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16/12/10
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‘Fuck off Harrods’ done by a disgruntled employee, fired by Harrods from his job as the toy department’s Father Christmas, took revenge last night in spectacular style.
Gaining access to a maintenance control room, Lloyd Hudson, 35, from Ilford, Essex, was able to locate the chart and corresponding switches for Harrods’ 10,000 external lights.
Barracading himself in, Hudson disabled the correct lights until he could spell out his feelings to Harrods bosses and Christmas shoppers alike. He was removed by security guards after an hour-long stand-off, then handed over to police.
“He had drunk the best part of two bottles of whisky,” said a spokesperson for the iconic London store, “and it’s that kind of behaviour that got him the sack in the first place.” Hudson has since been released on police bail.
Knightsbridge visitors were stunned.
“Honestly, I am disgusted, ” said Irene Rider, 59, from Gary, Indiana. “I was with my grandchildren. We had just gotten off the bus. I said ‘look everybody’ and pointed up to the lights – but you know what the lights said? They said f**k off. And that is not an appropriate message for a child. At least not at Christmas time.”
No, not at Christmas time…
Life-Altering Public Transportation Vehicle of the Day: First introduced in May at the 13th Beijing International High-tech Expo, the the Shenzhen Hashi Future Parking Equipment Co.’s Straddling Bus (AKA 3D Fast Bus) is designed with traffic efficiency in mind: Capable of transporting up to 1400 passengers in its upper level, while the lower level is left hollow, allowing cars and other vehicles under 2m to pass through safely.
In addition, construction costs are a fraction when compared to an equivalent subway system, with the added bonus of looking a million times cooler.
Click through for a demo video.
[engadget.]
*interesting
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03/8/10
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OVERCROWDED: Hindu devotees traveled on the roof of a train after participating in Guru Purnima Festival in Mathura, India, Monday. (ZUMApress.com) | Source
The city of Dar es Salaam in the east African country of Tanzania. Formerly named Mzizima, it is the largest city in Tanzania and its name translated into Arabic means, ‘house of peace’.