Thursday, March 25, 2010

6 year old boy who was born with 15 fingers and 16 toes

A Chinese hospital has released images of a 6-year-old boy who was born with 15 fingers and 16 toes. Since more isn’t always better, he’ll soon undergo surgery to have the extras removed.

With a total of 31 fingers and toes, the boy, who’s identity hasn’t been revealed, has beaten the previous record of 25. According to scientists, the excess of fingers and toes is a result of gene mutation.

boy with 15 fingers and 16 toes

boy with 15 fingers and 16 toes

boy with 15 fingers and 16 toes

boy with 15 fingers and 16 toes

boy with 31 fingers and toes

boy with 31 fingers and toes

boy with 31 fingers and toes

boy with 31 fingers and toes

boy with 31 fingers and toes

boy with 31 fingers and toes

boy with 15 fingers and 16 toes

boy with 15 fingers and 16 toes

boy with 15 fingers and 16 toes

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Overweight children to special diet camps

Obesity is a big problem that bothers people all over the world. According to different reports, about 38% of European children will be overweight, 20% of Chinese kids will have extra pounds and 50% of American children will be obese in 2010.

Afraid of such prognosis, China decided to fight with obesity in unique way. Besides many fitness studios parents can now send their overweight children to special diet camps where kids are trained by former militaries.

Official statistics says that if obesity could disappear on its own way, people would live 5-10 years longer.

Overweight children

Overweight children

Overweight children

Overweight children

children to  special diet camps

children to  special diet camps

children to  special diet camps

children to  special diet camps

special diet camps

special diet camps

special diet camps

special diet camps

special diet camps

special diet camps

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Ten of the world's greatest jobs

10 Bike rider-photographer for Google Maps

Bike rider-photographer for Google MapsGoogle (GOOG) has hired two lucky young men to ride around France on dopey looking tricycles snapping up photos of historical sites that are inaccessible by car. This three-wheeler is a sight with its long pole holding nine cameras, a GPS, a computer and a generator. But the contraption tooling around the French capital needs all that gear to do its job – adding three-dimensional images to Google's Street View Maps.

The riders, wearing Google tee-shirts and white helmets, are visiting well-known sites such as the Chateau de Versailles, west of Paris, the Jardin du Luxembourg on the city's Left Bank or Les Halles, in the busy centre of the French capital.

9 Director of Fun at a museum (age 6)

Director of Fun at a museum (age 6)A six-year-old boy who wanted to become the director of York's National Railway Museum landed himself a job - as the director of fun. The ambitious youngster got a plum role at the National Railway Museum after applying to replace retiring boss Andrew Scott. Sam Pointon sent a handwritten letter headed "Application for director" asking for an interview at the centre, in York. The letter listed his credentials for the role, including his expertise on his train set. "I am only six but I think I can do this job," wrote Sam. "I have an electrick (sic) train track. I am good on my train track. I can control two trains at once." Staff was so impressed they appointed Sam an honorary "Director of Fun" and his job will be to bosses how he thinks they can ensure the museum is the most fun place for kids to spend a day out.

Ok, maybe this isn't the best job in the world for an adult, but it certainly rocks the world of a 6 year old.

8 World of Warcraft Tester

World of Warcraft TesterDo you Play World of Warcraft? And if so, do you play well? Can you farm 200 gold an hour and hit level 80 in under 2 weeks? If the answer is yes, you can apply for the job that about 12 million players only dream about, as a Wow game tester! There are in fact several Blizzard jobs posted on their website. The Blizzard employment database has dozens of mmorpg jobs available, mostly WoW employment opportunities. They are currently hiring for several game tester positions for World of Warcraft, under the QA department. They are in particular looking for foreign language testers, so if you speak any other language besides English, don't hesitate to apply to start your Blizzard career. And, yeah, you will be required to play at least four hours a day.

7 Condom tester

Condom testerAn Australian manufacturer called for applications for what it claims could be the world's best job - condom tester. Durex marketing manager Sam White was hiring Australians over the age of 18 who could apply for one of 200 positions as a condom tester. Unfortunately the position is not paid, but successful applicants would receive a free $60 selection of Durex products and will be required to provide the company with honest feedback about the products' performance. One of the lucky 200 testers would win a $1000 bonus. Maybe the bonus is not that great, but one thing's for sure - it's a job where employees won't mind taking their work home and burning the midnight oil. We are sorry to inform you applications are closed.

6 Candy taster

Candy tasterAnother one of the world's best job has gone to schoolboy Harry Willsher, 12, chief taster in a sweet factory. Harry's job is to test top secret recipes. He got the job after winning a contest at Swizzell's Matlow to find a recruit. According to him, after his first tour at his new job, he felt like having tepped into the book Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. He wowed judges by describing the flavor and smell of his favourite sweet, the Drumstick lolly. The Derby firm, which also makes Love Hearts, Rainbow Drops and Parma Violets, has now given the youngster chief taster overalls and business cards. As well as sampling the sweets, he will also monitor their development at the company's factory in New Mills, Derbyshire. I don't know if it's the best job, but it's definitely the sweetest.

5 Wine tester and blogger

Wine tester and bloggerImagine moving to the heart of Sonoma County, where every day you'll come home to more than 450 wineries along the beautiful northern coast of California. Picture living rent free, learning the intricacies of making the perfect wine, and capturing and sharing the entire experience for your network of Twitter followers. Now imagine getting paid $10,000 a month to do it. Listening? Hardy Wallace of Atlanta, the first person to submit his application, was the winner for the position at Murphy-Goode Winery— a $10,000 p/mo for six months, rent-free job updating Twitter and Facebook with his winery lifestream. The interview process was simple: submit a YouTube video explaining why you would be good for the job and wait to see what happens.

4 Professional prostitute tester

Professional prostitute testerJaime Rascone is no different than the rest of us in that the erstwhile DJ needs to grab the occasional odd job to make ends meet. But the Chilean lothario has beat all of us by holding the type of fantasy job that just sounds too good to be true: Quality Control in a brothel.
Rascone, an occasional male model and DJ, first happened upon Fiorella Companions in Santiago, Chile while working on a story about the country's sexual revolution. He was offered the gig by Madam Fiorella, who needed somebody to provide that final “interview” in her hiring process. It goes like this: girls who are interested in working as VIP escorts for Fiorella have to undergo interviews, psychological testing, and a photo session. The applicants are whittled down to a final six, who are then fucked one after the other in a single day by Jaime. He takes diligent notes on, say, how they moved their hips and whether their groans were adequate, and makes recommendations to the madam. There is even paperwork involved. The strain of the job is actually such that he can only do it once a month, testing around seventy girls or so a year.

3 Resort waterslide tester

Resort waterslide testerSurely the envy of any desk-bound office worker, Tommy Lynch has travelled over 27,000 miles this year for his job, testing holiday resort waterslides. Mr Lynch, 29, works for holiday giant First Choice, checking the height, speed, water quantity and landing of the flumes, as well as all safety aspects. In 2008 Mr Lynch tested waterslides at holiday villages in Lanzarote, Majorca, Egypt, Turkey, Costa Del Sol, Cyprus, Algarve, Dominican Republic and Mexico. This year he will quality control First Choice's new splash resorts in Greece, Turkey, Florida, Jamaica and Ibiza.

Liverpool-born Mr Lynch, whose job title is lifestyle product development manager, was recruited to identify the very best pools to be featured in First Choice's new Splash Resort collection. He also ensures potential new resorts are up to the company's standard.

2 Luxury bed tester

Luxury bed testerA student from Birmingham City University has landed her dream job...literally! Sleeping on the job and having a lie-in will no longer be a problem for a girl, who has been selected to test out luxury beds for a month and get paid for it.

Roisin Madigan, 22, is earning £1,000 to sleep in designer beds every day for a month. The student is helping with a "sleep survey" carried out by luxury bed specialists Simon Horn Ltd. The company sells luxury Savoir Beds, originally made for the Savoy Hotel. General manager Craig Roylance said Roisin will not only provide an objective view of the beds on sale, but will also be part of a look into what brings a good night's sleep. She will spend 10am to 6pm in beds in the company's showroom in Edgbaston, and then will blog about her experiences.

1 Paradise island caretaker

Paradise island caretakerBen Southall, 34, of Petersfield, beat out nearly 35,000 applicants from around the world for the dream assignment to swim, explore and relax on Hamilton Island in the Great Barrier Reef, while writing a blog to promote the area. He was selected for the $111,000 gig - a six-month contract to serve as caretaker of a tropical Australian island. He now has to live rent-free in a three-bedroom villa, complete with pool.

Before getting the job he had to spend four days on the island for an extended interview process, which required applicants to snorkel through crystalline waters, gorge themselves at a beachside barbecue and relax at a spa. He also had to demonstrate his blogging abilities, take swimming tests and sit through in-person interviews.

Monday, March 22, 2010

Las vegas world's largest bikini parade

Las vegas world's largest bikini
Strip search ... Las Vegas has staged the world's largest bikini parade in a bid to revive the city's flagging visitor numbers.

Las vegas world's largest bikini
Grin and bare it ... the publicity stunt saw around 300 bikini-clad women parade down The Strip.

Las vegas world's largest bikini
Measure up ... women were asked to send in a photo along with their hip, waist and bust measurements, before participation could be approved.

Las vegas largest bikini
Star assets ... the record attempt was hosted by Girl of the Playboy Mansion star Holly Madison.

Las vegas largest bikini
More talent ... and the girls just kept on coming.

Las vegas largest bikini
Show stopper ... the event also featured a catwalk show of bathing suits from the fifties to the present day.

largest bikini parade
Helping hand ... Guinness World Record adjudication executive Danny Girton Jr was on hand to make sure everything went smoothly.

largest bikini parade
Perk-up ... even the famous showgirls haven't been able to help the flagging city, which has failed to attract visitors due to the economic downturn.Perk-up ... even the famous showgirls haven't been able to help the flagging city, which has failed to attract visitors due to the economic downturn.

largest bikini parade
Sign of the times ... the occasion marked the 50th anniversary of the building iconic "Welcome to Las Vegas" neon sign.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

The stacked house was built in germany

House designs have remained pretty much the same for some time now, sure there have been a few innovative designs, but none like this one, the Stacked House.

The Stacked House was built in Germany by architects Herzog & de Meuron, and as you can see from the photos it looks like a couple of houses have been stacked on top of each other.

stacked house
stacked house
stacked house
stacked house
It certainly looks quite interesting, but is suspect it would be quite an expensive house to built, and probably also have a lot of stairs.
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