Hell yes!! you read it right a chinese student sold his kidney to buy iPhone and iPad.
His name is Xiao Zheng and he is a student in Anhui Province from China. He sold his Kidney for around $3400 to an unknown man to buy iPhone and iPad.The hospital where the operation apparently took place claims to know nothing of the operation and a man to whom the kidney was sold vanished without a trace. But this dude’s now got a new iPhone 4 and iPad 2 to play with, so good luck to him .
Now authorities have indicted five people in central China for involvement in illegal organ trading after a teenager sold one of his kidneys to buy an iPhone and an iPad.
His name is Xiao Zheng and he is a student in Anhui Province from China. He sold his Kidney for around $3400 to an unknown man to buy iPhone and iPad.The hospital where the operation apparently took place claims to know nothing of the operation and a man to whom the kidney was sold vanished without a trace. But this dude’s now got a new iPhone 4 and iPad 2 to play with, so good luck to him .
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| Man who sold his kidney to buy iPhone and iPad |
The former wife of the Sultan of Brunei has accused her ex-bodyguard of stealing and selling rare diamonds worth £12million, replacing them with worthless replicas.
Mariam Aziz, 55, claims her bodyguard, Fatimah Kumin Lim, 34, ‘appropriated’ a diamond bracelet worth £3.5million, and two diamond rings worth £8.7million, in 2008 and 2009, and used them to pay off her gambling debts.
Mrs Aziz’s lawyer Max Mallin, told the High Court Miss Lim had ‘confessed’ to ‘dishonestly’ taking the gems while they were being kept at her employer’s £1.7million home in Kensington, when being questioned by police in Brunei.
However, he added that Miss Lim now claims that confession was ‘forced’ out of her.
She says she was instructed by Mrs Aziz to sell the diamonds to pay off her own gambling debts which, she claims, had been built up by the former royal in her bodyguard’s name.
The court heard that Mrs Aziz’s adopted daughter, Afifa Abdullah, 26, was tricked into ‘lending’ Miss Lim two precious blue and yellow diamond rings, which were never returned.
Miss Abdullah said Miss Lim had asked to borrow the rings twice in November and December 2009, ‘for a few hours [and would] get them back to me straight away’.
She said: ‘She told me she was doing a property deal and asked if she could borrow my mum’jewellery, something precious from my mum’s collection.
‘At the time, I obviously trusted her [Miss Lim]. She was like my best friend.’
She said the bodyguard had begged her not to tell Mrs Aziz when it was discovered the loaned rings had been replaced by replicas.
She told the court how her mother ‘panicked’ when it was discovered that the real rings were missing while one of the replicas was being altered.
Miss Abdullah said her mother did not consent to hand the diamonds to the defendant, adding she had later heard Miss Lim confess to the thefts in Brunei.
Miss Lim, who is not attending the hearing and says she is unrepresented due to lack of funding, is also accused of taking a diamond bracelet from her employer in 2008 and selling it.
Mrs Aziz is seeking damages for the full value of the bracelet, and is pursuing another court case for the return of the blue and yellow diamonds from a dealer who is thought to have bought them in Geneva.
The High Court hearing continues.
Mariam Aziz, 55, claims her bodyguard, Fatimah Kumin Lim, 34, ‘appropriated’ a diamond bracelet worth £3.5million, and two diamond rings worth £8.7million, in 2008 and 2009, and used them to pay off her gambling debts.
Mrs Aziz’s lawyer Max Mallin, told the High Court Miss Lim had ‘confessed’ to ‘dishonestly’ taking the gems while they were being kept at her employer’s £1.7million home in Kensington, when being questioned by police in Brunei.
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| Sultan and his wife |
She says she was instructed by Mrs Aziz to sell the diamonds to pay off her own gambling debts which, she claims, had been built up by the former royal in her bodyguard’s name.
The court heard that Mrs Aziz’s adopted daughter, Afifa Abdullah, 26, was tricked into ‘lending’ Miss Lim two precious blue and yellow diamond rings, which were never returned.
Miss Abdullah said Miss Lim had asked to borrow the rings twice in November and December 2009, ‘for a few hours [and would] get them back to me straight away’.
She said: ‘She told me she was doing a property deal and asked if she could borrow my mum’jewellery, something precious from my mum’s collection.
‘At the time, I obviously trusted her [Miss Lim]. She was like my best friend.’
She said the bodyguard had begged her not to tell Mrs Aziz when it was discovered the loaned rings had been replaced by replicas.
She told the court how her mother ‘panicked’ when it was discovered that the real rings were missing while one of the replicas was being altered.
Miss Abdullah said her mother did not consent to hand the diamonds to the defendant, adding she had later heard Miss Lim confess to the thefts in Brunei.
Miss Lim, who is not attending the hearing and says she is unrepresented due to lack of funding, is also accused of taking a diamond bracelet from her employer in 2008 and selling it.
Mrs Aziz is seeking damages for the full value of the bracelet, and is pursuing another court case for the return of the blue and yellow diamonds from a dealer who is thought to have bought them in Geneva.
The High Court hearing continues.
What could be more natural than having a barbecue
party on a volcano? Apart from the obvious health and safety hazards, that is.
But such things are not a concern at the El Diablo restaurant, where chefs
actually cook food over the heat produced by an active volcano.
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| Hotel at Spanish island at active volcano |
Located on a Spanish island called Lanzarote,
northwest of Morocco, El Diablo is a unique restaurant where the chefs
have access to a volcano of their own. Of course, it isn’t like a
lava-spewing mountain, because if that were the case there would be no question
of leisurely eating. No, this volcano is more like a hole in the ground,
through which volcanic heat erupts from the deeps of the Earth.
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| Resturant at top of active volcano |
And it is precisely this heat that the creators of
El Diablo have taken advantage of. Prior to its existence, visitors to the
volcanic area were served with a plate of sardines and wine. However, in 1970,
Cesar Manrique decided to create a formal restaurant in the area. Thus, with
the help of architects Eduardo Caceres and Jesus Soto, a giant grill was built
on the ground that makes use of the immense heat below the Earth’s surface. And
that’s how El Diablo was born. The grill is used to prepare several dishes of
meat and fish that are served at the restaurant.
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| Barbecue made at active volcano |
The construction, of course, wasn’t easy. All that
heat just beneath the surface meant that digging foundation trenches was
impossible. So instead they set down nine layers of basalt rock, in order to
provide a foundation for the structure. Traditional Canarian food is now served
at the restaurant, but food is only one of the attractions the place provides.
Many people make it a point to visit the volcano-restaurant for the stunning
surroundings and view that it provides. The landscape of the island, although
barren, is breathtaking to look at. The best time to visit is during sunset,
when the fading light creates spectacular effects over the sands of the
volcanoes.
Tributes have been paid at the funeral of an 'inspirational' woman who died after suffering an extremely rare genetic condition that caused premature ageing.
Adrienne Greenway, 25, from Dover, passed away earlier this month from pneumonia, with her funeral taking place earlier this week.
Mourners in attendance included Hollywood stars Jude Law and Sienna Miller, who stunned friends and family at St John's Church in Coleford by turning up to say goodbye.
Adrienne suffered from what doctors thought was a premature ageing disease. Sufferers rarely outlive their teens.
The vibrant young woman had won a string of celebrity admirers for her attitude and charity work, including Stella McCartney - who even designed a dress for her.
ich was held as a celebration of her life. She was buried in Clearwell before relatives held a wake at a nearby pub.
Allison added: 'She was an inspiration. She inspired everyone she met, she was a beautiful girl.
'Time and time again the doctors had said "this is it, it's time to go now" and she had always come through.
'But she knew and we knew that this time was different. She understood she had a better place to go to.
'It was exactly how she wanted it, she put her head down and curled up with her family there with her."
'She had an incredible life, she has travelled the world but she also loved that she had "normal" friends and was able to go to "normal" school.
'She always put other people first and was conscious of those worse off than her.'
Adrienne leaves two sisters, Hayley and Lindsay, mother Allison and stepfather Jim.
source daily mail
ArLynn Presser is a 51-year-old woman who lives in Winnetka, Illinois. It’s normal for ArLynn to stay indoors all the time. In fact, for most of her adult life, she hardly ever left the confines of her home, and most certainly did not venture out of her home town. Her career as a writer ensured that she could spend her life indoors and still get things done. If this sounds strange to you, you must know that ArLynn suffers from agoraphobia – the fear of crowded places or enclosed public spaces.
Like most introverts, ArLynn interacts with people online and she has 325 friends she chats with on Facebook. Last year, she went and did something that no one could have ever expected. On 31st of Dec, 2010, she made a resolution to meet all 325 of her Facebook friends in person, the following year. She wrote a blog post about it and then set about achieving her goal. She called her project “Face to Facebook”. For a person who was terrified of flying and could never get on a plane before, this was certainly a daunting task. In the end, she did a great job, traveling over 13 countries and taking over 39 flights. By the end of 2011, she had met 292 friends, about 90% of what she had intended to. ArLynn had been to Taiwan, Korea, Philippines, Dubai, Italy, Malaysia, Ireland, England, Germany and four other countries.
Despite all the problems she faced, ArLynn did seem to have some wonderful moments. One of her friends taught her how to open a champagne bottle with a sabre. She also learned opera singing, trained to be a bodyguard, rode in a motorcycle sidecar, took Zumba lessons and climbed a mountain in California – all with her Facebook friends. Quite a year, I must say! Now her incredible experience has inspired a documentary called “Face to Facebook“, about Facebook, anxiety, and the power of social media to inspire great personal change.
source: vancouver sun
Despite all the problems she faced, ArLynn did seem to have some wonderful moments. One of her friends taught her how to open a champagne bottle with a sabre. She also learned opera singing, trained to be a bodyguard, rode in a motorcycle sidecar, took Zumba lessons and climbed a mountain in California – all with her Facebook friends. Quite a year, I must say! Now her incredible experience has inspired a documentary called “Face to Facebook“, about Facebook, anxiety, and the power of social media to inspire great personal change.
source: vancouver sun