Amazing Wooden Scooter

Forward by Imthiyas



Beautiful Hand-Made Wooden Vespa
The Vespa scooter has a classically appreciable shape. Portuguese craftsman Carlos Alberto managed to fashion one from laminated hardwood. The result is stunningly beautiful.
The Making of Wooden Scooter:-

The little scooter is based on an original Vespa which had fallen into complete disrepair, but using long-tested woodcraft techniques a flowing new body was constructed for the runabout. The main spine of the bike is fashioned from steam bent and laminated veneers upon which very nicely carved body work hangs. Even the package tray and seat are made from wood. We would have probably gone with a traditional seat, but that's just cause we're a bunch of softies like that. Realistically though, we're betting this Vespa is now quite a few pounds heftier than when it started out, and the original was not known for its swiftness so despite it's beauty it's probably kind of a pig in the performance department. Then again, if something looks that good, we'll give the zero to sixty times a pass.




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World's Fattest Child [World Record holder]

Forward by Shakil Mansuri

The 9 year old mountain boy Dzhambik Khatokhov Weights whopping 150 kgs. His Buggy had unbreakable wheels and the family's chairs had to be specially made to prevent him crushing them to matchwood. Dzhambik Khatokhov is the world’s fattest child and he has adult size-eight shoes. His weight is more than to four children of his classmates. Dzhambik is known as Jambik and his ambition of winning gold for Russia at the Olympics. But British doctor says when he was met; his health is in grave danger.

His mum also explained that “He was so strong that at one and a half years old he was lifting things like heavy stones and buckets of water." In Just 3 years he was lifting weights as heavy as 24 kgs. At four he had ballooned to 45 kgs, even though he was just 3ft 11in, and at six he was 74 kgs.’

“Jambik’s a Good Boy and never uses his size to bully younger kids." 48 year old Khasan Teusvazhukov who is his wrestling coach, struggles to find fighting partners for Jambik, as other boys his age weigh as little as five stone. He practices his wrestling five days in week and also goes swimming and said "I want to be a sportsman when I grow up. Or better, an Olympic champion. I like to be strong."


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This is what you call a Train Set!

Foraward by Nelson S Oliveira





This is the world's biggest train set which covers 1,150 square meters (12,380 square feet), features almost six miles of track and is still not complete



Twin brothers Frederick and Gerrit Braun, 41, began work on the 'Miniatur Wunderland' in 2000
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The set covers six regions including America , Switzerland , Scandinavia , Germany and the Austrian Alps



The American section features giant models of the Rocky Mountains, Everglades, Grand Canyon ...



...and Mount Rushmore



The Swiss section has a mini-Matterhorn



The Scandinavian part has a 4ft long passenger ship floating in a 'fjord'



It is expected to be finished in 2014, when the train set will cover more than 1,800 square meters (19, 376 sq ft)and feature almost 13 miles of track, by which time detailed models of parts of France, Italy and the UK will have been added



It comprises 700 trains with more than 10,000 carriages and wagons



The longest train is 46ft long



The scenery includes 900 signals, 2,800 buildings, 4,000 cars - many with illuminated headlights...



...and 160,000 individually designed figures



Thousands of kilograms of steel and wood was used to construct the scenery...



The 250,000 lights are rigged up to a system which mimics night and day by automatically turning them on and off



The whole system is controlled from a massive high-tech nerve centre



In total the set has taken 500,000 hours and more than �8 million to put together, the vast majority of which has come from ticket sales



Gerrit said: "Our idea was to build a world that men, woman, and children can be equally astonished and amazed in"




Frederik added: "Whether gambling in Las Vegas , hiking in the Alps or paddling in Norwegian fjords - in Wunderland everything is possible"The world's biggest model train set.
TALK ABOUT YOUR SECOND CHILDHOOD-----“BOYS” AND THEIR TOYS....

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Get a great body in 5 steps

Forward by Sneha Saxena

Here are some interesting exercises that can be done at home easily without any equipment. Also you can do it wherever you want!

Do one to three sets of each exercise, with eight to 15 repetitions per set.

Step 1: The warm up

Leg lifts: Stand with your feet apart at hip width. Place your hands on your hips. Bend both knees slightly and shift most of your weight onto your left leg.

Keeping your knee slightly bent, lift your right leg up and out to the side, about six inches. Lower to the original position. Repeat with the right leg, then with the left.

Arm curls: Use hand weights or dumbbells. Hold a weight in each hand, arms at your sides, palms facing forward.

Stand with your feet apart at hip width, knees slightly bent. Curl the weights up to your shoulders, then lower to the original position.

Step 2: Stretch exercises

Hamstring stretch: Lie on the floor and stretch your legs. Raise your left leg, using a towel to assist, until you feel the tension in your hamstring. Hold. Repeat on other side.

Inner thigh stretches: Sit on floor; place the soles of your feet together. Drop your knees toward floor. Gradually, lower your torso towards the floor until you feel a gentle tension in your inner thighs. Release.

Modified hurdler: Sit on floor, right leg extended, left foot against the right knee. Lower your torso and reach for your ankle until your hamstring feels tight. Repeat on other side.
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Step 3: Floor exercises

Crunches: Lie on the floor with your feet hip width apart. Cradle your head in your hands without lacing your fingers together and with your elbows pointed slightly inward.

Tilt your chin a little bit toward your chest and pull your abdominal muscles in. Exhale through your mouth as you curl your head, neck and shoulders up off the floor. Hold this position for a moment, then inhale as you return to your original position.

Squats: Stand tall with your feet apart at hip width, with your weight slightly back on your heels. Place your hands on your hips. Sit back and down as if you're sitting into a chair directly behind you. Lower as far as you can without leaning your upper body more than a few inches forward (this depends on your flexibility and your build).

If you can bend your knees far enough so that your thighs are parallel to the floor, stop. Don't allow your knees to travel out in front of your toes. Once you feel your upper body fold forward over your thighs, straighten your legs and stand up. Take care not to lock your knees as you complete the movement.

Push-ups: Lie on your stomach. Bend your knees and cross your ankles. Bend your elbows and place your palms on the floor, in front of your shoulders and a bit to the side. Straighten your arms and lift your body so you are balanced on your palms and knees.

Tuck your chin a few inches towards your chest so that your forehead faces the floor. Tighten your abdominal muscles. Bend your elbows and lower your entire body at once. Rather than trying to touch your chest to the floor, lower until your upper arms are parallel to the floor. Push back up.

Step 4: Stretching exercises

Dips: Sit at the edge of the desk or on a sturdy chair. Place your hands with the palms facing your body. Slide yourself off the seat and support yourself with just with your hands. Slowly lower yourself by bending your elbows until your upper arms are parallel to the floor, and then press yourself back.

Lunges: Stretch your legs a stride's distance apart. Slowly bend your knees until you are in a kneeling position with your knees not quite touching the floor. Don't look down; don't allow your knees to shoot out past your toes. Return to your original position.

Step 5: Face exercises

~ Tilt your head backwards. Let your upper lip cover your lower lip. Maintain the posture as you curl your tongue up inside the mouth and press it against your upper palette. Then smile.

~ This exercise helps to get rid of furrows and lines on the forehead. All you have to do is lift the eyebrows upward and open your eyes wider with each count.

~ Place the entire thumb inside your mouth, between the teeth of the upper jaw and the upper lip. Press the upper lip back into the teeth so that your thumb is squeezed.

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WORLD'S FIRST SOLAR POWERED STADIUM IN TAIWAN..

Forward by RajaramaRao

Taiwan recently finished construction on a solar-powered stadium that will generate 100% of its electricity from photovoltaic technology Designed by Toyo Ito,the 50,000-seat arena will officially open later this year to welcome the 2009 World Gameswhich features many sports not included in the Olympics Such as parachuting, tenpin bowling and rugby sevens.






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