Any living being deserves to live their life comfortably. Disabled animals always hold a place in my heart. Here is Carli Davidson's portraits of disabled pets.
Bristol resident James Byrne accidentally sawed off his thumb last December. After an attempt to reattach his thumb failed, plastic surgeons replaced the thumb with a big toe instead. Byrne stated he need his thumb back for his job as a paver, thus, he is grateful to have it back.
Australia now offers passports with the genders F, M, and X. Australian Senator Louise Pratt, Australia's first parliamentarian with a transgendered partner, who was born female but now a man, stated the change was a huge step forward.
Robert McClelland, the Attorney General, stated the new changes allow transgendered people to find traveling much easier. "Most people take for granted the ability to travel freely and without fear of discrimination," he said. "This measure will extend the same freedoms to sex and gender-diverse Australians."
Birmingham police were baffled when a rash of apartment burglaries that showed no forensic evidence, no surveillance or signs of forced entry. So, Birmingham police setup a sting with a flat monitored with video cameras. After setting up the sting, the monitoring alerted the police several hours later to the intruder. Police caught teenager Bubba Ambala red handed.
Graeme the cat visits railway station twice a day to drop off and pick up his owner
Graeme, the cat, of Melbourne, Australia, meticulously walks along to the station, uses the subway to cross the tracks, drops his owner off, and returns in the evening to pick her up. He carefully waits behind the yellow line and knows exactly which train she will be exiting from. Graeme is popular with many train riders, who generally know him by name.
Physicians in Sweden have used leeches to save a woman's face after her own dog bit off a chunk of it. A total 358 leeches were used in the operation to continually suck blood and to increase healing in her face. The woman will need some reconstructive surgery in the future.
Team Canada builds TRTL Solar Shell Home for the Solar Decathlon
Team Canada has built a sustainable residence with a solar roof, energy efficent systems with sustainable materials. TRTL, which stands for Technological Residence, Traditional Living, was designed closely with the first nations communities of Treaty 7 with respect to their traditions and culture. The modular home is specifically designed for Southern Alberta and hopes to help alleviate housing issues. The design will be submitted by Team Canada for the Solar Decathlon.
Russian-based Arch Group has designed structure for private, safe sleeping for two in only 4 square metres. This unit can be placed in any bus station, train station or airport.
Yep. Trike racing... Seems insane, but kind of cool.
Dogs In Schools to Curb Bullying
Kansas educators have implemented a creative solution to bullying in schools--dogs. Dogs teach children social responsibility and compassion. When teaching school-aged children about internalizing feels about being treated poorly, children can easily related to an animal being treated poorly. I hope this strategy works to curb bullying in schools.