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When 3 backpackers http://www.kingsbasketballprostore.com/kids-zach-randolph-kings-jersey/ ,2 from Cambridge England and one from Maryland USA travel to outback Australia, they experience many surprises. What secrets do they reveal about life in the real Australian Outback?

The sounds of laughter echoed through the main bar of the tiny pub in outback Queensland. Three young backpackers, Sarah and Debbie from Cambridge and Barbara from Maryland were being "educated" on the unique culture, language and customs of the Australian Outback. Here are their discoveries.

Sarah.

"Deb and I left Cambridge for Australia after spending Christmas with our families. We not only wanted to escape the cold, we wanted to experience the real Australia.The outback.

When we landed in Brisbane http://www.kingsbasketballprostore.com/kids-willie-cauley-stein-kings-jersey/ , it was hot and very humid. What a contrast to England where it was around 3c (38f). After spending a few days on the Gold Coast, we returned to Brisbane and caught a train called "Spirit of the Outback". Our destination was Longreach, a town in far western Queensland.

The journey was very comfortable and on the train we met Barbara, another independent traveler who had been in Australia for 2 months, mainly in Sydney. She too was looking for an outback experience and we got along fine http://www.kingsbasketballprostore.com/kids-vlade-divac-kings-jersey/ , so decided to team up.

Our first culture shock came when we stepped onto the platform at Longreach. The temperature was hovering around 48c (126f). It was like stepping into a furnace! Fortunately our accommodation was air conditioned and after settling in, headed to the local pub to down a "Nice cold Aussie beer". It was here that we met 2 young sheep station hands, Josh and Trevor. Our Australian Outback education had begun."

Debbie.

"Josh and Trev were a real hoot. They offered to buy us a beer as soon as we entered the bar and decided to give us a quick lesson on the Aussie Outback language and culture. We learned about the word "shout", meaning your turn to buy, saying "emma chisit" or "how much is it?" and all about Aussie blokes and shielas.

They also taught us a few disgusting phrases. Here's one: If a bloke had been working all day fixing fences in the summer heat http://www.kingsbasketballprostore.com/kids-skal-labissiere-kings-jersey/ , he would be very thirsty. In the words of Josh, he would be "As dry as a dead dingoe's donger".

Trevor invited us to go outside to see "me holden ute". A ute (short for utility truck) is like a US pick up truck. At the front was a "Roo bar", designed to protect the front of the vehicle should it collide with a kangaroo. Apparently kangaroos are a vehicle hazard in outback Australia and if hit at speed, can cause major damage and injury, even death to the driver or passengers. Josh told a story of an unlucky driver who hit a roo and it went through the windscreen http://www.kingsbasketballprostore.com/kids-peja-stojakovic-kings-jersey/ , landing on his lap. The furious scratching and kicking of the animal killed him!"

Barbara.

"I asked about the spotlights on the cabin roof and discovered that they are used for a barbaric Aussie sport called "spotting" or "roo shooting". This "sport" takes place at night. The kangaroos, blinded by the spotlights are easy targets. In some parts of Australia, kangaroos are in plague proportions and can do major crop damage as well as being a driving hazard.

Professional kangaroo shooters are often employed to cull the numbers. They then sell the meat to butchers. Most is used for pet food, but the tender meat finds its way to selected restaurants as kangaroo steak. Joss took great pleasure in advising us that the testicles of the males are tanned and sold to Japanese tourists as money pouches.

The boys offered to take us "spotting", but we declined this Aussie cultural experience with thanks."

The following day the 3 backpackers were leaving on an organized tour to a number of sheep and cattle stations. They were looking forward to experiencing the hardships and celebrations of these isolated parts of outback Queensland. Their tour included helping with farm chores http://www.kingsbasketballprostore.com/kids-oscar-robertson-kings-jersey/ , enjoying home cooked meals, campfire singalongs and country hospitality.

The 3 girls were looking forward to this next travel experience to remind them about what life is all about in outback Australia. They wanted to meet new people, discover new landscapes, try new cuisines (even kangaroo steak) and to sit at dusk soaking up the atmosphere and silence of the Australian bush.

HARBIN, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Over 70 years ago http://www.kingsbasketballprostore.com/kids-mitch-richmond-kings-jersey/ , Okawa Fukumatsu was awarded a sabre for his outstanding services in human vivisection during World War II.


Two years ago, in his wheelchair, the former Japanese soldier handed the sabre to Jin Chengmin, curator of the Exhibition Hall of Crime Evidences of Unit 731 in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.


The sabre had belonged to Shiro Ishii, commander of Unit 731 http://www.kingsbasketballprostore.com/kids-mike-bibby-kings-jersey/ , a top-secret biological and chemical warfare research base established in Harbin as the nerve center of Japanese biological warfare in China and Southeast Asia.


Since July, the one-meter-long sword has been on display in the museum as evidence of the Japanese unit's crimes against humanity.


In 2008, Jin flew to Japan to obtain evidence from former Unit 731 soldiers. He arranged a meeting with Fukumatsu but received a call from his family canceling it just moments before his arrival.


Jin was frustrated, but he did not want to give up. On his way back he called Fukumatsu to make another plea. Fukumatsu agreed to meet but made him promise not to ask anything about Unit 731.


To Jin's surprise, Fukumatsu talked about his time at Unit 731 during the meeting - telling the secrets that Ishii ordered him to "take to the grave."


In a video recorded by Jin http://www.kingsbasketballprostore.com/kids-marvin-bagley-iii-kings-jersey/ , Fukumatsu said he was recruited by the Japanese army in 1941 when he was a student at Waseda University. He was soon dispatched to China as a "military surgeon."


Fukumatsu said he was ordered to perform human experimentation. When.