Chinese Billionaire donates all to Charity, leaving offspring nothing

“If my children are competent, they don’t need my money. If they’re not, leaving them a lot of money is only doing them harm.” Yu Pengnian, China's biggest philanthropist sits in the restaurant atop the hotel he built, where he lives and eats most of his meals. Yang Junpo for The Globe and Mail Shenzhen, China — From Saturday's Globe and Mail Published on Friday, Jul. 23, 2010 8:46PM EDTLast updated on Tuesday, Jul. 27, 2010 1:31AM EDT Yu Pengnian’s...

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Black Parent.. White Baby

A BLACK couple coo over their new baby yesterday - a white, blue-eyed BLONDE. British Nmachi Ihegboro has amazed genetics experts who say the little girl is NOT an albino. Dad Ben, 44, a customer services adviser, admitted: "We both just sat there after the birth staring at her." Mum Angela, 35, of Woolwich, South London, beamed as she said: "She's beautiful - a miracle baby." Ben told yesterday how he was so shocked when Nmachi was born, he even...

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When a Plane Runway Is Too Short

Of course, all plane runways are long enough for airplanes to land. But there are situations, when jets overshot a runway. Such case happened in Jamaica last winter. There were over 150 passengers aboard an American Airlines flight going from Miami to Jamaica. The weather was not nice, as there was a heavy rainstorm. The jet overshot a runway when it was landing, and broke up in 3 parts. Good, no one was fatally injured. ...

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When a photograph is not just a photograph...

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Substitute Javier Hernandez struck the only goal of the game with five minutes to play as Manchester United beat Valencia 1-0 in the Champions League.

Hernandez also hit the post in a cameo spell which lit up an effective but otherwise uninspiring Manchester United display.United, missing several key players includingWayne Rooney, were able to name Rio Ferdinand and Michael Carrick in their line-up, while Sir Alex Ferguson opted for Anderson in the centre of midfield.The away side seemed to settle well and the in-form Dimitar Berbatov struck...

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CATCHING A KING COBRA

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An Airline With a Sense of Humor

Kulula is a low-cost South-African airline that doesn't take itself too seriously. Check out their new livery! WHAT A PITY KULULA DOESN'T FLY INTERNATIONALLY - WE SHOULD SUPPORT THEM IF ONLY FOR THEIR HUMOUR - SO TYPICALLY SOUTH AFRICAN. Kulula is an Airline with head office situated in Johannesburg . Kulula airline attendants make an effort to make the in-flight "safety lecture" and announcements a bit more entertaining....

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Hoover Dam Bypass, USA . . .!!!!

Creeping closer inch by inch, 900 feet above the mighty Colorado River , the two sides of a $160 million bridge at the Hoover Dam slowly take shape.  The bridge will carry a new section of US Route 93 past the bottleneck of the old road which can be seen twisting and winding around and across the dam itself.  When complete, it will provide a new link between the states of Nevada and Arizona . In an incredible feat of engineering, the...

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