China tests new super-high-speed train

  A representative for Miss Rybolovleva released a statement saying: 'A company associated with Ekaterina Rybolovleva, daughter of a well-known businessman Dmitriy Rybolovleva, has signed a contract to purchase an apartment at 15 Central Park West, New York.

US soft drinks company Coca-Cola is for the first time putting the secret formula for its signature beverage on 'display'. But visitors to to a new exhibit at the World of Coca-Cola museum in Atlanta, Georgia shouldn't expect to learn too much -- the museum will only be showing the metal box that houses the recipe.

The box, which until recently had not left a vault in an Atlanta bank since 1925, has been transferred to the museum in the southern US city, which is also home to the company's headquarters.

"This is a special day in Coca-Cola history, and the perfect culmination to our 125th anniversary celebrations this year," chief executive Muhtar Kent said in a statement Thursday.

Coca-Cola "has always gone to great lengths to protect it and now by safeguarding it at the World of Coca-Cola, we can share its legendary legacy with people around the world," added Phil Mooney, director of archives.

Coca-Cola was created in 1886 by Atlanta pharmacist John S. Pemberton. The formula for the drink was a closely guarded secret, only known by a few people and never written down.

But in 1919, in order to secure a bank loan, then owner of The Coca-Cola Company Ernest Woodruff provided the written formula as collateral. It was placed in a New York bank vault until the loan was paid off in 1925.

Beauty Of The Beast

Looking like illustrations from the children's classic Alice in Wonderland photographer Igor Siwanowicz brings out the beauty in these little beasts. The creepy crawly-mad nature photographer used a macro lens to get up-close and personal with a host of weird and wonderful-looking wildlife in his latest work. The wildlife expert from Poland says he is on a mission to make people fall in love with these striking creatures, some of which he keeps as pets.
 Here a Hed Frog stares down Mr Siwanowicz's camera. The pictures, which bring out the subtle beauty of these creepy beasties, are designed to encourage people to look a little deeper

Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson (born 15 April 1990) is an English actress and model who rose to prominence playing Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series. Watson was cast as Hermione at the age of nine, having previously acted only in school plays. From 2001 to 2011, she starred in all eight Harry Potter films alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint. Watson's work on the Harry Potter series has earned her several awards and more than £10 million. She made her modelling debut for Burberry's Autumn/Winter campaign in 2009.

Bradley Cooper (born January 5, 1975) is an American film, theater, and television actor. He is known for his roles in the films The Hangover, The A-Team, and Limitless.

Cooper was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and grew up in nearby Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. His mother, Gloria (née Campano), is Italian-American, and his father, Charles J. Cooper, was Irish-American and worked as a stockbroker for Merrill Lynch.Cooper was raised Catholic.After graduating from Germantown Academy in 1993, he attended Villanova University for his freshman year, then transferred to Georgetown University, from which he graduated with an honors BA in English in 1997. Cooper became fluent in French at Georgetown and spent six months as an exchange student in Aix-en-Provence, France. Later, in 2000, he received an MFA in acting from Actors Studio Drama School at The New School in New York City

A woman who settled a sexual harassment claim against Herman Cain when he was head of the National Restaurant Association later filed a complaint in her next job about unfair treatment.
Karen Kraushaar, a former NRA spokeswoman who lodged a harassment claim against Cain in 1999, filed a complaint two or three years later when she was working as a spokesperson for the Immigration and Naturalization Service, according to the Associated Press. The claim, which did not include a specific sexual harassment complaint, argued that she should have been allowed to work at home after she suffered a serious car accident and also accused a manager of circulating a sexually charged email among staff.
Her lawyer, Joel Bennett, told the AP he wouldn't comment on the complaint because it was handled internally by the INS.
Kraushaar, who now works as a spokeswoman at the Treasury Department, is the second woman to step forward publicly to accuse Cain of sexual harassment, though she has yet to detail exactly what her claims were against the Republican presidential candidate.

10. Mercedes-Benz CL-Class
The sportier two-door version of Mercedes' S-Class sedan was taken by thieves at the rate of 3.91 per 1,000 vehicles during 2009.

First pilgrims eat thanksgiving, Most of us remember learning about Thanksgiving in grade school: the Pilgrims and Indians sitting down together after a magnificent harvest to give thanks for their wonderful bounty. While it's true there were Indians and Pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving - and even a turkey - things get a little more complicated after that. But we're not here to deliver a long discourse or provide a titillating expose on the way things really happened back in 1621 when America wasn't even a colony.However, we

JLS Marvin Humes to propose, Marvin Humes and Rochelle Wiseman’s relationship has been going from strength to strength since they got back together in January, and now it looks like Marvin’s planning to propose!

Rochelle is on holiday in Portugal with her Saturdays’ bandmate Vanessa White at the moment, and Marv’s using the time to find the perfect ring.

“Marvin’s booked an appointment at Tiffany & Co,” a friend of the star tells this week’s heat magazine. “That’s where he bought her the commitment ring when they got back together.”

But don’t hold your breath for a late summer wedding. “They’ll be going to the Maldives on holiday in the New Year, and that’s when friends think Marvin’s going to propose. They’ve been working really hard, so this will be the first chance they’ve had for a holiday.”

Peter Andre: Katie wants me back, Katie Price is reportedly hoping that she can win back her ex-husband Peter Andre and thinks that him buying a house close to hers, means that they still have a chance.

Katie and Peter split last May and were divorced just months later. Katie has since married cage fighter Alex Reid but their marriage is said to be in such bad shape that they haven’t had sex in weeks. Add to this the fact that she and Pete are on speaking terms again and Katie is reportedly getting her hopes up in her usual dramatic style.

Longtime Raiders Owner Al Davis Dies, Al Davis was a rebel with a cause — "Just win, baby" he exhorted his beloved Oakland Raiders.
And as the NFL well knows, he was also a rebel with a subpoena.
Davis, who bucked league authority time and again and won three Super Bowl titles during his half-century in professional football, died Saturday. He was 82.

Nestle, the company that owns Beneful brand dog food, is unleashing a commercial in Europe that supposedly contains a high-pitched sound that only dogs can hear, reports The Wall Street Journal. The brand claims its attempt to ‘talk’ directly to dogs really works – dogs hear the sound and wag their tails.

"Text Neck" Symptoms, Researchers warn of "text neck", A NEW condition dubbed "text neck" is on the increase in the UK, with health professionals blaming the amount of time people spend hunched over their mobile devices, Sky News reported today. The condition is caused by phone users flexing their necks for extended periods of time and can cause permanent arthritic damage if not treated.
In some cases, patients can adapt to the flexed position and it becomes painful to straighten the neck out properly. text neck,

U.S. ambassador apologizes for tourism remark, The U.S. ambassador to the Philippines has apologized for his recent statement that 40 percent of male tourists visit the country for enjoy, a government spokesman said Saturday.

Ambassador Harry Thomas sent a cellphone text message Friday to Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario, who was on a visit to Vietnam, expressing regret for his comments, foreign affairs spokesman Raul Hernandez said.

Suspected thief posts photo to victim's Facebook, Suspected thief posts photo to victim's Facebook. Police: Cell phone thief posts photo of himself on victim's Facebook page. Henry County investigators looking for a man suspected of breaking into a car got some unexpected help when the alleged thief inadvertently posted a photo of himself on his victim's Facebook page.

Venus yields a surprise – an ozone layer. Venus springs ozone layer surprise. Scientists have discovered that Venus has an ozone layer.The thin layer, which is hundred of times less dense than the Earth's, was discovered by the European Space Agency's Venus Express craft, researchers report in the journal Icarus. Until now, ozone layers have only been detected in the atmospheres of Earth and Mars. The find could help astronomers refine their hunt for life on other planets.

Heroine & horse Tonk to appear on national TV, One of the joys of frequent opera-going is the chance now and then to hear an artist take on a role for the first time and score a memorable success.
The Teatro Real of Madrid is offering that opportunity right now with its production of Richard Strauss's one-act tragedy "Elektra," starring the American soprano Christine Goerke in one of the most daunting roles ever written.
Goerke, heard at her third performance of the run on Thursday night, is simply thrilling as the vengeance-obsessed daughter of the slain Agamemnon and his murderous wife, Klytemnestra.
Her supple voice combines a warm, velvety lower and middle register with a shining top that rises easily to high C. Her sound, while not huge, has no difficulty penetrating the 110-piece orchestra — an ensemble so big the theater had to remove the first two rows of seats for this production.
Above all, Goerke brings a vocal bloom to the role that few sopranos today could match. That quality paid off especially in the gorgeous music that follows her recognition of her long-lost brother Orest, a passage she sings with melting tenderness, complete with ravishing, soft high notes.

Her acting, which seemed slightly self-conscious at first, gained strength through the nearly two-hour-long performance until she became completely absorbed in the conflicting emotions of rage, despair and, finally, frenzied jubilation that ends in her death.

Virus infects US drones, A virus that keeps a log of what people type has found a persistent foothold in the computers that pilots at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada use to remotely control the U.S. military's unmanned drone aircraft, Wired reported today.

Dutch coffee shops barred from selling 'strong' or 'skunk' cannabis, Coffee shops in the Netherlands were left wondering on Saturday how to comply with restrictions announced by the Dutch government on the sale of "strong" cannabis, saying enforcement would be difficult given the laws on production.

Tiger Woods:Follow Tiger Woods at the Frys, Tiger Woods made six birdies in a second-round 68 at the Frys.com Open on Friday, moving him into a share for 37th at the time of his finish.

"Today I didn't hit the ball as good as I did yesterday, but I putted good," he said. "I hit one bad putt today (on the eighth hole). Other than that, I hit it pure on every line."

Baywatch actor Chokachi has child, Actor David Chokachi is a dad!
David Chokachi, who starred on the hit show “Baywatch,” and his wife Susan recently welcomed their first child, a daughter named Brit Madison.

Zsa Zsa Gabor Rushed to the Hospital, Zsa Zsa Gabor has been hospitalized after slipping out of consciousness at her Los Angeles-area home.

Gabor's husband, Frederic Prinz von Anhalt, said Saturday that the actress had a high fever and was bleeding from a tube in her stomach.

Michael Jackson tribute concert, Three generations of Michael Jackson's family — with a few notable absentees — joined an eclectic roster of entertainers Saturday to pay tribute to the King of Pop, a celebration of the late star's life overshadowed by the Los Angeles manslaughter trial of his doctor.

Will.I.AM split black eyed peas, Will.i.am has denied that the Black Eyed Peas are splitting up, despite intense speculation claiming they are no longer together.

Imagine if you bought Apple stock in 1997, Here´s a very interesting read... I should have done it ! We all feel the same way I´m sure.
Who are the suckers here ? Us fundis...we never learn !
Let us pretend for a moment that the year is 1997 and you’re in the market for a new laptop computer. You want the top-of-the-line product at the time, so you opt for the newly released Apple Computer PowerBook G3 250 laptop. This revolutionary piece of technology, which comes with a 250-megahertz processor and a whopping 5 gigabytes of storage, will set you back $5,700.

Two sent to hospital after World's Hottest Chilli contest_

It was a chili eating contest and the ‘Kismot Killer’ left a number of the participants gasping for breath and, literally floored. They had not reckoned with the ‘heat’ factor of the chillies and it left them bewildered. Some of them were seen writhing on the floor, vomiting and even fainting and had to be hospitalized.