Monday, 25 August, 2014 -( 77˚F / 25˚C with a couple clouds in Ithaca @ 11:30 am ET )-
{ & again, these are not links. If you want to read these stories, listen to sound clips, or see any video -if there is any video- go to CBC dot CA/news. —Thanks. ———djo——— }
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-Live- Michael Brown funeral gets underway in St. Louis { This is today’s lead story, but I didn’t want to post a big picture of someone who may have been murdered by police for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. The most damning – and unverified – tweet I saw on Michael Brown’s death was a comparison of the video from the convenience store compared with the photo of Michael Brown dead on the ground & the tweeter said something along these lines: – Okay, right, he changed his shoes and went from having his head shaved bald to sporting a full head of hair in two minutes – So of course he needed to be shot dead in the streets. }
Thousands attend funeral for Michael Brown in Missouri { }
Tim Horton, Burger King shares rise on merger talks { The headquarters would be in Canada }
B.C. teachers resume picketing 1 week before Labour Day { }
Napa residents pick up pieces after California quake { }
U.S. strikes on Syrian ISIS targets need permission: Syria { }
French president dissolves government as cabinet feuds { }
-New- ‘I feel you all especially when I pray’: Read James Foley’s last letter to family { Looks like the manipulators want to keep you in a high level of stress by repeating something from these stories every day. }
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“Offbeat”
LobsterCam in Halifax is live once again { }
400 garden gnomes missing in Austria { On one visit to the outskirts of Ottawa, a friend told me that kids had stolen hundreds of gnomes from people’s front yards in that suburban Ontario town, and had been caught. The police were keeping the gnomes under surveillance at police headquarters until they were claimed by people who owned them }
& Two repeat articles from the weekend
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“Most Viewed”
Ronald Stan, Ontario man missing since 1977, found in U.S. { He disappeared after a fire in 1977. He is now 69 years old and living under an assumed named in the states. }
Decker Glacier at Whistler a sign of melt to come { Photos down a couple lines. }
Michael Lumahang called a hero after drowning trying to save boy { The boy was in the Ottawa River }
Ebola outbreak: Why Liberia’s quarantine in West Point slum will fail { }
Tories keep 4 Challenger jets airborne due to VIP scheduling conflicts { P.M. Harper had promised to decommission the jets, but it looks like he also promised rides to ‘important people’. }
Iceland volcano: Bardarbunga remains quiet { Yesterday they reported an eruption beneath a glacier. Last night they reported 2 more quakes around the volcano. }
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“Other”
‘He needs me to fight for him’: Woman stabbed by son says legal system [is] failing him { Alberta: The mother of a man with a psychotic illness is frustrated [because] her son, who has been charged with attempted murder after she was stabbed more than a year ago, is in jail with dangerous criminals instead of receiving treatment at an Alberta hospital. }
‘Quite scary’ before and after melt of Whistler, B.C.’s Decker Glacier { “What was cold white in 2006 is now a stunning blue.” }
Mexican woman in Montreal may be deported without her 2 children { }
Why it’s hard to stop a peeping drone { }
Comedy is the new drama: Orange is the New Black takes on Modern Family at the Emmys { }
-Photos- Beyonce owns the MTV Video Music Awards, Miley Cyrus wins Video of the year { }
-Must Watch- Hotel’s colourful implosion { “A demolition company in New York sets off fireworks and colourful smoke to signal hotel’s demise in Albany.” }
-Must Watch- SUV runs over boy in China { The 6-year-old survived. }
Gaza airstrikes resume with no end in sight { }
Harassment, bullying continues in national police force: Liberal MP { }
Sony PlayStation Network back online after weekend cyberattack { }
Ancient Mayan cities uncovered in Mexican jungle { }
Richard Attenborough dead at 90 { }
Germany outlasts Nigeria to win U-20 Women’s World Cup { “U-20” = ‘under-20-years-old’ }
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“Local” / “New Brunswick”
Brian Gallant’s abortion stance offers opportunity and risk { Abortion-rights activists say the Liberal provincial leader hasn’t gone far enough to win their support, Unlike Justin Trudeau, Brian Gallant has not said that pro-abortion candidates cannot run for office under the Liberal Party of New Brunswick banner. }
Swarm of bees from Moncton hotel rooftop create a buzz { }
Decision on Moncton’s surplus military homes delayed { }
Politicians challenged for straight answers on finances { They should be challenged for straight answers on anything. }
“New Brunswick Votes 2014”
Campaign slogans hinder real debate about fiscal crisis { }
+ Plus 2 repeat articles from above +
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& “What’s Not Here” { I heard there was a 7.0 earthquake in South America last night }
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{ 12:50 pm : Beginning colorization and typo search. 1:30 ready to rock and roll. ———djo——— }