A DOG stepped on a shotgun left lying on the ground and badly wounded two hunters. The men, in their 50s, were in a party of at least eight who were out shooting geese on farmland in Scotland.

Paramedics confirmed that one was treated for a serious lower leg wound and a hand injury. The second man also had damage to his lower leg.

They were treated at the scene then in hospital. They remained conscious throughout their ordeal, the Daily Mirror newspaper reported.

The remaining members of the party – in camouflage gear and driving 4WD vehicles – refused to give details about what happened.

Police said the shooting was an accident and that one man had been charged for a contravention of the Firearms Act. They did not reveal if he was one of the injured pair.

“If the shot is heavy enough to go through a goose, you can be sure it will do damage whatever it hits - especially at close range,” a local hunter told the newspaper.

James Marshall, who owns Dalreoch farm in Perthshire, where the shooting happened, said: “The men were local as far as I could gather.”

Source: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/world/dog-steps-on-shotgun-left-lying-on-ground-and-wounds-two-hunters-in-perthshire-scotland/story-e6frev00-1225805463776

Be happy, because video calls are now legally available on the iPhone. Be sad, because it’s one way only, so you won’t be able to flash your naughty bits.Fring—a free chat client for the iPhone that supports most standards—has been updated to support video conferencing on the iPhone, using Wi-Fi. It works on Fring to Fring, and Skype to Fring. Unfortunately, it’s not bi-directional. You would be able to see whoever is calling you from a desktop, but you won’t be able to transmit your image, even if you have the 3G videoconferencing kit. The reason is a physical one, according to the developer: The iPhone doesn’t have a front camera, so you can’t do face to face.

Which begs the question once again: When in the name of all that is good and chromed is Apple going to update the iPhone with a front camera and iChat AV? Given their push for videoconferencing on the desktop, the power in the current iPhone, and the efficiency of their iChat AV video codecs, it can’t be far away. I hope.

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5416214/video-calls-now-available-on-the-iphone