Cricket Stars & Their Kids

Cricket Stars Their Kids A montage of the special ones in the lives of these special cricketers. Adam Gilchrist Saurav Ganguly Inzaman UL Haque

Suicide Survivors Who Got Another Chance at Life

Suicide Survivors Who Got Another Chance at Life 1. The Man Who Jumped Off a Bridge due to his Gambling Addiction In late 2003, Did Bélizaire, then 36, attempted suicide to finally break a painful and costly addiction to gambling that began when he was seduced by illegal slot machines at age 17. On the morning of Sept. 20, 2003, Bélizaire called his then-girlfriend on his cellular phone, asked for her blessing, then ended the call without telling her what he was about to do - take a suicide leap from the Jacques Cartier Bridge, a steel truss cantilever bridge crossing the Saint Lawrence River from Montreal Island to the south shore at Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. Once submerged in the deep waters, however, his survival instinct took over and he was fished from the river. Bélizaire had been burning through $20,000 or more annually on VLTs, and squeezing cash to play by concocting sob stories to defraud his mother, among others. He also borrowed $1,000 from loan sharks - but with a $50 daily interest charge, that mushroomed to "between $7,000 and $8,000." Seven hours before he tried to kill himself, Bélizaire stole $500 from the petty cash at the Hôtel Place d'Armes, where he worked, figuring he'd make it grow and replace it by morning. Bélizaire survived, but the attempt cost him the use of his legs. Now he's paraplegic and feels nothing from the chest down. Nonetheless, this misfortune did not get him down, and now he devotes his efforts to tell his story, mostly to young people, sounding the alarm against compulsive gambling. 2. The depressed mother who jumped off the bridge along with her little daughter A 28 year old mother, Angela Schuman, was going through a custody battle with her ex- husband over their daughter. She wrote several letters, including one saying," I can be with my daughter all the time. I can be free and far away where no Julio (her husband) of this world can reach us and separate us. And I can be with my daughter on her birthday." In the fall of 2005, three days prior to her daughter's 2nd birthday, Angela jumped off the Humber Bridge, holding onto her daughter all the way down. The little girl was taken to the Hull Royal Infirmary where she was found to be hypothermic, but five days later was able to go home. Angela Schumann spent almost two months in the hospital for treatment of lower body fractures. In 2006, Angela was sentenced to 18 months in prison after admitting attempted murder. 3. The woman who jumped off the suspension bridge after received a letter from her fiancé breaking up their engagement On Friday, May 8, 1885, a young man who was a porter on the Great Western Railway was determined to break off his engagement with Sarah Ann Henley, and thus wrote a letter to the young woman announcing his intention. This preyed on the girl's mind, and in a state of despair she rushed to end her life by a fearful leap from the Suspension Bridge.

Pictures of the week around the world

Pictures of the week: From baby twin pandas to a very slimy beauty treatment
Here's our pick of the pictures from around the world this week...

1. Zookeepers were stunned when giant panda Lun Lun gave birth to not one - but two - baby panda's at Zoo Atlanta this week (Reuters)

2. A pink, orange and purple sunset is pictured at Freshwater West, Pembrokeshire.
Britain has been experiencing the longest heatwave since 2006 with temperatures regularly hitting the mid-30s
(Drew Buckley / Rex Features)

3. Brendon Daniels holds up a can of iced tea and a bag of skittles during a protest in support of teenager Trayvon Martin,

Crocheting a Locomotive in Lodz, Poland

Crocheting a Locomotive in Lodz, Poland , Twisted sifter Artwork by Olek Although currently living in the United States, crochet artist Olek recently returned to her native country of Poland for an epic project. Over the course of two straight (and rainy) days, Olek and her team of four assistants 'yarn bombed' an entire locomotive with two freight cars in tow. Olek had already crocheted many of the panels beforehand but they still had to be assembled to cover the train. The team worked through the night to pull off the massive undertaking, debuting the crocheted train on July 13th. It will be on display in Lodz, Poland, until August 19th. The project was done in collaboration with the city and was authorized. She calls the piece 'Deadly Romance'. [Sources: Hi Fructose, Huffington Post, Boston.com, Metro] Artwork by OLEK Artwork by OLEK

Windows 7 Shortcuts

Windows 7 Shortcuts

Table of Contents:

1. Managing 'Windows' in Windows 7
2. Accessing Windows Features
3. Windows 7 Taskbar
4. Navigating Desktop
5. Windows Explorer
6. Photo Viewer
7. Dialog Boxes
8. Windows Admin
9. Windows Help
10. Ease of Access and Magnifier

1. Managing 'Windows' in Windows 7

Move and Resize Active Window
Win+Arrow Down	Set window to Restored (if Maximized) or Minimized (if Restored)
Win+Arrow Up	Maximize window (if Restored)
Win+Shift+Arrow Down/Win+Shift+Arrow Up	Maximize Restored window vertically / Restore window to previous state
Win+Arrow Right/Win+Arrow Left	Move Restored window to left/center/right. Works across multiple monitors
Win+Shift+Arrow Right/Win+Shift+Arrow Left	Move window to left monitor / to right monitor when using multiple monitors
Alt+Space	Opens the title bar menu
Alt+Space+Enter	Restore Window
Alt+Space+x	Maximize Window
Alt+Space+n	Minimize Window
F11	Turn full page view on or off
'Maximized' means full screen, 'Restored' means variable window size, and 'Minimized' means minimized to taskbar.

Switch between Applications
Alt+tab, alt+Shift+Tab	Cycles through open programs in taskbar. Hold alt and continuously press tab to move forward between applications. Release keys to switch to application selected. Add shift to reverse direction.
Alt+Ctrl+tab, then use arrow keys to select application	Cycles through open programs in taskbar without needing to hold alt continuously. Press alt+ctrl+tab once, then continue with arrow keys and press enter on application.
Alt+Esc/Alt+Shift+Esc	Cycle through programs on taskbar in the order they were opened or accessed
Win+Tab	Cycle through programs using Aero Flip 3D
Ctrl+Win+Tab	Cycle through programs on Taskbar using Aero Flip 3D
Win+g	Cycle through Gadget Window

Manage Multiple Windows
Win+d	Minimize all windows on all Monitors. Press again to restore previous state
Win+m	Minimize all windows on current Monitor
Win+Shift+m	Restore previously minimized windows on current Monitor
Win+Home	Set all windows to Minimized on current Monitor except active
Win+Space	Preview Desktop / make windows transparent (May not work with all Settings)

A Pensioner and His Garden

Is this Britain's most immaculate garden? Pensioner spends 30 HOURS A WEEK tending his lawn which is cut to exactly 5mm

• 'It's my pride and joy' reveals self-confessed 'gardening geek' Stuart Grindle
• Lush lawn is cut twice-a-day three times a week says the green-fingered gardener
• The award-winning 70-year-old has spent 30 years crafting the former veggie patch into a floral paradise
• Gardening widow Anne says she is allowed to step on the hallowed turf but son was told 'no ball games allowed'
• Mr Grindle claims his garden is a full time job getting him up at the crack of dawn
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• Do you want a lawn like this? Well, it's easy – in theory. You just need to spend 30 hours a week gardening and do it for 30 years!

That's how long 70-year-old Stuart Grindle has spent turning a former vegetable plot into the picture of perfection it is today.

Mr Grindle mows his lawn six times a week and keeps the grass cut to an impressive 5mm. He was so determined to protect his precious grass that he even banned his son Jonathan from playing football on it when he was a boy.

Anne and Stuart Grindle stand on the hallowed turf, proudly showing off their immaculate garden at their home in Rotherham, Yorkshire

Stunning blooms, neat borders and vibrant shrubs dot the stunning green lawn

Mr Grindle is a former winner of the Doncaster In Bloom Best Garden competition

Dedicated Stuart, who is a retired joiner and lives with his wife Anne, 69, said: 'It is my pride and joy, most people probably only get out the lawnmower once a week but I cut my lawn twice-a-day, three days a week.

Aerial Shots Of New York

The big apple of his eye: Photographer's amazing aerial shots of New York taken as he dangled out of a helicopter

• Jason Hawkes has taken hundreds of thousands of aerial photos and clocked innumerable hours in the sky above Manhattan

A photographer with a special knack for aerial shots has put New York City into perspective by only looking down on it from above.

Jason Hawkes boasts a portfolio of hundreds of thousands of aerial shots from all over the world and has produced 40 books of aerial photography.

But there is something especially stunning about the City that Never Sleeps when seen from the top down and Hawkes' method of getting his birds-eye-views are equally inspiring.

The intrepid photographer takes most of his shots from the passenger seat of a helicopter. While tethered in for dear life, he leans out the window and...voila.

From his vantage, sunsets in the city are even more riveting, the nightlife looks all the more exciting, and a walk in the park becomes an adventure into urban wilds.

Burning brightly: Aerial photographer Jason Hawkes has caught New York City in action many times of over the years. Here, Manhattan is seen at dusk from its southernmost tip

Splashing around: A pool in Central Park proves that New Yorkers may all be ants from above, but they're ants that can swim

Urban jungle: A tree-topped building in Manhattan's Upper East Side looks down on even more trees in Central Park

Apocalypse Britain (Hypothetical)

Apocalypse Britain: Terrifying Imagined images show Parliament wrecked by flooding and Edinburgh Castle hit by swarm of tornadoes

• Poll for TV channel Yesterday revealed that one in five Britons live in fear they will lose everything in a natural disaster
• Also found that half of Britons are scared their homes could be wrecked by rising water if there was a flood
• 38% are scared of extremely cold weather for fear their loved ones would freeze to death

ore than one in five Britons live in fear they will lose everything in a natural disaster - seen here in five stunning images of what could happen if the UK was hit by extreme forces of nature.

A poll of 2,000 people for the UK Natural Disaster Report - put together by TV channel Yesterday - found that 21 per cent were worried their lives would be devastated by some form of natural disaster.

The report, released to coincide with the premiere of Yesterday's show Perfect Storms: Disasters that change the World, asked the 2,000 people to rate the events they were 'most worried about'.

More than one in five Britons live in fear they will lose everything in a natural disaster. The image shows how the Houses of Parliament might look if there was a catastrophic flood in London

The poll compiled a list of the top 10 natural disasters people worried about, with flooding coming top, with 52 per cent saying they were scared their homes could be wrecked by rising water.

In second place was severe cold, with 38 per cent saying they were concerned about their loved ones perishing in freezing weather.

In third place were earthquakes - which although rare in the UK, notched up 21 per cent of the vote.

To accompany the poll, the channel released five images showing stunning 'disaster scenarios' which could occur in the UK, including the Houses of Parliament ravaged by a flood, and Edinburgh Castle hit by a tornado.

Other images include the Angel of the North after an earthquake, Trafalgar Square frozen over, and a meteor shower hitting London Embankment.

The Top 10 list was analysed by Dr Bruce Malamud, a professor of Natural and Environmental Hazards at King's College London, who assessed the risks using data from the Government's recent National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies (NRR report).

Some 52 per cent of people say they are scared their homes could be wrecked by rising water if there was a flood. Image shows what Trafalgar Square might look like if Britain was suddenly plunged into an ice age

The poll revealed that 21 per cent of Britons are afraid that they could lose everything in an earthquake.

Hidden Life under The Sea

Great White sharks, wrecked planes and huge clouds of fish: Photographers take the plunge to capture beautiful images of life underwater By Jaymi Mccann A Great White shark, a curious seal are some of the subjects that won prizes in the world's biggest photography competition. Thousands of entries from more than a hundred countries submitted to underwaterphotography.com's competion. The annual event covers 15 categories from wrecks to sharks and divers, with the UK's Nick Blake being made a Grand Master after picking up five awards. Allen Walker's Great White shark. The website is the longest running and most visited resource for underwater photographers Nick Blake won the title of Grand Master as he managed to get five awards in one competition Another of Christian Vizl's stunning freshwater photographs taken off the coast of Mexico

Spirit

Photoshop Fun - Dinosaur At A Wedding

Who invited him? Terrified wedding party run for their lives as T-Rex 'gatecrashes' ceremony in best wedding photo EVER Quinn Miller, 22, digitally added the giant dinosaur chasing the entire wedding party out of their ceremony Incredibly the dramatic photo - featuring 16 guests and the happy couple - was taken in just one shot on Sunday Snap instantly went viral and has now spread across the internet, being hailed as the 'best wedding photo ever' By JILL REILLY Getting married can be a daunting prospect, but this bride has a good reason to look terrified.. she is being chased by a menacing T-Rex. The amusing photo is the creation of Quinn Miller, 22, who digitally added the giant dinosaur chasing the entire wedding party out of the ceremony. Mr Miller took the shot at the wedding of Katie Young, 23, and James Lowder, 21, from Louisiana at The Myrtles Plantation on Sunday.  He told io9.com that he had known the groom for a while and knew he was a fan of dinosaurs so he pitched the idea to him a few days before the wedding and he 'loved the concept.'  Unexpected guest: Getting married can be a darting prospect, but this bride has a good reasons to look terrified.. she is being chased by a menacing T-Rex. The amusing photo is the creation of Quinn Miller, 22, who Photoshopped the giant dinosaur chasing the entire wedding party out of their ceremony

'Mountaintop' Penthouse

Professor builds dream mountain villa where he can get away from it all. Only problem is, it's on top of a Beijing apartment block (and the people underneath aren't too happy)

• Professor Zhang Lin has spent six years shifting rocks and rubble to the roof to create this mountaintop penthouse
• The property has a rocky mountain garden, complete with rubble and shrubbery 
• But residents have described him as a 'menace' after cracks and leaks appeared throughout the apartment block 
• Mr Lin did not have planning permission for the 'extension' and it will be demolished if deemed unsafe 

By HELEN COLLIS

A Chinese man has spent six years building his dream mountaintop villa - on top of a Beijing apartment block.  

Eccentric Professor Zhang Lin shifted tons of rubble and rock onto the roof of the building to construct the outrageous home which looks like it has been carved from a mountainside. 

The property even has a rocky mountain garden, complete with rubble and shrubbery. 

Room with a view: Professor Zhang Lin has spent six years shifting rocks and rubble to the roof of this apartment block to build his dream 'mountaintop' penthouse

Crazy: The home was built by Professor Zhang Lin but it has emerged he never had planning permission

Precarious: The mountaintop villa appears to be supported by steel struts added to the side of the building

Fantasy Art of Jim Warren

Difficult to choose the best one.  

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Brazilian fruit tree

Grapevine is a Brazilian fruit tree native to Brazil, 

Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Also called tree Jabuticaba.

 

The strange and unique thing in this tree is that the fruit grows on the trunk itself, not on the twigs. after the blooms of its white flowers, and fruit are of black or dark red or purple, is similar grapes.

Its fruit eaten raw and fresh, the fruit used in the manufacture of drinks and jellies. It is available year-round in areas of the tropical atmosphere.

These Jabuticaba fruits containing on antioxidants and inflammation, It is believed usefulness for cancer patients.

Used after drying as a popular treatment for a number of diseases such as anemia, asthma, diarrhea, It also makes them gargling solution for the treatment of tonsillitis.