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  • RIP 'planking': Internet craze officially dead after Gordon Ramsay tries his hand at the latest online fad

    RIP 'planking': Internet craze officially dead after Gordon Ramsay tries his hand at the latest online fad
    By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
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    What a plank: Gordon Ramsay posted up a picture on his Twitter of himself trying out the latest internet craze of planking
    Along with Rick Rolling, LOLCats and recreating classic album covers, it was fun while it lasted.
    But the death knell has officially been sounded for the latest online fashion for 'planking' after celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, 44, posted up photos of himself playing out the prank.
    He posted up a picture of himself on Twitter trying his hand at the latest cyberspace craze on the back of a boat as he headed out from Newport Beach, California, for a spot of Father's Day fishing in the Pacific.
    ©Navy lark: The celebrity chef was stirring up trouble onboard as he joked around and pretended to throw a pal overboard
    It wasn't the only larking around the father-of-four did either in true 'embarrassing dad' fashion.
    At one point, he pretended to try and throw a friend overboard, and he came back completely sunburnt.
    He wrote: 'Catch of the day ! Lobster three ways !!! Face, Neck, Ears , burning like hell I used. X Factor 50 !'
    ©All at sea: Despite slapping on the Factor 50, Gordon's skin was nicely roasted when he arrived back from his Father's Day fishing trip
    ©Reel-y good time: The sweary chef had gone for a day's deep sea fishing in the Pacific
    Perhaps he should stick to what he is undeniably amazing at - cooking.
    For the uninitiated, planking sees people lying stretched out flat in the most unlikely of public places, then sharing their poses on social media sites like Twitter, Flickr and Facebook.
    Aficionados - generally youngsters - are required to lie expressionless with a straight body, hands by their sides with toes pointing into the ground.
    The phenomenon caused alarm last month when an Australian practitioner was killed trying it on a balcony in Brisbane, but falling to his death instead.
    ©Pondering the deep: What is Gordon contemplating for his next online-inspired shenanigans? Posting up a video of himself singing Rick Astley's never Gonna Give You Up?
    ©Setting sail: The Michelin-starred gourmand was joined by friends for his skin-frying voyage to catch supper
    The victim, a man in his 20s, fell while a friend photographed him, according to police.
    However, the fact that craggy-faced chef Ramsay thinks the practice is now cool is more likely to put youngsters off trying it than anything.
    According to the BBC, two groups claim to have invented the prank, either in Somerset in 2000 as the 'lying down game' which went online in 2007, or in South Australia the year after where it became known as planking.
    Both groups have rival Facebook sites boasting more than 100,000 fans - but maybe a few less after people see the swearing celebrity chef at it....
    source : dailymail

    VIA RIP 'planking': Internet craze officially dead after Gordon Ramsay tries his hand at the latest online fad

  • Heritage: Fallen Egyptian archaeologist wants international Grand Museum

    Heritage: Fallen Egyptian archaeologist wants international Grand Museum
    For more than a decade, he was the self-styled Indiana Jones of Egypt, presiding over its antiquities and striding through temples and tombs as the star of TV documentaries that made him an international celebrity.

    Fallen Egyptian archaeologist wants international Grand Museum
    In this June 18, 2015 photo, Zahi Hawass, Egypt's former head of antiquities, speaks during 
    an interview with The Associated Press in his office in Cairo. For more than a decade, 
    he was the self-styled Indiana Jones of Egypt, presiding over its antiquities and striding
     through temples and tombs as the star of TV documentaries that made him an international
     celebrity. But four years after the 2011 uprising that toppled President Hosni Mubarak
     and nearly ended his own career, Hawass can be found in a cramped office, 
    lamenting the state of the antiquities bureaucracy he once ruled like a pharaoh 
    and dreaming of a new museum whose fate lies in limbo 
    [Credit: AP/Hassan Ammar]

    But four years after the uprising that toppled President Hosni Mubarak and nearly ended his own career, Zahi Hawass can be found in a cramped Cairo office, lamenting the state of the antiquities bureaucracy he once ruled like a pharaoh and dreaming of a new museum whose fate lies in limbo.

    His trademark wide-brimmed hat and safari vest may be hung up for now, but he is brimming with ideas on how to revive Egypt's antiquities and bring back tourists after years of unrest.

    A long-planned new facility out by the pyramids, called the Grand Egyptian Museum, was intended to open this year, but the government says it is short the one billion dollars needed to complete the project.

    "Government routine cannot work for museums," Hawass said in an interview in his office, asserting that state bureaucracy is one of the main reasons the current Egyptian Museum has fallen into disrepair. For the new museum, "the directorship, the curatorship, it can be from America, from Germany, from England, from any place in the world. You need this museum to be international."

    He also says private, international sponsorship is needed.

    "If you pay $10,000, I put your name, written on the wall of the museum. If you pay $100,000, I put your name on the facade of the museum. If you build a whole gallery, I will name (the gallery after you)," he said, adding that the government should announce that Egyptian monuments belong to the entire world, not just Egyptians.

    As to the challenge of moving artifacts from the current museum in downtown Cairo over bumpy roads to the site of the new facility on the city's outskirts, Hawass says "any TV channel" would pick up the tab in return for exclusive rights to document the artifacts' restoration and transport. "They will run in competition to do this," he said.

    Hawass knows TV. He was once a staple on the Discovery Channel and had his own reality show on the History Channel called "Chasing Mummies," the promo for which introduced him by saying "100,000 years of history belong to one man... Only he holds the key to the world's greatest ruins."

    The productions earned him droves of fans abroad but led to accusations of grandstanding in Egypt, where he was seen by many as a self-promoter who mistreated subordinates and abused his position for personal gain. He lost his job as head of antiquities after the 2011 uprising and faced corruption charges, of which he was later cleared.

    But his swashbuckling antics gave a boost to Egyptian archaeology, with fundraising efforts and international tours of King Tut artifacts generating tens of millions of dollars.

    His name is still associated with many of Egypt's most famous digs, including grand discoveries such as the Valley of the Golden Mummies in Bahariya Oasis in 1999 and the mummy of Queen Hatshepsut almost a decade later. He has long campaigned to bring home ancient artifacts spirited out of Egypt during colonial times, and once said he had managed to recover 5,000 pieces.

    Zahi was an outspoken supporter of his longtime patron Mubarak, and has praised President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who led the military overthrow of an Islamist president in 2013 and was elected last year. But that support has not translated into an official role other than promotional work for tourism in Egypt.

    When asked about the state of antiquities today, Hawass says things have improved over the last year, carefully avoiding direct criticism of anyone in particular. But he points out that there is still theft, mismanagement and corruption - noting two incidents in recent months in which artifacts were found to have been replaced with replicas.

    "This did not happen before," he said, adding that in order to prevent such abuses, "we need to restore the people before we restore antiquities," by boosting employees' salaries and providing them with health insurance.

    Hawass insisted during the interview that he is focused on writing and has no desire to return to his previous position as head of the country's antiquities. "People come here every day and ask me to come back... I think I did my duty, and it's time for me now to publish all that I discovered."

    But at the glitzy launch of his latest book earlier this month at a ceremony at a five-star hotel attended by hundreds of Cairo's elite, he was less guarded about possible ambitions to return.

    "Maybe," he said, as a torrent of fans pressed to take photos next to him.

    Author: Brian Rohan | Source: The Associated Press [June 30, 2015]

  • Justin Bieber serenades Selena Gomez as he jets back from his world tour for intimate date night

    Justin Bieber serenades Selena Gomez as he jets back from his world tour for intimate date night
    By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
    ©Come Home To ME: Justin jumped up on stage with singer Ernie Halter at his concert in Costa Mesa Last night
    He only finished his mammoth world tour on Wednesday night in Tokyo but Justin Bieber couldn't wait to get back to his lady.
    The Baby singer was spotted back in the arms of girlfriend Selena Gomez last night as the couple took in an intimate concert in Costa Mesa, California.
    Sitting side by side and holding hands, the romantic pair watched musician Ernie Halter perform at La Cave.
    Ernie was the writer of Justin's song Come Home To Me, which Justin jumped on stage to perform with the singer-song writer half way through the show as a proud Selena sang along from the audience.
    Justin then rejoined Selena at the candle-lit table and they sat cosily in the booth to watch the rest of the show.
    ©Romantic: The cosy couple watched the show from a candle lit table
    According to one audience member, Justin then introduced Selena to Ernie as his girlfriend after the show.
    Ernie was clearly blown away by the impromptu duet tweeting, '@justinbieber great meeting u &@selenagomez tonight. Def a night to remember.'
    'Thank you for the encouragement & for singing with me.'
    '@selenagomez you and Justin are so sweet. Pleasure meeting you both. I saw you singing along to my songs. Made my night that much better :)' he also wrote.
    Justin returned the message, tweeting, '@erniehalter thanks for the night. Glad we could surprise u. U r the real deal. Congrats to u and the wife.'
    ©This is my girlfriend: Justin introduced Selena to Ernie as his girlfriend after the show
    Just when you thought Justin Beiber's influence on his teenage fans could not get any bigger, he's now deciding what they should smell like.
    The 17-year-old is launching a fruity floral scent for girls next month.
    And he is cheekily calling it Someday, offering a glimmer of hope to his fans - who call themselves Beliebers - that one day he might be all theirs.
    Let’s be real, the way a girl smells is very important to a guy!' Bieber told WWD.
    'I have such a deep connection with my fans, so creating a fragrance that I personally love is another way I can bring them closer to my world.'
    The singer's empire is growing dramatically and just last week he was named #3 on the Forbes Most Powerful Celebrity List after earning over $53 million last year.
    ©Fan frenzy: People took pictures and cheered as the men performed on stage
    Justin Bieber calls Selena Gomez HIS GIRLFRIEND after doing a duet with Ernie Halter (May 2011)

    source: dailymail

    VIA Justin Bieber serenades Selena Gomez as he jets back from his world tour for intimate date night

  • Teenager charged with trespassing on railway - after planking photo ends up on Facebook

    Teenager charged with trespassing on railway - after planking photo ends up on Facebook
    By DAMIEN GAYLE
    ©Crazy: A 14-year-old youth has been charged with trespassing in connection with a photo like this one of a different planker
    A teenager has been charged with trespassing on the railway after a picture was posted on the internet of him apparently 'planking' on train tracks
    The photo of a teenager lying across railway tracks at an unknown location appeared on a planking fan page on Facebook.
    The shot of the youngster with his head on one rail and his feet on the other is one of hundreds which have featured on the group's page.
    Now a 14-year-old boy is set to appear at York Youth Court on July 5 in connection with the photo, according to a spokesman for the British Transport Police.
    Planking is a craze for taking photos of people lying down in unusual places and then posting them on the web.
    ©Game on: Planking during a game of golf
    A spokesman for the fan page - which was only set up in the past fortnight and which we cannot name for legal reasons - defended the past time.
    'For most people, it's just a bit of harmless fun,' he told the York Press, declining to give his name.
    He said the group did not condone people planking in dangerous spots, but added they could not be held responsible for anyone who chose to do so.
    'However, we have decided to regulate the site now and remove some of the pictures,' he said.
    'We have blocked access [to the Facebook profile] to about 800 people under 18, as they might be easily influenced and put themselves in danger.'
    ©Risky: Participants taking part in the craze lie face down in a tree
    The page has already attracted nearly 3,500 'likes' on Facebook.
    Fans have posted pictures of themselves on the page planking in locations including on top of nightclub soundsystems, on cars and on bales of hay.
    The youngster allegedly pictured planking on the rail tracks was arrested after police received calls from members of the public identifying him.
    A spokesman for the British Transport police said: 'After the pictures were brought to our attention, we launched an investigation to identify the male involved.
    'We would like to thank members of the public who came forward to identify the boy pictured, who was extremely lucky he wasnt killed or badly injured as a result of his behaviour.
    ©What a plank: Gordon Ramsay posted up a picture on his Twitter of himself trying out the latest internet craze of planking
    'This was very dangerous behaviour. With high speed trains and electric currents, the railway should never be treated as somewhere to play or hang about. When people are spotted on the railway trains are alerted, which causes disruption and delays.
    'People who trespass on the railway are not just risking a court appearance, they are taking a gamble with their lives.
    'The last thing our officers want is to have to tell a mother, father or another family member that their loved one has died after trespassing on the railway.'
    She confirmed that this was only the second incident of 'planking' on the railways in the UK and the first arrest.
    In recent months, planking has become a worldwide craze - even celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has posted pictures of himself doing it online.
    ©Tragedy: Simon Hallam was left fighting for his life after a planking stunt gone wrong
    But the phenomenon has already led to tragedies.
    Last month 20-year-old Australian Acton Beale died after he fell seven storeys from the balcony railing of a block of flats.
    Days later, also in Australia, plasterer Simon Hallam was left fighting for his life after falling and hitting his head while planking on the boot of a fast moving car.
    source : dailymail

    VIA Teenager charged with trespassing on railway - after planking photo ends up on Facebook

  • I love Roo! Coleen and Wayne put on unusual public display of affection as they celebrate Manchester United's win

    I love Roo! Coleen and Wayne put on unusual public display of affection as they celebrate Manchester United's win
    By SARAH BULL
    ©Tender: Wayne and Coleen Rooney share a kiss after Manchester United beat Blackpool to take home their 19th Premier League title
    They are not one of those celebrity couples who kiss and cuddle at every opportunity.
    So it came as something of a surprise to see the couple indulging in a public display of affection today.
    The couple were photographed kissing as they celebrated Wayne's team Manchester United's 4-2 win over Blackpool at Old Trafford this afternoon.
    ©Windswept: Coleen struggled to control her hair as she arrived at Old Trafford to watch the match
    Later on, Coleen tweeted a picture of Wayne wearing his medal after Manchester United clinched their 19th Premier League title.
    Coleen wrote: 'Cheesy!!! Haha my wayne looking proud and so he should!!! X x'
    Earlier in the day, Coleen was photographed nearly getting blown away by the wind as she arrived to watch the last game of the season.
    And the gale-forced blusters did little to help Coleen's sleek curly ponytail, sending it flying in all directions as she arrived with son Kai and mother Colette.
    ©Not how it was intended: The gale-force wind did little to help Coleen's curly side ponytail as she arrived at the pitch with son Kai and mother Colette
    Earlier in the day, Coleen had tweeted that 18-month-old Kai was excited abuot watching his daddy on the football field.
    She wrote on her Twitter page: 'Good morning!! Match today and Kai is looking forward to running round the pitch!! X x'
    And Coleen's windswept look was in stark contrast to her appearance in Hello! magazine, where she is seen sitting atop a horse in a dressage-style shoot.
    ©Mummy and me: Coleen Rooney tweeted earlier in the day that little Kai was looking forward to running around on the pitch
    In the accompanying interview, given after a difficult year in which two prostitutes claimed Wayne slept with them, Coleen spoke philosophically about marriage and divorce.
    She said: 'I think it’s the same in any relationship. If it comes to the point where it’s going to end, it’s going to end.
    'But if there are things to achieve and to go forward, then there’s nothing better than trying. If it doesn’t work, it doesn’t work; but if there’s love there, you’ve got to try.
    'One thing I never do, I never look ahead. Once I got married, I got married. I never said, “What if this happens?”’
    Coleen, who has been with the Manchester United striker since she was 15, added: ‘I don’t worry about the future, and Wayne’s exactly the same.’
    ©Family day out: Coleen was accompanied by her parents Tony and Colette as they arrived to watch Manchester United take on Blackpool
    source: dailymail

    VIA I love Roo! Coleen and Wayne put on unusual public display of affection as they celebrate Manchester United's win

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