Another confirmation of the fact that smugglers violent fantasy, and they are willing to go to great lengths in order to Transport that drugs illegally.A resident of Canada – Tabitha Leah Ritchiem, tried to Transport across the border from Colombia okalo 2 kilograms of cocaine in the trim stomach.She looked like a real pregnant woman.
Saturday, 28 September 2013
Jaguar Kills Caiman in "Spectacular" Attack
On the Prowl
On August 25, photographer Paul Donahue got a call: A large male jaguar had been spotted on the hunt in central Brazil's Tres Irmãos River.
Donahue, who tracks jaguar sightings for ecotourism operator Southwild in Mato Grosso (map), arrived at the scene to find an animal named Mick Jaguar hidden in thick grass, stalking a nearby group of caiman, a crocodile relative native to South America (pictured).
"Over the next 30 to 40 minutes we watched the jaguar very slowly slink along in the direction of the yacaré,"
The largest of South America's cats, jaguars are good swimmers and regularly prey on fish, turtles, and caimans. They also eat larger animals such as deer, peccaries, capybaras, and tapirs.
All Wet
The jaguar slipped into the water and swam across to the sandbar (pictured), where a roughly 120-pound (54-kilogram) caiman was basking in the sun, facing away from the water and the approaching predator, Donahue said. (See more jaguar pictures.)
"A week earlier we had watched this same cat approach caiman on the same sandbar without success, and we were expecting a similar result this afternoon," he wrote.
"Just the same, our boat was positioned perfectly, with the sun behind us and very close to the [caiman], so whatever happened was going to happen right in front of us."
Attack
Reaching the sandbar, the big cat rose slowly out of the water, and then suddenly pounced on the caiman (pictured).
Named Mick Jaguar, the animal—known for its damaged right eye—had been observed before in 2011 and previously in 2013. Since 2004 Donahue and colleagues have recorded about 88 jaguars in the area of the Meeting of the Waters State Park, and since mid-June they've identified 22 individuals.
The big cats currently live in isolated populations scattered across North and South America, which is part of the reason the species is listed as "near threatened" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. (See a map of jaguar populations.)
Ready for the Kill
Jaguars are ambush killers, dispatching their prey by piercing the skull or neck with a single speedy bite. Their strategy differs from that of most other cats, which grab their prey's throat and suffocate it.
Fatal Bite
The jaguar grabbed the caiman first with its right front paw, then bit the reptile's back a little below the head.
The predator then quickly adjusted its bite to the base of the yacaré's skull—the manner in which a jaguar normally kills—then wrestled the yacaré into a dragging position and headed back across the inlet, Donahue recounted in his field notes.
Speedy End
The jaguar carries off his prize, which took just a few seconds to capture, Donahue said.
"We all just stood there with our mouths hanging open, not believing what we had just witnessed," he said.
"We had seen kills before, but nothing so spectacular and horrific nor at such close range. It's made me think a lot about the fragility of life and the fine line between life and death."
Friday, 27 September 2013
The tiger as a pet
The tiger as a pet
A Brazilian family has got as pets real tigers, who lives in the family Ari Borges. This happened many years ago, Ari Borges and his wife rescued two tigers at the zoo, they decided to temporarily shelter the animals in his house. But soon become attached to them and could not refuse. Now in their home lives seven tigers. They behave like ordinary domestic cats love to play sleep and eat a lot of meat.
Cameras capture eagle killing deer in Russia
Cameras capture eagle killing deer in Russia
The eagle, red-handed.
Remote cameras intended to monitor Siberian tigers in Russia instead caught a golden eagle's fatal attack on a deer, snapping three photos as the massive bird dug its talons into the distressed animal's back.
London's Zoological Society, which distributed the pictures to journalists, said the sequence showed a rare but not unheard of attack by a golden eagle. The society's Linda Kerley said she first realized something was up when she approached the wildlife-monitoring device — also called a camera trap — and found a mangled deer carcass nearby.
Something felt wrong about it," she said in a statement accompanying the photographs. "There were no large carnivore tracks in the snow, and it looked like the deer had been running and then just stopped and died.
"It was only after we got back to camp that I checked the images from the camera and pieced everything together," she said. "I couldn't believe what I was seeing."
Golden eagles are large birds. Their wingspan tops more than 2 meters (6 ½ feet) and, while they typically eat small birds, mammals, or snakes, they've been known to target larger animals as well.
It's rare for a camera to catch such an attack in progress, and the photos have been an online sensation.
The zoological society said the photos were shot in the Lazovsky State Nature Reserve in the Primorye region of Russia's Far East on Dec. 8, 2011. The pictures were released only after the publication of a scholarly article by Kerley and co-author Jonathan Slaght of the Wildlife Conservation Society in the Ohio-based Journal of Raptor Research earlier this month.
Thursday, 26 September 2013
A Chinese man has become a widower two hours after the wedding
A Chinese man has become a widower two hours after the wedding
The woman who spent two years in a coma, had a heartbreaking farewell to loved ones by turning off the life support machine in just a few hours after she got married. Xu Jingjing and her fiance Lu Lai of Guangdong Province in south-east China in 2011 were full of enthusiasm and it seemed that in front of them a happy and interesting life. Both found jobs in local government in Guangzhou in very high positions. The pair even bought a new house and was about to get married. But their plans for a long and happy life together were dashed when Hee Jingjing felt at work is not good. On the way to the hospital she went into a coma and never regained consciousness. Two years later, on the day of 28th birthday girl Jingjing family decided to fulfill a dream of a wedding couple before disconnect it from the machine that supports life. At the wedding ceremony, which took place at the bedside of the girl, and was attended by close relatives. A few hours after the wedding Jingjing has been disconnected from the unit. By decision of the girl, her organs will be donated to people who need them.
Saturday, 7 September 2013
Android KitKat is the next version of Google's mobile operating system
Android KitKat is the next version of Google's mobile operating system
Google's Sundar Pichai, head of both Android and Chrome, has confirmed that the next version of Android will be called KitKat. Yes, you've read correctly, KitKat, as in the trademarked name of the chocolate candy bar made by Nestle (and licensed by Hershey in the US). A splash page for the new operating system reveals that KitKat will be the codename for Android 4.4, not the long-rumored Android 5.0. The name keeps the company's long-standing tradition of naming each version of its mobile operating system after desserts.
To date, Google has internally referred to the release as Key Lime Pie, but the company decided to go for another name after realizing that "very few people actually know the taste of a key lime pie," director of Android partnerships John Lagerling tells the BBC. Late last year, someone suggested naming the upcoming version KitKat — apparently a favorite snack of Android coders — and the company "decided to reach out to the Nestle folks." Within 24 hours an agreement was made, though it's apparently "not a money-changing-hands kind of deal," according to Lagerling.
Google says that "it's our goal with Android KitKat to make an amazing Android experience available for everybody." That's certainly a bit vague, but the statement does line up with earlier rumors that suggested Google plans to use its next Android release in smartwatches, gaming consoles, low-cost smartphones, and even laptops.
Pichai says in a Google+ post that he's just returned from meeting with hardware partners in Asia, and he adds that there are now over 1 billion Android activations. He goes on to say that he "can’t wait to release the next version of the platform that is as sweet as the candy bar that’s one of our team’s favorites." To promote the partnership, a new Willy Wonka-style contest offers buyers of specially-marked KitKat packages a chance to win either a free Nexus 7 or a Google Play credit. If you're really lucky, you might even get a KitKat bar in the shape of an Android robot.
Sunday, 25 August 2013
Man becomes a dad, granddad, and great-granddad in the span of 3 months
'I became dad, a granddad and a great-granddad... in just three months': Baby joy as three generations of same family give birth
But within the space of just three months he has become a dad, a grandad and a great-grandad, after his wife, daughter and granddaughter all gave birth to boys.
Patrick, who is due to retire in five years, said: “It was a huge surprise to discover I was going to be a dad again at my age.
“But to find out that I was gaining another grandchild and my first great-grandchild at a similar time was unbelievable.
“I was worried people would be disapproving that I was going to be a father at an age where most people are retiring but everyone has been really pleased for us.”
Patrick’s youngest son, Ethan, was born in March this year, followed shortly afterwards in June by his great-grandson, Mason, and then his grandson, Leonard, 12 days later.
Patrick, who has three grown-up children, and six grandchildren, said: “I have to admit that I had forgotten all about the sleepless nights and how everything has to revolve around the baby.
“It was a bit of a shock to the system at first but I wouldn’t swap being a new dad again for the world.
“Ethan is a little treasure and makes me smile every single day.”
Patrick married his second wife Joanne, who is 21 years younger than him, in 2007.
They met when they were working at the same hospital and he said: “We just hit it off and the age difference didn’t bother either of us.
“We didn’t talk about having any children back then. Joanne was concentrating on training to be a nurse and I was happy to be a doting grandad.”
Joanne, 39, now a fully-qualified community mental health nurse, recalled: “I’d always wanted to be a mum but somehow life hadn’t turned out that way.
“When I met Patrick I was very focused on my career, but one night we got chatting about children, and I said I’d love to have one.
“Patrick had already undergone a vasectomy but he had it reversed and eight months later I fell pregnant. I was delighted and couldn’t wait to become a mum.”
Patrick, a nursing deputy ward manager from Doncaster, South Yorks, said: “It was a surprise, but I was over the moon.
“I’ve always been young at heart so my age didn’t worry me but I was concerned other people might not react as well.
"I waited until the 12 week scan to break the news. I took the photo to show my daughter, Odette.
At first her face was just blank – I think she was in a bit of shock. But then she gave me a hug and told me how pleased she was.
“When I showed the picture to my sister she initially thought it belonged to my granddaughter! But the whole family were soon as excited as I was.”
And just when everyone had taken in Patrick’s news, Odette, 35, who already had two children, revealed she and partner, Ben, 31, were also having a baby.
Odette, 35, also from Doncaster, said: “It was just a very funny coincidence that me and Dad were going to become parents again at the same time. It was very surreal.”
But the surprises didn’t end there. A few weeks later, Odette’s daughter, Fern, revealed that yet more baby joy was on the horizon for the family.
Patrick said: “We were all very shocked. I suddenly realised I was going to be a dad, grandad and a great-grandad in a short period of time.
"When I told friends and work colleagues they were astounded and couldn’t believe it.’
Odette said: “Fern was only 18 at the time and it was the last thing we expected.
"It was strange knowing I was pregnant at the same time as my daughter and my mother-in-law.
“But I knew I could help Fern and be there for her when she needed me.”
Joanne, who is only four years older than Odette, said: “It was a shock initially realising I was having a child at a similar time to Patrick’s daughter and granddaughter but we were all really happy and couldn’t wait for the three babies to arrive.”
Ethan was the first to make an appearance on March 14 this year, weighing 6lb 8oz.
Patrick recalled: “It was the first time that I had been at the birth of any of my children.
"When the other three came along over 30 years ago, dads weren’t allowed in the labour suite.
“It was wonderful to see Ethan enter the world and hold him in my arms for the first time. I felt like the happiest and proudest man alive.
“It didn’t matter how old I was – I was just delighted to be a dad again.
“The first few weeks were tiring with the lack of sleep and endless feeds, but I didn’t mind at all.
"Because I’m a bit older I had more patience and was just pleased to be there for my boy.”
Next to enter the world at 8lb 13oz was Fern’s baby Mason, whose dad is Lewis, 22.
Patrick said: “He was born on Jubilee Day which made it even more special.
“When they came home from hospital, we went to visit. I gave Mason a big cuddle.
“It was lovely seeing my son and great-grandson together but astonishing there was only three months between them.’
Fern said: “People are surprised when I tell them my little boy was born just after my grandad had his child, but they are pleased for us all too.”
Then 12 days later, little Ethan became an uncle for the second time in his very short life when Odette gave birth to her son, Leonard, who was born weighing 8lb 3oz.
Patrick said: “All three boys are fantastic. But it’s funny to think that Leonard is my sixth grandchild – yet he is younger than Ethan.”
Now that all the babies have been born, Joanne, Odette and Fern are all there to help one another and share any mothering tips and advice.
Joanne said: “I get a lot of help from my family but I speak to Odette and Fern constantly. We are always chatting on the phone and seeing how the babies are progressing.
“I have passed on the moses basket and baby bouncer because Ethan has got far too big for them.
“I’m sure as they get older, the three boys will become very close and no doubt get up to lot of mischief together.”
Patrick added: “There will be people who think my situation is very odd. I agree it’s not that conventional but I wouldn’t swap it for the world.
“Ethan has given me a new lease of life and is my pride and joy.
“And to have a new grandson and my first great-grandchild at the same time is just the icing on the cake.”
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