Zhang Xuping may be a cold-blooded murderer, but the people of his country are asking the court for leniency on his behalf. In September of 2008, Zhang killed a government official of the Communist Party, Li Shiming. Zhang was hired by a villager from Xiashuixi , a rural town in China, who was tired of being harassed by Li, and many other residents from Xiashuixi shared his sentiment. "I wanted to kill Li myself, but I was too weak," said Xin Xiaomei, a fellow villager, according to The Huffington Post. Li routinely harassed, beat up and stole from people who lived in Xiashuixi, and 20,669 residents signed a petition asking for leniency in his sentencing, despite the fact that Zhang had spent two years planning his murder and even studied anatomy so he could learn how to kill with one strike. ...

Let me start off by admitting that I eat meat, fish or poultry almost every day. Having said that, I must also admit that I feel a certain sense of compassion for whales that are currently hunted by some nations despite a moratorium introduced in 1986 by the International Whaling Commission. Whale hunting recently made headlines as an anti-whaling boat collided with a Japanese whaling ship. ...

The 160 story building measures over 828 meters (2,717 feet); the height was just released by Emaar, the developer on the Grand Opening. The name has also been changed to Burj Khalifa an acknowledgment of UAE President Khalifa Bin Zayed who has recently aided Dubai with recent economic woes. Emaar, the developer, is partially owned by ...

	source: WSJ
	source: WSJ
Estimated cost of Burj Khalifa: $1.5 Billion	Source: Wikipedia

Have you ever wondered where the saying ‘once in a blue moon’ came from? This old saying is based on an actual event, a blue moon. A blue moon is a rare occurrence, and no a blue moon does not mean that the moon will be blue at night. The term blue moon refers to a full moon that is not in conjunction with the regular monthly pattern. In fact, a blue moon only happens once every two or three years because of the extra days that accumulate through the years. ...