80 lashes for 'immoral' Iranian who abused alcohol and had sex

His face covered by a balaclava, an official brandishing a cane repeatedly lashes the back of a man found guilty of breaking Iran's morality laws.

Two police officers hold the legs of 25-year-old Saeed Ghanbari and another his arms to ensure there is no escape from the punishment of 80 lashes handed down by a religious court.

Traffic was brought to a halt in Qazvin, 90 miles west of the capital Tehran, as more than 1,000 men gathered behind barricades to watch the public flogging. Saeed Ghanbari receives 80 lashes for abusing alcohol and having sex outside marriage

Some took pictures on mobile telephones, others climbed traffic lights for a better vantage point as Ghanbari was marched to the centre of the square under the watch of blue-uniformed guards carrying machine guns.

A four foot long metal bench was taken from a police van and the convicted man was made to lie on it on his stomach, his fawn checked shirt pulled-up to his shoulders to expose his back and waist.

One police officer held his hands together beneath the bench, two others gripped his legs to ensure there was little movement.

Two police officers stood-by, their faces covered with balaclavas - each to administer 40 lashes.

Crowds gather to watch the spectacle

Both men then lashed Ghanbari, taking the cane back behind their heads to guarantee maximum impact, each stroke leaving a distinctive red mark and bruising on his back.

Several wounds began to bleed.

It was unclear exactly what his offence had been as the country's strict morality laws cover many areas, but it was reported he had been convicted of abusing alcohol and having sex outside of marriage.

The public lashings have been endorsed by the judiciary as a way of deterring alcohol abuse at a time when it is on the increase among young men but some religious leaders are said to be questioning their validity, fearing they have an adverse impact on the country's image abroad.

Although men and women convicted of flouting public morals are routinely flogged in detention centres, public floggings are considered rare.

Human Rights groups say there have been a marked rise in recent months in the number of people sentenced to executions and floggings in Iran.

Amnesty International, which said it is "greatly concerned by continuing human rights abuses in Iran", has highlighted figures revealing 117 people were executed in 2006 with thousands facing floggings.

They included a woman, who had been forced into prostitution as an eight-year-old, receiving 99 lashes because of "acts contrary to chasity."

Earlier this year, a man was flogged after a copy of the Bible was found in his car.

At least 120 executions have been recorded so far this year, according to Amnesty, with two youths under the age of 18 when they committed their crimes among those killed

The latest gruesome pictures have emerged three weeks after there was an outcry over a video of a flogging in a Malaysian jail was posted on the Internet.

The sickening images showed a man being lashed repeatedly on the buttocks until he bled from several wounds.

Paintings by disabled embrace life

Armless painter Zheng Jieping shows his calligraphy skills yesterday at the art show by disabled artists.A PAINTING exhibition by disabled artists opened its doors yesterday for a five-day free show.

Held at the Shanghai Arts Center for the Disabled in Zhabei District, the exhibition, whose theme is "Embracing Life," boasts a total of 134 Chinese paintings, calligraphy works, oil paintings and other works created by disabled artists and children from Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Japan. Local artists contributed 33 works, organizers said yesterday. Run by the Shanghai Disabled People's Federation and Hong Kong Center for Community Cultural Development, the exhibition aims to make common people understand more about disabled people, and understand their wish to pursue life.

Liu Hua, who has the biggest hand in the world

Let's all pray to God that Liu Hua who suffering from macrodactyly will back to normal life soon.

Liu Hua, 24, a Jiangsu Province native with the largest hand in the world will be looking forward to a normal life after undergoing radical plastic surgery at Shanghai No. 9 People's Hospital. He was born with a left thumb, index and middle finger much larger than normal.

Liu was suffering from a rare disease called macrodactyly, a birth defect in which toes or fingers are abnormally large. The cause of the disease is unknown but bone and soft tissue grows at an extraordinary rate.

Liu's three fingers and arm grew dramatically as he grew older and this had a serious affect on his life and his ability to work.

When Liu was hospitalized in Shanghai last month, his left thumb measured 26 centimeters, his index finger was 30cm and his middle finger 15cm. The overall weight of his left arm was about 10 kilograms.

"It was the biggest hand in the world," said Chen Zuliang, a hospital official. "Liu's fingers stopped growing in recent years so plastic surgery was at last possible to correct the malformation."

On July 20 surgeons began a seven-hour operation to reduce the size of Liu's fingers and thumb. Doctors removed 5.1kg of flesh and bone in the procedure.

"This was the first stage. The patient will regain the use of most of his left hand after rehabilitation," Chen said. "A second operation is scheduled in six months to reshape his left arm and shoulder."

Father of 78 kids, eyes 2 brides to hit 100

A one-legged Emirati father of 78 (the eldest of whom is 36 years old and the youngest of whom is 20 days old) is lining up his next two wives in a bid to reach his target of 100 children by 2015.

Daad Mohammed Murad Abdul Rahman, 60, has already had 15 brides although he has to divorce them as he goes along to remain within the legal limit of four wives at a time. "In 2015 I will be 68 years old and will have 100 children," the local tabloid quoted Abdul Rahman as saying.

"After that I will stop marrying. I have to have at least three more marriages to hit the century."

Abdul Rahman said his large family lived in 15 houses. He supports them with his military pension and the help of the government of Ajman, one of seven emirates that comprise the UAE, which includes the Gulf trade and tourism hub of Dubai.

Let's Kiss on Chinese Valentine's Day

Lovers participate a kissing contest at the foot of Huaying Mountain, southwest China's Sichuan Province August 18, 2007 to celebrate the eve of Chinese Valentine's Day. About 150 pairs took part in the contest. The festival is called Double Seventh Festival, which falls on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month.

Weirdest of the Guinness Book of World Records

　　 There are so many things we curiosity, especially those with "most" of the beginning of the word.The Guinness Book of World Records record for the most bizarre of these things.One, the world's most functional folding knife

Wei Ge company is a manufacturer of such "serious" inspired by the Guinness Book of World Records reproduced as "the world's most functional folding knife", and this range include the 87 tools, with 141 functions.

2, the world's longest feel oppressed people

Hamburg, Germany, from the Tom Xiedashi 30-year-old, who live in a Taiwan-television program feel oppressed for 15 minutes and two seconds, breaking from his own 14 minutes 25 seconds of the world record, the Guinness Book of World Records reproduced as "the world's longest feel oppressed people."

3, the world is of the most pocket-sized dog

Daci is a two and a half room Chihuahuas, but it is only 4.9 inches, so it included the Guinness Book of World Records as "the world's smallest dog."

4, the snake's mouth, smoking largest number of people

Can you in their mouth, smoking a few snake? From the United States Jackie • Bibby will let you feel that he is the world's mouth can be a gleam in the largest number of snakes, he maintained the world record is a blow sank eight snakes maintain 12.5 seconds. Many people try to create and Bibby is unimaginable, like a miracle, but their success was the day known as the Guinness Book of World Records Day.

5, the biggest construction cardsHouses with playing cards barrier is not an easy thing, but from the United States Bulaienbage baseman will be out of the house was so you can not believe that Berg had in December 12, 2004 in the United States out of Orlando baseman cards made of a Disney castle, which is a 13-foot castle 10% .5-inch high, 11 feet wide 10-inch, a castle within a depth of 300 feet 8 inches is 7.5.

6, the farthest spread whispered

This century record is created by China, hundreds of people sat in a long queue, a team from ABC first team reached the tail, thus creating the Guinness Book of World Records.

7, the world's largest CartEide Shina is sitting in his car giant shopping in a British supermarket wandering outside, this invention in the November 8, 2005, to be introduced in the next Guinness Book of World Records Day display.Yan Liang giant Cart - 11.4 feet, 9.8 feet long, 5.9 feet wide, and its own engine. Shina earlier also created a Guinness Book of World Records, in 2006 to create the world's fastest open the sofa.

8, the world's largest fingerprint plan

Landipi Manto big the school's second-grade students, he and his classmates came to create the world's largest fingerprint map, April 24, 2002 in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles on Hollywood Boulevard, near the 500 primary schools using a total of 60 gallons of blue, purple and red paint, in 2000 square feet of canvas on the site to create the world's largest fingerprint map, before the world record is long side of 44 feet by 34 feet, with a total area of about 1,511 square feet of fingerprint plan

9, hand chopping block century recordThe project Although no world records were broken, but the man has the courage worthy of admiration that he hoped empty-handed hero 22 concrete blocks, but without success.

10, the world's largest ice creamBeijing's eight-ice cream company in the January 16, 2006 created the world's largest ice cream, it is 15.75 feet long, 984 feet wide and 328 feet high and weighing 17,637 pounds.

11, the world's longest cochlea inner ear hair

Long-haired ears rare, but from India Bopa the agony of the cochlea inner ear hair than his hair still long, so well-deserved election to the Guinness Book of World Records on the world, the longest cochlea inner ear hair.

Bic Pen Bow & Arrow

intro:-Bic pen bow & arrow

A Bic pen bow & arrow is a good way to waste time at work or school. Be carefull these things really fly and could poke your eye out.
Step 1:-Materials
Bic Pen
Rubber band
Step 2:-Dissemble
Take apart the pen.
Step 3:-Reassemble
Poke a hole in the center of the empty tube big enough for the end of the pen to fit.
Step 4:-Add ruber band
Cut notches on both side of the pen tube to hold the rubber band in place.
Step 5 :-Fire!
Insert the pen pull back and fire.
Source:-instructables