LIVE: NFL menu offers 13 games in first Sunday of season

8:10 p.m.: Thanks for hanging with us. Enjoy Peyton Manning's return tonight vs. the Steelers.

8:01 p.m. (Cardinals 20, Seahawks 16): Kevin Kolb comes off the bench to throw the winning TD to Andre Roberts with 5 minutes to go as the Cards overcome the loss of John Skelton (and the replacement refs?) to beat their division rivals.

7:56 p.m. (Refs losing control?): It seems the referees lost track of the timeouts in the Arizona-Seattle game and may have given the Seahawks an extra timeout. Keep an eye on this one.

7:52 p.m. (49ers 30, Packers 22): NFC Championship Game preview? The Niners survived Green Bay's fourth-quarter charge and showed more offensive diversity in winning at Lambeau Field for the first time in more than two decades. Alex Smith matches Aaron Rodgers with two TD passes.

7:30 p.m. (Buccaneers 16, Panthers 10): Tampa Bay wins its debut under new coach Greg Schiano in workmanlike fashion. The Bucs' revitalized defense picked off Cam Newton twice and held him to 4 rushing yards. On the flip side, Tampa rookie RB Doug Martin (a.k.a. Ray Rice South) ran for 95 yards and Josh Freeman threw a TD pass to Mike Williams.

7:24 p.m. (Skelton out): After losing the Cardinals quarterback competition this summer, Kevin Kolb is back at the helm after John Skelton was carted off the field with a right leg injury. Kolb led the Cards right down the field and fired a go-ahead TD pass against Seattle.

7:15 p.m. (Panthers also clawing back): Carolina has come out flat today, but a Justin Medlock FG has them within 16-10 even as the clock ticks below the 3-minute mark. Credit the Bucs and new HC Greg Schiano, who are turning around a defense that allowed a league-worst 494 points in 2011.
7:10 p.m. (Pack clawing back): Randall Cobb's 75-yard punt return for a TD (and a subsequent two-point conversion) has Green Bay within 23-15 after getting outclassed by the 49ers all day.

6:56 p.m. (PHOTOS): Take a spin around this photo gallery for Week 1 highlights.

6:47 p.m. (Photo of Davis blowing the dunk): TE Vernon Davis caught a 4-yard TD pass from Alex Smith to give the 49ers a 23-7 third-quarter lead at Lambeau. But good thing the Niners didn't need Davis to go for two ... because he blew the post-TD dunk attempt over the crossbar. We hope to bring you the video later.

6:40 p.m. (Video of Brady's broken nose): If you missed Titans DE Kamerion Wimbley re-arranging the face of Patriots QB Tom Brady earlier in the afternoon, here's the evidence ... much to Gisele's chagrin.

6:10 p.m. (Record-tying field goal): K David Akers' 63-yard FG at the halftime gun gave the 49ers a 16-7 lead at Green Bay. Akers boot bounced straight up off the crossbar before falling over for three points, tying the previous marks of Tom Dempsey, Jason Elam, and Sebastian Janikowski.

6:09 p.m. (Jets' Scott flips script on reporters): Everybody in the Jets' locker room was smiling after Sunday's 48-28 whipping of the Bills. Everyone except LB Bart Scott, who was steaming, then venting about the Jets being portrayed by a New York newspaper as a summer-long circus.

"I've got a media mutiny,'' Scott said when approached by USA TODAY Sports at his MetLife Stadium locker.

You mean a media boycott?

"Yeah, a boycott.''

Can you explain why?

"You guys treat us like we're a (bleeping) joke,'' the 32-year-old defensive leader said. "You all want us to feed your papers, but then you all talk (bleep) about us. So why would I want to give you all quotes to sell papers with if you all treat us like (bleep)? That doesn't make sense. ... You all talk stuff about us and then when we win, you flip the story. You all win either way.''

So you're boycotting the media because you take exception to the circus references?

"I'm just going to be quiet,'' Scott says.

Even coming off a great all-around, season-opening team performance in all phases?

"You're all going to screw us next week or the week after, you're all going to get us eventually,'' Scott said.


5:53 p.m. (Seattle's Wilson serves up his own INT): Seahawks rookie QB Russell Wilson lofted his first career INT to end the half at Arizona (it amounted to a harmless jump ball that Cardinals S Adrian Wilson came down with, though it could have become disastrous had CB Patrick Peterson not been tackled after taking Adrian Wilson's lateral). Rookie QBs have now accounted for 11 combined INTs today: Andrew Luck (3), Ryan Tannehill (3) and Brandon Weeden (4).

5:20 p.m. (Schaub cashes in): Texans QB Matt Schaub passed for 266 yards and a TD in his first game since a Lisfranc (foot) injury ended his 2011 campaign after 10 games. But that was mere prelude to Schaub's biggest score of the day after Houston announced signing him to a contract extension. Per NFL Network's Steve Wyche, Schaub's new deal is worth up to $62 million over four years with nearly $30 million guaranteed. "We've got a tremendous organization," Schaub said, "an owner that really cares about us as players in providing an environment to win. I'm really excited about that."

5:16 p.m. (Revis hurt): It wasn't all roses for the Jets. All-pro CB Darrelle Revis suffered an apparent head injury after being accidentally kicked by teammate Bart Scott. Revis did not speak with reporters following the game.

5:11 p.m. (No Moss? not exactly): Welcome back, Randy Moss. He terrorized the Lambeau faithful again by snaring his first TD pass in two years to stake the 49ers to a 10-0 lead at Green Bay. It was Moss' 154th career TD grab, breaking his tie for second place all-time in that category with currently unemployed Terrell Owens.

5:02 p.m.: We referenced Rex Ryan's sideline collision with Bills TE Scott Chandler earlier.

4:56 p.m. (Jets 48, Bills 28): And if you haven't been reading along all day, tales of the Jets' demise and Bills' ascent in the AFC East seem to be premature for now. Jets QB Mark Sanchez passed for 266 yards and three TDs (Tim Tebow rushed five times for 11 yards) and Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick was intercepted three times in a game that wasn't as close as the score indicates.

4:52 p.m. (Patriots 34, Titans 13): The defending AFC champs had little trouble handling the Titans on the road, limiting RB Chris Johnson to 4 yards on 11 carries. Tom Brady threw two TDs, and Jake Locker was forced from the game with a left shoulder injury.


4:45 p.m. (Redskins 40, Saints 32): In the stunner of the day, Redskins rookie QB Robert Griffin III outgunned the Saints and Drew Brees, handing New Orleans its first Superdome loss in two years ... a defeat that obviously stings on the heels of the franchise's Bountygate-dominated offseason. Griffin (320 passing yards, 2 TDs, 42 yards rushing) was the only first-year QB in the early games who played like a veteran. The Saints' remade defense clearly has a lot of work ahead of it.

4:41 p.m. (Eagles 17, Browns 16): Eagles QB Michael Vick atoned for his four INTs by leading his team on a 16-play, 91-yard touchdown drive for the go-ahead TD with 1:18 left. Vick capped the drive with a 4-yard touchdown pass to TE Clay Harbor. Browns rookie QB Brandon Weeden was picked off four times himself but didn't throw a TD pass.-- John Perrotto for USA TODAY Sports (@jperrotto) from Cleveland

4:36 p.m. (Bears 41, Colts 21): Colts QB Andrew Luck looked like a rookie, throwing three INTs as Indianapolis was overrun by the Bears and their new weapons. Chicago got a combined four TDs from players who weren't on the roster last year: Michael Bush (2), Brandon Marshall and rookie Alshon Jeffery.

4:32 p.m. (Vikings 26, Jaguars 23 OT): Rookie K Blair Walsh's 38-yard FG in OT put a cherry on top of RB Adrian Peterson's triumphant return. Peterson ran for 84 yards and two TDs in his first game since tearing two knee ligaments on Christmas Eve.

4:26 p.m. (Lions 27, Rams 23): In what seemed like a mismatch going in, the Lions needed aTD pass from Matthew Stafford (who overcame 3 INTs) to Kevin Smith with 10 seconds left to overcome the plucky Rams.

4:21 p.m. (Scary injury): Rams LT Rodger Saffold was carted off the field Sunday with what appeared to be a neck injury. Per AP, he crumpled to the ground after a block and didn't appear to be moving much as he was lifted into the ambulance (UPDATE: Saffold has movement in his limbs but will undergo a CT scan).

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Star Trek: The Original Series' surprising role in US civil rights

The Google logo today pays homage to the legendary TV show Star Trek: The Original Series.

1. Meet the Trekkers Welcome to the bridge, where so much of Star Trek: The Original Series takes place. Forgive appearances – the crew is not quite itself today. Google swapped out our usual heroes for a band of alphabetical stand-ins. You may recognize the capital G as Mr. Spock, complete with pointy ears and thick eyebrows. Next, we have O playing the roll of Lt. Uhura, chief communications officer. Standing boldly in the center is Captain Kirk, with his blonde coif in perfect order. Filling out the right flank are Dr. McCoy, Sulu, and a nameless redshirt (more on him in a moment).

The Google on Friday depicts cartoon versions of the crew of the Starship Enterprise – an homage to the legendary television show Star Trek: The Original Series, which celebrates its 46th anniversary on Saturday. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Google designer Ryan Germick said he intended the doodle (pictured above) to be the ultimate geek homage.

"For me, [Star Trek] was a vision for the future," Germick said. "I think it was also that it was multicultural, pro-science, and full of curiosity and passion. I think like a lot of good science-fiction, it sort of says a lot about its present era. We can really appreciate what Star Trek did in its time. As an adult, you can appreciate how progressive it was. You learned to be compassionate towards all kinds of people – even alien creatures."

Germick is right: As a television series, Star Trek was far ahead of its time. For starters, there was the multiethnic cast, which included Asian-American and African-American actors. And then in November of 1968, there was "Plato's Stepchildren," an episode that featured one of the first interracial kisses in television history. The participants? Captain Kirk, played by William Shatner, and Lieutenant Uhura, played by Nichelle Nichols.

"It didn't hit me at the time until somebody told me," Nichols told The Huffington Post earlier this year. "I splashed onto the TV screen at a propitious historical moment. Black people were marching all over the South. [Martin Luther King, Jr.] was leading people to freedom, and here I was, in the 23rd century, fourth in command of the Enterprise."

In fact, Nichols later revealed in an interview with NPR, King was actually a driving force in persuading her to stay on the show when she was mulling other career opportunities. This happened in the 1960s, at an NAACP fundraiser in Beverly Hills. Nichols was approached by King, who claimed to be a "Trekkie" himself, as well as her "greatest fan."

Little League World Series 2012: Complete Guide to Tournament Finale

Japan and Tennessee are the two teams in the 2012 Little League World Series to survive pool play and thrive during the knockout round. On Sunday afternoon, they’ll battle in the championship game for the ultimate Little League crown.

Both Japan and Tennessee have had incredible runs to this point, and both have yet to lose in Williamsport. Making it thus far is something to be proud of, but doing so without losing a game is that much more impressive. It wasn’t easy, though.

The championship game on Sunday will be played at Lamade Stadium at 3:00 p.m. ET. The game can be viewed on ABC or online via ESPN3.

Let’s take a deeper look at Japan and Tennessee, how they’ve gotten to this point, which players to watch and who will go back to school as Little League champions.

How They Got Here Japan

Japan has been the most impressive team in Williamsport this year, featuring deep pitching and outstanding hitting. They won their opening-round game easily over Curacao and then defeated Chinese Taipei in a classic duel. A win over Panama clinched them a berth into the international championship game, and they ended up taking on Panama yet again.

The Japanese champions scored early and often against Panama on Saturday, backed by two home runs by their star player, Kotaro Kiyomiya. A strong four innings by Yuta Ishida propelled them to a 10-2 victory to clinch a berth into Sunday’s title game. Hi-res-150732612_crop_exact Rob Carr/Getty Images

As great as the Japan offense has been, the pitching has been better.

They have used six pitchers who have combined for 50 strikeouts and just four walks in 27 innings of work. They’ve allowed just two earned runs in four games and those two came in their most recent matchup. Kiyomiya is expected to take the mound for Japan on Sunday since he hasn’t thrown since their opener.

Tennessee

Tennessee’s path to Sunday’s championship game has been about as crazy as they come. They defeated the Mountain West 12-1 in their opening-round matchup and then took down California 9-6 in a wild game. A 4-3 victory over Texas gave them the opportunity to play for the United States championship on Sunday against California.

If you missed the United States championship game on Saturday, you missed the game of the year. Tennessee took leads, but continued to allow the West champions back into the game. They led California 15-5 going into the last of the sixth inning.

No problem, right? Wrong. California struck for 10 runs in the inning to send the game into extra innings.

Tennessee wouldn’t pout about California’s comeback, though, and they erupted for nine runs in the top of the seventh to take another commanding lead. The Southeast champions wouldn’t allow another comeback as they would take the final 24-16. Hi-res-150739218_crop_exact Rob Carr/Getty Images

Tennessee clearly can hit, but will they be too tired from Saturday’s ridiculous game? That’s a major question going into Sunday and could be the reason that they don’t win it all.

Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on moon, dead at 82

Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on moon, dead at 82 The astronaut, who radioed the famous "one giant leap" line, died of surgery complications.

Armstrong was a pilot first and foremost, and with the dust flying, craters looming and fuel running low on July 20, 1969, he never wavered. As everyone else on Earth held their breath on that day, his heartbeat never changed as he and co-pilot Buzz Aldrin made the first piloted landing upon the moon.

"Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed," Armstrong informed mission controllers at NASA's Johnson Space Center, with the restrained aplomb that marked his life. Two and a half hours later with the words, "That's one small step for (a) man. One giant leap for mankind," he stepped upon the moon for the first

Armstrong, 82, died Saturday after surgery earlier this month for blocked arteries. A fighter pilot in the Korean War, a test pilot and an engineering professor, he will also be remembered as the astronaut who fulfilled the goal that President John F. Kennedy set out — to put a man on the moon by end of the 1960's — and the first among equals in the pantheon of astronauts from the moon race.



"Neil was among the greatest of American heroes — not just of his time, but of all time," President Obama said in a statement. "When he and his fellow crew members lifted off aboard Apollo 11 in 1969, they carried with them the aspirations of an entire nation."

Armstrong became the symbol of the dream not just of one country but of a whole world to reach beyond our own planet . "Even though we were farther away from earth than two humans had ever been, we were not alone," Aldrin said in a statement on Saturday. "Virtually the entire world took that memorable journey with us. I know I am joined by millions of others in mourning the passing of a true American hero and the best pilot I ever knew."

Armstrong flew dangerous mission attacking bridges during the Korean War, piloted the experimental X-15 rocket plane that ascended to the edges of space and once returned to the office after ejecting from a crashed test lunar lander, famously to complete paperwork.

"A lot of people couldn't figure out Armstrong," the author Tom Wolfe wrote in his novelization of the space race, The Right Stuff. Maybe that was because there was nothing to figure out, he was exactly who he said he was, a pilot and an engineer.

"He had nerves of steel. If anyone ever had the 'Right Stuff', it was Neil Armstrong," says space historian Roger Launius of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. "But he was a dignified, quiet man. He could have had the world at his feet but he went back to teaching, that was what was important to him."

Armstrong taught engineering at University of Cincinnati from 1971 to 1979, after retiring from NASA. He served on the presidential commission that investigated the 1986 loss of the space shuttle Challenger, living quietly in Ohio until recent years, when he spoke out against NASA's current plans to not pursue a return to moon landings and to rely upon private spacecraft.

"He wasn't political in his concerns. He was speaking out from his experience ," say John Logsdon, author of John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon. "He avoided the public spotlight as the first man on the moon. But his name will be famous forever. He is gone but his footprints are still up there and will be remembered centuries from now."

London 2012 Closing Ceremony: Get ready for the greatest after-party

London: Get ready for a star-studded spectacular: Olympic Stadium is being transformed into a giant jukebox of British pop and pizazz for the closing ceremonies of the London Games.

The Spice Girls and The Who are among the acts prepping performances to celebrate the end of the Olympics. Although organizers have tried to the ceremony under wraps, many details have leaked out in the British media, and some of the performers have let the cat out of the bag themselves.

Director David Arnold is calling the production "the greatest after-party in the world."

"If the opening ceremony was the wedding, then we`re the wedding reception," Arnold said.



The Who, George Michael, Muse and Ed Sheeran have all said they will take part in a show that will include performances of 30 British hit singles from the past five decades. The Pet Shop Boys, Annie Lennox and Fatboy Slim will also be on hand to get people dancing.

Do the Olympics really need to end?

As amazing as these Games have been, I wish they didn't have to come to a close. But all good things must run their course, and the 2012 Summer Olympics are no exception. Which means we have one more thing to look forward to before London says goodbye: the closing ceremony.

I may not be one to get excited for opening and closing ceremonies, but it's hard to argue with some British humor and music to close what was an excellent two weeks of competition. From Usain Bolt to (spoiler alert) The Spice Girls, London will leave us with all sorts of interesting performances.

Below, you'll find info on how and when to watch and a whole lot of spoilers as well. Here's to hoping the closing ceremony does the Games that preceded it some justice.

When: Sunday, August 12 at 4:00 p.m. ET.

Television: The closing ceremony will be shown on tape delay on NBC at 7:00 p.m. ET and 7:00 p.m. PT.

Streaming: The closing ceremony will be shown live on NBCOlympics.com at 4:00 p.m. ET.

Perseid meteor shower 2012 peaks tonight

Perseid meteor shower 2012: Video shows where to look for planetary alignment

Sometimes it is good to have a bit of a heads-up when it comes to stargazing, like in the case of the Perseid meteor shower that peaks in the early morning hours of August 12, otherwise one might miss something of interest. In the case of the Perseids, what one could have missed without a mention might have been the planetary alignment of Venus and Jupiter with the crescent moon. But would you know where they were in the night sky? Science@NASA put together a little video primer that shows you where to look for the planets while viewing the meteors streaking across the sky. All can be seen with the naked eye, but since the planets will appear as mere points of light and relatively motionless against the dark backdrop of space, it might be a plus for the amateur starwatcher to know where they are and just how they line up.



They align first on August 11. As the Perseid meteor shower seems to emanate from the constellation of Perseus (thus the name), the alignment will occur below the central emanation point in the Eastern sky in the early morning, with Venus holding a central position below the center of the dispersal region. Jupiter will be seen further up the sky to the viewer's right, and the crescent moon will finish the alignment in what appears to be roughly a 50 degree angle. The red giant star Aldebaran can be seen as well just slightly below and to the right of Jupiter. On August 12, as the meteor shower peaks, the crescent moon, which is waning, moves to place itself in between the two planets, which, given their distances from Earth, appear to be nearly stationary. On the following night -- and last of the alignment -- the crescent moon moves to a position relatively close to Venus but still between the second planet and the fifth.

2012 Olympic Medal Count

U.S. Will Try To Extend Medal Count Lead As Closing Ceremonies Approach

The United States extended their lead in the 2012 Olympic medal count Friday and they will look to pull even further ahead of China on Saturday.

With closing ceremonies set for Sunday, Saturday is the last day with a full schedule of events. A total of 32 gold medals will be up for grabs on Sunday, making it one of the busiest days of the 2012 London Olympics. The United States figures to have another strong day.

The U.S. women's basketball team will play France for the gold medal. It would be team USA's fifth straight Olympic gold medal. The United States will also play for gold in women's vollyeball as the Americans will take on Brazil in the gold medal match.

So far, the United States has racked up 26 medals in track & field and that total is likely to grow on Saturday. The men's 4x100m relay, women's 4x400m relay and the men's 5000m are just a few of the events the United States is expected to contend for a medal in.

Here is how the top five looks in the latest medal count:

Following is a list of the top five countries leading the gold medal standings at the end of Day 15 competition with a breakdown by type and total of all medals: Country……..Gold...Silver...Bronze...Total

United States...44…...29…..…29…....102
China………....38…...27…..…22.........87
Great Britain…28…….15…..…19…....62
Russia………..21….…25…...…32…...78
South Korea….13…….7…...….7….....27


Following is a list of the countries which have earned at least 10 medals after the end of Day 15 competition, with a breakdown by type of medal:

Country………..Gold...Silver...Bronze...Total

United States…...44…...29.....…29…....102
China……….…...38…...27…..…22.........87
Russia……..…...21….…25…..…32….…78
Great Britain ......28……15…..…19….…62
Germany………..11……19…..…14….....44
Japan.…….…......6……14…......17….....37
Australia…….…...7……16…...…12…..…35
France……….....10…….11…..…12….….33
South Korea.…...13…....7…...….7….…..27
Italy……….……...8….….7…...….8 .........23
Netherlands….....6….….6…...….8 .........20
Ukraine…..……...5….….4…...….9 …......18
Canada.….…......1….….5…...…12 .........18
Hungary….……...8….….4…...….5 ..........17
Spain…….……...3….….9…...….4...........16
Brazil.……….......3….….4…...….8 ..........15
New Zealand…...5….….3…...….5 ..........13
Iran……….……...4….….5…...….3 .........12
Jamaica….…......4….….4…...….4...........12
Cuba…………….4….….3…...….5..........12
Belarus …..….....3….….4…...….5 ..........12
Kazakhstan….....6….….0…...….4...........10
Poland……….….2……..2……….5…..….10
View more here: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2012/medals/tracker/?xid=sbnation

London 2012 soccer: How to play and beat Google (+video)

London 2012 soccer: Challenge your friends to a game on Google's homepage. Google


The Google home page on Friday has another big time-waster to bring down office productivity As the London 2012 Olympic games are coming to a close with only three days left, so does the Olympic banter with our colleagues, friends, and family.

The second week of the Olympics has been exciting watching our favorite teams and athletes represent their home country with pride and compete for the dream of winning gold, silver, and bronze medals. It was exciting when U.S. women's soccer player Alex Morgan's header was the winning goal on Monday with 30 seconds left in the semifinal against Canada.

On Tuesday, down to the last day of gymnastics, watching American Aly Raisman win on floor exercise, as she had dreamed of most of all, was amazing. As Monitor staff writer Mark Sappenfield reports, "Today has been a dream come true," she said. "I'm so glad I got the medal I wanted."

And after Jamaican Usain Bolt won the 100-meters on Sunday, all eyes were on the 200-meter dash Thursday night to see what Bolt would do next. As he crossed the finish line first in 19.32 seconds, he became the first man to win both the 100 and 200 consecutively at the Summer Games.

To celebrate the Olympic games Google-style, today's interactive-doodle features soccer, complete with goal keeper, goal scorer, and scoreboard.



Here's your chance to claim a gold medal all your own,with a link to share your results on the search engine's very own social network, Google+.

The rules are simple - to block the ball from going into the net, there are two possible ways to do so:

1.) Use the left and right arrow keys to move your keeper from side to side. To catch a high ball, press the space bar.

2.) Sliding the mouse side-to-side moves the goal keeper, click and you will jump to make that save.

As in a real-live soccer match, timing is everything.

Each time you miss the ball an X will appear on the top left of the screen, your score is on the top right, if you get 3 X's the game is over.

If the boss still isn't looking, then it's time for a rematch.

Hassle-free exit to Malaysia from Singapore

I am not sure if this post would be helpful or not but I just want to share my experiences how I exit Singapore to Malaysia and get another 30days stamp in my passport. No questions or interrogations encountered in the immigration, they just looked at my passport and in just a minute or two, I move on to the next step.. Just like others who are reading this, I am also a job seeker and not lucky enough to get employed in my first 2 months inside Singapore. I came here on March, applied for my e-extension and lastly I have to use the last option, and that is to exit to another country for a few days and come back to Singapore to try having luck in getting a job here. 10 days before my exit, I got a call from a headhunters, ask me to met the employer and said they wanted me to work for them and my start as soon as possible, but of course, I need to have my working permit processed before I start with anything stupid like working illegally here. So I waited for the headhunder company to process my pass but maybe not my luck yet and my 2nd month social visit pass has expired, but no update on my pass yet. I don't want to go back home so I have to use the last option. I have lot of choices or countries to go to for an exit. Either Thailand, Indonesia, Macau or Malaysia. They said going out might not be a problem but going back will be like hell of an experience, especially when asked by questions you don't know how to answer. I was told that I might need to show my pocket money to sustain my stay or I even have to pay the officer a certain amount just to get through. Some might work or some might not. For the first 3 country, I know no one, so I choose Malaysia which happen to be the country where my previous supervisor(boss) lives. She's a Malaysian so I have an excuse to enter the country and that is to meet her. In my short stay there, I did met here and had fun too in Kuala Lumpur. So that's it, I am now back here in Singapore and will try to get my luck further. Might be costly or should be costly but safe. Prepare return ticket: SGD 252.00 (they said can have fake one but risky when they'll try to validated) Air ticket to Kuala Lumpur: SGD 75.00 (check for air promo - all in) Hostel reservation: USD 8.00 3 days Hostel accomodation: SGD 60.00 Maybe just got lucky this time, since no interrogations from immigration officer, I did not use my return ticket nor my hostel reservation print out, but still safe to have one.

Giant Whale Shark Caught By Pakistani Fisherman

Big catch is an understatement!
A 40-foot long whale shark was found dead near Karachi, Pakistan, the Express Tribune, a Pakistani newspaper reports. Mehmood Khan, the owner of the Charai Fishery, said the whale shark was spotted unconscious 10 days ago in waters about 150 kilometers (93 miles) from the fishery.
Curious onlookers swarmed the pier while two cranes attempted to lift the shark, approximately 40 to 50-feet long and six-feet wide, out of the water. After failing to reel in the fish, more cranes, capable of lifting heavier weights, were called in for the task. The shark was finally lifted from the sea after several hours of efforts and sold for 1.7 million Rupees ($18,750).
The whale shark is found deep in warm oceans and munches primarily on plankton. The largest confirmed whale shark was 41 ft long.
The largest confirmed whaleshark was 41ft long but it is thought they can grow to considerably greater lengths.
The shark is found in tropical waters and lives for around 70 years. They feed mainly on plankton, microscopic plants and sometimes small fish.
It has a cavernous mouth that can be up to 5ft wide and contains between 300 and 350 rows of tiny teeth.
The whale shark, a gentle giant of the seas, does not pose a significant danger to humans - and in the past some have even allowed swimmers to hitch a ride on their fins.