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Tuesday, September 21, 2010
A kiss from Rosie
Eldad Hagar, who famously calmed down this little dog, is still performing heroic canine-helping feats.
Rosie’s rescue mission took place in an area three hours north of where Eldad lives in California. Many people had tried to capture her, but had not been successful. Eldad knew his chances were not good, especially since that was an open desert area. But he decided to give it a try.
A Good Samaritan had posted a sign in the location where she was hiding in order to get people to leave water and food for Rosie.
Eldad has edited his 15 hour rescue mission into an 8 minute video.
Hope For Paws – Animal Rescue.
Rosie’s rescue mission took place in an area three hours north of where Eldad lives in California. Many people had tried to capture her, but had not been successful. Eldad knew his chances were not good, especially since that was an open desert area. But he decided to give it a try.
A Good Samaritan had posted a sign in the location where she was hiding in order to get people to leave water and food for Rosie.
Eldad has edited his 15 hour rescue mission into an 8 minute video.
Hope For Paws – Animal Rescue.
Naked women fought on balcony
A 29-year-old Hamilton, Ontario, woman has been charged with attempted murder and sexual assault after police broke up a late-evening fight between two naked women on a Duke Street apartment balcony.
Sergeant Terri-Lynn Collings said the woman is also charged with being unlawfully in a dwelling. The charges follow investigation of a disturbance at the apartment, near MacNab Street South, at about 10:30 p.m. Sept. 13. The charges were laid Sept. 18.
Collings said the homicide unit is investigating the incident. Police were called to the apartment because witnesses reported two women fighting on a third-floor balcony. Detectives are not saying what prompted the incident, who was injured, or whether a weapon was involved. Little information is being provided “for investigative reasons,” Collings said.
Karyn DeJong has been charged. She appeared in Hamilton court on Sunday and was remanded in custody. Police have asked anyone with information to call homicide Detective Angela Abrams.
Sergeant Terri-Lynn Collings said the woman is also charged with being unlawfully in a dwelling. The charges follow investigation of a disturbance at the apartment, near MacNab Street South, at about 10:30 p.m. Sept. 13. The charges were laid Sept. 18.
Collings said the homicide unit is investigating the incident. Police were called to the apartment because witnesses reported two women fighting on a third-floor balcony. Detectives are not saying what prompted the incident, who was injured, or whether a weapon was involved. Little information is being provided “for investigative reasons,” Collings said.
Karyn DeJong has been charged. She appeared in Hamilton court on Sunday and was remanded in custody. Police have asked anyone with information to call homicide Detective Angela Abrams.
Indian prostitutes of God
Journalist Sarah Harris has made a documentary about temple prostitutes in south India - Devadasi girls are dedicated to a Hindu deity and spend their lives selling sex.
The first instalment of the four-part exclusively online documentary 'Prostitutes of God' went live yesterday on VBS.tv. The rest of the four-part documentary will be screened on VBS later this week.
Update: Part two is here, part three here, and I'm guessing, part four will appear here tomorrow.
The first instalment of the four-part exclusively online documentary 'Prostitutes of God' went live yesterday on VBS.tv. The rest of the four-part documentary will be screened on VBS later this week.
Update: Part two is here, part three here, and I'm guessing, part four will appear here tomorrow.
Kitten survives 70-mile, 70 mph drive under truck
A tiny kitten hiding in the undercarriage of a big pickup took a long trip on Thursday and lived to meow about it. A 6-week-old female tabby with a deformed leg “rode 70 miles at 70 mph” while huddling behind a skid-plate that protects the truck’s transmission, said the vehicle’s owner and driver Rod Thomas. “I never knew she was there till I heard the faintest, tiniest meow-ing. It was a real surprise.” Thomas, a 45-year-old sales rep for Day Wireless Systems in Wenatchee, said the kitten — now dubbed “Lucky” — huddled in the truck’s underbelly from East Wenatchee to Moses Lake for what must have been a harrowing morning trip. “I still can’t quite believe how this all unfolded,” he said. “But everything turned out OK, and she seems to be happy and healthy.”
The stowaway kitten’s journey began early on Thursday morning in East Wenatchee when Thomas jumped in his 2004 Ford F-150 pickup for a trip to a sales meeting in Moses Lake. As he drove through Rock Island — bam! — a bird flew into the path of the truck. Feathers flew, but Thomas said a glance in the rearview mirror didn’t show the bird’s body on the highway. “I thought it must still be stuck in the truck’s front grille,” he said. “I decided to check it when I got to Moses Lake.” Thomas said he never slowed on his way to his meeting another 60 miles or so down the road.
At his destination, Thomas immediately checked the grille for the dead bird but didn’t find it. As he closely checked the bumper, then checked under the truck, he thought he heard the tiniest squeak of a meow. “I thought, ‘What the heck is that?’ ” he said. Looking more closely, Thomas said he heard a faint meowing coming from under the truck. He lay down on his back and scooted under the chassis but didn’t see or hear anything. He listened again. And again. Then he saw a thin, furry tail protruding from behind the skid-plate. “I gently tugged on it,” he said. “It pulled away, was gone for a second, and then a blur, then this little fuzzy head peeks out.” Thomas said it took about five minutes to coax the nervous kitten from the guts of the truck.
“She was spooked, that’s for sure, but we got the poor thing out and made a place for her in the back of the pickup.” On Friday morning, Thomas took Lucky to the Wenatchee Valley Humane Society for a quick checkup. They found no injuries, but they did note that Lucky has a deformed front foot she’s most likely had from birth. Humane Society staffers also found no implanted identification chip. No reports of anyone missing a cute little kitten had popped up either. “Now Rod needs to decide if he wants to keep the kitten,” said Stephanie Manriquez, the Humane Society’s executive director. “Of course, if he decides not to keep it, then we’ll try to find her a good home.” Thomas, though, is undecided. He’s allergic to cats, so hasn’t had a house cat in many years. But he and his wife do like to have a cat — a mouser — out in their hay barn for rodent control.
The stowaway kitten’s journey began early on Thursday morning in East Wenatchee when Thomas jumped in his 2004 Ford F-150 pickup for a trip to a sales meeting in Moses Lake. As he drove through Rock Island — bam! — a bird flew into the path of the truck. Feathers flew, but Thomas said a glance in the rearview mirror didn’t show the bird’s body on the highway. “I thought it must still be stuck in the truck’s front grille,” he said. “I decided to check it when I got to Moses Lake.” Thomas said he never slowed on his way to his meeting another 60 miles or so down the road.
At his destination, Thomas immediately checked the grille for the dead bird but didn’t find it. As he closely checked the bumper, then checked under the truck, he thought he heard the tiniest squeak of a meow. “I thought, ‘What the heck is that?’ ” he said. Looking more closely, Thomas said he heard a faint meowing coming from under the truck. He lay down on his back and scooted under the chassis but didn’t see or hear anything. He listened again. And again. Then he saw a thin, furry tail protruding from behind the skid-plate. “I gently tugged on it,” he said. “It pulled away, was gone for a second, and then a blur, then this little fuzzy head peeks out.” Thomas said it took about five minutes to coax the nervous kitten from the guts of the truck.
“She was spooked, that’s for sure, but we got the poor thing out and made a place for her in the back of the pickup.” On Friday morning, Thomas took Lucky to the Wenatchee Valley Humane Society for a quick checkup. They found no injuries, but they did note that Lucky has a deformed front foot she’s most likely had from birth. Humane Society staffers also found no implanted identification chip. No reports of anyone missing a cute little kitten had popped up either. “Now Rod needs to decide if he wants to keep the kitten,” said Stephanie Manriquez, the Humane Society’s executive director. “Of course, if he decides not to keep it, then we’ll try to find her a good home.” Thomas, though, is undecided. He’s allergic to cats, so hasn’t had a house cat in many years. But he and his wife do like to have a cat — a mouser — out in their hay barn for rodent control.
Man seeks world rope-sleeping record
A Chinese man who claims he can sleep on a rope tied between two trees is hoping to get into the Guinness Books of Records.
Gao Yang, 37, says it took him nearly a quarter of a century to master the skill but he can now sleep on the rope for seven hours. Gao, of Anshan, northeastern China's Liaoning Province, says he practices on a 10ft high rope in his local park every morning.
He said: "I met a master when I was 12, and he taught me some tips. It took me nearly 24 years to acquire the skill.
"It's nearly impossible for ordinary people to do this. It needs the perfect coordination of body muscles and balancing skills. I am finally ready to contact Guinness in the coming days and am confident of being able to set a world record."
Gao Yang, 37, says it took him nearly a quarter of a century to master the skill but he can now sleep on the rope for seven hours. Gao, of Anshan, northeastern China's Liaoning Province, says he practices on a 10ft high rope in his local park every morning.
He said: "I met a master when I was 12, and he taught me some tips. It took me nearly 24 years to acquire the skill.
"It's nearly impossible for ordinary people to do this. It needs the perfect coordination of body muscles and balancing skills. I am finally ready to contact Guinness in the coming days and am confident of being able to set a world record."
Eskimo loophole could save Scotland's sporran industry
Eskimos could save the traditional sporran industry thanks to a legal loophole that allows them to export sealskin, it has emerged. An EU-wide ban on the use of sealskin was introduced last month following a long-running campaign from animal welfare groups. High-quality dress sporrans, an essential part of kilt couture, are made of sealskin and kiltmakers all over Scotland objected to the new law.
They have been turning instead to pony hide, cow hide and rabbit skin, but hope they may be able to continue using sealskin if it has been hunted as part of an indigenous culture. EU law allows the Yupik and Inuit people to sell and export items made from sealskin. Ian Chisholm, a founding member of the Scottish Kiltmakers' Association, said: "There's a possibility that we may be able to still use the sealskins if they have been hunted as part of traditional culture."
He and other kiltmakers are now in talks to see if the Eskimos can save the traditional sporran. Mr Chisholm, who runs Chisholm Highland Dress in Inverness, said that if a deal was approved it would be a "lifesaver" for the industry, adding: “Nothing beats sealskin. It has a quality of its own. It has a beautiful lustre against the tartans of the kilts. You can dye the other skins but you can still tell the difference. They do not have the same texture and are not as soft to feel."
Supplying sealskin to sporran makers in Scotland would also be a welcome boost to the indigenous people of the Arctic. A spokesman for Canada’s Eskimo tribes said they were keen to supply the Highland dress industry and that sales would help pay for gas, food and snowmobiles. He added: "Our communities have a lot in common and we feel a connection with the people of Scotland who also rely on traditional trades."
They have been turning instead to pony hide, cow hide and rabbit skin, but hope they may be able to continue using sealskin if it has been hunted as part of an indigenous culture. EU law allows the Yupik and Inuit people to sell and export items made from sealskin. Ian Chisholm, a founding member of the Scottish Kiltmakers' Association, said: "There's a possibility that we may be able to still use the sealskins if they have been hunted as part of traditional culture."
He and other kiltmakers are now in talks to see if the Eskimos can save the traditional sporran. Mr Chisholm, who runs Chisholm Highland Dress in Inverness, said that if a deal was approved it would be a "lifesaver" for the industry, adding: “Nothing beats sealskin. It has a quality of its own. It has a beautiful lustre against the tartans of the kilts. You can dye the other skins but you can still tell the difference. They do not have the same texture and are not as soft to feel."
Supplying sealskin to sporran makers in Scotland would also be a welcome boost to the indigenous people of the Arctic. A spokesman for Canada’s Eskimo tribes said they were keen to supply the Highland dress industry and that sales would help pay for gas, food and snowmobiles. He added: "Our communities have a lot in common and we feel a connection with the people of Scotland who also rely on traditional trades."
Ronnie O'Sullivan completes bizarre 147 break
Ronnie O'Sullivan made a 147 break in beating Mark King 3-0 at the World Open - but only after the referee urged him to pot the final black. O'Sullivan, world snooker champion in 2001, 2004 and 2008, asked match referee Jan Verhaas if there was prize money available for the 147 only a few balls into his break before going on to complete the maximum in around nine minutes.
He potted the final pink before bizarrely shaking hands with King and was set to leave the auditorium before Dutchman Verhaas patted O'Sullivan on the back requesting him to pot the final black for the sake of an expectant crowd at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre. O'Sullivan hesitated before smashing the final ball into a bottom bag with the black almost bouncing off the table before disappearing down the hole to the delight of the audience.
'The Rocket' later admitted he was not concerned about making a 147 because there was no cash incentive on offer from World Snooker for the achievement. There is a highest break prize of £4,000 at the tournament.
"I wasn't going to pot the black because I asked and was told there was no break prize for a 147," O'Sullivan said. "What's the point of making a 147 if you're only going to make £4,000?" O'Sullivan has made 10 maximum breaks in his career.
He potted the final pink before bizarrely shaking hands with King and was set to leave the auditorium before Dutchman Verhaas patted O'Sullivan on the back requesting him to pot the final black for the sake of an expectant crowd at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre. O'Sullivan hesitated before smashing the final ball into a bottom bag with the black almost bouncing off the table before disappearing down the hole to the delight of the audience.
'The Rocket' later admitted he was not concerned about making a 147 because there was no cash incentive on offer from World Snooker for the achievement. There is a highest break prize of £4,000 at the tournament.
"I wasn't going to pot the black because I asked and was told there was no break prize for a 147," O'Sullivan said. "What's the point of making a 147 if you're only going to make £4,000?" O'Sullivan has made 10 maximum breaks in his career.
Couple found dead in car following bizarre ‘chemical suicide pact’
A young couple were found dead yesterday following a bizarre ‘chemical suicide pact’ when their car was filled with toxic fumes from a lethal cocktail of bath salts and household detergent. Fire crews wearing specialist chemical protective clothing were called to a car park on an industrial estate in Braintree, Essex, at 8:25am yesterday.
A stunned warehouse worker raised the alarm after finding an apparent suicide note pasted to the car’s window warning the vehicle was filled with hydrogen sulphide. The bodies of a young man and woman, believed to be in their 20s or 30s, were found inside the car and fire crews cordoned off the car park.
It is believed that the deaths are one of the first ‘chemical suicides’ to occur in Britain. The craze, which is sweeping Japan and USA, involves mixing bath salts and detergent to create deadly hydrogen sulphide gas.
A source close to the scene said: ”It is believed this is a ‘chemical suicide’ which is a growing trend around the world but could be the first in the UK. There was a warning note on the window of the car telling people not to open the door. It warned the emergency services there were hazardous fumes inside so they knew what to deal with.”
A stunned warehouse worker raised the alarm after finding an apparent suicide note pasted to the car’s window warning the vehicle was filled with hydrogen sulphide. The bodies of a young man and woman, believed to be in their 20s or 30s, were found inside the car and fire crews cordoned off the car park.
It is believed that the deaths are one of the first ‘chemical suicides’ to occur in Britain. The craze, which is sweeping Japan and USA, involves mixing bath salts and detergent to create deadly hydrogen sulphide gas.
A source close to the scene said: ”It is believed this is a ‘chemical suicide’ which is a growing trend around the world but could be the first in the UK. There was a warning note on the window of the car telling people not to open the door. It warned the emergency services there were hazardous fumes inside so they knew what to deal with.”
Shipley dancing man dances
He dances, and dances … and dances. A man dubbed the Shipley Dancing Dude for his Michael Jackson-style moves has become a local celebrity.
The dancer has been regularly seen pulling impressive moves near a roundabout in Victoria Street, Shipley, on the pavement at Fox’s Corner and outside the town’s Asda store.
When approached, the Shipley Dancer simply smiled, waved and danced away. It is believed he is from eastern Europe, possibly Hungary, and speaks hardly any English.
It is understood he is staying with his daughter at Victoria Mills, Shipley, and appears most mornings and afternoons to perform for his growing legions of fans.
With another video.
The dancer has been regularly seen pulling impressive moves near a roundabout in Victoria Street, Shipley, on the pavement at Fox’s Corner and outside the town’s Asda store.
When approached, the Shipley Dancer simply smiled, waved and danced away. It is believed he is from eastern Europe, possibly Hungary, and speaks hardly any English.
It is understood he is staying with his daughter at Victoria Mills, Shipley, and appears most mornings and afternoons to perform for his growing legions of fans.
With another video.
Drunk rescued after getting stuck in recycling bin
A drunk had to be rescued by fire crews after he got trapped inside a recycling bin. A dog walker heard cries of 'help' coming from a clothes recycling bin outside Great Wakering Sports Centre, in Great Wakering, Essex, at 6.30am on Saturday. The man, believed to be Lithuanian and described as 'drunk', climbed into the metal bin on his way home because he was cold - but got stuck inside.
A spokesman for Essex Fire Service said the good samaritan dialled 999 after efforts to pull the man free failed. She said: ''A woman walking her dog heard the cries of a man stuck in a closed recycling bin outside the sports centre and raised the alarm for crews to go to help.
''Two appliances were sent to the incident and when firefighters arrived at the scene they found the woman comforting a young man who had clearly had a good night out. Crews requested the attendance of police as they reported that the casualty, although unharmed, may have trouble finding his way home.
''How he got into the bin is a bit of a mystery, but he would still be there if the woman hadn't heard his cries for help. 'She was unable to get him out, so called the Fire Service for assistance. We don't know how he got there. Apparently he wanted somewhere warm and dry.''
A spokesman for Essex Fire Service said the good samaritan dialled 999 after efforts to pull the man free failed. She said: ''A woman walking her dog heard the cries of a man stuck in a closed recycling bin outside the sports centre and raised the alarm for crews to go to help.
''Two appliances were sent to the incident and when firefighters arrived at the scene they found the woman comforting a young man who had clearly had a good night out. Crews requested the attendance of police as they reported that the casualty, although unharmed, may have trouble finding his way home.
''How he got into the bin is a bit of a mystery, but he would still be there if the woman hadn't heard his cries for help. 'She was unable to get him out, so called the Fire Service for assistance. We don't know how he got there. Apparently he wanted somewhere warm and dry.''
Heartless man dumps lame dog outside factory
A pet dog was dumped outside a factory in broad daylight. Workers at the Weymouth business said they were shocked to see the dog abandoned without a thought. Staff at BMT Defence Services on the Granby Industrial Estate saw a blue car pull up in the private car park and a man and a sheltie terrier got out.
They said the dog was limping and in obvious distress. The man and dog walked towards the wooded area behind the building, while three other people stayed inside the car. They said that a few seconds later the man returned, got into the car and drove off. Eyewitness Steve Sudworth said: “I saw him walking very fast back to the car and he jumped in. I thought he was going to shout the dog, but they just drove off fast.
“The dog was trying to follow them but couldn’t because of the limp. I would have run up the road after them, but they were gone too fast. It’s shocking.” Co-worker Mike Jolliffe took the dog, a female sheltie terrier, to the vet. He made a makeshift collar for her out of his belt. He said: “We noticed she was limping and we saw her claws were so long they were curled round into her paw pad.
“We took her to the vet to get the claws cut, it was all we could do for her on the spot.” He added that the whole office had been left quite emotional by the experience. He said: “She was a lovely little girl and she made so many friends here. Obviously ,she was a bit frightened but she was lovely.”
They said the dog was limping and in obvious distress. The man and dog walked towards the wooded area behind the building, while three other people stayed inside the car. They said that a few seconds later the man returned, got into the car and drove off. Eyewitness Steve Sudworth said: “I saw him walking very fast back to the car and he jumped in. I thought he was going to shout the dog, but they just drove off fast.
“The dog was trying to follow them but couldn’t because of the limp. I would have run up the road after them, but they were gone too fast. It’s shocking.” Co-worker Mike Jolliffe took the dog, a female sheltie terrier, to the vet. He made a makeshift collar for her out of his belt. He said: “We noticed she was limping and we saw her claws were so long they were curled round into her paw pad.
“We took her to the vet to get the claws cut, it was all we could do for her on the spot.” He added that the whole office had been left quite emotional by the experience. He said: “She was a lovely little girl and she made so many friends here. Obviously ,she was a bit frightened but she was lovely.”
Vietnamese war child sells everything to fund orphanage
A Vietnamese war child adopted by a British family has sold all of her possessions including a £500,000 home and sports car – to fund an orphanage in her home country. Suzanne Hook, 42, was one of the first ‘air babies’ rescued during the Vietnam War after her desperate mother dumped her under a bush when she was born in 1969. She was adopted by a British family aged three and used her golden opportunity for a better life to become an extremely successful business woman.
Suzanne, whose Vietnamese name is Thi Hien, has now sold her £500,000 home in Buckinghamshire, Mercedes sports car and collection of 300 shoes. She has also sold off all of her clothes and furniture to achieve her dream of setting up an orphanage for abandoned children in Vietnam. Suzanne, who is abandoning her English life to run the Allambie Orphanage, in Ho Chi Minh City, admitted her ”whole life is up for sale”. She said: ”I’m practically selling everything. My whole life is up for sale.
”I’ve had a comfortable adult life and now I’m giving it all up to live in Vietnam which will be the opposite. I’m leaving my friends and whole way of life to take on between eight and 10 children for the rest of my life. It is important to get a chance to better themselves. My life here has gone – it will be out in Vietnam with the children. I want to give them a future and educate them at a level to get them to university or a job and a home so they can stand on their own two feet.
”But also make them feel wanted, needed and loved. This is something I never felt when I was a child and it is important they have that.” Suzanne, who is the daughter of a Vietnamese woman and black American soldier, was born in the middle of the violent war which ravaged her home country. She was taken to an orphanage in 1969 and was suffering malnutrition and too weak to move when she was spotted by British nurses. The nurses paved the way for Suzanne to be one of first ‘air babies’ rescued from the war in 1972 with the promise of a better life.
Suzanne, whose Vietnamese name is Thi Hien, has now sold her £500,000 home in Buckinghamshire, Mercedes sports car and collection of 300 shoes. She has also sold off all of her clothes and furniture to achieve her dream of setting up an orphanage for abandoned children in Vietnam. Suzanne, who is abandoning her English life to run the Allambie Orphanage, in Ho Chi Minh City, admitted her ”whole life is up for sale”. She said: ”I’m practically selling everything. My whole life is up for sale.
”I’ve had a comfortable adult life and now I’m giving it all up to live in Vietnam which will be the opposite. I’m leaving my friends and whole way of life to take on between eight and 10 children for the rest of my life. It is important to get a chance to better themselves. My life here has gone – it will be out in Vietnam with the children. I want to give them a future and educate them at a level to get them to university or a job and a home so they can stand on their own two feet.
”But also make them feel wanted, needed and loved. This is something I never felt when I was a child and it is important they have that.” Suzanne, who is the daughter of a Vietnamese woman and black American soldier, was born in the middle of the violent war which ravaged her home country. She was taken to an orphanage in 1969 and was suffering malnutrition and too weak to move when she was spotted by British nurses. The nurses paved the way for Suzanne to be one of first ‘air babies’ rescued from the war in 1972 with the promise of a better life.
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