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Bindi Irwin breaks down on camera about health condition

Bindi Irwin has shown her vulnerable side in an emotional new video shared with fans about a personal ordeal. The 24-year-old spoke candidly to the camera for 15 minutes with guest appearances from husband Chandler Powell and their daughter Grace Warrior. In the video, Irwin recalled the “insurmountable” pain she experienced due to endometriosis before finally <a href="https://www.oversixty.co.nz/health/caring/how-did-you-live-with-this-much-pain-bindi-irwin-hospitalised" target="_blank" rel="noopener">undergoing surgery</a>. The wildlife warrior announced her diagnosis in March 2023, but the new video explains her symptoms - which started when she was just 14 - that left her with “extreme fatigue, nausea and pain”. “I had pain every single day of my life. No matter where we went, where we were going, I would be falling asleep. I felt like I constantly had the flu,” she said. The conservationist confessed she tried everything to solve the issue, undergoing CT scans, MRIs and ultrasounds. “I was always in pain. We tried for a year, and finally a doctor told me it was just part of being a woman.” Irwin said it was that comment from a doctor that led her to suffer in silence. However, after giving birth to her daughter in 2021, the pain “magnified” to a point where it was “out of this world”. “I remember countless times of Grace needing me, and me crawling to her cot at night,” she revealed, becoming emotional. “I can remember being with Grace and lying on the floor in agony. I had a stabbing pain in my side, I couldn’t get up or I would throw up, and I was scared I would pass out. “I was so scared because I was worried if I was alone with Grace, something would happen to me, and she would be on her own.” Irwin dubbed the pain “insurmountable” and something that “would knock me over”. <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/reel/Cr31hQDANTp/?utm_source=ig_embed&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/reel/Cr31hQDANTp/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Bindi Irwin (@bindisueirwin)</a> </div> </blockquote> She said that after returning to new doctors, she was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome and chronic fatigue. It was not until she spoke to a friend, Leslie Mosier, who recently had endometriosis surgery that she realised they shared similar symptoms. “Leslie said the only way to diagnose for sure is through exploratory surgery.” Irwin said she decided to undergo surgery in the US as her daughter would have Powell’s parents, who live in Florida, nearby for support while she recovered. At this point in her video, Grace woke up and joined her mum on camera. “Mama went for surgery and they found 37 lesions and a chocolate cyst on my ovary,” she said in a child-like tone for the sake of her daughter. “Ovary!” Grace chirped. “After surgery mama feels a lot better hey? I had to recover for quite a while, and mama feels so much better, and she can run around with you!” Irwin went on to share what she has learned being a part of the endometriosis community. She revealed that excision surgery is considered the “gold standard” for the disease, where lesions and cysts are removed. “Everyone says we need to educate the public, but there also needs to be a shift in health care. Doctors need more information because endometriosis has myriad symptoms. Doctors need the right tools to diagnose.” She explained that her own endometriosis has been classified as severe, which means she may have to undergo more surgeries in the future to keep symptoms at bay. “I feel like. I got a second chance at life... I feel like a new woman.” In a final message of encouragement, Irwin said, “If you’re in pain, it’s so hard to get up every day and forge ahead. “Keep searching for those answers and never give up on you.” Image credit: Instagram

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Aussie octopuses caught on camera slinging mud

Australia’s <a href="https://cosmosmagazine.com/people/social-sciences/when-octopuses-dont-want-any-trouble/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">‘Gloomy Octopuses’</a> have been caught throwing things. Sometimes at each other. Underwater footage, from Jervis Bay in New South Wales, shows Gloomy Octopuses (Octopus tetricus) throwing debris. Occasionally the material – mainly silt, shells and algae – was aimed at other octopuses, and even the camera recording them. Throwing is an uncommon behaviour in animals, an activity only observed in a handful, including elephants and chimpanzees. <iframe src="https://players.brightcove.net/5483960636001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6315259579112" width="960" height="540" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> A throw by a female octopus that hits a male attempting to mate with her / Credit: Godfrey-Smith et al, 2022, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 Twenty-four hours of footage gathered during 2015 and 2016 captures around 100 octopus throws among a group of roughly ten of the animals. Ninety throws were by females, and eleven by males. On 17 occasions, octopuses threw material which actually hit another octopus, often with ‘high vigour.’ In two cases, the throw hit a fish. Twelve meanwhile were directed at the camera. <div class="newsletter-box"> <div id="wpcf7-f6-p222798-o1" class="wpcf7" dir="ltr" lang="en-US" role="form"> </div> </div> One female octopus was recorded throwing 17 times in the space of an hour, with nine throws hits on other octopuses (who sometimes ducked or raised their arms in the direction of the thrower). The gloomy octopus is common in Australian and New Zealand waters. Having gathered their ammunition, octopuses hurled their material by using a jet of water from their siphon (a tube-shaped structure that can eject water at speed) to propel it between their arms. Throwing under water requires greater force than throwing through air, and the octopuses often managed to throw their material several body lengths away. Given the octopuses had to move their siphon into an unusual position to perform the throws, the researchers believe the behavior was deliberate. The study by Australian and US researchers is the first-time throwing behaviour has been reported in octopuses. The research is <a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0276482" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">published</a> in PLOS One. <iframe src="https://players.brightcove.net/5483960636001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6315258284112" width="960" height="540" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> A throw by a female octopus, hitting a male. The male ducks just before the material is released / Credit: Godfrey-Smith et al, 2022, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 <img id="cosmos-post-tracker" style="opacity: 0; height: 1px!important; width: 1px!important; border: 0!important; position: absolute!important; z-index: -1!important;" src="https://syndication.cosmosmagazine.com/?id=222798&title=Aussie+octopuses+caught+on+camera+slinging+mud" width="1" height="1" /> <div id="contributors"> <a href="https://cosmosmagazine.com/nature/octopuses-caught-slinging-mud/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">This article</a> was originally published on Cosmos Magazine and was written by Petra Stock. Image: Getty Images </div>

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“A mockery of my tipuna”: Traditional tattoo camera filter sparks outcry

The emergence of social media filters that allow users to project traditional Māori tattoos onto their faces has caused controversy, with concerns raised about the protection of Māori identity and intellectual property. The filters, given names like “Māori Mask” and “Māori Face Tattoo” and projecting mataora, moko kauae, tatua and other traditional tattoos, have appeared on social media platforms such as Snapchat, using open-source Lookery software to enable real-time modification of people’s faces in photos. Anyone can create filters, which are shared openly across the platform, with Instagram offering a similar feature. <img src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/2022/09/maori-tattoos1.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /> Filters available on Snapchat that allow users to project traditional Māori tattoos onto their faces have sparked controversy. While two filters (left, centre) have been removed, one (right) is still available Images: RNZ, Author While some see these filters as helping make Māori culture more accessible and revitalise mātauranga Māori (traditional Māori knowledge), others say it is damaging - particularly if they’re created from a non-Māori perspective. "When people wear a fake Prada or Gucci bag, people are quick to call it out. However, when tauiwi (non-Māori people) create Māori art for profit, everyone thinks it's great,” Māori activist Karu Martin said. "There are people who need to take responsibility when they are using Māori culture in an international space or platform to understand that they have consequences and ramifications." In Māori cultures, moko and tatua are unique expressions of a person’s whakapapa (genealogy) and identity, with traditional Māori tattoo artist Julie Paama Pengally adding that the tattoos represent more than what the creators of these filters could fathom. “Those elements are strongly connected to our whakapapa, our atua (ancestors), and our being,” Paama Pengally told the <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2018857427/growing-anger-over-use-of-moko-mataora-in-image-filters" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RNZ</a>. "As soon as you take something from a culture without permission and you misrepresent it, and you displace that culture from doing what they want to do with those things themselves, then you're appropriating. "That's a mockery of my tīpuna that you're wearing on your face, just so you can have your two seconds of fun. "For me, it's a long-lasting reminder that if I were to have that on my face, people would look at me sideways." But social media platforms are the only culprits when it comes to the commercialisation and appropriation of moko, with the sequel to Avatar and video games Borderlands 2077 and Grand Theft Auto drawing criticism for depictions of moko. Tūranga Morgan-Edmonds, a Māori musician for the metal band Alien Weaponry who got his mataora last year, said he is weary of the commercialisation of moko. "It's being made by some stranger on the other side of the world to be provided to the masses that don't belong to our culture,” he said. "These ones in the games are blatant rip-offs - they follow the same patterns and all of that. "Places that take inspiration have taken the concepts, and then designed something completely different." Since RNZ approached Snapchat for a comment, the platform has removed the filters. Meta, the company that owns Instagram and Facebook, didn’t respond to questions. Image: RNZ

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How to tell if your AirBnb has a hidden camera

While there are a lot of things that come to mind when planning a holiday, worrying about safety in your accommodation is probably at the end of your list. However, with a rise of home-rental services and the easy accessibility to surveillance technology, it's an important thing to consider. More and more travellers have come forward in recent years about their horror stories of discovering a hidden camera in a short term rental, putting out the warning to others. In a now-viral video posted to TikTok by Marcus Hutchins, he outlines how to spot hidden cameras in hotels and Airbnbs. “Take this fire alarm for instance, it is placed right above the bed,” the British backpacker says in the video. “Now one way to see if the device is a camera is to shine a bright light at it. If you hit a camera lens it’s going to get a blue-ish reflection.” Marcus also details how alarm clocks can double as cameras, as he demonstrates in his video by shining his smart phone's flash on a mirrored clock face revealing a tiny camera lens behind the screen on one side of the digital counter. “If we shine a bright light at it, we can shine through the glass, and see there’s a camera there. Now, this technique can also work on two-way mirrors.” The video has racked up over 5 million views, and has served as another reminder to always be cautious when travelling. Image credits: Shutterstock

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“Turn the cameras off!”: Trump storms out on Piers Morgan

Former US President Donald Trump has erupted at Piers Morgan before storming off the set of an interview that touched on the “stolen” US presidential election. After Morgan lay the blame for last year’s deadly riots at the Capitol squarely at Trump’s feet – largely for his refusal to concede that he had lost the 2020 presidential election – Trump had had enough, and began screaming that Morgan was “dishonest” and “a fool”, before demanding that the shocked TV crew “turn the cameras off!” Trump appears to have been deeply angered by a slew of barbs that Morgan has directed towards him during his time at the White House, despite being friends for at least 15 years. But in this instance, the pair appeared to clash heavily even before the interview had gotten underway – but while the cameras were rolling. Morgan detailed the behind-the-scenes incident to <a href="https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/current-affairs/donald-trump-piers-morgan-interview-former-president-explodes-at-disloyal-fool/news-story/35a81812a4d93cb3751a60957fcaa424" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news.com.au</a>, saying that Trump stared at him with “undisguised fury” and was “almost foaming at the mouth”. At one point, the Trump hissed at Morgan: “What the f**k is this?” You’re not real. You’re a fake.” To which Piers replied: “No, I’m just brutally honest.” Morgan revealed further details from the encounter: “Normally, he’d greet me with a cheery smile and the words ‘How’s my champ?’ because I was his first Celebrity Apprentice on the series that made him a TV superstar. But this time, there were no such welcoming niceties. “He was staring at me across his desk with undisguised fury, clutching the document entitled ‘Piers Morgan Comments About President Trump’. “What the f**k IS this?” he snarled. Then he began slowly reading out some of the quotes. “Trump’s a supreme narcissist….” Pause. “His pathetic antics in the past few weeks since losing the election in November have been utterly contemptible.” Pause. “Trump’s now too dangerous, he’s morphed into a monster that I no longer recognise as someone I considered to be a friend and thought I knew.” “Each time he paused, he peered over the document at me, with mounting rage in his eyes. “I’d never seen him so livid or felt so uncomfortable in his presence as I did right now in his office. “He was almost foaming at the mouth and kept shaking his head slowly and menacingly at me, like Don Corleone when he felt he’d been disrespected.” Morgan then went on to detail the moment Trump truly took issue with his questions: “Things took a dramatic downward turn when I finally brought up his refusal to accept defeat in 2020 and the appalling scenes on January 6. “I told him I believe he lost the supposedly “rigged, stolen” election, I repeatedly pointed out his failure to produce any evidence of the widespread voter fraud he insists occurred to rob him of his presidency, and I blamed his refusal to admit defeat for the deadly riots at the Capitol. “Then you’re a fool!” he sneered. “And you haven’t studied!...” “Now abandoning any pretence at cordiality, Trump ranted that he was far more honest than me, and again sneered that I wasn’t ‘real’ before haranguing me for exceeding our 20 minutes which was particularly disingenuous given that during all our previous interviews, he’d invariably decided exactly how long he wanted to keep talking. “Incensed Trump tried to end things by declaring “That’s it!” before I reminded him that we hadn’t discussed his hole-in-one, which he then sat down again and did – briefly – before abruptly jumping to his feet, looking hateful, and barking at the shocked crew: “Turn the cameras off!” “Then he turned on his heels, and sloped angrily off through a side door, loudly muttering “So dishonest…” The world exclusive interview is due to air in Australia as the launch piece for Morgan’s new show Piers Uncensored on Sky News on Tuesday night at 9pm AEST. Image: Piers Uncensored

Dog poo dumper caught on camera

A Canadian woman has made a shocking discovery after dog poo started mysteriously appearing on her driveway. Sasha Poldmaa, who lives in New Zealand and owns three dogs of her own, had been coming home from work to find the poo scattered across her driveway for three days straight in mid-February. She told news.com.au and confirmed in a now-viral <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@sashapoldmaa/video/7063336925414853889?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TikTok video</a> that she has never had issues with her pets or received complaints about them from her neighbours - making the discovery all the more baffling. “I thought it was strange for it to happen two days in a row - someone was definitely putting it there. Then when it happened a third time, I was like, ‘I am going to set up a camera and catch who’s doing it’.” After setting her iPad up directly in front of her dogs’ kennel, along with a second at the top of her driveway, Sasha reviewed the footage after work and uncovered the culprit: her neighbour. “The way she did it - she was just throwing them right where I get out of the car,” Sasha told <a href="https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/nz-neighbour-caught-throwing-dog-poo-on-womans-driveway/news-story/e9a9b43d6c67a1eaea0d1619ceed4a25" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news.com.au</a>. “I don’t even walk [the dogs] past her house - I go the other way and there are other dogs in the neighbourhood.” <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/CRGbaDmr1zl/?utm_source=ig_embed&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/CRGbaDmr1zl/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Sasha Poldmaa (@sashapoldmaa)</a> </div> </blockquote> After making the discovery, she wrote a stern letter to her neighbour. “Dear Neighbour, I was shocked to find out after reviewing the video surveillance of my house, it was because of your arrogant and frightening assumptions on my negligent animal ownership that led to three consecutive days of driveway dog poo dumping,” her letter read. <img src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/2022/03/tiktok3.png" alt="" width="530" height="936" /> Sasha penned a letter to her neighbour after discovering they were behind the mysterious appearance of dog poo on her driveway. Image: @sashapoldmaa (TikTok) “Now firstly I took the opportunity to return the faeces to your property using my own doggie poo bags which you’d see me walking with IF I ever did actually walk down your direction in the street. “Because this is something that I refuse to ignore as a result of your repeated and deliberate acts of bitterness towards my family … you should expect a friendly visit from the local police in the coming days as you are not only chargeable under the nuisance laws but I am genuinely concerned for the safety of my pets because of your hatred towards them. “P.S. An apology would be welcomed in exchange for not demanding costs for damages,” she ended the letter. Several days after placing the letter in her neighbour’s letterbox, Sasha revealed in a follow-up video that the neighbour had knocked on her door to apologise. <img src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/2022/03/tiktok.png" alt="" width="530" height="933" /> Sasha’s neighbour came to apologise after she placed a letter in her letterbox. Image: @sashapoldmaa (TikTok) It seemed the neighbour had found the faeces on her lawn and assumed it came from Sasha’s dogs, to which Sasha said there are many other dogs in the area it could belong to. Sasha captured parts of the conversation she had with the neighbour, including their apology. “I am so sorry, I’d rather you had have come to me in the first place,” the neighbour said in the clip. “I must admit I’m very sorry but I’ve thrown the dog poo bags over the back corner. It was an assumption I guess. “I felt quite sick and horrible afterwards. I really do apologise. Ah well the laugh’s on me so let’s face it.” Sasha said the encounter ended well and praised her neighbour’s courage for coming over to apologise. “I told her next time you have an issue just come and talk to me about it,” Sasha said. Images: @sashapoldmaa (TikTok)

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Cameras capture mother dropping daughter into bear enclosure

A woman has dropped her toddler into a bear enclosure at a zoo in Uzbekistan. This incident follows her husband leaving to work in Russia to escape poverty.The woman, who had become very depressed, was caught on camera approaching the bear enclosure at the zoo in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent and deliberately dropping the child over the railings.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Woman throws daughter into enclosure with live bear. In a blood-curdling incident captured on camera at a zoo in Uzbekistan’s capital city Tashkent on Friday, a young woman threw her three-year-old daughter into the enclosure of a massive brown bear. <a href="https://t.co/H51trJvN6z">pic.twitter.com/H51trJvN6z</a>— News 12PM (@News12PM) <a href="https://twitter.com/News12PM/status/1488106702994030601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 31, 2022</a></blockquote>Zookeepers ran into the enclosure and rescued the girl.Officials later said the unnamed woman now faces charges of attempted murder, with a maximum sentence of 15 years in jail."The woman has been depressed as her husband left for Russia and no longer lives with her," the Uzbek health ministry said.The woman has been identified as a 30-year-old university lecturer who has two children and lives with her elderly father.Footage released by Uzbek authorities showed that the grizzly bear was initially scared off by something dropping from the sky into the moat just below the railings, before he rushed to come closer to the girl, and then went away again."It's scary to even think what could have happened if the bear had reacted to the child as a predator to a prey," the zoo said.The three-year-old was taken to hospital with a concussion sustained from the fall, but her life is not in danger.Image: Getty

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Smile for the camera!: Man caught trashing Bunnings van

A vandal has been caught red-handed interfering with the windscreen wiper of a parked Bunnings vehicle over the weekend. The act was caught on the car’s dashboard camera on Sunday, and shared to the Facebook page Dash Cam Owners Australia on Tuesday. The video shows a man approach the car from the passenger side before starting to tamper with the wiper, bending it back onto itself and then twisting it around. The man was dressed in a brown New York Yankees cap, grey shirt, blue board shorts and thongs. He then left the scene, walking in the opposite direction. The incident took place while the car was parked on Victoria Avenue in the Sydney suburb of Concord West. The video garnered over 70,000 views in less than four hours, as well as hundreds of comments. Many commenters were happy the culprit was caught, with one person writing, “Smile for the camera you angry little man! I hope he’s been identified,” while another wondered what prompted the attack, asking, “Makes you wonder why people actually do this. Crazy. I wonder if he is known to the dashcam owner? Seems like it’s revenge for something possibly?” Others wondered whether it was part of a vendetta against the hardware store, with someone suggesting, “Vandalism to a Bunnings van? Probably worked for Mitre10,” while another wondered if the man wasn’t just hungry, writing, “Hangry for a Bunnings snag! Maybe they should do a snag van like Mr Whippy.” Another commenter pointed out that the attack wasn’t particularly effective, writing, “If you’re gonna be a vandal, at least be an intelligent one and do that to the driver’s side wiper. All he achieved there is made it ever so slightly more difficult to see out the extreme left of the windscreen, and some minor inconvenience by needing to replace it.” Image: Dash Cam Owners Australia

Travel Trouble

How cameras in public spaces might change how we think

Facial recognition is <a href="https://theconversation.com/facial-recognition-is-spreading-faster-than-you-realise-132047">increasingly being used</a> in many countries around the world. In some cases <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/audio/2020/feb/04/the-rise-of-facial-recognition-technology-podcast">the take up has been dramatic</a>. As a result, people are being observed by cameras more than ever, whether in stores, on public transit, or at their workplaces. Using this technology may seem justified when it helps law enforcement track down criminals and make the lives of ordinary citizens safer. But how does the constant observation affect the citizens it is supposed to protect from criminals? It’s easy to imagine that pervasive camera observation will change people’s behaviour. Often, such changes are for the better. For example, research <a href="https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2017-46387-004">has shown</a> that when observed, people donate more to charity and wash their hands more frequently to prevent transmitting diseases. Given that these positive outcomes are in everyone’s best interest, it seems that people’s increased observation is positive for society as a whole – as long as privacy regulations are strictly followed. A magnifying effect <a href="https://www.academia.edu/33348873/Being_Observed_Magnifies_Action">My research</a>, however, points to a consequence of being observed that has so far been neglected in the public debate around increased observation. My co-authors and I found in several experiments that being observed changes not only what people do, but also how they think. Specifically, we found that when people know that they are observed, they see themselves through the eyes of the observer (or through the lens of a camera). By adopting the perspective of the observer in addition to their own perspective, people perceive themselves as if under a magnifying glass. As a result, people’s observed actions feel magnified. For example, we asked some volunteers to eat a portion of chips in front of a camera, whereas others ate the same food unobserved. The observed volunteers afterwards thought they had eaten larger portions because their behaviour felt to them as if under a magnifying glass. Such a finding might seem like harmless collateral of increased observation, given its other benefits. However, we also found more troubling thought patterns when people were observed. We asked volunteers to take a test, in which they inevitably gave some wrong answers. Those volunteers who were observed during the test thought they had given more wrong answers than unobserved volunteers, although in reality there was no difference between the groups of volunteers. So for the observed volunteers, their errors loomed larger in their minds. The same happened <a href="https://www.academia.edu/33348873/Being_Observed_Magnifies_Action">when we surveyed</a> badminton players after team tournaments. Those players whose teams lost, thought they were personally responsible for the loss to a larger extent when more spectators had observed them play. Again, any errors in their play loomed larger when a player had felt observed when playing for their unsuccessful team. In other words, being observed changed how people thought about their behaviour. We do not know yet what this magnifying glass effect means for people’s thoughts and feelings in the long run. Feeling that one’s errors and failures loom large might hurt one’s confidence and self-esteem. Similarly, small digressions might seem more serious under constant observation. Someone who enjoys leaving the house in their pyjamas to wolf down some junk food might think back with shame and disgust when observed during such forgivable behaviour. As camera observation becomes more and more prevalent, citizens who are concerned with privacy <a href="https://www.gov.uk/request-cctv-footage-of-yourself">are assured</a> that most camera recordings are never watched, or are erased after a short while. Yet, we are only beginning to understand some of the psychological consequences of increased observation. These effects on people’s thought and feelings might linger, even long after the camera tape has been erased.<img style="border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; margin: 0 !important; max-height: 1px !important; max-width: 1px !important; min-height: 1px !important; min-width: 1px !important; opacity: 0 !important; outline: none !important; padding: 0 !important; text-shadow: none !important;" src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/132537/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" /> <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/janina-steinmetz-648854">Janina Steinmetz</a>, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Cass Business School, <a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/city-university-of-london-1047">City, University of London</a> This article is republished from <a href="http://theconversation.com">The Conversation</a> under a Creative Commons license. Read the <a href="https://theconversation.com/how-cameras-in-public-spaces-might-change-how-we-think-132537">original article</a>.

Mind

Pilots accused of having live stream bathroom camera

A Southwest Airlines flight attendant has sued the airline after she reported spotting two pilots livestreaming hidden-camera footage from the plane’s bathroom into the cockpit. Renee Steinaker alleged in her lawsuit that she discovered the surveillance when she was working on a flight in 2017, <a href="https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2019/10/25/southwest-airlines-lawsuit-pilots-livestreamed-plane-bathroom-flight-attendant-claims/2458570001/">The Arizona Republic</a> reported. At one point during the flight, Captain Terry Graham asked Steinaker to come to the cockpit so that he could leave to use the lavatory, following the airline’s requirement that two crew members must be in the cockpit at all times. Steinaker said when she entered, she noticed an iPad mounted to the windshield showing a livestream of Graham in the bathroom. According to the suit, co-pilot Ryan Russell seemed panicked and told her the camera was part of a “new security and top secret security measure that had been installed in the lavatories of all Southwest Airlines' 737-800 planes”. “They led her to believe that she and others had been filmed – had been videotaped if you will – while they were using the lavatory,” said aviation attorney Ronald Goldman. “It’s really hard to imagine a more outrageous kind of conduct.” Steinaker took a picture of the iPad as an evidence. She said she was told not to speak about the incident and warned that “if this got out, if this went public, no one, I mean no one, would ever fly our airline again”. The suit also alleged that the airline’s management attempted to silence and intimidate Steinaker and other flight attendants after they reported the incident. Steinaker’s husband David, who also works as a flight attendant, was “subjected <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/26/us/southwest-airlines-hidden-bathroom-camera-trnd/index.html">to at least five performance audits</a> in the course of a few months following the incident, when in his prior twenty-four –[years] of service, he only had approximately three audits”, the suit stated. The pair is suing the airline and the pilots for invasion of privacy, causing Renee Steinaker emotional distress, sexual harassment and retaliation. Southwest Airlines has denied that any camera was placed in the lavatories. “The safety and security of our employees and customers is Southwest’s uncompromising priority. As such, Southwest does not place cameras in the lavatories of our aircraft,” an airline representative said in a statement to The Arizona Republic. “Southwest will vigorously defend the lawsuit. When the incident happened two years ago, we investigated the allegations and addressed the situation with the crew involved. We can confirm from our investigation that there was never a camera in the lavatory; the incident was an inappropriate attempt at humour which the company did not condone.”

Travel Trouble

Hidden camera technology is booming: What this means for your privacy

With stories about people finding hidden cameras and other technology in their AirBnb’s and apartment rentals, some people are curious as to why and where the hidden technology boom has come from. Bruce Baer Arnold, an associate professor of law and justice at Canberra University, told <a href="https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/security/a-boom-in-hidden-camera-tech-makes-it-difficult-to-spot-devices-and-the-law-is-complex/news-story/59ec9bbef84ed22748429647ae7a4414">news.com.au</a> his thoughts on the matter. “Fifteen years ago, the technology that was available was expensive and a bit quirky and was mostly bought by law enforcement, private investigators and uber geeks.” He added, “But we’re seeing the Kmart effect where availability has boomed and prices have fallen, so now anybody can get their hands on them.” Some of the objects that are able to conceal cameras include hats, fake car key fobs, watches, picture frames, wall clocks, television remotes, notebooks and music speakers. Some of the technology also has hidden video recorders inside them, so that the footage can be looked at later. Depending on what you’re after and what website you buy it from, it could set you back $20 or $168. University of Technology Sydney law professor Kristopher Wilson says that this is a real problem for privacy. “We don’t have any real standards or control mechanisms for the development and sale of these devices,” he said. “That’s an issue for cyber security as well as privacy. There’s a plethora of flow-on effects from this.” Although stories of technology being found in apartment rentals are nothing new, there are more sinister uses for the hidden technology. “An emerging problem is ‘cyber gaslighting’ where these kind of devices are being used in domestic violence situations,” Mr Wilson said. “It might be a husband who installs them to monitor his wife’s movements to harass and intimidate. It’s a relatively new phenomenon.” Dr Baer Arnold says that context was key when it comes to determining the legality of using the devices, which again, raises a host of issues. “The big issue we’ve got is that the law is so profoundly inconsistent between the states and territories. And then there are cases where a potential offence would be dealt with by Commonwealth laws. “It’s all a bit rocky, and some of the laws have been shown to be outdated. We’ve had instances in the past where an invasion of privacy with a video recording was deemed fine because the sound was off. That’s a bizarre situation.” However, it seems like the law will consistently be playing catch up. Dr Baer Arnold believes that restricting the sale of the technology won’t help matters. “Like all technology, it can be used for good and it can be used for bad,” he said. “Take drone technology. Drones can protect the environment and help in emergencies. They can also be used to spy and to kill. It’s about context. Just restricting something doesn’t work.”

Travel Trouble

No privacy: Strangers could have been watching your home security camera

If you’ve purchased one of Google’s Nest Cams second-hand, the previous owner might have been watching your movements for months. New claims have found that previous owners of the camera could still use an app to look at footage from the device even after a factory reset had been used. Nest Indoor Cameras linked with the Wink hub device were vulnerable to this issue, with the flaw first raised in Facebook groups for Wink products. The New York Times company Wirecutter did its own testing of the flaw and discovered that the decommissioned Nest Cam Indoor was still viewable via a previously linked Wink hub account. “Instead of a video stream, it was a series of still images snapped every several seconds,” the report read. Google were quick to issue a fix to the devices. “We were recently made aware of an issue affecting some Nest cameras connected to third-party partner services via Works with Nest,” the company said in a statement. “We’ve since rolled out a fix for this issue that will update automatically, so if you own a Nest camera, there’s no need to take any action.” However, it is still unclear how many people were impacted by the breach. This also raises questions as to whether or not Nest Cam streams are vulnerable to other third-party smart home hubs. There is also no data as to how long the bug has been impacting Nest Cam devices.

Technology

Prince Louis' first steps caught on camera in stunning new royal photo album

Prince William, Duchess Kate and their young royal family have been captured in a completely new light, after spending a day out in the garden, which resembled somewhat of an enchanted forest. In the private images newly released by the royal family, the two doting parents are seen playing with their three children, Prince George, 5, Princess Charlotte, 4, and Prince George, 1, as Duchess Kate unveiled her Back to Nature garden. Royal fans were also able to see Prince Louis walking for the first time on camera. In one picture, 36-year-old future heir Prince William is seen holding onto tiny Louis while he sits on a rope swing, while Charlotte showed the cameras she can swing all by herself. In another photograph, the Duke is pictured helping his eldest son George build a den while sitting on a wooden bridge in the tranquil gardens co-designed by the Duchess at the RHS Back to Nature Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show. The sweet images were posted to the Royal Family official Instagram page where the caption explained all three children had helped their mother “gather moss, leaves and twigs to help decorate” the stunning garden. “Hazel sticks collected by the family were also used to make the garden’s den.” Duchess Kate told the BBC: “I really feel that nature and being interactive outdoors has huge benefits on our physical and mental wellbeing, particularly for young children. “I really hope that this woodland that we have created really inspires families, kids and communities to get outside, enjoy nature and the outdoors, and spend quality time together.” See the gorgeous photographs taken of the royal family by scrolling through the gallery above.

News

Caught on camera: The sweet moment Duchess Meghan reacts to her baby kicking

Earlier this week, Duchess Meghan was seen cradling her baby bump as she attended the British Fashion Awards. While the Duchess of Sussex was standing on stage at the event, an audience member managed to record a sweet moment between the mum-to-be and her royal baby. The video shows the 37-year-old former actress standing on stage with her hands resting on her bump when she suddenly grabs her tummy protectively and closes her eyes. <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/p/BrSjdDLDDhN/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_medium=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> <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/p/BrSjdDLDDhN/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_medium=loading" target="_blank">Baby Sussex is full of energy !! Look how he/she kicks mummy hard and Meghan close her eyes 💕😍 Baby Sussex is playing Polo Video by @_pammyyy</a> <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/harry_meghan_updates/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_medium=loading" target="_blank"> Meghan & Harry 💍 supporters</a> (@harry_meghan_updates) on Dec 12, 2018 at 6:03am PST </div> </blockquote> Fans on social media quickly pointed out that Meghan was responding to a powerful kick from her baby. "That baby is playing polo in Meghan’s belly,” one fan commented. Another wrote: “Baby Sussex is full of energy!! Look how he/she kicks mummy hard and Meghan close her eyes." One person added: “That blink she gave tells us that was a kick kick!!" The Duchess was on stage to present the award for British Designer of the Year (Womenswear) to Givenchy’s Clare Waight Keller. Waight Keller designed Meghan’s wedding gown for her royal wedding on May 19. Meghan also delivered a short speech about the role of the fashion industry. "As all of you in the room know, we have a deep connection to what we wear. Sometimes it's very personal and sometimes it's emotional," she said. "But for me, this connection is rooted in, really, being able to understand that it's about supporting and empowering each other, especially as women."

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Donald Trump’s bizarre 20-minute "temper tantrum" caught on camera

Has Donald Trump, to no one’s surprise, officially lost the plot? With the Democrats taking control of the House of Representatives only last month, it hasn’t taken long for the leader of the free world to lash out in an on-camera argument with House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Seated in the Oval Office, President Trump discussed funding for the infamous border wall between the US and Mexico with the two leaders. A partial shutdown is edging closer, as December 21 will see funding for many agencies to expire. The discussion quickly took a turn when Trump put forward the request for $US5 billion to help build the wall, but Democrats were only ready to shell out $US1.3 billion. The conversation became more heated with every passing second, as the three politicians “pointed fingers, raised their voices and interrupted each other repeatedly as they fought over policy and politics” as reported by the <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/schumer-pelosi-set-to-meet-with-trump-on-wall-but-house-gop-stands-firm/2018/12/11/2604b1ae-fd56-11e8-862a-b6a6f3ce8199_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.d408be7ad7e1" target="_blank">Washington Post</a>. Neither side was ready to back down, as they fought to have their way. But in true Trump fashion, the President chose to take it one step further and make personal attacks against the leaders. Schumer repeated former President Barack Obama’s words as he warned Trump: “Elections have consequences, Mr President.” He probed Trump even further by saying he should not shut down the government just because he “can’t get his way”. “You just say my way or you shut down the government,” Schumer said as he lashed out. The constant back and forth continued as Trump attacked Pelosi’s political performance, saying: “Nancy’s in a situation where it’s not easy for her to talk right now.” “Please don’t characterise the strength I bring to this meeting,” she shot back. She went on to say: “The fact is you do not have the votes in the House.” Reporters in the room were left dumbstruck as they witnessed the argument first-hand, which went on for 20 minutes, with Pelosi constantly asking Trump to turn the cameras off for the meeting. Pelosi also said: “This has spiralled downwards.” The argument ended after Trump threatened to shut down the government, saying it’s a measure he’s willing to take if it means he gets what he wants. Pelosi and Schumer both advised the President to not make such a drastic decision, but he remained firm on his word as he said: “I am proud to shut down the government for border security, Chuck. I’m going to shut it down for border security. “If we don’t get what we want, one way or the other, whether it’s through you, through military, through anything you want to call, I will shut down the government. I will take the mantle. I will take the mantle, I will be the one to shut it down.” After the heated discussion, Pelosi and Schumer took to the White House lawn to speak to reporters about the incident that had just occurred. “We came in here in good faith and we are entering into this kind of a discussion in the public view,” said Pelosi. “He says, ‘We can pass it in the House right now’. He doesn’t have the votes in the House, to pass whatever his agenda is with that wall in it. “We are telling him, we will keep the government open, with a proposal that Schumer suggested. Why doesn’t he just think about it? In fact, I asked him to pray over it.” When asked about the productivity behind-the-scenes, Pelosi said: “You want to know who is more productive behind the scenes? I hear some of the reporters saying, ‘Why do we not want transparency in this discussion question?’ “We don’t want to contradict the president when he is putting fourth figures that have no reality … I didn’t want to, in front of those people, (say) ‘You don’t know what you’re talking about.’” Schumer accused Trump of throwing a “temper tantrum” saying: “This temper tantrum that he seems to throw – will not get him his wall, and it will hurt a lot of people because he will cause a shutdown. “He admitted he wanted a shutdown. It is hard to believe he would want that.” Addressing the press, House Speaker Paul Ryan said: “Our position is the president’s position. “We share the president’s goal … we need to secure the border.” <iframe width="480" height="290" scrolling="no" src="https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/c/embed/d456664a-3c87-4298-8f8b-dff1c2373b96" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> In a speech on the Senate floor, Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell warned it would be a “very, very long month” if the Democrats refused to back Trump's requests over the wall. “For the nation’s sake, I hope that my Democratic friends are prepared to have a serious discussion and reach an accommodation with the president on funding for border security,” he said. This was the first time after the midterm elections that Trump came face-to-face with Democrats in the Oval Office. Something tells us this is only just the beginning.

News

Passenger's “disgusting” pedicure on flight caught on camera

If you think you’ve dealt with awful plane passengers then think again, because it can’t get any worse than this. A passenger has become a viral sensation on social media after footage of her cutting her toenails was released. The woman was caught giving herself a mid-air pedicure and is now being shamed for it through an Instagram account called Passenger Shaming. The account, which is dedicated to exposing terrible passengers, shared the video of the lady buffing her soles with a foot file and trimming her toenails. She also has zero remorse, as she makes no attempt to hide her stomach-churning behaviour. <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/p/BorS94EB5RY/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_medium=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> <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/p/BorS94EB5RY/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_medium=loading" target="_blank">PEDICURES ON PLANES! #happymonday ✈️👣🔪🤷🏼‍♀️😂 #DEADFLYINGSKINFORTHEWIN #passengershaming #flyingfeet #hatchetman • • • #NOPE #instagramaviation #airplaneetiquette #frequentflyer #crewlife #aviation #cabincrew #avgeek #cabincrewlife #flightattendant #flightattendantlife #stewardess #flightattendantproblems #travel #flightattendants #instapassport #aviationgeek #FAlife #airtravel #travelgram #traveltips #pilot #pilotlife #travelling #frequentflier</a> <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/passengershaming/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_medium=loading" target="_blank"> Passenger Shaming</a> (@passengershaming) on Oct 8, 2018 at 8:06am PDT </div> </blockquote> Having now been viewed close to 150,000 times, users from all over the world have left their opinions in the comments, and none of them sympathise with the woman in the video. “How [are you] even allowed to do that! Disgusting and I would have raised hell if I were sitting next to her. YUCK!!,” one user wrote. “Are you ****ing kidding me???? I am seriously losing all hope in humanity,” said another. Many wanted to see the woman banned off future flights or be forced to sit with the cargo next time. Do you think this passenger's behaviour is unacceptable? Let us know in the comments below

Travel Trouble

Can you spot the illegal ATM camera?

Withdrawing cash from an ATM is a convenience we really do take for granted these days. But, as new photo doing the rounds on Twitter this morning proves, we really shouldn’t be so blasé when using these easily-manipulated machines. This photo, which was shared by London’s Metropolitan Special Constabulary, depicts what appears to be a pretty standard ATM. But, as one off-duty officer discovered, there’s much more to this photo than meets the eye. Can you see the hidden camera mechanism? <img width="500" height="664" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7818174/card-machine_500x664.jpg" alt="Card -machine"/> Image credit: Twitter / MPS Specials If not, don’t worry. You’re not the only one. To see where this hidden camera is located, scroll through the gallery above. “Off duty @MPSNewham Special Constable has sniffed out a covert camera recording the pin pad of this ATM in @MPSWestminster. This is why it is so important to #CoverYourPin when taking out cash,” London's Metropolitan Special Constabulary wrote. We couldn’t agree more! Have you ever had your cash skimmed at an ATM? Image credit: Twitter / MPS Specials

Legal

10 worst ‘fails’ captured on camera

If you are having a rough day then you might find some solace in these unfortunate photos. <a href="https://www.boredpanda.com/people-having-bad-day/" target="_blank">Bored Panda</a> have compiled a list of users most hilariously bad situations to share in each other’s misery. From having snakes coming out of a car air vent to a camera flash illuminating lionesses, you will be thankful that you aren’t in these situations. Scroll through the gallery above to see the worst fails that have been captured on camera. Do you have a photo showing a fail? If so, share it with the Over60 community in the comments below.

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Donald Trump’s awkward moment caught on camera

A rare display of public affection by President Donald Trump is going viral for all the wrong reasons, after he made a compassionate gesture to Vice President Mike Pence, that many believe was not well received. President Trump, the First Lady Melania Trump and Vice President Pence attended the memorial service for Reverend Billy Graham at the US Capitol building in Washington. Mr Graham was an evangelist who died last week at the age of 99, and thousands gathered at Capitol Hill to honour the impact of his life. It was an emotional day for many people and to show his support, Mr Trump showed an unprecedented display of affection by leaning across to the vice president and placing his hand on his knee. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> I can't stop laughing at this photo of Donald Trump touching Mike Pence's thigh. <a href="https://t.co/yqSBXOOqpc">https://t.co/yqSBXOOqpc</a> <a href="https://t.co/eyFKNK0Wxp">pic.twitter.com/eyFKNK0Wxp</a> — Saira Khan (@sairakh) <a href="https://twitter.com/sairakh/status/968945906765754375?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 28, 2018</a></blockquote> However, some users have claimed that the sentiment might not have been well-received with the Vice President holding a stiff posture with his lips pressed tightly together. “He was reaching for Melania and she moved out of the way, so Pence got the grab,” one user wrote. “I was able to complete a conference call while staring at this photo the whole time,” another wrote. “Dude! Your wife is right there!” one user added. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> Melania: Don’t touch me. Trump: Not going to touch you, I’m reaching for Mike. Pence: Bad touch. BAD TOUCH. — Nolamama69 (@Nolamama69) <a href="https://twitter.com/Nolamama69/status/968958745978941441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 28, 2018</a></blockquote> Others have claimed that the President was simply patting him in a congratulatory manner as they listened to a speech, with the photograph being taken at the perfect time. During the memorial, Donald Trump shared a speech to congressmen recalling the time his father took him to see Billy Graham preach. "My father said to me, come on son," continued Trump. "Let's go see Billy Graham at Yankee stadium, and it was something very special." What do you think of the awkward moment between Donald Trump and Mike Pence? Tell us in the comments below.

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Woman’s bizarre inflight behaviour caught on camera

There’s something about being 36,000 feet in the air that makes people do strange things. First, there was the woman who decided to <a href="/travel/international/2018/01/woman-performs-yoga-routine-in-the-middle-of-packed-flight/" target="_blank">perform a yoga routine</a> in the middle of a packed flight. Then, there was the selfish man who <a href="/entertainment/technology/2017/11/internet-shames-plane-passengers-shocking-behaviour/" target="_blank">dumped all his rubbish</a> in the aisle next to him. Just yesterday, <a href="/travel/international/2018/02/bizarre-incident-forced-plane-to-make-emergency-landing/" target="_blank">we reported</a> on an Amsterdam-bound flight that was forced to make an emergency landing due to a flatulent passenger. But this one might just take the cake. A passenger onboard a Ural Airlines flight from Antalya in Turkey to Moscow in Russia filmed the bizarre moment a woman decided to literally air her dirty laundry using the air vent above her. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xBhL8fc451U" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> According to the woman’s fellow passengers, she didn’t seem remotely embarrassed, despite spending at least 20 minutes drying her undies. “Everybody was looking with interest and confusion, but everybody remained silent,” the person who captured the strange behaviour told Russian media. “Maybe the take-off was extreme,” one social media user joked. However, some jumped to the woman’s defence, suggesting the underwear may have belonged to her child. “Those [undies] aren’t an adult’s,” one person commented. “Looks like they belong to a kid.” But regardless of who they belonged to, most agreed that a plane isn’t the best place to air out dirty laundry. Tell us in the comments below, what’s the strangest thing you’ve seen someone do on a plane?

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