http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfiCyVKnSSwendofvid [starttext] By Paul Bentley
Lightning reactions: Royal Canadian Airforce Captain Brian Bews ejects to safety as his fighter jet stalls
With only a split second before his plane hit the ground in giant ball of flame, this air force pilot miraculously managed to eject to safety.
As Captain Brian Bews, 36, of the Royal Canadian Air Force performed a daring low pass of an airfield yesterday, his CF-18 fighter jet suddenly stalled.
But his quick reactions and his rocket-powered ejector seat saved his life as he was catapulted out of the stricken £30million aircraft.
Going down: The £30m aircraft plummets to the ground at the Lethbridge County Airport, near Alberta in Canada
Crash: Captain Bews watches from his parachute as the disaster unfolds. He had been taking part in a practice run the day before an air show
Ball of fire: The CF-18 jet explodes at the airfield
Lucky escape: Captain Bews was taken to hospital, where he will remain this weekend after landing hard and getting dragged across the runway by his parachute
The extraordinary crash was captured on camera during an afternoon practice session for an air show at the Lethbridge County Airport, near Alberta in Canada.
Captain Bews was taken to hospital, where he remains this weekend after landing hard and getting dragged across the runway by his parachute.
‘He's in the hospital,’ his sister-in-law, Heather Bews, said.
‘His ego's hurting pretty bad, but we don't even care. We don't care about the plane, the show... we just care about him.’ [endtext]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYeKYXZ73mIendofvid [starttext] By Ivan Speck
Mr muscle: Mark Cavendish (centre) celebrates as he wins the 18th stage of the 2010 Tour
Who needs teammates to lead you home when you possess the blistering speed of Mark Cavendish?
Deprived of his usual lead-out man Mark Renshaw by the Australian’s expulsion for an inexplicable head-butt last week, Cavendish won the bunch sprint into Bordeaux with dismissive ease.
The Briton was so far ahead as he crossed the line on the Boulevard des Freres Moga that he was able to glance around at his rivals with an impudent grin.
His habit is to sit on Renshaw’s wheel before darting out with his final burst of acceleration. That tactic denied him, the HTC-Columbia rider took a tow from whomever it suited him in the final 500metres.
When he decided the moment was nigh, the result was as inevitable as every one of his now 14 Tour stage wins. He stands just 16 points behind Alessandro Petacchi in the chase for the green points jersey. For a second successive year, though, it appears that it will remain agonisingly out of his reach.
Easy: Cavendish had time to look round at his nearest competitors before crossing the line in triumph
Cavendish said: ‘I’ve got to try to win on the Champs-Elysees, whatever happens. It was hard to know what the gap behind me was but I was pretty pleased at how easily I jumped on to Alessandro’s wheel. I was sheltered from the wind as well so that played in my favour.’
Should Petacchi follow Cavendish home on the Champs-Elysees, it will be regarded as a frustrating Tour by the Briton.
A first green jersey would be his had he made the most of his chances. A puncture on the chaotic cobbles stage from Belgium into northern France cost him his position in the peloton.
Scenic: The pack passes through the town of Tartas during the 18th stage
He caught up admirably, but then didn’t contest the sprint within his own group at the finish line in Arenberg, costing him three points.
Another seven or eight went the following day in Reims when, fatigued by the previous day’s exertions, he lost his first Tour de France sprint since 2007.
Factor in his refusal to take part in an intermediate sprint early in Stage 10 when Petacchi and Tor Hushovd both picked up points and he would now be at worst five points behind the Italian.
Race you: A horse and rider gallop alongside the pack In other words, a repeat of his victory last year on the Champs-Elysees would have guaranteed him the green jersey.
The decision to send Renshaw home angered Cavendish, although common sense told him to bite his tongue rather than openly criticise the Tour organisers.
He added: ‘I’ve missed Mark, especially in the Pyrenees to see someone suffering more than me. Obviously it was going to be more difficult for me without Mark there and that win today was for him.’
Cavendish was greeted on the podium by Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz. The shame is that, barring a crash for Petacchi, he will not be mounting the podium to wear green in Paris on Sunday afternoon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkfFwykj6iUendofvid [starttext] Picture taken on July 22, 2010 show Miss Russia Irina Antonenko at a photo call in Moscow. Antonenko will participate in the upcoming Miss Universe pageant in Las Vegas on August 23.
Picture taken on July 22, 2010 show Miss Russia Irina Antonenko posing with traditional Russian 'matryoshka' nesting dolls bearing portraits of previous Miss Universe winners at a photo call in Moscow. Antonenko will participate in the upcoming Miss Universe pageant in Las Vegas on August 23.
Picture taken on July 22, 2010 show Miss Russia Irina Antonenko at a photo call overlooking Red Square in Moscow. Antonenko will participate in the upcoming Miss Universe pageant in Las Vegas on August 23.
Finalists of the "Miss Russia" beauty contest perform in Luxury Village in Barvikha, outside Moscow, March 6, 2010. Winner Irina Antonenko, 18
Irina Antonenko, 18, adjusts a crown after winning the "Miss Russia" beauty contest in Luxury Village, in Barvikha outside Moscow March 6, 2010
Irina Antonenko,18, takes part in the "Miss Russia" beauty contest in Luxury Village in Barvikha, outside Moscow, March 6, 2010.
Miss Russia 2009 Sofia Rudyeva (L) crowns her successor Irina Antonenko,18, during the "Miss Russia" beauty contest in Luxury Village, in Barvikha outside Moscow March 6, 2010.
Irina Antonenko, 18, is seen after winning the "Miss Russia" beauty contest in Luxury Village, in Barvikha outside Moscow March 6, 2010.
Participants of the "Miss Russia" beauty contest wear swimsuits as they perform in Luxury Village in Barvikha, outside Moscow, March 6, 2010. Winner Irina Antonenko, 18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiAGJQf8v8Uendofvid [starttext] Proving that Japanese pop groups can come in all different shapes and sizes, popular sexy gravia idol singing group Sexy☆All Stars released a new album titled “Sexy Koshien” on July 21st. The album splits the group into teams focusing on their various assets; Breast Kingdom, Yankee Breasts, Lovely Slender Leg Squadron, and Umore’s Cleavage Troops. All the rare songs of these units will be collected for the album.
The album also acted as the debut for the “Koshien Breast” members, which were given a baseball team theme. The members all took different positions on the baseball field; Teshima Yukata (pitcher), MAO (catcher), Houzyou Mami (first base), Miwa Nagaoka (second base), Sukegawa Marie (third base), Megumi Haruno (short stop), Sunouchi Asuka (left field), NAON (center field), Yuka Kuroda (right field), Mouri Yuki (sub player) for a grand total of ten positions.
To really hit the point home, the group boasts that their combined bust size is over 922cm.
The group has several songs from each unit on it such as “Koshien Breasts” and the “Breasts Rooter’s Song.” The release will also come with a DVD that includes videos of the 13 songs.
Although this isn’t a release that is likely to appeal to the mainstream, you have to give them credit for coming up with some creative names and hilarious concepts for their release.
Track List:
01. Breast Squadron Pairenjya / Breast Squadron Pairenjya 02. Pink Song / Breast Squadron Pairenjya 03. Breast Marching Song/ Breast Kingdom 04. Breast ManEater / Breast Kingdom 05. Speed Queen / D-Rive 06. Escape / D-Rive 07. Panties Talking~！ / Lovely Slender Leg Squadron 08. Lovely Slender Leg Squadron / Lovely Slender Leg Squadron 09. ESCAPE！ / Umore’s Cleavage Troops 10. Namagoroshi /Umore’s Cleavage Troops 11. Yotsuyushiku Oppai！ /Yankee Breasts 12. Pura wo Sagashite… / Yankee Breasts 13. Breast Koshien / Breast Koshien 14. Breasts Rooter’s Song / Breast Koshien
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyzTWHsufsEendofvid [starttext] At the end of July Production IG, a major animation company in Japan, held a special event to debut their new film “Loups-Garous.” Attendees were given quite a surprise as it was announced that the main theme for the movie would be by girl rock group SCANDAL and that the band was in attendance at the event.
The girl band rocked the stage at the event and announced that they will be helping with some other promotional showings of the film. Tickets will go on sale for these on July 24th. Regular release of the film will be on August 28th nationwide. To further mix in SCANDAL with the film release, the band will be releasing a special DVD/blu-ray the day before the film hits theaters. It will be called “Loups-Garous #Overture” and will feature a chorus audition video. It will be made in extremely limited quantities so reservations are being taken on the sale of the DVDs and blu-rays.
SCANDAL will be providing multiple songs for the Loups-Garous movie, an opening and ending theme and also a song for the middle of the film. Not only that, but the girl group will also be animated into the film through motion capture and will even have dialogue.
The first event with the band will be held on July 29th in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Guests for the screening will be SCANDAL, the original book’s author, and the director of the film. [endtext]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz5GrkfV8hAendofvid [starttext] A new CM for Coca Cola ZERO which Amuro Namie stars in will start airing on August 24th. In the “WILD SUMMER” version CM, Namie shows up in a sultry fire.
Namie has been doing Coca Cola CM’s, dancing passionately, but in this new version, she will be walking calmly, but confidently, showing off her “wildness” inside.
Her new song “Break It”, which will be released on July 28th, will be used in this CM.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbkA0XdhN_gendofvid [starttext] 2PM’s Nichkhun will be devising a plan to alleviate f(x)’s Victoria’s disappointment with him.
On last week’s episode, Victoria was a little disappointed with Nichkhun for not keeping their first promise. Although Victoria coolly seemed to have pushed the matter away, Nichkhun decided to prepare something special for him and his on-screen wife, Victoria.
The Khuntoria couple headed to a lone valley, where the two spent a reasonable amount of time on learning more about one another.
Nichkhun tried all he could do to cheer up his wife and did his best to make their first trip as memorable as possible. But in his failed attempt, Victoria still let out her disappointment and sadness, further surprising Nichkhun with her unexpected reaction. This episode will air on the 24th. [endtext]
Lightning reactions: Royal Canadian Airforce Captain Brian Bews ejects to safety as his fighter jet stalls
Going down: The £30m aircraft plummets to the ground at the Lethbridge County Airport, near Alberta in Canada
Crash: Captain Bews watches from his parachute as the disaster unfolds. He had been taking part in a practice run the day before an air show 
Ball of fire: The CF-18 jet explodes at the airfield
Lucky escape: Captain Bews was taken to hospital, where he will remain this weekend after landing hard and getting dragged across the runway by his parachute
