Sunday, February 22, 2015
Nutella the teacup poodle can't stop dancing
Nutella the teacup poodle just loves to dance while at Furry Kids At Home Doggy Day Care Centre in Morningside, Brisbane, Australia.
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Praying mantis mimics flower to attract insects
The Orchid mantis can be found in the dense forests of Malaysia. Scientists who carried out a study were surprised to find that the mantises actually attract more insects than real flowers.
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Not so wily fox rescued after getting head stuck in fence
A Florida woman woke up on Friday morning to find a fox stuck in a fence outside her home.
Lauderhill resident Tracy Lofton was taking out her trash when she thought she saw a stuck cat.
"I came out and when I went to roll it out, I ran back inside because I don't know what it was," said Lofton. "I thought it was a raccoon at first but then I thought maybe it's a cat because it was crying a little bit when I first came out.
"So I went in and I just called [911] right away because I didn't know if he could breathe or was choking himself. The closer I got to it, it started squirming trying to get itself loose."
Lauderhill Fire Rescue arrived to help the animal out and told Lofton it was actually a large fox. Fire Rescue was able to free the fox, and it was then taken to the Humane Society's Wildlife Care Center for evaluation. As long as the fox is in good condition, it will be released back into the wild.
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"I came out and when I went to roll it out, I ran back inside because I don't know what it was," said Lofton. "I thought it was a raccoon at first but then I thought maybe it's a cat because it was crying a little bit when I first came out.
"So I went in and I just called [911] right away because I didn't know if he could breathe or was choking himself. The closer I got to it, it started squirming trying to get itself loose."
Lauderhill Fire Rescue arrived to help the animal out and told Lofton it was actually a large fox. Fire Rescue was able to free the fox, and it was then taken to the Humane Society's Wildlife Care Center for evaluation. As long as the fox is in good condition, it will be released back into the wild.
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Firefighters rescued dog with head stuck in chair
Firefighters in Missouri had to make a special rescue on Friday evening.
The Warrenton Fire Protection District were called to save a dog stuck in a metal recliner chair.
The pet had wedged its head between the metal bars under the chair.
Emergency crews were able to cut the metal base and free the trapped animal.
The Warrenton Fire Protection District were called to save a dog stuck in a metal recliner chair.
The pet had wedged its head between the metal bars under the chair.
Emergency crews were able to cut the metal base and free the trapped animal.
Unhappy man arrested following salon hair rage
A 47-year-old man was arrested after police said he became “irate” when he was charged $50 for a haircut at salon in Stamford, Connecticut, on Wednesday.
Alan Becker, of Stamford, got a haircut at the Loft Salon and Spa. However, police said Becker “did not like it.” Police said Becker started throwing items, including a wreath and candle around the salon after learning the price of the haircut.
Becker also “kicked a hole in the wall, and went off on a swearing tirade to employees and customers,” according to police. Police said Becker left the salon, but returned a short time later, “demanding the stylist fix his hair.”
When the stylist refused to fix the haircut, she called police who arrested Becker at his home. Becker was charged with breach of peace and criminal mischief. He was given a promise to appear at court.
Alan Becker, of Stamford, got a haircut at the Loft Salon and Spa. However, police said Becker “did not like it.” Police said Becker started throwing items, including a wreath and candle around the salon after learning the price of the haircut.
Becker also “kicked a hole in the wall, and went off on a swearing tirade to employees and customers,” according to police. Police said Becker left the salon, but returned a short time later, “demanding the stylist fix his hair.”
When the stylist refused to fix the haircut, she called police who arrested Becker at his home. Becker was charged with breach of peace and criminal mischief. He was given a promise to appear at court.
Zambia's top prosecutor drops charges of abuse of office against himself
Zambia's top prosecutor surprised a magistrate on Friday when he refused to prosecute himself on charges of abuse of office and declared himself a free man.
"I am the director of public prosecution of the republic of Zambia and I have decided to enter a nolle prosequi against all the charges," Mutembo Nchito told the magistrate from the dock in Lusaka Magistrate's Court, using the Latin term for refusing to pursue a case.
Nchito was briefly arrested last week on nine charges, including abusing his authority, contempt of court and fraudulent contracting of debt. The offences were allegedly committed between 2008 and 2013. A High Court then cancelled the warrant for his arrest, a ruling that ended the legal proceedings against him.
But former finance minister Newton Ng'uni, who brought the complaint against Nchito, has vowed to pursue an appeal. Fresh summonses were issued this week against Nchito, who is also prosecuting high-profile corruption cases, including those involving former president Rupiah Banda.
"I am the director of public prosecution of the republic of Zambia and I have decided to enter a nolle prosequi against all the charges," Mutembo Nchito told the magistrate from the dock in Lusaka Magistrate's Court, using the Latin term for refusing to pursue a case.
Nchito was briefly arrested last week on nine charges, including abusing his authority, contempt of court and fraudulent contracting of debt. The offences were allegedly committed between 2008 and 2013. A High Court then cancelled the warrant for his arrest, a ruling that ended the legal proceedings against him.
But former finance minister Newton Ng'uni, who brought the complaint against Nchito, has vowed to pursue an appeal. Fresh summonses were issued this week against Nchito, who is also prosecuting high-profile corruption cases, including those involving former president Rupiah Banda.
Conmen selling fake Goya painting were paid with photocopied money
An Arab sheikh gave two Spanish brothers a dose of their own medicine by paying them with photocopied money for a fake Goya painting they tried to sell him.
Back in 2003, when the two brothers in question first came across the alleged portrait of Don Antonio Maria Esquivel, purporting to be painted one of Spain’s greatest artists: Francisco de Goya.
They presumed it was authentic, paying a deposit of €20,000 on the full €270,000 the ‘art dealer’ was asking for.
But when an authenticity certificate couldn’t be provided, becuase experts refuted that it was an original Goya, a Girona judge ruled they could keep the artwork without having to pay the remaining €250,000. Seven years after the court ruling, the brothers decided they would try their own luck at selling the painting of dubious origins. They found a potential buyer in an Arab sheikh, willing to pay €4 million for what he believed was a Goya masterpiece. A meeting was arranged in the northern Italian city of Turin with a representative of the sheikh’s.
In return for the Goya and its certificate of authenticity (which they'd forged) they were to receive a first instalment of 1.7 million francs (€1.5 million). The brothers also hired a moneylender to meet in their home city of Girona with the middleman who had arranged the deal with the Arab buyer. Once they received the money in Turin, they called the loan shark and allowed him to pay the intermediary €300,000 as promised for setting up the sale. The complicated transaction was finalized and for some time the siblings must have thought they were going to get away with it.
Then they arrived at a Geneva bank to deposit the 1.7 million francs into a Swiss bank account. It was there that they were informed their fortune was nothing more than photocopied bank notes. To make matters worse for them, customs in the French city of Avignon informed Spanish police that they’d come across two of their countrymen with a suitcase full of fake money. On arrival in Spain the brothers were arrested and are now facing fraud charges. As for the €300,000 they paid the intermediary, the money was real and borrowed from a local businessman who’s unlikely to ever see it again.
But when an authenticity certificate couldn’t be provided, becuase experts refuted that it was an original Goya, a Girona judge ruled they could keep the artwork without having to pay the remaining €250,000. Seven years after the court ruling, the brothers decided they would try their own luck at selling the painting of dubious origins. They found a potential buyer in an Arab sheikh, willing to pay €4 million for what he believed was a Goya masterpiece. A meeting was arranged in the northern Italian city of Turin with a representative of the sheikh’s.
In return for the Goya and its certificate of authenticity (which they'd forged) they were to receive a first instalment of 1.7 million francs (€1.5 million). The brothers also hired a moneylender to meet in their home city of Girona with the middleman who had arranged the deal with the Arab buyer. Once they received the money in Turin, they called the loan shark and allowed him to pay the intermediary €300,000 as promised for setting up the sale. The complicated transaction was finalized and for some time the siblings must have thought they were going to get away with it.
Then they arrived at a Geneva bank to deposit the 1.7 million francs into a Swiss bank account. It was there that they were informed their fortune was nothing more than photocopied bank notes. To make matters worse for them, customs in the French city of Avignon informed Spanish police that they’d come across two of their countrymen with a suitcase full of fake money. On arrival in Spain the brothers were arrested and are now facing fraud charges. As for the €300,000 they paid the intermediary, the money was real and borrowed from a local businessman who’s unlikely to ever see it again.
Bomb squad called out after games controller buttons were mistaken for bullets
Bomb disposal experts and police were called to a house in west Belfast, Northern Ireland, after customised buttons on a video games controller were apparently confused for bullets.
A large security operation was launched on Tuesday night and the property cordoned off as searches were carried out in the Sliabh Dubh Lane.
It followed a report that a number of rounds of ammunition had been discovered at an unoccupied house. Further searches were carried out on Wednesday and a number of items removed by police for examination.
Police sources said the suspected bullets were subsequently found to be imitation rounds used as buttons on Xbox 360 controllers. A PSNI spokesman confirmed: "A number of items that were taken away have now been examined and declared to be not suspicious."
A large security operation was launched on Tuesday night and the property cordoned off as searches were carried out in the Sliabh Dubh Lane.
It followed a report that a number of rounds of ammunition had been discovered at an unoccupied house. Further searches were carried out on Wednesday and a number of items removed by police for examination.
Police sources said the suspected bullets were subsequently found to be imitation rounds used as buttons on Xbox 360 controllers. A PSNI spokesman confirmed: "A number of items that were taken away have now been examined and declared to be not suspicious."
Formerly five-legged lamb has given birth to healthy twins
A sheep who was born with five legs two years ago has given birth to twins.
But the freak genetic defect was not passed from mother Quinto to little Susie and Sofie at Whitehouse Farm Centre near Morpeth in Northumberland. Quinto shocked farmers when she was born among triplets with a fully-formed extra leg on March 31, 2013.
Quinto when she was a lamb.
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It wasn’t until February 2014 that she had her fifth limb removed as it has become a hindrance to her movement, and she made a swift recovery before getting pregnant in the autumn.
Quinto now with her offspring.
Karen Lovatt, general manager at Whitehouse Farm, said: “She appeared to be a good healthy lamb except she had five legs. On Sunday, she had twins without any complications.” She added: “We are delighted that Quinto has defied the odds and gone on to have two healthy lambs herself.”
But the freak genetic defect was not passed from mother Quinto to little Susie and Sofie at Whitehouse Farm Centre near Morpeth in Northumberland. Quinto shocked farmers when she was born among triplets with a fully-formed extra leg on March 31, 2013.
Quinto when she was a lamb.
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It wasn’t until February 2014 that she had her fifth limb removed as it has become a hindrance to her movement, and she made a swift recovery before getting pregnant in the autumn.
Quinto now with her offspring.
Karen Lovatt, general manager at Whitehouse Farm, said: “She appeared to be a good healthy lamb except she had five legs. On Sunday, she had twins without any complications.” She added: “We are delighted that Quinto has defied the odds and gone on to have two healthy lambs herself.”
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