Chaos and On The Brink of Bankruptcy in Greece

Chaos and On The Brink of Bankruptcy in Greece

As Greek lawmakers are struggling to keep the country solvent and within the eurozone, historic buildings went up in flames in central Athens as black-masked protesters fought Greek police outside parliament in central Athens February 12, 2012.

REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis, Source: Yahoo News

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RIP Feng Fei Fei

RIP Feng Fei Fei

Taiwan Mandopop queen Feng Fei Fei died of lung caner in Hong Kong on Jan. 3 at age 59. The singer reportedly was not a smoker. With a singing career spanning four decades and countless awards, she asked her lawyers to keep her death a secret until after the Chinese New Year's celebrations, fearing it would bring bad luck to her fans.

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Year of The Dragon Opens In Beijing

Year of The Dragon Opens In Beijing

The opening ceremony at a spring festival celebrates the Chinese Lunar New Year at Longtan Park in Beijing, Jan. 22, 2012. January 23 marks the end of the Year of the Rabbit and ushers in the dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac.
(Soo Hoo Zheyang/Reuters)
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$300,000 Romain Jerome Watch That Does Not Tell Time

$300,000 Romain Jerome Watch That Does Not Tell Time

Swiss watchmaker Romain Jerome just launched the Day & Night watch that won’t tell you what time it is. But it does tell you whether it’s day or night.

You’d think people that can afford the watch could also afford at least one window somewhere to tell whether it’s day or night…..without a watch?

Photo credit: Luxist.com via WSJ.com

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1.28 Million Yuan Gold Toilet Displayed in China

1.28 Million Yuan Gold Toilet Displayed in China

The 1.28 million RMB ($201,400) golden bowl is merely one of the many "novel sanitary wares" on display at the 11th World Toilet Summit and Expo that began on 22 Nov. in the Hainan provincial capital of Haikou.
(Seriously, I doubt this will be a hot seller in China even with rising middle class income.)

Source: shanghaiist.com

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