Monday, June 6, 2016

6 important things you probably missed on this week's 'Game of Thrones'


Sandor Clegane game of thrones hboHelen Sloan/HBORory McCann as Sandor Clegane aka The Hound.
"Game of Thrones" threw in a few major twists this week.
At the top, the return of Sandor Clegane aka The Hound (Rory McCann), a who's who of houses historically pledged to the Starks, a welcome return to form for Queen Margaery (Natalie Dormer), and a harrowing cliffhanger for Arya Stark (Maisie Williams).
Then there was the standoff at Riverrun.
With all that to pay attention to, there may have been some details that viewers didn't catch.
Here are six important things you probably missed on this week's "Game of Thrones":

Warriors whip Cavaliers 110-77 to take 2-0 NBA Finals lead


Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving, center left, shoots against Golden State Warriors guard Shaun Livingston during the first half of Game 2 of basketball's NBA Finals in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, June 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)syndication.ap.orgCleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving, center left, shoots against Golden State Warriors guard Shaun Livingston during the first half of Game 2 of basketball's NBA Finals in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, June 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The repeat championship Golden State has spoken of since the very start more than eight months ago is suddenly two wins from becoming reality.
That's the only way the Warriors' record-setting season will feel right. They certainly look unstoppable.
Draymond Green flexed his bulging biceps with big plays on both ends of the floor all night for 28 points, seven rebounds and five assists, while MVP Stephen Curry scored 18 points despite foul trouble, and Golden State thoroughly overwhelmed the Cleveland Cavaliers 110-77 in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night.

Zika's ground zero: Generation of babies born with microcephaly face uncertain future

Babies born with microcephaly often need to wear glasses to help their vision.
Maria Vitoria is eight months old, but her fragile frame has already seen so much suffering.
She was born with microcephaly, likely as a result of the Zika virus, and her family abandoned her at birth.
Now she is growing, but the development of her brain is stunted by the birth defect, and slowly, day by day, her adopted parents Kely and Josimar Oliveira are learning what this means: can she see, does she hear them?
Discoveries like these -- heart-shredding moments -- are happening every day at the Altino Ventura Foundation Clinic in Recife.

Cardowan stabbing: Dramatic picture from Glasgow 'war zone' incident shows man in blood-soaked t-shirt walking past burning vans

Two vans are recovered at the scene, reportedly in Frankfield Road, in the Stepps area of Glasgow
Dramatic footage has emerged from a major incident in Glasgow which reportedly left five people stabbed, shots fired and vehicles ablaze.
Officers were sent to the scene in Cardowan, a suburb in the north of the city, at around 1.30pm on Sunday afternoon.
Scotland's Ambulance Service also confirmed they are attending the scene and said "several casualties" have been taken to hospital.
According to the Daily Record , multiple people have been injured including up to five who may have been knifed.

Boy, 12, 'chokes himself to death taking part in dangerous online craze' that starves brain of oxygen

Karnel Haughton boy chokes to death taking part in 'online game'
Karnel Haughton is believed to have choked to death taking part in an online game
A 12-year-old boy has died after reportedly taking part in a dangerous online craze which cuts off oxygen to the brain.
Karnel Haughton, from the Tyburn area of Birmingham, is believed to have lost consciousness and suffocated.
Friends and parents have now shared warnings about the potentially lethal game in which youngsters film themselves choking and post the videos on social media.
Karnel is thought to have been playing the 'game' in his bedroom when he lost consciousness.
He died later that day after being rushed to hospital by his mum Gemma.
Police are treating his death as 'unexplained'.
A family friend said: “It was his mum who found him at home. He was apparently playing the ‘choking game’.
“Karnel was such a witty and happy young boy and really close to his brother and sister.

One dead and thousands evacuated after explosion at a Sri Lankan ammo dump

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Eranga Jayawardena/AP PhotoIn this Oct. 12, 2014, file photo. an ethnic Sinhalese Sri Lankan man eats his lunch during his train ride to north from south in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka.
One soldier was killed and thousands of people were evacuated after a fire and a series of explosions on Sunday at one of Sri Lanka's biggest ammunition dumps, where the army stores heavy weapons, officials said.
Explosions at the army camp at Salawa, 33 km (20 miles) east of the capital Colombo, continued for more than five hours and were heard more than 12 km away, local residents said.
The cause was not immediately known and the government ordered an investigation by the police criminal investigation department.

These are the 18 most corrupt countries in the developed world

El CHapo capture


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Every year, Transparency International, the global anticorruption coalition, releases its Corruption Perceptions Index, a survey into the countries people perceive as the most corrupt on earth.
As Transparency International notes, there is no hard-and-fast way "to assess absolute levels of corruption in countries or territories on the basis of hard empirical data." This is basically because, by its very nature, corruption is usually hidden from the public.
But it creates a ranking based on several other corruption studies, and gives 168 countries a ranking out of 100, where 100 is the least corrupt and 0 is most corrupt. This helps to give a pretty good idea of where in the world is most corrupt.
The countries seen as most corrupt tend to be in Africa and the Middle East, in societies with weak legal and governmental systems and widespread poverty. For example, Somalia tops this year's list, with North Korea and Afghanistan close behind.
Business Insider decided to take a look at the wealthy, democratic nations where corruption is most rife. To do so, we looked at the positions of countries within the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and then picked out those with the highest levels of perceived corruption.
Check them out below:

Amir Khan and wife Faryal splash £100,000 on their 2 year old daughter's birthday party


29 year old boxer Amir Khan and his wife 24 year old Faryal Makhdoom Khan splashed £100,000 on their daughter, Lamaisah Khan's second birthday party.
The birthday party which was held at Khan's Bolton Wanderers football club had 250 guests in attendance. The party took Mrs Khan three months to plan and it featured Disney princesses, Peppa Pig, a real-life ballerina, a giant cake and a carousel.
In an exclusive interview with Hello! magazine, Amir Khan talked about his daughter's 2nd birthday party.

Jihadi Junior smuggled into Sweden for surgery by his Nigerian Jihadi mother


A four-year-old British boy, Isa Dare, AKA Jihadi Junior, who appeared to blow up a group of ISIS prisoners in a propaganda video, has been reportedly smuggled into Sweden for an operation by his London-born Jihadi bride mother Grace Dare, The Sun reports.
It is reported that Grace who has changed her name to Khadijah smuggled her son from the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa to Sweden after he had been sick for some months.

Sunday, June 5, 2016

24-year-old Nigerian man and Thai woman nabbed in Bangkok with 8.5kg of drugs hidden in handbags


A Nigerian man and a Thai woman have been arrested after 8.5kg of crystal methamphetamine or "ice" were found stuffed into new handbags imported from China.

24-year-old Nigerian national John Anike Chinedu & Sawaros Nathawil, 34, were arrested separately in Samut Prakan and Bangkok.
 

Venezuela's political crisis is reaching a breaking point

Venezuela protests Caracas
Social unrest has simmered in Venezuela for the last few years, at times breaking out in widespread protests, and tensions have mounted this year, as an opposition-led legislature leads aneffort to recall President Nicolas Maduro.
But a protest that broke out near the presidential palace in Caracas on Thursday indicates that the strife has reached a segment of the country critical to the government's popular support.
A group of Venezuelans waiting in line at a supermarket in Caracas made a run for Miraflores, the presidential palace, after they sawwhat appeared to be people affiliated with the government taking food they had been waiting for hours in the heat to buy.

I transformed my Jeep into a moving house to travel around Africa for 2 years — here's what it was like to build


Hi, I'm Dan. A few years ago, I drove a Jeep from Alaska to Argentina.
I learned a lot on that trip about where I want to go and what kind of vehicle I want to live in.
After years of saving and planning, I bought a 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited (4 door) Rubicon to turn into a house on wheels to drive around Africa for two years.
My build focused on interior living space, strong 4x4, and it had to fit inside a standard 20-foot shipping container.
Here's what it was like:
You can follow me on InstagramFacebookTwitter, or visit me over at my websiteor YouTube channel. I also wrote an e-book, "Work Less to Live Your Dreams."

First, the finished project: My house on wheels completed.

Apple should buy Uber

Calling Uber a Silicon Valley unicorn is passé. Uber is a $62.5 billion monster that's threatening to take down a nervous tech market.
The latest news is that Uber last week accepted a $3.5 billion investment from the Saudi sovereign wealth fund.
That means Uber now has $11 billion to fuel its growth. But what's conspicuously lacking from that assumed growth is some type of exit strategy for Uber's earlier investors.
Will there ever be an IPO? Not anytime soon, if CEO Travis Kalanick has his way.
There is another option of course: acquisition.
Conservatively, Uber's acquisition value would be something like $80 billion. That's a big bite. Tesla has a market cap of about $30 billion. General Motors is $46 billion. Ford is $52 billion.

Saturday, June 4, 2016

WOMEN WANT MORE SEX THAN MEN THINK, SAYS AWESOME NEW STUDY

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According to a series of studiesmen in relationships often underestimate how often and when their girlfriends or wives want to have sex.
The researchers at University of Toronto and the University of Western Ontario studied a total of 229 couples who reported having sex an average of one to two times a week, with an average relationship of six years. 
The couples documented their general sexual desire, perception of their partner’s sexual desire, and their satisfaction with their relationship via journal over the course of three weeks, or went into the lab and reported those same factors in person.

THE WORLD'S FIRST SEX CRUISE WILL BE AN 8-DAY ORGY AT SEA


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Mexican "adult hospitality" firm Original Group has just chartered the Royal Caribbean Azamara Quest for the world's first sex cruise setting sail to Italy, Croatia and Slovenia in 2017. Dubbed the “Desire” cruise, the 690 passenger ship will spend eight days indulging in epic debauchery in international waters where anything goes.

Lightning strikes 71 rock music fans as a freak thunderstorm hits a German festival leaving injured with scorch marks and burn holes on their jeans

Emergency services attending to a man at Rock-am-Ring festival, It is believed the man was hit by lightning when a storm passed over the festival
More than 70 festival goers were struck by lightning at a major music event in Germany.  
Dozens of medics have treated people at Rock-am-Ring festival after severe storms caused heavy flooding. 
The organisers said acts will continue to perform over the three-day event as Saturday night headliners, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, prepare to play.
One man suffered burn holes and scorch marks after being hit by lightning.  
Spokeswoman for the festival Katharina Wenisch said: 'We are not considering cancelling the festival.'
Emergency services attending to a man at Rock-am-Ring festival, It is believed the man was hit by lightning when a storm passed over the festival
Dozens of medics have treated people at Rock-am-Ring festival after severe storms caused heavy flooding
Dozens of medics have treated people at Rock-am-Ring festival after severe storms caused heavy flooding

Muhammad Ali, The Greatest in pictures: A look back at the life of the most famous sportsman in the world

And 1964 was also the year that Ali met The Beatles (from left) Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison

Muhammad Ali was the first person to become heavyweight champion of the world three times.
Born Cassius Clay in 1942, he won Olympic Gold in Rome aged 18 and floored Sonny Liston to shake up the world in 1964. 
Then heavyweight champion, he became Muhammad Ali and would dominate the division for more than a decade - minus his three-year exile for refusing to fight in the Vietnam war - beating the likes of Joe Frazier, Ken Norton and George Foreman.
Here, Sportsmail looks back at the life of one of the most remarkable men to walk the planet...
Muhammad Ali knocks out British challenger Richard Dunn in the fifth round of their fight in Munich in May 1976
Muhammad Ali knocks out British challenger Richard Dunn in the fifth round of their fight in Munich in May 1976

British tourist arrested in Tenerife after girlfriend falls to her death from high-rise holiday apartment

The couple are believed to have been on holiday with their five-year-old daughter as well as the man’s father and his partner at the hotel complex (pictured)

A British tourist has been arrested in Tenerife after his girlfriend fell to her death from their high-rise holiday apartment.
Ann Kerry Roberts, 25, who is also believed to be British, died instantly after plunging from the 12th floor of the building in the south of the island in the early hours of yesterday morning.
According to reports in Spain, the man was detained by police after detectives viewed footage from CCTV cameras which showed her returning to the flat.

Ramadan for non-Muslims: An etiquette guide

A typical Eid morning in the Islams' household would start with a plate of Shir Khurma for breakfast. This is a vermicelli and milk pudding, spiced with cardamom and cinnamon and served with an Indian rusk. Vermicelli noodles are a popular ingredient in a multitude of dishes and sweets eaten during Ramadan and Eid across the world. This photo shows an Indian worker drying the fine noodles in preparation for Eid.
There are 7 billion people in the world. And a full 22% of them -- 1.6 billion -- are about to begin a fast that'll last from sunup to sundown. Every day. For an entire month.
Ramadan, the holiest month of the Muslim calendar, begins after the sun sets Sunday.
But what if you're not a Muslim; just a caring, considerate person. Is there anything you should be doing so you don't come across as insensitive to your fasting friends?
Short answer: No.
Long answer: No. But you can earn some cool points if you follow these 10 tips.

Impossible worlds caught on camera

Swedish artist Erik Johansson is a master photo manipulator.
A river that shatters like glass? A dog that floats like a balloon?
These bizarre visuals may seem like magic at first glance, but they are the careful handiwork of Swedish artist Erik Johansson, who edits images to create beautifully peculiar collages.
"I create these pictures in order to find a connection between two everyday objects in an unexpected way," says Johansson.
"It's a look into another world -- one that is much like ours, but just a little bit odd and different."
A master photo manipulator, Johansson's 'Perspective Illusion' series uses photography and photo editing to bend landscapes out of proportion, twist objects beyond comprehension, and create images that depict the impossible.

'You inspired me, thank you for everything'- Floyd Mayweather posts touching tribute to late Muhammad Ali


Boxing legend Muhammad Ali passed on early this morning at the age of 74. Floyd Mayweather, the World's richest boxer took to his IG page to pour tributes to his hero and inspiration. He wrote;
'Today my heart goes out to a pioneer, a true legend, and a hero by all means! Not a day went by entering the gym that I didn't think of you.'
'Your charisma, your charm and above all, your class are all of the elements that will be greatly missed by myself and the world. You are someone that inspired me greatly throughout my boxing journey and words cannot express how great you were as a person! Thank you for everything you've done for Black America, in the the world of sports & entertainment and for the legacy you leave behind! My sincerest condolences to the Ali family!'

Woman gives birth to baby in a hospital toilet, tries to flush it then throws the baby in a trash can


Ashley with her first child
A 22 year old Iowa woman, Ashley Hautzenrader, gave birth to a baby on May 8, around 9:30pm at the John Colloton Pavillion at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, then she proceeded to flush her newborn baby down the toilet, after which she put the child in a pillowcase, before leaving the baby for dead in a hospital trash can.
Hautzenrader has now been arrested and charged with attempted murder. She is facing the new charge in addition to a previous charge of child endangerment according to The Des Moines Register and the University of Iowa police.

Stephen Curry shared a great anecdote about guarding the Warriors' Game 1 hero in practice


Stephen Curry gets taunted by teammates while trying to guard Shaun Livingston in practice.
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In Game 1 of the NBA Finals, it wasn't Stephen Curry who led the Golden State Warriors to a 104-89 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
On a night when Curry scored just 11 points on 4-15 shooting, backup guard Shaun Livingston carried the Warriors off the bench, scoring 20 points on 8-10 shooting.
The 6-foot-7 Livingston, who doesn't possess Curry's gifted shooting stroke, instead punished the smaller Cavs guards, prodding his way into the paint for midrange jumpers and floaters that couldn't be blocked.

How the US military trains to take any airbase, anywhere in the world in just 18 hours



Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, begin an assault on an enemy-held urban environment as part of a live-fire range at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 10, 2015.
Staff Sgt. Jason Hull
What happens when all hell breaks loose and the US military needs to act within hours?
Enter the 5,000 specialists of Global Response Force, from the Army's 82nd Airborne Brigade, Joint Special Operations Command, and the US Air Force capable of deploying to any location on earth within 18 hours.
"We need to have demonstrated legitimacy in this capability. It's our muscle. It's us flexing our muscle. Nobody wants to get in the ring with the undefeated heavyweight champion," Staff Sgt. Dillon Heyliger said of the GRF.
In the slides below see how the GRF trains to take enemy airfields with overwhelming force.

Incredible transformation of woman after undergoing life-changing surgery on enormous facial tumour

Samira Benhar with Doctor Cavadas - a Moroccan woman whose face was grotesquely disfigured by a facial tumour has been given reconstructive treatment to give her a better life
Samira Benhar with Doctor Cavadas after the surgery
A woman whose face was left disfigured by a massive tumour has had an amazing turnaround thanks to surgeons.
Samira Benhar found herself isolated and alone after the massive facial tumour left one side of her face hideously mutated.
The 39-year-old mum of two, who was disowned by her own husband due to the condition, was given a lifeline by Doctor Pedro Cavadas , a world-renowned surgeon in reconstructive surgery and implants.
He has been treating the patient for 13 months at Manises Hospital, in the city of Valencia in the eastern Spanish region of the same name.

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