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A true love story

2008-09-02T14:35:00.013-03:00

A true love story

At a zoo in California, a tigress gave birth to her cubs, but due to the complications of pregnancy in captivity, the cubs were born prematurely and died shortly after.

After recovering from the birth, the tigress’s health began to decrease, although she was physically very well. The vets thought that the loss of her cubs had caused her to fall in depression. They decided that if they substituted the cubs for some other tiger’s cubs, maybe she would get better. After checking with many zoos all over the country, they found out there were no cubs the same or similar age for the mourning mother.

The vets then decided to try something that had never before been attempted at a zoo: sometimes a mammal mother ‘adopted’ cubs of another species. The only orphans they could find quickly were some piglets; since they had no more time they chose the pigs for the experiment. The vets then proceeded to wrap the pigs in ‘tiger skin’ and placed them around the tigress.

Look what happened after the pigs were put close to the tigress.

Funny quotations from real trials

2008-06-19T22:43:00.014-03:00

The following quotations are taken from official court records across the U.S., showing how funny and embarrassing it is that recorders operate at all times in courts of law, so that even the slightest inadvertence is preserved for posterity.

(You'll just laugh at how stupid lawyers can be)

Lawyer: Was that the same nose you broke as a child?

Witness: I only have one, you know.

Lawyer: Now, Mrs. Johnson, how was your first marriage terminated?

Witness: By death.

Lawyer: And by whose death was it terminated?

Accused, Defending His Own Case: 'Did you get a good look at my face when I took your purse?'

The defendant was found guilty and sentenced to ten years in jail.

Lawyer: What is your date of birth?

Witness: July 15th.

Lawyer: What year?

Witness: Every year.

Lawyer: Can you tell us what was stolen from your house?

Witness: There was a rifle that belonged to my father that was stolen from the hall closet.

Lawyer: Can you identify the rifle?

Witness: Yes. There was something written on the side of it.

Lawyer: And what did the writing say?

Witness: 'Winchester'!

Lawyer: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?

Witness: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.

Lawyer: Can you describe what the person who attacked you looked like?

Witness: No. He was wearing a mask.

Lawyer: What was he wearing under the mask?

Witness: Er... his face.

Lawyer: This myasthenia gravis -- does it affect your memory at all?

Witness: Yes.

Lawyer: And in what ways does it affect your memory?

Witness: I forget.

Lawyer: You forget. Can you give us an example of something that you've forgotten?

Lawyer: How old is your son, the one living with you?

Witness: Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't remember which.

Lawyer: How long has he lived with you?

Witness: Forty-five years.

Lawyer: What was the first thing your husband said to you when he woke that morning?

Witness: He said, 'Where am I, Cathy?'

Lawyer: And why did that upset you?

Witness: My name is Susan.

Lawyer: Sir, what is your IQ?

Witness: Well, I can see pretty well, I think.

Lawyer: Did you blow your horn or anything?

Witness: After the accident?

Lawyer: Before the accident.

Witness: Sure, I played for ten years. I even went to school for it.

Lawyer: Trooper, when you stopped the defendant, were your red and blue lights flashing?

Witness: Yes.

Lawyer: Did the defendant say anything when she got out of her car?

Witness: Yes, sir.

Lawyer: What did she say?

Witness: 'What disco am I at?'

Lawyer: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?

Witness: No.

Lawyer: Did you check for blood pressure?

Witness: No.

Lawyer: Did you check for breathing?

Witness: No.

Lawyer: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?

Witness: No.

Lawyer: How can you be so sure, Doctor?

Witness: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.

Lawyer: But could the patient have still been alive nevertheless?

Witness: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere.

Lawyer: How far apart were the vehicles at the time of the collision?

Lawyer: And you check your radar unit frequently?

Officer: Yes, I do.

Lawyer: And was your radar unit functioning correctly at the time you had the plaintiff on radar?

Officer: Yes, it was malfunctioning correctly.

Lawyer: What happened then?

Witness: He told me, he says, 'I have to kill you because you can identify me.'

Lawyer: Did he kill you?

Witness: No.

Lawyer: Now sir, I'm sure you are an intelligent and honest man...

Witness: Thank you. If I weren't under oath, I'd return the compliment.

Lawyer: You were there until the time you left, is that true?

Lawyer: So you were gone until you returned?

Lawyer: The youngest son, the 20 year old, how old is he?

Lawyer: Were you alone or by yourself?

Lawyer: How long have you been a French Canadian?

Witness: He was about medium height and had a beard.

Lawyer: Was this a male or a female?

Lawyer: Mr. Slatery, you went on a rather elaborate honeymoon, didn't you?

Witness: I went to Europe, sir.

Lawyer: And you took your new wife?

Lawyer: I show you Exhibit 3 and ask you if you recognize that picture.

Witness: That's me.

Lawyer: Were you present when that picture was taken?

Lawyer: Were you present in court this morning when you were sworn in?

Lawyer: Do you know how far pregnant you are now?

Witness: I'll be three months on November 8.

Lawyer: Apparently, then, the date of conception was August 8?

Witness: Yes.

Lawyer: What were you doing at that time?

Lawyer: How many times have you committed suicide?

Witness: Four times.

Lawyer: Do you have any children or anything of that kind?

Lawyer: She had three children, right?

Witness: Yes.

Lawyer: How many were boys?

Witness: None.

Lawyer: Were there girls?

Lawyer: You don't know what it was, and you didn't know what it looked like, but can you describe it?

Lawyer: You say that the stairs went down to the basement?

Witness: Yes.

Lawyer: And these stairs, did they go up also?

Lawyer: Have you lived in this town all your life?

Witness: Not yet.

Lawyer: (realizing he was on the verge of asking a stupid question) Your Honor, I'd like to strike the next question.

Lawyer: Do you recall approximately the time that you examined the body of Mr. Eddington at the Rose Chapel?

Witness: It was in the evening. The autopsy started about 8:30pm.

Lawyer: And Mr. Eddington was dead at the time, is that correct?

Lawyer: What is your brother-in-law's name?

Witness: Borofkin.

Lawyer: What's his first name?

Witness: I can't remember.

Lawyer: He's been your brother-in-law for years, and you can't remember his first name?

Witness: No. I tell you, I'm too excited. (rising and pointing to his brother-in-law) Nathan, for heaven's sake, tell them your first name!

Lawyer: Did you ever stay all night with this man in New York?

Witness: I refuse to answer that question.

Lawyer: Did you ever stay all night with this man in Chicago?

Witness: I refuse to answer that question.

Lawyer: Did you ever stay all night with this man in Miami?

Witness: No.

Lawyer: Doctor, did you say he was shot in the woods?

Witness: No, I said he was shot in the lumbar region.

Lawyer: What is your marital status?

Witness: Fair.

Lawyer: Are you married?

Witness: No, I'm divorced.

Lawyer: And what did your husband do before you divorced him?

Witness: A lot of things I didn't know about.

Lawyer: And who is this person you are speaking of?

Witness: My ex-widow said it.

Lawyer: How did you happen to go to Dr. Cherney?

Witness: Well, a gal down the road had had several of her children by Dr. Cherney and said he was really good.

Lawyer: Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?

Witness: All my autopsies have been performed on dead people.

Lawyer: Were you acquainted with the deceased?

Witness: Yes sir.

Lawyer: Before or after he died?

Lawyer: Mrs. Jones, is your appearance this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?

Witness: No. This is how I dress when I go to work.

The Court: Now, as we begin, I must ask you to banish all present information and prejudice from your minds, if you have any.

Lawyer: Did he pick the dog up by the ears?

Witness: No.

Lawyer: What was he doing with the dog's ears?

Witness: Picking them up in the air.

Lawyer: Where was the dog at this time?

Witness: Attached to the ears.

Lawyer: When he went, had you gone and had she, if she wanted to and were able, for the time being excluding all the restraints on her not to go, gone also, would he have brought you, meaning you and she, with him to the station?

Other Lawyer: Objection. That question should be taken out and shot.

Lawyer: And lastly, Gary, all your responses must be oral. OK? What school do you go to?

Witness: Oral.

Lawyer: How old are you?

Witness: Oral.

Lawyer: What is your relationship with the plaintiff?

Witness: She is my daughter.

Lawyer: Was she your daughter on February 13, 1979?

Lawyer: Now, you have investigated other murders, have you not, where there was a victim?

Lawyer: Now, doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, in most cases he just passes quietly away and doesn't know anything about it until the next morning?

Lawyer: And what did he do then?

Witness: He came home, and next morning he was dead.

Lawyer: So when he woke up the next morning he was dead?

Lawyer: Did you tell your lawyer that your husband had offered you indignities?

Witness: He didn't offer me nothing. He just said I could have the furniture.

Lawyer: So, after the anesthesia, when you came out of it, what did you observe with respect to your scalp?

Witness: I didn't see my scalp the whole time I was in the hospital.

Lawyer: It was covered?

Witness: Yes, bandaged.

Lawyer: Then, later on...what did you see?

Witness: I had a skin graft. My whole buttocks and leg were removed and put on top of my head.

Lawyer: Could you see him from where you were standing?

Witness: I could see his head.

Lawyer: And where was his head?

Witness: Just above his shoulders.

Lawyer: Do you drink when you're on duty?

Witness: I don't drink when I'm on duty, unless I come on duty drunk.

Lawyer: Any suggestions as to what prevented this from being a murder trial instead of an attempted murder trial?

Witness: The victim lived.

Lawyer: The truth of the matter is that you were not an unbiased, objective witness, isn't it? You too were shot in the fracas.

Witness: No, sir. I was shot midway between the fracas and the naval.

Lawyer: Officer, what led you to believe the defendant was under the influence?

Witness: Because he was argumentary, and he couldn't pronunciate his words.

Human-looking sculptures

2008-06-11T14:48:00.009-03:00

By famous artist Ron Mueck, born in 1958 in Australia and currently working in Great Britain (2008).

Mueck moved on from Australia to establish his own company in London, making photo-realistic props and animatronics for the advertising industry. Although highly detailed, these props were usually designed to be photographed from one specific angle hiding the mess of construction seen from the other side. Mueck increasingly wanted to produce realistic sculptures which looked perfect from all angles.

In 1996 Mueck transitioned to fine art, collaborating with his mother-in-law, Paula Rego, to produce small figures as part of a tableau she was showing at the Hayward Gallery. Rego introduced him to Charles Saatchi who was immediately impressed and started to collect and commission work. This led to the piece which made Mueck's name, Dead Dad, being included in the Sensation show at the Royal Academy the following year. Dead Dad is a rather haunting silicone and mixed media sculpture of the corpse of Mueck's father reduced to about two thirds of its natural scale. It is the only work of Mueck's that uses his own hair for the finished product.

Mueck's sculptures faithfully reproduce the minute detail of the human body, but play with scale to produce disconcertingly jarring visual images. His five-meter high sculpture Boy (1999) was a feature in the Millennium Dome and later exhibited in the Venice Biennale.

In 2002 his sculpture "Pregnant Woman" (the last picture of the list below shows its face) was purchased by the National Gallery of Australia for US$ 770,000.

Below, some photos of his sculptures:

How to download the images: If you feel just like me, that the images are too small to be fully appreciated you can download them to you computer. Most of them are available in a much larger size; just click on the image you want (not right-click) and in the resulting page right-click the image and then select "Save Image As..."

Realistic face

"Greater than life"

"Boy" (1999)

Dimensions of Boy

"A Girl" (2006)

Detailed hair of one of the sculptures...

Ron Mueck's Pinocchio

This one looks very real (Seated Lady, 1996)

Comparing a woman to the sculpture

Details of the hands...

Very human-looking face

Octavio Ocampo's Metamorphosis

2008-05-27T22:38:00.018-03:00

Octavio Ocampo's Metamorphosis

Octavio Ocampo was born on February 28th, 1943 in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico. He grew up in a family of designers, and studied art from early childhood. At art school, Ocampo constructed papier mache(what's this?) figures for floats, altars, and ornaments that were used during carnival parades and other festivals. In high school, Ocampo painted murals for the High School and the City Hall of Celaya. Ruth Riviera, daughter of artist Diego Rivera and María Luisa Mendoza encouraged him to attend the School of Painting and Sculpture of the National Fine Art Institute.

Octavio Ocampo is now one of the most prolific Mexican artists.

Ocampo is known for several works in his sometimes wryly sardonic, sometimes evocative paintings in which detailed images are intrincately woven together to create larger images -the optical illusions fading back and stepping forward as you study the pieces, notice the details, and finally recognize the large scale intention. This is what Octavio Ocampo terms his 'metamorphic' style.

The Visions Fine Art Gallery in Sedona, Arizona represents Octavio Ocampo in the United States.

Several collections in Mexico contain his work, and individual works have been made for President Jimmy Carter (commissioned by President López Portillo and was presented as a gift from the United Mexican States), Jane Fonda, Cher (for the front and back covers of one of her albums) and César Chavez.

Octavio Ocampo currently lives and works in Tepoztlán, in the mountainous region southwest of Mexico City which he considers to be 'one of the most magical places on Earth'.

Below there is some of his artwork:

Sunlight Kiss

Mouth Flower

Forever

Mona Lisa's Chair

Running With The Herd

Nativity

Metamorphosis For Love

Birds Family

Sea Kiss

Portrait of J. E. C., Jr. (39th President)

Guess Who

Encounter (Christopher Columbus)

The Old Man And The River

Lilies Field's Lady

Quixote's Friendship

The General's Family

Visions of Quixote

Lilies' Ecstasy

Buddha's

Find full bio and more info about Octavio Ocampo on Wikipedia.

Was it "luck"?

2008-05-25T19:44:00.015-03:00

YIKES!!!

Look at the picture above and you can see where this guy broke through the guardrail, right side where the people are standing on the road (pointing). The pick-up was traveling from right to left when it crashed through the guardrail. It flipped end-over-end, across the culvert outlet, and landed right side up on the left side of the culvert, facing the opposite direction from which he was traveling.

Now look at the 2nd picture below...

Now, I don't know if you do, but I don't believe in THIS kind of coincidences. This is no luck. God has clearly taken care of this man. How would you explain such a miracle?