Offbeat News For 02-06-17

Posted on February 6, 2017 by dev@anthro.is

OFFBEAT NEWS:

Man Busted For Tattooing His Cat

A tattoo artist in Russia is in hot water after he chose his cat as his next client…again. Aleksandr Purtov, drugged then tattooed his hairless Sphynx cat Demon. For what it’s worth, he has regrets. Sort of.

“Of course I feel pity for doing it to him. It’s not like he wanted to do it himself,” Aleksadnr explains. “I hope it is not too bad for him, it is not his first tattoo. Usually he feels fine and recovers from the anaesthesia pretty fast.” He adds that he doesn’t see the difference between what he did to Demon and farmers who brand their livestock.

Animal activists, and animal lovers, definitely see the difference. As an animal activist explains, “The drug turns off the movement of the cat, but the brain is still working. If he does it frequently, it could affect its heart.”

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Man Saves His Dog By Giving Her Mouth To Mouth

Trevor Jackson is a very dedicated pet owner. The Englishman was out for a walk with his dog Princess when the pooch passed out. Without a second thought, Jackson gave her mouth to mouth resuscitation.

“I opened her mouth and basically stuck my head in her mouth and started blowing air in,” he explains. “It’s amazing you can get your head right in there.”

A pair of women drove Johnson and Princess to the vet and apparently got them there just in time. “There was no time to stop and talk, but they’ve helped save her life,” Johnson adds. “The vets told me that she was minutes away from dying.” Princess was treated for a heart murmur and is now doing well.

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Doctors Remove Live Cockroach From Woman’s Head

You’re going to want to sleep with a scuba mask on from now on. A 42-year-old woman from India woke up after feeling like something had crawled up her nose. Unfortunately for her, she was right.

“I could not explain the feeling, but I was sure it was some insect,” the woman, only identified as Selvi, explains. “There was a tingling, crawling sensation. Whenever it moved, it gave me a burning sensation in my eyes.”

She went to the doctor and after an examination, it was discovered a cockroach had nestled itself against the Selvi’s skull between her eyes. Eventually professionals were able to remove the bug and they said it’s a good thing Selvi didn’t ignore the sensation. The bug would have died and potentially caused a fatal infection.

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STUPID CRIMINALS:

Man parks his truck on top of another car:

An 18-year-old parked his truck on top of another car and believe it or not, he isn’t the stupid one in the situation. That honor belongs to 53-year-old Adalberto Aponte. The High Springs, California man was driving recklessly and trailing closely behind the 18-year-old, who had his girlfriend and child in the car. At one point, Aponte got out of his car, walked up to the teenager driver’s open window and started punching the unnamed victim. That’s when Aponte mentioned having a gun. Traffic prevented the driver from fleeing, so instead he backed his car up on top of Aponte’s car. Witnesses confirmed the driver’s story and Aponte was arrested and is now facing burglary, battery, criminal mischief and driving with a suspended license charges. The creative parker wasn’t arrested.

Man robs police station, steals police car:

If you’re going to pick a place to rob, it’s best to avoid police stations. A 28-year-old man from Scotland is currently in custody after he broke into the Blantyre Police Station and stole multiple items…including an unmarked cop car. The other details are vague, but we do know the car was recovered.

ICYMI: Burglar gets stuck, dangles out of second floor window:

Police in Radcliffe, England had to rescue a bumbling burglar after he got stuck while trying to escape through a second floor window. Instead, 47-year-old Sean Crawshaw’s head was stuck inside while everything from the neck down was left dangling out the window. It took 20 minutes to get Crawshaw out, but luckily he was only left with an ear injury. He pleaded guilty to burglary with intent and has been sentenced to two years and five months in jail.

Bench Play Leads Statesmen Past Evangel

Posted on February 6, 2017 by dev@anthro.is

Springfield, Mo.–The William Penn men’s basketball team received big help from its bench to claim victory in its longest league road trip of the year, defeating Evangel 77-59 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday.

#2 WPU (20-3, 16-3 Heart), courtesy of Grand View’s loss to Central Methodist, is now once again 1.5 games up on the Vikings as well as Benedictine. The win also marks the fifth year in a row that the program has reached 20 wins; William Penn has now accomplished the feat 10 times in the last 13 seasons.

Three Statesmen reached double figures, but none came from the starting lineup as the victors had 49 points from the bench.

The visitors outshot the Crusaders (9-15, 6-14 Heart) 43.8%-28.6% in the first half as they settled on a 34-25 halftime lead. The lead was as big as 16 (30-14), but EU closed strong to get within single digits.

William Penn again pulled ahead by double figures after intermission, but had trouble shaking its host, leading just 46-41 with 11:06 remaining in regulation. Still up just seven with 8:30 left, the Statesmen doubled the advantage with seven in a row and cruised to finish off the season sweep.

WPU ended the evening with a strong 49.2% shooting mark (36.0% 3-PT), while limiting Evangel to only 35.4% (16.0% 3-PT).

Dashawn Benson (Jr., Uniondale, N.Y., Sociology) played in just 14 minutes, but was incredible in that short period as he was 7-for-8 for 17 points; he made all three of his trifectas and corralled eight rebounds as well.

Benson’s eight boards were part of a 46-36 rebounding advantage for WPU. Free throws (WPU was 8-for-13, EU was 9-for-15) and turnovers (only two points were scored off of turnovers) did not factor into the contest.

Fellow non-starters Jeremy Postell (Sr., Atlanta, Ga., Sociology), with 16 points (four three-pointers), and Corbin Medley (Jr., Rogersville, Mo., General Accounting), with 10 (two long balls), also eclipsed the double-digit mark.

Torren Jones (Sr., Chandler, Ariz., Sociology) posted eight points with eight rebounds, while Brandon Trotter (Jr., Louisville, Ky., Kinesiology) matched him with eight of his own.

Lionel Ellison (Sr., New Orleans, La., Kinesiology) and Charles Knowles (Sr., Chicago, Ill., Physical Education) finished the victory with six points apiece; Ellison also managed six assists and two steals.

“Dashawn, Jeremy, and Corbin were awesome off the bench; really, our entire bench was great,” Head Coach John Henry said. “I really like hearing and watching everyone being genuinely happy as a team, like they were today. This is such a fun group to be around.”

Next Up: William Penn returns to Oskaloosa next Wednesday to host MidAmerica Nazarene in Heart action at 7:30 p.m.

Story provided by Wade Steinlage

Four Arrested During Investigation in Mahaska County

Posted on February 3, 2017 by dev@anthro.is

Over the past several months there have been multiple burglaries and thefts reported in Mahaska County, as well as the City of Oskaloosa.

On Thursday, February 2, 2017, the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to 1200 block of River Road, Leighton in reference to two suspicious subjects. While responding to and investigating this call deputies uncovered evidence of an active burglary and theft ring. This information led to the issuance of two search warrants. These warrants were for stolen property, firearms and illegal drugs.

Later this date, the Sheriff’s Office executed one search warrant at 201 Church Street, Martinsburg, Iowa. At the same time, deputies executed the second warrant at 1213 River Road, Leighton, Iowa. During the execution of these warrants multiple items of evidence were seized. Many of these items are believed to be stolen. One firearm, drug paraphernalia and controlled substances were also seized during the execution of these warrants.

During this investigation the following subjects were arrested: 35 year old Travis Wayne Ehrman of Hedrick was arrested on a Mahaska County warrant for a violation of a no contact order. 45 year old Travis William Batterson of Beacon was arrested on two Mahaska County warrants, one for failure to appear and one for pretrial release violation. Ehrman and Batterson were arrested in the 500 block of Reed Street, Beacon. Also arrested was 20 year old Claudia Ann Blizzard (homeless) on two outstanding arrest warrants out of Wapello County, both warrants for escape from custody. Lastly, 30 year old Steven Joseph Johnson of 1213 River Road, Leighton was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm as a convicted felon as well as drug violations. Blizzard and Johnson were taken into custody at 1213 River Road, Leighton. All four of these subjects will make their initial appearance in the Mahaska County Magistrates Court Friday.

The Sheriff’s Office was assisted with this investigation by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, the Oskaloosa Police Department, and the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office. This investigation is continuing and additional charges are anticipated.

As a reminder, a criminal charge is merely an accusation and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

February 3rd: On This Day

Posted on February 3, 2017 by dev@anthro.is

On this day in 1968, The Lemon Pipers went to #1 on the US singles chart with “Green Tambourine”. The song hit #7 in the UK. The song has been credited as being one of the first bubblegum pop chart-toppers.

Eric Clapton Releases Song for John Wetton

Posted on February 3, 2017 by dev@anthro.is

Eric Clapton has released a track he’s calling “For John W.” The song is a tribute to the recently deceased legend, John Wetton. Wetton was the singer and bassist in King Crimson, as well as the frontman of Asia.

Clapton uploaded the track to his Facebook page. Clapton did something similar when Jack Bruce, his former bandmate in Cream, passed away in October 2014.

Although Clapton has repeatedly noted his desire to quit touring, he has two nights scheduled at both New York’s Madison Square Garden and the Forum in Los Angeles for March.

Listen to Eric Clapton’s “For John W”

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Brown Hired as Associate Head Soccer Coach

Posted on February 3, 2017 by dev@anthro.is

Oskaloosa–William Penn Head Men’s and Women’s Soccer Coach Jaymee Highcock is pleased to announce the hiring of Simon Brown as Associate Head Coach for both programs.

Brown comes to William Penn from Hastings College (Neb.) where for two years he served as a graduate assistant on the women’s team and a volunteer assistant on the men’s squad. In his first year, he was the goalkeeper coach and helped the women’s keeper earn Great Plains Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year laurels. In his second season, he was the forwards coach and guided three players to first-team all-conference recognition, including one being named GPAC Offensive Player of the Year.

While at Hastings, the women’s squad won two GPAC regular season titles (perfect 21-0 league record) and a trip to the NAIA National Tournament. Brown also helped the men to the 2016 NAIA title.

“I am pleased to add Simon to the strong and impressive staff we already have in place,” Highcock said. “Knowing his background, I knew there was only one person for this job. His addition will provide real quality and stability to both programs. Good times are ahead for our soccer programs here at William Penn.”

Brown has also recently coached at the youth level, guiding the U-18 Lincoln Maroon squad to a third-place finish in the Nebraska State Cup and a first-place finish in the Nebraska U-19 league.

Brown’s coaching background also includes time at alma mater Ashford University (volunteer assistant coach) as well as with the Bettendorf Soccer Association (head coach of U-13 girls and U-14 boys teams) and with Pleasant Valley HS (assistant varsity and head JV coach).

A 2013 graduate of Ashford with a degree in Finance and Business Administration, he was a team captain of the 2013 team that reached the NAIA national semifinals. Brown was also a member of the 2012 team that also advanced to nationals. He was named a Capital One Academic All-American.

Prior to being at Ashford, Brown was a captain for North Iowa Area CC and led the team to a conference title. An Honorable-Mention All-American, he collected a Second-Team Academic All-NJCAA accolade as well.

Brown also played for the Quad City Eagles while in college, helping the squad to two division titles.

A native of Dublin, Ireland, Brown owns a USSF Coaching D license and NSCAA Goalkeeping Level 1 and 2 certificates. He is currently working on his Master’s degree from Hastings.

Story provided by Wade Steinlage

Offbeat News For 02-03-17

Posted on February 3, 2017 by dev@anthro.is

OFFBEAT NEWS:

Girl’s Backpack Saves Her From Icy Pond

A nine-year-old girl in Austria owes her life to her backpack. She and some other kids were playing on a frozen pond when the ice broke and she fell in.

Fortunately, a passerby noticed the kids and called police because he thought the ice was too thin. When authorities arrived, they saw the girl was still afloat thanks to her backpack. which had inflated once she hit the water.

Two officers also fell in to the water because of how thin the ice was and all in all team of police officers, firemen, and lifeguards were called to the pond, as well as an emergency helicopter. The little girl and one of the cops that fell in were taken to the hospital with hypothermia.

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New Jersey Man Finds Message In A Bottle From England

Vince Stango was walking his dogs along the beach near his Long Beach Island, New Jersey home when he spotted something in the sand: a message in a bottle.

“It was probably a whiskey bottle, scotch or something, sealed with a screw cap,” he explains. “I brought it home and I was going to break it open, but when it warmed up the note opened so you could read it without breaking the bottle.” The note read “Found the bottle? Read this note? I’m Stuart, if you wish, call or mail me. Speak or mail soon. England Stuart.”

The message is undated, and it’s written on stationery from Cunard cruise line, which does transatlantic crossings from England to New York, so it’s unclear when and where exactly Stuart tossed the bottle.

Stango and his family left messages after calling the two phone numbers on the note. They also sent an email trying to get in contact with Stuart. “I think it’s so exciting,” Vince’s wife Shawna adds. “It’s the kind of thing you only see in movies.” They’re still waiting for a response.

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Couple Arrested After They Sent Takeout To Their Neighbor’s House

English couple Alan Ward and Kirsty Ogle thought it would be funny to order takeout to their neighbor’s house 13 times over a 10-day period. Unfortunately, their neighbor doesn’t have the same sense of humor and now, 23-year-old Ward and 19-year-old Ogle have to cough up $375 each in a “prank gone too far.”

“I have never been so nervous and paranoid,” their victim says. “I was suspicious of everyone I know and I was accusing people wrongly of being behind the deliveries.”

The best part? Even Ward and Ogle’s lawyer admits it was a stupid thing to do. “There is no history of bad blood between these parties. It’s quite simply juvenile behavior gone too far,” Andrew O’Hanlon admits. “They weren’t working and I think it was unemployment making silly work for idle hands.”

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STUPID CRIMINALS:

Bishop gets nabbed for stealing power:

One thing Jesus would not do is steal. Bridgeport, Connecticut bishop William Marshall found that out the hard way when he was nabbed for stealing more than $8,000 in electricity from the United Illuminating Company. He was arrested at his home and now faces a third-degree larceny charge.

Casino in trouble for serving man 27 drinks:

We’ve all had a few to many, but one man at Mount Airy Casino in Pennsylvania had enough for a whole family. The casino is facing $25,000 in fines because three different bartenders served the unidentified man 27 drinks in nine hours. It turns out casinos in that state are not permitted to serve alcohol to visibly intoxicated gamblers so Mount Airy is on the hook for the 18 drinks past the visibly sloppy point. Not surprisingly, the man fell off his stool, which is when casino security attempted to put the man in an ambulance. After he resisted, he was instead taken to Monroe County Prison. All three bartenders were fired.

Sheriff Warns of Scammers in Mahaska County

Posted on February 3, 2017February 3, 2017 by dev@anthro.is

The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office would like to make all residents of Mahaska County aware that citizens have been receiving numerous reports in reference to scams within the Mahaska County area. Lately the Sheriff’s Office has been informed that citizens are receiving calls from subjects who claim to be affiliated with Mid-American Energy and are telling people that their power will be disconnected unless a payment is made. The method of payment that has been suggested is by gift card/pre-paid credit card and giving the numbers from the back of the card over the phone. The scammer has also been giving out a phone number of 1-800-490-2177.

The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office has notified Mid-American Energy about the scam and they advised they were already aware of this scam. Mid-American stated that it has been reported in several other surrounding areas.

The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office would also like to inform the public about another scam that involves a phone call from a person claiming to be an attorney and that they are representing a family member of yours whom has been arrested and currently in jail. The person on the phone will then instruct you on how to send them money or suggest payment by gift card/pre-paid credit card and then asks the citizen to give them the numbers from the back of the card over the phone. The Sheriff’s Office has also received reports that when subjects call you they will state “can you hear me” and they will record your response. They will use that recording for part of their scam. The Sheriff’s Office is recommending that citizens do not answer any calls if you do not recognize the caller and let them leave a message.

The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office would like all Mahaska County residents to be extremely cautious when giving any information over the phone. Upon receiving any calls that you believe could possibly be a scam, the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office suggest calling the Mahaska County E911 Center (641-673-8403) before making any form of payment.

February 2nd: On This Day

Posted on February 2, 2017 by dev@anthro.is

On this day in 1976, Genesis released A Trick Of The Tail, their first album to feature drummer Phil Collins as full-time lead vocalist following the departure of original vocalist Peter Gabriel. After auditioning over 400 vocalists, which saw Collins teaching the potential lead singers the songs, the band decided that Collins should be the new vocalist.

Many thought the band would be a disaster without Gabriel, but critics were impressed by the improved sound quality of the music. The group went out on tour with Collins as frontman and Bill Bruford as an additional drummer, and the resulting performances in the US raised Genesis’ profile there.

Yoko Ono Producing Film About Her And John Lennon’s Relationship

Posted on February 2, 2017 by dev@anthro.is

The Hollywood Reporter has released details regarding a film produced by Yoko Ono about her relationship with John Lennon. The film has yet to be titled but is currently being written by Anthony McCarten, who is also producing.

McCarten isn’t new to the biopic world, as he is credited on the Oscar-nominated screenplay for The Theory of Everything, the film about the life of the incredible physicist Stephen Hawking.

The film should raise a few eyebrows to rock fans, as Lennon and Ono’s relationship has been very scrutinized in rock history, for reasons both creative and personal. The pair met while Lennon was still married to his first wife, and Ono’s influence has long been a point of contention for Beatles fans.

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