Thursday, July 09, 2015
Theatre-goer jumped on to stage in attempt to charge his phone
An audience member at Thursday’s performance of Hand to God at the the Booth Theatre in New York, startled crew and fellow theatre-goers by climbing on to the stage before the show started.
Once on stage, he tried to plug a cellphone charger into a power point on the show’s set which, it turns out, was fake. Chris York, who was in the audience, said the incident occurred about two minutes before the show was set to begin.
There were no stairs to the stage so to get to it the man had to leap and then walk about 15 feet to the outlet that York said, was “clearly fake”. “The whole thing, it was very bizarre,” York said.
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At first, people thought it was a part of the show, he said, but once they realised the truth, the audience started laughing and heckling the man, who was in his early 20s. The crew stopped the pre-show music, removed the charger and made an announcement to the audience prohibiting them from charging their phones on stage.
Once on stage, he tried to plug a cellphone charger into a power point on the show’s set which, it turns out, was fake. Chris York, who was in the audience, said the incident occurred about two minutes before the show was set to begin.
There were no stairs to the stage so to get to it the man had to leap and then walk about 15 feet to the outlet that York said, was “clearly fake”. “The whole thing, it was very bizarre,” York said.
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At first, people thought it was a part of the show, he said, but once they realised the truth, the audience started laughing and heckling the man, who was in his early 20s. The crew stopped the pre-show music, removed the charger and made an announcement to the audience prohibiting them from charging their phones on stage.
Dog got too close to newly painted fire hydrant
A little dog in Brampton, Southern Ontario, Canada, got more than he bargained for when he attempted to carry out a time-honoured canine tradition on Monday.
Louie, a seven-month-old Shih Tzu, was out for a walk in Springdale with his owner Puneet when he found a choice fire hydrant upon which to mark his territory.
Little did he know, the hydrant had recently received a fresh coat of bright red paint from the city, though there was no sign visible, Puneet said. When Louie went leave his mark, the long-suffering hydrant returned the favour, leaving him with a bright streak of red on his white coat.
After a wash to try and remove the paint, the puppy’s coat retained a hue of pink, Puneet said. The city apologised for the incident, but declined to pay for a grooming, Puneet said. He said the dog will likely get a haircut to snip away the pinkish hair.
Louie, a seven-month-old Shih Tzu, was out for a walk in Springdale with his owner Puneet when he found a choice fire hydrant upon which to mark his territory.
Little did he know, the hydrant had recently received a fresh coat of bright red paint from the city, though there was no sign visible, Puneet said. When Louie went leave his mark, the long-suffering hydrant returned the favour, leaving him with a bright streak of red on his white coat.
After a wash to try and remove the paint, the puppy’s coat retained a hue of pink, Puneet said. The city apologised for the incident, but declined to pay for a grooming, Puneet said. He said the dog will likely get a haircut to snip away the pinkish hair.
Chainsaw road rage man given absolute discharge after pleading guilty
Manuel Delisle, accused in a bizarre road rage incident involving a chainsaw in Quebec, Canada, was handed an absolute discharge after pleading guilty on Tuesday.
Delisle was charged with armed assault following a confrontation last April in St-Jérôme, north of Montreal. In a cellphone video taken of the incident, the 37-year-old can be seen approaching a vehicle, swearing and revving a chainsaw.
The outburst came after a family had followed his car to try to get the licence plate number because he appeared to be driving erratically. When Delisle reached the end of a dead-end street, he got out of his car and threatened the family with a chainsaw.
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In court, Quebec Court Judge Jean La Rue granted Delisle an absolute discharge following his guilty plea. He said the victims in the case were also partially to blame. No one was injured in the incident. Delisle was previously suspended with pay from his job as a pruner with the city of Montreal. He had been an auxiliary employee with Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough on and off since 2006.
Delisle was charged with armed assault following a confrontation last April in St-Jérôme, north of Montreal. In a cellphone video taken of the incident, the 37-year-old can be seen approaching a vehicle, swearing and revving a chainsaw.
The outburst came after a family had followed his car to try to get the licence plate number because he appeared to be driving erratically. When Delisle reached the end of a dead-end street, he got out of his car and threatened the family with a chainsaw.
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In court, Quebec Court Judge Jean La Rue granted Delisle an absolute discharge following his guilty plea. He said the victims in the case were also partially to blame. No one was injured in the incident. Delisle was previously suspended with pay from his job as a pruner with the city of Montreal. He had been an auxiliary employee with Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough on and off since 2006.
Hunt on for single queen bee that is on the loose in Australia
The hunt is on for a single queen bee that has the potential to cause big problems for the agricultural sector in northern Australia.
The Asian honey bee is a notifiable pest in the Northern Territory.
The queen was part of a hive that was discovered in a campervan being trucked from Cairns to Darwin.
The bees can carry the destructive varroa mite, however tests carried out on the destroyed hive show the mite was not present.
The mites, which attach themselves to bees and suck their blood can cause diseases and viruses, and are known to kill entire bee colonies and spread to others. Stephen West, chief plant health manager for the Northern Territory Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries (DPIF), said the swarm of Asian honey bees was killed by biosecurity staff in Darwin, but the queen was nowhere to be found.
"It's a matter of how that journey went for the queen, what condition she was in when they arrived, and that swarm that's moved off with her, the strength of those bees as well, and how quickly they can find a food source. If she's here we need to find her and we need to eradicate her. We need to do it as quickly as we can." Mr West said laboratory testing showed the bees that had made the journey from Cairns were not carrying varroa mite. "Australia is one of the last remaining countries in the world that does not have varroa mite."
Mr West said an Asian honey bee population has been established in Cairns since 2007 but ongoing biosecurity efforts have prevented their spread into the Northern Territory. He said the Asian honey bees are more aggressive than the European honey bee that most Australians are familiar with. "Their swarms will move into places such as letter boxes. They'll move into hollows and take the place of bird nesting spots and possums." The DPIF is asking for assistance from anyone who works in the East Arm precinct in Darwin to be on the lookout for any honey bee activity and immediately report any sightings to NT Quarantine on the exotic plant pest hotline.
There's an audio interview with Stephen West here.
The mites, which attach themselves to bees and suck their blood can cause diseases and viruses, and are known to kill entire bee colonies and spread to others. Stephen West, chief plant health manager for the Northern Territory Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries (DPIF), said the swarm of Asian honey bees was killed by biosecurity staff in Darwin, but the queen was nowhere to be found.
"It's a matter of how that journey went for the queen, what condition she was in when they arrived, and that swarm that's moved off with her, the strength of those bees as well, and how quickly they can find a food source. If she's here we need to find her and we need to eradicate her. We need to do it as quickly as we can." Mr West said laboratory testing showed the bees that had made the journey from Cairns were not carrying varroa mite. "Australia is one of the last remaining countries in the world that does not have varroa mite."
Mr West said an Asian honey bee population has been established in Cairns since 2007 but ongoing biosecurity efforts have prevented their spread into the Northern Territory. He said the Asian honey bees are more aggressive than the European honey bee that most Australians are familiar with. "Their swarms will move into places such as letter boxes. They'll move into hollows and take the place of bird nesting spots and possums." The DPIF is asking for assistance from anyone who works in the East Arm precinct in Darwin to be on the lookout for any honey bee activity and immediately report any sightings to NT Quarantine on the exotic plant pest hotline.
There's an audio interview with Stephen West here.
Woman fined for revealing affair to lover's wife
Telephoning your lover's wife to reveal an affair is a crime. At least according to a ruling by Italy's Court of Cassation.
The court upheld a fine given to woman who made anonymous phone calls to her lover's wife, revealing details of their affair.
The woman also told her lover's wife about other extra-marital mischief her husband had been getting up to in Bari and Potenza. The woman was trying to overturn a €400 fine she had received for harassment in Italy's highest court of appeal.
She argued that the telephone calls had lasted a long time and had not been interrupted by the wife, meaning that they had not been unwanted. But the judges decided otherwise.
“This cannot be seen as acquiescence on the wife's part, given the serious nature of what was being revealed. The petulant and disturbing nature of the calls is shown in the anonymous forms they took." A 2010 study found that 45% of women and 55% of men engaged in extra-marital affairs in Italy
The woman also told her lover's wife about other extra-marital mischief her husband had been getting up to in Bari and Potenza. The woman was trying to overturn a €400 fine she had received for harassment in Italy's highest court of appeal.
She argued that the telephone calls had lasted a long time and had not been interrupted by the wife, meaning that they had not been unwanted. But the judges decided otherwise.
“This cannot be seen as acquiescence on the wife's part, given the serious nature of what was being revealed. The petulant and disturbing nature of the calls is shown in the anonymous forms they took." A 2010 study found that 45% of women and 55% of men engaged in extra-marital affairs in Italy
Man told court he'd been bribed with bacon and cabbage
A 50-year-old man told a court he was “bribed” with the offer of home cooked bacon and cabbage to go to his mother’s house and cut the back lawn.
He insisted he ate the meal on the porch and believed he did not breach an order not to enter her home.
Donal Cosgrave of Rathmore, Co Kerry, Ireland, was arrested for breach of contravening a barring order on July 1st.
Mr Cosgrave was willing to produce the shoes with the grass still on them, to back-up his story, Killarney District Court was told on Tuesday. Mr Cosgrave was arrested for breach of contravening a barring order on July 1st. The order, made in Killarney last April, was that he should not attend the home of his mother. Mr Cosgrave said he only called to his mother’s home in Killarney because she offered to cook him bacon and cabbage if he cut the grass.
In effect it amounted to a bribe because no-one could resist his mother’s cooking, he said. “Was the bacon and cabbage to be given before or after the grass cutting?” Judge James O’Connor enquired. Mr Cosgrave said it was “before”. He said: “You have to have a full stomach for hard work ... I did not enter the house, I ate the bacon and cabbage on the back porch. I did not go into the house.” “And mom gave me some mustard, and a little bit of dessert,” he added.
The court was previously told Mr Cosgrave was originally from the US and has health problems. He had arrived at his solicitor’s office at 8.30am with a pair of sneakers and grass deposits on the runners and he was not sneaky and was telling the truth, he said. Padraig O’Connell, solicitor, told the court the shoes were in an evidence bag, in court. Judge O’Connor adjourned the matter to 21st next but warned his solicitor that Mr Cosgrave “has to stay away completely from the house.”
Mr Cosgrave was willing to produce the shoes with the grass still on them, to back-up his story, Killarney District Court was told on Tuesday. Mr Cosgrave was arrested for breach of contravening a barring order on July 1st. The order, made in Killarney last April, was that he should not attend the home of his mother. Mr Cosgrave said he only called to his mother’s home in Killarney because she offered to cook him bacon and cabbage if he cut the grass.
In effect it amounted to a bribe because no-one could resist his mother’s cooking, he said. “Was the bacon and cabbage to be given before or after the grass cutting?” Judge James O’Connor enquired. Mr Cosgrave said it was “before”. He said: “You have to have a full stomach for hard work ... I did not enter the house, I ate the bacon and cabbage on the back porch. I did not go into the house.” “And mom gave me some mustard, and a little bit of dessert,” he added.
The court was previously told Mr Cosgrave was originally from the US and has health problems. He had arrived at his solicitor’s office at 8.30am with a pair of sneakers and grass deposits on the runners and he was not sneaky and was telling the truth, he said. Padraig O’Connell, solicitor, told the court the shoes were in an evidence bag, in court. Judge O’Connor adjourned the matter to 21st next but warned his solicitor that Mr Cosgrave “has to stay away completely from the house.”
Puppy rescued by firefighters after getting head stuck in sofa
A puppy which got its head stuck in a sofa had to be rescued by firefighters in Devon.
Officers from Middlemoor were sent to the incident in Exeter, at about 9:20pm on Tuesday.
A spokesman for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said: “Fire control received a report of a six-month-old puppy with its head stuck in a sofa.
“One fire appliance from Middlemoor was mobilised and the puppy was released from the sofa using small tools.”
Officers from Middlemoor were sent to the incident in Exeter, at about 9:20pm on Tuesday.
A spokesman for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said: “Fire control received a report of a six-month-old puppy with its head stuck in a sofa.
“One fire appliance from Middlemoor was mobilised and the puppy was released from the sofa using small tools.”
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