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Name a cockroach after your ex and feed it to an animal this Valentine's Day

The San Antonio Zoo is making a unique offer for scorned lovers this Valentine's Day. For just $14 (AUD), the Texas zoo will name a cockroach after your ex and feed it to an animal, in a brutal display of hilarious pettiness to show someone how you really feel. The annual Cry Me a Cockroach fundraiser will "support the zoo's vision of securing a future for wildlife in Texas and around the world" the San Antonio Zoo says on its <a href="https://sazoo.org/cry-me-a-cockroach/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a>. For those not into bugs, you can choose a vegetable for $7, or a rodent for $35 to be fed to a hungry zoo resident. All donors will receive a digital Valentine's Day Card showing their support for the zoo. They can also opt to send their ex-partner a digital Valentine's Day Card informing them that a cockroach, rodent, or veggie was named after them and fed to an animal. For those who really want to make a statement, you can pay for a $200 upgrade which includes a personalised video message to the recipient showing their cockroach, rodent or vegetable being devoured by an animal. The annual event continues to be a hit, with Cyle Perez, the zoo's director of public relations, telling CNN last year that they received more than 8,000 donations from all 50 states and over 30 different countries. "Right now, we are on track to break last year's record, with 'Zach,' 'Ray' and 'Adam' being the most submitted ex-names so far," Perez said. To participate, you'll need to <a href="https://sazoo.org/cry-me-a-cockroach/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">submit your ex's name online</a> before Valentine's Day. Image credits: San Antonio Zoo

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Kerri-Anne Kennerley blasts Derryn Hinch for calling her a “cockroach”

The air was thick on Studio 10 this morning when Kerri-Anne Kennerley confronted Derryn Hinch over a comment he made about her in a book several years ago. Hinch made an appearance on the show and was being interviewed by Joe Hildebrand and Sarah Harris about his new book Unfinished Business – Life of a Senator. At one point during the interview, Harris referred to Kennerley who wasn’t on the panel at the time: “I understand in one of your books you referred to our colleague Kerri-Anne Kennerley as ‘the cockroach of television’?” “It was a compliment,” said Hinch. “I was trying to say that she’s a survivor. We both hosted the Midday show. “She’s a cockroach,” he continued. “If a nuclear war hit your television studio, you may go Sarah, but I bet you KAK will still be there.” <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> Did we just mend a decades long TV feud between <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KAK</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/HumanHeadline?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HumanHeadline</a>? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Studio10?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Studio10</a> <a href="https://t.co/OEy6rkuJd4">pic.twitter.com/OEy6rkuJd4</a> — Studio 10 (@Studio10au) <a href="https://twitter.com/Studio10au/status/1245135752851267587?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2020</a></blockquote> Harris replied, “Derryn, I don’t think she took it as a compliment”. It was at that point that Kennerley rushed onto set and confronted Hinch who was joining the program via Skype. “You wrote in your book I was ‘the television equivalent of a cockroach,’ yes, I’m really flattered,” said Kennerley, her voice dripping with sarcasm. “Alright, take it like you want,” said Hinch. Hinch revealed that Kennerley had raised the comment with him previously when they bumped into one another overseas, and he repeated that he meant it as a compliment. “Don’t ask me to thank you now,” Kennerley said sternly. The cockroach comment wasn’t the only one that had rubbed Kennerley the wrong way. The Studio 10 co-host then said to Hinch: “I will forgive you when you apologise for banging on for years after Midday because you thought you did better.” Hinch hosted Midday on Channel 9 in 1994 for one year before the show was axed. Kennerley hosted a revived version of the show from 1996 to 1998. Hoping to end the ongoing feud, Hinch said: “Alright, KAK, I apologise to you”.

David Koch's warning to fans over new online scam: "They are digital cockroaches"

Sunrise host David Koch has warned viewers about another scam he has been caught up in without his consent. Last year, he took to social media to warn about an “erectile dysfunction cream” scam that was endorsed by him. It wasn’t true. Now Kochie has found himself at the centre of another scam, this time related to Bitcoin investment. The TV host took to Instagram to warn fans of the scam with a lengthy post. <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/BymZ_cgA7j0/" 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> <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/BymZ_cgA7j0/" target="_blank">SCAM WARNING; ANY STORY OR ADVERTISEMENT CLAIMING THE KOCH’S RECOMMEND BITCOIN AS AN INVESTMENT IS A SCAM It is driving us crazy the con artists using Libby and I as bait to lure people into investing in Bitcoin. Facebook are doing their best to take them down but then they pop back up using different offshore servers. Technology has connected us to family, friends and work associates like never before. Unfortunately it has connected us to scammers like never before as well. And their scams have never been more sophisticated. Fleecing millions of dollars from unsuspecting Australians every month. Email has become such a natural part of our life and communication that we’re lured into a false sense of security and can easily fall for a scam. It’s why we respond naturally to the supposed Netflix notice to unblock the account, PayPal wanting to confirm our bank details and the fake invoices from Telstra, Optus and energy companies. All scams but, dangerously, all so authentic and logical. Now there are even robot phone calls supposedly from the Australian Tax Office claiming you haven’t lodged past tax returns and threatening to commence immediate legal action if you don’t call them back. What makes it heartbreaking for me is hearing from victims who have been conned by Facebook scammers illegally using my image to fleece average Australians from their hard earned money. The 65 year old who emailed me after losing $400 on an erectile dysfunction cure or the 30 year old who lost $10,000 after investing in a Bitcoin fund which I was supposedly endorsing. I constantly report these scams to Facebook, but as soon as they are taken down the scams come back on a different server. They are digital cockroaches... nothing can kill them. Just for the record, I don’t endorse anything except my book (Kochie’s 11 Step Money Plan... for a better life) and online financial literacy course (www.moneymakeover.com.au). So your scammer survival plan include; . Never, ever, give your password, bank details or Tax File Number to anyone online or over the phone. No legitimate company will for those details. . Review your security and privacy details on social media and be careful with</a> <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/kochie_online/" target="_blank"> Kochie_Online</a> (@kochie_online) on Jun 11, 2019 at 11:44pm PDT </div> </blockquote> “SCAM WARNING; ANY STORY OR ADVERTISEMENT CLAIMING THE KOCH’S RECOMMEND BITCOIN AS AN INVESTMENT IS A SCAM,” the post reads. “It is driving us crazy the con artists using Libby and I as bait to lure people into investing in Bitcoin. Facebook are doing their best to take them down but then they pop back up using different offshore servers,” he continued. He also called the scammers “digital cockroaches”. “They are digital cockroaches... nothing can kill them. Just for the record I don't endorse anything except my book Kochie's 11 Step Money Plan,” he joked. Koch also expressed sympathy for those who fell victim to the scam. “What makes it heartbreaking for me is hearing from victims who have been conned by Facebook scammers illegally using my image to fleece average Australians from their hard earned money. “The 65-year-old who emailed me after losing $400 on an erectile dysfunction cure or the 30-year-old who lost $10,000 after investing in a Bitcoin fund which I was supposedly endorsing,” he expressed. In September last year, he took to Twitter to defend himself from any association with the erectile dysfunction treatment. “For those who might be tempted... be warned the erectile dysfunction advertisements doing the rounds online using my image are fake.” Koch is not the first celebrity to fall victim to these scams, with fake celebrity endorsements using the images of Carrie Bickmore, Jessica Rowe and Lisa Wilkinson, alongside Karl Stefanovic as well as Koch.

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Is this the most eccentric event in Australia?

Australians have some <a href="http://www.oversixty.com.au/travel/domestic-travel/2015/11/weird-australian-events/" target="_blank">pretty odd forms of entertainment</a>. From the Moomba Birdman Rally to the Northern Territory’s Camel Cup, there’s no shortage of eccentric events Down Under. And this one might just take the cake. Each year, hundreds of punters descend upon Brisbane’s Story Bridge Hotel to celebrate Australia Day with some good, old-fashioned cockroach racing. The Cockroach Races have become a permanent fixture as part of the pub’s Aussie Day celebrations and while it might seem as much fun as looking through the pantry of a 21-year-old’s share house in the middle of the night, it’s a tradition that stretches back 36 years. Race fans surround the ring where the cockroaches are held in a plastic container, then released with the first one making it to the outside declared the winner. Check out the video above to see how it works. Have you ever attended the Cockroach Races? Let us know in the comments below.

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8 natural ways to get rid of cockroaches

If you don’t like the idea of sharing your home with cockroaches, try some of these natural ideas for getting them out. 1) Ground coffee Get a large glass jar and fill halfway up with water. Now take a small cup (that will fit inside the jar) and add some wet coffee grinds to it. Place the cup inside the jar and put the jar in areas that you often see cockroaches. The bug gets attracted to the aroma of the coffee and enters the jar but then can’t get out. Each day check the jar and when you see a few roaches inside, remove the small cup and tip the water and bugs down the toilet. Replace the jars and coffee and keep checking daily until you have several days with no cockroaches in the jar. 2) Borax and sugar Cockroaches are attracted to sweet things, so we use sugar to lure them in and then borax to send them off. Mix together an equal amount of sugar and borax. Place this in areas where you tend to see cockroaches, such as in cupboards or under the sink. Within a few hours you will see results. Borax is a poison so be sure to only use this in areas where children or pets cannot touch it. If this is an issue you can use baking soda instead of borax for another efficient option. 3) Fabric softener Grab an empty spray bottle and make a mix of 3 parts natural fabric softener, and 2 parts water. Give it a good shake and spray on live cockroaches or in areas where you often see them. The thick solution suffocates the roaches. 4) Bay leaves More of a repellant than exterminator, bay leaves will send the cockroaches packing rather than killing them. Crush a handful of bay leaves in a pestle and mortar to form a powder. Sprinkle the powder in high traffic areas for the roaches. 5) Ammonia and water Another repellant option is ammonia. Mix 2 cups of ammonia into a bucket of water and use this to wash the kitchen and bathroom floor. Use weekly until you see a drop off of activity. 6) Catnip Another repellant is catnip which is safe for humans. Get some small sachets of catnip and place in areas that you regularly see cockroaches. This option is best avoided if you have a cat as catnip can drive them crazy. 7) Hair spray Whenever you see a cockroach simply spray it with hairspray. It makes them sticky and they will soon suffocate. 8) Essential oils Roaches find the smell of certain oils such as rosemary, eucalyptus, and lemon oil offensive. Place a few drops of oil on a cotton ball and place near areas that you tend to see roaches. Related links: <a href="/lifestyle/home-garden/2015/12/household-tricks-from-the-1900s-2/">More great vintage household tricks from the 1900s</a> <a href="/lifestyle/home-garden/2015/12/make-your-own-giant-lollipop/">How to make your own giant lollipop decoration</a> <a href="/lifestyle/home-garden/2015/12/stains-never-to-clean-with-water/">4 stains you shouldn’t use water to clean</a>

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