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Canada's Defense Minister Had Words for Scott Walker's Wall Plan., by StarbucksGirl51
Obama has been an exemplary first lady and is extremely popular with the public, having shown good humor and style throughout her tenure; so it’s been very difficult for the right to find anything to criticize.That hasn’t stopped them, of course. There is nothing even remotely controversial about her work with military families, a constituency they feel belongs to them, so anything they might pounce on there is an unlikely target for GOP ire. But this mother of two daughters having the temerity to initiate a program to encourage kids to eat healthy foods and exercise has sent them into fits of hysteria.
Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, wants to set up a high-tech lunar base, complete with human habitats, science and tech labs, a launching and landing port for spacecraft, and even an astronomy observatory. The moon and Roscosmos have a complicated past. During the Apollo-era space race, the former Soviet Union landed robotic rovers on the moon — but a series of rocket failures and explosions halted progress on any human-carrying missions. Eventually, Roscosmos decided its moon program wasn't worth the money and the risk and shut it down.
The moon and Roscosmos have a complicated past. During the Apollo-era space race, the former Soviet Union landed robotic rovers on the moon — but a series of rocket failures and explosions halted progress on any human-carrying missions. Eventually, Roscosmos decided its moon program wasn't worth the money and the risk and shut it down.
A lost, overgrown sheep found in Australian scrubland was shorn for perhaps the first time on Thursday, yielding 40 kilograms (89 pounds) of wool — the equivalent of 30 sweaters — and shedding almost half his body weight. Tammy Ven Dange, chief executive of the Canberra RSPCA, which rescued the merino ram dubbed Chris, said Thursday she hoped to register the 40.45 kilogram (89 pound, 3 ounce) fleece with Guinness World Records. An official of the London-based organization did not immediately respond to a request for comment. [...] "I don't reckon he's been shorn before and I reckon he'd be 5 or 6 years old," [champion sheep shearer Ian] Elkins said.
Tammy Ven Dange, chief executive of the Canberra RSPCA, which rescued the merino ram dubbed Chris, said Thursday she hoped to register the 40.45 kilogram (89 pound, 3 ounce) fleece with Guinness World Records. An official of the London-based organization did not immediately respond to a request for comment. [...]
"I don't reckon he's been shorn before and I reckon he'd be 5 or 6 years old," [champion sheep shearer Ian] Elkins said.
Over the past few months, Republican members of Congress have been attempting to systematically dismantle the Endangered Species Act (ESA) through dozens of legislative proposals. They say the ESA has been abused and is no longer an effective way to protect our vulnerable plants and animals, but some environmental groups say this erosion of the ESA will put species at more risk than we’ve seen in decades. “They’re trying to starve the beast,” said Don Barry, a senior vice president at Defenders of Wildlife, a nonprofit conservation organization. “If you can’t kill the beast outright by getting rid of the law, just turn off the federal funding spigot and watch it starve to death.”
“They’re trying to starve the beast,” said Don Barry, a senior vice president at Defenders of Wildlife, a nonprofit conservation organization. “If you can’t kill the beast outright by getting rid of the law, just turn off the federal funding spigot and watch it starve to death.”