tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43227271292274936402024-03-13T19:33:50.833+07:00News Connerms.tkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022536980006521944noreply@blogger.comBlogger1278125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322727129227493640.post-81403042731645836782012-08-29T19:46:00.004+07:002012-08-29T20:00:09.292+07:00Snapshots of an ever-changing world: The incredible moments in nature that will shock and delightBy Daily Mail Reporter<br /><br /><br />These incredible photographs show nature's beauty and brutality in equal measure.<br />Some will delight, others will shock, but all capture the stunning variety that exists in the animal kingdom and the interactions that go on there.<br /><br />In one, an eagle lunges at a hungry fox, while another shows a terrified baboon struggling to free itself from its shackles among a group of children.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yO546X4r3xg/UD4RIQ7yy2I/AAAAAAAARyc/Q72WPv7eiE0/s1600/Veolia%2BEnvironment%2BWildlife%2BPhotographer%2BSnapshots%2Bever-changing%2Bworld%2Bincredible%2Bmoments%2Bnature%2Bshock%2Bdelight%2B12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yO546X4r3xg/UD4RIQ7yy2I/AAAAAAAARyc/Q72WPv7eiE0/s400/Veolia%2BEnvironment%2BWildlife%2BPhotographer%2BSnapshots%2Bever-changing%2Bworld%2Bincredible%2Bmoments%2Bnature%2Bshock%2Bdelight%2B12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782077805272681314" /></a><br />Get off my lunch: This eagle was eating a carcass in Bulgaria's Sinite Kamani National Park when the fox tried to snatch the meal. But the bird was having none of it<br /><span class ="fullpost"><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QIo6DWNMGyc/UD4RH8q4MzI/AAAAAAAARyQ/zuFzKvmwaYQ/s1600/Veolia%2BEnvironment%2BWildlife%2BPhotographer%2BSnapshots%2Bever-changing%2Bworld%2Bincredible%2Bmoments%2Bnature%2Bshock%2Bdelight%2B11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QIo6DWNMGyc/UD4RH8q4MzI/AAAAAAAARyQ/zuFzKvmwaYQ/s400/Veolia%2BEnvironment%2BWildlife%2BPhotographer%2BSnapshots%2Bever-changing%2Bworld%2Bincredible%2Bmoments%2Bnature%2Bshock%2Bdelight%2B11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782077799833023282" /></a><br />Distressing: A terrified yellow baboon tries to break free from its shackles as it is carried by a group of children in north-eastern Mozambique, Africa<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TKU_mxcshpU/UD4Q7DVbG3I/AAAAAAAARyA/FqgW5fcYmZc/s1600/Veolia%2BEnvironment%2BWildlife%2BPhotographer%2BSnapshots%2Bever-changing%2Bworld%2Bincredible%2Bmoments%2Bnature%2Bshock%2Bdelight%2B10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TKU_mxcshpU/UD4Q7DVbG3I/AAAAAAAARyA/FqgW5fcYmZc/s400/Veolia%2BEnvironment%2BWildlife%2BPhotographer%2BSnapshots%2Bever-changing%2Bworld%2Bincredible%2Bmoments%2Bnature%2Bshock%2Bdelight%2B10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782077578283785074" /></a><br />Fly-by drinking: This picture of a bat swooping on the water's surface for some much-needed hydration was commended in the endangered species category of the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oNMc0CY7o5k/UD4Q61EyZKI/AAAAAAAARx0/FyAziBVotGU/s1600/Veolia%2BEnvironment%2BWildlife%2BPhotographer%2BSnapshots%2Bever-changing%2Bworld%2Bincredible%2Bmoments%2Bnature%2Bshock%2Bdelight%2B9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oNMc0CY7o5k/UD4Q61EyZKI/AAAAAAAARx0/FyAziBVotGU/s400/Veolia%2BEnvironment%2BWildlife%2BPhotographer%2BSnapshots%2Bever-changing%2Bworld%2Bincredible%2Bmoments%2Bnature%2Bshock%2Bdelight%2B9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782077574455911586" /></a>Sad: A tiger and its two tiny cubs walk among the tourists at a Buddhist forest monastery and animal sanctuary in Kanchanaburi province in Thailand, now better known as Tiger Temple<br /><br />Others provide a snapshot of intimate moments between two cheetahs surveying the savannah for lions and two flies appearing to kiss.<br /><br />They are among more than 100 pictures commended in the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition which were shortlisted from more than 48,000 entries from 98 countries.<br /><br />Jim Brandenburg, chairman of the judging panel, said: 'It amazes me to discover new and startling moments that have never been seen before.<br /><br />'Secret moments in nature combined with a talented eye have given us rare photographs that we will truly be enjoyed forever and I am honoured to play a role in such an important competition.’<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OpHCY9q8JJ0/UD4Q6fd7fFI/AAAAAAAARxo/xfCyC0uBJ7c/s1600/Veolia%2BEnvironment%2BWildlife%2BPhotographer%2BSnapshots%2Bever-changing%2Bworld%2Bincredible%2Bmoments%2Bnature%2Bshock%2Bdelight%2B8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OpHCY9q8JJ0/UD4Q6fd7fFI/AAAAAAAARxo/xfCyC0uBJ7c/s400/Veolia%2BEnvironment%2BWildlife%2BPhotographer%2BSnapshots%2Bever-changing%2Bworld%2Bincredible%2Bmoments%2Bnature%2Bshock%2Bdelight%2B8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782077568655785042" /></a><br />Moment of reflection: Two cheetahs form a symmetrical image while looking out for lions in the Gol Kopjes area of the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. The picture was shot in infra-red on a specially converted camera<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eRZuqJTY_NU/UD4Q6L6rHuI/AAAAAAAARxc/CNyShJPRPpU/s1600/Veolia%2BEnvironment%2BWildlife%2BPhotographer%2BSnapshots%2Bever-changing%2Bworld%2Bincredible%2Bmoments%2Bnature%2Bshock%2Bdelight%2B7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eRZuqJTY_NU/UD4Q6L6rHuI/AAAAAAAARxc/CNyShJPRPpU/s400/Veolia%2BEnvironment%2BWildlife%2BPhotographer%2BSnapshots%2Bever-changing%2Bworld%2Bincredible%2Bmoments%2Bnature%2Bshock%2Bdelight%2B7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782077563407638242" /></a><br />In the heat of battle: Two neriid long-legged flies appear to kiss, but are in fact engaging in a combat dance before flying off to mate with nearby females<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-32fP7Jfp38A/UD4Q5iMtYDI/AAAAAAAARxQ/ZVMMaEwQ-hk/s1600/Veolia%2BEnvironment%2BWildlife%2BPhotographer%2BSnapshots%2Bever-changing%2Bworld%2Bincredible%2Bmoments%2Bnature%2Bshock%2Bdelight%2B6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-32fP7Jfp38A/UD4Q5iMtYDI/AAAAAAAARxQ/ZVMMaEwQ-hk/s400/Veolia%2BEnvironment%2BWildlife%2BPhotographer%2BSnapshots%2Bever-changing%2Bworld%2Bincredible%2Bmoments%2Bnature%2Bshock%2Bdelight%2B6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782077552208994354" /></a><br />High-quality: The pictures are among more than 100 commended in the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition which were shortlisted from more than 48,000 entries from 98 countries<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XV9dKHv2HLQ/UD4P9A82o9I/AAAAAAAARxE/6wxHe1aTWjI/s1600/Veolia%2BEnvironment%2BWildlife%2BPhotographer%2BSnapshots%2Bever-changing%2Bworld%2Bincredible%2Bmoments%2Bnature%2Bshock%2Bdelight%2B5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XV9dKHv2HLQ/UD4P9A82o9I/AAAAAAAARxE/6wxHe1aTWjI/s400/Veolia%2BEnvironment%2BWildlife%2BPhotographer%2BSnapshots%2Bever-changing%2Bworld%2Bincredible%2Bmoments%2Bnature%2Bshock%2Bdelight%2B5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782076512491971538" /></a>Duel: Around 30 of best images from the contest, co-owned by the Natural History Museum and BBC Worldwide, will debut in the acclaimed London exhibition in October, before embarking on an international tour<br /><br />Some also cast a light on our ever-changing relationship with the natural world.<br /><br />One of those was taken by African photographer Jabruson who exposes the shocking cruelty that some wildlife face in our hands as a terrified baboon vies for freedom from a group of children.<br /><br />Jabruson explains: 'This young animal was caught during a troop crop raiding on the highway in north-eastern Mozambique. I realised that if I could take an image I could help highlight the situation.'<br /><br />From the opposite corner of the globe, a cheeky fox learns his lesson as an eagle attacks it for attempting to steal its prey, while Klaus Tamm's Sizing up appears to depict the intimate caress of two flies.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T_C9AGK1spg/UD4P8meQbKI/AAAAAAAARw4/Pig0J0X2tkg/s1600/Veolia%2BEnvironment%2BWildlife%2BPhotographer%2BSnapshots%2Bever-changing%2Bworld%2Bincredible%2Bmoments%2Bnature%2Bshock%2Bdelight%2B4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T_C9AGK1spg/UD4P8meQbKI/AAAAAAAARw4/Pig0J0X2tkg/s400/Veolia%2BEnvironment%2BWildlife%2BPhotographer%2BSnapshots%2Bever-changing%2Bworld%2Bincredible%2Bmoments%2Bnature%2Bshock%2Bdelight%2B4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782076505384316066" /></a><br />Caught in the act: This fox wasn't as cunning as he thought as he is pictured with the evidence of his misdeeds plain to see. This image was commended in the 10 years and under category<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RjWfFmeut_Y/UD4P8TufRnI/AAAAAAAARws/M8D--ESgXyg/s1600/Veolia%2BEnvironment%2BWildlife%2BPhotographer%2BSnapshots%2Bever-changing%2Bworld%2Bincredible%2Bmoments%2Bnature%2Bshock%2Bdelight%2B3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RjWfFmeut_Y/UD4P8TufRnI/AAAAAAAARws/M8D--ESgXyg/s400/Veolia%2BEnvironment%2BWildlife%2BPhotographer%2BSnapshots%2Bever-changing%2Bworld%2Bincredible%2Bmoments%2Bnature%2Bshock%2Bdelight%2B3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782076500352124530" /></a><br />Top quality: The competition is open to photographers, both professional and amateurs alike, and is judged by a panel of industry-recognised professionals<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jcTVoadIAyc/UD4P74gZ1oI/AAAAAAAARwg/Pp0ahoX5tq0/s1600/Veolia%2BEnvironment%2BWildlife%2BPhotographer%2BSnapshots%2Bever-changing%2Bworld%2Bincredible%2Bmoments%2Bnature%2Bshock%2Bdelight%2B2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jcTVoadIAyc/UD4P74gZ1oI/AAAAAAAARwg/Pp0ahoX5tq0/s400/Veolia%2BEnvironment%2BWildlife%2BPhotographer%2BSnapshots%2Bever-changing%2Bworld%2Bincredible%2Bmoments%2Bnature%2Bshock%2Bdelight%2B2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782076493045290626" /></a><br />In the spotlight: A lion poses up a tree in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, in one of the more artistic offerings in the shortlisted images for the competition<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TEUuSkw5vMo/UD4P7pKgN-I/AAAAAAAARwU/LA7CbSPZCEc/s1600/Veolia%2BEnvironment%2BWildlife%2BPhotographer%2BSnapshots%2Bever-changing%2Bworld%2Bincredible%2Bmoments%2Bnature%2Bshock%2Bdelight%2B1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TEUuSkw5vMo/UD4P7pKgN-I/AAAAAAAARwU/LA7CbSPZCEc/s400/Veolia%2BEnvironment%2BWildlife%2BPhotographer%2BSnapshots%2Bever-changing%2Bworld%2Bincredible%2Bmoments%2Bnature%2Bshock%2Bdelight%2B1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782076488926902242" /></a>How cheeky is that! A bird tries to snatch a fish from the jaws of its dining rival in a snapshot that reveal just how competitive nature can be<br /><br />The two male neriid long-legged flies were, in fact, engaged in a combat dance which finished with them stretching up to their full height, before flying away and mating with nearby females.<br /><br />Tamm said: 'I was so impressed by the harmony in the combat dance that I ended up photographing them for several hours.'<br /><br />The competition is open to photographers, both professional and amateurs alike, and is judged by a panel of industry-recognised professionals.<br /><br />Around 30 of best images from the contest, co-owned by the Natural History Museum and BBC Worldwide, will debut in the acclaimed London exhibition in October, before embarking on a UK and international tour.<br /><br />Overall winners are expected to be named in October.<br /><br /><br />source:dailymail</span>ms.tkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022536980006521944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322727129227493640.post-90675462300521008312012-08-27T20:56:00.004+07:002012-08-27T21:16:38.127+07:00Who are you calling two-faced? Meet Venus the famous chimera cat who's winning fans world-wide with her striking appearanceBy DAILY MAIL REPORTER<br /><br /> <br />When there seems to be a new cute kitten gaining YouTube fame each week, it’s tough to stand out from the cat crowd. <br /><br />But that’s certainly not a problem for Venus – the ‘two-faced’ cat who is the internet star du jour. <br /><br />The feline’s face is perfectly divided in two – one half is jet black while the other is calico. And, as if this wasn’t enough, her eyes are different colours too – one is ice blue, the other is green. <br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Y_E9OkVeyMM/UDuA4S-oC9I/AAAAAAAARv8/y2hzoYTeuxk/s1600/Meet%2BVenus%2Bfamous%2Bchimera%2Bcat%2Bwinning%2Bfans%2Bworld-wide%2Bstriking%2Bappearance%2B3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 223px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Y_E9OkVeyMM/UDuA4S-oC9I/AAAAAAAARv8/y2hzoYTeuxk/s400/Meet%2BVenus%2Bfamous%2Bchimera%2Bcat%2Bwinning%2Bfans%2Bworld-wide%2Bstriking%2Bappearance%2B3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781356251315702738" /></a>Who you calling two-faced? Venus - with her face perfectly divided into two colours and with her different coloured eyes - is the internet star of the moment<br /><span class ="fullpost"><br />Venus is known as a chimera cat because of her genetic composition and her different eye colours are caused by heterochromia.<br /><br />Janus, the Roman god with two faces, would have perhaps been a more obvious deity to name the three-year-old cat after, even if she is a female. <br /><br />Venus has several YouTube videos which have been seen about 154,000 times with thousands clicking the 'like' button. <br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xEQGodJdEGg/UDuAqtRlaeI/AAAAAAAARvw/8NrBmD6ya4w/s1600/Meet%2BVenus%2Bfamous%2Bchimera%2Bcat%2Bwinning%2Bfans%2Bworld-wide%2Bstriking%2Bappearance%2B1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 245px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xEQGodJdEGg/UDuAqtRlaeI/AAAAAAAARvw/8NrBmD6ya4w/s400/Meet%2BVenus%2Bfamous%2Bchimera%2Bcat%2Bwinning%2Bfans%2Bworld-wide%2Bstriking%2Bappearance%2B1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781356017856375266" /></a>Seriously sweet: Venus has attracted world-wide fame thanks to her striking appearance <br /><br />Unsurprisingly, Venus now has her own Facebook page too where she has attracted more than 22,000 fans. <br /><br />However, Venus is learning that world-wide fame has its downsides too as she has been unfavourably likened to Harvey Dent, Batman’s nemesis Two-Face. <br /><br />Venus’ proud owner describes her lovingly as a ‘gentle’ and ‘perfect’ pet with a deceptively big appetite. <br /><br />‘As tiny as she is she likes to pick the giant pieces of food from the dog food bowl rather than eat her cat food,’ the owner writes on Venus’ Facebook page.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1lxtpnyrzcM/UDuAb-exkzI/AAAAAAAARvk/SdgPPCWvjnA/s1600/Meet%2BVenus%2Bfamous%2Bchimera%2Bcat%2Bwinning%2Bfans%2Bworld-wide%2Bstriking%2Bappearance%2B2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1lxtpnyrzcM/UDuAb-exkzI/AAAAAAAARvk/SdgPPCWvjnA/s400/Meet%2BVenus%2Bfamous%2Bchimera%2Bcat%2Bwinning%2Bfans%2Bworld-wide%2Bstriking%2Bappearance%2B2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781355764777063218" /></a><br />Two-face: Venus has been unfavourably compared to Harvey Dent a.k.a Two-Face, Batman's nemesis <br /><br /><iframe width="450" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/k38bfE3ubrs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><br />source:dailymail</span>ms.tkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022536980006521944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322727129227493640.post-26274572910463590902012-08-27T20:44:00.004+07:002012-08-27T20:55:45.995+07:00The marmots and me: The Schoolboy, 8, who has struck up a remarkable friendship with a colony of alpine animalsBy Rachel Mcdermott<br /><br /><br />They are notoriously shy around humans, beating their tails and chattering their teeth to try to warn us off before emitting loud whistles to tell other members of their colony to flee.<br /><br />But when these alpine marmots see Matteo Walch, they scuttle to his side and show him nothing but affection.<br /><br />The eight-year-old built up a remarkable relationship with the creatures since first being taken to see them by his nature-loving family four years ago.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7THk8ESgoEI/UDt7QDr3VkI/AAAAAAAARvM/DgeAD8yl-4I/s1600/The%2Breal%2Blife%2BMowgli%2BSchoolboy%2BMatteo%2BWalch%2B8%2Bstruck%2Bremarkable%2Bfriendship%2Bcolony%2Balpine%2Banimals%2B7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 363px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7THk8ESgoEI/UDt7QDr3VkI/AAAAAAAARvM/DgeAD8yl-4I/s400/The%2Breal%2Blife%2BMowgli%2BSchoolboy%2BMatteo%2BWalch%2B8%2Bstruck%2Bremarkable%2Bfriendship%2Bcolony%2Balpine%2Banimals%2B7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781350062457574978" /></a>Special bond: Matteo Walch has struck up an unlikely friendship with a group of marmots in the Austrian Alps<br /><span class ="fullpost"><br />The family return to visit the colony in Groslocker in the Austrian Alps for two weeks every year.<br /><br />Matteo’s father Michaela, said: 'Their friendship has lasted for more than four years now.<br /><br />'He loves those animals and they are not at all afraid of Matteo because he has a feeling towards them and they understand that. <br /><br />‘We go there every year now for two weeks - it’s amazing to watch the connection between a boy and his animal friends.’<br /><br />Marmots stand at around 18cm tall and reach up to 50cm in length.<br /><br />Bizarrely, the animals are heavier in the autumn, when they can weigh up to 8kg, in comparison to 3kg in the spring months.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-llsSG2BnOKA/UDt7PplW6uI/AAAAAAAARvA/y6JjmnauyoU/s1600/The%2Breal%2Blife%2BMowgli%2BSchoolboy%2BMatteo%2BWalch%2B8%2Bstruck%2Bremarkable%2Bfriendship%2Bcolony%2Balpine%2Banimals%2B6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-llsSG2BnOKA/UDt7PplW6uI/AAAAAAAARvA/y6JjmnauyoU/s400/The%2Breal%2Blife%2BMowgli%2BSchoolboy%2BMatteo%2BWalch%2B8%2Bstruck%2Bremarkable%2Bfriendship%2Bcolony%2Balpine%2Banimals%2B6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781350055450962658" /></a><br />Furry friends; The schoolboy from Innsbruck first met the clan of marmots four years ago on a family holiday and has returned every year since<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d7RQM8pS690/UDt6HviJYVI/AAAAAAAARuc/9bl90AYkNrI/s1600/The%2Breal%2Blife%2BMowgli%2BSchoolboy%2BMatteo%2BWalch%2B8%2Bstruck%2Bremarkable%2Bfriendship%2Bcolony%2Balpine%2Banimals%2B5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d7RQM8pS690/UDt6HviJYVI/AAAAAAAARuc/9bl90AYkNrI/s400/The%2Breal%2Blife%2BMowgli%2BSchoolboy%2BMatteo%2BWalch%2B8%2Bstruck%2Bremarkable%2Bfriendship%2Bcolony%2Balpine%2Banimals%2B5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781348820097524050" /></a>Unlikely pair: The normally shy marmots show Matteo nothing but affection when he visits them at Hohe Tauern National Park in Austria<br /><br />Michaela, a schoolteacher from Innsbruck, Austria, has uniquely captured the unique bond between Matteo and his marmot friends throughout the past four years.<br /><br />He said: 'I could spend hours watching animals - it gives me a connection with nature and its life forms.<br /><br />'It’s great that I have been able to document the marmot’s natural behaviour around Matteo without making them afraid of me and my equipment.<br /><br />'I wanted to capture the animals exactly the way I see them - the way they behave among each other, in harmony with their surroundings.'<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3AgVKoHu4bE/UDt6G2PEWMI/AAAAAAAARuQ/h6hpvo9RPA4/s1600/The%2Breal%2Blife%2BMowgli%2BSchoolboy%2BMatteo%2BWalch%2B8%2Bstruck%2Bremarkable%2Bfriendship%2Bcolony%2Balpine%2Banimals%2B4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3AgVKoHu4bE/UDt6G2PEWMI/AAAAAAAARuQ/h6hpvo9RPA4/s400/The%2Breal%2Blife%2BMowgli%2BSchoolboy%2BMatteo%2BWalch%2B8%2Bstruck%2Bremarkable%2Bfriendship%2Bcolony%2Balpine%2Banimals%2B4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781348804716681410" /></a><br />A member of the clan: The marmots gather around Matteo when he arrives and lets him feed them and play with them despite normally running away from humans <br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lZaDtnjQzYo/UDt6Gp5avXI/AAAAAAAARuE/5oXa1kNJFgQ/s1600/The%2Breal%2Blife%2BMowgli%2BSchoolboy%2BMatteo%2BWalch%2B8%2Bstruck%2Bremarkable%2Bfriendship%2Bcolony%2Balpine%2Banimals%2B3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lZaDtnjQzYo/UDt6Gp5avXI/AAAAAAAARuE/5oXa1kNJFgQ/s400/The%2Breal%2Blife%2BMowgli%2BSchoolboy%2BMatteo%2BWalch%2B8%2Bstruck%2Bremarkable%2Bfriendship%2Bcolony%2Balpine%2Banimals%2B3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781348801404648818" /></a><br />Matteo and his family spend two weeks every year in the Alps visiting his marmot friends<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ac_YJIH2CJ0/UDt6GLjXFUI/AAAAAAAARt4/kSf3ohAR-fQ/s1600/The%2Breal%2Blife%2BMowgli%2BSchoolboy%2BMatteo%2BWalch%2B8%2Bstruck%2Bremarkable%2Bfriendship%2Bcolony%2Balpine%2Banimals%2B2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 357px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ac_YJIH2CJ0/UDt6GLjXFUI/AAAAAAAARt4/kSf3ohAR-fQ/s400/The%2Breal%2Blife%2BMowgli%2BSchoolboy%2BMatteo%2BWalch%2B8%2Bstruck%2Bremarkable%2Bfriendship%2Bcolony%2Balpine%2Banimals%2B2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781348793259070786" /></a>Nose to nose: A marmot greets eight-year-old Matteo on the slopes of the Austrian Alps<br /><br />It is clear from the pictures that Matteo and the marmots are totally comfortable in each other’s company.<br /><br />Michaela, 46, said: 'The picture of a curious animal approaching me is a thousand times more beautiful than the picture of any animal looking at me in fear before it takes flight.<br /><br />'This is how I try to picture the proudest, more beautiful and also the funniest moments, giving others the opportunity to enjoy the miraculous world of animals.’<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EksN3A6R92Y/UDt6FqtoNKI/AAAAAAAARts/ePpRPLZ033c/s1600/The%2Breal%2Blife%2BMowgli%2BSchoolboy%2BMatteo%2BWalch%2B8%2Bstruck%2Bremarkable%2Bfriendship%2Bcolony%2Balpine%2Banimals%2B1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EksN3A6R92Y/UDt6FqtoNKI/AAAAAAAARts/ePpRPLZ033c/s400/The%2Breal%2Blife%2BMowgli%2BSchoolboy%2BMatteo%2BWalch%2B8%2Bstruck%2Bremarkable%2Bfriendship%2Bcolony%2Balpine%2Banimals%2B1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781348784443765922" /></a><br />Jealous: One marmot is so keen to get his attention that it has climbed up into Matteo's lap for a cuddle<br /><br /><br />source:dailymail</span>ms.tkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022536980006521944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322727129227493640.post-23599742734235374412012-08-26T20:00:00.005+07:002012-08-26T20:13:21.703+07:00Have Prince Harry's naked high-jinks in Sin City cost him his latest girlfriend?•Model Cressida Bonas, 23, has been dating the prince over the summer<br />•She has hinted she wants 'time out' after seeing the pictures on the internet<br />•Enjoyed holiday with Harry on Richard Branson's island before Vegas jaunt<br />•'He's ruined his chances now...Harry's blown it,' says friend of heiress<br /><br />•Woman at party ready to 'tell all' on TV about the Prince's behaviour<br /><br />By Katie Nicholl <br /> <br /><br />..Prince Harry’s naked high-jinks in Las Vegas may have cost him his latest girlfriend.<br /><br />Model Cressida Bonas, 23, a Leeds University graduate who has been dating the Prince over the summer, is said to have been ‘humiliated’ by the pictures of Harry enjoying the company of a young blonde in a hotel room. <br /><br />Although sources say the couple have not split up, Ms Bonas, who has seen the pictures of the naked Prince on the internet, has hinted that she wants some time out. <br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PS1lZWjO2Yk/UDofxShWkJI/AAAAAAAARtQ/SWrt6pI6Q6U/s1600/Prince%2BHarry%2BVegas%2Bphotos%2Bhigh-jinks%2BSin%2BCity%2Bcost%2Blatest%2Bgirlfriend%2B3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 363px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PS1lZWjO2Yk/UDofxShWkJI/AAAAAAAARtQ/SWrt6pI6Q6U/s400/Prince%2BHarry%2BVegas%2Bphotos%2Bhigh-jinks%2BSin%2BCity%2Bcost%2Blatest%2Bgirlfriend%2B3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780968003329233042" /></a>In the pink: Cressida, right, with a friend on Sir Richard Branson's Island before Harry's Vegas jaunt<br /><span class ="fullpost"><br />'He's ruined his chances now.' a friend of the heiress is quoted today.' Harry has blown it. Cressida saw a future with him, but he clearly isn't as serious about her as he claimed to be.'<br /><br />Her torment was revealed as it emerged that one of the women who partied with the Prince on the 63rd floor of the Wynne Las Vegas and Encore Resort Hotel is set to 'tell all' on American TV in 'the next few days.'<br /><br />Ms Bonas, the daughter of Sixties cover girl and banking heiress Lady Mary-Gaye Curzon, enjoyed a holiday with Harry on Necker, the island owned by Sir Richard Branson, shortly before his jaunt to ‘Sin City’. <br /><br />Together with a group of friends, they were on Necker to celebrate the 27th birthday of Sir Richard’s son, Sam.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Iaft1TZMH1k/UDofxPrJOpI/AAAAAAAARtI/FJz0ka0o45g/s1600/Prince%2BHarry%2BVegas%2Bphotos%2Bhigh-jinks%2BSin%2BCity%2Bcost%2Blatest%2Bgirlfriend%2B2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 351px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Iaft1TZMH1k/UDofxPrJOpI/AAAAAAAARtI/FJz0ka0o45g/s400/Prince%2BHarry%2BVegas%2Bphotos%2Bhigh-jinks%2BSin%2BCity%2Bcost%2Blatest%2Bgirlfriend%2B2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780968002564995730" /></a>Ms Bonas, 23, a Leeds University graduate is said to have been 'humiliated' by the pictures of Harry enjoying the company of a young blonde in a hotel room <br /><br />Ms Bonas is said to be ‘less than impressed’ by the pictures that have emerged from the boys-only break in Las Vegas. <br /><br />Photos of Harry naked and bear-hugging a nude blonde in his private suite have gone viral on the internet since they were published on the American website TMZ. <br /><br />During the Necker holiday, the Prince and Ms Bonas were acting very much as a couple, according to friends. <br /><br />One told the Sunday Mirror: 'They had been for a few dates including one just before Necker. Things went further there between them and they had a great time fooling around.<br /><br />'Everyone in their group thought they were getting it on. Cressida definitely saw the romance asa goer and is gutted by what happened.'<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kp_iQC1T0mc/UDofwj2EuZI/AAAAAAAARs8/PchDfAHyJq8/s1600/Prince%2BHarry%2BVegas%2Bphotos%2Bhigh-jinks%2BSin%2BCity%2Bcost%2Blatest%2Bgirlfriend%2B1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 180px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kp_iQC1T0mc/UDofwj2EuZI/AAAAAAAARs8/PchDfAHyJq8/s400/Prince%2BHarry%2BVegas%2Bphotos%2Bhigh-jinks%2BSin%2BCity%2Bcost%2Blatest%2Bgirlfriend%2B1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780967990799677842" /></a>Party central: The Encore Resort Hotel, centre, where Prince Harry partied with friends during his Las Vegas holiday<br /><br /> A friend of Ms Bonas told The Mail on Sunday: ‘The relationship was pretty low key to begin with, but some of Cressida’s friends say it won’t get off the ground now,’<br /><br />‘Cressida is pretty peeved.’<br /><br />She and Harry were introduced by Harry’s cousin, Princess Eugenie. <br /><br />Last month they attended a screening of the new Batman movie where they were reportedly spotted in a clinch and they were recently seen at the Womad music festival in Wiltshire.<br /><br />Yesterday, the U.S. media firm Bad Girlz PR claimed that a woman at the Prince's party was prepared to reveal what happened that night and to take a lie detector test to back her version of events.<br /><br />The woman, from California, has hired a PR who acts as a go-between for people who have intimate stories about celebrities and want to go on the record.<br /><br />A spokesman told the Sunday Mirror: 'What she says is quite incredible and paints a different side to the prince and his behaviour.'<br /><br />But the spokesman added that the woman is 'nervous' about coming forward because she fears a royal backlash. <br /><br />A spokesman for Prince Harry declined to comment last night.<br /><br /><iframe width="460" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZkFE2sc6nX4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><iframe width="460" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2_H2F4OMTso" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><br />source:dailymail</span>ms.tkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022536980006521944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322727129227493640.post-79787206021997466892012-08-26T11:13:00.007+07:002012-08-26T11:27:54.083+07:00Neil Armstrong dead at 82: First man to walk on the Moon passes away following heart surgery, 43 years after giant leap for mankind<b>•Former astronaut Neil Armstrong captained Apollo 11 mission to the moon<br />•He and fellow NASA astronaut Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin spent nearly three hours on lunar surface<br />•Served in U.S. Navy in Korean War and flew 78 missions during combat<br />•After lunar landing, took worldwide tour with Apollo 11 crew and met Queen Elizabeth II during 38-day journey<br />•Famously stayed out of public view following moon landing; friends said he had no interest in becoming a novelty</b><br /><br />By Beth Stebner<br /><br /><br />Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, has died at the age of 82, after suffering complications from heart surgery, his family said in a statement.<br /><br />Earlier this month, the former NASA astronaut had undergone heart surgery.<br /><br />He famously uttered the quote moments after setting foot on the lunar surface: ‘That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.’<br /><br /><b>Scroll down for videos of the first man on the moon</b><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0n8Ij4Qb2FU/UDmkRSqevPI/AAAAAAAARrc/wTJOdUzTFi4/s1600/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 372px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0n8Ij4Qb2FU/UDmkRSqevPI/AAAAAAAARrc/wTJOdUzTFi4/s400/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B14.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780832213681487090" /></a><br />One giant leap: Neil Armstrong, who made the first mission to the moon in 1969 and was the first to step foot on the lunar surface, has died, aged 82<br /><span class ="fullpost"><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SFCb2V_X0Po/UDmkQ9Age6I/AAAAAAAARrQ/HzLENYIaR6U/s1600/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 346px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SFCb2V_X0Po/UDmkQ9Age6I/AAAAAAAARrQ/HzLENYIaR6U/s400/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780832207868296098" /></a><br />Legacy: A footprint left by one of the astronauts of the Apollo 11 mission shows in the soft, powder surface of the moon<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--5ntBrawaN8/UDmkQe6gEII/AAAAAAAARrE/A_CFSbVo8zs/s1600/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 324px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--5ntBrawaN8/UDmkQe6gEII/AAAAAAAARrE/A_CFSbVo8zs/s400/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780832199790039170" /></a><br />Touchdown: Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong leaves a footprint on the surface of the Moon at Tranquility Base on July 20, 1969<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dsjX2ZE0rjU/UDmkQDqJXBI/AAAAAAAARq4/nfYO7vPonis/s1600/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dsjX2ZE0rjU/UDmkQDqJXBI/AAAAAAAARq4/nfYO7vPonis/s400/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780832192473685010" /></a><br />Lunar landing: Astronauts Neil Armstrong, left, and Buzz Aldrin, right, place an American flag on the lunar surface as taken from the Eagle Lunar Module<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--q9fdypnfg4/UDmj3iysmxI/AAAAAAAARqs/KXCowTzlBiI/s1600/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 331px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--q9fdypnfg4/UDmj3iysmxI/AAAAAAAARqs/KXCowTzlBiI/s400/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780831771334318866" /></a>Tuning in: A shadow-shrouded Neil Armstrong begins to deploy equipment a few minutes after taking the first momentous and historic step; half a billion tuned in to watch the moment<br /><br />A statement from the family says he died following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures. It doesn't say where he died.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lTO6N41Ks3M/UDmknm8BUJI/AAAAAAAARsA/BQZk1ejhmk8/s1600/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B17.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 236px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lTO6N41Ks3M/UDmknm8BUJI/AAAAAAAARsA/BQZk1ejhmk8/s400/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B17.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780832597080887442" /></a>According to NBC News, the Armstrong family wrote in a statement: ‘Next time you walk outside on clear night and see the moon smiling down at you, think of Neil and give him a wink.’<br /><br />NASA, too, was quick to express their sympathies, tweeting: ‘NASA offers its condolences on today's passing of Neil Armstrong, former test pilot, astronaut & the 1st man on the moon.’<br /><br />President Obama in a statement hailed the late astronaut Neil Armstrong as one of America's greatest heroes.<br /><br />In a statement issued by the White House, Mr Obama said Armstrong and the rest of the crew of Apollo 11 carried with them the aspirations of an entire nation when they set out for the moon in 1969.<br /><br />The president says that when Armstrong set foot on the moon, he delivered what he called 'a moment of human achievement that will never be forgotten.'<br /><br />Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, too, offered his condolences, writing on Twitter: 'Neil Armstrong today takes his place in the hall of heroes. The moon will miss its first son of earth.'<br /><br />As commander of the Apollo 11 mission, Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969.<br /><br />The legendary astronaut was born on August 5, 1930, near Wapakoneta, Ohio.<br /><br />He went on to work in the military, fighting in the Korean War. Later, he would pilot planes for NASA, and eventually, spacecrafts.<br /><br />During the historic mission on July 20, 1969, nearly half a billion people tuned in to watch the black and white mission to the moon, where Armstrong, joined by Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin, spent some two hours loping around on the eerie grey surface.<br /><br />He radioed back to Earth the historic news of 'one giant leap for mankind.' <br /><br />'The sights were simply magnificent, beyond any visual experience that I had ever been exposed to,' Armstrong once said.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_EHf6aR6n8I/UDmj3Q5hnlI/AAAAAAAARqg/Clw5E8KcVyk/s1600/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 371px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_EHf6aR6n8I/UDmj3Q5hnlI/AAAAAAAARqg/Clw5E8KcVyk/s400/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780831766531120722" /></a><br />Master and commander: Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the moon July 20, 1969, and is pictured smiling in the vessel<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2liqbZGlusE/UDmj2_-BdcI/AAAAAAAARqU/BSa5D4E39BY/s1600/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 307px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2liqbZGlusE/UDmj2_-BdcI/AAAAAAAARqU/BSa5D4E39BY/s400/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780831761986581954" /></a>Documenting: Armstrong, pictured in April 1969 holding a video camera, spent years training for the monumental launch<br /><br />The moonwalk marked America's victory in the Cold War space race that began October 4, 1957, with the launch of the Soviet Union's Sputnik 1, a 184-pound satellite that sent shock waves around the world.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EZeAwx8GJRs/UDmknCbdMSI/AAAAAAAARr0/hTeVrilkZFs/s1600/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B16.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EZeAwx8GJRs/UDmknCbdMSI/AAAAAAAARr0/hTeVrilkZFs/s400/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B16.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780832587280625954" /></a>Although he had been a Navy fighter pilot, a test pilot for NASA's forerunner and an astronaut, Armstrong never allowed himself to be caught up in the celebrity and glamor of the space program.<br /><br />'I am, and ever will be, a white socks, pocket protector, nerdy engineer,' he said in February 2000 in one of his rare public appearances. 'And I take a substantial amount of pride in the accomplishments of my profession.'<br /><br />However, his Apollo 11 moon mission turned out to be Armstrong's last space flight. <br /><br />The following year he was appointed to a desk job, being named NASA's deputy associate administrator for aeronautics in the office of advanced research and technology.<br /><br />He left NASA a year later to become a professor of engineering at the University of Cincinnati.<br /><br />A man who kept away from cameras, Armstrong went public in 2010 with his concerns about President Barack Obama's space policy that shifted attention away from a return to the moon and emphasized private companies developing spaceships. <br /><br />He testified before Congress and in an email to The Associated Press, Armstrong said he had 'substantial reservations,' and along with more than two dozen Apollo-era veterans, he signed a letter calling the plan a 'misguided proposal that forces NASA out of human space operations for the foreseeable future.'<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qYTxpCi51aQ/UDmj2b5fsrI/AAAAAAAARqI/DE9EG84o35E/s1600/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qYTxpCi51aQ/UDmj2b5fsrI/AAAAAAAARqI/DE9EG84o35E/s400/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780831752303915698" /></a><br />Moon mission: U.S.astronaut Buzz Aldrin salutes the American flag on the moon's surface; Aldrin was the second man on the moon following Neil Armstrong<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V3IBdtG1_YQ/UDmj2GDZ5EI/AAAAAAAARp8/uq97d_kb6HY/s1600/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 247px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V3IBdtG1_YQ/UDmj2GDZ5EI/AAAAAAAARp8/uq97d_kb6HY/s400/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780831746439898178" /></a><br />Alien landscape: Armstrong, right, is seen at the Lunar Module Eagle on the historic first extravehicular activity (EVA) on the lunar surface; the photo was taken by Buzz Aldrin<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uu7_UQZ9swY/UDmjgDPnIxI/AAAAAAAARpw/xSNVF6IPbNg/s1600/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 354px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uu7_UQZ9swY/UDmjgDPnIxI/AAAAAAAARpw/xSNVF6IPbNg/s400/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780831367728669458" /></a>Up up and away: On July 16, 1969, the American flag heralded the flight of Apollo 11, the first Lunar landing mission, lifting off with Armstrong and crew inside<br /><br />Armstrong's modesty and self-effacing manner never faded.<br /><br />When he appeared in Dayton in 2003 to help celebrate the 100th anniversary of powered flight, he bounded onto a stage before 10,000 people packed into a baseball stadium. But he spoke for only a few seconds, did not mention the moon, and quickly ducked out of the spotlight.<br /><br />He later joined former astronaut and Sen. John Glenn to lay wreaths on the graves of Wilbur and Orville Wright. Glenn introduced Armstrong and noted it was 34 years to the day that Armstrong had walked on the moon.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6fg26jw30lY/UDmkm3v8hGI/AAAAAAAARro/HgsU6bT5Kok/s1600/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B15.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 315px; height: 105px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6fg26jw30lY/UDmkm3v8hGI/AAAAAAAARro/HgsU6bT5Kok/s400/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B15.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780832584413774946" /></a>'Thank you, John. Thirty-four years?' Armstrong quipped, as if he hadn't given it a thought.<br /><br />At another joint appearance, the two embraced and Glenn commented: 'To this day, he's the one person on Earth, I'm truly, truly envious of.'<br /><br />Armstrong's moonwalk capped a series of accomplishments that included piloting the X-15 rocket plane and making the first space docking during the Gemini 8 mission, which included a successful emergency splashdown.<br /><br />In the years afterward, Armstrong retreated to the quiet of the classroom and his southwest Ohio farm. Aldrin said in his book 'Men from Earth' that Armstrong was one of the quietest, most private men he had ever met.<br /><br />In the Australian interview, Armstrong acknowledged that 'now and then I miss the excitement about being in the cockpit of an airplane and doing new things.'<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vaad8YTzaF4/UDmjfvzHo5I/AAAAAAAARpk/jAnJvsiMc7Y/s1600/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vaad8YTzaF4/UDmjfvzHo5I/AAAAAAAARpk/jAnJvsiMc7Y/s400/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780831362508891026" /></a><br />The incredible journey: On July 16, 1969, with Neil Armstrong waving in front, the space crew heads for the van that will take them to the rocket for launch to the moon at Kennedy Space Center<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9IXVVIcaJ4w/UDmjfQVpjRI/AAAAAAAARpY/B_KKyekemv0/s1600/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 389px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9IXVVIcaJ4w/UDmjfQVpjRI/AAAAAAAARpY/B_KKyekemv0/s400/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780831354063785234" /></a><br />Thumbs up: From another angle, Armstrong is seen giving a thumbs up as he and the crew walk to board the shuttle<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--WZ-D2908wc/UDmjey_SDiI/AAAAAAAARpM/9nhcWU23plc/s1600/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 315px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--WZ-D2908wc/UDmjey_SDiI/AAAAAAAARpM/9nhcWU23plc/s400/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780831346185342498" /></a><br />Trinity: The crew of Apollo 11, pictured in 1969, from left are Neil Armstrong, Mission Commander, Michael Collins, Lt. Col. USAF, and Buzz Aldrin, USAF Lunar Module pilot<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--1NTY9OMpQE/UDmjedMMS0I/AAAAAAAARpA/IDZUWUkhbLI/s1600/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 366px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--1NTY9OMpQE/UDmjedMMS0I/AAAAAAAARpA/IDZUWUkhbLI/s400/Neil%2BArmstrong%2Bdead%2B82%2BFirst%2Bman%2Bwalk%2BMoon%2Bpasses%2Baway%2Bfollowing%2Bheart%2Bsurgery%2B43%2Byears%2Bgiant%2Bleap%2Bmankind%2B1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780831340333910850" /></a>Space pioneer: Neil Armstrong poses for a NASA portrait ahead of the historic 1969 Apollo 11 mission<br /><br />At the time of the flight's 40th anniversary, Armstrong again was low-key, telling a gathering that the space race was 'the ultimate peaceful competition: USA versus U.S.S.R. It did allow both sides to take the high road with the objectives of science and learning and exploration.'<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2193587/Neil-Armstrong-dead-Famed-astronaut-man-moon-dies-aged-82.html">click more detail</a><br /><br /><iframe width="460" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PtdcdxvNI1o" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><iframe width="460" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8GcbyGRe_FI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><iframe width="460" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/iqzbnSymE2w" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><br />source:dailymail</span>ms.tkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022536980006521944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322727129227493640.post-27882942966590864972012-08-26T08:14:00.004+07:002012-08-26T08:18:45.003+07:00Woman slashed her Springer Spaniel's head, nose and body 31 times... and then called the police to blame it on an intruder<b>•Kim Edmonds was found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to her dog<br />•She slashed her two Springer Spaniels, one sustained 31 lacerations and burns<br />•Pending a psychiatric report, Edmonds could serve a maximum of six months in jail<br />•After the attack she made an emergency call to police, claiming an intruder had attacked her and her dogs<br />•Investigators discovered her injuries were self-inflicted</b><br /><br />By Alex Ward<br /><br /><br />..A woman is facing a jail sentence for slashing her dog’s head, nose and body 31 times before cutting herself and telling police it was an intruder.<br /><br />Kim Edmonds, 21, carried out the cruel attack on her springer spaniel Stig which left him mutilated with lacerations and burns in what a RSPCA inspector called the ‘worst attack’ she had ever seen.<br /><br />The unemployed woman from Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire was found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to the dog on Friday and, pending a psychiatric report, the judge did not rule out a maximum sentence of six months in jail.<br /><br /><b>WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT</b><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6RLw7MAaUJU/UDl42CdfjuI/AAAAAAAARnw/QnurRlAJNnM/s1600/Dog%2Bslashing%2Bwoman%2Bguilty%2Bfaces%2Bjai%2Bcutting%2Bdog%2Bnose%2Bbody%2B31%2Btimes%2B4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6RLw7MAaUJU/UDl42CdfjuI/AAAAAAAARnw/QnurRlAJNnM/s400/Dog%2Bslashing%2Bwoman%2Bguilty%2Bfaces%2Bjai%2Bcutting%2Bdog%2Bnose%2Bbody%2B31%2Btimes%2B4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780784466475585250" /></a>Dog slasher: Kim Edmonds was found guilty of slashing her two Springer Spaniels. Dogs Stig was found with 31 lacerations and burns while Dan (pictured) had lesser injuries in the horrific attack<br /><span class ="fullpost"><br />The court heard that Edmonds, who had been taking medication for depression, had slashed the 14-year-old dog and her other dog Dan to a lesser extent, in her back garden in September last year.<br /><br />She made an emergency call to Staffordshire Police, claiming a balaclava-wearing intruder had broken into her backyard and attacked her and the dogs. <br /><br />Police arrived to a shocking scene. <br /><br />According to This is Staffordshire, detective constable Gary Madeley from Burslem Police Station said: ‘It was like an abattoir. There was blood all over the living room and the kitchen.<br /><br />‘Edmonds' demeanour, considering the report and her dog had been mutilated, was calm.’<br />Veterinary surgeon Carole Bain, who also attended the scene said: ‘I was shocked by what I saw.<br /><br />‘I told her (Edmonds) Stig would need a lengthy operation and she asked if he would need a skin graft and demonstrated by pinching the skin on his head.<br />‘It was unusual as I have never known an owner show such calmness.’<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9SK04lgpI2s/UDl41i5wyGI/AAAAAAAARnk/sBMWVtekwYs/s1600/Dog%2Bslashing%2Bwoman%2Bguilty%2Bfaces%2Bjai%2Bcutting%2Bdog%2Bnose%2Bbody%2B31%2Btimes%2B3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 341px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9SK04lgpI2s/UDl41i5wyGI/AAAAAAAARnk/sBMWVtekwYs/s400/Dog%2Bslashing%2Bwoman%2Bguilty%2Bfaces%2Bjai%2Bcutting%2Bdog%2Bnose%2Bbody%2B31%2Btimes%2B3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780784458004220002" /></a><br />Shocking scene: Police said Edmonds' house looked like 'an abattoir' with blood everywhere. Her two dogs (pictured) were badly injured while she presented self-inflicted cuts, claiming an intruder had attacked her and the dogs<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yd2LTtodU5s/UDl41DkDZdI/AAAAAAAARnY/AfVbkbgNfOY/s1600/Dog%2Bslashing%2Bwoman%2Bguilty%2Bfaces%2Bjai%2Bcutting%2Bdog%2Bnose%2Bbody%2B31%2Btimes%2B2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 180px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yd2LTtodU5s/UDl41DkDZdI/AAAAAAAARnY/AfVbkbgNfOY/s400/Dog%2Bslashing%2Bwoman%2Bguilty%2Bfaces%2Bjai%2Bcutting%2Bdog%2Bnose%2Bbody%2B31%2Btimes%2B2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780784449591666130" /></a>Shocking mutilation: The RSPCA deputy chief inspector Jayne Bashford said the injuries sustained by the dogs were 'totally horrendous'. Stig needed a four hour operation and a week's recovery in a vet clinic (pictured)<br /><br />It is not known what weapon was used to carry out the attack.<br /><br />Stig needed a four hour operation and spent a week recovering at a vet clinic, costing the RSPCA thousands of pounds. Dan also required surgery for slashes to his head.<br /><br />Both dogs have since been re-homed together.<br /><br />But during investigations, police found that Edmonds’ injuries were self-inflicted and they referred the case to the RSPCA.<br /><br />The court heard that the nature of Stig’s injuries suggested he had been held down during the prolonged attack.<br /><br />Jayne Bashford, deputy chief inspector of the RSPCA said: ‘Kim is a very dangerous lady and the injuries suffered by the dogs were totally horrendous.<br /><br />‘In order to inflict 31 separate wounds on this animal, it would have had to be a lengthy, sustained attack.<br /><br />‘Every person involved has been severely affected by what they saw. It’s caused people a lot of distress.’<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aAtgoi12UR8/UDl4085mjTI/AAAAAAAARnM/Jv9fKi-r0-I/s1600/Dog%2Bslashing%2Bwoman%2Bguilty%2Bfaces%2Bjai%2Bcutting%2Bdog%2Bnose%2Bbody%2B31%2Btimes%2B1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aAtgoi12UR8/UDl4085mjTI/AAAAAAAARnM/Jv9fKi-r0-I/s400/Dog%2Bslashing%2Bwoman%2Bguilty%2Bfaces%2Bjai%2Bcutting%2Bdog%2Bnose%2Bbody%2B31%2Btimes%2B1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780784447803002162" /></a>Held down dogs: The court heard that the attack done by Edmonds (pictured with husband Brian and injured dog Dan) would have been lengthy and it was suggested that the dogs were held down during the attack<br /><br />In the Stoke-on-Trent magistrates’ court, Judge Taylor said: ‘I don’t know if a prison sentence is right or not.’<br /><br />‘It’s a serious offence that needs the right course of action.’<br /><br />Edmonds was convicted of one charge of the Section 4 Animal Welfare Act 2006.<br /><br />Edmonds said she unsuccessfully tried to contact a neighbour before calling her husband Brian Edmonds who works in the Pets At Home distribution centre.<br /><br />He said: ‘She was extremely distressed saying that the dog had been attacked and she was on the verge of hysteria.’<br /><br /><br />source:dailymail</span>ms.tkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022536980006521944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322727129227493640.post-7683189658183560612012-08-26T07:52:00.004+07:002012-08-26T07:58:47.875+07:00Wombs with a view: Revolutionary four-dimensional imaging reveals spectacular photos of mammal embryos that already look just like mum<br />By Daily Mail Reporter<br /><br /><br />They may grow to be very different beasts, but these breathtaking images reveal how surprisingly similar the beginning of life can be for the animal kingdom.<br /><br />Captured using revolutionary four-dimensional scanning technology, scientists have managed to shed light on the world of mammals inside the womb.<br /><br />As diverse a bunch as they are - elephant, dog, dolphin and penguin are all shown united by their similar stages of development.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pN5q4vhPP74/UDlz9Aw57wI/AAAAAAAARm4/rnlNmVy0dR4/s1600/Wombs%2Bview%2BRevolutionary%2Bfour-dimensional%2Bimaging%2Breveals%2Bspectacular%2Bphotos%2Bmammal%2Bembryos%2Balready%2Blook%2Bjust%2Blike%2Bmum%2B5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pN5q4vhPP74/UDlz9Aw57wI/AAAAAAAARm4/rnlNmVy0dR4/s400/Wombs%2Bview%2BRevolutionary%2Bfour-dimensional%2Bimaging%2Breveals%2Bspectacular%2Bphotos%2Bmammal%2Bembryos%2Balready%2Blook%2Bjust%2Blike%2Bmum%2B5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780779088721080066" /></a><br />An Asian elephant foetus after 12 months in the womb, catching some shut eye before she takes her first heavy steps in the world in just under a year's time. The gestation period for an elephant is 22 months<br /><span class ="fullpost"><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-doaBBH-zfik/UDlz8qQ2jxI/AAAAAAAARms/3Pxh-EPaypY/s1600/Wombs%2Bview%2BRevolutionary%2Bfour-dimensional%2Bimaging%2Breveals%2Bspectacular%2Bphotos%2Bmammal%2Bembryos%2Balready%2Blook%2Bjust%2Blike%2Bmum%2B4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 253px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-doaBBH-zfik/UDlz8qQ2jxI/AAAAAAAARms/3Pxh-EPaypY/s400/Wombs%2Bview%2BRevolutionary%2Bfour-dimensional%2Bimaging%2Breveals%2Bspectacular%2Bphotos%2Bmammal%2Bembryos%2Balready%2Blook%2Bjust%2Blike%2Bmum%2B4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780779082681061138" /></a><br />Paw-sing for thought: With tiny paws poised an unborn puppy looks already set to pounce as he reaches his full gestation period of around nine weeks <br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m4kjBMRUfCE/UDlz73Cyt3I/AAAAAAAARmg/vGf-hv8eHzA/s1600/Wombs%2Bview%2BRevolutionary%2Bfour-dimensional%2Bimaging%2Breveals%2Bspectacular%2Bphotos%2Bmammal%2Bembryos%2Balready%2Blook%2Bjust%2Blike%2Bmum%2B3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 220px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m4kjBMRUfCE/UDlz73Cyt3I/AAAAAAAARmg/vGf-hv8eHzA/s400/Wombs%2Bview%2BRevolutionary%2Bfour-dimensional%2Bimaging%2Breveals%2Bspectacular%2Bphotos%2Bmammal%2Bembryos%2Balready%2Blook%2Bjust%2Blike%2Bmum%2B3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780779068931880818" /></a>Say cheese: A baby dolphin seems to be smiling for the camera as he prepares for his big splash<br /><br />Using revolutionary four-dimensional scanning technology, scientists have captured the images for a National Geographic Documentary called 'Extraordinary Animals in the Womb'.<br /><br />They were captured by using a combination of three-dimensional ultrasound scans, computer graphics and small cameras to document the animals’ development from conception to birth, and give an unparalleled glimpse into a world that few of us would ever expect to see.<br /><br />The images were also used on a Channel 4 documentary 'Animals in the Womb'. <br /><br />The documentary explores the marked similarities between very different animals. <br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p2lgHUzD04M/UDlz7bP0CqI/AAAAAAAARmU/_G3T_ub7lEc/s1600/Wombs%2Bview%2BRevolutionary%2Bfour-dimensional%2Bimaging%2Breveals%2Bspectacular%2Bphotos%2Bmammal%2Bembryos%2Balready%2Blook%2Bjust%2Blike%2Bmum%2B2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 155px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p2lgHUzD04M/UDlz7bP0CqI/AAAAAAAARmU/_G3T_ub7lEc/s400/Wombs%2Bview%2BRevolutionary%2Bfour-dimensional%2Bimaging%2Breveals%2Bspectacular%2Bphotos%2Bmammal%2Bembryos%2Balready%2Blook%2Bjust%2Blike%2Bmum%2B2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780779061470300834" /></a><br />Sleepy?: A dog foetus could be mistaken for a fat in these ground breaking images. The animals - as diverse as they are - strike remarkably similar poses in the womb<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DZI1Vn7pCHI/UDlz6aHv1NI/AAAAAAAARmI/2rjcUqt0TrI/s1600/Wombs%2Bview%2BRevolutionary%2Bfour-dimensional%2Bimaging%2Breveals%2Bspectacular%2Bphotos%2Bmammal%2Bembryos%2Balready%2Blook%2Bjust%2Blike%2Bmum%2B1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 152px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DZI1Vn7pCHI/UDlz6aHv1NI/AAAAAAAARmI/2rjcUqt0TrI/s400/Wombs%2Bview%2BRevolutionary%2Bfour-dimensional%2Bimaging%2Breveals%2Bspectacular%2Bphotos%2Bmammal%2Bembryos%2Balready%2Blook%2Bjust%2Blike%2Bmum%2B1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780779043988165842" /></a><br />Snug as a bug: A penguin curls up in it's mothers womb. The gestation period lasts about 63 days. The females then lay the egg and pass it on to the male penguin while they go off to feed. <br /><br /><br />source:dailymail</span>ms.tkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022536980006521944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322727129227493640.post-85525053407281696212012-08-25T08:04:00.002+07:002012-08-25T08:07:31.850+07:00Monster cut a hole in pet's paw and put a jar on his head to use him as blood bait for other dogsBy Leon Watson<br /><br /><br />If you think this dog has a sad look on it's face, you'll understand why when you hear what he's been through.<br /><br />Animal charities believe Pappy the mixed Labrador was left as bait for other animals with a festering paw and a jar on his head so he couldn't fight back.<br /><br />He was only saved when rescuers found him wandering the streets of Dallas, Texas, starving and covered with scars.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XxRocEnAjqs/UDgk8SH7AMI/AAAAAAAARl0/AyzPWIAT1-s/s1600/Monster%2Bcut%2Bhole%2Bpet%2Bpaw%2Bput%2Bjar%2Bhead%2Buse%2Bhim%2Bblood%2Bbait%2Bfor%2Bdogs%2B2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XxRocEnAjqs/UDgk8SH7AMI/AAAAAAAARl0/AyzPWIAT1-s/s400/Monster%2Bcut%2Bhole%2Bpet%2Bpaw%2Bput%2Bjar%2Bhead%2Buse%2Bhim%2Bblood%2Bbait%2Bfor%2Bdogs%2B2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780410739805847746" /></a>An animal rescue group in Texas thinks someone stuck a jar on Pappy's head to train other dogs to fight<br /><span class ="fullpost"><br />Residents in the Five Mile Creek area of the city had seen the dog near walking around for at least a week before a small group managed to snare him on Monday.<br /><br />'We've gotta get him to a vet!' Maeleska Fletes recalled telling another rescuer after loading Pappy into her land cruiser. 'I can smell the foot.'<br /><br />On Wednesday, doctors at the Metro Paws clinic amputated part of the dog's paw. It could have been much worse.<br /><br />'This was not a random act of cruelty,' said Nancy Pinkston, a vice president with Animal Allies of Texas told The Dallas Morning News.<br /><br />'That's typically done to create a blood scent so the animal can be thrown into a fighting ring and used as a bait dog for training.'<br /><br />The jar was cut cleanly and precisely to fit over the dog's head, presumably so he couldn't fight back.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nCjnpi0pjgI/UDgk8DugTNI/AAAAAAAARlo/48IhqEJeQe4/s1600/Monster%2Bcut%2Bhole%2Bpet%2Bpaw%2Bput%2Bjar%2Bhead%2Buse%2Bhim%2Bblood%2Bbait%2Bfor%2Bdogs%2B1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 346px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nCjnpi0pjgI/UDgk8DugTNI/AAAAAAAARlo/48IhqEJeQe4/s400/Monster%2Bcut%2Bhole%2Bpet%2Bpaw%2Bput%2Bjar%2Bhead%2Buse%2Bhim%2Bblood%2Bbait%2Bfor%2Bdogs%2B1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780410735941143762" /></a>The jar was cut cleanly and precisely to fit over the dog's head, presumably so he couldn't fight back<br /><br />'Someone said today they wish this dog could tell us his story,' she said. 'In some ways I'm glad he can't. It's probably much worse than we can imagine.'<br /><br />Fletes, a Dallas animal shelter commissioner, recalled tracking and catching Pappy with other dog lovers and local residents.<br /><br />He was terrified, but so weak he could barely run or fight.<br /><br />'We just waited until he ran out of juice,' she said.<br /><br />His rescuers named him after the WW2 fighter ace Gregory 'Pappy' Boyington.<br /><br />'He's so broken in spirit,' said Nancy. 'Looking at this dog's eyes, it looks like he's just waiting for someone to hit him.'<br /><br />Rescuers are searching for a foster home.<br /><br />'He's so broken in spirit,' Ms Pinkston told The Dallas Morning News. 'Looking at this dog's eyes, it looks like he's just waiting for someone to hit him.'<br /><br /><br />source:dailymail</span>ms.tkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022536980006521944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322727129227493640.post-86659088139180780482012-08-24T21:17:00.005+07:002012-08-24T21:24:30.255+07:00Now that's how to doodle: The incredible pictures that look like photographs drawn with a ballpoint penBy Leon Watson<br /><br /><br />If you think these incredible images are photos, think again. They are in fact probably the world's most intricate doodles.<br /><br />It may be hard to hard to believe but the pictures below are created using standard ballpoint pens bought from places like Staples, eBay, Amazon and, the artist says, any good office supply store.<br /><br />They're drawn by Portugal-based attorney Samuel Silva, who describes his art as a hobby. However, this is no ordinary hobby - sometimes he works on a piece for up to 50 hours. <br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZZiqBCedBVk/UDeOKHVlOEI/AAAAAAAARjc/5zo0vsI1gXw/s1600/Now%2Bthats%2Bhow%2Bdoodle%2BThe%2Bincredible%2Bpictures%2Bthat%2Blook%2Blike%2Bphotographs%2Bdrawn%2Bballpoint%2Bpen%2B7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 354px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZZiqBCedBVk/UDeOKHVlOEI/AAAAAAAARjc/5zo0vsI1gXw/s400/Now%2Bthats%2Bhow%2Bdoodle%2BThe%2Bincredible%2Bpictures%2Bthat%2Blook%2Blike%2Bphotographs%2Bdrawn%2Bballpoint%2Bpen%2B7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780244951172724802" /></a>Like a photo: Portugal-based attorney Samuel Silva, 29, describes his art as a hobby<br /><span class ="fullpost"><br />Silva has drawn images of wildlife, recreated masterpieces like Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring and copied iconic photos so accurately they're almost indistinguishable from the original.<br /><br />For his Redhead Girl, based on a photograph by Russian photographer Kristina Taraina, the 29-year-old used six different colored ballpoint pens which took some 30 hours to finish.<br /><br />To create such vibrant colours, Silva 'cross hatches' in layers to give off the illusion of additional hues and depth.<br /><br />For Silva, ballpoint pens are just one of the many mediums he is attempting to master. However, he writes on his DeviantArt page: 'I'm just a lawyer, art is just a hobby for me, although it takes from five to 50 hours to finish each drawing.'<br /><br />Silva, who started sketching when he was two, said: 'I started developing my own style of ballpoint pen drawing back when I was in school, in simple classroom sketches in the back of my exercise books.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vN3fzUy8WJQ/UDeOJ-Tty4I/AAAAAAAARjQ/3hF2gwMsYHo/s1600/Now%2Bthats%2Bhow%2Bdoodle%2BThe%2Bincredible%2Bpictures%2Bthat%2Blook%2Blike%2Bphotographs%2Bdrawn%2Bballpoint%2Bpen%2B6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vN3fzUy8WJQ/UDeOJ-Tty4I/AAAAAAAARjQ/3hF2gwMsYHo/s400/Now%2Bthats%2Bhow%2Bdoodle%2BThe%2Bincredible%2Bpictures%2Bthat%2Blook%2Blike%2Bphotographs%2Bdrawn%2Bballpoint%2Bpen%2B6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780244948748979074" /></a><br />Speaking about his picture of a Sumatran tiger, which took around 20 hours to finish, Silva said: 'This one is wild, that's why I love it.'<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-G9uhHnZP8LE/UDeNbbtMQBI/AAAAAAAARjA/nZKu0gMRBEw/s1600/Now%2Bthats%2Bhow%2Bdoodle%2BThe%2Bincredible%2Bpictures%2Bthat%2Blook%2Blike%2Bphotographs%2Bdrawn%2Bballpoint%2Bpen%2B5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-G9uhHnZP8LE/UDeNbbtMQBI/AAAAAAAARjA/nZKu0gMRBEw/s400/Now%2Bthats%2Bhow%2Bdoodle%2BThe%2Bincredible%2Bpictures%2Bthat%2Blook%2Blike%2Bphotographs%2Bdrawn%2Bballpoint%2Bpen%2B5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780244149186609170" /></a><br />After finishing this work, Silva said: 'Eight hours to finish. Just another quick doodle. Or call it a study or sketch. My first eagle head ever.'<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5y-w0nhfp00/UDeNa4TC_0I/AAAAAAAARi0/YccBS_p1a-A/s1600/Now%2Bthats%2Bhow%2Bdoodle%2BThe%2Bincredible%2Bpictures%2Bthat%2Blook%2Blike%2Bphotographs%2Bdrawn%2Bballpoint%2Bpen%2B4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5y-w0nhfp00/UDeNa4TC_0I/AAAAAAAARi0/YccBS_p1a-A/s400/Now%2Bthats%2Bhow%2Bdoodle%2BThe%2Bincredible%2Bpictures%2Bthat%2Blook%2Blike%2Bphotographs%2Bdrawn%2Bballpoint%2Bpen%2B4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780244139681709890" /></a>On this piece, Silva said: 'Originally I intended to spend 100 hours with this, and still I never spent so many hours with any drawing, in the end impatience won and I'll not work on this one anymore.'<br /><br />'I never imagined there were so many brilliantly masterful ballpoint artists out there. Ballpoint pen is not my only medium, it's just the one I'm currently trying to master.<br /><br />'At this point in my life I'm proficient with chalk, pencil, color pencil, pastels, oils and acrylics. Maybe one day I'll create an account just to share those.<br /><br />I'm just glad to be here, I want to learn a lot, see a lot, and enjoy to its fullest what other fellow artists have to share.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f4cPguHSD8Y/UDeNaMa5HpI/AAAAAAAARio/TsqJVlb-mEE/s1600/Now%2Bthats%2Bhow%2Bdoodle%2BThe%2Bincredible%2Bpictures%2Bthat%2Blook%2Blike%2Bphotographs%2Bdrawn%2Bballpoint%2Bpen%2B3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f4cPguHSD8Y/UDeNaMa5HpI/AAAAAAAARio/TsqJVlb-mEE/s400/Now%2Bthats%2Bhow%2Bdoodle%2BThe%2Bincredible%2Bpictures%2Bthat%2Blook%2Blike%2Bphotographs%2Bdrawn%2Bballpoint%2Bpen%2B3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780244127903456914" /></a><br />Silva said the original size of this drawing of a cat's face is about the same as two credit cards<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3bj0bAEDsEM/UDeNZsD5YfI/AAAAAAAARic/t_o1azGRsGw/s1600/Now%2Bthats%2Bhow%2Bdoodle%2BThe%2Bincredible%2Bpictures%2Bthat%2Blook%2Blike%2Bphotographs%2Bdrawn%2Bballpoint%2Bpen%2B2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3bj0bAEDsEM/UDeNZsD5YfI/AAAAAAAARic/t_o1azGRsGw/s400/Now%2Bthats%2Bhow%2Bdoodle%2BThe%2Bincredible%2Bpictures%2Bthat%2Blook%2Blike%2Bphotographs%2Bdrawn%2Bballpoint%2Bpen%2B2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780244119217070578" /></a><br />The painting Girl with a Pearl Earring is one of Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer's masterworks, but Silva copied it using ballpoint<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dEe4nVoFYN8/UDeNZH83ubI/AAAAAAAARiQ/lRHXsf2xebg/s1600/Now%2Bthats%2Bhow%2Bdoodle%2BThe%2Bincredible%2Bpictures%2Bthat%2Blook%2Blike%2Bphotographs%2Bdrawn%2Bballpoint%2Bpen%2B1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dEe4nVoFYN8/UDeNZH83ubI/AAAAAAAARiQ/lRHXsf2xebg/s400/Now%2Bthats%2Bhow%2Bdoodle%2BThe%2Bincredible%2Bpictures%2Bthat%2Blook%2Blike%2Bphotographs%2Bdrawn%2Bballpoint%2Bpen%2B1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780244109523925426" /></a>This was Silva's first ever picture of a jaguar. It took him 15 hours to complete<br /><br />'It takes me forever to do my works. The only thing that makes me keep going is my love for what I do and the ambition to go further and further.<br /><br />'Ballpoint pens are as underestimated as they are a powerful medium.'<br /><br />Speaking about his picture of a Sumatran tiger, which took around 20 hours to finish, Silva said: 'I always wanted to draw a tiger, I love felines and decided to draw my first tiger ever, I hope you like it.<br /><br />'This one is wild, that's why I love it. Big felines are not meant for zoos.'<br /><br /><br />source:dailymail</span>ms.tkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022536980006521944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322727129227493640.post-56713589331691096452012-08-24T20:24:00.000+07:002012-08-24T20:25:52.450+07:00A chip off the old block! Cats, dogs and even lions pose with their adorable mini-mesBy Helen Lawson<br /> <br /><br />These adorable pictures show just how much these animals will grow one day - as they pose for a photo with their older counterparts.<br /><br />The sweet snaps are an endearing glance at the life cycle of these beautiful creatures, with locations ranging from the exotic surrounds of a jungle to the more mundane comforts of home.<br /><br />Some of the animals happily snuggle their smaller friends, while some looked a tad peeved to be upstaged by their cuter cousins.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jwvfNGvpNMg/UDd-2epIUqI/AAAAAAAABIw/8JjsZox9rrA/s1600/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B18.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 363px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jwvfNGvpNMg/UDd-2epIUqI/AAAAAAAABIw/8JjsZox9rrA/s400/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B18.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780228121156932258" /></a><br />This young giraffe will be as tall as Mum one day but for now will have to settle for her bowing her head for an affectionate nuzzle<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SIGA2lzV7AM/UDd-2NnMcJI/AAAAAAAABIk/DhgJ_5kJLKY/s1600/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B17.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SIGA2lzV7AM/UDd-2NnMcJI/AAAAAAAABIk/DhgJ_5kJLKY/s400/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B17.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780228116585410706" /></a><br />Catastrophe: The shocked expressions of these cats suggests they were caught plotting their escape by climbing the blinds<br /><span class ="fullpost"><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vkp53doLK5s/UDd-1v_l_yI/AAAAAAAABIY/-uaxdUuEo-U/s1600/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B16.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vkp53doLK5s/UDd-1v_l_yI/AAAAAAAABIY/-uaxdUuEo-U/s400/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B16.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780228108634685218" /></a><br />Cor-gi blimey: this little pup has taken lessons from an older dog in learning how to strike the right pose for the camera<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PpsGob1l00w/UDd-ibWU9bI/AAAAAAAABIM/L-b85N-LEWA/s1600/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PpsGob1l00w/UDd-ibWU9bI/AAAAAAAABIM/L-b85N-LEWA/s400/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B15.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780227776675378610" /></a><br />The older hedgehog didn't want to join in with the young upstart's attempt at a Mexican wave<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9sgiTIXrACA/UDd-hxMr7UI/AAAAAAAABIA/pjW8YF8fQBE/s1600/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 207px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9sgiTIXrACA/UDd-hxMr7UI/AAAAAAAABIA/pjW8YF8fQBE/s400/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B14.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780227765360651586" /></a><br />Dad's pride: 'Look, Simba. Everything the light touches is our kingdom'<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SrvSiRQCEKI/UDd-hd4czbI/AAAAAAAABH0/UE1h7MsaocQ/s1600/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SrvSiRQCEKI/UDd-hd4czbI/AAAAAAAABH0/UE1h7MsaocQ/s400/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780227760175500722" /></a><br />This pesky husky pesters its older counterpart, left, while on the right, someone hasn't told this little pup to let sleeping dogs lie<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tr2xltOIico/UDd-hE0DukI/AAAAAAAABHo/IN1f07BYp1c/s1600/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tr2xltOIico/UDd-hE0DukI/AAAAAAAABHo/IN1f07BYp1c/s400/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780227753446193730" /></a><br />Bam-BOO! This panda cub can try all it likes but its attempt at scaring a grown-up will only be cute, not terrifying<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zPuv9D-htWU/UDd-ggYS-FI/AAAAAAAABHc/vpwG78Ok6ts/s1600/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zPuv9D-htWU/UDd-ggYS-FI/AAAAAAAABHc/vpwG78Ok6ts/s400/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780227743666075730" /></a><br />'Ear 'ear: This African elephant calf will walk tall one day<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Fj5sTCDI8jI/UDd98Ic0jEI/AAAAAAAABHQ/tvI6a8J4mWg/s1600/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 236px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Fj5sTCDI8jI/UDd98Ic0jEI/AAAAAAAABHQ/tvI6a8J4mWg/s400/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780227118767311938" /></a><br />This cat had a successful trip to the pet shop, while these pups are dancing snout-to-snout in their sleep<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NMkxTpY01DQ/UDd97stwGbI/AAAAAAAABHE/AW1CxyjErLY/s1600/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 215px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NMkxTpY01DQ/UDd97stwGbI/AAAAAAAABHE/AW1CxyjErLY/s400/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780227111322130866" /></a><br />The mini kitty is a shadow of its larger friend's former self<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XVY9MsIBSBU/UDd97IBgurI/AAAAAAAABG4/kxR1-OY6eDA/s1600/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 205px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XVY9MsIBSBU/UDd97IBgurI/AAAAAAAABG4/kxR1-OY6eDA/s400/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780227101472897714" /></a><br />A pink nose peeks out of this mass of soft grey fur as these two enjoy a cat cuddle, while this foal on the right has a lot to look up to<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-L-_EZGyYSqc/UDd96wc7pZI/AAAAAAAABGs/zWwW9IlarLs/s1600/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 235px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-L-_EZGyYSqc/UDd96wc7pZI/AAAAAAAABGs/zWwW9IlarLs/s400/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780227095145457042" /></a><br />Let's get quizzical: Puppy has its ears pricked and a questioning look as to why it should sit nicely for the camera, while its companion is clearly an seasoned pro<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xY1SU13u5ZE/UDd96d7VniI/AAAAAAAABGg/Y9-9oHyoz0c/s1600/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 251px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xY1SU13u5ZE/UDd96d7VniI/AAAAAAAABGg/Y9-9oHyoz0c/s400/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780227090172714530" /></a><br />These two are s-loth to interrupt their embrace just because a pesky photographer wants a snap<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PgPYJRJrTKE/UDd8LostJBI/AAAAAAAABFY/YfuElh7Jw-8/s1600/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 176px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PgPYJRJrTKE/UDd8LostJBI/AAAAAAAABFY/YfuElh7Jw-8/s400/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780225186098652178" /></a><br />Hide and seek, kitty-style: the cat on the left is on the hunt while our friend on the ladder is taking the higher ground to keep out of trouble<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g-7zQs1M4fg/UDd8LEDjJDI/AAAAAAAABFM/pMBQEcbA3Ds/s1600/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g-7zQs1M4fg/UDd8LEDjJDI/AAAAAAAABFM/pMBQEcbA3Ds/s400/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780225176262353970" /></a><br />These ginger cats are enjoying a laze, unaware there's a disgruntled friend in the background desperate for a bit of the limelight<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uK2FYEVwC9g/UDd8KjptPvI/AAAAAAAABFA/mjnj-ODrsJw/s1600/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 215px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uK2FYEVwC9g/UDd8KjptPvI/AAAAAAAABFA/mjnj-ODrsJw/s400/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780225167564029682" /></a><br />Grumpy cat is taking the Titanic approach to the beanbag: 'No room for you, Jack'<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cRsplieyzAk/UDd8KIqjWmI/AAAAAAAABE0/_ncFAM6fBRs/s1600/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cRsplieyzAk/UDd8KIqjWmI/AAAAAAAABE0/_ncFAM6fBRs/s400/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780225160319818338" /></a><br />Rite of passage: every kitty has to learn how to steal off the counter with the help of a willing teacher while they can play the cute card to get away with it<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F-zACXrW7aE/UDd8J-t44DI/AAAAAAAABEo/CDihz4lFqak/s1600/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 208px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F-zACXrW7aE/UDd8J-t44DI/AAAAAAAABEo/CDihz4lFqak/s400/A%2Bchip%2Bold%2Bblock%2Banimals%2BCats%2Bdogs%2Beven%2Blions%2Bpose%2Badorable%2Bmini-mes%2B1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780225157649457202" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />source:dailymail</span>ms.tkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022536980006521944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322727129227493640.post-7535784872714587412012-08-24T20:08:00.004+07:002012-08-24T20:49:36.953+07:00The last days of Ol Boy: Heartbreaking video captures animal rescue group giving a dying stray dog his first moments of love as his life slips away<b>•Singapore group cared for Ol Boy in his final days</b><br /><br />By Daily Mail Reporter<br /><br /><br />..When his rescuers found him, Ol Boy was in a state of pain, but they cared for him in his final days, showing him a love he had never known.<br /><br />Weak from years of living on the streets, Ol Boy was covered in ticks and lesions, unable to walk or feed himself.<br /><br />Save Our Street Dogs, an animal rescue group in Singapore, took him home and showed him tenderness for the first time, letting him pass away knowing he was cherished during his short time on earth.<br /><br /><b>Scroll down for video</b><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CbI4KbLpO4w/UDeAMeLwhNI/AAAAAAAARd8/nwaR6666ikI/s1600/Heartbreaking%2Bvideo%2Bcaptures%2Banimal%2Brescue%2Bgroup%2Bgiving%2Bdying%2Bstray%2Bdog%2Bfirst%2Bmoments%2Blove%2Blife%2Bslips%2Baway%2B10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 221px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CbI4KbLpO4w/UDeAMeLwhNI/AAAAAAAARd8/nwaR6666ikI/s400/Heartbreaking%2Bvideo%2Bcaptures%2Banimal%2Brescue%2Bgroup%2Bgiving%2Bdying%2Bstray%2Bdog%2Bfirst%2Bmoments%2Blove%2Blife%2Bslips%2Baway%2B10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780229598502487250" /></a><br />Puppy: When his rescuers found him, Ol Boy was in a state of pain, but they cared for him in his final days, showing him a love he had never known<br /><span class ="fullpost"><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HDxdqyWkM0M/UDeAL6QpYsI/AAAAAAAARdw/tHu18axwaKE/s1600/Heartbreaking%2Bvideo%2Bcaptures%2Banimal%2Brescue%2Bgroup%2Bgiving%2Bdying%2Bstray%2Bdog%2Bfirst%2Bmoments%2Blove%2Blife%2Bslips%2Baway%2B9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HDxdqyWkM0M/UDeAL6QpYsI/AAAAAAAARdw/tHu18axwaKE/s400/Heartbreaking%2Bvideo%2Bcaptures%2Banimal%2Brescue%2Bgroup%2Bgiving%2Bdying%2Bstray%2Bdog%2Bfirst%2Bmoments%2Blove%2Blife%2Bslips%2Baway%2B9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780229588859314882" /></a>Hurt: Weak from years of living on the streets, Ol Boy was covered in ticks and lesions, unable to walk or feed himself<br /><br />In the heartbreaking video the group posted on YouTube, they film Ol Boy in the state they found him.<br /><br />Born on the streets, he survived on air conditioning water and leftovers given to him by the local shopkeepers.<br /><br />Weak from years of neglect, he could not stand up and had been howling in pain for three days. <br /><br />The group wrapped him in newspapers and brought him to a vet for treatment.<br /><br />They found hundreds of ticks had burrowed into his skin, eventually resulting in tick fever.<br /><br />His teeth were warped and broken and he required an emergency blood infusion.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QvBZ-4g541o/UDeALTzYh5I/AAAAAAAARdk/Y-vkTafAEiM/s1600/Heartbreaking%2Bvideo%2Bcaptures%2Banimal%2Brescue%2Bgroup%2Bgiving%2Bdying%2Bstray%2Bdog%2Bfirst%2Bmoments%2Blove%2Blife%2Bslips%2Baway%2B8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QvBZ-4g541o/UDeALTzYh5I/AAAAAAAARdk/Y-vkTafAEiM/s400/Heartbreaking%2Bvideo%2Bcaptures%2Banimal%2Brescue%2Bgroup%2Bgiving%2Bdying%2Bstray%2Bdog%2Bfirst%2Bmoments%2Blove%2Blife%2Bslips%2Baway%2B8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780229578536028050" /></a><br />Kindness: Save Our Street Dogs, an animal rescue group in Singapore, took him home and showed him tenderness for the first time, letting him pass away knowing he was cherished during his short time on earth<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-35MfWSW23Hs/UDeAKhImiEI/AAAAAAAARdY/wMTf6qptWZI/s1600/Heartbreaking%2Bvideo%2Bcaptures%2Banimal%2Brescue%2Bgroup%2Bgiving%2Bdying%2Bstray%2Bdog%2Bfirst%2Bmoments%2Blove%2Blife%2Bslips%2Baway%2B7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-35MfWSW23Hs/UDeAKhImiEI/AAAAAAAARdY/wMTf6qptWZI/s400/Heartbreaking%2Bvideo%2Bcaptures%2Banimal%2Brescue%2Bgroup%2Bgiving%2Bdying%2Bstray%2Bdog%2Bfirst%2Bmoments%2Blove%2Blife%2Bslips%2Baway%2B7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780229564934817858" /></a><br />Weak: In the heartbreaking video the group posted on YouTube, they film Ol Boy in the state they found him<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fimTYOjWtn4/UDeAKEkSFHI/AAAAAAAARdM/5bunIaU4Hmk/s1600/Heartbreaking%2Bvideo%2Bcaptures%2Banimal%2Brescue%2Bgroup%2Bgiving%2Bdying%2Bstray%2Bdog%2Bfirst%2Bmoments%2Blove%2Blife%2Bslips%2Baway%2B6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 253px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fimTYOjWtn4/UDeAKEkSFHI/AAAAAAAARdM/5bunIaU4Hmk/s400/Heartbreaking%2Bvideo%2Bcaptures%2Banimal%2Brescue%2Bgroup%2Bgiving%2Bdying%2Bstray%2Bdog%2Bfirst%2Bmoments%2Blove%2Blife%2Bslips%2Baway%2B6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780229557266289778" /></a>Treatment: His teeth were warped and broken and he required an emergency blood infusion<br /><br />He had numerous infections and possibly cancer, but remained sweet and loving, even while his body wrenched in agony.<br /><br />It was not long after that they realized that Ol Boy wasn't just sick, he was dying.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8pcWjUCb_Ns/UDeAiloNeaI/AAAAAAAAReI/5Ys3saArI3o/s1600/Heartbreaking%2Bvideo%2Bcaptures%2Banimal%2Brescue%2Bgroup%2Bgiving%2Bdying%2Bstray%2Bdog%2Bfirst%2Bmoments%2Blove%2Blife%2Bslips%2Baway.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 316px; height: 109px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8pcWjUCb_Ns/UDeAiloNeaI/AAAAAAAAReI/5Ys3saArI3o/s400/Heartbreaking%2Bvideo%2Bcaptures%2Banimal%2Brescue%2Bgroup%2Bgiving%2Bdying%2Bstray%2Bdog%2Bfirst%2Bmoments%2Blove%2Blife%2Bslips%2Baway.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780229978457995682" /></a>Rather than put him down, they took him home and let him rest in a warm, loving environment for the first time.<br /><br />'We stayed by his side, patting him whenever he cried in discomfort,' the group said in their video.<br /><br />'That was all he wanted.'<br /><br />The other dogs in the home stayed vigil over him as well, nuzzling him when he needed comfort.<br /><br />One night at 2 a.m., he suddenly sat up and drank water for the final time. He passed away peacefully at 4 a.m.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vmwr2o2iZmo/UDd_ie1OC4I/AAAAAAAARdA/-cvuYc0P9Wo/s1600/Heartbreaking%2Bvideo%2Bcaptures%2Banimal%2Brescue%2Bgroup%2Bgiving%2Bdying%2Bstray%2Bdog%2Bfirst%2Bmoments%2Blove%2Blife%2Bslips%2Baway%2B5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vmwr2o2iZmo/UDd_ie1OC4I/AAAAAAAARdA/-cvuYc0P9Wo/s400/Heartbreaking%2Bvideo%2Bcaptures%2Banimal%2Brescue%2Bgroup%2Bgiving%2Bdying%2Bstray%2Bdog%2Bfirst%2Bmoments%2Blove%2Blife%2Bslips%2Baway%2B5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780228877121883010" /></a> <br />Wish: Rather than put him down, they took him home and let him rest in a loving environment for the first time<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pGztUV-7Z9A/UDd_h82WeKI/AAAAAAAARc0/tUxMGaL0GU0/s1600/Heartbreaking%2Bvideo%2Bcaptures%2Banimal%2Brescue%2Bgroup%2Bgiving%2Bdying%2Bstray%2Bdog%2Bfirst%2Bmoments%2Blove%2Blife%2Bslips%2Baway%2B4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pGztUV-7Z9A/UDd_h82WeKI/AAAAAAAARc0/tUxMGaL0GU0/s400/Heartbreaking%2Bvideo%2Bcaptures%2Banimal%2Brescue%2Bgroup%2Bgiving%2Bdying%2Bstray%2Bdog%2Bfirst%2Bmoments%2Blove%2Blife%2Bslips%2Baway%2B4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780228867999824034" /></a>Love: The other dogs in the home stayed vigil over him as well, nuzzling him when he needed comfort<br /><br />His caretakers covered him in rose petals, wrapped his paws around a single sunflower and said goodbye.<br /><br />In an emotional ceremony, they scattered his ashes in an open field, where can finally run free.<br /><br />Save Our Street Dogs hopes that by sharing Ol Boy's story with the world they can help other dogs in need.<br /><br />'Our mission is to save our street dogs to the best of our ability, and give them a chance in life,' the group says on their website.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3qeTN3Ull40/UDd_hebZETI/AAAAAAAARco/JiqKw7swTFg/s1600/Heartbreaking%2Bvideo%2Bcaptures%2Banimal%2Brescue%2Bgroup%2Bgiving%2Bdying%2Bstray%2Bdog%2Bfirst%2Bmoments%2Blove%2Blife%2Bslips%2Baway%2B3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 249px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3qeTN3Ull40/UDd_hebZETI/AAAAAAAARco/JiqKw7swTFg/s400/Heartbreaking%2Bvideo%2Bcaptures%2Banimal%2Brescue%2Bgroup%2Bgiving%2Bdying%2Bstray%2Bdog%2Bfirst%2Bmoments%2Blove%2Blife%2Bslips%2Baway%2B3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780228859833684274" /></a><br />Gone: One night at 2 a.m., he suddenly sat up and drank water for the final time. He passed away peacefully at 4 a.m.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XUaxt-8_po8/UDd_gtfoeGI/AAAAAAAARcc/VqfnjreEdmI/s1600/Heartbreaking%2Bvideo%2Bcaptures%2Banimal%2Brescue%2Bgroup%2Bgiving%2Bdying%2Bstray%2Bdog%2Bfirst%2Bmoments%2Blove%2Blife%2Bslips%2Baway%2B2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XUaxt-8_po8/UDd_gtfoeGI/AAAAAAAARcc/VqfnjreEdmI/s400/Heartbreaking%2Bvideo%2Bcaptures%2Banimal%2Brescue%2Bgroup%2Bgiving%2Bdying%2Bstray%2Bdog%2Bfirst%2Bmoments%2Blove%2Blife%2Bslips%2Baway%2B2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780228846698133602" /></a><br />Goodbye: In an emotional ceremony, they scattered his ashes in an open field, where can finally run free<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PYvv39tBpDk/UDd_gdxQLJI/AAAAAAAARcQ/QdDiJU0m6uk/s1600/Heartbreaking%2Bvideo%2Bcaptures%2Banimal%2Brescue%2Bgroup%2Bgiving%2Bdying%2Bstray%2Bdog%2Bfirst%2Bmoments%2Blove%2Blife%2Bslips%2Baway%2B1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PYvv39tBpDk/UDd_gdxQLJI/AAAAAAAARcQ/QdDiJU0m6uk/s400/Heartbreaking%2Bvideo%2Bcaptures%2Banimal%2Brescue%2Bgroup%2Bgiving%2Bdying%2Bstray%2Bdog%2Bfirst%2Bmoments%2Blove%2Blife%2Bslips%2Baway%2B1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780228842477071506" /></a>Farewell: His caretakers covered him in rose petals, wrapped his paws around a single sunflower and said goodbye<br /><br />They are a group of volunteers, banded together by a common passion to provide for the street dogs of Singapore.<br /><br />They have no funding nor a shelter, so their rescue efforts are constrained by their resources and manpower.<br /><br />'It will take the strength of the community to effect change for the welfare of our street dogs,' they say. 'Every hand will help rescue efforts reach a little further.' <br /><br /><iframe width="460" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZjuwgDElZb8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><br />source:dailymail</span>ms.tkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022536980006521944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322727129227493640.post-1088696451592130002012-08-22T21:54:00.004+07:002012-08-22T22:01:21.197+07:00Kanzi the bonobo chimp learns to create tools by himself - repeating humanity's first steps towards civilisation<b>Chimpanzee who has grown up with humans and loves fires learns to create flints and scrapers to get to hidden food</b><br /><br /><br />By Eddie Wrenn<br /><br /><br />A world-famous bonobo chimp known for his skill at sign-language has taken one step closer to humanity - by learning to create tools.<br /><br />The 31-year-old, Kanzi, is able to understand and communicate with humans and is believed to understand around 500 words - 30 to 40 of which he uses on a daily basis.<br /><br />Now he has stunned researchers at the Great Ape Trust in Des Moines, Iowa, by creating his own tools during a mission to extract food from a container.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Z_YYhBVQE7k/UDTzLUR3qbI/AAAAAAAARaQ/bTYIliAtsnU/s1600/Kanzi%2Bbonobo%2Bchimp%2Blearns%2Bcreate%2Btools%2Bby%2Bhimself%2B-%2Brepeating%2Bhumanity%2Bfirst%2Bsteps%2Btowards%2Bcivilisation%2B5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 165px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Z_YYhBVQE7k/UDTzLUR3qbI/AAAAAAAARaQ/bTYIliAtsnU/s400/Kanzi%2Bbonobo%2Bchimp%2Blearns%2Bcreate%2Btools%2Bby%2Bhimself%2B-%2Brepeating%2Bhumanity%2Bfirst%2Bsteps%2Btowards%2Bcivilisation%2B5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779511597570959794" /></a>Tool-building: Kanzi the bonobo picks up one of the logs, which contains treats inside, and sets to work scraping it open<br /><span class ="fullpost"><br />New Scientist reports: 'Kanzi the bonobo continues to impress. <br /><br />'Not content with learning sign language or making up 'words' for things like banana or juice, he now seems capable of making stone tools on a par with the efforts of early humans.'<br /><br />The tool-making was part of an exercise devised by Eviatar Nevo, of the University of Haifa in Israel.<br /><br />He and his colleagues placed food inside a sealed log, mimicking marrow locked inside long bones, and then watched as Kanzi tried to tackle the problem.<br /><br />His companion bonobo went for the tried-and-trusted approach: repeatedly smashing the log on the ground in order to get to the food within.<br /><br />But Kanzi took a different approach, building the tools early man is believed to have come up with tens of thousands of years ago.<br /><br />While his companion only succeeded in cracking two logs, Kanzi managed to get his way inside 24 of the treat-filled logs, using a variety of methods.<br /><br />New Scientist reports: 'Kanzi used the tools he created to come at the log in a variety of ways: inserting sticks into seams in the log, throwing projectiles at it, and employing stone flints as choppers, drills, and scrapers. In the end, he got food out of 24 logs, while his companion managed just two.'<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oTsn1J1nHqc/UDTzKzKyS9I/AAAAAAAARaE/WhZz0FuPE7I/s1600/Kanzi%2Bbonobo%2Bchimp%2Blearns%2Bcreate%2Btools%2Bby%2Bhimself%2B-%2Brepeating%2Bhumanity%2Bfirst%2Bsteps%2Btowards%2Bcivilisation%2B4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 177px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oTsn1J1nHqc/UDTzKzKyS9I/AAAAAAAARaE/WhZz0FuPE7I/s400/Kanzi%2Bbonobo%2Bchimp%2Blearns%2Bcreate%2Btools%2Bby%2Bhimself%2B-%2Brepeating%2Bhumanity%2Bfirst%2Bsteps%2Btowards%2Bcivilisation%2B4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779511588682877906" /></a>Kanzi also used flakes to unearth buried food, after making the tool by chipping off bits of stone<br /><br />The choppers and scrapers devised by Kanzi are believed to be similar to the tools men created as they marched towards civilisation, fuelling a debate as to whether tool-making is the mark of modern human culture - or if it something innate in other species as well.<br /><br />Kanzi and his companion had both been taught to break flint flakes in the 1990s using a stone and a hammer, but the rest of the tool-creation appears to be Kanzi's initiative alone.<br /><br />Kanzi is one of eight bonobos in the care of Dr Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, one of the world’s leading experts in ape behaviour and language.<br /><br />He had previously been taught to light matches and create fires.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AyYQGknUCkU/UDTzKSFlV6I/AAAAAAAARZ4/8l-1lUXJvnY/s1600/Kanzi%2Bbonobo%2Bchimp%2Blearns%2Bcreate%2Btools%2Bby%2Bhimself%2B-%2Brepeating%2Bhumanity%2Bfirst%2Bsteps%2Btowards%2Bcivilisation%2B3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 177px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AyYQGknUCkU/UDTzKSFlV6I/AAAAAAAARZ4/8l-1lUXJvnY/s400/Kanzi%2Bbonobo%2Bchimp%2Blearns%2Bcreate%2Btools%2Bby%2Bhimself%2B-%2Brepeating%2Bhumanity%2Bfirst%2Bsteps%2Btowards%2Bcivilisation%2B3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779511579802687394" /></a><br />Intelligent cooking: The chimpanzee searches for the perfect site for a camp fire then carefully piles sticks onto a bed of dry leave<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QPWSCgumsok/UDTzKEeGBAI/AAAAAAAARZs/YBN8QfAWk5g/s1600/Kanzi%2Bbonobo%2Bchimp%2Blearns%2Bcreate%2Btools%2Bby%2Bhimself%2B-%2Brepeating%2Bhumanity%2Bfirst%2Bsteps%2Btowards%2Bcivilisation%2B2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 177px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QPWSCgumsok/UDTzKEeGBAI/AAAAAAAARZs/YBN8QfAWk5g/s400/Kanzi%2Bbonobo%2Bchimp%2Blearns%2Bcreate%2Btools%2Bby%2Bhimself%2B-%2Brepeating%2Bhumanity%2Bfirst%2Bsteps%2Btowards%2Bcivilisation%2B2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779511576147395586" /></a><br />Adept: His hands look almost human as he strikes a match and, with a look of satisfaction, watches the smoke start to rise as the fire takes hold<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dn7Eq0bsYhA/UDTzJ4kAcJI/AAAAAAAARZg/0KDKAewkfVQ/s1600/Kanzi%2Bbonobo%2Bchimp%2Blearns%2Bcreate%2Btools%2Bby%2Bhimself%2B-%2Brepeating%2Bhumanity%2Bfirst%2Bsteps%2Btowards%2Bcivilisation%2B1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dn7Eq0bsYhA/UDTzJ4kAcJI/AAAAAAAARZg/0KDKAewkfVQ/s400/Kanzi%2Bbonobo%2Bchimp%2Blearns%2Bcreate%2Btools%2Bby%2Bhimself%2B-%2Brepeating%2Bhumanity%2Bfirst%2Bsteps%2Btowards%2Bcivilisation%2B1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779511572950970514" /></a>And for dessert... he pops a marshmallow on a long stick and toasts it with care making sure he doesn't get his fingers burnt<br /><br />Dr Savage-Rumbaugh, of the Great Ape Trust, in Des Moines, Iowa, adds: ‘Kanzi makes fire because he wants to. <br /><br />He used to watch the film Quest For Fire when he was very young which was about early man struggling to control fire. <br /><br />He watched it spellbound over and over hundreds of times.<br />'He was also fascinated by the camp fires his keepers made to cook food. <br /><br />'And he was encouraged to interact with humans and copy them. <br /><br />'At the age of five, he was making small piles of bone dry sticks.<br />'He was taught to use matches, a skill he picked up quickly. <br /><br />'There’s something eerie about watching Kanzi strike a match. <br /><br />'The way he then holds the flame - taking care not to burn himself - is remarkably human.'<br /><br />Kanzi, who weighs 12st, is the brightest of the apes at the Great Ape Trust. <br /><br />With two other apes at the centre, he uses paper keyboards to communicate with Dr Savage-Rumbaugh and fellow primatologist Liz Pugh.<br /><br />In conversation with the researchers he points to symbols, known as lexigrams, on the keyboards representing different words.<br /><br />He has learnt to ‘say’ around 500 words through the keyboard, and understands 3,000 spoken words. <br /><br />Bonobos are one of the most endangered species and there are around 10,000 to 50,000 left in the wild, all in Africa’s Democratic Republic of Congo.<br /><br />They share 98 to 99 per cent of their DNA with us.<br /><br />New Scientist speculated: 'Do Kanzi's skills translate to all bonobos? It's hard to say. <br /><br />'The abilities of animals like Alex the parrot, who could purportedly count to six, and Betty the crow, who crafted a hook out of wire, sometimes prompt claims about the intelligence of an entire species.<br /><br />But since these animals are raised in unusual environments where they frequently interact with humans, their cases may be too singular to extrapolate their talents to their brethren.'<br /><br /><br />sourc:dailymail</span>ms.tkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022536980006521944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322727129227493640.post-34345871362754729372012-08-22T21:31:00.008+07:002012-08-22T21:49:13.608+07:00Bad boy! Pet owners share their frustration with their pesky pooches in 'dogshaming' craze . . . and cats come in for scorn tooBy Kerry Mcdermott<br /> <br /><br />..Owning a pet dog has always had its downsides.<br /><br />Teeth marks on shoes and accidents on the kitchen floor are just some of the bad habits owners are willing to overlook in light of the endless affection, loyalty and playfulness provided by a pet pooch.<br /><br />But now owners are getting their own back on their naughty pets by posting their pictures in a 'dogshaming' gallery on the internet.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dKDeTu1tobY/UDTvK6a5bJI/AAAAAAAARXU/ajtIiVQQYG0/s1600/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B25.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dKDeTu1tobY/UDTvK6a5bJI/AAAAAAAARXU/ajtIiVQQYG0/s400/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B25.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779507192582990994" /></a>Playful: This dog's habit of chewing carpets earned it a place on the 'name and shame your dog' site<br /><span class ="fullpost"><br />The Tumblr site has been flooded with pictures of mischievous dogs all accompanied by signs detailing their bad behaviour.<br /><br />The gallery features everything from a pug that digs up gardens and has a tendency to bite to a mournful looking canine who ate a whole stick of butter while his owner's back was turned.<br /><br />Dogs with a habit of leaving their mess in unfortunate locations seem most likely to incur the wrath of their owners, with bad toilet behaviour featuring heavily in the gallery of shame.<br /><br />It's not just naughty dogs who have had their high jinks posted online for all to see - cat owners are getting in on the act too.<br /><br />One sleepy-eyed feline is pictured next to a sign that reads: 'I ate all the string cheese'.<br /><br />Another exasperated owner has posted a photo of their pet with a sign that says simply: 'I was a bad dog - again.'<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sOipyLDfEzo/UDTvKD01dJI/AAAAAAAARXI/HVwzIrM_bac/s1600/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B24.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sOipyLDfEzo/UDTvKD01dJI/AAAAAAAARXI/HVwzIrM_bac/s400/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B24.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779507177927832722" /></a><br />Shamed: The owner of this pug revealed its penchant for digging up gardens and biting<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rDrTnBgB8-s/UDTvJkMoj-I/AAAAAAAARW8/-fEOBECjFec/s1600/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B23.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 340px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rDrTnBgB8-s/UDTvJkMoj-I/AAAAAAAARW8/-fEOBECjFec/s400/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B23.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779507169437716450" /></a><br />Bad habits: Dog owners photograph their naughty pets with signs outlining their bad behaviour<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pPq2tB6TcqA/UDTwnNuZs8I/AAAAAAAARXg/gMpJZo66WN0/s1600/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pPq2tB6TcqA/UDTwnNuZs8I/AAAAAAAARXg/gMpJZo66WN0/s400/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779508778313036738" /></a><br />Surprise: This dog left an unpleasant treat for its owner in the couch<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-53wp7h99DDk/UDTvJMj_lAI/AAAAAAAARWw/VW9rQnUMdv4/s1600/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B22.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-53wp7h99DDk/UDTvJMj_lAI/AAAAAAAARWw/VW9rQnUMdv4/s400/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B22.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779507163093242882" /></a><br />Forbidden food: According to the sign this greedy canine ate his owner's mobile phone<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GQQM_Q1eU88/UDTvI-wOisI/AAAAAAAARWk/hllGL07dYFo/s1600/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B21.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 223px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GQQM_Q1eU88/UDTvI-wOisI/AAAAAAAARWk/hllGL07dYFo/s400/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B21.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779507159386458818" /></a><br />Puppy-dog eyes: This pooch, left, is not a fan of strangers. The owner of a sad-eyed alsatian, right, joked that their pet is on 'doggy prozac'<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qn8CFuHGgsY/UDTu2lCAy2I/AAAAAAAARWY/qbh13aO0hRg/s1600/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B20.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 379px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qn8CFuHGgsY/UDTu2lCAy2I/AAAAAAAARWY/qbh13aO0hRg/s400/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B20.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779506843244088162" /></a><br />Big dog: This dog has an unfortunate means of keeping her fellow pet in line<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SXAA_5A1e4A/UDTu2Hi00dI/AAAAAAAARWM/Qb-7Iwgk5dg/s1600/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B19.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SXAA_5A1e4A/UDTu2Hi00dI/AAAAAAAARWM/Qb-7Iwgk5dg/s400/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B19.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779506835328651730" /></a><br />Pilfering: Apparently nothing is safe from this pooch - not even cash<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sYKQ8g559tQ/UDTu1tu0dJI/AAAAAAAARWA/AUTHbozZj2Q/s1600/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B18.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 331px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sYKQ8g559tQ/UDTu1tu0dJI/AAAAAAAARWA/AUTHbozZj2Q/s400/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B18.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779506828399637650" /></a><br />Living in harmony: Cats are also featured in the online gallery of shame<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wbAh8_QOq2w/UDTu1SPDxwI/AAAAAAAARV0/Dl2MMmUph1c/s1600/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B17.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wbAh8_QOq2w/UDTu1SPDxwI/AAAAAAAARV0/Dl2MMmUph1c/s400/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B17.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779506821018666754" /></a><br />Appetite: This cute canine was a victim of his own greed - and so was his owner<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XG4FTeQa__Q/UDTu06jnXqI/AAAAAAAARVo/gXZj6UeKGQc/s1600/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B16.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XG4FTeQa__Q/UDTu06jnXqI/AAAAAAAARVo/gXZj6UeKGQc/s400/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B16.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779506814662434466" /></a><br />Guilty: This pooch was shamed for ignoring its owner<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2sAI9mZnU1g/UDTuiuz-zuI/AAAAAAAARVc/1cO4IVaNc9o/s1600/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2sAI9mZnU1g/UDTuiuz-zuI/AAAAAAAARVc/1cO4IVaNc9o/s400/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B15.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779506502272208610" /></a><br />Innocent: The innocent expression on this poodle's face hides an unpleasant habit<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MpgOdYyoZdU/UDTuiGF9yEI/AAAAAAAARVQ/rtNt594ww_A/s1600/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MpgOdYyoZdU/UDTuiGF9yEI/AAAAAAAARVQ/rtNt594ww_A/s400/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B14.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779506491341785154" /></a><br />Insatiable: No amount of kibble will satisfy this hound's insatiable appetite<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LKDMJYcPk4k/UDTuh9IS7eI/AAAAAAAARVE/CilTJNy9zuI/s1600/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LKDMJYcPk4k/UDTuh9IS7eI/AAAAAAAARVE/CilTJNy9zuI/s400/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779506488935640546" /></a><br />Hidden surprise: It's little wonder this dog's owner chose to shame their pet on the internet<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i6ZQeXNfhvs/UDTuhZdxgAI/AAAAAAAARU4/ZoQMiCxcrmg/s1600/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i6ZQeXNfhvs/UDTuhZdxgAI/AAAAAAAARU4/ZoQMiCxcrmg/s400/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779506479362048002" /></a><br />Dog mess: The owner of this beagle, left, found a creative use for the mess left by their dog, while another owner went into more detail about his pet's bad habits, right<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KJdVbH_4ZXY/UDTug-sjmkI/AAAAAAAARUs/_DjXSnBHO6Y/s1600/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KJdVbH_4ZXY/UDTug-sjmkI/AAAAAAAARUs/_DjXSnBHO6Y/s400/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779506472176294466" /></a><br />Attention seeker: This cute pup won't stand for being ignored<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2OTKPc2nGjI/UDTuPOP-eKI/AAAAAAAARUg/M66k5BmrTRg/s1600/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2OTKPc2nGjI/UDTuPOP-eKI/AAAAAAAARUg/M66k5BmrTRg/s400/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779506167113742498" /></a><br />Your dinner's in the dog: Anything goes when it comes to this pooch's diet<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-z8BXWtkDwBw/UDTuOvnmw8I/AAAAAAAARUU/GqAyK_Yi_oA/s1600/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 247px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-z8BXWtkDwBw/UDTuOvnmw8I/AAAAAAAARUU/GqAyK_Yi_oA/s400/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779506158891353026" /></a><br />Destructive: This tiny dog has a lot to answer for<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HnhZCAdvC4I/UDTuOU6HtYI/AAAAAAAARUI/Ek6yaKaNu4Y/s1600/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HnhZCAdvC4I/UDTuOU6HtYI/AAAAAAAARUI/Ek6yaKaNu4Y/s400/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779506151721252226" /></a><br />Bad manners: The grumpy looking dog in this picture has an unfortunate trait<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JQOQmN4JJ64/UDTuN3-sf2I/AAAAAAAART8/0a45dwv986Y/s1600/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JQOQmN4JJ64/UDTuN3-sf2I/AAAAAAAART8/0a45dwv986Y/s400/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779506143955812194" /></a><br />Hangdog expression: Unpleasant toilet habits are a common theme in the gallery of shame<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Q_IV37jpLGw/UDTuNvYuONI/AAAAAAAARTw/kzflEGYbejc/s1600/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Q_IV37jpLGw/UDTuNvYuONI/AAAAAAAARTw/kzflEGYbejc/s400/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779506141649058002" /></a><br />Playful: This pooch enjoys chewing up toilet paper tubes<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-plp6UHbGwCk/UDTttp4wgsI/AAAAAAAARTk/W3bi7Os4QjY/s1600/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-plp6UHbGwCk/UDTttp4wgsI/AAAAAAAARTk/W3bi7Os4QjY/s400/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779505590416999106" /></a><br />Scorn: Pet owners mock their dogs on the Tumblr site<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6w46FyzB6TY/UDTttAVKEVI/AAAAAAAARTY/KoEmSpcK39I/s1600/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6w46FyzB6TY/UDTttAVKEVI/AAAAAAAARTY/KoEmSpcK39I/s400/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779505579261825362" /></a><br />Scaredy-dog: This retriever fails to live up to its name, according to its owner<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oe3uR9YR8ag/UDTts4S3PdI/AAAAAAAARTM/ECXHbzcaD6s/s1600/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oe3uR9YR8ag/UDTts4S3PdI/AAAAAAAARTM/ECXHbzcaD6s/s400/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779505577104719314" /></a><br />Hungry: Apparently this husky will eat anything it can get its paws on<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eHYCiH15hOQ/UDTtsenIdjI/AAAAAAAARTA/N-RrL5iBSs0/s1600/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eHYCiH15hOQ/UDTtsenIdjI/AAAAAAAARTA/N-RrL5iBSs0/s400/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779505570210412082" /></a><br />No pet is safe: As well as troublesome dogs, left, cats also pop up on the gallery of shame, right<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r-I6t6ksTh8/UDTtr1e77wI/AAAAAAAARS0/L-fIUG51f4c/s1600/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 338px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r-I6t6ksTh8/UDTtr1e77wI/AAAAAAAARS0/L-fIUG51f4c/s400/Bad%2Bboy%2BPet%2Bowners%2Bshare%2Bfrustration%2Bpesky%2Bpooches%2Bdogshaming%2Bcraze%2Bcats%2Bcome%2Bscorn%2B1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779505559170182914" /></a><br />Another fine mess: This dog's owner let the sign do the talking<br />VIDEO: Dog shaming! Our compilation of some of the greatest 'confessions'... <br /><br /><br />source: <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2191541/Bad-boy-Craze-dogshaming-sweeps-internet--cats-arent-safe-owners-scorn-either.html">dailymail</a><br /></span>ms.tkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022536980006521944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322727129227493640.post-45258298053103543832012-08-22T20:20:00.007+07:002012-08-22T20:33:31.371+07:00Naked Prince Harry pictured cavorting with nude girl in VIP suite during raucous Vegas holiday•The Prince is shown in several pictures completely naked after a game of strip billiards with at least one girl<br />•Hiding his modesty with his hands, the mystery nude young woman hides behind him in pictures on the US website TMZ<br />•Another snap shows him bear hugging a naked woman with his bare bottom facing the camera <br />•Prince is on a trip to Vegas to recuperate after the Olympics <br />•Clarence House confirm to MailOnline that the pictures are genuine<br />•Harry is now on his way back to Britain<br /><br />By Martin Robinson and Rebecca English<br /><br /><br />Prince Harry was today flying back to the UK to face a firestorm over explicit photographs showing him cavorting naked with a mystery woman in a Las Vegas hotel room.<br /><br />The third in line to the throne has been accused of bringing the Royal Family into global disrepute after the pictures were leaked to a US website.<br /><br />The grainy shots, taken on a fellow reveller’s mobile phone, show the Queen’s grandson stark naked – apart from a distinctive thong necklace – playing a game of ‘naked billiards’ in his high rollers’ suite at the five-star Wynn Hotel.<br /><br /><b>Scroll down for video</b><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qFw62PZSKSA/UDTePy6whTI/AAAAAAAARQs/0xgae_aLLDw/s1600/Prince%2BHarry%2Bpictured%2Bcavorting%2Bgirl%2BVIP%2Bsuite%2Bduring%2Braucous%2BVegas%2Bholiday%2B11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 395px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qFw62PZSKSA/UDTePy6whTI/AAAAAAAARQs/0xgae_aLLDw/s400/Prince%2BHarry%2Bpictured%2Bcavorting%2Bgirl%2BVIP%2Bsuite%2Bduring%2Braucous%2BVegas%2Bholiday%2B11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779488584770815282" /></a>Party prince: Harry needed a rest after all that Olympic duty but it appears the fun may have got out of hand after he was pictured naked with a young woman <br /><span class ="fullpost"><br />In one picture the prince can be seen cupping his hands around his groin in a fruitless bid to preserve his modesty as the dark-haired girl hides behind him.<br /><br />He can then be seen bear hugging a nude girl by the side of the pool table as other partygoers look on.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ywNl9k0xnUI/UDTewUTwqUI/AAAAAAAARQ4/B9O1eqiS6oI/s1600/Prince%2BHarry%2Bpictured%2Bcavorting%2Bgirl%2BVIP%2Bsuite%2Bduring%2Braucous%2BVegas%2Bholiday%2B12.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 223px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ywNl9k0xnUI/UDTewUTwqUI/AAAAAAAARQ4/B9O1eqiS6oI/s400/Prince%2BHarry%2Bpictured%2Bcavorting%2Bgirl%2BVIP%2Bsuite%2Bduring%2Braucous%2BVegas%2Bholiday%2B12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779489143489866050" /></a>The prince’s advisors at St James’s Palace were this morning locked in meetings about how best to handle the scandal as Harry flew back to Britain to resume his military duties following his 10-day break.<br /><br />However senior royal sources made clear to MailOnline that the prince was in his hotel suite on a private holiday and had expected a 'reasonable degree of privacy.'<br /><br />Another source close to the prince added: ‘Harry has always been exuberant and it's just the way he lets off steam.'<br /><br />He could face a meeting with his Army superiors when he returns later today. Their rules state that 'social misbehaviour' is not acceptable, especially is it tarnishes the reputation of Britain's armed forces.<br /><br />Any protestations are, however, unlikely to cut much ice with members of the public, shocked by the prince’s apparent lack of caution.<br /><br />It is understood that the revellers present were members of the public the prince had met on his trip to Sin City and invited back to his room to ‘continue the party’.<br /><br />American website TMZ, who have published the pictures, say the 'raucous party' happened after the prince and his friends made friends with 'a bunch of hot chicks'.<br /><br />The group then went back to his huge suite, with a pool table, and they decided to play a strip version of the game which quickly ended in full nudity for Harry and at least one other mystery woman.<br /><br />Harry checked into the suite at the five-star Wynn hotel and casino last week for some ‘full-on partying’, as the prince told one fellow guest. <br /><br />The room has its own butler, games room including a pool table and private driveway. <br />The scandal also makes a mockery of his British tax-payer funded, round-the-clock, police protection team. <br /><br />While the Scotland Yard officers – at least two of which have accompanied Harry on holiday – are not there to act as the prince’s moral compass, questions are bound to be asked at the highest level as to why they did not prevent the partygoers from at least taking photographs of his antics.<br /><br />Former head of royal protection officer at the Met, Dai Davies, admitted it could be difficult to keep a handle on Harry, who he described as a 'lovely man' but 'a nightmare' to control sometimes.<br /><br />'We're paying huge amounts of money for this young man to be followed everywhere he goes by security,' he told the Telegraph.<br /><br />'He's a young man with lots of testosterone but there is a balance and occasionally that balance slips.'<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wsHvbPoH_xg/UDTduJHWhlI/AAAAAAAARQg/G3MLj5Uwyt8/s1600/Prince%2BHarry%2Bpictured%2Bcavorting%2Bgirl%2BVIP%2Bsuite%2Bduring%2Braucous%2BVegas%2Bholiday%2B10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wsHvbPoH_xg/UDTduJHWhlI/AAAAAAAARQg/G3MLj5Uwyt8/s400/Prince%2BHarry%2Bpictured%2Bcavorting%2Bgirl%2BVIP%2Bsuite%2Bduring%2Braucous%2BVegas%2Bholiday%2B10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779488006613665362" /></a><br />Plush: The incident is believed to have taken place in a suite at the Wynn resort in Las Vegas, pictured <br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qGVFJlje5NI/UDTdtZE6_jI/AAAAAAAARQU/0YJCTdJsc0o/s1600/Prince%2BHarry%2Bpictured%2Bcavorting%2Bgirl%2BVIP%2Bsuite%2Bduring%2Braucous%2BVegas%2Bholiday%2B9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qGVFJlje5NI/UDTdtZE6_jI/AAAAAAAARQU/0YJCTdJsc0o/s400/Prince%2BHarry%2Bpictured%2Bcavorting%2Bgirl%2BVIP%2Bsuite%2Bduring%2Braucous%2BVegas%2Bholiday%2B9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779487993718570546" /></a>Expensive: A suite at the Wynn Resort in Las Vegas, pictured, is among the most expensive hotel rooms in Vegas<br /><br />The latest incident to involve the party-loving prince has come as a huge disappointment to palace advisors who had been buoyed by Harry’s growing maturity.<br /><br />Earlier this year the prince, who turns 28 next month, undertook his first official foreign tour on behalf of the Queen and charmed statesmen and members of the public alike from The Bahamas to Brazil.<br /><br />The trip was deemed such a success that there was already talk of another trip next year if his military commitments permitted.<br /><br />As a result the prince was also given several major roles at the London Olympics – including a position as official Team GB Ambassador and standing in for the Queen at the high-profile closing ceremony.<br /><br />He has also won plaudits for his support of injured servicemen and women and even took part in a televised fund-raising trek to the North Pole on their behalf.<br /><br />With his grandfather, Prince Philip, recently hospitalised for the third time in just eight months - putting even more pressure on the younger members of the family to take on royal duties - it will be difficult for St James’s Palace to shrug this off as mere high jinks.<br /><br />It came as several stories about the Prince's trip to Vegas emerged since he arrived last week, including several other images of him partying with his top off.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xicZXuVvgHg/UDTdsuEJShI/AAAAAAAARQI/cm3EyDdpH8E/s1600/Prince%2BHarry%2Bpictured%2Bcavorting%2Bgirl%2BVIP%2Bsuite%2Bduring%2Braucous%2BVegas%2Bholiday%2B8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 328px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xicZXuVvgHg/UDTdsuEJShI/AAAAAAAARQI/cm3EyDdpH8E/s400/Prince%2BHarry%2Bpictured%2Bcavorting%2Bgirl%2BVIP%2Bsuite%2Bduring%2Braucous%2BVegas%2Bholiday%2B8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779487982172588562" /></a><br />Letting his heir down: Prince Harry relaxes poolside at the MGM Grand's Wet Republic surrounded by bikini-clad girls<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UUhDhW9GYCI/UDTdsFArvoI/AAAAAAAARP8/rWPmq6BwwQs/s1600/Prince%2BHarry%2Bpictured%2Bcavorting%2Bgirl%2BVIP%2Bsuite%2Bduring%2Braucous%2BVegas%2Bholiday%2B7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 377px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UUhDhW9GYCI/UDTdsFArvoI/AAAAAAAARP8/rWPmq6BwwQs/s400/Prince%2BHarry%2Bpictured%2Bcavorting%2Bgirl%2BVIP%2Bsuite%2Bduring%2Braucous%2BVegas%2Bholiday%2B7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779487971152215682" /></a><br />Centre of attention: Prince Harry casts a lingering glance in the direction of the stunning blonde as he enjoys himself during a pool party in Las Vegas<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jkkRZFOlv48/UDTdrp2zQSI/AAAAAAAARPw/u4PJSdtfbP4/s1600/Prince%2BHarry%2Bpictured%2Bcavorting%2Bgirl%2BVIP%2Bsuite%2Bduring%2Braucous%2BVegas%2Bholiday%2B6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 328px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jkkRZFOlv48/UDTdrp2zQSI/AAAAAAAARPw/u4PJSdtfbP4/s400/Prince%2BHarry%2Bpictured%2Bcavorting%2Bgirl%2BVIP%2Bsuite%2Bduring%2Braucous%2BVegas%2Bholiday%2B6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779487963863007522" /></a>Winding down: Prince Harry jetted out to Las Vegas - known as Sin City - for a little 'rest and recreation'<br /><br />Harry even challenged swimming ace Ryan Lochte to a race after bumping into him in the VIP section of the Wynn Hotel’s XS nightclub in Las Vegas on Sunday.<br /><br />Lochte, who was in Las Vegas celebrating his 28th birthday, told the Mail in a statement: ‘It was really fun swimming against Prince Harry. He’s a great guy, and it was a huge honor [sic] to meet him. <br /><br />‘I was surprised that he challenged me actually. I didn’t know if he had any skills in the pool, but I definitely wasn’t going to take it easy on him! <br /><br />‘He was a great competitor but in the end it was Team USA all the way to the wall!! Next time I’m in the UK it’d be fun to challenge him to something on his own turf.’<br /><br />Harry even managed to beat Usain Bolt in a 20-yard dash earlier this year – by distracting him at the start.<br /><br />And earlier that day, Harry had found himself surrounded by a gaggle of leggy lovelies who had made a bee-line for Las Vegas’s Encore Beach Club as news spread that the playboy prince was in town.<br /><br />The prince had been filmed enjoying the poolside entertainment at the MGM Grand hotel and throwing a lingering glance towards one of the stunning bikini-clad women by a camera from television station 'Extra'.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OewTAV46MoI/UDTdDKiaH5I/AAAAAAAARPk/jYmrRiOS9N0/s1600/Prince%2BHarry%2Bpictured%2Bcavorting%2Bgirl%2BVIP%2Bsuite%2Bduring%2Braucous%2BVegas%2Bholiday%2B5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OewTAV46MoI/UDTdDKiaH5I/AAAAAAAARPk/jYmrRiOS9N0/s400/Prince%2BHarry%2Bpictured%2Bcavorting%2Bgirl%2BVIP%2Bsuite%2Bduring%2Braucous%2BVegas%2Bholiday%2B5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779487268261207954" /></a>High jinks: Earlier this week Harry, left, challenged gold medal-winner Ryan Lochte to a race in the pool of Vegas nightclub XS - and unsurprisingly was beaten by the Olympic champion<br /><br />In white fedora and red floral shorts, 27-year-old Harry lapped up the attention of his new fan club on the latest leg of what has been dubbed his ‘endless summer’ before returning to the front line as a helicopter pilot.<br /><br />He also lapped up copious amounts of his favourite Grey Goose vodka as well as some of the many cocktails on offer in Sin City.<br /><br />Days after the London Olympics, at which he was an official ambassador for Team GB, Harry jetted out to the US for a little ‘rest and recreation’. <br /><br />This took him to Vegas at the weekend, accompanied by two taxpayer-funded police bodyguards and his best friend, Tom ‘Skippy’ Inskip.<br /><br />The group were seen playing the dice game craps, to the cheering and whooping of their fellow gamblers.<br /><br />The following day Harry and Co headed off to a £950-a-day poolside bungalow at another Las Vegas landmark, the MGM Grand.<br /><br />The hotel hosts raucous alcohol-fuelled parties four times a week under the brand ‘Wet Republic’, which attract up to 1,600 revellers to its two giant saltwater pools.<br /><br />At 3am, bare-chested but still in his jeans, the prince enthusiastically threw himself into the club’s huge open-air pool.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ykOssRtzQ4s/UDTdCplSHZI/AAAAAAAARPY/QkXXygUufUs/s1600/Prince%2BHarry%2Bpictured%2Bcavorting%2Bgirl%2BVIP%2Bsuite%2Bduring%2Braucous%2BVegas%2Bholiday%2B4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 353px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ykOssRtzQ4s/UDTdCplSHZI/AAAAAAAARPY/QkXXygUufUs/s400/Prince%2BHarry%2Bpictured%2Bcavorting%2Bgirl%2BVIP%2Bsuite%2Bduring%2Braucous%2BVegas%2Bholiday%2B4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779487259414896018" /></a><br />Shhh, I am a prince: Prince Harry, right, looked like he was trying to blend in shirtless in the pool <br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RlH3p4pMfTc/UDTdCBkVy-I/AAAAAAAARPM/SFd6HJhom-8/s1600/Prince%2BHarry%2Bpictured%2Bcavorting%2Bgirl%2BVIP%2Bsuite%2Bduring%2Braucous%2BVegas%2Bholiday%2B3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 329px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RlH3p4pMfTc/UDTdCBkVy-I/AAAAAAAARPM/SFd6HJhom-8/s400/Prince%2BHarry%2Bpictured%2Bcavorting%2Bgirl%2BVIP%2Bsuite%2Bduring%2Braucous%2BVegas%2Bholiday%2B3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779487248673524706" /></a>Victory: When faced with a race against Usain Bolt, Prince Harry knew there was only one way he could ever win. Cheat<br /><br />He was joined by the fully-clothed swimmer as friends attempted to carve a path through the pool, which was full of bikini-clad girls.<br /><br />Footage shot on a mobile phone shows Lochte, who won five gold medals in London, theatrically counting to three on one hand as he gives Harry a head start before heading off in hot pursuit.<br /><br />Strangely – not least because he boasts several world records – Lochte only just beat the prince.<br /><br />The truth, however, was revealed by another partygoer on Twitter, who said a fellow reveller had grabbed hold of Lochte’s legs as he kicked off for the one-length race. The tactic didn’t quite pay off – though some insisted it was Harry who won.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LyGTLG_GTOY/UDTdBltyHUI/AAAAAAAARPA/-UGwEgSbzM0/s1600/Prince%2BHarry%2Bpictured%2Bcavorting%2Bgirl%2BVIP%2Bsuite%2Bduring%2Braucous%2BVegas%2Bholiday%2B2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LyGTLG_GTOY/UDTdBltyHUI/AAAAAAAARPA/-UGwEgSbzM0/s400/Prince%2BHarry%2Bpictured%2Bcavorting%2Bgirl%2BVIP%2Bsuite%2Bduring%2Braucous%2BVegas%2Bholiday%2B2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779487241196936514" /></a>Official business: Prince Harry was Britain's royal representative, along with the Duchess of Cambridge, at London 2012's closing ceremony<br /><br />Outside Harry’s bungalow was a private Jacuzzi from which the prince and his group chatted to a group of girls who had taken the cabana next door and ordered drinks from a menu boasting £65 pitchers of ‘dragonberry’ mojitos. <br /><br />Just a few bungalows down was singer Jennifer Lopez, 43, and her dancer toyboy Casper Smart, 25, although it is understood they did not meet the prince.<br /><br />At one point Harry borrowed a red singlet from the ‘bachelorette’ (an America term for hen party) girls next door and jumped on a friend’s shoulders, waving his hands in the air.<br /><br />‘They had a blow-up whale in their area and were just fooling around, having some drinks and enjoying themselves,’ an onlooker said.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VhuL7qz0pAo/UDTdBT4PAeI/AAAAAAAARO0/Qn8-aPFTvdI/s1600/Prince%2BHarry%2Bpictured%2Bcavorting%2Bgirl%2BVIP%2Bsuite%2Bduring%2Braucous%2BVegas%2Bholiday%2B1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 220px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VhuL7qz0pAo/UDTdBT4PAeI/AAAAAAAARO0/Qn8-aPFTvdI/s400/Prince%2BHarry%2Bpictured%2Bcavorting%2Bgirl%2BVIP%2Bsuite%2Bduring%2Braucous%2BVegas%2Bholiday%2B1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779487236408934882" /></a>Viva Las Vegas: Prince Harry was joined by several friends at a private bungalow on the grounds of the MGM Grand on the Vegas strip<br /><br />The excited ladies couldn’t resist taking to Twitter, posting pictures of them posing with the prince alongside giggly accounts of what a ‘gentleman’ he was. <br /><br />One member of staff also admitted having ‘creepily’ kept the water bottle from which he had drunk.<br /><br />The following day the group were in the water again, this time at the 60,000 square foot Encore Beach Club for another ‘adult pool party’, taking a bungalow with its own infinity hot tub. <br /><br />The entertainment was rounded off with a visit to the resort’s XS nightclub where other VIP guests included US Olympic champion swimmer Ryan Lochte.<br /><br />Harry has recently re-trained as an elite Apache attack helicopter pilot and completed a period of pre-deployment training with hopes of returning to the front line in Afghanistan in the near future. <br /><br />A spokesman stressed that he was on a private holiday and was not entitled to any more leave than his fellow pilots. <br /><br />He attended the Olympics in his own time and was not given any special dispensation by the military.<br /><br />He is expected back in the UK in the next few days but will not attend the opening of next week’s Paralympic Games owing to his military commitments.<br /><br /><b>ExtraTV spotted Prince Harry 'letting his heir down' in Vegas this weekend</b><br /><br /><iframe width="460" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZkFE2sc6nX4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><br />source:dailymail</span>ms.tkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022536980006521944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322727129227493640.post-44243570933787192542012-08-20T20:33:00.004+07:002012-08-20T20:51:47.864+07:00The cut price Hawaii mansion... that is yours for just $25m as owners struggle to sell sprawling 25-room complexBy Daily Mail Reporter<br /><br /><br />It has been hailed a work of art and not just a place to dwell.<br /><br />But this Hawaii mansion comes with a hefty price tag. <br /><br />The 13,800-square-foot property which is built atop a lava rock is on the market for a staggering $25m.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HQ1FxOK0eVs/UDI-_JmtiXI/AAAAAAAARM4/SxgeIlAhcFs/s1600/The%2Bcut%2Bprice%2BHawaii%2Bmansion%2Bjust%2B25m%2Bowners%2Bstruggle%2Bsell%2Bsprawling%2B25-room%2Bcomplex%2B12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HQ1FxOK0eVs/UDI-_JmtiXI/AAAAAAAARM4/SxgeIlAhcFs/s400/The%2Bcut%2Bprice%2BHawaii%2Bmansion%2Bjust%2B25m%2Bowners%2Bstruggle%2Bsell%2Bsprawling%2B25-room%2Bcomplex%2B12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778750526500735346" /></a><br />Expensive: The 13,800-square-foot property is on the market for a staggering $25m<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QLe82S2SnAI/UDI--iGfwbI/AAAAAAAARMs/sx-PHK9wd4A/s1600/The%2Bcut%2Bprice%2BHawaii%2Bmansion%2Bjust%2B25m%2Bowners%2Bstruggle%2Bsell%2Bsprawling%2B25-room%2Bcomplex%2B11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QLe82S2SnAI/UDI--iGfwbI/AAAAAAAARMs/sx-PHK9wd4A/s400/The%2Bcut%2Bprice%2BHawaii%2Bmansion%2Bjust%2B25m%2Bowners%2Bstruggle%2Bsell%2Bsprawling%2B25-room%2Bcomplex%2B11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778750515896631730" /></a>Stunning: An exterior shot of the home which is on the market for $25million<br /><span class ="fullpost"><br />But the luxurious home, built in 2007, was on the market at $29.6 million and was recently reduced.<br /><br />The property, which affords breathtaking views of the Pacific and the nearby island of Maui, is more like a resort with its very own private gate and round-the-clock security. <br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Pdjo0U8skaw/UDI-eBjOqHI/AAAAAAAARMg/qCVjtk6my3c/s1600/The%2Bcut%2Bprice%2BHawaii%2Bmansion%2Bjust%2B25m%2Bowners%2Bstruggle%2Bsell%2Bsprawling%2B25-room%2Bcomplex%2B10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Pdjo0U8skaw/UDI-eBjOqHI/AAAAAAAARMg/qCVjtk6my3c/s400/The%2Bcut%2Bprice%2BHawaii%2Bmansion%2Bjust%2B25m%2Bowners%2Bstruggle%2Bsell%2Bsprawling%2B25-room%2Bcomplex%2B10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778749957402962034" /></a><br />Panoramic views: The Kona property has breathtaking views of the sea <br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BKp-VpmHqFg/UDI-d9UkHcI/AAAAAAAARMU/21hd45y_8po/s1600/The%2Bcut%2Bprice%2BHawaii%2Bmansion%2Bjust%2B25m%2Bowners%2Bstruggle%2Bsell%2Bsprawling%2B25-room%2Bcomplex%2B9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BKp-VpmHqFg/UDI-d9UkHcI/AAAAAAAARMU/21hd45y_8po/s400/The%2Bcut%2Bprice%2BHawaii%2Bmansion%2Bjust%2B25m%2Bowners%2Bstruggle%2Bsell%2Bsprawling%2B25-room%2Bcomplex%2B9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778749956267711938" /></a><br />Bedroom: The property has been completed to a high standard<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lZM4HpOROCA/UDI-dbmdWUI/AAAAAAAARMI/jOX9SOgbaXc/s1600/The%2Bcut%2Bprice%2BHawaii%2Bmansion%2Bjust%2B25m%2Bowners%2Bstruggle%2Bsell%2Bsprawling%2B25-room%2Bcomplex%2B8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lZM4HpOROCA/UDI-dbmdWUI/AAAAAAAARMI/jOX9SOgbaXc/s400/The%2Bcut%2Bprice%2BHawaii%2Bmansion%2Bjust%2B25m%2Bowners%2Bstruggle%2Bsell%2Bsprawling%2B25-room%2Bcomplex%2B8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778749947215960386" /></a><br />Bedroom: The property has been completed to a high standard<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RUaA49wZGn0/UDI-c3L7D2I/AAAAAAAARL8/bk-78bwYdQw/s1600/The%2Bcut%2Bprice%2BHawaii%2Bmansion%2Bjust%2B25m%2Bowners%2Bstruggle%2Bsell%2Bsprawling%2B25-room%2Bcomplex%2B7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RUaA49wZGn0/UDI-c3L7D2I/AAAAAAAARL8/bk-78bwYdQw/s400/The%2Bcut%2Bprice%2BHawaii%2Bmansion%2Bjust%2B25m%2Bowners%2Bstruggle%2Bsell%2Bsprawling%2B25-room%2Bcomplex%2B7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778749937440984930" /></a><br />Kitchen: The chef's kitchen includes a huge Viking range, a pair of SubZero refrigerators, a wine cave, and oversized stone island<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BEP21BTW4Hg/UDI-ckIptuI/AAAAAAAARLw/xW7RRJN3WxM/s1600/The%2Bcut%2Bprice%2BHawaii%2Bmansion%2Bjust%2B25m%2Bowners%2Bstruggle%2Bsell%2Bsprawling%2B25-room%2Bcomplex%2B6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BEP21BTW4Hg/UDI-ckIptuI/AAAAAAAARLw/xW7RRJN3WxM/s400/The%2Bcut%2Bprice%2BHawaii%2Bmansion%2Bjust%2B25m%2Bowners%2Bstruggle%2Bsell%2Bsprawling%2B25-room%2Bcomplex%2B6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778749932326991586" /></a>High-end: The luxurious master bathroom includes an outdoor tub<br /><br />The Kona mansion boasts 25 rooms, including six bedrooms, nine bathrooms, two offices, two laundry rooms, a massage room, a gym and a playroom.<br /><br />Other amenities include a stone-tiled patio, and access to an oceanfront private club that features an 18-hole Championship Golf Course and 10-hole short course, a sports complex, and a comprehensive indoor and outdoor spa.<br /><br />Its outdoor features include an infinity pool, a hot tub and a bar.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zTGP-JKAZoo/UDI9stovhhI/AAAAAAAARLk/anp3hag-sSY/s1600/The%2Bcut%2Bprice%2BHawaii%2Bmansion%2Bjust%2B25m%2Bowners%2Bstruggle%2Bsell%2Bsprawling%2B25-room%2Bcomplex%2B5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zTGP-JKAZoo/UDI9stovhhI/AAAAAAAARLk/anp3hag-sSY/s400/The%2Bcut%2Bprice%2BHawaii%2Bmansion%2Bjust%2B25m%2Bowners%2Bstruggle%2Bsell%2Bsprawling%2B25-room%2Bcomplex%2B5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778749110243788306" /></a><br />Beautiful: The luxurious home, built in 2007, was on the market at $29.6 million but was recently reduced<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lPw1yhc20GM/UDI9sBCrAwI/AAAAAAAARLY/MFeD5SNxSfo/s1600/The%2Bcut%2Bprice%2BHawaii%2Bmansion%2Bjust%2B25m%2Bowners%2Bstruggle%2Bsell%2Bsprawling%2B25-room%2Bcomplex%2B4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lPw1yhc20GM/UDI9sBCrAwI/AAAAAAAARLY/MFeD5SNxSfo/s400/The%2Bcut%2Bprice%2BHawaii%2Bmansion%2Bjust%2B25m%2Bowners%2Bstruggle%2Bsell%2Bsprawling%2B25-room%2Bcomplex%2B4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778749098272948994" /></a><br />Fun: The residence includes an outdoor bar and seating area<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-H3lKqqK02CY/UDI9ruBvaXI/AAAAAAAARLM/qgqCtMYVnq8/s1600/The%2Bcut%2Bprice%2BHawaii%2Bmansion%2Bjust%2B25m%2Bowners%2Bstruggle%2Bsell%2Bsprawling%2B25-room%2Bcomplex%2B3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-H3lKqqK02CY/UDI9ruBvaXI/AAAAAAAARLM/qgqCtMYVnq8/s400/The%2Bcut%2Bprice%2BHawaii%2Bmansion%2Bjust%2B25m%2Bowners%2Bstruggle%2Bsell%2Bsprawling%2B25-room%2Bcomplex%2B3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778749093168769394" /></a><br />Exterior: The exterior of the property has been completed to the same high standard and finish<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PDBY5B1ygEY/UDI9rFlUCGI/AAAAAAAARLA/1GE2ZGUAAh0/s1600/The%2Bcut%2Bprice%2BHawaii%2Bmansion%2Bjust%2B25m%2Bowners%2Bstruggle%2Bsell%2Bsprawling%2B25-room%2Bcomplex%2B2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PDBY5B1ygEY/UDI9rFlUCGI/AAAAAAAARLA/1GE2ZGUAAh0/s400/The%2Bcut%2Bprice%2BHawaii%2Bmansion%2Bjust%2B25m%2Bowners%2Bstruggle%2Bsell%2Bsprawling%2B25-room%2Bcomplex%2B2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778749082312116322" /></a><br />Lounging: Homeowners can enjoy cocktails at the outdoor bar and relax in sun loungers<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mZYoxtJALN8/UDI9q13irxI/AAAAAAAARK0/a2OvAyQ8CJY/s1600/The%2Bcut%2Bprice%2BHawaii%2Bmansion%2Bjust%2B25m%2Bowners%2Bstruggle%2Bsell%2Bsprawling%2B25-room%2Bcomplex%2B1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mZYoxtJALN8/UDI9q13irxI/AAAAAAAARK0/a2OvAyQ8CJY/s400/The%2Bcut%2Bprice%2BHawaii%2Bmansion%2Bjust%2B25m%2Bowners%2Bstruggle%2Bsell%2Bsprawling%2B25-room%2Bcomplex%2B1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778749078093606674" /></a><br />Outdoor: The home comes with its own jacuzzi and pool. Residents can also relax poolside<br /><br /><br />source:dailymail</span>ms.tkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022536980006521944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322727129227493640.post-77835612805894169722012-08-17T21:30:00.003+07:002012-08-17T21:38:26.972+07:00Bad dog! Arnie the beagle wolfs down $275 after stealing it from bag - and it's the SECOND time he's done it By Snejana Farberov<br /> <br /><br />Arnie the beagle has proven once and for all that he has an expensive taste, as well as a criminal streak, when the thieving pooch snacked on $300 that he pilfered from his owner’s bag under the cover of darkness.<br /><br />While Arnie’s owners slept in their Clearwater, Florida, home, the furry bandit was tearing through the house, apparently looking for something tasty to nosh on. <br /><br />Not before long, the pup came across a Coach purse on the kitchen counter and went to town on a stack of bills that he discovered inside, chewing through nearly every single one of them, Bay News 9 reported.. <br /> <br /><b>Scroll down to watch the video</b><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2WHN4JyhXR0/UC5V_xwtpII/AAAAAAAARI8/qYjUsnahdYw/s1600/Bad%2Bdog%2BArnie%2Bbeagle%2Bwolfs%2Bdown%2B275%2Bstealing%2Bfrom%2Bbag%2B%2Bits%2BSECOND%2Btime%2Bhes%2Bdone%2Bit%2B4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2WHN4JyhXR0/UC5V_xwtpII/AAAAAAAARI8/qYjUsnahdYw/s400/Bad%2Bdog%2BArnie%2Bbeagle%2Bwolfs%2Bdown%2B275%2Bstealing%2Bfrom%2Bbag%2B%2Bits%2BSECOND%2Btime%2Bhes%2Bdone%2Bit%2B4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5777649926140699778" /></a>Furry pickpocket: Arnie the beagle stuck his nose into his owner's purse and made a meal out of $300 in cash he found inside <br /><span class ="fullpost"><br />In the morning, owner Corey O'Kelley found a $20 bill that was still intact and a $5 bill that bore the tell-tale marks of Arnie’s teeth.<br /><br />‘She came flying out of the bedroom saying, 'Oh no! Oh no!'’O’Kelley recalled when his wife found out what had happened to their hard-earned cash.<br /><br />‘She started going through it and realized that the dog had eaten all of it except for that 20 and that ripped up five,’ O’Kelley told Bay News.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z7RnMr_XmqI/UC5V_fXMeEI/AAAAAAAARIw/DoLjM4mK8BA/s1600/Bad%2Bdog%2BArnie%2Bbeagle%2Bwolfs%2Bdown%2B275%2Bstealing%2Bfrom%2Bbag%2B%2Bits%2BSECOND%2Btime%2Bhes%2Bdone%2Bit%2B3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 230px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z7RnMr_XmqI/UC5V_fXMeEI/AAAAAAAARIw/DoLjM4mK8BA/s400/Bad%2Bdog%2BArnie%2Bbeagle%2Bwolfs%2Bdown%2B275%2Bstealing%2Bfrom%2Bbag%2B%2Bits%2BSECOND%2Btime%2Bhes%2Bdone%2Bit%2B3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5777649921201829954" /></a>Bad dog: The money Arnie wolfed down was intended for his owners' daughter's swimming lessons <br /><br />The O’Kelley family have been saving the money that ended up in Arnie’s stomach for their daughter’s swimming lessons. <br /><br />And as it turns it, the seemingly pleasant beagle with the innocent eyes is a repeat offender with a taste for dead presidents. <br /><br />According to O’Kelley, Arnie committed the same offense about seven years ago when he wolfed down $100. <br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OcmmDBgRowk/UC5V-nE2EoI/AAAAAAAARIk/PqIGRz7u8no/s1600/Bad%2Bdog%2BArnie%2Bbeagle%2Bwolfs%2Bdown%2B275%2Bstealing%2Bfrom%2Bbag%2B%2Bits%2BSECOND%2Btime%2Bhes%2Bdone%2Bit%2B2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 215px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OcmmDBgRowk/UC5V-nE2EoI/AAAAAAAARIk/PqIGRz7u8no/s400/Bad%2Bdog%2BArnie%2Bbeagle%2Bwolfs%2Bdown%2B275%2Bstealing%2Bfrom%2Bbag%2B%2Bits%2BSECOND%2Btime%2Bhes%2Bdone%2Bit%2B2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5777649906092479106" /></a>Ripped to shreds: Of the $300 that was in the bag, only $20 survived intact, while another $5 got slightly chewed up <br /><br />The dog owner explained that at the time, they received $150 as a gift from his father-in-law and put the cash on a coffee table. The following morning, O’Kelley took Arnie out for his walk and discovered a corner of a $50 in his feces.<br /><br />In the end, O'Kelley managed to recover two intact $50 bills in his pooch’s ‘piles’ and was able to exchange them at the bank.<br /><br />This time around, however, the pooch has proven more through in his task, and it is unlikely the O’Kelleys will piece together all of the shredded cash. <br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mYEv3GvJyuY/UC5V-Z7yTbI/AAAAAAAARIY/ouM90mVDtcQ/s1600/Bad%2Bdog%2BArnie%2Bbeagle%2Bwolfs%2Bdown%2B275%2Bstealing%2Bfrom%2Bbag%2B%2Bits%2BSECOND%2Btime%2Bhes%2Bdone%2Bit%2B1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 237px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mYEv3GvJyuY/UC5V-Z7yTbI/AAAAAAAARIY/ouM90mVDtcQ/s400/Bad%2Bdog%2BArnie%2Bbeagle%2Bwolfs%2Bdown%2B275%2Bstealing%2Bfrom%2Bbag%2B%2Bits%2BSECOND%2Btime%2Bhes%2Bdone%2Bit%2B1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5777649902564822450" /></a>Criminal past: O'Kelley has revealed that his rascally pooch chewed up $100 seven years ago, but they had managed to salvage the bills<br /> <br />‘It looks like our optimism is escaping us, because it looks like he systematically tore every single bill apart and swallowed it,’ O’Kelley said.<br /><br />The Florida family may be in luck, however. 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He exchanged handshakes and laughter with his elder brother during the reunion.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e15ZRalWXQg/UCwtUfwKrLI/AAAAAAAARGI/_49Gkc7C_Iw/s1600/The%2Btouching%2Bmoment%2Btwo%2Bhugging%2Bgorillas%2Bwere%2Breunited%2Bpark%2Benclosure%2Bnearly%2Bthree%2Byears%2Bapart%2B4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e15ZRalWXQg/UCwtUfwKrLI/AAAAAAAARGI/_49Gkc7C_Iw/s400/The%2Btouching%2Bmoment%2Btwo%2Bhugging%2Bgorillas%2Bwere%2Breunited%2Bpark%2Benclosure%2Bnearly%2Bthree%2Byears%2Bapart%2B4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5777042252153662642" /></a><br />Long time, no see: Kesho and Alf shake hands after being brought together for the first time in years<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vyvDRuYOWKM/UCwtUG4MKqI/AAAAAAAARF8/OD7jSDagtpY/s1600/The%2Btouching%2Bmoment%2Btwo%2Bhugging%2Bgorillas%2Bwere%2Breunited%2Bpark%2Benclosure%2Bnearly%2Bthree%2Byears%2Bapart%2B3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vyvDRuYOWKM/UCwtUG4MKqI/AAAAAAAARF8/OD7jSDagtpY/s400/The%2Btouching%2Bmoment%2Btwo%2Bhugging%2Bgorillas%2Bwere%2Breunited%2Bpark%2Benclosure%2Bnearly%2Bthree%2Byears%2Bapart%2B3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5777042245476428450" /></a>Home: The brothers are kept in a £3million gorilla enclosure at the safari park<br /><br />Mark Tye, head gorilla keeper at Longleat, said: 'We weren’t entirely sure that the brothers would even know each other, but the moment they met you could just see the recognition in their eyes.<br /><br />'They were touching each other through the cage that temporarily separated them and there were no acts of aggression.<br /><br />'We put them together 24 hours later and it was like they had never been apart.<br /><br />'They were very animated and there was a lot of rough and tumble on the floor, but not in an aggressive way.<br /><br />'It is quite unusual to see that sort of childlike behaviour in a silverback.'<br /><br />Mr Tye said that Kesho was very tolerant and the gorillas had formed a 'really tight bond'.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-naaxKdQUNCc/UCwtT2gdXqI/AAAAAAAARFw/C7M2x2_Z6pA/s1600/The%2Btouching%2Bmoment%2Btwo%2Bhugging%2Bgorillas%2Bwere%2Breunited%2Bpark%2Benclosure%2Bnearly%2Bthree%2Byears%2Bapart%2B2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-naaxKdQUNCc/UCwtT2gdXqI/AAAAAAAARFw/C7M2x2_Z6pA/s400/The%2Btouching%2Bmoment%2Btwo%2Bhugging%2Bgorillas%2Bwere%2Breunited%2Bpark%2Benclosure%2Bnearly%2Bthree%2Byears%2Bapart%2B2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5777042241081925282" /></a><br />Like old times: Staff at the safari park say the gorillas are behaving as though they have never been apart <br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ACpRl5-he2E/UCwtTXL78wI/AAAAAAAARFk/ZgwVxzD7HZ0/s1600/The%2Btouching%2Bmoment%2Btwo%2Bhugging%2Bgorillas%2Bwere%2Breunited%2Bpark%2Benclosure%2Bnearly%2Bthree%2Byears%2Bapart%2B1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ACpRl5-he2E/UCwtTXL78wI/AAAAAAAARFk/ZgwVxzD7HZ0/s400/The%2Btouching%2Bmoment%2Btwo%2Bhugging%2Bgorillas%2Bwere%2Breunited%2Bpark%2Benclosure%2Bnearly%2Bthree%2Byears%2Bapart%2B1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5777042232674349826" /></a>Family resemblance: The brothers were raised together at Dublin Zoo, but became separated when Kesho was chosen for a breeding programme<br /><br />He added: 'Had they been two strangers there would have been a lot of face to face confrontation and some fighting and screaming.<br /><br />'But Kesho and Alf were happy to turn their backs on one another which is a sign of trust.<br /><br />'It is great for Alf to have an older brother to look up to and learn from and Kesho seems to enjoy being the centre of attention.<br /><br />'It was very satisfying to see.'<br /><br />The brothers were born at Dublin Zoo but parted when Kesho joined three females in London.<br /><br />Longleat has set up a ‘bachelor group’ of gorillas as there are too many males in the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria breeding programme. <br /><br /><br />source:dailymail</span>ms.tkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022536980006521944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322727129227493640.post-49152115460271360912012-08-09T06:39:00.005+07:002012-08-09T06:49:07.913+07:00Hot to Trott! 24 hours after she landed her second gold, cycling Cinderella Laura is Harry's Olympic dateBy Ian Garland<br /><br /><br />Forget the two gold medals, tonight Laura Trott picked up the real prize for her Olympic achievement - a date with a prince.<br /><br />Twenty four hours after she won the women's omnium - her second triumph of London 2012 - the 20-year-old was invited to join Prince Harry at the final of the women's beach volleyball competition.<br /><br />And the pair got on like a house on fire, laughing and joking together as they watched the final medal matches in Horse Guards Parade.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gsi8jIoAN04/UCL52GxXCsI/AAAAAAAARDs/ta1NteNEU6w/s1600/Olympic%2Bgames%2B2012%2BLaura%2BTrott%2BPrince%2BHarrys%2Bbeach%2Bvolleyball%2Bdate%2B13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gsi8jIoAN04/UCL52GxXCsI/AAAAAAAARDs/ta1NteNEU6w/s400/Olympic%2Bgames%2B2012%2BLaura%2BTrott%2BPrince%2BHarrys%2Bbeach%2Bvolleyball%2Bdate%2B13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5774452380168293058" /></a><br />Princess Laura? The 20-year-old double gold medal winner shares a joke with the giggling prince<br /><span class ="fullpost"><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-10_v2N-KRtM/UCL51jKpd5I/AAAAAAAARDg/_3QA4ow6hoI/s1600/Olympic%2Bgames%2B2012%2BLaura%2BTrott%2BPrince%2BHarrys%2Bbeach%2Bvolleyball%2Bdate%2B12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-10_v2N-KRtM/UCL51jKpd5I/AAAAAAAARDg/_3QA4ow6hoI/s400/Olympic%2Bgames%2B2012%2BLaura%2BTrott%2BPrince%2BHarrys%2Bbeach%2Bvolleyball%2Bdate%2B12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5774452370610681746" /></a>Starstruck: Trott gazes at the Prince, her date for the night<br /><br />In a matter of days, Trott, from Cheshunt, Herts, has been catapulted from a relative unknown to one of Britain's most famous Olympians.<br /><br />But she looked at ease with the trappings of her newfound fame, grinning and swigging beer as she exchanged jokes with Harry.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UNvAKbZaPNk/UCL51TRAw1I/AAAAAAAARDU/RBV5szgvOnY/s1600/Olympic%2Bgames%2B2012%2BLaura%2BTrott%2BPrince%2BHarrys%2Bbeach%2Bvolleyball%2Bdate%2B11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UNvAKbZaPNk/UCL51TRAw1I/AAAAAAAARDU/RBV5szgvOnY/s400/Olympic%2Bgames%2B2012%2BLaura%2BTrott%2BPrince%2BHarrys%2Bbeach%2Bvolleyball%2Bdate%2B11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5774452366342406994" /></a><br />Reaching the parts... The 20-year-old clutches onto a beer bottle as she leans in to chat with the prince<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wi8NJmkw5kk/UCL5bskZaUI/AAAAAAAARDI/Hfue-ERFXzs/s1600/Olympic%2Bgames%2B2012%2BLaura%2BTrott%2BPrince%2BHarrys%2Bbeach%2Bvolleyball%2Bdate%2B10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wi8NJmkw5kk/UCL5bskZaUI/AAAAAAAARDI/Hfue-ERFXzs/s400/Olympic%2Bgames%2B2012%2BLaura%2BTrott%2BPrince%2BHarrys%2Bbeach%2Bvolleyball%2Bdate%2B10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5774451926458001730" /></a>Dutch courage: She takes a quick swig of lager, while Harry tries to follow the action on court<br /><br />The cyclist even managed to distract the single prince from the bikini-clad beauties battling it out on the court.<br /><br />Nothing stands in the way of a romance, if Harry takes a shine to the cycling prodigy.<br /><br />Trott is single herself, after splitting with fellow cyclist Sam Harrison before the Olympics.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fKtVgZQzKH4/UCL5aw0dJQI/AAAAAAAARDA/MVuj03y96mA/s1600/Olympic%2Bgames%2B2012%2BLaura%2BTrott%2BPrince%2BHarrys%2Bbeach%2Bvolleyball%2Bdate%2B9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fKtVgZQzKH4/UCL5aw0dJQI/AAAAAAAARDA/MVuj03y96mA/s400/Olympic%2Bgames%2B2012%2BLaura%2BTrott%2BPrince%2BHarrys%2Bbeach%2Bvolleyball%2Bdate%2B9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5774451910419227906" /></a><br />She looks smitten... and Laura is single, having split from fellow Team GB cyclist Sam Harrison before the Olympics<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fmXVqxN6J5A/UCL5aZ2yo9I/AAAAAAAARCw/nO_L4tnhZpY/s1600/Olympic%2Bgames%2B2012%2BLaura%2BTrott%2BPrince%2BHarrys%2Bbeach%2Bvolleyball%2Bdate%2B8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fmXVqxN6J5A/UCL5aZ2yo9I/AAAAAAAARCw/nO_L4tnhZpY/s400/Olympic%2Bgames%2B2012%2BLaura%2BTrott%2BPrince%2BHarrys%2Bbeach%2Bvolleyball%2Bdate%2B8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5774451904255009746" /></a><br />Gooseberry: Laura's teammate, fellow double gold medallist Jason Kenny, has to battle for the prince's attention<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-V1eT_eIbQAI/UCL5ZXY96GI/AAAAAAAARCk/brk7VN6BA_w/s1600/Olympic%2Bgames%2B2012%2BLaura%2BTrott%2BPrince%2BHarrys%2Bbeach%2Bvolleyball%2Bdate%2B7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 241px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-V1eT_eIbQAI/UCL5ZXY96GI/AAAAAAAARCk/brk7VN6BA_w/s400/Olympic%2Bgames%2B2012%2BLaura%2BTrott%2BPrince%2BHarrys%2Bbeach%2Bvolleyball%2Bdate%2B7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5774451886413178978" /></a><br />Just here for the bikinis: David Beckham watches the all-American final with his sons (left to right) Brooklyn, Cruz and Romeo<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Itb54TyaubE/UCL5ZaI8BVI/AAAAAAAARCY/ZwG5liIWNS4/s1600/Olympic%2Bgames%2B2012%2BLaura%2BTrott%2BPrince%2BHarrys%2Bbeach%2Bvolleyball%2Bdate%2B6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 245px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Itb54TyaubE/UCL5ZaI8BVI/AAAAAAAARCY/ZwG5liIWNS4/s400/Olympic%2Bgames%2B2012%2BLaura%2BTrott%2BPrince%2BHarrys%2Bbeach%2Bvolleyball%2Bdate%2B6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5774451887151252818" /></a><br />Sporting pals: Beckham poses for a photo with Trott and Kenny<br /><br />On the court, Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh of the United States won gold in the all-American final.<br /><br />The duo claimed their third consecutive Olympic title after they defeated number six seeds Jennifer Kessy and April Ross in straight sets.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rBMC21zclTQ/UCL48xsd06I/AAAAAAAARCM/kCpxVfWXKVc/s1600/Olympic%2Bgames%2B2012%2BLaura%2BTrott%2BPrince%2BHarrys%2Bbeach%2Bvolleyball%2Bdate%2B5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rBMC21zclTQ/UCL48xsd06I/AAAAAAAARCM/kCpxVfWXKVc/s400/Olympic%2Bgames%2B2012%2BLaura%2BTrott%2BPrince%2BHarrys%2Bbeach%2Bvolleyball%2Bdate%2B5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5774451395258078114" /></a><br />USA v USA: Kerri Walsh Jennings (top) dives for the ball during the Women's Beach Volleyball Gold medal match<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pzuHdOjxugc/UCL48tyLMEI/AAAAAAAARCA/c0hRvXXa9Oc/s1600/Olympic%2Bgames%2B2012%2BLaura%2BTrott%2BPrince%2BHarrys%2Bbeach%2Bvolleyball%2Bdate%2B4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pzuHdOjxugc/UCL48tyLMEI/AAAAAAAARCA/c0hRvXXa9Oc/s400/Olympic%2Bgames%2B2012%2BLaura%2BTrott%2BPrince%2BHarrys%2Bbeach%2Bvolleyball%2Bdate%2B4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5774451394208280642" /></a>Champions: Kerri Walsh (left) and Misty May-Treanor (right) celebrate after winning the women's final, their third consecutive Olympic gold<br /><br />In the earlier bronze medal match, Brazil's Juliana Felisberta and Larissa Franca staged a dazzling comeback to beat China's Xue Chen and Zhang Xi after being within two points of losing.<br /><br />Juliana and Larissa, the reigning world champions, arrived in London as the favourites but their dreams of gold unravelled when they were upset in the semi-finals by Americans Jennifer Kessy and April Ross on Tuesday.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K_OfPf0_Xx4/UCL48RS87qI/AAAAAAAARB0/359En01fiQo/s1600/Olympic%2Bgames%2B2012%2BLaura%2BTrott%2BPrince%2BHarrys%2Bbeach%2Bvolleyball%2Bdate%2B3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K_OfPf0_Xx4/UCL48RS87qI/AAAAAAAARB0/359En01fiQo/s400/Olympic%2Bgames%2B2012%2BLaura%2BTrott%2BPrince%2BHarrys%2Bbeach%2Bvolleyball%2Bdate%2B3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5774451386561130146" /></a><br />China's Zhang Xi misses a point in the bronze medal match against Brazil<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4vOIQNpU92A/UCL476IvpQI/AAAAAAAARBs/-9jVYCpIsak/s1600/Olympic%2Bgames%2B2012%2BLaura%2BTrott%2BPrince%2BHarrys%2Bbeach%2Bvolleyball%2Bdate%2B2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4vOIQNpU92A/UCL476IvpQI/AAAAAAAARBs/-9jVYCpIsak/s400/Olympic%2Bgames%2B2012%2BLaura%2BTrott%2BPrince%2BHarrys%2Bbeach%2Bvolleyball%2Bdate%2B2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5774451380344300802" /></a><br />Brazilian pair Larissa Franca and Juliana Silva won bronze with a 11-21 21-19 15-12 victory over Chen Xue and Xi Zhang of China<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7IDZ31tpt44/UCL47vjq5KI/AAAAAAAARBc/tt6hGm-ammw/s1600/Olympic%2Bgames%2B2012%2BLaura%2BTrott%2BPrince%2BHarrys%2Bbeach%2Bvolleyball%2Bdate%2B1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7IDZ31tpt44/UCL47vjq5KI/AAAAAAAARBc/tt6hGm-ammw/s400/Olympic%2Bgames%2B2012%2BLaura%2BTrott%2BPrince%2BHarrys%2Bbeach%2Bvolleyball%2Bdate%2B1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5774451377504445602" /></a><br />The royal luck ran out for the Duchess of Cambridge tonight. Kate was in the Olympic park watching GB's women's hockey team lose to Argentina in the semi-finals<br /><br /><br />source:dailymail</span>ms.tkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022536980006521944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322727129227493640.post-9982862114596872322012-08-08T06:05:00.004+07:002012-08-08T06:11:11.321+07:00Meet Stevie Wonder the blind piano-playing cat who loves to entertain himself by tinkling the (ebony and) ivoriesBy Phil Vinter<br /><br /><br />It may appear very su-purr-stitious but a blind cat named called Stevie Wonder really has developed a passion for playing the piano.<br /><br />The musical moggie is astounding carers at Wood Green Animal Shelter in Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire.<br /><br />Carers believe the six-year-old - who was found in a garden - presses on the keys because the sound helps connect him to the outside world.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-knPtRWkgZPw/UCGgArEgrLI/AAAAAAAAQ_k/A6E8SUsNpOM/s1600/Stevie%2BWonder%2Bblind%2Bpiano-playing%2Bcat%2Bloves%2Bentertain%2Bhimself%2Btinkling%2Bebony%2Bivories%2B9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-knPtRWkgZPw/UCGgArEgrLI/AAAAAAAAQ_k/A6E8SUsNpOM/s400/Stevie%2BWonder%2Bblind%2Bpiano-playing%2Bcat%2Bloves%2Bentertain%2Bhimself%2Btinkling%2Bebony%2Bivories%2B9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5774072130687773874" /></a>Right note: Stevie the rescue cat loves to play the piano at his home in Wood Green Animal Shelter in Cambridgeshire<br /><span class ="fullpost"><br />When Stevie, named after the famous blind American singer and pianist, was found he was flea-ridden, suffering from worms, had a hernia in his stomach and both of his eyes were missing.<br /><br />Vets are unsure whether his eyes were surgically removed or he was born without them.<br /><br />But after he was taken home to be cared for by one of the staff they noticed how much he seemed to enjoy listening to the piano being played. <br /><br />Beverley Street, deputy manager of cat welfare at the shelter, believes the blind feline feels comforted by being able to hear the sound made by its movements.<br /><br />Now the piano-playing puss now spends as much time as possible skipping across the keyboard at its temporary owner’s home.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NbmcuRean1Q/UCGgAdgEo4I/AAAAAAAAQ_Y/UmuOLmWYCwo/s1600/Stevie%2BWonder%2Bblind%2Bpiano-playing%2Bcat%2Bloves%2Bentertain%2Bhimself%2Btinkling%2Bebony%2Bivories%2B8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NbmcuRean1Q/UCGgAdgEo4I/AAAAAAAAQ_Y/UmuOLmWYCwo/s400/Stevie%2BWonder%2Bblind%2Bpiano-playing%2Bcat%2Bloves%2Bentertain%2Bhimself%2Btinkling%2Bebony%2Bivories%2B8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5774072127045280642" /></a><br />Blind magic: It is unclear whether Stevie was born with no eyes or if its owner took the decision to have them surgically removed<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ei1CjYs_joQ/UCGf_-vBlyI/AAAAAAAAQ_M/yxR_CxTHR0Y/s1600/Stevie%2BWonder%2Bblind%2Bpiano-playing%2Bcat%2Bloves%2Bentertain%2Bhimself%2Btinkling%2Bebony%2Bivories%2B7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ei1CjYs_joQ/UCGf_-vBlyI/AAAAAAAAQ_M/yxR_CxTHR0Y/s400/Stevie%2BWonder%2Bblind%2Bpiano-playing%2Bcat%2Bloves%2Bentertain%2Bhimself%2Btinkling%2Bebony%2Bivories%2B7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5774072118786496290" /></a><br />Round of a-paws: Animal carers believe the six-year-old moggie - who was found in a garden - craves pushing his paws on the keys because the sound helps connect him to the outside world<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DKbTj96Mvhg/UCGf_oDoF5I/AAAAAAAAQ_A/3nytDTh3AcA/s1600/Stevie%2BWonder%2Bblind%2Bpiano-playing%2Bcat%2Bloves%2Bentertain%2Bhimself%2Btinkling%2Bebony%2Bivories%2B6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 331px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DKbTj96Mvhg/UCGf_oDoF5I/AAAAAAAAQ_A/3nytDTh3AcA/s400/Stevie%2BWonder%2Bblind%2Bpiano-playing%2Bcat%2Bloves%2Bentertain%2Bhimself%2Btinkling%2Bebony%2Bivories%2B6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5774072112698890130" /></a>Ms Street said: 'You wouldn’t think Stevie couldn’t see. He is so playful he is like a little kitten.<br /><br />'Stevie seems to enjoy the sound of the piano and often jumps up on my lap while I play.<br /><br />'He has ventured onto the seat and the piano himself a few times for a little nose and a rather noisy play.<br /><br />'Because he has no sight Stevie’s other senses are so heightened - his hearing is amazing.<br /><br />'He loves to jump, play with fishing rod toys and explore his foster home and garden. He really is a wonder.<br /><br />'Amazingly in terms of himself Stevie is well, which is why it is so surprising that he does not have eyes.'<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3mKPO9eXe9g/UCGfq0kk4QI/AAAAAAAAQ-0/8mnHTSyKLPc/s1600/Stevie%2BWonder%2Bblind%2Bpiano-playing%2Bcat%2Bloves%2Bentertain%2Bhimself%2Btinkling%2Bebony%2Bivories%2B5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3mKPO9eXe9g/UCGfq0kk4QI/AAAAAAAAQ-0/8mnHTSyKLPc/s400/Stevie%2BWonder%2Bblind%2Bpiano-playing%2Bcat%2Bloves%2Bentertain%2Bhimself%2Btinkling%2Bebony%2Bivories%2B5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5774071755281064194" /></a><br />Listening in: When the cat was found he was flea-ridden, suffering from worms, had a hernia in his stomach and both of his eyes were missing<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-87cQw4L_MIM/UCGfqYDuzUI/AAAAAAAAQ-o/IilOBuPJZNA/s1600/Stevie%2BWonder%2Bblind%2Bpiano-playing%2Bcat%2Bloves%2Bentertain%2Bhimself%2Btinkling%2Bebony%2Bivories%2B4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-87cQw4L_MIM/UCGfqYDuzUI/AAAAAAAAQ-o/IilOBuPJZNA/s400/Stevie%2BWonder%2Bblind%2Bpiano-playing%2Bcat%2Bloves%2Bentertain%2Bhimself%2Btinkling%2Bebony%2Bivories%2B4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5774071747627109698" /></a><br />Roll over Beethoven: Stevie was taken home to be cared for by one of the staff and they noticed how much he seemed to enjoy listening to the piano being played<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rCNqplneYUE/UCGfqAXZ5uI/AAAAAAAAQ-c/5oW9K1u_Jso/s1600/Stevie%2BWonder%2Bblind%2Bpiano-playing%2Bcat%2Bloves%2Bentertain%2Bhimself%2Btinkling%2Bebony%2Bivories%2B3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rCNqplneYUE/UCGfqAXZ5uI/AAAAAAAAQ-c/5oW9K1u_Jso/s400/Stevie%2BWonder%2Bblind%2Bpiano-playing%2Bcat%2Bloves%2Bentertain%2Bhimself%2Btinkling%2Bebony%2Bivories%2B3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5774071741267175138" /></a><br />Together: Animal carer Bev Street with Stevie Wonder. She said: 'You wouldn¿t think Stevie couldn¿t see. He is so playful he is like a little kitten<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vDpx-C8-BdY/UCGfpyq_tYI/AAAAAAAAQ-Q/fa6PFPqZl0k/s1600/Stevie%2BWonder%2Bblind%2Bpiano-playing%2Bcat%2Bloves%2Bentertain%2Bhimself%2Btinkling%2Bebony%2Bivories%2B2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vDpx-C8-BdY/UCGfpyq_tYI/AAAAAAAAQ-Q/fa6PFPqZl0k/s400/Stevie%2BWonder%2Bblind%2Bpiano-playing%2Bcat%2Bloves%2Bentertain%2Bhimself%2Btinkling%2Bebony%2Bivories%2B2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5774071737591248258" /></a><br />Making music: Stevie pads along the piano as he enjoys listening to the sounds the keyboard makes<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ys7gJ0oxesc/UCGfp-QekdI/AAAAAAAAQ-E/MwFQNqadqO4/s1600/Stevie%2BWonder%2Bblind%2Bpiano-playing%2Bcat%2Bloves%2Bentertain%2Bhimself%2Btinkling%2Bebony%2Bivories%2B1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ys7gJ0oxesc/UCGfp-QekdI/AAAAAAAAQ-E/MwFQNqadqO4/s400/Stevie%2BWonder%2Bblind%2Bpiano-playing%2Bcat%2Bloves%2Bentertain%2Bhimself%2Btinkling%2Bebony%2Bivories%2B1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5774071740701250002" /></a>Moving: The beautiful cat looks deep in thought as it tinkles the keys on the piano<br /><br />She said she hoped the animal will be moved to a stable home soon where the furniture remains in one place so he can create a mental map in his head of the space around him.<br /><br />Stevie was found by a member of the public in her garden in Bedford, on July 27 and brought into Wood Green.<br /><br />Vets first treated Stevie’s flees and worms and operated on the umbilical hernia on his stomach as well vaccinating him against cat flu and enteritis.<br /><br />Wood Green, which was founded in 1924, rehomes thousands of dogs, cats, horses, goats, sheep, rabbits, hens, ferrets and other small animals every year.<br /><br /><br />source:dailymail</span>ms.tkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022536980006521944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322727129227493640.post-16683136795184325162012-08-05T21:08:00.007+07:002012-08-05T21:34:29.703+07:00Caught in the Mo-ment of glory! BBC commentators scream and jump with excitement as athletics ace Mo Farah crosses the finish lineBy Daily Mail Reporter<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sF5fZtULMjk/UB6DxPxS5II/AAAAAAAAQ8Q/wyJquuCcPvk/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2BCaught%2BMoment%2Bglory%2BBBC%2Bcommentators%2Bscream%2Bjump%2Bexcitement%2Bathletics%2Bace%2BMo%2BFarah%2Bcrosses%2Bfinish%2Bline%2B9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 215px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sF5fZtULMjk/UB6DxPxS5II/AAAAAAAAQ8Q/wyJquuCcPvk/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2BCaught%2BMoment%2Bglory%2BBBC%2Bcommentators%2Bscream%2Bjump%2Bexcitement%2Bathletics%2Bace%2BMo%2BFarah%2Bcrosses%2Bfinish%2Bline%2B9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773196654405674114" /></a>Suspense: The BBC commentators on the edge of their seats as Mo Farah takes part in the 10,000m race<br /><br />This is the moment BBC commentators went wild with excitement as athlete Mo Farah crossed the 10,000m finish line winning another gold for Great Britain. <br /><br />The behind the scenes footage shows pundits Colin Jackson, Denise Lewis and Michael Johnson literally screaming and jumping for joy as Farah powered home to win the sixth gold medal of the day.<br /><br />Lewis nearly broke her chair while Jackson held his head in his hands in disbelief at the day's achievements dubbed the greatest night in the history of British athletics.<br /><br /><b>SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO</b><span class ="fullpost"><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ks7SfdmH-jM/UB6Dw4_fwjI/AAAAAAAAQ8E/6mAb3F2kHI0/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2BCaught%2BMoment%2Bglory%2BBBC%2Bcommentators%2Bscream%2Bjump%2Bexcitement%2Bathletics%2Bace%2BMo%2BFarah%2Bcrosses%2Bfinish%2Bline%2B8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ks7SfdmH-jM/UB6Dw4_fwjI/AAAAAAAAQ8E/6mAb3F2kHI0/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2BCaught%2BMoment%2Bglory%2BBBC%2Bcommentators%2Bscream%2Bjump%2Bexcitement%2Bathletics%2Bace%2BMo%2BFarah%2Bcrosses%2Bfinish%2Bline%2B8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773196648291222066" /></a><br />Joy: The commentators cannot stay in their seats as Farah races home to victory<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-y7o6BtZy6Sw/UB6DwmGDXyI/AAAAAAAAQ74/6V52sqnbonE/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2BCaught%2BMoment%2Bglory%2BBBC%2Bcommentators%2Bscream%2Bjump%2Bexcitement%2Bathletics%2Bace%2BMo%2BFarah%2Bcrosses%2Bfinish%2Bline%2B7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-y7o6BtZy6Sw/UB6DwmGDXyI/AAAAAAAAQ74/6V52sqnbonE/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2BCaught%2BMoment%2Bglory%2BBBC%2Bcommentators%2Bscream%2Bjump%2Bexcitement%2Bathletics%2Bace%2BMo%2BFarah%2Bcrosses%2Bfinish%2Bline%2B7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773196643218448162" /></a>Gold! Denise Lewis jumps for joy while Jackson and Johnson cheer Farah's golden win<br /><br />It was the first time a British man has won in the Olympic 10,000m race. <br /><br />The euphoria captured the mood of the stadium as the crowd roared home the long-distance runner to victory. <br /><br />Farah, 29, collapsed to the floor after crossing the line and described the gold-winning race as 'the best moment of my life'.<br /><br />The Somali-born athlete, who attended Feltham Community College and Isleworth and Syon School in London, then danced for joy around the track before greeting his heavily pregnant wife and daughter who joined him trackside after the dramatic win.<br /><br />It capped off a fantastic evening for Team GB which won three gold medals in a row in the athletics. <br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bMpEH3WYdjo/UB6DwSigabI/AAAAAAAAQ7s/O8iRf64VzW8/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2BCaught%2BMoment%2Bglory%2BBBC%2Bcommentators%2Bscream%2Bjump%2Bexcitement%2Bathletics%2Bace%2BMo%2BFarah%2Bcrosses%2Bfinish%2Bline%2B6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bMpEH3WYdjo/UB6DwSigabI/AAAAAAAAQ7s/O8iRf64VzW8/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2BCaught%2BMoment%2Bglory%2BBBC%2Bcommentators%2Bscream%2Bjump%2Bexcitement%2Bathletics%2Bace%2BMo%2BFarah%2Bcrosses%2Bfinish%2Bline%2B6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773196637969082802" /></a>Proud moment: Great Britain's Mo Farah crosses the finish line winning the 10,000m final <br /><br />Jessica Ennis, the poster girl of British athletics, destroyed the field in the 800m to become Olympic heptathlon champion. <br /><br />Denise Lewis, a former gold medal heptathlete herself, told the BBC: 'It's hard to find the words. We've witnessed greatness. She has been outstanding, she has been remarkable. She's by far one of the most popular athletes we've seen in a very long time.'<br /><br />Long jumper Greg Rutherford claimed gold minutes later before Mo Farah powered to 10,000m glory late on.<br /><br />Earlier, Team GB won two rowing golds and yet another in the velodrome as the women in the team pursuit claimed victory with another world record.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JPAvLZ3grtM/UB6DZLTu0DI/AAAAAAAAQ7g/FNdbe7sxLyk/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2BCaught%2BMoment%2Bglory%2BBBC%2Bcommentators%2Bscream%2Bjump%2Bexcitement%2Bathletics%2Bace%2BMo%2BFarah%2Bcrosses%2Bfinish%2Bline%2B5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JPAvLZ3grtM/UB6DZLTu0DI/AAAAAAAAQ7g/FNdbe7sxLyk/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2BCaught%2BMoment%2Bglory%2BBBC%2Bcommentators%2Bscream%2Bjump%2Bexcitement%2Bathletics%2Bace%2BMo%2BFarah%2Bcrosses%2Bfinish%2Bline%2B5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773196240891072562" /></a><br />Leaping to glory: Long jumper Greg Rutherford claimed Olympic gold with an effort of 8.31m<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FIKo2X2QAyY/UB6DYvq7BvI/AAAAAAAAQ7U/qmNVliPFUPU/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2BCaught%2BMoment%2Bglory%2BBBC%2Bcommentators%2Bscream%2Bjump%2Bexcitement%2Bathletics%2Bace%2BMo%2BFarah%2Bcrosses%2Bfinish%2Bline%2B4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FIKo2X2QAyY/UB6DYvq7BvI/AAAAAAAAQ7U/qmNVliPFUPU/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2BCaught%2BMoment%2Bglory%2BBBC%2Bcommentators%2Bscream%2Bjump%2Bexcitement%2Bathletics%2Bace%2BMo%2BFarah%2Bcrosses%2Bfinish%2Bline%2B4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773196233472149234" /></a><br />Golden girl: Jessica Ennis triumphed in the heptathlon by storming to victory in the 800m<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2lseZMCzE-w/UB6DYF1ebNI/AAAAAAAAQ7I/TnMLmE6aRHc/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2BCaught%2BMoment%2Bglory%2BBBC%2Bcommentators%2Bscream%2Bjump%2Bexcitement%2Bathletics%2Bace%2BMo%2BFarah%2Bcrosses%2Bfinish%2Bline%2B3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2lseZMCzE-w/UB6DYF1ebNI/AAAAAAAAQ7I/TnMLmE6aRHc/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2BCaught%2BMoment%2Bglory%2BBBC%2Bcommentators%2Bscream%2Bjump%2Bexcitement%2Bathletics%2Bace%2BMo%2BFarah%2Bcrosses%2Bfinish%2Bline%2B3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773196222242122962" /></a><br />Golden streak: Team GB's triumphant women's team pursuit riders Dani King, left, Joanna Rowsell, centre, and Laura Trott celebrate after their world record victory<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QffNWhV0j4Q/UB6DX9lrXlI/AAAAAAAAQ68/ug-x44271qU/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2BCaught%2BMoment%2Bglory%2BBBC%2Bcommentators%2Bscream%2Bjump%2Bexcitement%2Bathletics%2Bace%2BMo%2BFarah%2Bcrosses%2Bfinish%2Bline%2B2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 222px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QffNWhV0j4Q/UB6DX9lrXlI/AAAAAAAAQ68/ug-x44271qU/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2BCaught%2BMoment%2Bglory%2BBBC%2Bcommentators%2Bscream%2Bjump%2Bexcitement%2Bathletics%2Bace%2BMo%2BFarah%2Bcrosses%2Bfinish%2Bline%2B2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773196220028378706" /></a><br />Delight: Beating Australia, Andrew Triggs Hodge, Pete Reed, Tom James and Alex Gregory led from the start to extend Britain's dominance over the Olympic event to 16 years<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eI0T7XGZAc4/UB5-x_vzAcI/AAAAAAAAQ3c/BkeisaCotdU/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2BCaught%2BMoment%2Bglory%2BBBC%2Bcommentators%2Bscream%2Bjump%2Bexcitement%2Bathletics%2Bace%2BMo%2BFarah%2Bcrosses%2Bfinish%2Bline%2B1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eI0T7XGZAc4/UB5-x_vzAcI/AAAAAAAAQ3c/BkeisaCotdU/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2BCaught%2BMoment%2Bglory%2BBBC%2Bcommentators%2Bscream%2Bjump%2Bexcitement%2Bathletics%2Bace%2BMo%2BFarah%2Bcrosses%2Bfinish%2Bline%2B1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773191169726153154" /></a>Double win: Just minutes later Kat Copeland and Sophie Hosking hugged each other and stood up, almost in disbelief, as they claimed gold in the lightweight event<br /><br />More than 17million people tuned in to watch Mo Farah win the 10,000m - the biggest audience for the Games so far.<br /><br />Overnight ratings showed 16.3million viewers watched Jessica Ennis race to victory in the 800m. <br /><br />While 15.6million viewers watched Greg Rutherford's long jump gold.<br /><br />Tonight is likely to be another ratings winner with coverage of the men's 100m final on BBC1 from 9.45pm.<br /><br /><iframe width="450" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dNWwkwzSLUE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><br />source:dailymail</span>ms.tkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022536980006521944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322727129227493640.post-53675318774385988662012-08-05T17:03:00.006+07:002012-08-05T17:29:07.020+07:00Super Saturday continues: Team GB scoop SIX golds as rowers power to double glory before female cyclists, golden girl Ennis, long jumper Rutherford anBy Jill Reilly and Chris Parsons<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JFWRZhSDoIY/UB5HSu1xvtI/AAAAAAAAQ1o/xota1hawnC4/s1600/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B17.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JFWRZhSDoIY/UB5HSu1xvtI/AAAAAAAAQ1o/xota1hawnC4/s400/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B17.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773130159472361170" /></a>Gold run: Mo Farah powered ahead of the field in the closing stages of the 10,000m to claim Britain's sixth gold of an extraordinary day<br /><br />Great Britain's Super Saturday became a golden weekend as Team GB triumphed in six separate events at London 2012.<br /><br />The gold rush on Britain's best Olympic day in a century started with the men's coxless four team and women's lightweight double sculls, who topped the podium in front of an ecstatic Eton Dorney crowd early in the day.<br /><br />Their double gold became a triple triumph when the women's team pursuit cyclists stormed to victory in the Velodrome at world record pace, before GB's athletics stars capped a remarkable day in the Olympic Stadium.<br /><br />Jessica Ennis, the poster girl of British athletics, destroyed the field in the 800m to become Olympic heptathlon champion, long jumper Greg Rutherford claimed gold minutes later before Mo Farah powered to 10,000m glory late on.<br /><br /><b>Scroll down for video</b><span class ="fullpost"><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ef5FdF5fQfI/UB5HFji3moI/AAAAAAAAQ1c/hEoqMTrQYxQ/s1600/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B16.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ef5FdF5fQfI/UB5HFji3moI/AAAAAAAAQ1c/hEoqMTrQYxQ/s400/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B16.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773129933101963906" /></a><br />Leaping to glory: Long jumper Greg Rutherford claimed Olympic gold with an effort of 8.31m<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aHPvfyxVpE4/UB5HE6qcxVI/AAAAAAAAQ1Q/xPDiTYAgJlE/s1600/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aHPvfyxVpE4/UB5HE6qcxVI/AAAAAAAAQ1Q/xPDiTYAgJlE/s400/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B15.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773129922127906130" /></a><br />Golden girl: Jessica Ennis triumphed in the heptathlon by storming to victory in the 800m<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nfHxUc8JjKc/UB5HEse72KI/AAAAAAAAQ1E/3AH7sgbrftI/s1600/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nfHxUc8JjKc/UB5HEse72KI/AAAAAAAAQ1E/3AH7sgbrftI/s400/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B14.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773129918321514658" /></a><br />Golden streak: Team GB's triumphant women's team pursuit riders Dani King, left, Joanna Rowsell, centre, and Laura Trott celebrate after their world record victory<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FevcK3EevmA/UB5HESttlHI/AAAAAAAAQ04/1LTcqadgvMw/s1600/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 222px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FevcK3EevmA/UB5HESttlHI/AAAAAAAAQ04/1LTcqadgvMw/s400/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773129911404172402" /></a><br />Delight: Beating Australia, Andrew Triggs Hodge, Pete Reed, Tom James and Alex Gregory led from the start to extend Britain's dominance over the Olympic event to 16 years<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GwBCpd5Sz34/UB5HD2AYf-I/AAAAAAAAQ0s/tPVMbiBjkFo/s1600/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GwBCpd5Sz34/UB5HD2AYf-I/AAAAAAAAQ0s/tPVMbiBjkFo/s400/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773129903697854434" /></a>Double win: Just minutes later Kat Copeland and Sophie Hosking hugged each other and stood up, almost in disbelief, as they claimed gold in the lightweight event<br /><br />Earlier Team GB won two rowing golds and yet another in the velodrome as the women in the team pursuit claimed victory with another world record.<br /><br />When Ennis's moment of triumph came the audience were ecstatic and she sat on the track and wept. She then broke into a huge smile, acknowledged the adoring crowd and wrapped herself in a huge Union flag marked 'Olympic Champion'.<br /><br />Interviewed by the BBC, she burst into tears and said: 'I am so shocked, I can't believe it. I am so happy.'<br /><br />Farah hugged his stepdaughter Rhianna and wife, Tania, who is pregnant with twins, as he draped himself in the Union flag.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0GEvjrZmXoY/UB5Gpye09yI/AAAAAAAAQ0g/FZmqwhdsHmo/s1600/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0GEvjrZmXoY/UB5Gpye09yI/AAAAAAAAQ0g/FZmqwhdsHmo/s400/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773129456075208482" /></a><br />Here come the girls: The gold medal won by the women's team pursuit riders was Team GB's 11th of a successful Games for the home nation<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mvVWLIg0_68/UB5GpqWhg7I/AAAAAAAAQ0U/xDnnAn7pPd0/s1600/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mvVWLIg0_68/UB5GpqWhg7I/AAAAAAAAQ0U/xDnnAn7pPd0/s400/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773129453892895666" /></a>Emotional moment: Katherine Copeland (left) and Sophie Hosking stand on the podium after winning the gold medal<br /> <br />Talking to the BBC he said: 'This is the best moment of my life.'<br /><br />The Somali-born athlete, who attended Feltham Community College and Isleworth and Syon School in London, danced for joy around the track.<br /><br />Rutherford, from Milton Keynes, said: 'That is the most amazing feeling in the world.' <br /><br />Away from the Stadium a sensational world record-breaking performance by women cyclists in the team pursuit, in the frenzied atmosphere of the velodrome, led to another gold.<br /><br />Great Britain's female cyclists had fulfilled their lifelong dream by claiming a stunning team pursuit gold in a blistering world record.<br /><br />Britain have now won four of the five gold medals on offer after three days of track cycling, with five events to come, after Joanna Rowsell, Dani King and Laura Trott clocked three minutes 14.051 seconds to triumph with a sixth consecutive world record in the three-woman, 3km event.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-umxTDrtSoIU/UB5GpR8PuaI/AAAAAAAAQ0I/xO92wKm8Tsk/s1600/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-umxTDrtSoIU/UB5GpR8PuaI/AAAAAAAAQ0I/xO92wKm8Tsk/s400/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773129447340226978" /></a><br />Flying the flag: Trott (front) and King cannot hide their jubilation after their world record win<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XoKtM2rJfe4/UB5GpMNZicI/AAAAAAAAQz8/dYak09_1VPs/s1600/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XoKtM2rJfe4/UB5GpMNZicI/AAAAAAAAQz8/dYak09_1VPs/s400/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773129445801560514" /></a>Leading from the front: King, Trott and Rowsell dominated their gold medal race from start to finish, leaving their opponents in their wake in world record time<br /><br />The wins propelled the British team into third position in the medal table with 29 - 14 gold, seven silver and eight bronze. And with strong gold medal contenders Jessica Ennis and Mo Farah to compete later tonight, Britain's could make it an unprecedented five golds in one day.<br /><br />Over at Eton Dorney, the British national anthem was belted out for the third day in four as Team GB dominated the water once again.<br /><br />Great Britain made history with two more gold medals and a silver on the final day of competition to confirm their status as the world's leading rowing nation.<br /><br />With four golds - and an incredible nine medals in total from an unprecedented 13 finalists - London 2012 was Great Britain's most successful Olympic regatta ever.<br /><br />The men's coxless four crew led from start to finish to cross in 6 minutes, 3.97 seconds. Australia was a half-length behind in second and the United States took the bronze.<br /><br />Mark Hunter and Zac Purchase won silver, but lost their Olympic title in the men's lightweight double sculls to Denmark and were still inconsolable hours after a race of high drama.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X9_yJxy825g/UB5Go6PkXPI/AAAAAAAAQzw/JWg8bMhvcxg/s1600/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 206px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X9_yJxy825g/UB5Go6PkXPI/AAAAAAAAQzw/JWg8bMhvcxg/s400/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773129440978820338" /></a><br />Victory: Great Britain celebrate after winning the gold medal in the men's four final A of the rowing event at Eton Dorney Rowing Centre in Eton<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t1dVdc-oLso/UB5GSLD5ygI/AAAAAAAAQzk/WOnCMz8rues/s1600/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t1dVdc-oLso/UB5GSLD5ygI/AAAAAAAAQzk/WOnCMz8rues/s400/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773129050356304386" /></a><br />Team GB celebrate their win as the crowd look on cheering.For the third day out of four the sound of the British national anthem then echoed across the lake as British rowing fans belted out the anthem in support of their rowers. <br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BICFMCAae-o/UB5GRkKzFLI/AAAAAAAAQzc/3_f3UdMeK4M/s1600/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BICFMCAae-o/UB5GRkKzFLI/AAAAAAAAQzc/3_f3UdMeK4M/s400/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773129039916242098" /></a>Great Britain's Andrew Triggs Hodge, centre raises his hands in celebration and then men embraced when they returned to land <br /><br />In the Velodrome, Britain's newest cycling heroines paid tribute to the support team which keeps them ahead of the game as they won gold in a thunderous atmosphere in the velodrome.<br /><br />Speaking after the success in the women's team pursuit - which not only saw the trio win gold but also set their third world record of the day - Joanna Rowsell said Team GB's preparation gave them an advantage over other nations.<br /><br />She said that everybody from support staff to mechanics played their part: 'Other nations have really raised their game so it's great that we are leading the way.<br /><br />'You never want to be complacent but we had had a great day and I felt we had more to give coming into the final race.<br /><br />'The atmosphere was tremendous and the crowd helped drive us on.'<br /><br />The trio completed a remarkable achievement as they set a third record of the day to take gold in the 3km competition.<br /><br />They beat a strong US team in the final with a time of three minutes, 14 seconds. Canada took bronze.<br /><br />Although Saturday was largely a day of celebration for Team GB, Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter's silver medal was tinged with disappointment as they were narrowly pipped to gold.<br /><br />The seat broke on Purchase and Hunter's boat less than a hundred yards into their race, causing calamity for the British pair as the contest had to be restarted.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o1x9u_gA70A/UB5GRU46aII/AAAAAAAAQzI/B0sPpl3l3Rw/s1600/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 235px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o1x9u_gA70A/UB5GRU46aII/AAAAAAAAQzI/B0sPpl3l3Rw/s400/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773129035814692994" /></a><br />Triumphant: Great Britain take a bow in front of the crowd before receiving their gold medals <br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-862sTOZmKWk/UB5GQyKq4NI/AAAAAAAAQzA/5cTIyxThFLU/s1600/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-862sTOZmKWk/UB5GQyKq4NI/AAAAAAAAQzA/5cTIyxThFLU/s400/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773129026493931730" /></a>Winning team: The men smiled widely during the medal ceremony for the Men's Four Final on Day 8 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Eton Dorney<br /><br />It looked like the duo were remarkably going to hang on for gold only to be pipped in the final few yards by Denmark.<br /><br />Britain, the reigning world champion, maintained its dominance of the discipline that stretches back more than two decades to the days of rowing greats Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent.<br /><br />The gold was Britain's seventh medal of the regatta - and third gold - to surpass its total from Beijing four years ago, making it the country's biggest rowing haul in the modern era.<br /><br />Their victory also denied Australia's Drew Ginn a fourth gold in four Olympic Games - a feat that would have been a first for an Australian.<br /><br />Triggs Hodge, the British stroke, repeatedly punched the air after sealing victory and the four crew members got in a huddle on the jetty after climbing out of the boat.<br /><br />The Australians and the British then embraced, a friendly ending to months of mind games and trash talk by the rival crews.<br /><br />Ginn said Australia would turn the final into a 'drag race,' going out hard from the start, but it was Britain which took the early lead by 0.3 seconds after 500 meters.<br /><br />The cushion was 0.6 seconds at the 1,000 and 1,500-meter markers and Britain held on comfortably as they were roared home by the crowd, winning by 1.22 seconds.<br /><br />The coxless four crew was also cheered on by Lieutenant Reed's fellow sailors and Royal Marines who are embarked on HMS Bulwark providing Games security in Weymouth.<br /><br />Reed said: 'The hours we do, the pain - it was all worth it in the end.' <br /><br />A bewildered Copeland said: 'I can't believe this is real - that we just won the Olympics.'<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jTsyHVKKMJA/UB5GQePfEHI/AAAAAAAAQy0/FlQwkfNuRYY/s1600/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jTsyHVKKMJA/UB5GQePfEHI/AAAAAAAAQy0/FlQwkfNuRYY/s400/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773129021145419890" /></a>A little help from my friends: The cyclists were cheered on by Paul McCartney, following his appearance at the Opening Ceremony last Friday<br /><h2>THE PATHWAY TO GOLD: ANDREW TRIGGS HODGE, PETE REED, TOM JAMES, ALEX GREGORY</h2><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u1IGV8rYWOc/UB5FYw1TGtI/AAAAAAAAQyo/Uar8JmBOWfU/s1600/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B1.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u1IGV8rYWOc/UB5FYw1TGtI/AAAAAAAAQyo/Uar8JmBOWfU/s400/London%2B2012%2BSuper%2BSaturday%2BTeam%2BGB%2Bscoops%2BTENTH%2Bgold%2Browers%2Bpower%2Bwins%2Bbusiest%2Bday%2BOlympic%2BGames%2B1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773128064063183570" /></a><b>1979</b>: Andrew Triggs Hodge born on March 9 in Aylesbury. Will go on to start rowing at Staffordshire University.<br /><br /><b>1981</b>: Pete Reed born July 1981 in Seattle, United States. A Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, Reed will later take up rowing at the University of the West of England.<br /><br /><b>1984</b>: Alex Gregory and Tom James both born on March 11. James will learn to row at Evesham while Gregory will take up the sport through the GB Rowing Start scheme.<br /><br /><b>2003</b>: James makes his Great Britain debut in the eight, stroking the boat to bronze at the World Championships.<br /><br /><b>2005</b>: Hodge and Reed win the Boat Race with Oxford and are part of the British four that wins gold at the World Championships.<br /><br /><b>2006</b>: Hodge and Reed are part of the men's four that wins gold at the World Championships at Eton Dorney.<br /><br /><b>2007</b>: James competes in his fourth Boat Race for Cambridge, tasting victory for the first time.<br /><br /><b>2008</b>: Hodge, Reed and James beat Australia to win Olympic gold with a stunning late charge for the line.<br /><br /><b>2009</b>: Hodge and Reed move into the pair and win silver at the World Championships. Gregory switches to sweep rowing and wins gold in the men's four.<br /><br /><b>2010</b>: Hodge and Reed win silver at the World Championships, finishing just three tenths of a second behind New Zealand. Gregory is in the men's four crew that finishes a disappointing fourth.<br /><br /><b>2011</b>: James returns to the GB squad and joins Gregory in the men's four that wins gold at the World Championships. Hodge and Reed again have to settle for silver behind the Kiwis.<br /><br /><b>2012</b>: May - Hodge and Reed move back into the four alongside Gregory and James, winning World Cup gold at Belgrade and Lucerne.<br /><br /><b>June </b>- The British four are beaten twice by Australia in the final World Cup regatta in Munich, taking silver.<br /><br />August 4 - Britain win gold at the Olympic Games.<br /><br /><iframe width="460" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CibG3l2Pl8c" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><iframe width="460" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/eWvLokP6qKE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><br />source:dailymail</span>ms.tkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022536980006521944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322727129227493640.post-58304215268984452382012-08-04T07:50:00.003+07:002012-08-04T07:56:59.323+07:00Redemption: Just one day after the heartbreak Victoria Pendleton powers back in triumph claiming the medal she's dreamed of for four years<b>•Dismay at team sprint disqualification all forgotten as she grabs keirin gold<br />•Pendleton is cheered on by 6,000 fans as she drapes the Union Flag around herself on victory lap<br />•Tears of previous disappointment are swapped for tears of exhilaration<br />•Individual sprint next week offers chance of another gold</b><br /><br />By David Williams, Katherine Faulkner and Louise Eccles<br /><br /><br />Just 24 hours earlier, she was left sobbing when a basic error shattered her hopes of gold. <br /><br />But an emotional Victoria Pendleton found redemption in the Velodrome last night, claiming the Olympic medal she had dreamt of for four years.<br /><br />After the heartbreak of her effective disqualification on Thursday, one of the poster girls of London 2012 powered to a thrilling win in the keirin, to the delight of 6,000 frenzied home supporters.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y7f8hkUOp04/UBxyugHojfI/AAAAAAAAQw4/dopmZ7tnChc/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BVictoria%2BPendleton%2Bredeems%2Bdisqualification%2Bwin%2Bkeirin%2B9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 324px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y7f8hkUOp04/UBxyugHojfI/AAAAAAAAQw4/dopmZ7tnChc/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BVictoria%2BPendleton%2Bredeems%2Bdisqualification%2Bwin%2Bkeirin%2B9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772614965603634674" /></a><br />She's done it! Victoria Pendleton celebrates after winning gold in the women's keirin<br /><span class ="fullpost"><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ty4IFPbncl8/UBxyuGrAkeI/AAAAAAAAQwo/yKiyQM0w9OA/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BVictoria%2BPendleton%2Bredeems%2Bdisqualification%2Bwin%2Bkeirin%2B8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ty4IFPbncl8/UBxyuGrAkeI/AAAAAAAAQwo/yKiyQM0w9OA/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BVictoria%2BPendleton%2Bredeems%2Bdisqualification%2Bwin%2Bkeirin%2B8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772614958772687330" /></a><br />Wheels of fire: Victoria Pendleton flies the Union Flag after her gold medal triumph tonight<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f77sY5OdkJ8/UBxyt7NTn5I/AAAAAAAAQwc/06JQYeBFJPY/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BVictoria%2BPendleton%2Bredeems%2Bdisqualification%2Bwin%2Bkeirin%2B7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f77sY5OdkJ8/UBxyt7NTn5I/AAAAAAAAQwc/06JQYeBFJPY/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BVictoria%2BPendleton%2Bredeems%2Bdisqualification%2Bwin%2Bkeirin%2B7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772614955695316882" /></a>Sweet: Victoria Pendleton sends a message of love to her boyfriend Scott Gardner from the podium after securing keirin gold<br /><br />There was ecstasy and relief as ‘Queen Victoria’ hugged members of her backroom team, a Union Flag draped around her shoulders.<br /><br />A hug and kiss were lavished on her fiancé Scott Gardner, a sports scientist whose relationship with her has caused scandal. That was because he was on the staff of the cycling team and such liaisons were frowned on.<br /><br />The fallout – which saw him quit his job – was forgotten last night as Pendleton powered home to gold. <br /><br />Following her victory, she said: ‘I was searching for him desperately in the crowd, I didn’t know where he was ... I am so glad I found him.<br /><br />‘I can hardly believe it, I just had to focus really hard and the crowd was fantastic, it really helped me. I didn’t look for their race, I just raced my own and showed what I have got.’<br /><br />With remarkable understatement she added: ‘When it is your moment, you just have to go.’ <br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sisIx1Yafnk/UBxytU63CUI/AAAAAAAAQwU/uBA5NW_XIJc/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BVictoria%2BPendleton%2Bredeems%2Bdisqualification%2Bwin%2Bkeirin%2B6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sisIx1Yafnk/UBxytU63CUI/AAAAAAAAQwU/uBA5NW_XIJc/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BVictoria%2BPendleton%2Bredeems%2Bdisqualification%2Bwin%2Bkeirin%2B6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772614945417398594" /></a><br />Tears of joy: For double Olympic gold winner Pendleton, it was an emotional moment when she received her medal in front of her home crowd<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3VMs4bzMVxs/UBxyUoH5KDI/AAAAAAAAQwI/ukSYfL0VMqE/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BVictoria%2BPendleton%2Bredeems%2Bdisqualification%2Bwin%2Bkeirin%2B5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 329px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3VMs4bzMVxs/UBxyUoH5KDI/AAAAAAAAQwI/ukSYfL0VMqE/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BVictoria%2BPendleton%2Bredeems%2Bdisqualification%2Bwin%2Bkeirin%2B5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772614521075607602" /></a>Moment to treasure: Pendleton brushed off the disappointment of her team sprint disqualification to wrap up gold<br /><br />The win makes the 31 year old the most successful British woman track cyclist.<br /><br />Growing up in Bedfordshire, her father Max – a champion racer himself – first put her on a bike aged six.<br /><br />When they went riding he would cycle far ahead forcing her to catch up. Pendleton, who has an elder sister Nicola, grew up competing with her twin brother Alex, which gave her a competitive edge.<br /><br />While he was faster and better technically, he did not have her desire – honed and hardened from an early age under their father’s tutelage.<br /><br />After graduating in sports science from Northumbria University, Pendleton became a full-time professional, winning her first national title in 1998.<br /><br />Fourteen years later, she has said that this Olympics would be her last competition.<br /><br />A champion in the Beijing Games of 2008, the charismatic, but sometimes moody, star of women’s cycling had been at fault on Thursday when she and Jess Varnish had been demoted for a technical error in the team sprint. Last night she was determined to make amends and there were no sign of nerves as the Velodrome, known as The Pringle because of its distinctive shape, became a cockpit of noise and excitement.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zuPksDykY3w/UBxyUGptIDI/AAAAAAAAQv8/Qf1As6R9lVw/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BVictoria%2BPendleton%2Bredeems%2Bdisqualification%2Bwin%2Bkeirin%2B4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zuPksDykY3w/UBxyUGptIDI/AAAAAAAAQv8/Qf1As6R9lVw/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BVictoria%2BPendleton%2Bredeems%2Bdisqualification%2Bwin%2Bkeirin%2B4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772614512090619954" /></a><br />Last-gasp: Pendleton had snatched keirin gold by a fraction of a second ahead of Shuang Guo of China<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1lgnbKWdokw/UBxyTmziWaI/AAAAAAAAQvw/VWabF55C4k0/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BVictoria%2BPendleton%2Bredeems%2Bdisqualification%2Bwin%2Bkeirin%2B3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 253px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1lgnbKWdokw/UBxyTmziWaI/AAAAAAAAQvw/VWabF55C4k0/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BVictoria%2BPendleton%2Bredeems%2Bdisqualification%2Bwin%2Bkeirin%2B3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772614503541922210" /></a><br />Fight to the finish: An Omega photo finish shows just how small Pendleton's margin of victory was in the keirin<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fnQBlpmda8k/UBxyTNBGuDI/AAAAAAAAQvk/KY_HLSRo9DA/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BVictoria%2BPendleton%2Bredeems%2Bdisqualification%2Bwin%2Bkeirin%2B2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fnQBlpmda8k/UBxyTNBGuDI/AAAAAAAAQvk/KY_HLSRo9DA/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BVictoria%2BPendleton%2Bredeems%2Bdisqualification%2Bwin%2Bkeirin%2B2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772614496619509810" /></a>Double glory: Pendleton found redemption in the Velodrome tonight following her disqualification just 24 hours earlier. Afterwards she found a moment to embrace with fiance Scott Gardner<br /><br />The keirin – in which six riders follow a motorcycle around until the speed reaches 45km an hour and are then released to race – is not Pendleton’s specialist event.<br /><br />But she overtook her great rival Anna Mears of Australia and held off the Chinese rider Guo Shuang in a desperately tight finish.<br /><br />Mears appeared to have sprinted too early and when Pendleton made her burst with barely two laps left the Australian was boxed in and unable to respond.<br /><br />Competing in her third Olympics – she almost gave up after disappointing performances in Athens in 2004 – Pendleton has a final chance of gold next week in the individual sprint.<br /><br />She and Mears are favourites to win the event which was claimed by the Briton four years ago in Beijing.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7ISumkfoklM/UBxySltK69I/AAAAAAAAQvY/7EbmRd6TtR0/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BVictoria%2BPendleton%2Bredeems%2Bdisqualification%2Bwin%2Bkeirin%2B1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 360px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7ISumkfoklM/UBxySltK69I/AAAAAAAAQvY/7EbmRd6TtR0/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BVictoria%2BPendleton%2Bredeems%2Bdisqualification%2Bwin%2Bkeirin%2B1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772614486066916306" /></a>That victory brought fame and wealth and she has appeared on the front cover of dozens of magazines and in TV commercials as well as being photographed naked for a modelling shoot. <br /><br />In her glittering career, she has won nine world titles – including a record-equalling six in the individual sprint – in addition now to golds in London and Beijing.<br /><br />Take That’s the Greatest Day and Chariots of Fire rang out as she prepared to pick up her gold at the victory ceremony.<br /><br />Pendleton formed a heart shape in front of her chest with her fingers as she waited behind the top step of the podium. <br /><br />While the accredited seating areas soon emptied after the race, thousands of fans in the stands stayed waving their flags and cheering.<br /><br /><br />source:dailymail</span>ms.tkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022536980006521944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322727129227493640.post-12177343036788021682012-08-04T07:45:00.000+07:002012-08-04T07:47:18.376+07:00Go Jess go! After shot put disappointment Ennis ends first day on a high in 200m and is back in gold contention in heptathlon•Home favourite started bid for heptathlon gold with stunning 100m hurdles run and then cleared 1.86m in high jump<br />•She did sit top of the leaderboard with 2,249 points, a lead of 25 before finishing a disappointing ninth in shot put<br />•Best throw of 14.28 means she slides down to second overall with 3,062 points<br />•Thrilling 200m race puts her back in the driving seat with a lead of 184 points<br /><br />By Paul Harris, Louise Eccles and Barbara Davies<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u7FuQNPjWsc/UBxvvIrldnI/AAAAAAAAQQw/F4Cm4ExMsAY/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B17.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 357px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u7FuQNPjWsc/UBxvvIrldnI/AAAAAAAAQQw/F4Cm4ExMsAY/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B17.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772611677956961906" /></a>Joy: Jessica Ennis raises her arms in celebration after finishing the 200-meter race in the heptathlon competition earlier today<br /><br />Jessica Ennis sent the Olympic stadium into raptures yesterday with Act One of a stellar heptathlon performance – then she got set for gold.<span class ="fullpost"><br /><br />The 26-year-old star brought a capacity crowd to its feet with a sensational start to the athletics, setting a British record in the event for the 100-metre hurdles.<br /><br />Now she is preparing for Act Two today, with a chance to fulfil her dream, and with hopes of a gold medal weighing constantly on her slender shoulders.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p-Z82LBEl28/UBxvu1yA9KI/AAAAAAAAQQk/MVCsLJ3YTaQ/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B16.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 370px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p-Z82LBEl28/UBxvu1yA9KI/AAAAAAAAQQk/MVCsLJ3YTaQ/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B16.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772611672883655842" /></a><br />Event four: Jessica Ennis claims a personal best in the 200m to put her back in the driving seat for heptathlon gold<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EoifssyXyqE/UBxvg0QpNsI/AAAAAAAAQQY/T_lT7n3NdEo/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EoifssyXyqE/UBxvg0QpNsI/AAAAAAAAQQY/T_lT7n3NdEo/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B15.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772611431957083842" /></a>Thumbs up: Ennis is leading the way in the heptathlon after the first day of action at the Olympic Stadium <br /><br />In remarkable scenes before 80,000 spectators and a TV audience of millions, she jumped for joy... ran for glory... and won the support of a nation for the most important two days in her sporting life.<br /><br />At one stage she was conducting applause from the track by raising her arms and turning 360 degrees around the vast Olympic stadium, creating the most electrifying atmosphere it has seen so far. <br /><br />‘Go girl! Go Jess!’ they bellowed, chanting ‘En-nis! En-nis!’ until it reached a crescendo.<br /><br />But the Sheffield-born champion was rendered ‘speechless’ when she saw her 12.54 second record for the 100-metre hurdles flash up on the scoreboard – a lifetime best, and equal to the gold medal winning time in the women’s hurdles in Beijing. <br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aj__NhEPbTE/UBxvgXjumuI/AAAAAAAAQQM/4mSyOOk53Ug/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 197px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aj__NhEPbTE/UBxvgXjumuI/AAAAAAAAQQM/4mSyOOk53Ug/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B14.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772611424252500706" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rYKXeCAxh6o/UBxvgL2p3lI/AAAAAAAAQQA/d4YYzes1D-s/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rYKXeCAxh6o/UBxvgL2p3lI/AAAAAAAAQQA/d4YYzes1D-s/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772611421110656594" /></a><br />Close call: Jessica Ennis crosses the finish line of the 200 metre run<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a7X9O3d2wQI/UBxvfz6Vy_I/AAAAAAAAQP0/vZS7xtGoTXg/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a7X9O3d2wQI/UBxvfz6Vy_I/AAAAAAAAQP0/vZS7xtGoTXg/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772611414683667442" /></a><br />The end of the race: Jessica Ennis crosses the finish line in lane 7 with Jessica Zelinka of Canada in lane number six<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Viaxs9wkfLo/UBxvfo9l-OI/AAAAAAAAQPo/CsAwe7N6Ayw/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 203px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Viaxs9wkfLo/UBxvfo9l-OI/AAAAAAAAQPo/CsAwe7N6Ayw/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772611411744520418" /></a>Record run: Ennis ran a personal best in the 200m putting her on top of the leader board<br /><br />The amazing performance propelled her instantly to the top of the leader board, precisely the kind of start she needed. And still the crowd cheered. <br /><br />‘Show us yer abs!’, a lone voice demanded as she took off her tracksuit for the high jump. (The 2012 poster girl has come to be known as the Ab Fab pin-up because of her enviable six-pack abdominal muscles and torso, repeatedly grandstanded yesterday to the delight of front-row spectators).<br /><br />Sometimes the crowd cranked up the volume so much it drowned out the names of the athletes as they were announced on loudspeakers. When they clapped and stamped their feet, it vibrated all through the stands. <br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8Kc7_gAyoOo/UBxvOu5jeLI/AAAAAAAAQPc/k4q6pKmGSpM/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8Kc7_gAyoOo/UBxvOu5jeLI/AAAAAAAAQPc/k4q6pKmGSpM/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772611121280415922" /></a><br />High hopes: Jessica Ennis fell slightly behind in the heptathlon after a disappointing shot put, but is expected to claw back some ground in the 200m<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_nPLHmjnGEo/UBxvODLpEKI/AAAAAAAAQPQ/YUjshLs9Xvg/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_nPLHmjnGEo/UBxvODLpEKI/AAAAAAAAQPQ/YUjshLs9Xvg/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772611109545119906" /></a><br />Jumping for victory: Jessica Ennis during the Women's Heptathlon High Jump at the Olympic Stadium<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7c_FWhl0LV0/UBxvNnH8wvI/AAAAAAAAQPE/rcNGHWjo3t4/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7c_FWhl0LV0/UBxvNnH8wvI/AAAAAAAAQPE/rcNGHWjo3t4/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772611102013440754" /></a><br />Words of advice: Jessica Ennis listens to her coach Toni Minichiello as she competes in the Women's Heptathlon High Jump <br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dWti29-5RDo/UBxvNG5zCLI/AAAAAAAAQO4/-TY40gvOKO4/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dWti29-5RDo/UBxvNG5zCLI/AAAAAAAAQO4/-TY40gvOKO4/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772611093364148402" /></a>Home support: The crowd inside the Olympic Stadium roared as the 26-year-old stepped up for her attempt<br /><br />‘It just blew me away to be honest,’ Ennis said afterwards. ‘How much they got behind me was amazing. You try and prepare yourself but it’s nothing like you can imagine. It was a great start to the day.’ <br /><br />The athletics were conducted in breaks between a loudspeaker soundtrack that blared out hits from the Rolling Stones and David Bowie, among others – plus Bob Marley’s Sun is Shining when it pelted with rain for a few minutes, flooding uncovered areas in the stands and drenching lower-tier spectators in their seats. <br /><br />Barely a single empty seat could be spotted inside the stadium when Ennis and her team-mates were in the arena.<br /><br />Her parents Vinnie Ennis and Alison Powell were here – waving a Union Flag and cheering their daughter towards victory at every stage. ‘This is her dream,’ they said – then spoke of their hopes that she will achieve her ambition to win gold in front of a home crowd.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wZ-lK3zVCA0/UBxvM_nQMwI/AAAAAAAAQOs/en3S94n6R60/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wZ-lK3zVCA0/UBxvM_nQMwI/AAAAAAAAQOs/en3S94n6R60/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772611091407319810" /></a>Spirit: Jessica Ennis congratulates Katerina Johnson Thompson as she competes in the high jump phase of the pentathlon<br /><br />‘She has dreamed about this for so long,’ Miss Powell said. ‘It has been a long wait, and she has worked very hard.’ <br /><br />Elsewhere, crowds gathered at a giant screen in the Olympic Park, the Stratford equivalent of Wimbledon’s Murray Mount. <br /><br />There was another in Sheffield’s Don Valley stadium, where she first ran as a 13-year-old. Her secondary school hosted a final ‘good luck’ celebration, and the city council appeared to have contingency plans to cope with a chaotic homecoming if she returns triumphant. <br /><br />On the internet, Facebook mentions of ‘Ennis’ increased 600-fold around the time she chalked up her first stunning result.<br /><br />But it meant Ennis, who was absent from Beijing four years ago through injury, is now under intense pressure to come up with a gold. <br /><br />Uniquely in the public mind, and possibly in her own, winning mere silver would be regarded as failure. Tony Minichiello, her coach since childhood, said she was probably the only person in the British track-and-field team who, if she fails to win gold, it would be viewed as a loss.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sXsYlSGedhM/UBxumRhQqVI/AAAAAAAAQOg/wsmX4xGWn0E/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sXsYlSGedhM/UBxumRhQqVI/AAAAAAAAQOg/wsmX4xGWn0E/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772610426199124306" /></a><br />Jessica Ennis made an explosive start to her 100m hurdles heat and raced away from the field to claim victory in a world best time<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qbg5D2cl44c/UBxulHUu9-I/AAAAAAAAQOU/3cld5HOvP1A/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qbg5D2cl44c/UBxulHUu9-I/AAAAAAAAQOU/3cld5HOvP1A/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772610406282360802" /></a><br />Ennis (left) earned 1,195 points from her time of 12.54 seconds, the fastest hurdles time ever run in a heptathlon<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6Es9tdFVnvU/UBxuk2p0j0I/AAAAAAAAQOE/N6EEtXNUJ8s/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6Es9tdFVnvU/UBxuk2p0j0I/AAAAAAAAQOE/N6EEtXNUJ8s/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772610401807404866" /></a><br />Ennis left the field trailing in heat five of the 100m hurdles, recording a time of 12.54 seconds<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BDeXvN-gkQg/UBxukolsbuI/AAAAAAAAQN4/ezl3HiyIj7g/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BDeXvN-gkQg/UBxukolsbuI/AAAAAAAAQN4/ezl3HiyIj7g/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772610398031998690" /></a><br />The hurdles event is usually one of Ennis's strongest, so she will have to sustain her form in the high jump, shot put and 200m later today<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QcXcGziVe_Y/UBxukDjP97I/AAAAAAAAQNw/2CLZrvE8ARI/s1600/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QcXcGziVe_Y/UBxukDjP97I/AAAAAAAAQNw/2CLZrvE8ARI/s400/Olympic%2BGames%2B2012%2BJessica%2BEnnis%2Brunning%2Bheptathlon%2Bgold%2Bthrilling%2B200meter%2Brace%2B1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772610388089632690" /></a><br />Sometimes I surprise even myself! Ennis reacts with a smile after her brilliant start to the heptathlon <br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2183062/Jessica-Ennis-running-heptathlon-gold-thrilling-200m-race.html">Click here more detail</a><br /><br /><br />source:dailymail</span>ms.tkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022536980006521944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322727129227493640.post-71257017241930235752012-08-03T21:41:00.006+07:002012-08-03T21:59:09.399+07:00Life below the surface: Breathtaking images show the beauty of giant whale sharks on the border of extinctionBy Snejana Farberov<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6bdgtqNFJoQ/UBvmM2ULDGI/AAAAAAAAQtA/sui4SAGihYs/s1600/Breathtaking%2Bimages%2Bshow%2Bbeauty%2Bgiant%2Bwhale%2Bsharks%2Bborder%2Bextinction%2B12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 255px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6bdgtqNFJoQ/UBvmM2ULDGI/AAAAAAAAQtA/sui4SAGihYs/s400/Breathtaking%2Bimages%2Bshow%2Bbeauty%2Bgiant%2Bwhale%2Bsharks%2Bborder%2Bextinction%2B12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772460455818366050" /></a>Gentle giant: A 50-foot-long whale sharks dwarfs a 32-foot-long luxury yacht off the coast of Cancun, Mexico<br /><br />Conservationists have long relied on speeches and manifestos to promote their noble causes, but sometimes a picture is indeed worth a thousand words, like in the case of a remarkable series of images depicting majestic whale sharks that were recently captured in Mexico.<br /><br />Photographer Shawn Heinrich took the incredible set of pictures off the coast of Cancun to promote global shark conservation as way to counteract the growing popularity of shark fins. <span class ="fullpost"><br /><br />One stunning shot showcases the 50-foot-sea beast in all its glory directly underneath a 32-foot-long luxury yacht off the coast of Cancun as its unsuspecting crew look out to sea. <br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JwgvTFccZls/UBvmMfeYptI/AAAAAAAAQs0/cjPvuBxclzE/s1600/Breathtaking%2Bimages%2Bshow%2Bbeauty%2Bgiant%2Bwhale%2Bsharks%2Bborder%2Bextinction%2B11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JwgvTFccZls/UBvmMfeYptI/AAAAAAAAQs0/cjPvuBxclzE/s400/Breathtaking%2Bimages%2Bshow%2Bbeauty%2Bgiant%2Bwhale%2Bsharks%2Bborder%2Bextinction%2B11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772460449687185106" /></a><br />Lunchtime: The stunning image of the massive fish was captured as it was feeding on plankton <br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nnmj5i_qAJ4/UBvl9kDEFJI/AAAAAAAAQso/vjvrc1nzgO0/s1600/Breathtaking%2Bimages%2Bshow%2Bbeauty%2Bgiant%2Bwhale%2Bsharks%2Bborder%2Bextinction%2B10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nnmj5i_qAJ4/UBvl9kDEFJI/AAAAAAAAQso/vjvrc1nzgO0/s400/Breathtaking%2Bimages%2Bshow%2Bbeauty%2Bgiant%2Bwhale%2Bsharks%2Bborder%2Bextinction%2B10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772460193216730258" /></a><br />Friendly beasts: Being docile by nature, whale sharks often allow divers to come near them and even hitch a ride <br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pdq03L9c4f8/UBvl89ip_YI/AAAAAAAAQsc/unMSksbT5R8/s1600/Breathtaking%2Bimages%2Bshow%2Bbeauty%2Bgiant%2Bwhale%2Bsharks%2Bborder%2Bextinction%2B9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 176px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pdq03L9c4f8/UBvl89ip_YI/AAAAAAAAQsc/unMSksbT5R8/s400/Breathtaking%2Bimages%2Bshow%2Bbeauty%2Bgiant%2Bwhale%2Bsharks%2Bborder%2Bextinction%2B9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772460182880255362" /></a>Odd look: The whale shark has a flattened head featuring a blunt snout above its mouth with short barbels protruding from its nostrils<br /><br />Other images show the magnificent creatures under water with conservation enthusiasts from billionaire Richard Branson’s company, Virgin Group, accompanied by officials from the marine wildlife organization WildAid. <br /><br />Last month, Branson has joined WildAid to swim with 300 whale sharks to demonstrate that the economic benefits of shark tourism can outweigh the value derived from killing a shark for its fins, which are considered a delicacy in some cultures, Living Green Magazine reported. <br /><br />According to WildAid, the lifetime economic value of a single whale shark can exceed $2million, compared to a few hundred dollars to kill the same fish. <br /><br />It is estimated that whale shark tourism is worth over $47million worldwide per year.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EZa8sP18eDw/UBvl8YjORII/AAAAAAAAQsQ/wmNHHZASGTU/s1600/Breathtaking%2Bimages%2Bshow%2Bbeauty%2Bgiant%2Bwhale%2Bsharks%2Bborder%2Bextinction%2B8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EZa8sP18eDw/UBvl8YjORII/AAAAAAAAQsQ/wmNHHZASGTU/s400/Breathtaking%2Bimages%2Bshow%2Bbeauty%2Bgiant%2Bwhale%2Bsharks%2Bborder%2Bextinction%2B8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772460172950520962" /></a><br />Threatened: Although whale sharks are listed as vulnerable species, they continue to be hunted for their fins in parts of Asia <br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xLR5CiNNETs/UBvl74ITirI/AAAAAAAAQsE/aqbDeB7Sgfw/s1600/Breathtaking%2Bimages%2Bshow%2Bbeauty%2Bgiant%2Bwhale%2Bsharks%2Bborder%2Bextinction%2B7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 177px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xLR5CiNNETs/UBvl74ITirI/AAAAAAAAQsE/aqbDeB7Sgfw/s400/Breathtaking%2Bimages%2Bshow%2Bbeauty%2Bgiant%2Bwhale%2Bsharks%2Bborder%2Bextinction%2B7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772460164247685810" /></a><br />True colors: The whale shark's back and sides are gray to brown with white spots among pale vertical and horizontal stripes, and its belly is white<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vlpZB8p9i60/UBvl7aQgW3I/AAAAAAAAQr4/TTMAQg8tq7A/s1600/Breathtaking%2Bimages%2Bshow%2Bbeauty%2Bgiant%2Bwhale%2Bsharks%2Bborder%2Bextinction%2B6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 307px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vlpZB8p9i60/UBvl7aQgW3I/AAAAAAAAQr4/TTMAQg8tq7A/s400/Breathtaking%2Bimages%2Bshow%2Bbeauty%2Bgiant%2Bwhale%2Bsharks%2Bborder%2Bextinction%2B6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772460156229016434" /></a>Global effort: Conservationists are trying to convince fishermen that shark tourism is far more valuable than hunting the animals for their fins <br /><br />‘Sharks play an incredibly vital role in our lives both environmentally and economically,’ Branson told Living Green. ‘They are at the top of the food chain and balance the ocean’s now fragile ecosystem, and the conservation tourism numbers show that they are more useful to coastal communities alive than dead.’<br /><br />As many as 73 million sharks are exterminated each year for their fins that go into shark fin soup and other dishes.<br /><br />Conservationists say that fishermen who capture sharks for their fins often slice them off while the animal is still alive. Since shark meat is not as valuable as the fins, the wounded creatures are often tossed back into the ocean where they drown or bleed to death. <br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WnXJeNtc59Y/UBvlIWUrTzI/AAAAAAAAQrs/5I3uIIe1bsU/s1600/Breathtaking%2Bimages%2Bshow%2Bbeauty%2Bgiant%2Bwhale%2Bsharks%2Bborder%2Bextinction%2B5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 252px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WnXJeNtc59Y/UBvlIWUrTzI/AAAAAAAAQrs/5I3uIIe1bsU/s400/Breathtaking%2Bimages%2Bshow%2Bbeauty%2Bgiant%2Bwhale%2Bsharks%2Bborder%2Bextinction%2B5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772459278999441202" /></a><br />Heartbreaking numbers: As many as 73 million sharks are exterminated each year for their fins that go into shark fin soup and other dishes<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CWADx_XEAMM/UBvlH3w0HHI/AAAAAAAAQrg/CVMDDDzfc0w/s1600/Breathtaking%2Bimages%2Bshow%2Bbeauty%2Bgiant%2Bwhale%2Bsharks%2Bborder%2Bextinction%2B4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CWADx_XEAMM/UBvlH3w0HHI/AAAAAAAAQrg/CVMDDDzfc0w/s400/Breathtaking%2Bimages%2Bshow%2Bbeauty%2Bgiant%2Bwhale%2Bsharks%2Bborder%2Bextinction%2B4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772459270795959410" /></a><br />Intolerable cruelty: Fishermen who capture sharks for their fins often slice them off while the animal is still alive and then toss it overboard <br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fOOZDc1RaZA/UBvlHmu1bSI/AAAAAAAAQrU/7dVaLYNWARQ/s1600/Breathtaking%2Bimages%2Bshow%2Bbeauty%2Bgiant%2Bwhale%2Bsharks%2Bborder%2Bextinction%2B3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 242px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fOOZDc1RaZA/UBvlHmu1bSI/AAAAAAAAQrU/7dVaLYNWARQ/s400/Breathtaking%2Bimages%2Bshow%2Bbeauty%2Bgiant%2Bwhale%2Bsharks%2Bborder%2Bextinction%2B3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772459266224254242" /></a>Star power: Billionaire Richard Branson has joined the non-profit group WildAid to swim with 300 whale sharks to promote shark tourism <br /><br />Whale sharks are the largest fish on the planet, according to National Geographic. Preferring warm waters, the massive beasts populate all tropical seas. They are known to migrate every spring to the continental shelf of the central west coast of Australia.<br /><br />The whale shark's flattened head sports a blunt snout above its mouth with short barbels protruding from its nostrils. Its back and sides are gray to brown with white spots among pale vertical and horizontal stripes, and its belly is white. Its two dorsal fins are set rearward on its body, which ends in a large dual-lobbed tail.<br /><br />Although huge in size, whale sharks are tame fish and sometimes allow swimmers to get on their backs.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mdg2DoBNCGc/UBvlHO3tp7I/AAAAAAAAQrI/wwnPrjhiGy0/s1600/Breathtaking%2Bimages%2Bshow%2Bbeauty%2Bgiant%2Bwhale%2Bsharks%2Bborder%2Bextinction%2B2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 247px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mdg2DoBNCGc/UBvlHO3tp7I/AAAAAAAAQrI/wwnPrjhiGy0/s400/Breathtaking%2Bimages%2Bshow%2Bbeauty%2Bgiant%2Bwhale%2Bsharks%2Bborder%2Bextinction%2B2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772459259819042738" /></a><br />Dollars and cents: WildAid says the lifetime economic value of a single whale shark can exceed $2million, compared to a few hundred dollars to kill the same fish<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IJDUKbWLiLs/UBvlGvayFnI/AAAAAAAAQq8/b_dsXVT8ezw/s1600/Breathtaking%2Bimages%2Bshow%2Bbeauty%2Bgiant%2Bwhale%2Bsharks%2Bborder%2Bextinction%2B1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 247px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IJDUKbWLiLs/UBvlGvayFnI/AAAAAAAAQq8/b_dsXVT8ezw/s400/Breathtaking%2Bimages%2Bshow%2Bbeauty%2Bgiant%2Bwhale%2Bsharks%2Bborder%2Bextinction%2B1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772459251376199282" /></a><br />Financial advantages: It is estimated that whale shark tourism is worth over $47million worldwide per year<br /><br /><br /><br />source:dailymail</span>ms.tkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022536980006521944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322727129227493640.post-51748901804371993422012-08-01T21:50:00.005+07:002012-08-01T22:05:12.306+07:00An excess of drinks, drugs... and death: Magaluf is notorious for bingeing by British teenagers, but now the results are proving fatalBy Sue Reid<br /> <br /><br />As dawn breaks on another sizzling summer’s day in Majorca, thousands of British teenagers stumble out of a huge dance club at 4am and spill into a seedy street full of neon-lit bars, lap-dancing joints and cheap kebab takeaways.<br /><br />A 17-year-old girl in white shorts crashes drunkenly to the ground, legs askew, surrounded by her swaying friends. A group of boys lurch past, clutching Red Bull and vodka cocktails that they’ve bought for the equivalent of 25p. Their eyes are glazed and they burble incoherently in Manchester accents.<br /><br />It has been a long night in the holiday resort of Magaluf and the main strip, called Punta Ballena, still pulsates to the deafening boom-de-boom music that started well before midnight.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CrgmHUwFgbI/UBlETESrzbI/AAAAAAAAQoQ/60Z4dVKaEsM/s1600/Magaluf%2Bnotorious%2Bbingeing%2BBritish%2Bteenagers%2Bbut%2Bnow%2Bresults%2Bproving%2Bfatal%2B15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 362px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CrgmHUwFgbI/UBlETESrzbI/AAAAAAAAQoQ/60Z4dVKaEsM/s400/Magaluf%2Bnotorious%2Bbingeing%2BBritish%2Bteenagers%2Bbut%2Bnow%2Bresults%2Bproving%2Bfatal%2B15.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5771719491812314546" /></a><br />Young British boys and girls are putting themselves at risk in Magaluf by bingeing on alcohol and drugs<br /><span class ="fullpost"><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jZyYqlWw54A/UBlES4fojiI/AAAAAAAAQoE/JLPaTH7n-vg/s1600/Magaluf%2Bnotorious%2Bbingeing%2BBritish%2Bteenagers%2Bbut%2Bnow%2Bresults%2Bproving%2Bfatal%2B14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jZyYqlWw54A/UBlES4fojiI/AAAAAAAAQoE/JLPaTH7n-vg/s400/Magaluf%2Bnotorious%2Bbingeing%2BBritish%2Bteenagers%2Bbut%2Bnow%2Bresults%2Bproving%2Bfatal%2B14.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5771719488645402146" /></a>One young reveller holds another up on the Punta Ballena strip, a notorious bar and club area of Magaluf on the Spanish island of Mallorca <br /><br />The pavement is sticky with vomit and littered with cigarette butts as the young British revellers queue up for yet more cheap cocktails until the Punta Ballena bars finally close at 6am.<br /><br />Lying at their feet is the tell-tale paraphernalia of so-called ‘hippy crack’ — countless red and blue balloons that have been used to suck in lungfuls of laughing gas (nitrous oxide). <br /><br />Costing £3.90 a shot, they give the holidaymakers a burst of euphoria that is similar to the effects of a snort of cocaine.<br /><br />Welcome to Magaluf — party central for young Britons every summer. However, there is a new and chilling danger for those who view a holiday of hot sun, dirt cheap booze and night after night on the Punta Ballena as a ‘rite of passage’ between youth and adulthood. <br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-E3ffuTymkKI/UBlEScml5AI/AAAAAAAAQn4/LLSu4zS6NoU/s1600/Magaluf%2Bnotorious%2Bbingeing%2BBritish%2Bteenagers%2Bbut%2Bnow%2Bresults%2Bproving%2Bfatal%2B13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-E3ffuTymkKI/UBlEScml5AI/AAAAAAAAQn4/LLSu4zS6NoU/s400/Magaluf%2Bnotorious%2Bbingeing%2BBritish%2Bteenagers%2Bbut%2Bnow%2Bresults%2Bproving%2Bfatal%2B13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5771719481158394882" /></a><br />Visitor accidents and deaths in Magaluf have risen sharply, and many locals put this down to increased binge drinking by increasingly younger visitors<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D6eXi8SWlnc/UBlER35cW-I/AAAAAAAAQns/vQ4RHP9F6tc/s1600/Magaluf%2Bnotorious%2Bbingeing%2BBritish%2Bteenagers%2Bbut%2Bnow%2Bresults%2Bproving%2Bfatal%2B12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 381px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D6eXi8SWlnc/UBlER35cW-I/AAAAAAAAQns/vQ4RHP9F6tc/s400/Magaluf%2Bnotorious%2Bbingeing%2BBritish%2Bteenagers%2Bbut%2Bnow%2Bresults%2Bproving%2Bfatal%2B12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5771719471305350114" /></a>Too much, too young: The age of British drinkers in Magaluf is falling from early 20s to some as young as 16, islanders have reported<br /><br />According to new figures from the Foreign Office, ten Britons a week in Majorca and neighbouring Ibiza end up in hospital after having accidents following a drinking session.<br /><br />Majorca has seen a 132 per cent rise in such hospital cases and this spring three British youngsters were killed after falling off balconies or down steep stairwells in Magaluf.<br /><br />At this time of year the resort is a magnet for 12,000 youngsters from all over the UK as they celebrate the end of exams or their school days.<br /><br />It has become the place to be because, they say, Ibiza is ‘too expensive’ and the once popular haunt of Newquay in Cornwall is ‘too cold’. One senior police officer on Majorca told me last week: ‘The British kids coming here are getting younger each year. They used to be in their early 20s, now they are as young as 16.<br /><br />‘They come here without their parents and without any kind of supervision.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kQ1aCYVN6yw/UBlERc-_InI/AAAAAAAAQng/vpXvn5wW8zc/s1600/Magaluf%2Bnotorious%2Bbingeing%2BBritish%2Bteenagers%2Bbut%2Bnow%2Bresults%2Bproving%2Bfatal%2B11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kQ1aCYVN6yw/UBlERc-_InI/AAAAAAAAQng/vpXvn5wW8zc/s400/Magaluf%2Bnotorious%2Bbingeing%2BBritish%2Bteenagers%2Bbut%2Bnow%2Bresults%2Bproving%2Bfatal%2B11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5771719464080843378" /></a>Three young Britons have died this summer in Magaluf by falling in their hotels, including Adam Atkinson, 20, left, and Charlotte Faris, 23<br /><br />‘They all seem desperate to drink to excess, which is bewildering to us Spanish. <br />There are plenty taking cannabis and ecstasy tablets, too. We have police patrolling the Punta Ballena, but there is nothing we can do to stop them partying.’<br /><br />‘Yes, Magaluf is where we all want to be,’ confirmed dark-haired Mollie Last, 18, who finished her A-levels last term. She was sitting with two friends from Swansea, Alex and Rachel, at a busy bar on the Punta Ballena at four in the morning. <br /><br />She told me: ‘My mum didn’t want me to come to Magaluf. She thought it would be dangerous.’<br /><br />Indeed, Mollie says there was a stabbing here on the Punta Ballena a few days ago and, in another terrifying incident, three holidaymakers were injured when they were mowed down by a car hurtling into a crowd on Sunday night.<br /><br />But it’s the balcony deaths that have been the most frightening. They have involved British youngsters falling from high up in their hotels or apartment blocks, invariably in the early hours of the morning after leaving the Punta Ballena strip and often while high on drugs or after all-night drinking binges. <br /><br />The holiday company Thomson specifically warns of the dangers on its website. It says: ‘Never sit or lean over the balcony rail and do not try to pass items to someone on another balcony. Never attempt to climb from one balcony to another . . . after drinking alcohol as your judgment might be affected.’<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fTpdLde4pL0/UBlDx3VkF9I/AAAAAAAAQnU/N5lFVyUyHiA/s1600/Magaluf%2Bnotorious%2Bbingeing%2BBritish%2Bteenagers%2Bbut%2Bnow%2Bresults%2Bproving%2Bfatal%2B10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fTpdLde4pL0/UBlDx3VkF9I/AAAAAAAAQnU/N5lFVyUyHiA/s400/Magaluf%2Bnotorious%2Bbingeing%2BBritish%2Bteenagers%2Bbut%2Bnow%2Bresults%2Bproving%2Bfatal%2B10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5771718921399048146" /></a><br />With so much drinking being done by so many young people in Magaluf, it's inevitable the Spanish police are kept busy<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nLHt57ucri4/UBlDxXRsXHI/AAAAAAAAQnI/550cZq4eqog/s1600/Magaluf%2Bnotorious%2Bbingeing%2BBritish%2Bteenagers%2Bbut%2Bnow%2Bresults%2Bproving%2Bfatal%2B9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nLHt57ucri4/UBlDxXRsXHI/AAAAAAAAQnI/550cZq4eqog/s400/Magaluf%2Bnotorious%2Bbingeing%2BBritish%2Bteenagers%2Bbut%2Bnow%2Bresults%2Bproving%2Bfatal%2B9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5771718912792878194" /></a>The bars of Magaluf contain a lethal mix of young people wanting to have a good time and very cheap and available alcohol<br /><br />According to the recent Foreign Office report, many British youngsters are ‘likely to indulge in risky behaviour’ and a spokesman added: ‘A lot go wild. The sunshine, coupled with drinking cheap beer and cocktails, can land them in serious trouble.<br /><br />‘At worst, they risk being brought home in a coffin.’<br /><br />The balconies that are built onto almost every holiday room or apartment in Magaluf are considered particularly dangerous because of the low height of the railings.<br /><br />Under local building regulations, they have to be a minimum of 1.3 metres (4ft 3in) high. But many say they should be much higher.<br /><br />The Majorcan authorities are reluctant to talk about the problem, but ‘Leapy’ Lee Graham, the former British pop singer (his 1968 single Little Arrows reached No 2 in the UK singles chart) who lives in Majorca, is outspoken on the subject.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1sufxTGI1Rw/UBlDw3_09_I/AAAAAAAAQm8/ec6Vv0Q6y3I/s1600/Magaluf%2Bnotorious%2Bbingeing%2BBritish%2Bteenagers%2Bbut%2Bnow%2Bresults%2Bproving%2Bfatal%2B8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 379px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1sufxTGI1Rw/UBlDw3_09_I/AAAAAAAAQm8/ec6Vv0Q6y3I/s400/Magaluf%2Bnotorious%2Bbingeing%2BBritish%2Bteenagers%2Bbut%2Bnow%2Bresults%2Bproving%2Bfatal%2B8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5771718904396445682" /></a><br />According to new figures from the Foreign Office, 10 Britons a week in Majorca and neighbouring Ibiza end up in hospital after having accidents following a drinking session<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VSY-ZUxL4vM/UBlDwnqDNkI/AAAAAAAAQmw/qNG5nb2_lGo/s1600/Magaluf%2Bnotorious%2Bbingeing%2BBritish%2Bteenagers%2Bbut%2Bnow%2Bresults%2Bproving%2Bfatal%2B7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VSY-ZUxL4vM/UBlDwnqDNkI/AAAAAAAAQmw/qNG5nb2_lGo/s400/Magaluf%2Bnotorious%2Bbingeing%2BBritish%2Bteenagers%2Bbut%2Bnow%2Bresults%2Bproving%2Bfatal%2B7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5771718900010137154" /></a>An ambulance is called for one holidaymaker, with a female friend clearly seen in distress behind him<br /><br />Leapy, 73, lost a young friend, Mark, 19, in a tragic balcony incident in 2004. After having a drink or two, the British teenager swung between balconies at his holiday apartment block and dropped to the ground.<br /><br />‘Since Mark’s death, I have campaigned for higher balconies. These kids don’t deserve to die just because they have had a drink on holiday. Majorca should be protecting them, as holidaymakers bringing money to the island,’ said Leapy last week<br /><br />‘But my campaign has not made a shred of difference. It has fallen on deaf ears and still they are dying and being injured here.’<br /><br />He spoke out just after 19-year-old Peter Southwaite, from Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, became the latest balcony casualty. He was, said the Majorcan authorities, ‘lucky to be alive’, after he fell nearly 30ft from the second-floor balcony of the Magaluf Park Hotel in the early hours of last Wednesday.<br /><br />Hotel staff who watched what happened said: ‘He started running along the hotel corridors, then climbed out of his balcony before falling downwards feet first ‘like a cat’.<br /><br />Peter, who works for a building company, suffered serious leg injuries and was treated in hospital in Majorca’s capital, Palma.<br /><br />Police say that when they tried to interview him he was too drunk to speak.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Cr2ACna_Vy4/UBlDwdymO4I/AAAAAAAAQmk/Y3Tf6E4v4rQ/s1600/Magaluf%2Bnotorious%2Bbingeing%2BBritish%2Bteenagers%2Bbut%2Bnow%2Bresults%2Bproving%2Bfatal%2B6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Cr2ACna_Vy4/UBlDwdymO4I/AAAAAAAAQmk/Y3Tf6E4v4rQ/s400/Magaluf%2Bnotorious%2Bbingeing%2BBritish%2Bteenagers%2Bbut%2Bnow%2Bresults%2Bproving%2Bfatal%2B6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5771718897361632130" /></a><br />The rise of balcony deaths in Magaluf is the most worrying statistic of the lot. And 21 year old Sophie Waldron from North Yorkshire was one of many who found her 5th floor balcony unsafe<br /><br /> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vjRE2QMR79c/UBlC94347QI/AAAAAAAAQmY/gXTA_BDSWGQ/s1600/Magaluf%2Bnotorious%2Bbingeing%2BBritish%2Bteenagers%2Bbut%2Bnow%2Bresults%2Bproving%2Bfatal%2B5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vjRE2QMR79c/UBlC94347QI/AAAAAAAAQmY/gXTA_BDSWGQ/s400/Magaluf%2Bnotorious%2Bbingeing%2BBritish%2Bteenagers%2Bbut%2Bnow%2Bresults%2Bproving%2Bfatal%2B5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5771718028458257666" /></a>Peter Southwaite from Potters Bar, (seen here with girlfriend Jody Barlow) was one of the lucky ones. He escaped with only torn ligaments when he fell from the second floor of his hotel, late one night, while attempting to climb between balconies <br /><br />Sitting with his leg in a plaster-cast the next day, he explained to me how the accident happened on his first day in Majorca.<br /><br />Peter had travelled to the island with a group of 11 boys and girls. They had booked four rooms, two on the second floor and two on the ninth.<br /><br />‘We had a great night out but I had a row with my girlfriend,’ he said. ‘I went to try to find her room to say sorry but went to the wrong one, so I decided to climb over the balconies to get into her room, which was next door.<br /><br />‘After climbing over the railings of the first balcony I jumped the gap of a few feet to the next. I managed to grab hold of the rail at the top, but I couldn’t pull myself up. I hung there for a few moments, but I knew I was about to fall.<br /><br />‘At that moment, I thought I was about to die. I knew that climbing over balconies was dangerous. I had heard about the deaths of other kids here in Magaluf this year. I was stupid.’<br /><br />Peter escaped more serious injury because he landed on a flat roof. But his accident was similar to the tragedies earlier this year when three young Britons, Adam Atkinson, 20, Benjamin Harper, 28, and Charlotte Faris, 23, plunged to their deaths in Magaluf.<br /><br />Charlotte, whose ambition was to be a police officer, fell 30ft head first over the balcony of her hotel room in the early hours on the first night of her holiday<br /><br />This week, Charlotte’s mother, Amy, from Stevenage, Hertfordshire, refuted Spanish authorities’ claims that her daughter had been drinking heavily. She insisted: ‘She wasn’t a crazy wild-child or the type to be balcony-hopping.’<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1ylqX3ZYyc4/UBlC9fyBgwI/AAAAAAAAQmM/RlRiIXr_dZ8/s1600/Magaluf%2Bnotorious%2Bbingeing%2BBritish%2Bteenagers%2Bbut%2Bnow%2Bresults%2Bproving%2Bfatal%2B4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1ylqX3ZYyc4/UBlC9fyBgwI/AAAAAAAAQmM/RlRiIXr_dZ8/s400/Magaluf%2Bnotorious%2Bbingeing%2BBritish%2Bteenagers%2Bbut%2Bnow%2Bresults%2Bproving%2Bfatal%2B4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5771718021722768130" /></a><br />(left to right) Emily Jakemen (19), John Turner (23) from Bath, Emily Donaghy (19), and Sophie Waldron (21). All three girls are from Bedale in North Yorkshire were surprised at how cheap drinks were in the resort<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FtB93YEpo8k/UBlC9MfdbVI/AAAAAAAAQmA/_yjf8YZu4tM/s1600/Magaluf%2Bnotorious%2Bbingeing%2BBritish%2Bteenagers%2Bbut%2Bnow%2Bresults%2Bproving%2Bfatal%2B3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FtB93YEpo8k/UBlC9MfdbVI/AAAAAAAAQmA/_yjf8YZu4tM/s400/Magaluf%2Bnotorious%2Bbingeing%2BBritish%2Bteenagers%2Bbut%2Bnow%2Bresults%2Bproving%2Bfatal%2B3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5771718016544632146" /></a>The end of the night in Magaluf sees the streets full of vomit and cigarette butts <br /><br />She said that her daughter’s body arrived back in Britain without a post-mortem report so she fears she will never know exactly what happened.<br /><br />‘We feel Charlotte has been written off as just another Brit abroad and we want to warn other families that this could happen to anyone.’<br /><br />Sadly, Charlotte did not to take out travel insurance because she was only on a short break, so the family were left to find the £5,000 to bring her body back to Britain.<br /><br />A luckier victim was Jake Evans, 19, who plunged 90ft down seven storeys from a balcony at the Torrenova Hotel. He landed on a sun-lounger, which saved his life by cushioning his fall.<br /><br />The Liverpudlian said afterwards: ‘It’s a miracle. The balcony was only waist-high. That’s the legal height in Majorca. I believe they should be much higher or replaced by windows.’<br /><br />He admitted: ‘Drink is to blame for most balcony accidents. In Magaluf, you go from bar to bar having loads of cheap bevvies. That is what we come for.<br /><br />‘Later, back at the hotel, I just leant over the balcony to try and catch a cigarette lighter that someone had thrown up to me from below and I toppled over.<br /><br />‘I hit several other balcony railings on the way down. I woke up at the bottom, and there was blood everywhere and my mates were screaming. I fractured my skull, mangled by right wrist, broke some fingers, cut my eyelids, broke my front tooth, had a hole in my lip and was covered with cuts and bruises.’<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t0NYEZqr1bU/UBlC88To6_I/AAAAAAAAQl0/fBP90YMP0Ds/s1600/Magaluf%2Bnotorious%2Bbingeing%2BBritish%2Bteenagers%2Bbut%2Bnow%2Bresults%2Bproving%2Bfatal%2B2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 217px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t0NYEZqr1bU/UBlC88To6_I/AAAAAAAAQl0/fBP90YMP0Ds/s400/Magaluf%2Bnotorious%2Bbingeing%2BBritish%2Bteenagers%2Bbut%2Bnow%2Bresults%2Bproving%2Bfatal%2B2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5771718012200086514" /></a>The clubs and bars of Punta Ballena go on till 6am, which is in turn fueling a rise in crime and injuries<br /><br />Apart from the dangers of balconies, the Foreign Office now says there is a growing number of rapes of holidaymakers being reported to UK consular staff and, in the past year, these rose internationally from 115 to 127. <br /><br />A survey earlier this year of 700 British youngsters in Majorca found 15 per cent had suffered sexual harassment while on holiday there, and 2.2 per cent had been raped, many while drunk.<br /><br />Certainly in Magaluf last week there were persistent rumours of girl holidaymakers being raped. Many, I was told by the young revellers themselves, do not report the attacks because they are so drunk or drugged they cannot remember the next morning who has accosted them or where the incident happened.<br /><br />None of this surprised me as I watched five girls from Hull, aged between 18 and 22, drunkenly walk up and down the Magaluf strip at 2am pulling up their T-shirts to bare their breasts. <br /><br />Short of money, they were offering boys the chance to suck their nipples in exchange for a couple of euros.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2fIEbeWMx10/UBlC8n7ScqI/AAAAAAAAQlo/ZV9sqZht1RQ/s1600/Magaluf%2Bnotorious%2Bbingeing%2BBritish%2Bteenagers%2Bbut%2Bnow%2Bresults%2Bproving%2Bfatal%2B1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 317px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2fIEbeWMx10/UBlC8n7ScqI/AAAAAAAAQlo/ZV9sqZht1RQ/s400/Magaluf%2Bnotorious%2Bbingeing%2BBritish%2Bteenagers%2Bbut%2Bnow%2Bresults%2Bproving%2Bfatal%2B1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5771718006729241250" /></a>The young Brits in Magaluf are drinking to dangerous levels, and are doing harm to themselves (and others) as a consequence of these actions<br /><br />One of them, a well-spoken teenager called Jessica, who has just left school after taking her A-levels, told me: ‘It seemed a good way to get a bit of extra money for the holiday. We had all had a bit to drink. I realise you could call what we did “minor prostitution”. If our parents found out, they’d go mad.’ <br /><br />A few minutes later, on the Ballena strip as the sun rose, I found another group of British girls standing beside a wall, swaying and giggling.<br /><br />On holiday from Bedale (the gateway to the Yorkshire Dales), they had been drinking for the best part of six hours and were about to go back to their hotel to sleep the day away.<br /><br />When I asked them about the balcony accidents, Sophie Waldron, 21, said: ‘The one outside my hotel room seems very flimsy. I am 5ft 10in tall and if I am in high heels the railing only reaches to the top of my leg. I think it’s very dangerous, considering the amount of alcohol people are drinking here.<br /><br />‘You can buy an entire round of vodka shots and cocktails on the Punta Ballena for less than £3. The bars even give away free T-shirts to entice you to buy the drink. At home, in our local club, the same round would cost £17.’<br /><br />Magaluf may be the favourite place for young Brits, but it is serving up a dangerous holiday cocktail that will surely lead to more disasters in the future.<br /><br /><br />source:dailymail</span>ms.tkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022536980006521944noreply@blogger.com0