HARGAILAH MASA, BANYAKKAN MEMBACA: 05/01/2013

27 Mei 2013

Raindrops keep falling on my head

Many people hate the sight of creepy crawlies, but one photographer saw the beauty in the insect world, taking a series of incredible photographs.

The stunning set of pictures show insects with tiny water droplets balancing on their heads and dotted around their feet in amazingly sharp detail.

A fly with a water droplet on its head. One of the series of incredible up close and personal pictures of bugs that Dimitriy took

Dmitriy positioned the water droplets carefully before taking the perfect shot. He spent hours waiting for the conditions to be perfect

The shots were taken at an incredibly close distance creating a hyper detailed depiction of the insects

Photographer, Dmitriy Reinshtein, 26, from Moldova in Kishinev, spent hours waiting for that one special shot and admitted it was no easy task.

Dmitriy said: 'Patience is one of the most important ingredients in macro photography and I believe that if I send the creatures some positive energy they will stay still long enough for me to get the perfect shot. That and holding my breath.'

The snapper plants the droplets using a tiny pipette, small sticks and pieces of paper and came up with the idea after spotting a tiny spider sheltering from the rain.

The photographer was inspired when he spotted a tiny spider sheltering from the rain one day

He said that he had been fascinated by creepy crawlies, including spiders, from a very young age

Dmitriy has managed to capture every detail of the spider, including the fur on its body and a close up of the eyes

Dmitriy uses bright clashing colours to create a surreal quality in the photographs

The photographer spent his childhood looking for bugs and insects while on holiday with his family in Turkmenistan

Dmitriy’s love for creepy crawlies began when he was a child when he spent his days looking for insects while on holiday with his family in Turkmenistan.

He said: 'When I was on vacation I fell in love with bugs and nature.
'Now bugs are my most successful subjects. I wanted to show how beautiful and complicated they are.

By using mirrored reflections and a high contrast he creates an unusual effect on the surface of the water droplets

Dmitriy waited hours for the perfect shots. He says that patience is needed when undertaking a work like this

Even an expert like Dmitriy only has about a 30 per cent success rate when capturing the shots

'The process I use to capture the bugs is always changing and I have about a 30 per cent success rate with each picture I take.'

Dmitriy used a Canon 5d mark II camera, as well as a Nikon d300 camera with a Tamron 90mm lense to capture the critters on camera.

We can win the league again with Mourinho!

Chelsea have made their Premier League intentions clear just a week after the season ended and believe that with new management at main rivals Manchester United and Manchester City they have a golden chance to take advantage.

Although Chelsea will also be making a new appointment, the almost certain return of Jose Mourinho means a familiarity that will not be repeated in Manchester.

So believe David Luiz and Demba Ba, speaking in New York where they play City at the Yankee Stadium before returning home in the morning for a well-deserved break after a season that saw manager Roberto Di Matteo sacked, interim boss Rafa Benitez installed and an eventual Europa League triumph as well as a third place in the Premier League, despite his unpopularity with the Stamford Bridge fans.

Special One: Chelsea players have faith that Jose Mourinho can make their side kings of England once more

Pure delight: Mourinho won the title twice with Chelsea back in the mid-noughties

‘We didn’t do a perfect job in the league, although we did qualify for the Champions League in the most difficult league in the world,’ said Brazilian Luiz who, with Ba and others, participated in a youth clinic at FC Harlem.

‘I want to win titles at Chelsea and I want to have that feeling like others here at the end of the season when you take the trophy.

‘Every year we have a chance because if you are a big club you have to think you can win everything. But next season I am confident, not just because of our squad but also because both United and City have had big losses. Both were great coaches and you have to think that the new man doesn’t do the same job. In our minds it’s a good thing.’

Ba agrees. ‘We’re pleased about the Europa League and Champions League spot ,but we could have done better in the Premier League. And the disappointment of this means we’re going to work very hard and get ready for the new season,’ said the Senegal striker.

‘With or without Sir Alex Ferguson and Roberto Mancini, United and City still have great players but we’re confident in what we can do next season.’

That said, Luiz only had praise for the departing Benitez, who took charge of Chelsea for the final time last night in New York.

‘When you have the character to be professional living with so much pressure, and when everything is against you, then that is amazing,’ explained Luiz who, on Benitez’s say, switched from central defence to midfield with great success.

‘We won the Europa League and qualified for the Champions League because Rafa was so professional and is a fantastic coach. I learned a lot from him this season. I love working with a tactical coach like him and he taught me a lot.’

The second coming of the Special One fills him with similar excitement, though. ‘Everyone in football knows him. Many people say he’s great to work with. I follow football history and I know the history of Mourinho. He has huge credibility across the world and, of course, I’m excited when you are about to work with a very good coach.’

Strolling: David Luiz (centre) says he is thrilled that Mourinho will come to Chelsea

Ba, like Luiz, did not play under Mourinho the first time the Portuguese was in charge at Chelsea but he, too, cannot wait for the experience to start.

‘I don’t know him but you see the way people talk about him, what he has achieved and the way he can turn a good player into a world-class player. If you work hard he helps you as your manager and gives you confidence. As a footballer that’s one of the most important things to have — confidence from everybody around you, and especially the manager. I guess he is one of those who can do this.’

Ba, who played alongside fellow Senegalese striker Papiss Cisse at Newcastle before he joined Chelsea in January, alternated up front with Fernando Torres, playing only once alongside the Spaniard, who has rediscovered his form in recent weeks. He hopes Mourinho will play both of them next season.

Ambitions: Demba Ba (second left) is hoping to play alongside Fernando Torres next term

‘Fernando and I only played one game together, the last one,’ he said. ‘It had some good prospects and we showed some promising things. I believe it could work well. It was successful before at Newcastle, sometimes for Papiss Cisse, sometimes for me. Even though we didn’t score at the same time, we played good football together. It’s good to have a partner.’

The goal may be the Premier title which Chelsea last won in 2010, but Luiz is still proud of following last year’s Champions League triumph with the Europa League and could not resist a final dig at United before the rivalry begins again in August.

‘It’s better to win the Europa League than be Champions League quarter-finalists,’ he argued. ‘It’s a trophy for the team and it’s a piece of history.

One time: Torres played alongside Ba in the last game of the season but replaced him in St Louis against City

‘We are the first team ever to win the Champions League and the Europa League consecutively, so that’s an amazing achievement. You don’t count quarter and semi-finalists. You only count winning finals.

‘Manchester United did a great job in the Premier League this season but they didn’t win a European competition and Chelsea won again.’

Lukaku 'Drogba baharu'

LUKAKU (kanan) memiliki ciri berbadan besar dan tegap yang boleh memudahkan tugas Mourinho membentuknya menjadi 'Drogba baharu' musim depan.

LONDON - Jose Mourinho optimis mampu menjadikan Romelu Lukaku sebagai Didier Drogba 'baharu'.

Beliau yang dikaitkan kembali menerajui Chelsea musim depan juga memberikan jaminan bahawa Lukaku tidak akan dipinjamkan kepada mana-mana kelab selepas ini.

Ketika ini, The Blues telah menolak tawaran mana-mana kelab termasuk West Ham dan Swansea yang berhasrat mendapatkan Lukaku menerusi pinjaman musim depan.
Lukaku, 20, telah mencetak 17 gol dalam kempen Liga Perdana England selepas dipinjamkan ke West Bromwich Albion musim lalu.

Dia dijangka berada dalam perancangan Mourinho untuk digandingkan dengan Luka Modric yang turut berada dalam radar jurulatih kelahiran Portugal itu musim depan.

Sebelum ini, Mourinho dilihat gemar memiliki penyerang bertubuh tegap seperti Drogba.

Justeru, Lukaku dilihat menepati ciri-ciri penyerang yang dikehendaki Mourinho.

Pada masa sama, masa depan Lukaku di Stamford Bridge juga dilihat cerah ekoran Mourinho dilaporkan mahu menjual Fernando Torres.

"Saya mahu beraksi lebih kerap bagi menjamin masa depan saya beraksi dalam pusingan akhir Piala Dunia.

"Terpulang kepada Mourinho sama ada beliau mahukan saya atau tidak jika benar dia mengendalikan Chelsea selepas ini," kata Lukaku. - Agensi

Cop Gear

Police in Dubai get fleet of supercars

PC Plod? ... Mercedes police car

After unveiling a 300k Lamborghini Aventador last month, authorities have now added a Ferrari, Bentley, Mercedes and a £1.6m Aston Martin One-77 to the force.

All vehicles, in full livery, are capable of doing over 190mph and some motorists are thought to have actually BEGGED to be arrested in the hope they can be taken back to the local nick in one of the mega-buck motors.

Beat street ... Ferrari FF

The UAE is known for its multi-millionaire petrolheads who drive around the wealthy state in some of the world’s finest cars.

The police recently announced anyone caught exceeding 125mph would face legal action and it is hoped the presence of the 700bhp supercars will make boy racers think twice.

Bling ... Bentley

Deaths on the road are a common occurrence in the UAE, with one person killed in a traffic incident every 26 hours.

Most of the deaths are caused by speeding, driving without a seatbelt and driving while using mobile phones.

Sleek ... Lamborghini Aventador

Officer Khalifa Abdullah Mohammad, 25, has been patrolling Dubai in the Lamborghini police car for the past six weeks.

He said: “I have issued about 30 tickets to drivers blocking the traffic and parking in prohibited places.

“But the most amazing thing about driving such a car is how people look at you with a big smile.”

Supercar ... Aston Martin One-77

22 Mei 2013

Lima maut terjatuh ke dalam lubang besar

BEBERAPA anggota penyelamat melakukan kerja-kerja mengangkat mayat mangsa lubang yang terbentuk dengan tiba-tiba di Shenzhen semalam.- AFP

BEIJING - Lima orang maut apabila terjatuh ke dalam lubang sedalam 10 meter yang terbentuk secara tiba-tiba di pintu pagar sebuah kawasan perindustrian di Shenzhen, menurut pihak berkuasa tempatan semalam.

Menurut pihak pentadbiran daerah Shezhen Longgang di laman web Sina Weibo, pihaknya sedang menyiasat kejadian tersebut.

Laman web akhbar Guangming Daily melaporkan, lubang itu muncul di luar kawasan perindustrian Huamao di Shenzhen pada Isnin lalu.
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Akhbar arus perdana Shanghai Daily memberitahu, seorang lelaki berjaya diselamatkan.

Bagaimanapun, jumlah sebenar pekerja yang telah terjatuh ke dalam lubang itu masih belum diketahui.

Kerja-kerja mencari yang dilakukan beberapa anggota penyelamat masih dilakukan sehingga semalam.

Lubang yang terbentuk dengan tiba-tiba kerap berlaku di China disebabkan oleh kerja-kerja pembinaan yang banyak dilakukan di negara ini. - AFP

10 Mei 2013

21 celebrities who might be time travellers...

Lookalike ... Jay-Z

SO, Jay-Z's secret is out - he's actually a time traveller from 1939.

Yesterday we told how staff at New York Public Library's Schomburg Center had found an image appearing to show the star alive and well in Harlem, back in the thirties.

The black and white image quickly went viral as the web questioned if Beyonce's fella was the new Marty McFly.

But he isn't the only famous face who has cropped up in the archives, as shown by the brilliant website tottallylookslike.com

Below are a long list of stars who have a lookalike from many moons ago...