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Very interesting video…

 

Passer-by pushes suicide jumper

Wow! Funny as it sounds… I think I like this guy!! The who finally ACTED while everyone else seemed to be content with the TALKING!

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According to Xinhua, Chen wanted to kill himself because he had accrued 2 million yuan ($290,000) in debt from a failed construction project.

On Thursday, he made his way to the Haizhu bridge, where 11 other people have tried to take their lives since April.

Lai volunteered to talk Chen down but was turned away by police, Xinhua said. Lai then broke through the cordon, climbed to where Chen sat, greeted him with a handshake, then pushed.

Photos in the Beijing Morning Post showed Lai, shoeless and in a T-shirt, saluting after Chen fell.

Swiss Watch in 400-Year Old Chinese Tomb

While some mysteries are occasionally solved, the majority tend to live on forever without the truth being revealed. One in the latter category concerns the recent discovery of a century-old Swiss watch discovered in an ancient Chinese tomb that has been sealed for more than 400 years.

How did it get there? This is the question haunting the archaeologists who discovered the Swiss watch in an ancient tomb in Shangsi, southern China, they believed had not been opened since its occupant’s funeral, which occurred during the Ming Dynasty (15-16th centuries).
The miniature watch, which is in the shape of a ring, is thought to be barely a century old. The mysterious timepiece was encrusted in mud and rock and had stopped at 10:06 am. On the back of the watch, the word, ‘Swiss’ is engraved.

Its presence raises more questions than answers… like: Where did the watch come from? Could the watch/ring have been planted at the tomb, but if so, why and by whom?

The known facts do not really help in this case.

The Ming Dynasty did have its own unique age of watch making, but that does not explain why the word, ‘Swiss’ on the back of the watch is engraved in English. In Geneva, Switzerland, other languages were more common, namely French and German.

In 1541 in Geneva, there was a ban on flashy jewelry, so the idea of a watch/ ring might make some sense, as a watch was considered practical and essential. Still, there is no record anywhere of ring/watches being popular in Europe until after 1780, which only deepens the mystery.

The archaeologists were filming a documentary with two journalists when they made the puzzling discovery.

The dig has been suspended and researchers are currently awaiting the arrival of some experts from Beijing to help them unravel this most unsettling mystery.

Anyone know what time it is?

World Population. India ranks #2!

Nothing to be happy about. Just some plain stats on how much more rubber ought be used in India and China!!!

Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2008
———— ——— ——— ——— ——— ——–
Rank Country or Area                          Population
———— ——— ——— ——— ——— ——–
1 China                                 1,330,044,605
2 India                                 1,147,995,898
3 United States                           303,824,646
4 Indonesia                               237,512,355
5 Brazil                                  196,342,587
6 Pakistan                                172,800,051
7 Bangladesh                              153,546,901
8 Nigeria                                 146,255,306
9 Russia                                  140,702,094
10 Japan                                   127,288,419
11 Mexico                                  109,955,400
12 Philippines                              96,061,683
13 Vietnam                                  86,116,559
14 Ethiopia                                 82,544,838
15 Germany                                  82,369,548
16 Egypt                                    81,713,517
17 Turkey                                   71,892,807
18 Congo (Kinshasa)                         66,514,506
19 Iran                                     65,875,223
20 Thailand                                 65,493,298
21 France                                   64,057,790
22 United Kingdom                           60,943,912
23 Italy                                    58,145,321
24 South Africa                             48,782,755
25 Korea, South                             48,379,392
26 Burma                                    47,758,181
27 Ukraine                                  45,994,287
28 Colombia                                 45,013,674
29 Spain                                    40,491,051
30 Argentina                                40,481,998