Zombie Apocalypse Around the World
Following a series of alleged zombie or cannibal-like attacks across the US, a town in New England carried out a drill to face the so-called zombie apocalypse day. Although the government openly refused to accept the existence of such zombies, emergency officials in Maine reportedly took part in the exercise. The drill was conducted by the Northeast Maine Regional Resource Centre (NMRRC) along with other local authorities.
Up to 100 emergency officials from eight different counties took part.
Reports suggest an unknown virus originally from Jamaica has reached Maine which may potentially turn the infected into zombies. They will be biting people randomly due to the brain infection caused by the virus, so goes the story. Although there no real outbreaks as such, people have been trained to act accordingly in case of any emergency.
Days back, police shot dead a naked man Rudy Eugene who was trying to chew the face of another man in Miami, Florida. In another incident in Maryland, a student allegedly killed a man and ate his heart and brain.
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A man dressed as a zombie takes part at the “Zombie Fest Monterrey” in Cintermex in Monterrey, Mexico. (Reuters)
Hundreds in Underwear Flock to New Desigual Store in Madrid
Half naked shoppers descended on a Desigual shop in Madrid on June 21, 2012 after a special promotion offering the first 100 people who showed up at their store wearing only their underwear, free clothes. (Reuters)
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It’s not easy being Superman
In this photo taken June 14, 2012, Avelino Chavez wears his signature Superman costume as he walks to work in Lima, Peru. Chavez, 52, took on the Superman persona 15 years ago, when he lost his job as a security guard, and says he has had work ever since. Chavez also says he only earns about $160 US dollars per month, but that he has the strength of a superhero. Chavez currently works to promote a travel agency. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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Activist Group Performs for the Rights of Elephants in Barcelona
An activist from the animal-rights group AnimaNaturalis takes part in a performance to mark the “International Day for the Rights of the Elephants” in front of Barcelona’s Zoo, on June 20, in Barcelona. (Lluis Genelluis Gene / AFP via Getty Images)
Pare Belo Monte
Residents affected by the Belo Monte dam protest by spelling out “Pare Belo Monte,” meaning “Stop Belo Monte,” at the Belo Monte construction site on June 15, 2012. Activists, indigenous people, fishermen and coastal community members removed a strip of earth to restore the flow of the Xingu River as a protest against the construction near Altamira, Brazil.
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Zombie Shopping Mall Experience
Prepare yourself for the three most horrifying words in the English language: Reading shopping centre. Fight zombies in an abandoned shopping mall – it’s the ultimate zombie experience day! Read more about Zombie Shopping Mall Experience – book online with free delivery.
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National Flipper Race, Running with Fins!
Competitors donned their bathing suits and flopped around in their flippers during the National Flipper Race held at Dam Square in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on May 9, 2012. This “competition” has a meaning, it is used to indicate that the Summer Sea Season is starting!
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Disco Inferno: South Africa’s AfrikaBurn Desert Festival
AfrikaBurn brings the spirit of California’s famous Burning Man to Tankwa Karoo national park in South Africa – complete with crazy outfits, surreal art installations and all-night parties. Photos by Jonx Pillmer.
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Man Covers Himself With 300,000 Bees In China For New World Record
Beekeeper She Ping broke a world record by covering himself with over 300,000 bees Wednesday in Chongqing, China. The previous record was held by another Chinese beekeeper from Jiangxi province named Ruan Liangming, who covered himself with 59 pounds (26.8 kilograms) of bees in 2008. She Ping broke the record with 73 pounds (33.1 kilograms), approximately 331,000 bees.
An apprentice of beekeeper She Ping uses burning incense to drive off bees from She’s face as he assists covering She’s body with bees. (REUTERS/China Daily)
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Titanic Memorial Cruise Retraces Doomed Journey
It is 100 years since the ill-fated British passenger liner, the RMS Titanic, collided with an iceberg that resulted in around 1514 deaths. Now the journey of the doomed ship is being retraced aboard the MS Balmoral to commemorate the centenary of the sinking of the liner. The Titanic Memorial cruise is a 12-night voyage with the same number of 1,309 passengers excluding the crew aboard the MS Balmoral. Included in the passenger list are relatives of the survivors, historians and authors apart from people fascinated by the Titanic story.
To recreate the environment, meals provided on the cruise are from the Titanic’s original menu. There will also be a five-piece Grupetto band from Belgium hired by the organisers to play era style music in honour of the Titanic’s musicians who are said to have played until the ship sank. The cruise from Southampton however left two days earlier than the Titanic as it cannot steam as fast as the latter. The ship will trace the same path as the Titanic that is, via Cherbourg in north-west France and Cobh on the south coast of County Cork, Ireland, to exactly the spot where the liner sank 100 years ago.
Newlyweds Mary Beth Crocker Dearing (L) and Tom Dearing of Newport, Kentucky pose while wearing period costume before boarding the Titanic Memorial Cruise in Southampton, England April 8, 2012. The cruise is to retrace the voyage of the ill-fated Titanic liner, which hit an iceberg and sank 100 years ago on April 15, 1912. (Reuters)
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