Space elevator to be built by Tokyo-based Obayashi Corp by 2050: Yomiuri Shimbun

TOKYO, Japan (Sat, Feb. 25) – Have you ever think of traveling to the space using an elevator??? If not, then start thinking of it as a Japanese construction firm has unfolded its plans to build a space elevator that can transport passengers to a space station 36,000 km above the Earth by as early as 2050.

Space elevator to be built by Tokyo-based Obayashi Corp by 2050

According to details published in the Yomiuri Shimbun; Tokyo-based Obayashi Corp. plans to use carbon nanotubes, which are 20 times stronger than steel, as cables for the space elevator. The firm wants to use magnetic linear motors as one likely source of thrust for the elevator car.

 All sounds OK, even exciting, until you come to know that the space elevator trip may take as much as a week because of its limited speed up to 200 kph, carrying 30 passengers maximum.

A cable would be stretched up to 96,000 km, 1/4^th of the distance between the Earth and the moon, the Yomiuri Shimbun report said further; and one end of the cable would be anchored at a spaceport on the ground, while the other would be attached with a counterweight.

The terminal station would house laboratories and living space.

SOURCE: For further details of this dream project read HERE.

VIDEO: Monster Lobster (27 lbs, 40 inches) caught in Boothbay Harbor Area, Maine

BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine (Fri, Feb. 24) — A super-sized lobster has been caught off the Maine coast by a local fisherman Robert Malone and handed over the caught monster lobster lobster to Department of Marine Resources for its aquarium in Boothbay Harbor.

Monster Lobster (27 lbs, 40 inches) caught in Boothbay Harbor Area

 According to details; the 27-lbs lobster measuring nearly 40 inches in length, was dubbed Rocky because it was caught in the Rockland area.

The ‘Rocky’ is the biggest ever brought to the aquarium, beating the previous record holder by 4 lbs. The lobster which are being eaten normally weigh between 1 and 2 pounds.

Capt. Aneeta and Co-pilot Waqar Killed in Plane Crash Near Model Town, Lahore

LAHORE, Pakistan (Thu, Feb. 23) – According to private news channels reports; two persons were killed as a result of a small plane crash Thursday in Model Town area, Lahore.

Capt. Aneeta and Co-pilot Waqar Killed in Plane Crash Near Model Town, Lahore

According to the details, the training plane which took off from Walton Road, crashed on to a house-143 in Model Town’s Block H, resulting in the death of pilot Capt. Aneeta and co-pilot Waqar at the spot. No one was injured reportedly from the the residents of the house, where plane crashed.

The bodies were recovered from the wreckage by rescue workers which responded after an emergency call from the residents of the area. Police and other related authorities also reached at the scene for investigation.

The cause of the plane crash is being investigated.

Su Jung Health Sauna Shooting Spree (Atlanta, Georgia) -- VIDEO: Five Declared Dead by Police

NORCROSS, Ga. (Tuesday, Feb. 21) – According to authorities; five people are dead in an evident murder-suicide at a suburban Atlanta spa on Tuesday night. The dead include three males of Asian descent and two females of Asian descent, police said.

Five dead in Su Jung Health Sauna Shooting Spree (Atlanta, Georgia)

According to details; law enforcement agencies responded to the firing spree at the Su Jung Health Sauna on Buford Highway, just northeast of Atlanta, about 9:00 p.m. ET.

Brian Harr, Norcross Police Captain, told in a press briefing that police had found a weapon at the spot and incident was believed to be a murder-suicide case. Harr said further through a press release that an initial inquiry revealed that an Asian male entered into the spa, shot four of the victims before shooting himself on the spot.

Eyewitnesses told that four of the victims were declared dead at the spot while the fifth was shifted to a local hospital bleeding severely who was later pronounced dead.

The spa is apparently run by a husband and a wife, according to a source who spoke with media.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was called to the scene to help investigate.

Watch below the video report of the Atlanta spa shooting spree incident:

Breaking News!!! New York Times' Reported Anthony Shadid Died in Syria

NEW YORK (Feb. 17) – Anthony Shadid, New York Times correspondent in Middle East, has passed away on Thursday while performing his duties in Syria, Associated Press reported. He was reported dead due to a severe asthma attack, NY Times said.

New York Times' Reported Anthony Shadid Died in Syria

According to details; the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Shadid was currently in Syria to cover the revolt against President Bashar al Assad. Shadid had broken several news during the coverage of Arab uprising while being on duty in Libya and Iraq.

In the line of his official duties Shadid, shot in the West Bank in 2002 and kidnapped for 6 days in Libya in 2011. Times photographer Tyler Hicks was with him when Shadid breathed his last moments, who also carried his body to Turkey, the NY Times reported further.

Shadid's father, Buddy Shadid, confirmed that his son had asthma throughout his life and had medication with him.

Furthers details reveal that Shadid had been in Syria for a week, collecting information on the confrontation to the Syrian government and calls for Syrian President Bashar al Assad to step down, the NY Times said. The exact circumstances and location of his death were unclear, it said.

Times Executive Editor Jill Abramson sent a note to the newsroom Thursday evening, relaying the news of Shadid's death and remembering him.


Shadid, a 43-year-old American of Lebanese descent, had a wife, Nada Bakri, and a son and a daughter. He had worked previously for The Associated Press, The Washington Post and The Boston Globe. He won Pulitzer Prizes for international reporting in 2004 and 2010 for his Iraq coverage.

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Associated Press

Exclusive Video: Valentine's Day Special -- Nude Weddings at Hedonism II, Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Nude weddings were arranged at Hedonism II, a Jamaican nudist resort,  this Valentine's Day and nine couples tied their wedding knots while being completely naked.

The promise of a Valentine's Day wedding and gracious 4-night stay attracted more than 100 engaged couples from the US and Canada, but only 10 were selected as part of a ‘nude wedding contest’, according to Zein Issa-Nakash, a marketing vice president of Superclubs, which owns Hedonism.

One couple was later dropped out before the wedding day, which was filmed by a documentary TV crew.

Watch video below showing glimpses of the event at Hedonism II.

VIDEO: South Carolina Residents Witnessed UFO Exploded and Crashed in the Skies

Early Monday morning was very upsetting for many residents of South Carolina who evidently saw an unidentified object splashing through the sky, exploding and apparently crashing, reports Open Minds TV.

South Carolina Residents Witnessed UFO Exploded and Crashed in the Skies

Many people across the state of Carolina said they were got up by a noisy bang and flash of light early Monday morning. Most of the reports of the strange occurrence came from people living in Cherokee, Spartanburg and Greenville counties at about 1:45 a.m.

One resident, Cindie Stubbs of Fountain Inn, told Fox, "I saw this big, bright light that made the sand almost sparkle. It was so bright, it scared me."

Spartanburg police told the Weather Service that they had received numerous calls from the public. They said that one of their officers said they saw a flash light up their car and saw various pieces disintegrate in the sky.