Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Man convicted of 3 murders as teen kills himself in prison



A man who broke into a classmate's home in 2007 and stabbed the teenager and his parents to death has killed himself in prison, authorities said Monday.
Cumberland County Deputy Coroner Jeff Miller said Alec Kreider, 25, was found hanging in his cell Friday at the state prison in Camp Hill. The Department of Corrections said staff members tried to revive Kreider after a guard found him unconscious in his cell. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Kreider was 16 when Kevin Haines and his parents, Thomas and Lisa Haines, were killed in May 2007. The couple's daughter, a college student, was awakened by the attacks and escaped unharmed.

Femi Kuti visits IDP camps in Maiduguri (photos)


Femi Kuti on Monday paid a visit to IDP camps in Borno, Maiduguri. According to the award winning singer, he visited the camps to create awareness and see the good works going on for himself.

'Saturday Night Live' writer suspended over tweet that mocked Donald Trump's 10-year old son


A writer for "Saturday Night Live" has been suspended for a tweet that ridiculed Barron Trump, the youngest son of President Donald Trump. 

The writer, Katie Rich, during Trump's inauguration on Friday, sent out a tweet that mocked Barron Trump, who is 10 years old. The tweet was widely criticized by many on social media.


The backlash went as far as an online petition that called for NBC to fire Rich. That petition has so far accumulated more than 85,000 signatures on Change.org.


Rich deleted the tweet as well as her Twitter account, which she then reactivated on Monday in order to post an apology.

"I sincerely apologize for the insensitive tweet, I deeply regret my actions & offensive words. It was inexcusable & I'm so sorry."

Discarded protest signs from the Women’s March in NYC

<p>A shrine of discarded signs from the Women’s March in New York City on Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo: Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News) </p>

Discarded protest signs from the Women’s March in NYC

A shrine of discarded signs from the Women’s March in New York City on Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo: Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)
Following the march in New York City, protesters left behind thousands of signs around Fifth Avenue near Trump Tower. Many signs left near a construction site were taken home by admirers as souvenirs. One group of placards was made into an art installation on East 57th Street, while many of these great signs were discarded near receptacles along Fifth Avenue waiting for sanitation.

91-yr-old Pensioner dies after jumping in front of a falling tree branch to save his 49-yr-old Thai wife



A Heroic 91-year-old Italian pensioner, Giacomo Smedile, was killed by a falling tree branch after he jumped in front of it to save his Thai wife. Smedile who was enjoying his retirement in Thailand, was walking along the sea front with his 49-year-old Thai wife on Sunday evening when a 10ft long branch snapped from a tree in Pattaya. He reportedly pushed her out the way but the branch struck him on the head.

Monday, January 23, 2017

The very exclusive cars Rolls-Royce built last year: Carmaker reveals seven unique models its bespoke design team created for the super rich

The Zenith collection was created to mark the final run of the seventh-generation Phantom. A total of 50 limited edition models were created - 25 saloons and 25 drophead convertibles
Rolls-Royce built and delivered a total of 4,011 vehicles last year. Yet, no two cars leaving its British factory at Goodwood are ever exactly alike and many cost owners up to seven-digit sums once they've had it customised to their exacting taste.
But despite every model being unique, there are still some cars that stand out for being tailored to extraordinary levels.
To celebrate the lengths the 113-year-old British marque will go to for its biggest bank-balanced buyers, Rolls-Royce has revealed seven of the most distinctive one-off cars created by its in-house bespoke design team last year. 


Unfortunately, prices have been kept quiet by the brand and its customers. Don't be in any doubt that they cost anything other than lottery-winning figures, though.

I’ve tested over 100 headphones in the past year, and I keep coming back to this $26 pair

Xiaomi headphones

Last month I sang the praises of the Sony MDR-1A, a $300 pair of full-size headphones that’s stood out from the many pairs I’vetested for being smooth-sounding, good-looking, and so very, very comfortable. They’re not the best, but they’re the ones I’d be most likely to buy.

That said, they’re $300 full-size headphones. Anything along those lines isn’t going to be all that portable. Sometimes, it’s good to have a pair of “beaters” on hand — cheap, secondary headphones you can stuff in a bag, toss on quickly, and wear on the go, without having to worry about busting your Very Nice Thing.
I’ve followed this setup for the past few months, and of the many inexpensive, beater-level pairs I’ve had lying around, the Xiaomi Mi In-Ear Headphones Pro have emerged as a personal favorite. Like the MDR-1A, they have a few clear flaws, but they still feel and sound better than I’d expect from a $26 earphone.  

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