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Saturday, June 16, 2012
Here are 13 dogs surfing on one board
A practice session for the SoCal Surf Dogs attempt at a world record which is taking place at Loews Surf Contest in Imperial Beach California later today.
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Meanwhile in Denmark
Staff at Stadil Contractor in West Jutland, Denmark made an unusual find recently after a tractor that had been used to mow a meadow was found the next morning covered in a giant cobweb caused by thousands of tiny spiders.
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Man's 'Bucket List' request for manicure-pedicure gets out of hand
For most people their “Bucket List” consists of grandiose dreams. Ideas of one day skiing the Swiss Alps or climbing Mount Everest, maybe even swimming with great white sharks off the Australian coast. But according to Mentor Police, the “Bucket List” of a Cleveland man arrested on Tuesday night consisted of something far less dramatic… receiving a manicure and pedicure. According a police report on the alleged incident, 43-year-old Charles Swinney, of Cleveland, was arrested the evening of June 12th after he took his dreams of receiving a manicure and pedicure a bit too far.
Authorities responded to the Asian Nails, on Tyler Blvd., in Mentor at 7:02 p.m. after receiving a call of an out of control man in the store. According to the report, Swinney had walked into the nail salon and asked for a mani-pedi, offering $100 for the service. Swinney was told by employees at the location that they would not be able to assist him because the salon was set to close shortly. The report states that Swinney then became upset and offered $300 for the mani-pedi, claiming that receiving the nail treatment was on his “Bucket List” and he wanted his nails done that day.
When police arrived tried to get Swinney to leave the location peacefully, but a brief struggle ensued. Swinney was quickly taken into custody and charged with inducing panic, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. During the incident Swinney was holding a large amount of cash in his left hand, according to police, and was carrying a bag that he claimed had $10,000 inside. Swinney told officers following his arrest that he was on a mission to accomplish several items on his “Bucket List” that day. He also told police that he had been drinking at a local bar prior to his arrest.
Swinney informed officers that he had consumed 12 alcoholic beverages prior to making his way over to the nail salon. Swinney pleaded no contest to the charges on Wednesday in Mentor Municipal Court. He was found guilty of inducing panic and resisting arrest. The disorderly conduct charge was dropped, according to court records. Swinney received a two-day jail sentence, for which he was credited for time served, and was fined $1,750 plus court costs.
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Authorities responded to the Asian Nails, on Tyler Blvd., in Mentor at 7:02 p.m. after receiving a call of an out of control man in the store. According to the report, Swinney had walked into the nail salon and asked for a mani-pedi, offering $100 for the service. Swinney was told by employees at the location that they would not be able to assist him because the salon was set to close shortly. The report states that Swinney then became upset and offered $300 for the mani-pedi, claiming that receiving the nail treatment was on his “Bucket List” and he wanted his nails done that day.
When police arrived tried to get Swinney to leave the location peacefully, but a brief struggle ensued. Swinney was quickly taken into custody and charged with inducing panic, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. During the incident Swinney was holding a large amount of cash in his left hand, according to police, and was carrying a bag that he claimed had $10,000 inside. Swinney told officers following his arrest that he was on a mission to accomplish several items on his “Bucket List” that day. He also told police that he had been drinking at a local bar prior to his arrest.
Swinney informed officers that he had consumed 12 alcoholic beverages prior to making his way over to the nail salon. Swinney pleaded no contest to the charges on Wednesday in Mentor Municipal Court. He was found guilty of inducing panic and resisting arrest. The disorderly conduct charge was dropped, according to court records. Swinney received a two-day jail sentence, for which he was credited for time served, and was fined $1,750 plus court costs.
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Woman's mouth 'became pregnant by squid'
A 63-year-old woman became 'pregnant' with 12 baby squid after eating calamari, according to a claim in a bio-tech report. The real-life 'octo-mum', from South Korea, was eating a portion of cooked whole squid when she felt a sharp pain in her mouth. The bizarre claim has been made in a scientific paper from the National Center for Biotechnology Information in Bethesda, Maryland. The lady told doctors that she could feel something in her mouth which they described as 'bug-like organisms'.
When examined, the doctors found 'baby cephalopods' attached to her mouth. These are small pods, covered in a cement-like material to make them stick. Inside the pods is an 'ejaculatory apparatus' and sperm - with the apparatus expelling the sperm quite forcefully. After the victim of the 'attack' was hospitalised, doctors removed the baby cephalopods from her gums, tongue and cheek. It was only then that the pods were formally identified as 'squid spermatophores.' The Center's paper says: 'She did not swallow the portion, but spat it out immediately.
'She complained of a pricking and foreign-body sensation in the oral cavity. Twelve small, white spindle-shaped, bug-like organisms stuck in the mucous membrane of the tongue, cheek, and gingiva [gums] were completely removed, along with the affected mucosa. On the basis of their morphology and the presence of the sperm bag, the foreign bodies were identified as squid spermatophores.' According to Science 2.0, a spermatophore is similar to a cup of semen. The site adds that there is still mystery around how spermatophores are implanted into the skin.
A similar case was reported in December last year when a woman in Japan suffered severe pains in her mouth after eating raw squid. She took the remaining piece of squid with her to the Tosei General Hospital, the NCBI reports, and sperm bags were removed. Incidents involving the impregnation of human mouths appear to be confined to the Far East where, generally, more raw fish is eaten. When squid is prepared in the west, internal organs are removed meaning there is no risk of eating spermatophores.
When examined, the doctors found 'baby cephalopods' attached to her mouth. These are small pods, covered in a cement-like material to make them stick. Inside the pods is an 'ejaculatory apparatus' and sperm - with the apparatus expelling the sperm quite forcefully. After the victim of the 'attack' was hospitalised, doctors removed the baby cephalopods from her gums, tongue and cheek. It was only then that the pods were formally identified as 'squid spermatophores.' The Center's paper says: 'She did not swallow the portion, but spat it out immediately.
'She complained of a pricking and foreign-body sensation in the oral cavity. Twelve small, white spindle-shaped, bug-like organisms stuck in the mucous membrane of the tongue, cheek, and gingiva [gums] were completely removed, along with the affected mucosa. On the basis of their morphology and the presence of the sperm bag, the foreign bodies were identified as squid spermatophores.' According to Science 2.0, a spermatophore is similar to a cup of semen. The site adds that there is still mystery around how spermatophores are implanted into the skin.
A similar case was reported in December last year when a woman in Japan suffered severe pains in her mouth after eating raw squid. She took the remaining piece of squid with her to the Tosei General Hospital, the NCBI reports, and sperm bags were removed. Incidents involving the impregnation of human mouths appear to be confined to the Far East where, generally, more raw fish is eaten. When squid is prepared in the west, internal organs are removed meaning there is no risk of eating spermatophores.
Squatting wombat blocked storm drain
There are many things that could block a stormwater drain. But a wombat?
Imagine the surprise on the faces of the people at the Launceston City Council in Tasmania, Australia when they stumbled across a furry critter while viewing video from a stormwater pipe survey recently. The shy little squatter was discovered by engineering development officer Sonia Smith.
Ms Smith said that one of the tasks council asked developers to undertake when building a new subdivision is to ensure all their stormwater pipes were working. "They do that by conducting a remote video camera survey, and they then send the videos into us," Ms Smith said. "The equipment they use is basically a remote controlled camera, driven by a joystick.
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"Sometimes in these videos you see the odd rat or spider, but this is the first time I've seen a wombat.'' Ms Smith said the wombat found his or her way into the pipe because it was open at one end. "It's a 300mm pipe, which is the smallest we use, but it appears that it might be a perfect size for a wombat burrow," she said. Ms Smith said the wombat will be respectfully nudged on to a new burrow and access to the pipe will be blocked.
Imagine the surprise on the faces of the people at the Launceston City Council in Tasmania, Australia when they stumbled across a furry critter while viewing video from a stormwater pipe survey recently. The shy little squatter was discovered by engineering development officer Sonia Smith.
Ms Smith said that one of the tasks council asked developers to undertake when building a new subdivision is to ensure all their stormwater pipes were working. "They do that by conducting a remote video camera survey, and they then send the videos into us," Ms Smith said. "The equipment they use is basically a remote controlled camera, driven by a joystick.
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"Sometimes in these videos you see the odd rat or spider, but this is the first time I've seen a wombat.'' Ms Smith said the wombat found his or her way into the pipe because it was open at one end. "It's a 300mm pipe, which is the smallest we use, but it appears that it might be a perfect size for a wombat burrow," she said. Ms Smith said the wombat will be respectfully nudged on to a new burrow and access to the pipe will be blocked.
Train driver adopts baby owl he saved from railway tracks
When train driver Guo Zuchun saw a family of baby owls perching on the tracks ahead of him, he could hardly believe his eyes. "They were so small I almost didn't see them," said Gho, who was taking power station workers to their plant in Chongqing city in southern China.
"But I slammed on the brakes and when we went to look there were three baby owls hopping around on the rails." Wildlife experts believe the little owl chicks' nest had been destroyed in a storm leaving the youngsters, then still too small to fly, stranded.
Two were given to a local wildlife centre to be raised, but Guo was allowed to keep one as a pet. Now the young owl thinks his new life is a hoot, says Gou.
"I take him to work every day and he sits on the dashboard in front of me having a good look at what's going on around us," he said. "He seems to like riding the train more than he likes flying," laughed Gou.
"But I slammed on the brakes and when we went to look there were three baby owls hopping around on the rails." Wildlife experts believe the little owl chicks' nest had been destroyed in a storm leaving the youngsters, then still too small to fly, stranded.
Two were given to a local wildlife centre to be raised, but Guo was allowed to keep one as a pet. Now the young owl thinks his new life is a hoot, says Gou.
"I take him to work every day and he sits on the dashboard in front of me having a good look at what's going on around us," he said. "He seems to like riding the train more than he likes flying," laughed Gou.
Collision between meat and onion trucks closes road
The driver of a tractor-trailer carrying meat fell asleep on Thursday morning before smashing into a truck hauling onions, causing food to spill all over southbound Interstate 95 and blocking the highway for hours, according to officials. Florida Highway Patrol troopers said the crash happened at around 3 a.m. near State Road 44 in New Smyrna, Florida.
Troopers said the truck hauling refrigerated meat rear-ended the truck hauling onions, which caused the trailer to come apart, spilling one ton of 50 lb bags of onions all over the interstate. The driver of the meat truck, 38-year-old Pierre McClain, of Hialeah, Fl., told troopers that he fell asleep before striking the rear of the onion truck driven by 56-year-old Leonel Vazquez-Suarez, of North Carolina.
"It's not a pretty sight,” said Mitch Henderson, of FHP. Vazquez- Suarez was not injured, according to FHP. But McClain was trapped inside the smashed semi cab and had to be cut out by emergency responders. He was then airlifted to Halifax Hospital. "He's in stable condition. I think he's got a couple broken ribs and a broken femur," said Henderson.
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"We are still investigating that right now we are trying to clean everything up so we can get some measurements and stuff so it's still under investigation," said Henderson. The clean-up is more difficult than most because one ton of onions are on the road and once that is cleaned up, crews have to mop up the diesel fuel spill and repair the damage to the road. FHP said charges are pending against McClain.
Troopers said the truck hauling refrigerated meat rear-ended the truck hauling onions, which caused the trailer to come apart, spilling one ton of 50 lb bags of onions all over the interstate. The driver of the meat truck, 38-year-old Pierre McClain, of Hialeah, Fl., told troopers that he fell asleep before striking the rear of the onion truck driven by 56-year-old Leonel Vazquez-Suarez, of North Carolina.
"It's not a pretty sight,” said Mitch Henderson, of FHP. Vazquez- Suarez was not injured, according to FHP. But McClain was trapped inside the smashed semi cab and had to be cut out by emergency responders. He was then airlifted to Halifax Hospital. "He's in stable condition. I think he's got a couple broken ribs and a broken femur," said Henderson.
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"We are still investigating that right now we are trying to clean everything up so we can get some measurements and stuff so it's still under investigation," said Henderson. The clean-up is more difficult than most because one ton of onions are on the road and once that is cleaned up, crews have to mop up the diesel fuel spill and repair the damage to the road. FHP said charges are pending against McClain.
Cat survives 120 mile journey clinging to underside of train
Travelling by train is supposed to be a relaxed affair with the chance to rest your feet and maybe have a cup of tea. This wasn't the case for a young male cat found clinging to the underside of a freight train which had travelled to Cardiff all the way from Southampton with no stops on the way.
The black cat with a white chest tuft has been christened 'Thomas' due to his dangerous train ride. He was found at the end of the line by a worker at the Freightliner Limited dockyards on Newlands Road in Cardiff. He called the RSPCA and looked after Thomas at his workplace until they arrived.
Despite his incredible journey, Thomas had no obvious injuries and seemed in good health, if understandably a little frightened. He was then taken to the RSPCA's Merthyr Tydfil Clinic for vaccinations and a vet check and is now in boarding.
“This cat has surely used up almost all of his lives by now and it is still quite unbelievable what he has gone through. Despite being understandably a little shaken after his escapade,Thomas really is a lovely and friendly cat and although he's not microchipped he's in good health and so we are wondering if there is an owner out there looking for him," said RSPCA inspector Simon Evans. The RSPCA is appealing for anyone who recognises Thomas, especially from Southampton or Cardiff, to get in touch.
The black cat with a white chest tuft has been christened 'Thomas' due to his dangerous train ride. He was found at the end of the line by a worker at the Freightliner Limited dockyards on Newlands Road in Cardiff. He called the RSPCA and looked after Thomas at his workplace until they arrived.
Despite his incredible journey, Thomas had no obvious injuries and seemed in good health, if understandably a little frightened. He was then taken to the RSPCA's Merthyr Tydfil Clinic for vaccinations and a vet check and is now in boarding.
“This cat has surely used up almost all of his lives by now and it is still quite unbelievable what he has gone through. Despite being understandably a little shaken after his escapade,Thomas really is a lovely and friendly cat and although he's not microchipped he's in good health and so we are wondering if there is an owner out there looking for him," said RSPCA inspector Simon Evans. The RSPCA is appealing for anyone who recognises Thomas, especially from Southampton or Cardiff, to get in touch.
Memorial plaque to shootings victims erected under cannon 'in bad taste'
A row has broken out after a plaque to remember the victims of the west Cumbria shootings was placed underneath a cannon. The £1,000 commemorative plaque was put up in memory of the 12 innocent people gunman Derrick Bird killed during his shooting spree on June 2, 2010. It also remembers those who were injured and affected by the event.
But villager Brenda Parsons is annoyed that it has been done so “distastefully” and “without compassion.” “We think it is horrendous,” said Mrs Parsons, 74. “Not only the wording, which sounds like it’s celebrating the shootings, but by the plaque being put underneath a cannon. It just absolutely beggars belief.” Her South Parade house overlooks the historic castle where the plaque has been positioned. She is upset as she said she doesn’t want a constant reminder of the pain the village went through during that time.
“The community of Seascale was deeply traumatised by what happened and they just want to forget. There has been trees planted and seats donated to remember the victims – surely that’s enough. With the plaque saying West Cumbria Shootings in large letters, it’s as if it was an event to be proud of. We just think it’s in such bad taste.” The plaque was organised by Seascale Community Day Committee, which was set up immediately after the shootings to help the village move forward. Councillor David Moore of the committee has hit back at Mrs Parsons’ claims, strongly defending the committee’s decision.
He said that the families of the victims, as well as victims themselves, were heavily consulted and all of them supported the idea. “They all said they wanted simple wording. This was taken forward with the families’ support and they are delighted with it – we wouldn’t have done it without their support.” Days after the shootings the castle became a focal point for villagers as they came to terms with their grief. Memorial services were held there which were descended on by the world’s media and Mr Moore said that is why the location was pinpointed for the location of the plaque.
But villager Brenda Parsons is annoyed that it has been done so “distastefully” and “without compassion.” “We think it is horrendous,” said Mrs Parsons, 74. “Not only the wording, which sounds like it’s celebrating the shootings, but by the plaque being put underneath a cannon. It just absolutely beggars belief.” Her South Parade house overlooks the historic castle where the plaque has been positioned. She is upset as she said she doesn’t want a constant reminder of the pain the village went through during that time.
“The community of Seascale was deeply traumatised by what happened and they just want to forget. There has been trees planted and seats donated to remember the victims – surely that’s enough. With the plaque saying West Cumbria Shootings in large letters, it’s as if it was an event to be proud of. We just think it’s in such bad taste.” The plaque was organised by Seascale Community Day Committee, which was set up immediately after the shootings to help the village move forward. Councillor David Moore of the committee has hit back at Mrs Parsons’ claims, strongly defending the committee’s decision.
He said that the families of the victims, as well as victims themselves, were heavily consulted and all of them supported the idea. “They all said they wanted simple wording. This was taken forward with the families’ support and they are delighted with it – we wouldn’t have done it without their support.” Days after the shootings the castle became a focal point for villagers as they came to terms with their grief. Memorial services were held there which were descended on by the world’s media and Mr Moore said that is why the location was pinpointed for the location of the plaque.
Man banned from leaving his home with a fish slice
A angry boyfriend has been banned from leaving his house with a fish slice.
Lee Brodie, 24, had been due to be sentenced for chasing a man with the kitchen utensil. And, after admitting the breach of the peace last month, he was ordered to stay indoors during the hours of darkness.
But background reports were not ready. So Falkirk sheriff William Gallacher changed the curfew until July 12. He told him: “But you can’t be out brandishing fish slices.”
The accused had chased the man with the spatula after he had threatened Brodie’s girlfriend at the door of their house in Manor Street, Falkirk. Graeme McLachlan, prosecuting, described the fish slice as “fairly flimsy and has holes in it”. He added: “It is generally used to serve fish.”
Lee Brodie, 24, had been due to be sentenced for chasing a man with the kitchen utensil. And, after admitting the breach of the peace last month, he was ordered to stay indoors during the hours of darkness.
But background reports were not ready. So Falkirk sheriff William Gallacher changed the curfew until July 12. He told him: “But you can’t be out brandishing fish slices.”
The accused had chased the man with the spatula after he had threatened Brodie’s girlfriend at the door of their house in Manor Street, Falkirk. Graeme McLachlan, prosecuting, described the fish slice as “fairly flimsy and has holes in it”. He added: “It is generally used to serve fish.”
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