Sunday, April 26, 2015
Crane, cargo container and flatbed truck needed to move 1,000 lb plus man to new nursing home
A man weighing more than 1,000 lbs (450 kg, 71.5 stones) was placed inside a cargo container, then lifted by a crane, before being loaded onto a flatbed truck and taken from Providence in Rhode Island to his new home in Cranston last Sunday .
Brian Butler had been living at the Bannister House in Providence but earlier this month it was announced the nursing home with $2 million in debt was closing down. All patients including Butler would need to be moved to other facilities.
Michael Raia of the Rhode Island Executive Office of Health & Human Services said planning to move Butler to the Eleanor Slater Hospital began weeks ago. “This is a patient with very complicated medical needs and it required a coordinated approach,” Raia said.
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“His [Butler] care and safety has been our top priority throughout this transport.” The coalition to move Butler to his new home included Providence and Cranston Fire Departments, Lifespan, the Hospital Association of Rhode Island and Bay Crane Northeast. The whole operation to get Butler from Bannister House to Eleanor Slater Hospital took nearly seven hours.
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Brian Butler had been living at the Bannister House in Providence but earlier this month it was announced the nursing home with $2 million in debt was closing down. All patients including Butler would need to be moved to other facilities.
Michael Raia of the Rhode Island Executive Office of Health & Human Services said planning to move Butler to the Eleanor Slater Hospital began weeks ago. “This is a patient with very complicated medical needs and it required a coordinated approach,” Raia said.
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“His [Butler] care and safety has been our top priority throughout this transport.” The coalition to move Butler to his new home included Providence and Cranston Fire Departments, Lifespan, the Hospital Association of Rhode Island and Bay Crane Northeast. The whole operation to get Butler from Bannister House to Eleanor Slater Hospital took nearly seven hours.
With additional news video.
Cars smashed by mysterious heavy object
A mystery is unravelling along Interstate 285 in DeKalb County, Georgia, after a heavy object smashed into three cars near Spaghetti Junction on Friday.
The drivers said it took them a few seconds to realise they had even survived the wreck. That's just how stunned they were.
Luckily they are all alive, but they still do not know what happened.
Motorist Johnathon McIntyre said he never expected this. "As soon as I looked over, I saw something fly up," he said. "It was coming right for me." What "it" was is still unclear. "Honestly, I don't know. It was about the size of a skateboard. It was pretty big," McIntyre said. "I heard the impact and felt the glass fly all over me. And I looked over, because apparently I made it through it."
Two other cars were also hit by the mysterious object – including one driven by Karen Ellis, visiting metro Atlanta from San Diego. "I see what looks like a three-foot boulder come flying at my car," Ellis said. The undercarriage of her car was damaged, but still drivable. McIntyre's car, which he had only recently bought, was a total loss.
Thankfully, he is still alive to tell the story. "I got out to look at his and I couldn't believe it," Ellis said. "I was amazed he was alive." McIntyre and Ellis said the third vehicle was struck in the tyres, and that it was towed away. As far as what the mystery object was? There was no way to find out – it had disappeared as rapidly as it struck.
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Motorist Johnathon McIntyre said he never expected this. "As soon as I looked over, I saw something fly up," he said. "It was coming right for me." What "it" was is still unclear. "Honestly, I don't know. It was about the size of a skateboard. It was pretty big," McIntyre said. "I heard the impact and felt the glass fly all over me. And I looked over, because apparently I made it through it."
Two other cars were also hit by the mysterious object – including one driven by Karen Ellis, visiting metro Atlanta from San Diego. "I see what looks like a three-foot boulder come flying at my car," Ellis said. The undercarriage of her car was damaged, but still drivable. McIntyre's car, which he had only recently bought, was a total loss.
Thankfully, he is still alive to tell the story. "I got out to look at his and I couldn't believe it," Ellis said. "I was amazed he was alive." McIntyre and Ellis said the third vehicle was struck in the tyres, and that it was towed away. As far as what the mystery object was? There was no way to find out – it had disappeared as rapidly as it struck.
With news video.
Naked man arrested for attempting to carjack motorist who offered him clothes
A man was arrested in Florida on Tuesday afternoon after he was accused of trying to steal a car while naked from a man who offered him clothes.
At 3:25pm, 32-year-old Ganzo Keith Haynes was completely naked and ambling along Southwest 40th Avenue in Gainesville when he came upon a man beside a vehicle who offered him a chance to cover up.
The man told police officers he reached into his car for some clothing and Haynes grabbed his neck and began to choke him, according to a jail booking report. Haynes told the man to get on the ground and hand over the keys to the car, according to the report. Haynes’ grip eventually forced the man down, and then he told him he no longer wanted the keys.
Haynes then ran away, and GPD officers eventually caught up with him. He told them he was naked because he had been drinking and that he grabbed the man in an attempt to get away after the man tried to unbuckle his own pants, the report states. Haynes was arrested on a charge of carjacking and booked into the Alachua County jail, where he remains awaiting a bond hearing.
At 3:25pm, 32-year-old Ganzo Keith Haynes was completely naked and ambling along Southwest 40th Avenue in Gainesville when he came upon a man beside a vehicle who offered him a chance to cover up.
The man told police officers he reached into his car for some clothing and Haynes grabbed his neck and began to choke him, according to a jail booking report. Haynes told the man to get on the ground and hand over the keys to the car, according to the report. Haynes’ grip eventually forced the man down, and then he told him he no longer wanted the keys.
Haynes then ran away, and GPD officers eventually caught up with him. He told them he was naked because he had been drinking and that he grabbed the man in an attempt to get away after the man tried to unbuckle his own pants, the report states. Haynes was arrested on a charge of carjacking and booked into the Alachua County jail, where he remains awaiting a bond hearing.
Man crossing road injured after running into car
A middle-aged man is believed to have broken his wrist after running into the side of an almost-stationary car.
The driver of the small silver Daihatsu sedan was slowly moving in traffic along Grey St in Hamilton East, New Zealand, on Friday, when the pedestrian ran straight into the passenger side of his car.
Senior Sergeant Juliet Burgess, of the Waikato District Command Centre, said the man was crossing the road through stationary traffic when he bumped into the car at about 4.15pm.
"He bounced off the side of the car, onto the ground. He said that he just didn't see it and the vehicle was travelling very slowly at the time." Other road users stopped to help the man and someone called emergency services. Ambulances treated him on site. "All we know is that he was trying to cross the road to get to the other side." There were no reports of damage to the car.
The driver of the small silver Daihatsu sedan was slowly moving in traffic along Grey St in Hamilton East, New Zealand, on Friday, when the pedestrian ran straight into the passenger side of his car.
Senior Sergeant Juliet Burgess, of the Waikato District Command Centre, said the man was crossing the road through stationary traffic when he bumped into the car at about 4.15pm.
"He bounced off the side of the car, onto the ground. He said that he just didn't see it and the vehicle was travelling very slowly at the time." Other road users stopped to help the man and someone called emergency services. Ambulances treated him on site. "All we know is that he was trying to cross the road to get to the other side." There were no reports of damage to the car.
Woman who hit Venezuelan president on the head with thrown mango rewarded with home
A Venezuelan woman has had her wish for a flat granted by President Nicolas Maduro after she made her point by hitting him on the head with a mango.
Marleny Olivo threw the fruit at the president while he was driving a bus through the central state of Aragua.
It had a message on it, in which she pleaded for his help.
Mr Maduro displayed the mango with her telephone number on it during a live television show afterwards. He said he had agreed to her request for a flat. The move, he said, was part of the "Great Housing Mission of Venezuela". Ms Olivo had written a message on a mango - "If you can, call me" - along with her name and phone number. She got as close to the bus as she could when it passed and then tossed the fruit at him.
The president lowered his head when he was hit just above the left ear, before calmly picking up the mango and showing it to the crowd. Later the president discussed the incident in one of his regular live TV broadcasts in which he displayed the mango. "She had a housing problem, right? And, Marleny, I have approved it already, as part of the Great Housing Mission of Venezuela, you will get an apartment and it will be given to you in the next few hours.
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"Tomorrow, no later than the day after tomorrow, we will give it to you." Ms Olivo said that there was "no evil intent" behind the incident only a desire to fulfil her dreaming of owning a home before she dies. The president, who is a former bus driver and likes to connect with ordinary Venezuelans by touring local communities at the wheel of a coach, added that the fruit was ripe and that he would eat it later.
Mr Maduro displayed the mango with her telephone number on it during a live television show afterwards. He said he had agreed to her request for a flat. The move, he said, was part of the "Great Housing Mission of Venezuela". Ms Olivo had written a message on a mango - "If you can, call me" - along with her name and phone number. She got as close to the bus as she could when it passed and then tossed the fruit at him.
The president lowered his head when he was hit just above the left ear, before calmly picking up the mango and showing it to the crowd. Later the president discussed the incident in one of his regular live TV broadcasts in which he displayed the mango. "She had a housing problem, right? And, Marleny, I have approved it already, as part of the Great Housing Mission of Venezuela, you will get an apartment and it will be given to you in the next few hours.
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"Tomorrow, no later than the day after tomorrow, we will give it to you." Ms Olivo said that there was "no evil intent" behind the incident only a desire to fulfil her dreaming of owning a home before she dies. The president, who is a former bus driver and likes to connect with ordinary Venezuelans by touring local communities at the wheel of a coach, added that the fruit was ripe and that he would eat it later.
Comedy penis crusader gets potholes filled in
A mystery "road artist" has been drawing pictures of penises around potholes in Bury, Greater Manchester, as a way to get the council to fix them.
"They [potholes] don't get filled. They'll be there for months," says the artist who goes by the name of Wanksy.
"People will drive over the same pothole and forget about it.
Suddenly you draw something amusing around it, everyone sees it and it either gets reported or fixed."
He says his drawings have meant the potholes get fixed more quickly, although Bury Council says they already have a plan in place to deal with the issue.
A spokesman for the council has describes Wanksy's artwork as "obscene" and urges him to stop his painting. "The actions of this individual are not only stupid but incredibly insulting to local residents," the Bury Council spokesman says. "Has this person, for just one second, considered how families with young children must feel when they are confronted with these obscene symbols as they walk to school?" But Wanksy says: "It's not an actual photograph of an anatomical part, it's a drawing, it's artwork. The naked body is a thing artists have painted for years. There are sculptures that don't wear clothes. It's artistic expressions.
"To be offended by that, you must be very prudish." The council spokesman says: ""Not only is this vandalism, but it's also counter-productive. Every penny that we have to spend cleaning off this graffiti is a penny less that we have to spend on actually repairing the potholes! People are entitled to express their grievances to the council, but offending the public and wasting their council tax is not the way to resolve the situation. We understand and accept that residents are unhappy with the number of potholes in the borough, and we have a programme of scheduled works to fix them.
"We have also invested substantially in new machinery which is enabling us to carry out repairs more rapidly. Painting obscenities around potholes will not get them repaired any quicker, but simply waste valuable time and resources. We urge the perpetrator to stop defacing the roads immediately, and ask anyone who sees this sort of criminal damage being carried out to report it to the police and the council." Wanksy says he has considered the legal implications of his drawings and says he makes them with paint used by professionals when they are temporarily marking the road. "It does eventually wash off. It's not graffiti spray paint. It's gone within a week or two. It's a step up from chalk."
A spokesman for the council has describes Wanksy's artwork as "obscene" and urges him to stop his painting. "The actions of this individual are not only stupid but incredibly insulting to local residents," the Bury Council spokesman says. "Has this person, for just one second, considered how families with young children must feel when they are confronted with these obscene symbols as they walk to school?" But Wanksy says: "It's not an actual photograph of an anatomical part, it's a drawing, it's artwork. The naked body is a thing artists have painted for years. There are sculptures that don't wear clothes. It's artistic expressions.
"To be offended by that, you must be very prudish." The council spokesman says: ""Not only is this vandalism, but it's also counter-productive. Every penny that we have to spend cleaning off this graffiti is a penny less that we have to spend on actually repairing the potholes! People are entitled to express their grievances to the council, but offending the public and wasting their council tax is not the way to resolve the situation. We understand and accept that residents are unhappy with the number of potholes in the borough, and we have a programme of scheduled works to fix them.
"We have also invested substantially in new machinery which is enabling us to carry out repairs more rapidly. Painting obscenities around potholes will not get them repaired any quicker, but simply waste valuable time and resources. We urge the perpetrator to stop defacing the roads immediately, and ask anyone who sees this sort of criminal damage being carried out to report it to the police and the council." Wanksy says he has considered the legal implications of his drawings and says he makes them with paint used by professionals when they are temporarily marking the road. "It does eventually wash off. It's not graffiti spray paint. It's gone within a week or two. It's a step up from chalk."
Correction
The Halesowen News, who recently published a story about Twig Fields and her newly-opened vintage clothing store The Walk-In Wardrobe in Cradley Heath, would like to make clear that Ms Fields is, in fact, a collector maniac.
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