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Doctor defies terminal cancer diagnosis with breakthrough therapy

<p>Dr Tina Willits was told she had just 24 months to live after being diagnosed with breast cancer, but against all odds she is now in remission. </p> <p>The mother-of-five's disease was "everywhere" with three golf-ball sized tumors in her breast and cancerous masses in her ribs, spine, lymph nodes and legs.</p> <p>"When my cancer was detected, it was pretty past a stage four diagnosis and I was too far gone for a mastectomy," she told the <em>Daily M</em><em>ail</em>. </p> <p>She was placed on end-of-care chemotherapy and was told to "enjoy the time you have left". </p> <p>That was nearly three years ago. Now, the 53-year-old US mum is in remission thanks to a breakthrough cancer therapy that uses cold gases and the body's own cells to freeze and fight tumors. </p> <p>"I was devastated, but I was also like no, I was not ok with that diagnosis. I felt I had to do something," she recalled.</p> <p>"I was just really determined that I did not want to live my life with this cancer, even if they could stop it progressing, I didn't want that, I just wanted it gone."</p> <p>Dr Willits' cancer was HER2 positive, which account for about 20 percent of all diagnoses, and she had no family history of the disease.</p> <p>She underwent four rounds of chemotherapy before she sought alternative treatment at the Williams Cancer Institute. </p> <p>The institute sent her a list of supplements to begin taking and advised her to avoid sugar, which some researchers believe can help reduce inflammation and slow down the growth of cancer cells. </p> <p>She then underwent a treatment regimen that is not yet fully approved in the US, with cryoablation as the first step. </p> <p>Cryoablation is the process where doctors insert  a small metal probe through the skin and into the tumor, extremely cold gasses are then released directly into the mass to kill its cells.</p> <p>In the second phase of her treatment, she received immunotherapy, where eight drugs were administered directly into her tumor, which doctors say can prompt the immune system to recognise cancer cells as a threat and trigger an immune response. </p> <p>Dr Willits told the Dailymail that she was shocked when she got the results from her six-week scan after the treatment.</p> <p>"There were none, no tumors. They were just completely gone," she said. </p> <p>"All the metastasis (cancerous growths outside the breast) had completely healed, and the cancer in my lymph nodes was no longer there."</p> <p>After the treatment she had another four rounds of chemotherapy, and still undergoes PET scans every six months. </p> <p>So far the cancer has not been detected in her body since the treatment, and will need to wait for five years of clear results before she can be declared cancer free. </p> <p>Dr Williams, the founder of the institute, developed the treatment regimen over several years, and believes it could offer a better way to treat cancer.</p> <p>He is currently running a trial of the treatment in hard-to-treat prostate cancer patients, although he did not reveal how long the study had been going on for or how many rounds of treatment the patients had received. </p> <p>Since going into remission Dr Willits has travelled to Honduras and Colorado, tried mountain biking and is training for a 5k marathon for breast cancer awareness. </p> <p>"I wouldn't appreciate life like this if I had not gone through the cancer," she said. </p> <p>"No one on their deathbed says I wish I had worked more or got that job, you all say I wish I had spent more time with my parents and kids or gone to that place I had always wanted to." </p> <p><em>Images: DailyMail</em></p>

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Meet the 65-year-old bodybuilder committed to defying stereotypes

<div title="Page 1"> <div> <div> <div title="Page 1"> <div> <div> <div> <div title="Page 1"> <div> <div> <div title="Page 1"> <div> <div> <p>The adage that "age is just a number" could have been written for Jan Herdman, 65. </p> </div> </div> </div> <p>Jan has well and truly shattered the age stereotypes into smithereens by dominating the bodybuilding champions and winning 'Mrs Supranational Australia'. </p> <p>Jan Herdman is not your average 65-year-old. Jan is in fact: 65 years young, she's breaking barriers, shattering stereotypes, and proving that age is merely a number.</p> <p>In a remarkable display of strength, determination, and sheer grit, Jan has just received 1st place in the ICN Australia Bodybuilding Championship (awarded on May 4th 2024) in the over 60s category, along with securing 2nd place in the over 40s category and 3rd place in the ‘Novice Figures’ category.</p> <p>Jan’s triumphs don't end there; she also seized the prestigious title of ‘Mrs Supranational’ in the ‘Mrs of Australia Pageant’, held in Sydney in April 2024.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>Jan's journey is not just about winning titles; it's about inspiring others to redefine their perceptions of aging. Embarking on her strength training journey to support others, and herself, in defeating age-related illnesses, Jan exemplifies the essence of ageing gracefully and living a fulfilling life at any age.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>"I refuse to let age define me," says Jan Herdman. "Every day is an opportunity to challenge myself, push my limits, and inspire others to realise their full potential. Age should never be a barrier to pursuing your dreams."</p> <p>Jan's story is a testament to resilience, perseverance, and the power of the human spirit. Her relentless pursuit of excellence serves as a beacon of inspiration to women and men worldwide, encouraging them to embrace life's challenges with courage and tenacity.</p> <p>Jan actively leans into her credo; Having been through her own chronic health challenges and needing to restart life out on her own, Jan Herdman has become a powerhouse of inspiration and transformation to her fast-growing community.</p> <p>Jan watched her mother become frail and incapable of taking care of herself, and that set Jan off on a mission to change the trajectory of her own future and turn her health and life around. Jan’s story is one of total transformation in all aspects of her life.</p> <p>Jan is now a sought-after commentator on living a life with vitality at any age. Jan is an advocate for strength training as the starting point for a total life transformation to prevent age-related illnesses and mobility issues.</p> <p>Through popular demand Jan has created her own program coined The Ageless MethodTM which captures her proven model of transformation, for all levels at any age.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="page" title="Page 2"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p>The 12 Week ‘Transformer Program’ has just kicked off on 19th June 2024, and will recommence on 11 September 2024.</p> <p>The 6 Week ‘Kickstarter Program’ starts on 2 July 2024, then 10 September 2024, then 29 October 2024.</p> <p>Jan also offers on demand 1:1 coaching, as needed. More info here across all offerings here: <a href="https://www.ageless-transformations.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ageless-transformations.com</a></p> <p><em>Image credits: Supplied</em></p> <pre> </pre> </div> </div> </div>

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“Australia wanted us out”: 501 deportee defies odds to return to Australia

<p dir="ltr">A New Zealand man deported from Australia under the controversial 501 section of the Australian Migration Act will be allowed to return, in a victory that he hopes will be a source of hope for others affected by the same scheme.</p> <p dir="ltr">Gavin Doré was a successful motorcycle salesman in Australia until 2018, when he was convicted for drug offending after his life was upended by a relationship break-up and losing his job.</p> <p dir="ltr">Desperate to stay in his mortgaged home, the 33-year-old began accepting boarders to help him cover his bills, and who brought with them exposure to the drugs scene.</p> <p dir="ltr">He was sentenced to three years and three months in prison after his costly dependence on methamphetamine pushed him to start dealing, prompting his visa to be cancelled under Section 501, which then resulted in his deportation once his sentence was complete.</p> <p dir="ltr">By then, Doré had undergone much of a drug rehabilitation program and became the father of a baby girl to his former partner.</p> <p dir="ltr">He then worked hard to appeal his case and have his visa reinstated, with the Australian Administrative Appeals Tribunal only recently allowing his return and for his visa to be reinstated.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Four plus years it took,” he told <em><a href="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/501-deportee-overturns-visa-cancellation-so-that-he-can-go-back-to-visit-daughter/XAQWP7DAJ363CPR6PV6ER3F4B4/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Open Justice</a></em>.</p> <p dir="ltr">The tribunal said the combination of financial shock from losing his job and the emotional difficulty from the relationship break-up led to a “psychological malaise” and depression.</p> <p dir="ltr">It found that Doré had a “low to negligible risk” of reoffending in Australia and that it was in the best interest of his now four-year-old daughter that he be able to return.</p> <p dir="ltr">“A lot of 501s arrive (in New Zealand) without hope and, as a result, turn to crime,” he said.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I’d like people to know that this is possible (to reinstate an Australian visa), and that there is a better way.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Doré added that he was “one of the lucky ones”, having joined a group in prison who were given advice on how to appeal the decision, including what to say and not say.</p> <p dir="ltr">“When I joined the group we were given the information that the process was possible, where to find the application, who to send it to,” he explained.</p> <p dir="ltr">“We actually also got given the details of how to get in touch with an immigration lawyer.”</p> <p dir="ltr">With Australia tightening the rules since he started his appeal, Doré said people are “losing hope in the process” of appealing.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I do a bit of work with a church here (in Auckland) … and do quite a bit of work with the 501s. Anyone beating it is unheard of, really,” he said.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Australia wanted us out, no matter what.</p> <p dir="ltr">“On the surface they wanted it to look as though there was a legitimate process for an appeal to occur, but … the process itself was so difficult for everyone, really, that a lot of people can’t see a way.”</p> <p dir="ltr">With most deportees arriving with “literally a backpack” and nothing else, Doré said he was fortunate to have the support of his parents when he arrived in New Zealand.</p> <p dir="ltr">According to <em>Open Justice</em>, 192 Kiwi deportees have applied to have their deportations revoked since July 2020. Out of those, only 61 people were successful.</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-53a853dc-7fff-fe5b-93ad-838ab9b58209"></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: NZ Herald</em></p>

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Fans go wild over Georgie Parker’s gravity-defying gown

<p dir="ltr">A staple of most women’s wardrobes, the little black dress Seven presenter and former Olympic hockey player Georgie Parker <a href="https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/seven-presenter-georgie-parker-aflw-gravity-defying-dress-075404317.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wore</a> has proved why it’s a fashion must-have.</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-ebf1a38f-7fff-e387-6952-64811052ba2b"></span></p> <p dir="ltr">Parker stunned fans with the strapless, form-fitting dress she wore to the AFLW Awards in Melbourne in April.</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb_xS7wPyzb/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb_xS7wPyzb/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Georgie Parker (@georgie_parker19)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr">The $316 dress from Maison Femalien features a cut-scalloped neckline, dramatic thigh-high split on one side, and goes from cinching in at Parker’s waist to grazing her ankle as a pencil skirt.</p> <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a5d0ce55-7fff-0455-8d82-579ffd186594"></span></p> <p dir="ltr">Parker shared her look on Instagram in a mirror selfie, joking that she was “sponsored by Hollywood tape” and receiving a flood of compliments from fans.</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb_sI5mFUxt/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb_sI5mFUxt/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Georgie Parker (@georgie_parker19)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr">“Looking gorgeous babe xx,” one fan gushed.</p> <p dir="ltr">“STUNNING 🔥😍,” another wrote.</p> <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-154308c6-7fff-227a-7d8b-f4c9a3013b51"></span></p> <p dir="ltr">“Omggggg how hot are u 🔥🔥🔥,” a third said.</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CbyARYeB6jo/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CbyARYeB6jo/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Fitzy &amp; Wippa on Nova (@fitzyandwippa)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr">The sister version of Parker’s dress was spotted just a week earlier, when <em>Married At First Sight</em> favourite Ella Ding wore the frock to the Fitzy and Wippa <em>Married At First Sight</em> dinner party.</p> <p dir="ltr">Appropriately called the ‘Ella’, Ding’s dress differed in that it was considerably shorter than Parker’s and made of a ruched fabric, but shared the same eye-catching neckline.</p> <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-1e991872-7fff-3940-abe1-47f6a0827d6f"></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: @georgie_parker19 (Instagram)</em></p>

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"We're COVID-safe": The VIC pub defying police orders and staying open

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post-body-container"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text redactor-styles redactor-in"> <p>The Pastoral Hotel in Echuca is defying lockdown orders and police action by keeping its doors open to customers.</p> <p>"We've opened up as of Monday," publican Trevor Andrews said.</p> <p>"We've had people in the bar all yesterday, had some people in the bistro."</p> <p>Customers have been warned to come in at their own risk, despite police coming in and handing Andrews an official notice.</p> <p>"Police came in yesterday and gave me a notice saying these people aren't meant to be here," Mr Andrews said.</p> <p>"I believe they're going to get a fine."</p> <p>Pub goers believe it's not fair they're going to be fined.</p> <p>"I think it's like $1600, but no one here can afford that," customer Scott said.</p> <p>"We could be breaking actual laws like home-invading ... this is a human right," another pubgoer said.</p> <p>Andrews is committed to keeping his pub open as there are bills he needs to pay and he's been financially crippled by the lockdowns.</p> <p>"We're COVID-safe, and we've been that way since day one ... we should be allowed to open."</p> <p>"Our bills here ... you're looking at a $3000 a month power bill, a $1000 a month gas bill, let alone the insurance, wages and everything else," Mr Andrews said.</p> <p>"The ultimate thing is they can probably end up taking my licence away," Mr Andrews said.</p> <p>"And then I've got no pub - the beer but no pub - but there's ways around those things too."</p> <p>Victoria Police told<span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/victorian-pub-remains-open-despite-beiing-prohibited-amid-lockdown/c7c8dedb-3c9c-4122-9c6a-0987e99eb85a"><em>Nine News</em></a><span> </span>that they won't be commenting on the incident.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div>

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The hardcore royal mourners who defied health advice

<p>Despite meticulously planning his own funeral, Prince Philip’s couldn’t account for the scaling back of the event due to the coronavirus.</p> <p dir="ltr">Even so, hundreds of mourners headed to Windsor Castle to pay their final respects to Prince Philip, ignoring public health advice to stay home due to COVID-19 restrictions.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I know they told us to stay away but we haven’t,” said Fiona Oldham, a 53-year old admin worker who made the journey from near Blackpool in northwest England with friends. “I’m a real royalist - I absolutely love them.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Having attended the London funeral of Prince Diana in 1997, Oldham described Philip as a “character” and the “power behind the throne” of Queen Elizabeth II.</p> <p dir="ltr">Like many who gathered in Windsor, she was keen to see Princes William and Harry together during Saturday’s ceremonial procession and lamented Harry’s move to the United States.</p> <p dir="ltr">“We miss him … I’m hoping the queen burns his passport,” she said, chuckling. “We feel that he’s ours.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Inside the castle, the royal family honoured Philip’s life and service to the queen. Military musicians were spread out outside St. George’s Chapel while just four choristers sang inside. The queen sat alone and at a distance from the 30 other attendees, all wearing masks.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CNvYjpIn7CB/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CNvYjpIn7CB/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by The Royal Family (@theroyalfamily)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr">Outside the castle walls, Isabelle Wallace, a teacher from France, said she could not stay away.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I’m a bit naughty. … I think it’s something to witness,” Wallace said.</p> <p dir="ltr">Not everyone shares Wallace’s royalist sentiments, including her husband. She said, “My husband is Scottish and quite anti-royal - he’s bald and he’s washing his hair today.”</p> <p dir="ltr">The 50-year old teacher also couldn’t ignore “stories of his racism”, referring to Philip’s previous public remarks, but countered that he had done a lot for the environment and young people.</p> <p dir="ltr">The Duke of Edinburgh was interred on Saturday in a royal vault close to Henry VIII, the queen’s father King George VI, and other historic English kings. Philip organised the entire ceremony, including hand-picked music, prayers, and a specially modified Land Rover hearse that would carry his coffin.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CNxfRfZHpDV/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CNxfRfZHpDV/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by The Royal Family (@theroyalfamily)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr">Kaya Mar, 64, wandered around the busy town carrying a large painting he had made of Philip as a tribute to his life.</p> <p dir="ltr">“He’s done a lot for this country and he was the glue for the royal family,” Mar said. Having travelled from London, the painter added that Greek-born Philip hadn’t had it easy in the royal establishment as an “outsider”.</p> <p dir="ltr">Across the world, millions are expected to watch the televised but muted proceedings, with<span> </span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56792086" target="_blank">13.6 million</a></span><span> </span>viewing the service in the UK alone.</p> <p dir="ltr">Many from Commonwealth nations - mostly former British colonies, including some where the queen remains as ceremonial head of state - will take an interest in the proceedings.</p> <p dir="ltr">Matthew Callender remembers the excitement of seeing the queen and Philip in Barbados in 1977 as a schoolchild. Now head doorman at a Windsor hotel near to the castle, Calendar said many back home would be sad.</p> <p dir="ltr">“He was loved in Barbados and the Commonwealth because of his cheeky character; he was just a funny man,” he said, holding the door.</p> <p dir="ltr">Although Barbados, along with Jamaica, recently expressed interest in becoming a republic, Calendar said that the queen and late Duke “will always be loved” despite the politics.</p>

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Wedding venue company announces plans to defy NSW coronavirus restrictions

<p>The man behind several popular Sydney wedding venues has said he would flout the NSW Government’s coronavirus restrictions to reopen his business to “any numbers” next month, saying he did not want to “deal with upset clients anymore”.</p> <p>Sal Navarra, the chief executive of Navarra Venues, took to Instagram to announce that his business was “taking a stance” after seeing the lack of social distancing in restaurants and protests over the last weekend.</p> <p>“We are reopening, and we are reopening to any numbers,” Navarra said on a video posted Monday.</p> <p>“We don’t want to deal with upset brides anymore, upset clients anymore because it’s not fair on them.”</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CBKq1sVnloX/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CBKq1sVnloX/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">Navarra Venues took a stance to to keep our clients safe by upholding the NSW Government restrictions, now we are taking a stance to open - NAVARRA venues are bringing back events. #fightingforourindustry #fightingforourclients #navarravenues</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/navarra_venues/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> Navarra Venues</a> (@navarra_venues) on Jun 8, 2020 at 1:07am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Navarra claimed he saw restaurants seating in more than 50 customers, in contravention of the limit applied by the state government.</p> <p>“The restaurants were doing more than they were supposed to, which I don’t blame them because they’ve been closed for three and a half months,” he said.</p> <p>But Navarra said the limit breach and the Black Lives Matter protest at the Town Hall led him to make the decision.</p> <p>More than 20,000 people took to Sydney’s streets on Saturday to rally against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths in custody. Attendees were unable to maintain social distancing, the <em><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-06/arrests-at-sydney-black-lives-matter-protests/12329066">ABC</a> </em>reported.</p> <p>“With the government okaying to all of this and leaving our industries sort of closed is something I don’t understand,” he said.</p> <p>“Hopefully in the next 10 days when we don’t have a spike in the coronavirus and my prediction is correct ... will make us open on the first or the seventh or the 15th of July.”</p> <p>He said social distancing measures, including provision of hand sanitisers, would be applied at the company’s five venues.</p> <p>On June 1, the NSW Government eased wedding restrictions to allow up to 20 attendees.</p>

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States prepare to defy Scott Morrison’s judgement and shut down this weekend

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text "> <p>Victoria and NSW could go into lockdown as early as this weekend if the coronavirus pandemic continues to worsen and Scott Morrison’s restrictions do not flatten the curve.</p> <p>With the two states having the highest infection rates in the country, NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian said that she was looking “very closely” at the impact of the Federal Government’s closure of businesses.</p> <p>The NSW premier is prepared to declare a state-wide lockdown by the weekend if infections don’t tail off.</p> <p>“If we don't see things shifting in the numbers because of [the Federal Government's] actions, NSW will have to go ­further,” she said on Thursday. </p> <p>“I'm saying to the community that if we're not convinced we've had a sufficient amount of success, NSW will have to take further action and that's a position I've been clear on from day one.”</p> <p>The state-implemented restrictions could see people confined to their homes and only leaving to get basic necessities.</p> <p>“There's no need to panic,” Ms Berejiklian said. “Supermarkets and essential things will still be available.”</p> <p>Victoria’s Health Minister Jenny Mikakos indicated that the state was looking to implement its own measures to stop the virus from spreading.</p> <p>“Everybody must understand that it is time to make some sacrifices if we are to save lives,” Ms ­Mikakos said. </p> <p>Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton has refused to confirm or deny whether he’d advise Premier Daniel Andrews to put Victoria into lockdown.</p> <p>“The Premier will take that case to National Cabinet and they'll make a call. I think if any of us ­failed the elderly, youth in one suburb or another, in regional Victoria or metro Melbourne, then we all fail ourselves,” he said. </p> <p>As the coronavirus death toll has rose to 13, with three people dying in Victoria overnight, the state is desperate for something to be done. Australia now has more than 2,800 coronavirus cases, with 1,219 in NSW and 520 in Victoria.</p> </div> </div> </div>

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One eyed mare defies the odds and gives birth to twin foals

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A horse stud owner has been left stunned after discovering that his one-eyed mare had defied the odds and given birth to live twin foals.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The chances of twin goals being born alive are considered 1 in 10,000.</span></p> <p><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fabcnews.au%2Fvideos%2F933297287036597%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=476" width="476" height="476" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Spurrs Stud owner Kevin Spurr said that the birth was a complete surprise.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“My first thought was ‘don’t tell me another mare has had a foal and run away and left that’,” he said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“A bit after that I realised she’d had twins. I was a little bit stunned, actually, I didn’t know what to think.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Katanning Regional Veterinary Hospital owner John Maxwell has been practicing as an equine vet for more than 50 years and has said he has never seen the successful delivery of twin goals that go on to survive.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I’m surprised, very surprised,” Dr Maxwell said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I have had a breeder in Wagin that I’ve [aborted] twice because the chances of both surviving were considered almost zero. So this is an exceptional occurrence.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The twin foals, named Snip and Drop, are being well looked after by Mr Spurr and his farmhand Nicole Kumpfmueller. Round-the-clock care is needed for the foals as their mother has one eye and needs to make sure she does not tread on them. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"We get out here and they're already waiting and know the routine," Ms Kumpfmueller said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"And you have to give them antibiotics twice a day.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"Every now and then we give them an extra milk bucket as well to make sure they have enough milk because we currently don't know how much she can produce for them.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"I think it's worth it. If you look at them, they're just too cute not to get up."</span></p>

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5 of the weirdest houses that defy logic

<p>Who says a home has to be conventional? We've scoured the web and found 10 novel homes that prove when it comes to home design, getting weird is an option.</p> <p>You may love the design of some of these homes, find some outright hilarious, and consider others to be an abomination. That's the great thing about wacky houses, they elicit a different reaction from everyone.</p> <p>Scroll through the gallery above to see the wackiest houses that defy logic. </p> <p><em>Republished with permission of <a href="http://www.handyman.net.au/builders-worst-nightmare-10-weirdest-houses-defy-logic">handyman.net.au</a></em></p>

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Woman defies odds with two huge lottery wins in one day

<p><span>A lucky punter has done the unimaginable and won two substantial lottery prizes in the same day.</span></p> <p><span>Kimberly Morris from the US, bought two North Carolina lottery tickets.</span></p> <p><span>Kimberly couldn’t believe her luck when she purchased a ticket during a grocery ticket and scratched off the $10,000 prize.</span></p> <p><span>The mother-of-three went to the lottery headquarters in Raleigh to claim her prize when she felt like her lucky streak wasn't over yet.</span></p> <p><span>Kimberly made a quick stop to purchase another ticket and this time she won an astounding $1 million.</span></p> <p><span>"It felt really great to win, but I really have always dreamed I would win $1 million!" she told North Carolina Education Lottery.</span></p> <p><span>Kimberly chose to take the lump sum of the $1 million prize, which left her with $417,012 after taxes.</span></p> <p><span>Kimberly plans to give some of her money to her three children and invest the rest.</span></p>

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Age-defying Lisa Wilkinson stuns in swimsuit

<p>Lisa Wilkinson has posted a photo on Instagram from her European holiday showing her ageless figure.</p> <p>The 57-year-old wrote on Instagram, “Think I could get used to this whole swimming in July thing.”</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img width="498" height="500" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/39449/lisa-wilkinson-1_498x500.jpg" alt="Lisa Wilkinson 1"/></p> <p>The photo showcased her natural beauty with a relaxed countenance, fresh tan and her bright pearly whites.</p> <p>The TV journalist’s Instagram followers were quick to compliment the stunning picture.</p> <p>“Lisa you look incredible. Ageless and beautiful,” one user wrote.</p> <p>Another follower added, “Well don't you look AMAZING!”</p> <p>One fan called Lisa an inspiration and said, “50-plus never looked so healthy, natural and beautiful.”</p> <p>Lisa is currently enjoying a European holiday with husband Peter FitzSimons.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img width="500" height="514" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/39452/lisa-wilkinson-2_500x514.jpg" alt="Lisa Wilkinson 2 (1)"/></p> <p>Lisa has shared multiple photos from her getaway including photos from the balcony of her room at Le Bristol Paris, a five-star hotel in Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.  </p> <p>She captioned one photo on her balcony, “Back in beautiful Paris, and geraniums in full bloom.”</p> <p><em>Image credit: Lisa Wilkinson via Instagram</em></p>

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85-year-old tech-savvy senior defying stereotypes

<p>It seems like barely a day passes without the announcement of some new app, gadget or piece of technology, to the point when it can be a little overwhelming at times.</p> <p>But there are plenty of seniors who aren’t just surviving through this influx of technology, but thriving! 85-year-old Max Perlov might just be the best example of this.</p> <p>Max has been in Australia for 37 years after relocating from his native Russia. After working as a mechanical engineer, Max retained his keen interest in electronics which led him to start using computer technology in 1992.</p> <p>Max took to it like a duck to water, using his PC to complete work at home with 3D design software and finding various uses for his home computer over the last 21 years.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img width="500" height="750" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/37875/tech-savvy-senior-in-text_500x750.jpg" alt="Tech -savvy -senior -in -text"/></p> <p>Most recently, Max has become an avid tablet and mobile phone user, and uses this new wave of technology to communicate with family and friends all around the world.</p> <p>Max says, “I love that technology allows me to communicate with people all over the world. I’m a big fan of emojis, too – I often use them to make text messaging a bit more fun. I use the camera on my phone all the time when I’m out and about as well.”</p> <p>And this octogenarian isn’t slowing down anytime soon, giving himself the brand-new Samsung S8 as a little present to help celebrate his 85th birthday.</p> <p>Max is looking forward to getting his hands on this new piece of tech, “I’m excited to see what it’s like and am always looking at the latest tech advancements and products.”</p> <p>Are you using technology more and more these days? Share your experience in the comments below.</p>

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Grandpa defies wife to secretly raise stray kittens

<p>Stray cats appearing at 85-year-old Jimmy’s tool-shed weren’t uncommon. A sweet, kindly man, he felt for the disadvantaged felines and would often feed them. One cat in particular formed quite a strong bond with Jimmy – she also happened to be pregnant.</p> <p>Knowing his wife wouldn’t approve of him allowing the cat to give birth in the shed, the ever-rebellious grandpa let it happen anyway, secretly adding a bunch of new furry family members to their Puerto Rico home.</p> <p>“My grandpa let a stray cat have her kittens in his tool shed and now he’s raising a bunch of cats behind my grandma’s back because she said no,” his granddaughter Syl wrote on <a href="https://twitter.com/lillsyl/status/839877091327889408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedodo.com%2Fgrandpa-secret-cats-2333809949.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Twitter</span></strong></a>, where the story became an instant hit.</p> <p>“My grandpa is really kind and has always loved animals,” Syl told <a href="https://www.thedodo.com/grandpa-secret-cats-2333809949.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Dodo</span></strong></a>. “So it’s not really that surprising.”</p> <p>Surprisingly, Jimmy’s clandestine kitten nursery lasted three whole weeks before being discovered by his wife. Thankfully, they’ve grown on her, too, and she’s willing to keep them until they are old enough to be adopted.</p> <p>To see Jimmy lovingly caring for his new kitten friends, take a look through the gallery above. We think the photos will make your day! </p>

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10 gravity-defying hairstyles that surprise people

<p>In the 1960s there was one hair motto: “bigger is better!”  Sleeping may have been an issue, as well as the fumes from copious amount of hairspray, but for these women clearly thought it was all worth it.</p> <p>Scroll through the gallery above to see some truly unbelievable hairstyles.</p> <p>Do you have a photograph or yourself sporting an impossible hairstyle like these? Share your photos with us in the comments below.</p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><a href="/lifestyle/beauty-style/2016/07/tips-for-dressing-for-the-airport/"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>5 tips for dressing for the airport</em></span></strong></a></p> <p><a href="/lifestyle/beauty-style/2016/09/grandma-stuns-with-edgy-photos/"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">73-year old grandma stuns with edgy photos</span></em></strong></a></p> <p><a href="/lifestyle/beauty-style/2016/08/most-common-physical-feature-we-worry-about-with-age/"><em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Most common physical feature we worry about with age</span></strong></em></a></p>

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The incredible story behind a 95-year-old’s age-defying brain

<p>Olga Kotelko wasn’t your ordinary 95-year-old. Having begun competitive athletics at 77, Kotelko was still winning international events in the years before her death in 2014. Throughout her career, she won more than 750 gold medals. So, what was her secret?</p> <p>Aga Burzynska, a US neuroscientist, was fascinated by Kotelko’s story. Studies conducted on the nonagenarian at the age of 93 showed a remarkably youthful looking brain which could perform remarkably youthful mental tasks. "Looking at the structure of her brain, I would not have been able to say she was 93. I would have placed her in her 60s,” Burzynska told <a href="http://www.prevention.com/mind-body/ageless-brain-of-olga-kotelko" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Prevention</strong></span></a>.</p> <p>Kotelko grew up working on her Ukrainian immigrant parents’ farm in Canada with 10 siblings before becoming a school teacher. Researchers believe the reason Kotelko’s brain was so healthy at such a late age was not only due to her love of exercise, but the fact that she was continuously setting herself challenges and never stopped learning new things.</p> <p>Barb Vida, Kotelko’s personal trainer whom she credits in her memoir for her athletic success, offers some advice to over 60s wanting to take on a new physical challenge:</p> <ol> <li><strong>Don’t overdo it</strong> – Vida says she slowly built up Kotelko’s strength, balance and coordination with aqua aerobics before moving into more vigorous exercises.</li> <li><strong>Relax</strong> – Vida recommends yoga as a great way to release any physical or mental tension. "If you are able to calm your mind, you'll be able to relax and stretch your muscles further."</li> <li><strong>Do your research</strong> – Before taking on the world of athletics, Kotelko watched competitions and read up on activities such as discus and javelin.</li> </ol> <p><em>Image: Patrik Giardino</em></p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><a href="/lifestyle/retirement-life/2016/03/woman-who-lives-off-fish-and-chips-turns-102/"><em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Woman who lives off fish and chips turns 102</span></strong></em></a></p> <p><a href="/lifestyle/retirement-life/2016/03/grandmother-lifts-100kg/"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">78-year-old grandmother lifts weights like a pro athlete</span></strong></a></p> <p><strong><em><a href="/health/body/2016/03/fitness-tips-from-75-year-old-tennis-champions/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Fitness inspiration from a 75-year-old tennis champion</span></a></em></strong></p>

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Tiger and goat defy odds to become unlikely best friends

<p>An unlikely friendship between a tiger and a goat who was supposed to be his dinner has charmed Russia.</p> <p>In a zoo in the far reaches of Siberia, predator and prey have become best buddies. Amur the tiger and Timur the goat's charmed life started in late November, when Amur decided not to eat the goat unleashed into his enclosure.</p> <p>The intention was that the goat would be a gastronomic delight, not a playpal. But instead the two animals appear to have bonded, sharing a food bowl and appearing to play with each other by romping through Amur's pen.</p> <p>Before the new year, they had already drawn enough attention that the Primorsky Safari Park set up a live webfeed of the enclosure. But they rocketed to stardom when one of Russia's state-run television networks unveiled a 44-minute documentary ode to their friendship during the slow news week between New Year's Day and Orthodox Christmas on Jan 7, a time when all of Russia is on holiday.</p> <p>"The situation is really weird. For three years running we have fed Amur a huge number of goats, rabbits, roosters and rams," said Dmitry Mezentsev, the general director of the Primorsky Safari Park, in a telephone interview from the zoo, which is in Russia's far southeast, seven hours ahead of Moscow.</p> <p>"As a rule, Amur gets prey twice a week. My only explanation is that this couldn't have happened without interference of the higher power," the zoo director said.</p> <p>The friendship started after the goat, seemingly unfazed that it was on the dinner menu, chased the tiger out of his sleeping place, a converted aviary, and claimed the comfortable area for its own. Amur, apparently confused that the goat was not properly submissive, went to sleep on the roof.</p> <p>"Amur has never rejected prey before," Mezentsev said. "There was just one case when the goat given to Amur lived through the night. Amur ate him the following morning."</p> <p>Since their first encounter, the pair have spent their days together, watched by an increasing number of Russians who want to see the strange match.</p> <p>"Every morning Santa Claus brings a treat of apples and cabbage for Timur, and meat for Amur," the zookeeper said. The zoo has given up feeding goats to the tiger, instead switching to a two-rabbit diet, twice a week, and supplementing with other meats every day.</p> <p>Timur and Amur enjoy playing with a ball, one snatching it from the other and running away, as the other tries to catch up, Mezentsev said. They are prepping for the 2018 World Cup, which will be held in Russia, he joked.</p> <p>Amur, a Siberian tiger, has benefited from conservation efforts promoted by Russian President Vladimir Putin.</p> <p>The species, also known as the Amur tiger, is endangered, and there are an estimated 550 alive. But population levels have stabilised in recent years. Putin released three cubs into the wild in 2014. They drew headlines when one wandered into China and snacked on local farmers' livestock before returning to Russia.</p> <p>First appeared on <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.Stuff.co.nz" target="_blank">Stuff.co.nz</a></strong></span>. </p> <p><em>Video credit: AFP TV</em></p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><a href="/news/news/2016/01/clever-dog-performs-a-handstand/"><strong>Watch gorgeous toy poodle perform a perfect handstand</strong></a></em></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><a href="/news/news/2016/01/alarm-clock-rug/"><strong>You won’t believe this new rug that’s an alarm clock</strong></a></em></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><a href="/news/news/2016/01/make-your-smartphone-battery-last-longer/"><strong>How to make your smartphone battery last longer</strong></a></em></span></p>

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