Games items seek buyers

2008 Beijing Olympics Game is end, have you go to the China to see the Olympic? If not, it will be your pity. But now more than 60000 pieces of furniture used during the dual Games got the cold shoulder at an auction Thursday, reported Beijing Times. Four, from Beijing, Hebei, purchased 13000 items only after their asking prices were slashed by 10%. The remaining 50000 items went unsold.

Do not send SMS when driving

Today I saw one TV program which told about traffic accident. And SMS is most deadly for drivers. Research shows that writing SMS messages when driving is most dangerous, even worse than driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The reaction time of drivers texting SMS messages is 35% slower than in normal conditions, higher than the 12% of drunk drivers and 21% of drivers high on drugs. Drivers writing or reading messages are also likely to drift from the lane.

Curry kills bride in India

A British bride who died 10 days after marrying a local man in India may have been killed by asthma provoked by eating spicy food, her doctor said. Charlotte, 24, wed Jitender in Indian. Charlotte died after she complained of a sore throat and clooapsed. Doctor said she had lots of spicy food which she couldn't digest.

Aso leads Japanese PM race

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General, Taro Aso, has obtained a support rate of 50.7% among party members, making it almost certain that he will win the LDP's presidential election, a Kyodo News poll showed Sunday. Former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike is a distant 2nd with a support rate of 8.1%.

Japanese wine recalls

The Japanese alcohol manufacturer, Asahi Beer, recently stopped the sale of its wine known as soju, recalling 650000 bottles from the market. The company found the pesticide content of the rice it used to produce the wine exceeded the standard and some rice gone moldy. The company has been using the rice since June this year.

Apple: Brit invented iPod

Apple has finally admitted that a British man who left school at 15 is the inventor behind the iPod. Kane Kramer, 52, came up with the technology that drives the gidital music player nearly 30 years ago but has still not seen a penny from his inventio. In 1988, he was unable to raise the money needed to renew patents and the technology became public property.

Russia to subsidize S.Ossetia

South Ossetian PM Boris Chochiyev said that Russia has promised to pay South Ossetians up to $2000 each in compensation for war damage. Russian has previously dispatched 500 construction workers to repair and rebuild scores of damaged or destroyed administrative buildings and schools in Tskhinvali, reports said.

Thailand plans referendum

Thailand’s Cabinet agreed Thursday to hold a national referendum to end a political crisis over a street campaign against the government. Culture Minister Somsak Kietsuranond said no date has been set for the referendum and the exact topic also remains unclear. PM Samak Sundaravej earlier went on national radio and vowed he would not step down.

Bone ash made into diamonds

A Swiss company uses the ashes of dead people to make diamonds as a permanent memento for the deceased's nearest and dearest. With prices at less than 5000 euros, the jewels are not solely the preserve of the jet set. There are also some companies in the US and UK offering diamonds made from hair.

The evergreen trees on the Christmas days

When speaking of Christmas day, the feeling of warmness and happiness will come to our mind. Really, as the biggest festival in the western countries, Christmas days leave us too much things for retrospection. Christmas trees are one of the indispensable ornaments in Christmas days. Christmas trees are either natural or man-made trees. The natural Christmas trees are usually evergreen trees with cone shape, such as fir trees, cypress trees, and pine trees and so on. Traditionally speaking, the decoration of the Christmas trees begins at Christmas Eve (24th, Dec.), and they will be moved away at the twelfth night (6th, Jan.) People usually use all kinds of beautiful bulbs, colorful flowers, nice toys, beautiful gifts and shining stars to decorate their Christmas trees. But most important, on the top of every Christmas tree, there must be a very big star. This star is very special because it is said that by following this star, the three doctors found Jesus at last. So only the breadwinner can hung the hopeful star on the top of the tree. The evergreen Christmas trees symbolize the eternal life. At Christmas night, people sing and dance around their Christmas trees and enjoy their wonderful life.