A woman walked through the snow-covered village of Bedretto, Switzerland, after a heavy snowfall.
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Saturday, February 14, 2009
Daredevil dog up a tree
Maybe she’s trying to catch a cat or perhaps she’s looking for a bone.But whatever the reason, this adventurous pooch certainly takes morning walkies to new heights by scaling a 30ft tree every day like clockwork.
Penny, the three-year-old Jack Russell, has a head for heights and loves nothing more than scampering up the trees at East Park, Wolverhampton, each morning.
Her owner, 68-year-old Gwen Lloyd, said Penny’s antics raise one or two eyebrows at the park.
She said: "It’s amazing what Penny does. People stop and stare as she climbs the tree. They can’t believe she goes so high. I have seen people taking videos of Penny going up the tree on their mobile phones."
Mrs Lloyd is used to seeing her pooch 30ft above the ground, as she’s been climbing the tree for more than two years.
She added: "She was only about six months old when she first started going up the tree. She’d go about halfway and then come back down, because she was scared.
"It’s only recently that she has carried on going until she’s almost at the very top. I think, as she has got older and probably a bit braver, she’s wanted to go further up than just the middle.
"I couldn’t believe it when I looked up and I could see her almost at the top. She was just a little dot sitting up that high."
Mrs Lloyd, a retired typist, has another Jack Russell – Jessie, aged five.
But Mrs Lloyd admits that Jessie has never been tempted to take a leaf out of Penny’s book and copy her amazing tree-climbing antics.
She said: "Jessie is nothing like Penny. She likes to keep her paws firmly on the ground. She’ll just stand there and watch Penny going up the tree."
Mrs Lloyd said she had no idea why Penny was so keen to scale the heights but said she was a very clever dog.
She added: "Penny is a little monkey but a very intelligent dog. She is extremely intuitive and just loves to climb."
Perhaps it could be something unusual in Penny’s diet, but Mrs Lloyd said that she only feeds her pets tins of dog food and on occasions they are treated to a dish of chicken and rice.
She said: "Maybe Penny could win talent shows in the future. I’m sure she’d impress on a show like Britain’s Got Talent."
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Daredevil dog up a tree VIDEO
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I would like to cash this check
A lottery jackpot winner tried to cash her £7.4million ticket in a local shop.
The woman, who has not been named by Lotto operators Camelot, took the ticket into the store in Perth.
She had scooped the jackpot in last Saturday's rollover draw.
Yesterday Lorraine Ritchie, manager of the David Sands shop in Tulloch Square, said: "The person came in with her ticket but it wouldn't pay out so she was told to contact Camelot.
"It wasn't a regular customer but I have heard she lives round here."
It is believed the winner is from the Hillyland area of Perth. A Camelot spokesman confirmed there was one winner of the £7,479,590 jackpot on Saturday.
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The woman, who has not been named by Lotto operators Camelot, took the ticket into the store in Perth.
She had scooped the jackpot in last Saturday's rollover draw.
Yesterday Lorraine Ritchie, manager of the David Sands shop in Tulloch Square, said: "The person came in with her ticket but it wouldn't pay out so she was told to contact Camelot.
"It wasn't a regular customer but I have heard she lives round here."
It is believed the winner is from the Hillyland area of Perth. A Camelot spokesman confirmed there was one winner of the £7,479,590 jackpot on Saturday.
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Friday, February 13, 2009
Rare photo of the ‘end’ of the rainbow
We received several storm photographs from readers Saturday, including one that depicted something that’s very, very rarely seen, especially in Southern California — the end of the rainbowSeveral readers have said in the Comments section that they think this image was PhotoShopped. Nick: But it appears that this image is genuine. I have now had it reviewed by 7 people — 3 veteran photographers, a top-notch graphic designer who specializes in PhotoShop,m and 3 meteorologists at the National Weather Service. We also uploaded the image to Flickr and checked the lat/long of the image, which was taken with an iPhone. The info box says the photo was taken where the reader said it was taken. And the info text says the photo was not manipulated.
The photo was reviewed by: photographers Jebb Harris, Michele Cardon and Nick Koon, graphic artist Rick Ho, and meteorologists Mark Moede, Stefanie Sullivan and Brandt Maxwell. I’m stating these names for transparency.
THIRSTY KOALA IN AUSTRALIA FIRE STORM of 2009
SAM became the most famous koala in the world when firefighter David Tree stopped to give her a drink amid the devastation.
Pictures of Sam, who turned out to be female, traveled around the globe and featured in major newspapers including The New York Times, London's The Sun and on CNN. The image provided a much-needed picture of hope in a week filled with news of despair. Yesterday Sam was recovering in Mountain Ash Wildlife Shelter. Carer Jenny Shaw said she suffered burns on her paws and was in a lot of pain, but was on the road to recovery.
She was put on an IV drip and is on antibiotics and pain relief treatment. "She is lovely - very docile - and she has already got an admirer. A male koala keeps putting his arms around her," Ms Shaw said. "She will need regular attention and it will be a long road to recovery, but she should be able to be released back into the wild in about five months."
Mr Tree said he was surprised by the reaction to the photograph, which was snapped by Mark Pardew - a fellow CFA volunteer - on a mobile phone.
Mr Tree said he was in the middle of backburning at Mirboo North when he saw the stricken koala."I could see she had sore feet and was in trouble, so I pulled over the fire truck. She just plonked herself down, as if to say 'I'm beat'," he said.
"I offered her a drink and she drank three bottles.
"The most amazing part was when she grabbed my hand. I will never forget that."
Pictures of Sam, who turned out to be female, traveled around the globe and featured in major newspapers including The New York Times, London's The Sun and on CNN. The image provided a much-needed picture of hope in a week filled with news of despair. Yesterday Sam was recovering in Mountain Ash Wildlife Shelter. Carer Jenny Shaw said she suffered burns on her paws and was in a lot of pain, but was on the road to recovery.
She was put on an IV drip and is on antibiotics and pain relief treatment. "She is lovely - very docile - and she has already got an admirer. A male koala keeps putting his arms around her," Ms Shaw said. "She will need regular attention and it will be a long road to recovery, but she should be able to be released back into the wild in about five months."
Mr Tree said he was surprised by the reaction to the photograph, which was snapped by Mark Pardew - a fellow CFA volunteer - on a mobile phone.
Mr Tree said he was in the middle of backburning at Mirboo North when he saw the stricken koala."I could see she had sore feet and was in trouble, so I pulled over the fire truck. She just plonked herself down, as if to say 'I'm beat'," he said.
"I offered her a drink and she drank three bottles.
"The most amazing part was when she grabbed my hand. I will never forget that."
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Thursday, February 12, 2009
Dog and cat are inseparable
A special case of puppy love has two animal shelters working together to find the right home for a pair of best friends. When the staff at the Town Lake Animal Center (TLAC) opened the night drop box, they found a big brown Pointer/Cattle Dog mix named Reddy Boy curled up with a little 4-month-old tabby cat called Mousey. A note from their previous owner that stated they were the best of friends and that Reddy Boy gets nervous when he's not near his girl Mouse. The letter said they should not be separated. TLAC does not have an area where the close chums could be housed together, so they transferred the cat and dog to the Austin Humane Society.Reddy Boy and Mousey will live together at the Humane Society until they could be adopted together. "This odd couple plays together, hangs out together, sleep and cuddle together, and even drink out of the same water bowl," says Robin Brandon, AHS Operations Director. "Through our transfer program with TLAC, we were able to bring over 1,100 cats and dogs to our AHS adoption program last year, and this is just another example of how we work together."
Reddy Boy about 2 years old, housetrained, walks well on the leash and knows some commands. Officials at the shelter say he is a very smart dog and eager to please. Mousey is about 4-months-old, very affectionate toward people (and Reddy;) she is also confident and playful and litter trained.
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