内容摘要：In the 1900s, plans were in place to convert these small fences and additional ones to a single long structure. The fence stretched to over 5,000 miles at the time, but after some time, it was shortened to approximately 3,488 miles, which is still massive. Little wonder, some reports say maintenance for the fence costs about 10 million Australian dollars every year. While that’s a lot of money, the stakeholders believe it’s all worth it. All of that makes the dingo the ultimate “gangster” dog. How else do you describe an animal that humans spend a fortune to keep away?

In the 1900s, plans were in place to convert these small fences and additional ones to a single long structure. The fence stretched to over 5,000 miles at the time, but after some time, it was shortened to approximately 3,488 miles, which is still massive. Little wonder, some reports say maintenance for the fence costs about 10 million Australian dollars every year. While that’s a lot of money, the stakeholders believe it’s all worth it. All of that makes the dingo the ultimate “gangster” dog. How else do you describe an animal that humans spend a fortune to keep away?

Children, the elderly and people with chronic cardiac, respiratory and other illnesses are most vulnerable to the effects of the smoke, especially those with cardiovascular problems, according to Brugge."The risk of hospitalization and death is low in people who are healthy and at a young age," he said, adding that there is still evidence that air pollution exposure increases blood pressure and inflammation for those people.

Exposure to wildfire smoke may also increase lung cancer patients' risk of dying from their disease, particularly among non-smokers, although the effect may be mitigated by certain cancer treatments, according to a large California study presented last month.Nonetheless, some farmers believe the effects of the fires are not all negative. In online forums like Facebook, some farmers have said some of their best yields ever came from years with a heavy pall of wildfire smoke from Canada. The smoke can protect vulnerable crops from scorching sunlight, they think.(Reporting by Patrick Wingrove in New York, Rich McKay in Atlanta, Amanda Stephenson in TorontoAdditional reporting by Ed White in WinnipegWriting by Patrick WingroveEditing by Frank McGurty, Frances Kerry and Nick Zieminski)

This month began abuzz with pre-anticipation as Hollywood's elite and the sartorially blessed descended. Their arrival heralded a week of exclusive soirées and tantalizing glimpses of their style on the

, for instance, exuded poised allure at a Versace fête, draped in a slinky aquamarine gown from the Italian house. Other stars opted for voluminous silhouettes yet maintained a restrained color palette, like

in a Christopher John Rogers little white ruffled frock.Whether you’re undertaking a journey to commemorate a transition or just want to see some of Scotland’s most awe-inducing places, here are five coffin roads to explore.

One of Britain’s most important historic sites is a great starting point. Just over two hours from Glasgow,holds more than 350 ancient relics like burial cairns, standing stones, and barrows—many prehistoric, constructed before England’s Stonehenge or Egypt’s earliest pyramids—all clustered in a six-mile stretch outside Kilmartin village.

Bradley describes this as the archetypal coffin road. “It’s clear from archaeological evidence that it was essentially a ritual landscape,” he explains. “There’s no evidence [of] people living there, it’s all monuments to the dead. Its prime purpose seems to have been as a kind of coffin road through which the dead would have been carried, with probably considerable ceremony, to various kinds of graves.” The easily accessible, roughlyalong flat paths winds through a linear cemetery, connecting some of the valley’s main sites.