8 paperclips removed from Chinese man’s stomach
Beijing: Chinese doctors have successfully removed eight straightened paperclips – measuring eight centimetres each – from a man’s stomach after he swallowed them during a drunk argument with his wife. The 26-year-old man in Guangzhou, Guangdong province paid a visit to the Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University after he began experiencing pain, fever and bloody diarrhoea. The young man told doctors he straightened and downed more than 10 clips after an alcohol-fuelled quarrel with his wife a few months ago. The nickel-plated steel strips measured around 8 centimetres each, reported ‘Nanfang Daily’. The man had passed some of the clips two days later, according to ecns.cn. However, he sought medical help when after two months he developed sharp abdominal pain that left him unable to walk straight. (PTI)
Over 100 arrested in China for World Cup gambling
Beijing: As many as 108 suspects were arrested in China for football gambling during the ongoing 2014 FIFA World Cup tournament, the ministry of public security (MPS) said on Saturday.
Over 18 billion yuan ($2.88 billion) were involved in the gambling, Xinhua reported citing MPS as saying.
Police found an overseas gambling website which organised gambling activities in China and was developing Chinese agents since May this year.
The football gambling section of the website has been found to be popular during the World Cup, the MPS said.
On July 4, police from eight provinces raided the agent organisations in China of the cross-border gambling website, arresting 17 suspects, confiscating and freezing more than 30 million yuan.
Investigations found that the server of the gambling website is based in the Philippines.
The gang behind the website was found to have made illegal gains of over 200 million yuan through exacting commissions and “super membership” fees. (IANS)
Professor strips down to undies to demonstrate sales pitch
London: A Leeds Metropolitan University professor stripped to his underwear in front of the students to demonstrate how to make a sales pitch. Dr. Ian Lamond asserted that what he really enjoyed was the combination of lecturing, particularly when he was in-front of a cohort of 200 plus events students in one of the larger lecture theatres, and research, it was reported. Lamond who teaches Events Management has left first year students shocked with his semi-nude act. Some of the freshmen tweeted that they did not have any clue of what was going on. No action has been taken against Lamond but Leeds Metropolitan is investigating the incident. (ANI)
Kate Middleton’s diet secret revealed
London: Kate Middleton, who began drinking natural fruit and vegetable juices before the royal wedding in 2011 is a fan of juice diets, it has been revealed. Healthy juices help the Duchess of Cambridge to stay fit and maintain her figure, the Daily Express reported. The 32-year-old made her juices with a posh kitchen gadget called the Nutribullet extractor that completely breaks down ingredients to their most nutritious and absorptive state. (ANI)
Meet the Texas barber who cuts WC themed hair
Washington: A barber from Texas can draw, cut and color one’s favorite FIFA star into their hair. Rob Ferrel, who is also known as Rob the Original, told Fox News Latino that it was so uncommon for people to see something like this and he wanted people to see what was out there. The 28-year-old Ferrel told ESPN that when Mexico were still in it, they got lots of requests for them and they were getting lots of requests for Neymar and Lionel Messi. The process of making the portrait cuts starts with Ferrel working off a picture on his phone and then he uses a trimmer and straight razor to create the drawing, followed by non-toxic eyeliner and lip liner pencils to fill in the colors. He then uses hair spray to give the do another protective layer. Ferrel added that the hair air portraits was a trend that was only growing. (ANI)
Meet the world’s fastest running tortoise
London: The tortoise, Brisk Birtie, has officially become the world record breaker recently by travelling 18ft at a 19.59 seconds jaw-dropping pace. Bertie has beaten the time held by Charlie over 37 years ago, the Daily Star reported. Marco Calzini, director of Adventure Valley where Bertie lives, said that the original record was set in 1977 which was 43.7 seconds so Bertie has definitely smashed the record. Birtie has now just to pass the drug test. (ANI)
Indian-origin woman arrested in US for abducted her child
New York: A 38-year-old Indian-origin woman was arrested at an airport in the US for abducting her son and taking him to India nearly eight years ago. The mother, Padmashini Devi Drees, 38, was arrested at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport.
Her son Drew Dees, now 10, has been reunited with his father Dean Drees, the McKinney Courier-Gazette reported. Padmashini is in the Collin County jail on a USD 10,000 bail. Her inmate record lists Dean James Drees as her ex-husband. In addition to the child custody charge, a state jail felony, she is also on an immigration hold. Police said Drew was two years old in late December 2006 when Padmashini kidnapped him.
The police had issued a warrant for her arrest for interference with child custody. The case remained open and investigators found out about Padmashini’s location. The investigators learned that she planned to return to the US with her son and apprehended her at the airport. McKinney police spokeswoman Sabrina Boston said in a release the agencies “combined resources and worked many long hours to bring about Saturday’s events and reunite the family”.
The National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children’s Family Advocacy Division is working to provide a “smooth transition” for Drew’s reunion with his father, police said. (PTI)
Self-guided bullets to help soldiers with bad aim
Washington: Soldiers with bad aim may get help from a new high-tech sniper-bullet system that can track and direct the bullet to the target. The Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently conducted its first successful live-fire tests of the Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO) programme, which is designed to help military snipers hit targets, even when their aim is off.
For military snipers, acquiring moving targets in unfavourable conditions, such as high winds and dusty terrain, is extremely challenging with current technology. It is critical that snipers be able to engage targets faster, and with better accuracy, since any shot that doesn’t hit a target also risks the safety of troops by indicating their presence and potentially exposing their location. The EXACTO system seeks to improve sniper effectiveness and enhance troop safety by allowing greater shooter standoff range and reduction in target engagement timelines. The objective of the EXACTO programme is to revolutionise rifle accuracy and range by developing the first ever guided small-caliber bullet.
The EXACTO 50-caliber round and optical sighting technology expects to greatly extend the day and nighttime range over current sniper systems. The system combines a manoeuvrable bullet and a real-time guidance system to track and deliver the projectile to the target, allowing the bullet to change path during flight to compensate for any unexpected factors that may drive it off course. Technology development in Phase II included the design, integration and demonstration of aero-actuation controls, power sources, optical guidance systems, and sensors. (PTI)