Category Archives: Culture

Naming the Gorillas

By ShamsJune 22, 2008Culture, EnvironmentGorilla, names for gorillas, Rwanda

Well it’s not that common in anywhere else as the gorillas are only common in Rwanda, Uganda and Congo. So the government of Rwanda is officially naming them (secret reason: to attract more tourists to visit the mountain gorillas 🙂 ).

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When there’s nothing to do :-)

By ShamsJune 20, 2008CultureBad Koenig-Zell, Chair racing in Germany, when there’s nothing to do

Chair racing in Bad Koenig-Zell in Germany

70 participants and their chairs

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It may sound a little bit weird…..

By ShamsJune 19, 2008Culture, Sciencehumanoid hottie, organic and inorganic love, robots

Ya, loving a robot, marrying and then? It’s weird but if it really happens. 😈

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Power of Web to fight the smears

By ShamsJune 17, 2008Culturefight the smears, GOP strategist, Michelle Obama, Senator Obama

We are not catching the politics, instead we are diving more into the power of internet. Democratic presidential candidate is smartly fighting the smears with the most modern tool available – web.

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‘El Che’, The Legendary Hero

By ShamsJune 16, 20081 commentCultureArgentina, Che Guevara, El Che, Rosario, Time 100

A 4-meter bronze statue of ‘Che Guevara’ now stands in his own town Rosario, Argentina. The sculptor Andres Zerneri crafted the bronze statue from donations he received from thousands of people in Argentina and from around the world. The donations included anything household that is of bronze from doorknobs to door keys.

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Brain Drain

By ShamsJune 13, 2008Culturebrain drain, Brin, Google, Space

Google’s Brin is planning to go to Space (Mars, Jupiter, Venus, etcetera etcetera etc.) If this happens………………………. It will be the ‘ever biggest’ brain drain for planet Earth. 🙂

The macaque rampant

By ShamsJune 12, 2008CultureBuddhist temple of Borobudur, Java, monkeys

Monkeys rampaged – destroyed hundreds of acres farmland and stole crops. The incident occurred in Java, and the complex of centuries old Buddhist Temple of ‘Borobudur’ was not either left from their aggressive move. The Temple is one of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites.

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Garbage collection in Taipei

By ShamsJune 9, 2008Culturegarbage trucks, Taipei

As Mr. Chow wrote (we are following the experience of the dot com Mogul in Taipei), there are ‘garbage stops’ in Taiwan’s capital. People take their wastes to these stops and wait for the trucks.

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