Daily Archives: October 12, 2014

{ Copied & Pasted from Radio Free Earth News  — Was Bill Austin’s B’Day ———jim w——— }

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Sunday, 12 October, 2014  -( 60˚F / 16˚C – & clear skies here @ 5:00 pm near Ithaca )-  { Headlines compiled by douglas j otterson }

{ We’ve been doing this because we believe the CBC may be more honest and more respectable than Media in the U.S.A., & not a lot of people in the U.S. may know that or have access to anyone who might point them toward the CBC & their web site. }

{ & 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.— & You can also find a link to the web cast of the most recent broadcast of “The National” the CBC’s ‘flagship nightly newscast’ under the “Must Watch” heading on their main page. — Thanks. — & Jim W convinced me to take credit for this, above.  ———djo——— }

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Thursday, October 9, 2014 –  would have been John Lennon’s 74th birthday.

{ Thought of the Day: I just watched ‘GasLand II” the HBO documentary-movie, most of the way through, for about the tenth time. Why are governmental ‘mouthpieces’ still tring to say that Shale Gas is: (1) a good thing, and, (2) the best way to go?  The best scientific evidence reported on in that movie showed that there is more than enough wind power available to generate 5 times our needed electricity- virtually free- forever- & it is renewable, does not pollute, does not poison your water supply. -And if the wind slows down, solar photovoltaics can fill in the gaps. And then there’s always hydro-electric and maybe even tidal generation possible.  The only thing ‘wrong’ with these renewable technologies is the fact that no greedy corporation has found a way to control them enough with lies and propaganda to raise the price high enough to keep billions of people in low-wage-slavery for the foreseeable future.   —djo— }

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Lead Articles:

‘A breach of protocol’: Texas health-care worker tests positive for Ebola   { * They’re trying to say the latest victim must have somehow been careless in removing the protective gear she wore while treating the patient who died last week.  —djo— }

Texas health care worker tests positive for Ebola    {  }

Countries pledge $5.4B toward Gaza Strip Reconstriction    {  }

Calgary fire knocks out power, affects 911 service  {  }

Byelections called in Alberta and Ontario for November 17    {  }

Ebola outbreak: Liberia health care workers to walk out on Monday  {  }

 Weather’s wrath: Cyclone in India, typhoon in Japan, tropical storm in Bermuda   {  }

 -Photos- Derek Stoffel in Gaza: Little evidence of rebuilding but billions pledged   {  }

 

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“Offbeat”

New York Comic Con 2014: costumes and crowds   { See photo-  —djo—  }

Hello Kitty exhibit opens in Los Angeles   { * ‘Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty’ museum celebrates Japanese icon’s 40th anniversary.*  —djo— }

Wife carrying championship: An unusual Nordic tradition returns { * In one photo a wife is sitting on one guy’s shoulders as he looks like he’s walking somewhere in a hurry. * —jim w—  }

-Repeat- How’s this for fun? Pretending to be a boring office drone on Facebook   {  }

-From Yesterday- Record setting bluefin tuna hauled in by Nova Scotia girl  {  }

 

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“Most Viewed”

Downtown Calgary fire ‘completely destroyed’ electrical system: Enmax  { * The crawl on teevee news says customers may be out of luck and out of power for a week.  —jim w— }

Nobel Peace Prize: Malala Yousafzai, Kailish Satyarthi win 2014 award   {  }

Female bear attack sends 1 man to Calgary hospital in critical condition  { *Teevee again: one hunter tried to save the other, missed shooting the bear and hit the hunter being mauled instead. —jim w—  }

Transcona square turns pink for 8-year-old transgender girl  {  }

Bank of Canada still not committed to women on currency, petition says  {  }

Betty Jean Fields, Louisiana baby, survives 3 days trapped under dead dad   { * Looks like a full day of Weird News —djo— }

Peter Degroot manhunt: RCMP appeal directly to alleged gunman  { * Yeah, sure, that will work- people accused of crimes trust the criminal justice system enough to smile and walk into jail. gaaa, way too many people have been framed and/or convicted of crimes they didn’t commit, in Canada as well as down here in the ‘lower 48’-  —djo— }

Hudhud lashes India, Vongfong pounds Japan, Tropical storm Fay hits Bermuda   {  }

Ebola outbreak: Liberia health workers threaten to strike Monday   {  }

Federal byelections set for Whitby-Oshawa, Yellowhead in Alberta   {  }

-Thursday’s Blog- Fracking company launches pink drill bits for breast cancer awareness  { *This bit of manipulation is pretty freakin low, even for these corporate ice-holes. Trying to link a program that is destroying people’s health, property values and quality of life, as well as putting their lives in actual danger- to a campaign to raise awareness of women’s health issues is worse than unethical, cynical, bold face lying: on a par with telling Africans with AIDs that raping a virgin would cure their disease.*  >>—-> Link to Huffington Post article on Gasland 2 * Fracking may be more hazardous to our health and quality of life than we have previously warned about. Find a copy of Gasland 2 and watch it. — To be fair,  Forbes has been trying to label the movie as ‘Luddite Slander of Fracking’ *** but too many people without a horse in this race have ‘scientifically remote viewed without prejudice’ a future in which the USA has been reduced to less than a third world nation caused in a large part by fracking.   —djo— }

 

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Other:

-Video- Cranberries: How this tangy treat gets to your Thanksgiving table   { * This coming Monday is Thanksgiving Day in Canada*  & Yesterday an article on cranberries said they fight cancer. —djo— }

Natural gas fire still burning at Sakatchewan pumping station   {  }

-New- St. Louis police arrest 17 at protest over shooting deaths of black men   {  }

Pope says 2 saints spread faith in Canada ‘to the smallest and most remote’   {  }

‘Clearly discrimination’ Bank of Canada faces petitition over women on bills   {  }

Estate planning: Talking with family about dividing the pie   { * In the business section this headline sits next to a photo of a slice of pumpkin pie -Gag-  —djo— }

ISIS triple suicide bombing in Iraq kills 58 including Kurds   {  }

Ukraine: Putin orders Russian troops away from border  {  }

Hong Kong protest leaders write open letter to Chinese president   {  }

Kurds call for more airstrikes in Syria as they struggle to hold Kobani   {  }

Sudden oil price drop a crude awakening for Canada’s economy   { *** “If it sends the current Conservative government packing, we’ll take it-” ***  —djo— }

Some bodies in Mexican mass grave are not missing students, governor says   {  }

Canadian support team for ISIS airstrike mission leaving for Kuwait next week   { *”Happy Thanksgiving guys, now go lay down your lives for the American Propaganda Machine, so we can take more and more freedoms, rights and privileges from the middle class we’re fleecing and decimating as we speak-”   —djo—  }

‘I thank my father for not clipping my wings’ Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize co-winner   {  }

Luka Magnotta’s defence questions pathologist’s expertise   {  }

-Must Watch- Wife-carrying championships   {  }

-Editor’s Pick- What to know about this year’s flu virus   {  }

-Editor’s Pick- Oilsands ‘victory’ in Europe – but how will they get it there?   { “Selling oilsands to Europe still a challenge, despite EC decision [ not to label it as ‘dirty oil’ ]”   —djo— }

-Editor’s Pick- Thanksgiving dinner: how to eat as much as possible   { * “Eating competetition champion, all-you-can-eat buffet owner weigh in on strategy.”  —djo—  }

-World- Pope Francis says Thanksgiving mass alongside Quebec delegation  {  }

-Thursday –> -Canada-Council of Canadians going to court to fight election law changes   { * Why is this not up at the top in the Lead Articles section? —djo— }

-Business- Postmedia’s big bet, Clorox comes clean, & CRTC’s warning: Business Week Wrap   {  }

-Business- Finance Canada accidentally posted upcoming tax measures online   {  }

-Politics- Just don’t call it ‘sociology’: Tories seek bids for terrorism research.  { * Do they want to learn how to better use terrorism against their electorate? They’re doing quite well – controlling the news- invoking an atmosphere of constant anxiety and fear in a calculated effort to better control the hearts and minds of citizens kept in a state of constant fear-  —djo— }

-Politics- Alberta Premier Jim Prentice holds 1st meeting with prime minister   {  }

-Technology & Science- Bones of pre-Neanderthal found in France   { * Were they cone-heads?   —djo— }

-Technology & Science- Barack Obama reiterates stand in favour of net neutrality   {   }

-Technology & Science- Fish will move toward poles as temperatures rise, study says   { * I suppose they asked a couple goldfish what they thought about rising temperatures.  —djo— }

-Technology & Science- Hitting biodiversity targets will require more work: Bob McDonald   {  }

-Technology & Science- Mars rovers, orbiters will studay faraway comet’s flyby   {  }

-Community- Katy Perry’s Super bowl halftime show sparks excitement, cynicism from readers   {  }

-Community- Satya Nadella’s ‘karma’ advice to women comes back to haunt him   {  🙂 }

 

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“Local / New Bruswick”

Anti-poverty group pushes for higher minimum wage    {  }

Woman, 22, dead after Richibucto crash   {  }

Fredericton police charge man, 24, with fleeing crash scene   {  }

P.E.I. justice minister calls on N.S. to join securities regulator   {  }

-Updated- New Brunswick’s jobless rate jumps to 9.6% in September   {  }

-N.B.Page- -Recap- N.B. This Week   {  }

Fredericton couple takes on big insurance over Arthur repairs   {  }

Boil water orders continue in 3 New Brunswick communities   {  }

 

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“First Nations”

Aboriginal community featured in Winnipeg photo exhibit   {  }

Winnipeg women say being sexually harrased downtown the norm  {  }

More talks could break Peel land use planning stalemate   { “Yukon First Nations and their environmental allies say the court battle over the Peel watershed land use plan could be settled through ‘proper consultation.”  —djo— }

Polaris winner describes being followed, called ‘sexy little Indian’ on street   {  }

Marlene Bird says she had run-in with one of her attackers   { “The woman who lost both her legs in a vicious attack in Prince Albert, Sask., over the summer says she recently came across one of the people who attacked her on the street”  —djo— }

-Opinion- A First Nations take on Thanksgiving: ‘Your Welcome Weekend’  {  }

Mi’kmaq say Sydney Harbour talks back on track   {  }

Union slams ‘rushed’ facility for at-risk girls in Winnipeg   {  }

Watchdog says B.C. government ignoring recommendations to help children   {  }

 

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{ 6:33 pm —Ready to Rock and Roll— Had help from Jim W — Thanks, Jim ———djo——— }