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Underwater rugby is pretty simple, teams of 12 (of which 6 can be in the water at a time) battle to get a ball into two metal baskets, set at opposite sides of the pool.

The ball is filled with a saline solution, which makes it heavier than normal water and slowly sinks instead of rising to the surface. This allows strong players to throw and pass it for a few meters, despite the drag of the water. There aren’t many rules in this sport, players have to stop opponents from scoring, at any costs. It’s even permitted to sit in the basket to block a player from scoring, but if you can’t hold your breath long enough, you’ll have to go up for air and leave the “goal” exposed.

Check out the short video at the bottom, to get an idea of how underwater rugby is played.

Doctor Fish spas and skin treatment facilities are becoming more and more popular in countries like Japan, China, Turkey and across Europe. They use an amazing species of fish known as Garra rufa as a cosmetic beautifying treatment and as a cure for a variety of skin diseases. Garra rufa can be found in river basins around the Northern and Central Middle East, in countries like Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran, but it is now artificially bred in outdoor pools specifically for the spas.

The so-called Doctor Fish spas first appeared in Turkey, where people suffering from a terrible skin disease called psoriasis, from all around the world started coming for treatment. Psoriasis sufferers develop raised red patches on their body covered by grey, scaly skin, which is sore or very itchy. Fortunately the Garra rufa love to nibble on dead and diseased skin and as soon as the patients insert their limbs in the water, an army of these little guys start eating away the skin that’s been softened by the warm water. Doctor Fish can survive in waters as hot as 43 degrees Celsius, but nutrients can’t and their not fed either, so when somebody dips their feet in their pool, it’s a real treat.


















Source: People.com.cn

In a shocking development, FIA raided, and sealed, Zarco Exchange Company outlets across Pakistan. The 727 outlets of Zarco, a leading money transfer company in Pakistan, were closed on money laundering allegations.

Zarco Exhcange Company, with its corporate headoffice in Lahore, is the oldest Western Union Money Transfer Agent in Pakistan. It has its branches and franchises across Pakistan and used to provide good customer service. However, recently things started to turn nasty and customers started complaining about the agents being short of funds or not making deliveries on time.

The Nation reported on August 02 that Civil Lines police in Lahore unearthed financial scam of Rs 1.25 billion and arrested nine employees of Zarco Exchange company for their involvement in the embezzlement of the money.

Interestingly, it was reported that the Police registered an FIR under sections 420,468,471,408/34 of PPC on the complaint of the ZARCO Exchange Company’s Chief Executive Lakhte Husnain. He in the application alleged that his company’s employees embezzled money of his company through ‘dummy accounts’.

Modus operandi of the arrested employees was that they used to misappropriate money through fictitious consumers by showing their fake NICs being sent from abroad. He said that they had also misused the money sent by a Western company through ZARCO.
Apparently the FIA got interested and sealed all offices of Zarco, perhaps to be on the safe side.

This is another high profile raid by the government since the closure Khanani and Kalia International, nine months back. While claims of hard evidence were made at that time, government is yet unable to make significant progress in that case. The directors of Khanani and Kalia are still in jail, with their franchises sealed across country and their employees eventually jobless. Does same fate follow Zarco Exchange? Only time will tell.

Royal Kensington and Chelsea district commissioned Heatherwick Studio to develop a draft Newsstand. Prior to that, newspapers and magazines in Kensington and Chelsea were sold boring boxes machines. These machines are now widely substitute for, behold such fun thing, steel-plated, with the seller within.

Surfing, has always been regarded as belonging to a man's sport, but when a female player wearing a bikini walking challenge surfboard when the waves, a unique style so that they will soon have their own die-hard fans.



Women in the world surfing competition, absolutely dominant position, is considered the world's best players, one of the women's surfing. Renee has become 7 times world champion surfer.

In March 2010, is scheduled to begin construction of the first waterfowl residential apartment building in Europe. And it will happen in Holland. Citadel Uoterstudio (Waterstudio's Citadel) - this is a kind of attempt to reconcile with the media, to begin to live on the water, not only about her.



Each apartment will have an excellent view over the water, and some of them - the place for small boats. But of course to the land of residents of the Citadel will get not only by swimming. Between the construction and the land bridge will be installed

About 5 000 athletes from 90 countries took part in the «World Games», which took place from 16 to 26 July in the city of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Athletes competed in 31 sport not included in the program of Olympic Games, such as korfbol and the tug. Games last 11 days, held every four years, one year after the Olympics.

Estonian Natalia Nazarenko-Kiivikas to fitness bodybuilding competition for women at the World Games 2009 in Kaohsiung July 18. (REUTERS / Nicky Loh)



Cheers Maine over the stadium during the opening ceremony of the World Games 2009 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, July 16. (REUTERS / Stringer)


Speech students at the main stadium during the opening ceremony of the World Games on July 16. (SAM YEH / AFP / Getty Images)


Taiwanese are in the main stadium during the opening ceremony of the World Games on July 16. (SAM YEH / AFP / Getty Images)


American Sarah Sayaseyn leader in the high-speed racing on rollers at the World Games in Kaohsiung July 18. (SAM YEH / AFP / Getty Images)


German gymnasts in the group competition in Acrobatic Gymnastics at the World Games in Kaohsiung July 21. (SAM YEH / AFP / Getty Images)


Japanese Asano Mattsura (right) fights with Estonian Epp Mahe in the sumo fight at the World Games 2009 in Kaohsiung July 18. (SAM YEH / AFP / Getty Images)


Rossiyanka Eugenia Kanaeva during competitions in rhythmic gymnastics at the World Games 2009 in Kaohsiung July 17. (SAM YEH / AFP / Getty Images)


The Italian Bellini Luke fights for the ball in play against the Spanish national team during a qualifying match for the canoe polo at the World Games 2009 in Kaohsiung July 17. (REUTERS / Nicky Loh)


American smokes Eimi (left) fights with Clay Tamara from New Zealand during a fight at the Karate World Games in Kaohsiung on 25 July. (SAM YEH / AFP / Getty Images)


Chinese Lin Fan in the statements of Wushu at the World Games in Kaohsiung July 24. (SAM YEH / AFP / Getty Images)


Wei-Bin Chua from Taiwan to compete in wushu at the World Games in Kaohsiung July 24. (SAM YEH / AFP / Getty Images)


Sumoisty watch the competition at the World Games in Kaohsiung July 18. (SAM YEH / AFP / Getty Images)


(From left to right) Huang Chen-Chin from Taiwan, Bo Chansun from South Korea and Japan from Godo Koyi during competitions in bodybuilding in the 75 kg weight category at the World Games in Gonsyun July 19. (SAM YEH / AFP / Getty Images)


The Swedish team is competing with a team from Great Britain during the tournament for the tug to the team a total weight not exceeding 640 kg at the World Games in Kaohsiung July 19. (SAM YEH / AFP / Getty Images)


British Nicholas Davis competition among males for skating on water-skis barefoot at the World Games in Kaohsiung July 22. (SAM YEH / AFP / Getty Images)


Adin Daneker of the United States falls to the board during the competition for male skating on water-skis barefoot at the World Games in Kaohsiung July 23. (SAM YEH / AFP / Getty Images)


Japanese Miku Asai in competition for the women's skating on the board for the boat at the World Games in Kaohsiung July 22. (SAM YEH / AFP / Getty Images)


Australian Keytlin Blouv in the competition for the women's skating on the board for the boat at the World Games in Kaohsiung July 22. (SAM YEH / AFP / Getty Images)