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* Rio: not the worst Ferdinand
* Name that Olympian!
* Charts: Katy Perry is still number one
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       >> Nice guy Shia  <<
       He's a drunk, but a nice drunk

   Shia LeBoeuf is the subject of much media
   hand-ringing about a supposed James Dean-
   style death wish and alcohol addiction. Shia
   may be out of control but it looks like this
   movie star is that rare beast who hasn't
   lost his manners or sense of loyalty on his
   way up. The gossip around Hollywood is that his
   new movie Eagle Eye isn't very good. And
   that Shia knew this when he signed on. But he
   attached himself to the project to help
   out the director, who had previously
   directed him in Disturbia, one of the movies
   that helped LeBoeuf become such a bankable star.
  

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Niche celeb spotting: for fans of both Kylie and
Frank Lampard, the place to stalk them is Sophie's
Steak House, Fulham Road.
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       >> Jordan's hero  <<
       Rio: not the worst Ferdinand
    
   One premiership player enjoying a transfer 
   this summer is Anton Ferdinand. Sunderland
   have got themselves a gem. When asked last
   year by the West Ham programme to name his
   most treasured possession, Anton Ferdinand
   identified "The picture that Michael Jordan
   signed saying it was a privilege to meet me."


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Chris Moyles has bought Les Dennis' house.
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       >> Big Questions <<
     What people are asking this week

   Which radio exec on an Olympics freebie
   annoyed the rest of his party with his
   diva behaviour? The party got their own back
   though with the knowledge that his diarrhoea
   wasn't just verbal. They all chuckled at the
   news that the shouty shortarse failed to get
   out of bed in time during one urgent dash to
   the loo, and ended up shitting all over his
   five-star hotel room. 


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Nobu is opening a branch in Tel Aviv this Winter.
Outside Moscow and London it's where Russian
money is being spent these days.
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        >> How the other half live  <<
        Russian oligarch schooldays

   Some of London's richest children go to the
   Garden House School. None are richer than
   Roman Abramovich's daughter. Yet Abramovitch Jnr
   may not have such a fun life. Her father's
   security worries mean that she doesn't get
   to go on all the same play dates or after-school
   activities as the other kids, but is whisked
   away by bodyguards. Dad tried to persuade
   the school to let him send in a bodyguard
   to the classroom but, weirdly, they thought
   it was more appropriate that the bodyguards
   waited outside. Having more fun than
   Mini-Abramovitch is her schoolmate Tamara
   Mellon's daughter. She has specially made
   Jimmy Choo heels from her mum's company.
   The daughter's age? Six.


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Simon Callow goes to Bannatynes gym in Edinburgh.
He "makes really loud grunting noises and has calves
the size of watermelons", we're told.
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       >> Name that Olympian <<
       Popbitch's best named sports stars

   You emailed: here are the results.
   Favourite named Olympians 2008:

   Second runner up:
   Canada's baseball player : Stubby Clapp

   Runner up:
   Germany's Fanny Fischer, Flatwater Kayaking.

   Winner:
   Australian softballer - Natalie Titcume.


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Chesneywatch: In this month's "Southport, Liverpool,
Wirral Chester-  Life Style Monthly" magazine,
Chesney reveals he runs a songwriting retreat in
Iceland, which is his "spiritual home".
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       >> Going for gold <<
       Some medallists are more equal than others

   Much was made of BA's gold-nosed 747 and five-star
   treatment of our Olympic athletes. The reality was
   a little different. Only the top medallists were
   flown back in first class - the majority were
   shipped in economy. On the outbound flights, all
   of the team were ferried out in economy. And
   perhaps the biggest irony is that BA's policies
   prevent them from carrying sporting goods such
   as javelins, vaulting poles, canoes etc.


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Right Said Fred's Fairbrass brothers are currently
working out in a gym in Fulham, always wearing
matching white tops.
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        >> Caucasus conundrums <<
        What's going down in Abkhazia

   On a recent visit to Russia we heard an
   interesting theory about Russia and Georgia.
   While this month's war blew up in South
   Ossetia, it is the region of Abkhazia where the
   most troublesome Russian interference had
   been occurring. Abkhazia is next to the
   Russian resort of Sochi where, of course,
   the 2014 Winter Olympics are taking place.
   Russia needs huge amounts of raw materials
   to build and supply Sochi stadiums. Abkhazia
   is full of the necessary raw materials. 
   So Russia has been sucking up to the Abkhaz
   leaders to get a foot in the door. Plus - and
   even more important - Russians want to get
   in there now and buy up Abkhazia land as
   prices in the whole area will rocket
   post-Olympics. It's all about the roubles,
   then, after all.


FYI: Last October we reported that Georgia's
government hired Boney M to play a peace gig in
Tskhinvali. South Ossetians are obviously not
fans of Brown Girl In The Ring.


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       >> Recognisable brand <<
       Russell gets into Aussie Rules

Lauren writes:
   "I was at an AFL match in Melbourne a couple of
   weeks ago and ran into Russell Brand at the bar. 
   He was there with Teresa Palmer and her parents. 
   I told him he was a bogan for supporting Port
   Adelaide (he was wearing a Port Adelaide scarf.)
   He didnt know what a bogan was.  I told him a
   bogan is like a chav. Then Teresa's mum came
   over and started having a go at me for saying
   they were bogans.  She held out her jacket,
   and asked me to stroke it saying "See, feel
   this, this isnt bogan." Russell was happy to
   pose for a photo and said that I was the first
   person who had recognised him in Australia.
   Teresa was lovely too. Shame about the mother."


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Spotted in a bar in Phnom Penh - Matt Dillon. He was
approached by an American girl who said, "I''m sorry
to disturb you... but aren't you Matt Damon?"
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       >> Things that make you go hmm <<
      Philippines, Lagerfeld, Margi Clarke

   Credit crunch? Whatever. Here's what you should
   be buying and wearing this season.
http://tinyurl.com/5coz2h

   Ping Pong is coming home at Teefly.com.
   Loads of tees 9.99:
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   Karl Lagerfeld teddy bear:
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   Want to be Gazza's friend?
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   A new ballot system for elections is being tested
   on Mindanao, Philippines. A fake election was
   held between Pierce Brosnan, Leo DiCaprio, Kevin
   Costner, Harrison Ford and Sharon Stone. The
   winner was Pierce Brosnan, thanks to Remington
   Steele reruns still being popular.

   Cornwall's best floatation centre - one hour
   in a flotation tank is like eight hours sleep:
http://wwww.floatsw.co.uk

   Everything you ever wanted to know about cat food:
http://www.messybeast.com/catfoods.htm

   Remember Margi Clarke? She makes holistic
   skin care products now:
http://www.soulrinse.co.uk/

   Band who only sing about pandas:
http://www.myspace.com/bearcatbearcat

   Brilliantly named festival starts today
   in Beirut...Big Bang.
http://www.bigbangfestival.net/

   Moby reports from the Democratic convention:
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       >> Chart Predictions <<
       New entries/High climbers Sun 31st August

++ Number One
KATY PERRY I Kissed A Girl

++ Top Ten
ERIC PRYDZ Pjanoo
BIFFY CLYRO Mountains
GLASVEGAS Daddy's Gone

++ Top Twenty
METALLICA The Day That Never Comes
PAUL WELLER All I Wanna Do
LITTLE JACKIE The World Should Revolve Around Me

++ Top Forty
ALPHABEAT Boyfriend
DOES IT OFFEND YOU YEAH  Dawn Of The Dead
MILEY CYRUS See You Again



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Two women are sitting in a cafe discussing plans.
The first women says to the other, "I'm having
a boob job." The second woman says "I am having
my asshole bleached. The first replies,
"I cant imagine your husband with blond hair!"

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