One of the more popular breeds of cats in France is the Norwegian Forest Cat which is similar to the Maine Coon. The breed standard accepts toms up to 25 pounds, so larger versions are obviously out there. They are long haired which makes them look even larger that their large bones and muscular body account for on the scale. At a distance a male Forest Cat with an amber mackerel tabbie coat would look a lot like a tiger, and they have large paws for walking on the snow. From personal experience with Maine Coons, they don’t look like normal domesticated cats when they are outside and not near something that would help you gauge their size.

The Prime Minister of Australia, Tony Abbott, is probably regretting hosting the G20 summit in Brisbane. He started out claiming he was going to ‘shirt front’ [confront] Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine and the downing of flight MH-17, but it was Canada’s Stephen Harper who actually did it. Then he objected to including language about climate change in the formal statement for the meeting, but was overruled by US and European Union representatives.

Putin left early because of all of the criticism about the Ukraine, but Abbott’s summit was almost as bad. He probably wished he could have left early.

The batteries on the Philae lander have run down, but it was able to send back most, if not all, of the data that it was designed to collect. It isn’t clear if the solar panels will recharge the batteries, or if they were merely designed to extend the life of the batteries by providing additional power when it was active.