Monday, November 27, 2017

Liberal “Results”: The Real Tracker - accurate analysis of the first two years of Justin Trudeau’s mandate.

Authorized by the Registered Agent of the Conservative Party of Canada


In November, the Liberal government used your tax dollars to launch Canada.ca/Results, a self-congratulatory mid-mandate progress report of sorts.

Never mind the irony of the Liberal government giving the Liberal government a glowing review of its own accomplishments; it contains countless stretches of the truth and omits just as many facts.

In response, we have put together this far more accurate analysis of the first two years of Justin Trudeau’s mandate...https://liberalresults.ca/


Former Canadian fashion model sends a shiver down every ISIS soldier’s spine



The next step after being a successful fashion model is usually not to become a soldier.

This brave women is one of many brave women who realize that the fight against radical Islam is not a small matter.

These volunteers are here to be on the cutting edge of fighting for women’s rights in the Middle East.

This super-powerful trailer for the film “Fear Us Women” will get your heart pumping.

Beware ISIS. https://israelvideoupdates.com/former-canadian-fashion-model-sends-a-shiver-down-every-isis-soldiers-spine/?omhide=true

RYOT

Also see: 
YPJ: Women’s Defense Units (Women’s Protection Units) - English/Kurdî

YPG PRESS OFFICE

Bali volcano eruption - twitter

Laurel & Hardy - Blue Ridge Mountains Of Virginia (1937)

Laurel & Hardy - Blue Ridge Mountains Of Virginia (1937) from Jennifer Vanderpool on Vimeo.
Blue Mist Vistas, 2015 was an exhibition at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Virginia.The exhibition included bygone ephemera and historic media as well as 500 numbered letterpress postcard prints, a billboard, and series of images.

http://jennifervanderpool.com/exhibitionshows/virginia-tech-university-blacksburg/

Originally posted by ch llz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkgyvNi0Fyw&index=1&list=PLX1CSefGJTrjq2aXYva59Dj5Jp9bRJq5q

A homeless vet says he's been given a second chance in life...

Ottawa vet warning dog owners about potentially deadly disease

Dogs can contract leptospirosis by drinking from water sources contaminated with urine from infected animals. (Frank Augstein/Associated Press)
 
An Ottawa veterinarian is sounding the alarm after treating a dog for leptospirosis at his clinic last week.

Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that causes vomiting, diarrhea and severe weight loss in animals. Without treatment it can lead to kidney failure and death. The disease can also be passed on to humans.

Dogs can catch the "zoonotic" disease when they drink water that's been contaminated with the urine of other animals, such as puddles in dog parks.

Dr. Ian Cameron knows the symptoms of leptospirosis first-hand. Seventeen years ago, when he was a student at the University of Guelph, he contracted the disease from the infected dogs he was treating. 

"It felt like my kidneys were on fire," recalled Cameron.  "It was extremely painful, I felt really nauseous for a long time."...http://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4414595

Bali raises volcano alert to highest level; airport closed

By AFP

Mount Agung volcano is seen spewing smoke and ash in Bali, Indonesia. The alert for the volcano belching huge plumes of smoke on Indonesia's resort island of Bali has been raised to the highest level, officials said Monday, with fears a significant eruption could be imminent. (File pix)

INDONESIA: The alert for a volcano belching huge plumes of smoke on Indonesia's resort island of Bali has been raised to the highest level, officials said Monday, with fears a significant eruption could be imminent.

The exclusion zone around Mount Agung, which is 75 kilometres (47 miles) from the tourist hub of Kuta, has been widened to 10 kilometers, with people living in the exclusion zone being urged to evacuate.

"The volcano's alert level has been raised to the highest level," said senior state volcanologist Gede Suantika. "Constant tremors can be felt."

Huge plumes of smoke have been pouring out of the volcano since Tuesday and Suantika said it was belching thick grey smoke as high as 3,400 metres (11,154 feet) early Monday.
About 25,000 people living nearby the mountain have already left their homes and evacuated since Mount Agung first started to spew smoke Tuesday.

"Continuous ash puffs are sometimes accompanied by explosive eruptions accompanied by a weak sound of boom," the National Board for Disaster Management wrote on Facebook.

"The rays of fire are increasingly observed at night. This indicates the potential for a larger eruption is imminent."

National disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho called for people to stay calm.
The airport in Bali's capital Denpasar, a top holiday destination that attracts millions of foreign tourists every year, has been closed...https://www.nst.com.my/node/307845/amp

 Related: Bali Volcano-YouTube

Friday, November 24, 2017

The Internet is under attack. This is the Battle for the Net.

The Internet is under attack. This is the Battle for the Net. from Louis Wesolowsky on Vimeo.
The FCC wants to let companies like Verizon and Comcast censor and throttle the Internet. This is how we fight back.

Battle for the Net battleforthenet.com
Fight for the Future fightforthefuture.org

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Design & Animation - Louis Wesolowsky www.louiswes.com
Animation - Chris Zachary www.chriszachary.me
Sound Design - Sonos Sanctus www.sonosanctus.com
VO - Kirby Ferguson www.kirbyferguson.com

When Elvis Presley landed at Prestwick airport

IT WAS the only time the man known as the King of Rock and Roll set foot on British soil.



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Giant UFO filmed by US Marines in Arizona Desert ! Oct 2017

SECTION 51 2.0

 source http://ufoinvasion.org/

 See also: 2Hrs of Best UFO Sightings Section 51 | Best UFO sightings 2017 !

Thursday, November 23, 2017

Parasites, infections in North Korean soldier who defected reveal country's conditions

By MICHAEL CHAN M.D.

Hospital records from a soldier who defected from North Korea this month offer telling details about health problems in the closed country.

 The 24-year-old soldier had parasitic infections and a dangerous hepatitis infection — conditions that speak to poor sanitation and rough conditions in North Korea...http://abcnews.go.com/Health/parasites-infections-north-korean-soldier-defected-reveal-countrys/story?id=51323674

Dramatic moment North Korean soldier makes mad-dash defection across DMZ
James Pearson

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

RAT ATTACK! Funny moment a rat invades NYC subway train…

A HILARIOUS video captures the moment 'tough-looking' commuters are scream in panic and jump onto their seats as a rat scurries past them...https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4973505/rat-nyc-new-york-subway-video/

Possible New Source on Discovery of Frozen City under Antarctic Ice

 Written by Dr Michael Salla Ph. D.

A possible new source has come forward with corroborating information about the discovery of a large frozen city two miles under the Antarctic ice, located roughly 16 miles from the geographic South Pole. The breakthrough to the city occurred in August 2016, according to this latest source, and it was visited a few months later by VIPs such as John Kerry and Buzz Aldrin.

On November 18th, the source’s testimony was introduced in a video published by “Pete”, host of the Creepy Little Book Youtube channel.  He says that he decided to go forward in releasing the information since he had found a new source five days ago who had corroborated information gleaned from previous sources about events in Antarctica.

In the comments section of his video, Pete says that his sources are from outside the United States, and are not connected to Corey Goode and David Wilcock. Furthermore, when it comes to his latest whistleblower, Pete affirms that he is “confident in the sincerity of the source of this information”.

I recommend watching Pete’s video first before continuing to read this article, which will analyze and connect key points of his testimony to other important information, and assess the reliability of Pete and his new source...Read more, video: exopolitics.org

Unexpected friendships between animals and their humans


Lorena is an activist with Animal SOS, an animal sanctuary in Northern Italy, and dedicates her life to saving animals from abusive situations. She is taking care of Bea until she finds a proper home for her in Turin, Italy. (Diana Bagnoli)

Photos: washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2017/11/17/unexpected-friendships-between-animals-and-their-humans/?utm_term=.61dec87c7019

This man travelled 90,000 km across Ontario to break a bird-watching record

Jeremy Bensette (Chris Ensing/CBC)

Jeremy Bensette has tracked rare birds to the far ends of Ontario, putting enough kilometres on his navy SUV to cross Canada 11 and-a-half times without leaving the province.
The 27-year-old is doing an Ontario Big Year, setting out on January 1st to spot as many species of birds in the province as possible before the end of 2017...

This was the bird that tied the provincial record for most species recorded - a Mountain Bluebird in Waterloo. (Jeremy Bensette)...http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/this-man-travelled-90-000-km-across-ontario-to-break-a-bird-watching-record-1.4410182

Animals in the oilsands, caught on camera!

A baby Elephant got trapped in a water trough and Lions were closing in...

Saturday, November 18, 2017

'We have far more pressing issues,' says Inuk who backs Edmonton Eskimos name

By Katherine Barton, CBC News


 I really think that these politicians should put their efforts elsewhere and concentrate on things that affect our people more than a name,' says Kenneth Ruben. (Submitted)
 
If you think all Inuit are insulted by the Edmonton Eskimos name, think again.
Since the latest push by the mayor of Winnipeg to get the CFL team to change the name to something "more inclusive," many Inuit have spoken out on social media, and reached out to CBC North, to voice their support for the moniker.

 Kenneth Ruben, in Paulatuk, N.W.T., posted a message to politicians on Facebook, saying "We as 'the real Eskimos,' want the name to remain!!" His post has since been shared nearly 600 times...http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/inuit-edmonton-eskimos-support-1.4405408#ampshare=http://www.cbc.ca/1.4405408

Mighty Quinn (The Eskimo) Cover - Barry GonenBarry Gonen

Friday, November 17, 2017

Steve Martin Song ‘King Tut’


Monster chinook caught and released on B.C. coast is one for the record books

Larry Pynn, Vancouver Sun

 Tourist Deborah Whitman-Perry of Newmarket, Ont., hooked a chinook salmon weighing 83 pounds three ounces last Sunday on the B.C. coast. Guide Tyler Mills helped reel it in after an hour's battle at Rivers Inlet.Special to the Vancouver Sun

 Tourist Deborah Whitman-Perry of Newmarket, Ont., caught the giant weighing 83 pounds, three ounces (38 kg) — the equivalent of an 11-year-old boy — with assistance from guide Tyler Mills during a trip with Good Hope Cannery last Sunday at Rivers Inlet. The fish battled for about an hour on a 30-pound (14-kg) test fishing line...http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/monster+chinook+caught+released+coast+record+books/7135250/story.html

Jose Altuve Named League MVP

Thursday, November 16, 2017

Diversity Is Destroying The Cohesion And Social Capital Of Western Nations

by Ricardo Duchesne

 The academic world is totally dedicated to the diversification of all White-created nations. The research effort, the collection of data, the preparation of surveys, the proposals for lucrative grants, the long string of mediocre articles and books regularly published, are overwhelmingly biased in favour of mass immigration. It is assumed among all academics that White "homogeneous communities" without a program of diversification are inherently "backward looking", "reactionary", "anti-democratic", devoid of "youth" and "energy", and out of touch with the "requirements" of  the times...http://www.eurocanadian.ca/2017/11/diversity-destroying-cohesion-social-capital-whites.html

''Alcohol and Pills'' Fred Eaglesmith


JimParker

Where are the ducks headed and what are they up to?

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Hidden from History: The Canadian Holocaust



Kevin Annett is a former United Church minister in Vancouver, Canada, who was fired without cause in 1995, and then expelled from the same church without due process, after he had unearthed evidence of the theft of native land by church officers, and of the murder of native children at the United Church residential school in Port Alberni, British Columbia, where Kevin ministered.

Since his firing and blacklisting by the United Church, Reverend Annett has worked as an advocate and counsellor in aboriginal healing circles on the west coast. He organized the first international Tribunal into Canadian residential schools in Vancouver in June, 1998, at which a United Nations affiliate, IHRAAM, presided. This website is a partial summary of that investigation.

Reverend Annett is working with aboriginal and human rights groups around the world in an effort to bring charges of complicity in Genocide against the government of Canada, the Anglican, United and Roman Catholic churches, and the RCMP. He is serving as the secretary of the recently-established Truth Commission into Genocide in Canada, and has authored a book about his experiences, "Love and Death in the Valley"...http://canadiangenocide.nativeweb.org/intro.html

The Police ''Every Breath You Take''

A Photo Trip to Antarctica

 Antarctica is approaching its peak summertime, when the people living and working at coastal stations will experience a few weeks of 24-hour daylight around Christmastime. Collected here are images from the past few years of the Antarctic landscape, wildlife, research facilities, and some of the scientific work taking place there.
 An emperor penguin, the largest of all penguins, stands proudly on the McMurdo Ice Shelf with Mount Erebus in the distance on January 23, 2017. Mount Erebus is the southernmost active volcano on Earth.

Photos:https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2017/11/a-photo-trip-to-antarctica/545888/

Boom in boar population could cause 'significant issues,' Sask. researcher warns


A wild boar spotted near Big River, Sask., in November 2016. 'They will eat anything and live in almost any habitat in Saskatchewan, so we should expect some really significant issues if we can't turn this around,' says U of S associate professor Ryan Brook. (Submitted by Ryan Brook) 

 As wild boar sightings rise dramatically in the province, one researcher is hoping to find out just how many of the pigs there are in Saskatchewan so measures can be taken to control the population growth.

"In the late '80s, early '90s, they were brought over from Europe and Asia and raised as meat," said Ryan Brook, an associate professor in the University of Saskatchewan's college of agriculture and bioresources.

"What happened is a lot of animals escaped, and many producers went out of business and just cut their fence and let them go. They've really taken off in the wild."...http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/wild-boar-sightings-map-1.4401795

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

‘Turkey whisperer’ keeps birds calm by singing Kylie Minogue songs




Elin William, 25, serenading the turkeys at Rhug Estate in Corwen, Wales (Picture: Mercury)

 The turkey you eat this Christmas may have been sung to by an animal whisperer before it was slaughtered...http://metro.co.uk/2017/11/13/turkey-whisperer-keeps-birds-calm-by-singing-kylie-minogue-songs-7074861/

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‘Super invader’ tree hits South, but flea beetle may be hero

NEW ORLEANS (AP)

 The tallow tree, a “super invader” with toxic leaves and no natural enemies in North America, is conquering the South.

Overtaking forests from Texas to Florida, tallows grow three times faster than most native hardwoods, and each one casts off 100,000 seeds a year. Controlled burns haven’t stopped their spread, nor have herbicide sprays from helicopters. Cutting them down works only when each stump is immediately doused with chemicals. Harvesting them for biofuel remains more a promise than a practical solution.

Some scientists say introducing a flea beetle from the tallow’s native habitat in eastern China may be the best alternative.

Yes, they’re aware of “nightmare scenarios” with other non-native plants and bugs, environmental scientist Michael Massimi said...https://apnews.com/5eea057267894e6580283ac01fe75dc4/'Super-invader'-tree-hits-South,-but-flea-beetle-may-be-hero?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=APSouthRegion

Quick Barry, jump on the hog, no time to explain.

Monday, November 13, 2017

The Bangles performing Manic Monday


Thousands of Polish Patriots March for Independence with Slogan "We Want God"

Also see...Poland Independence Day: Thousands take part in far-right rally

NIBIRU COMING? Mysterious trumpet sounds heard - Christians say it is sign of APOCALYPSE

By
 GETTY

STRANGE trumpet-like sounds have been heard in the skies over Canada and Indonesia which some have interpreted as the sign of the apocalypse or even that Nibiru is approaching.


Several people have reported hearing strange humming, loud booms, grinding metal and trumpet-like noises, according to a video which has gone viral.

Christians fear such ominous messages could signal the end, as the Bible points out that trumpet sounds will be heard before the apocalypse begins.

Revelation 8:10-11 says: "The third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star fell from heaven, blazing like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. The name of the star is Wormwood.”

Some have even interpreted Wormwood as being the mythical planet of Nibiru, otherwise known as Planet X...http://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/877909/nibiru-planet-x-end-of-the-world-apocalypse-trumpet-wormwood

Wildlife in the most spectacular images from National Geographic (PHOTOS)




 Renowned publication National Geographic has published new pictures of the contenders to win the annual photo contest Nature Photographer Of The Year 2017. In the photos, as always, you can find incredible flora and fauna of different continents of the world, reports the Chronicle.info with reference to 24tv.ua...https://qtelegram.com/wildlife-in-the-most-spectacular-images-from-national-geographic-photos/21054

Saturday, November 11, 2017

Tweets about Remembrance Day 2017

Friday, November 10, 2017

Dame Vera Lynn's secrets for a long life as she turns 100

Dame Vera's image was projected on to the white cliffs of Dover - Decca Records

 Dame Vera Lynn has revealed her secrets for long life as she turns 100 - being active and "interested" in life....http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-39326024

 CanKiwi2



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Sean Parker Says Facebook Was Designed to Be Addictive




By

Sean Parker, the billionaire early Facebook investor and Napster founder, says Mark Zuckerberg knowingly created a monster with addictive social media.

Parker, speaking at an Axios event, pulled back the curtain on Facebook's early days, saying it was designed to consume people.

And all this time everyone thought it was designed for people to consume.

Nope, all the sharing and liking were used like a drug to get people hooked on checking Facebook non-stop. "How do we consume as much of your time and conscious attention as possible," said Parker, referring to Facebook's earliest mission.

"God only knows what it's doing to our children's brains," Parker said...http://adage.com/article/digital/sean-parker-worries-facebook-rotting-children-s-brains/311238/

In Jerusalem forest, spiders weave their magic

By REUTERS
 
Igor Armicach, a doctoral student at Hebrew University's Arachnid Collection, looks onto giant spider webs, spun by long-jawed spiders (Tetragnatha), along the Soreq creek bank, near Jerusalem November 7, 2017. (Reuters/Ronen Zvulun)

 On the banks of a creek near Jerusalem stands an enchanted forest, its trees shrouded by giant cobwebs woven by long-jawed spiders.

 Science and nature combined to create the unusual sight: the Soreq creek largely contains treated sewage full of nutrients that promote the proliferation of mosquitoes that serve as a source of food for spiders, which then reproduce in multitudes. http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/WATCH-In-Jerusalem-forest-spiders-weave-their-magic-513665


Nadav Bagim

Thursday, November 9, 2017

EPA approves bacteria-infected insects to kill mosquitoes

by Bonnie Burton

 Lab-grown mosquitoes armed with bacterium Wolbachia pipientis could be the key to killing off insects that often transmit dangerous viruses such as Zika...https://www.cnet.com/news/epa-wolbachia-bacteria-infected-insects-kill-mosquitoes-mosquitomate/

Canada greatly expands access to abortion drug


h/t  Canada greatly expands access to abortion drug

Indigenous history, culture now mandatory part of Ontario curriculum

From left, Ontario Regional Grand Chief Isadore Day, Hayley Williamson, Education Minister Mitzie Hunter, Lauri Hoeg, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Minister David Zimmer, Pamala Agwa and her two daughters at the announcement of changes to Ontario's curriculum at Milliken Mills High School in Unionville, Ont. (Rhiannon Johnson/CBC) 

Ontario will incorporate the contributions, histories, culture and perspectives of Indigenous peoples into a revised curriculum for all students in the province, the education minister announced Wednesday.

Mitzie Hunter made the announcement at Milliken Mills High School in Unionville with David Zimmer, Ontario's Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation.

"As part of Ontario's response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's report, our commitment was to bring learning about First Nation, Mé​tis and Inuit people [into] Ontario's education curriculum," said Hunter.

The announcement was made in conjunction with Ontario's Treaties Recognition Week.

"This is about recognizing the role of treaties; this is about bringing education into the classroom for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous students," said Hunter...http://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/indigenous-history-culture-mandatory-ontario-curriculum-1.4393527?cmp=rss

Cat likes the snow

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Forever in our hearts. Rest in peace, Doc.

The Sunni-Shia Divide

Council on Foreign Relations:

An ancient religious divide is helping fuel a resurgence of conflicts in the Middle East and Muslim countries. Struggles between Sunni and Shia forces have fed a Syrian civil war that threatens to transform the map of the Middle East, spurred violence that is fracturing Iraq, and widened fissures in a number of tense Gulf countries. Growing sectarian clashes have also sparked a revival of transnational jihadi networks that poses a threat beyond the region.

Islam’s schism, simmering for fourteen centuries, doesn’t explain all the political, economic, and geostrategic factors involved in these conflicts, but it has become one prism through which to understand the underlying tensions. Two countries that compete for the leadership of Islam, Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shia Iran, have used the sectarian divide to further their ambitions. How their rivalry is settled will likely shape the political balance between Sunnis and Shias and the future of the region, especially in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Bahrain, and Yemen...https://www.cfr.org/interactives/sunni-shia-divide?cid=otr-marketing_url-sunni_shia_infoguide#!/sunni-shia-divide?cid=otr-marketing_url-sunni_shia_infoguide

YETI and Orvis Present: Andy from Colorblind Media on Vimeo.

YETI and Orvis Present: Andy from Colorblind Media on Vimeo.
Renowned photographer Andy Anderson has lived a life of passion, traveling the world to shoot everything under the sun, including fly fishing and wingshooting. He shares some of his thoughts and philosophies about the art form to which he has dedicated his life.

Presented by: YETI and Orvis
Featuring: Andy Anderson
Directed and filmed by: Cavin Brothers and David Mangum
Edited by: Reid Ogden and Rita Baucom
Music by: Ryan Baucom
Production: Colorblind Media
Special thanks: Dave Brown Outfitters, Zach Anderson, Michael Perez, Valer Austin, Kevin St. Clair, Owen St. Clair, and Warner Glenn

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Roy Halladay has passed away in a plane crash

Statement from the Blue Jays organization on the tragic passing of Roy Halladay

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.Chasing a killer: CDC scientists pursue deadly monkeypox virus in Africa


The Washington Post

Jeff Doty of the CDC weighs a rodent that was caught in the forest in Manfuette, Republic of Congo. (Melina Mara / The Washington Post)

Along a narrow, winding river, a team of American scientists is traveling deep into the Congo rain forest to a village that can be reached only by boat.

The scientists are from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and they have embarked on this watery journey to solve a decades-old mystery about a rare and fatal disease: monkeypox.

A cousin to the deadly smallpox virus, the monkeypox virus initially infects people through contact with wild animals and can then spread from person to person. The disease produces fever and a rash that often turns into painful lesions that can feel like cigarette burns. It kills up to 1 in 10 of its victims, similar to pneumonic plague, and is particularly dangerous in children. Monkeypox is on the U.S. government list of pathogens such as anthrax and Ebola with the greatest potential to threaten human health. There is no cure...http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-monkeypox-virus-in-africa-20171106-story.html

Monday, November 6, 2017

Mull of Kintyre - Drum Major: Jürgen Uhrig

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ISIS convoy in Mosul being taken out.

Feds Just Raided Muslims’ House In Virginia – Walked In On Final Step Of America’s Worst Nightmare

By

 The Muslim Brotherhood’s strategic 30-year plan for taking over America from within was a closely-guarded secret until the FBI raided a house in Annandale, Virginia, where agents found a disturbing bundle of documents containing a blueprint for the Muslim takeover of our country. Now that the cat is out of the bag, we must do everything in our power to expose what’s going on, as startlingly, these

American-hating vermin are in the final phase of their 5-step plan to destroy our country.
Twenty-seven years ago, Muslim Brotherhood leader Yusuf al-Qaradwai traveled to America to organize Muslims across America, educating them with his diabolical plan for the compete Muslim takeover of America that would take 30 years to complete. It included a key tactic known as “Muruna,” where Muslims are able to violate Sharia Law in order to convince Americans that they are just like us. Just like an Ebola virus, Muruna is extremely effective, as Muslims are now able to seamlessly integrate into every facet of our society, as they make their way into our public school systems,  our federal and law enforcement agencies, and key positions within our government...https://freedomdaily.com/virginia-american-nightmare-raid/

Saskatchewan photographer captured 'Bucket List Shot' right at home

Ryan Wunsch's "Bucket List Photo" of a lightning bolt near his home in Leader, Sask., was chosen as an Editor's Favourite in National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest for 2017. Ryan Wunsch

Ryan Wunsch wanted to capture a terrific lightning bolt photo this year, but despite his time in tornado alley, it just didn’t happen.

Then he returned home to Leader this summer and a small storm came through.

“This is the shot I had envisioned for years,” he wrote in the caption accompanying the photo on his website, www.ryanwunsch.com....http://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/saskatchewan-photographer-captured-bucket-list-shot-right-at-home

Sunday, November 5, 2017

Peanut the Prairie Dog gets his own Instagram account


Peanut the Prairie Dog, one of the animal ambassadors for the Wild West Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, now has his own Instagram account. (Photo courtesy of wild_about_peanut Instagram account.

A popular prairie dog at the Wild West Wildlife Rehabilitation Center now has his own Instagram account.

Peanut the Prairie Dog rose to fame after a video of him enjoying a nice belly rub was shared around the country...http://okcfox.com/news/offbeat/peanut-the-prairie-dog-gets-his-own-instagram-account

Friday, November 3, 2017

In 1995, 14 wolves were released in Yellowstone National Park - twiiter

Mysterious Void Discovered in Egypt's Great Pyramid

The Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx. Photograph by B. ANTHONY STEWART, National Geographic Creative

Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza—one of the wonders of the ancient world, and a dazzling feat of architectural genius—contains a hidden void at least a hundred feet long, scientists announced on Thursday.

The space’s dimensions resemble those of the pyramid’s Grand Gallery, the 153-foot-long, 26-foot-tall corridor that leads to the burial chamber of Khufu, the pharaoh for whom the pyramid was built.

However, it remains unclear what lies within the space, what purpose it served, or if it’s one or multiple spaces.

The void is the first large inner structure discovered within the 4,500-year-old pyramid since the 1800s—a find made possible by recent advances in high-energy particle physics. The results were published in the journal Nature.

“This is definitely the discovery of the century,” says archaeologist and Egyptologist Yukinori Kawae, a National Geographic Emerging Explorer. “There have been many hypotheses about the pyramid, but no one even imagined that such a big void is located above the Grand Gallery.”...https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/11/great-pyramid-giza-void-discovered-khufu-archaeology-science/

Supreme court ruling clears way for B.C. ski resort on sacred Indigenous land

By Brian Platt

The vast snowfields over the Jumbo Valley, the area of the proposed Jumbo ski resort in British Columbia. ed Rhodes/Postmedia News
 
OTTAWA — In a landmark freedom-of-religion case, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a massive ski resort development in southeast British Columbia can go ahead despite a claim by a First Nation that it violates sacred land.

The decision clarifies a boundary on the Charter right to freedom of religion, establishing that the government does not have a duty to protect an object of religious beliefs. Instead, the duty is to protect the right to hold such beliefs and to practice those beliefs in worship.

“In short, the Charter protects the freedom to worship, but does not protect the spiritual focal point of worship,” the decision says.

The legal saga over building a year-round ski resort in B.C.’s Jumbo Valley has spanned 26 years, as developers first started the application process in 1991. The land is considered sacred by the Ktunaxa Nation because it’s home to the “grizzly bear spirit,” central to their religious beliefs and rituals...http://thestarphoenix.com/news/politics/in-key-freedom-of-religion-case-supreme-court-sides-with-b-c-government-over-ski-resort/wcm/c086fd47-38dd-4bf7-ba8f-1624d34bc133

Related:
Ktunaxa Nation disappointed with Qat’muk decision
- enow.ca