Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Sleepy dog is sleepy
After a long day at daycare, Apollo had a snooze on the couch. Such was his state of snooziness that even falling off onto the floor didn't wake him.
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Controversy over car being driven along with live cat hood ornament
Police in Ohio are seeking information relating to a couple seen driving through New Philadelphia on Sunday with a leashed cat on the hood of their car.
Polly Vandall was waiting at a red light when she looked up. “I looked over and glanced to my left and thought ‘Is that a cat on the hood?'” she said. “It was walking around and it was not happy to be on the hood.
“People around the car were staring at the cat - quite distracted.” That distraction is of concern to Police Chief Michael Goodwin. "I wish someone got a picture of the licence plate. We could follow up very quickly. It's a very bizarre case, unclear if it would violate any animal cruelty laws.
“It's the public safety of main concern to me. I've never seen anything like it in 25 years on the job." Police say the vehicle is a gold Buick SUV or cross-over. Anyone with information on the driver or the vehicle is asked to call New Philadelphia police.
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Polly Vandall was waiting at a red light when she looked up. “I looked over and glanced to my left and thought ‘Is that a cat on the hood?'” she said. “It was walking around and it was not happy to be on the hood.
“People around the car were staring at the cat - quite distracted.” That distraction is of concern to Police Chief Michael Goodwin. "I wish someone got a picture of the licence plate. We could follow up very quickly. It's a very bizarre case, unclear if it would violate any animal cruelty laws.
“It's the public safety of main concern to me. I've never seen anything like it in 25 years on the job." Police say the vehicle is a gold Buick SUV or cross-over. Anyone with information on the driver or the vehicle is asked to call New Philadelphia police.
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Polar bear spotted swimming a long way from home
Visitors to the the Hibernia oil platform are very rare, but a four-legged guest was all the talk on Monday.
Crew aboard the offshore supply vessel Atlantic Merlin got quite the surprise when they spotted a polar bear in the water not far from Hibernia.
The massive oil platform is located in the Atlantic Ocean some 315 kilometres east-southeast of St. John's in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Sources say the bear was swimming far from any sea ice.
It attempted to climb aboard the 600,000-tonne gravity base structure. Margot Bruce-O'Connell, spokesperson for Hibernia's majority owner ExxonMobil Canada, said one and possibly two bears were spotted in the area near Hibernia and the West Aquarius drill rig over the past few days.
Federal and provincial authorities have been notified, Bruce-O'Connell said. Recent studies have shown that polar bears can swim distances of several hundred kilometres.
The massive oil platform is located in the Atlantic Ocean some 315 kilometres east-southeast of St. John's in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Sources say the bear was swimming far from any sea ice.
It attempted to climb aboard the 600,000-tonne gravity base structure. Margot Bruce-O'Connell, spokesperson for Hibernia's majority owner ExxonMobil Canada, said one and possibly two bears were spotted in the area near Hibernia and the West Aquarius drill rig over the past few days.
Federal and provincial authorities have been notified, Bruce-O'Connell said. Recent studies have shown that polar bears can swim distances of several hundred kilometres.
Newly-married man who followed his mother's advice fractured wife's skull with a metal bar
An Egyptian man who knocked his bride out by fracturing her skull soon after their wedding told police he did so at his mother’s request to control his wife.
The unnamed groom said he took his wife to their new home just after the wedding and slapped her three times as his mother told him. “My mother said this would help me control my wife through our marital life.
"She warned me that my brothers are all controlled by their wives because they did not listen to her and hit their brides,” he said. “After I slapped her, she hit me back. I then went to the kitchen and brought a metal bar, which I used to hit her on the head and body.”
Police arrested the man on charges of causing serious injuries to his wife, who suffered from fractures in her skull and pelvis. The bride was still unconscious in her wedding dress when her family visited her in hospital in Cairo.
The unnamed groom said he took his wife to their new home just after the wedding and slapped her three times as his mother told him. “My mother said this would help me control my wife through our marital life.
"She warned me that my brothers are all controlled by their wives because they did not listen to her and hit their brides,” he said. “After I slapped her, she hit me back. I then went to the kitchen and brought a metal bar, which I used to hit her on the head and body.”
Police arrested the man on charges of causing serious injuries to his wife, who suffered from fractures in her skull and pelvis. The bride was still unconscious in her wedding dress when her family visited her in hospital in Cairo.
Man faces jail after gluing his hair and beard clippings to another man's head to create toupée
A man in Norway faces jail after cutting off his own hair and beard and then gluing it on to another man’s head in an apparent attempt to create a toupée.
According to prosecutor Harald Bilberg, the man, who is in his 40s, is claiming that the recipient of the home-made hairpiece had consented to the treatment. “He was bald, so the accused claims that they had agreed to create a toupée for the aggrieved party,” Bilberg said.
“I must admit that I have never encountered such a case in my career.” The man is also being tried for a series of other petty crimes, including burglaries and thefts, which took place in the northern districts of Hordaland county. “We are not talking about serious crimes, but it’s more of a nuisance.
“These incidents happened a long way out in the police district, and we therefore believe it is important that those who live there are protected,” Bilberg said. The man has already been convicted seven times and fined 13 times. He was arrested once again on Friday after breaking the restraining order imposed to protect the recipient of the home-made toupée.
According to prosecutor Harald Bilberg, the man, who is in his 40s, is claiming that the recipient of the home-made hairpiece had consented to the treatment. “He was bald, so the accused claims that they had agreed to create a toupée for the aggrieved party,” Bilberg said.
“I must admit that I have never encountered such a case in my career.” The man is also being tried for a series of other petty crimes, including burglaries and thefts, which took place in the northern districts of Hordaland county. “We are not talking about serious crimes, but it’s more of a nuisance.
“These incidents happened a long way out in the police district, and we therefore believe it is important that those who live there are protected,” Bilberg said. The man has already been convicted seven times and fined 13 times. He was arrested once again on Friday after breaking the restraining order imposed to protect the recipient of the home-made toupée.
Rare stripeless badger found in toilet with bite on his backside
The mating season got a bit rough for an albino badger who was found cowering in an outdoor toilet with tooth marks in his rump.
The rare stripeless badger was apparently on the wrong end of a love rival and taken in by the RSPCA at Taunton after being found in Beaminster, Dorset, on Saturday.
RSPCA wildlife centre supervisor Paul Oaten said: "Albino badgers are fairly rare so to have one admitted to the centre only happens once in a blue moon. This poor badger came in to us with territorial bite wounds on his neck and rump, but other than that he is in good condition.
"He has been seen by the vet and had the wounds cleaned up and will be undergoing a course of antibiotics. We see a lot of badgers with these kind of injuries throughout February and March as it is when they are most territorial. With the females having given birth in February, they are ready to mate again straight away so males are competing for females."
The rare stripeless badger was apparently on the wrong end of a love rival and taken in by the RSPCA at Taunton after being found in Beaminster, Dorset, on Saturday.
RSPCA wildlife centre supervisor Paul Oaten said: "Albino badgers are fairly rare so to have one admitted to the centre only happens once in a blue moon. This poor badger came in to us with territorial bite wounds on his neck and rump, but other than that he is in good condition.
"He has been seen by the vet and had the wounds cleaned up and will be undergoing a course of antibiotics. We see a lot of badgers with these kind of injuries throughout February and March as it is when they are most territorial. With the females having given birth in February, they are ready to mate again straight away so males are competing for females."
Eben Ezergood arrested for allegedly waving folding saw in public
Officers from Surrey Police arrested and charged a man following an incident in Dorking High Street on Sunday morning.
Members of the public reported a man walking along South Street at around 10.30am shouting and swearing and waving a folding saw and threatening people.
57-year-old Eben Ezergood, of no fixed address, has been charged with possession of a bladed article in a public place and a Section 5 public order offence for using threatening and abusive words.
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Eben Ezergood will appear at Redhill Magistrates' Court on April 10.
Members of the public reported a man walking along South Street at around 10.30am shouting and swearing and waving a folding saw and threatening people.
57-year-old Eben Ezergood, of no fixed address, has been charged with possession of a bladed article in a public place and a Section 5 public order offence for using threatening and abusive words.
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Eben Ezergood will appear at Redhill Magistrates' Court on April 10.
Jazz hands to replace clapping at student event
Women at a national student event have been asked to use jazz hands instead of clapping.
The request came during the National Union of Students (NUS) Women's Conference in Solihull, West Midlands.
The NUS Women's Campaign tweeted: "Some delegates are requesting that we move to jazz hands rather than clapping, as it's triggering anxiety. Please be mindful!"
Delegates have said "it's a nice way to show solidarity". Nona Buckley-Irvine is general secretary at the London School of Economics Students' Union (LSE SU). She said: "Jazz hands are used throughout NUS in place of clapping as a way to show appreciation of someone's point without interrupting or causing disturbance, as it can create anxiety.
"I'm relatively new to this and it did feel odd at first, but once you've used jazz hands a couple of times it becomes a genuinely nice way to show solidarity with a point and it does add to creating a more inclusive atmosphere." LSE SU women's officer Gee Linford-Grayson agreed: "As someone who is new to the NUS conference culture it surprised me at first.
"But actually within a few rounds of jazz hands applause it began to make a lot of sense, as loud clapping and whooping can be intimidating and distracting when you're speaking on stage. Plus who doesn't like jazz hands?!" A spokesperson for NUS said: "The request was made by some delegates attending the conference. We strive to make NUS events accessible and enjoyable for all, so each request is considered."
Delegates have said "it's a nice way to show solidarity". Nona Buckley-Irvine is general secretary at the London School of Economics Students' Union (LSE SU). She said: "Jazz hands are used throughout NUS in place of clapping as a way to show appreciation of someone's point without interrupting or causing disturbance, as it can create anxiety.
"I'm relatively new to this and it did feel odd at first, but once you've used jazz hands a couple of times it becomes a genuinely nice way to show solidarity with a point and it does add to creating a more inclusive atmosphere." LSE SU women's officer Gee Linford-Grayson agreed: "As someone who is new to the NUS conference culture it surprised me at first.
"But actually within a few rounds of jazz hands applause it began to make a lot of sense, as loud clapping and whooping can be intimidating and distracting when you're speaking on stage. Plus who doesn't like jazz hands?!" A spokesperson for NUS said: "The request was made by some delegates attending the conference. We strive to make NUS events accessible and enjoyable for all, so each request is considered."
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