A software company in the Eastern European country of Hungary has unveiled the first bronze statue of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, Reuters has reported.
Erno Toth made the sculpture for the Budapest campus of software maker, Graphisoft. Speaking to Reuters, Chairman Gabor Bojar said: "He was one of the greatest (personalities) in our era, that's what we wanted to express with this sculpture here."
Bojar also added that thanks to Jobs the company was able to become a world leader because he gave the company money and computers.
Jobs passed away in October 2011.
Sourced from: Reuters. Text by: Priya Pitamber
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Friday, December 23, 2011
A Smurfing blue village
Residents of a village in Spain have voted to keep their houses painted in a vivid blue, after it was painted so while shooting the movie, The Smurfs, Sky News has reported.
Citizens of Juzcar in Andalucia agreed with Sony Pictures they would re-paint their homes back to white after it was used in the movie shoot. But in a referendum, the population decided to stick to the bright blue.
The town’s mayor, David Fernandez, has been dubbed Papa Smurf and he has said: "It has given a boost to the local economy, it has increased our happiness, our dreams and our levels of employment. Thanks to being painted blue we are known throughout the world."
A Smurf fair has been set up and guided tours have been arranged for the increased number of tourists.
Citizens of Juzcar in Andalucia agreed with Sony Pictures they would re-paint their homes back to white after it was used in the movie shoot. But in a referendum, the population decided to stick to the bright blue.
The town’s mayor, David Fernandez, has been dubbed Papa Smurf and he has said: "It has given a boost to the local economy, it has increased our happiness, our dreams and our levels of employment. Thanks to being painted blue we are known throughout the world."
A Smurf fair has been set up and guided tours have been arranged for the increased number of tourists.
Monday, December 19, 2011
A Santa Claus he is not
A teenager from California has been rescued from his home’s chimney after he tried to sneak into back into his house.
The Huffington Post has reported that 18-year-old George Herrera had broken curfew and was trying to get back into the house. Emergency crews tied ropes around Herrera’s wrists and hoisted him up the chimney. The entire rescue took a mere 15 minutes.
Sourced from: The Huffington Post. Text by: Priya Pitamber
The Huffington Post has reported that 18-year-old George Herrera had broken curfew and was trying to get back into the house. Emergency crews tied ropes around Herrera’s wrists and hoisted him up the chimney. The entire rescue took a mere 15 minutes.
Sourced from: The Huffington Post. Text by: Priya Pitamber
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Birds mistake parking lot for water
Thousands of migratory birds have crash landed into a Walmart parking lot and surrounds in the USA, after mistaking it for a body of water, as reported by Associated Press.
Officials from the Department of Wildlife Resources said the storm clouds above the city lights could have caused thousands of grebes to become confused. They were migrating south for winter.
Crews have cleaned up thousands of carcasses and more than 2000 have been rescued. People have also been dropping birds off at the department.
Sourced from: News24. Text by: Priya Pitamber
Officials from the Department of Wildlife Resources said the storm clouds above the city lights could have caused thousands of grebes to become confused. They were migrating south for winter.
Crews have cleaned up thousands of carcasses and more than 2000 have been rescued. People have also been dropping birds off at the department.
Sourced from: News24. Text by: Priya Pitamber
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
An illuminating ‘Christmas Story’
How about getting into the Christmas spirit with a million lights? Go to Croatia and you can! According to Reuters, a Croat has turned his estate into a fantasy land of light and colour over the festive season.
Back in 2002, Zlatko Salaj, a 67 year old former telecommunications engineer turned his 7 hectare land mass into something Christmas dreams are made of – with 70,000 light bulbs. This year, he has expanded to 1.2 million lights, many in the festive shapes of Santa, sleighs and reindeer.
His project, called “Christmas Story” became an attraction. "It was a sensation in the whole region, particularly for children. People asked me how many lights I would use the following year and I said '100,000'. So the number grew more and more each year," Salaj told Reuters. Preparations start 3 months before December and he has begun to charge a small entrance fee to cover the huge electricity bill.
Sourced from: Reuters. Text by: Priya Pitamber
Back in 2002, Zlatko Salaj, a 67 year old former telecommunications engineer turned his 7 hectare land mass into something Christmas dreams are made of – with 70,000 light bulbs. This year, he has expanded to 1.2 million lights, many in the festive shapes of Santa, sleighs and reindeer.
His project, called “Christmas Story” became an attraction. "It was a sensation in the whole region, particularly for children. People asked me how many lights I would use the following year and I said '100,000'. So the number grew more and more each year," Salaj told Reuters. Preparations start 3 months before December and he has begun to charge a small entrance fee to cover the huge electricity bill.
Sourced from: Reuters. Text by: Priya Pitamber
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Super car pile up
In what must be a world first, luxury motor vehicles caused a 14 car accident on a highway in Japan, as reported by The Guardian.
Eight Ferraris, a Lamborghini, three Mercedes, a Prius and another Toyota were in the most expensive crash ever recorded, amounting to over R31m. Police believe the accident occurred when a driver of a Ferrari attempted to change lanes while going over the speed limit and hit the barrier during heavy rains. The others collided while trying to avoid him.
It has been speculated that the drivers were on their way to Hiroshima for a gathering of luxury cars.
Sourced from: The Guardian. Text by: Priya Pitamber
Eight Ferraris, a Lamborghini, three Mercedes, a Prius and another Toyota were in the most expensive crash ever recorded, amounting to over R31m. Police believe the accident occurred when a driver of a Ferrari attempted to change lanes while going over the speed limit and hit the barrier during heavy rains. The others collided while trying to avoid him.
It has been speculated that the drivers were on their way to Hiroshima for a gathering of luxury cars.
Sourced from: The Guardian. Text by: Priya Pitamber
Friday, December 2, 2011
Protesting against bribes using snakes
A man in India has released dozens of poisonous snakes in a tax office after he claimed staff had been asking for bribes, as reported on Sky News.
Hakkul, a snake charmer, said he has written to numerous officials and even the president for land to conserve snakes. Though senior officials have cleared his request, it was being held up by other officials.
"I had to dump the snakes because DM (district magistrate) and SDM (sub divisional magistrate) told us that 'we have approved your application but lower-level officials are sitting on it'. They are demanding bribes time and again but I am unable to meet their demand,” he told the media.
“Where will I keep these poisonous snakes? I don't have space?” The forestry department was called in to remove the serpents and no one was reported injured.
Hakkul, a snake charmer, said he has written to numerous officials and even the president for land to conserve snakes. Though senior officials have cleared his request, it was being held up by other officials.
"I had to dump the snakes because DM (district magistrate) and SDM (sub divisional magistrate) told us that 'we have approved your application but lower-level officials are sitting on it'. They are demanding bribes time and again but I am unable to meet their demand,” he told the media.
“Where will I keep these poisonous snakes? I don't have space?” The forestry department was called in to remove the serpents and no one was reported injured.
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