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10 June 2000
Northern Territory News headlines
'Come on baby light my fire'
Three-day old Nina McConaghy will probably be the youngest person to participate in the torch relay after her father Hughen carried her on his run. But following true officialdom practice, an escort security runner gave Hughen hell telling him bluntly he was not allowed to carry Nina on his 500m. Now Hughen was 1995 Territorian of the Year - I wonder who the escort security runner was?
'Fruit, vegie prices set to rocket'
With all the UFO stories around, one could be excused for thinking that our fruit and veges are so expensive because they come from outer space. When you get tomatoes at $8.99kg the thought does cross your mind. However, retailers are blaming the price rise on the cold snap down south. Meanwhile Darwin continues to shiver with three Olympic athletes who came here to escape the winter chills ending up with colds, two having to visit a doctor.
'Darwin alert after killer mozzie find'
Traces of the deadly mosquito-borne disease Australian encephalitis have been found in chickens in Leanyer swamp in Darwin. There is no cure for the disease that results in severe headache, stiff neck, high fever and sometimes delirium, coma and death. This year the disease has also been found in chickens in Katherine and three people were diagnosed with the deadly Murray Valley encephalitis in April.
'Lake croc caught with bare hands'
True to their word, Parks and Wildlife rangers caught the 85cm Lake Alexander crocodile with the bare hands in front of a group of curious onlookers. Legends.
'ETs in the NT'
Are extra-terrestrials taking over the Territory? For many residents of Tennant Creek the answer is only too clear but… Mr Keith Douglas of the wonderfully named Australian International UFO Flying Saucer Research believes the recent sightings of strange orange objects are simply part of normal para-normal activity. Mr Douglas believes that the Territory is just a stop-off on an intergalactic freeway. What is even more interesting comes from Australian UFO Research Network Director, Diane Harrison who refers back to Aboriginal stories of strange lights even before Pine Gap or aeroplanes. The "news-mag" article outlines recent history of strange activities including an Alice Springs man who headed out to prison, lost 20 minutes and awoke with a nose bleed and strange markings over his body.
'Why gecko feet are sticky'
Researchers at the Lewis and Clarke College and University of California have discovered that geckos use a sort of molecular attraction to climb glassy surfaces, not suction or chemical stickiness. Fascinating, but can you guess why it is so important? It is just part of the wonderful research being undertaken to help develop a search and rescue robot that could climb walls or a dry self-cleaning glue that could be used underwater or in a vacuum. Yes it is the weekend.
'Hanson cook book'
Has Pauline finally decided to show us how One Nation's books were cooked? No, it appears as though she is following in the footsteps of Flo Bjelke-Petersen and her pumpkin scones by releasing a cook book. The book retailing at $9.95 includes recipes for Thai, Malaysian, Italian, Indian, Chinese and Hungarian cuisine. All original recipes?
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