CaaC (John)

I think he was charged and when I read the whole story after I posted it I saw it was from the poxy Daily Star, that paper is in the same league as the bloody Sun & Mirror, but I know the police were looking for a guy in a gimp suit terrorising women in that district in the last few weeks so that might have been him?

I know it was only a friendly but young Greenwood again

The only thing I did not like when I grew up in Australia was the heat, mosquitoes and these bastards, FLIES!! Swarms of flies from steelworks plague residents in Cardiff Residual food contamination is being blamed for the infestations plaguing people who live in Splott, Pengam Green and Tremorfa. The flies have been traced to waste food in Cardiff Parts of Cardiff are being plagued by fly infestations, linked to food containers on a steelworks site. Residents in Splott, Tremorfa and Pengam Green have faced weeks of infestations from the flies, and say they are unable to open their windows in hot weather for fear of more getting into their homes. Pictures on social media show dozens of bugs stuck to flypaper and in traps. Huw Thomas, Cardiff Council leader, tweeted: "Tremorfa and Pengam Green residents: if you've been affected by lots of flies in your house, the issue has now been traced to steel food containers on the Celsa site. Measures to fix and address underway." He later added those measures would include "processing the material asap, traps and sprays until that's done, avoiding bringing contaminated material onsite in future, and providing pest control materials to residents". Some residents claimed the issue had been going on for two years, with one person tweeting: "Have had to put up with this the last 2 years! It has caused me severe stress. Unable to open windows! They even get in when windows are closed. Had 3 days off work sick last week with sickness. Fighting flies off food when you're cooking. Landing on your food when eating!" One woman told Wales Online: "It's incredibly stressful when there has been beautiful weather outside and we are not able to open our windows. https://news.sky.com/story/swarms-of-flies-from-steelworks-plague-residents-in-cardiff-11766907

NASA says we will start harvesting precious resources like platinum from the moon 'this century' In this July 20, 1969, photo made available by NASA, astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot, walks on the surface of the moon near the leg of the Lunar Module "Eagle" during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity. (Neil Armstrong/NASA via AP) We may be excavating the surface of the moon for precious substances like platinum within this century, NASA officials said Thursday. NASA's administrator, Jim Bridenstine, said that added interest and new advancements in technology will help unlock an array of materials never-before available in a CNBC interview. Jim Bridenstine said that added interest and new advancements in technology will help unlock an array of materials never-before accessible to humans. A new crop of billionaires intent on helping NASA return to the moon and establish a permanent presence there are bolstering the prospect of lunar mining, Bridenstine said. This rendering (pictured above) shows a concept of what a base on the lunar surface may look like. From here, humans would be able to explore the lunar surface. 'Billionaires are actually investing in space and exploration, and NASA can benefit in that,' Bridenstine said. 'We have commercial partners that didn’t exist historically, so they can help offset the cost. They’re making their own investments because they want customers that are not necessarily NASA.' Bridenstine cited billionaires like Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos, and SpaceX's Elon Musk by name according to CNBC. Echoing Bridenstine earlier this week, Bezos, who also owns the private aerospace company Blue Origin said that quick lunar transit could enable a thriving industry on the moon. 'Eventually, it will be much cheaper and simpler to make really complicated things in space and then send those objects back down to earth,' Bezos told CBS Evening News. Media and employees view four RS-25 engines, formerly used for space shuttle missions, that will be used for the core stage of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS), which they say will carry the Orion spacecraft, and ultimately a crew, to the moon and beyond, at the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Friday, June 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) At stake could be an array of minerals, especially metal ores, useful in manufacturing, construction, and so on. 'There could be tons and tons of platinum group metals on the moon, rare-earth metals, which are tremendously valuable on Earth,' Bridenstine told the outlet. In addition to platinum, scientists say the moon could be loaded with silicon -- used in making computer chips -- as well as titanium and aluminium which is used for constructing buildings, making joint replacements, and more. As noted by CNBC, those metals have become an increasingly valuable resource to the U.S. amid rising trade tensions with China. More than 80 per cent of rare Earth materials come from China. Already NASA has ploughed ahead on its mission to rove the moon for those metals, funding several concepts meant to mine natural resources on the lunar surface as well as reachable asteroids. A combination of autonomous rovers and other technology would help scientists on their mission to explore the moon's surface. Through NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program, the agency said it will begin to explore the feasibility of robotic rovers and mining technology that could make space mining a reality. One particularly exciting concept would use a type of 'optical mining' to blast the surface of the moon with lasers and then collect the resulting debris. NASA's recently announced its intention to return to the moon via a much-anticipated mission dubbed Artemis. The stories behind the 1969 moon landing, humanity's greatest mission That mission will entail 37 separate launches over a decade and culminate in the construction of a moon base by 2028, according to documents leaked in May. The plan also calls for the construction of the lunar 'Gateway' a space station and waypoint on the way to the moon which could be launched by 2024. Gallery: 50th anniversary of the moon landing (Microsoft Pictures) SLIDES 1/38 https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/techandscience/nasa-says-we-will-start-harvesting-precious-resources-like-platinum-from-the-moon-this-century/ar-AAEAJYU?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout

@Happy Blue, this guy speaks sense

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Adorable photos of animals hitching a ride on other animals SLIDES 1/59 A bald eagle carries a red-winged blackbird on its back.

He was last online 12 hours ago so I hope he is safe and well.

Do we have any members in this neck of the woods? if we do I hope they are safe and well. Powerful earthquake shakes the Greek capital of Athens A strong earthquake has shaken the Greek capital of Athens, knocking out telecoms and power in parts of the city. The earthquake was registered at 5.1 magnitude with an epicentre about 22km (14 miles) from Athens. Witnesses said people ran out into the street and evacuated tall buildings during the shaking. There are no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries but several aftershocks were felt. According to local media, the earthquake was particularly felt in the centre of Athens. There were reports that the fire service rescued over a dozen people trapped in elevators, following the power outage. The earthquake is the first to hit the Greek capital since 1999. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-49047793

'Oh for the love (smell) of sausages'

Not much into them type of games but our son and 3 grandsons are so pound for a penny they will get that when it comes out.

'Gimp' Terrorising Somerset Town Beaten Up By MMA Fighter A mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter has claimed that he beat up a man dressed in a gimp suit who has been terrorising a town in Somerset. Boxing and Muay Thai devotee Cameron Graham said that he was drunk when he saw the strange sight of a man dressed in a rubber onesie, lying on the floor of a car park in Claverham, Somerset. When the man tried to get up, Cameron claims to have struck him back down. When the fighter returned home he told his mum, who he said didn't believe him - neither did his friends, so he started to think it may have been the effects of a heavy session that made him imagine it. He doesn't say when it happened, but then, when subsequent reports of the 'grunting' gimp surfaced recently, he has started to think that he may have been right all along. Cameron told The Daily Star: "I was just walking along and there was this bloke lying on the ground in a car park next to a field. "He was wearing a full gimp suit - latex and everything. He tried to get up but I was having none of it. "I kicked him in the face and then to the stomach and got off." When people dismissed his claims, he started to doubt himself, saying his head had been 'all over the place' following a recent break-up. "I ended up convincing myself it didn't happen," he said. "They all said it was rubbish and I was just drunk. "To be fair I'd had a few beers, but I wasn't out of my tree." But Cameron is now insistent that it was the same person reported to have chased a woman through the Somerset village. He continued: "But now it turns out it's true. The bloke I kicked looks like that bloke in the photo. They're both tubby." He added: "People think it's funny but it's not. It's making people scared to let their kids play, which isn't good." The revelation comes after a man wearing a gimp suit chased a 'terrified' 23-year-old woman through the village while he was 'grunting and breathing heavily'. The woman was walking down a dark village lane before spotting the man 'charging' towards her in a 'full black rubbery suit'. Avon and Somerset Police confirmed on Twitter that there had been a small number of reports of a man jumping out at people in the area, with someone being arrested. The first suspect, a man in his 20s, was being held on suspicion of indecency but was released on police bail. Police confirmed that a second man in his 30s was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of indecency offences and was held in custody. Inquiries into the incidents are ongoing. LADbible has reached out to Avon and Somerset Police for an update.

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Georgia Beachgoers Saved a Pod of Pilot Whales That Washed Ashore Michele Debczak A day at the shore quickly turned into a rescue situation for beachgoers on St. Simons Island, Georgia this week when a pod of pilot whales washed ashore. Beaching can be disastrous for whales, but thanks to a group of first responders and volunteers, most of the stranded marine mammals were returned to safety, USA Today reports. Spotting whales off the coast of Georgia isn't unusual, but what occurred at St. Simons Island the afternoon of Tuesday, July 16 was out of the ordinary. The pilot whales had swum so close to the shore that they had become stuck on the sand—and there were dozens of them. The animals could have died from dehydration at low tide or possibly drowned if the tide covered their blowholes. Fortunately, the beachgoers watching the situation unfold acted fast. They waded into the sea and manually pushed the small whales back into deeper waters where they could swim freely. First responders from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) also aided in the rescue effort. The heroic volunteers weren't able to save every whale. Two of the mammals became incapacitated and had to be euthanized. But according to the Glynn County Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, the majority of the whales swam away unharmed. "This has been an unusual occurrence, but events like these can really show the level of care and support from our community," the agency wrote on its Facebook page. "Thank you to everyone that helped those that couldn’t help themselves today." Beaching is a rare event that still isn't fully understood by scientists. In the case of these pilot whales, which travel in pods, one sick whale may have swum too close to land and led the rest of the whales to danger. The DNR plans to conduct autopsies on the two whales who perished. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/offbeat/georgia-beachgoers-saved-a-pod-of-pilot-whales-that-washed-ashore/ar-AAEvrGr

I would love to own a Guinee Pig if I had a house and garden

This brings back memories for me when I was learning to ski in the army in Bavaria, I stuck that between my legs to pull me up the slope and I thought you could sit on it, sat down and the thing bounced all over the place with me going arse up with my ski's and sticks pulling me up the slope, it took me about 3 minutes to right myself up and put the ski's back on the snow.

Horrible weather here with me and my asthma don't help, bloody humid as fuck, rain showers sometimes heavy with thunder and lightning then goes warm again, then neighbours decide to cut their lawns and hedges and that's me sneezing like a beauty and the headaches.

Nutter

Lake discovered 11,000ft high in the Alps, in 'truly alarming' sign of climate change Adam Forrest A mountaineer has captured the formation of an “alarming” lake high in the French Alps after glacial snow melted in the intense heatwave that gripped central Europe in late June. Bryan Mestre was shocked to discover the large pool of water at an altitude of 11,100ft (3,400m) in the Mont Blanc mountain range – claiming the unusual sight was a worrying sign. Scientists have warned that heatwaves in Europe are becoming increasingly frequent, with the intense temperatures linked to climate change. “Time to sound the alarm,” said Mr Mestre. “Only 10 days of extreme heat were enough to collapse, melt and form a lake at the base of the Dent du Géant and the Aiguilles Marbrées.” He added: “This is truly alarming … glaciers all over the world are melting at an exponential speed.” Sharing the image on Instagram, the French rock climber said he took the photo on 28 June – only 10 days after fellow mountaineer Paul Todhunter captured the same area covered in snow. “Needless to say, the lake was a real surprise,” Mr Mestre told the IFLScience website. “It’s located in the 3,400 to 3,500-meter area. You’re supposed to find ice and snow at this altitude, not liquid water. Most of the time when we stay for a day at this altitude, the water in our water bottles starts freezing.” “I have been up there a fair amount of times, in June, July and even August, and I have never seen liquid water up there,” he added. Glaciologist Ludovic Ravanel previously noticed a lake appearing high in the French Alps in 2015 and linked its formation to global warming. According to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), last month was the hottest June ever recorded on Earth. Data released by the satellite agency showed Europe’s average temperatures were more than 2C above normal, and temperatures were between 6C and 10C above normal over most of France, Germany and northern Spain during the final days of the month. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/environment/lake-discovered-11000ft-high-in-the-alps-in-truly-alarming-sign-of-climate-change/ar-AAEpFng?MSCC=1563365161&ocid=chromentp