Saturday, October 23, 2010

Girl with Amazingly Consistent Smile



Actress Summer Glau spends sometime at Dragoncon giving fans of all ages a chance to smooze with the her. She also has the same facial expression in all photos.

























































Old Truck vs Lamborghini vs Porsche vs Rolls Royce Phantom



Only in China can you see an old truck, a Porsche, a Rolls Royce Phantom, and a Lamborghini in one wreck. Although it is only a fender bender and apparently no one was hurt, I am sure some egos were dashed. It sure makes you wonder what this does to their already outrageous cost of insurance, except for the old truck of course.













Friday, October 22, 2010

Cambodians Ride A Bamboo Train



Cambodians ride a bamboo train, known locally as a lorry, at new village train station in Pusat province 200 km (124 miles) northwest of Phnom Penh October 19, 2010. Cambodia has reopened a stretch of railway destroyed during the country's war and officials described it as a step towards boosting regional trade through rail links with neighbours. The Asian Development Bank is contributing $84 million to a $141 million project to repair 650 km (400 miles) of railway linking Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh, to its borders with Thailand and Vietnam by 2013. The first section officially opened on Friday runs 120 km (75 miles) southwest from Phnom Penh to Touk Meas in Kampot province, near the border with Vietnam. Picture taken October 19, 2010.






Alik Gershon Chess Master Breaks Guinness Record



Alik Gershon Israeli chess grandmaster on Thursday began a marathon chess match against 520 players in an attempt to beat the Guinness record for simultaneous chess games, currently held by Iran.

The tournament began in Tel Aviv's Rabin Square with grandmaster Alik Gershon shaking hands with every single player as he walked along rows of tables lined with chess boards.

In order to set the world record, the Ukrainian-born Mr Gershon must win at least 80 per cent of the games.

"I'm going to be breaking the Guinness world record for the biggest simultaneous chess game. The record today belongs to an Iranian grandmaster on 500 boards," Mr Gershon told AFP.

"I'm going to make it 520 and hopefully I will win over 80 per cent of the games."

Training for the event, which is likely to continue through the night and into Friday morning, was purely physical and included a lot of jogging and swimming, the 30-year-old former Israeli champion said.

"There are a lot of kilometres to walk and you have to stay focused," he said, noting that his Iranian rival Morteza Mahjoob walked 40 kilometres (25 miles) to secure his record.

Mr Mahjoob set the current record of 500 games in August 2009 in a feat which took him 18 hours with less than five seconds for each move.

"Hopefully all our wars against Iran will be on the chess board," said a smiling Mr Gershon. "For such wars, I am prepared."









































Source : Ynetnew