Marine scientists at the Australian Museum have sounded the alarm over an invasive underwater worm discovered in Sydney’s Botany Bay—the farthest north the pest has ever been spotted in NSW. …read more
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At least 37 cows have died after an anthrax outbreak in Moree, northern NSW, it was reported today. …read more
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To celebrate the upcoming release of A Good Day to Die Hard in Australia March 21, 20th Century Fox is giving you guys the chance to win one of twenty double passes to an exclusive early screening of the film in Sydney, hosted by star Jai Courtney!
This competition isn’t just open to NSW readers – the best entry from an out-of-state reader will win them a flight to and from Sydney for the event from their capital city, plus two nights accommodation at a central Sydney hotel.
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The former Navy SEAL who says he shot Usama bin Laden reportedly knew he was leaving the service well short of a retirement and without benefits, according to the commander of Naval Special Warfare.
The “man who killed” bin Laden — featured in the March issue of Esquire — made headlines earlier this week when the former SEAL asserted was “screwed” and abandoned by the military after losing his military health insurance benefits upon leaving the service in September.
But Rear Adm. Sean Pybus told Navy Times the SEAL knew what he was giving up in leaving the service with 16 years of service, shy of the 20-year retirement mark.
“Concerning recent writing and reporting on ‘The Shooter’ and his alleged situation, this former SEAL made a deliberate and informed decision to leave the NAVY several years short of Retirement status,” Pybus said. “Months ahead of his separation, he was counseled on status and benefits, and provided with options to continue his career until Retirement eligible. Claims to the contrary in these matters are false.”
Navy officials are nonetheless “prepared to help this former service member address health or transition issues, as we would with other former members,” Pybus said.
Lt. Cmdr. David McKinney, a spokesman for Naval Special Warfare Command, declined to confirm if the subject of the Esquire article was indeed the SEAL who killed bin Laden in May 2011.
Pybus said he was disappointed with individuals who use their SEAL background for “self-serving purposes,” especially through purported falsehoods.
“Most of our former or retired NSW members find a suitable second career without compromising the ideals of their active service — honor, courage and commitment,” he said. “Most of our veterans with physical or mental health issues get some degree of health care, and we are actively pursuing even better options in this realm. I think we’re doing the things that you would expect from a dedicated, disciplined and trusted force.”
Since the “shooter” is never identified in Phil Bronstein‘s 15,000-word piece, some have questioned the article’s accuracy. But Bronstein has said he properly vetted the SEAL.
“Enough people connected to the SEALs and the bin Laden mission have confirmed for me that the Shooter was the ‘number two’ behind the raid’s point man going up the stairs to bin Laden’s third-floor residence,” the article reads.
The SEAL, according to Esquire, had 12 long-term deployments and 30-plus kills. He told Bronstein he has lost some vision and was planning to buy private insurance for $486 a month but will have to pay out of pocket for some chiropractic care.
“My health care for me and my family stopped at midnight Friday night,” he said in the story, referring to his end of service. “I asked if there was some transition from my Tricare to Blue Cross Blue Shield. They said no. You’re out of the service, your coverage is over. Thanks for your sixteen years.”
Stars and Stripes refuted the SEAL‘s claim in a Feb. 11 report. All combat veterans, including the SEAL, are eligible for five years of free …read more
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Girls are losing ground in mathematics and science education in NSW, with the number of female students studying no maths for their HSC more than doubling in ten years, according to a new report from the University of Sydney. …read more
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The term “shark attack” is typically used by the media, government officials, researchers and the public to describe almost any kind of human-shark interaction—even those where no contact or injury occurs between humans and sharks. For example, 38 percent of reported shark “attacks” in NSW between 1979 and 2009 did not involve any injuries.
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1928 – Bradman scores 134 not out (225 mins, 13 fours) NSW v Vic
1952 – Paul Creston’s 4th Symphony, premieres
1958 – Dore Schary’s “Sunrise at Campobello,” premieres in NYC
1976 – William E Colby, ends term as 10th director of CIA
1977 – Edward W Stack replaces Paul Kerr president of Hall of Fame
1995 – Belgium’s TV channel 2 in Flanders goes on the air
1914 – Louis Osman, artist architect goldsmith medallist/craftsman
1939 – Eleanor Smeal, feminist/pres (NOW)
1942 – Dave Brown, cricketer (Warwicks pace bowler, played 26X for England)
1952 – Doug Falconer, Canadian football player
1954 – Alides Hidding, singer/guitarist (Time Bandits)
1972 – Burt Thornton, CFL receiver (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
1384 – Louis II of Flanders (b. 1330)
1867 – Emperor Kōmei of Japan (b. 1831)
1869 – William Carleton, Irish novelist (b. 1794)
1888 – Asa Gray, US botanist (Flora of North America), dies at 77
1900 – Vittorio Bersezio, [Carlo Nugelli], Italian playwright, dies at 71
2008 – Roland Selmeczi, Hungarian actor (b. 1969)
Source: FULL ARTICLE at HistoryOrb.Com – This Day in History
(Phys.org)—Using the CSIRO Australia Telescope Compact Array near Narrabri, NSW, an international team from Sweden, France, Germany and Australia has measured how warm the Universe was when it was half its current age.
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