Wednesday, January 2, 2013
5 Strange Technologies That Might Have Been Covered Up
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Beauties Before They Were Famous
Stars in the making
Most celebrities
seem like they were born to be famous, so it’s hard to imagine them before they
embarked on the road to stardom. But as these pictures show, some have
undergone a major transformation along the way.
Charlize Theron
Actress Charlize
Theron’s yearbook photo and attending the 2012 Golden Globe Awards.
Happy New Year 2013
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...
Monday, December 31, 2012
Most-Complained-About International Airlines
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
From August
2011 By Everett Potter
No. 1 - British Airways
65 complaints
Most-Complained-About US Airlines
From August 2011 By Everett Potter
Lost luggage and
rude attendants may make you want to scream. Here are the U.S. airlines
that people complained about the most.
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 MoneyCrashers.com,
tweeted @JetBlue before the plane
took off, and the airline responded - with a $50 voucher.
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.
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.
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.
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 who isn’t a
teenager look weird and public transit is full of hobos. Is there no method of
everyday transportation that’s both efficient and enjoyable? Nope, there isn’t. Trust us, we checked. However, there are
plenty of extremely weird methods that make up for their inefficiency with
their complete lunacy. So the next time you’re stuck in an hour long traffic
jam and the stereo in the car next to you is blasting “Dinosaur” on repeat, you
should consider one of these alternatives.
10 Tallest Buildings In The World
On a cloudy day, we feel like flying up to the sky and
touching the clouds. Well that might not be so impossible to do anymore! You
can just go and stand on the top floor of one of these skyscrapers. From Burj Khalifa
to Kingkey 100, here is the latest list of the Tallest Skyscapers in the
World!
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Amazing Restaurant Near Waterfall
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.
Most Bizarre Earrings
Enter into the world of fashion where anything and
everything can be considered art, if presented correctly and at an appropriate
time. Clothes are no longer seen as just attire, but a fashion statement.
Moreover, accessories have become a rage and complete an outfit. Without
further ado, below is a list of the top 10 most bizarre earrings.
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 classroom, during a lesson on the first day of the official
school year in Kabul
March 23, 2002. For the first time in six years schoolgirls, who were banned by
the Taliban from getting an education are attending classes. (Photo by Natalie
Behring)
Only In Africa
A collection of pictures taken that can only happen in Africa; some bizarre, some funny and others weird.
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
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!
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.
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.
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.