World's last typewriter factory 'shuts down' in Mumbai London, April 26 (ANI): Godrej and Boyce - the last company left in the world that was still manufacturing typewriters - has closed its production plant in Mumbai, India. The company is now left with its last 200 machines - the majority of which are Arabic language models. Although typewriters became obsolete years ago in the west, they were still common in India - until recently. But with consumers switching to computers the demand for the machines started falling drastically in the last ten years. "We are not getting many orders now," The Daily Mail quoted the company's general manager, Milind Dukle, as telling India's Business Standard newspaper. "From the early 2000s onwards, computers started dominating. All the manufacturers of office typewriters stopped production, except us. "Till 2009, we used to produce 10,000 to 12,000 machines a year. But this might be the last chance for typewriter lovers. Now, our primary market is among the defence agencies, courts and government offices," he said. The firm began production in the 1950s. (ANI)

Mom Make Starburst Prom Dress for Daughter Out of Thousands of Wrappers

As a SNCM (Sewing Needle-Challenged Mother) who is proud when she's able to properly reattach a button — okay, you got me, I've never been able to properly reattach a button — I am beyond impressed by (and a little concerned for) the mom who crafted her daughter's prom dress entirely out of Starburst wrappers. Yup.  Six years of collecting candy wrappers plus buying twenty pounds of candy at a time equals… er, one heck of a commitment on mom's part. Not only did Wisconsin high school senior Tara Frey end up with a sweet dress (see what I did there?), but her prom ensemble also included matching heels and a handbag — plus a candy wrapper waistcoat for Tara's boyfriend, Zane Heinselman, who was escorting her as his date. "Do I like it?" repeated a slightly sheepish Zane Heinselman when asked to share his feelings about the Starburst vest. "I don't really have a choice." Meaning:  She had BETTER put out for me after all of this. Tara's very dedicated mom explained that each wrapper had to be folded eight times and pressed with tweezers to achieve a tight weave.  She even enlisted friends to help with the work. "That's why we call it a community project," she said. Although she was unable to estimate how much candy in total was used to make the final dress, she said it took FIVE failed attempts before her daughter agreed on a design.  Yeah, at that point, I'd begin to wonder who is really intent on a Starburst dress — me or my kid — or else I would threaten to make her wear a Laffy Taffy dress if she didn't start cooperating. With prom just over a week away, Tara admitted she was feeling apprehensive about her colorful wax paper dress. "It's going to be a little bit too much attention, but hey, she [her mother] worked hard on it," she said. If that's not a rousing vote of enthusiasm, I don't know what is! Sweet on this style?  (Sorry, the puns are just too easy to ignore.)  More wrapper designs after the jump…

Ahmed Hussain sets new punches record Ahmed Hussain broke Asian book record of Japanese player Koyoto Takashi for the second time. Ahmed Hussain, a martial arts player from Peshawar, has made a new Asian record of 16,400 punches in an hour.   Ahmed Hussain broke Asian book record of Japanese player Koyoto Takashi for the second time. Koyoto made the record of 14,324 punches in an hour.   Earlier, Ahmed Hussain broke Guinness Book Record of Australia's Anthony and Spain's Kavin Cuban. پشاور: ایک گھنٹے میں 16ہزار 400 پنچز لگانے کا نیا ایشین ریکارڈ پشاور کے مارشل آرٹ کھلاڑی احمد حسین نے ایک گھنٹے میں 16ہزار 400 پنچز لگا کر نیا ایشین ریکارڈ قائم کر دیا۔ پشاور پریس کلب میں مارشل آرٹ کے کھلاڑی احمد حسین نے مرتبہ پھر جاپان کے کھلاڑی کو کویوٹو تاکاشی کا ایشین بک ریکارڈ توڑ کر نیا ایشین ریکارڈ قائم کر دیا۔ کویوٹو تاکاشی نے ایک گھنٹے میں 14ہزار 324 پنچز لگا کر ریکارڈ قائم کیا تھا۔ احمد حسین پہلے اس سے پہلے آسٹریلیا کے انتھونی کین اور سپین کے کیون کیوبن کا گنیز ریکارڈ بھی توڑ چکے ہیں۔

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