Thursday, August 30, 2012

English News - Mountain bike freeride action at Red Bull Joyride

A number of freeride mountain bike rider showed his skill beratraksi in the air while riding their bikes at Crankworx 2012 Red Bull Joyride held in Whistler, British Columbia. (Photo: REUTERS) viva





 


Friday, August 24, 2012

Serbian News - Running Contest with Dream Wedding Prize

A total of 100 women with a bandage dress gathered in Belgrade, Serbia. Not for the mass wedding, they gather to follow the race in order to win the grand prize: a free dream wedding!

Quoted metro.co.uk, despite having to wear a wedding dress, they should take off the high heels and replace them with a more comfortable sports shoes for running.

Immediately after putting the number on the front of the dress, they lined up at the starting line. Menyinsingkan dress that hung down to her thighs while waiting for the signal. They clashed quickly reach the finish line within approximately 150 meters.

Sanja Cigoj emerged as the winner with a record travel time for 19 seconds. Her sumringah imagine dream weddings without having a headache thinking about the cost. While two runners up were awarded a set of wedding dress and shoes.

The show runs sportsmanship and fun. A participant who fails to win the race was still showing cheerfulness jokes, laughing while saying, "Prospective groom is waiting for me at the finish line, but because I did not win, it seems our marriage null and void".

Event organizer, Zorica Jovanovic, said that the annual event is not only a fresh entertainment that is always awaited the young couple. However, it is expected to stimulate the interest of society to exercise. viva


China News - Bridge 1.88 billion yuan in China Collapsing

A bridge at a cost of billions of yuan in China collapsed on Friday, August 24, 2012. A total of three people were killed and five others injured in the incident.

Xinhua reported quoting the BBC, most of Yangmingtan Bridge in the city of Harbin, Heilongjiang province, suddenly collapsed. Four trucks on it immediately fell on the asphalt below.

These events are very unpredictable. Because the bridge just opened in November last year. The construction itself cost up to 1.88 billion yuan.

Officials are investigating the cause of the collapse of the bridge. It is estimated, the bridge is overloaded or improper construction. The trucks are the victims reportedly carrying fodder and rocks.

15.42 km long bridge that spans the river Songhua. The construction itself takes up to nine months. Parts of the bridge that collapsed along the 100 meters.

This is not the first time the event occurred in China bridge collapse. Since 2011, there have been six incidents in the country collapsed bridge. viva





Sunday, August 19, 2012

Russian News - Running race 'High Heels' in Moscow

A number of women taking part in high heels race held in downtown Moscow, Russia, Saturday (07/07/2012). The women were required to compete on the track along more than 50 meters to win shopping vouchers worth an online clothing store $ 3,043, or about 27 million rupiah. (Photo: REUTERS / Maxim Shemetov) viva



Friday, August 17, 2012

Thailand News - First Human Body Museum in Southeast Asia

Human Body Museum is located at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, is the museum's first man in Southeast Asia. The place was storing more than 130 specimens of human anatomy is preserved with plastinasi techniques. Specimens were worth 100 million baht donation from the Medical and Dental University Japan. (Photo: REUTERS / Chaiwat Subprasom) viva




 


Movie News - Pemutaran Perdana Film The Expendables 2

A number of actors and actresses attended the premiere of the movie "The Expendables 2" at the Grauman's Chinese theater in Hollywood, California August 15, 2012. (Photo: REUTERS / Mario Anzuoni) viva





 


Thursday, August 16, 2012

Iran News - Two Earthquake rattles Iran, 180 Killed

Two earthquakes shook the two cities in northwestern Iran with their respective strengths 6.4 and 6.3 on the Richter scale, according to U.S. Geological Survey. So far, 180 people were reported killed.

Quoted from the page of National Post, Sunday, August 12, 2012, about 1,300 other victims were injured by the earthquake that occurred in the city of Tabriz and Ahar and villages around. The death toll in natural disasters that occurred Saturday afternoon local time (midnight GMT) is expected to increase.

An Iranian official said some of the injured were in critical condition. In addition, some victims are also believed to still trapped in buildings or other buildings. viva





Thursday, August 9, 2012

England News - Chelsea Flower Show 2012

Flower show titled Chelsea Flower Show was held in the city of London, England, 22 to 26 May 2012. In the exhibition, visitors can enjoy the beauty of colorful flowers at the exhibitor booths. (Photo: Reuters) viva





 


Brazil Fashion - Sway of Beautiful Nails at Catwalk

 
A unique fashion show was held in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday (08/07/2012). The event titled Nails Fashion Week (NFW) Beauty Trends is not a fashion show featuring models like usual, but beautiful nails waddle on mini-sized catwalk. The event was held for the first time was attended by approximately 30 leading manufacturers of nail polish. (Photo: REUTERS / Paulo Whitaker) viva






 


Sunday, August 5, 2012

Suriah News - Syrian conflict mass burial

A number of people gathered at the funeral mass of people who were killed by troops loyal to the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad. According to UN figures, more than 10,000 people have been killed in Syria. Data activists more, about 19,000 people since March last year. (Photo: Reuters) viva