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How To Overcome The Circumstances Preventing You From Success

It’s no secret we all have circumstances we believe are stopping us from reaching the level of success we deserve. Those circumstances are different for everyone, I for example, have to battle the belief I can’t do big things because I live in a small town or I can’t have the same success men in my industry do only because I’m a young woman. This may only be my head […]

Boy inspires $1 million fundraiser: Viral story takes him to White House

In a neighborhood that doesn’t necessarily offer many extras when it comes to education there is one middle school student who wouldn’t let that dictate his fate. This is partly because he has a school principal who lets him know that he doesn’t have to. Sharing his story of how he was inspired by this educator has taken this student all the way to the White House. Vidal Chastanet inspired […]

Not in front of the telly: Warning over 'listening' TV

Samsung is warning customers to avoid discussing personal information in front of their smart television set. The warning applies to TV viewers who control their Samsung Smart TV using its voice activation feature. Such TV sets “listen” to every conversation held in front of them and may share any details they hear with Samsung or third parties, it said. Privacy campaigners said the technology smacked of the telescreens, in George […]

Jupiter’s Opposition: Gear up to watch the brightest view of the planet tonight

upiter, the giant planet will make its closest approach to the Earth on Friday night, Feb 6. The phenomenon is called Jupiter’s Opposition, a celestial event when the planet Jupiter would be opposite to Sun from the perspective of Earth. As Jupiter moves closest to the Earth, it will appear as the brightest star in the sky tonight and those in the east coast of India from Kolkata to Viskhapatnam […]

Mummified monk in Mongolia 'not dead', say Buddhists

The monk was found wrapped in traditional Buddhist robes A mummified monk found preserved in Mongolia last week has been baffling and astounding those who uncovered him. Senior Buddhists say the monk, found sitting in the lotus position, is in a deep meditative trance and not dead. Forensic examinations are under way on the remains, found wrapped in cattle skins in north-central Mongolia. Scientists have yet to determine how the […]

10 Interesting Facts About Nepal Which Will Amuse You

Nepal is a beautiful country with never ending stunning landscapes, charismatic mountains and mesmerizing lakes. Nepal is one of the finest country with wide prospect of development in technology and tourism sectors. With wide variety of flora and fauna in the country, Nepal beholds some of the rarest species like the one-horned Rhino, the Bengal tiger and their national flower Rhododendron. But how many of us know these interesting facts […]

Frank Gehry's 'brown paper bag' opens in Sydney

Sydney has joined the list of cities with a Frank Gehry-designed building. The Chau Chak Wing Business School building has been dubbed the “brown paper bag” by local media. Speaking at Monday’s opening, Mr Gehry said he hoped the building would generated a “spirit of invention” in those who work and study in it. The A$180m ($140m; £93m) building for the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), is named after businessman […]

 
 
 

Adventurer Couldn't Let Go of the Opportunity of Climbing the Frozen Niagara Falls, Creates History

Will Gadd, named the Adventurer of the Year in 2015 by the National Geographic, has created history by climbing by the wall of ice and snow that was the frozen Niagara Falls on January 27th. Contact the Queen Tour to go on a memorable trip to Niagara falls at anytime of the month. The climb up Niagara – the collective name of the three waterfalls on the border of Canada and […]

 
 
 

The Man Who Single Handedly Converted A Washed Out Land Into A 1,360 Acre Forest

Almost three decades ago, a teenager, after noticing the deaths of a large number of reptiles due to a lack of a tree cover, started planting Bamboo in an area that had been washed away by floods. Today, that same land hosts 1,360 acres of Jungle called Molai Forest, named after Jadav “Molai” Payeng, the man who made this possible single handedly! That forest is now home to Bengal tigers, […]

Did someone leave open the gates from hell? As body modification fans show off some of their devilish designs

They look like they may be taking a break from the latest low-budget horror movie featuring either aliens or the un-dead. But for these people, who are exhibiting at the Venezuela Tattoo International Expo in Caracas, all of the modifications and colourings are real. These people have had implants, extreme dental work and even dye injected into their eyeballs to make them look as menacing as possible. The four-day event […]