It's been a year since my piece for @ballsdotie about the rising Argentine footballers with Irish ancestry so I thought I'd do an update on their progress over the past year with a few more new players I've been keeping my eye on recently.
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Soviet soldiers feed polar bears from a tank, 1950
This picture was taken in the Chukchi Peninsula. This Peninsula is west of Alaska and it is considered to be one of the hardest places to survive in the Russian federation (then Soviet Union).
Patrols in this area were routine, however the soldiers there often saw that even the wildlife there was struggling due to the extreme cold in the area, so they would feed cans of condensed milk to the polar bears. The second image shows a soldier kissing a cub.
The soldiers did not give meat to the bears, as it wouldn't be possible to take a large quantity of meat with them in a tank, however condensed milk was part of their army ration as a dessert.
These picture's are actually incredible, as polar bears are very protective of their cubs and will fight viciously to defend them. Polar bears are also thought to be the most aggressive type of bear towards humans.
The Chukchi Peninsula is inhabited by the Chukchi people, an indigenous group of people who may have been the first to ever live in the Eastern Russian Federation. There are about 15,000 Chukchi people alive today.
What a fantastic achievement for @arvagaa. 2023 Ulster Junior Champions. Very emotional thinking of all who have served this great club & hopefully those who have passed away will be smiling down on the celebrations.
Killeshandra Primary Care Centre, located at Main Street, Killeshandra, Co. Cavan, H12 K3V9 opens its doors today. The new centre will provide a range of Community Healthcare Services.@HSELive@NewsonNS@theNSMonaghan@theanglocelt
Cancer is a fucker & chemo is hard but I was so delighted to be joined by my new #chemobuddy Jimbob (of course) today. Beautifully crafted my beloved darling Daddy's shirt and gifted to me by my very thoughtful sister. Everyone needs a cuddle on tough days like these when alone❤️
Killeshandra was looking well yesterday. Great food in FIKA33, full programme for Festival of the Lakes. Good work ongoing at Rath Church #festofthelakes
From everyone here @PatsCavan we would like to wish our Deputy Principal John O'Shea a happy retirement after 36 years of service to the school. He has been DP for the last 19 years and has been at the heart of everything good about St. Pat's. Have an enjoyable retirement. 🎉