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[Motion-of-the-Ocean]

Someone should make furniture that looks like an exercise machine so people wouldn't have to get dressed, drive all the way to the gym and pay a monthly membership just so they can have the privilege of sitting on the leg press station for 10 minutes to use their cellphone.

 

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Southern Africa faces new locust plague

As the rainy season approaches in southern Africa, fears are rising of a locust infestation. This year, a similar plague swept through East Africa, with swarms decimating grasslands and trees.

Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia and most recently Angola have already been affected. The livelihoods of farmers and cattle herders, who are already dealing with food shortages caused by a crippling drought, are at stake.

Read more: East Africa: Why are locusts so destructive?

According to Mathew Abang, southern Africa's Crop Production Officer for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the effects in rural areas is already substantial. In Zambia alone, locusts have already infested some 300,000 hectares (741,000 hectares). Meanwhile, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) reports 45 million people could be facing food shortages.

Experience of the locust plague in East Africa has shown that both regional cooperation and finances are lacking, making it even more difficult to stop the insatiable swarms.

Kenya was badly hi

Adult locusts can eat can eat three times their own body-weight per day and travel hundreds of kilometers

Southern Africa faces new locust plague | DW | 29.10.2020

of course thee arec some insects we can do without

 

[rbkwp]

NZ,CLEVER SHITS RE CANNABISB HUH
BACKWARDS CITIZENS
oh well,no worries
cant
win em all
pleased reEUTHANASIA tho,more important ha
no worries,not the end f the world
CV DOING THAT FOR US


EW ZEALAND POLITICS
2:42 pm today
Referendum preliminary results: Yes to euthanasia reform, no to cannabis

Referendum preliminary results: Yes to euthanasia reform, no to cannabis

 

[rbkwp]

cant help feeling a sense of elation
over 100 years ago NZ lead the world by giving women the vote
now,we can partially claim our individual right to decisions/choice back
think
people have the right to choose there life,death,destiny,non govt controlled

THANK YOU THIS NZ GOVT,for letting that happen
in my lifetime

Live referendum results: 'Yes' to euthanasia, 'no' to cannabis

 

[rbkwp]

The Lone Wolf That Was Loved to Death

The question of who killed Takaya, British Columbia’s famous solitary wolf, goes far beyond who pulled the trigger.

 

[rbkwp]

QLD election day,dont expect any change actually,as no opposition of note/worth,is my reconciling

Viper will likely remain,unfortunately
borders,hence Citizens,Tourism continue to suffer,shamefuil

all at a whim
'keeping people safe'be buggered

FEEL,i have a littlle say,as Qlds been nmy 2nd home since x hippie/x Kiwi premier Bjelke Pietersns days ha

as if VICTORIAs had an easy ride
your a lost cause Australia,feel for you every day

GET ON WITH LIFE .. FFS!!!

 

[rbkwp]

STILL
a seeming slow day
can there be such things duh
2-58 pm NZT FFS ha duh


VIPER

NICE, APPROPRIATE

 

[rbkwp]

GO,MEATLOAF

sort us,all out
yes

now,for dins
yes2

 

[rbkwp]

209-00 UNEMPLOYED BC THE BORDERS ARE/HAVE BEEN KEPT CLOSED
by the crnt b....tch/VIPER HUH

ps FUN
when pissed
smile
@Mr. LPSG,wont mind,hopefully ha

BY THE B..... CH HUH

 

[rbkwp]

no change,QUEENSLAND AUSTRAL S AME GOVT RETURNED
public decided,live with it,no difference to us ha
only difference,big difference,is how they operate as humans ,a BIG DIFFERENCE
THWNK your god


Qld election live results: Annastacia Palaszczuk and Labor declared victorious over Deb Frecklington and the Liberal-National Party
The vote count in Queensland continues but a Labor Party powerbroker had made an astonishing prediction on who'll end the night victorious.

That seems to be the consensus among many pundits, with conservative broad

Qld election result 2020: Live updates/results, election called for Annastacia Palaszczuk, Deb Frecklington

LIVE

QUEENSLAND ELECTION
Palaszczuk returned as Queensland Premier
Labor in a position to form minority government with the Greens but on track to govern in its own right.

3 MINUTES AGO By JAMIE WALKER, SARAH ELKS, MICHAEL MCKENNA, CHARLIE PEEL

• | 10.43PMKatter comfortably retains Traeger
• | 10.30PMSeveral seats still too close to call
• | 9.40PMPalaszczukreturned as Premier
• | 9.36PMSombre mood at LNP function
• | 9.29PMLabor a ‘good chance’ to win majority: Swan

NEWSPOLL

Labor set for third term, but it’s tight
By JAMIE WALKER

NoCookies | The Australian

 

[seventiesdemon]

This is the size Hail we had in a storm this arvo. ....Had holes in the tiles everywhere...the little ball you see is a tennis ball. So, If the sharks, spiders or snakes don't get you...the hailrocks will. Neighbour with hail in hand......Science fiction stuff. Never have seen it this large.

Like friggin meteorites crashing through the tiles and ceiling.

.

 

[rbkwp]

This is the size Hail we had in a storm this arvo. ....Had holes in the tiles everywhere...the little ball you see is a tennis ball. So, If the sharks, spiders or snakes don't get you...the hailrocks will. Neighbour with hail in hand......Science fiction stuff. Never have seen it this large.

Like friggin meteorites crashing through the tiles and ceiling.

View attachment 24278821 View attachment 24278791 .

sure is incredible at times 70sd
seen images of cars being damaged by hail,from over there
needless to say we happen to never experience such

lower pic,with poor eyesight
depicts 'fresh field mushrooms,' tho

i LOVE MUSHROOMS
hope that helps

Science fiction stuff. Never have seen it this large.

Like friggin meteorites crashing through the tiles and ceiling.

 

[rbkwp]

How to safely celebrate Halloween during COVID-19

The pandemic doesn’t have to cancel Halloween.


i am sure you all need to know
GOOD LUCK!!!

 

[rbkwp]

may as well,give up bitching re QLD voting labours viper in
considering our female Maam viper/labour as well, got in also,without my help

admit
both have differing attitudes/ideals,temperament even
super happy with ours,only

well
'ye reap what ye sow'
as they say huh'

 

[rbkwp]

one,could never had imagijed huh,so quickly,as well,geeee

as well,sigh

 

[rbkwp]

20 Animals You Didn't Know Are Going Extinct

of course theres no sane reason forus to be infecting animals with our gvirus huh

 

[JackIn617]

like
the cane toad saga,or rabbitt virius'humankind may,regret our decisions

ewly imported dung beetle species set to improve farmers' bottom line
Australian livestock produce about 80 million tonnes of dung a year, and a new species of dung beetle from Morocco is set to help farmers recycle and make the most of the nutrient-rich poo pats.

Weather insurance spikes with La Niña and long-awaited winter harvest
Weather insurers have seen a spike in interest since La Niña was declared active by BOM, with grain growers looking to protect their best winter harvest in years.

Hail rips through Burnett and Bureau of Meteorology forecasts more supercells on the way
Farmers west of Bundaberg say Thursday's hail storm was one like they have never seen before.

'We think we've got a strong case': Australian beekeepers fight to use the term manuka
The trademark despite over the term manuka continues, with Australian beekeepers launching an appeal against New Zealand.

Weather insurance spikes with La Niña and long-awaited winter harvest


Weather insurers have seen a spike in interest since La Niña was declared active by BOM, with grain growers looking to protect their best winter harvest in years.



Australia urged to create new Pacific visa due to climate change displacement
Authors of a new policy paper urge Australia to create a visa for 3,000 Pacific Islanders at risk of rising sea levels.

Keeping bee hives safe during a storm or cyclone
As the storm season approaches, this seasoned beekeeper is offering tips for new enthusiasts on how to keeping their hives safe as a "big blow" weather system approaches.

Big changes for two young Tasmanian farmers after COVID-19 hit
In their early 20s, Callum Jacobson and Samara Piluris-Sheehy were deep in business, running a small free-range chicken farm. Then COVID-19 hit.

love
anything/anywhere RURAL,cant beat it
3/4s pissed,seems better haha

 

[rbkwp]

love rural WW
feed the world,workers galore unite


Tonnes of Australian lobsters stuck in Chinese airports amid trade tensions
The threat of Australian lobsters dying at Chinese airports has spooked local producers and escalated trade tensions between Beijing and Canberra.

Queensland farmers count cost of hailstorms as insurance claims pour in
Thousands of insurance claims have already been made after monstrous hailstorms tore through the state's south-east on the weekend, taking a heavy toll on many crops.

One of Australia's largest cattle companies, with nearly 300,000 head, sells for at least $500 million
CPC, its hundreds of thousands of cattle, 3.2 million hectares of leases, and a feedlot business in Indonesia, has been bought-out by a British investor for at least $500 million.

Tasmanian feral cat expert warns hanging dead animals on fences may 'polarise' issue
Dead cats have been strung up on fences around Tasmania for years, locals say, but there are concerns it could complicate the case for better feral cat management.

Victorian coal-fired power review conclusion prompts calls for emissions limits in Latrobe Valley
Environmentalists are hoping the review of Victoria's coal plants' operating conditions leads to pollution limits, but the industry says it could force them to close too soon.


Garlic trials in red, loamy outback soil find fast-growing success
Australia's largest garlic producer has teamed up with a remote Northern Territory Indigenous community to grow garlic, with great success already in the tasting.

Apple growers invent new drink to save fruit rejected from supermarkets
A Queensland apple-growing family believes it has made a world-first fruit drink that bottles all of the apple, minus the pips and core.

South Australia's Green Triangle trials forest fire detection system as Government surveillance is reduced
SA's largest forestry region adds a 25-metre-high, 360-degree camera and fire-detection software to its firefighting arsenal after the reduction of surveillance from Government fire-spotting towers.