Saturday, October 11, 2014
Prison break
This overdubbed clip is originally from a Dutch TV show.
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Tar-covered man on store roof said he was visiting family
Police in Florida did not buy a tar-smeared man’s story that he was visiting family on the roof of a convenience store at 3am on Tuesday.
Joshue Holoman, 30, covered in roofing tar from trying to break into the Sunoco in Daytona Beach through an air conditioning shaft, was charged with two counts of attempted burglary of an unoccupied structure, possession of burglary tools and criminal mischief. Holoman of Orlando was also seen earlier on the roof of another business, the comedy club Grandview Live, police said.
Officers were called to the closed business by a witness who heard a strange noises like whistling, snorting, a torch sound and rattling fence coming from the back of the business, police said. When police arrived, they saw Holoman on the roof, covered in tar. He first said he was visiting family and then changed his story, saying he was an air conditioning technician trying to fix the units because he could hear them making noise from the ground.
Holoman then said he was on the roof sleeping and rubbed roofing tar on his body so he could not be seen from the ground. Police found Holoman with a makeshift prying tool used on the Sunoco’s air conditioning shaft. While being taken to jail, Holoman became violent and broke a $500 metal panel inside the prisoner transport vehicle, police said. He remains jailed on $4,000 bail.
Joshue Holoman, 30, covered in roofing tar from trying to break into the Sunoco in Daytona Beach through an air conditioning shaft, was charged with two counts of attempted burglary of an unoccupied structure, possession of burglary tools and criminal mischief. Holoman of Orlando was also seen earlier on the roof of another business, the comedy club Grandview Live, police said.
Officers were called to the closed business by a witness who heard a strange noises like whistling, snorting, a torch sound and rattling fence coming from the back of the business, police said. When police arrived, they saw Holoman on the roof, covered in tar. He first said he was visiting family and then changed his story, saying he was an air conditioning technician trying to fix the units because he could hear them making noise from the ground.
Holoman then said he was on the roof sleeping and rubbed roofing tar on his body so he could not be seen from the ground. Police found Holoman with a makeshift prying tool used on the Sunoco’s air conditioning shaft. While being taken to jail, Holoman became violent and broke a $500 metal panel inside the prisoner transport vehicle, police said. He remains jailed on $4,000 bail.
Woman who hit own car while driving employer's van seeks payment from them for damage done
By her own recollection, Megan Campbell, an employee of St. Paul Parks and Recreation in Minnesota was driving a supply van back from a city storage building when she turned a corner, causing serious front-bumper damage to a parked car.
The damaged 2001 Nissan Pathfinder in question wasn't just anybody's vehicle. It was her own. Now, Campbell has filed a claim against the city seeking $1,600 to $1,900 from public coffers for damage caused to her personal vehicle by a city worker - herself.
"Because I was working for the city and driving the city vehicle, I feel they are responsible for paying for the damage done to my car," Campbell wrote in a "notice of claim" form received this week by the city clerk's office. Campbell, a 2014 college grad, has worked for the Parks and Recreation Department since May.
"I think I can safely say this is a very unusual claim," said City Clerk Shari Moore. Parks department spokesman Brad Meyer said the incident will be reviewed by the city's accident review board, as is customary for any accident involving city employees driving city vehicles. "The outcome of that will determine next steps with the employee ... and help inform the claim proceedings," he said.
The damaged 2001 Nissan Pathfinder in question wasn't just anybody's vehicle. It was her own. Now, Campbell has filed a claim against the city seeking $1,600 to $1,900 from public coffers for damage caused to her personal vehicle by a city worker - herself.
"Because I was working for the city and driving the city vehicle, I feel they are responsible for paying for the damage done to my car," Campbell wrote in a "notice of claim" form received this week by the city clerk's office. Campbell, a 2014 college grad, has worked for the Parks and Recreation Department since May.
"I think I can safely say this is a very unusual claim," said City Clerk Shari Moore. Parks department spokesman Brad Meyer said the incident will be reviewed by the city's accident review board, as is customary for any accident involving city employees driving city vehicles. "The outcome of that will determine next steps with the employee ... and help inform the claim proceedings," he said.
Crematorium fire caused by 500-pound body
A fire that damaged the roof at Southside Cremation Services Henrico, Virginia, was likely caused by a “rather large body,” according to fire investigators.
The fire started when the furnace used to cremate the 500-pound body got too hot, Henrico Fire spokesman Capt. Daniel Rosenbaum said.
“The Henrico Fire Marshal’s office has determined the cause of the fire to have been accidental in nature,” Rosenbaum said. “The rubber roofing near the smoke stack was ignited by the heat of the stack.” Three people inside the building made it out of the building unharmed. Fire crews from both Henrico and Richmond quickly got the fire under control and extinguished, Rosenbaum said.
Jerry Hendrix, Operations Manager of Southside Cremation Services said he has never had anything like this happen in the 20 years he has been there. He said the body weight at least 500 pounds. “The man was a little larger than what we had done in the past,” said Hendrix. The body of an “average-size adult” takes two to three hours to cremate in a 2,000-degree crematory, according to the Cremation Society of Virginia.
Larger bodies take longer. “When the person is too heavy, the guy running the crematory needs to not have continuous heat coming down on the body. Otherwise it would get too hot,” Emory Sanford , with Windsor Crematory in Brunswick, Virginia, said. Sanford, who said he had been in the business nearly 10 years, added a person who weighed 300 pounds or more could take four to five hours to cremate. “When we have a heavy person, it will be our first cremation of the day,” Sanford said.
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“The Henrico Fire Marshal’s office has determined the cause of the fire to have been accidental in nature,” Rosenbaum said. “The rubber roofing near the smoke stack was ignited by the heat of the stack.” Three people inside the building made it out of the building unharmed. Fire crews from both Henrico and Richmond quickly got the fire under control and extinguished, Rosenbaum said.
Jerry Hendrix, Operations Manager of Southside Cremation Services said he has never had anything like this happen in the 20 years he has been there. He said the body weight at least 500 pounds. “The man was a little larger than what we had done in the past,” said Hendrix. The body of an “average-size adult” takes two to three hours to cremate in a 2,000-degree crematory, according to the Cremation Society of Virginia.
Larger bodies take longer. “When the person is too heavy, the guy running the crematory needs to not have continuous heat coming down on the body. Otherwise it would get too hot,” Emory Sanford , with Windsor Crematory in Brunswick, Virginia, said. Sanford, who said he had been in the business nearly 10 years, added a person who weighed 300 pounds or more could take four to five hours to cremate. “When we have a heavy person, it will be our first cremation of the day,” Sanford said.
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Man told crumbling concrete beams on his home held together with sticky tape are safety hazard
A DIY enthusiast whose house was in urgent need of repair is facing a fine from local officials after he stuck crumbling concrete beams back together with Sellotape.
Home-owner Kang Hsiao, 36, was told he needed to repair the outside of his apartment in Lishan East Road in eastern China’s Jinan City after housing officials noticed the supporting beams were a health and safety hazard.
But instead of buying new ones or getting professionals in to help, nifty Kang decided to stick them together with sticky tape. Kang said: "I’ve used the tape before for many things and it’s always proved to be durable, strong and effective. So when they told me I needed to repair the beams it was the obvious choice and a lot cheaper than new beams. "
But now Kang is facing a hefty fine from city officials who have slammed the shoddy DIY after receiving complaints from worried neighbours. One local said: "I like Kang and I like his attitude, he takes a hands-on approach to problems and has always been keen to do things himself rather than get others to help him. But this is just insane.
"How he seriously thinks tape will hold that lot together beggars belief. We feel unsafe and can’t help covering our heads with our hands when we are coming and going," he added. A spokesman for the city said: "We have told him that he needs to improve the safety of his building or be fined for endangering people’s lives."
But instead of buying new ones or getting professionals in to help, nifty Kang decided to stick them together with sticky tape. Kang said: "I’ve used the tape before for many things and it’s always proved to be durable, strong and effective. So when they told me I needed to repair the beams it was the obvious choice and a lot cheaper than new beams. "
But now Kang is facing a hefty fine from city officials who have slammed the shoddy DIY after receiving complaints from worried neighbours. One local said: "I like Kang and I like his attitude, he takes a hands-on approach to problems and has always been keen to do things himself rather than get others to help him. But this is just insane.
"How he seriously thinks tape will hold that lot together beggars belief. We feel unsafe and can’t help covering our heads with our hands when we are coming and going," he added. A spokesman for the city said: "We have told him that he needs to improve the safety of his building or be fined for endangering people’s lives."
Man caught kidnapping 20kg statue of Yoda on stolen bicycle charged with theft
An intoxicated man riding a stolen pushbike decided to steal a 20kg Yoda figurine from under a house in Ayr, north Queensland, Australia, recently.
The thief rode off with the Star Wars character on the handlebars, resembling a scene from another movie, ET. The man was spotted a short time later.
Both the offender and Yoda were arrested by Ayr Police. The man was charged for stealing the bicycle that was stolen from underneath a residence in Young Street, Ayr (the Police barracks in fact) and with the theft of Yoda.
Yoda was later released from the Ayr watch house without any charges being laid but cautioned for not wearing a helmet when riding a bike.
The thief rode off with the Star Wars character on the handlebars, resembling a scene from another movie, ET. The man was spotted a short time later.
Both the offender and Yoda were arrested by Ayr Police. The man was charged for stealing the bicycle that was stolen from underneath a residence in Young Street, Ayr (the Police barracks in fact) and with the theft of Yoda.
Yoda was later released from the Ayr watch house without any charges being laid but cautioned for not wearing a helmet when riding a bike.
Farmer put nappy on cow in European Union Commission hillside gradient pooing protest
The EU Commission wants to regulate where cows can poo in the name of protecting ground water, but farmers in Bavaria, Germany, aren't happy. The Bavarian Farmers Association (BBV) is calling foul on new rules proposed by the European Union Commission to ban cow dung from hillsides with a gradient more than 15 percent.
The goal is to avoid water pollution by stopping nitrates from leeching into ground waters. "We demand that Germany stops this ban," said Upper Bavaria BBV president Anton Kreitmair. "Slurry and dung are not pollutants, but valuable fertilizers." The protest has no placards or slogans - just Doris the cow, wearing a plastic sheet tied around her rear end by farmer Johann Huber.
"We have no regular Pampers, the stores don't sell any big enough," Huber said as he set about his task. Doris and her colleagues graze almost exclusively on areas that would be forbidden under the EU rules in the town of Gmund, on hills above the Tegernsee. The new regulations would essentially restrict cows to grazing in the valleys of Bavaria's alpine farms.
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"In Bavaria alone, more than half of vineyards would no longer be able to fertilize with cow dung and 10 percent of the fields and meadows would no longer farmed," said Kreitmair. Doris's poo, however, has little impact locally. Steffen Schulz, spokesman for the EU Commission in Munich, said that many German waterways are already over the acceptable limit of nitrate contamination through over-fertilization.
The goal is to avoid water pollution by stopping nitrates from leeching into ground waters. "We demand that Germany stops this ban," said Upper Bavaria BBV president Anton Kreitmair. "Slurry and dung are not pollutants, but valuable fertilizers." The protest has no placards or slogans - just Doris the cow, wearing a plastic sheet tied around her rear end by farmer Johann Huber.
"We have no regular Pampers, the stores don't sell any big enough," Huber said as he set about his task. Doris and her colleagues graze almost exclusively on areas that would be forbidden under the EU rules in the town of Gmund, on hills above the Tegernsee. The new regulations would essentially restrict cows to grazing in the valleys of Bavaria's alpine farms.
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"In Bavaria alone, more than half of vineyards would no longer be able to fertilize with cow dung and 10 percent of the fields and meadows would no longer farmed," said Kreitmair. Doris's poo, however, has little impact locally. Steffen Schulz, spokesman for the EU Commission in Munich, said that many German waterways are already over the acceptable limit of nitrate contamination through over-fertilization.
Dwarf given children's colouring book by waitress as he ate dinner with his fiancée
A dwarf took his fiancée to a restaurant for a romantic meal and was handed a children's colouring book and crayons by a waitress.
James Lusted, 26, who is just 3ft 7in, was on a date with his 5ft 7in fiancee when the waitress picked up two menus and some crayons and a colouring book.
It was only when the waitress heard James's deep voice that she realised her embarrassing blunder.
But it was the highlight of the night for James and his bride-to-be Chloe Roberts, 20, who have been laughing about it ever since. James said: "As I said thank you to the waitress she heard my voice and knew I wasn't a child. She immediately put the colouring book behind her back in shock. But I am man enough to see the funny side - I would never take offence."
James and Chloe said they realise they look different when they are out together in Cardiff where she is a third-year education student. But the pair say their miss-matched heights make no difference to them and they are getting married in the summer of 2016. James, of Colwyn Bay, said: “Life has not been easy - when I was young I had a lot of surgery and went through a time of being bullied in school.
“I have often thought from an early age ‘Who would want to marry me, a dwarf from Wales?’ But then I met Chloe and everything just fell into place.” Chloe, also from Colwyn Bay, said: “All little girls dream about having their tall, dark and handsome prince charming. Never in my life did I think I’d date someone like James. People sometimes get a bit confused when they see us for the first time but we always laugh it off. I felt a bit sorry for the waitress - she looked very uncomfortable.”
But it was the highlight of the night for James and his bride-to-be Chloe Roberts, 20, who have been laughing about it ever since. James said: "As I said thank you to the waitress she heard my voice and knew I wasn't a child. She immediately put the colouring book behind her back in shock. But I am man enough to see the funny side - I would never take offence."
James and Chloe said they realise they look different when they are out together in Cardiff where she is a third-year education student. But the pair say their miss-matched heights make no difference to them and they are getting married in the summer of 2016. James, of Colwyn Bay, said: “Life has not been easy - when I was young I had a lot of surgery and went through a time of being bullied in school.
“I have often thought from an early age ‘Who would want to marry me, a dwarf from Wales?’ But then I met Chloe and everything just fell into place.” Chloe, also from Colwyn Bay, said: “All little girls dream about having their tall, dark and handsome prince charming. Never in my life did I think I’d date someone like James. People sometimes get a bit confused when they see us for the first time but we always laugh it off. I felt a bit sorry for the waitress - she looked very uncomfortable.”
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