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Dancers perform during the ceremony to mark the 72nd Independence Day of Indonesia at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta jordan 1 wheat golden harvest , Indonesia, Aug. 17, 2017. (XinhuaZulkarnain)
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SYDNEY， Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- An Australian man has suffered severe burns in his upper right thigh from an exploding iPhone that he bought six months ago.
Gareth Clear， a 36-year-old man from Bondi in New South Wales， was riding around on his bike on a Sunday afternoon when he accidentally fell and landed on his iPhone 6 causing it to explode and melt through his shorts.
He noticed smoke before hearing an explosion that burnt two layers of his skin on the upper right thigh， close to his bum. Clear later underwent a skin graft surgery at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney and remained housebound.
He was hooked to a machine to prevent further infection and was expected to take weeks to recover， News Corp reports.
"I'm 36， I've had a mobile phone for 18 years of my life and for that thing to explode or short circuit and cause it to temporarily ignite. I could see the metal bending and all the lithium leaking out of the bottom end，" Clear said.
He added that Apple was investigating the matter while a spokesperson for the company contacted by News Corp had declined to comment on it.
MACAO, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Macao's composite consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 3.81 percent year-on-year in January jordan 1 wheat pre order , up from a 3.73-percent growth in the previous month, the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) said on Tuesday.
The increase was mainly attributed to soaring prices of vegetables, rising charges for eating out and jumping rentals for dwellings and parking spaces,
According to DSEC, notable increase was observed in the price index of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco, which jumped 39.11 percent compared with a year ago.
Higher tuition fee jordan 1 wheat for sale , rising wages of domestic helpers and lifting rentals for parking spaces drove up the price index of Education, Household Goods & Furnishings, and Transport by 8.91 percent, 5.96 percent and 5.95 percent respectively.
Meanwhile, price index of Clothing & Footwear (-2.23 percent) and Communication (-1.26 percent) registered decrease.
Macao's CPI in January rose slightly by 0.04 percent on monthly basis on account of rising prices of tobacco, higher charges for in-patient services and eating out jordan 1 high wheat , as well as jumping prices of vegetables due to the extreme cold weather, DSEC data indicated.
On the other hand, seasonal sale of winter clothing and lower charges for package tours pushed down the price index of Clothing & Footwear and Recreation & Culture by 2.08 percent and 1.80 percent.
In a pyramid scheme in Xinxiang, Henan Province, organizers make extravagant promises to potential victims. Photo: CFP
A mother in Sichuan Province went undercover last month in a pyramid scheme organization to rescue her two daughters, who had been taken in by promises of easy money. Even though pyramid schemes are an old issue jordan 1 retro wheat , they constantly come up with new tricks to lure people in, making it tough for police crackdowns to succeed entirely.
When Ren Youmei decided to go undercover in a pyramid scheme group, she brought a bottle of pesticide with her, which she planned to drink in case she was found out.
Her two daughters had been tricked into joining the organization, thinking it was a way to get rich quick, according to the West China Metropolis Daily. Ren went in the group to try to bring them back around.
She came close to using the pesticide. Once jordan 1 wheat release , while secretly recording information about the group on a piece of paper, she ran into someone assigned by group leaders to watch her.
Ren threw the paper into the trash can. But the watcher blocked her way. They stood there, tense, for what felt like an hour. Ren then talked that person into leaving, found her paper and threw it in the sewer.
Within the space of a week she had recorded vital information about the group and sent hundreds of text messages describing the organization's structure, where people met and how classes were taught to her sister Junxia. Ren Junxia then contacted the police jordan 1 wheat 2017 , who moved on the organization.
According to Yu Fachang, a spokesman of State Administration for Industry and Commerce at a conference in January, the administration investigated and prosecuted a total of 28,000 cases in 2014, a 67 percent increase over 2013.
Although pyramid schemes have long been a target of law enforcement in China, their existence persists. They continue to draw new victims with new promises of quick riches.
Going undercover
Last year jordan 1 wheat , Ren's eldest daughter, Wei Yu, was contacted by a friend, who told a story about how she might get rich fast. If Wei Yu invested 69,800 yuan ($11,272) http://www.jordan1wheat.com/mens-air-jordan-1-retro-high-og-wheat-golden-harvest-jordans-retro-for-sale.html , she could make more than 10 million yuan in return, the friend told Wei.
Wei Yu went with her friend to Pixian, Sichuan Province. A high-ranking "official" from the group came to talk to her, and showed her his car and house.
Wei bought into the lie, seeing a good opportunity to make money. She borrowed money from friends and even took some from her family. After a few months, Wei Yu even convinced her younger sister Wei Xue to join the organization with her.
Ren was shocked to hear this. Wei Yu graduated from university with a degree in design and had a job in Wuhan Mens Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG "Wheat" Golden Harvest For Sale , Hubei Province. But she became so. |
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