Thursday, 20 October 2016

Belgian tourist trampled to death by elephant in Kenya wildlife reserve



This is reportedly the second incident of this nature in the last month and happened close to the Maasai Mara wildlife reserve.

Photo by d_horkey / CC BY-ND 2.0
On condition of anonymity, a police officer in the area told the media on Wednesday that the Belgian tourist was badly injured by a rogue elephant on Monday and died from his injuries in the Talek Health Centre. It is unclear what exactly happened in the incident, but this comes a month after an Italian man suffered the same fate in the Tsavo National Park in southeast Kenya when attempting to photograph an elephant.

IOL quotes the Kenyan newspaper, The Standard as reporting another incident on Tuesday, involving a Kenyan secondary school student, killed by an elephant while walking to school.

According to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), the drought in the country is tending to push wildlife away from their traditional habitats when searching for water and food, which has increasingly brought the elephants into contact with humans.

KWS has urged caution in high-risk areas, as these interactions are likely to increase and their statement read: "From the cases recorded by KWS, it is evident that there has been an increase in reported incidents of conflicts compared to past years; the notable ones being attacks on people, property destruction, livestock predation and crop raiding."

Tuesday, 11 October 2016

Draft trailer for 'The Dark Tower' accidentally leaked [Video]

You can see it here - at least until it gets deleted like the other copies!


If the copy should get deleted, read about the content here:

SPAM alert: Do NOT confirm your Linkedin email address!

Some hackers may have got hold of Linkedin email addresses and are asking us to "confirm the authenticity" of that email address. Don't - it's a spam scam.


You may receive an email today, allegedly from the website Linkedin. To a certain extent it does look as though it is from the site, but if you point your mouse pointer at the "Confirm your email address" button, you will see that it actually links to a nasty little spammy website, included as a .jpg below:




While we don't know what would happen if you actually clicked on the link, we would definitely recommend against it!

Saturday, 8 October 2016

Princess Diana’s Audi up for sale along with Queen Elizabeth’s Bentley



In November this year, car lovers will have the chance of owning these classic cars, along with Elton John’s Rolls-Royce Phantom.



According to Nick Whale, the M.D. of Silverstone Auctions, there will be a huge amount of interest in the cars on sale on November 12 and 13 in Birmingham. Whale said the cars have been cared for “wonderfully” over the years and said they are looking forward to finding new homes for the classic vehicles on the Silverstone Auctions' Classic Motor Show Sale.


The late Princess Diana’s 1994 Audi Cabriolet is expected to particularly draw interest from around the globe. The Princess of Diana reportedly drove around 4,000 miles in the green convertible sports car, which is valued at around £50,000 (around $62,000). Princess Di was occasionally photographed driving with Princes William and Harry in the car.




However, to add to the excitement and keeping in the Royal theme, there is also the chance of purchasing Queen Elizabeth II’s 2012 Bentley Mulsanne, which was a gift for Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee tour of the U.K. The car is on sale for £235,000 ($292,000) and comes complete with reinforced tires, armor protection and walnut-burr veneered picnic tables for that enjoyable meal in the fresh air. Not to be outdone, reportedly it is also possible to buy the Queen’s 2001 Daimler Supercharged V8 for around £60,000 ($75,000). Princess Margaret’s 1980 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith II is also on offer for around £110,000 ($137,000).


For something a little different from royalty, there are several other famous cars on sale, including Elton John’s Rolls-Royce Phantom from 2005, currently valued at around £155,000 ($193,000). If anyone is interested, they can also buy the 1972 Fiat 500L bought by former British Prime Minister David Cameron for his wife Samantha. That car is going for around £22,000 ($27,400).



The fact these vehicles are for sale does not mean the royal family, Cameron or the famous singer are short of cash, however, as the full, 12-car collection is currently owned by a private gentleman.

Photo Princess Diana by Rick / CC BY 2.0
Source: Angle News

Friday, 7 October 2016

The Rolling Stones are going back to their roots with a new studio album



In December this year, The Rolling Stones will be releasing an album of the blues greats that originally got them going.


The band got together for three days last December to record “Blue & Lonesome,” their new album of American blues covers, music that takes them back to the days when they first got into music together. Mick Jagger, along with Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood recorded the new album at London’s British Grove Studios. The studios are close to where the band started performing back in 1962 at local venues in London, performing music inspired by the American blues.


Blues is the heart and soul of The Rolling Stones

According to a statement released by the band, their passion for blues music has remained the heart and soul of The Rolling Stones. The way they approached the new album was by playing the music spontaneously in the studio, with no overdubs. Among the songs on the new album are music the band played in its early days, including that of artists like Little Walter, Eddie Taylor, Howlin’ Wolf  and Willie Dixon. In the past they have played specific blues sets at their concerts, including in their repertoire songs like “Love in Vain” by Robert Johnson and “Little Red Rooster,” by Dixon.

American blues were the inspiration of many British rock bands back in the 1960s and early 1970s and Fleetwood Mac, along with Cream and Led Zeppelin were all influenced by the music. In fact, Eric Clapton, the renowned Cream guitarist and singer, has joined the band on two of the new album’s 12 tracks.

"Blue & Lonesome" out on December 2

On the album, to be released on December 2, the tracks are listed as "Just Your Fool", "Commit A Crime", "Blue and Lonesome", "All Of Your Love", "I Gotta Go", "Everybody Knows About My Good Thing", "Ride 'Em On Down", "Hate To See You Go", "Hoo Doo Blues", "Little Rain", "Just Like I Treat You" and "I Can't Quit You Baby". 

It has been more than a decade since the Stones released their last studio album, the 2005 “A Bigger Bang,” but they haven’t sat on their laurels, touring the world and putting on concerts, including a free, outdoor gig in Cuba during March this year.

According to a statement by the album’s co-producer, Don Was, “Blue & Lonesome” is a testament to the band’s love for making music, stressing that blues is the fountainhead of everything The Rolling Stones do.



The band released a video snippet for fans on Twitter of them performing a tune in a studio, clearly showing the artwork for the album’s cover, with a blue version of their iconic tongue-and-lips logo, included below.




A brief intro into one of the tunes is also included in the video below.



Photo by SolarScott / CC BY 2.0