Friday, October 7, 2016

NRC Round 5 Saturday games: 5 thing's we learned Yesterday at 6 ... and other top stories.

  • NRC Round 5 Saturday games: 5 thing's we learned Yesterday at 6 ...

    Queensland Country have broken through for their first win, but a grandstand finish to the Buildcorp NRC has been beautifully set-up for next week. 1. No repeat heartbreak in Toowoomba Just when a second crushing after-the-bell loss loomed for Queensland Country, their scrum held strong. Not only did they not concede a penalty try, but they actually won the penalty themselves, allowing them to put the ball dead and secure their first win of 2016. And it was a well-deserved win, too, so to have ..
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  • Ours To Keep starts path to Magic Millions Classic 2017

    Ours To Keep starts path to Magic Millions Classic 2017
    Ours To Keep starts path to Magic Millions Classic 2017 Chris Munce won the Magic Millions twice as a jockey and is eyeing his first as a trainer after the dynamic victory of Ours To Keep at Doomben. The aptly named Ours To Keep ($6) led throughout to win the Skytrans Plate (1050m) by 4-1/4 lengths from the $2.10 favourite Unlikely Story. Munce was left high and dry after buying Ours To Keep for $28,000 at this year’s Magic Millions sales. “The people I bought him for left me holding him when..
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  • Best islands to travel: Top 14 islands that offer more than just sand and sun

    Best islands to travel: Top 14 islands that offer more than just sand and sun
    Islands are the ultimate symbol of the holiday getaway, but many have far more than just a tropical beach to recommend them Best islands to travel: Top 14 islands that offer more than just sand and sun Marsaxlokk Fishing Village, Malta. Photo: iStockThe remains of an ancient and magnificent greek temple on Cyprus coast . Photo: iStockSymi island, Dodecanes, Greece . Photo: iStockBar and Restaurant over the beautiful blue waters of the Indian ocean in Zanziba..
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  • UFO Hunter Spots Glowing Blue Light in NASA Live Feed

    UFO Hunter Spots Glowing Blue Light in NASA Live Feed
    Oct 02, 2016 04:24 AM EDT A UFO specialist claims to have caught a blue-light on NASA's live feed at the International Space Station minutes before the feed was cut off. The said blue light is reportedly a UFO and that NASA's move of cutting off the feed is a move to hide UFO evidence. Streetcap1 , the known prolific UFO hunter, caught sight of the alleged UFO during NASA's live stream at the International Space Station (ISS) on September 30. In the video, the UFO reportedly flew close to the..
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  • World unites to save pangolin

    World unites to save pangolin
    After months of vociferous lobbying, conservationists succeeded in eliciting the support of 19 countries to totally ban all trade, except for scientific research, of the endangered pangolin – an animal that has earned the unfortunate label of “the most trafficked mammal” in the world.Unlike the high-profile marketing drives undertaken on behalf of elephants, rhinos, tigers, leopards and lions, pangolins remained under the radar of mainstream conservation campaigns.In the extensive agenda of the ..
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  • World's deepest underwater cave discovered in Czech Republic

    World's deepest underwater cave discovered in Czech Republic
    Hranicka Propast: World's deepest underwater cave discovered in Czech Republic Updated October 02, 2016 14:28:33 The world's deepest underwater cave has been discovered by a team of explorers in the Czech Republic, measuring at least 404 metres (1,325 feet) deep.The flooded limestone sinkhole, known as the Hranicka Propast or Hranice Abyss, is located in the Hurka u Hranic nature reserve in the country's east. Some of the world's other deep dives:Pozzo del Merro in Ita..
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  • Ocean warriors unveil new high-speed ship against Japan whalers

    AFP on October 2, 2016, 2:07 pm Ocean warriors unveil new high-speed ship against Japan whalers Amsterdam (AFP) - With its distinctive pirate-like flag flying from the mast, the sleek, high-speed concrete grey Ocean Warrior is the latest weapon in a bitter war between marine conservationists and Japan's whaling fleet."The one thing that we were missing in our fleet was a vessel with speed and endurance," said Alex Cornelissen, chief executive of Sea Shepherd Global."With the Ocean..
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  • Does Elon Musk's Plan Violate The Outer Space Treaty - Planetary Protection For Mars After Human Crashes

    Does Elon Musk's Plan Violate The Outer Space Treaty - Planetary Protection For Mars After Human Crashes
    Elon Musk does care about the science impact of introducing Earth microbes to Mars. Here he answers a question on this topic, in the 2015 AGU conference in San Francisco, 30 minutes into this video:So, it's clear (as I'd expect actually), he does think it is important we don't extinguish any native Mars life. But he thinks there isn't any present day life on the surface. But is that right?As you see, there's an almost bewildering variety of suggestions for habitats on Mars for life. The main sur..
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  • Study: Innately murderous humans becoming less so

    Study: Innately murderous humans becoming less so
    WASHINGTON — Evolution and genetics seem to have baked a certain amount of murder into humans as a species, but civilization has tamed some of the savage beast in us, according to a new study. Scientists calculated the rate at which more than 1,000 mammal species kill their own kind, and noticed how closely related species have similar rates of lethal violence. They essentially found that where a species is on evolutionary tree of life tells a lot about how violent the species is to its own kind..
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  • NASA's Search for Dark Matter Continues with Help of Gamma-Rays

    NASA's Search for Dark Matter Continues with Help of Gamma-Rays
    Oct 02, 2016 04:27 AM EDT Despite still not having physical evidence of dark matter, researchers at NASA continue to look for the elusive substance. Theorized to make up about 80 percent of all matter in the universe, dark matter is also an essential component in the formation and rotation of the galaxies. So how close is NASA to finding the mysterious dark matter? In the ongoing search for dark matter, something that does not give off or absorb light, scientists believe Gamma-rays will be ab..
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