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• Corpse flower smashes height records upon opening in Cairns ...

  

  Corpse flower smashes height records upon opening in Cairns Botanic GardensUpdatedJanuary 07, 2016 21:38:09 A corpse flower in far north Queensland has smashed the record for the tallest of its kind in an Australian botanic garden.The flower, nicknamed Spud, is currently on display at the Cairns Botanic Gardens.It has been poised to bloom for a week and started opening on Thursday.Curator David Warmington said the flower measured in at 282 centimetres tall."Previous to this the Royal Botanic..

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• Cairns Taipans pounce on Perth Wildcats in NBL boilover

  

  Video will begin in5seconds.Sport: The week's best playsFrom watermelon lovers to monster sixes, these are the most exciting, silly and downright crazy plays in the sporting world this week.PT1M52S620349The Taipans have thrown a spanner into the works of the NBL finals equation with an upset win over Perth in Cairns on Wednesday night.Torrey Craig was the star for Cairns, making some crucial plays in the final term on his way to 15 points, as the home side notched a 71-61 triumph over the first-..

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• Dog left in Qld car on scorching day dies - Yahoo7

  

  VideoDog put down after left in hot car in CairnsWARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT.A dog has been euthanised after allegedly being left in a scorching hot car by a man who attended a far north Queensland court.Members of the public found two distressed dogs, a male and female, in a red sedan in Cairns around 11am on Wednesday, as temperatures soared into the mid-30s.Police say their rescue efforts were hampered when one of the dogs acted aggressively.One of the dogs stuck its head out the window to g..

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• Laura Ashley calls in administrators

  

  LAURA Ashley faces an uncertain future in Australia after the women's clothing and homewares retailer, famed for its pastels and prints, called in the administrators.THE Australian arm of the British-based retailer entered voluntary administration on Thursday. However, no details have been revealed about the extent of the company's problems.Ross Olde and John Park of FTI Consulting have been appointed as administrators of the company, which has operated in Australia and New Zealand under licence..

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• Society – not single-sex schooling – teaches women not to speak out

  

  Iwent to an all-girls school, so I find I have to harness certain techniques to overcome my communications disadvantage. When men speak to me in the workplace I tend to giggle or run away. Occasionally, in an attempt to navigate the gaping hole of experience my single-sex education has left me with, I will enquire about “the goal sports” or “the prime minster” to attempt communication. Other times I just burst into tears, or stare vacantly at a handbag.Or so Richard Cairns, head of Brighton Coll..

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• Discovery of stick-thin Lady Gaga thrills scientists

  

  Video will begin in5seconds.The world's longest stick insect?At over 56cm long 'Lady Gaga's baby' could be the world's longest stick insect, bred as part of the the captive breeding program at Museum Victoria. (Vision courtesy Museum Victoria)PT0M57S620349Scientists have for the first time been able to breed the largest stick insect to call Australia home - a monster measuring than half a metre long.The aptly namedgargantuan insecthails from Queensland and was first described in 2006 using only ..

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• Cairns Birdwing Butterfly Jigsaw Puzzle

  

  Cairns Birdwing Butterfly Jigsaw Puzzle Today’s jigsaw puzzle features a photo of a Cairns Birdwing Butterfly taken at the Butterfly Conservatory in Niagara Falls, ON. by photographer J.T. Lewis.Those who would like to submit their photos for the jigsaw puzzle feature can find out all information here:http://eriemedia.ca/submissions-for-daily-jigsaw-puzzle-feature-1

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• Meteors captain returning to NBL

  

  BASKETBALL: The Mackay Meteors championship-winning captain Chris Cedar is back in the National Basketball League.Cedar will play for the Townsville Crocodiles tomorrow night against the Cairns Taipans in Cairns.It will be the guard's first game on a NBL court since February 15, 2013."It's pretty exciting," Cedar said."I had to cut our family holiday short to pursue this but I guess it's something I wanted to pursue."Cedar was in Brisbane for the Christmas break."I received a phone call from Gre..

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