Harris County, Texas, Officer Shot, Aug. 28, 2015

Harris County, Texas, Officer Shot, Aug. 28, 2015, A Texas sheriffs deputy died Friday after being shot multiple times from behind in an “unprovoked attack” while pumping gas into his vehicle while on duty.The Harris County Sheriffs Office responded to reports that a deputy had been shot, the department tweeted around 8 p.m. CNN reported the incident happened in the Houston area.The department confirmed an hour later that the deputy, identified as Darren Goforth, had died.Tonight we lost one of our brothers. This is an extremely difficult time right now for the Harris County Sheriffs Office. #ThinBlueLineGoforth was pumping gas when he was shot several times from behind, the department tweeted, adding that it was an “unprovoked attack.”Goforth was a 10-year veteran, with a wife and two children.The gunman was described as a “dark-complected” man, between 20 and 25 years old, standing about 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet tall, the department tweeted.He was wearing a white T-shirt, red shortContinue Reading…

 

First Great Western Strike

First Great Western Strike, A number of rail services have been cancelled on day one of a three-day strike by First Great Western staff.Industrial action, the result of a dispute over the introduction of new high-speed trains, has affected routes in south-west England and Wales.The rail company said it was running 70% of services as normal.It said it has told the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union there will be no job losses, but the RMT said “basic assurances” had not been given.Most First Great Western (FGW) services, which run between London Paddington and south Wales and south-west England are still running although some are on amended timetables.Some trains may be very busy over the next three days, and last train services are likely to leave “significantly earlier” than usual, the operator warned – but said today it hoped to keep services running at the same level for the rest of the weekend.Some passengers took to Twitter complaining about delays.Steve Hill wrote: “PickingContinue Reading…

 

The X-Factor

The X-Factor, The timing could hardly be worse for Simon Cowell and The X Factor, which returns to ITV on Saturday. The 12th series begins in the same week that One Direction, the programmes biggest success story, have announced that they are “taking a well-earned break”. Everyone knows that by “break” they mean “pursue solo careers with varying levels of success” – but could the show that made them the worlds biggest boyband face a similar dissolution?Theres no denying that The X Factor is on the ropes. Ratings for the 2014 series fell to a 10-year low and those who did watch voted Ben Haenow, a man begging to have “gone tomorrow” tacked on to his surname, as their winner. In fact, he was the third unsuccessful winner in a row after Sam Bailey (dropped earlier this year) and James Arthur, whose sideline in recording homophobic rap songs proved problematic for his label. With their failure looming large and the beginning of the end for One D, taking part in the show looks less like a fContinue Reading…

 

Star Wars

Star Wars, The cover for the upcoming tie-in novel to Star Wars Battlefront has been revealed. Called Star Wars Battlefront: Twilight Company, the novel centers on a group of soldiers fighting in the trenches during the galactic war.“When orders come down for the Rebels to fall back in the face of superior opposition numbers and firepower, Twilight reluctantly complies. Then an unlikely ally radically changes the strategic equation-and gives the Alliances hardest-fighting warriors a crucial chance to turn retreat into resurgence.”The book is written by author Alexander Freed and will be released on November 3. Below is the cover image.Also revealed was an in-universe “special patch designed for the members of Twilight Company.”A number of new Star Wars novels have been released in the past year, including Star Wars: Lords of the Sith, Star Wars: Dark Disciple, and the upcoming Star Wars: Aftermath. While some of them are standalone stories that are part of the new official canon under Continue Reading…

 

Drone Makes Unexpected Discovery Atop Wind Turbine

Drone Makes Unexpected Discovery Atop Wind Turbine, A Benedictine monk who works at a private Rhode Island school has discovered that finding solitude is no easy feat, even 175 feet in the air.Brother Joseph Byron was recently relaxing atop the Portsmouth Abbey Schools wind turbine – as he often does – when a drone zoomed in.Video taken by the drone, owned by a Californian on vacation, shows Byron sprawled across the turbines flat surface, with views of Narragansett Bay in the background. The footage was posted online this week.Byron said Friday that alumni he hadnt heard from in years are contacting him after seeing the video.He says he found the drone interesting at first but was annoyed after it zoomed by a second time.Byron says he climbs the turbine, which was installed in 2006, because he enjoys the view.Copyright © 2015 Daily News Talks Naenara · Log in Continue Reading…

 

10 Items Youll Regret Buying Too Cheaply

10 Items Youll Regret Buying Too Cheaply, PRICE VS. QUALITY
This is a nation of bargain hunters, addicted to thrift, but there are times the cheapest option just doesnt make sense. An item is no bargain when it must be replaced often; when more must be used to do the job; or when the cost in aggravation exceeds the cost in dollars. Instead, look for discounts on high-quality items, and even try haggling. Whatever you do, dont scrimp on these 10 things — you get what you pay for.TOILET PAPER
The cheapest toilet paper is single-ply and needs to be folded over several times to be useable. Theres no savings when the rolls run out so much faster. And why use a product thats scratchy and rough? Paper towels are a similar case: The cheap stuff falls apart easily, requiring more to soak up the same spills.MATTRESS
Everyone needs a good nights sleep to function properly, and anything that helps the cause is worth a splurge. Although price doesnt necessarily correlate with quality in this mContinue Reading…

 

Player Makes Insane, Barehanded Catch After Falling Over (video)

Player Makes Insane, Barehanded Catch After Falling Over (video), The barehanded catch of the year after trippingWinnipeg Goldeyes 2nd baseman James Boddicker trips and then makes the catch of the year And it was barehanded.Player Makes Insane, Barehanded Catch After Falling Over (video).mp4 – 14.8 MBCopyright © 2015 Daily News Talks Naenara · Log in Continue Reading…

 

Life Hack: Slice And Cut A Watermelon In Seconds

Life Hack: Slice And Cut A Watermelon In Seconds, Life hack: Slice and cut a watermelon in secondsContinue Reading…

 

Incredible Home Built From 60,000 Glass Bottles

Incredible Home Built From 60,000 Glass Bottles, Home Built From 60,000 Glass BottlesContinue Reading…

 

Amy Schumer May Be A Big Deal — But She Still Lives In A Walk-Up

Amy Schumer May Be A Big Deal — But She Still Lives In A Walk-Up, Amy Schumer may be a big deal – but she still lives in a walk-upVIDEO: The comedians had a rocky relationship with NYC real estate.Amy Schumer May Be A Big Deal _8212; But She Still Lives In A Walk-Up.mp4 – 13.6 MBCopyright © 2015 Daily News Talks Naenara · Log in Continue Reading…

 

What Do You Mean Justin Bieber

What Do You Mean Justin Bieber, The first look at Justin Biebers What Do You Mean video is here and you guys, its h-o-t. JB strips down and has an intense hook up with former model, Xenia Deli, in underwear and thats just in the super short sneak peek — which feels very movie-like!You thought you were obsessed with the song, “What Do You Mean?” Well now youre about to freak out even more. Justin Bieber took to Instagram on August 28 to release a teaser for the music video, which will come out right after the VMAs, where hes performing, on August 30 — and yes, hes shirtless, ladies… and John Leguizamo is in it, too.On Instagram, Justin posted the sexy video, captioning it, “you got the song and the lyric video. Now the #whatdoyoumean music video come out on @vevo 11 pm est on sunday after #VMAs. Here is a teaser love you guys.”The teaser is a little bit strange — it starts with a hooded Justin, a lit match, and someone in a mask breaking in, so we can assume itll be creepy. Then it cutContinue Reading…

 

Beauty Behind The Madness

Beauty Behind The Madness, In his new video for “Tell Your Friends,” Abel Tesfaye — better known as the Weeknd — buries a man alive against a desert horizon at dusk. As he finishes the job and strides through the desolate landscape in step with the songs slurry, slow-motion pace (“Tell Your Friends” sounds, somehow, like if “Benny and the Jets” were a Drake song), the camera looks up at him from his feet, like hes a larger-than-life antihero in a John Ford movie. At some point, another person approaches; Tesfaye draws his gun without effort and shoots them down. The video offers no narrative explanation as to why he does this — I guess were supposed to assume that hes the kind of guy whod shoot a man in Reno just to watch him die. “This aint the right time for you to fall in love with me,” Tesfaye will warn with a bluesy swagger a little later in this record, The Beauty Behind the Madness, but by then weve gotten the message: This guy is bad news, baby. It wouldnt be any clearer if he Continue Reading…

 

Kids Are Being Bullied To Skip Lunch At School

Kids Are Being Bullied To Skip Lunch At School, Anti-bullying curriculum has created a generation of kids who are much more aware of overt, classic bullying. However, bullying and peer pressure take many forms, and at times can be very difficult to spot. One alarming trend happening in some school cafeterias is kids facing pressure to not eat lunch, or to eat much less than they actually want.This troubling practice is becoming more common, according to Dana Thompson, a registered dietitian who works with families through her diabetes practice in Glendale, Arizona. “One of the things that is being reported is the significant amount of peer pressure exerted by certain girls to not eat lunch,” she says. “Girls are avoiding eating or throwing out their lunch for fear of rejection by cliques.”Thompson explains this is an act of bullying because it appears to be pressure applied purposefully – that is, the victim is targeted with dirty looks if she eats her lunch or indirect statements inContinue Reading…

 

Parks In Singapore

Parks In Singapore, Singapore’s Lim family have placed one of the largest freestanding Melbourne car park portfolios onto the market with expectations it could fetch around $110 million. The family are selling their Kim Lim car park on a 3218 square metre site on the corner of Queen and A’Beckett Streets near Queen Victoria Market hoping for more than $70 million and a smaller car Continue Reading…

 

General Election 2015 Singapore

General Election 2015 Singapore, In a very accessible article, Jeraldine Phneah writes about the advantages the People’s Action Party has over the opposition in Singapore. Note that several of the advantages are institutional and arise from the PAP’s position as the dominant party in Singapore politics. In PolSci speak, Singapore belongs to a subset of democracies that Continue Reading…

 

US Open

US Open, It just hasn’t been Rafael Nadal’s year. The Spaniard crashed out of the U.S. Open in the third round after losing a five-set thriller to Italian Fabio Fognini at Flushing Meadows, ensuring Nadal will be without a grand slam win in a calendar year for the first time since 2004. “The only thing this means is I played worse than the last 10 years,” the 14-time grand slam winner to Continue Reading…