Central Administrator - News Room Administrators AdministratorBidding for the grey 1999 Volkswagen Golf with 47,000 miles, in mint condition started at US$10,000, however the end of today it reached over US$75,000.

A determined Seo Sang-moon, 69, passed the academic part of his driver's license examination on his 272nd attempt earlier this week. Due to his illiteracy, he used the test process to teach himself the rules of the road because he could not read them in a manual. Since the oral exam was launched, Sang-moon, a repairman took the test as often as he could, paying about $1,000 in fees along the way. He was able to grasp the exam and the rules of the road through each failure. After 271 attempts, he was able to get the minimum score needed to pass the academic test. Next on Sang-moon's agenda is preparing for his road test. Despite the amount of time it took Sang-Moon to pass the test, officials were thrilled to see him pass. "He has been coming here for more than five years and we regard him almost as being one of the family," an official from the exam office said by telephone.

China to host world toilet summit and first ever toilet exhibition to showcase their recent advancements in potty technology. The World Toilet Expo being held in Shanghai from May 8th to 10th, will feature China's plans to make relieving oneself a more comfortable, convenient experience - specifically for tourists visiting the fashionable city. One such addition would be a 24-hour toilet tracker phone line people could call to locate the nearest public facility. "It's expected to solve the long-lasting problem that tourists, cab drivers and people unfamiliar with the city cannot find a toilet when they need one," Han Yurong, a Shanghai Public Sanitation Bureau official, was quoted by state media as saying. Beijing, home of the 2008 summer Olympics, has added high-tech, self-cleaning toilets near major tourist sites in preparation of the event - adding that they will keep the toilet paper fully stocked. Shanghai plans to revamp 500 of its 3,900 public toilets this year, build new ones and reserve two thirds for women. Today, most of China's public toilets are squat-style pits with no running water, toilet paper, or hand-washing facilities.

Debbie Coleman likely never expected to give birth behind the wheel. . . and was probably even more shocked to find herself looking down the barrel of a gun afterwards. As she tried to make her way to the hospital, Coleman pulled into a gas station realizing she was about to give birth. After having the baby, she once again began driving toward the hospital with her newborn sitting on her chest and the umbilical cord still attached. Other drivers called police to report a woman attempting to throw a baby out of a moving vehicle. Police pulled her over and ordered her out of her vehicle with their guns drawn. Upon realizing the situation, authorities allowed her to proceed and called ahead the hospital to alert them of the situation. Coleman was released from hospital the next day, while her 6-pound 8-ounce baby boy remains in intensive care.

Many Americans are so tired and sleepy that they are going without sex, making mistakes at work and having problems in their marriages and relationships. The poll by the National Sleep Foundation discovered that 75 percents of adults have sleep related problems. Most however belienve that they have a sleep problem and ignore it. "Half of the country sleeps pretty well -- the other half has problems," Foundation chief executive Richard Gulula stated. The survey of more than 1,500 adults found 87 percent usually watched TV in the hour before going to bed, 47 percent usually had sex and 64 percent read. Richard Gelula said in the statement. Nearly 25% of those in a relationship said they had sex less often or had lost interest in sex because they are too sleepy. Of those surveyed, 60 percent of drivers admitted to having driven drowsy in the past year and 4 percent said they had an accident or near-accident because they were sleepy while driving. 77 percent complained that their partner has a sleep-related problem, usually snoring. A third of people who described themselves as poor sleepers said their relationships were affected because they are too sleepy, compared to 8 percent of good sleepers