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Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Mother shocked to find baby girl is a boy
A Brittish couple have spoken of their shock after being told that their baby girl is actually a baby boy.
Five weeks after giving birth to a girl, mum Claire Robson was astonished when doctors told her 'she' was a 'he' after all.
Ms Robson, 21, and partner, Andrew O'Shaughnessy, 27, from Brandon, near Durham, were thrilled when their first baby was born at Sunderland Royal Hospital.
Born 11 weeks prematurely by caesarian section, the baby was immediately transferred to an incubator, reports the Northern Echo.
Ms Robson was told she had had a little girl who the couple named Olivia and started stocking up on pink baby cloths.
It was during a visit to the Wearside hospital that the couple were called in by a consultant and told that Olivia was, in fact, a boy.
Ms Robson said: "I just burst into tears. It's taken a bit of getting used to. From that point onwards everyone kept calling the baby a he.
"Because he was born so early he wasn't fully developed - that's why no one could tell. As he got a few weeks older it became apparent."
The couple have quickly adjusted to having a son rather than a daughter and now Olivia has a new name, Dylan.
"I love Dylan just as much. He's the same baby," said Ms Robson, who is now wondering what to do with a room filled with 'baby girl' cards sent by wellwishers.
Thief keeps laptop, returns contents
A thief who stole the laptop of a university professor later returned the contents on a USB memory stick.
The professor, who teaches at Umea University in Sweden, was devastated when ten years of work stored on his laptop was stolen.
But a week after the theft, the entire contents of his laptop were posted to him on a USB stick, reports the Daily Telegraph.
"I am very happy. This story makes me feel hope for humanity," the unnamed professor told local V�sterbottens-Kuriren newspaper.
The professor left his bag, containing the laptop, hidden behind a door in his apartment stairwell while he went into the building's laundry room.
When he emerged a short time later, the bag had gone. It was returned shortly after, without the laptop.
"The backpack was there again. With all the papers, calendar and credit cards. It was just the computer that was missing," he said.
However, a week after the theft, the professor received a USB stick containing all the documents - which would have taken several hours to download.
"It is my life. I have documented everything in it that has happened in the last 10 years and beyond," he said.
"Often when people lose their computers and cameras, it is understandably not the gadget itself that is the most important. The content is often irreplaceable."
Giant tigerfish with razor-sharp teeth caught by British angler
Jeremy Wade holding the 100lbs, 5ft long goliath tigerfish
Jeremy Wade reeled in the pre-historic looking monster on a fishing expedition to the River Congo.
The goliath tigerfish is one of the most fearsome freshwater fish in the world and are said to be much bigger and deadlier versions of the piranha
It has 32 teeth that are of similar size to those of a great white shark and has been known to attack humans and even crocodiles before.
It has only ever been caught by a handful of fishermen due to the danger it poses and the fact its habitat is notoriously hard to reach.
Mr Wade, from Bath, Somerset, took extra care when reeling in this specimen which weighed more than 100lbs and was 5ft long.
Luckily he is an experienced angler and caught the fish for the TV show River Monsters, which is due to be screened on ITV next month.
The show looks into mythical reports from around the world of humans being attacked by unknown monsters from the deep before Mr Wade sets out to find and catch the suspect.
"This fish is no tench," said Mr Wade.
"It is, for all intents and purposes, a giant piranha. It is quite a beast.
"The teeth on it are incredibly sharp and are about the same length as a great white shark.
"It also has an extremely powerful bite and has been known to consume prey the same size as itself, attack people and take pieces out of crocodiles.
"It is thought that these fish attack in a reflex response to a sudden movement or splash.
"It is very rare to catch one, especially by an outsider because they are found in such a remote and difficult location to get to. There are no guides or lodges on that part of the Congo River."
Mr Wade used a sizable catfish as bait for the tigerfish - Hydrocynus goliath in Latin - and a 200lbs rod and line.
Wheelchair getaway from jewelry store heist goes awry, two "gems" in custody
Two people are in police custody following an unbelievable attempted jewelry store heist near El Paso, Texas. Security camera footage shows 44-year-old Noemi Duchene and 45-year-old Luis Del Castillo arrive outside of Estate & New Jewelry late Tuesday morning with Del Castillo pushing Duchene in her wheelchair.
Duchene then gets out of her chair, covers her head and upper body with a large black trash bag and enters the jewelry store while Del Castillo waits with the chair. Once inside Duchene pulls a kitchen knife and demands "everything".
Store owner Linda Bradely decided not to comply and drew a stun gun in response. "We're chasing each other around like Keystone cops," Bradely recalls. "I knew I could outrun her because she was obviously not very quick."
A store customer eventually tackled Duchene and held her until police arrived. Del Castillo was still waiting outside with the wheelchair and was also arrested. Investigators say the pair live in an apartment across the street from the jewelry store.
Kitten survives five-hour rescue mission after being flushed down toilet
Little Alannah Merleto learned a valuable lesson that some things just shouldn't be flushed down a toilet - like a kitten. It wasn't the first time the mischievous Australian three-year-old had put unusual objects down the loo, but never before had it required eight firemen and a five-hour rescue mission to save the day.
And save the day - and the kitten - they did, reuniting Alannah with a soaking wet and slightly worse for wear kitten. "Kitty cat is back," she said, squeezing the kitten with love as she thanked the fireman.
Mum Ammie Croft called in the cavalry to her Baulkham Hills home after not being able to find the fourth kitten in a newly-born litter. "I asked Alannah if she knew where he was and she said 'down the toilet'," Ms Crofts said. "I didn't believe it could be true. I thought, 'she can't have put the kitten down the toilet'." A whimper from the pipes confirmed her fears.
Complete with rescue equipment used in the 1989 Newcastle earthquake disaster, the NSW Fire Brigade arrived and began their quest. They pulled apart the toilet, and weaved a camera down the pipe. "He was just sitting in the pipe, crying a bit," Inspector Tim Fox said. A prodding device covered with rags was used to push the kitten 10m to a pipe access point where an officer plucked it to safety.
Dog adopts tiny kitten and won't let it out of her sight
A "meow" outside the door of an Atlanta home has turned into a labor of love for a dog.
Camille and Mari Ryan Heschmeyer say their dog, Ellie, has taken "ownership" of a little kitten they found abandoned outside their home last week.
Although she has never had puppies, Ellie has become very much a mother to this baby feline.
"It's been a very interesting situation." says Mari Ryan Heschmeyer, one of Ellie's owners. "We didn't expect more than a little curiosity and scooping up. [She said] thank you very much, it's mine now."
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