10 Places To Visit Before They Disappear

From natural wonders to entire cities, these 10 amazing places could all disappear in the near future.

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Google Makes Own Hardware for Android

Google is reportedly making the processor and GPU for Android-based devices.

Shocking news came back from Google. However, in contrast to the usual news coming from the search engine giant, which is usually associated with their latest software or services, the news this time associated with the hardware.

Google is reportedly making the processor and GPU for Android-based devices. Reportedly, this processor will be installed on the upcoming Nexus. (2android-phone.com)

Quoted from Android Invasion, Monday, January 9, 2012, a number of sources of internal circles Google claims that they are developing a special processor and GPU (graphics processing unit) to be used on Android-based devices.

Google seems to want to bring uniformity to the Android hardware to come. And according to the programming of a Google employee who spread the information, the possibility of a processor made ​​by Google it will present at the next Nexus.

Despite the news that Google's foray into the processor industry is heard a sudden, it seems the move makes sense from Google's perspective. They certainly want to be really able to compete with the competitors (such as the Apple iPhone) by making the processor itself.

As is known, at present, a number of manufacturers Android smartphone or tablet using the processor and the graphics are different from each other. Android operating system itself is able to work on a variety of hardware systems, ranging from very good capable, to a mediocre performance.

Unfortunately, when confirmed, Google is not willing to give testimony. However, if this news is true, it seems Google has once again taken a step toward strengthening their platform.

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Stricken ship splits in two off New Zealand coast

MV Rena is seen in two pieces after overnight bad weather pounded the vessel, on Jan. 9, 2012 in Tauranga, New Zealand. The ship, which struck Astrolabe Reef off the coast of Mt Maunganui on Oct. 5, 2011, split in two over the weekend.

A team of oil-spill and wildlife specialists has been mobilised as oil again began flowing from the Rena, after it broke in two in a storm over the weekend.

The Associated Press reports from WELLINGTON, New Zealand: 

A light sheen of oil extended about two miles from a wrecked cargo ship that split in two over the weekend, but so far the damage appears small compared to the environmental disaster created when the vessel ran aground in October, New Zealand authorities said Monday.

Waihi Police Sgt. Dave Litton said police closed public access to popular Waihi Beach on Monday morning after four cargo containers and other debris from the vessel washed ashore. He said police received calls about people driving off with some of the bags of milk powder that are strewn along the beach.

A security guard walks on a beach where shipping containers and bags of milk powder, seen here, were washed ashore on Jan. 9, 2012.

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Mystery of Stolen Antiques from England Pulpit

An antique brass lectern is stolen from a church in England had been found. Surprisingly, the pulpit was found in a very distant and unpredictable, which is an antiques fair in Romania.

Plaque from the Stolen Pulpit in the UK

Reported by the Daily Mail Monday, January 9, 2012, the pulpit as high as 1.2 meters and is worth about 2000 pounds (Rp28, 2 million) was stolen from the Church of the Holy Cross Church in Wiltshire, England in September. The investigation shows, syndicate Eastern European antiques thief who was behind the theft of the pulpit from the village of Ashton Keynes.

Theft is a mystery for months, because many are questioning how the heavy pulpit can be moved freely. Unsolved mystery began when police received an e-mail from someone who saw placards taped to the pulpit.

"At first I thought it was an e-mail for fun, until I saw a phone number at the end of your e-mail. When I tried to call, the answer is people with bad English, and said never saw placards pulpit in a village of Ashton Keynes in Romania, "said Steve Harvey from the police.

This man, he continued, had been seeking data on the Internet to ensure that the correct saw placards placards stolen. Now, the British police worked with Interpol, and Harvey believes that the pulpit could be returned to England.

Meanwhile, Gaye Hoyell, treasurer of the Holy Cross Church said he was happy, surprised, as well as worried as he heard the pulpit was found. Because, he feared the pulpit with a decorative eagle that has been eaten by that age melted.

"I also do not understand how severe the pulpit that it could be stolen, let alone the church is locked at night. I think the thief in action during the day," said Hoyell.

According to him, the pulpit was installed as a display in the church so everyone can admire its beauty. As published by the Telegraph, the church is now thinking about how to secure the pulpit after returned.

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