Guy Hamilton, James Bond director, dies at 93

Guy Hamilton, British film director who helmed multiple entries in the James Bond series, including Goldfinger and Diamonds Are Forever, has died at the age of 93.
News of Hamilton’s death was confirmed by reporters, which reported the filmmaker died at a hospital in Mallorca, where Hamilton lived. It was former James Bond actor Roger Moore, however, who first shared the news Thursday morning, writing on Twitter: “Incredibly, incredibly saddened to hear the wonderful director Guy Hamilton has gone to the great cutting room in the sky. 2016 is horrid.”
 Sir Roger Moore ✔ ‎@sirrogermoore

"Incredibly, incredibly saddened to hear the wonderful director Guy Hamilton has gone to the great cutting room in the sky. 2016 is horrid."

Father Chops Off Hands of Teen Who Raped His Baby Daughter

A father in India reportedly took justice into his own hands after a teenager allegedly raped his baby daughter.
The 17-year-old was accused of molesting the seven-month-old baby in 2014 after the child's mother allegedly caught the teen in the act.
Just after the teen's court hearing on April 19, 2016,the girl’s father, Parminder Singh, 25, claimed he was going to forgive him and accept an out of court settlement.

Suicide Rate Has Increased 24 Percent Since 1999 in the U.S.

For some time, public health experts have expressed concern over the growing rate of suicide, and a new report from the U.S Centre for Disease Control and Prevention says the public health concern may be even worse than most think. On Friday, the CDC announced rates of suicide have increased 24 percent within the past decade and a half. In 1999, there were 10.5 suicides per 100,000 people, compared with 2014, when the number rose to 13 per 100,000.
The most dramatic increase was seen among girls aged 10 to 14; in a decade and half, the rate of suicide in this age group went up 200 percent. Teen boys had the lowest rate of all age groups but the second-largest increase, 37 percent.In 2016,it has increased.
Rates of suicide increased 43 percent between 1999 and 2014 among middle-aged adults.As seen in many reports, men were much more likely to take their life than women; in 2014, the age-adjusted rate for men was three times higher than for women.
The report also highlights trends in suicide methods. Men were most likely to use guns (55.4 percent), while poisoning was the most commonly chosen method for women (34.1 percent). The number of suicide deaths that resulted from suffocation also rose in the past 15 years, for both sexes.
“If we saw numbers like this for any other medical condition, there would be an immediate declaration of a medical emergency. This study should be a call to action to improve access to care, reduce stigma and improve treatment by funding research,” Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein, president and CEO of the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, who was not involved in the report, said in an email statement.

4 Important of Sex You dont Know

Why is sex such a powerful force that drives people ‘crazy’? Crazy in the sense that they want it badly or feel it’s something they cannot do without.
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Why does it have so much grip on a person’s thought life when it’s initiated and sustained? What’s the mystery behind the contact of two lovers who are naked that leads them into a state of indescribable sexual pleasure?
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I have recently discovered some things about sex that many haven’t discovered in recent years. I’m not a psychologist but I have discovered that when one angle of sex is reached, it becomes somehow difficult to dissociate oneself because a bonding has occurred.
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It takes a higher level of God’s grace and discipline not to walk the other angles when one is reached.
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Sex is not only a force that attracts two people together, it has some different dimensions in it which goes beyond what many can comprehend.
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Why does the body crave for more sex just after an encounter?
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Here are the dimensions about sex which you must know and keep yourself away from unless you’re married.
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1. Emotional – soul tie
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Sex is first emotional before it becomes physical. The mind is a powerful force that drives a man and a woman together to express sexual intimacy.
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When two people are mutually attracted together emotionally, there’s a yearning for sexual intimacy that occurs between them when a flame of sex is sparked up in their discussion.
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Before you’d know it, they’ll become so attached that they’d talk for hours over the phone or for few minutes when they see before the act is implemented.
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Frequent conversation with the opposite sex brings up this kind of emotional bonding. This is why you have to be very careful when you hang out with the opposite sex.
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Watch how you get close to him or her. When boundaries aren’t set, lines would be broken and when the smoke isn’t put off, the flames of sexual passion will build up.
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This is why the Bible tells us to guard our heart with all diligence for out it are the issues of life (Prov. 4:23). Sex is also one of the issues of life. In fact it’s a great issue that has destroyed lives.
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Beware of emotional intimacy in that relationship before it leads you to where you never wished. When your souls are bonded, there is every tendency that sexual intimacy would creep up.
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Remember, a person can have soul tie without sex when their souls are closely knitted together by affection, attention and attraction.
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2. Physical – body contact
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When two emotionally charged souls comes in contact, sex will be initiated unhindered. This would start form unimportant or disregarded body contact such as intimate hugging, kissing, petting, caressing and fondling of each other’s sexual organs.
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You can never underestimate the effect of the power of touch or bodily contact when you are emotionally attached to a person. It will drive you into a different realm of sexual ecstasy.
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At this junction, sexual intercourse is implemented and when there’s sexually transmitted diseases, it’ll be shared mutually.
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Be careful of how you express affection with the opposite sex who is not your spouse, your intentions might be pure while theirs isn’t. There’s nothing as ‘normal’ between two people who are in ‘lust’. It could just trigger an action which would lead to sex.
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And when sexual intercourse is done, it establishes a stronger bond between the parties involved. The process of two becoming one flesh will be established.
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3. Spiritual bond – Unseen contact
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Only few people would understand the spiritual effect of sex when it’s done. There’s a bonding that’s not seen when two people have sex.
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This bond causes them to fuse together. There’s an exchange of body fluids, though it’s physical but it has a spiritual connection. It is as a result of this that a person’s life can be controlled or manipulated in an evil way when there’s sexual intimacy.
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How are glories, virtues and destinies shortchanged? It’s through the unseen spiritual bonding that occurs through sex.
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In case you disagree, ask many people, especially older ones who knows the consequence of premarital and extramarital sex. They’ll tell you that there’s more than meet the eye. It’s not just fun but a world entirely.
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Don’t fragment your destiny on a platter of sexual immoralities and have your glorious life reduced to a piece of bread.
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4. Verbal connection
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I have come to realize that sexual intimacy also has a bearing on the kind of words you speak or use when talking with the opposite sex.
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A woman cannot agree to sex if you use harsh words on her, this is often true about the case of rape victims who made their way forcefully.
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But when erotic conversations ensues or words that ignites sexual feelings and passion, sexual purity will then be jeopardized amongst singles. Remember, pleasant words are as honeycomb; sweet to the soul…(Proverbs 16:24).
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Beware of words that ignites sexual feelings when you converse on phone. Be careful of using emoticons that sends sexual signals. These are the devil’s strategies that gets many people into sexual immoralities and sin, even in the body of Christ.
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This is an era where pleasure is leading many to sexual sins before and outside marriage. Be careful of emotional intimacy, physical contact and conservation that would ignite the feelings of sex, especially as singles with the opposite sex. You can only be free from being a victim of this when you know the truth and live by it.

Written by Mayowa Adeniyi
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7 Most Dangerous Countries to live in

It’s now easier than ever to visit distant locations around the world. Some places, however, are best avoided due to dangerous conditions. Certain dangerous places, on the other hand, are also desirable tourist destinations. If you do decide to visit such places, you should at least be aware of the risks and take sensible precautions.If you must travel anywhere,make research about the country before going there because you may take a risk that may be life threatening.

1 Russia

A recent study showed a massive rise in crime in Russia during the past 10 years. While official reports show violent crime decreasing by 13 percent in 2010, a research group with the General Prosecutor’s Office Academy estimates that crime is actually rising at a rate of more than two percent per year, because millions of crimes a year are unreported or not prosecuted. In 2016,Russia was also ranked by the World Health Organization as having the highest crime rate amongs 10-29yrs olds. Approximately 5,700 minors are currently serving prison terms in Russia.  Conflicts with former Soviet provinces also contributed to the GPI ranking, including the 2008 conflict with Georgia and 2009’s violent demonstrations in the North Caucasus. Russia also remains a leading weapons manufacturer and exporter.

2.Israel

Strained relations with neighboring countries are responsible in large part for Israel’s ranking.Recent military responce to various external threats has been called into question by the United Nations, which found that Israeli troops broke international law with their use of extreme force against a Gaza aid flotilla. A high likelihood of violent demonstrations, a rise in organized crime, and fairly sophisticated arms manufacturing capabilities are also contributing factors. Additionally, the ongoing conflict with Palestine makes the potential for terrorist acts fairly high.

3. Pakistan

A high number of people killed in internal conflicts and a dramatic rise in the potential for terrorist acts place Pakistan near the top of the dangerous list. Violent demonstrations are increasingly common, and the crime rate has risen exponentially in the past decade — including murder, robbery, kidnappings, and assaults. According to the India-based Institute for Conflict Management, terrorism-related violence resulted in 11,585 deaths in Pakistan in 2009, compared with 6,715 a year earlier and 189 in 2003.now in 2016,it has gotten worse.
4. Sudan
 
Another country where terrorism and violent demonstrations are on the rise, Sudan has had over 2,000 casualties from territorial clashes in 2009. The United Nations estimate that up to 300,000 people have died from the effects of famine, disease, and war since the conflict in Darfur began in 2003, while the Sudanese government puts the number of fatalities closer to 10,000. The GPI also accounts for the number of displaced persons when estimating country rankings, and over 2.5 million people have fled their homes in Darfur alone. Across the country right now, the number of refugees is over 5 million, nearly 13 percent of the Sudan’s population.

5. Afghanistan
 
United Nations estimates for civilian deaths reached 2,400 in Afghanistan in 2009 due to conflict between the Afgan National Army and Taliban-backed insurgents. Up to 2 million Afghanis were displaced, representing over 7 percent of the country’s population. Violence is at an all time high despite the presence of 150,000 NATO-led troops, according to a Pentagon report covering April through September of 2010. Acts of terrorism are common; there were nearly 7,000 reported incidents last year, including suicide and roadside bombings and rocket attacks.

6. Mexico
 
Mexico’s problems with drug traffickers are well known and Ciudad Juarez is one of the nation’s most violent cities right now. Police are often employed or paid off by drug gangs, which means that many crimes go unpunished.

Written by Damien cage

'Government supports piracy in Nollywood’-Paul Obazele

Nollywood veteran Paul Obazele has accused the government of being involved in piracy, which has stunted the Nigerian entertainment industry.He said that the government were complacent in handling piracy in Nollywood, and were therefore contributing to it.
In January pirated copies of  "Husbands of Lagos," were  being sold on the streets of Sierra Leone.
The bootleg CD’s were sold in at traffic on the streets of the capital city,  FreeTown.

Greece’s crisis is fiscal, monetary, and structural, exacerbated by political and social volatility, stresses on European unity, and now, a large influx of refugees. Despite this “nightmare” and major near-term concerns, former Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras believes that “we can and will make it’.

The Greeks have faced a unique and debilitating confluence of challenges – excessive deficits and debt, diminishing competitiveness, increasing non-performing loans, political upheaval, a breakdown of social cohesion and further destabilization and security concerns due to the arrival of hundreds of thousands of migrants seeking access to the rest of Europe. “In the last five years, all these crises have converged,” Samaras said in a keynote address at the Credit Suisse 2016 Asian Investment Conference (AIC). “All of them together could be lethal for any society.”

According to the former prime minister, the Greek economy was beginning to emerge from intensive care in 2014 and had returned to positive growth one year ahead of the schedule set in the rescue plan his government had negotiated, when snap elections resulted in a new coalition government led by a populist party, which won the support of voters exhausted by austerity. This led to the halt or undoing of structural reforms and a return to recession, he explained. Greece lost 25% of GDP and youth unemployment is now at 60%. The migrant crisis has made matters worse.

What are the lessons from this tragedy for Greece, Europe and the rest of the world? Samaras offered these:

• Greece’s underlying problem is competitiveness. “Europe is losing competitiveness against the rest of the world,” Samaras reckoned. “We have to fight against market inefficiencies. If Europe can’t compete, then Europe will be doomed, and the rest of the world will suffer.” Specifically, Greece and Europe have to tackle bureaucracy – “the red tape is all over the place.”

• Europe needs deeper and faster integration.

• Besides paying attention to its internal problems, Europe should also keep its eyes open to the international environment and the global competitiveness landscape. “Nobody can survive in a world falling apart,” Samaras remarked. “Commercial and exchange-rate wars will make everyone worse off.”

• Europe has to focus on its internal stability. It cannot promote stability worldwide if it is unstable inside, he noted. Populism and extremism, especially when combined, as they are in the current Greek government, can lead to instability and stagnation simultaneously, Samaras warned. He accused the government in Athens of “aborting change, undoing reforms and derailing the economy by making false promises and outright lies.”

• Fighting populism requires more democracy.

Regarding Greece’s prospects, “I am very skeptical in the short run,” Samaras said. “But at the same time, I am optimistic in the long term.” Greece, he said, is rich in talent and natural resources, including its untapped sources of energy, beautiful landscapes, and renowned culture. The country could become prosperous and strong again, “a beacon of growth, hope and stability for its neighbors,” he concluded.
- See more at: https://www.thefinancialist.com/rebuilding-greece-and-europe/?utm_source=outbrain&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=the_financialist_main_newer_content&utm_content=57501098&utm_term=5426256#sthash.OYwdIULP.dpuf

Greece’s crisis is fiscal, monetary, and structural, exacerbated by political and social volatility, stresses on European unity, and now, a large influx of refugees. Despite this “nightmare” and major near-term concerns, former Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras believes that “we can and will make it’.

The Greeks have faced a unique and debilitating confluence of challenges – excessive deficits and debt, diminishing competitiveness, increasing non-performing loans, political upheaval, a breakdown of social cohesion and further destabilization and security concerns due to the arrival of hundreds of thousands of migrants seeking access to the rest of Europe. “In the last five years, all these crises have converged,” Samaras said in a keynote address at the Credit Suisse 2016 Asian Investment Conference (AIC). “All of them together could be lethal for any society.”

According to the former prime minister, the Greek economy was beginning to emerge from intensive care in 2014 and had returned to positive growth one year ahead of the schedule set in the rescue plan his government had negotiated, when snap elections resulted in a new coalition government led by a populist party, which won the support of voters exhausted by austerity. This led to the halt or undoing of structural reforms and a return to recession, he explained. Greece lost 25% of GDP and youth unemployment is now at 60%. The migrant crisis has made matters worse.

What are the lessons from this tragedy for Greece, Europe and the rest of the world? Samaras offered these:

• Greece’s underlying problem is competitiveness. “Europe is losing competitiveness against the rest of the world,” Samaras reckoned. “We have to fight against market inefficiencies. If Europe can’t compete, then Europe will be doomed, and the rest of the world will suffer.” Specifically, Greece and Europe have to tackle bureaucracy – “the red tape is all over the place.”

• Europe needs deeper and faster integration.

• Besides paying attention to its internal problems, Europe should also keep its eyes open to the international environment and the global competitiveness landscape. “Nobody can survive in a world falling apart,” Samaras remarked. “Commercial and exchange-rate wars will make everyone worse off.”

• Europe has to focus on its internal stability. It cannot promote stability worldwide if it is unstable inside, he noted. Populism and extremism, especially when combined, as they are in the current Greek government, can lead to instability and stagnation simultaneously, Samaras warned. He accused the government in Athens of “aborting change, undoing reforms and derailing the economy by making false promises and outright lies.”

• Fighting populism requires more democracy.

Regarding Greece’s prospects, “I am very skeptical in the short run,” Samaras said. “But at the same time, I am optimistic in the long term.” Greece, he said, is rich in talent and natural resources, including its untapped sources of energy, beautiful landscapes, and renowned culture. The country could become prosperous and strong again, “a beacon of growth, hope and stability for its neighbors,” he concluded.
- See more at: https://www.thefinancialist.com/rebuilding-greece-and-europe/?utm_source=outbrain&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=the_financialist_main_newer_content&utm_content=57501098&utm_term=5426256#sthash.OYwdIULP.dpuf

UN partners with Lagos to fight malaria

                                                              Ronald Kayanja

The United Nations (UN) has pledged to partner Nigeria to prevent the deadly malaria.
UN Information Centre (UNIC) Lagos Director, Ronald Kayanja, gave the assurance ahead of World Malaria Day.
The day will be commemorated under the theme, “End Malaria for Good.”
“UN will continue to partner Government, the private sector and civil society organisations to fight malaria,” Kayanja said.

“The fight against malaria leaves no one behind,” he added.
About 3,2 billion people – nearly half of the world’s population – are at risk of malaria.
In 2015, there were an estimated 214 million new cases of malaria and
438,000 deaths, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa.
In Nigeria, it accounts for 10,4 percent (180 000) of deaths, the third-worst killer after respiratory infections and HIV/AIDS.