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The ABC News service in Australia reports that a baby humpback whale abandoned by its mother off Sydney’s northern beaches earlier this week, has been put down.
The calf, nicknamed Colin, was found in the Pittwater Basin and has been unable to feed since being separated from its mother.
The calf has tried unsuccessfully to suckle moored yachts for several days.
I have been in communication with Tiblisi and residents are preparing to leave the Georgian capital as Russian troops break the ceasefire and move to within 40 KM of the capital.
In the past few minutes I have been in direct communication with a business associate living in Tbilisi and he says many people, including himself are packing their most treasured possessions and are preparing to leave the capital.
Live reports from an Australian journalist indicate that Russian armoured personnel carriers are on the highway leading into the capital.
The Australian male gay world is all aflutter with the discovery by Australian Customs officials that a popular gay bum lube oil imported from Thailand contains steroids.
The product, marketed as “gay lube oil”, actually contained a variety of active ingredients including testosterone and deca durabolin.
Eoffice supplies has gone into receivership and Paypal is forking out A$1 million to cover the losses by customers using Pay Pal.
The business used Ebay shop extensively and was Australia’s biggest Ebay merchant.
People around the world with unusual names are reeling at news that courts can now legally change your name - even without your permission.
This is the finding of a court in New Zealand that decided that the pretty name “Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii” was a social disability that caused the eight year-old child distress and therefore had to be changed.
Judge Murfitt said that names were a very real part of a person’s existence.
Moving trees is not uncommon, either as large trees for new gardens or even to make way for roadworks, but a tree 750 years old?
While the Poms have the famous oaks of Sherwood Forest that have a maximum life span of around 700 years, the crazy guys in Western Australia have taken it upon themselves to move a tree that is already 750 years old - and they reckon that it has another 300 years left in it, so the shift is worthwhile.
The ancient boab tree was moved to make room for widening of a road. [Read more →]
I always thought the Spanish were a bit hairy, but it seems not hairy enough as gorillas and monkeys now have the same rights in Spain as humans.
So watch out for who is driving the car next to you on your next driving holiday to Spain, carries your bag at the hotel (Manuel) and even vote in the next election.
I guess it is only a matter of time before we see great ape politicians - though some would argue there have been several in the past. [Read more →]
Does this mean the TLD has to be restricted to three letters. Could a gay group, for instance have .poofter or politicians have .liar. Car companies could I guess have .bmw although some manufacturers could have .crap for their products.
It is interesting that some in China have expressed concern over this policewoman’s actions. Would they have said the same thing if the orphans were 35 year old males? See, not ‘pigs’ are bad.
A Chinese policewoman who breastfed babies orphaned during last month’s earthquake has been given a better job, prompting online protests that promotions should be awarded on merit, not merely for good deeds.
Still on your honeymoon but fed up with you new wife already? Is your new marriage not all it is cracked up to be?
Then Gabe Watson has a way to get rid of an unwanted wife.
Step one
Convince your sweetheart that a honeymoon in a tropical place would be great, lets say…Australia!
Step two
You cannot be in a tropical paradise and no go diving, so make the most of your experience as a diver and convince her what fun diving is.