Participate in Surprise Birthday Bash of Colin

A Michigan family is getting attention from all over the world for the surprise birthday celebration of one boy through Facebook page. A desperate mom enlists Facebook users to give her son, who is friendless, a happy birthday through online greetings. The boy’s name is Colin and he doesn’t have any friend to celebrate his 11th birthday.

Colin is a middle schooler who told his mom that there was no point of throwing a birthday party for his birthday as he didn’t have any friends to participate. Lovingly worried mom, Jennifer reacted to his emotional statement with an amazing plan to show him just how he was wrong by creating a Facebook page stating Happy Birthday Colin.

Colin's Picture from Facebook

The boy Colin was diagnosed with sensory processing disorder about a year ago which makes him sensitive to things such as lights and sounds which can cause meltdowns. This disorder might have caused to make friendships difficult with other children who don’t understand.

Mother Jennifer told in an interview to Wood TV that, “We were talking about his birthday coming up and I had mentioned it a few times and he said he didn’t want a party. And I said, ‘Why don’t you want a party?” — “Mom, who am I going to invite? I don’t have any friends,’” mother Jennifer recalled Colin saying.

Colin's Mom Jennifer and Sister Ella

She said that these conversational words broke her heart and decided to reach to adults through social media. She created a Facebook page for people to wish her son Colin a Happy Birthday, nothing extra expected. Some of her friends and their friends may like and post wishing comments which may become a good surprise for her son.

A silly little page to make Colin feel good shared across the world in just two days, within a week it crossed a million likes for Colin. This page just grew boosted like a light in the zero, presently it has 1.6m and there almost a month for Colin’s 11th birthday. Jennifer added that her son is going to have lot of friends after this.

On the other side Colin doesn’t know about the Facebook page and its activity. His mom plans to surprise him with it on March 9th, on the birthday of Colin and record the reaction of her son with a camera. She also said that she opened a PO box for people to send Birthday Greeting Cards for her son.

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US Act on Curbing Illegal Wildlife Trade

February 12, 2014 – WASHINGTON – A comprehensive strategy for curbing illegal wildlife trade and combating wildlife trafficking has been unveiled by the Obama administration in hopes of curbing illicit poaching that is threatening to wipe out elephants, rhinoceros and other endangered species in Africa. A document was issued stating an almost complete ban on the ivory trade in the United States.

Representatives of many African countries are meeting in London with world’s leading conservationists to discuss on stopping the illegal sale of ivory. As a symbolic gesture, a large pile of ivory was crushed in central London. A major summit is scheduled this week which aimed at curbing the illegal wildlife trade.

Rowena Paxton, who gave away their ivory items to be crushed, said, “I feel like a big weight has been taken off me and I'm now to say goodbye and I just say please, please save our elephants, save our rhino”. In the year 1989, a ban outlawed the internation trade in ivory, but cross border smuggling continues.

According to estimation by conservationists, more than 25,000 elephants are getting killed across Africa each year to extract their tusks for ivory. Sebastian Tiran, French customs official said that every year half ton of ivory is getting seized by France. Tiran added that the trafficking of the protected species depends on the interest of the consumers for ivory.

Experts suggest to reduce the demand in order to curb the illegal ivory trade. China is blamed to be the large market for illegal ivory trade, but Chinese people say that it’s not like before, people protests against the practice in China. The Chinese country has cracked down on the smugglers and joined the other countries such as United States, France, Britain and others to destroy illegal ivory stockpiles.

Conservationists say that Africa's elephant population has dwindled from millions to about 500,000, and that nearly 10 percent are being slaughtered each year.  They warn that only tough action can save the elephants from extinction.

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Nokia Introducing Android Smartphones in February

Nokia is preparing to introduce a Smartphone running a version of Google’s Android operating system, the Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 10, citing people familiar with the matter. Nokia, despite its phone division being owned by Microsoft, is expected to show off an Android-running Smartphone at Mobile World Congress.

After years of loyalty to its own Symbian OS, Nokia entered a partnership with Microsoft in February 2011, and since then its high-end Smartphones have run the Windows Phone OS. In September 2013, with Nokia’s financials faltering even as its smartphone sales line was beginning to find an audience, Microsoft purchased Nokia’s Devices & Services business for $7.4 billion.

Before the September 2 announcement of the sale, rumors of such a sale persisted for months, and it was widely expected that if the companies couldn’t reach an agreement—the selling price was the sticking point, according to multiple reports—Nokia would turn to the more popular and top-selling Android.

However, even after the purchase it appears that Nokia is preparing to offer Android Smartphones. The Journal reported that Microsoft appears willing to outsource part of its phone lineup to Android to boost volumes and support its handset manufacturing operation. Higher sales would help cover the high cost of competing in a Smartphone industry dominated by Google, Apple and Samsung.

According to the Journal, the Android phone was already in development when the pair completed their negotiations. The Smartphone will reportedly feature digital services created by Nokia and Microsoft, as well as Here (Nokia’s mapping suite), the streaming music service MixRadio and access to a Nokia app store. Like Amazon’s Android-based tablets, the Nokia Android phones won’t access the Google Play storefront or certain Google-developed features, said the report

It’s expected that the phone will be introduced at the Mobile World Congress trade show, which is scheduled to convene Feb. 24 in Barcelona. “The rumored Android phone strikes me as giving Microsoft and Nokia a way to reach new market segments while pushing Microsoft services and software,” Ken Hyers, a senior analyst with Strategy Analytics, told eWEEK.

Hyers was among those who thought that if a deal couldn’t be reached with Microsoft, it would be rational for Nokia to turn to Android. However, he’d noted that Nokia wouldn’t want to risk losing the $250 million “platform support” payments that Microsoft was making to Nokia each quarter.

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Google Glass May Assist NYPD As A Crime Fighting Tool

Google Glass, an advanced headset which is developed with the high-end technology, is now helping New York Police Department to fight with crime. It seems NYPD is taking page out of the playbook of ROBOCOP by providing Google Glass to cops. This gadget will flash life story of the suspect right before their eyes.

This futuristic eyewear has been bought by the NYPD bosses and is beta testing the gadget with positive hopes to introduce them in the field as early as possible. A source of an NYPC said that the device testing is in the early stages and a handful of people are testing it out.

Google Glass is a high-tech glass which integrates a computerized interface into the wearer’s field of vision and help cops to instantly see the previous record, mugshot and other key information of the suspect.  According to the report in NY Post, The sources said that, if it works, it could be very useful for a patrolling cop who walks into a building with these glasses on.

It would be like the Terminator. You walk past somebody and you get his pedigree info if he’s wanted for a warrant right on your eye screen. You can identify the bad guys immediately within seconds. In addition to providing cops with instant internet access, Google Glass could also be used to record audio and video of interactions with suspects and other members of the public. ‘That would enhance the safety of officers,” the source said. “It’s a win for cops and the public”.

The glasses, which have yet to hit the market, are only available through Google’s Glass Explorer Program. It allows organizations to beta-test the new specs for a price of $1,500 each, according to Google’s Website.
“We think it could help impact patrol operations in New York City. We shall see”. A Google spokesman said the tech site it is not working directly with law enforcement agencies to test Google Glass’ crime fighting potential, but the Explorer program is open to anyone who wants to apply.

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Sochi Winter Olympics Kicked off with Lavish Opening Ceremony

The 22nd Winter Olympic Games have officially started with a lavish opening ceremony at Sochi, Russia. The opening ceremony was splendid with fireworks, colorful music, traditional dancers all over the place and energetic spectators from all around the world to witness the dazzling opening of great game event in the amazing country of Russia.

There were more than 40,000 guests along with 44 heads of states which includes Greece, Italy, China and also Ban Ki-Moon, head of UN attended the opening ceremony. The glorious Olympic flame was lit by two Russian sporting legends. The Opening Ceremonies at the XXII Winter Games in Sochi showed that Russia breathlessly ready and able to take its place in bizarre art form of opening ceremonies.

Colorful Olympic Rings at Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia on the day of the opening ceremony. Many people gathered in the Fisht stadium to have glance of the glorious opening ceremony.

In the above image, Russian Tennis Ace, Maria Sharapova can be seen holding the historic Olympic Torch before the event start at stadium.

Ban Ki-Moon, head of UN in Sochi walking through the street by holding the Torch near the Fisht Olympic stadium in Russia with security personnel all around him.

The pre-show look of the Fisht Olympic Stadium can be seen in the above image, beautifully structured to play and view. Complete security all around and many cameras to notify every corner of the stadium.

England Team during the parade at the opening ceremony of 22nd Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Nordic combined skier Todd Lodwick representing the England team by carrying the national flag of the country.

England team members can be seen in the above image with a closer look after the completion of the team parade in the Fisht stadium. England team athletes can be seen waving the spectators during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

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Facebook Launched New Look Back video Feature

Celebrating its tenth birthday, Facebook introduced a new feature of Look Back video to its social networking site. This feature is designed to mark the anniversary of this major social networking site in the world. A Short video for most significant moments of your social networking life will be used in this feature to make a video of your profile.

Pictures, life events, status updates and other information have been collected from the Facebook profile from the day since the user started to use this social networking site to package into a video. This Look Back video can be shared onto the timeline of the profile. The look back machine automatically selects the feed from the user’s Facebook activity, and accumulates it into a one minute video of your Facebook career.

The video starts with a blue colored slide, stating 'A Look Back' adjacent to Facebook logo. Immediately follows cameo photo stating, 'You Joined in (year)', and after that series of your first moments and most liked posts. The video finishes with thumbs up symbol, which we normally use for Facebook like.

Many industry experts agreed that this feature is a delightful one that shows a tour through memories of past. Some of the other showed negative reviews on this feature stating that Facebook is trying to monetize around the personal information of the user. Till now there is no information on how many movies have been viewed by the viewers.

Some of the Twitter users seem to fed up of the videos of people they are getting in the timeline. The initial reaction of the users was happy when it started on February 4, but on the other side, Twitter is flooded with tweets of users mocking the new feature of the Facebook. They took a dig at Facebook’s new Look Back feature.

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Airlines Increased Security on Possible Olympics Toothpaste Bombs

A federal law enforcement official said that airlines flying into Russia in advance for Winter Olympic Games are being advised to increase security because of the possibility that terrorist operatives could use toothpaste tubes to fabricate explosives to interrupt the games, according to the report in USA Today.

This information about the possible threat attack was picked up in a stream of intelligence security that authorities have been analyzing in advance of the Sochi, Winter Olympic Games, which have already been threatened by Islamist extremists. Security already tightened in Russia in the view of the event concerns.

The official, who is not authorized to comment publicly, has briefed the possible threat matter. He said that the actual news is still unclear whether launching such an attack was viable, the warning was not based on a specific threat. The official said the decision to alert the airlines was made out of an abundance of caution and is likely to be the first of many such bulletins issued related to possible threats in Russia.

Security preparations for the Sochi Games have been among the most extensive in the history of the Olympics because of the persistent threat posed by extremists just outside the perimeter of the host city. A security force of more than 40,000 has been dispatched to create what Russian authorities have described as a "ring of steel'' around the city and venues that stretch from the Black Sea Coast to the Caucasus Mountains to the east.

Preparations were stepped up in late December after twin suicide bombings in the city of Volgograd, nearly 500 miles from Sochi, left more than 30 dead.

As recently as Tuesday, President Obama was briefed on the U.S. government's involvement in the security effort and directed American authorities to work closely with the Russian Government and act on any new information that might affect the security of the Games.

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Fast and Furious Star Leaves Fortune to his Daughter

Paul Walker, famous Hollywood actor who died in an accident recently, has left his £15 million ponds fortune to his teenage daughter, which was claimed last night. According to reports in the U.S, the Fast and Furious star wanted everything he owned to go to 15-year-old Meadow.

The 40-year-old, who died after the car he was travelling in became engulfed in flames following a crash in November, named his father as the executor of the will. Paul Sr. has reportedly petitioned the court to designate Walker's mother Cheryl to be the guardian of Meadow as well as oversee the inheritance that was left to her.

Currently Meadow is staying with her mother, Rebecca Soteros, and it remained unclear last night she agreed with Cheryl becoming her carer. At the time of Walker's death the teenager was staying with her father full-time. A court hearing is allegedly set for late February. Paul died alongside driver and pal Roger Roads after he lost control of his 2005 Porsche Carrera GT, which slammed into a telegraph pole and then burst into flames.

His death certificate, which was published by TMZ, says the death would have been rapid. Roger also died from "multiple traumatic injuries," but according to TMZ there were no burns linked to his death. Last month Paul's best friend and co-star Tyrese Gibson opened up about his sense of loss following the tragedy.

In his first televised interview following the death of his friend, Tyrese told how the tragedy has affected him during an appearance on the Arsenio Hall Show. "I've never been depressed in my life but I was very, very sad and down, it took me a minute to shake it," the 35-year-old star revealed. The Fast & Furious star's ashes were interred at Hollywood's Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

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Old Step Pyramid Uncovered in Egypt

A step pyramid has been discovered by archaeologists, who are working near the ancient settlement of Edfu in Southern Egypt. This step pyramid is expected to be 4600 years old predating Great Pyramid of Giza by atleast a few decades.

This step pyramid, which once stood as high as 43 feet (13 meters), is one of seven so-called ‘provincial’ pyramids built by either the pharaoh Huni (reign ca. 2635-2610 B.C.) or Snefru (reign ca. 2610-2590 B.C.). Over time, the step pyramid's stone blocks were pillaged, and the monument was exposed to weathering, so today, it's about 16 feet that is 5 m tall only.

The provincial pyramids are located near major settlements, scattered throughout the central and southern Egypt. They have no internal chambers and were not intended for burial. There are seven pyramids in which six are almost identical dimensions including the newly uncovered one at Edfu.

Though scholars knew of the existence of the pyramid at Edfu, the structure had never been excavated before Marouard's team started work in 2010, he said in the study. His team found that the pyramid was covered by a thick layer of sand, modern waste and remains from the pillaging of its blocks.

It didn't look like a pyramid he said, and people in a nearby village even thought the structure was the tomb of a sheikh, a local Muslim saint. As the team went to work cleaning the monument, the ancient pyramid was revealed.

The team also found hieroglyphic graffiti incised on the outer faces of the pyramid. The inscriptions are located beside the remains of babies and children who were buried at the foot of the pyramid. The researchers think the inscriptions and burials date to long after the pyramid was built and that the structure was not originally intended as a burial place.

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Hermione Granger didn't Really Belong with Ron Weasley

Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley are unforgettable names of sequential Harry Potter. There is no movie lover in the world not familiar with the movie and the characters in that movie. These sequels dragged many people to believe on magic. Excellent use of graphics, amazing actors and extraordinary presentation of script make this movie a super hit.

J.K. Rowling, a famous British novelist, is the original author of the fantasy series of Harry Potter. The fantasy series of Harry Potter had finished seven years before by Rowling. Rowling recently confessed that she is having second thoughts about romantically pairing Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. In the movie, Harry and Hermione always seemed so perfect for each other but she paired with red head Ron. Some fans of the sequential book never warmed to that idea of Hermione and Ron.

J.K. Rowling admits in an upcoming interview with Emma Watson in Wonderland Magazine and also teased in Sunday Times, that she might have done things differently. She told Watson, who is also the guest editor for the magazine, “If I’m absolutely honest, distance has given me perspective on that, it was a choice I made for very personal reasons, not for reasons of credibility. Am I breaking people’s hearts by saying this? I hope not”.

Rowling added, “I wrote the Hermione and Ron relationship as a form of wish fulfillment. That’s how it was conceived, really. For reasons that have very little to do with literature and far more to do with me clinging to the plot as I first imagined it, Hermione ended up with Ron”.

Watson didn’t seem shocked by the revelation, telling Rowling, “I think there are fans out there who know that too and who wonder whether Ron would have really been able to make her happy”. May not be the good news for Ron Weasley but at least Rowling didn’t kill him off altogether.

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