Autobot "Bumblebee" Visits Sydney!

The statue of Autobot Bumblebee stands in front of Sydney Opera House in Australia, Nov. 5, 2009. This statue set up for Global Tour of movie Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, in order to promote its DVD and Blue-ray Disc, which launched on Nov. 5, 2009.

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Five-year-old Romanian Weightlifter Becomes Internet Star

Giuliano Stroe has six-pack abs before turning six years old. And he's also in the Guinness Book of World Records before he can probably even read it. Though it's highly unusual (and possibly unhealthy) for a child to start weight training at such a young age, the pre-schooler entered the record books earlier this year after completing the fastest ever 10-meter walk with a weight ball between the legs, which is both both highly impressive and highly specific. Since then, a four-minute video of Stroe has hit the Internet and made him a viral sensation.

98 Base Jumpers Take Part in 400m Plunge Off Malaysian Tower

Some 98 of the extreme sports enthusiasts took part in the 2009 International Tower jump in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, yesterday. The structure was built in 1995 for communication purposes and is currently the fifth tallest freestanding tower in the world. Professionals from 18 countries gathered for the opportunity to hurl themselves into the sky before parachuting down to earth during the event.

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Stunt Keeps 91-Year-Old Man Young

The 91-year-old Xiao Qinglian performs his stunt show of handstand with both legs over shoulder while picking up a coin with mouth by lowering his head to the ground, in a park of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 19, 2009. The nonagenarian man has kept on the extraordinary physical exercises over the past 27 years to keep body fit.

The 91-year-old Xiao Qinglian warms up with his lithesome body callisthenics as he is about to perform his own pliable stunt, in a park of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 19, 2009. The nonagenarian man has kept on the extraordinary physical exercises over the past 27 years to keep body fit.

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Bra Which Doubles as Gas Mask Wins Whacky IG Nobel

A woman's bra which in an emergency can double as a pair of gas masks has won one of the awards handed out at the prestigious Harvard University for the year's most eccentric research. The bra that can be turned into two protective face masks - one for the wearer and the other for whoever else may need one - won its inventors Elena Bodnar, Raphael Lee and Sandra Marijan of Chicago the Public Health award. The patent states that each of the bra's cup sections is fitted with a filter device, meaning the wearer can whip it off, and detach each section to fit it over the face.

Malaysia's First Jail Spa

Against a backdrop of razor wire and machine guns, beauty therapists at Malaysia's first jail spa quietly tend to their customers under the watchful eye of uniformed wardens.

Despite the tight security, the innovative Balinese-decorated spa is doing a brisk trade while giving inmates at the country's biggest women's prison a trade they can turn to after their release.

"I am not afraid at all because I have faith that these prisoners are well trained to serve the customers and our safety is assured here," said Noor Aliza Osman, 45, who was on her second visit to the spa at Kajang Prison.

"It is comfortable here, the prices are reasonable and I don't have to wait too long to get my hair done like at other salons," said the mother of four who was having her hair coloured with henna by 30-year-old prisoner "Farah".

With her hair neatly tied back and dressed in a loose green jacket and trousers, Farah looked like any other beauty therapist, apart from the prisoner identification number sewn onto her uniform.

"I am very glad to have this chance and I have regular customers here who have been kind enough to ask me to work for them once I am released, as they have become familiar with me," she said with a smile.

"This is a very good experience and I have learned useful skills here. I'm considering opening up my own spa if I have enough money when I am freed."

Farah - using an assumed name at the request of prison authorities - is an Indonesian citizen who worked as a waitress before overstaying her visa in Malaysia and being sentenced to one year in jail.

She is among seven prisoners currently working at the spa, who go through four security checkpoints each morning to reach the salon from their cells a few hundred metres (yards) away.

Once at the cosy building, where the scent of aromatic oils floats in the air, they are permitted to mingle freely with their customers, chatting and laughing as they work a nine-hour shift under close watch by three wardens.

Only inmates who have not committed serious or violent offences are considered for a position at the spa. Some 60 percent of the jail's 1,600 inmates are foreigners, many of them Indonesians convicted on immigration charges.

The salon has welcomed a steady stream of customers since opening late last year, offering head-to-toe beauty services such as facials, pedicures, foot reflexology and massages for as little as 30 ringgit (8.5 dollars).

"The response has been overwhelming so far," said the prison's chief inspector Fauziah Husaini.

"Many customers were hesitant to come to a prison at the beginning but ... this programme can change public perception about prisoners so they will be easily accepted by the society in future," she said.

Prisoners working in the spa are paid a small allowance, and the rest of the income generated from the business is used to help fund other rehabilitation programmes, such as bakery and sewing classes.

"We are basically helping them to prepare themselves to adapt to society once again when they are freed. We also hope this programme can lift the veil of secrecy about prison in the eyes of the public," Fauziah said.

"It's all about empowerment and to give these prisoners a sense of confidence, that's how the idea of setting up this spa came about."

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Girls Trapped in Storm Drain use Facebook to Call for Help

Two girls aged ten and 12 who were trapped in a storm drain used Facebook to get help instead of calling the emergency services. The girls updated their status on their mobile phones to say they were trapped instead of dialing triple '0', the Australian emergency services number. The friend had been online and saw they were trapped. Firefighters eventually rescued the pair after being contacted by one of their male school friends. The drama happened near Adelaide, Australia.

Mariachis Band Sets Guinness World Record in Mexican City

Performers play Mariachis at the same time in Guadalajara, Mexico, Aug. 30, 2009. There were 549 performers playing Mariachis together at the same time to break the Guinness World Record. The 549 musicians played for just over ten minutes in the square in front of the Cabanas Cultural Institute in Guadalajara a perfect venue for the event, as it is the birthplace of mariachi music. They closed with traditional mariachi favorites, Cielito Lindo and Guadalajara. The old record, according to one of the organizers of Sunday's event, belonged to 520 mariachis who performed in San Antonio, Texas, in 2007.

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Women's Clothing and Guides From ShopWiki

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A Tooth Implanted Into Blind Man's Eye

When Martin Jones, 42, a builder who was left blind after an accident at work more than a decade ago, met and married his wife Gill, 50, four years ago, he never imagined that one day he would get to see what she looked like. But a remarkable operation - which implants part of his tooth in his eye - has now pierced his world of darkness. The procedure, performed fewer than 50 times before in Britain, uses the segment of tooth as a holder for a new lens grafted from his skin. The process requires a living tooth as an implant because doctors suggest there are chances the eye would reject a plastic equivalent.

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World's Tallest Dog Dies

Gibson, born in 2002, took the title of the world's tallest dog from 'Harvey', who measured 41 inches(104cm), in 2004. Weighing 180 pounds and measuring 7 feet 1 inch(215.9cm) standing on his hind legs, Gibson worked as a therapy and special needs training dog, visiting care centres and schools throughout the California area. Gaining world wide attention due to his huge frame he was diagnosed with bone cancer in his right front paw in April of this year. Last week, Sandy Hall, Gibson's owner, learned that the cancer had spread to Gibson's lungs and spine, at which point Gibson's doctor stated that there was no other medical treatment that would save Gibson.

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"Bubbleologist" Bubbles Largest Free-Floating Bubble

Samsam Bubbleman, a U.S. professional bubble-maker creates what he says the world's largest free-floating soap bubble in a London park. The "bubbleologist" said his bubble will replace the current Guinness World Record holder, a 9.486-square-meter bubble created in Minnesota in 2005.

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Wedding Ceremony of Frogs

Indian farmers are falling back on a trusted local method to bring badly needed monsoon rains - marrying off Ram and Sita, two frogs named after India's most revered mythological couple from the epic Ramayana. Following an ancient Hindu belief, the frogs' heads were smeared with vermilion paint and the pair were held up in the air in a ritual in front of a traditional clay candle. India this year suffered its worst start to the vital monsoon rains in eight decades, causing drought in some states.

Clever Baboons Cause Safari Park Chaos

Keepers at Knowsley Safari Park have been forced to issue warnings after the opportunistic primates developed a taste for human possessions. The monkeys have been targeting cars carrying the roof boxes before pouncing on the unsuspecting visitors, who are forced to watch helplessly as their things disappear. Now bosses at the Merseyside park have slapped the artful animals with what they call 'Anti Social Baboon Orders' and have warned visitors not to travel through the infamous monkey jungle with luggage on their roof.

Shortest Man in the World Dances

Khagendra walks with his father in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, July 12, 2009.

Khagendra Thapa Magar, who claims to be the shortest man in the world, dances on the lawn in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, July 12, 2009. Khagendra, who was born on Oct. 4, 1992 in a remote village of Baglung district, some 180 km west of Kathmandu, is only 50 cm in height and 5 kg in weight. He has taken his certificate of Nepali citizenship from Baglung district in western Nepal on Sunday and is set to register his name in the Guinness Book of World Record as the shortest and the lightest person in the world.

Michael Jackson Appears in Tree Stump

Owners of a birch tree in California claim to recognize the face of Michael Jackson in the tree's bark.

Toothpick City Took 34 Years to Build

Scott Weaver, 49, has spent the last 34 years building a model of San Francisco out of toothpicks. He has used more than a million tiny sticks to construct the city and its many landmarks, including the Golden Gate Bridge and Fisherman's Wharf.

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World's First Weightless Wedding

New York City couple Erin Finnegan and Noah Fulmor floated into matrimony on Saturday thousands of feet (metres) above the Gulf of Mexico in what organizers said was the world's first weightless wedding held in zero gravity conditions. The couple exchanged wedding vows and rings -- with some difficulty -- and fumbled their kiss flying weightless inside the the 90-foot-long (27-meter) padded "floating zone". The ceremony was accomplished with a lot of bumping and fumbling, as bride and groom, guests and witnesses alike tried to coordinate their movements in a microgravity environment. Officiating at the ceremony was Richard Garriott, a second- generation U.S. space traveler, and ZERO-G co-founder, who is also a registered notary.

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Deadly Beauty - Poisonous Mushrooms

1. BRAIN MUSHROOM

The Gyromitra esculenta, which is also known as a false morel or brain mushroom (given its convoluted surface), can be deadly when consumed raw. Although some in Spain, Sweden and other countries continue to cook and eat them, G. esculenta is suspected to be moderately toxic. Unlike many other poisonous mushrooms, the Gyromitra genus often causes neurological symptoms-including comas-as well as gastrointestinal indications.

2. DEATH CAP

This innocent-looking fungus is responsible for the bulk of mushroom-related deaths across the globe. Not to be mistaken for edible members of the Agaricus clan (including the common white, or button mushroom), the Amanita phalloides (death cap) packs a toxic one-two punch with both phallotoxin and amanitin. As little as one ounce (30 grams)-less than a full mushroom cap-may be enough to kill a person. Symptoms may not appear for eight to 12 hours after consumption, but it can result in liver failure and death within a week.

3. DEATH ANGEL

One of the more frequent killers, the Amanita bisporigera-or "death angel"-is white and can be confused with edible varieties, including button and meadow mushrooms. The death angel, however, contains amatoxin, which stops cell metabolism (thereby killing them), usually beginning with the liver and kidneys; it can cause death within days. It is found in North America, whereas its cousin, the A. virosa, is more common in Europe.

4. FLY AGARIC

The Fly Agaric, Amanita muscaria, is not as poisonous as the rest mushroom mentioned in this post. People with heart problems however could be killed by it. It is very common in Northern Ireland and should be treated with caution.

5. THE LETHAL WEBCAPS

The mushrooms' characteristics are quite common, making them difficult to identify, which often leads to fatal poisonings. Young examples of the species often have a veil between the cap of the mushroom and the stem. This veil looks like a cobweb, hence the name. The veil however partially or completely disappears in older specimens. Some other characteristics for each of the mushrooms are given below.

6. AUTUMN SKULLCAP

Found in temperate areas all over the world, the Galerina marginata (aka autumn skullcap, or deadly galerina) may look like a hallucinogenic fungus from the Psilocybe genus, but it is actually extremely toxic. Unlike the dark brown or lilac spores in the "magic" variety, G. marginata has lighter brown spores. But distinction between the two is not always easy, especially as the small mushrooms can grow in some of the same areas.

7. DESTROYING ANGEL

The Amanita virosa, the European destroying angel (and close relation to North America's toxic A. bisporigera and A. ocreata), warns consumers off with an unpleasant odor. That, however, has not deterred some from tasting its deadly white flesh. The young ones can emerge looking like eggs, which are later topped with a domed cap, making identification even trickier because they can be mistaken for edible puffball or button mushrooms.

8. HOODED FALSE MOREL

The brown saddle-shaped top might be mistaken for a delicious edible morel (which have to be cooked before eating), but the Gyromitra infula (HOODED FALSE MOREL) contains the toxin gyromitirin, which in the body turns into monomethylhydrazine, an ingredient in some rocket fuels. The G. infula, also known as the hooded false morel, or elfin saddle, may not be as deadly on first consumption as other mushrooms, but its cumulative effects are assumed to be adverse and potentially carcinogenic.

9. MARBLED DEATH CAP

Found in Hawaii, Australia and South Africa, this death cap cousin also contains amatoxins. The Amanita marmorata is often found growing in evergreen Casuarina and eucalyptus forests and is assumed to have been brought to Hawaii from Australia, along with the imported trees.

10. C. ORELLANOIDES (C.speciosissimus)

Cortinarius speciosissimus is a deadly toxic species, frequently found in Northern Italy; although it grows mainly under conifers (scots pine and spruce), it is also possible to find it under broad-leaved trees: some authors distinguish these collections as Cortinarius orellanoides, a name which we consider as a synonym of the C. speciosissimus. The colours of this fungus are brick orange to rusty orange in every part; the cap is usually conical or distinctly umbonate; the gills are rusty and the stipe shows some typical yellowish veil bands.

Source: cctv.com