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Manapouri gardener sniffs out mystery fungus 11 Jan, 2021 07:00 PM 2 minutes to read Otago Daily Times By: Laura Smith A devilish diffusion of festering flesh hit the nostrils of a Manapouri man mowing his lawn at the weekend. The culprit; a blood red, fly-attracting native fungus known as devil s fingers (Clathrus archeri). However, when Aaron Nicholson stumbled across the fungus he did not know what it was and took to social media to identify it. He had seen the specimen several years before in the same spot at the Manapouri Motels & Holiday Park, but had assumed it was a flower dropped by a guest. ....
Environmentally aware pupils and staff at a Cumbrian school are delighted to hear that they will appear in an episode of Countryfile. All Saints’ Primary School at Cockermouth notified the BBC One programme about their tree planting, environmental initiatives, and the children’s interest to learn more about Prince Charles and Countryfile’s campaign to plant trees and were contacted by the programme. Headteacher Nicola Smallwood said: “We recycle, reduce our use of plastic and look after our environment. The school had a week long project about caring for and improving our school environment which culminated in planting an ornamental cherry tree. The school grounds already have many trees, a lovely willow tunnel and we are looking forward to the cherry tree blossoming next year. ....
good afternoon. i m allen martin. any minute now we expect to learn the fate of former bart officer johannes mehserle. mark sayre shows us what s happening right now. mark. reporter: well, allen, the sentencing hearing for johannes mehserle has been under way all morning in a los angeles courtroom. that hearing got off to a noisy start with a protest outside of the courthouse. one protestor in fact was arrested a short time ago. cameras are not allowed inside the courtroom, but superior court judge robert perry has been reading excerpts from the more than 1,000 letters and postcards that he has received from members of the community. mehserle has been behind bars since the jury reached its verdict on july 8. also, today his defense team is asking the judge for a new trial. among other claims, mehserle s attorneys say they have uncovered new cases of officers confusing their guns with their tasers. the former bart officer faces between two and four years in prison for ....
Most critically wounded are kept alive long enough to be brought home so their families can say good-bye. sometimes the best cure just being together. on this flight, three young soldiers from the 101st airborne division hit in the same attack just a few days earlier. specialist aaron nicholson and his buddies were on patrol in the eastern afghanistan when their vehicle hit a 300-pound roadside bomb. everything got red and we went upside down. reporter: after a near-death experience like that, specialist knuckle says he could not imagine going home without his friends. we have been together the whole trip, ma am. reporter: that is good. that is awesome. reporter: yeah. you keep an eye on each other. yes, ma am. i know my two guys back there, and i can t see, but i know they are getting the same care i am getting, and it is a very good feeling. i can t see them, but i know they are getting taken care of. reporter: soldier first class ....
amendment right to u.s. citizenship to anyone born in the united states is, quote, an incentive to break the law. i m wolf blitzer. we ll have much more reaction coming in and more details on the breaking news out of california where only a few moments ago the same sex marriage ban has been overturned. stand by. we re getting details of precisely what has happened. but first, the moment we ve been waiting for. more than 100 days into the worst environmental disaster in u.s. history shall the ruptured well in the gulf of mexico is now dead. dead. there is new information suggesting the majority of the leaked oil is gone and while the white house isn t celebrating yet, president obama is certainly praising these latest developments. it was very welcome news when we learned overnight that efforts to stop the well through what s called a static kill appear to be working. and that a report out today by our scientists show that the vast majority of the spilled oil has been ....