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- Guy Gives His Dog Away after She Chews on His $130,000 Sports Car
- Chinese Girl Rotates Non-Stop for Four Hours during Spring Festival Celebration
- African City Replaces Traffic Lights with Intimidating Robots
| Guy Gives His Dog Away after She Chews on His $130,000 Sports Car Posted: 07 Feb 2014 03:00 AM PST This has got to be the saddest picture of a dog I've ever seen. It broke my heart to see Luce, a Border collie spaniel, literally in tears. Her owner gave her away after she chewed through the fiberglass wheel arch of his US $130,000 sports car last Wednesday. 42-year-old builder Royston Grimstead, from Chedzoy, Somerset, said he was devastated when he came home to find his dog had chewed through the fiberglass wheel arch of his beloved Aston Martin. The total damage was worth about $5,000. Grimstead, a divorcee, said he was already considering re-homing Luce because she did not get along with his other dog, a 10-year-old border collie called Jess. "She must have overheard me talking about re-homing her because she's normally friendly and never really chewed on anything before," he said. |
| Chinese Girl Rotates Non-Stop for Four Hours during Spring Festival Celebration Posted: 07 Feb 2014 02:00 AM PST 15-year-old Wei Caiqi, the niece of Chinese dancing star Yang Liping, twirled nonstop for four hours straight during China's New Year celebrations. The annual China Central Television (CCTV) gala was aired live on January 30 and watched by 704 million viewers across the nation. Wei, clad in a white gown, spun on a special stage as the rest of the festivities went on. Her performance was meant to represent 'the passing of time and the changing of seasons'. But all it did was create a huge controversy online, where people called the event 'cruel'. |
| African City Replaces Traffic Lights with Intimidating Robots Posted: 07 Feb 2014 01:00 AM PST The intersection of Boulevard Triomphal and Huileries Avenue in Kinshasa, Congo, has two new additions – robot traffic policemen. These large robocops have replaced human police officers and traffic lights, and, believe it or not, they're actually doing a great job. At first glance, the robocops don't look like much. They appear to be rudimentary tin boxes with attached tin hands. I'd say they have a scarecrow-like effect. But commuters have responded surprisingly well to the latest technology. Demouto Motumbo, a resident of Kinshasa, said: "As a motorcyclist I'm very happy with the robot's work. Because when traffic police control the cars here there's still a lot of traffic. But since the robot arrived, we see truly that the commuters are respectful." |
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