British Gymnasts Flip Into Their Shorts: WATCH

British gymnasts Luke Stoney, Ash Watson, and Olympic bronze medalist Nile Wilson dress to impress in a video that’s going viral on social media in which the acrobats flip into their shorts.

The clip has more than 4 million views in 5 days.

Enjoy.

(h/t jmg)

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British Gymnasts Flip Into Their Shorts: WATCH

Emma Schweiger wird auf Instagram sexuell belästigt – und reagiert konsequent

Ekelhaft. Ich bin 15. Bitte schicke mir keine privaten Nachrichten mehr.

www.huffingtonpost.de/entry/emma-schweiger-instagram-sexuelle-belaestigung_de_5a60ad10e4b01f3bca58e8be

‘It’s Stage 4, You Have A Small Chance Of Success’
I walked into the consultant’s room knowing I either had Crohn’s disease or cancer. The possible diagnoses echoing in my head for five straight days (and nights) since a doctor first said them after I had my colonoscopy. Either way I knew it was going to be tough.

Then the moment came, when my eyes welled up. I wanted to crumble and wash away into the ocean. The doctor, gently nodded his head, and quietly said, “Yes, it’s cancer”.

In a short few seconds, several thoughts flashed through my mind. I once told a friend to stay strong, after hearing the C word. I had to listen to my own advice now, otherwise I’d be a hypocrite. I needed to be strong; strong for the doctor who just told me, for the nurse sitting opposite, for my sister who was with me, for my mum who was anxiously waiting at home for an update.

As the consultant went on to give more details, I was taking notes. As thoughts wandered, the realisation came to mind: my previous 10 years were in some way preparing me for what was going to be the biggest challenge of my life. Personal and spiritual development was high on my values list. I studied and trained with some of the leading personalities in the industry; Tony Robbins, Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, John Demartini, Gabby B and several others. I now had to take all that work and use it to get me through whatever was coming.

I left the hospital with pages of notes and information about the disease and potential plan of action, subject to a MDT meeting between several medical teams. I could no longer hold in the tears. Silently and aimlessly I walked up the high street trying to make sense of it all, as my tears merged with the rain drops.

I had two primary questions: What is the meaning of this? Do I choose to stay?

Following the MDT, the news was to get worse.

I met my oncologist, for the first time, who delivered to blow: “It’s Stage 4, you have a small chance of success.” Stage 4 meaning the very last stage of cancer, the tumour was too big to operate. Chemotherapy was to begin a week later on Christmas Eve, only four days after I my 32nd birthday. Anything but a happy time.

I began to share the shocking news; to family, to friends, to colleagues at work. The news was met differently each time; tears, questions, hugs, silence, and a common curiosity whether my hair would fall out. Hair was the last thing on my mind.

I thought I was going to die in nine months.

I was devastated, I was deflated, I was in despair. What was the point of even having any treatment given my slim chances? I questioned.

Feeling broken, I went to see Dr Kim, a friend and wise person, who is also an integrated physician. “Mo, your mind is more powerful than the words of any doctor.” Hearing those words and working under the guidance of Dr Kim, I slowly moved out of the disempowered state. I went on to have chemo, but in parallel I was determined to be a participant of my own healing.

I embarked on an integrated approach to my care, one that looked at my whole being; mind, body, heart and soul. I knew I had to heal on several levels. My psychology and thoughts were shattered. My emotions and feelings were torn. I was physically worn, and the chemo would only make things worse. I knew diet, nutrition and exercise were important in whatever I did. Staring death in the face, I also knew it was an opportunity to enhance my spiritual connection.

Three years on, it’s a miracle I’m still alive to share my story as I get ready to publish my book Choosing To Stay in the next few months.

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/its-stage-4-you-have-a-small-chance-of-success_uk_5a5f4ff4e4b03ed177016f6a

Mit dieser Frage an Kurz bringt Maischberger Zuschauer auf die Palme

www.huffingtonpost.de/entry/kurz-maischberger_de_5a6086dae4b062a7df0b4a45

Immigration Report Step In Right Direction, But Unlikely To Get Government To Change Course
The Home Affairs Committee’s new report ′Immigration policy: basis for building consensus’ will not make pleasant reading for the government. Chaired by former Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, the committee recommends major changes to official policy to improve public confidence in the immigration system.

Most notably, the Home Affairs report is particularly critical of the government’s net migration target. It says that the gap between the target and reality damages the public’s view of migration ‘because it undermines trust in the state’s ability to control migration’. Long-term aspirations should be replaced by an evidence-based framework that can build credibility.

Only this weekend the newly appointed Immigration Minister, Caroline Nokes, confirmed her intention to make good on her government’s net migration pledge, a target strongly supported by Theresa May. Recent quarterly reports have shown falling net migration largely due to fewer EU nationals staying the UK that will be unlikely to push Nokes to change course.

But as I’ve made clear before, the target could be achieved quickly if there was a genuine commitment to it. Nearly half of all migrants are from non-EU countries and there is much greater flexibility on the numbers of visas issued. While excellent students and highly skilled workers bring value rightly acknowledged by the government, it’s also true that their numbers could be slashed if May wanted to. This point is overlooked as well as the evidence base for setting targets more broadly in an opportunity missed.

The Home Affairs Committee recommends improving public confidence, in part, through publishing  a new Annual Migration Report. It envisages this could be a fact driven exercise supported across political parties to build a consensus and ‘become the focal point’ for policy discussions.

There is much to applaud in improving the evidence base to inform future debates. But it is difficult to see how producing yet more facts and spreadsheets will bring disparate sides together – not least when there are plenty of statistics available now of variable quality.

Instead, the report should have put greater emphasis on the need for a wider review of the immigration system overall – perhaps on the scale of a Royal Commission – to address the ad hoc, piecemeal fashion that characterise it and have led to its unnecessary complexity and lack of transparency. The status quo is in no one’s interest.

Finally, more should have said about migration-related impact. While a Migration Impacts Fund and its successors would be welcome, they are a sticking plaster. A key concern about migration is the impact it has on employability, housing and other issues. Fewer migrants won’t mean shorter A&E queues when migrants are disproportionately doctors or nurses. Numbers matter, but impact matters more and this should not be lost.

So while there is much in the report to be welcomed, it is not an answer and more of the start of a national conversation that is only just getting off the ground. Let’s hope more get involved. Immigration reform is long overdue, but it will take commitment. I’m unsure the government is ready to make that leap and sadly doubt this report will force its hand.

Thom Brooks is Dean of Durham Law School @thom_brooks

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/immigration_uk_5a5f759ae4b0c40b3e597615

An Update on the Winter Olympics’ LGBT Contenders

Here are the queer athletes heading to South Korea — and those sidelined.

www.advocate.com/sports/2018/1/18/update-winter-olympics-lgbt-contenders

Flüchtlinge von Schleuser in Schaumstoff gepackt und vom Lastwagen geworfen

www.huffingtonpost.de/entry/fluechtlinge-von-lastwagen-schleuser-geworfen-schaumstoff_de_5a606be8e4b046f0811d29de