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Australian Labor - 'C' word scrubbed right out of its latest carbon tax ads
Seeded on Mon May 14, 2012 10:12 PM EDT (The Age)
The Australian Gillard Labor Government has mounted a $36.1 million TV advertisement campaign to promote its latest hand-outs to poor or middle income Australians - but it doesn't mention that these are actually compensation for their newly-imposed Carbon Tax. i.e. taking with on …
Amsterdam Tries to Change Culture With 'Repair Cafes'
Seeded on Sat May 12, 2012 4:37 PM EDT (The New York Times)
An unemployed man, a retired pharmacist and an upholsterer took their stations, behind tables covered in red gingham. Screwdrivers and sewing machines stood at the ready. Coffee, tea and cookies circulated. Hilij Held, a neighbor, wheeled in a zebra-striped suitcase and extract …
South African police seize $7 million in assets from suspected rhino poachers
Seeded on Wed May 9, 2012 7:16 PM EDT ()
Police in South Africa have confiscated nearly $7 million in assets from three suspected rhino poachers, two of whom are veterinarians. The assets were seized from Dawie Groenewald, owner of a safari business, and veterinary surgeons Karel Toet and Manie Du Plessis. The men we …
'They're my dinner,' says lizard smuggler
Seeded on Wed May 9, 2012 11:48 AM EDT (The Local - Germany's news in English)
A German man who was caught with nearly 50 live reptiles in his luggage at Munich airport told customs officials they were his "personal food supply" - and offered to bite off the head of one to prove it.
Tests confirm sighting of endangered tiger quoll
Seeded on Sun May 6, 2012 7:51 PM EDT ()
A critically-endangered marsupial has been seen in the Otway Ranges for the first time in a decade. Scientists have spent the last decade trying to confirm whether or not they are still alive in the wild in south-western Victoria. Last month, Matthew Morton spotted what he th …
Humphrey Bogart's boat 'African Queen' saved from scrapheap - CNN.com
Seeded on Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:06 PM EDT (CNN)
She's back on the water! Three cheers for Suzanne Holmquist and her engineer husband, Lance, for saving this piece of movie history.
Anxious wait for cuttlefish to breed
Seeded on Mon Apr 30, 2012 5:07 AM EDT ()
The breeding season of the giant cuttlefish in upper Spencer Gulf in South Australia is expected to begin within days. Point Lowly is the only known place in the world where the cuttlefish species breeds in big numbers. But those numbers were well down last season, with only …
Fungus kills frogs by dehydration
Seeded on Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:24 PM EDT (Christian Science Monitor)
A fungus that has torn through frog populations worldwide kills by dehydrating the hapless amphibians, disrupting electrolyte balance and causing cardiac arrest. The fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, which is responsible for chytridiomycosis disease, has caused massive fr …
'Rock snot' found en masse in Delaware River
Seeded on Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:22 AM EDT (NewsWorks)
Rock snot -- scientific name Didymosphenia geminata, also known as Didymo -- has been spotted in small amounts all over the U.S., but large blooms started appearing out West during the past decade. Researchers don't know why, but think it might have to do with genetic mutations …
Thailand's Shrimp Farms Threaten Rare 'Fishing Cats'
Seeded on Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:13 AM EDT (ABC News)
Normally, cats avoid water like the plague, but Thailand’s “fishing cats,” with their partially webbed feet and pointed heads evolved for diving, are built for hunting in the mangrove swamps and streams. But this rare breed’s entire future could depend o …
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