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Roger Federer stuns with unlikely photo op

<p>Roger Federer has taken the world by storm with more than just his tennis prowess after posting a new picture to Instagram. </p> <p>The retired 20-time Grand Slam champion is in France for Paris Fashion Week with his wife, Mirka. Mirka had been turning heads with her outfit, with many believing the creature on her vest to be a nod to her husband, the GOAT, but it was Roger who seized the attention of fans with his surprising post. </p> <p>The image features Roger posing with all four members of K-pop sensation Blackpink - Jisoo, Jennie, Rose, and Lisa. </p> <p>The group, formed in 2016 and dubbed the world’s greatest girl group, boast their own following of 52.4m followers on Instagram.</p> <p>It appears that Roger’s four children are included in that impressive count, with Roger captioning the picture, “My kids said this was a definite IG post.”</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn9Dii3oSEF/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn9Dii3oSEF/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Roger Federer (@rogerfederer)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>The meeting between international superstars immediately caught the attention of fans and friends, skyrocketing to over one million likes in one day. </p> <p>Fans of Blackpink are known affectionately as “Blinks”, and dozens took to Roger’s comment sections to express their surprise while questioning his position in the fan network.</p> <p>American teen tennis star and current World Number 7 Cori Dionne “Coco” Gauff asked, “blink????” </p> <p>“Your kids definitely understood their assignment,” declared one fan, referencing Roger’s caption.</p> <p>“Iconic!” The agreement came from none other than CEO of TAG Heuer, Frédéric Arnault. </p> <p>“You win everything,” commented London’s Instagram account, “now you’ve won at instagram!”</p> <p>Roger also posted the picture to his Twitter account, where the comments reflected those seen on Instagram, with the additional, “not sure if I’m jealous of Roger or Blackpink LOL.”</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">not sure if im jealous of Roger or Blackpink LOL</p> <p>— Iggy Wan (@officialiggywan) <a href="https://twitter.com/officialiggywan/status/1619451939045122050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 28, 2023</a></p></blockquote> <p>Amid the excitement, many voiced their surprise at the unexpected meeting of stars. Others praised Roger’s kids for keeping the 41 year old on top of trends, with one writing, “Roger’s kids really keeping him updated with pop culture. Love to see it” to over 250 likes. </p> <p>Since both Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have overtaken Federer’s Grand Slam victory tally, a debate has broken out as to whether or not he is the tennis GOAT. This doesn’t seem to be troubling Federer, who seems to be making the most of and enjoying his time away from the game. </p> <p>Although Federer did not attend the Australian Open, Djokovic took an opportunity to honour the retired champion, and expressed his support for Roger and his family, “he is enjoying life, for sure. It’s nice to see that. Obviously, for tennis, he has been one of the most important players ever to play the game. So, you know, big regards to him and his family.”</p> <p><em>Image: Twitter</em></p> <p> </p>

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How a team of hungry GOATS is helping to fight fires

<p>After the devastating bushfires that ravaged Australia in 2019 and 2020, the RFS is looking to unusual method to prevent history from repeating. </p> <p>A new tactic adopted by the Rural Fire Service has been to put some furry friends to good use by doing what they do best: eating! </p> <p>Hungry goats have been given the job of protecting towns that have been identified as an extreme bushfire risk this summer by grazing on all the grass and shrubs. </p> <p>A herd of bucks and billies have been placed at <span>Clandulla village near Mudgee in NSW's Central West, after being loaned to the area by two local farmers. </span></p> <p><span>They will be grazing on the land in Clandulla for the next two months, eating their way through the foliage that poses a fire risk.</span></p> <p><span>"Goats will eat up shrubs, small tree saplings and eat woody weeds some of your other animals won't," farmer Michael Blewitt said.</span></p> <p><span>While this </span>unique method of containing fires is a first for Australia, the tactic has been used and proven to work in the US, Spain and Portugal. </p> <p><span>These goats are expected to clear more than two hectares over the next three weeks, creating a buffer zone to the village of 200 people.</span></p> <p><span>While back burning is an efficient way of clearing fire hazards, it is often dependant on weather conditions, where </span>goats are happy to clear away grass, shrubs and bushes in rain, hail or shine. </p> <p><em>Image credit: Shutterstock</em></p>

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Tennis legend Roger Federer surprises fans with trick shot video

<p>Roger Federer has delighted fans by posting a trick-shot video on Twitter.</p> <p>The 20-time grand slam champion is making sure he’s still got the trick-shot kills by hitting between-the-legs “tweeners” and behind-the-back shots effortlessly in the snow.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Making sure I still remember how to hit trick shots <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TennisAtHome?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TennisAtHome</a> <a href="https://t.co/DKDKQTaluY">pic.twitter.com/DKDKQTaluY</a></p> — Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) <a href="https://twitter.com/rogerfederer/status/1244696825602473988?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 30, 2020</a></blockquote> <p>He cheekily captioned the video “Making sure I still remember how to hit trickshots”.</p> <p>The video has already been viewed by fans 4.6 million times and has 260,000 likes on Twitter.</p> <p>Fans were thrilled at the video, saying that it’s helped them during quarantine.</p> <p>“Thank you for this video Mr Goat, it’s helped my tennis drought x 100”, one fan commented.</p> <p>Another counted how many shots Federer took in the vide.</p> <p>“15 shots. 5 tweeners, 3 behinds the back, 2 backhand slices, 5 forehands and six in the net”.</p> <p>As Wimbledon announced that it wasn’t going ahead due to coronavirus, many tennis fans are settling for this video.</p> <p>“The sound of your racquet is music to my ears”, one fan said joyfully.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B-er0bhltTD/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B-er0bhltTD/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">Another glimpse into the stay at home practice routine 🧤🧣🎾👊 I hope everyone is safe and healthy. Stay positive. Keep active. Support one another. We will get through this together🙏 #stayhome</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/rogerfederer/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> Roger Federer</a> (@rogerfederer) on Apr 2, 2020 at 6:10am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Federer also gave fans another glimpse into his “stay at home” practice routine, saying he’s going back to the “olden days” of playing tennis against a wall. He also urged fans to take care during this time.</p> <p>“Staying active at home is very important at the moment, and I’m even working on the trick shot once in a while,” he joked about his viral video.</p> <p>“Seriously now, I think it’s very important that we listen to local government, that we adapt to the new situation and we try our best there.”</p> <p>“I’ll keep practicing in the meantime, might go for a run later and play some tennis against the wall like in the olden days.”</p> <p>The video quickly ends as Federer accidentally hits the ball against the camera, but he fixes it and wishes everyone to stay safe.</p> <p>“Stay safe everyone, and take care!”</p>

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Enjoy a savoury onion and goat cheese tart

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This puff pastry tart is perfect for when you want a savoury treat. Read more:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Serves:</strong> 4  </span></p> <p><strong>Ingredients:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">1 sheet of defrosted frozen puff pastry</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">4 red onions sliced</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">2 tsp fresh thyme leaves </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">200g crumbly goats cheese </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">1 egg </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">50g butter </span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Method:</strong></p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Add butter to a medium saucepan over low heat. Once melted add sliced onions and cook gently for 45 minutes. Stir occasionally until soft and caramelised and set aside to cool.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Preheat oven to 200</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">°C. Line a flat baking tray with baking paper and lay puff pastry on top. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">With a knife score a line 2cm inside the edge to create a border around the pastry (do not cut through the pastry). With a fork prick the pastry all over inside the border. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Inside the border, spread caramelised onions and distribute half the goats cheese in chunks.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a small bowl beat the egg and brush around the border of the pastry. Bake in the oven for 30 mins or until the pastry is golden brown.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Remove from the oven, top with remaining goats cheese and sprinkle with fresh thyme leaves.</span></li> </ol> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Recipe courtesy of Australian Onions.</span></em></p>

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Goat's cheese toasts

<p>Indulge your guests with these tasty morsels, made by topping toasted slices of crusty baguette with slices of roma tomato and tangy goat's cheese, sprinkled with pine nuts and fresh herbs. Choose your favourite type of goat's cheese: delicate or strong in flavour, soft or firm in texture.</p> <p><strong>Makes:</strong> 16 toasts</p> <p><strong>Ingredients: </strong></p> <ul> <li>1 baguette, about 280g, cut into 2.5cm slices</li> <li>4 tablespoons passata</li> <li>2 tablespoons sun-dried tomato paste</li> <li>4 roma tomatoes, about 250g in total</li> <li>150g goat's cheese</li> <li>1½ tablespoons extra virgin olive oil</li> <li>1 tablespoon pine nuts,</li> <li>Few sprigs of fresh thyme or oregano, plus extra to garnish</li> </ul> <p><strong>Method: </strong></p> <ol> <li>Preheat the grill to moderate.</li> <li>Place the baguette slices on a rack in the grill pan and lightly toast on both sides.</li> <li>Mix together the passata and tomato paste and spread a little on top of each toast, covering the surface completely.</li> <li>Slice the tomatoes lengthwise, discarding a slim slice from the curved edges, to give 4 flat slices from each tomato.</li> <li>Lay a slice of tomato on top of each toast.</li> <li>Place 1 small slice of firm goat's cheese or about 1 teaspoon of soft goat's cheese on top of each tomato slice, and drizzle over a little oil.</li> <li>Scatter on a few pine nuts and thyme or oregano leaves.</li> <li>Grill for 4-5 minutes, or until the cheese is beginning to melt and the pine nuts are golden.</li> <li>Serve the toasts hot, garnished with sprigs of thyme or oregano.</li> </ol> <p><em>This article first appeared in <span><a href="http://www.readersdigest.com.au/recipes/goats-cheese-toasts">Reader’s Digest</a></span>. For more of what you love from the world’s best-loved magazine, <span><a href="http://readersdigest.innovations.com.au/c/readersdigestsubscribe?utm_source=readersdigest&amp;utm_campaign=RDSUB&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;keycode=WRA85S">here’s our best subscription offer</a></span>.</em></p> <p><img style="width: 100px !important; height: 100px !important;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7820640/1.png" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/f30947086c8e47b89cb076eb5bb9b3e2" /></p>

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Maggie Beer’s roasted beetroot salad with thyme, walnut and goat’s cheese

<p>“I remember the first time I ever served goat’s curd for a lunch. It was a long, long time ago after a trip to France where I’d bought a bottle of amazing walnut oil. Gabrielle Kervella from Western Australia was a pioneer in making fresh goat’s curd of such quality and it was available for the first time in Adelaide. I simply made a mound of it, drizzled it with the aforementioned walnut oil and toasted walnuts and served it with some roasted beetroot and leaves from the garden. I have to say it was the equal of anything I had eaten in France. This is just an extension of the simplicity of that dish,” writes Maggie Beer in her new book Maggie’s Recipes for Life.</p> <p>Based on the latest scientific research and with the help of one of the world’s leading Alzheimer’s researchers Professor Ralph Martins, Maggie has created more than 200 recipes that help provide the nutrients we need for optimum brain health. The proceeds from the cookbook will be shared between the Maggie Beer Foundation and the Lions Alzheimer’s Research Foundation.</p> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Serves</span>:</strong> 4</p> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ingredients</span>:</strong></p> <ul> <li>3 small–medium yellow beetroot</li> <li>3 small–medium purple beetroot</li> <li>3 small–medium white or red beetroot</li> <li>Rock salt</li> <li>18 sprigs thyme</li> <li>60 g walnuts</li> <li>6 large thin slices sourdough bread, or similar</li> <li>2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling</li> <li>Sea salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper</li> <li>2 tablespoons vino cotto or balsamic vinegar</li> <li>½ cup young beetroot leaves or rocket</li> <li>½ cup flat-leaf parsley leaves</li> <li>200 g fresh goat’s cheese, cut into bite-sized pieces</li> <li>2 tablespoons walnut oil</li> <li>2 tablespoons verjuice</li> </ul> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Method:</span></strong></p> <p>1. Preheat the oven to 165˚C (fan-forced).</p> <p>2. Tear 9 pieces of foil large enough to wrap each beetroot. Weigh the beetroot and work out 6% of the total weight (for example, if the beetroots weigh 100 g in total, you will need 6 g rock salt). Divide the salt among the pieces of foil, top with the beetroot and 2 sprigs of thyme, then wrap up each beetroot to seal. Place on a baking tray and roast for 1 hour or until a skewer inserts easily into the centre of the beetroot. (Remember that the beetroot will continue to cook while cooling.) Remove from the oven and stand until cool.</p> <p>3. Increase the oven temperature to 180˚C (fan-forced). Place the walnuts on a baking tray and toast for 8–10 minutes. Pour into a clean tea towel and rub their skins off while still warm.</p> <p>4. Brush both sides of the bread with a generous amount of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place on a baking tray in a single layer and toast for 8–12 minutes or until golden. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool.</p> <p>5. Unwrap the cooled beetroot and rub their skins off – they should come off easily. (You may choose to wear a pair of disposable gloves to keep your fingers from turning purple.)</p> <p>6. Take 2 small bowls and place 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon vino cotto into each. Cut the beetroot into quarters or rounds and place the red and purple pieces of beetroot into one bowl and the yellow into the other. Toss to coat well.</p> <p>7. To serve, scatter the beetroot leaves or rocket over a large serving platter. Top with the beetroot, parsley leaves and walnuts. Break the toast into shards and scatter over the top, followed by the goat’s cheese. Place the walnut oil and verjuice in a small jar, season to taste, then seal and shake well. Pour over enough dressing to just coat the salad. Serve immediately.</p> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Note</span>:</strong> Walnuts and walnut oil will provide you with protein, polyunsaturated fatty acids, manganese and copper.</p> <p><img width="133" height="177" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/45417/image__133x177.jpg" alt="Image_ (21)" style="float: right;"/></p> <p><em>This is an extract from </em>Maggie’s Recipe for Life<em> by Maggie Beer with Professor Ralph Martins, published by Simon &amp; Schuster Australia, RRP $39.99. Photo credit: Dragan Radocaj</em></p>

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Potato and goat's cheese croquettes

<p>As a Moorish starter or even just a nice afternoon snack for special occasions, you really can’t go past these tasty potato and goat’s cheese croquettes.</p> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ingredients:</span></strong></p> <ul> <li>500g potatoes, peeled and chopped</li> <li>50g unsalted butter, chopped</li> <li>1 egg, lightly beaten, plus extra 1 yolk</li> <li>100g soft goat's cheese</li> <li>75g plain flour</li> <li>120g flaked almonds, crushed</li> <li>Sunflower oil</li> </ul> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Method:</span></strong></p> <ol> <li>To begin, cook potato in a pan of boiling, salted water for 20 minutes or until tender.</li> <li>Drain then return to the pan and shake to remove excess moisture.</li> <li>Mash potato with butter until smooth, then season.</li> <li>Add egg yolk and goat’s cheese and mix.</li> <li>Divide mixture into four portions, rolling into a thick log. Cut logs into pieces.</li> <li>Place flour, beaten egg and almond in separate bowls.</li> <li>Roll the croquettes first in flour, then egg, then almond.</li> <li>Half fill a deep-fryer or large pan with sunflower oil and heat to 190°C.</li> <li>Fry for three minutes or until golden, and drain on paper towel.</li> </ol> <p>Don’t you just love croquettes! Do you think you’ll try this recipe? Let us know in the comments.</p> <p><em><strong>Have you ordered your copy of the Over60 cookbook, </strong></em><strong>The Way Mum Made It</strong><em><strong>, yet? Featuring 178 delicious tried-and-true recipes from you, the Over60 community, and your favourites that have appeared on the Over60 website, <a href="https://shop.abc.net.au/products/way-mum-made-it-pbk" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">head to the abcshop.com.au to order your copy now</span></a>.</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><a href="/lifestyle/food-wine/2016/02/chicken-basil-croquettes/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Smoked chicken, sun-dried tomato and basil croquettes</strong></em></span></a></p> <p><a href="/lifestyle/food-wine/2016/02/chorizo-croquettes/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Chorizo croquettes</strong></em></span></a></p> <p><a href="/lifestyle/food-wine/2015/04/spiced-lentil-patties/"></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/lifestyle/food-wine/2015/11/salmon-fishcakes/" target="_blank"><em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Salmon fishcakes</span></strong></em></a></p>

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Blind goat finds caring soul mate

<p>Marica was born blind in the Spring of 2015 at a goat meat farm. The farm owner wasn’t interested in caring for a special needs animal, and what followed was a decision that saved Marcia’s life.</p> <p>A neighbour contacted Farm Sanctuary – an animal advocacy group that provides homes for unwanted or abused farm animals – and the organisation was able to give Marcia a place to romp and roam at its location in Orland, California.</p> <p>But being blind made Marica anxious and scared when she was alone. It wasn’t realistic for a human caretaker to be with her 24 hours a day. That’s why staff was so excited in July when they rescued Maurice, a kid they suspected would be the perfect pal for Marcia.</p> <p>Upon meeting, it was love at first sight, with Maurice helping Marcia get around and functioning as her “seeing-eye goat.” </p> <p>The video above shows just how dee their bond is. </p> <p><em>Source: animalsoffarmsanctuary.com</em></p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/lifestyle/family-pets/2015/09/dogs-make-the-best-companions/">8 reasons why dogs are the bee’s knees</a></em></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/lifestyle/family-pets/2015/08/signs-your-pet-is-sick/">10 signs your pet is sick</a></em></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/lifestyle/family-pets/2015/11/cats-are-like-psychopaths-gallery/">11 ways cats are like “psychopaths”</a></em></strong></span></p>

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Goat arrested for trespassing

<p>A goat in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh has been granted bail today after being arrested for trespassing and raiding the district magistrate’s garden.</p> <p>Balibi the goat and his human accomplice, Abdul Hassan, were charged with trespassing on Monday, after the magistrate's gardener complained to local authorities.</p> <p>The peon who maintains the gardens has accused the goat of being a "repeat offender", jumping over the property's iron gate a number of times to eat flowers and vegetables in the garden.</p> <p>Abdul Hassam – who was arrested sometime after Balibi – faces criminal trespass and mischief charges, awaits the court's final decision.</p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/news/news/2016/01/rouge-wave-at-sydney-figure-eight-pools/">Massive wave highlights just how dangerous Sydney’s Figure Eight Pools can be</a></strong></span></em></p> <p><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/news/news/2016/01/10-captivating-photos-animal-eyes/">10 captivating photos observing different animal’s eyes in extreme close up</a></strong></span></em></p> <p><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/news/news/2016/01/81-year-old-gran-childhood-town-knock-and-run/">81-year-old gran returns to childhood town for one last game of knock and run</a></strong></span></em></p>

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