Tag: Tasmania
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America’s bravado hides a deeply damaged democracy
America is a nation in decline and exceptionalism has blinded us to a dangerous allegiance, writes Bilal Cleland. What is democracy? Abraham Lincolnin Gettysburg AddressNovember 19, 1863, gave one of the most frequently quoted statements about democracy. He described it as “government of the people, by the people, for the people”. It was a state…
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The keel-laying of the Spirit of Tasmania car and passenger ferry was celebrated at the Rauma shipyard
The keel-laying of the Spirit of Tasmania IV, which is being built for the Tasmanian TT-Line Company, was celebrated at the Rauma shipyard today. TT-Line, a major player in maritime traffic between mainland Australia and Tasmania, has ordered two identical Spirit of Tasmania vessels from RMC. The extensive project is the largest single foreign sale…
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On Screens: Cracking the Coda of the Oscars: Paper only seems to beat Rock
A young man with a heart of gold, untapped talent and responsibility: she always puts others first. Hardly Oscar-winning material. At the very least, one could imagine the core performance to be amazing. Miss Daisy needed a black driver, and Rose a very large ship. But the closest are deaf: for her talent and literally.…
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Happy Birthday Princess Mary!
Born in 1972 on the Australian island of Tasmania, Mary Elizabeth Donaldson met Crown Prince Frederick at the Slip Inn, a pub in Sydney, while the King was visiting Australia for the 2000 Summer Olympics. The details of the fateful first few days have never been properly confirmed. Was the prince just introduced as Freddie?…
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On screens in December • The actor’s lottery: For every loving emotion, hundreds end up lost
Blink and you will miss it, but in episode 12 of the British classic sitcom The Office, a journalist shows up to interview David Brent. It coincides with the leader being told that his services will not be needed again as a motivational speaker. It’s an unfortunate appearance by a 28-year-old actress in what is…
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Australian forest fires trigger massive phytoplankton blooms in the sea: study
SYDNEY, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) – Researchers say smoke from Australia’s 2019 to 2020 bushfire season triggered a massive phytoplankton flower in the oceans between South America and New Zealand. The study was published in the journal Nature on Wednesday, and lead researcher Peter Strutton from the University of Tasmania said they found links between phytoplankton…
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The Crown Princess’ father won the hearts of the Danes
In the ensuing time, several media outlets reported on how the Crown Prince’s father-in-law was stopped by Danes on the street who complimented his speech. In the speech, John Donaldson expressed, among other things, his confidence that Crown Prince Frederik was good to Mary. – Even though fathers nowadays do not have much to say…
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More whales stranded in Tasmania
In Australia, another 200 humpback whales have been found stranded along Tasmania’s west coast. Most are dead. The whales were discovered during the morning not far from the place where around 270 stranded whales were found on Monday. – It seems that most of the whales are dead, says Nic Deka who is nature conservation…
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Fight to save stranded whales
In Australia, more than 270 humpback whales have been stranded in western Tasmania. Right now, a large rescue operation is underway to try to save the whales and get them out to sea again. Rescue workers on their way out to the humpback whales that are stranded. So far, about thirty of the nearly 270…
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Estonia’s sacred forests threatened by demand for biofuels Geographic
When Arvi Sepp was a boy in Soviet-ruled central Estonia, his parents went into the woods and carried gifts. “They would bring the first piece of meat from a cow, the first cup of beer from a barrel.” He smiles and touches his beginner’s hat over his white hair. “The first glass of vodka from…