Oscar The Bionic Cat

Pioneering surgery gives a poor cat TWO false back legs

Nine months ago he was fighting for his life after an horrific accident cost him both his back paws. Now Oscar is a bionic cat after pioneering surgery to give him prosthetic back paws.
The two year-old moggie is understood to be the first in the world to have the operation to attach new feet. Oscar was operated on by groundbreaking veterinary surgeon Noel Fitzpatrick.

Oscar, the cat with a pair of prosthetic paws, courtesy of neuro-orthopaedic surgeon Noel Fitzpatrick

Healing with prosthetics, titanium and other metals – he sounds like the stuff of science fiction.
But actually he is the modern answer to All Creatures Great and Small and now he – and Oscar – are set to be the stars of new BBC show The Bionic Vet.
The series follows Fitzpatrick, 40, as he tries to save animals using cutting edge technology, while Oscar is the star of the first episode.

An image of a pre-operation scan of Oscar's leg

Viewers will hear how beautiful black cat had his black paws sliced off by a combine harvester after he had gone out to play in fields near his home.
Losing blood and barely conscious he was close to death when he was found and owner Michael Nolan was warned to expect the worst.
The bank manager from Jersey said: ‘He was out in the corn fields. He was found by a neighbour. He had no back feet left it was horrific. There was blood everywhere. Bits of his skin were hanging off.’
Both his back paws were severed, and while cats can survive with good quality of life with three legs, they cannot with two.
Fitzpatrick devised a way of attaching prosthetic ‘paws’ to Oscar’s ankle in both back paws.
‘We will have to put new feet on him or put him to sleep. The procedure has never been done before.’ said the vet.
The audience will see how over a three hour operation he drilled holes into the cat’s legs and inserted metal rods into his ankle bones.
These cutting edge implants – known as an ITAP and developed by University College London – attaches to the bone at the point of amputation.
It sticks out of the skin enabling a prosthetic paws to be attached.
These have been specially made with a degree of wobble to enable Oscar to walk, climb and run.
The groundbreaking new paws are similar to the style of Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius’s ‘blade runner’ style prosthesis.
But Oscar will now have to be a house cat because the false limbs are not suitable for outdoor life.

Noel Fitzpatrick, neuro-orthopaedic surgeon, and kennel assistant Jane Kilner, with Oscar the cat

Note: Masih ramai manusia di luar sana yang memerlukan perhatian, kasih sayang dan bantuan untuk meneruskan kehidupan. Bantulah kita sesama manusia.

The Swimming Orangutan

Suryia, a seven-year-old urangutan, has taken a shine to diving into a pool with bikini-clad trainer Moksha Bybee at at Myrtle Beach Safari in South Carolina


Smiles all round: Moksha and Suryia smile for the underwater camera, and Suryia even manages a wave

Woohoo! With his hair streaming back as Moksha swims through the water, Suryia certainly looks like he's having a whale of a time in the safari park pool

Swimming buddies: Moksha says Suryia only took three weeks to learn how to swim, and can now paddle up to 20ft unaided - having come up with a unique 'Borneo Crawl'

Moksha said: 'Suryia's learning curve has been incredible. His favourite thing is to dive into the water on my back. 'When I surface he pulls at me almost to say, "Again, again".'
And he's not just a dab hand at diving - Suryia is able to swim up to 20 feet unaided using his rudimentary 'Borneo crawl'.
Staff at the park believe that the plucky seven-year-old is the world's first aquatic orangutan.

Note: I'm sorry because the girl is in bikini... or swimsuit.

Coincidental 7 ... GRAPES – LUNGS

GRAPES – LUNGS

OUR lungs are made up of branches of ever-smaller airways that finish up with tiny bunches of tissue called alveoli.
These structures, which resemble bunches of grapes, allow oxygen to pass from the lungs to the blood stream.
One reason that very premature babies struggle to survive is that these alveoli do not begin to form until week 23 or 24 of pregnancy .
A diet high in fresh fruit, such as grapes, has been shown to reduce the risk of lung cancer and emphysema .
Grape seeds also contain a chemical called proanthocyanidin, which appears to reduce the severity of asthma triggered by allergy.

Training of Young Rembos in Russia

In Sengileevskoye village not far from Stavropol city, former servicemen settled a military camp for boys. Now in the camp are thirty boys aged 10-18 who learn foundations of martial art and how to handle a weapon.
A pupil of the camp has burnt in the sun and is spreading sour cream over his face.

Note : Kesian aku tengok budak-budak tu

Perompakan Yang Terbesar di Abad ke 20

Note: Please tell this to everyone who don't know about this fact, Most of us don't even know the actual situation.

Nike Shoe Aquarium

Nike Air Max 360 running shoe was transformed into a goldfish aquarium by Wieden+Kennedy advertising agency from Tokyo.
Designers hope that the people who see this small aquarium will stop to think about the artificial/natural environments that surround us and the connection between humans and other living creatures.

Note: This is suitable with their slogan ... NIKE AIR - THE SHOE THAT KEEPS LIFE GOING

Berjimat Cermat

Note: Ini adalah mesej dari mili untuk semua bloggers. Marilah kita berjimat cermat sebaik mungkin kerana banyak manfaat .... antaranya ialah duit kita dapat digunakan ke tempat yang sepatutnya, tidak berlaku pembaziran tenaga, .... jangka hayat seperti nyawa manusia dan dunia pun insyaallah dapat dipanjangkan. Renung-renungkanlah.

Water Bridge

EVER SEEN A WATER BRIDGE?
Water Bridge in Germany... What a feat!
Six years, 500 million euros, 918 meters long.......now this is engineering!
This is a channel-bridge over the River Elbe and joins the former East and
West Germany, as part of the unification project. It is located in the city
of Magdeburg, near Berlin. The photo was taken on the day of inauguration.

Water Bridge Germany

Taking six years to build and costing around half a billion euros, the massive undertaking will connect Berlin's inland harbor with the ports along the Rhine river. At the center of the project is Europe's longest water bridge measuring in just shy of a kilometer at 918 meters. The huge tub to transport ships over the Elbe took 24,000 metric tons of steel and 68,000 cubic meters of concrete to build.
The water bridge will enable river barges to avoid a lengthy and sometimes unreliable passage along the Elbe. Shipping can often come to a halt on the stretch if the river's water mark falls to unacceptably low levels.
Note: I present this ... For those who appreciate engineering projects.

Coincidental 6 ... BEANSPROUTS – SPERM

Beansprouts - Sperm

The stir-fry favourite bears an uncanny resemblance to the images we see of ‘swimming’ sperm trying to fertilise an egg. And research from the US suggests they could play an important part in boosting male fertility.
A study at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio showed that to make healthy sperm in large quantities, the body needs a good supply of vitamin C, a powerful antioxidant that protects cells against damage by harmful molecules called free radicals.
Just half a cup of bean sprouts provides 16 per cent of the recommended daily allowance of vitamin C for a man. It’s not just dad but baby too who could benefit.
Bean sprouts are packed with folate, a vitamin that prevents neural tube defects , where the baby is born with a damaged brain or spine.
Note: So, what are we waiting for.. let's eat it.

Terima kasih AL (Abu Luqman)

COPY AWARD INI MACAM DAPAT GRAMMY AWARD

Apa perasaan anda...How u feel
saya tersangat gembira pertama kali dapat award dari rakan blogger.
2. BERITAHU SAPA DAN LINK PEMBERI AWARD INI:-

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3 Namakan lima nama yang selalu kawan panggil
5 ye 1. mili 2.mil 3.Yunir 4.hensem (hehe) 5.abang

4. Apa yang anda buat semalam:-

What i did last summer, eh .. smalam saya tidur awal jam 9 lebih, lotih sangat ler.. pkul 12 terbangun n baru solat Isyak.. hehe

5. Kenapa ya Abu Luqman suka sangat dengan Kapal Ye ?
Sebab rumah dia dekat pantai iaitu Telok Molek... tak gitu AL, hari-hari tengok kapai.

6. Lima perkara yang membolehkan kita gembira...

1. Maafkan orang yang buat salah kat kita.

2. Banyakkan sedekah.

3. Bantu orang dengan ikhlas.

4. Banyakkan solat, terutama solat malam.

5.Berenang hehe .. ni hobi i la.. lepas berenang.. hati pon tenang.. tak percaya .. cubalah.

7. APA PERASAAN ANDA MENJADI BLOGGER.

Happy sebab boleh luahkan perasaan via tulisan n gambar.

8. LAMAN MAYA MANA LEBIH MUDAH DIKENALI FACEBOOK ATAU BLOG. ?

Tentulah blog... idup blog

9. Apa sumbangan anda terhadap orang Islam yang di tindas..

Kita mesti banyakkan berdoa. kerana doa adalah senjata orang Islam. Apabila kita menadah tangan untuk berdoa, maka Allah pasti akan menunaikan permintaan hamba-hambaNya. (Aku sebagaimana sangkaan hambaKu pada-Ku) Al Hadis. Oleh itu sahabat blogger sekelian, apabila kita berdoa, yakinkan dalam hati bahawa Allah swt pasti akan tunaikan.. maka tunailah ia.. itulah rahsianya..Wallahu'alam

Looking At The Oldest Tiger

Note: Ragani Ferrante gives a bottle of milk to Burma - who is 24 years old and awaitng confirmation as the world's oldest tiger - at The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Gempar !..Demam Piala Dunia

Cape Penguins kick a minature soccer ball at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, Japan

A group of chimpanzees play with a football in the colours of the German national flag at the Serengeti-Park in the northern German city of Hodenhagen


Seemples the meerkat gets in some practice for the World Cup at Exmoor Zoo in Devon

Note: Demam Piala Dunia bukan saja melanda manusia... tetapi haiwan pun teruja menyambutnya ... what a funny

Panda Dogs and Tiger Dogs

Yang dikendong tu sebijik macam anak panda. Padahal anak-anak anjing tu


Sekali tengok macam Panda

Badan gemuk, sama macam Panda




Yang ni lebih mirip, boleh dapat no 1 kategori menyerupai Panda

Anjing pun macam harimau

Sekali tengok pasti kita terkejut ingatkan rimau melepak d laman rumah..

Note: Ini bukan kacukan yea. Ini adalah trend masyarakat di negeri China masakini, yang mengkaler pet mereka macam Panda dan Harimau. Dah takde keje kot gamaknye.. hehe

The Swimming Elephant

Gliding gracefully beneath the crystal-clear waters this Asian bull elephant cuts a mystical figure. Weighing 3.5 tons and standing at just under four metres, meet Rajan one of the last surviving elephants who helped with logging on the Andaman and Nicobar Island chain near the end of the Bay of Bengal.
Photographed by Cesare Naldi, these amazing images show the unique bond between 60-year-old Rajan and 58-year-old mahout (elephant driver), Nasru.

Weighing 3.5 tons and standing at just under four metres, 60-year-old Rajan dives with his 58-year-old mahout (elephant driver), Nasru Renowned for his ability to swim, Rajan and Nasru have become something of a fixture at their home on Havelock Island, which is in the Indian Ocean.


In one spectacular image Nasru is seen balancing on the animals tusks as the elephant took a breather on his morning swim.
This particular image and resulting series was enough to win Cesare first prize in National Geographic's International Photography contest in December of last year.
Renowned for his ability to swim, Rajan and Nasru have become something of a fixture at their home on Havelock Island, which is in the Indian Ocean.
"I took the pictures during the early morning around 8am as Rajan crossed the short distance between beaches on Havelock Island," said U.S.-based Cesare.

Nasru balances on the animals tusks as the elephant took a breather on his morning swim

"I was really surprised by the speed of his legs and how he could actually swim,' said the photographer who took the images"
Note: Not only you ... i think the whole world surprised too.

Sleeping Bags

Sleeping Bag Dress "You wear it as a dress in the day and inflate it to make yourself a sleeping bag when night has come".

This tinfoil-like sleeping bag is more of an executive spa, it's from 02 Planet, which claims to relax you, increase your energy, and slow the signs of aging. This sleeping bag provides a steam sauna, water jets for massage and even some oxygen misting.

Hotness Sleeping BagYou never have to get out of this sleeping bag as you can walk in it with built-in padded slippers. "Zippers on both sides allow you to connect as many sleeping bags together as your party requires."
Note: Cool and creative isn't it.

Animals In News

A member of staff at the Weymouth Sealife centre bottle feeds a Cuvier dwarf caiman crocodile with a cricket in a baby's bottle

An elephant nicknamed Troublesome is snapped taking a drink from the pool at Etali Safari Lodge, South Africa. Susan Potgieter, owner of the lodge, said: "When I first saw the photograph of her drinking I couldn't believe it. It was something of a relief because we had been trying to work out why the pool had been draining so quickly for weeks but couldn't find a leak anywhere"