09:20 09/06/2015
Los Angeles - Kim Kardashian West would like to have a son.
The Keeping Up with the Kardashians
star, who recently confirmed she is expecting her second child with
husband Kanye West, is reportedly planning to find out the unborn baby's
sex later this month and is hoping to decorate a nursery in shades of
blue.
A source close to the 34-year-old beauty said: "They want a son."
Meanwhile,
Kim, who felt bullied about her weight gain while she was expecting
23-month-old daughter North, is already bracing herself for criticism
about her pregnant figure.
The insider told Us Weekly magazine: "She doesn't want to be ripped apart again."
The
reality star, who battled pre-eclampsia during her first pregnancy,
previously admitted comments about her maternity figure really upset
her.
She said at the time: "They really hurt my soul. It changed how I am in public. I've tried to live more of a private life.''
She
later said: "My body just went crazy. After five months I swore I'd
never get pregnant again. I got so huge and it felt like someone had
taken over my body."
The reality TV star has now hired a
nutritionist to help reduce her chances of getting ill. After being
warned she is likely to experience the disorder again, she is doing all
she can to reduce her risk.
According to website TMZ, Kim has
hired an expert to devise a weekly meal plan, with two specific
requests; that they include lots of water and are low in sodium.
Kim
began each day when pregnant with North by tucking into a donut, but
this time around she is opting for protein shakes instead.
Meanwhile the couple have explained to North that she will be getting a sibling, but the little girl doesn't fully understand.
Kim
said: "She knows that Mommy has a baby in her belly, but she thinks
everyone has a baby in their belly. I think she thinks it’s my belly
button."
Tuesday, 9 June 2015
There's no time for hot, sweaty sex anymore
Violet Online
13:18 04/06/2015
To catch up on the series, read Love, sex, drama and self-discovery: The escapades of Violet Online.
Hot sweaty sex is on the decline in South Africa and it’s not surprising. We live in a crazy country, we’re all stressed and it’s hard to find time to eat a sandwich let alone have a full on sizzling affair.
Sometimes you just have to grab an hour or two when you can find it. But even those hours have become tricky.
Dinner and sex? Always a great idea, even without the dinner. But as a single mom, I have to make sure the kids are definitely going to be at their dad.
And not come home for a forgotten maths book. Or just because they feel like coming home. It would be awkward to say the least if I was in an exciting clinch on the couch when my fifteen year old walked in.
'Hi mom'.
'Hey sweetie'.
Two screams, resulting in death.
And it isn’t just the kids. My dogs do not take kindly to men; any men. They bark like crazy and I gotta do everything I can to distract them.
I spend a fortune on treats and bones but even so, when we go to the bedroom they just sit outside the door and cry. It’s not very sexy.
In fact, it’s just too hard having sex at my house so we have to have it at his. But then he also has kids so we can only do it when they’re at his ex wife.
And I have to drive to him which means risking my life on the streets. Then parking my car in the street and chance it getting stolen. Plus the money I spend on anti-histamines; I’m hugely allergic to his cats.
It’s just not worth it. Also, I hate his cats.
A quickie mid-morning? Ooh, great idea. No chance of kids coming home from school. It’s quiet and the dogs are asleep from barking all night. But as your partner is about to de-robe you, the doorbell goes.
First a broomseller. Then a hungry homeless guy who just wants anything you can give, please Madam. Then the man with a long sob story about getting his pregnant wife to the hospital.
Intimacy flies out the window.
And then there are the sounds. I love putting on a bit of classical music although lately I’ve turned to rock and roll. I find it drowns out the neighbourhood alarms, police sirens and the odd gun shots.
None of which are a huge turn on.
Having sex in a hotel is too expensive, sex in the back of a car is only cool when you’re below a certain age and anyway, we have to worry about car guards, and movie theatres are just too damn uncomfortable.
Also, not so sexy when there are three other couples who have had the same idea and are panting in close proximity.
So how can we get inventive? Ask our neighbours to field the doorbell and unexpected visitors? Not my neighbours, they are too busy trying to have sex themselves.
Move to another country? But then we’d be too stressed to even think about sex. Virtual sex, hmmmm, I think I could have hit on something here.
To catch up on the series, read Love, sex, drama and self-discovery: The escapades of Violet Online.
Hot sweaty sex is on the decline in South Africa and it’s not surprising. We live in a crazy country, we’re all stressed and it’s hard to find time to eat a sandwich let alone have a full on sizzling affair.
Sometimes you just have to grab an hour or two when you can find it. But even those hours have become tricky.
Dinner and sex? Always a great idea, even without the dinner. But as a single mom, I have to make sure the kids are definitely going to be at their dad.
And not come home for a forgotten maths book. Or just because they feel like coming home. It would be awkward to say the least if I was in an exciting clinch on the couch when my fifteen year old walked in.
'Hi mom'.
'Hey sweetie'.
Two screams, resulting in death.
And it isn’t just the kids. My dogs do not take kindly to men; any men. They bark like crazy and I gotta do everything I can to distract them.
I spend a fortune on treats and bones but even so, when we go to the bedroom they just sit outside the door and cry. It’s not very sexy.
In fact, it’s just too hard having sex at my house so we have to have it at his. But then he also has kids so we can only do it when they’re at his ex wife.
And I have to drive to him which means risking my life on the streets. Then parking my car in the street and chance it getting stolen. Plus the money I spend on anti-histamines; I’m hugely allergic to his cats.
It’s just not worth it. Also, I hate his cats.
A quickie mid-morning? Ooh, great idea. No chance of kids coming home from school. It’s quiet and the dogs are asleep from barking all night. But as your partner is about to de-robe you, the doorbell goes.
First a broomseller. Then a hungry homeless guy who just wants anything you can give, please Madam. Then the man with a long sob story about getting his pregnant wife to the hospital.
Intimacy flies out the window.
And then there are the sounds. I love putting on a bit of classical music although lately I’ve turned to rock and roll. I find it drowns out the neighbourhood alarms, police sirens and the odd gun shots.
None of which are a huge turn on.
Having sex in a hotel is too expensive, sex in the back of a car is only cool when you’re below a certain age and anyway, we have to worry about car guards, and movie theatres are just too damn uncomfortable.
Also, not so sexy when there are three other couples who have had the same idea and are panting in close proximity.
So how can we get inventive? Ask our neighbours to field the doorbell and unexpected visitors? Not my neighbours, they are too busy trying to have sex themselves.
Move to another country? But then we’d be too stressed to even think about sex. Virtual sex, hmmmm, I think I could have hit on something here.
5.2-magnitude quake strikes north of Athens
07:00 09/06/2015
Athens - A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck north of Athens early on Tuesday morning, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), but while it was felt in the Greek capital there were no reported casualties.
According to the USGS, the quake's epicentre was 83km north of Athens, near the town of Malesina. It began at around 04:10 (01:10 GMT) and lasted for several seconds, waking residents in the area.
The Athens Observatory said the earthquake measured 5.3 in magnitude, and the epicentre was under the sea.
Greece is one of Europe's most earthquake-prone countries. In January 2014, several thousand people found themselves homeless on the holiday island of Cephalonia in the Ionian Islands after a 5.8 magnitude quake.
Athens - A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck north of Athens early on Tuesday morning, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), but while it was felt in the Greek capital there were no reported casualties.
According to the USGS, the quake's epicentre was 83km north of Athens, near the town of Malesina. It began at around 04:10 (01:10 GMT) and lasted for several seconds, waking residents in the area.
The Athens Observatory said the earthquake measured 5.3 in magnitude, and the epicentre was under the sea.
Greece is one of Europe's most earthquake-prone countries. In January 2014, several thousand people found themselves homeless on the holiday island of Cephalonia in the Ionian Islands after a 5.8 magnitude quake.
Egypt summons US ambassador over Muslim Brotherhood
08:03 09/06/2015
Washington - Egypt summoned the US ambassador in Cairo to show displeasure at Muslim Brotherhood figures coming to Washington for a private conference, sources familiar with the matter said on Monday.
One source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said US officials did not intend to meet the group although they had met some Brotherhood figures that came to Washington in January.
The tensions reflect a clash between US diplomats' desire to deal with the whole political spectrum in Egypt and a fear of alienating Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi who, as army chief, toppled a Muslim Brotherhood-led government in 2013.
The sources declined to say precisely when US Ambassador Stephen Beecroft was call in by the Egyptian government, though one said it was in recent days. Egypt sought the meeting to make clear its unhappiness at US dealings with the Brotherhood.
State Department spokesperson Jeff Rathke declined to say whether Beecroft was summoned by the Egyptian authorities or whether US officials would meet Brotherhood figures visiting Washington, telling reporters he was aware of media reports of such a visit but that "I don't have any meetings to announce."
He said it continued to be US policy to engage with people from across the political spectrum in Egypt.
The United States has had ambivalent dealings with Sisi, prizing the stability has brought to Egypt while cautiously criticising Egypt's human rights record and the authorities' crackdown on the Brotherhood.
Sisi, who was elected president in a 2014 landslide but with lower-than-expected turnout that raised questions about his mandate, regards the Brotherhood as part of a terrorist network that poses a threat to the Arab and Western world.
The Brotherhood says it is a peaceful movement.
The fall of veteran autocrat Hosni Mubarak in 2011, a long-time US ally ultimately abandoned by Washington, paved the way for the Brotherhood to rule the most populous Arab country, something that was unthinkable for decades.
Mohammed Morsi, who rose through the Brotherhood's ranks before winning the presidency in 2012, was a polarising figure during his troubled year in office. His policies alienated secular and liberal Egyptians, who feared the Brotherhood was abusing power.
In January, the State Department said its officials met a group of visiting Egyptian former parliamentarians, including former members of the Freedom and Justice Party, the Brotherhood's political wing. The Brotherhood was banned by an Egyptian court in 2013 after Morsi was ousted.
Washington - Egypt summoned the US ambassador in Cairo to show displeasure at Muslim Brotherhood figures coming to Washington for a private conference, sources familiar with the matter said on Monday.
One source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said US officials did not intend to meet the group although they had met some Brotherhood figures that came to Washington in January.
The tensions reflect a clash between US diplomats' desire to deal with the whole political spectrum in Egypt and a fear of alienating Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi who, as army chief, toppled a Muslim Brotherhood-led government in 2013.
The sources declined to say precisely when US Ambassador Stephen Beecroft was call in by the Egyptian government, though one said it was in recent days. Egypt sought the meeting to make clear its unhappiness at US dealings with the Brotherhood.
State Department spokesperson Jeff Rathke declined to say whether Beecroft was summoned by the Egyptian authorities or whether US officials would meet Brotherhood figures visiting Washington, telling reporters he was aware of media reports of such a visit but that "I don't have any meetings to announce."
He said it continued to be US policy to engage with people from across the political spectrum in Egypt.
The United States has had ambivalent dealings with Sisi, prizing the stability has brought to Egypt while cautiously criticising Egypt's human rights record and the authorities' crackdown on the Brotherhood.
Sisi, who was elected president in a 2014 landslide but with lower-than-expected turnout that raised questions about his mandate, regards the Brotherhood as part of a terrorist network that poses a threat to the Arab and Western world.
The Brotherhood says it is a peaceful movement.
The fall of veteran autocrat Hosni Mubarak in 2011, a long-time US ally ultimately abandoned by Washington, paved the way for the Brotherhood to rule the most populous Arab country, something that was unthinkable for decades.
Mohammed Morsi, who rose through the Brotherhood's ranks before winning the presidency in 2012, was a polarising figure during his troubled year in office. His policies alienated secular and liberal Egyptians, who feared the Brotherhood was abusing power.
In January, the State Department said its officials met a group of visiting Egyptian former parliamentarians, including former members of the Freedom and Justice Party, the Brotherhood's political wing. The Brotherhood was banned by an Egyptian court in 2013 after Morsi was ousted.
PDP suspends two members for diverting Jonathan’s campaign fund
The suspended chieftains are the Chairman and the Secretary of party in Shiroro local government of the state.
The duo were accused of diverting N3 million meant for the presidential campaign in the area for the last general elections.
The suspension of the Chairman and Secretary was contained in a two-page resolution signed by all the 14 ward chairmen in the local government area.
Read more at Leadership.
Ogun Speaker retains seat
Adekunbi was re-elected by colleagues immediately after Gov. Ibikunle Amosun inaugurated the state’s 8th legislative Assembly.
He was nominated for the office again on the floor of the House by Ojodu Olayiwola from Abeokuta North State Constituency without opposition.
Kunle Oluomo from Ifo 1 State Constituency was elected as the Deputy Speaker.
Read more at Punch.
APC describes new Ekiti lawmakers as touts
The party noted that the quality of the newly inaugurated legislators did not represent the best interest of the Ekiti people.
The party in a statement by the state’s party secretary, Taiwo Olatubosun, stated that the House was made up of selected cronies of Governor Ayodele Fayose who the governor compensated as honourable members.:
Olatubosun condemned Fayose’s public declaration of political death on any member of the House who works against his interest.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has, however, described the claims by the APC as malicious and baseless.
Read more at Daily Post.
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