Real life Crocodile Dundee!

• 84-year-old Australian man, George, has spent his life hunting crocodiles
• Captured 18 foot-long Cassius in 1987 and has stayed with him ever since
• George feeds his one tonne pet everyday, as he has done for 30 years
• Cassius now lives in George's crocodile sanctuary, Marineland Melanesia

A crocodile hunter who spent 17 years in pursuit of the dangerous animals now lives with the biggest captive crocodile in the world.

George Craig, 84, from Green Island, Australia, captured dangerous crocodile Cassius - who is 18ft-long and weighs a tonne - 30 years ago, and the pair have lived together ever since.

As a young man George spent 17 years hunting fierce and dangerous crocodiles, and relocating them to a safe enclosure, where they weren't a threat to humans. 

While George is sure Cassius knows who he is, he also believes that Cassius would eat him given the chance

George has fed Cassius every day for 30 years and has a soft spot for the gigantic animal

Hello Cassius! The 18 foot, one tonne reptile is the largest captive crocodile in the world

George captured Cassius in 1987 from a river in the Northern Territory, where he was notorious for his huge size - and was under threat of being hunted down and killed by the local population.

Cassisus, who is missing his front left leg and tip of his tail due to vicious fights, was deemed a massive threat to humans after attacking boats.

So George set about capturing him to save his life, and bringing him to live in his sanctuary.

Cassius has lived at George's sanctuary, Marineland Melanesia, for the past 30 years, but even after feeding him every day, George knows Cassius would eat him in a second, given the chance. 

George has long been a brave adventurer. Here he is in Papua New Guinea in the 1970s

George rescued Cassius from angry Northern Territory, Australia, locals in 1987

The crocodile hunter used just rope and his brave spirit to capture the aggressive animal

Billy Craig, George's grandson who helps run the sanctuary, has now released a series of photographs charting his grandfather's life with Casssius.

Billy, 23, said: ‘George likes to feed Cassius personally and after 30 years of being his caretaker, he does have a soft spot for Cassius.

‘Cassius is aware of who George is but there are no illusions that he would eat him if he had the chance, without a doubt.’

‘Cassius was a problem crocodile with a very aggressive nature. He was becoming notorious and he would have almost certainly been killed if he hadn't been removed and taken to a safe place by my grandfather. 

George spent 17 years of his life battling dangerous crocodiles and moving them to his safe enclosure

This real-life Crocodile Dundee owns Marineland Melanesa, a crocodile sanctuary

‘He captured him the old-fashioned way - with ropes and brave spirit.

‘He was then transferred by a truck 1850 miles Cairns and then by boat to Green Island. George named him Cassius Clay the boxer.’

Cassius now lives at George's family business Marineland Melanesia, which was set up in 1969, in order to provide a place for the crocodiles to live safely.

It was a long journey to bring Cassius home. George travelled him by truck to Cairns and by boat to Green Island

Cassius, in 2014, looks every bit as menacing as he did when he was captured

Aggressive five-metre crocodile locks jaws on camera (related)

Louis van Gaal has no excuses

• Manchester United have the most expensive squad in the Premier League
• The Red Devils team cost £379.4m to assemble
• Louis van Gaal has made a number of big money signings
• Angel di Maria moved to Old Trafford in a £59.7m move from Real Madrid

Louis van Gaal won’t have any excuses if Manchester United fail to mount a title challenge this season – he has easily the most expensive squad in the Premier League at his disposal.

After a tumultuous summer transfer window closed last week, Mail on Sunday research can reveal the United boss has been left with a squad that cost £379.4million to assemble, more than either Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini or Chelsea’s Jose Mourinho can boast.

Since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement a little over a year ago, United’s new 'noisy neighbours' policy has seen them spend a staggering £215 million on players to try and stay on top of the tree.

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No excuses:the Manchester United squad at Louis van Gaal's disposal is worth a staggering £379million

Big deals: Angel di Maria and Radamel Falcao both arrived at Old Trafford in big-money moves this summer

UNITED'S 14/15 SQUAD BREAKDOWN

Wayne Rooney: £27million, Michael Carrick: £18.6million, Rafael: £2.5million, 

Antonio Valencia: £16million, Chris Smalling: £10million, Phil Jones: £16.5million 

David de Gea: £18.9million, Ashley Young £16million, Robin van Persie: £24million 

Marouane Fellaini: £27.5million, Juan Mata: £37.1million, Ander Herrera: £29million 

Luke Shaw: £27million, Marcos Rojo: £16million, Angel Di Maria: £59.7million 

Daley Blind: £13.8million, Falcao £4.8m (Loan fee) 

Total cost of squad = £379.4million

In the last window alone, they broke the British transfer record fee on Angel Di Maria and signed Ander Herrera, Luke Shaw, Marcos Rojo and Daley Blind before splashing out a further £5million to take Falcao on loan from Monaco.

While Burnley broke their transfer record by paying £3million for George Boyd, United have 16 players that they paid at least £10million for.

And while there has been criticism that the squad is top-heavy with attacking players, van Gaal will have a goalkeeper David de Gea and defenders Phil Jones, Chris Smalling, Rafael, Rojo, Shaw and Blind available – signed for a total of £104.7million

To put it into context, the figure United have spent on defenders (including goalkeeper) is more than 15 Premier League clubs have spent on their entire squads.

Record transfer: George Boyd joined Burnley for £3m - United boast 16 players who cost at least £10m

The change in the Premier League landscape is due to Roman Abramovich and Sheikh Mansour reining in spending to comply with financial fairplay regulations while United’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward attempts to prove his club are major players in European football despite finishing only seventh last season and missing out on the Champions League.

United want to build a team that mixes superstars and homegrown talent – an English version of Real Madrid during their Galactico years.

The Essex-born accountant, who went to the same public school as Frank Lampard, may have a quieter personality than Manchester City’s former CEO Garry Cook but they have a similar vision for their football clubs; speculate to accumulate and make the world know you’re there.

Woodward made it clear last year he would have broken the world-transfer record had Gareth Bale or Cristiano Ronaldo wanted to move to Old Trafford and he will spend more in January on Kevin Strootman and a top-class defender, with the option to buy Falcao for £45million next summer.

Talented: Left back Luke Shaw moved to Manchester United from Southampton in a £30m switch

All smiles: Daley Blind shakes hands with manager Louis van Gaal having joined Man United from Ajax

Financial analysts Deloitte confirmed: ‘Manchester United have recorded the highest ever gross spend by a Premier League club in a summer transfer window. The Red Devils have spent £150m on new talent this window, representing 18% of the aggregate gross transfer spend by Premier League clubs.’

In one sense, it is a throwback to the years when Ferguson started out and consistently broke the transfer record to sign the likes of Gary Pallister, Roy Keane and Andy Cole. Over time though, particularly once The Glazers were installed, the spending dropped as City dominated.

Now, the wheel is turning back as Woodward realises United can not afford to be out of Europe for more than a season if they want to attract the top talent.

On the other side of Manchester, City - regarded as the biggest-spending club in world sport - will actually go into this season with a squad that is £26million cheaper than United’s, at £353.7million.

Mourinho has a squad that cost £301.3million with plenty of other signings like Fernando Torres and Marco van Ginkel loaned out and not available to him this season.

Overall, the figures underline the close relationship between how much you spend and what success you can expect to achieve.

There is a huge gap in transfer spending between six clubs – United, City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham – and the rest. Everton have the seventh-most expensive squad, costing nearly £96million. 

Big spenders: Premier League clubs splashed the cash this summer in a bid to improve their squads

Two of the current bottom three in the Premier League, Burnley and Crystal Palace, are also in the bottom three of spenders.

However, there are some exceptions. United, for one. They are No1 in spending but currently sit 14th in the table without a league win this season. That will change once the new signings all play, starting against QPR next Sunday.

The other honourable exception is Swansea City. Their 25-man squad, plus eligible under-21s, cost a relatively modest £44.6million – less than any other club in the division bar four. Yet they have enjoyed success in the top flight over the last two seasons and are currently joint-top with maximum points from three matches.

There is concern that the ever-increasing spending from the top Premier League clubs will kill competition over time and may even put clubs down the pecking order out of business.

Former Manchester City manager Brian Horton, now assistant-manager at League One Doncaster Rovers, warned at the MBNA Northwest Football Awards last week: ‘The whole Premier League world has escalated out of all proportion in terms of transfer fees and players’ wages

‘Unless we change something then some of those clubs lower down will go and that will be a major shame because the set-up we have, with the 92 clubs, is the best in the world.’

It’s a fair argument but van Gaal, who let his hair down last week while watching new signing Blind collect the Dutch Football Writers’ Player of the Season award, will point out he is under pressure too.

United have talked the talk financially, there are now 379 million reasons for the Dutchman to walk the walk.

RM2 Billion Squad

Top 10 Most Expensive Soccer Trades this Season

10. Cesc Fabregas (Barcelona CF to Chelsea FC) $47.3 million

With Chelsea keen to bolster their squad ready for an onslaught on the English League title this season, they parted with 47 million dollars to bring in Fabregas from Barcelona. The 27 year old, who had previously spent 8 year with London rivals Arsenal is respected for his pinpoint passes and vision.

9. Ander Herrera (Athletic Bilbao to Manchester United) $48 million
Having endured a catastrophic 2013-2014 season in which they finished 7th, Manchester united decided it was time to loosen their purse strings. The signing of pass master Ander Herrera from Athletic Bilbao at a cost of 48 million dollars to bolster their midfield was the first of a series of multimillion dollar trades by the club.

8. Luke Shaw (Southampton to Manchester United) $49.7 million

The departure of Patrice Evra following the conclusion of last season had left the Red Devils short of options at left back position. This necessitated the signing of teenager Luke Shaw from Southampton at a fee of $49.7 million making him the most expensive teenager in the history of soccer. He is widely regarded as one of the most promising left backs in the game.

7. Alexis Sanchez (Barcelona to Arsenal) $52.6 million

The usually frugal Arsenal paid about 52.6 million dollars to bring Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez to London from Barcelona. Alexis Sanchez is renowned for his lethal pace and scoring prowess. He had enjoyed a fruitful 3 year spell with Barcelona in which he scored 47 goals in 141 games.

6. Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid to Chelsea) $57.9 million

Following a season in which lack of attacking prowess was heavily cited with their missing out on the league title, Chelsea decided to flex their muscle and bring in Diego Costa from La Liga champions Atletico Madrid at a cost of $57.9 million. The Spanish striker was influential in Atletico’s Liga win and progression to the UEFA Champions League final having scored 36 goals in 52 games last season.

5. Eliaquim Mangala (FC Porto to Manchester City) $58.5 million

With Man City short of options to partner mercurial captain Vincent Kompany at center back, Mangala who had enjoyed three fruitful seasons with FC Porto was signed by the habitual big spenders at a price of 58.5 million dollars.

4. David Luiz (Chelsea to PSG) $65 million

Despite enduring a bit-part Chelsea role last season and a torrid world cup experience with Brazil, Luiz became the most expensive central defender in history when Paris Saint Germaine paid Chelsea 65 million dollars for his services. The 27-year-old, famous for his stylish locks as much as his defending prowess, will be linking up with long time friend and Brazil counterpart Thiago Silva at PSG.

3. Angel Di Maria (Real Madrid to Manchester United) $98.6 million

Di Maria was arguably Real Madrid’s one of Real Madrid’s stand out performers last season and his departure came as a surprise. However, the Manchester club who had started the season with a worrying three game win-less streak will feel the $98.6 million they paid for the Argentine’s signature is money well spent.

2. James Rodriguez (Monaco to Real Madrid) $105 million

James enjoyed a dream 2014 World Cup in which he scored 6 goals in 5 games to top the scoring charts and announce his arrival on the world stage in emphatic fashion. Spanish Giants Real Madrid once again flexed their unrivaled financial muscle to secure the signature of the promising 23 year old Colombian attacker at a cot of $105 million.

1. Luis Suarez (Liverpool to Barcelona) $115 million

Luis Suarez is perhaps best known for his famous bite on Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini during this year’s world cup. But his footballing prowess was enough to convince Barcelona to pay this season’s top layout of 115.7 million dollars. His exploits with Liverpool in the 2013-2014 season saw the talented 27-year old Uruguayan striker score an impressive 31 goals in 33 games.

Samsung lancar Galaxy Note terbaharu

Galaxy Note Edge

 

BERLIN: Pengeluar telefon bimbit terbesar dunia, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd hari ini melancarkan versi terbaharu telefon pintar, Galaxy Note.
Lebih menarik saiz telefon pintar ini tidak semakin besar, sebaliknya salah satu daripadanya mempunyai paparan tepi untuk akses pantas kepada lampu suluh, Twitter, berita dan aplikasi yang kerap digunakan.

Galaxy Note 4

 

Pelancaran Galaxy Note Edge diumumkan pada pameran perdagangan di sini hari ini bersama-sama telefon Galaxy Note 4 terbaharu tanpa paparan tepi dan fon kepala diberi nama Gear VR. Kesemua produk terbaharu itu dijangka berada di pasaran pada Oktober depan iaitu ketika musim cuti membeli-belah dan menyasarkan untuk bersaing dengan keluaran terbaharu Apple, iPhone yang dijangka diumumkan pada minggu depan. - Agensi

Galaxy Note Edge

5 Expensive Cars People Never Buy Again

5. 1992 Dodge Viper $55,000

The current Viper version of the Viper is admired now worldwide because of its world beating performance and good looks. However, the Viper that we love is quite different from its ancestor the 1992 Dodge Viper that had uncontrollable power and problems with its electronics. The 1992 Dodge Viper did not have traction control and anti-lock brakes – just pure power without any supervision. As a result it ended up being a very dangerous car to drive. It had a price tag of $55,000.

4. 1989-95 Ferrari 348 $100,000

Sometimes, even companies that have many years of experience making supercars manufacture bad cars. A good example of these companies is Ferrari. They have manufactured many supercars that offer great performance and are quite popular worldwide. However, they made several blunders when designing and manufacturing the Ferrari 348. The car’s electrical systems, gearbox and engine management systems were all prone to failure. Ferrari tried to correct the technical problems in the later versions of the Ferrari 348 that they made, but due to its already damaged reputation few people bought it and they had to stop its production. The Ferrari 348 had a price tag of at $100,000.

3. 1978-89 Aston Martin Lagonda $150,000

Aston Martin manufactured this huge and outrageously styled luxury sedan to make a public statement that the company was still alive. But the end result was that the Aston Martin Lagonda nearly made the Aston Martin bankrupt and they had to cancel its production. The reasons why the supercar failed and was quite unpopular were that it featured an LED digital dashboard that drivers could not see clearly in daylight, its touch-sensitive switches and both of its displays often failed and its compounded curves were also quite unpopular. Furthermore, the car was released with carburetors instead of the electronic fuel injection systems that were being used in nearly all expensive cars that were being produced at that time. It had a price tag of $150,000.

2. 1995 Vector M12 $180,000

This expensive supercar was hand built by Vector Aeromotive Corporation from 1995 to 1998. They used a lengthened chassis and a Lamborghini Diablo engine to build the car. With its powerful engine, it should have been a great supercar, but Vector motors decided to incorporate into the car a poor quality and cheap fiber glass body. The Vector M12 also had a fuel economy of only 13 miles per gallon. The end result of all this was that Vector Aeromotive Corporation was not able to build more cars and the company was dissolved. It had a price tag of $180,000.

1. 1989-93 Vector W8 $455,000

This super car was promoted as the American equivalent of supercars such as the Lamborghini Diablo. However, many of the people who bought it (including tennis player Andre Agassi) complained that it had reliability issues. The car was underdeveloped, which led to reliability issues and it was also over engineered which contributed to its high price tag ($455,000). Other more reliable supercars that were being sold at that time had lower prices for example the Ferrari F40 had a price tag of $415,000. Eventually Vector Motors (which later changed its name to Vector Aeromotive Corporation) had to stop manufacturing the car.

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The £3.1m parking bay: Supercar parade outside the Dorchester Hotel

• Wealthy Arabs escape the stifling summer in the Gulf by coming to London - and they bring their supercars with them
• Expensive marques lining the streets of Knightsbridge and Kensington include Ferrari, Forgiato, and Lamborghini
• Locals complain their drivers have no respect for parking rules and treat the smart London streets like race tracks 
• But car enthusiasts - dubbed the 'carparazzi' - love what is now an annual spectacle and descend with their cameras

With temperatures in the Gulf still baking hot, wealthy Arabs are seeing out the end of the summer in London's rather milder climes. And, in what is becoming an annual tradition, they have brought their supercars with them.

As these astonishing pictures show, the streets of Knightsbridge and Mayfair are still currently lined with expensive motors which have been shipped over to Britain while their owners seek shelter from the sun (not to mention some retail therapy) in the capital.

With their Arabic number plates they're a traffic warden's nightmare but a car spotter's dream, with marques including Rolls Royce, Ferrari, Forgiato, and Lamborghini.  And they've all had the requisite custom paint jobs.

Fans of the ostentatious cars, known as the 'carparazzi', are descending upon London to photograph the often extremely rare vehicles.

But local residents are not fans of the supercar spectacle, complaining the drivers take the parking spaces without respecting parking rules. 

Others complain of drivers revving their cars' engines and treating the well-heeled streets as a racetrack until the early hours of the morning.

However, as this top picture taken outside the Dorchester shows, either the cars' owners - or perhaps more accurately, their chauffeurs, are rather good at reverse parking - no mean feat when the car involved is worth north of £1million.

Flashy: This line-up of two Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupés, two gold-plated Land Rovers, a Lamborghini, a Ferrari and a Bugatti Veyron, is worth at least £3.1 million

They can afford a parking ticket or two: This exclusive Ferrari is one of many ultra-expensive cars to have hit the streets of the capital within the past few months

Summer: Wealthy residents of Arab countries frequently transport their cars to London during the summer months to escape the stifling heat in the Gulf

Glamorous: The cars - including a Forgiato C7 Corvette Widebody - have been zooming around pricey parts of the city such as Mayfair, Knightsbridge and Kensington

A Kuwaiti car covered in Arabic writing (above and below) as well as photos and social media tags is one of the more unusual sights for the 'carparazzi' fans

Supercar Invasion! London full with new Arab motors [Archive]

Sleek: The vehicles, such as this Ford GT (above and below), have been attracting admiring looks from passers-by this summer as their owners shelter from the heat

Colourful: The cars are often in eye-catching shades and have been customised with scant regard to price or, some might say, taste

You wouldn't call it understated: This gold-plated Ferrari is parked outside Harrods, where it has received a traditional British summer soaking

High roller: A Lamborghini with an Arabic licence plate parked on double yellow lines outside five-star hotel 45 Park Lane, which overlooks Hyde Park

Shopping trip: An enormous SUV parked outside Harrods, the landmark department store in Knightsbridge, a favourite for supercar owners

This matte blue Ferrari (above and below), one of several on the city's streets with a Kuwaiti numberplate, has had a soaking in a London rain shower 

End of the season: Many of the supercars will soon return to the Middle East - but some, like this Audi R8, appear to be based in Britain full-time

Glitzy: This silver Mercedes (above and below) was yet another one of the glitzy cars to zoom past the Dorchester, infuriating residents on central and west London

This white Pagani Huayra (above and below) - one of the supercars transported over to London for the summer by its rich Arab owner - was seen on double yellow lines

The sports car, which can sell for up to £850,000 and can reach speeds of more than 200mph, was seen parked out Harrods in Knightsbridge this week

Despite being built for the desert sands, a converted Mercedes G63 AMG - worth an estimated £350,000 - was among the cars stuck in traffic in west London this week