Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Tiger given acupuncture to treat chronic ear infection
A tiger in an Israeli animal park suffering from an ear infection has been
treated with acupuncture.
The 14-year-old tiger called Pedang lives in the Ramat Gan Safari park in Tel Aviv and suffers from a chronic ear infection. Staff decided to perform acupuncture on the animal in the hope it will improve its condition and increase its susceptibility to treatment.
Mor Mosinzon, a holistic therapy specialist at the park, said she believes the acupuncture would help Pedang "to deal with his own medical issues by himself, to strengthen his immune system," and aid in opening the ear canal, making the antibiotics treatment more efficient.
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Pedang was under a general anaesthetic during the acupuncture session. Ms Mosinzon said there would be a significant break until Pedang's next treatment, permitting staff to "really see that the acupuncture works".
The 14-year-old tiger called Pedang lives in the Ramat Gan Safari park in Tel Aviv and suffers from a chronic ear infection. Staff decided to perform acupuncture on the animal in the hope it will improve its condition and increase its susceptibility to treatment.
Mor Mosinzon, a holistic therapy specialist at the park, said she believes the acupuncture would help Pedang "to deal with his own medical issues by himself, to strengthen his immune system," and aid in opening the ear canal, making the antibiotics treatment more efficient.
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Pedang was under a general anaesthetic during the acupuncture session. Ms Mosinzon said there would be a significant break until Pedang's next treatment, permitting staff to "really see that the acupuncture works".
Prisoner charged with using genitals to toss salad
An inmate at Manatee County Jail, Florida, working with food in the facility’s kitchen is facing additional charges after he reportedly added extra, unsanitary ingredients, all from his body. Sex offender Anthony Gentile was in jail for sleeping with an underage girl when he was working in the jail’s kitchen, helping to prepare salads on May 2.
The food was intended for employees at the jail. Other inmates testified that Gentile, 43, took a spoon he was using and placed it in his pants, rubbed his genitals with it, then put it back in the salad.
Gentile then continued to defile the salad by taking his penis and placing it in the food. He then finished off the salad by spitting in it. Gentile asked a jail employee to taste the salad to make sure it was “alright”.
The kitchen worker tested the salad, unaware of what had happened. He told other inmates, “the bitch is out there eating it!” Several inmates assigned to work with Gentile in the prep room witnessed the incident and told officials what had occurred. Gentile was charged with Battery of Facility Employee by Expelling Fluids.
The food was intended for employees at the jail. Other inmates testified that Gentile, 43, took a spoon he was using and placed it in his pants, rubbed his genitals with it, then put it back in the salad.
Gentile then continued to defile the salad by taking his penis and placing it in the food. He then finished off the salad by spitting in it. Gentile asked a jail employee to taste the salad to make sure it was “alright”.
The kitchen worker tested the salad, unaware of what had happened. He told other inmates, “the bitch is out there eating it!” Several inmates assigned to work with Gentile in the prep room witnessed the incident and told officials what had occurred. Gentile was charged with Battery of Facility Employee by Expelling Fluids.
Pregnant dog fed live fish in bid to help her deliver puppies without any problem
The Fish Prasadam, usually given to asthma patients, was on Sunday administered to a pet dog as well. An Ayyappa devotee took his pet on his two-wheeler, purchased fingerlings and had fish prasadam administered to the canine. Hundreds of people who witnessed this, were surprised, to say the least.
R Satyamurthy, an ardent devotee of Lord Ayyappa and a resident of Bagh Lingampally, in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, took his pregnant pet dog Savitri in the hope that the fish prasadam would help her deliver puppies without any problem. “Though four-year-old Savitri is hale and and hearty, I don’t want to risk the life of my daughter (pet dog), so I have decided to administer her the fish prasadam,” he said. “I wanted to give the medicine to Savitri so that she does not have health problems in future and want the animal to live happily,” Satyamaurthy said.
When someone at the venue referred to Savitri as a dog, he scolded that person and told him to call it Savitri as she is well-mannered than many human beings. “Though Savitri and I are pure vegetarians, She was forced to take fish prasadam keeping in view the health aspect,” he said. Volunteers, who administer the fish prasadam to people, found it a bit odd and awkward initially but later, managed to successfully administer the medicine to Savitri. He said he will ensure that his pet strictly follows the prescribed diet.
Satyamurthy, who runs an air conditioning showroom in Bagh Lingampally, said he had bought the pet in 2009. They both wake up early morning, take a bath and sit for the poojas. He has also designed proper clothes for Savitri like a shirt, cap and footwear etc. and changes them regularly. “Wherever I go, I take Savitri along on my vehicle, including on pilgrimages,” he said. He also revealed that in his will, he had left all his property to Lord Ayyappa.
R Satyamurthy, an ardent devotee of Lord Ayyappa and a resident of Bagh Lingampally, in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, took his pregnant pet dog Savitri in the hope that the fish prasadam would help her deliver puppies without any problem. “Though four-year-old Savitri is hale and and hearty, I don’t want to risk the life of my daughter (pet dog), so I have decided to administer her the fish prasadam,” he said. “I wanted to give the medicine to Savitri so that she does not have health problems in future and want the animal to live happily,” Satyamaurthy said.
When someone at the venue referred to Savitri as a dog, he scolded that person and told him to call it Savitri as she is well-mannered than many human beings. “Though Savitri and I are pure vegetarians, She was forced to take fish prasadam keeping in view the health aspect,” he said. Volunteers, who administer the fish prasadam to people, found it a bit odd and awkward initially but later, managed to successfully administer the medicine to Savitri. He said he will ensure that his pet strictly follows the prescribed diet.
Satyamurthy, who runs an air conditioning showroom in Bagh Lingampally, said he had bought the pet in 2009. They both wake up early morning, take a bath and sit for the poojas. He has also designed proper clothes for Savitri like a shirt, cap and footwear etc. and changes them regularly. “Wherever I go, I take Savitri along on my vehicle, including on pilgrimages,” he said. He also revealed that in his will, he had left all his property to Lord Ayyappa.
Man walked 40 km through forest with pregnant wife on his shoulders
In an effort to save his pregnant wife and their child, a man walked 40km through hilly forest in Kerala, south India, during heavy rains carrying the ailing woman on his shoulders to get her to a hospital, but failed to save the baby. Ayyappan and his wife, Sudha, left their home in Konni forest on Friday morning. When Sudha could walk no more, Ayyappan fashioned a sling from a piece of cloth and carried her on his back, before managing to get a jeep to take his wife to hospital.
But Ayyappan succeeded only partially as the doctors found the six-month-old foetus lifeless. “He might have failed to save his child, but he could save his wife,” Kunjamma Roy, Head of the Department of Gynaecology at the Kottayam Government Medical College Hospital, said. When the woman was brought to the hospital, she had oedema, high blood pressure and convulsions, Dr Roy added.
Ayyappan, a tribal man living deep in the Konni forests in Pathanamthitta district, married Sudha more than eight months ago. “We were living with Sudha’s father and two sisters,” he said. His relatives lived some distance away in the forest. When Sudha became pregnant, there was no doctor anywhere around whom they could consult. Recently she developed fever and we met a homoeo doctor,” Ayyappan said.
“Last week her body developed swelling, and she developed convulsions. I had no other way but to carry her to Kokkathode, a town nearby. It was a day’s walk away. We started early in the morning when it was raining heavily, but I was more concerned about wild elephants. We reached Kokkathode in the evening, and a kind man took us to Konni in his vehicle. From there we went to the Pathanamthitta District Hospital in a jeep,” Ayyappan said. According to doctors, Sudha’s condition is now improving.
But Ayyappan succeeded only partially as the doctors found the six-month-old foetus lifeless. “He might have failed to save his child, but he could save his wife,” Kunjamma Roy, Head of the Department of Gynaecology at the Kottayam Government Medical College Hospital, said. When the woman was brought to the hospital, she had oedema, high blood pressure and convulsions, Dr Roy added.
Ayyappan, a tribal man living deep in the Konni forests in Pathanamthitta district, married Sudha more than eight months ago. “We were living with Sudha’s father and two sisters,” he said. His relatives lived some distance away in the forest. When Sudha became pregnant, there was no doctor anywhere around whom they could consult. Recently she developed fever and we met a homoeo doctor,” Ayyappan said.
“Last week her body developed swelling, and she developed convulsions. I had no other way but to carry her to Kokkathode, a town nearby. It was a day’s walk away. We started early in the morning when it was raining heavily, but I was more concerned about wild elephants. We reached Kokkathode in the evening, and a kind man took us to Konni in his vehicle. From there we went to the Pathanamthitta District Hospital in a jeep,” Ayyappan said. According to doctors, Sudha’s condition is now improving.
Would-be mayoress hands out underwear to voters
Election hopeful Susana Hurtado Vallejo is handing out free bras and panties to potential voters.
Susana, standing for office as mayor in Cancun, Mexico, explained: "I wanted to give people something that was useful something that was pretty, and something they would use."
Voters have been showered with thongs, bras, and baby doll nighties since the campaign began earlier this month.
"Men don't understand the way women think or the way they vote," added Vallejo.
Susana, standing for office as mayor in Cancun, Mexico, explained: "I wanted to give people something that was useful something that was pretty, and something they would use."
Voters have been showered with thongs, bras, and baby doll nighties since the campaign began earlier this month.
"Men don't understand the way women think or the way they vote," added Vallejo.
MP calls for women hanged for witchcraft in 1682 to be pardoned
A campaign to pardon the last three
women to be hanged for witchcraft in England has been backed by a Devon MP.
Temperance Lloyd, Susannah Edwards and Mary Trembles, known as the Witches of Bideford, were executed in Exeter on 25 August 1682.
Ben Bradshaw, Labour MP for Exeter, said their deaths were a "stain on our history". The petition says "pardoning the women would acknowledge their innocence and that of more than 450 others".
Christine Nash, who started the petition, said: "They were innocent. The law no longer exists. You have to be innocent to be pardoned. Quite clearly, they were not witches. They certainly did not do any of the things they were accused of, one of which was turning into a magpie."
Mr Bradshaw said: "It's a terrible injustice, the last time it happened was on our patch. I am very pleased that Christine has launched this petition." Mrs Nash said they were convicted on "hearsay evidence under the 1604 Statute against Witchcraft devised under King James I".
Ben Bradshaw, Labour MP for Exeter, said their deaths were a "stain on our history". The petition says "pardoning the women would acknowledge their innocence and that of more than 450 others".
Christine Nash, who started the petition, said: "They were innocent. The law no longer exists. You have to be innocent to be pardoned. Quite clearly, they were not witches. They certainly did not do any of the things they were accused of, one of which was turning into a magpie."
Mr Bradshaw said: "It's a terrible injustice, the last time it happened was on our patch. I am very pleased that Christine has launched this petition." Mrs Nash said they were convicted on "hearsay evidence under the 1604 Statute against Witchcraft devised under King James I".
Man left severed deer’s head at Tesco self-service check-out
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding an incident in which a severed deer’s head was left at the check-out at a Tesco supermarket.
A man entered the store in Saffron Walden, Essex, at about 1.15am on June 4 before leaving the deer’s head at one of the self-service check-outs.
The check-out surfaces had to be professionally cleaned at a cost of £300.
Police are treating the incident as criminal damage and ask anyone with information to contact them.
A man entered the store in Saffron Walden, Essex, at about 1.15am on June 4 before leaving the deer’s head at one of the self-service check-outs.
The check-out surfaces had to be professionally cleaned at a cost of £300.
Police are treating the incident as criminal damage and ask anyone with information to contact them.
Firefighters rescued girl with toilet seat stuck on her head
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service were called out to rescue a three-year-old girl who had got a her head stuck in a training toilet seat.
Upon arrival it was discovered that little Sophie Daniels had her head wedged into a training toilet or potty.
Firefighters were eventually able to pull the seat over Sophie's head and she required no further medical treatment. Sophie's mother says she wants to warn other families after their her daughter became trapped.
Claire Daniels says she was very surprised when her daughter managed to get stuck with the toilet seat wrapped around her neck. After consulting the internet she was surprised to discover this had also happened to other families.
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Upon arrival it was discovered that little Sophie Daniels had her head wedged into a training toilet or potty.
Firefighters were eventually able to pull the seat over Sophie's head and she required no further medical treatment. Sophie's mother says she wants to warn other families after their her daughter became trapped.
Claire Daniels says she was very surprised when her daughter managed to get stuck with the toilet seat wrapped around her neck. After consulting the internet she was surprised to discover this had also happened to other families.
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Controversy after man names home gym the 'Choir Boy Grooming Room'
A man is being quizzed by police after a neighbour complained about the name of his home gym. Residents were left puzzled when a sign saying Choir Boy Grooming Room appeared above Stephen Wilson’s garage at his semi-detached home in East Calder, West Lothian. One concerned neighbour alerted police, who visited the property and are now investigating whether a crime has been committed.
But Stephen, 30, says the sign was just a harmless play on words for the makeshift workout facility he set up to avoid queues to use the equipment at his local gym. Stephen said: “I came up with the name because choir boys are seen as quite weak, and grooming, although nowadays is seen as sexual and associated with paedophiles, is also a training term meaning preparing your body and mind for something. I just put a different slant on the name.
“I used to train at a gym but it was costing me £100 a month and the equipment was always being used by other people, so I came up with this. A couple of my mates use it, too. I play a lot of sports so this is where I prepare.” The garage, which is packed full of weightlifting equipment and massive tractor tyres, is soon to be fitted with a new professionally-made sign which will display the initials CBTR. But Stephen, a firefighter, insists he shouldn’t have come to the attention of the police over the sign, which he says was not intended to offend his neighbours.
He said: “A neighbour did say a few people had been asking about it and were wondering what was going on. I can understand what they mean if someone was trying to sell their house and a prospective buyer saw the sign. But it is just temporary, I always knew I was going to go for initials and thought I would only have this up for a week or so. I’ll get the new signage put up next week.” A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “We have received a complaint in relation to a sign at a private property. We are liaising with the Procurator Fiscal to determine whether an offence has been committed.”
But Stephen, 30, says the sign was just a harmless play on words for the makeshift workout facility he set up to avoid queues to use the equipment at his local gym. Stephen said: “I came up with the name because choir boys are seen as quite weak, and grooming, although nowadays is seen as sexual and associated with paedophiles, is also a training term meaning preparing your body and mind for something. I just put a different slant on the name.
“I used to train at a gym but it was costing me £100 a month and the equipment was always being used by other people, so I came up with this. A couple of my mates use it, too. I play a lot of sports so this is where I prepare.” The garage, which is packed full of weightlifting equipment and massive tractor tyres, is soon to be fitted with a new professionally-made sign which will display the initials CBTR. But Stephen, a firefighter, insists he shouldn’t have come to the attention of the police over the sign, which he says was not intended to offend his neighbours.
He said: “A neighbour did say a few people had been asking about it and were wondering what was going on. I can understand what they mean if someone was trying to sell their house and a prospective buyer saw the sign. But it is just temporary, I always knew I was going to go for initials and thought I would only have this up for a week or so. I’ll get the new signage put up next week.” A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “We have received a complaint in relation to a sign at a private property. We are liaising with the Procurator Fiscal to determine whether an offence has been committed.”
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