Monthly Archives: January 2015

Man hunts down crocodile that ate his pregnant wife

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1A fisherman in Uganda has hunted down and killed a large crocodile after it ate his wife who was collecting firewood close to the edge of Lake Kyoga in the eastern part of the country.

Mubalak Batambuze, 56, was so distraught following the loss of his wife, Demeteriya Nabwire, over the weekend that he armed himself with a spear and hunted down the beast before slaying it. Nabwire was eight months pregnant at the time she was killed by the animal, reports have confirmed. The shoes she was wearing, plus several toes and fingers, were found at the lakeside spot by locals.

Batambuze has been hailed a hero for killing the crocodile, which is believed to have been responsible for the deaths of six other people, as well as a number of severe injuries inflicted on five others in recent months. It measured in at 7.5 metres long and weighed 157 stone, the Uganda Wildlife Authority said.

Peter Ogwang, a spokesman for Uganda’s Wildlife Authority (UWA), said: “We believe this was the same animal that killed the woman.”

According to the UWA, around 30 Ugandans are killed by crocodiles each year.

Mayweather Shows Off his Supercar Collection

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How about this for an extraordinarily expensive car collection?

The US boxer Floyd Mayweather has taken to Twitter to show off his stable of supercars – and his private jet. The undefeated champion, who has topped the Forbes highest-paid sports stars in the world list in 2012, 2013, 2014, has built up an enviable collection including Bugattis and Porsches.

Pictured with the fighter are a Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport and two Bugatti Veyrons, plus two Ferrari 458 spiders and a Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. A Porsche 911 Turbo S and a Lamborghini Aventador completed the line-up.

It’s estimated the cars are worth around $6 million and that’s before the value of his Gulfstream jet is taken into account.

The fastest and most expensive cars in the picture are the Bugattis. Top of the list is the Veyron Grand Sport, which a price tag of around $1.9 million – nearly as much as the private jet. The Veyrons sell for around $1.3 million (AUS $1.6 million) each, while the Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet is a relative bargain at $170,000.

Mayweather captioned the picture with ‘”Welcome to my toy world! Who wants to come out & play?”

The 37-year-old boxing star made a reported $105 million-plus in 2014 so he certainly has plenty of wealth to spend on high-spec luxury cars. Mayweather is estimated to be worth around $280 million.

He’s also recently shown off his valuable collections of shoes, sunglasses and watches via his Twitter account.
Mayweather is a five-division world champion and has won a total of 10 world titles.

Fancy being pelted with paintballs for a living?

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1A position as a paintball bullet tester has attracted a whopping 10,000 applicants from across the UK and even further afield, with hopefuls from the US, Canada and India also putting their hat into the ring.

The job, which was advertised by UKPaintball as having a salary of £40,000 a year pro rata, has shocked the firm with its popularity.

UKPaintball owner, Justin Toohig, said: “This incredible response is the last thing we expected when we posted the advert. We couldn’t have predicted that so many people in the UK and beyond would want to get shot for a living.”

The part-time bullet tester advert that attracted all the interest called for those who were “looking for a new challenge with… awesome colleagues?” and said that people with “relatively high pain thresholds” should look into the opportunity.

“The job will essentially involve being shot at with every new batch of paint bullets to ensure that all health and safety checks are in place before we can use them on the general public and paying customers.

“Whilst the checks will of course be carried out by trained professionals with a wealth of experience, the role may pose a small risk of pain, discomfort and some bruising.”