Happy New Year 2013

<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDaVrIDu4Zm_FSeNTsEYeTsqR_F75pLtDyyc1mR6oLAgzvIONSqVmlwAwb8Rs7V5Vrr7jB576EnwXmYhOnqEJqJm0QUbajacsE5asZ1rLYYaxw-NMcZ5e97TE-HdSUv0vcHNHvlxyOFdMA/s1600/1354962047_new_year_wallpaper_2013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDaVrIDu4Zm_FSeNTsEYeTsqR_F75pLtDyyc1mR6oLAgzvIONSqVmlwAwb8Rs7V5Vrr7jB576EnwXmYhOnqEJqJm0QUbajacsE5asZ1rLYYaxw-NMcZ5e97TE-HdSUv0vcHNHvlxyOFdMA/s320/1354962047_new_year_wallpaper_2013.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>To my friends and followers, I wish you all a Happy New year 2013.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's time to welcome the new year with fresh hopes and fresh expectations. Forget the past; let those be history and lessons to us to improve ourselves in the coming year. Think ahead and plan your success...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLE4kgrkNHXpbNBIGFtYl2xzGFPO_4kVSuo4_aRy9Cl8RWnEhcw7dXYPokwSXx_KeoyUzT2yeWTK9WnR1sIqBNuy0WkOa6JpA6ra4kjKIfKcoRFoqkzKNF7LPpRuja3CZzfP7pm8dufAS/s1600/1356430153_new_year_2013_high_quality_image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLE4kgrkNHXpbNBIGFtYl2xzGFPO_4kVSuo4_aRy9Cl8RWnEhcw7dXYPokwSXx_KeoyUzT2yeWTK9WnR1sIqBNuy0WkOa6JpA6ra4kjKIfKcoRFoqkzKNF7LPpRuja3CZzfP7pm8dufAS/s320/1356430153_new_year_2013_high_quality_image.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>

Happy New Year 2013

To my friends and followers, I wish you all a Happy New year 2013. It's time to welcome the new year with fresh hopes and fresh expectat...

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Most-Complained-About International Airlines

<div style="text-align: justify;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument></xml><![endif]--> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><b><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">This is a continuation of the previous article which discussed the most-complained-about US airlines. Here we’d be looking into the International carriers</span></i></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><b>From August 2011 By Everett Potter  </b></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">No. 1 <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>-</i></span> British Airways</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><i><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">65 complaints</span></b></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAxugqbXgqlFLI7R-ARiBlolulOjj5Tz9E0zqJcPNEh1UFTi7R0hT8KJ7JWPajnKCjoJymzXjgm8V7Gm7YvoBPIsvPnjuVVsPMFfqBOqPz_hnN-RJwKF0NPtRyzJ9gG7gnmZG5bULpla0a/s1600/BA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAxugqbXgqlFLI7R-ARiBlolulOjj5Tz9E0zqJcPNEh1UFTi7R0hT8KJ7JWPajnKCjoJymzXjgm8V7Gm7YvoBPIsvPnjuVVsPMFfqBOqPz_hnN-RJwKF0NPtRyzJ9gG7gnmZG5bULpla0a/s320/BA.jpg" width="320"></a></div><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Passengers were most annoyed about issues with baggage (22 complaints) and then refunds. The number is up from 61 complaints over the same period in 2010.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></b></span></div><a href="http://afkra.blogspot.com/2012/12/most-complained-about-international.html#more">Read more »</a>

Most-Complained-About International Airlines

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Most-Complained-About US Airlines

<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument></xml><![endif]--> <br><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><i>From <span style="text-decoration: none;">August 2011</span> By <span style="text-decoration: none;">Everett Potter</span></i></b></span></span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Lost luggage and rude attendants may make you want to scream. Here are the U.S. airlines that people complained about the most.</span></b></span></div><br><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGv_FuKB-wPNoRenlSjXzA0faAj84JgjRQaCwYiv1UkD4gMJ2tydIEQgrGXvYPhE-jUIpW6rGlR-i6yi-2pJ2xMB-TYsh9FaFKzrzAv7LqzrH4Rm0Q7RAbgq0bUhzUl3rlRrN_d6-JSKQ/s1600/bwi-airport-address.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGv_FuKB-wPNoRenlSjXzA0faAj84JgjRQaCwYiv1UkD4gMJ2tydIEQgrGXvYPhE-jUIpW6rGlR-i6yi-2pJ2xMB-TYsh9FaFKzrzAv7LqzrH4Rm0Q7RAbgq0bUhzUl3rlRrN_d6-JSKQ/s320/bwi-airport-address.jpg" width="320"></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">When Andrew Schrage discovered that his seatback TV wasn’t working on his JetBlue flight from Chicago to Boston, he didn’t wait until he landed to complain to the airline. Schrage, an editor at the website</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> MoneyCrashers.com, tweeted @JetBlue</span><i><b><span style="color: windowtext;"> </span></b></i>before the plane took off, and the airline responded<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><i> - </i></b></span>with a $50 voucher.</div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Twitter may be changing how we complain to the airlines, but there’s still a lot to complain about. According to the latest Department of Transportation (DOT) report, the agency received nearly 3,600 complaints about airlines from January to June, 2011. That’s a lot of complaints, even if it is an improvement from the nearly 4,000 received over the same period last year. Not surprisingly, complaints about flight delays and cancellations, rude or incompetent service, and baggage handling led the list.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">But what these stats don’t tell you is that legions of consumers are now voicing their complaints directly with the airlines via Twitter. And the airlines - or at least some of them - are listening, responding, and in some cases being proactive and fixing the issues. Stephanie Dressler, a senior associate at Manhattan-based Montieth & Company, missed her Delta flight to Miami in August 2011 because of an exceptionally slow-moving check-in line at New York’s JFK. So she tweeted pictures of the line to her followers. By the time she arrived in Miami, Delta had apologized to her via Twitter, and on her way home she was upgraded to Delta priority - and coveted exit-row seats.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Clearly, it’s faster to broadcast a complaint in 140 characters or less than to call customer service or log a complaint with the DOT. But not all airlines are listening - some, like Skywest, have Twitter pages that are mere bookmarks. Others, like American Airlines, have eight rotating community managers on Twitter and receive 30,000 tweets per month, according to the airline’s social media communications director, Jonathan Pierce. Of course, anyone can tweet anything; lodging an official complaint with the DOT means you have a serious gripe. Here are the U.S. airlines the DOT says have had the most - and least - complaints.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></b></span></div><a href="http://afkra.blogspot.com/2012/12/most-complained-about-us-airlines.html#more">Read more »</a>

Most-Complained-About US Airlines

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6 Weird Transportation Methods

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6 Weird Transportation Methods

by: Mark Hill Driving your car around town is pretty tedious, walking takes forever to get anywhere, biking or skateboarding makes anyone wh...

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10 Tallest Buildings In The World

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10 Tallest Buildings In The World

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Amazing Restaurant Near Waterfall

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGA77vprDvRnf2co-EdzpZfuVsFuBP9StpcNqXyMUnQnIEdGRn1l6YrCG1ogRfHBkVhmbqgJ_Si-ENGyL9MQmexlRp9PyTLIS-zuB0EJfWEsAnT_Jjr-m3BbE9BS2THxfaLq3Z3U9pA7Uw/s1600/pol-0002_resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGA77vprDvRnf2co-EdzpZfuVsFuBP9StpcNqXyMUnQnIEdGRn1l6YrCG1ogRfHBkVhmbqgJ_Si-ENGyL9MQmexlRp9PyTLIS-zuB0EJfWEsAnT_Jjr-m3BbE9BS2THxfaLq3Z3U9pA7Uw/s320/pol-0002_resize.jpg" width="320"></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On very hot days you might visit this amazing restaurant near waterfall. Location is in Villa Escudero plantations and resort in San Pablo City, Philippines. Here people can sit on bamboo chairs near the beautiful waterfall. Air is very clean and fresh and while you are eating your legs are in pleasantly cold water. This place is great tourist destination and it is worth of visit and refreshening up. Here are some pictures that we have for you.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a href="http://afkra.blogspot.com/2012/12/amazing-restaurant-near-waterfall.html#more">Read more »</a>

Amazing Restaurant Near Waterfall

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Most Bizarre Earrings

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Most Bizarre Earrings

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Bizarre Schools of the Third World

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Bizarre Schools of the Third World

Published on 3/12/2008 Afghan girls go back to school An Afghan girl learns the letters of the Dari alphabet on a blackboard in an outdoor ...

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Only In Africa

A collection of pictures taken that can only happen in Africa; some bizarre, some funny and others weird.<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF2aLrJuHqdVy2V7B8Q6HZU7wgE27iq09UbuD48eAZZ7gwBmQUQvRtFZAQ5AfrAzIACyA8cdhi82WBNdm7-Ef66ixxMAduc4SBh9eDMBkgpyA6WnM99MWdy6y2fhdwBZCUm5lGru_upS2O/s1600/only_in_africa-0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF2aLrJuHqdVy2V7B8Q6HZU7wgE27iq09UbuD48eAZZ7gwBmQUQvRtFZAQ5AfrAzIACyA8cdhi82WBNdm7-Ef66ixxMAduc4SBh9eDMBkgpyA6WnM99MWdy6y2fhdwBZCUm5lGru_upS2O/s320/only_in_africa-0001.jpg" width="320"></a></div><a href="http://afkra.blogspot.com/2012/12/only-in-africa.html#more">Read more »</a>

Only In Africa

A collection of pictures taken that can only happen in Africa; some bizarre, some funny and others weird. Read more »

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Nissan Land Glider – Electric Concept Car

<div style="text-align: justify;">With the concept of Land Glider, Nissan was leader of the competition for the most advanced concept car at Tokyo Motor Show. Car is able to automatically lean into the turns at 17 degrees. Also the Land Glider “Dutchman” is an electric drive powered by lithium-ion batteries. The steering wheel has been replaced with a “flight yoke”. The rear view mirrors have been replaced by cameras and monitors. The dashboard looks like it’s from a vehicle of the future. It’s all digital and looks astonishing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaUkKtZKdcECg5qGgfgcrfc5xtXCNFSgN5j6bb5swVg5INAcTqlmYyejxrp0z7FLLJFoJI_bOazx5HWHpXgn-azZAiyUwOMWFsbJQarYRagLZvZ2-cYtTWd1UPP-0H0MJ1iaamARxWGxG/s1600/13-nissan-land-glider-press_610x406.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaUkKtZKdcECg5qGgfgcrfc5xtXCNFSgN5j6bb5swVg5INAcTqlmYyejxrp0z7FLLJFoJI_bOazx5HWHpXgn-azZAiyUwOMWFsbJQarYRagLZvZ2-cYtTWd1UPP-0H0MJ1iaamARxWGxG/s320/13-nissan-land-glider-press_610x406.jpg" width="320"></a></div><a href="http://afkra.blogspot.com/2012/12/nissan-land-glider-electric-concept-car.html#more">Read more »</a>

Nissan Land Glider – Electric Concept Car

With the concept of Land Glider, Nissan was leader of the competition for the most advanced concept car at Tokyo Motor Show. Car is able to...

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Top 10 Most Peculiar Places In The World

<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument></xml><![endif]--> <br><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Sealand: a micronation on the waters of the North Sea</b></span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7ZmBZRejAESziPOJsIk30RnybR_btTTpOnazczgQpMFaKTslI0_wps_f11AG_3W2B_crsrqVq1MUIMG8bEKc8P4zlCAEHZb6l3WUdIrT3cYl6js6XoV4JycobmobudMH9hF9CMvGiRfX/s1600/sealand-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7ZmBZRejAESziPOJsIk30RnybR_btTTpOnazczgQpMFaKTslI0_wps_f11AG_3W2B_crsrqVq1MUIMG8bEKc8P4zlCAEHZb6l3WUdIrT3cYl6js6XoV4JycobmobudMH9hF9CMvGiRfX/s320/sealand-1.jpg" width="320"></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Sealand is a micronation located six miles (10 km) off the coast of Suffolk, England. Sealand is occupied by the family and associates of Paddy Roy Bates. The population of the facility rarely exceeds five, and its inhabitable area is 550 m². </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Although Sealand's claims to sovereignty and legitimacy are not recognized by any country, it is probably the world's best-known micronation, and is sometimes cited in debates as an interesting case study of how various principles of international law can be applied to a territorial dispute. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></b></span></div><a href="http://afkra.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-10-most-peculiar-places-in-world.html#more">Read more »</a>

Top 10 Most Peculiar Places In The World

Sealand: a micronation on the waters of the North Sea Sealand is a micronation located six miles (10 km) off the coast of Suffolk, England...

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15 Celebrities Who Changed Their Names For Fame

<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbo_YeFMjW5oONGIg24m4xz6kwHCNl6E01PmIHWgDLa7q9vN5Ifk9Ju-z6r0AZgigrMLxbEYLAZQXvs4W_h7cHFD_89whY30nREkvO3Y70z7FPz1YSBCeK6Zwl_i6_AIuN7EU_ky1D2bm/s1600/charlie-sheen-twitter-quit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbo_YeFMjW5oONGIg24m4xz6kwHCNl6E01PmIHWgDLa7q9vN5Ifk9Ju-z6r0AZgigrMLxbEYLAZQXvs4W_h7cHFD_89whY30nREkvO3Y70z7FPz1YSBCeK6Zwl_i6_AIuN7EU_ky1D2bm/s320/charlie-sheen-twitter-quit.jpg" width="320"></a></div>In order to be a success<b></b>ful person, and achieve the status of a celebrity, you should start with having a pretty cool name. Don’t worry if you weren’t born with the name you wanted, you can change it later, that’s what the upcoming celebrities did too – <b>Carlos Irwin Estévez</b>, it’s actually Charlie Sheen. Enjoy....</div><br><a href="http://afkra.blogspot.com/2012/12/15-celebrities-who-changed-their-names.html#more">Read more »</a>

15 Celebrities Who Changed Their Names For Fame

In order to be a success ful person, and achieve the status of a celebrity, you should start with having a pretty cool name. Don’t worry i...

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Mayans: France Will Survive The Apocalypse

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><i>By: Frank Lake</i></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_qr9QECzbMEg9Wu_2UKjg1OviiaRFfnNWAoQnxV_Ye0QyyKeSjsbe_uahvjLcRzZzVUUBjjBZX7Bhj__lau8ky9HtUm13H6HQh1fk7RSGEuJlu-mR3wDvGkl7E-aM62bnjXK8_0BFxzN/s1600/france_mayanx.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_qr9QECzbMEg9Wu_2UKjg1OviiaRFfnNWAoQnxV_Ye0QyyKeSjsbe_uahvjLcRzZzVUUBjjBZX7Bhj__lau8ky9HtUm13H6HQh1fk7RSGEuJlu-mR3wDvGkl7E-aM62bnjXK8_0BFxzN/s320/france_mayanx.jpg" width="320"></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The  Mayans announced today that when the world ends on December 21, 2012, France will survive! Mayans predicted the end of the world – and they are convinced that they will be proved correct.  But WWN has learned that they also predicted that France will survive the apocalypse.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a href="http://afkra.blogspot.com/2012/12/mayans-france-will-survive-apocalypse.html#more">Read more »</a>

Mayans: France Will Survive The Apocalypse

By: Frank Lake The  Mayans announced today that when the world ends on December 21, 2012, France will survive! Mayans predicted the end of t...

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David And Joanne Are The Unluckiest Names

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjWx6lh2jjCEL_u2T5gvcXfgXu_a6TNOp5gzOOpuhPVq8-8KkFy7_73X79tfQV9TrKYceu_m3tzMZRy_Fkh20Fv4_1CCKh0-dlv7Oy24W3oORXd-gigZh0it_Eof2VspnlVgsFKvqaA2y/s1600/101027_baby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjWx6lh2jjCEL_u2T5gvcXfgXu_a6TNOp5gzOOpuhPVq8-8KkFy7_73X79tfQV9TrKYceu_m3tzMZRy_Fkh20Fv4_1CCKh0-dlv7Oy24W3oORXd-gigZh0it_Eof2VspnlVgsFKvqaA2y/s1600/101027_baby.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Research has found that David and Joanne are the unluckiest names in the UK and that people with those monikers are most likely to suffer personal injury.<b> </b>So according to case data released by a UK-based firm of personal injury solicitors anyone named David or Joanne should take extra care when leaving the house in the morning.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><a href="http://afkra.blogspot.com/2012/12/david-and-joanne-are-unluckiest-names.html#more">Read more »</a>

David And Joanne Are The Unluckiest Names

Research has found that David and Joanne are the unluckiest names in the UK and that people with those monikers are most likely to suffer ...

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Ninja Star-Shaped Jet Flies Sideways At Supersonic Speeds

<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument></xml><![endif]--> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><b>By : Benjamin Preston </b></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnPE9uA515g30tKesiJHxxDx_ICqDlPW9mZ_XbEo_947PY-6NqzwjJy_oLO4L0BHYYe3d81asiWg73ktHA2VTaj1xb2VX_NoeNk2LVbJMjE9Biw9INjoqm-OmnQB9zlFDB6dRGify6IJI/s1600/original.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnPE9uA515g30tKesiJHxxDx_ICqDlPW9mZ_XbEo_947PY-6NqzwjJy_oLO4L0BHYYe3d81asiWg73ktHA2VTaj1xb2VX_NoeNk2LVbJMjE9Biw9INjoqm-OmnQB9zlFDB6dRGify6IJI/s320/original.png" width="320"></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Forget everything you know about flying wing aircraft like the B-2 bomber and the F-117 stealth fighter. Researchers at the University of Miami are working on a star-shaped jet that can fly in two different directions. And by that I don't mean forward and backward, but forward and another forward. The NASA funded design, which is still in the computer modeling phase, has a long axis, and a short axis perpendicular to the long one. There are two cockpits: on one end of the long axis, and on one end of the short axis. When it's taking off and cruising at low speeds, the plane can use the longer wingspan for lift, with the tips folded up, presumably for vertical stabilization. Then the plane rotates 90 degrees to use the short wingspan to travel really, really fast. Scientists figure change in direction will be super smooth; virtually unnoticeable from inside the plane.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></div><a href="http://afkra.blogspot.com/2012/12/ninja-star-shaped-jet-flies-sideways-at.html#more">Read more »</a>

Ninja Star-Shaped Jet Flies Sideways At Supersonic Speeds

By : Benjamin Preston Forget everything you know about flying wing aircraft like the B-2 bomber and the F-117 stealth fighter. Researchers ...

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These Are Real...

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These Are Real...

Believe it, all these are real and actually published for the public to read. Now I wonder, what is the function of an editor? Beats me.......

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Top 10 Strange And Forgotten Fruits

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Top 10 Strange And Forgotten Fruits

By : Greg Hayes Despite what the nutritional experts have to say about getting people to eat more fruits and vegetables, we all know what a...

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Amazing Mobile Library On The Streets Of Argentina

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3yw1pypcR4L-f4LSX9mRehsmBlnSYSj4o7EHGc6eOM2ggvhOlfPdppV_KPP9KS2Tw7PfqZ7b1JCu3z5dlqB4LSZq9Nsh8HJrehRPefQ3B_ZEy_FYy8vsX7-Izp3cysxkVGtXxbrtHRAvx/s1600/Amazing-mobile-library-on-the-Streets-of-Argentina-001.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3yw1pypcR4L-f4LSX9mRehsmBlnSYSj4o7EHGc6eOM2ggvhOlfPdppV_KPP9KS2Tw7PfqZ7b1JCu3z5dlqB4LSZq9Nsh8HJrehRPefQ3B_ZEy_FYy8vsX7-Izp3cysxkVGtXxbrtHRAvx/s320/Amazing-mobile-library-on-the-Streets-of-Argentina-001.jpeg" width="320"></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you’re a bibliophile and just can not imagine life without books, then you will love this project. The car turned into a mobile library that travels through the streets of the Argentina cities. Artist Raul Lemesoff turned an old Ford Falcon 1979 release, one of the most popular means of transport among the armed forces of that time, into a mobile library. And do not be embarrassed that the whole structure is very similar to their outlines of tank! This is a unique car-library, called “Arma De Instruccion Masiva”, which can also be translated as “Weapons of Mass Expressions’, travels through the streets of Buenos Aires, taking advantage of the huge popularity among people who love books.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><a href="http://afkra.blogspot.com/2012/12/amazing-mobile-library-on-streets-of.html#more">Read more »</a>

Amazing Mobile Library On The Streets Of Argentina

If you’re a bibliophile and just can not imagine life without books, then you will love this project. The car turned into a mobile library ...

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10 Bizarre Beauty Treatments

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10 Bizarre Beauty Treatments

Oh the things people do in the name of beauty! After several decades of repeated attempts (and failures) to find Fountains of Youth and Eli...

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10 Of The Best Internet Hoaxes

<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument></xml><![endif]--> <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRrBqMfThjrzZ8Zf3755g3DoIj9c7-t-48TD9m9gdwEztOLwBmq4-yh8i43SWL2HBcK9Adk8u89csOb9Ns8BjYuHOOlFr5B2gtHYZ_8Y2kdsBB4GY8wsI895gwJ-XqEVjgTzQHMiUbyJFz/s1600/Hoax2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRrBqMfThjrzZ8Zf3755g3DoIj9c7-t-48TD9m9gdwEztOLwBmq4-yh8i43SWL2HBcK9Adk8u89csOb9Ns8BjYuHOOlFr5B2gtHYZ_8Y2kdsBB4GY8wsI895gwJ-XqEVjgTzQHMiUbyJFz/s1600/Hoax2.jpg"></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Remember the tourist of death? That guy standing on the World Trade Center with a plane incoming behind him, supposedly this is the moment when 9/11 happened. That photo did a hell lot of rounds on the internet. But well, it turned out to be a hoax but it did fool many people before being torn down and declared as fake. Today, we take a look at ten such famous internet hoaxes.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"></span></b></span></div><a href="http://afkra.blogspot.com/2012/12/10-of-best-internet-hoaxes.html#more">Read more »</a>

10 Of The Best Internet Hoaxes

Remember the tourist of death? That guy standing on the World Trade Center with a plane incoming behind him, supposedly this is the moment...

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Top 5 Horror Movies Based On Horrifyingly True Stories

<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument></xml><![endif]--> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduRoCQ6o5jibMbVgejaEuJiEyyLXvhqtnvvh3RGeUA0kieI2BLggM4M0fXtsRAE17IzuK7ox1ekAEnDoKWL2suUcGsLJqIeh9fUSUUeneNdLIW4V_vSDV8Zi1zHTGSlJ85k1EPKLAAFau/s1600/nosferatushadow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduRoCQ6o5jibMbVgejaEuJiEyyLXvhqtnvvh3RGeUA0kieI2BLggM4M0fXtsRAE17IzuK7ox1ekAEnDoKWL2suUcGsLJqIeh9fUSUUeneNdLIW4V_vSDV8Zi1zHTGSlJ85k1EPKLAAFau/s200/nosferatushadow.jpg" width="200"></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">What is it about seeing the words <strong><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"based on a true story"</span></strong> flash across a movie screen that sends an extra shiver down your spine? Even knowing that any "true story" used in a <strong><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">scary movie</span></strong> has been exaggerated and embellished within an inch of its life doesn't take away from the terror we feel: <span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><em><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Omg, this actually happened to somebody! This could actually happen to me!</span></em></span> But you know what's really freaky? Sometimes one incredibly disturbing real-life person or event can spawn several different horror flicks. Yikes! How messed-up is that? And just wait till you find out which of your <strong><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">favorite frightening films</span></strong>are <strong><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">based on the same "true" story</span></strong>!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></div><a href="http://afkra.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-5-horror-movies-based-on.html#more">Read more »</a>

Top 5 Horror Movies Based On Horrifyingly True Stories

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The 15 Deadliest Human Caused Disasters

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The 15 Deadliest Human Caused Disasters

If there’s one thing humanity is disturbingly good at, it’s killing its own. We have an unparalleled ability to destroy ourselves and ever...

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28 Awesome Gadgets That We Should All Have

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28 Awesome Gadgets That We Should All Have

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32 Random Interesting Facts

Just some trivia to share....<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdQFLWLeXWrLA9NjilLalde6tXr4P1mC9J3dOjjAto7Y61p6pYfsUjDYP3IULhVeCiDmYrZ9lkGT673cbweOIUyNOI5mi72wAjJ5LoBuYPpGWJ4ZxiJXsa6UVqJ2YpkJ1mNweRRGL39XF/s1600/82863316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdQFLWLeXWrLA9NjilLalde6tXr4P1mC9J3dOjjAto7Y61p6pYfsUjDYP3IULhVeCiDmYrZ9lkGT673cbweOIUyNOI5mi72wAjJ5LoBuYPpGWJ4ZxiJXsa6UVqJ2YpkJ1mNweRRGL39XF/s320/82863316.jpg" width="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf7t5IjIhlMbVkrbW92uQ-QTeiIxLxbhVS-f-lD5quYqpsrXF7eHy0Ta_kV_zTx2vKEeJdccClrNIHEGM7ash_188y2Rqn3xj7sUiM3mY3n8MSlt32Qz9Y2GAJUVzJwVaMcinpWmhtTbQa/s1600/82863315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf7t5IjIhlMbVkrbW92uQ-QTeiIxLxbhVS-f-lD5quYqpsrXF7eHy0Ta_kV_zTx2vKEeJdccClrNIHEGM7ash_188y2Rqn3xj7sUiM3mY3n8MSlt32Qz9Y2GAJUVzJwVaMcinpWmhtTbQa/s320/82863315.jpg" width="320"></a></div><a href="http://afkra.blogspot.com/2012/12/32-random-interesting-facts.html#more">Read more »</a>

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10 Beloved Banned And Recalled Products

<div style="text-align: justify;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument></xml><![endif]--> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><b>By Allison T. McCann</b></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Everybody's stocking up on those entertaining Buckyballs before a ban against them enters into force. But they're far from the first beloved product to earn the wrath of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. <br><br><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Lawn Darts</b></span><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_pDb-7meN7B3Z3YjmsQg9c9L83vrbK48weNxMTW0XEFJ3Yv1zMhqwFwus-72cUP2hEYwu13IWg3FQhVWBZw2AWr_wj_K-yz249muvUHW2NhhZu1HMszRnb4ZYwriXMpO17ivSdcjYwyiT/s1600/darts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_pDb-7meN7B3Z3YjmsQg9c9L83vrbK48weNxMTW0XEFJ3Yv1zMhqwFwus-72cUP2hEYwu13IWg3FQhVWBZw2AWr_wj_K-yz249muvUHW2NhhZu1HMszRnb4ZYwriXMpO17ivSdcjYwyiT/s320/darts.jpg" width="320"></a></div>Summer Saturdays were never the same once darts were taken off the market back in 1988. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) banned the sale of the metal-tipped lawn darts after numerous head, eye, and ear injuries, especially in children. Some companies have skirted the ban by selling the metal tips and plastic fins separately. <br><b></b><br></div><a href="http://afkra.blogspot.com/2012/12/10-beloved-banned-and-recalled-products.html#more">Read more »</a>

10 Beloved Banned And Recalled Products

By Allison T. McCann Everybody's stocking up on those entertaining Buckyballs before a ban against them enters into force. But they'...

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10 New Cars With The Highest Theft Rates In The US in 2010

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkxt0N4i-te-s_lNPX72DvSm5nh4CIk-45NbpDuCL-4iEUpQmCIqp8IJ-XBU5hTZZZju_pN4yz3vh1Zikzo-OGp9xtTIj7kvsu3Xm3ypM1ir055apcD3X0EY3mEU5e0F8f-pOZYYtyTa0L/s1600/carthief_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkxt0N4i-te-s_lNPX72DvSm5nh4CIk-45NbpDuCL-4iEUpQmCIqp8IJ-XBU5hTZZZju_pN4yz3vh1Zikzo-OGp9xtTIj7kvsu3Xm3ypM1ir055apcD3X0EY3mEU5e0F8f-pOZYYtyTa0L/s200/carthief_3.jpg" width="200"></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Is your car popular for the wrong reasons? It could be if you drive a Dodge Charger, which tops the latest list of most stolen new cars from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Autos continue to be hot properties among thieves, with 379,677 of them pilfered last year according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Fortunately, NHTSA says increased use of parts marking, anti-theft devices and technology like coded keys, along with heighted public awareness and improved law enforcement have helped reduce this number steadily since 2001, with vehicle thefts now at their lowest rate since 1967. Still, the FBI figures one car was pinched last year for every 555 members of the U.S. population, to the tune of around $4.5 billion in annual losses.<br><br></div><a href="http://afkra.blogspot.com/2012/12/10-new-cars-with-highest-theft-rates-in.html#more">Read more »</a>

10 New Cars With The Highest Theft Rates In The US in 2010

Is your car popular for the wrong reasons? It could be if you drive a Dodge Charger, which tops the latest list of most stolen new cars fro...

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