Sunday, June 7, 2009

A Toddler, An Open Window And An Amazing Catch

This is a very awesome story

"Marvin Goldstein was a toddler in 1945 when he experienced a catch rivaling any you'd see at a baseball game.

"The windows at that time did not have window guards," Goldstein remembers. "I leaned out, and I had one hand on the window inside and the other hand I was leaning out. [I] let go and fell five stories."


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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

The humble savior of life on Yangtze

"A burly Chinese man with binoculars slowly scans the centre span of the massive Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, looking intently at people standing along the walkway, searching for the telltale signs he has seen so many times.

The self-appointed guardian angel of the bridge, Chen Si has over the past five years coaxed – and sometimes physically wrestled – down no less than 153 people intent on leaping to a certain death in the murky waters 90 metres below."

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Friday, May 29, 2009

A meeting with Uppi

"The moment Uppi came out of the Studios, the moment I saw him, the feeling was exactly similar to a person who would have done a penance for 9 years for God, and finally would have got darshan at the end of 9 years. I shook hands with him and told him, its me who spoke to him during the recording on phone. He was very happy to see me and he said, “ayyo allello idri, ille banbiTTideera eega!”. Kiran explained how i came so fast to the studio."

Read more about this amazing story and listen especially to the audio showcasing Uppi's amazing talents

Wednesday, May 27, 2009