As it happens, Australians have apparently discovered something that I've seen for years: kangaroos don't really mind snow.
Stephen Grenfell captured their joy as the troop leaped across open fields, undeterred by the cold, wet ground just north of Goulburn, in New South Wales.
This is apparently news in Australia.
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OSLO (Reuters) - The man suspected of shooting at people inside a Norwegian mosque on Saturday, and of killing his stepsister, appeared in court on Monday with black eyes and wounds on his face and neck.
The idiot's 21, but get this:
Witnesses said Manshaus entered the al-Noor Islamic Centre with several guns, but was overpowered by a 65-year-old member of the mosque, who managed to wrestle away his weapons in the fight that followed.
How pathetic is that?
Barnaby Badass, age 21, loses a fight to a 65 year-old guy, who probably made him go sit in a corner for an extended time-out.
He's an embarrassment to punks world-wide.
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The failed missile test that ended in an explosion killing five scientists last week on Russia’s White Sea involved a small nuclear reactor, according to a top official at the institute where they worked. The Defense Ministry initially reported two were killed in the accident, which it said involved testing of a liquid-fueled missile engine. The ministry didn't mention the nuclear element.
The incident comes after a series of massive explosions earlier last week at a Siberian military depot killed one and injured 13, as well as forcing the evacuation of 16,500 people from their homes. Russia's navy has suffered numerous high-profile accidents over the years.
It was obvious four days ago that a nuke was involved; first Russia claimed it was due to a malfunctioning jet engine, which was a transparent attempt at disinformation that nobody with 2% of a functioning brain bought into. So they've finally confessed that yes, there was a nuke involved. It's easy to see why Alaskans are concerned about Russia's moves to anchor a nuke plant in the Bering Sea, just across from Anchorage, Alaska.
I tend not to believe anything that any government peddles; if they say that the sky is blue, I'm going to step outside and verify.
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Here’s one way to discourage people from indulging in a damaging habit: tax the hell out of it. Cigarettes and alcohol are already taxed. In some cities, soda is too. Is it time to embrace a meat tax?
Some politicians in Germany think so. The value-added tax (VAT) for meat is currently 7 percent, just like for most other foods in the country. But on August 7, lawmakers from across the political spectrum proposed raising the tax on meat to 19 percent. They say that’ll decrease the nation’s consumption of meat, a win for animal welfare and for the environment.
It appears that they don't tend to learn from experience - authoritarianism has never been a winner for them, but there they go again. They'll have to pry my bratwurst from my cold, dead hands.
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And then starts leaking, grabbing buckets to collect the fuel is a really bad idea.
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (CNN)At least 61 people were killed and 70 injured when a fuel tanker exploded on a busy road in Tanzania, government spokesperson Hassan Abbas said. Stephene said the crash attracted a large crowd. When someone noticed the truck's cargo was leaking, many rushed to get buckets and containers to collect the fuel.
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Brasília (AFP) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro suggested Friday that people "poop every other day" as a way to save the environment, after he came under fire for a surge in deforestation of the Amazon since he came to power. "It's enough to eat a little less. You talk about environmental pollution. It's enough to poop every other day. That will be better for the whole world," said Bolsonaro, who earlier this month sacked the head of a government agency that had reported a major increase in Amazon deforestation.
You know, the guy looks as though it's been a while since he hit the porcelain throne, so perhaps he's trying to lead by example.
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The Blockbuster video rental store in Bend is no longer the last one in the United States.
It’s the last one in the world.
The computer system must be rebooted using floppy disks that only the general manager — a solid member of Gen X — knows how to use. The dot-matrix printer broke, so employees write out membership cards by hand. And the store’s business transactions are backed up on a reel-to-reel tape that can’t be replaced because Radio Shack went out of business.
Yet none of that has kept this humble franchise in an Oregon strip mall from thriving as the advent of on-demand movie streaming laid waste all around it. Blockbuster was a cultural phenomenon when it opened in the mid-1980s, as people flocked to its stores to rent movies. The company had more than 9,000 stores at its peak. But its popularity started to dwindle as online streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu became more convenient ways to watch movies.
They used to be the last one in America, but the remaining Australian stores shut down in March of this year, so now the Bend location is the only one on the planet. Perhaps needless to say, this quirky fact has generated a Yuge shot in the arm for the local tourism industry.
Blockbuster sort of lives on, however - the corporation is part of Dish Network now. But Bend has the only remaining brick-and-mortar store remaining. They pay Dish for the right to continue to use the BB logo and related properties.
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The world’s rich and famous have flocked to a posh Italian resort to talk about saving Mother Earth — but they sure are punishing her in the process. The three-day event will focus on fighting climate change — though it’s unknown how much time the attendees will spend discussing their own effect on the environment, such as the scores of private jets they arrived in and the mega yachts many have been staying on.
Many of the guests, including Obama and DiCaprio — who has his own climate change foundation — have described global warming as the biggest threat to future generations. But according to Italian press reports, the attendees were expected to show up in 114 private jets, and 40 had arrived by Sunday.
Even worse, they're going to talk; thus releasing even more "deadly" CO2 into the atmosphere on top of the 784,000 kilograms of the stuff they released with their private jets. Not that they're hypocrites or anything....
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Climate change activists brought traffic to a standstill in the City of London today after mistakenly targeting a building which contains the offices of a leading renewable energy company.
One of the companies still based at 41 Moorgate is Statkraft, a Norwegian hydropower company which describes itself as “Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy”.
An employee at the company, who asked not to be named, said protesters had chained themselves to doors at the front of the building.
It might be a good idea for them to check their facts before staging a "protest", next time.
There were some 200 people involved in the fiasco; just the latest example of herd mentality in action.
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Citing an investigative report from PJ Media’s David Steinberg, Carlson commented on the rumor Omar married her brother before revealing an equally stunning claim that she’s not who she claims to be.
Steinberg cites multiple sources within the Minneapolis Somali community to say that one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress took on the Omar name to enter the United States. The Omars allowed Ilhan, her genetic sister Sahra, and her genetic father Nur Said to use false names to apply for asylum as members of the Omar family. lhan Abdullahi Omar’s name, before applying for asylum, was Ilhan Nur Said Elmi.
Lying's just part of her lifestyle.
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