Messi throws a headbutt and escapes with just a booking
Leo loses it.
Yeah, he's probably the greatest player that has ever lived, but in
last night's 'friendly' match for Barcelona against Roma at the Nou
Camp, he showed a much darker, more sinister side.
He gets involved in an altercation with Roma's French defender Mapou
Yanga-Mbiwa. He clearly throws a headbutt which doesn't really connect
and then grabs the player by the throat.
He went on to score a few minutes after this incident so it obviously
didn't put him off his stride. Barcelona won the match 3-0.
Not nice to see from the little maestro...
The Rugby World Cup is just around the corner.
The Irish jersey at the ready and we're counting down the minutes until the first game kicks off.
In case you're not quite up to speed, here's the low-down of the groups and the games which are simply unmissable.
POOL A
England start the tournament in Twickenham against Fiji on Friday, September 18.
However, the Twickenham game which will garner the most attention is England v Wales on Saturday, September 26.
These two sides are very evenly-matched, as was demonstrated when the English scraped a 5-point win in this year's Six Nations.
The next titanic battle comes when England welcome Australia to
Twickenham on Saturday, October 3. The Aussies then play Wales in the
same venue on October 10.
JOE's prediction: We fancy Australia to come out on top in this group. The Wallabies have been excellent in the Rugby Championship and should be closer to their peak entering the tournament.
We're backing the Welsh to come second. We think they're superior to
England and they were caught cold when the sides played during the Six
Nations.
POOL B
South Africa should come out on top in Pool B and we'd expect the big battle to be between Samoa and Scotland for second.
These two sides clash on October 10 in St James' Park, Newcastle.
Although Samoa played some enthralling rugby in this year's Pacific Nations Cup, we still expect Scotland to go through.
JOE's prediction: The All-Blacks and Argentina to go through without too much bother.
POOL D
This group should be a shoot-out between France and ourselves for top
spot. The two sides face each other on September 19 in Twickenham.
The release dates for the new Bad Boys movies and more have been announced
Sh*t just got real...
Sony have announced the dates of 16 movies including two new Bad Boys
sequels and a remake of 'Jumanji' as it moves to cement its 2017 film
slate.
The first Bad Boys sequel is set for Feb. 17, 2017 while Bad Boys 4 has been pencilled in for July 3, 2019.
There is no word as of yet whether Will Smith and Martin Lawrence
will once again take up their roles in the movie, but we can only hope
they do.
The pair starred a two cops who go over the top on all their
adventures all the while shooting guns from the hip and arresting all
the baddies...
The following is the full list of releases:
“Money Monster” – 4/8/16
“The Shallows” – 6/24/16
“Ghostbusters” – 7/15/16*
“Patient Zero” – 9/2/16
“The Magnificent Seven” – 9/23/16
“Underworld 5″ – 10/21/16
“Passengers” – 12/21/16
“Jumanji” – 12/25/16
“The Dark Tower” – 1/13/17
“Resident Evil 6″ – 1/27/17
“Bad Boys 3″ – 2/17/17
“Baby Driver” – 3/17/17
“Barbie” – 6/2/17
“Uncharted” – 6/30/17
“The Lamb” – 12/8/17
“Bad Boys 4″ – 7/3/19
Video: These women might be the worst gameshow contestants of all time
Do you know what a thesaurus is?
Christina and Tania, a mother-and-daughter team, blew the chance to
make more than $100 when they failed to answer one of the most
straightforward questions imaginable.
Host Eddie McGuire asked the restaurant-owners which of the following is not a dinosaur: brachiosaurus, stegosaurus, tyrannosaurus or thesaurus.
We feel safe in assuming that everyone in the English-speaking (and
ancient Latin-speaking, for that matter) world knows the answer to this
question, considering that the audience literally laughed upon hearing
the word 'thesaurus'.
Christina and Tania proved that their lack of dino-knowledge is
matched only by their lack of deductive reasoning and decided to 'Pass'
on the question. The host is clearly surprised, repeatedly asking the
contestants if they're sure they don't want to guess.
God, how embarrassing. Still, at least it was a bit more dignified than this.
The top passwords of 2014 are here and they will make you feel very clever
'123456'? come on people, you can think of a better one than that surely...
Setting passwords is all important, it needs to be something you can
easily remember in case you've had a rough night out the night before,
but something difficult to guess.
Some people take the first part of that advice and completely
disregard the second part and that's how many of these terrible
passwords were born.
We still have our original password from our first gmail account and
we still use it for everything, it's [our name]123, shush, don't tell
anyone...
Splashdata have compiled a list of all the stolen passwords from last year and ranked them in order of popularity.
1. 123456
2. password
3. 12345
4. 12345678
5. qwerty
6. 123456789
7. 1234
8. baseball
9. dragon
10. football
11. 1234567
12. monkey
13. letmein
14. abc123
15. 111111
16. mustang
17. access
18. shadow
19. master
20. michael
21. superman
22. 696969
23. 123123
24. batman
25. trustno1
Our particular favourite is number nine, imagine having to give that
password to someone you trusted to let them log in, the shame of it...
Wednesday, 5 August 2015
Vandals target vacation home of dentist who killed Cecil the lion
Private Investigator for the
Palmer family, Walter Zalisko, of Global Investigative group in Fort
Myers walks out of the home Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015, at the Marco Island
home of dentist Walter J. Palmer.
If Walter Palmer — the Minnesota dentist
who killed Cecil the Lion on a Zimbabwe hunting trip — heads south to
his Florida vacation home in the coming days he'll be greeted with a
not-so-friendly message from animal lovers when he pulls into the
driveway: "Lion Killer!"
See also: 'The Lion King' animator created a touching memorial for Cecil the lion
The garage door of Palmer's vacation home in Marco Island, Florida,
was vandalized with that message spray-painted in big, blue letters on
his garage door, Dave Bear, captain of the Marco Island Police, told Mashable on Wednesday. It was reported to the police Tuesday morning.
An Associated Press photograph showed what appear to be bloody pigs'
feet "drenched in hot sauce" scattered across Palmer's driveway, but
Bear said the police are still investigating their validity. He said he
doesn't have information as to whether or not the paint has been
removed, but said police have opened an investigation to find the
culprit.
A driveway is shown vandalized Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015, at the Marco Island home of dentist Walter J. Palmer.
The
address of his vacation home became known late last week. Others have
visited it — at least one duo posted a photo of themselves "at the
animal killer's vacation home" with their thumbs down standing alongside
a pile of stuffed animals.
Palmer's whereabouts remain unknown. Mashable left a voicemail message for Walter Zalisko, a private investigator hired by the Palmer family, but we haven't heard back.
The dentist has been widely shamed over the past two weeks after
reports emerged that he paid $55,000 to hunt Cecil, one of Africa's most
famous and beloved lions, and return home with his head in early July .
Palmer allegedly lured the lion out of a national park in Zimbabwe and
shot the animal with a bow and arrow. It died one day later.
A sign posted on the door at River Bluff Dental in Bloomington, Minn., on Tuesday, July 28, 2015.
Image: Renee Jones Schneider/ZUMA Press/Corbis
A local hunter who assisted Palmer has been arrested and faces poaching charges.
Zimbabwe is asking the U.S. to extradite Palmer to be tried in their courts.
"There has been an outcry," Oppah Muchinguri, Zimbabwe's environment,
water and climate minister, told a news conference. "Almost 500,000
people are calling for his extradition and we need this support. We want
him tried in Zimbabwe because he violated our laws."
The next 'Silent Hill' game is definitely not what you're expecting
Meet the new face of horror: a Silent Hill slot machine. Silent Hills may be cancelled — and with it our hopes of a dream creative collaboration between the creator of Metal Gear, the director of Hellboy and that guy from The Walking Dead. But at least we have... this? What do you think the payout is on three gross murder death eyeballs in a row?
This may or may not be a thing that people in the United States can
play — Las Vegas casinos host plenty of Konami slot machines, after all —
but it's out in October. And this trailer is a work of madcap genius.
Enjoy.
Adventurous pups hang ten at epic surf dog competition
A unique competition gave a bunch of dogs the chance to hang ten over the weekend. Well, hang twenty.
Canines of all shapes and sizes did a little hot-dogging, showing off their surf skills at the 10th annual Unleashed by Petco surf dog competition in Imperial Beach, California.
This year's competition had more than 50 canine contestants who
competed in different heats: small, medium, large, extra large and
tandem. The doggies get a little human help to catch the wave but
staying on the board is up to the pooches. Additional reporting by The Associated Press
Image: Cal Sport Media/Associated Press
Image: Cal Sport Media/Associated Press
Image: Cal Sport Media/Associated Press
Image: Cal Sport Media/Associated Press
All you really need in life is this giant 'Big Hero 6' Baymax sofa bed
There are few things we truly need in this life. Yesterday, I would have said food, water and shelter.
Today, however, there is only one item on my list: This 7 feet 5 inch tall Baymax sofa bed.
See also: 20 sleepy animals that totally hit the snooze button this morning
Sold exclusively by the Japanese shopping site DeNA, this actually-larger-than-Shaq body pillow retails for the low price of 53,800 yen, or approximately $430.
Considering that owning this enormous snuggly Baymax bed will bring about a lifetime of happiness, that's a small price to pay.
Americans can purchase a similar-yet-inferior product on Amazon, although it's only 5 feet 9 inches — so there's not really any point to it.
Liverpool fans might get a kick out of this poetic and beautiful trailer for FIFA '16
At last.
Public service klaxon alert. You have just a few more days to get out
and see that bright and shining star that's in our sky because once the
Premier League season kicks-off, it's pure football hibernation.
A new season will inevitably bring a new FIFA game as fans everywhere
embrace their inner coach potato and refuse to leave the house for days
on end.
Hey, I'm not judging. In fact, I'm encouraging this sort of behaviour.
The latest trailer for FIFA '16 has just been released and the beautiful game has rarely looked this beautiful before.
The sublime 'At Last' by Etta James soundtracks some stunning
football action and the sight of Jordan Henderson putting Raheem
Sterling on his arse might bring a wry smile to some Liverpool fans.
September 25th can't come around quick enough. Take a look.
The trailer for the new Star Wars: Battlefront Fighter Squadron is here
This looks very tidy.
EA have just unveiled the new trailer for Star Wars: Battlefront
Fighter Squadron today at Gamescom. A trailer packed with duels between
Rebel and Imperial ships is the kind of thing that brings a warm fuzzy
feeling to our soul.
The graphics look amazing and we can't wait to have a go when this
comes out. May your thumbs be with you. Baggsy being the Millennium
Falcon!
The game is scheduled for release in November, a nice Christmas present if ever there was one
Video: Gravity defying stunt sees motobiker Robbie Madison surf across water on his dirtbike
Pure magic.
Three years of work finally led to the ultimate ride for Robbie
Madison who combined his talent and love of surfing and motobiking to
create a surfing motobike.
With the help of DC Shoes, Robbie and his crew tested out a number of
dirtbikes to find the ultimate champion to take to the waters.
They designed and built an amphibian beast to master the waves and filmed this magical video in Tahiti.
Sit back, relax and enjoy the next 4 minutes.
Scary footage of a plane struggling to land at Cork Airport because of high winds
Well done Mr. Pilot.
Hands up if you've experienced those plane landings where the pilot
doesn't manage to keep it straight on the runway and there's a little
wobble just after you land?
If you're answer is yes, then you'll know all about the mini heart
attack that causes, so imagine what it was like on this plane in Cork
earlier this week.
The wind was blowing hard as this Stobart Air flight was trying to
land, the pilot had some job on his hands to get it on the ground.
Tuesday, 4 August 2015
ISIS circulates price list for sex slaves
Copies of the list emerged last year and it has now been verified by a UN official.
Photo: File
Image: AP Photo/File
THE ISLAMIC STATE group has been circulating a price list for sex slaves.
This information has come from Zainab Bangura, a senior official with the United Nations who has a focus on sexual violence in conflict.
Bloomberg is reporting that children as young as one are being offered for sale to fighters from within the group and wealthy Middle Easterners.
Bangura said that on a journey to Iraq in April she was given a copy of a leaflet detailing prices.
Information about the price list emerged in November of last year although doubts were raised about its authenticity.
The document showed prices being placed on captured Christian and Yazidi girls who were being sold as sex slaves. At the time it was deemed to most likely be a fake.
The prices included in the document were reported by the Iraqi News at the time.
Bangura has said that she has verified that the document has come from the Islamic state group and that the girls, “get peddled like barrels of petrol”.
A massive sinkhole has opened up in Brooklyn
That’s not a sinkhole, THIS is a sinkhole.
A MASSIVE SINKHOLE has opened up in Brooklyn, New York.
Source: FDNY
The giant hole appeared in the area of 5th Avenue and 64th Street in Sunset Park.
There are no reports of any injuries, according to My Fox NY.
Emergency services are at the scene. It’s unclear what caused the road to collapse.
Facebook billionaire gives millions of ‘no strings attached’ cash to poor people
Could direct payments to those who need it most be the way forward?
FACEBOOK CO-FOUNDER DUSTIN Moskovitz is giving $25 million (€22.8 million) to poor people in East Africa.
Moskovitz is donating the money through Good Ventures, a foundation he set up with his wife Cari Tuna.
Moskovitz and TunaSource: Good Ventures
According to Vox, most of the money ($16-19 million) will be distributed by GiveDirectly, a charity that sends unconditional cash grants of about $1,000 (about €910) each to poor people in Kenya and Uganda.
The rest of the money is expected to go on marketing and fundraising for GiveDirectly.
Source: GiveDirectly
The idea of giving funds directly to the people who need them is seen by many as the way forward in helping the global south develop as it ensures the cash gets to those who need it most.
Vox notes that the organisation’s $1,000 grants are larger than the GDP per capita of Uganda. They more than double some peoples’ incomes.
WATCH: Americans try to find Ireland on a map, and it doesn’t go well
Back to geography class for you. And you. And you.
No? Well, maybe you feel a smidgen of sympathy for these Americans who were asked to place Ireland on a map, and in many cases failed.
Oh dear.
We couldn’t help but notice though that Buzzfeed did label Ireland and the UK as the‘British Isles’, which may have led to some confusion…
This Guy Got His Palm Read By Several Psychics To See If They Would Say The Same Things
Tyler Fischercouldn’t help but notice how many storefront psychics thrive in Manhattan. So, he decided to visit a bunch in one day to see they gave him similar readings.
It appeared inconclusive. The psychics seemed to be giving him pretty general, safe info. But then, this one woman seemed to know they were secretly recording the whole thing!
