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A Colorado powerlifter recently posted on her social media account how she managed to stand up for herself while on holiday. Although being warned about these sorts of incidents, the woman experienced first-hand what it feels to be able to defend yourself in a potentially dangerous situation.

Colorado Powerlifted Ashamed of the Way She Reacted

Meet Leanna Carr, a 26-year-old powerlifter, and bodybuilder from Fort Collins, Colorado. Carr, whose passions included traveling and, obviously, living a healthy and active life, has a rather unpleasant experience while traveling to Europe.

During her stay in Dublin, the Colorado powerlifter said that she woke up one morning, left the hotel, and went to a bus stop to continue her tour of the city. While waiting for the bus to arrive, Carr was approached by an individual who grabbed her by the buttocks.

If that wasn’t enough, Carr said that the individual kept giggling while looking intensely at her. At one point, the individual told Carr that she surely likes being touched in this manner considering she’s an American.

The Colorado powerlifter wrote in a social media post that instead of verbally confronting the individual about his gesture, she simply turned around and punched him in the face.

Enraged by the woman’s response, the individual slightly backed away while cursing her. The incident was witnessed by a couple who was strolling on the other side of the street.

Carr said that the man was probably preparing to attack her after being punched when the couple started yelling at him to mind his own business. The individual left after a couple of minute of intense staring.

Conclusion

The Colorado bodybuilding declared that she isn’t rather proud of the way she responded but noted that sometimes violence could not be averted.

Needless to say, the Colorado powerlifter was praised by her Instagram fans and people who read about the incident.

Canadian mall employee says the body was stuck behind a metal panel.

The Calgary authorities announced the discovery of a male body stuck inside the walls of a small restroom. According to the police report, the unidentified male might have fallen through a wall opening while navigating the vents. The grim discovery was made by a Canadian Mall employee called in to fix a toilet.

Canadian Mall Employee Discovers Body Behind Metal Panel

On Monday morning, the Calgary authorities were directed to the Core shopping center after a caller notified the emergency operator about a body being discovered during maintenance work.

The law enforcement officials arrived at the scene at around 9:30 a.m. According to one of the officers on scene, the cadaver, which has yet to be identified, was found behind a metal panel.

On that day, a maintenance worker went to the women’s bathroom situated on the fourth floor, as customers complained that the toilet wasn’t working properly. The Canadian Mall Employee removed the metal panel behind the toilet bowl to expose the automatic flushing mechanism.

After removing the metal panel, the worker discovered the cadaver and notified the authorities.

The autopsy revealed very little about the way the unidentified male died. According to the coroner’s report, no foul play was involved, his death being ruled as an accident.

Based on the evidence recovered from the scene, the Canadian authorities determined that the individual, possibly a mall employee, was navigating the vents when he fell through an opening and got stuck in the narrow space behind the women’s restroom.

Conclusion

Emma Poole, A Calgary Police Department spokesperson, declared that the body’s autopsy remains inconclusive and the detectives will continue looking into the case. So far, nobody filed a missing person’s report.

IDing the body could prove to be challenging as it was in an advanced stage of decomposition when discovered by the Canadian mall employee.

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A Montreal ice sculptor managed to prank several police officer with his ice replica of a DeLorean DMC-12.

Apart from trigger-happy criminals who would love nothing than to gun them down, the biggest threat to a police officer can be boredom, especially during night patrols. However, several police officers from the Canadian town of Montreal laughed at their life after discovering the latest creation of a famous ice sculpture.

Fake Snow-Covered Vehicle Found in the Middle of the Road

According to the officers on duty that night, a police car caught sight of a vehicle obstructing the road and called for backup. A quick peek showed what looked like a frozen in DeLorean DMC-12 abandoned smack in the middle of a snow-covered road.

Of course, the officers were just about to write off one thorny parking ticket to the owner of this vehicle, when they’ve decided to take a closer look. It didn’t take them long enough to figure out that there was no car lying under the car-shaped snow pile, but a cleverly crafted ice sculpture, which bore Simon Laprise’s fingerprints all over it.

Of course, the police officers had a great laugh over the fake vehicle and decided that this joke must be answered with another. And so, they left a fake parking ticket on the DeLorean’s windshield, took a couple of pictures, and left off.

The pics with the fake ticket and the fake DeLorean made by ice sculptor Laprise were posted on Facebook. As for the contents of the ticket, the officer wrote that this prank made their night a whole lot better.

Unfortunately, the ice sculpture disappeared the next day, probably plowed away by the city’s sanitation workers. However, the pictures are still out there to remind all officers on duty that night patrols don’t have to be dull.

As the winter is here to stay, we can expect more of Laprise’s works to pop up around the city.

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Investigators used Facebook selfie to tie Antoine to Gargol murder.

After two years of following false leads, the investigators managed to find the incriminating piece of evidence which link a Saskatoon woman to the Gargol murder. Cheyenne Antoine has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for the slaying of her 18-year-old friend Brittney Gargol. Prosecutors used a Facebook selfie posted by Antoine to convict her.

Gargol Murder Was on Standby for Two Years

For the past two years, the authorities have struggled to find the missing link in the murder case of Brittney Gargol, an 18-year-old woman from Saskatoon. Gargol was found unresponsive on Valley Road and pronounced dead at the scene.

An autopsy report revealed that the woman was hit by a car and strangled to death using a belt. Several days later, the authorities arrested 20-year-old Cheyenne Antoine, after the woman, in an advanced state of intoxication, confessed to a close friend that she killed Gargol, her best friend.

The woman initially charged with second-degree murder, told the investigators that on the night of the murder, she had a fallout with her best friend. Gargol’s parents confirm that both of them were all night drinking.

During her police interview, the woman told the investigators that her best friend left with an unknown individual to another location. However, the authorities managed to dismiss Antoine’s claims using the security footage retrieve from the bar, which supposedly was visited by the two women and the individual.

However, the investigation moved at a slow pace, as the authorities had no palpable evidence that Antoine was the author behind the Gargol murder. The solution will come after two years when the investigators took a closer look at Antoine’s Facebook posts.

One of the pictures depicting the two together was the last piece of the puzzle. According to the investigators, the pictures, which was taken earlier that day, shows Antoine wearing a belt, the same one that was found near Gargol’s body on the night of her murder.

The Saskatoon woman was sentenced to 7 years in prison after the initial one was changed from second-degree murder to manslaughter.

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The woman wasn’t aware bringing painkillers into Egypt counts as drug trafficking

A British woman is at risk of facing the death penalty, after she brought hundreds of painkillers in Egypt. On October 9^th, as she had just landed on the Hurghada International Airport, she was found carrying 290 tablets of tramadol and naproxen, which are incredibly powerful opioids. She said she brought the tablets for her Egyptian husband, who was suffering from severe back pain.

The woman brought opioid painkillers to Egypt, without being aware they’re illegal

Laura Plummer, aged 33, is in a long-distance relationship, and she was visiting her husband who lived in Egypt. She knew he was complaining of severe back pains, so she decided to help him and bring him some painkillers. Unknowingly, she made a huge mistake, as the customs police found 290 pills of powerful opioids in her suitcase.

Both her father and her brother said she wasn’t aware of what she was doing, and had no idea that it was illegal to transport such huge quantities of opioid painkillers. When she complained to a co-worker that her husband was in pain, this person recommended her the tablets. Moreover, she packed a few other items which are prohibited in Egypt, without being aware of it.

She might be subject to serious penalty

The painkillers the woman had brought to her husband were tramadol and naproxen. Tramadol is an incredibly powerful opioid, and might share some of its effects with heroin. It was first introduced in Egypt for the treatment of cancer patients, but it quickly became the most abused substance in the country. Now it’s widely used as a recreational drug, and even as an aphrodisiac.

At the moment, Plummer is in jail, sharing a cell with 25 other women. On November 9^th, she is to return to court for the third hearing in her case. She has been accused of drug trafficking, so she is at risk of facing serious penalty.
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John Dunsworth died peacefully after a short fight with a tough disease

John Dunsworth, the actor best known for his portrayal of Jim Lahey in the well-known comedy TV series Park Trailer Boys, passed away a few days ago at the age of 71. His daughter, Sarah Dunsworth, was the one who made the news public via an email. She asked for her family to be given some privacy, so that her father could be laid to rest surrounded by his loved ones.

John Dunsworth died after a short fight with an unexpected disease

John Dunsworth was born on April 12^th, 1946, in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada. He studied theatre at the University of Guelph, but dropped out in his fourth year. This didn’t stop him from starring in many productions, both on TV and radio and on the stage of the Neptune Theatre in Halifax.

The details on Dunsworth’s deaths were quite scarce, but his daughter’s message mentioned a short and unexpected illness which the man couldn’t cope with. However, his passing was peaceful, and he had his loved ones close in his last moments.

His friends and colleagues send their regrets on social media

Everyone who knew John Dunsworth took to social media to express their deepest regrets and condolences for the grieving family. Tom Arnold, an American comedian who knew Dunsworth well, called the deceased actor one of the most brilliant artists he had had the honor to collaborate with. His colleague from Trailer Park Boys, Mike Smith, was devastated to find out the news.

Even though Dunsworth was best known for his Jim Lahey role, he had quite a fruitful career in both film and TV starting with 1978. One of the other well-known roles of his is Dave Teagues from Haven. Also, he had quite a lot of activity in the local theatrical scene of Halifax, where he even founded the first alternative stage, Pier One Theatre.

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— Sarah Dunsworth (@SarahDunsworth) October 16, 2017

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Trump should take action against the IRGC in Iraq

The US offered support to Iraqi troops in the fight against ISIS and, later on, against the Kurdish fighters in Kirkuk. However, it appears the Iraqi didn’t only have US support, but also had a powerful ally in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. If Trump doesn’t take a decision fast, and doesn’t intervene in this new Middle East crisis, the country might soon return into Islamic hands.

US offered support to Iraq against ISIS

In 2014, Iraq was invaded by ISIS, and its troops thrown away from the country. As soon as this happened, Kurdish fighters quickly intervened and occupied the northern city of Kirkuk. These fighters, called Peshmerga, managed to keep it safe from jihadist fighters and from other intruders. Meanwhile, the Iraqi army didn’t waste any time.

With the help of the US, the army of Iraq fought side by side with the Peshmerga, and rid the entire country of ISIS. Once this threat was gone, they turned against the Kurds, and freed Kirkuk in the name of national unity. However, it turns out we weren’t the only ones who helped the Iraqi. They also benefited from plenty of support from the Shiite militias.

It’s better to get involved in the newly simmering conflict

The bad thing with these militias is the fact that they are faithful to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Tehran. President Trump regards this organization as terrorist, but the ex-Iraq ambassador to the United States, Zalmay Khalilzad, thinks this was an undeniable victory for IRGC. Therefore, he urges the US to stay involved in the matter.

Khalilzad doesn’t think the purpose of the US should be to fight against the Kurds and their integrity. Iraq might have strongly opposed the Kurdish referendum for independence, but President Trump and his administration didn’t manifest too big of an interest in the matter. Therefore, Khalilzad thinks it’s time to get involved, and prevent Iraq from falling in the hands of Iran and the Islam-supporting Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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The still expanding phytoplankton blooms turned the waters of the Bosphorus Strait turquoise.

Over the past few days, the waters of the Bosphorus Strait have sported quite an unusual color. More commonly known for their dark blue tint, these waters are now turquoise. The change, which brought wonder to residents, received an explanation from scientists that attributed it to phytoplankton.

The Brightest Bosphorus Strait since 2012

The Bosphorus Strait is the natural division between Europe and the Turkish city of Istanbul. Connected to the Black Sea, the area’s waters usually have a dark hue. However, every year, their colors darkens or lightens thanks to the spring phytoplankton blooms.

However, this year, the bloom period extended and become much brighter than usual at it is still peaking even in June. NASA’s MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) captured some stunning images of the event.

“When conditions are right, phytoplankton populations can grow explosively, a phenomenon known as a bloom,” states NASA.

A statement from NASA also offered some further details on the most probable cause behind the water’s turning turquoise. Namely, the aerospace agency explained that phytoplankton are microscopic organisms capable of generating their own food. They can do so with help from dissolved nutrients and sunlight. Usually, these tiny organisms offer support for shellfish, fish, and other marine inhabitants.

NASA states that the observed milky coloration is most likely caused by a particular type of phytoplankton, the coccolithophore. The Emiliania huxleyi, one its species, can adapt and then thrive in any waters from the equator up to sub-Antarctic regions.

This particular type of coccolithophore is also white-calcium carbonate-platted. So a large quantity of its blooms can lead to the appearance of noted milky sheen. Ahmet Cemal Saydam, a professor at the Hacettepe University also points out to this being an ‘explosion’ of Emiliania huxleyi blooms.

He also points out that this could be beneficial for anchovies, which are a staple food in the city.

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DRC health authorities are looking to try and stop a possible outspread of the Ebola virus.

Democratic Republic of Congo or DRC health authorities are stepping up their efforts in trying to prevent a possible outspread of the Ebola virus. They are doing so as the WHO declared that the country is facing an epidemic.

The latest reports from the organization show that the number of cases rose to 37 from the previous 29. Also, the WHO considers that a fourth person may have also died, besides the three suspected and/or confirmed cases.

DRC Health Authorities Will Expand their Epidemiological Surveillance

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the DRC was facing an outbreak on May 12^th, after the Congolese Ministry of Health confirmed the death of one of the confirmed Ebola patients.  Since April 22^nd, 37 suspected cases of an Ebola infection were reported.

Now, the local DRC health authorities will be extending their efforts in trying to stop a possible spreading. The first reported death occurred in the Likati health district, situated in the Aketi, Bas-Uélé province. This is a remote forested region, located about 1,400 kilometers to the N-E of Kinshasa, the capital city.

Families have been leaving the area in trying to escape an infection. But this is also raising concerns as they may be unknowingly and unwillingly carrying the Ebola virus.

So, DRC health authorities from North-Ubangi decided to expand their epidemiological surveillance. This will now include the Wapinda zone, situated some 2 kilometers from the Likati health district.

“The three health areas that constitute the epicentre of the disease are located within 2km of the Wapinda health district,” Davos Davene is quoted as saying.

The doctor is the head of the North Ubangi provincial division of health. Dr. Davene did confirm the finalization of a contingency plan at a provincial level. This will try and prevent the killer disease and its expansion.

The isolation of the Likati health district, as well as its low population density, have been contributing to the yet limited spread of the Ebola virus. The fact that the local population is almost entirely self-sufficient also influenced the outspread.

Still, health authorities have sent mobile laboratories in the region for quicker testing potentially affected people. They are also monitoring the 416 people to come into contact with the sufferers.

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The Eta Aquariid meteor shower will peak this week on May 5 and 6.

Be sure to get up early and turn your gaze skyward this weekend. That’s when the annual Eta Aquariid meteor shower will be at its peak.
Usually visible to the human eye annually between April 19 and May 20, this year, the meteor shower started being visible on April 2o and will still be seen up until May 28. The best time to view the meteorites this year will be in the early morning hours of May 6, according to NASA.

This year, the best period to see the meteors will be in the early morning hours of May 6, according to NASA.
The Eta Aquariids are one of two meteor showers created by debris from Halley’s Comet. The source of this nighttime event come from the Aquarius constellation, from which they also take their name. The second meteor event produced by Halley’s pass is the Orionid Meteor Shower. This is expected to peak around Oct. 20 this year.

How to best view the Eta Aquariid

Meteor showers occur when dust grains passing through the Earth’s atmosphere are burned up. Where you live has a direct correlation on which way you should look to see the meteors.

Reside in the northern hemisphere? Look to the southern horizon. Those living in the southern hemisphere should look north. Folks living along the Gulf Coast of the United States and as far south as Miami will have the best view of this nighttime event.

To have the best perspective of the Eta Aquariids, head outside a couple of hours before dawn. Experts anticipate that viewers of this celestial show will be able to see as many as 30 meteors an hour streak in the sky.

For the best view, lie on the ground and look up at the sky. This will ensure a full panorama of the horizon and will also prevent you from having a sore neck.

This year’s Eta Aquariid event will not be marred by light from a bright moon. When the shower reaches its zenith, the moon should have already set. Still, take an hour or so off for watching the show. The human eye must first adapt before it can see and distinguish the meteorites against the sky.

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