ROYAL WEDDING

A Royal Wedding stamp from the tiny of NPacific Island iue-The stamp was officially released in New Zealand and features Britains Prince William and his fiance Kate Middleton ,with a perforated line down the centre to split the stamp into individual stamps. Prince William and his long term girl friend will marry at London's Westminster Abbey on April,29,2011

Elizabeth Taylor

Two time Academy winner Dame Elizabeth Taylor died on March 23,2011 at the age of 79 years. She had starred in block busters such as Jane Eyre,Cleopatra,Little women,The taming of the shrew,Doctor Faustus, Cat on a hot tin roof,Butterfield 8 and Who's is afraid of Virginia Wolf. (The last two films bagged Oscar awards). She was married eight times.

SCOT FREE

The term "Scot Free" came into use as follows:
English Inns were once required to pay a tax known as a "Scot". Customers who left town to drink in rural taverns were said to be drinking "Scot Free".

Mount Kilimanjaro- Himalayan task

Three US amputee vetrans climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, enduring fumbles and sores to reach Africa's highest peak with only one good leg among them. The vetrans of Vietnam,Afganistan and Iraq hiked to the top of the 5891 m high Tanzanian mountain in 6 days to show that disability need not lead to in-activity. The hikers were Dan Nevins 37,who lost his legs in Iraq; Neil Duncan 26,who lost both the legs in a roadside bomb attack in Afganistan in 2005 and Kirk Bauer 62,who lost a leg in Vietnam in 1969.

DOG FOOD

The Chartered Accountant of a restaurateur from South Mumbai was intrigued by a generous amount mentioned under the curious head "Dog Food". When the accountant asked what he meant by this and that such heads were not admissible,the restaurateur,an elderly gentleman,said he would rather explain to the income tax officer himself, if he were perhaps to question it. Sure enough,the I.T official did not pass the audited accounts and summoned the man. The restaurateue, never known to mince the words, told the official," It is for the two legged dogs from your department who come begging and whom I need to pay off every once in a while." His chartered accountant cringed,but the officer,who was clearly taken aback,approved the accounts!

WORLDS LARGEST DOMESTIC CAT

A cat in Reno has broken the Guinness World Record for World's longest domestic cat. The Reno Gazette Journal reports that a five year old Maine Coon named Stewie was certified as the new record holder after measuring 48.5 inches from the tip of his nose to the tip of tail bone. The record was previously held by another Maine Coon that measured 48 inches

WHAT A SWIM

A humpback whale has swum into the record books after travelling a quarter of the way around the world.In the longest recorded migration by any mammal, the female travelled 6200 miles from the coast of Brazil to Madagascar. She was identified by the distinctive markings on the tail.

TOUCHING INCIDENT

* TRUE INCIDENT: There was a man in Mumbai who was diabetic. He had a wound on his leg. It started festering and soon became a huge ulcer. When showed it to the doctor, the doctor said,"The leg needs to be amputated.If it isn't ,the gangrene could spread to the areas above. That will cause serious problems. The man was shocked to hear this.Not only was he dismayed at the prospect of losing his leg, he realized he would have to pay ten thousand rupees for the operation. He did not have a steady income even to support his family with what he earned. He became utterly dejected.One day the pitiable man went to the railway tracks. when the train was approaching, he placed the affected leg over the track.The train ran over the leg,severing it. But he also lost so much blood that he almost died. People took him to the hospital. When asked why he had acted thus, he said," I have no money to pay for the amputation. If it's not amputated, I will not be able to live either. With no money for the operation, I saw no other way before me. That's why I had to resort to this extreme measure."

TWO SHORT STORIES

* FAITH IN GURU: A devotee prided himself on his strong faith in Guru. He wanted to educate the tribe people living in the dense forests.The locals warned him about the wild elephants in the forest. But he entered the forest without heeding their advice. After sometime, he came across a wild elephant. He ran for his life.When asked if he had lost faith that his Guru would take care of him, the man said," Of course I have faith in my Guru! I just didn't have faith in the elephant.

* FAITH AND EFFORT: Three frogs fell into a big bowl of cream. Unable to get out, they desperately swam around in the cream. Finally one of them said,"There is no hope for us. We might as well give up!".Saying so,he sank and drowned.Then the second frog said," I always thought he was the strongest of us all. If he can't make it, I don't stand a chance!".He also gave up and drowned. But the third frog, who was the smallest of the three and who had always been considered the weakest, refused to give up. He continued to swim. All through the night he swam and swam, round and round in the bowl.Finally when morning came he was so exhausted he couldn't swim any longer. He was just about to drown when he felt something solid under his feet-it was an island of butter. By swimming through out the night ,he had churned the cream into butter. He stood on the island of butter and rested for a little while and then he hopped out of the bowl to freedom.

Guinness World Record

Edward Nino Hernandez weighs just 22 lbs and has been just officially certified as the World's shortest living man by Guinness World Records. He is, in many ways, a typical 24 year old Colombian male. He loves to dance Reggaeton, dreams of owning a car, preferably a Mercedes and wants to see the world. Top on the list of people he would like to meet are Jackie Chan,Sylvester Stallone and former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. He has not grown since he was two years old.