Please be careful who you bring on your hunting trip! It is just like who you choose as your partner for business! See pictures below yourself! You can click on the picture by larger view. Picture supplied by TheKiwi.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Ouch! Quch! Painful Bow Hunting Experience! Auckland, New Zealand, GDI, Monavie, David, Lim, davidlim
Warning: This page contain explicit, open wound picture. Parental guidance is required!
Please be careful who you bring on your hunting trip! It is just like who you choose as your partner for business! See pictures below yourself! You can click on the picture by larger view. Picture supplied by TheKiwi.
Please be careful who you bring on your hunting trip! It is just like who you choose as your partner for business! See pictures below yourself! You can click on the picture by larger view. Picture supplied by TheKiwi.
Dead Man Won US$71 Million! Auckland, New Zealand, GDI, Monavie
On the day that Donald Peters died, he unknowingly provided financial security for his wife of 59 years and their family.Peters bought two Connecticut Lottery tickets at a local store on November 1 as part of a 20-year tradition he shared with his wife Charlotte.
Later that day, the 79-year-old retired hat factory worker suffered a fatal heart attack while working in his yard in Danbury.
On Friday, his widow cashed in one of the tickets: a US$10 million [A$17 million] winner which, in her grief over her husband's death, she had put aside and almost discarded before recently checking the numbers.
"I'm numb," Charlotte Peters, 78, said at Connecticut Lottery office.
She does not yet know what she will do with the money.
"I've always wanted a Corvette, but I don't think I'll buy one. I'll stick to a small car. I might go to Mohegan Sun," she said, referring to the casino in Connecticut.
"I'm going to go home and sit and think."
The Peters children think their father would have appreciated the irony.
"He'd be very mad, he just passed away and she won a lot of money," said Brian Peters, one of the couple's three children.
"He'd say, 'Figures!'"
The Peters had three children and two grandchildren.
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Thursday, January 1, 2009
The tiny Chihuahua who thinks he's a Buddhist monk. Auckland, New Zealand GDI
He is admired for his impeccable zen and ability to radiate a sense of inner peace.
And while other Buddhists may have to wait years to reach enlightenment, this devotee seems to have attained Nirvana in just two.
Unfortunately, appearances can be deceptive, especially when the "monk" in question is a Chihuahua named Conan.
The tiny dog actually launches into "prayer" when he wants treats - and is richly rewarded by impressed visitors.
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Praying Buddhist Dog
Zen-like: Practice makes perfect for Conan whose prayers are answered (usually very quickly) with treats
Conan, a two-year-old male with black hair and soulful eyes, begins his routine by standing beside a priest before the altar and staring intently at a statue of a Buddhist deity.
When the priest begins to chant and raises his clasped hands, the little dog also lifts his paws and joins them at the tip of his nose
He is now the top attraction at his Japanese temple.
"He started to pose in prayer like us whenever he wanted treats," said priest Joei Yoshikuni.
"Clasping hands is a basic action of Buddhist prayer to show appreciation. He may be showing his thanks for treats and walks."
"It's so funny that he does it," said Kazuko Oshiro, 71, who has been going to Jigenin temple on the southern island of Okinawa for more than 25 years.
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Buddhist praying dog
It's a dog's life: Conan's prayer pose is perfect
"He gets angry when somebody else sits on his favourite spot. He must be thinking that it's his special place."
Conan may not be as devout as first appearances indicate but he does seem to have brought his temple home good luck.
Visitor numbers have swelled by 30 per cent since his arrival and he a particular attraction for younger people.
"I'm glad that people feel more comfortable visiting the temple because of Conan," Yoshikuni added.
Nokia 71 PDA Smartphone Themes (David Lim, Auckland, NZ, GDI)
I am tired of the restriction to use three themes that came with my new Nokia E71, so I did some research and surfing and found some links you can get more new themes for the E71.Currently, I am still searching for an Apple iPhone theme for the Nokia E71. If you know where to download this theme, please leave note for me at my blog! Cheers!
Teen caught driving at 195km/h! Auckland, New Zealand, GDI, Monavie
Taranaki police were shocked after clocking a teenager driving at 195km/h, with four passengers in his car.
"It would be the highest speed I've ever seen on the radar," Detective Kim Severinsen told the Dominion Post.
The incident happened on Tuesday on State Highway 3.
Police chased the 19-year-old's car into Eltham, in South Taranaki, where he tried to hide the vehicle behind a friend's house.
The driver was arrested and charged with excess blood alcohol, failing to stop and driving at excessive speed. (Source: New Zealand Herald). Non-related video clip.
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Alien-Like Being Born From A Cow In Thailand
This dead alien-like being found in a small town in Thailand was claimed to be born from a cow and seems at first to be a severe case of birth malformation defect. A closer examination however reveal that the alien being resembles too much of a human baby with its front legs looking more like hands than feet.
In the form of a ritual, the local residents pour baby powder onto the dead body and burnt incense in their belief of cleansing the area of evil and hopeful that it will be reincarnated peacefully. More pictures below and you can click on the picture for larger view.
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Connecting the remote Papua New Guinea, GDI Online Marketing, thekiwi
Isolated spotEight hours flying time from the Indonesian capital, the Central Highlands in Indonesia's Papua province are among the least visited places in the world. Life here bears little relation to the chaos of Jakarta's skyscrapers and toll roads. In villages like this, there are usually no permanent roads, no electricity and no phones. Foreign journalists need a permit to travel here. Getting information into - and out of - areas like this has not been easy.
Radio contact
But information should flow more easily into the Central Highlands now. People are gathering here from across the area to celebrate the opening of an independent radio station. Officials say it is the first one to be built in such a remote region. It will be linked to the independent radio news agency KBR68H, and will be staffed by local people - all of whom have been trained from scratch.
Gaining trust
There was a lot of scepticism at first about the benefits of building the station. Promises of development have often gone unfulfilled here and many local people are angry at what they see as neglect from the central government in Jakarta. Papua generates large amounts of money thanks to its vast natural resources, but the region remains desperately under-developed.
The editor of KBR68H, who spearheaded the project, says it took many meetings before locals began to trust in it.
Electricity supply
One of the key problems in building the station was the lack of power. This is an area where most people live in traditional thatch huts, and rely on wood fires to keep warm and cook food. The team behind the project decided the only solution was to build a mini-hydro-electric dam to power the station. There was enough electricity left over to channel some to the school, the church and the more modern houses of several local leaders.
Changing dress
Several people wear traditional dress here, but others - especially children - wear Western-style T-shirts. One man, dressed in a traditional penis gourd, head-dress and beads, told me he was tired of sleeping on the ground in his hut and wanted a modern house and proper roads.
"When that happens," he said, "I'll change the clothes I wear and wear T-shirts instead."
Pig economy
This is an area so cut off and under-developed that there is neither much money nor much day-to-day value in having it. Most people are subsistence farmers and the community is built on a pig economy. For the opening of the radio station, locals celebrated with a traditional pig roast.
Nine pigs were brought to the party, by tribal leaders, local officials and neighbouring villages. One pig can be worth the equivalent of $2,000 (£988).
Outside world
Without phone connections or frequent visits from outsiders, getting information from areas like this used to be slow and difficult. Now rights workers say the radio station will make it easier to connect with the outside world - to share allegations of abuses, develop the local economy and stay in touch with events outside of Papua. People may have been isolated for generations, but many are keen to know what is happening in Jakarta and beyond.
This link is sponsored by GDI Online Marketing.
Radio contact
But information should flow more easily into the Central Highlands now. People are gathering here from across the area to celebrate the opening of an independent radio station. Officials say it is the first one to be built in such a remote region. It will be linked to the independent radio news agency KBR68H, and will be staffed by local people - all of whom have been trained from scratch.
Gaining trustThere was a lot of scepticism at first about the benefits of building the station. Promises of development have often gone unfulfilled here and many local people are angry at what they see as neglect from the central government in Jakarta. Papua generates large amounts of money thanks to its vast natural resources, but the region remains desperately under-developed.
The editor of KBR68H, who spearheaded the project, says it took many meetings before locals began to trust in it.
Electricity supplyOne of the key problems in building the station was the lack of power. This is an area where most people live in traditional thatch huts, and rely on wood fires to keep warm and cook food. The team behind the project decided the only solution was to build a mini-hydro-electric dam to power the station. There was enough electricity left over to channel some to the school, the church and the more modern houses of several local leaders.
Changing dress
Several people wear traditional dress here, but others - especially children - wear Western-style T-shirts. One man, dressed in a traditional penis gourd, head-dress and beads, told me he was tired of sleeping on the ground in his hut and wanted a modern house and proper roads.
"When that happens," he said, "I'll change the clothes I wear and wear T-shirts instead."
Pig economy
This is an area so cut off and under-developed that there is neither much money nor much day-to-day value in having it. Most people are subsistence farmers and the community is built on a pig economy. For the opening of the radio station, locals celebrated with a traditional pig roast.
Nine pigs were brought to the party, by tribal leaders, local officials and neighbouring villages. One pig can be worth the equivalent of $2,000 (£988).
Outside worldWithout phone connections or frequent visits from outsiders, getting information from areas like this used to be slow and difficult. Now rights workers say the radio station will make it easier to connect with the outside world - to share allegations of abuses, develop the local economy and stay in touch with events outside of Papua. People may have been isolated for generations, but many are keen to know what is happening in Jakarta and beyond.
This link is sponsored by GDI Online Marketing.
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