You can now ‘friend’ an animal on Facebook and help science while you’re at it

(Simon J. Pierce)

Stumpy is a hulking fixture in seas around Ningaloo Reef off the coast of Western Australia. Photographed there often, he has a tranquil, inquisitive demeanor — despite his 10-ton heft.

Following the launch this month of Wild Me, a new social media app, Stumpy is one of almost 5,000 whale sharks that can now be “friended” on Facebook.

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Christmas bird 'Lambo-turkey' is roasted on the world's most expensive cooker... a £300,000 LAMBORGHINI

Danger: The bird is placed near the engine before the owner revs with Mr Burton just inches from the flames

Heat: Mr Burton stood behind the 700bhp Lamborghini Aventador and got the owner of the supercar to rev

Ready to eat! The browned turkey was roasted in 10 minutes but this method is unlikely to replace the oven

This is the moment a Christmas turkey was roasted on the world's most expensive cooker - a £300,000 Lamborghini.

Car blogger Tim Burton, from London, bought a fresh turkey and put the festive bird on the end of a pitchfork.

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Jose Mourinho took pay cut as Chelsea Manager- to remain more than a decade

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho insists he wants to remain in charge of the club for more than a decade after revealing he took a pay cut to return to Stamford Bridge last summer.

Mourinho is still reported to be one of the highest earning managers in the game, but stressed his desire to make an emotional return to Chelsea, and not a motivation to increase his bank balance, was the driving force behind his move from Real Madrid.

“If I was here for me, I wouldn’t be here,” Mourinho told reporters ahead of the crunch game against Arsenal on Monday. “If I was here for financial reasons, I wouldn’t be here getting a lot less money than I

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The GS of Deeper Life Church 'Kumuyi' says Christmas is idolatrous, warns members against celebrating

The General Overseer of The Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor W.F Kumuyi warned his church members during their annual National December Convention which held on Saturday Dec 21st, against celebrating Christmas, because according to him it is idolatrous and unscriptural.

Kumuyi said;

“We don’t celebrate Christmas. It actually came from idolatrous background. That is why you don’t hear us sing what they call Christmas carol, Never! We always say it is the December retreat. We are only gathering together because it is the holiday period and love the lord more, and rededicate ourselves more.

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Magneto Was Supposed to Die in 'X-Men: The Last Stand'

There were originally more victims in "X-Men: The Last Stand" where Professor X was disintegrated by Phoenix. In a storyboard obtained by Comic Book Movie, Magneto was supposed to meet his demise as well.

In the movie's final version, however, Magneto was saved due to "the cure" Beast injected on him. Magneto originally opposed the serum which was invented by pharmaceutical company Worthington Labs to suppress mutants' X-gene.

Moreover, the film featured the final battle taking place at Alcatraz Island but the storyboard showed Washington DC setting.

Brett Ratner directed the third "X-Men" film after Bryan Singer who helmed the first two films left the franchise to make "Superman Returns". Cyclops also became Dark Phoenix's victims, while Mystique and Rogue were among those taking "the cure" either forcibly or voluntarily.
Patrick Stewart starred as Prof. X, Anna Paquin as Rogue, Kelsey Grammer as Beast, Ian McKellen as Magneto, Rebecca Romijn as Mystique, Famke Janssen as Phoenix, and James Marsden as Cyclops. Released in 2006, the film got mixed reviews but gained success at box office.

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Justin Timberlake Is Most Stylish Man, Rihanna Is Among Best-Dressed Women

Not only did Justin Timberlake dominate music scene but apparently he was also on top of the high fashion game. The "Suit and Tie" hitmaker was just named the most stylish man of the year in the annual list of best-dressed gents compiled by GQ.

The former NSYNC star is followed by fellow musician Pharrell Williams at the runner-up place. The rest of the top 10 list in respective order are Eddie Redmayne, LeBron James, Justin Theroux, David Beckham, Kanye West, Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba and Jimmy Fallon.

In the female department, singer Rihanna, model Miranda Kerr and actress Kerry Washington are among Vogue's choices for the Best Dressed Women of 2013. The list also includes the likes of Lily Collins, Cate Blanchett and Cara Delevingne.

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'The Expendables 3' Teaser Trailer Introduces the New Pack

The new lineup of "The Expendables 3" is introduced in a teaser trailer. Sylvester Stallone's Barney Ross and his old crew line up for duty along with his younger generation of mercenaries. All are dressed in their combat gears.

In the upcoming film, Ross will face off a frenemy, Mel Gibson's Conrad Stonebanks. Ross was forced to kill Stonebanks, a co-founder of the original Expendables, after he became a ruthless arms trader. But Stonebanks survived and has now made it his mission to destroy The Expendables.

To help the team overcome his old adversary, Ross resorts to recruiting a new generation of Expendables. Kellan Lutz is tapped to play the leader of the new group. Jason Statham, Jet Li and Arnold Schwarzenegger are among the returning members.

Supported by Harrison Ford, Antonio Banderas and Kelsey Grammer, the action movie will make its way out Stateside on August 15, 2014. 

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'Ice Age 5' Due to Arrive in Theaters Summer 2016

The upcoming fifth installment of "Ice Age" animation franchise has booked a release date. Fox announces that Manny the Mammoth and his unlikely minions will be back for a new adventure in "Ice Age 5" on July 15, 2016. 

The summer 2016 date was originally occupied by "Anubis", another Fox animated film. The movie loosely based on Bruce Zick's novel about a mummy's curse that led to a trip to the Egyptian underworld is now slated for March 23, 2018. 

The last "Ice Age" movie, "Ice Age: Continental Drift", was released in 2012. It garnered $874.9 million worldwide, including an impressive $714 million in domestic box office. 

Details of the next installment are still scarce, but most of the main voice cast that include Ray Romano (Manny), John Leguizamo (Sid, the ground Sloth) and Denis Leary (Diego the Tiger) are expected to return.

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Paul Walker's Legacy Kept Alive in 'Hours' Soundtrack Music Video

Paul Walker's memory is kept alive in a music video for his last movie, "Hours", soundtrack, "All I Feel Is You". Singer/actress Natalia Safran premiered a music video for the song as an ode to the actor who died November 30 in a car crash.

Inserted in the clip are scenes focusing on Walker as a father trying to keep his newborn baby alive in a New Orleans hospital during Hurricane Katrina. At the end of the video, Safran encouraged fans to donate to Walker's first responder organization Reach Out WorldWide. Proceeds from the song will also go to the charity.

Description under the video said, "Video for the official track of 'Hours', a dramatic thriller starring Paul Walker and Genesis Rodriguez. ...Paul delivers an incredible performance with electrifying intensity and truth. To know this is his last film is heartbreaking."

"The song and the video were an ode to lost love and an unbreakable connection. Now they must be a farewell. A farewell to an incredible man and a dear friend. We wanted to honor his memory and his inspiring life and hope this video does it in some small way. All profits from the single benefit Please donate, support it and keep Paul's vision alive!"

"Hours" was released a couple of weeks after Walker died. 

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How A Cappella Took Over the Music World

There is something inherently lame about a cappella singing. This may be because of its roots in barbershop or the high technical barrier required for entry. Or maybe it’s the fact that a group of people standing around mimicking instruments is kind of ridiculous. How could voices ever stand up to actual instruments, especially in the face of an era benchmarked by electronic sound? That said, what a cappella groups can do is undeniably distinct. When done well, a cappella definitely does stand up. As we move through the 2010s a cappella is seeing its moment in the sun. Popular culture is finally catching up to what so many fans already knew: a cappella is worthy of our iPods, our downloads, our views. If it weren’t for the internet and viral videos, the genre would not be nearly as successful.

Like many modern trends, the internet played a huge role in the birth of a cappella’s popularity. The form was popular on college campuses for decades, but the web allowed for the rapid spread of ideas, technique and music. Suddenly schools across the country — and the world — could see what other talented students were doing and replicate it. Portals like YouTube and iTunes became indispensable for the dissemination of a cappella. It was only a matter of time until the mainstream media took notice and saw dollar signs.

NBC premiered The Sing-Off, a limited-run reality competition series, in December of 2009. The show pitted 10 a cappella groups ranging from high school to professional in a head-to-head battle for the title of the ultimate team. A cappella was getting its first shot at major exposure. The show constantly reminded viewers the groups were only doing this with their voices, and the public responded by showing up in big numbers.

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Didier Drogba: Jose Mourinho made me great

Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has told The Sun of his respect for Jose Mourinho, who he will face in the Champions League knockout phase.

Chelsea have been drawn against Drogba's current club Galatasaray in the last 16 of the Champions League, with the first leg to take place on Feb. 26, 2014.

Drogba, who left the Blues in 2012, and Mourinho worked together at Stamford Bridge for three years, before the latter parted company with the club in 2007.

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The Most Cheerful Drone Video Ever

This might be one of the most unique Christmas videos we've seen this year. Artists George Zisiadis and Mustafa Khan decked a mini "drone" with glittering garlands and sprigs of mistletoe, before flying it over the heads of unsuspecting passerby in San Francisco's Union Square. Couples (or would-be couples) — both young and old, gay and straight — adorably obliged the drone's demands. Some even signaled for it to fly their way.

Zisiadis' imaginative and subversive works seek to alter people's relationships to their environments for the better, and are a nice shift from the popular tone of technological paranoia. Zisiadis told PolicyMic, "My work is about playfully re-imagining the world around us. Drones have been causing all sorts of paranoia lately and I wanted to reframe them from being something scary and ominous to be being fun and human. Its not about the technology, its about how we use it." It's certainly one way to get people into the holiday spirit.

Zisiadis' past projects include the world's first interactive balloon immersion, a bubbleverse, and cards placed on public transit that encourage people sitting next to each other to strike up a conversation. More whimsical ideas for city transformation can be found in his book Urban Imagination, out now.

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The Real Madrid Star 'Cristiano Ronaldo' and his cute son as he unveil his new museum

                                                      Ronaldo with his cute son Cristiano Junior

                                                               Beside his Statue

Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo’s 3 year-old son, Cristiano Junior, helped his father unveil the museum plaque dedicated to him in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, on Sunday Dec. 15th. That's a cute lil' man.
The museum will display 150 of Cristiano's trophies and awards, waxworks, jerseys and everything concerning his football career. 

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Royal Christenings: Through the Years

PRINCE GEORGE: 2013

He's the first heir to the British throne to be christened in 31 years, making the private family ceremony at the Royal Chapel of St. James's Palace in London, a memorable moment for the entire country. 

PRINCE WILLIAM: 1982

Hopefully, Prince Charles passed on some tips to his son as he prepares for Prince George's christening. Here, the elder royal looks on as Princess Diana expertly soothes a baby William, in his lavish hand-me-down christening gown, in Buckingham Palace's ornate Music Room on Aug. 4. 

PRINCE HARRY: 1984

Prince Charles and Princess Diana's second son takes the spotlight, posing with his mum and dad after his Dec. 21 baptism at St George's Chapel in Windsor, England, performed by the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Robert Runcie. 

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Video- Kanye West Wrote the Best Christmas Song Ever

Kanye released "Christmas In Harlem" in 2010 as part of his GOOD Fridays series of free music giveaways.

It samples songs by Marvin Gaye and Shuggie Otis, tacks on a slew of verses by other artists, and "raps" (sorry, I had to do it) them up neatly with a bow.

The song takes a look at the holiday season from the perspective of Harlem residents, and includes the typical themes of family, gifts, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and last-minute shopping. It also touches on drugs and luxury, and includes some of West's most atypical sex references:

"The streets lit up, it feel like Christmas officiallyTold her that 'You the star at the top of my Christmas tree'My only question is, 'Where my presents?'She said, 'Shhh,' she got a gift for me that ain’t for the kids to see"

While many of us might think of Christmas music as sappy, sentimental tracks laden with too many jingling bells and kids' choirs, West is actually tapping into a rich tradition of hip hop artists releasing holiday-themed music that brings different themes to the table.

Run-DMC is perhaps the most famous example. The group released its classic horn-filled ode to the holidays, "Christmas in Hollis," in 1987. Much like "Christmas In Harlem," the track references a New York City neighborhood — Hollis, Queens, where the duo is from.

Other major hip hop artists such as Ludacris, Snoop Lion, and Outkast have all tried their hand at Christmas tracks. While West and Run-DMC have left the strongest impressions with their takes on the holidays, the hip hop holiday tradition is as rich as the Christmas pudding you'll soon be devouring.

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This is Who Really Holds the Power in the Jay-Z Beyonce Power Couple

Beyoncé has been running the world for a while now, but she was especially dominant this week. Her surprise album, Beyoncé, ravaged Twitter and then became the fastest-selling album in the history of the iTunes store. It's been showered with praise and has cemented her status at the top of the pop food chain.

At the very top, in fact — suddenly, Mrs. Carter is Queen of Jay-Z himself. But that's not the way she presents it. Beyoncé is currently performing on the Mrs. Carter Show World Tour, a name that presents her, first and foremost, as Jay-Z's wife. But in a year when Beyoncé took a huge step forward, Jay-Z took a step back. There's no reason for Beyoncé to create her identity around Jay. The label "Mrs. Carter" may be important for Beyoncé herself, but if anything, Jay-Z should start calling himself Mr. Knowles. Yet she's always been seen as his girl.

When the power couple started got involved in the early 2000s, Jay-Z was the established artist and Beyoncé the pop upstart. Jay-Z was a gifted rapper who expressed the everyday life of New York's underclass. Beyoncé was largely a sex symbol. After they got together, Jay started adding fiery verses to Beyoncé's songs like "Crazy in Love" and "Deja Vu." He was one of the first to add cred, talent, and muscle, and he helped shape the popular perception of her as a real artist.

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The Nigeria Senate bans same sex marriage in Nigeria

The Nigerian Senate have officially banned same sex marriage in Nigeria. Man + Man = Not allowed. Woman + Woman = Go to prison. :-). Only a union between a man and a woman in a recognized worship center is allowed.
The new bill states;

1. A marriage contract or civil union entered into between persons of same sex by virtue a certificate issued by a foreign country shall be void in Nigeria.

2. Marriage or civil union entered into between persons of same sex shall not be solemnized in any place of worship either Church or Mosque or any other place whatsoever called in Nigeria.

3. Only marriage contracted between a man and a woman either under Islamic Law, Customary Law or the Marriage Act is recognized as valid in Nigeria.

4. Persons that entered into a same sex marriage or civil union contract commit an offense and are jointly liable on conviction to a term of 14 years imprisonment each.

5. Any persons or group of persons that administers, witnesses, screens, abet and aids the solemnization of a same sex marriage contract or civil union or supports the registration, operation of gay clubs, societies and organizations, processions or meetings in Nigeria commits an offense and liable on conviction to a term of 10 years imprisonment.

The bill awaits the approval of President Goodluck Jonathan.

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Video - Who makes the final GALAXY11?

Franz Beckenbauer has chosen his all-star line-up and it features many of the planet's finest football talent but will the best of Earth be good enough?

It started in October with the sightings of mysterious circles at landmarks across the globe and was followed by the arrival at top football grounds of a group of strange robed figures. The curiosity of football fans was raised by #WINNERTAKESEARTH until the extraordinary riddle was solved... with the setting of a unique global challenge.

Franz Beckenbauer revealed last month he was compiling a team of "the world's finest" and the concept of the GALAXY11 was born. Details of its purpose remained ambiguous but Beckenbauer was clear that the mission was linked to mysterious circles beamed onto Sugerloaf mountain in Rio de Janeiro and Times Square in New York. The huge hole gouged into London's Hackney Marshes by a ball bearing was also connected.

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Listen to Angel Haze's Brilliant New Song "A Tribe Called Red"

In addition to cover art for her long-awaited album, Angel Haze just released a lyric video for her newest song "A Tribe Called Red." Like her other pieces, while the song's beat pulls you in, it's the lyrics that take center stage. 

The song is a vow to fans that Haze will keep her music real despite her impending fame tin 2014. She also snuck in some Azealia Banks references, reminiscent of their on-going Twitter battle, for good measure.

Hip-hop is notoriously unkind to women, much less female artists themselves. Look around and you'll see the likes of Rihanna and Nicki Minaj, both of whom are really more pop than hip-hop. Their audiences are pop fans — not those who listen to Kendrick and J.Cole (nor the ones who complained when J.Cole's first album seriously dissed the underground hip-hop community).  

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Lady GaGa & Christina Aguilera in 'Do What U Want' on 'The Voice' Finale

Lady GaGa performed her single "Do What U Want" on "The Voice" on Tuesday night, December 17. The Mother Monster wasn't alone as Christina Aguilera, who's also a coach on the singing competition, joined her onstage to sing the second cut off "ARTPOP" album.

Wearing a shiny outfit and a wig, GaGa sang while dancing with some dancers. Appearing onstage mid-song, Aguilera showed off her figure in a dress with similar color to GaGa's. The two singers sounded and looked perfect together.

At one point, GaGa rested her head on Aguilera's chest. The performance ended with the two pop stars linking arms with glasses of champagne.

GaGa and Aguilera were not the only performers on that night's show. Celine Dion and Ne-Yo hit the stage and delivered the first live performance of their uplifting duet, "Incredible".

Previously, Dion sang her hit single called "Love Can Move Mountains" with Adam Levine's protege Tessane Chin, who later came out as the winner of the fifth season of "The Voice".

Lady GaGa and Christina Aguilera Perform "Do What U Want": 

 

Celine Dion and Ne-Yo Perform "Incredible":

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