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Incredible Chinese Love Story

An incredible love story has come out of China recently and managed to touch the world. It is a story of a man and an older woman who ran off to live and love each other in peace for over half a century.

 The 70-year-old Chinese man who hand-carved over 6,000 stairs up a mountain for his 80-year-old wife has passed away in the cave which has been the couple's home for the last 50 years. Over 50 years ago, Liu Guojiang a 19 year-old boy, fell in love with a 29 year-old widowed mother named Xu Chaoqin..



 In a twist worthy of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, friends and relatives criticized the relationship because of the age difference and the fact that Xu already had children

 At that time, it was unacceptable and immoral for a young man to love an older woman.. To avoid the market gossip and the scorn of their communities, the couple decided to elope and lived in a cave in Jiangjin County in Southern ChongQing Municipality.



 In the beginning, life was harsh as hey had nothing, no electricity or even food. They had to eat grass and roots they found in the mountain, and Liu made a kerosene lamp that they used to light up their lives.




Xu felt that she had tied Liu down and repeatedly asked him, 'Are you regretful? Liu always replied, 'As long as we are industrious, life will improve.'



In the second year of living in the mountain, Liu began and continued for over 50 years, to hand-carve the steps so that his wife could get down the mountain easily.



Half a century later in 2001, a group of adventurers were exploring the forest and were surprised to find the elderly couple and the over 6,000 hand-carved steps. Liu MingSheng, one of their seven children said, 'My parents loved each other so much, they have lived in seclusion for over 50 years and never been apart a single day. He hand carved more than 6,000 steps over the years for my mother's convenience, although she doesn't go down the mountain that much.'


 The couple had lived in peace for over 50 years until last week. Liu, now 72 years, returned from his daily farm work and collapsed. Xu sat and prayed with her husband as he passed away in her arms. So in love with Xu, was Liu, that no one was able to release the grip he had on his wife's hand even after he had passed away.

'You promised me you'll take care of me, you'll always be with me until the day I died, now you left before me, how am I going to live without you?'




Xu spent days softly repeating this sentence and touching her husband's black coffin with tears rolling down her cheeks.



In 2006, their story became one of the top 10 love stories from China , collected by the Chinese Women Weekly. The local government has decided to preserve the love ladder and the place they lived as a museum, so this love story can live forever.

Nigeria to unveil World’s largest cake

Nigeria is expected to make history on October 1, when its caterers build and unveil the world’s largest cake. The 65,000kg cake, will be unveiled at the National Stadium, Abuja, is expected to beat the current Guinness World Records.







By midnight, October 1, a select group of Nigerian caterers and bakers will begin work on a 65ton cake. By noon, the fruit cake, decorated in green and white colours will be unveiled by President Goodluck Jonathan. Mr. Jonathan will cut the 6ft high cake and Nigerians will have the opportunity to have a share of the ‘national cake’ literally.






The cake, which will be 100ft long and 6ft high, will require the services of at least 2000 persons, and is expected to beat the records of the current world’s largest cake, a 58ton cake which was baked in 1989.






One meal one nation






The organiser of the World’s largest cake project, Victor Oluwafemi, says he has tagged the project, ‘one meal one nation’, in line with the philosophy behind the project.






“The project is a private endeavour which myself and my team thought of. We wanted to do something significant for the 50th anniversary project. We wanted something that would give every Nigerian an opportunity to partake in the celebrations. We knew that the average Nigerian would not have the opportunity to eat the cake that will be presented in the villa,” Mr. Oluwafemi said to NEXT in Abuja.






Mr. Oluwafemi’s team of three spoke enthusiastically of the measures that they are taking to ensure that the cake gets to as many Nigerians as possible. First, every state in the country will receive one ton of the cake and the small team also expects that every tribe in the country will be represented in the Abuja Stadium on October 1, and will have the opportunity to have a bite of the cake.






“This project is supposed to turn the national cake that we always talk about to reality. It will give Nigerians an actual cake to feed on,” Paul Sambo, the team’s head of Strategic business said.






Likening the project to the national pride that comes from winning a football match, the team says that the project was designed to boost the emotions of Nigerians despite the current national challenges.






“This project does not gainsay the fact that the nation has problems up till today. But we need inspiration in order to move forward as a nation. This project was designed with a leadership bias, a leader inspires his people no matter what and that is what we hope to do,” Joseph Yakwo, the third member and the operations officer of the project said.






Making the records book






If the team’s cake must to enter the Guinness World Records, Mr. Oluwafemi and his team will have to start and finish the cake within 24 hours; the team plans to do so in 8.






“We are going to bake the cake in about 8 hours. The cake is going to be baked, cooled and iced on the same day,” Mr. Yakwo said.






The team says that it has been in touch with the officials of the Guinness World Records and that a Guinness adjudicator will arrive from New York to inspect the project from start to finish.

note:
Funds that could be used to feed thousands of hungry families around the country who don't know where their next meal is coming from.

2010 Most Dangerous Cities in the World

If you are travelling alone or decide to backpack to a far away place with your friends, there are some locations you should be weary of. These cities have been mentioned by top news and crime sites with some pretty shocking statistics.







Most Dangerous Cities in the World

1) Caracas Venezuela – Latin America is by far the most dangerous place in the world. If you searched dangerous places on the internet, you would find at least 20 south American countries on the list. With drug cartells, and poverty, Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, ranks the highest for murder and crime in the world. per 100,000 people this city has the highest rate of murders, kidnappings, and rapes in 2009. 130 murders and 537 reported kinappings. They have nicknamed the city the “murder capital of the world”. Not to mention Venezula is the world leader in drug trafficing mainly cocaine. The country has increased its poverty level since the 1970’s 300%. In In the last 5 yrs Caracas has topped the list for homicides by population. You better be a mobster if you plan on visiting Caracas.




2) Cuidad Juarez, Mexico – This place has a serious problem with robbery, kidnapping, sexual assault and drug-related crimes. 120 killings per 100,000 residents. Cuidad Juarez is located just across the USA border. It has 1.5 million people and a really bad reputation. Recently drug Cartells have started a war against one another, making it very dangerous for travellers. This place is Violent. They are the number two city in the world for murders, most of them drug-related. 50% of all murders in Mexico come from Cuidad Juarez.





3) Mogadishu Somalia – Its really hard to find statistical information on this city, but I know I’ve seen it on then top of many lists. Even with no data to report on this city, the governments warning to travel here is extremely high.Mogadishu has one of the highest terrorist populations in the world. There is an ongoing civil war going on in Somalias capital, which poses a huge risk to anyone travelling there. Hundreds of people are wounded everyday in Mogadishus empty streets. No one knows how many people are actually killed there, but the numbers would be outrageous. Looting, Prowling, kidnapping, gunfire,etc.. makes Mogadishu one of the top 3 most dangerous cities.




4) Capetown South Africa – Murder and robbery stats have been very high for many years in Capetown. In one year they had 71,500 sexual offenses, 18,400 burglaries and 13,900 business robberies. There are approximatly 50 murders a day in South Africa, and more than 1/2 of those murders are in Capetown. The city is in a huge recession making robberies very common. Capetown is in a great state of poverty, making crime a part of the peoples everyday life. Going out at night is not advised.




5) Bogata – Columbia – Bogata is the main port for drugs and guns coming up from colombia to panama. People get murdered in plain daylight every day. Forget going out at night. you need to be packing heat. It beats most south american cities by far. I think that carrying a machete around on your back, is a very good way to avoid a mugging. It’s also easily explained to immigration, as long as there’s some jungle around. Speaking the local language and knowing a little about fighting is a good idea, just in case. I would avoid Bogata if traveling to South America.




6) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – If your planning on travelling to Brazil, think twice. Its not a matter of where your mugged its when. When you get off the plane in Rio, they hand you a pamphlet that tells people they should have a no jewelery no wallet policy when they walk around. Crime rates have soared over the past 2 yrs. A drug cartell, called the Pirahnas, reside in Rio, and they are responsible for many murders and abductions. There was 8000 murders in Rio last year, thats close to 20 murders a day. Most of the murders happen in the poverty stricten areas, but the city as a whole is growing in severe poverty problems.




7) Grozny, Chechnya, Russia – There is more Russian Mafia in this place than police. This city is not run by government officials, but by gangsters. A russian is murdered here every 20 minutes. Thats almost 85 murders a day. Sure there is 100’s of millions of people in Russia, but thats an astonishing stat. Prostitution and drug trafficing run by the russian crime syndicate or definitly real in this place. Kindnappings, pickpocketters, and rapes, just to name a handful of tests you will face when you visit here. Chechnya is absolutely a third world city. Foreigners should think twice before visiting here.



Baghdad, Iraq – It doesn’t matter who you are, you’re not safe in Iraq. It is a ruined nation that is rittled with crime and violence. A lot of despair in Baghdad. Since the war started in 2003, the US has been in Iraq which has led to a civil war. More than 650,000 civilians have died. Hussein has destroyed this countries reputation. Al-Qaeda and Kurdish rebels, and criminals are involved in violence that goes on everyday. Explosives and mines are a constant threat, as are suicide bombers who have killed thousands. Kidnappings and random killings happen everyday. Since the US got there in 2003, millions of Iraqis have fled to other countries and millions more in Iraq remain displaced. Nuclear devices to poison the people there and the inherent gunfire killing civilians everyday makes Baghdad truly hell on earth.



9) Guatemala City, Guatemala – The government is very corrupt, they get paid off everyday by the drug lords. Guatemala city is a hot spot in South America for drug smugglers, and foreign mobs. There is a high crime rate in this capital city, and many tourists are victims of armed robbery, rape and even murder. Do not walk the streets at night, and forget about your wallet and jewelry. This place is just not safe for the average Joe. Maybe Chuck Norris!



10) Bangkok Thailand- Thailand is the #1 producer of opium and heroin in the world. A major transit for those drugs is the capital Bangkok. Therefore making it unsafe. Last year they had, 20,000 assaults, 13,500 burglaries, and 5,000 murders. That ranks top in south east Asia. The violence and crime due to social unrest makes Bangkok top 10 for sure

Top 10 Most Dangerous Places on Earth

Top 10 Most Dangerous Places on Earth

Top 10 Most Dangerous Places on Earth

Top 10 Most Dangerous Places on Earth

മുട്ടയല്ല കോഴി തന്നെ ആദ്യം!!!!!!!

ലണ്ടന്‍: മുട്ടയാണോ കോഴിയാണോ ആദ്യമുണ്ടായത്? സംശയിക്കേണ്ട കോഴി തന്നെയാണ് ആദ്യമുണ്ടായതെന്ന് ശാസ്ത്രജ്ഞര്‍. തലമുറകളെ കുഴക്കിയ ഈ ചോദ്യത്തിന് ഉത്തരം കണ്ടെത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നത് ഷെഫീല്‍ഡ്, വാര്‍വിക് സര്‍വകലാശാലകളിലെ ശാസ്ത്ര സംഘമാണ്.കോഴി മുട്ടത്തോടില്‍ നിന്നാണ് ഇത് സംബന്ധിച്ച് ഇവര്‍ക്ക് തെളിവുകള്‍ ലഭിച്ചതത്രേ. മുട്ടത്തോടിന്റെ സൃഷ്ടിയ്ക്ക് ഒഴിച്ചുകൂടാനാവാത്ത വസ്തുവാണ് ഓവോക്ലെയ്ഡിന്‍ (ഒസി-17) എന്ന പ്രോട്ടീന്‍. ഇതാകാട്ടെ പിടക്കോഴിയുടെ അണ്ഡകോശത്തിലാണ് കാണപ്പെടുന്നത്. അപ്പോള്‍ പിന്നെ മുട്ടയുടെ അവകാശി പിടക്കോഴിയല്ലേ. ശാസ്ത്രജ്ഞന്‍മാരുടെ കണ്ടുപിടുത്തം ഇതാണ്. ഹെക്ടര്‍ എന്ന നൂതന കമ്പ്യൂട്ടറിന്റെ സഹായത്തോടെയാണു ശാസ്ത്രസംഘം ഈ കണ്ടുപിടിത്തം നടത്തിയത്.മുട്ടയെ വെട്ടിച്ച് കോഴി തന്നെ വിജയിച്ചെങ്കിലും ഇപ്പോഴും ഒരു ചോദ്യം ബാക്കി നില്‍ക്കുന്നു, ആദ്യത്തെ മുട്ടയിട്ട പിടക്കോഴി എങ്ങനെയുണ്ടായി? അതിനവര്‍ ഉത്തരം പറയുന്നില്ല!