Why
dump your significant other in real life when you can take out a
digital billboard ad to call them out on their morning commute? At
least, that's what one woman from Sheffield, U.K., did.
The woman, who according to AdWeek is
known as Lisa, wrote the billboard message to inform her husband that
she knows he cheated. Not only that, though, but she also said, "When
you get home I won't be there." The message called her husband Paul out by his first name, and she even ended it with, "Enjoy your drive to work!"
A Greek design company have created the answer to every London office worker’s prayers - a desk that has a bed inside it.
To the naked eye, the ingenious piece of furniture looks
like your average nine-to-fiver’s desk, but pull down side panels and it
reveals a cosy sleeping spot.
The end of the box folds out so you can lay comfortably with
your head propped up - and the top of the desk still remains intact so
others can continue working whilst you’re catching some shut eye below
deck.
Ever felt like a short nap was all you needed to make your workday bearable? Studio NLThe nap desk was created by design studio, Studio NL, who
told archilovers: "The main concept was to comment on the fact that many
times our lives are “shrinking” in order to fit into the confined space
of our office.
The bed is disguised within an unassuming office desk
"this desk could be used for a siesta or for a few hours of
sleep at night on those days when someone struggles to meet deadlines."
Sadly the desk is just a prototype, but let's hope it comes to liberate Londoners who regularly work around the clock soon.
Hannah Combs, 15, was hanging out with her friends before the start
of school on September 14th, when a boy in her class snuck up behind her
and poured super glue on her head, soaking her hair and scalp.
"It instantly started burning," Hannah told the Killeen Daily Herald. "It felt like my head was on fire. It was horrible."
Hannah,
a freshman at Harker Heights High School in Killeen, Texas, immediately
went to the nurse's office . The assistant principal questioned her
about the incident, but Hannah could barely speak through the pain.
Meanwhile, the boy who attacked her was not spoken to by school
officials or taken into custody until Hannah's father Christian Grimmer,
a retired soldier, threatened to call 911.
Later
that day, a doctor diagnosed Hannah with first-degree burns on her
scalp. The hair on the right side of her head was matted and ruined, so
she decided to shave it off.
"I realized I lost my favorite thing about me. I
loved my hair," she said. "My hair was the only thing I liked about
myself, honestly. I lost it for no reason."
The next day, she
returned to school even though she was still in pain. During first
period, she became anxious when she realized she'd have to encounter
the bully who had poured the glue on her head during the second period
class they shared, so she left school for the day. She later learned
that he was given an in-school suspension for what he did, but she's run
into him on campus since the incident, since they have mutual friends.
Hannah's
parents have made multiple requests to Killeen Independent School
District Superintendent John Craft for the boy to be transferred to
another school within the district, but have not heard back directly
from him.
"You would think the superintendent's priority would be
school safety, but it is not any of his concern because he will not
return any calls," Christian said.
However, the school
district issued a statement explaining that they are committed to the
safety of their students and have responded to the incident in
accordance to state law, board policy, and code of conduct.
Although
the school district's response to Hannah's traumatic experience have
been underwhelming, the Internet has embraced her with open arms. Her
mother Jessica wrote a Facebook post detailing the incident that changed
her daughter's expectations for freshman year "dramatically." It struck
a chord with basically everyone who has a heart, and soared to 12,000
likes and 90,000 shares in under a week. She also created a Facebook
page titled "Justice for Hannah" to rally support.
Supportive
comments have poured in from across the globe. Hannah's situation even
caught the attention of a local hairstylist at The Salon in Harker
Heights, who offered to cut and style her hair into a beautiful
asymmetrical look for free.
No one should have to go through what
Hannah did, but regardless of how long or short her hair is, she's a
gorgeous girl with a loving family, the support of the Internet, and —
most importantly, the strength to stand up for herself.
#1A woman in the UK was recently treated to
unspeakable horrors and torture of the worst kind. Her name is
Jacqueline and shockingly, this is what she wanted.
#2You see, Jacqueline was making a point. She
was passionate about companies using horrible animal testing methods and
she knew she had to make a statement.
#3For 10 hours, she wore a flesh-coloured body
suit only and was put on display in the shop window in London to show
what animals go through.
#4Her eyes burned with chemicals – the same type of cosmetics testing that would be done on animals.
5Moments later, she was force-fed food and drink.
#6One of the most difficult moments was when
her head was gripped and electronic clippers shaved a large strip from
her hairline – a common practice in laboratories when monitors or
electrodes need to be attached to an animal’s skin.
#7Creams and lotions were applied to her forehead and cheeks leaving painful red sores and burns.
#8Uncomfortable electrodes were attached to her head while she was tested.
#9Some of the terrifying tools she had to endure but animals face this on a daily basis in labs.
#11Although it was a performance, she never looked comfortable and suggested not all the pain was an act.
#10Her arm bled in real life from resisting multiple injections.
#12Jacqueline was publicly humiliated, shivering
with cold and had red sores from the lotions from her cheek. But it was
not in vain – passerbys saw her ordeal and signed a petition against
animal testing. This protest of animal testing was meant to spa
The Galapagos Islands are an
archipelago of volcanic islands. They are distributed on both sides of
the Equator in the Pacific Ocean. These islands have a vast number of
endemic species,(giant tortoises for an example) one of the reasons they
are famous for.
No. 9 Koh Samui island, Thailand
It
is Thailand’s second largest island after Phuket. It is located in
Surat Thani Province close to the mainland town Surat Thani. Koh Samui
has a lots of natural resources, coconut trees , coral reefs and white
sandy beaches.
No. 8 Sicily, Italy
Sicily
is located in the Central Mediterranean and it is the largest island
in the Mediterranean Sea. The most prominent landmark is Mount Etna,
with it’s 3,230 meters(10,890 ft) is the tallest active volcano in
Europe and one of the most active in the world.
No. 7 Kauai, Hawaii
Kauai
is the fourth largest island in the Hawaiian archipelago an the 21
largest island in the USA. Kauai is also known as “Garden Isle”.
No.6 Bali
Bali
is a province in Indonesia that covers a few small islands including
the isle of Bali. Bali is known for its sculpture, traditional and
modern dance, painting, music, leather etc.
No.5 Prince Edward Island , Canada
Prince
Edward Island is a Canadian province. It is one of the three Maritime
provinces and it is the smallest in the nation in population and land
area. It is located 200 km north of Halifax, Nova Scotia and 600 km east
of Quebec City.
No. 4 Santorini, Greece
Santorini
is an island in the southern Aegean Sea, 200 km southeast from Greece’s
mainland. Santorini is actually what remains after a enormous volcanic
explosion that destroyed the previous settlements on a formerly single
island, and created the current geological caldera.
No. 3 Maui, Hawaii
Maui
is the second largest of the Hawaiian Island and the 17th largest in
the USA. Maui is part of the state of Hawaii and is the largest of Maui
County’s four islands Molokai, Lanai and Kaho’olawe.
No. 2 Boracay Philippines
No. 1 Palawan, Philippines
Palawan
province is an island province in the Philippines. The islands of
Palawan stretch from Mindoro in the northeast to Borneo in the
southwest. The island is located between South China Sea and the Sulu
Sea. According to Travel and Leisure this is the most beautiful island
in the world.
Mumbai:
In a shocking case, a 12-year-old girl on Monday delivered a baby boy
at JJ Hospital here, making her one of the youngest mothers in the
country.
It was discovered nearly a month ago that the girl from Chembur was more than seven months pregnant.
When asked by police, she had told that her stepfather had repeatedly raped her. The accused is under arrest.
The baby, who weighs 2 kg, was delivered via caesarean section.
The girl's family realised she was pregnant when she started
complaining of pain in the abdomen. “She was prescribed painkillers as a
doctor in Chembur didn't even suspect she was pregnant. It was only
after her stomach bloated that we got a sonography done and it revealed
she was more than seven months pregnant,“ Mumbai Mirror quoted a
relative of the girl as saying.
The girl's mother then lodged a police complaint, leading to her second husband's arrest.
Until the Muslim riots in the Paris suburbs in 2005, few people
outside of France had been aware of the large Muslim population living
in almost exclusively Muslim townships just outside of Paris. These
banlieues had become mini-North African villages, that had high
unemployment and, quite often, almost no contact with the larger French
culture.
In 2012, the banlieues were in the French news again when
14 Muslim men were accused of repeatedly gang raping 2 teenage girls
over a 2-year-period (from 1999 through 2001) in one of these suburbs.
In her complaint, the women, known only as Nina, alleged that it had
started when she was 16 and was grabbed off the streets, and subjected
to scores of rapes by local boys. Nina alleged that there were always as
many as 25 boys present and, despite her screaming, crying, and
vomiting, they would stand in lines of as many as 50 boys to take their
turn with her.
Because the boys who
perpetrated these vile attacks were minors, they were all acquitted. The
4 adult men who also participated had equally ridiculous outcomes. Two
went to prison for a year, one for six months, and the fourth had a
suspended sentence.
"this desk could be used for a siesta or for a few hours of
sleep at night on those days when someone struggles to meet deadlines."
