Pyton capture a giant hoax.
A man who caught a 4.2 meter python in a Florida drain pipe was charged with perpe trating a hoax after wildlife officer discovered he owned the snake and put it in the pipe in order to stage the capture.
Justin Mat thews, a professional animal trapper, later admitted staging the hoax to call attention to a growing problem of irresponsible pet ownership, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said.
2009年12月16日水曜日
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E.U. announces bluefin tuna limit.
The E.U. Commission announced Nov.16 its decision to cut catches of the threatened Atlantic bluefin tuna next year.
The E.U.executive said the decision by countries including the E.U. U.S. and Japan to limit 2010 catch quotas to 13,500 tons aims to prevent overfishing of the much sought after tuna.
Scientists have said the current haul is 7,000 tons over what they would advise.
The body sets annual fishing limits in an effort to save the fish stock from extinction.
The E.U. Commission announced Nov.16 its decision to cut catches of the threatened Atlantic bluefin tuna next year.
The E.U.executive said the decision by countries including the E.U. U.S. and Japan to limit 2010 catch quotas to 13,500 tons aims to prevent overfishing of the much sought after tuna.
Scientists have said the current haul is 7,000 tons over what they would advise.
The body sets annual fishing limits in an effort to save the fish stock from extinction.
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Family Mart Co. to buy am/pm Japan.
Family Mart Co. said Nov. 13 it well acquire smaller rival am/pm Japan Co. on Dec.24 and turn it into a subsidiary in a bid to boost its competitiveness with other rivals amid slow consumption.
The trans action is said to be worth ￥12 billion.
With and am/pm Japan, ranked seventh in the industry, will have a combined tatal of about 8,700 stores in Japan.
Family Mart Co. said Nov. 13 it well acquire smaller rival am/pm Japan Co. on Dec.24 and turn it into a subsidiary in a bid to boost its competitiveness with other rivals amid slow consumption.
The trans action is said to be worth ￥12 billion.
With and am/pm Japan, ranked seventh in the industry, will have a combined tatal of about 8,700 stores in Japan.
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Survery : Lay judges enjoyed role.
The Supremr Court said Nov. 17 the lay judge system seems to be running smoothly, citing the results of a poll of 528 people surveyed, 97.5percent felt it was a good experience.
The survey convered 79 people who actually served as lay judges, as well as 30 chosen as standbys and 419 others who had been candidates but not selected.
The Supremr Court said Nov. 17 the lay judge system seems to be running smoothly, citing the results of a poll of 528 people surveyed, 97.5percent felt it was a good experience.
The survey convered 79 people who actually served as lay judges, as well as 30 chosen as standbys and 419 others who had been candidates but not selected.
2009年12月15日火曜日
International news4
Secret Service admits party crashed.
The Salahis, a couple who crashed a presidential dinner, met U.S.
President Barack Obama in the party's receiving line, the White House said, and a deeply concerned and embarrassed Secret service acknowledged its officers failed to check whether the couple were on the guest list.The Salahis were not on the guest list and should have been prohibited from entering the Nov. 24 dinner on the White House South Lawn for the prime minister of India, said Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan.
The Salahis, a couple who crashed a presidential dinner, met U.S.
President Barack Obama in the party's receiving line, the White House said, and a deeply concerned and embarrassed Secret service acknowledged its officers failed to check whether the couple were on the guest list.The Salahis were not on the guest list and should have been prohibited from entering the Nov. 24 dinner on the White House South Lawn for the prime minister of India, said Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan.
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Thai Hitlar billboard covered up.
A billboard using a saluting Adolf Hitler to advertise a Thai wax museum has been covered up after complaints from the Israeli and German ambassadors, the museum's manager said.
We didn't mean to cause any offense, said Somporn Naksuetrong, manager of the Louis Tussand's Waxworks in the seaside resort town of language said, Hiter is not dead, had been up for several weeks on the main road from the capital Bangkok to Pattaya and had been meant to promote the museum's planned opining next month.
A billboard using a saluting Adolf Hitler to advertise a Thai wax museum has been covered up after complaints from the Israeli and German ambassadors, the museum's manager said.
We didn't mean to cause any offense, said Somporn Naksuetrong, manager of the Louis Tussand's Waxworks in the seaside resort town of language said, Hiter is not dead, had been up for several weeks on the main road from the capital Bangkok to Pattaya and had been meant to promote the museum's planned opining next month.
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Anne Frank to be shown on YouTube.
The Anne Frank House museum in Amsterdam has begun airing the only known video of the teenage diarist on a channel dedicated to her on YouTube.
The channel also features cilps of others, including her late father, Otto, and Nelson Mandela, talking about Anne, museum spokeswoman Annemarie Bekker said.
The channel shows footage taken during a neighbor's wedding July 22, 1941.
It briefly shows Anne before she and her family were forced into hiding to avoid the Nazis during their World War Ⅱoccupation of the Netherlands.
The Anne Frank House museum in Amsterdam has begun airing the only known video of the teenage diarist on a channel dedicated to her on YouTube.
The channel also features cilps of others, including her late father, Otto, and Nelson Mandela, talking about Anne, museum spokeswoman Annemarie Bekker said.
The channel shows footage taken during a neighbor's wedding July 22, 1941.
It briefly shows Anne before she and her family were forced into hiding to avoid the Nazis during their World War Ⅱoccupation of the Netherlands.
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