Passing by these amazing 3D paintings will make you almost believe that there are real people standing by the wall. The paintings are made in such a way that you would probably try to touch the girl that’s leaning on the wall or maybe the old lady that’s resting, because they seem so realistic. The most surprising thing is that the artist is only using his bare hands and painting to make such tremendous art happen. You will never think that these human bodies and faces aren’t real, amazing realistic and shocking sculptures. http://www.thisblogrules.com/2009/08/ultra-realistic-paintings-on-wall.html Continue reading Ultra realistic paintings on the wall

The dog that hasn’t missed a single riot for years // There has been lots of riots and protests from both anarchists and workers in Athens, Greece specially the past few years. One interesting thing is that there is one dog that is spotted at these riots from 2008 till today December 12. 2008 December 17. 2008 December 18. 2008 December 22. 2008 It is the same dog on every picture and it is funny how it takes part in riots over several years. It is not sure but it has been guessed that the owner is one of the … Continue reading Is this ‘dog’ responsible for Greek riots?

Russian politician claims he met aliens on Moscow balcony A senior Russian politician claims to have met aliens on the balcony of his Moscow apartment, prompting critics to question his suitability to head up the World Chess Federation and run an internal Russian republic. Andrew Osborn in Moscow telegraph.co.uk Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the President of the republic of Kalmykia Photo: AP Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the President of the republic of Kalmykia, made the extraordinary comments on Russian state TV last week, claiming he spent several hours in the company of aliens in 1997. He said he was relaxing at his Moscow apartment … Continue reading Senior Russian politician claims to have met aliens

World Cup 2010: SA police chief ‘prays’ US knocked out to avoid Obama visit South Africa’s police chief is “praying” that the US football team are knocked out of the World Cup early on in order to avoid a visit by President Barack Obama. telegraph.co.uk General Bheki Cele told MPs in a briefing on security that a visit by the US president, which could happen if the team makes the knockout stage, would be a nightmare Photo: AFP/GETTY A visit by the US president – which could happen if the team makes the knockout stage – would be a nightmare, … Continue reading SA police chief ‘prays’ US knocked out to avoid Obama visit

<!– –> // // Share this story!   Book review: Learning from the 50s —by Afrah Jamal The 50th Law of Power: Fear Nothing By Robert Greene and 50 Cent Liberty Books; Pp 302; Rs 695.00 It is blue and gold and it is all about you — the present day ‘you’, planning a rendezvous with destiny, flanked by fear and unhappy at the prospect of rocking that nice boat. This version of you tiptoeing around people’s feelings (sweet), working up the courage to do ‘something grand’ and looking aggrieved at having missed that turning to ‘greatness’ yet again, can use … Continue reading 50th Law of Power: Fear Nothing

VIEW: A ruse to pressurise Pakistan? —Mohammad Jamil The moot question is, what is wrong with the US system? The list of its interferences, subversions, control and overthrowing of Third World governments is too long to be elaborated In the event of any act of terrorism in the US, it has become a norm with the US government and western media that the suspect or criminal is identified as Pakistani-American, Yemeni-American or any other origin. They have to realise that the US has a very stringent set of procedures to be complied with before granting American citizenship. And it would … Continue reading A ruse to pressurise Pakistan?

PURPLE PATCH: The first decision —Christopher Reeve “As the old saying goes, you better know what you want because you might get it and you have got to accept it. Whether you succeed or whether you encounter adversity you always have to believe in your worth as a person. That is what counts” — Remarks at a success seminar in Portland, Oregon, February 6, 2001. When I made those comments in 2001, it was no longer difficult for me to say to anyone that you have to believe in your worth as a person. But in the intensive care unit … Continue reading You better know what you want because you might get it

“The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient mechanical calculator (also described as the first “mechanical computer”) designed to calculate astronomical positions. It was discovered in the Antikythera wreck off the Greek island of Antikythera, between Kythera and Crete, in 1900. Subsequent investigation, particularly in 2006, dated it to about 150-100 BC, and hypothesised that it was on board a ship that sank en route from the Greek island of Rhodes to Rome, perhaps as part of an official loot. Technological artifacts of similar complexity did not appear until a thousand years later. Sometime before April of 1900, a Greek sponge diver … Continue reading Antikythera Mechanism

“Full Bloom” Civilizations According to the evolutionary theory, more advanced civilizations develop from primitive. However, archaeologists have been puzzled by civilizations that have appeared “full bloom” – very advanced, with no precursor civilizations. This includes even the first known civilization! The following are but a few examples. “Full Bloom” Civilizations Sumer. Contrary to what most people believe, Egypt was not the first civilization. According to archaeologists, the first civilization was Sumer, which flourished around 3000 B.C.[1] Sumer is an enigma- it appeared suddenly, unexpectedly, and out of nowhere. Contrary to what one would expect, it was NOT primitive [as one … Continue reading “Full Bloom” Civilizations