Thursday, July 27, 2017

Crazy cool shelf cloud speeds toward Delburne, Alberta July 23

Canadian Supreme Court Says No Indigenous Veto On Energy Projects

By SpencerFernando

Ruling critiques National Energy Board for lack of Indigenous consultation, but says there is no Indigenous veto over whether energy projects proceed.

The Supreme Court of Canada has issued a big ruling approving the Enbridge pipeline and blocking seismic testing in Nunavut. At the same time, the ruling will have greater long-term consequences, as the idea of an “Indigenous veto” over energy projects was rejected...https://www.spencerfernando.com/2017/07/26/canadian-supreme-court-says-no-indigenous-veto-energy-projects/

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

"I Love A Rainy Night" by Eddie Rabbitt

 Eddie Rabbitt

 Allec Joshua Ibay

Brigitte Gabriel's Super Reply to Muslim Girl | Author Silences Muslim Student | ACT Convention

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We Could Resurrect the Woolly Mammoth. Here's How.

By

A museum worker checks the hair on this woolly mammoth replica.

Jurassic Park imagined a future in which it was possible to bring dinosaurs back to life. Now, that fiction may become reality as geneticists seek to resurrect the woolly mammoth.
These Ice Age herbivores, whose closest living relatives are the Asian elephant, lived on several northern continents and had a thick, furry coat that protected against the extreme cold.

The shaggy animals went extinct about 4,000 years ago, but the current revolution in genetics—which is combating aging, eradicating diseases, and even allowing parents to create "designer babies"—may change that. (Read how to resurrect lost species.)...http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/07/woolly-mammoths-extinction-cloning-genetics/

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Sunday, July 23, 2017

Streetheart lead singer, Saskatchewan native Kenny Shields dead

The Canadian Press, Regina Leader~Post


Kenny Shields, the Saskatchewan-born lead singer of Streetheart, died Friday.
/ Regina Leader~Post
Kenny Shields, the brash lead singer of Canadian rock band Streetheart who swaggered across the country’s stages for decades, died of heart failure Friday. He was 69.

The Juno-winning artist was part of the homegrown brand of guitar-driven hits that became rock radio staples throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s, including “Action,” “Hollywood,” “Look in Your Eyes,” “What Kind of Love Is This,” and a cover of the Rolling Stones classic “Under My Thumb.”

Guitarist Jeff Neill said Shields died Friday at St. Boniface General Hospital in Winnipeg after a number of heart problems...http://www.thestarphoenix.com/entertainment/music/saskatchewan+bord+streetheart+lead+singer+kenny+shields/13805859/story.html

AfterMidnightCowboy

See also: Kenny Shields memorial 

Ten things you may not know about Orwell's '1984'

Tornado still on the ground north of Foam Lake, Sk. 21 Jul

Rooting out latest invasive plant to strike Ottawa a race against time

Rosario Castanon, from the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, says knotweed is aggressive. (Laurie Fagan/CBC) 

Conservation experts in Ottawa are waging war on Japanese knotweed, an aggressive, invasive plant species which has taken root in more than a dozen places on the city's shorelines.

If it's not controlled, biologists warn the foreign plant — strong enough to break through walls and roads — will spread, displacing wildlife and crowding out native plant species in many areas...http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/ottawa/plants-invasive-japanese-knotweed-ottawa-1.4214989

Saturday, July 22, 2017

"Run" by Ludovico Einaudi

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Free online books library for students, teachers, and the classic enthusiast.


"Give me a man or woman who has read a thousand books and you give me an interesting companion. Give me a man or woman who has read perhaps three and you give me a dangerous enemy indeed." - Anne Rice http://www.readprint.com/   

Eagle vs. cow: Deroche resident captures photos of big bird's cattle battle


After an eagle scooped one of her prized hens, a Deroche woman captured photos of the neighbour's cows fighting with the raptor — though probably not in defence of the chickens. Submitted / Emilie Henderson
An eagle hungry for chicken found itself beefing with a local cow earlier this week.

Emilie Henderson of Deroche, just east of Mission, snapped the pictures after an eagle swooped down to snatch one of her hens on Tuesday.
 
“All my chickens were kind of squawking and making a racket,” she said, ”and I had been giving my kids a bath at the time so I couldn’t see what was going on.”

When she finally stepped outside, she startled the invading eagle, who flew out of the chicken pen with a hen in its talons.

Rather than try to defend her birds, Henderson broke out her camera.

“Well, the chicken’s probably already dead, but at least I can try to get some cool pictures,” she said, explaining her thought process...http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/eagle-vs-cow-deroche-resident-captures-photos-of-big-birds-cattle-battle

Conspiracy theories are the opium of the masses


OPINION/ SELİN NASİ

 Not a day passes without at least one commentary about the nefarious plots foreign powers are hatching against Turkey. For instance, if you google “Türkiye’ye büyük tuzak” (Big plot against Turkey), you get 8,700 results. If you search for “Hedef Türkiye!” (Turkey is the target!), you can find—wait for it—a whopping 239,000 results. Naturally, there are many other similar examples.

In such commentaries, Turkey is often portrayed as a strong and rising power, which has been facing unprecedented international plots by jealous outsiders.

In fact, the idea of Turkey being surrounded by internal and external enemies is not a new phenomenon. It has long been embedded in Turkey’s political culture and is often referred to as the Sevres Syndrome—from the treaty that confirmed the defeat and partition of the Ottoman Empire by foreign powers after World War I.

But maintaining the sense of trauma doubtlessly serves a political purpose, since it is instrumental in terms of mobilizing the masses against threats, whether real or imagined. Therefore, it helps policymakers manufacture consent about specific policies. And at times, governments reap the benefits of being a victim of conspiracies without having to assume responsibility for their actions...http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/conspiracy-theories-are-the-opium-of-the-masses.aspx?pageID=238&nID=115763&NewsCatID=570

Erdogan Of Turkey Literally Resurrects The Image Of The Ottoman Beast And Vows That All Who Defy Him Will Be Beheaded

Friday, July 21, 2017

Excuse me Constable, can you tell me where my wife and I can register as evacuees?

"Mustang Sally (feat. Andrew Strong)" by The Commitments

Alan Parker, left, with the cast of The Commitments Photo: 20TH CENTURY FOX http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/10341635/Whatever-happened-to-The-Commitments.html
Caitlin ó Ceallacháin

A letter to PM @JustinTrudeau; You said: "Canada does not pay ransom to terror groups" - Just terrorists.

Round And Round The Rugged Rock They Ran, The Duck Chasing A Dog As Fast As He Can!

Adam Colbert

Wildlife photographer traveled the world to snap stunning animal portraits

ABC News

Visit: Joel Sartore: National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Grizzly bear is a vegetarian.



Also see: bearsmart.com/food-diet

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Whirling disease found in the Bow River in Banff National Park


By Colette Derworiz, Calgary Herald

More cases of whirling disease have been found in Banff National Park — this time in the Bow River, elevating concerns for southern Alberta’s fish populations.

On Monday, officials announced that the contagious disease was confirmed Sept. 7 in fish taken from the Bow River.

“For some samples taken at about four or five sites downstream of Bow Falls, between there and the east park boundary, we have positive results for whirling disease,” Bill Hunt, manager of resource conservation with Banff National Park, said in an interview Monday. “It indicates it’s in the Bow River.

“There were fish sampled from a number of locations.”

The latest results were announced earlier Monday by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, which monitors diseases that are important to aquatic health or the Canadian economy...http://www.thestarphoenix.com/news/canada/whirling+disease+found+river+banff+national+park/13797034/story.html

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Marianne Faithfull -- The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan

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Mind-blowing 500 year old map of Antarctica shows it was once ICE-FREE

By Rory McKeown
 MYSTERY: The Piri Reis map appears to show Antarctica as an ice-free region GETTY


Mystery has surrounded the Piri Reis map since it was compiled in 1513 by Turkish admiral Ahmed Muhiddin Piri.

The map, drawn on gazelle skin, remained intact until it was discovered in 1929 at the library in the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.

Experts analysed the diagram and realised it portrayed an accurate depiction of the world...http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/630584/antarctica-ice-free-piri-reis-map-conspiracy-theory-aliens-nazi-base

Native Americans are Suing the Government for Delisting Grizzly Bears as Endangered

Posted by Mike Soszynski
 

Native Americans from seven U.S. states and Canada are suing the United States’ federal government over its recent decision to remove grizzly bears from the endangered and threatened species list. Their lawsuit alleges that the government failed to consult with Native American groups and that the delisting violates their religion.
 
In June, U.S. Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke announced that grizzly bears would be removed from the Endangered Species List. He cited the bears’ population increasing from “as few as 136 bears in 1975 to an estimated 700 today.”

There were once between 50,000 and 100,000 grizzly bears roaming the U.S. Today an estimated 1% of that population remains and they have been removed from 98% of their original range in the contiguous United States...https://ladyfreethinker.org/native-americans-suing-government-delisting-grizzly-bears-endangered/

See also: Community leaders join Native American Walk for Sobriety

How's that bear hunting going?


Monday, July 17, 2017

Sean Rowe "Old Shoes"

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Thousands evacuate Williams Lake wildfire

The Globe and Mail
Smoke is seen rising in front of the sun as a wild fire burns near Little Fort, B.C. Tuesday, July 11, 2017.
(JONATHAN HAYWARD/THE CANADIAN PRESS)


Cars filled with evacuees were caught in bumper-to-bumper traffic as they tried to leave Williams Lake B.C. this weekend. A citywide evacuation order caused by encroaching wildfires forced residents to seek shelter in other towns, with many heading to Kamloops. The drive between the two cities normally takes three hours, but because of the snarled traffic, it took many residents three times as long to get there.

As Williams Lake residents arrived in Kamloops, hundreds of people lined up outside of an emergency recreation centre that provided cots, pastries, coffee and pet supplies. By Sunday morning, the Sandman Centre was filled with thousands of people...https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/morning-update-thousands-evacuate-williams-lake-quebec-town-rejects-plan-to-build-muslim-cemetery/article35705519/

Brave Nun: 'Islam Is ISIS. Whoever Says Otherwise Is a Liar'

https://twitter.com/AmyMek/status/886711657589813249?s=03

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Ticks and Tick Borne Diseases from Sask. Veterinary Medical Assoc.

https://vimeo.com/196477372

Related: Moose Jaw veterinarian receives national award

 Dr. Bob Bellamy poses with a dog at his veterinary practice in Moose Jaw. Bellamy recently received the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association President's Award. PHOTO SUBMITTED http://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/moose-jaw-veterinarian-receives-national-award

Saturday, July 15, 2017

Humpback whales lunge out of ocean

https://twitter.com/Uber_Pix

Ronnie Hawkins is selling Hawkstone Manor for $4.3 million

Inside the main house of Ronnie Hawkins' Hawkstone Manor on Stoney Lake, which is currently listed for sale with Sotheby's at an asking price of $4,250,000. (Photo: Realtor.ca)


Famous musician Ronnie Hawkins has put his Stoney Lake home, Hawkstone Manor Estate, on the market again — for an asking price of $4,250,000.

The property at 2250 Sixth Line Road is listed with Sotheby’s International Realty Canada, a premium and luxury home realtor.

While $4.3 million is a lot of money, it’s far less than when Hawkins put the property on the market in 2013 — for an asking price of $14.9 million...https://kawarthanow.com/2017/07/13/ronnie-hawkins-is-selling-hawkstone-manor-for-4-3-million/

Cambria

Friday, July 14, 2017

Blackberry Smoke 'Ain't Much Left Of Me'

Blackberry Smoke

Vlad DRACULA vs Ottoman Empire – The Forest of The Impaled


 
                                                                      Vlad Tepes Dracula

Vlad DRACULA vs Ottoman Empire – The Forest of The Impaled


Roman Catholic Vlad Tepes: Impaled The Muslim ‘Brotherhood’, Thus Saving His Country From The Ottoman Empire’s Islamic Headcutters.

 In 1462 when the invading Muslim Sultan Mehmed II reached Tirgoviste, he saw a terrifying scene, remembered in history as “the Forest of the Impaled”, there, outside the city, were 20,000 Muslim prisoners,
all impaled...https://politicalvelcraft.org/2010/10/10/roman-catholic-vlad-tepes-impaled-the-muslim-brotherhood-thus-saving-his-country-from-the-islam-ottoman-empire/

A goat enjoying the view

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The Last Death-Defying Honey Hunter of Nepal

 National Geographic: photos and videos, outstanding. Thomas


nationalgeographic

One man from the Kulung culture harvests psychotropic honey that is guarded by capricious spirits and the world’s largest honeybees...http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/07/honey-hunters-bees-climbing-nepal/

 



Thursday, July 13, 2017

A Guide to the Many Religions on Game of Thrones

By

 Catelyn and Ned in the godswood at Winterfell.

 Almost everything on Game of Thrones is complicated — the family trees, the politics, the geography, the languages, etc. You name it, it’s harder to understand than whatever’s going on this week on say, Grey’s Anatomy. This extra thorough level of detail extends to the religions in Game of Thrones, which as the show has progressed, have become increasingly important to the story. Season five saw the Faith of the Seven taken to its most fundamentalist extremes, and now, going into season seven, it seems likely that the whole Lord of Light/Prince Who Was Promised thing will come up again. Below, a handy guide to the most important faiths kept by the people of Westeros and Essos. May the Crone guide you on this journey...http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a10303130/game-of-thrones-religion-explainer/

Tornado in Colorado.

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"Have You Ever" by Brandi Carlile

http://www.brandicarlile.com/

 AnjaElisabethCarola

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Remarks by President Trump to the People of Poland | July 6, 2017

The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
 
"...As I stand here today before this incredible crowd, this faithful nation, we can still hear those voices that echo through history.  Their message is as true today as ever.  The people of Poland, the people of America, and the people of Europe still cry out “We want God.”  (Applause.)

Together, with Pope John Paul II, the Poles reasserted their identity as a nation devoted to God.  And with that powerful declaration of who you are, you came to understand what to do and how to live.  You stood in solidarity against oppression, against a lawless secret police, against a cruel and wicked system that impoverished your cities and your souls.  And you won.  Poland prevailed.  Poland will always prevail.  (Applause.)..."https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/07/06/remarks-president-trump-people-poland-july-6-2017

Related:  
  "...The Pope fears US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “distorted vision of the world”, claiming any formed alliance could harm the poor and migrants..."  http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/826281/G20-summit-2017-Trump-Putin-meeting-Pope-Francis-migrants

" This penguin swims 5000 miles every year to meet his Brazilian friend, who once saved his life."

https://twitter.com/NBharuka/status/882029982846902272?s=03

Bunny Fighting Kung Fu Style.

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Sense of Place - The Cairngorms

A Sense of Place #2 - The Cairngorms from Max Smith on Vimeo.

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Storm pummels Saskatoon as tornado, storm alerts continue in Sask.

Beth Allan captured this storm view over Pleasant Point Church, about 40 kilometres southeast of Saskatoon. (Beth Allan/@adolwyn)

With tornado watches in place for parts of the province, a thunderstorm pummeled Saskatoon with hail shortly after 6 p.m. CST on Monday.

Cracks of thunder could be heard as hail rained down on the city, forcing many residents to wait indoors for the storm to pass...http://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4198105

Also see...A severe thunderstorm watch continues for the city of Saskatoon; storm and tornado watches in effect for other regions in Sask.  

Top Silicon Valley Exec Developing Telepathic Mind Control Technology

By Aaron Kesel


A former Google[x] exec Mary Lou Jepsen wants to bring telepathy to your list of technological needs, accomplishing this feat through a simple ski-hat.

“I figured out how to put basically the functionality of an M.R.I. machine — a multimillion-dollar M.R.I. machine — into a wearable in the form of a ski hat,” Jepson told CNBC.

So how does she hope to achieve this and is it possible?

Current M.R.I. technology can already see your thoughts: “If I threw you into an M.R.I. machine right now … I can tell you what words you’re about to say, what images are in your head. I can tell you what music you’re thinking of,” Jepsen said. “That’s today, and I’m talking about just shrinking that down,” she added...http://www.activistpost.com/2017/07/telepathic-mind-control-technology.html

Project MK-ULTRA: CIA Mind Control Alltime Conspiracies

Praying Mantises Are Killing Birds And Devouring Their Brains All Over The World

by PETER DOCKRILL

Megan Ralph, Dryad Ranch 

The elevated posture and folded front legs of the praying mantis might lead you to believe that this cunning predator is a seemingly benign, upstanding member of the insect kingdom – but don't be fooled.

If we needed any further proof that this voracious carnivore is a threat to animals and insects alike, we now have it – with a new study by zoologists finding that praying mantises have been documented killing birds and devouring their brains across the globe...https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-say-praying-mantises-are-killing-birds-and-devouring-their-brains-all-over-the-world

Monday, July 10, 2017

Help raise $1,000,000 for Sgt. Chris Speer's kids!



By now you’ve heard about the $10.5 million payment that Liberal Canadian prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave to confessed terrorist Omar Khadr.

 Meanwhile, the real victims, the Speer family get nothing. But I want to change that and I need your help.

We want to help the Speer family once again. So we are launching a crowdfunding campaign to try and raise one million dollars for the Speer children who were left fatherless by Khadr...https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-raise-1-000-000-for-sgt-chris-speer-s-kids#/

Geese jogging down the road

https://twitter.com/AMAZlNGNATURE

There are some people in life that make you laugh a little louder, smile a little bigger & live a little bit better.


The King

Surfin' Elephant

Sunday, July 9, 2017

Naked Bike Ride Manchester 2017 – World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2017

Naked Bike Ride Manchester as World Naked Bike Ride 2017 continues to raise awareness of cyclists. The nude bike ride is an annual event across the world and this time nude cyclists stripped to the buff in Manchester. Nudists ride bikes, and nudity is encouraged to get as BARE AS YOU DARE!

Hundreds of cyclists were spotted riding their bikes through the streets of Manchester yesterday, (and if you saw them without clothes on, you were not dreaming). These people really were in the buff.Why? Because they were all taking part in the 11th annual World Naked Bike Ride...http://mrhairybrit.com/2017/06/28/naked-bike-ride-manchester-2017-world-naked-bike-ride-wnbr-2017/
Hill Billy

Mary Hopkin "Those Were The Days"

 Ahmad F Elyan
  
   

Saturday, July 8, 2017

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

W.C. Fields - The Diner Sketch

W.C. Fields/New York Daily News Archive/Getty http://www.thedailybeast.com/how-wc-fields-helped-end-prohibition

Kovacs Corner

No defined gender for new born Canadian baby


breakingnews.ie
A parent in Canada fighting to keep their child’s sex off all official records has successfully had a health card issued for them without a gender marker.

Eight-month old Searyl Atli has a “U” – presumably for “undetermined” or “unassigned” – instead of “male” or “female” on the card, which is used for medical treatment.

Parent Kori Doty, from British Columbia, is continuing to battle to keep Searyl’s gender from being included on other documents, including their birth certificate, with the aim that they can discover their own gender...http://www.breakingnews.ie/world/no-defined-gender-for-new-born-canadian-baby-796261.html

Rare white-phase black bear spotted by hikers in Alberta




  
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