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Showing posts with label incredible. Show all posts
amy winehouse ~ back to black - belgrade 6.18.2011
The troubled singer was booed by fans at a concert in Belgrade after she slurred her words, stumbled around the stage and appeared to be too under the influence to perform.
Winehouse left a rehab clinic at the start of June and her new 12-date tour was supposed to be alcohol free.
2 killed in bear crash
When a 200-kilogram black bear was hit by a car in western Quebec's Pontiac region and hurled into the air, there was simply no time for the driver of a SUV to swerve.
In a bizarre accident, the 25-year-old Ottawa woman driving a SUV and the 40-year-old man in the seat behind her were killed instantly when the animal plowed through the windshield with such force that it shot straight through the back window.
Only the woman's 28-year-old boyfriend, who was riding in the front passenger seat, survived.
Meanwhile, the two men in the car that originally hit the bear were unharmed.
The freak collision near Luskville, Que., said MRC des Collines de l'Outaouais police.
The car was being driven along the two-lane stretch of highway by a 23-year-old Gatineau man with a 19-year-old Gatineau man in the passenger seat. The adolescent bear did not survive.
MRC des Collines spokesman Const. Martin Fournel said that the bear was thrown up in the air by the low-riding, aerodynamic car, then struck the SUV's higher, more vertical windshield on the driver's side.
"They had no chance," he said.
The driver's identity is not being released at the request of her family, but the rear passenger was identified as Steven Leon, 40, of Gatineau, Que. Gatineau is directly north of Ottawa.
The driver's boyfriend, whose name has not been released, was in the front passenger seat and suffered only minor upper body injuries. He was treated at the Hospital and released.
Leon's last Facebook update was posted just after 11 a.m. that morning. "What a great day outside," it reads. "Time for some 3 wheelin'. Who says Mondays suck!!! LOL"
Fournel said alcohol was not a factor in the crash. The speed limit along that stretch of highway is 90 km/h, and it was not yet known whether speed played a role. Police, paramedics, firefighters and Quebec's transportation ministry probed the scene, and their investigation continues.
In a bizarre accident, the 25-year-old Ottawa woman driving a SUV and the 40-year-old man in the seat behind her were killed instantly when the animal plowed through the windshield with such force that it shot straight through the back window.
Only the woman's 28-year-old boyfriend, who was riding in the front passenger seat, survived.
Meanwhile, the two men in the car that originally hit the bear were unharmed.
The freak collision near Luskville, Que., said MRC des Collines de l'Outaouais police.
The car was being driven along the two-lane stretch of highway by a 23-year-old Gatineau man with a 19-year-old Gatineau man in the passenger seat. The adolescent bear did not survive.
MRC des Collines spokesman Const. Martin Fournel said that the bear was thrown up in the air by the low-riding, aerodynamic car, then struck the SUV's higher, more vertical windshield on the driver's side.
"They had no chance," he said.
The driver's identity is not being released at the request of her family, but the rear passenger was identified as Steven Leon, 40, of Gatineau, Que. Gatineau is directly north of Ottawa.
The driver's boyfriend, whose name has not been released, was in the front passenger seat and suffered only minor upper body injuries. He was treated at the Hospital and released.
Leon's last Facebook update was posted just after 11 a.m. that morning. "What a great day outside," it reads. "Time for some 3 wheelin'. Who says Mondays suck!!! LOL"
Fournel said alcohol was not a factor in the crash. The speed limit along that stretch of highway is 90 km/h, and it was not yet known whether speed played a role. Police, paramedics, firefighters and Quebec's transportation ministry probed the scene, and their investigation continues.
boy in a dryer
An 11-year-old boy gets the scare of his life, seeking shelter from a tornado in a dryer.
Austin Miller's mother called him from work as storms swept through the town of Lenox in Iowa, telling him to take shelter. The home doesn't have a basement."I said, 'Get in the laundry room.' There is not a basement and I said, 'Just get in the laundry room,' and he said 'Why mommy?' and I said, "Just get in laundry room.' And then the sirens went off," said Jessica Miller. As she tried desperately to get home, two twisters whipped debris into a blinding mess on local streets."(Austin) said, "Mommy there's glass breaking, it's loud crackling. It's loud and I think the house is going,'" Jessica Miller said. "I mean I was like two blocks away. I could not get here. It was the worst feeling, I can't even explain."While she was on the phone with Austin, the wind tore the home's roof away and rain pounded inside. With debris flying through the air, Austin took shelter in the only place he could."He was just like, "Mommy I'm so scared, I'm so scared," and he ended up getting in the dryer," Jessica Miller said. A short time later, Jessica ran through the front door yelling her son's name. She said he popped right out of the laundry room uninjured -- amazing given the damage the storms caused."I think he's a very smart boy," she said.
Austin Miller's mother called him from work as storms swept through the town of Lenox in Iowa, telling him to take shelter. The home doesn't have a basement."I said, 'Get in the laundry room.' There is not a basement and I said, 'Just get in the laundry room,' and he said 'Why mommy?' and I said, "Just get in laundry room.' And then the sirens went off," said Jessica Miller. As she tried desperately to get home, two twisters whipped debris into a blinding mess on local streets."(Austin) said, "Mommy there's glass breaking, it's loud crackling. It's loud and I think the house is going,'" Jessica Miller said. "I mean I was like two blocks away. I could not get here. It was the worst feeling, I can't even explain."While she was on the phone with Austin, the wind tore the home's roof away and rain pounded inside. With debris flying through the air, Austin took shelter in the only place he could."He was just like, "Mommy I'm so scared, I'm so scared," and he ended up getting in the dryer," Jessica Miller said. A short time later, Jessica ran through the front door yelling her son's name. She said he popped right out of the laundry room uninjured -- amazing given the damage the storms caused."I think he's a very smart boy," she said.
tornado outbreak
April's ferocity was one for the record books: There were more tornadoes in April 2011 than in any month in U.S. history. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimates there were more than 600 tornadoes in April, shattering the record of 543 set in May 2003.
With an estimated 327 deaths, the tornado outbreak April 25-28 was the third-deadliest on record, behind 1925 with 747 and 1932 with 332.
The staggering death toll from the tornado outbreak in April 2011-- the deadliest U.S. natural disaster since Hurricane Katrina in 2005 -- comes as the National Weather Service reports that the average lead time for tornado warnings was 24 minutes, and that warnings were in effect for more than 90% of the tornadoes. Tornado warning lead time is the difference from when the warning was issued and the time the tornado was on the ground, said weather service meteorologist John Ferree in Norman, Oklahoma.
Ferree said that during the past few years, average tornado warning lead time has been about 14 minutes. This compares with 3 to 5 minutes in the 1980s and early 1990s, before the installation of a national network of Doppler radars and the weather service's modernization.
Tornado warning accuracy is the percentage of tornadoes that occur within areas under warnings. The percentage has increased from around 30% to 40% in the 1980s and early 1990s to around 75% by the early 2000s, Ferree said.
Were it not for tornado warnings, the average annual death toll in the USA from tornadoes would be about 1,000 people, said Kevin Simmons, an economist at Austin College in Sherman, Texas. The Storm Prediction Center says an average 60 people are killed by tornadoes in the USA each year.
There have been an estimated 887 tornadoes in 2011. The year with the most was 2004, when 1,817 were reported, according to the Storm Prediction Center.
With an estimated 327 deaths, the tornado outbreak April 25-28 was the third-deadliest on record, behind 1925 with 747 and 1932 with 332.
The staggering death toll from the tornado outbreak in April 2011-- the deadliest U.S. natural disaster since Hurricane Katrina in 2005 -- comes as the National Weather Service reports that the average lead time for tornado warnings was 24 minutes, and that warnings were in effect for more than 90% of the tornadoes. Tornado warning lead time is the difference from when the warning was issued and the time the tornado was on the ground, said weather service meteorologist John Ferree in Norman, Oklahoma.Ferree said that during the past few years, average tornado warning lead time has been about 14 minutes. This compares with 3 to 5 minutes in the 1980s and early 1990s, before the installation of a national network of Doppler radars and the weather service's modernization.
Tornado warning accuracy is the percentage of tornadoes that occur within areas under warnings. The percentage has increased from around 30% to 40% in the 1980s and early 1990s to around 75% by the early 2000s, Ferree said.
Were it not for tornado warnings, the average annual death toll in the USA from tornadoes would be about 1,000 people, said Kevin Simmons, an economist at Austin College in Sherman, Texas. The Storm Prediction Center says an average 60 people are killed by tornadoes in the USA each year.
There have been an estimated 887 tornadoes in 2011. The year with the most was 2004, when 1,817 were reported, according to the Storm Prediction Center.
crash saves choking trucker
A Pennsylvania trucker may have saved his own life with an unintentional and very elaborate Heimlich maneuver.
Police say 55-year-old Richard Paylor, of Fairless Hills, was eating an apple as he drove on a busy highway in Reading, Pa. when he began choking. Authorities say Paylor then lost consciousness and crashed through a concrete median.
The Reading Eagle reports investigators believe the apple was dislodged when Paylor smacked his chest against the steering wheel. Police recovered a chunk of apple from the dashboard.
Investigators spoke with doctors who backed up their conclusion that the accident dislodged the offending fruit.
Police say 55-year-old Richard Paylor, of Fairless Hills, was eating an apple as he drove on a busy highway in Reading, Pa. when he began choking. Authorities say Paylor then lost consciousness and crashed through a concrete median.
The Reading Eagle reports investigators believe the apple was dislodged when Paylor smacked his chest against the steering wheel. Police recovered a chunk of apple from the dashboard.
baby gets locked in a vault
A 14-month-old girl who wandered away from her mother and grandmother spent several tense hours trapped inside a time-locked bank vault and authorities pumped fresh air through vents to the crying child until a locksmith freed her, police said.
The locksmith pried the toddler unharmed from the vault about four hours after she went missing while visiting a grandparent who worked at a Wells Fargo bank branch in the greater Atlanta suburb of Conyers. Authorities say police and firefighters couldn't free the toddler and feverishly summoned the locksmith after the child apparently strayed into the open vault as the bank was closing - before an employee shut the vault door for the day. Conyers Police Chief Gene Wilson told reporters it was a "very tense scene" as authorities stood by along with the relatives, and rescue workers pumped fresh air into vents leading to the vault. The child was spotted on security cameras inside the vault, which has a time-release lock. The locksmith used a large drill to breach the vault about four hours after it had been closed.
The locksmith pried the toddler unharmed from the vault about four hours after she went missing while visiting a grandparent who worked at a Wells Fargo bank branch in the greater Atlanta suburb of Conyers. Authorities say police and firefighters couldn't free the toddler and feverishly summoned the locksmith after the child apparently strayed into the open vault as the bank was closing - before an employee shut the vault door for the day. Conyers Police Chief Gene Wilson told reporters it was a "very tense scene" as authorities stood by along with the relatives, and rescue workers pumped fresh air into vents leading to the vault. The child was spotted on security cameras inside the vault, which has a time-release lock. The locksmith used a large drill to breach the vault about four hours after it had been closed.
hairiest girl in the world
An 11-year-old Thai girl has insisted she is delighted to have been recognized by Guinness World Records as the planet's hairiest girl.
Supatra Sasuphan - nicknamed Nat - has been called "wolf girl" and "monkey face" for the thick hair that grows on her face, ears, arms, legs and back as a result of Ambras Syndrome.But the Bangkok girl has not let that stand in her way, forming close friendships with other children and being embraced by her local community.
Now, she says the title has made her even more popular at school.
"I'm very happy to be in the Guinness World Records," she said.
"A lot of people have to do a lot to get in. All I did was answer a few questions and then they gave it to me."
There have only been 50 recorded cases of Ambras Syndrome since the Middle Ages and the symptoms of facial hair growth earned the sufferers reputations as werewolves.
"There were a few people who used to tease me and call me monkey face but they don't do it any more," Supatra explained.
Despite her condition, the bubbly pre-teen is like any other girl her age and enjoys dancing and swimming, as well as watching cartoons on television.To be recognized by Guinness World Records, Supatra had her hair measured on Italian show Lo Show dei Record in Rome on 4 March 2010.
There is no cure for the syndrome and although doctors have tried different treatments to remove the hair, including laser therapy, it has always grown back.
The hair is thickening as she gets older, meaning Supatra's mother has to trim it to keep it out of her eyes.
But the happy 11 year old said she is used to the condition and it does not make her uncomfortable - although she would like to be cured one day.
Supatra has endured health problems since she was born and had difficulty breathing until two operations to enlarge her nostrils.
anna - sign language song
This is Anna and her final for a college level sign language class. She is not deaf and still learning sign language.
lion hug!
THE WOMAN IN THE ATTACHED VIDEO FOUND THIS LIONINJURED IN THE FOREST READY TO DIE. SHE TOOK IT WITH HER AND NURSED THE LION BACK TO HEALTH. WHEN THE LION WAS BETTER SHE MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH A ZOO TO TAKE THE LION AND GIVE IT A NEW HOME. THIS VIDEO WAS TAKEN WHEN THE WOMAN AFTER SOME TIME WENT by TO GO VISIT THE LION TO SEE HOW HE WAS DOING. WATCH THE LION'S REACTION WHEN HE SEES HER. AMAZING!!!!!
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