Showing posts with label People. Show all posts
Showing posts with label People. Show all posts

Sunday, July 25, 2010

The Richest Royals in the World


 Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, worth $30 billion

Here is a list of the world's richest kings, queens and other royals, according to Forbes’s new ranking. More after the break...


Brunei's Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, worth $20 billion


Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, worth $18 billion


UAE's President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan, $15 billion


Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, worth $4.5 billion


Liechtenstein's Prince Hans-Adam II, worth $3.5 billion


Morocco's King Mohammed VI, worth $2.5 billion


Qatar's Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, worth $2.4 billion


Prince Albert II of Monaco, worth $1 billion


His Highness the Aga Khan, worth $800 million


Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said, worth $700 million


Britain's Queen Elizabeth, worth $450 million


Kuwait's Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al Jaber Al-Sabah, worth $350 million


The Netherland's Queen Beatrix, worth $200 million


Swaziland's King Mswati III, worth $100 million


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She Continues to Surf

Her name is Danielle Bert, her 25 years. She lives in San Diego (California) and, like all young people of her generation, tries to spend time actively and cheerfully. She loves to travel, enjoys extreme sports, go to concerts, communicating with friends, but all the fun give it a little harder than others - in Daniel is not the right leg. More after the break...
This is difficult to write and speak aloud, because the Russian language, for whatever reason is not prepared for a quiet discussion of such problems. All words relating to amputation, prosthetics and other disabilities, sound rude and unnatural, we have taken on such issues remain silent. American brain a bit different - Daniel calmly tells what happened to her and how she copes with this problem. Moreover, she even wants to talk about it to show people that even with such a serious injury a person can be completely full and happy life.

She continues to surf Tell us why you have dentures?
About six years ago, I got in a motorcycle accident and lost a leg.

How long do you go for a surf?
About two years.

That is, you start to skate now without legs. It was difficult?
Yes, the main problem was to invent a prosthesis that he allowed to ride. My prosthesis was first artificial knee, but now it was not necessary. We spent a lot of time in water, to understand how to be arranged artificial leg, and, finally, we made it!

How do you generally had the idea to start riding?
I grew up in New Jersey on the ocean, and I simply love the wave. After the accident I could not even go into the water, and I was very upset - I wanted a normal prosthesis to at least begin to swim.

But why did you start riding so late, after all surfers ride from early childhood?
I did not have enough money to buy myself a serious board and really ride the waves, so I settled for bodibordom. Yes, before the accident, I skied on bodiborde.

How much do you know people who ride on the surf with a prosthetic leg?
I have no knees, and I know a surfer with the same injury - he lives in Brazil and very good rolls.

What other sports do you do?
In addition to surfing, I still ride on a skateboard, snowboarding, doing swimming - I generally enjoyed sports.

Do you feel that you've been given with great difficulty than others?
Yes, but this should just get used to. For example, when you ride the surf, you have to do a certain number of movements to jump on board. I have to make more steps, because I do not feel his leg, but it's just a matter of training.

How do people react when they see that you ride a surf?
I think my efforts and my skating inspire people to something new, give them to understand that they are capable of more. In particular, people devoid of feet or hands, realize that they are not so limited, as they think.
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Chinese Boy Born with a Mask-Like Face

A Chinese boy born one year ago in Shanghai has a rare transverse facial cleft - his skull has a large horizontal section missing. It looks really creepy but the worst thing is that if the corrective surgery is done on him, it may kill him…Poor little kid. More images after the break...
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Sunday, July 18, 2010

World’s Most Tattooed Woman

Julia Gnuse – nicknamed the ‘illustrated lady’ – has 95 per cent of her body covered in ink, ranging from jungle scenes and cartoons to her favourite actors. Miss Gnuse, from California, started getting tattoos on her legs after developing a skin condition called porphyria, which causes the skin to blister when exposed to sunlight. More images after the break...

In an interview, Miss Gnuse said although the ink did not stop her skin from blistering, it covered up the scars and allowed her to be exposed to the sun. ‘I had a friend who is a plastic surgeon, who suggested tattooing my skin the same color to the scarring that I had, seeing if we can match my just pale-looking skin that I had.’ Miss Gnuse said every one of her designs had been created by the same tattoo artist. Miss Gnuse features in the 2011 Guiness World Records book.
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Thursday, July 15, 2010

A Brave Boy

This boy's name is Gabe Marsh, originally from the U.S. state of Alabama, he was born with one arm and no legs. But this does not prevent him play for the school in swimming, and even with the results from past competitions, he won second place. More images after the break...


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