{"id":139,"date":"2015-02-12T20:41:15","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T00:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aerendel.org\/CanadianNews\/?p=6"},"modified":"2015-02-12T20:41:15","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T00:41:15","slug":"thursday-12-february-2015-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/aerendel.ca\/CanadianNews\/thursday-12-february-2015-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday, 12 February, 2015 – News?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thursday, 12 February, 2015\u00a0 -( +24\u02daF \/ -4\u02daC\u00a0 With Snow Flurries @ 10:30 am near Ithaca )-\u00a0\u00a0-( +3\u02daF \/ -16\u02daC \u00a0 & very light snow is falling, like 1 flake per cubic foot of air out there\u00a0 @ 11:30pm Closer to Halifax \u2014jim w\u2014)-\u00a0\u00a0 \u2014\u00a0 { Headlines compiled by douglas j otterson & jim wellington, with help from \u2014jda\u2014 } { Some things change, some articles remain. Do you know where your survival kit is?\u00a0 \u2014djo\u2014 } { We had a near catastrophic computer freeze and when we recovered the captions beneath a lot of tweets were way out of proportion. And 1100 + new tweets came in while we’ve been doing this\u00a0 —djo— }
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\"Cornell<\/a>
Grey & Dreery here in Ithaca, snowing so lightly it doesn’t show up on web cam shots.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Positive<\/a>
For contrast – Yes, start your day off inspired by something positive and see if that does change the way your day unravels. —jim w—<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Weather News: Boston got as much as 37 inches of new snow on Monday, and already had two feet of snow on the ground. Public Transportation came to a grinding halt there.\u00a0 & It looked like Halifax and other parts of Nova Scotia were getting dumped on Tuesday. Newfoundland and Labrador are being clobbered on Thursday. With two possible Nor’Easters heading for Maritimes over the weekend.
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\"Doreen<\/a>
“Trust yourself!” —jim w—<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Apple's<\/a>
Apple plans to go 100% Renewable Energy as soon as it can. Let’s hope this is more than an Public Relations ruse. —djo—<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Buddha<\/a>
In our natural state, before we are poisoned by Genetically Modified Food and highly controlled media, we are really ‘nice’ beings. fear and hatred are conditioned into us by nasty people with a nasty agenda. —djo— \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A ‘Bodhisattva’ is an ‘Enlightened’ being who could enjoy the peace and serenity of the Heavenly Realms but comes back down here to help guide and liberate the rest of us from the negative b.s. that could lead us downward instead of up.\u00a0 —jim w—
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\"Yay<\/a>
Not exactly on topic, but I’ll quote John Lennon here, or post a retweet of a John Lennon quote – —jim w—<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Climate<\/a>
We’ve got friends who believe that climate change is a terrorist activity being engineered by nasty dark ops ice-holes with military background at the behest of corporate ice-holes who are desperate to gain or regain control over the hearts and minds of everybody on this planet, or kill us all if we resist. —djo—<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Extinction<\/a>
This is a cool juxtaposition of messages this morning, don’t-cha think? —jim w—<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Hitler<\/a>
As Canada moves into an election year that will start and stop a whole lot quicker than we’re used to down here in the ‘States’, Things should be heating up on both sides. My friends up there tend to gravitate toward this view- That Stephen Harper is a born again Fascist who really wants to get it right this time- —djo—<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Tommy<\/a>
Tommy Douglas was voted something like the biggest Canadian Hero a couple years ago for conceiving and implementing the Canadian Health Care System, which greedy sonofaguns have been trying to talk down and dismantle ever since. —jim w—<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Harper<\/a>
The Harper government claims it was saving lots of money by cheating veterans out of their pensions and closing down offices that helped veterans get access to health care for PTSD and other conditions the government habitually denies coverage for. Meanwhile that same government has spent hundreds of times more money than it claims it saved — advertizing bogus ‘Economic Action Plan’ gains and phony apprenticeship programs with ‘interest free loans’ that suddently are not interest free when the ‘apprentice’ graduates the programme and discovers that he or she can’t buy a decent job and owes much more than he or she can pay back while working part time flipping hamburgers or pushing donuts. —djo—<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Bernie<\/a>
More of today’s point-counterpoint: Bernie Sanders weighs in- \ud83d\ude42 & It isn’t just the U.S. and Canada that are under attack by ‘big money interests’ Look at Greece, where a lot of voters have vivid memories of what it is like to live under a Fascist regime. And look around Europe, where Portugal, Spain and too many other countries are waking up and wondering “WTF” is going on. & I’m happy to report that some of my farourite ‘Psychics’ as well as much more scientific trend watchers are seeing a messy time of it, after which the ‘Banksters’ will no longer be in power. “Half Past Human dot com” says the last Bankster will be strangled by the intestines of the last phony religious cleric after enraged ex-catholics burn down the Vatican in 2019, after learning what Organized Religion has actually been up to for the last century or more, and the Bank of the Vatican has been funding the bloody black ops mind control while Catholic Priests helped develop Nazi torture technology to sexually abuse children and turn them into ‘Manchurian Candidate’ type brain-washed victims that could be activated to pull off seemingly random breaks that are actually attacks on our freedoms and liberty. The Texas Tower sniper, the Unibomber, the guy who shot John Lennon, and most of the wild and crazy school shootings and Theater shootings are done by ‘targeted’ individuals who have been conditioned and activated to pull off inconceivable acts of terror, so the government can pass emergency legislation that takes your freedom away and gives them more and more control over everything you think do and say. —jim w—<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Child<\/a>
Child Labour in 1911<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Child<\/a>
Child Labour in 2015.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Then<\/a>
Here’s a ‘Then and Now’ Tweet that twitter wouldn’t let me retweet. Maybe it was deleted?—djo—\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 & I remember 14 year olds being a lot smarter and aware than adults gave us credit for, even if we weren’t always capable of seeing ‘the whole picture’ or understanding clearly what we saw going around around us, when I was one of them. —\u00a0 Should I admit the Beatles hit the USA when I was a fourteen year old?\u00a0 —jim w—
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{ Today’s Birthdays : <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

February 11th: 1377- King Ladislas of Naples. 1847- Thomas Edison, inventer and reportedly greedy ice-hole was born in Milan, Ohio. 1919- Eva Gabor, Actress (Green Acres, Gigi). 1920- King Farouk I, Last king of Egypt was born in Cairo. 1926- Leslie Nielsen, Canadian Actor (“Forbidden Planet” & Naked Gun). 1934- Tina Louise, the actress who played ‘Ginger’ on Gilligan’s Island was born in New York City. 1936- Burt Reynolds – US Actor. 1953- Jeb Bush, politician and US National Election Fixer. 1956- Kathleen Beller, US Actress, was born in Queens, NY. 1962- Sheryl Crow, Singer-Songwriter, was born in Kennett, Misouri. 1964- Sarah Palin, Alaskan politician and running joke of a vice-presidential candidate. Also: Pamm, one of Jim W’s best friends and favorite all time people. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

February 12th: 1663- Cotton Mather, the Puritan Minister who helped give us the Salem witch trials, was born in Boston, Massachusetts. 1809- Abraham Lincoln 16th US President was born in Kentucky, the same day that Charles Darwin, the famous Moron who gave us the theory of evolution was born of monkey parents in England.\u00a0 1893- Omar Bradley, World War II US General. 1904- Ted Mack, Teevee Host of the Original Amateur Hour was born in Denver, Colorado.\u00a0 1915- Lorne Greene, Actor (Bonanza & Battkestar Galactica) was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 1919- Forrest Tucker, Actor (F Troop) was born in Plainfield Indiana. 1950- Michael Ironside, Actor. 1955- Arsenio Hall, Comedian\/talk show host.\u00a0 — You can find all this and more at http:\/\/www.historyorb.com\/today\/birthdays.php<\/a>\u00a0 }<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Yesterday’s News: Smart TVs that can recognize verbal commands can listen in to any conversation inside your home while that feature is on. NSA operatives etc, can also turn that on whenever they feel like it. Samsung admitted they have ‘a third party’ monitoring everything “to know when a command is given.”<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

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{ Canadian Headlines : From :\u00a0 http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news<\/a>\u00a0 <— Link }<\/strong><\/h3>\n

‘Long live justice,’ fianc\u00e9e says after Egyptian-born Canadian Mohamed Fahmy gets bail<\/span> \u00a0 { * We can hope and pray she still believes in ‘justice after this second trial is over. *\u00a0 —djo— }<\/p>\n

-Analysis- Why Walmart hit the bull’s-eye Target missed: Don Pittis<\/span> \u00a0 {* I can’t believe Walmart, a corporation that closes stores that might unionize and makes sure that as many employees as possible cannot work full time or enough to qualify for mandatory benefits, should be held up as a good example of anything. BOYCOTT WALMART!\u00a0 —djo— }<\/p>\n

-Analysis- Lost one minister, shuffle three. Harper’s new election face: Chris Hall<\/span> \u00a0 { * Stephen Harper is a micro-managing ice-hole. If the Canadian people re-elect him prime minister, then (1) they deserve to go to hell in a handbasket and (2) I wouldn’t believe a ‘fair election’ or honest vote count happened anywhere on this planet, ever. * —djo— }<\/p>\n

Can NBC News Anchor Brian Williams redeem himself?<\/span> \u00a0 { * I can’t believe an article about an NBC News Anchor should be among the top 4 articles in any legitimate news service any more than I can believe that the Kardasians deserve to be millionaires or at all newsworthy.\u00a0 *\u00a0 —djo— }<\/p>\n

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\"Weird\"<\/a>
A Florida based artist has been told to stop selling miniature versions of the Super Bowl halftime ‘character’ sharks.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Offbeat News:<\/span><\/p>\n

Surf’s up at wet Whistler in spoof by snowboarders, skiers<\/span> \u00a0 {\u00a0 }<\/p>\n

Harlem Globetrotters’ mascot Big G recovered after Vancouver theft<\/span> \u00a0 {\u00a0 }<\/p>\n

Teen’s profane tweet gets her fired before starting new job<\/span> \u00a0 {\u00a0 }<\/p>\n

Heavy metal wedding on the high seas for Saint John couple<\/span> \u00a0 { * – has been listed in the top 4 offbeat news articles for at least three days now – * —djo— }<\/p>\n

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\"Brrrrrr\"<\/a>
-The Big Chill – Version 2015 – Hits the Maritimes-<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Local \/ New Brunswick \/ Maritime News:<\/span><\/p>\n

Moncton taxpayers deserve answers on AC\/DC concert cash: reporter<\/span> \u00a0 {\u00a0\u00a0 }<\/p>\n

Saint John police drop meals for detainees to cut costs<\/span> \u00a0 {\u00a0 \u00a0 }<\/p>\n

New Brunswick can expect fair weather on Thursday, Peter Coade says<\/span> \u00a0 { *** Ya call grey skies, grey everywhere and flurries ‘Fair Weather’? I don’t. ***\u00a0 —jim w—\u00a0 }<\/p>\n

Brunswick News walks back pay cut for some newspaper carriers<\/span> \u00a0 { * The newspaper clawed back one cent for each paper delivered a while back, and now has given that penny a paper back to walking newspaper carriers, but not to drivers? *\u00a0 —djo—\u00a0 *** Yup- ***\u00a0 —jim w—\u00a0 }<\/p>\n

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FHS dress code fight sees ‘complete shift,’ young feminists say<\/span> \u00a0 { * – Three months after an angry protest by young feminist activists at Fredericton High School led to their suspensions, the female students say there\u2019s been a \u201ccomplete shift\u201d in attitude among administrators. – They\u2019re now working together to tackle sexual assault and other issues at the 1,900-student high school.<\/p>\n