Monday, January 05, 2015
Myles Kingston Sadler is little Bob Marley
Two-year-old Myles may still have to grow into his fake dreadlocks, but he's got the skanking moves perfected.
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There are more than twenty videos of young Myles emulating his hero here.
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There are more than twenty videos of young Myles emulating his hero here.
Firefighters freed man's unwelcome wife trapped in chimney
Firefighters spent two hours working to free a woman stuck in a fireplace at a Woodcrest, California, home early on Saturday.
Tony Hernandez, the homeowner, identified the woman as the mother of his children, and says he did not want her in the house.
The 35-year-old woman was reported stuck at about 5am. Hernandez got up for work at around 4:30am when he heard his wife calling his name. He checked the front and backyards, but couldn't find her. "She called me back again, and I said, 'Where are you at?' And she said, 'I'm trapped in the chimney.' So I tried to get her out from the top but it was too hard," he said.
Hernandez said he nearly fell off the roof trying to rescue her, and that's when he called 911. His wife said she told him she had knocked and rang the doorbell during the night. Hernandez said he did not hear anything. The woman was taken to the hospital for minor injuries and is expected to be okay.
Hernandez said he believes she tried to get in through the chimney because it was so cold outside. According to Hernandez, his wife stops by the home time and again to see their children. The children were not home at the time of the incident. The damage to Hernandez's chimney is expensive, and he says it will have to be rebuilt.
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The 35-year-old woman was reported stuck at about 5am. Hernandez got up for work at around 4:30am when he heard his wife calling his name. He checked the front and backyards, but couldn't find her. "She called me back again, and I said, 'Where are you at?' And she said, 'I'm trapped in the chimney.' So I tried to get her out from the top but it was too hard," he said.
Hernandez said he nearly fell off the roof trying to rescue her, and that's when he called 911. His wife said she told him she had knocked and rang the doorbell during the night. Hernandez said he did not hear anything. The woman was taken to the hospital for minor injuries and is expected to be okay.
Hernandez said he believes she tried to get in through the chimney because it was so cold outside. According to Hernandez, his wife stops by the home time and again to see their children. The children were not home at the time of the incident. The damage to Hernandez's chimney is expensive, and he says it will have to be rebuilt.
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Judge accepted pair of shoes in lieu of cash for man's bail
A Massachusetts man told a Framingham District Court judge on Friday that he had no money to post bail, but he had something else he could give – shoes. Jason Duval, 39, told Judge Douglas Stoddart he would provide the new Nike sneakers he got for Christmas, valued at around $85, in exchange for his release. “Okay, we’ll take them,” Stoddart said.
Framingham Police had arrested Duval at his apartment on Thursday on a Natick District Court warrant that originally charged him with two counts of possession of a Class B substance, possession of a Class C substance and driving to endanger. Those charges, stemming from 2012, were to be dismissed upon payment of court fees. The court issued the warrant for Duval’s arrest because he had not paid $450 in court costs.
Duval said he was going through a divorce and had no money. Stoddart told Duval he didn’t trust him to release him without bail because the judge said he didn't believe Duval would pay any money. He offered to send Duval to jail for a few days and then do away with the court costs, but Duval said he didn't want that to happen. “I’ll give you a chance to be creative,” said Stoddart.
“If you can come up with a creative idea to convince me that you’ll come back, I’ll work with you.” After a brief break, Duval offered up his new shoes. Stoddart took those as bail and told Duval he would get the sneakers back after he paid $100 in $25 weekly installments, beginning on Jan. 13. The judge said he would also return the shoes if Duval did 10 hours of community service in that time frame.
Framingham Police had arrested Duval at his apartment on Thursday on a Natick District Court warrant that originally charged him with two counts of possession of a Class B substance, possession of a Class C substance and driving to endanger. Those charges, stemming from 2012, were to be dismissed upon payment of court fees. The court issued the warrant for Duval’s arrest because he had not paid $450 in court costs.
Duval said he was going through a divorce and had no money. Stoddart told Duval he didn’t trust him to release him without bail because the judge said he didn't believe Duval would pay any money. He offered to send Duval to jail for a few days and then do away with the court costs, but Duval said he didn't want that to happen. “I’ll give you a chance to be creative,” said Stoddart.
“If you can come up with a creative idea to convince me that you’ll come back, I’ll work with you.” After a brief break, Duval offered up his new shoes. Stoddart took those as bail and told Duval he would get the sneakers back after he paid $100 in $25 weekly installments, beginning on Jan. 13. The judge said he would also return the shoes if Duval did 10 hours of community service in that time frame.
Bobcat rescued after being hit by car and getting stuck in grille
A.J. Michaels was driving to a restaurant in north Scottsdale, Arizona, on Friday night when he hit an animal in the road.
When he arrived at the restaurant, Michaels walked around his vehicle checking for damage and discovered the object he had hit. He saw a bobcat, alive and apparently okay, stuck in the grille of his car "I felt very badly it had been hit," Michaels said.
"I thought I killed it. You have the fact that it had basically not used up any of its nine lives," Michaels added. Experts from the Arizona Game and Fish Department then had to figure out how best to rescue the bobcat.
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From all indications, the animal was not bleeding. Rescuers were successful in freeing the animal. Upon further examination, the bobcat appeared to have suffered a back injury.
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When he arrived at the restaurant, Michaels walked around his vehicle checking for damage and discovered the object he had hit. He saw a bobcat, alive and apparently okay, stuck in the grille of his car "I felt very badly it had been hit," Michaels said.
"I thought I killed it. You have the fact that it had basically not used up any of its nine lives," Michaels added. Experts from the Arizona Game and Fish Department then had to figure out how best to rescue the bobcat.
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From all indications, the animal was not bleeding. Rescuers were successful in freeing the animal. Upon further examination, the bobcat appeared to have suffered a back injury.
With additional news video.
Zoo owner accidentally fed his thumb to crocodile during feeding demonstration
A zoo owner has lost his thumb after being bitten by a saltwater crocodile during a feeding demonstration near Childers in southern Queensland, Australia.
Paramedics were called to the Snakes Downunder Reptile Park and Zoo at about 1pm on Sunday, a spokeswoman from the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) said.
Ian Jenkins, 58, had been conducting a feeding show with the crocodile, Macca, for the visitors at the reptile park.
His wife Barbara said he miscalculated the croc's speed and was grabbed by the hand and dragged into the pond. "It is as simple as Macca took a swipe at him and actually connected," she said. "I do know his left hand is badly damaged ... we had another person in the enclosure - if it wasn't for her quick thinking getting the attention away from Ian it would have been worse."
RACQ Careflight spokesman Brian Russell said a helicopter was called out to the reptile park at about 1:30pm. "He had a chicken in one hand, and he was trying to get the attention of the crocodile with his hat, holding it in his left hand," Mr Russell said. "Unfortunately the crocodile has come up and bitten the hat and his hand and has unfortunately amputated his left thumb." QAS senior operations supervisor Martin Kelly confirmed Mr Jenkins had lost a thumb.
"The crocodile actually dragged the handler under the water," he said. "He suffered a significant hand injury and ... he also had a fairly sizeable laceration to his head." Mr Jenkins arrived at Bundaberg hospital about 2:00pm, where he remains in a stable condition. Doctors are assessing whether to fly him to Brisbane for plastic surgery. In 2010, Mr Jenkins survived being bitten by a venomous eastern brown snake at the zoo.
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His wife Barbara said he miscalculated the croc's speed and was grabbed by the hand and dragged into the pond. "It is as simple as Macca took a swipe at him and actually connected," she said. "I do know his left hand is badly damaged ... we had another person in the enclosure - if it wasn't for her quick thinking getting the attention away from Ian it would have been worse."
RACQ Careflight spokesman Brian Russell said a helicopter was called out to the reptile park at about 1:30pm. "He had a chicken in one hand, and he was trying to get the attention of the crocodile with his hat, holding it in his left hand," Mr Russell said. "Unfortunately the crocodile has come up and bitten the hat and his hand and has unfortunately amputated his left thumb." QAS senior operations supervisor Martin Kelly confirmed Mr Jenkins had lost a thumb.
"The crocodile actually dragged the handler under the water," he said. "He suffered a significant hand injury and ... he also had a fairly sizeable laceration to his head." Mr Jenkins arrived at Bundaberg hospital about 2:00pm, where he remains in a stable condition. Doctors are assessing whether to fly him to Brisbane for plastic surgery. In 2010, Mr Jenkins survived being bitten by a venomous eastern brown snake at the zoo.
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Twelve armed police officers rescued pig from slaughter by illegal meat racketeers
Twelve armed policemen in three vans and a group of animal activists and Good Samaritans scoured slums in Vikhroli, Mumbai, India, before rescuing a pig, abducted by illegal meat racketeers, barely hours before it seemed destined to meet its maker.
Last Tuesday afternoon, animal lovers Priya Sharma and Paras Shah heard loud shrieks of the stray pig at Vikhroli (east) as it was being taken away on a motorcycle.
"All the four legs of the pig were tied, its mouth was covered. It was crying in such a pitiable manner we just could not ignore it, and started calling up animal activists for help," said Sharma. Soon after, with the help of activists Bimlesh Nawani, Neelkanth Shetgiri and Priya Grover of In Defence of Animals, a frantic local search started. "On asking around, we came to know that a group staying at Kannamwar Nagar has been catching stray pigs to sell the meat.
"Since it was New Year's time, they were catching more pigs for illegal slaughter. We called the 100 emergency number for police assistance, and they immediately responded in the night," said Shetgiri. "The police were very cooperative and said since the slums near Vidya Mandir High School are rather sensitive, they deployed the three police vans with 12 armed cops to rescue the pig. Finally, we managed to find the pig, which was still tied up, after midnight.
"The locals also said an illegal slaughter racket was on," said Grover of IDA. A police official said there was urgency in the pleas of the activists, so a team under senior inspector Dinesh Desai swung into action immediately. Three people were arrested. Sanjay Chavan was charged under Section 119 (animal cruelty) of the Maharashtra Police Act for running the illegal pig slaughter racket. Two associates were given bail, said local activist Salim Charania, who had helped in the rescue.
"All the four legs of the pig were tied, its mouth was covered. It was crying in such a pitiable manner we just could not ignore it, and started calling up animal activists for help," said Sharma. Soon after, with the help of activists Bimlesh Nawani, Neelkanth Shetgiri and Priya Grover of In Defence of Animals, a frantic local search started. "On asking around, we came to know that a group staying at Kannamwar Nagar has been catching stray pigs to sell the meat.
"Since it was New Year's time, they were catching more pigs for illegal slaughter. We called the 100 emergency number for police assistance, and they immediately responded in the night," said Shetgiri. "The police were very cooperative and said since the slums near Vidya Mandir High School are rather sensitive, they deployed the three police vans with 12 armed cops to rescue the pig. Finally, we managed to find the pig, which was still tied up, after midnight.
"The locals also said an illegal slaughter racket was on," said Grover of IDA. A police official said there was urgency in the pleas of the activists, so a team under senior inspector Dinesh Desai swung into action immediately. Three people were arrested. Sanjay Chavan was charged under Section 119 (animal cruelty) of the Maharashtra Police Act for running the illegal pig slaughter racket. Two associates were given bail, said local activist Salim Charania, who had helped in the rescue.
Woman had 2,500 needles stuck into her back in anti-bullfighting protest
Colombian animal rights campaigner Fanny Pachon was so angered by the local traditional bullfighting festivals that she had 2,500 needles stuck in her back to protest against cruelty against bulls.
She said it was an "almost act of desperation.” An acupuncture specialist named David Hernandez carefully and painstakingly placed the needles in her back.
The protest took place outside the mayor's office in Cartagena. Pachon said she was frustrated with the lack of official response to repeated pleas to stop the bullfights.
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"We're taking these measures that are a bit desperate because they (the Cartagena's mayor's office) are treating us like this,” she said. “They have been treating us badly from the beginning. They haven't fulfilled the promises they've made.”
She said it was an "almost act of desperation.” An acupuncture specialist named David Hernandez carefully and painstakingly placed the needles in her back.
The protest took place outside the mayor's office in Cartagena. Pachon said she was frustrated with the lack of official response to repeated pleas to stop the bullfights.
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"We're taking these measures that are a bit desperate because they (the Cartagena's mayor's office) are treating us like this,” she said. “They have been treating us badly from the beginning. They haven't fulfilled the promises they've made.”
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