Monday, May 23, 2016

Brothers who grew up to be stunning sisters: Siblings now living as women after helping each other come to terms with their gender

Jamie (left), 23, and Chloe, 20, O¿Herlihy now live as sisters, but they grew up in Ireland as brothers and both struggled with their gender, yet felt unable to talk to each other about it
They had always loved dressing up in skirts and playing with dolls.
But for years the O’Herlihy brothers did not tell anyone – including each other – just how much they were struggling with their gender.
Finally, though, they opened up to each other and discovered they were going through the same battle – and both are now living as women.
Jamie, 23, who kept her birth name, and Chloe, 20, who used to be called Daniel, said it was amazing to be able to help each other.
Jamie (left), 23, and Chloe, 20, O’Herlihy now live as sisters, but they grew up in Ireland as brothers and both struggled with their gender, yet felt unable to talk to each other about it
Daniel (left) and Jamie (pictured when they were living as men) said it was a 'huge relief' to find out that they were 'in it together', but they don't believe  
Daniel (left) and Jamie (pictured when they were living as men) said it was a 'huge relief' to find out that they were 'in it together', but they don't believe  

Sunday, May 22, 2016

Amazing images from the lawless Hong Kong slum which was once home to 30,000 and one of the most densely populated place on earth

Kowloon Walled City, in Hong Kong, had more than 300 high-rise apartments and an estimated 33,000 people crammed within the site
Life inside Kowloon Walled City, the most densely populated place on earth, was far from easy before the chaotic cluster of interconnected high-rise buildings was demolished 20 years ago.
Around 33,000 people lived in the overcrowded Hong Kong slum, which was blighted by poverty, organised crime, including drug dealing, gambling and prostitution, poor sanitation and inadequate services. 
Populated by families, business owners, drug addicts and gang members, the settlement was essentially lawless due to a territorial dispute between China and British Hong Kong, but both sides agreed in the 1980s to demolish it and replace it with a park.
The former Chinese military site became a sprawling urban settlement after Japanese forces retreated during World War II and squatters moved in. 
Over the following decades it fell under the grip of the Triads, who were eventually forced out in the 1970s, and was notorious for brothels, casinos and opium dens as it lagged behind the rest of Hong Kong, although crime rates dropped in its later years.
Before Kowloon Walled City was finally demolished in 1994, photographers Greg Girard and Ian Lambot spent five years capturing jaw-dropping images of daily life within the six-acre site - from children playing on rooftops to heroin addicts shooting up on the street. 

HORROR 'Suicide by LION': Man strips naked and jumps into a Chilean zoo's enclosure in a bid to feed himself to a big cat - and only survives in a grave condition after two beasts mauling him were SHOT DEAD

A 20-year-old man took off his clothes and broke into a lion enclosure at Santiago zoo Saturday, where he was mauled by lions 
A man who stripped naked and entered a lion enclosure in a Chilean zoo has survived the incident, but the lions were killed.
Authorities in Santiago confirmed that the two African lions were put down as they severely mauled the 20-year-old man who had broken into their cage early on Saturday.
The man, who has been named by local media as Franco Luis Ferrada Roman, was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment and was said to be in grave condition.

A 20-year-old man took off his clothes and broke into a lion enclosure at Santiago zoo Saturday, where he was mauled by lions 
A 20-year-old man took off his clothes and broke into a lion enclosure at Santiago zoo Saturday, where he was mauled by lions 

BBC reporter details being detained in North Korea

A BBC reporter detained last week in North Korea released his account of the ordeal Friday, describing how he was held for 10 hours before being expelled from the country.
Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, the BBC’s Tokyo correspondent, was in Pyongyang to cover a weeklong visit by three Nobel laureates to the country’s capital. The trip, designed to show North Korea’s desire for increased international exchanges, was marred as the country detained Wingfield-Hayes for writing stories the government deemed to be “offensive” to its people.
“I was told that my reporting had insulted the Korean people and that I needed to admit my mistakes,” Wingfield-Hayes said in a story published by the BBC Friday morning.
The offending bits apparently included references to a “grim-faced” customs official who “barked” at the reporters, which a North Korean official said portrayed his people as dogs.
After intervention from his editors and a written apology, Wingfield-Hayes was eventually released. But his problems didn’t end there, as the North Korean government blocked his exit from the country for two more days before finally expelling him.

CALVIN HARRIS IN VIOLENT CAR CRASH Bolts from Hospital

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Calvin Harris was involved in a terrible car crash Friday night, suffering injuries serious enough to require an ambulance ... but staying in the hospital just wasn't for him.
Law enforcement sources tell us ... Calvin was a passenger in a Cadillac SUV at around 11 PM when a VW Bug convertible driven by a 16-year-old girl crossed the center line, crashing into his vehicle.
The VW bug was filled with teenagers and the accident so violent ... one of the passengers who was sitting on her boyfriend's lap was ejected. 
Calvin suffered a laceration on his face that was bad enough to require immediate attention.  Paramedics took him to an L.A. hospital.  We're told he wanted a private room, and when they said one wasn't available he hopped off the gurney and left ..."against medical advice."
The driver and her passenger who was ejected were also taken to the hospital.  We know the girl who was ejected suffered a broken pelvis.

Google's plan to revolutionize smartphones will start shipping next year

Project Ara
Google wants to revolutionize how you use and buy smartphones by creating a device where you can swap out different parts of its hardware on the go, like the battery, camera, speakers, or screen.
A base frame contains the phone's core components, but each additional part will be bought separately so your phone specializes in whatever you want it to, whether that means having great speakers or a fish-eye camera lens.
Also, Ara's concept means that you won't have to head to the repair shop or get a completely new device if your battery stops holding a charge or the screen shatters.

Son shares photos of his mum & dad on life support holding hands and saying goodbye


This incredible photos indicate what true love really is. Chris Minnini, 21, shared this heartbreaking photo on Reddit showing the moment his parents, both on life support, said goodbye to each other.
The incredible moment was captured by Chris’s brother at Kingston General Hospital in Ontario, Canada, only hours before their dad, Jim, passed away last weekend.
His mum, Cindy is now home and recovering after having a heart attack and their son decided to share the images to show how much his parents loved each other, even on their sick bed after 23 years of marriage.

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