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An army of Russian tanks were filmed thundering towards the Ukrainian border this week as tensions between the warring countries continued to escalate. Dozens of Vladimir Putin's modern tanks were seen arriving at a railroad station in Pokrovskoye in the Russia's southern Rostov region. The tanks were moved from cargo train platforms and deployed in a field near Matveyev Kurgan village - just 10km from the border with Ukraine. Russia regularly holds military drills in Rostov region involving its infantry, artillery and air force and has a number of military bases in the area. Earlier this week Russian politician Denis Voronenkov was shot by a gunman at the entrance of an upmarket hotel in Kiev, Ukraine, after fleeing his homeland last year. Images from the scene outside the hotel showed his wife, Maria Maksakova, breaking down as she saw her husband's body still on the pavement. Mr Voronenkov was killed around noon (10.00am GMT) and his bodyguard was also injured … [Read more...] about Vladimir Putin bulks up Russian forces in Ukraine by sending huge column of tanks to Ukrainian border

Of all the mysteries and injustices of the McDonald’s ice cream machine, the one that Jeremy O’Sullivan insists you understand first is its secret passcode. Press the cone icon on the screen of the Taylor C602 digital ice cream machine, he explains, then tap the buttons that show a snowflake and a milkshake to set the digits on the screen to 5, then 2, then 3, then 1. After that precise series of no fewer than 16 button presses, a menu magically unlocks. Only with this cheat code can you access the machine’s vital signs: everything from the volume of its milk and sugar ingredients to the temperature of the glycol flowing through its heating element to the meanings of its many sphinxlike error messages. “No one at McDonald’s or Taylor will explain why there’s a secret, undisclosed menu," O’Sullivan wrote in one of the first, cryptic text messages I received from him earlier this year. As O’Sullivan says, this menu isn’t documented in any owner’s manual for the Taylor digital … [Read more...] about They Hacked McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines—and Started a Cold War

The definition of a million-dollar house is changing in Marlborough, where the average house price just keeps rising. The region’s median house price during March was a record $664,000, up 27.7 per cent on March 2020 when it was $520,000, the latest figures from Real Estate Institute of New Zealand showed. The top three residential sales in Marlborough were $1.8 million, $1.28m and $1.125m. Summit Marlborough sales manager Nadine Thomas said she was stunned each time she heard what sort of houses had sold for more than $1m. READ MORE: The Squeeze: Housing low-income households requires fresh approach in Marlborough High country hunter's paradise up for grabs The Squeeze: Council flats for seniors prompt rent review amid housing shortage 'Ambitious and dedicated': Meet the 18-year-old who wants to sell your house “When I get the monthly sales figures I fall off my chair about 10 times over,” Thomas said. She pointed to two recent sales in Omaka Landing which … [Read more...] about Marlborough, where million-dollar houses aren’t what they used to be

The Mad Max series is roaring back to life. After the resolution of an ugly legal dispute with Hollywood studio Warner Bros , director George Miller is preparing to shoot a fifth movie, Furiosa , in the celebrated action series in New South Wales in Australia. It is a prequel to Mad Max: Fury Road , with Anya Taylor-Joy, the breakout star of the hit series The Queen’s Gambit , playing a younger version of the heroic warrior played by Charlize Theron. The cast will also include Chris Hemsworth, who is filming Thor: Love and Thunder in Sydney, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, best-known for Aquaman and The Trial of the Chicago 7 . READ MORE: The lunacy of George Miller having to sue over Mad Max Fury Road earnings George Miller sues Warner Bros over Mad Max: Fury Road earnings Charlize Theron: reveals the pain she went through to become an Atomic Blonde Mad Max: Fury Road star confirms feud between Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron Premier Gladys … [Read more...] about ‘A story I can’t wait to see in a cinema’: George Miller to shoot a new Mad Max movie, Furiosa

This story was originally published on Locker Room at Newsroom.co.nz , and is republished with permission. Her alarm goes off at 6am and Maddy Gordon is up and out of her bed, putting on her running shoes and dashing out the door. Moments later she is charging up the hills around Miramar, overlooking stunning ocean views on a cool and beautiful Wellington morning. This is her happy place. “I love it here,” says the 21-year-old, who grew up in Whangarei, and last month made her debut for the Silver Ferns. “I pride myself on being fit and I love pushing myself. It’s a great feeling to get out for an early morning run over the hills and take in the amazing views we have down here.” It's not that long ago Gordon would get in trouble for overtraining – always going for a run on her days off. These days she talks to Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse's strength and conditioning coach Adam Allen and physio Nikki Lynch, and if she feels underdone that week, she gets the … [Read more...] about Silver Ferns rookie Maddy Gordon learning to pace herself despite rapid rise