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About Lelia

Lelia Katherine Thomas is a 21-year-old American living in Melbourne, Australia. She journals, writes stories, creates visual artwork, takes photos and works with web design. She is a Libertarian politically, has a morbid sense of humor and really likes salty foods. More?

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2007 Population estimates for kangaroos within the commercial harvest areas

Twenty-four million kangaroos in the commercial harvest areas of Australia. That's more than the human population, and this is just counting the commercial harvest areas. I think these critters may take over.

Delicious/leliathomas, on August 24, 2008, 11:25 am

Uncovering the ultimate family tree

"The 3,000-year-old skeletons were in such good condition that anthropologists at the University of Goettingen managed to extract a sample of DNA. That was then matched to two men living nearby: Uwe Lange, a surveyor, and Manfred Huchthausen, a teacher. The two men have now become local celebrities."

Delicious/leliathomas, on August 23, 2008, 2:39 am

Father-of-three branded a 'pervert' - for photographing his own children in public park

"When Gary Crutchley started taking pictures of his children playing on an inflatable slide he thought they would be happy reminders of a family day out. But the innocent snaps of seven-year-old Cory, and Miles, five, led to him being called a ‘pervert’."

Delicious/leliathomas, on August 21, 2008, 6:06 am

Ara Abrahamian Wins Award For Medal Toss, Saved By Passport

"Can you imagine what would have happened if an American wrestler went at the judges?"

Delicious/leliathomas, on August 17, 2008, 8:09 am

Perhaps Pandora Must Be Our Sacrificial Lamb

"Radio stations pay different rates depending on how they broadcast music. Terrestrial stations (normal FM/AM stations) pay nothing, a tribute to their powerful corporate parents with limitless lobbying budgets. Satellite stations pay approximately 1.6 cents per hour per listener. By 2010, Pandora and other Internet radio stations, which have few lobbying resources, must pay 2.91 cents...Pandora made a bold political statement today, saying they’d likely shut down rather than continue to pay exorbitant fees to play music to listeners of its massively popular service."

Delicious/leliathomas, on August 17, 2008, 7:31 am