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8 Jul 2016

SA sports chief- Oscar Pistorius could compete at 2020 Paralympics

Disgraced sprinter Oscar Pistorius could still compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, a South Africa sports chief has claimed.
The blade runner was sentenced to six years in prison earlier this week for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
However, he has already served one year of the term and be released well in advance of the Games in Japan.
Tubby Reddy, CEO of South Africa's Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee, says he would have 'no problem' with Pistorius competing.
"He would have paid his debt to society and will be back in society, living as a normal South African citizen. There is no rule that says he wouldn’t be able to participate.
"Yes, the sentence he has been given has divided opinion – there are those who are happy about it and there are those who are unhappy, and you will always have that.
"But if he is out on parole, as it seems he will be before then, and qualifies for selection then I don’t see how there can be a problem – why not?"

Roman goddess on water: Kendall Jenner modelled at the Trevi Fountain in Italy

And the Roman goddess equivalent to the classical Aphrodite is a fitting comparison as Kim Kardashian's little sister modelled at the Trevi Fountain.
The event was a show by Fendi, part of the high-fashion event dubbed "Alta Moda Roma."
It was to celebrate the house's founding 90 years ago in the Eternal City.
She and pal Bella Hadid were among the models who appeared to walk on water like nymphs. The trick was a clear glass runway.
The collection was inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale illustrations.
Kate Hudson was one of the many famous guests in attendance.

Alton Sterling and Philando Castile killing: Beyonce urges fans to take action in powerful letter

Beyonce has urged her fans to take political action in the wake of the shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile.
On Tuesday, father-of-five Sterling, 37, was shot several times while he was pinned to the ground by two police officers outside a convenience store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The following day Philando Castile, 32, was shot as he reached for his wallet during a traffic stop in Minnesota.
Both incidents were captured in shocking footage which has been widely shared on social media.
Today, Beyonce joined a host of stars who have spoken of their shock and sadness in powerful responses to the deaths.
In a post titled ‘Freedom’, Beyonce issued an urgent call to action.
 
"We are sick and tired of the killings of young men and women in our communities,” she wrote. “It is up to us to take a stand and demand that they ‘stop killing us.’ We don't need sympathy. We need everyone to respect our lives."
Alongside the statement, Beyonce linked to ContactingtheCongress.org , the Louisiana State Legislature website and also the Minnesota State Legislature website.

Beyonce’s statement in full:

"We are sick and tired of the killings of young men and women in our communities. It is up to us to take a stand and demand that they 'stop killing us.'
"We don't need sympathy. We need everyone to respect our lives. We're going to stand up as a community and fight against anyone who believes that murder or any violent action by those who are sworn to protect us should consistently go unpunished.
"These robberies of lives make us feel helpless and hopeless but we have to believe that we are fighting for the rights of the next generation, for the next young men and women who believe in good.
"This is a human fight. No matter your race, gender or sexual orientation. This is a fight for anyone who feels marginalized, who is struggling for freedom and human rights.
"This is not a plea to all police officers but toward any human being who fails to value life. The war on people of color and minorities needs to be over.
"Fear is not an excuse. Hate will not win.
"We all have the power to channel our anger and frustration into action. We must use our voices to contact the politicians and legislators in our districts and demand social and judicial changes.
"While we pray for the families of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, we will also pray for an end to this plague of injustice in our communities.
"Click in to contact the politicians and legislators in your area. Your voice will be heard.
"We all have the power to channel our anger and frustration into action. We must use our voices to contact the politicians and legislators in our districts and demand social and judicial changes."

Police Brutality: Beyonce stops Glasgow concert for a moment of silence to honour victims

Beyonce stopped her Glasgow concert on Thursday to honour the victims of police brutality.
The singer asked for a moment of silence as a giant screen behind her displayed some of the names of the lives lost to police violcence.
Among that list was Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, who were both shot by police this week.
Below the long list of names it read "and countless others".

Euro 2016 final: Mark Clattenburg to referee match between France and Portugal

UEFA have confirmed that Mark Clattenburg will referee the showpiece match between Portugal and France in Saint-Denis.
The appointment means Clattenburg will complete a remarkable treble this summer, having already officiated the FA Cup final and Champions League final.
The 41-year-old has refereed four matches at the tournament so far, starting with Italy's 2-0 defeat of Belgium in the group stage.
He then took charge of Croatia 2-2 Czech Republic and Iceland's win over Austria, plus the round-of-16 match between Switzerland and Poland.
Clattenburg is highly rated on the continent, despite not being seen as the FA's top referee; Martin Atkinson was the original choice to go to Euro 2016.

Jaden Smith hopes his gender fluidity will pave the way for others to follow in his footsteps

The 17-year-old actor is often seen in public wearing skirts and has the confidence to carry off some of his more outrageous ensembles because of his own belief in himself.
He said: "You just have to believe in yourself, you know.
"The world is going to keep bashing me for whatever I do, and I'm going to keep not caring. I'm going to keep doing the same things - I'm going to keep doing more things."
The Karate Kid star has his own clothing and lifestyle brand, MSFTSrep and has huge ambitions for the range.
He told Nylon magazine: [I want to] inspire and change the way people think about clothing and about life."
Jaden hopes that his fame can help to remove the stigma around gender fluidity.
He explained: "So, you know, in five years when a kid goes to school wearing a skirt, he won't get beat up and kids won't get mad at him. I'm taking the brunt of it so that later on, my kids and the next generations of kids will all think that certain things are normal that weren't expected before my time."

Kylie Jenner shares and then deletes a snap she pose with Tyga for 'Mr and Mrs'


Kylie Jenner looks absolutely smitten in a couples snap with boyfriend Tyga.
It seems the teenager certainly has marriage on her mind as she shared a cosy pic of the pair at a party on Instagram last night, showing Kylie resting her head on her man's leg.
But forget Keeping Up With The Kardashians , we struggle to keep up with these two, as she later deleted it from her account. Bizarre.
The photo was captioned: "Mr & Mrs," and was taken at a party the pair attended with friends in Los Angeles.
She can be seen in the pic wearing a tight orange dress and flaunting her pins, with her hair in a sleek style.
Her boyfriend is perched on the arm of a sofa looking out at revellers in the venue, while wearing a pair of army camouflage shorts, a black hooded top, cap, and red trainers with white socks.

Jay-Z's release new song 'Spiritual' in wake of Police brutality

Jay-Z react to recent cases of police brutality by releasing a new song. Made available for streaming on Tidal on Thursday, July 7, the track titled "Spiritual" is the first new material from the rapper as a lead artist since 2013's "Magna Carta... Holy Grail".

The song that addresses police shootings against black people includes lyrics like "I am not poison, no I am not poison/ Just a boy from the hood that/ Got my hands in the air/ In despair don't shoot/ I just wanna do good, uh."

In a statement accompanying the song, the Roc Nation founder says, "I made this song a while ago, I never got to finish it. Punch (TDE) told me I should drop it when Mike Brown died, sadly I told him, 'this issue will always be relevant.' I'm hurt that I knew his death wouldn't be the last......"

"I'm saddened and disappointed in THIS America - we should be further along. WE ARE NOT," he continues. "I trust God and know everything that happens is for our greatest good, but man.... it's tough right now. Blessings to all the families that have lost loved ones to police brutality."

Jay-Z's wife Beyonce Knowles, meanwhile, paid tribute to victims of police brutality by having a moment of silence during her concert in Glasgow on Thursday. She also wrote an emotional message on her website, "We all have power to channel our anger and frustration into action."

Chris Brown dedicates new released song 'My Friend' to Victims of Police brutality

Chris Brown has unveiled a new song "My Friend" following the fatal shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. The "Loyal" hitmaker shared on Instagram on Thursday, July 7 a link to "My Friend" along with caption, "This song I released for free for anybody dealing with injustice or struggle in their lives."
"I can't even cry/ Anxiety at night/ Can't make up excuses/ Gotta face the music," Breezy sings.

Breezy weighed in on the recent cases of police brutality in another clip, saying, "Something gotta give, it has to. S**t is f***ing annoying and it's disrespectful. Man, we getting killed every day. I'm getting pissed off about this s**t, regardless of how you f***ing view me, us as a people need to start coming together."
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He then posted a Daily News cover story featuring a bloodied Alton Sterling with a cop pointing a gun at him.
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Drunk Scott Disick claim to have SLEPT with FOUR KARDASHIAN'S SISTERS

Scott Disick reportedly has had sex with Kourtney Kardashian's sisters. The 33-year-old restaurateur has been boasting to his friends about sleeping with four Kardashian sisters, according to an insider close to the situation.
"Scott's become very loose-lipped when he gets drunk," the insider tells Radar Online, "It's unbelievable the stories he tells! He says proudly how the only sister he hasn't slept with is Kim." That means, Scott has slept with Khloe Kardashian, Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner. The insider continues, "He even boasts that he could have slept with Kris [Jenner] if he'd wanted to because she was like an octopus with him, especially after she'd had a few wines. He makes the family sound like a bunch of sex-crazed women, but he's twisted and selfish enough to not care a bit about who he might be hurting."
Scott hasn't commented on the report yet.

Mischa Barton faces backlash after insensitive bikini-clad photo as tribute to Alton Sterling

Mischa Barton's latest bikini photo lands herself in hot water. The former "Dancing with the Stars" contestant is blasted by social media users after she posted on Instagram a tribute photo to Alton Sterling, showing her in bikini drinking wine on a yacht.

Mischa wrote alongside the picture, "I'm truly heart broken to watch videos like the #altonsterling execution. This may have been going on forever in the United States but thank god the pigs get caught on camera now. Its unthinkable and an embarrassment to America. The country I was brought up in."
"Somebody make change. We need gun control and unity. And a real President so think about that when this election is around the corner," she continued, "The world is a precarious place right now.#stop #reflect and #act appropriately." The photo has since been removed.
One commenter wrote, "This isn't about you. Change the pic if you want people to take your expressed sentiment seriously." A second user posted, "Talking about someone's death while shamelessly posting a picture of yourself in a bikini is disgusting." Another user shared, "An embarrassment to America is you sipping rose on a yacht trying to compare your life to most Americans. Get over yourself. This fatality affects your life in NO way."
Mischa has yet to respond to the backlash.

7 Jul 2016

Naturism Festival: Naked people of all shapes and sizes enjoyed a cider farm visit

More than 300 nudists have enjoyed a barn dance, teddy bears' picnic and an Elvis impersonator as part of a week-long naturism festival.
British Naturism, the representative body for naturists in the UK, brought Nudefest to Somerset for the first time. Yesterday naked people of all shapes and sizes stripped off on arrival at Burrow Hill Cider farm in Somerset.
Staff even joined in with the nudity, but spared their modesty with strategically-placed stripy aprons.
Today the bare-skinned revellers will visit a nature garden, enjoy a war-time singalong, and tonight Bavarian-style entertainment with 'oompah' musician Baron Von Schmidt Haus.
Carol and Steven Wilkes were there with friends Keith and Annette Evans and have been 'doing' Nudefest for years.
Carol, 57, from Walsall, said: "We've been really lucky with the weather. It's usually really windy when you're camping."
Steve, 61, added: "There are heaters at the site. We put clothes on when it gets cold - we're naturists, not stupid."
Annette, 69, from Hampshire, said it's the atmosphere and chance to live naked freely that keeps them coming back. She said: "We come back, yes, because of the friends, but it's also the only chance we get to live fully without clothes - no taking them off and putting them back on again. It's liberating.
"The Elvis impersonator last night was amazing. His clothes were made by the original Elvis tailor, and we had a teddy bear's picnic today.
"We also had our first naked tandem cycle ride around the lake."
Annette is used to people misunderstanding their lifestyle but wanted to assure the public they were just normal people.
She said: "We're not here for people to make fun of us. We're not an amusement. We just like to live without clothes as we feel it's more natural."
Thorney Lakes Camping and Caravan site near Langport is playing host to around 300 nudists until July 11th.
A variety of activities have been planned or those wanting to take part and events will be planned throughout the week both on and off-site.

Fans come to Serena Williams defence over nipples showing through top at Wimbledon

Fans of Serena Williams have rushed to defend her after she was hit with backlash over her nipples showing through her top.
The tennis ace was competing in the quarter finals on Wednesday against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkovaon - which she went on to win - but the action on the centre court was overshadowed by complaints over her outfit.
BBC received some criticism over the star's revealing tight top, with many suggesting there should even have been a warning.
Surprise BBC haven't issued a warning that Serena is showing some nipple today! #Wimbledon
One wrote: "With all the money Serena Williams earns, why can't she buy a decent sports bra which covers her nipples properly?"
However, many fans have now taken to Twitter to defend the athlete, with several of them mocking the "outrage".
One tweeted: "Shock horror. Serena Williams has nipples. Outrage people, outrage."
Another added: "People are actually complaining about seeing Serena Williams' nipples through her shirt - and people still think we don't need feminism"

Others pointed out that people should perhaps be spending more time watching the tennis rather than focusing on Serena's chest.


"Why watch wimbledon if the most interesting thing you can find to comment on is serena williams's nipples (sic)," asked a fan.
Another user wrote: "Can't believe people are saying Serena Williams nipples are distracting from the tennis. Have you never seen nipples before?!"

Emily Ratajkowski strips naked on horseback in racy new shoot

It's not even the weekend and Emily Ratajkowski has already stripped completely starkers.
While most of us spend our Thursday afternoons in the office, the 25-year-old model apparently prefers to go naked horseback riding.
Ems teamed up with Harpers Bazaar for the seriously revealing photoshoot, which was inspired by feminist icon Lady Godiva.
The supermodel took to Instagram to tease the shoot where she showed off her stunning figure while protecting her modesty with just her hands.
She captioned the snap: "Me as Lady Godiva for @harpersbazaarus Naomi Wolf is someone I grew up admiring. Her ideas in The Beauty Myth and Promiscuities helped me to develop the opinions I carry today."

New Iron Man is revealed as 15-year-old genius black girl

Marvel comics fans have reacted with joy after the brand new Iron Man was revealed.
Riri Williams, a 15-year-old genius, has been revealed as taking over from Tony Stark after successfully reverse engineering her own version of Iron Man's armoured suit, and fans could not be more thrilled at her inclusion into the CMU.
"Tony stepping down as Iron Man and allowing a young POC WOMAN to take his spot... amazing," one fan wrote.
Another added: "I get people don't want Tony to step down or whatever but having a black woman as Iron Man is incredible and amazing representation."
However, some have reacted negatively to Riri, calling her 'PC' but others have hit back. One wrote: "Why is it suddenly PC and boring to bring a new character into the mix and have them be female and black?"
With Tony Stark becoming almost too old to step into the Iron Man suit and fight for the world, he's been on the look-out for a replacement, so when Riri manages to create her own Iron Man suit, the billionaire playboy knows he's found his successor.
"And this story of this brilliant, young woman whose life was marred by tragedy that could have easily ended her life, just random street violence, and went off to college was very inspiring to me," Iron Man writer Brian Michael Bendis told Time.
"I thought that was the most modern version of a superhero or superheroine story I had ever heard."
The writer also revealed that Riri may even be smarter than the notorious genius, and that Tony is aware of it.
He said: "He’s also aware that this young woman is flying by him in terms of how quickly she’s doing it. Her brain is maybe a little better than his.
"She looks at things from a different perspective that makes the armor unique. He can’t help but go maybe I should buy her out."

Serena Williams' nipples distract viewers at Wimbledon

Serena Williams has made waves at Wimbledon and it's got as much to do with her outfit as her tennis skills.
The star impressed as she beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkovaon on centre court to move into the semifinals but many viewers were shocked by her VERY revealing top.
The tight white shirt left very little to the imagination , with one sports fan tweeting: "With all the money Serena Williams earns, why can't she buy a decent sports bra which covers her nipples properly?"
However, it's not the only outfit to cause controversy during the tournament.
Both Kiki Bertens and Eugenie Bouchard have been seen in Nike's controversial dress, and it's not always been a good look thanks to the flimsy nature of the design.
Any gust of wind or particularly exaggerated movement makes the dress fly above the waist, which Eugenie discovered during the first round.
She told Australia's News.com: "When I was serving, it was coming up, and I felt like the dress was just everywhere. In general, it's quite simple, the dress, but it was flying everywhere."
However, Garbine Muguruza has taken Wimbledon fashion to a new level with her Stella McCartney dress, which features laser-cut holds and a feminine style.
And despite Nike's short skirts making headlines, Camila Giorgi's tiny outfit was designed to stay in place.

Game of Thrones Season 7 production may start a bit

As if ten months is not long enough to wait for the new season of "Game of Thrones", season 7 air date is now potentially pushed back. Showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss revealed during a UFC podcast that production would start a little bit later than usual to capture the gloomy weather. "We're starting a little bit later because, at the end of this season, winter is here, and that means that sunny weather doesn't really serve our purposes any more," said Weiss. "We kind of pushed everything down the line so we could get some grim, gray weather, even in the sunnier places that we shoot."

As for whether the delay in production would push back the season premiere, Weiss just said, "We don't have an air date yet."

"Game of Thrones" usually began production on its new season in July for a March or April premiere. HBO has not commented on how the production delay will affect the air date.

In the meantime, we can only speculate on what will happen next to some favorite characters. A fan theory suggested that Jon Snow could end up with Daenerys Targaryen or Sansa Stark. Responding to this, Sophie Turner said, "Oh my god, really? I haven't actually heard that. Stranger things on 'Game of Thrones' have happened."

She continued, "Maybe politically, it makes sense, I honestly don't know how I would feel about that, I'd have to speak to the producers about that one. Honestly, what I think is going to happen - and I don't know where the story is going to go, but I think Jon and Daenerys are going to end up together, probably. I feel like Jon and Sansa would be a strange one, especially because isn't it considered not legitimate if you haven't consummated the marriage, and I really don't think either of them would be particularly up for that. It would be very difficult to do that. [Laughs.]"

Asked whether knowing Jon is her cousin would change anything for Sansa, the actress responded, "Yeah, definitely. Sansa always took her mother's side on that. She was always influenced by her mother's resentment towards Jon because of Ned allegedly cheating on her and bringing back an illegitimate child, so finding out that Ned never cheated, that Jon isn't an illegitimate child of Ned's, would probably bring them closer together. I think at this point where there could be a lot of rifts in their relationship, it's good to have something that would probably draw them closer together."

Emilia Clarke also weighed in on the possibility of Dany marrying Jon. "Those rumors have never been substantiated within the 'Game of Thrones' circle. It's never been said. So I don't know. I could kill him. He could kill me. He could be dead before we even meet. I could be dead before we even meet. Arya could kill us both! You never know! Anything's possible. All I know is winter is coming ... and I'm bringing the heat!" she coyly said.

6 Jul 2016

52-Year-old Mum of two spent £85,000 on cosmetic surgery to look 30

A mother-of-two has spent thousands of pounds on cosmetic surgery to look 30 in her fifties and to ensure she has a bikini body for summer.
Bee Cameron, from Liverpool, is so determined to stay wrinkle-free and youthful looking that she's splashed out on a range of invasive and non-invasive procedures including liposuction, three boob jobs, thigh gap surgery and an upper eye-lift.
But, despite suffering several botched ops and racking up £6,000 worth of debt, the 52-year-old is hooked - and has no plans to stop.
Slim size 10 Bee said: 'Surgery boosts my confidence and I often get chatted up by men as young as 18. It's flattering, and no one believes me when I tell them how old I am.
'Now, I don't date anyone over 35, and have a great sex life as a result and I look forward to my procedures like someone looks forward to a date.'
'I consider my body an ever changing work of art. I am not hurting anyone and I find the fact I can change and control my appearance empowering.
'I know some people may criticise but it's my life and my body,' she declared, proudly adding that plastic is fantastic.
Bee who is bikini ready thanks to her plastic surgery procedures has just returned from an early summer holiday to celebrate her 52nd birthday.
'People were shocked it was my 52nd!' she said. 
Now she is currently undergoing a series of fillers in her hands. The process better known as a 'Madonna Hand Job' is designed to stop the top of her hands from showing signs of age.
'The skin thins with age and the fillers give them more depth and help reverse the aging process. I have to have 3 to 4 further sessions to ensure its perfect as well I have just had fillers to sculpt my cheeks and jaw line and more Botox,' explained Bee.
Bee's love of cosmetic surgery and desire to achieve a 'plastic look' began after she finished breastfeeding her two children. 
'I had my kids and was dull and boring in my 20's and 30's and even 40s'. I decided in my 40s I wanted a new body, a new look, a new image and I wanted to be 30 again - 50 is the new 30 – people say that I have used plastic surgery to produce a body that proves it and I will have the latest and most radical surgeries just to see the effect. 
I was also partly inspired by the sexiness of Jessica Rabbit – that 50's sex appeal was what I wanted.'  Bee started over a decade ago having Botox injections. 
'After I had my first Botox injection and some filler to get rid of bags under my eyes I saw my exhausted face given a new lease of life I knew I wanted more.' 
Next Bee wanted her breasts enhanced. After breastfeeding, my breasts were left looking like bags of marbles. I  remember when I was feeding my children I loved the larger size so I set about replicating that size.

Kourtney Kardashian stuns in red skirt and boob tube on an island

Kourtney Kardashian stunned in a skimpy red boob tube and matching trousers in a Instagram photo she posted on Tuesday.
The reality television personality looked in fine form indeed as she posed with her legs apart while staring off into the distance as she loitered on a jetty.
And while she opted to complete her look with a golden bracelet, she opted to go barefoot for her posing session on the pier.
Kourtney, who is the only Kardashian sister with a university degree, has been having a great time on social media in recent days.

Anti Bulls festival: Half-naked men and women drenched in fake blood to protest against the festival in Spain

Half naked women and men have drenched themselves in fake blood to protest against bull runs ahead of Spain's famous Running of the Bulls festival.
Hannah Rose Bailey, from Australia, was one of 75 animal rights activists to protest outside Pamplona's main square on Tuesday as the northern Spanish city's San Fermin festival prepares to kick off this week.
The 22-year-old wore just her underwear and a bull horn headband as she poured buckets of fake blood over herself as part of the demonstration organised by AnimaNaturalis and PETA.
About one million people from around the world come to see the week-long festival's daily running of the bulls, where runners lead the animals through the streets. 
In the evening, there are bullfights.
'Torturing and killing animals can never be justified as entertainment,' Hannah said. 
'We're calling on Spain to end its widely condemned Running of the Bulls event and the bullfights that follow - and, with them, the horrific suffering and abuse of bulls.'
Ms Bailey was joined by 75 other protesters from Spain, Sweden, Russia and the UK.
AnimaNaturalis director Aida Gascón told Spanish news agency Europa Press they were trying to raise awareness of the 'cruelty and torture' these events bring for the animals.
He said 54 bulls die in the festival each year.  
The running of the bulls takes place in Pamplona every year from July 7 to 14.

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