one of the world's biggest tall ships squeezes under Tower Bridge...

Ahoy there! Sailors put on spectacular display as one of the world's biggest tall ships squeezes under Tower Bridge

By ANNA EDWARDS

Last updated at 11:55 PM on 26th August 2011

One of the largest tall ships in the world had a tight squeeze today, as it proudly sailed along the Thames.

The ARC Gloria, one of the biggest tall ships in the world and still in service, narrowly passed through Tower Bridge after a successful three-day visit to London.

The three-masted Colombian training vessel, which is making its first voyage to London in 18 years, is currently on a goodwill tour of the world.



Mind your head! The crew of the ARC Gloria balance on masts while singing the ship's anthem



What a send off: The ARC Gloria, one of the biggest tall ships in the world, heads out of the city

Gaddafi wanted - Reward $ 1,700,000

Take that Gaddafi: The symbolic monument to hiding dictator's power is desecrated by rebel forces British Tornado jets pound bunkers in Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte Rebels face resistance from the dictator's loyalists in Tripoli £1bn frozen Libyan funds made available to National Transitional Council New evidence that Gaddafi's adopted daughter WASN'T killed by U.S. in 1986 Gaddafi forces damage a plane at Tripoli airport in retaliatory strikes Twenty African states recognise rebels as Libya's legitimate government By DAVID WILLIAMS Last updated at 10:37 PM on 26th August 2011 It was once the symbol of Gaddafi's strength over the west, a brutal image of power and victory. Now it stands ruined with the Mad Dog's illusion of power over the country shattered, like the windows in his once regal compound. Built in 1986, after the US air strikes in Libya, the iconic statue shows a fist crushing an American aircraft and was the majestic backdrop for many of the dictator's speeches. In a final gesture of contempt rebels forces climbed and painted the statue screaming victory as their dictator remains absent, presumably in hiding. Scroll down for video Ransacked: Gaddafi's Bab Al Azaziya compound in Tripoli is trashed - the dictator's whereabouts is still unknown

Underwater World in Indonesia..

Welcome to Indonesia treated by divers as a unique region that contains the largest amount of resorts and diving areas in the world. Lembeh Strait on the northern part of the Sulavesi island is very popular among those who prefer diving.

Video: How to steal jewelery in 10 steps

No, its not really a write up as it says in the title, but an interesting video showcasing BMW's latest Vision Connected Drive Concept.

In eye catching HD the video dazzles the viewer with all the gimmicks technology can achieve these days specially while you are driving. Imagine having all the information you would storm up available to you instantly in a blink of an eye.

Vision Connected Drive was first debuted at the Geneva Motor Show 2011. The car seems futuristic with its automatic sliding doors, partly see through engine hood. But amazingly BMW wanted to emphasise on the technological gizmos rather than the design of the car at the show.

This new concept was originally showcased as a example of what technology can do in the future and how each and every BMW will carry these remarkable technological aides. The roadster is one of a kind specially made for this purpose while making it an integral part of the networked world.

The concept has a heads-up display as you will see in the video as well in full 3D. All the information including navigational details are displayed here.  BMW Vision ConnectedDrive Infotainment system is mainly based on the location and many other details that relates to the driver. its sensors monitor many aspects of the driver and bases the services accordingly, Many preferences can be set in the comfort of your home via your Iphone or from your PC. 


now let’s have a look at the video,

Italian landmarks at risk under the weight of romantic padlocks

 

Symbol of love so soppy that even the bridges are groaning... By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Last updated at 11:15 AM on 25th August 2011 Lovers have a tradition of marking their affection in unusual ways, from carving initials in trees to tying knots in ropes. Now, a new craze is threatening Italy's landmarks — and causing a boom in bolt-cutter sales. Couples have taken to sealing their devotion by writing both their names on a padlock, fixing it to a bridge, then tossing the keys into the river. The fad began in Rome after the publication of the best-selling 2007 novel Ho Voglia De Te (I Want You) by Federico Moccia, which sees the main characters swear eternal love by attaching a padlock to Rome's Milvio bridge before flinging the keys into the Tiber. Bridge of Love: Thousands of padlocks have been hung on bridges by romantic couples throughout Europe after the craze began on Rome's Tiber bridge

10,000ft mountain balancing on just a cable car wire...

 

Don't look down! Daredevil scales 10,000ft mountain balancing on just a cable car wire  By SARA NELSON  Last updated at 1:26 PM on 22nd August 2011 A daredevil stuntman has scaled a 10,000ft mountain – by creeping up a two-inch thick cable car wire. Freddy Nock took 90 minutes to edge to the top of the Zugspitze mountain in south Bavaria – without any safety equipment. Nock, who began his highwire career at the age of 11, said of his 3,000ft long trek: 'I don't want to do it again, not without a balancing pole. It was exhausting.'

Swisscom Doubling the speed of DSL Mini and DSL Standard for the same monthly fee.

Swisscom annouced in its Swisscom Labs blog that they are planning in doubling the speeds of the two packages DSL mini and DSL standard before end of 2012. but most of the customers of DSL standard will have their speed of 5000/500 doubled to 10000/1000 end of September.

This is mainly due to the increased usage of data of residential customers according to Swisscom but  my theory is that it has something to do with the competition with other data providers in Switzerland as well.

To enjoy this data bump you will need a new router as well which will be provided free of charge by Swisscom when the customers are individually contacted as it becomes available.

so say amen for Faster surfing speed for the same price !

Here is a extract from the Swisscom site : http://labs.swisscom.ch/en/news/faster-surfing-speed-same-price

Botnet Scanning Software

Download the botnet scanning software here http://free.antivirus.com/rubotted/

Botnet hackers are making a worldwide presence. As more and more botnets are taking control of computers and make these infected computers to make their network bigger and use their botnet in malicious activities, botnets are becoming more immune to detection and resilient. the increased rise of new bot families and continued spreading of the botnet attacks makes it a good reason to have a reliable solution against botnets. You can continously protect and scan your computer with RUBotted.

The new version of RUBotted features improved detection of unknown versions of bot clients and better cleaning capabilities for infected machines. Compatible with other antivirus products that may already be installed in user systems, RUBotted allows for seamless integration at no cost.

RUBotted also interfaces with Smart Protection Network that provides proactive blocking through the Trend Micro Web reputation service to help identify and block new threats. It is capable of detecting known and unknown variants of known botnet families including some of the most notorious botnets today:

ZBOT/ZeuS – bank information stealer
KOOBFACE – most successful Web 2.0 botnet
WALEDAC – infamous spamming bot

Slow pc start up? Crashing programs?

Is your computer taking ages to boot up? and even after you login to you r computer does it take another 15 minutes to be responsive enough for you to do something?

Well your troubles are over. There is a genius of a software with a equal genius of a user interface for your ill fated computers rescue.

Its from a company called Soluto. they call this piece of art an anti frustration software.

I ran the software on my computer and I was shocked to see so many processors and useless crap taking up my precious boot time, making me wait in vain until all the program do their thing.

Googles new Search results thats hidden

Found out about the Googles new search results using the "Show More" button as a early morning surprise. Well it isnt a pleasant surprise.

I hate how the user has to click on the " show more results" at the end of the page every time. Well content should be readily available and it should be instant. unlike Google just animating everything and stressing out the already stressed out searcher with all the animated scroll down gizmo.

I hope its not going to be permanent and Google should stop changing their layout every now and then when users are pretty familiar with the existing way of working with it.

At least there should be a way for users to opt out of it if they dont like the user interface just like the email providers do when they change their layouts.

I'll keep this post updated If I manage to find a way to revert back to how it was.

Update 18/8/2011 -

Google didnt keep the change as a permanent change. thank god. Found out a video that shows exactly what I'm talking about.

video from French blog Waebo:

Eat yourself handsome

Author : William Leigh
Article Source: http://him.uk.msn.com/health-and-fitness/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=155013085

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Unlike our female counterparts, we men can't simply stick on a bit of slap to cover up bad skin, pop on a bit of eyeliner to make our peepers look pretty or jump into a pair of high heels to make our legs look great.

We all know we should be doing our bit to make ourselves look our best - and this doesn't just stop at buying the latest threads from a designer shop.

It starts at home, in your kitchen, with what you eat. Your diet can affect all manner of things, but what dishes should you turn to in order to make yourself more dishy?

Trick Viruses by Renaming Your Anti-Virus Program to Explorer.exe

Article Source : http://lifehacker.com/5757852/trick-vruses-by-renaming-your-anti+virus-program-to-explorerexe?tag=spyware

There are a lot of viruses out there, but many of them follow the same pattern: they lock you out of your system and only let you visit their site, pretending to be anti-virus software. Here's a trick to squash them.

There's more than one way to kill a virus, but if something's locking you out of computer, the How-To Geek has a great way to trick it into letting your Anti-Malware tool run a scan:

Since most of the fake anti-virus malware needs you to be able to slightly use your PC, the one executable that it won't ever block is "explorer.exe", since they want you to be able to get online and go to their site and pay them-not so easy if you have no Start Menu.

So just rename your favorite anti-malware application to explorer.exe, and you should be able to use it.

They recommend using the free, portable SUPERAntiSpyware to sneak in there and destroy that nasty virus. Hit the link for a few more tricks, and share your own in the comments.