Monday, April 13, 2015
Flying-Fox loves to munch grapes
A recently rescued Grey-Headed Flying-Fox happily stuffs her face with grapes.
Green grapes or red grapes, indeed any grapes will suffice.
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Green grapes or red grapes, indeed any grapes will suffice.
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Intoxicated lady bereft of underwear allegedly tried to wear bag full of rubbish
Police say a woman who was wearing no pants and highly intoxicated was arrested at around 1am on Friday in Dayton, Ohio, while outside banging on an apartment door.
Ashley Sturgill, 27 is now facing public indecency and disorderly conduct charges. According to the Dayton Police report, they were called about a suspicious person complaint with possible sex acts involved.
The officers found Sturgill loudly banging on a door where, it was later determined, she was no longer welcome because of her behaviour. Police tried to get the woman to put on her pants, located on the ground nearby.
Instead, the officer reports the woman picked up a white garbage bag, full of trash, and tried to put it on like pants. In the process, she reportedly cut her foot on broken glass. The wound was photographed to log her injury, then Sturgill was taken to jail, with pants on.
Ashley Sturgill, 27 is now facing public indecency and disorderly conduct charges. According to the Dayton Police report, they were called about a suspicious person complaint with possible sex acts involved.
The officers found Sturgill loudly banging on a door where, it was later determined, she was no longer welcome because of her behaviour. Police tried to get the woman to put on her pants, located on the ground nearby.
Instead, the officer reports the woman picked up a white garbage bag, full of trash, and tried to put it on like pants. In the process, she reportedly cut her foot on broken glass. The wound was photographed to log her injury, then Sturgill was taken to jail, with pants on.
Teenager who stole disguise from pharmacy's display before robbing it arrested
A teenager has been arrested, accused of robbing a pharmacy in Nashville, Tennessee.
Police said 19-year-old Jackson Boonstra was arrested in a church parking lot.
According to police, Boonstra went into the CVS in south Nashville on Wednesday morning and wandered up and down the aisles before finding a manager to ask where the hats and sunglasses were.
Moments later, he reportedly put on a hat and and sunglasses along with a pair of socks over his hands and went up to the pharmacy counter, where he allegedly demanded pills from the clerk.
News report from before Mr Boonstra was arrested.
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The clerk said Boonstra acted like he had a weapon, but it was never shown. He allegedly got away with about 500 pills. Boonstra is being held on a $100,000 bond.
According to police, Boonstra went into the CVS in south Nashville on Wednesday morning and wandered up and down the aisles before finding a manager to ask where the hats and sunglasses were.
Moments later, he reportedly put on a hat and and sunglasses along with a pair of socks over his hands and went up to the pharmacy counter, where he allegedly demanded pills from the clerk.
News report from before Mr Boonstra was arrested.
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The clerk said Boonstra acted like he had a weapon, but it was never shown. He allegedly got away with about 500 pills. Boonstra is being held on a $100,000 bond.
Woman who accidentally sent boss a text calling him a 'complete dick' loses unfair dismissal claim
A bookkeeper has been sacked for serious misconduct after she accidentally sent a text to her boss calling him a "complete dick".
The text was meant for her daughter's boyfriend and now she has lost an unfair dismissal claim, failing to convince the Fair Work Commission that it was a "lighthearted insult".
Before her dismissal, Louise Nesbitt worked for six years as the office administrator and bookkeeper for small mineral exploration company Dragon Mountain Gold in Perth, Australia. She and Rob Gardner, the company's chairman and managing director, were the sole employees.
As part of an office refurbishment, Ms Nesbitt arranged for plumbing work to be carried out by her daughter's boyfriend, Robert Guy. On January 12 last year, Ms Nesbitt sent a text message intended for Mr Guy to Mr Gardner describing Mr Gardner as a "complete dick" before adding "we know this already so please try your best not to tell him that regardless of how you feel the need". Realising her mistake, Ms Nesbitt texted Mr Gardner, saying, "Rob, please delete without reading. I am so so so sorry. Xxx."
She subsequently sent another text message to Mr Gardner which read, in part, "Rob I need to explain … that message came across so wrong … that is not how I feel. My sense of humour is to exaggerate ... Yes I do feel that my ideas are all ignored but that's ok ... Please forget it and just go on as normal. I am very very sorry." Ms Nesbitt did not attend the office for several days, saying she was working from home. Mr Gardner told the commission that the text message describing him as a "complete dick" was highly offensive, derogatory and a shock given Ms Nesbitt's position as an employee and their long working relationship.
Commissioner Danny Cloghan noted that although the text message was the main reason for the dismissal, the working relationship between the duo had deteriorated in previous months. Commissioner Cloghan said he did not accept Ms Nesbitt's argument that the text was a "light-hearted insult" or that she lived with young people who put "complete" in front of every second word. "To call a person a 'dick' is a derogatory term to describe them as an idiot or fool," he said. "The word 'complete' is used to convey the message that the person is, without exception, an idiot or fool – they are nothing less than a 'dick'. He said he was satisfied that Mr Gardner believed on "reasonable grounds" that Ms Nesbitt's conduct was serious enough to justify summary dismissal and she had not been unfairly dismissed.
As part of an office refurbishment, Ms Nesbitt arranged for plumbing work to be carried out by her daughter's boyfriend, Robert Guy. On January 12 last year, Ms Nesbitt sent a text message intended for Mr Guy to Mr Gardner describing Mr Gardner as a "complete dick" before adding "we know this already so please try your best not to tell him that regardless of how you feel the need". Realising her mistake, Ms Nesbitt texted Mr Gardner, saying, "Rob, please delete without reading. I am so so so sorry. Xxx."
She subsequently sent another text message to Mr Gardner which read, in part, "Rob I need to explain … that message came across so wrong … that is not how I feel. My sense of humour is to exaggerate ... Yes I do feel that my ideas are all ignored but that's ok ... Please forget it and just go on as normal. I am very very sorry." Ms Nesbitt did not attend the office for several days, saying she was working from home. Mr Gardner told the commission that the text message describing him as a "complete dick" was highly offensive, derogatory and a shock given Ms Nesbitt's position as an employee and their long working relationship.
Commissioner Danny Cloghan noted that although the text message was the main reason for the dismissal, the working relationship between the duo had deteriorated in previous months. Commissioner Cloghan said he did not accept Ms Nesbitt's argument that the text was a "light-hearted insult" or that she lived with young people who put "complete" in front of every second word. "To call a person a 'dick' is a derogatory term to describe them as an idiot or fool," he said. "The word 'complete' is used to convey the message that the person is, without exception, an idiot or fool – they are nothing less than a 'dick'. He said he was satisfied that Mr Gardner believed on "reasonable grounds" that Ms Nesbitt's conduct was serious enough to justify summary dismissal and she had not been unfairly dismissed.
Smell of bacon led police to pork thieves
A late night fry-up proved too tempting for a pair of meat thieves who inadvertently lured police straight to their front door with the smell of sizzling bacon.
Damian Barry Lewis faced magistrates in Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia, last week to answer for the night he and a young accomplice went on a failed mission for greasy food in Pialba.
The court heard 33-year-old Lewis and a "spaced out" teenager were found rifling through a stranger's shed in December. When the owner yelled out and asked what they were doing, Lewis apparently pointed to the younger male who was "walking around in circles" with bacon and sausages in hand and said "he told me to". The man told the pair police were on their way and they jumped his fence and fled.
Following footprints in the grass, police arrived at Lewis' address where they detected the smell of cooking bacon coming from the home. Lewis was later identified on a photo board and charged. While he insisted he "wasn't actually the one taking the food", Lewis admitted to being in the man's yard when the bacon was stolen and that he should have known better. He pleaded for another chance on the grounds his dog was waiting at home to be fed and he needed to clean his home so he didn't fail an upcoming rental inspection.
He also told the court he had previously completed more than 100 hours community service and was so popular he had been asked to return as a volunteer. Magistrate Graeme Tatnell said: "I've told you a number of times you need to start behaving yourself". He ordered Lewis to serve a further 80 hours of community service, warning him if he continued to reoffend, he would lose both the dog and his home and end up in jail.
The court heard 33-year-old Lewis and a "spaced out" teenager were found rifling through a stranger's shed in December. When the owner yelled out and asked what they were doing, Lewis apparently pointed to the younger male who was "walking around in circles" with bacon and sausages in hand and said "he told me to". The man told the pair police were on their way and they jumped his fence and fled.
Following footprints in the grass, police arrived at Lewis' address where they detected the smell of cooking bacon coming from the home. Lewis was later identified on a photo board and charged. While he insisted he "wasn't actually the one taking the food", Lewis admitted to being in the man's yard when the bacon was stolen and that he should have known better. He pleaded for another chance on the grounds his dog was waiting at home to be fed and he needed to clean his home so he didn't fail an upcoming rental inspection.
He also told the court he had previously completed more than 100 hours community service and was so popular he had been asked to return as a volunteer. Magistrate Graeme Tatnell said: "I've told you a number of times you need to start behaving yourself". He ordered Lewis to serve a further 80 hours of community service, warning him if he continued to reoffend, he would lose both the dog and his home and end up in jail.
Teenagers held up Mr Whippy at gunpoint
Police are hunting for two teenagers who held up a Mr Whippy ice cream truck at gunpoint in Auckland, New Zealand, on Sunday afternoon.
The youths approached the truck at 3.10pm while it was parked in Orakei.
Inspector Kerry Watson told the Herald the pair approached the truck and, brandishing a small firearm, demanded money from a woman. They fled on foot with a bag full of cash and credit cards.
Mr Watson said the two offenders were described as Maori youths aged between 15 and 18. Both were wearing light grey hoodies and one also had a green rain jacket on.
The youths approached the truck at 3.10pm while it was parked in Orakei.
Inspector Kerry Watson told the Herald the pair approached the truck and, brandishing a small firearm, demanded money from a woman. They fled on foot with a bag full of cash and credit cards.
Mr Watson said the two offenders were described as Maori youths aged between 15 and 18. Both were wearing light grey hoodies and one also had a green rain jacket on.
Man’s wallet returned after 14 years with more money in it than when lost
A Croatian man could not believe his eyes when he received a parcel containing a wallet he misplaced 14 years ago, containing more money than he originally lost.
"First I though that someone was joking with me so I went to check whether the money was real," Ivica Jerkovic, from a village in eastern Croatia, said. "It was the best greeting for Easter!" said Jerkovic, proudly posing in a photo with the wallet which he received last week, and 1,500 Swiss francs (£1,040, €1,440, $1,530) that were in it. The sender gave no indication of his identity.
Jerkovic recalled the day when he lost the wallet 14 years ago with some 2,000 German marks (around £725, €1,000, $1,060) inside that he had withdrawn from his bank account to repair the roof of his house. He lost the wallet either when he attended a party with friends or when he was driving one of them who had fallen sick to a hospital.
Jerkovic, in his 50s and from the village of Donja Moticina, believes that the person who found and eventually returned the wallet was someone who had financial problems. "I belive that this money saved him and for years he was calculating how much he should return to me. Otherwise, I don't know why he would keep the wallet for all those years! I call on him to contact me. He is the best personal banker in Croatia," he joked.
"First I though that someone was joking with me so I went to check whether the money was real," Ivica Jerkovic, from a village in eastern Croatia, said. "It was the best greeting for Easter!" said Jerkovic, proudly posing in a photo with the wallet which he received last week, and 1,500 Swiss francs (£1,040, €1,440, $1,530) that were in it. The sender gave no indication of his identity.
Jerkovic recalled the day when he lost the wallet 14 years ago with some 2,000 German marks (around £725, €1,000, $1,060) inside that he had withdrawn from his bank account to repair the roof of his house. He lost the wallet either when he attended a party with friends or when he was driving one of them who had fallen sick to a hospital.
Jerkovic, in his 50s and from the village of Donja Moticina, believes that the person who found and eventually returned the wallet was someone who had financial problems. "I belive that this money saved him and for years he was calculating how much he should return to me. Otherwise, I don't know why he would keep the wallet for all those years! I call on him to contact me. He is the best personal banker in Croatia," he joked.
Nurse struck off over Pinky and Perky abuse
An abusive nurse who held a patient’s mouth shut to stop him singing the Pinky and Perky theme tune has been struck off.
Benson Blackmore became enraged with the patient at the Carleton Clinic in Carlisle, Cumbria, who liked singing the theme to the 1950s children’s TV show.
He also pushed the patient down a corridor while his trousers were hanging around his ankles, the Nursing and Midwifery Council heard.
One colleague described Blackmore’s manhandling of the patient between April and May 2013 as “abusive”. Blackmore had been employed within the NHS for 35 years and had been employed on the Oakwood Unit of the hospital since August 2012 when the incidents occurred. The patient had been on the ward on several occasions, and was known as a challenging individual. In late April 2013, Blackmore shouted at the man in a “loud and booming voice” for singing the Pinky and Perky theme tune We Belong Together.
During the same shift a colleague saw Blackmore roughly grab the patient to stop him singing in the dining room. Blackmore’s colleague described him as ‘roughly’ putting his hand on the man’s mouth for approximately five seconds to prevent him performing. On May 5 Blackmore was spotted by another co-worker pinching the patient’s nose in a bid to make him swallow medication. The man had refused the medication which he was entitled to do - but instead Blackmore took hold of his nose and shoved his head back to force him.
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In late April 2013, Blackmore was seen shoving and pushing the patient A down a corridor. His pyjama bottoms were loose and hanging around this ankles - almost causing him to fall. On striking Blackmore off, NMC panel chairman Kenneth Caley said: “Taken individually and as whole, all the charges found proved demonstrated, in the panel’s view, a lack of compassion and kindness in Mr Blackmore’s treatment of Patient A.” Mr Caley added: “In his ‘hands on’ treatment of Patient A, Mr Blackmore had fallen far short of what would have been expected of a registered nurse of his experience in the particular circumstances.
One colleague described Blackmore’s manhandling of the patient between April and May 2013 as “abusive”. Blackmore had been employed within the NHS for 35 years and had been employed on the Oakwood Unit of the hospital since August 2012 when the incidents occurred. The patient had been on the ward on several occasions, and was known as a challenging individual. In late April 2013, Blackmore shouted at the man in a “loud and booming voice” for singing the Pinky and Perky theme tune We Belong Together.
During the same shift a colleague saw Blackmore roughly grab the patient to stop him singing in the dining room. Blackmore’s colleague described him as ‘roughly’ putting his hand on the man’s mouth for approximately five seconds to prevent him performing. On May 5 Blackmore was spotted by another co-worker pinching the patient’s nose in a bid to make him swallow medication. The man had refused the medication which he was entitled to do - but instead Blackmore took hold of his nose and shoved his head back to force him.
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In late April 2013, Blackmore was seen shoving and pushing the patient A down a corridor. His pyjama bottoms were loose and hanging around this ankles - almost causing him to fall. On striking Blackmore off, NMC panel chairman Kenneth Caley said: “Taken individually and as whole, all the charges found proved demonstrated, in the panel’s view, a lack of compassion and kindness in Mr Blackmore’s treatment of Patient A.” Mr Caley added: “In his ‘hands on’ treatment of Patient A, Mr Blackmore had fallen far short of what would have been expected of a registered nurse of his experience in the particular circumstances.
Big cat sightings may be missing greyhound
A missing greyhound may be mistaken for a big cat in the Ashdown Forest, East Sussex, according to its searchers.
A black five-year-old retired female greyhound named Rennie went missing from Crowborough on February 13.
It is thought that recent big cat sightings in Ashdown Forest could be Rennie, who has been sighted around the area.
Volunteers are regularly searching Ashdown Forest since Rennie's disappearance.
A black five-year-old retired female greyhound named Rennie went missing from Crowborough on February 13.
It is thought that recent big cat sightings in Ashdown Forest could be Rennie, who has been sighted around the area.
Volunteers are regularly searching Ashdown Forest since Rennie's disappearance.
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