plus-size yoga: instagram celebrity fighting fatphobia
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voluptuous valerie sagan is defying internet trolls with her eye-watering yoga bendsthe 27-year-old who buys her lycra in a size 22 has amassed over 30000 followers on instagram with her posts of complicated backbends gravity defying headstands - and positive attitudesuper-stretchy valerie who weighs 17 stone used to be painfully self-conscious about her size but is now spreading her message of body-positivity onlineyet her body-confidence has drawn criticism from vicious trolls who bully her about her weightdespite negative comments valerie gives advice plus-size girls and hopes to become a yoga teacher to women like hershe began to document her progress on tumblr and instagram and was soon winning an army of fans from plus-size yoga enthusiasts around the worldvideographer director: ruaridh connellanproducer: rebecca lewis chloe browneeditor: kyle waters

i made myself blind: living with biid
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for most people becoming blind would be a living nightmare - but forjewel shupingit was the fulfilment of a lifelong dreamjewel 30 from north carolina usa has body integrity identity disorder biid a condition in which able-bodied people believe they are meant to be disabledher need to lose her sight was so strong that in2006 she decided to blind herself- by having a sympathetic psychologist pour drain cleaner into her eyesvideographer director: ruaridh connellanproducer: tom midlane nick johnsoneditor: sonia estal ian phillips

piyah martell the transgender teen star with no legs
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piyah martell has a condition called caudal regression syndrome which means she was born with tiny legs and cannot walk on them but it has not stopped her dream of becoming a star and she films herself performing music videos becoming a hit on you tube and myspace piyah was born as pedro martell but announced to her parents at the age of 15 that she wanted to transition to becoming a girl she began buying women039s outfits and wearing make-up and is now considering taking hormones and having a sex change operation piyah who has a short spine and appears to have just half a body had a hard life as a child losing her real mum at eight being bullied at school and seeing her step-mum go through treatment for terminal cancer but piyah who has to walk on her hands has coped with everything by retreating into her own world of music and performing

quotplease amputate my size 16 footquot
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desperate jeffrey ortega wants his size 16 foot amputated after it swelled due to a genetic conditionboth of the 26-year-olds feet are twice the normal size and he lives in constant painjeffrey was born with proteus syndrome a rare condition that causes bones skin and tissue overgrowth and affects just a handful of people worldwideproteus has affected jeffreys hands hips and legs - and he believes amputation of his left foot will relieve his pain and stop the growthdonations for jeffreys surgery can be made athttps:wwwgofundmecomjeffrey2015videographer director: travis maysproducer: samantha grillo chloe browneeditor: sonia estal ian phillips

i039ve spent 20000 to look like a porcelain doll hooked on the look
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dressed in a frilly pink dress with knee high socks a furry headband around her platinum blond hair and full eyelashes 21-year-old jade smith looks more like a porcelain doll than a real life person and thats exactly the look shes aiming for wanting to look like a real life lolita doll jade from wallington surrey estimates shes spent 10000 to date on her doll-like outfits 8000 on shoes not to mention the extra money spent on accessories wigs key chains and toys she even has a monthly 20 glitter budget jade or princess jadette as she is known on social media wants to look like a porcelain doll and admits in the future shed like to have plastic surgery to enhance her doll-like looks

too bling for germany: baywatch couples 100k a month life
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bastian and maria yotta caused a stir after instagram images of their decadent playboy mansion lifestyle emerged the pictures boasted of a life filled with charged pool parties super cars and ten thousand dollar shopping sprees exclusive access to the flashy couple at their 10000 a month home in beverly hills reveals their online persona was no exaggeration and their 100000 a month lifestyle is as large as it appears multi-millionaire bastian told how they were hounded out of germany for being too flashy saying people would spit on their ferrari and sneer at marias large breastsvideographer director: ruaridh connellanproducer: dan howlett nick johnsoneditor: ian phillips kyle waters

mother spends 20k on bikini-clad pageant baby
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the life-size drivable cardboard lexus
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the latest lexus looks good on paper after the car maker unveiled an origami-inspired model the life-size working replica of the manufacturers is saloon is made of 1700 recyclable cardboard sheets it is powered by an electric motor has a fully-fitted interior and even has working headlights inspiration for the creation came from the men and women on the lexus production line the skilled workers known as takumi are taught to hone their dexterity by learning how to fold paper into model cats they can only practice the skill using their non-dominant hand the origami lexus was built by london-based firms the lasercut works and scales and models which specialise in creating prototypes and architectural modelsvideographer director: lexus ukproducer: nick johnsoneditor: joshua douglas

suit up: non-profit provides suits for ex-convicts truly
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a non-profit gives free suits ties and training to underprivileged men in the new york city area starting the initiative in 2011 kevin 41 came up with the idea after seeing young men in his area unable to afford a suit for job interviews as well as those coming out of prison with no smart clothes in their possession from ad hoc clothes rails on harlems sidewalks to two boutiques in jamaica and harlem 100 suits has expanded to offer clothing to women academies for at-risk youth and in 2016 100 suits started going into rikers island correctional facility once a month and now works there every week running a book club and mentorship programme

my pet cheetah helped me through cancer
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a brave cancer survivor has told how she overcame the illness - with the help of her fully-grown pet cheetah big cat loverriana van nieuwenhuizen was diagnosed with breast cancer back in 2013 and underwent a double mastectomy as part of the treatment the 53-year-old who bought her first cheetah fiela back in 2006 also had to have chemotherapy as she walked the road to recovery rianas unique bond with the animal means she can cuddle up with it in bed and even allow it to lick her face and eat from the same dinner table the big-hearted survivor now runs the cheetah experience in bloemfontein south africa with her home based on the sitevideographer director: evert kleynhansproducer: tom gillespie chloe browneeditor: sonia estal

dramatic flood rescue after two become trapped in car
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a good samaritan saves a flood victim from drowning after dragging him from his sinking vehicle shot on october 4 the dramatic footage was captured by meteorologist brett adair 29 who was covering the historic flooding which has engulfed south carolina for weather nation tv taken in state capital columbia the video shows hero joe watts swimming out to the stranded vehicle and smashing in the driver039s back window before hauling him to safety the emergency services arrived soon after and rescued the pair from the back of the truck sunday was the wettest day in the history of the city according to the us national weather service with governor nikki haley describing the floods as a 1000 year level of rainvideographer director: brett adair lsmproducer: mark hodge nick johnsoneditor: joshua douglas

staycation: the 1 flight to nowhere
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a retired aircraft engineer is offering impoverished indians the chance tofulfiltheir dreams of air travel for only 1 the twist is that aircraft never leaves theground - earning it the nickname 039the flight to nowhere039 bahadur chand gupta 58from haryana in northern india purchased a decommissioned airbus 300 in 2003for 6000parked on the outskirts of new delhi on the periphery of the capital039s international airport the planeis mostly visited by children and the region039s underprivileged citizens videographer director: virendra khanna producer: haziq qadri basit umer editor: joshua douglas

quotive got americas longest legsquot
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holly burt has inched into the record books with the longest legs in the us - measuring a whopping 495 inches the 20-year-old design student from florida usa has emerged to trump current record holder - model lauren williams - who has 49 inch pins while she used to get bullied for her length she received a welcome boost when she moved to new york two years ago as men cant get enough of her statuesque figurevideographer director: ruaridh connellanproducer: jack mckay nick johnsoneditor: kyle waters

rare 69 dodge charger daytona brought back to life
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a rare classic car was found in a barn after its owner bought it before the vietnam war - then mothballed it for more than two decadesron smith 71 decided he wanted to have some fun before being deployed to vietnam in 1969 so bought one of only 503 dodge charger daytonashe spent 477646on the car - 30000 in todays money and began touring america before heading off to south east asiawhen he returned from the war he drove the classic car for a number of years before he finally gave up on it in 1980the car was beginning to fail regularly and was old by the standards of the day so ron parked it in his fathers lock up where it remained for more than two decadesafter being recommended a trusted restorer ron contacted marshall woolery 45 who did not believe a dodge charger daytona could be locked away in someones barnvideographer director: david ryderproducer: john balson nick johnsoneditor: kyle waters

quotmatrix-stylequot fire breathing
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firebreathersblowclouds of flame fromtheirmouthsin matrix-style 039bullet time039the breathtaking footage shot using 50individualcameras shows the balls of firefrozen in mid-air the finished production titled inferno showcases the artistry of fire breathers mike icon and terry lee fields ii the hot-headed performers were filmed by mitch martinez with eachsequence featuring different fire breathing techniques showing one or both performersto see more from mitch click the following links:mitchmartinezcomhttps:instagramcommitchmartinez_dophttps:twittercomcinemitch_dopvideographer director: clipnn inc producer: mark hodge nick johnsoneditor: joshua douglas