Calvino Inman, 15, is taunted at school for being "possessed" as bloody tears seep from his eyes for up to an hour.
Doctors have so far been unable to diagnose the condition.
One theory is that Calvino has Haemolacria — literally meaning "bloody tears".
James Bond's enemy Le Chiffre in 2006 film Casino Royale suffered from the rare condition.
Calvino, of Rockwood, Tennessee, said: "I feel it coming up, like a tear, sometimes it will burn."
Mum Tammy said: "I just truly want somebody to say they can help us."
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Crazy Condom Creativity
It’s probably safe to say that the overall condom experience would never be complete if it didn’t include all the exciting erection-protection innovations from our Asian friends. Not content to put regular condoms into regular packages, many manufacturers have come up with some pretty crazy, bizarre ideas for marketing.
The following examples are guaranteed to not only enhance your sexual experience, but to bring a smile to your face as well.
Anime-themed packaging.
Somehow it doesn’t seem too surprising that anime characters would show up on condom wrappers in Japan. From Junko Mizuno, a Japanese manga artist, we have the Mizuno Garden Condom. These standard condoms come in a not-so-standard box of 10, and even include a special trading card… just in case the sex gets boring, I suppose.
Here’s one with a character from the popular Gundam anime series. Look, 12 Pieces of Love Cannon!
Flavors from your wildest dreams.
These are quite possibly the most irresistible condoms you will ever find. Flavors? Hmm. How about “Chicken Noodle Soup” for a start?
Or maybe “Seal Flavored”?
But I’m not quite sure what “Loves The Dick” or “Spank The Monkey” taste like:
What’s your sign, baby?
A small company by the name of Yamashita Latex has marketed condoms that come in packages based on the signs of the Zodiac. Each of the 12 packages displays a different picture based on the particular sign. Naturally, a condom is creatively worked into the design in each case. So, for example, this is Leo:
And here’s Scorpio.
It’s not what it looks like.
Courtesy of Korea Latex Co., a condom package that looks like a miniature juice container. The 8cm-tall box even includes a special warning label and nutritional information.
No calories, but you get 100% daily value for both stimulation and excitement!
Your typical dining room table presentation: plant, candle, vase, box of condoms.
Thank you, Japan Medical Co., for offering us a subtle way to let our visitors know how much we care about safe sex. Tasteful, stylish, and, shall we say, very graceful as well.
Now all that’s missing is a bowl of fruit with a couple of banana-shaped vibrators thrown in for fun.
Power, black color rubber.
This one’s got me wondering. It’s from Osaka, Japan, and it’s definitely a box of condoms (apparently black ones), but beyond that it’s a mystery. The black panther and the naked lady could be interpreted in so many different ways.
But hey, “stay real,” ‘cause we’re all “brack people”!
Whoa, is that a horse!?
A Japanese company called Okamoto apparently has some pretty big ideas. Sure, some people may very well need a latex that’s a little, um, larger. But what’s up with the horse?
don’t know about you, but I’m hoping the picture isn’t supposed to be an accurate representation of what you’ll find inside the box. Super big boy, indeed!
Condom candies.
No, these aren’t real condoms, they’re just chocolates designed to look like condoms. The candies are a product of Taiwan, but apparently you can get them in Japan as well.
No, mom, I want some of THOSE candies!
Now you can score just like David Beckham!
Poor condom sales? No problem, just grab the biggest celebrity you can find and throw his or her picture on your product. That’s what a Chinese condom manufacturer did with David Beckham awhile back—without his permission, of course. As a result, lagging sales were quickly turned into big-time profits that made their condoms the most popular ones in China.
Vending machines, for your convenience (and safety).
It’s said that the Japanese have vending machines for just about anything you can think of: eggs, umbrellas, beer, porn. And condoms, of course.
The following examples are guaranteed to not only enhance your sexual experience, but to bring a smile to your face as well.
Anime-themed packaging.
Somehow it doesn’t seem too surprising that anime characters would show up on condom wrappers in Japan. From Junko Mizuno, a Japanese manga artist, we have the Mizuno Garden Condom. These standard condoms come in a not-so-standard box of 10, and even include a special trading card… just in case the sex gets boring, I suppose.
Here’s one with a character from the popular Gundam anime series. Look, 12 Pieces of Love Cannon!
Flavors from your wildest dreams.
These are quite possibly the most irresistible condoms you will ever find. Flavors? Hmm. How about “Chicken Noodle Soup” for a start?
Or maybe “Seal Flavored”?
But I’m not quite sure what “Loves The Dick” or “Spank The Monkey” taste like:
What’s your sign, baby?
A small company by the name of Yamashita Latex has marketed condoms that come in packages based on the signs of the Zodiac. Each of the 12 packages displays a different picture based on the particular sign. Naturally, a condom is creatively worked into the design in each case. So, for example, this is Leo:
And here’s Scorpio.
It’s not what it looks like.
Courtesy of Korea Latex Co., a condom package that looks like a miniature juice container. The 8cm-tall box even includes a special warning label and nutritional information.
No calories, but you get 100% daily value for both stimulation and excitement!
Your typical dining room table presentation: plant, candle, vase, box of condoms.
Thank you, Japan Medical Co., for offering us a subtle way to let our visitors know how much we care about safe sex. Tasteful, stylish, and, shall we say, very graceful as well.
Now all that’s missing is a bowl of fruit with a couple of banana-shaped vibrators thrown in for fun.
Power, black color rubber.
This one’s got me wondering. It’s from Osaka, Japan, and it’s definitely a box of condoms (apparently black ones), but beyond that it’s a mystery. The black panther and the naked lady could be interpreted in so many different ways.
But hey, “stay real,” ‘cause we’re all “brack people”!
Whoa, is that a horse!?
A Japanese company called Okamoto apparently has some pretty big ideas. Sure, some people may very well need a latex that’s a little, um, larger. But what’s up with the horse?
don’t know about you, but I’m hoping the picture isn’t supposed to be an accurate representation of what you’ll find inside the box. Super big boy, indeed!
Condom candies.
No, these aren’t real condoms, they’re just chocolates designed to look like condoms. The candies are a product of Taiwan, but apparently you can get them in Japan as well.
No, mom, I want some of THOSE candies!
Now you can score just like David Beckham!
Poor condom sales? No problem, just grab the biggest celebrity you can find and throw his or her picture on your product. That’s what a Chinese condom manufacturer did with David Beckham awhile back—without his permission, of course. As a result, lagging sales were quickly turned into big-time profits that made their condoms the most popular ones in China.
Vending machines, for your convenience (and safety).
It’s said that the Japanese have vending machines for just about anything you can think of: eggs, umbrellas, beer, porn. And condoms, of course.
The World's First Flying Hotel
Wow, the flying hotel and largest helicopter in the world, Cool! The Hotelicopter is modeled on the Soviet-made Mil V-12, of which there were only two prototypes ever made. The Hotelicopter Company purchased one of these prototypes from the Mikhail Leontyevich Mil helicopter plant in Panki-Tomilino, Russia in 2004 and have been engineering the world's first flying hotel ever since.
"The Hotelicopter features 18 luxuriously-appointed rooms for adrenaline junkies seeking a truly unique and memorable travel experience.
Each soundproofed room is equipped with a queen-sized bed, fine linens, a mini-bar, coffee machine, wireless internet access, and all the luxurious appointments you'd expect from a flying five star hotel. Room service is available one hour after liftoff and prior to landing."
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the spec:
Dimensions Length: 42 m (137 ft)
Height: 28m (91 ft)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 105850 kg (232,870 lb)
Maximum speed: 255 km/h (137 kt) (158 miles/h)
Cruising speed: 237 km/h (127 kt) (147 miles/h)
Original Mi Range: 515 km (320 mi)
Our augmented Mi Range - 1,296 km (700 mi)
Rare Long-Eared Jerboa Poses for a Picture
The Mountain of Flames in Turpan City, China, known for having the coolest name for a mountain in existence, has a new distinction to add to its credentials: home for the rare long-eared Jerboa.
The long-eared Jerboa (Euchoreutes naso) is a nocturnal rodent that is so unique, it has its own genus (Euchoreutes) and subfamily (Euchoreutinae). It possess disproportionately long legs to hop everywhere, making it resemble a bizarre hybrid of a kangaroo, mouse and rabbit.
Its distinguishing characteristic are its large ears, which are used to help avoid detection by predators such as the small owl.
The long-eared Jerboa lives in desert-like conditions in northwest China and southern Mongolia such as the Gobi Desert, spending the majority of the daylight hours in one of four types of self-constructed burrows and foraging for food at night.
Two temporary burrows are used for daylight and nighttime shelter, while two permanent burrows are used for raising young in the summer and hibernating in the winter.
While many Jerboa species subsist on a diet of nuts and seeds, the long-eared Jerboa is unique in that it is thought to have a diet that consists primarily of insects. Unfortunately, very little is known about the creature, and encroachment of their habitat by humans is threatening their existence.
They are currently on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, and served as one of the top-ten 2007 focal points of EDGE: Evolutionary Distinct and Globally Endangered project.
The long-eared Jerboa (Euchoreutes naso) is a nocturnal rodent that is so unique, it has its own genus (Euchoreutes) and subfamily (Euchoreutinae). It possess disproportionately long legs to hop everywhere, making it resemble a bizarre hybrid of a kangaroo, mouse and rabbit.
Its distinguishing characteristic are its large ears, which are used to help avoid detection by predators such as the small owl.
The long-eared Jerboa lives in desert-like conditions in northwest China and southern Mongolia such as the Gobi Desert, spending the majority of the daylight hours in one of four types of self-constructed burrows and foraging for food at night.
Two temporary burrows are used for daylight and nighttime shelter, while two permanent burrows are used for raising young in the summer and hibernating in the winter.
While many Jerboa species subsist on a diet of nuts and seeds, the long-eared Jerboa is unique in that it is thought to have a diet that consists primarily of insects. Unfortunately, very little is known about the creature, and encroachment of their habitat by humans is threatening their existence.
They are currently on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, and served as one of the top-ten 2007 focal points of EDGE: Evolutionary Distinct and Globally Endangered project.
Woman Delivers ‘Stone Baby’ After 60 Year Pregnancy
This true story of a 92-year-old woman who delivered a child (albeit not a live baby) she had been carrying for over half a century! (Long pregnancies are one thing, but THAT is ridiculous!)
Huang Yijun, aged 92, is from southern China and she recently made news after delivering a baby known as a lithopedion, aka ‘Stone Baby’.
Huang Yijun told the press she didn’t have the money to have her fetus removed after doctors told her it had died inside her in 1948.
So she simply did nothing at all about it.
Lithopedion is a very rare medical phenomenon, which occurs when a pregnancy fails and the fetus actually calcifies while still in the mother’s body.
Medically speaking, what often happens is the implanted fetus gets to an advanced stage before it dies. Too large to be absorbed by the body, the remains of the child or its surrounding amniotic sac slowly calcify, turning to stone as a way to protect the woman’s body from infection from the decomposing tissue.
If no complications occur, believe it or not, the mother can basically just go on with her life.
According to the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, only 290 cases of lithopedions have ever been documented by medical literature.
Huang Yijun, aged 92, is from southern China and she recently made news after delivering a baby known as a lithopedion, aka ‘Stone Baby’.
Huang Yijun told the press she didn’t have the money to have her fetus removed after doctors told her it had died inside her in 1948.
So she simply did nothing at all about it.
Lithopedion is a very rare medical phenomenon, which occurs when a pregnancy fails and the fetus actually calcifies while still in the mother’s body.
Medically speaking, what often happens is the implanted fetus gets to an advanced stage before it dies. Too large to be absorbed by the body, the remains of the child or its surrounding amniotic sac slowly calcify, turning to stone as a way to protect the woman’s body from infection from the decomposing tissue.
If no complications occur, believe it or not, the mother can basically just go on with her life.
According to the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, only 290 cases of lithopedions have ever been documented by medical literature.
Smile, there's an upside-down rainbow
The 'upside-down rainbow', spotted over Sussex, is in fact not a rainbow at all.
The smile in the sky looks like an upside-down rainbow but is caused by light shining through tiny ice crystals in the clouds
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The smile in the sky looks like an upside-down rainbow but is caused by light shining through tiny ice crystals in the clouds
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Woman’s Paper Skin a Walking Notepad
For this Chinese woman who suffers from a condition called artificial urticaria, her skin has served as a notebook for all the years of her life.
This strange medical anomaly has no ill effects, but most agree that it is very weird.
Huang Xiangji is a 50-year-old woman from Chengdu who uses her skin like writing paper.
Huang claims that when she writes a word on her skin by using her fingernail, the letters protrude from her skin a moment later.
“I used my body as a notebook for years,” says Huang.
Even as a child, she was able to do this and she would often create shopping lists on her arm before going out to the stores. (That’s one list you can’t misplace!)
This strange medical anomaly has no ill effects, but most agree that it is very weird.
Huang Xiangji is a 50-year-old woman from Chengdu who uses her skin like writing paper.
Huang claims that when she writes a word on her skin by using her fingernail, the letters protrude from her skin a moment later.
“I used my body as a notebook for years,” says Huang.
Even as a child, she was able to do this and she would often create shopping lists on her arm before going out to the stores. (That’s one list you can’t misplace!)
Black girl who turned into a white woman
Her skin is so pale that she wears Factor 100 sun cream on even a dull summer day.
Yet, incredibly, 23-year-old Darcel de Vlugt was born black.
In a case of extreme rarity, the skin condition vitiligo has taken the pigment from her entire body.
Experts say they have never come across such a striking change and she says: 'I have a hard job convincing people that I was actually born with dark skin.'
Darcel's parents Peter and Charmaine, both from Trinidad, noticed white spots on her forearm and forehead when she was five.
Doctors diagnosed vitiligo, the same condition said to have affected Michael Jackson.
By the age of seven, white patches had appeared on her legs along with white spots on the rest of her body.
These gradually grew bigger until, when she was 17, the transformation was complete.
'My father worked for the United Nations and we travelled the world a lot with his job,' said Darcel, now a fashion designer in London.
'My family believe the stress of moving at such a young age brought on the condition.
'At the age of 12 I tried UV laser treatment, but it didn't work and by then, 80 per cent of my body was white so I decided to leave it.'
Yet, incredibly, 23-year-old Darcel de Vlugt was born black.
In a case of extreme rarity, the skin condition vitiligo has taken the pigment from her entire body.
Experts say they have never come across such a striking change and she says: 'I have a hard job convincing people that I was actually born with dark skin.'
Darcel's parents Peter and Charmaine, both from Trinidad, noticed white spots on her forearm and forehead when she was five.
Doctors diagnosed vitiligo, the same condition said to have affected Michael Jackson.
By the age of seven, white patches had appeared on her legs along with white spots on the rest of her body.
These gradually grew bigger until, when she was 17, the transformation was complete.
'My father worked for the United Nations and we travelled the world a lot with his job,' said Darcel, now a fashion designer in London.
'My family believe the stress of moving at such a young age brought on the condition.
'At the age of 12 I tried UV laser treatment, but it didn't work and by then, 80 per cent of my body was white so I decided to leave it.'
Cute chihuahua with a heart on his coat
This is the adorable chihuahua puppy who, like his older brother, was born with a perfect heart-shaped patch on his side.
The cute little pooch has been suitably named Lovekun by its owner in northern Japan.
At three days old, the long-haired chihuahua has been catching up on his sleep between bouts of suckling on his mother with the other three pups in the litter.
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Rottweiler gives birth to 18 pups
When four-year-old Rottweiler Terrie went into labour, her owner already knew it was going to be a long night.
But when the six-stone dog started to give birth she didn't stop until she had produced 18 mewling, squealing Rottweiler pups - the biggest ever litter in Britain.
The incredible feat smashed the previous record of 13 and doubled the traditional litter size of eight or nine dogs.
Sadly, one was stillborn and another died two days after the birth, but the remaining 16 have already doubled in size and now weigh between 1 and 1.5lb.
Proud mother Terrie rests after she gave birth to the UK's largest litter of rottweilers
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But when the six-stone dog started to give birth she didn't stop until she had produced 18 mewling, squealing Rottweiler pups - the biggest ever litter in Britain.
The incredible feat smashed the previous record of 13 and doubled the traditional litter size of eight or nine dogs.
Sadly, one was stillborn and another died two days after the birth, but the remaining 16 have already doubled in size and now weigh between 1 and 1.5lb.
Proud mother Terrie rests after she gave birth to the UK's largest litter of rottweilers
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Australia's smallest horse
HE MAY be Australia's smallest horse but Koda's personality is as big as a clydesdale.
Koda is smaller than a labrador dog, weighs just 35kg and can travel on the back seat of a small sedan.
He lives at the Yarrambat Veterinary Hospital in Victoria.
First-time customers think he is a battery-operated soft toy.
Koda, an American miniature, was always meant to be small but soon after birth was diagnosed with dwarfism.
"He was no bigger than a cat," vet Andy Lynch said yesterday.
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Koda is smaller than a labrador dog, weighs just 35kg and can travel on the back seat of a small sedan.
He lives at the Yarrambat Veterinary Hospital in Victoria.
First-time customers think he is a battery-operated soft toy.
Koda, an American miniature, was always meant to be small but soon after birth was diagnosed with dwarfism.
"He was no bigger than a cat," vet Andy Lynch said yesterday.
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World’s Youngest Smoker
The official position of China’s national government on the subject of smoking is that it’s bad for you and you should stop; better yet, don’t take up the habit in the first place. Excellent advice, but for one particular citizen of the city of Tianjin, alas, it’s too late.
Tong Liangliang is not what you’d call a long-term smoker. In fact, he took up the habit only about half a year ago. In terms of sheer quantity of cigarettes consumed, though, he’s working pretty hard to catch up with the veterans. They say he’s already putting away a pack a day.
Problem is, Tong Liangliang is only two years old!
The toddler has his father to thank for this situation. At the age of only a year-and-a-half, his dad says, little Liangliang suffered from pain from a hernia. But he was too young to undergo surgery at the time, so the man taught him to smoke, thinking it might offer the poor kid some relief.
It’s not clear whether the treatment had the intended effect. It achieved two other tangible results, however. First, it earned the tiny boy the distinction of being what must be the world’s youngest smoker. At the very least, he’s the youngest one able to do his own lighting up, a procedure he pulls off with the practiced style of a 40-year-old, in a spectacle that’s downright eerie to watch.
Second, it presumably ruined little Liangliang’s life. There’s no question the boy has the habit, and he’s got it bad—they say he gets pretty cranky when his cigarette supply runs out. Furthermore, at a pack a day already, it’s hard to imagine the teensy tyke ever growing up and developing like a normal child. Let’s just say that for the moment, at least, Yao Ming doesn’t have much to worry about.
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Tong Liangliang is not what you’d call a long-term smoker. In fact, he took up the habit only about half a year ago. In terms of sheer quantity of cigarettes consumed, though, he’s working pretty hard to catch up with the veterans. They say he’s already putting away a pack a day.
Problem is, Tong Liangliang is only two years old!
The toddler has his father to thank for this situation. At the age of only a year-and-a-half, his dad says, little Liangliang suffered from pain from a hernia. But he was too young to undergo surgery at the time, so the man taught him to smoke, thinking it might offer the poor kid some relief.
It’s not clear whether the treatment had the intended effect. It achieved two other tangible results, however. First, it earned the tiny boy the distinction of being what must be the world’s youngest smoker. At the very least, he’s the youngest one able to do his own lighting up, a procedure he pulls off with the practiced style of a 40-year-old, in a spectacle that’s downright eerie to watch.
Second, it presumably ruined little Liangliang’s life. There’s no question the boy has the habit, and he’s got it bad—they say he gets pretty cranky when his cigarette supply runs out. Furthermore, at a pack a day already, it’s hard to imagine the teensy tyke ever growing up and developing like a normal child. Let’s just say that for the moment, at least, Yao Ming doesn’t have much to worry about.
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Monster Jellyfish Take Aim at Japan
The gigantic creature can wreak havoc on fishing nets and their contents, destroying the nets and poisoning the catch. Even nuclear powerplants aren’t safe: Reports describe the jellyfish being sucked into pumps that draw seawater to cool the reactors.
What’s 6 feet wide, weighs 440 pounds, and can ruin your whole day? If you’re a Japanese fisherman, the answer is Nomura’s jellyfish (Nemopilema nomurai), or, as the Japanese call it, echizen kurage.
Echizen kurage have shown up in Japanese waters in increasing numbers in recent years. The population surge of 2005 was particularly bad, affecting the salmon, yellowtail, and anchovy fisheries. But the mass of them gathering now in the Yellow Sea off China is the biggest ever, and eventually ocean currents will deliver them to Japan’s doorstep.
The reasons for the exploding population are not clear. Theories range from agriculture runoff to overfishing to global warming. As for fighting the jellyfish, methods are few and far between. In fact, when under attack, the creatures release millions of sperm or eggs, all with the potential to grow more jellyfish.
There have been efforts to make the most of this plague by creating jellyfish products. Some of them are edible, including ice cream and even cookies. Echizen kurage is also a source of collagen, which can be used in cosmetics.
But the jellyfish invasion in store for Japan this time around is likely to deliver more raw materials than any such efforts could possibly keep up with. The result could be devastation for much of Japan’s fishing industry.
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What’s 6 feet wide, weighs 440 pounds, and can ruin your whole day? If you’re a Japanese fisherman, the answer is Nomura’s jellyfish (Nemopilema nomurai), or, as the Japanese call it, echizen kurage.
Echizen kurage have shown up in Japanese waters in increasing numbers in recent years. The population surge of 2005 was particularly bad, affecting the salmon, yellowtail, and anchovy fisheries. But the mass of them gathering now in the Yellow Sea off China is the biggest ever, and eventually ocean currents will deliver them to Japan’s doorstep.
The reasons for the exploding population are not clear. Theories range from agriculture runoff to overfishing to global warming. As for fighting the jellyfish, methods are few and far between. In fact, when under attack, the creatures release millions of sperm or eggs, all with the potential to grow more jellyfish.
There have been efforts to make the most of this plague by creating jellyfish products. Some of them are edible, including ice cream and even cookies. Echizen kurage is also a source of collagen, which can be used in cosmetics.
But the jellyfish invasion in store for Japan this time around is likely to deliver more raw materials than any such efforts could possibly keep up with. The result could be devastation for much of Japan’s fishing industry.
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Capsule Hotels?
Sometimes what happens in Japan stays in Japan, and the “capsule hotel” phenomenon is a prime example. Unlike, say, sushi or the Honda Civic, this is one Japanese invention that hasn’t triggered a stampede of foreign adopters and imitators.
Sometimes what happens in Japan stays in Japan, and the “capsule hotel” phenomenon is a prime example. Unlike, say, sushi or the Honda Civic, this is one Japanese invention that hasn’t triggered a stampede of foreign adopters and imitators.
In case you’re wondering, it’s not as if you’re expected to wedge yourself into your snug plastic enclosure and stay there the whole time. Capsule hotels typically feature common areas such as a lounge and bathing/toilet facilities as well as those sleeping pods.
And to be fair, it should be pointed out that the Thermos-style enclosures have amenities the average coffin lacks, such as TV and radio. In fact, maybe “coffin” is too harsh a word—“kennel” might be better. Most importantly, capsule hotels are substantially cheaper than standard hotels. As long as you’re not claustrophobic, that idea is sure to appeal.
The Capsule Inn Akihabara is a high-rise honeycomb of sleeping pods in one of Tokyo’s most wired-up, hyperactive neighborhoods. For a rock-bottom 4,000 yen, they’ll provide you with one of 169 pods (140 for men, 29 for women), each measuring a whopping 1 x 1 x 2 meters. If you can manage to extricate yourself after your night’s sleep without calling the fire department, you’ll find yourself right in the middle of the action.
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Sometimes what happens in Japan stays in Japan, and the “capsule hotel” phenomenon is a prime example. Unlike, say, sushi or the Honda Civic, this is one Japanese invention that hasn’t triggered a stampede of foreign adopters and imitators.
In case you’re wondering, it’s not as if you’re expected to wedge yourself into your snug plastic enclosure and stay there the whole time. Capsule hotels typically feature common areas such as a lounge and bathing/toilet facilities as well as those sleeping pods.
And to be fair, it should be pointed out that the Thermos-style enclosures have amenities the average coffin lacks, such as TV and radio. In fact, maybe “coffin” is too harsh a word—“kennel” might be better. Most importantly, capsule hotels are substantially cheaper than standard hotels. As long as you’re not claustrophobic, that idea is sure to appeal.
The Capsule Inn Akihabara is a high-rise honeycomb of sleeping pods in one of Tokyo’s most wired-up, hyperactive neighborhoods. For a rock-bottom 4,000 yen, they’ll provide you with one of 169 pods (140 for men, 29 for women), each measuring a whopping 1 x 1 x 2 meters. If you can manage to extricate yourself after your night’s sleep without calling the fire department, you’ll find yourself right in the middle of the action.
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Young girls' underwear stolen for black magic rituals
BRAS and panties belonging to young girls have gone missing in Kampung Binjai, Kemaman, believed to be the doing of a sex maniac, reported Kosmo!
The undergarments, in various sizes and designs, are believed to have been stolen for black magic rituals.
The act was exposed after stolen undergarments were found at Bukit Mak Samah in Terengganu.
Villager Mohd Tusuf Yasa, 43, who made the discovery, said he was shocked to see undergarments hanging from a tree branch at the remote area.
A 22-year-old “victim” known only as Anita said she was shocked to see her missing undergarments being displayed in the open.
Sources revealed that the act of stealing undergarments showed that the culprit was trying to get himself off sex addiction or that he was using it for black magic purposes.
Credits by THE STAR/ANN
The undergarments, in various sizes and designs, are believed to have been stolen for black magic rituals.
The act was exposed after stolen undergarments were found at Bukit Mak Samah in Terengganu.
Villager Mohd Tusuf Yasa, 43, who made the discovery, said he was shocked to see undergarments hanging from a tree branch at the remote area.
A 22-year-old “victim” known only as Anita said she was shocked to see her missing undergarments being displayed in the open.
Sources revealed that the act of stealing undergarments showed that the culprit was trying to get himself off sex addiction or that he was using it for black magic purposes.
Credits by THE STAR/ANN
Japanese Grape Cluster Sold For 210,000Yen
Fruit is an expensive commodity in Japan and is considered a gift of great luxury. The wealthy consider it a sign of prestige to pay exorbitant prices for high-end fruits, especially the very first ones of the year.
The Ruby Roman is a variety of table grape, which is red in color and about the size of a ping-pong ball. Its one unusual feature appears to be the price it fetches.
A bracelet from Tiffany’s or something of that ilk for the same amount of cold hard cash would certainly last a lot longer than a cluster of grapes, one would think, but then there’s no accounting for taste when “keeping up with the Jones family” takes its own particular hold on one’s thinking.
Local farmers are hoping to sell 1,500 bunches, the equivalent of one ton of grapes by mid-September. Just do the math on that one, if you dare!
A Japanese hotel manager did dare to do the math and paid what comes out to be about $70 dollars per grape for a one-and-one-half pound of Ruby Roman grapes.
He hopes that the publicity surrounding the auction and his purchase will attract even more guests to his upscale hotel. Can you imagine what he will charge them for just a taste of one of these? (And he better hurry. No one likes sour grapes at any cost!)
“We believe the price was probably a record high. They’re delicious, sweet but fresh at the same time, very well balanced,” said local agricultural official, Hirofumi Isu.
The Ruby Roman is a variety of table grape, which is red in color and about the size of a ping-pong ball. Its one unusual feature appears to be the price it fetches.
A bracelet from Tiffany’s or something of that ilk for the same amount of cold hard cash would certainly last a lot longer than a cluster of grapes, one would think, but then there’s no accounting for taste when “keeping up with the Jones family” takes its own particular hold on one’s thinking.
Local farmers are hoping to sell 1,500 bunches, the equivalent of one ton of grapes by mid-September. Just do the math on that one, if you dare!
A Japanese hotel manager did dare to do the math and paid what comes out to be about $70 dollars per grape for a one-and-one-half pound of Ruby Roman grapes.
He hopes that the publicity surrounding the auction and his purchase will attract even more guests to his upscale hotel. Can you imagine what he will charge them for just a taste of one of these? (And he better hurry. No one likes sour grapes at any cost!)
“We believe the price was probably a record high. They’re delicious, sweet but fresh at the same time, very well balanced,” said local agricultural official, Hirofumi Isu.
Credits by weirdasianews.com
Same-name couple to wed
This is no joke. Kelly Katrina Hildebrandt, 20, and Kelly Carl Hildebrandt, 24, expect just over 100 guests at a ceremony at the Lighthouse Point Yacht & Racquet Club in South Florida, where they will become husband and wife.
Their modern romance was a match made in cyberspace. She was curious and bored one night last year, so she plugged her name into the popular social networking Web site Facebook just to see if anyone shared it.
At the time, Kelly Hildebrandt, of Lubbock, Texas, was the only match.
So she sent him a message.
"She said 'Hi. We had the same name. Thought it was cool,'" Kelly Carl Hildebrandt said. "I thought she was pretty cute."
Their modern romance was a match made in cyberspace. She was curious and bored one night last year, so she plugged her name into the popular social networking Web site Facebook just to see if anyone shared it.
At the time, Kelly Hildebrandt, of Lubbock, Texas, was the only match.
So she sent him a message.
"She said 'Hi. We had the same name. Thought it was cool,'" Kelly Carl Hildebrandt said. "I thought she was pretty cute."
Amazing Hotel lets you sleep among the Gods
When a travel agent offers you “a peach of a hotel room,” she’s usually referring to the view or the size of the Jacuzzi. But a hotel in China’s Hebei province lends that expression a whole new meaning.
The Tianzi Hotel, in Yanjiao, doesn’t look like a place where you’d spend a few nights on a business trip. But that’s just what it is: a colorful ten-story hotel in the shape of a familiar trinity of Chinese Taoist figures.The giants are known as Fu, Lu, and Shou. Their names translate as “good fortune,” “prosperity,” and “longevity,” traditionally considered the three attributes of a good life. They in turn represent three important stars, which are said to embody these attributes.
The longevity concept gets a further boost from the peach in Shou’s left hand. Peaches, too, are a classic symbol of long life, but this one has a little something extra: It’s actually one of the hotel’s suites, and the two holes in front are windows!
Credits by weirdasianews & killerdirectory.com
The Tianzi Hotel, in Yanjiao, doesn’t look like a place where you’d spend a few nights on a business trip. But that’s just what it is: a colorful ten-story hotel in the shape of a familiar trinity of Chinese Taoist figures.The giants are known as Fu, Lu, and Shou. Their names translate as “good fortune,” “prosperity,” and “longevity,” traditionally considered the three attributes of a good life. They in turn represent three important stars, which are said to embody these attributes.
The longevity concept gets a further boost from the peach in Shou’s left hand. Peaches, too, are a classic symbol of long life, but this one has a little something extra: It’s actually one of the hotel’s suites, and the two holes in front are windows!
The Tianzi Hotel has been around since 2001, and it reportedly landed some kind of Guinness Book record. The question is, for what category? Fanciest Hotel Room that Looks an Awful Lot like a Peach? Largest Depiction of Three Mythical Figures that Also Features Room Service? Or maybe Scariest Hotel to Return To after Drinking Too Much at a Dinner with Clients?
Credits by weirdasianews & killerdirectory.com
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