воскресенье, 15 апреля 2012 г.
воскресенье, 8 апреля 2012 г.
четверг, 29 марта 2012 г.
вторник, 27 марта 2012 г.
среда, 14 марта 2012 г.
четверг, 1 марта 2012 г.
Romanian Brothers, Ages Seven and Five, Are Unbelievably Strong
Meet Giuliano and Claudi Stroe, two little dudes that certainly have an argument as the world's strongest seven- and five-year old, respectively.
They live in Galati, Romania, about three hours from Bucharest, and what one can only assume are the country's finest gyms. No matter, as the Stroe brothers know how to get work done. They'll put your morning routine to shame. They don't come more adorable than this duo, and this duo thinks your total number of chin-up repetitions is cute, at best. Prepare to be shamed by little boys
While you started your workout program two months ago, these guys started at two years old, and follow their father, Lulian's, weight routine for two hours each morning. The two are incredibly strong, with Giuliano holding the world record for 90-degree vertical push-ups and the human flag.
Whether it's normal or healthy for their father to be putting them through the routines is another debate entirely, especially when he apparently admits he hopes his sons become stars.
But it's still amazing to marvel at what they're capable of accomplishing.
They live in Galati, Romania, about three hours from Bucharest, and what one can only assume are the country's finest gyms. No matter, as the Stroe brothers know how to get work done. They'll put your morning routine to shame. They don't come more adorable than this duo, and this duo thinks your total number of chin-up repetitions is cute, at best. Prepare to be shamed by little boys
While you started your workout program two months ago, these guys started at two years old, and follow their father, Lulian's, weight routine for two hours each morning. The two are incredibly strong, with Giuliano holding the world record for 90-degree vertical push-ups and the human flag.
Whether it's normal or healthy for their father to be putting them through the routines is another debate entirely, especially when he apparently admits he hopes his sons become stars.
But it's still amazing to marvel at what they're capable of accomplishing.
среда, 15 февраля 2012 г.
понедельник, 13 февраля 2012 г.
Next Steve Jobs or Mini Albert Einstein?
Political Punch
The White House invited some of the smartest kids in the country to come show off their inventions the other day. The White House's East Room — normally a place for prime time press conferences and State Dinners was transformed into a science fair. ABC's Senior White House correspondent Jake Tapper took a tour of the displays and shows us what these little geniuses have come up with. Maybe there's a future Steve Jobs or Albert Einstein among them?
Take Taylor Wilson who says when he was 14 years old, he developed a nuclear fusion reactor. Now only 17 he's developed a tool that could be a big help for counter-terrorism -- detecting Uranium-235, Weapons Grade Plutonium and Highly Enriched Uranium — using a not-so-rare ingredient: water.
Or 14 year old Benjamin Hylak, who designed an interactive robot to allow him to Skype with his grandmother, and also find her pills and pour her a glass of water. Amazing!
And you know the old saying necessity is the mother of invention? Well, 12-year-old Ma'Kese Wesley and 11-year-old Isis Thompson heard about the deadly bacteria outbreaks on cantaloupe melons last year and came up with a high tech lunch box that zaps fruits and vegetables using UV light and makes them safe to eat.
These kids are all pretty incredible. Enough to make a White House reporter feel a little intimidated.
четверг, 9 февраля 2012 г.
Test driver has close call with deer
In this exclusive video to Yahoo News, professional formula driver Ken Gushi has an extremely close call with a wild deer who runs across the road directly into Gushi's path.
Gushi was test driving the forthcoming Toyota Scion FR-S in northern California's Mt. Diablo State Park when the near-mishap took place. Director Simon Needham captures the whole thing in HD, including Gushi's reaction.
"On my very first run of the day today we were up in the canyons driving and I come across this left hand turn over a crest and down onto a straight," Gushi says in the video. "I'm trying to mind my own business driving and trying to navigate these unknown roads when all of a sudden I see this black figure just prancing toward the road. At that moment, I just knew, 'Oh, s--- something's wrong.'"
"I got on the brakes and I see this deer coming down the mountain, getting as close as two or three feet, and again just prancing, minding his own business."
Thankfully, neither Gushi nor the deer were hurt.
According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration statistics, deer are responsible for or involved in around 1 million collisions with automobiles each year, killing 200 Americans, causing more than 10,000 injuries and $1 billion in vehicle damage.
среда, 8 февраля 2012 г.
Diamond Jubilee: Queen celebrating 60-year reign
Diamond Jubilee: Queen celebrating 60-year reign
The Queen has visited a school in Norfolk as she marks the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne.
Earlier she said she was dedicating herself "anew to your service" and that she was "deeply moved" by support for the Diamond Jubilee.
The Queen was met by crowds at King's Lynn Town Hall before going to Dersingham Infant and Nursery School.
Gun salutes were held around the UK, including in London and Edinburgh.
The main celebrations for her anniversary will be in June.
The Queen, 85, usually spends Accession Day - the day her father, George VI, died in 1952 - privately but this year has the two engagements in Norfolk.
Two official photographs were released and a 41-gun salute was held in Hyde Park, London, followed by a 62-gun salute at the Tower of London.
There was also a 21-gun Royal Salute at Edinburgh Castle at noon.
At the end of the Queen's tour, pupils at Dersingham Infants gathered in the school hall for a musical performance where she was the guest of honour.
Head teacher Gayle Platt said the visit had been "incredible" and she felt "very, very privileged".
"We've made the day a big occasion for the children that will continue now the Queen's gone," she said.
During her reign, Queen Elizabeth II has seen 11 UK prime ministers come and go, with David Cameron her 12th.
Mr Cameron praised the "magnificent service" given by the Queen and called her a "source of wisdom and continuity".
"With experience, dignity and quiet authority she has guided and united our nation and the Commonwealth over six varied decades," he said.
Among the crowds waiting for the Queen in King's Lynn was Laura Skrzynski, who travelled from London.
She said: "I love that the monarchy is above politics and feel that the Queen represents that best of all.
"She stands for integrity and respect and I am inspired by her faith. She has been a constant through all our lives."
Members of the Church of England General Synod, its national assembly, stood to sing the first verse of the National Anthem before giving unanimous approval to a loyal address marking the Queen's 60 years on the throne.
Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams said the Queen's position was "not a secular office but a Christian one".
Paying tribute to the monarch and her father, George VI, he told the Church's national assembly: "The Diamond Jubilee celebrates much more than the length of Her Majesty's reign, though that is remarkable in itself. She has been our Queen for as long as most of us can remember.
"None of us can imagine what it would be like to hold the same office for 60 years - Her Majesty's life is one in which the privilege accorded by birth has been richly earned by generous service."
Meanwhile, former prime minister Sir John Major has formally launched the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust to help those in need across the Commonwealth.
He will chair the grant-making body, which will focus on areas such as fighting curable diseases and the promotion of education and culture.
A set of six 1st class definitive stamps, all of which feature official portraits of the Queen, are also being issued to mark the monarch's milestone.
Moya Greene, Royal Mail's chief executive, said: "The Queen's image is one of the most recognisable in the world and we are delighted to bring these iconic images together to mark the 60th anniversary of the Queen's accession."
The Diamond Jubilee Miniature Sheet marks the first occasion on which official images of the monarch, sourced from stamps, coins and banknotes, have been brought together for a stamp issue.
The Queen's 60 years as monarch are set to be marked by a series of regional, national and international events during 2012, culminating in a four-day long UK Bank Holiday weekend in June.
Events planned to take place during the summer include the Queen leading a flotilla of a thousand boats along the Thames and a chain of beacons being lit across the country.
There will be a service of thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral in June and a formal carriage procession by the Queen.
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh also intend to travel as widely as possible across the UK.
Other members of the Royal Family will visit the 15 other countries where the Queen is head of state, as well as some other Commonwealth countries.
In her message to mark the anniversary, the Queen said: "I am writing to thank you for the wonderful support and encouragement that you have given to me and Prince Philip over these years and to tell you how deeply moved we have been to receive so many kind messages about the Diamond Jubilee.
"In this special year, as I dedicate myself anew to your service, I hope we will all be reminded of the power of togetherness and the convening strength of family, friendship and good neighbourliness, examples of which I have been fortunate to see throughout my reign and which my family and I look forward to seeing in many forms as we travel throughout the United Kingdom and the wider Commonwealth."
The Queen has visited a school in Norfolk as she marks the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne.
Earlier she said she was dedicating herself "anew to your service" and that she was "deeply moved" by support for the Diamond Jubilee.
The Queen was met by crowds at King's Lynn Town Hall before going to Dersingham Infant and Nursery School.
Gun salutes were held around the UK, including in London and Edinburgh.
The main celebrations for her anniversary will be in June.
The Queen, 85, usually spends Accession Day - the day her father, George VI, died in 1952 - privately but this year has the two engagements in Norfolk.
Two official photographs were released and a 41-gun salute was held in Hyde Park, London, followed by a 62-gun salute at the Tower of London.
There was also a 21-gun Royal Salute at Edinburgh Castle at noon.
At the end of the Queen's tour, pupils at Dersingham Infants gathered in the school hall for a musical performance where she was the guest of honour.
Head teacher Gayle Platt said the visit had been "incredible" and she felt "very, very privileged".
"We've made the day a big occasion for the children that will continue now the Queen's gone," she said.
During her reign, Queen Elizabeth II has seen 11 UK prime ministers come and go, with David Cameron her 12th.
Mr Cameron praised the "magnificent service" given by the Queen and called her a "source of wisdom and continuity".
"With experience, dignity and quiet authority she has guided and united our nation and the Commonwealth over six varied decades," he said.
Among the crowds waiting for the Queen in King's Lynn was Laura Skrzynski, who travelled from London.
She said: "I love that the monarchy is above politics and feel that the Queen represents that best of all.
"She stands for integrity and respect and I am inspired by her faith. She has been a constant through all our lives."
Members of the Church of England General Synod, its national assembly, stood to sing the first verse of the National Anthem before giving unanimous approval to a loyal address marking the Queen's 60 years on the throne.
Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams said the Queen's position was "not a secular office but a Christian one".
Paying tribute to the monarch and her father, George VI, he told the Church's national assembly: "The Diamond Jubilee celebrates much more than the length of Her Majesty's reign, though that is remarkable in itself. She has been our Queen for as long as most of us can remember.
"None of us can imagine what it would be like to hold the same office for 60 years - Her Majesty's life is one in which the privilege accorded by birth has been richly earned by generous service."
Meanwhile, former prime minister Sir John Major has formally launched the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust to help those in need across the Commonwealth.
He will chair the grant-making body, which will focus on areas such as fighting curable diseases and the promotion of education and culture.
A set of six 1st class definitive stamps, all of which feature official portraits of the Queen, are also being issued to mark the monarch's milestone.
Moya Greene, Royal Mail's chief executive, said: "The Queen's image is one of the most recognisable in the world and we are delighted to bring these iconic images together to mark the 60th anniversary of the Queen's accession."
The Diamond Jubilee Miniature Sheet marks the first occasion on which official images of the monarch, sourced from stamps, coins and banknotes, have been brought together for a stamp issue.
The Queen's 60 years as monarch are set to be marked by a series of regional, national and international events during 2012, culminating in a four-day long UK Bank Holiday weekend in June.
Events planned to take place during the summer include the Queen leading a flotilla of a thousand boats along the Thames and a chain of beacons being lit across the country.
There will be a service of thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral in June and a formal carriage procession by the Queen.
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh also intend to travel as widely as possible across the UK.
Other members of the Royal Family will visit the 15 other countries where the Queen is head of state, as well as some other Commonwealth countries.
In her message to mark the anniversary, the Queen said: "I am writing to thank you for the wonderful support and encouragement that you have given to me and Prince Philip over these years and to tell you how deeply moved we have been to receive so many kind messages about the Diamond Jubilee.
"In this special year, as I dedicate myself anew to your service, I hope we will all be reminded of the power of togetherness and the convening strength of family, friendship and good neighbourliness, examples of which I have been fortunate to see throughout my reign and which my family and I look forward to seeing in many forms as we travel throughout the United Kingdom and the wider Commonwealth."
среда, 25 января 2012 г.
Germiest Places
Too much cash can be unhealthy: 94 percent of $1 bills carry germs. Gas pumps, ATMs, mailboxes, and shopping cars are also pathogen hot spots, but you can beat most of them just by washing your hands.
понедельник, 16 января 2012 г.
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