said state law treats the shoplifting and assault as forcibly stealing property. The amount of force and value of the property doesn't matter.
"It's not the doughnut," Baker said. "It's the assault."
Masters said he didn't even get to enjoy his ill-gotten gains: He threw the doughnut away as he fled.
Source : news.yahoo.com
All these years surfing the Internet i came across various bizarre sites & videos... It's the first time though (at least for me!) i came across a video like this one!
A crazy German guy exploding cdroms,harddisks,motherboards and some other stuff having a hell of a time!!! He really enjoys what he's doing , btw he's filming it with three(!) different cameras providing the viewers even some slow motions of the action! Enjoy!
How to Start a Fire Using Carrots
Learn how to start a fire with carrots, strawberries, and other combustible fruits.
Steps
1. Cut a 2 inch section from a carrot.
2. Slice the carrot into 4-6 lengths.
3. Form a tee-pee shape on a microwaveable dish.
4. Take a 1/8th of a cotton ball and and stretch it over the top of the tee-pee.
5. Put the plate in the microwave on high for 10-15 seconds.
6. The carrots will arc and cause the cotton to catch fire.
Tips
* If the after 15 seconds the carrots do not catch fire, stop and retry. Make sure the carrots are cold and fresh. If the initial arc (spark) does not ignite the cotton, retry with new carrots and cotton. More time in the microwave will not improve the result.
* If unable to form a tee-pee, chopping up the carrots into little pieces works a whole lot better.
Warnings
* You are playing with fire (albeit a small one). Make sure that you have some baking soda nearby to put the fire out, or even better, a fire extinguisher. Don't burn up mom's microwave. Start small and keep the flame small. Do this only with parental supervision.
Source : wikihow.com
Today's featured site is one of the most bizarre sites i came across surfing the internet. As the title suggests the only thing you do is dressing up Jesus!!! Fashion styles depend on the time of year,e.g. the current fashion is the "Halloween" one!
Take a look for yourself... You can also buy Jesus Dress Up fridge magnets!!!
Ever wanted to make a hat from meat? Ever wanted to get to know people who wear meat hats? This site is for you! Check out how to make your own Base-Bull Cap & the PIG'sFEET CROWN! Find out about the fourth annual Hats Of Meat Fashion Expo & other exciting events and "meatings"! Learn also how you can prevent your hat of meat from going bad & how to discourage flies and dogs from pestering you!
From The Times
October 2, 2007
Reporter ‘told man to kill himself’
Ashling O’Connor in Bombay
A television journalist was charged yesterday with abetting suicide after he allegedly persuaded a depressed businessman to kill himself and his family live on camera.
Officers in the northern state of Punjab intervened in time to stop Tilak Raj and his three daughters drinking poison on Sunday. But the case has highlighted the lengths an increasingly competitive Indian media will go to get a story.
The journalist, identified only as Vipin, had convinced the man that a choreographed suicide attempt was the best way to highlight his troubles after he lost a land dispute in court.
It is the latest in a series of incidents involving TV journalists distorting or fabricating the news amid a fierce battle for ratings. Last week a TV reporter in Delhi was charged with inciting riots after his exposé of a prostitution racket supposedly run by a mathematics teacher turned out to be a set-up.
Media analysts fear a slide in ethical standards in Indian TV, where the journalistic obsession is already categorised by the “three Cs”: cricket, cinema and crime.
Source : timesonline.co.uk
Ever wanted to buy a human scull or even a whole human sceleton? Here's your chance! Over 500 different products available,shipping asap! All major credit cards acceptable. Beware though : "if the items you order are not in stock,you will be notified and placed on a back order waiting list" (as the site says).
ANGLETON, Texas - Negligent homicide charges have been dropped against a former Lake Jackson woman who had been accused of killing her husband with a sherry enema that led to alcohol poisoning.
Court records show the charge against Tammy Jean Warner, 45, of Texas City, was dismissed Aug. 31 because of insufficient evidence, the Houston Chronicle reported in its online edition Wednesday.
Michael Warner, 58, died May 21, 2004. An autopsy showed he had been given an enema with enough sherry to have a blood alcohol level of 0.47 percent, almost six times the legal limit of .08 percent in Texas.
Tammy Warner has told the newspaper that her husband was addicted to enemas and often used alcohol in them to get drunk.
Source : news.yahoo.com
My new column about bizarre internet sites foundings
How about saving a turkey for this Thanksgiving? For only $20 you can adopt one! Plus you receive the turkey's photo,an adoption certificate and a farm sanctuary membership and newsletter subscription!
Yesterday's condoms commercials were well appreciated so here's two more!
Trust Condoms (Broadcasted in Africa)
Trojan Magnum Condoms
How to Explode a Grape in the Microwave
This article explains how to make a cut grape explode in a microwave.
Steps
1. Take a green grape.
2. Place it on a plate.
3. Carefully cut the grape down the center.
4. Place the two grape halves side by side so they are barely touching.
5. Place the plate in a microwave (operating at 2.5GHz or more..which is the usual frequency).
6. Turn the microwave on for a while (this won't take very long).
7. Stand back quickly.
Tips
* Works better if they're touching a bit.
* They should look like this /^\/^\ from the side.
* If you leave them with a little bit of the skin together it makes a bigger explosion.
Warnings
*Stand back ASAP!
Things You'll Need
* grape
* knife
* microwave
Source : wikihow.com
Cyber criminals building more but smaller botnets
By Gemma Simpson, Special to ZDNet Asia
Monday, October 01 2007 07:48 AM
Cyber criminals are downsizing their botnets to try and trick software security companies.
Computers infected with a virus unknowingly become 'zombies' in a botnet--which is a network used to send out spam and to mount further attacks on other machines. The zombie army can be controlled remotely with the botnet creators usually trying to build the largest possible botnet of compromised computers to rent out to gangs for as little as US$100 for a couple of hours.
But researchers at antivirus company F-Secure have reported seeing these large networks being broken down into smaller groups of compromised computers because the creation of large botnets is not creating as much revenue for such cyber criminals.
Mika Stahlberg, program manager of the security response team at F-Secure, said the company is still seeing very big botnets around the world but coders are no longer trying to build as big a botnet as they can because that does not make any more money than a collection of smaller botnets.
The botnet bandits are also erring on the side of caution by steering away from larger botnets because if the central server controlling such a network goes down then the whole of the botnet is lost, according to F-Secure.
Stahlberg added: "These people don't want to put all their eggs in one basket and are therefore running smaller botnets."
The malware writers are also getting lazy, according to F-Secure, and are no longer attempting to catch out companies by using increasingly complex viruses.
Sean Sullivan, technical expert at F-Secure, said virus writers can no longer beat security companies with complex codes and are therefore trying to do it through creating "malware factories" which swamp the security companies.
Sullivan added: "It used to be a big event when a virus came along but now we get 10,000 [malware samples] a day, most of which are variations on the same code."
Gemma Simpson of Silicon.com reported from London.
Source : zdnetasia.com
