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Have you ever wondered what other forum members look like? Have you ever wondered what 'Mein' looks like? Well, here I am:- I concede that I'm not very good at taking selfies. And, incidentally, 'Mein' comes from my secondary email address, as in, meinmackay@xxxx.com. So, are you up for the cha...
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Another school shooting, these children were basically Infants in school classification, 3rd or 4th class kids and a teacher. What goes through the murderous low lifes mind to kill these innocent little kids. I do know the last thing that went through his mind, it came from a police officers gun. ht...
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What is your After Hours drink?
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Like what do you like to drink, at say happy hours or in the evening? Don't include what you drink normally during the day? - Mine is Spiced Rum, ice and coke. I get one bottle every 2 months. I also buy a bottle of Single Malt Whisky every 6 months, this is for a very rare straight on the rocks. I also get a a...
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Any Doctor Who fans out there?
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This video shows the science behind Doctor Who:
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State Sporting teams battle cry
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Mentally I have gone threw every state to conjur up a battle cry. Frankly they all fall flat compared to the battle cry " QUEENSLANDER"
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Scientists warn of consequences of failure to reduce carbon emissions
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Climate scientists warn of increased climate change events as carbon emissions fail to drop https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-04/carbon-dioxide-emissions-hold-firm/101126312
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I wonder why these went extinct?
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Bizarre 17-million-year-old giraffe-like creature was an intense headbutter, fossils show https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-06-03/ancient-giraffe-like-creature-intense-headbutter-fossils-reveal/101112562
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A good news story after the black summer bushfires
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Apparently the turquoise parrots, that were considered extinct in the 1920's have survived the black summer bushfires: New nesting boxes help Snowy Mountains' turquoise parrots recover from Black Summer bushfires [url]https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-04/turquoise-parrot-black...
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Big sharks demise
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How great whites may have contributed to the extinction of the biggest shark, megalodon https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-06-01/megalodon-extinction-great-white-shark-pliocene-diet-zinc/101112348
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40 per cent of Earth's land surface 'must be conserved to maintain biodiversity
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More than 40 per cent of Earth's land surface 'must be conserved to maintain biodiversity' https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-06-03/biodiversity-nearly-half-earth-land-surface-needs-protection/101110926
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Now the counting of the preferences can begin
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I'm not sure if yesterday (probably) or today was the closure of postal votes to arrive at the Australian Electoral Commission for counting. It doesn't really matter. What does matter is that all the ballot papers can now be counted and the distribution of preferences can begin in those undecided el...
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Tiananmen Square
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If the prospect of getting closer to China seems appealing keep in mind that today is the 33rd anniversary of the day the Chinese government declared martial law and sent troops into the peaceful protest in Tiananmen Square and killed thousands (no one knows) of their citizens and then drove tanks ov...
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Stunning bird photos by Tim Flach
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Apparently I've upset someone by pouring this in the wrong section so here it is repeated:There have been lots of recent posts of birds. This reminded me of a New Scientist video is Tim Flach photography so I thought that I'd post it here. These are NOT my photos: Sorry. Cut and paste doesn't work for v...
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First images of the black hole at the centre of the milky way
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This video showils how scientists created the first image of Sagittarius*, the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way:
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Climate changers - there's still hope
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This is an interesting video showing that a climate deniers can change his or her views:
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Air fryers, yes or no?
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It must be close to two years I have been pondering whether to buy an air fryer and living in a caravan brings issues.... Downsides: they are large, I'll need the generator to power it, cleaning may be an issue. Upsides: it looks like they can do chips and fabulous roast potatoes and, I'm sure, a whole hea...
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Anniversary of the Mabo decision
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This thread is not intended to be about the rights, and/or wrongs, of the 'Mabo' decision that was handed down by Australia' s High Court on 3 June 1992. If ABC News and SBS News are to be believed, Australians (collectively) are today celebrating the decision. For me, today is just another day and t...
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Star Entertainment not suitable to hold a casino licence
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The counsel assisting the enquiry into the Star Casino in Sydney suggests that it's not suitable to hold a casino licence: Star Entertainment Group not suitable to run Sydney casino, inquiry told: [url]https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-31/star-not-suitable-to-hold-licence-casino...
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Australia today
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Climate change is impacting upon more and more Australians with increased frequency and greater severity of fires, floods and cyclones. The government should do something about it! The fact that Australia contributes 1.16% of the world's greenhouse gases that cause climate change and that Chin...
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An Excerpt
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German Energy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck said on Thursday the G7 countries could accelerate a pivot away from fossil fuels by agreeing to phase out coal power generation. "The G-7 . . . can perhaps take on a certain pioneering role to push forward ending the use of coal for electricity and in d...
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