Thursday, 10 January 2013
Hollywood Actor David Ellis, ''Snakes On A Plane'' Movie Director Found Dead In Hotel Bathroom
South African Police officials are still investigating the mystery surrounding the death of David R Ellis, the director of a popular Snakes on a Plane movie who was found unconscious in his hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa on Jan 7,2013.
60-year-old David R Ellis was found dead in the bathroom of his hotel in South Africa on Monday.
According to police spokesperson, Lt Col Lungelo, “Nothing was found to be missing from his room and no foul play is being suspected at this stage.
“The US Embassy has been informed and are believed to be making necessary arrangements for the body to be taken to his own country.”
The Story Of The Strangest Couple In History - Al And Jeanie Tomaini
Al (Aurelio) Tomaini was born in 1912 in New Jersey as one of seven children. By the age of twelve he towered over his father – a stout man who stood over six feet in height. Al had an overactive pituitary gland and he eventually stood over seven feet in height. To earn a career in sideshow, Al claimed a height of 8’4” and billed himself as ‘The Tallest Man in the World’. No one seemed to mind Al’s embellishment, due mostly to the fact that Al was an incredibly genuine and nice guy. He was shy, gentle and sweet inside and out – from the top of his towering head to the bottom of his size 27 shoes. During the Great Lakes Exposition in 1936, one special young lady took a particular interest in the gentle giant with the coy smile.
Her name was Jeanie (Berniece Evelyn Smith) and she was born on August 23rd in 1916 in Blufton, Indiana with twisted arms and without legs. She ‘stood’ just over two feet in height but, in personality, Jeanie was a giant in her own right. Jeanie had been performing in exhibitions since the age of three and was known for her acrobatic dexterity and the nimble way she ran about on her mildly deformed hands. Originally exhibited by her biological mother, Jeanie had been under the abusive care of an adoptive mother since 1931. The pretty but resilient 19 year old endured the psychological abuse with little hope of escape but, when the sincere flames of romance sparked between her and Al Tomaini, she found a gargantuan protector who would forever lift her out of harm’s way.
Deacon Ayo Ositelu 'Arena' Dies While Watching TV
We can confirm that Deacon AYO OSITELU is indeed DEAD!” family friend and journalist, Kayode Tijani, confirmed. “Spoke to his Wife. He was watching TV with her and next he was dead. Am in SHOCK.”
other sources say it was shortly after the Super Eagles friendly against Cape Verde.
It can be recalled that Arena served as compare at the tennis exhibition match between the Williams sisters last November.
Former CBN Governor Charles Soludo Arrested By EFCC
A close relative of Mr. Soludo confirmed to Saharareporters operatives picked up the former CBN governor in Abuja a few hours ago.
A government source told Saharareporters that Mr. Soludo is facing interrogation by the EFCC at its Abuja office with regards to his role in the bribery of CBN officials by an Australian currency mint company, Securency.
The source told our reporters about a dozen other CBN former and serving CBN officials have also been apprehended for questioning on the deal.
EFCC spokesperson could not be reached for confirmation of the arrest.
The Andes Accident - Real Life Survival Story Of Crash Victims Forced To Feed Themselves On Their Dead Partners To Survive.
On Friday 13th October of 1972, an Uruguayan plane, which was carrying 45 passengers to Chile, most of whom were students and rugby players, crashed in the Andes Mountains.
Twelve of the people died in the crash. The survivors not only had to withstand the hunger and the fearful Mountains, but also 30 degree-below-zero temperatures during the night.
They tried to survive with the scarce food reserves they had until being rescued, but they lost their hope when heard that the search had ceased on the radio.
Desperate owing to the lack of food and physically exhausted, they were forced to feed themselves on their death partners to keep on living. Finally fed up with the extremely low temperatures and the avalanche threats, as well as anguished by the continuos deaths of their partners and the bad rescue prospects, two of them decided to cross the huge mountains to reach Chile.
Ladies, Wearing High Heels Will Damage Your Feet, Knees And Back.
Modern ladies love to wear high heel fashionable shoes to make themselves look cool and trendy, but they neglect this simple but serious fact that it can be damaging to their health in the long run.
As shown in the picture in image section below, wearing high heels goes against the normal structure of your feet and exerts pressure on your leg finger bones. This in turn exerts extra pressure on your ankle, calf, knees and back as well. Prolonged wearing of such high heel shoes will cause long term damage to these body parts and can lead to serious problems like:
- Aching feet
- Ankle injuries
- Posture issues
- Joint degeneration
- Osteoarthritis
- Muscle shortening
- Muscle stiffnes
- Bunions, i.e bony growths at the base of big toe.
Wearing high heels over a period of time not only drastically reduced the flexibility of women's feet, but also made them less efficient in flat-shoed activities like running. And women wearing high heels generally have a tendency to walk slowly, which in turn hampers their walking styles and much needed physical exercise.
Howard Snitzer - The Man Who Was Dead For 96 Minutes.
In January, 54 year-old Howard Snitzer suffered a heart attack outside of a grocery store in Goodhue, Minn. Luckily, two first responders were across the street and quickly began CPR. Before long, a large group of rescuers, including a helicopter and team from the Mayo Clinic, arrived to help. Finally, after 12 defibrillation shocks, antiarrhythmic drugs and more than an hour and a half of continuous resuscitation, Snitzer's pulse returned. It had been 96 minutes since he had collapsed.
Generally, if a victim's pulse has not started after 45 minutes of CPR, resuscitation is discontinued.
Meet Chinese Millionaire Who Works As Street Cleaner To Set Good Examples For Her Kids
Yu Youzhen, a millionaire from Wuhan City, China, has been making headlines recently, after it was discovered she works as a street cleaner, for a 1,420 yuan monthly salary, in order to set a positive example for her two children.
During the 1980s, Yu Youzhen was just an average vegetable farmer in the Hongshan District Donghu Village Huojiawan, working hard with her husband in order to save some money.
After years working from dawn till dusk, they became the first family in the village to own a 3-storey house. At the time, a lot of people were coming to Wuhan looking for work, and many of them needed a place to stay, so Yu started renting the spare rooms in her home. Each room would bring about 50 yuan every month, and the resourceful woman used the extra earning to build even more houses and add more floors. After several years, she had three 5-storey buildings, most of which were rented out.
''We Cane The Patients On The Buttocks'' Siberian Doctors Uses Bizzare Treatment To Beat Addiction.
There’s a new way to beat your addiction, but it hurts, a lot. Psychologists at a Siberian drug clinic are using corporal punishment to help drug, alcohol and even sex addicts get their lives back. The bizarre treatment involves lashing patients’ buttocks with sticks and canes.
“We cane the patients on the buttocks with a clear and definite medical purpose – it is not some warped sado-masochistic activity,” Professor Marina Chukhrova told The Siberian Times.
Sperm Tracked in 3-D (PHOTO)
For the first time, scientists have successfully plotted the paths of sperm in 3-D, revealing corkscrew-like trajectories and "hyperactive" swimmers. A human sperm encounters an egg, seen via electron microscope. Image by David Phillips, Visuals Unlimited.
Jan Grzebski - The Man Who Slept For 19 Years.
During the 1980’s, Poland was still run by a Communist regime. It was a terrible period of despair, great poverty and confusion.
Polish railway worker Jan Grzebski, suffered a severe head injury while attaching two train carriages. He was rushed to the hospital, but the doctors had even more devastating news for the family: besides the injuries caused by the work-related accident, Jan Grzebski was suffering from brain cancer. He fell into a deep coma of 19 years. Doctors didn’t expect him to live longer than three years.
His family had faith that Jan would recover and his wife Gertruda provided the loving care Jan needed to survive. The amazing part of this story is that Mr. Grzebski awoke on April, 12, 2007 after 19 years of coma. He awoke to a world of democracy and capitalism. Mr. Grzebski was surprised to find out that 18 years had passed since the fall of Communism and that 11 grandchildren couldn’t wait to hug him.
Rapper Eminem Born Again; Read Betty Bower's Exclusive Interview With Eminem.
Betty Bowers:
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So tell us: who did Christine Aguilera pleasure first?
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Eminem:
| Carson, then Fred. |
Betty Bowers:
| Well, one look at that harlot, my only surprise is that she waited to do them one at a time. Now, to you: I didn't realize you were an albino. |
Eminem:
| I ain't no f----- albino! You want to dwell on my race but you could NEVER say that my s--- is whack because you know my s--- is tight. |
Betty Bowers:
| Scatological speculation aside, your eyes do look wildly dilated. Indeed, even the most strung-out girls in my Christian Crackwhore Ministry can't get their pupils to muster a gape like that. I'd say sunglasses would not be remiss even if you're not an albino. Not that I'm necessarily buying into your protestations in that regard, dear. So, tell us, are you now a born-again Christian? |
Eminem:
| Yeah, I am down with the Bible. |
Betty Bowers:
| How did this miraculous change occur, dear? |
Eminem:
| Well – dear – see? Everywhere I turn, I get s--- from posers that don't know me. Sticking a finger up my a-- about not being "politically correct" and s---. You know? People saying "you ain't supposed to say f-gg---" and "you ain't supposed to talk bout beating up b-tches." And Doctor Dre say -- |
17 Year Old Girl Has 7 Kids
Argentine teenager Pamela Villarruel poses with her seven children outside her parents’ home in the town of Leones in Cordoba Province, northern Argentina, May 11, 2008.
Pamela, 17, bore all seven children in just three pregnancies, having her first boy in 2005 when she was 14 and the other six girls in two deliveries of triplets in the following two years.
The father of Pamela’s first son abandoned them, the father of the first set of triplets was forced out of the house by the family for beating her, and Pamela refuses to identify the father of the more recent triplets
Meet Fauja Singh - 100 Year Old Marathon Winner.(PHOTO+VIDEO)
Fauja Singh, 100, finished Toronto’s waterfront marathon Sunday evening, securing his place in Guinness World Records as the oldest person — and the first centenarian — to ever accomplish a run of that distance.
Singh, a British citizen, was the last person to complete the race, crossing the finish line just before 6 p.m. ET with a time of 8 hours, 11minutes and 5.9 seconds
Who is this remarkable man??
Singh, affectionately known as the Turbaned Tornado, was born on a farm in India in April 1911. He stands five foot eight inches tall and weighs about 115 pounds.
Part of his secret, according to his coach, is that he eats a light diet of mainly tea, toast and curry.
The centenarian turned to running after losing his wife and child to “tragic circumstances” about 20 years ago. His coach said the runner didn’t want to discuss those tragic circumstances. Part of his outlook is maintaining a constant focus on the positive.
Magnetic Hill In Ladakh, India.
Have you ever heard of a place on earth that defies gravity? unbelievable, is it? Nestled in the lap of snow caped Himalayan ranges and silver valleys, Ladakh in India has a Magnetic hill where a vehicle moves up a steep hill even with their ignition off. The Magnetic hill or Gravity Hill is situated at a distance of 30 km from the capital city Leh and is located on the Leh-Kargil-Baltik national highway, at a height of 14,000 feet above sea level.
The magnetic power here can be experienced by switching off the vehicle at a certain spot here. You will notice the vehicle moving up the hill in no time at a speed of about 20 km/hr. The experience is also termed as Himalayan wonder and is a must if you happen to venture into the Himalayan territory of this part of the world.
The 50-year-old Mother Who Has Spent £10,000 On Surgery To Look Like Her Daughter. (PHOTO)
With their flowing blonde hair, hourglass figures and slender, toned legs, they could easily pass for twins. Both look fabulous in their matching polka dot dresses and, as Janet and Jane Cunliffe happily recount, potential boyfriends often struggle to tell them apart.
Hardly surprising, as both weigh in at 8st and, save for a couple of inches in height (at 5ft 6in, Jane is two inches taller) and different eye colours (Jane's are brown, Janet's are blue) they are virtually identical.
Wednesday, 9 January 2013
Chilean Man High On Drugs Dies After Attempting Acrobatics On Top Of Power Electricity Pylon (Power Line)
A man was electrocuted after scaling an electricity pylon and performing acrobatics in a drug-induced stunt.
The man, named only as Miguel, swung onto one of high-voltage cables causing a massive explosion before plummeting to the ground in Santiago, Chile.
The moment was caught in a dramatic amateur video filmed by one of the onlookers.
President Jonathan Pays Close To N1billion In ‘Severance’ To Yar'Adua Family
The slush funds were routed through the Katsina state government, the home state of the former president.
The payment includes about N150 million to Mrs. Turai Yar'adua, as well as the late president's aged mother, his married daughters, and sons.
It is yet unclear if any provision was made for his second wife, Hauwa Umar Radda, whom the late president divorced in 1997, shortly before he became the governor of Katsina state.
Nollywood Actress Nuella Njubigbo Romances Governor Rotimi Amaechi Of Rivers State.
The wonder on wheels estimated to cost a whopping N8million set many tongues wagging,especially as the Actress was not on the Alist Category and whose take home pay even if saved for two years cannot buy the SUV.
Five Benefit Of A Fruit For Breakfast
Fruit for Breakfast, Five Benefits
1. Between the hours of 7-11am the body is doing the heaviest detoxification, so eating fruits, specifically at this time, ensures healing energy is used for detoxification rather than wasted on digesting heavy fatty foods.
2. Fruit for breakfast is the perfect way to break the overnight fast as it gently wakes the digestive system and metabolism up from a semi slumber, all without the harsh adrenal jolt of a coffee or fatty meal.
3. Fruit for breakfast promotes nice fluffy fruity floaters, in other words - large satisfying bowel movements! The fruit fiber cleans the colon like a broom, leaving you feeling light, refreshed and ready to go.
4. If you eat enough fruit for breakfast you will not require a coffee as the natural fruit sugars keep the brain sharp and energised.
5. People who eat fruit only for breakfast have been shown to be leaner, healthier and more productive during their day.
1. Between the hours of 7-11am the body is doing the heaviest detoxification, so eating fruits, specifically at this time, ensures healing energy is used for detoxification rather than wasted on digesting heavy fatty foods.
2. Fruit for breakfast is the perfect way to break the overnight fast as it gently wakes the digestive system and metabolism up from a semi slumber, all without the harsh adrenal jolt of a coffee or fatty meal.
3. Fruit for breakfast promotes nice fluffy fruity floaters, in other words - large satisfying bowel movements! The fruit fiber cleans the colon like a broom, leaving you feeling light, refreshed and ready to go.
4. If you eat enough fruit for breakfast you will not require a coffee as the natural fruit sugars keep the brain sharp and energised.
5. People who eat fruit only for breakfast have been shown to be leaner, healthier and more productive during their day.
I Want To Marry Rotimi Makinde Because He Loves Me— Beauty Queen Opens Up
It’s not about what he can give me, though meeting him has changed my life. He’s very intelligent, creative and hardworking. And he’s a good person, to me, his children everybody around him. He wants the best for me. When he proposed to me, I told him I was still in the university and he agreed to wait for me to finish and
he has been very patient and supportive of my education. People have been saying all sorts since we announced our engagement but I am not bothered by the talk. I met a good man who loves me and it feels good because I have everything in him, a father, brother and friend. I feel secured because he’s a very mature and caring and I am looking forward to our life together.
Banke is a final year students of Political Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, in Osun State.
Man v beast: Why humans don't always come out on top
Man may dominate the planet... but other species are far superior at some feats.
Take songbirds, for example. Scientists have just discovered they have two sets of vocal cords, compared to our one.
This allows them to play two notes at the same time, even when flying.
Dr Coen Elemans, of the University of Southern Denmark, said: "Just imagine an orchestra musician playing his instrument while performing a dance. How do birds do this?"
And when it comes to running, Usain Bolt may be the fastest man on Earth but put him up against a cheetah and he doesn't stand a chance.
Humans don't only lag behind in singing and running. Here we look at how some of our fellow creatures excel...
Take songbirds, for example. Scientists have just discovered they have two sets of vocal cords, compared to our one.
This allows them to play two notes at the same time, even when flying.
Dr Coen Elemans, of the University of Southern Denmark, said: "Just imagine an orchestra musician playing his instrument while performing a dance. How do birds do this?"
And when it comes to running, Usain Bolt may be the fastest man on Earth but put him up against a cheetah and he doesn't stand a chance.
Humans don't only lag behind in singing and running. Here we look at how some of our fellow creatures excel...
'I became dad, a grandad and a great-grandad... in just three months': Baby joy as three generations of same family give birth
After turning 60, Patrick Sloan would have been forgiven for thinking his nappy-changing days were over.
But within the space of just three months he has become a dad, a grandad and a great-grandad, after his wife, daughter and granddaughter all gave birth to boys.
Patrick, who is due to retire in five years, said: “It was a huge surprise to discover I was going to be a dad again at my age.
“But to find out that I was gaining another grandchild and my first great-grandchild at a similar time was unbelievable.
“I was worried people would be disapproving that I was going to be a father at an age where most people are retiring but everyone has been really pleased for us.”
Patrick’s youngest son, Ethan, was born in March this year, followed shortly afterwards in June by his great-grandson, Mason, and then his grandson, Leonard, 12 days later.
Myrtle Corbin - The Four Legged Woman.
Born in Lincoln County, TN in 1868 and spending most of her childhood in Blount County, AL – where she can be found in the 1880 census – her condition was incredibly rare. The tiny body of her twin was only fully developed from the waist down and even then it was malformed – tiny and possessing only three toes on each foot. Myrtle was able to control the limbs of her sister but was unable to use them for walking and she herself had a difficult time getting around as she was born with a clubbed foot. Technically, the ‘Four-Legged Woman’ only had one good, usable leg.
Controversy Trails Nollywood Actress Ronke Oshodi-Oke’s Pregnancy
Reports gathered showed that, Ronke’s hubby, Anthony who has had a long marital challenge with the actress is not sure if he’s responsible for the pregnancy, though, this is closely discussed within his social circle.
Report shows that the actress has reconciled with her husband after a fight that almost tore their marriage apart.
According to this week’s edition of City People, a Lagos based soft sell magazine, Ronke has already reconciled with her husband, Anthony and together they are charting a new cause in their marital life
Ever since this pregnancy issue arose, the actress has been off the radar of entertainment industry. The reason is because she wants to be delivered of the baby before she resumes back to normal acting.
Sources disclosed that she is in the United Kingdom at the moment. She would have returned but the issue Air Nigeria airline has presently has caused the delay.
Pictured: The Dramatic Moment A Family Fleeing Australia's Wildfires Shelter In The Water To Escape The Flames
Happy 150th Birthday London Underground: The World's First Underground Railway Amazing images show London houses being demolished to make way for the Tube in 1863
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| Londoners sleeping underground in subway for protection during German bombing raids, 1941. |
Carrying 1,107 million passengers a year and serving 270 stations, it links central London to Surrey, Kent, Essex, Hertfordshire, Middlesex and Buckinghamshire.
The network carried record numbers of passengers in 2011/12, with 1.171 billion journeys made, according to Transport for London (TfL).
This is 64 million more passenger journeys than the previous year, which itself had set a new record. More pictures after the cut......
Lagos Is Working: Fashola To Inaugurate Blue Light Rail Project In June
Fashola who spoke during an inspection of ongoing projects in the state, expressed confidence, that Lagosians would start enjoying the services of the lrail project immediately.
The first phase would run from Marina and terminated at Okokomaiko area in Ojo Local Government.
The governor, who inaugurated the track work of the blue light rail at Alaba Suru, Coker-Agunda Local Council Development Area, said the level of work on the road and those of the National Theatre and Alaba-Mile 2 rail stations, would ensure early completion
EFCC Takes Possession Of Ex-Gov Sylva’s Properties
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, January 3, 2013 took possession of 48 properties of the former governor of Bayelsa state, Mr. Timpre Sylva who is being prosecuted at a Federal High Court in Abuja for alleged misappropriation of N6.46 billion state funds when he was governor of the state.
The interim forfeiture order to attach Sylva’s properties was granted by Justice A. R Mohammed on December 28, 2012.
Assets belonging to the former governor against which a forfeiture order was obtained by the EFCC include a mansion at 3 River Niger Street, plot 3192 Cadastral zone AO, Maitama District Abuja; nine units (comprising six one bedroom and 3 two bedroom apartments) at 8 Sefadu Street Wuse zone 2, plot 262 Cadastral zone AO2, Wuse Abuja; 2 units duplexes at 5 Oguta Street, plot 906 Cadastral zone Wuse 11 Abuja. More pictures after the cut.....
Happy birthday, Kate! The Duchess of Cambridge turns 31 today.
The Touching Story Of Bill Durks, The Man With Three Eyes.
Bill Durks understandably had a tough childhood. He was born in Jasper, Alabama on April 13, 1913 with a condition known today as frontonasal dysplasia. During gestation, the two halves of Bill’s face failed to come together completely and uniformly and as a result he was born with deep cleft lip, open palate and a split nose. According to some accounts, Billwas also born with both of his eyes sealed shut with hoods of skin and he had to have them opened surgically as a small child.
Due to his appearance, Bill was denied an education. The schools children would not accept him and his family was simply too poor to afford private schooling. Furthermore, by all accounts, the Durks family was ashamed of their son and didn’t want him attending school anyway. As a result, Bill was a socially awkward and introverted man. To make things even more difficult for poor Bill, his clef lip made him difficult to understand.
One day, in his early teens, Bill attended a local fair as a spectator. The showmen running the sideshow instantly invited him to go on tour and Bill left behind his bleak life for a chance at fortune and soon became the ‘Man with Three Eyes’.
Natural Phenomenon That Turns Park Into A Lake For Half Of The Year (PHOTO+VIDEO)
During the cold winter months, this place is almost completely dry, and used as a country park where hikers love to come and spend some time away from urban chaos. But as soon as temperatures rise, the snow and ice covering the mountaintops begin to melt, and the water pours down, filling the basin below with crystal-clear water.
''The world celebrates Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, etc for giving us high tech. gadgets, but here is a man who has saved lives but we don’t even remember him now, how sad.'' Meet Dr. Jonas Salk, Inventor Of Polio Vaccine''.
If he had patented the vaccine, he would have been a very rich man but millions of poor children would have been deprived of the life saving vaccine. When he was asked in a televised interview who owned the patent to the vaccine, Salk replied "There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?". The world celebrates Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, etc for giving us high tech. gadgets, but here is a man who has saved many of our lives but we don’t even remember him now, how sad.
World's First Licensed Armless Pilot, Inspirational Story Of Jessica Cox
Jessica Cox (born 1983 in Arizona) is the world's first licensed armless pilot, as well as the first armless black-belt in the American Taekwondo Association (she now has two black belts in Taekwondo).
She was born without arms due to a rare birth defect. She earned her pilot's license on October 10, 2008, after three years of training, and is qualified to fly a light-sport aircraft to altitudes of 10,000 feet; she received her training through an Able Flight scholarship.
Meet James Harrison; He Has Been Donating His Extremely Rare Kind Of Blood For 56 Years And Saved The Lives Of More Than Two Million Babies. (DETAILS)
An Australian man who has been donating his extremely rare kind of blood for 56 years has saved the lives of more than two million babies.
James Harrison, 74, has an antibody in his plasma that stops babies dying from Rhesus disease, a form of severe anaemia.
He has enabled countless mothers to give birth to healthy babies, including his own daughter, Tracey, who had a healthy son thanks to her father's blood.
Statue Made Of 3500 Smart Phones. (PHOTO)
Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Sunmbo Ajaba Tuface Baby Mama Set to Wed Pastor Adeoye
Pastor Adeoye is one of the new generational pastors doing so well. He is the General Overseer of Royalty Christian Centre. While Sunmbo Ajaba is one of Tuface's babymamas and also the CEO of ESOB Events. Sunmbo is one of the choristers in his church. Pastor Adeoye lost his wife over a year ago and the wedding will take place this year.You will recall that Sumbo previously had two kids for the pop star, Tuface Idibia. Big congrats to the couple. More pictures after the cut......
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