What should you do when you play billiards with a hot girl.

Dragon Boat World Championship, China, June 2014.

When P H I L I P P I N E S unite we are unbeatable I ALMOST FAINTED! Dragon Boat World Championship, China, June 2014. They need help, this team wishes to meet President Noy.



Credits to the video owner, CCTV-5 and Youtube

West Valley Fault Earthquake Threatens Metro Manila

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Wednesday said the Marikina West Valley fault line, one of the active faults in the country, is ripe for movement because it has not moved for 200 years.
Phivolcs said the possibility of a Magnitude 7.2 earthquake is not far-fetched.
A Metro Manila Earthquake Impact Reduction Study earlier revealed that 7 out of 17 cities in Metro Manila will suffer the most damage and casualties if a massive earthquake occurs at the West Valley fault.
The 7 cities are Marikina, Quezon, Pasig, Makati, Pateros, Taguig and Muntinlupa.

PHIVOLCS: WEST VALLEY FAULT, IT WILL POSSIBLY MOVE AT ANYTIME.

 

Costa Rica vs. Greece: Final score 1-1 (5-3), 10-man Ticos win on penalties

Despite being reduced to 10 men for the last third of the game, Costa Rica clinched a win over Greece to record their best ever performance in a World Cup.

The Ticos have been on a fairytale run ever since topping Group D -- a so-called "Group of Death" -- and will now be contesting a World Cup quarterfinal thanks to Bryan Ruiz, who scored the decisive goal. Oscar Duarte saw himself sent off shortly afterwards, and Greece eventually found a breakthrough in the first minute of injury time when Sokratis Papastathopoulos scored to force extra time. But Costa Rica held on, and a heroic performance from Keylor Navas helped them after he produced a superb save to send the Ticos to a victory in the shootout.

The first half was mostly a cagey affair with both sides looking to play on the counter-attack, although there were a limited amount of chances. A decent move saw Ruiz feed Christian Bolanos early on, but the midfielder blazed his shot over the bar when well-placed to test the goalkeeper.

It was Greece who came the closest to scoring in the first half with José Holebas delivering a sensational cross from deep for Dimitris Salpingidis. Although the forward's cushioned volley was true, he still failed to score as Keylor Navas managed to keep it out with his trailing leg, another stunning save for a hugely impressive tournament for the Ticos keeper.

Yet less than 10 minutes into the second half, Costa Rica found their opener. Bolanos found Ruiz in space in the area, and the forward finished with a deliciously calm shot which took advantage of Karnezis' poor field of vision, calmly rolling the ball past him and into the corner of the net to give his country one foot in their first ever World Cup quarterfinal.

Costa Rica were looking on top, but the game was to take a further twist as Duarte foolishly went in with a late challenge on Holebas to earn himself a second yellow card and leave the Ticos with 30 minutes to hang on with a numerical disadvantage.

Greece poured forward with little to lose, but Costa Rica were holding out well enough. Georgios Samaras produced one archetypal piece of skill to unlock the Ticos' defence, falling over as he stumbled into putting a good ball into the box, but Navas was able to get it away.

Greece's terminal lack of creativity looked like it was going to cost them, yet another late goal was to come just as the game looked lost. Theofanis Gekas ought to have scored with his effort on goal and was denied by another huge save from Navas, but Papastathopoulos was waiting to prod home the rebound and prompt extra time.

Costa Rica were looking all but beaten due to exhaustion as the next 30 minutes began, but Gekas missed another fine chance after a good cross from Vasilis Torosidis. At the second half of extra time, the Ticos somehow managed to find some energy to briefly rally and create a few half-chances, with Brenes and Campbell both having decent opportunities.

Costa Rica came close from a corner but somehow contrived to allow Greece to spring a 5-on-2 counter-attack, yet when the shot eventually came from Mitroglou it was kept out by Navas, who produced another fine save to keep his team in the game. Despite the extreme fatigue of the players, the final 10 minutes were an end-to-end affair of chances at both ends, none greater than when Mitroglou collected a flick-on only for Navas, who flew out of his goal, to deny him.

It was left to penalties to separate the two sides -- Celso Borges smashed home the opening penalty before Mitroglou belied his earlier misses by confidently slotting one home. Ruiz and Christodoulopoulos both also converted in a display of excellent penalty-taking before Gonzalez and Holebas also scored. The exhausted Campbell then stepped up and managed to put his away.

Next to step up was the veteran Gekas, but Navas produced maybe the best moment of his superb tournament so far to thrust out a hand and deflect it away. Michael Umana then confidently dispatched his to complete the historic night for the tiny Central American nation.

Costa Rica: Navas; Gonzalez, Duarte (sent off 66'), Gamboa (Acosta 77'), Umaña, Diaz; Borges, Bolanos (Brenes 83'), Tejeda (Cubero 66'); Ruiz; Campbell

Goals: Ruiz (52')

Greece: Karnezis, Holebas, Manolas, Papastathopoulos, Torosidis; Karagounis, Maniatis (Katsouranis 78'), Samaris (Mitroglou 58'), Salpingidis (Gekas 69'),  Christodoulopoulos, Samaras

Goals: Papastathopoulos (90+1')

Image by: Ian Walton

 Costa Rica took the lead against Greece then saw themselves reduced to 10 men, with Greece equalising in the last minute. But the Ticos held on to clinch a win on penalties thanks to the heroics of Keylor Navas.

Lakers select (Fil-Am) Jordan Clarkson with 46th pick in 2014 NBA Draft

The Wizards' lone pick in the draft turned into the Lakers' with a trade. Los Angeles took point guard Jordan Clarkson from Missouri. The Los Angeles Lakers have traded with the Washington Wizards for the 46th pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, and they used it to select Jordan Clarkson, a point guard out of Missouri. The Wizards reportedly sold the pick to the Lakers despite not having another pick in this draft. Clarkson should be able to help the Lakers, who are light on depth and took a forward, Julius Randle, in the lottery. Clarkson, 22, is one of the older players in the draft after three seasons in Columbia. He averaged 17.1 points and 3.4 assists per game for the Wildcats. His strengths are his athleticism and size, and he fits a type that Mitch Kupchak certainly has liked in the past. Steve Nash's future is unclear and Jordan Farmar is a free agent. Clarkson will be expected to play in the Las Vegas Summer League in July, and the Lakers faithful will hope to see a spark.



6'5" point guard Fil-am Jordan Clarkson

North Korea fires more short-range missiles

North Korea on Sunday fired two ballistic missiles into the sea, Seoul's military said, the latest in a series of launches staged in an apparent show of force ahead of a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to the South.

The North fired the missiles into the East Sea (Sea of Japan) from the country's east coast Sunday morning, a defense ministry official told AFP. 

"Both landed in international waters beyond its sea border," the official said.

He did not elaborate on the type of the missile. But Yonhap news agency, citing a military official, said they were short-range Scud missiles with a range of about 500 kilometers (300 miles). 

In Tokyo, Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera also told reporters that North Korea had launched a number of ballistic missiles.

He added that the Japanese government had lodged a protest with Pyongyang through its embassy in Beijing.

The launch came three days after Pyongyang fired what were believed to be three short-range missiles into the sea on Thursday.  

The North did not officially confirm Thursday's launch, revealed by Seoul's military. But a day later, the state-run Korean Central News Agency hailed what it called the successful test of "cutting-edge" and high-precision missiles, watched by leader Kim Jong-Un.

- 'Warning message' from North -

The launches come only days ahead of Xi's state visit to Seoul to discuss issues including the North's disputed nuclear weapons programs.

The July 3-4 trip -- Xi's first presidential journey to the Korean peninsula -- also marks the first time in almost two decades for a sitting Chinese leader to visit the South before having been to the North.

China is the isolated North's sole major ally and major economic lifeline that offers precious fuel and food to its wayward ally.

But ties have been tested by the North's pursuit of nuclear programs in defiance of pressure from the international community including Beijing.

The North staged its third atomic test -- its most powerful so far -- in February 2013, triggering new sanctions and condemnation by UN Security Council members including China.

The latest missile launches were aimed at increasing pressure on Xi and South Korean President Park Geun-Hye ahead of their talks, said Shin In-Kyun, head of Korea Defense Network, a Seoul-based think tank.

"The two leaders will inevitably discuss how to curb the North's nuclear ambition and how to punish Pyongyang if it pushes ahead with the weapons programmed," Shin said. 

"And the North is sending a message of warning in advance, to prevent the leaders from criticizing Pyongyang too harshly," he said.

Seoul and Washington have persistently called on Beijing to exert more pressure on the North to abandon its atomic weapons programmed. 

But despite China's growing frustration with the North, it fears the instability -- and flood of refugees -- that a collapse of the regime would bring.

The North has often launched short-range missiles or rockets to express anger at perceived provocations, including military drills held south of border. 

In March, it conducted multiple launches of Scud missiles and rockets to coincide with annual joint army drills between Seoul and Washington. 

The North also test-fired two medium-range ballistic missiles that flew 650 kilometers off its east coast, prompting a stern reaction from Washington and Seoul. 

South Korea had condemned the missile launches as a "reckless provocation" but stopped short of calling for UN sanctions.

Marian Rivera leads the FHM 100 Sexiest Women 2014

FHM Nation has decided! Marian Rivera ruled FHM 100 Sexiest Women 2014 with a total of 1,529,974 votes. Last March is Rivera’s second cover of FHM, which was shot at Balesin Island. Rivera was the first FHM non-cover girl to be declared the nation’s sexiest in 2008. A perennial contender for the top spot, the Kapuso star now joins Katrina Halili, Angel Locsin, and Sam Pinto as the only two-time winners of the hotly anticipated annual FHM campaign. Rivera appeared on the magazine’s cover for the first time in January 2013. 2012′s no. 1 sexiest woman Sam Pinto (1,482,072 votes) landed in second place this year (same place last year), followed by actresses Angel Locsin (1,042,226 votes), Jennylyn Mercado (1,025,702 votes), and Cristine Reyes (858,283 votes) placed 3rd, 4th, and 5th respectively.

Image by: ABS-CBN

Primetime Queen Marian Rivera is the first woman to win FHM’s Sexiest coveted title three times! So this is what we could #3peat? :)

ISRAEL: Urban Aeronautics - AirMule Unmanned VTOL Fancraft Flight Tests

The Air Mule Vertical Takeoff and Landing transport vehicle, developed by Israel’s Tactical Robotics, recently finished its first fully automatic test flights. This could be a game-changer for airlifting patients in medical emergencies.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Intl Trailer

Caesar and his ape army are back in the latest Planet Of The Apes installment, Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes. As the human race struggles to rebuild after a devastating viral outbreak a decade earlier, the growing tension between horse-riding apes and the remaining humans is palpable. Is war imminent? Can humans and apes find common ground, possibly through our shared love of horses? Why did we ever trust James Franco with important genetic research? The film opens nationwide July 11, but The A.V. Club has an opportunity for you to attend an early screening on July 8, here in Chicago. Simply follow the link here, and enter the RSVP code AVCLUBAEZ1. Thirty lucky participants will receive passes good for two. Remember, seating is first come, first serve; so arrive early! A synopsis and trailer for the film can be found below. “A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth’s dominant species.”
Courtesy of 20th Centruy Fox
A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of war that will determine who will emerge as Earth's dominant species.

Worth Php 15 Billion Bridge linking Cebu City to Cordova

The cost of the portion from Shell Island to Cebu City will be shared between MPIC and the Cebu City Government.
Sitoy said they will rename Shell Island into Isla Trece Una-Una, which is about four kilometers from Cordova mainland. Shell Island is only 520 meters (or a little more than half kilometer) from Cebu City.
He said MPIC Vice President Mon Fernandez and MPIC counsel Aristotle Batuhan are in Cebu and have been conducting project briefings.
Sitoy said the other morning, Fernandez and Batuhan conducted a briefing before members of the group that advocated Mega Cebu. In the afternoon, they met with Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama.
Yesterday, Sitoy said, MPIC officials lunch meeting with the group of Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III, represented by lawyer Mark Tolentino; and Cordova officials headed by him, at Marco Polo Plaza.
“This bridge project is a one hundred percent a done deal. Go, go go,” Sitoy said.

Image by: Cebu Daily News

The construction of a fifteen-billion peso toll-bridge linking Cebu City and Cordova is said to be starting early next year. The project will be spearheaded by Metro Pacific Investment Corp. (MPIC) of business tycoon Manny V. Pangilinan.

World Cup 2014: USA v Germany, Portugal v Ghana, Korea Republic v Belgium and Algeria v Russia

LIVE coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil, including all the highlights, the latest breaking World Cup news, the best goals, the results and the real stories behind the scenes of the World Cup.
Here are this morning’s results:
• USA 0 Germany 1. Thomas Mueller scored the winner, sealing top spot in Group G for Germany, but the USA kept the scoreline respectable and progressed on goal difference.
• Portugal 2 Ghana 1. Cristiano Ronaldo scored the decisive goal, but also wasted a succession of glorious chances, so Portugal failed to overtake the USA.
• Korean Republic 0 Belgium 1. Belgian midfielder Steven Defour was sent off in the first half, but South Korea failed to exploit their one-man advantage, and Jan Vertonghen scored a late winner.
• Algeria 1 Russia 1. A powerful header from Alexander Kokorin gave Russia the lead at half time, before Islam Slimani scored a crucial equaliser to send Algeria through to the round of 16.

Some highlights during United States and Germany Game.
                                      AMERICA IS GOING NUTS FOR FOOTBALL
Maybe. The signs are all there. Americans actually seem to care about football at the moment.
Here’s President Barack Obama watching the game against Germany on Air Force One.

Nigerian Singer Offers Virginity in Exchange for Abducted Girls

Haven't heard of Adokiye Kyrian? Well, soon you will have. Either because she's a rising Nigerian pop star who looks like this:

Nigerian pop singer Adokiye 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Or because she's a virgin.

In a recent interview with Showtime, 23-year-old Adokiye surprised everyone by confessing that she's a virgin.

What's more, she said she would give up her virginity in return for the release of the more than 200 girls Boko Haram kidnapped in mid-April.

“This is 11 p.m. in the night and do you know what I am thinking about? Those little girls, where they are and what could be happening to them. It is just unfair. They are too young. I wish I could offer myself in exchange,” she told Showtime.

“They are between 12 and 15 year old girls for Christ sake. I am older and more experienced. Even if 10 to 12 men have to take me every night, I don’t care. Just release these girls and let them go back to their parents.”

Of course she also said, in the same interview, that anyone who would like to deflower her must be prepared to buy her mother a private jet. But hey.

Let's face it: when it comes to Boko Haram extreme measures are needed.

It's been three months since the terrorist group snatched those girls and still nothing. Media attention has died down but Boko Haram hasn't. Yesterday, 60 more women and girls were reported kidnapped in northeast Nigeria.

More info: NBC

Japan 1-4 Colombia

Colombia finished Group C with three wins from three as Jackson Martinez scored twice to seal a 4-1 win over Japan on Tuesday.

Jose Pekerman's side, so impressive in securing wins over Greece and Cote d'Ivoire earlier in the tournament, were already assured of qualification and knew a draw would be enough to secure their passage as group winners.

Japan, meanwhile, needed to win and hope the result between Cote d'Ivoire and Greece went their way in order to progress.

The South Americans hit the front shortly after the quarter-hour mark, Juan Cuadrado smashing home a penalty after Yasuyuki Konno had fouled Adrian Ramos.

Japan equalised on the stroke of half-time, Shinji Okazaki squeezing a header inside the near post to raise hopes of qualifying.

Yet Colombia then pulled clear in the second half, Jackson Martinez scoring twice following assists from half-time substitute James Rodriguez, who added a delightful late fourth.

Colombia will now take on Uruguay in the second round, while Japan exit the tournament having finished bottom of their group.

Japan made the stronger start as Colombia struggled to find their feet having made eight changes from their victory over Cote d'Ivoire.

However, it was the South Americans who went in front after 17 minutes, following their first real foray forward.

Konno needlessly brought down Ramos inside the area, and Cuadrado dispatched the spot-kick, prompting further choreographed celebrations from the Colombians.

Japan responded well, Shinji Kagawa creating space on the edge of the box before firing in a low shot which was tipped behind by David Ospina.

Keisuke Honda was the next man to go close, sending a dipping free kick narrowly wide of the right-hand post in the 33rd minute. Colombia ought to have doubled their lead three minutes before the interval, Martinez firing wide of the target from 14 yards after being picked out by Ramos.

They were made to rue that miss soon afterwards, with Okazaki flicking home Honda's right-wing cross with the final touch of the half.

Half-time substitute Carlos Carbonero wasted a golden chance to restore Colombia's advantage in the 54th minute, stabbing the ball over the crossbar after a devilish ball in from fellow replacement James.

It mattered little as Martinez made it 2-1 a minute later, taking a touch and firing low beyond Eiji Kawashima after a nicely-weighted pass from James inside the area.

Eder Alvarez Balanta was perhaps lucky to escape punishment after his forearm struck the face of Okazaki in the corner, drawing blood from the nose of the Japan goalscorer.

Honda continued to pose a threat from set-pieces, bringing a save out of Ospina with a rasping free kick in the 64th minute.

Yoshito Okubo went close a minute later, meeting Atsuto Uchida's low cross at pace only to see his close-range effort fly over the bar.

Martinez doubled his tally eight minutes from time with a cool finish, and moments later Kagawa summed up a disappointing campaign for the Japanese by firing wide with just Ospina to beat from close range.

There was a notable moment five minutes before the end, as 43-year-old goalkeeper Faryd Mondragon - retiring after the tournament - was brought on in place of Ospina to become the oldest player in World Cup history. James, one of the players of the tournament so far, showed his class in the 90th minute to round off the scoring, turning Maya Yoshida inside out and dinking an impudent finish over Kawashima, before Mondragon made an injury-time save to deny Yoichiro Kakitani.

'Hot felon' mug shot goes viral

Female Facebookers are swooning over a dreamy-eyed stranger. There's only one problem—he's behind bars. 30-year-old Jeremy Meeks' mugshot went viral Thursday, racking up thousands of likes and comments in less than 24 hours on the social media site. Meeks, a convicted felon, was arrested Wednesday on five weapons charges and one gang charge, according to Officer Joseph Silva, a spokesman for the Stockton Police Department. Silva declined to say what Meeks was previously convicted of, saying the department does not routinely release information about a suspect's criminal history.

'Hot felon' mugshot goes viral

No previous arrest photo has garnered so much positive attention since the department set up the Facebook page in March 2012, Silva told The Associated Press. "I have not seen that many likes for a photo before," he said. Some comments read: "OMG he's waaaay too sexy to go in a cell—bring him to me, I'll lock him up," and "being that sexy is obviously illegal." Or maybe the illegal part could be that Meeks is a repeat offender in California, currently charged with felony terrorism and weapons charges. He's also married and a father. But none of that is rattling his admirers. One person even offered to donate money to bail him out. Meeks was one of four men taken into custody during Operation Ceasefire, a multiagency mission to curb a recent increase in shootings and robberies in the Weston Ranch area of Stockton, a Northern California city of about 300,000 nestled amid the network of waterways that form the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Four firearms were confiscated during a sweep Wednesday involving the Stockton police gang unit, the FBI, the U.S. Marshals Task Force and other agencies. Silva called Meeks "one of the most violent criminals in the Stockton area." Meeks's bail was raised from $900,000 to $1 million at his arraignment Friday afternoon, according to the Stockton P.D. Facebook page.

Flight Attendants wearing Football Jerseys

Their choice of Jersey may seem odd, until you realize China's Team is ranked 103rd in FIFA's rankings. With no home team jersey to don, the lovely ladies of a certain Chinese domestic airline based in Yunnan province, have chosen to wear the hosting team's yellow and green football jerseys instead paired with white mini skirts.

 

 

5 Photos that will make you in love with foxes

Fox is a common name for many species of alert omnivorous mammals belonging to the Canidae family. Foxes are small-to-medium-size canids (slightly smaller than a medium-size domestic dog), with a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or brush). Members of about 37 species are referred to as foxes, of which only 12 species actually belong to the Vulpes genus of "true foxes". By far the most common and widespread species of fox is the red fox (Vulpes vulpes), although various species are found on almost every continent. The presence of fox-like carnivores all over the globe, together with their widespread reputation for cunning, has contributed to their appearance in popular culture and folklore in many societies around the world (see also Foxes in culture). The hunting of foxes with packs of hounds, long an established pursuit in Europe, especially the British Isles, was exported by European settlers to various parts of the New World. From: Wikipedia

Image credits: Wenda Atkin

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Image credits: Igor Shpilenok

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Isaiah Austin's NBA dreams end with Marfan syndrome diagnosis

A little info. about Marfan Syndrome.
 
Marfan syndrome (also called Marfan's syndrome) is a genetic disorder caused by the misfolding of the protein fibrillin-1. Fibrillin-1 is coded by the gene FBN1.[1][2] People with Marfan tend to be unusually tall, with long limbs and long, thin fingers. It is named after Antoine Marfan,[3] the French pediatrician who first described the condition in 1896.[4][5] The gene linked to the disease was first identified by Hal Dietz[6][7] and Francesco Ramirez in 1991.[8] From Wikipedia.

Isaiah Austin has been diagnosed with Marfan syndrome, ending his predraft process and the potential for an NBA career, Baylor announced on Sunday.

"This is devastating news, but Isaiah has the best support system anyone could ask for, and he knows that all of Baylor Nation is behind him,"Baylor coach Scott Drew said. "His health is the most important thing, and while it's extremely sad that he won't be able to play in the NBA, our hope is that he'll return to Baylor to complete his degree and serve as a coach in our program."

                                                            (c) Image by: RantSports

Marfan syndrome is caused by a genetic mutation that results in a connective tissue problems throughout the body. The Baylor website lists an enlarged aorta as one result of Marfan syndrome, a problem that can be life-threatening. Austin, who suffered a detached retina that left him partially blind, has played with a prosthetic right eye during the course of his basketball career. He revealed this fact during his sophomore season. Even through that adversity, Austin averaged 12.1 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.4 blocks in 73 games over two years. Austin made the decision to forgo the remainder of his college career in April, five days before the early-entry deadline. Austin considered the jump to the NBA as a freshman, but was not capable of going through the predraft process because of a torn labrum. The news of this final career-ending health issue comes with fewer than five days to spare before the 2014 NBA Draft, no doubt a day Austin had looked forward to as a top high school prospect and stand out college player.

June 22 is 'No Panty Day'?

MANILA, Philippines - Don't remove your underwear just yet, ladies. Social media was on fire Friday after posts from many Twitter users claimed that June 22 is officially "No Panty Day" worldwide. The alleged event was even surreptituously added to a Wikipedia entry on international observance days. One blogger speculated that the event may have been taken from the "No Pants Day" in United States, an ad campaign, or "maybe just a plain joke."

U.S. soccer star Hope Solo was arrested on domestic violence

Hope Solo, the goalkeeper on the U.S. women’s soccer team, was arrested for allegedly assaulting two of her relatives after a dispute broke out early Saturday morning during a party at her suburban Seattle home.

Hope Amelia Solo is an American soccer goalkeeper and a two-time Olympic gold medalist from Richland, Washington. She has been goalkeeping for the United States women's national soccer team since 2000.... 

• Height: Weight: 69.0 kg (152 lb)
• Born: July 30, 1981 (age 32), Richland

Image by: (c)Getty

Police answered a 911 call from the Kirkland, Wash., home Solo shares with her husband Jerramy Stevens and arrested her for allegedly striking her sister and teenage nephew. Solo, according to police, appeared “intoxicated and upset” and her nephew, 17, and adult sister had visible injuries. “There was a big party going on at her house. It was an out-of-control situation,” Kirkland police Lt. Mike Murray told the Seattle Times. Solo, 32, was being held without bail in South King County Jail on two charges of domestic violence assault in the fourth degree. Listed under her married name, Hope Amelia Stevens, she is to appear Monday in Kirkland Municipal Court. Solo married Stevens, a former NFL player for the Seattle Seahawks and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in November 2012, shortly after he was arrested on suspicion of assaulting Solo, but charges were never brought because there was insufficient evidence. Solo, who has played on two Olympic gold-medal winning teams, appeared as a contestant on ABC television’s “Dancing with the Stars” in 2011. Kirkland police released details of her arrest (via the Times): On June 21st 2014 and just before 1:00 am, Kirkland Police Department Patrol Units responded to a 911 call of a disturbance in the 10600 block of 124th AVE NE. The male caller stated that a female at the residence was “hitting people” and they could not get her to stop or to leave the house. Officer arrived and immediately heard the sounds of the disturbance inside the residence. They entered and contacted several persons; one being Hope A Stevens (Solo) who appeared intoxicated and upset. As officers made contact, they observed visible injuries on Solo’s 17-year-old nephew and on Solo’s sister. After receiving statements of the persons involved, Officers determined that Solo was the primary aggressor and had instigated the assault. Solo was arrested on 2 counts of Domestic Violence Assault 4th Degree and booked into the south King County detention facility (SCORE). Solo will have a mandatory court appearance Monday June 23rd at the Kirkland Municipal Court, with the time yet to be determined. The Seattle Reign, for whom Solo plays, said in a statement: “We are aware of the situation regarding Hope Solo and are currently gathering information. We have no further comments at this time.”

Photogenic fans of the World Cup 2014 Germany vs Ghana

A German supporter cheers for her national team before the group G World Cup soccer match between Germany and Ghana at the Arena Castelao in Fortaleza, Brazil, Saturday, June 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Game Result: Germany vs Ghana

Honduras VS Ecuador

Ecuador and Honduras have both qualified for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Honduras qualified with a third place finish in the CONCACAF fourth round. Ecuador qualified with a fourth place finish in the CONMEBOL round robin qualifying. Honduras played another CONMEBOL team a few days ago, Brazil, and were blown out 5-0. As they try to gain some invaluable experience for the World Cup, they’ll look for a better result against a team outside of their conference. “The 5-0 score (against Honduras) did not reflect reality,” Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said, via ESPN FC. “It was a well-contested game and it could have been 2-0 or 3-0.” Scolari and his Brazilian squad were feeling confident after the win. “Brazil will be champions,” he said. “If I didn’t believe we could win the World Cup, I would not coach the team. I would be sitting at home.”

img credits to BBC

Top 5 World's Cleanest Country 2014

The declining health of Mother Earth has drawn growing attention over the last two decades, with countries coming together to fight a range of environmental threats, from declining fishing stocks to global warming.
Witness the Kyoto Protocol, the first widely adopted set of environmental protection guidelines, which emerged during the 1990s and took effect in 2005. Kyoto led to the development of the first large-scale emissions trading market, Europe’s Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading Scheme, which puts caps on carbon dioxide pollution. A similar carbon market, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, began operating at the start of this year in 10 Eastern U.S. states.
In spite of nearly universal support for a cleaner globe (the U.S. was one of only a few countries that failed to adopt Kyoto), it’s mainly the rich nations that enjoy pristine environments, according to the Environmental Performance Index (EPI). Columbia University’s Center for International Earth Science Information Network and Yale University’s Center for Environmental Law and Policy developed the index to highlight the cleanest countries, and give laggards the opportunity to benchmark efforts to improve their own environments and the health of their citizens.
Day by day, the world is being polluted by carbon extracts from vehicles and industries. Due to pollution, the world is being subjected to green house effect and becoming fatal to human life. However, still some countries managed to reduce the pollution and keep their county safe and less vulnerable to filthy atmosphere. These countries were able to achieve this cleanness through the discipline of the people. Nevertheless, the cleanness of the country places a vital role in the best country to live in the world. The cleanness of the country denotes the maturity of the people towards pollution. The top 10 cleanest countries in the world 2014 list is accumulated by countries, which is based on pollution rate, sanitation, habitat protection, carbon emission, forest protection, Environment performance index 2014 etc.

Here are the List of Top 5 World's Cleanest Country.

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#5. Czech Republic - EPI Score – 81.47

Czech Republic, yet another European country in our list of cleanest country in the world. This country is surrounded by other cleanest countries like Germany in west and Austria in south. This country managed to grab the fifth spot with a natural environment and clean urban living. The Czech lands have a long scientific tradition, which allow the country to come up with many inventions to reduce the environment harming and allows them to keep up a low pollution profile.

#4. Singapore EPI Score – 81.78

Singapore is one of the smallest and powerful island countries in the world. Singapore lies in the southern tip of Malay Peninsula and it is one of the highly urbanized countries. Singapore is the second richest country in the world and maintains a high discipline in living. This country has no distinctive season and maintains a stable temperature throughout the year, which inhabits natural growth of crops. This country mains a stable and clean environment and managed to be listed as fourth cleanest country in the world.

#3. Australia EPI Score – 82.4

Australia is one of the happiest and cleanest countries in the world. With a huge geography space, this country inhabits a population of 23.1 million (Which is quite low as compared to other big nations). This country holds a life expectancy over 85 on average. Surrounded by natural resources and clean roads with minimal traffic makes it less vulnerable to pollution. Australia is one of the friendly countries to live in with a peaceful environment and natural surroundings. Australia is one of the best countries to live with kids in 2014. If you were planning to live a happy life with less pollution and corruption then Australia would be a best choice.

#2. Luxembourg EPI Score – 83.29

Luxembourg is one of the richest countries with population as low as 5 million. Arguably, this country holds many historical monuments and clean environments to have a happy life. Luxembourg is stable country with low crime reports and friendly atmosphere among the people. The country has reduced the pollution rate over these years and gone up from its previous ranking of cleanest countries in the world. By far, this is one of the best countries to live in, raise children, work, retire and die. People live in this country gives equal importance to business and family. Thereby this country reanimated the natural scenes to spend their time happily in weekends.

#1. Switzerland EPI Score – 87.67

Switzerland is also known as the heaven in earth with its series of establishments like best country to live in 2014, happiest country, peaceful country, best country to retire and safest country in the world. Along with other establishments, Switzerland managed to take pride as being the cleanest country in the world. Despite of being the mass producers of best chocolates and watches in the world, Switzerland also stands for its unique taste of water and best quality living of people. Nevertheless, Switzerland is also has a strong foundation in economic growth. This is a clean country that is blessed with numerous mountains peaks, greenish plains and valleys, which make it exceptional among other countries in the world. Switzerland is home to the cleanest water and air in the world. With all those ingredients to nudge a happy and healthy life clearly, Switzerland is the cleanest and best country to live and raise children.

5 Beautiful Photos Spotted at FIFA World Cup 2014

Since the start of the 2014 FIFA World Cup fever has swept the World. Unsurprisingly female fans are attracting almost as much attention as the football itself. Some of the most enthusiastic fans spotted in the stadiums and on the streets of Brazil have been women. Battling and baking the heat in the host country (Brazil), the female fans are enjoying plenty of attention for the skimpy but patriotic outfits complete with colorful wigs, team scarf’s and plenty of face paint.

Here are the hottest girls sighted at the FIFA World Cup 2014
Hot Colombian Girl

Hot Dutch Girl

Hot English Girl

Hot Japanese Girls

Hot Korean Girls

Meanwhile in Cebu - SM Seaside City Cebu Updates

SM Seaside City Cebu is shopping mall owned and developed by SM Prime Holdings located in Cebu City, Philippines. It is expected to open in 2015. SM Seaside City Cebu will be SM's third mall in Cebu and 52nd mall in the Philippines. The mall is designed by Arquitectonica, the same company which designed SM North EDSA, SM Mall of Asia and SM Megamall. On April 12, 2011, SM Prime Holdings held a ground breaking ceremony at the mall's location.

The SM Seaside City Cebu will be a circular-shaped retail mall with multiple anchors, including a two-story SM Department Store and SM Hypermart, a five-theater Cineplex and IMAX Theatre, an 18-lane SM Bowling and Amusement Center, and a food court flanking an ice skating rink.

In addition, the mall will have over 2,000 food and retail shops, including international brands. Retail shops will occupy the outer arc of the mall on the ground floor. This area will include a furniture zone as well as a fashion boulevard.

SM Prime Holding’s President Han Sy said that the company has made adjustments to its destination mall project at SRP, in terms of budget allocation to P8.5 billion, from the original budget of P6 billion.

Singer-Actress Sarah Geronimo said Matteo is my boyfriend

MANILA - Philippines. Singer-actress Sarah Geronimo finally admitted Thursday night that actor Matteo Guidicelli is her boyfriend. “Matteo is my boyfriend,” Geronimo told reporters during the victory party of her latest movie “Maybe This Time.” Rumors that Geronimo and Guidicelli are dating have been circulating in the local show business for months. The two ABS-CBN stars have been seen and photographed together in various occasions prior to Geronimo’s admission. Geronimo was linked to actor Gerald Anderson while Guidicelli previously dated actress Maja Salvador. Anderson and Salvador are now together.

Top 10 Worlds sexiest Men and Women

Are YOU headed to one of the sexiest places on Earth this summer?

The sexiest nationalities for men:
10. Dutch
9. Canadian
8. Brazilian
7. Irish
6. American
5. Spanish
4. Scottish
3. British
2. Italian
1. Australian


The sexiest nationalities for women:
10. Canadian
9. South African
8. Bulgarian
7. Australian
6. Spanish
5. Filipina
4. British
3. Colombian
2. Russian
1. Brazilian


...and if you fail to find a romantic partner on the road, remember: a "sexy" trip with your friends can be just as steamy.

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World's Top 5 Museum

5. British Museum, London

London's British Museum had a more than 20% increase in visitors in 2013, with nearly 6.7 million.

4. National Air and Space Museum

The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington received almost 7 million visitors in 2013.

3. National Museum of China, Beijing

The National Museum of China in Beijing was the third most visited museum in the world in 2013, with nearly 7.5 million visitors. That represents a nearly 40% jump in attendance from 2012.

2. National Museum of Natural History

The National Museum of Natural History in Washington is the world's second most visited museum, with 8 million visitors in 2013.

1. Louvre, Paris

The Louvre in Paris is the world's most visited museum, with 9.3 million visitors in 2013.