Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Cats are fascinated by illuminating hula hoop
Apparently this is an Atomic Evoke, available from Astral Hoops. They're not cheap, mind.
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Man given a fright when chased by big lizard
Bradley Arington, 24, from Orange Park, Florida, had never heard of heard of an Argentine tegu lizard before.
Last weekend he was taking the rubbish at his home when he heard some sort of hissing behind him.
"I heard this very loud hissing sound and I boogied back inside," said Arington. "And it kept coming at me so I ran."
Arington was then chased back into his garage by a four-foot black and white lizard with a long tail. Arington lives in a suburban neighbourhood, not the woods, but he was being chased by a Tegu. While it was hiding in his garage, Arington called the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation commission. FWC contacted Rod Smith of House of Reptiles who captured the lizard.
"I do not know where it came from," said Arington, "but I don't want to see anymore of them." For the past year, the Argentine tegu has become a concern among conservationists in Florida. The lizard is not indigenous to the state and has quickly made the list of troublesome invasive species. "They are a problem in South Florida," said Mark Beshel, senior herpetology keeper at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens.
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"Most tegus that are found up here are probably escaped pets. Tegus are not aggressive, they don't hunt anything as large as us," he said. But they do eat small, mammals, eggs, and fruit. Rod Smith now has the tegu in quarantine. He said he will monitor the lizard for thirty to sixty days days for parasites or other disease, then the plan is to put him on the market.
Arington was then chased back into his garage by a four-foot black and white lizard with a long tail. Arington lives in a suburban neighbourhood, not the woods, but he was being chased by a Tegu. While it was hiding in his garage, Arington called the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation commission. FWC contacted Rod Smith of House of Reptiles who captured the lizard.
"I do not know where it came from," said Arington, "but I don't want to see anymore of them." For the past year, the Argentine tegu has become a concern among conservationists in Florida. The lizard is not indigenous to the state and has quickly made the list of troublesome invasive species. "They are a problem in South Florida," said Mark Beshel, senior herpetology keeper at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens.
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"Most tegus that are found up here are probably escaped pets. Tegus are not aggressive, they don't hunt anything as large as us," he said. But they do eat small, mammals, eggs, and fruit. Rod Smith now has the tegu in quarantine. He said he will monitor the lizard for thirty to sixty days days for parasites or other disease, then the plan is to put him on the market.
Naked woman crashed car into store after leaving restaurant following happy hour
A south west Houston Kohl's closed early on Monday night after a naked woman drove her car into the front of the store.
The woman in her late 40s told Houston Police she had just left happy hour at PF Chang's. She got into her car and drove straight into the store in Westheimer.
Eyewitnesses say she was travelling at around 60mph across the parking lot before she crashed just 8 feet to the right of the front door. "It was loud. She just kept going, wouldn't stop. She just went straight into the wall," said Godient Derbigney, a security guard for the shopping centre.
She didn't tell police why she didn't stop and why she was naked. Officers say her clothes were on the floor and they don't believe she was drunk. First responders covered her up quickly. She was taken to the hospital with minor cuts and bruises. No one else was hurt.
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The woman in her late 40s told Houston Police she had just left happy hour at PF Chang's. She got into her car and drove straight into the store in Westheimer.
Eyewitnesses say she was travelling at around 60mph across the parking lot before she crashed just 8 feet to the right of the front door. "It was loud. She just kept going, wouldn't stop. She just went straight into the wall," said Godient Derbigney, a security guard for the shopping centre.
She didn't tell police why she didn't stop and why she was naked. Officers say her clothes were on the floor and they don't believe she was drunk. First responders covered her up quickly. She was taken to the hospital with minor cuts and bruises. No one else was hurt.
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Driver who traded a trailer full of luncheon meat for crack cocaine given drug treatment sentence
An Arkansas driver has been sentenced for trading a tractor-trailer filled with more than $50,000 of luncheon meat for crack cocaine.
45-year-old Larry Bowen was sentenced to one year of in-patient drug treatment and six years of probation. The Mabelvale man also was ordered to pay $18,500 in restitution. Bowen had been hired to deliver the luncheon meat in Alabama and Florida last June.
When the meat was not delivered, the company used the truck’s GPS and found it at a service station in Memphis, Tennessee. Gone was the truck’s refrigerated trailer. The truck’s tyres had been replaced with cheaper ones. Police officers found Bowen, sitting near the truck and eating a luncheon meat sandwich.
Bowen finally admitted that he was the driver of the truck. He then led them to the trailer hidden in a storage facility nearby. About a third of the shipment was missing. Bowen told officers he had stopped at the station three days earlier and “inadvertently” traded the trailer and the luncheon meat to two men for crack cocaine.
45-year-old Larry Bowen was sentenced to one year of in-patient drug treatment and six years of probation. The Mabelvale man also was ordered to pay $18,500 in restitution. Bowen had been hired to deliver the luncheon meat in Alabama and Florida last June.
When the meat was not delivered, the company used the truck’s GPS and found it at a service station in Memphis, Tennessee. Gone was the truck’s refrigerated trailer. The truck’s tyres had been replaced with cheaper ones. Police officers found Bowen, sitting near the truck and eating a luncheon meat sandwich.
Bowen finally admitted that he was the driver of the truck. He then led them to the trailer hidden in a storage facility nearby. About a third of the shipment was missing. Bowen told officers he had stopped at the station three days earlier and “inadvertently” traded the trailer and the luncheon meat to two men for crack cocaine.
Dogs took owner's car for a joyride outside animal hospital
Harry d'Entrement and his friend went for a coffee in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, on Friday morning. While they were driving past the Parade Street Animal Hospital a car started to pull out of the parking lot.
Mr d'Entrement said something didn't look right.
"At a glance, I thought it was a couple of old ladies driving a little car," he said. As the car got closer, he couldn't believe his eyes. "I was kind of speechless. I couldn't make sense of what I was seeing," he said. It turned out, the drivers were dogs. One was in the driver's seat and the other was in the passenger's seat, making what looked like a getaway from the animal hospital.
"My friend said, 'Man, what's that? A dog driving?'" said d'Entrement. The owner of the car had apparently left his Pontiac Vibe in neutral and it coasted out of the driveway and onto the street. "The car was just kind of rolling, not too fast, coming right in the road," d'Entrement said.
The two men got out of the car and watched while the two dogs looked back at them from inside the car. They snapped a photo before the owner of the dogs ran out of the animal hospital. The men said they were in hysterics as the dog owner apologised. "It's the funniest thing I'd seen in years," d'Entrement said. No one was hurt.
"At a glance, I thought it was a couple of old ladies driving a little car," he said. As the car got closer, he couldn't believe his eyes. "I was kind of speechless. I couldn't make sense of what I was seeing," he said. It turned out, the drivers were dogs. One was in the driver's seat and the other was in the passenger's seat, making what looked like a getaway from the animal hospital.
"My friend said, 'Man, what's that? A dog driving?'" said d'Entrement. The owner of the car had apparently left his Pontiac Vibe in neutral and it coasted out of the driveway and onto the street. "The car was just kind of rolling, not too fast, coming right in the road," d'Entrement said.
The two men got out of the car and watched while the two dogs looked back at them from inside the car. They snapped a photo before the owner of the dogs ran out of the animal hospital. The men said they were in hysterics as the dog owner apologised. "It's the funniest thing I'd seen in years," d'Entrement said. No one was hurt.
Grandmother given dressing down for visiting prison while wearing too short shorts
A grandmother visiting an inmate at a prison in Australia's Northern Territory was “mortified” when a guard gave her a public dressing-down over the length of her shorts.
Darwin Family Law office manager Alison Duke, 64, later lodged a complaint with Darwin Correctional Precinct and emailed photos of herself wearing the shorts.
She received the response: “Thank you Alison. Can I just say you look great for a 64. Have a great day.”
Ms Duke said she had been wearing the same style of shorts on prison visits for 18 months. “Suddenly they’re unsuitable,” she said. “They aren’t torn or hot pants, they’re from the kids’ section of a department store.” Ms Duke said she felt uncomfortable when the officer singled her out and told her the shorts were too short when arrived for a scheduled prisoner visit at Holtze, in rural Darwin, on Sunday, April 12.
“He pointed to a poster about the dress code,” she said. “It’s not what they did, it’s the way they did it. There was little explanation and everyone was looking at me. I was mortified.” Ms Duke was allowed to remain in the prison after she was served the warning. NT Corrections spokesman David Harris said: “The visitor dress code includes prohibiting clothes that are excessively tight or revealing. Correctional officers determined that Ms Duke was wearing a pair of shorts that did not meet this standard.”
Prison Superintendent Bill Carroll wrote to Ms Duke to explain the code and “apologised for any inconvenience”. Mr Harris said the dress code would be “strictly enforced”. Ms Duke said Corrections should “reassess” how it treated visitors. “They should be encouraging visitors, not making them feel like criminals,” she said. “We are in an essential part of the inmates rehabilitation and eventual re-entry into the community.”
Ms Duke said she had been wearing the same style of shorts on prison visits for 18 months. “Suddenly they’re unsuitable,” she said. “They aren’t torn or hot pants, they’re from the kids’ section of a department store.” Ms Duke said she felt uncomfortable when the officer singled her out and told her the shorts were too short when arrived for a scheduled prisoner visit at Holtze, in rural Darwin, on Sunday, April 12.
“He pointed to a poster about the dress code,” she said. “It’s not what they did, it’s the way they did it. There was little explanation and everyone was looking at me. I was mortified.” Ms Duke was allowed to remain in the prison after she was served the warning. NT Corrections spokesman David Harris said: “The visitor dress code includes prohibiting clothes that are excessively tight or revealing. Correctional officers determined that Ms Duke was wearing a pair of shorts that did not meet this standard.”
Prison Superintendent Bill Carroll wrote to Ms Duke to explain the code and “apologised for any inconvenience”. Mr Harris said the dress code would be “strictly enforced”. Ms Duke said Corrections should “reassess” how it treated visitors. “They should be encouraging visitors, not making them feel like criminals,” she said. “We are in an essential part of the inmates rehabilitation and eventual re-entry into the community.”
Five-legged lamb born at Welsh farm
A five-legged lamb has been born at a family-run farm in mid Wales.
The lamb, named Jake, was delivered on Thursday afternoon at Rhiwlas Farm near Lake Vyrnwy, Powys.
Despite having an extra limb, Jake is healthy and thriving, according to farmer Bethan Davies, 49.
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"He seems really happy, he's feeding well and bouncing around like a normal lamb. He is doing really well," she said.
The lamb, named Jake, was delivered on Thursday afternoon at Rhiwlas Farm near Lake Vyrnwy, Powys.
Despite having an extra limb, Jake is healthy and thriving, according to farmer Bethan Davies, 49.
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"He seems really happy, he's feeding well and bouncing around like a normal lamb. He is doing really well," she said.
Toast Taj Mahal found on London street corner
A toast Taj Mahal was found on a street corner in south London.
The sculpture was discovered by Tom McKenzie at the end of Queens Road, Peckham, on Saturday.
The sculpture had been made out of more than 30 slices of toasted white bread with the crusts removed.
The architecture of the building had been given extra stability with the use of an unknown dark spread. It remains a mystery who created the model of the Indian mausoleum.
The sculpture was discovered by Tom McKenzie at the end of Queens Road, Peckham, on Saturday.
The sculpture had been made out of more than 30 slices of toasted white bread with the crusts removed.
The architecture of the building had been given extra stability with the use of an unknown dark spread. It remains a mystery who created the model of the Indian mausoleum.
Man surprised by 15 feet high flames shooting out of pavement
A man walking to his local takeaway for a burger was nearly flame grilled himself after a massive fireball repeatedly erupted 15ft out of the pavement.
Shiraz Nawaz, 36, was on his way to the Dixie Chicken shop on Stratford Road in Shirley, Solihull, on Monday evening when he heard buzzing from the ground just a few feet behind him.
He turned around just in time to see a massive plume of thick black smoke followed by huge orange flames shooting up from an open manhole. He managed to grab his phone just in time to film the incident. Nobody was hurt in the incident after Shiraz evacuated the nearby takeaway, told them to turn off their gas supply, and called the fire service.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze, which they said was caused by a fire in an underground link box, which distributes electricity, below the manhole. “I’ve never seen anything like it, and I have been in the building trade,” said Shiraz. “The guy in the shop grabbed me a couple of burgers after everything, so I guess it had a happy ending.”
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A spokesman for West Midlands Fire Service said: “It involved a fire in an underground electrical link box. The electrical supply was isolated by Western Power. Power was isolated to surrounding homes and premises for four hours. Three people were evacuated from one of the properties. We used a CO2 extinguisher and a hose real with foam, because it was an electrical fire. It was accidental.”
He turned around just in time to see a massive plume of thick black smoke followed by huge orange flames shooting up from an open manhole. He managed to grab his phone just in time to film the incident. Nobody was hurt in the incident after Shiraz evacuated the nearby takeaway, told them to turn off their gas supply, and called the fire service.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze, which they said was caused by a fire in an underground link box, which distributes electricity, below the manhole. “I’ve never seen anything like it, and I have been in the building trade,” said Shiraz. “The guy in the shop grabbed me a couple of burgers after everything, so I guess it had a happy ending.”
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A spokesman for West Midlands Fire Service said: “It involved a fire in an underground electrical link box. The electrical supply was isolated by Western Power. Power was isolated to surrounding homes and premises for four hours. Three people were evacuated from one of the properties. We used a CO2 extinguisher and a hose real with foam, because it was an electrical fire. It was accidental.”
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