Saturday, August 28, 2010

MIRACLE? Mother's cuddle brings dead baby 'back to life'

An Australian woman has told how she apparently brought her premature baby son back to life with two hours of cuddles after doctors had declared him dead. Jamie Ogg showed no signs of life when he was delivered along with a twin sister at just 27 weeks gestation and weighing 2lb at a hospital in Sydney.

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Doctors said they had lost him and he was given to his mother, Kate, who unwrapped his blankets and placed him on her chest so she and her husband, David, could say their goodbyes.

Following two hours of cuddling and being spoken to by his parents, Jamie began to gasp. Doctors initially claimed it was a "reflex" but the baby began gasping more often and then opened his eyes.

The family have spoken of their experience for the first time since Jamie was born five months ago. They told of the importance of "skin-to-skin" bonding between mother and baby in a technique also known as the "kangaroo touch" in Australia because of the way the animals held their newborns close to the skin in their pouch.

Mrs Ogg said: "I thought, 'Oh my God, what's going on?' A short time later he opened his eyes. It was a miracle. I told my mum, who was there, that he was still alive. Then he held out his hand and grabbed my finger. He opened his eyes and moved his head from side to side."

The survival of Jamie, whose twin was named Emily, has baffled doctors. Mr Ogg said: "Luckily, I've got a very strong, very smart wife. She instinctively did what she did. If she hadn't have done that, then Jamie probably wouldn't be here."

Customs officers in Thailand find tiger cub hidden in bag of cuddly toys

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A Thai woman has been detained by airport authorities in Bangkok after they found a drugged tiger cub stashed alongside a stuffed toy in her luggage.


The 31-year-old, who was booked to fly to Iran, had checked in with an overweight suitcase, so it was sent away to be X-rayed by officials.

According to wildlife trade monitoring group Traffic, a live animal was detected and, when the bag was opened, a sedated baby tiger was discovered.

The cub, estimated to be about three months old, was sent on to a wildlife conservation centre in Bangkok.

Chaiyaporn Chareesaeng, head of the centre's wildlife health unit, said the animal has been under close supervision.

"He appeared exhausted, dehydrated and couldn't walk, so we had to give him oxygen, water and lactation," he said.

"We have monitored him closely. As of today, he looks better and can walk a little now."

The woman, identified as Piyawan Palasarn, was charged with wildlife smuggling. If found guilty, she faces up to four years in prison and a 40,000 baht (�824) fine.

She has denied the suitcase was hers, telling authorities another passenger had asked her to carry it for them.

The cub could have fetched about 100,000 baht (�2,060) on the black market in Iran, where it is popular to have exotic pets.

But Nirath Nipanant, chief of the airport's wildlife checkpoint, said the baby tiger may not have even made the journey.

"I was a bit shocked because an animal isn't supposed to be treated like this," he said.

"Had the animal passed the oversize baggage check and gone through four to five hours of travel, its chances of survival would have been slim."

A DNA test was expected to provide details about the baby tiger's origin, wildlife officials added.

Zurich Switzerland planning drive-in sex-boxes

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Police chiefs in Switzerland are planning to build a series of drive-in sex-boxes to enable prostitutes to conduct their business without disturbing the neighborhood.

The idea - imported from German cities like Essen and Cologne - is being proposed by Zurich police chief Daniel Leupi as a way to let prostitutes work in a more discrete way.

The idea comes after thousands of complaints by householders whose homes overlook the thriving red light district in Zurich.

'They get up to all sorts in broad daylight - and we're sick to death of looking at it,' said one.

Police spokesman Reto Casanova (his actual name) said: 'We can't get rid of prostitution, so have to learn how to control it.'

Man kept as slave for six months

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An Australian man was held captive for six months, forced to work as a slave and repeatedly bashed at the hands of the couple he lodged with, a court heard yesterday.

The 26-year-old, who was in a serious condition in Sydney's Westmead Hospital last night, is dehydrated and emaciated, suffering spinal fractures, a punctured lung, several broken ribs and a fractured jaw.

His weight was just 88 pounds, according to police.

Police yesterday charged Mervyn John Ferry, 41, and Paula Diane Morrison, 46, with a total of 27 offences, alleging the pair not only repeatedly assaulted their young boarder but also denied him medical treatment after bashing him with a baseball bat on Monday, August 9.

Police claimed that, instead of allowing him to see a doctor, Ferry and Morrison locked the man in a children's cubby house in the loungeroom of the home until the next day.

The young lodger reportedly moved in with the couple in February this year in a suburban Housing NSW home on the outskirts of Bathurst, NSW.

Police allege that his mobile phone was confiscated, he was detained against his will and was repeatedly assaulted.

He was also allegedly forced to perform all the cleaning duties, while being starved.

Police said the man had lost almost half his body weight in the six months he was detained at the house.

The young man was taken to Bathurst Police Station on August 10 suffering black eyes, a split lip and severe bruising.

He was then rushed to Bathurst Base Hospital, from where he was taken by helicopter to Westmead Hospital.

It was there an extensive number of new and old serious injuries and fractures that had been inflicted over a long period of time, in one case with an iron bar, were identified.

Neighbours were last night in shock, saying Ferry and Morrison had lived in the property for several years.

"It's very, very sad to see things like that happen here," one neighbour, who did not wish to be named, said.

Ferry and Morrison faced Bathurst Local Court yesterday afternoon in a 1 1/2 hour session during which they applied for bail.

That application was denied. No pleas were entered and they were remanded in custody to reappear on October 11.

Detectives attached to Strike Force Bukari arrested them about 9.15am yesterday.

Ferry was charged with 14 offences including five counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, two counts of detain in company with intent to get advantage occasioning actual bodily harm and four counts of common assault.

Morrison was charged with 13 offences including four counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, two counts of detaining in company with intent to get advantage occasioning actual bodily harm as well as six counts of common assault.

VIDEO: Dancing Skeleton Man

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JOKE: A petty thief, a teacher and a lawyer die in a plane crash

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A petty thief, a teacher and a lawyer die in a plane crash and go up to Heaven's gates together.

When they get there they are stopped by St. Peter, who says: "Sorry, it's crowded up here, you need to answer a question correctly, or else you can't get in."

He looks at the teacher, and asks her: "What was the name of the famous ocean-liner that sank after hitting an iceberg?"

"Oh, that's easy," the teacher replies, "the Titanic"
So St. Peter lets her into Heaven.

Next he turns to the petty thief.
"How many people died on that ship?" St. Peter asks.
"Oooh, that's tough, but I saw the movie, and I think it was 1,500."

St. Peter steps away and the thief walks into Heaven.

Finally, St. Peter turns to the lawyer and says: "Name them."

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