I’d give up my right to vote, just to take them with me:
British researchers administered a test of general political knowledge to 10,000 people in 10 countries. Sample questions asked people to identify Angela Merkel, the Copenhagen summit, and the secretary-general of the UN. In every country, the men outscored the women by a wide margin…
NY Post: Woman stabbed on Midtown subway platform
The changes include the re-introduction of divisional nomenclature and patches for the current Land Force Areas; traditional rank insignia for officers; corps shoulder titles from the restoration of Royal titles to a number of Canadian Army corps in April 2013; and the Canadian Army’s secondary badge. Further, the Minister of National Defence announced the intention to restore the historical Army rank names for non-commissioned members.
“The restoration of these features is a significant step in the restoration of the Canadian Army’s traditions,” said Lieutenant-General Peter Devlin, Commander of the Canadian Army. “Symbols and traditions establish links to soldiers’ heritage, and are important. It is very significant that our non-commissioned members have the prospect of being able to bear the same ranks as their forbearers, and our officers will proudly wear the same insignia worn by Canadians who fought in the First and Second World Wars and Korea.”
These restorations are the next step in the phased approach that began in August 2011, when the historical name of the Canadian Army was restored. Stemming from this initial restoration, and in line with historical lineage, the Canadian Army’s secondary badge will be reinstated, and the Land Force Areas will be renamed under division names, with division patches introduced accordingly.
“It is an announcement that is not substantive,” [Liberal defence critic John McKay] said from Toronto on Monday. “And I am not unmindful they would love to expunge anything Liberal out of Canadian history.”
Via James, who writes – “Oh well, it seems only fair. After all, Trudeau and his successors expunged anything Military out of Canadian history.”
h/t Damian
Ed Burkhardt, chairman of the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, said Sunday night that the train’s sole engineer shut down four of the five locomotive units on the train, as is standard procedure, in the neighbouring community of Nantes before heading to Lac Mégantic to sleep. Burkhardt said the next engineer was probably due to arrive at daybreak.
But someone managed to shut down the fifth locomotive unit, he said. The railroad alleges someone tampered with the controls of the fifth engine, the one maintaining brake pressure to keep the train stopped.
“If the operating locomotive is shut down, there’s nothing left to keep the brakes charged up, and the brake pressure will drop finally to the point where they can’t be held in place any longer,” Burkhardt said.
There are two ways to shut down the fifth unit: There’s an emergency lever on the outside of the locomotive that anyone wandering by could access. Or, there are a number of levers and buttons inside the unlocked cabin.
Both means were used, said Burkhardt.
Centre of the Universe just couldn’t take it any longer.
In all seriousness, stay safe out there.
How does a quartz watch work?
You’re about to find out!
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In short having unlimited wealth would be nothing less than sustaining an injury that would cause you to lose one of your senses. You become blind, you become deaf, or you become paralyzed. You can no longer “sense” value and therefore can no longer make wise decisions on how best to spend your life.
“We don’t want to quit, we were forced out of the business. We can’t spend enough money to comply,” he said. “We’ve been farming for 117 years. I’m the third generation and we’re being put out of business by the government. We can’t comply with all of the safety laws. We haven’t poisoned anybody with an ear of corn for 117 years and we’ve shipped it all over,” he said.
“I can fight the bugs, I can fight the lack of rain, but when the guy comes with a clipboard what are you going to do?” Bessemer said.
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“I know who the biggest loser in Toronto is. And he’s sore. And he wrote the article.“
(Via)
DISAPPEARED. Journos who denounced Tom Flanagan cannot be located: http://t.co/OkugTGFJ46 (via @SunNewsNetwork)
— katewerk (@katewerk) July 8, 2013
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In a seemingly innocuous revision of its Energy Star efficiency requirements announced June 27, the Environmental Protection Agency included an “optional” requirement for a “smart-grid” connection for customers to electronically connect their refrigerators or freezers with a utility provider.
The feature lets the utility provider regulate the appliances’ power consumption, “including curtailing operations during more expensive peak-demand times.”
I’d pay little attention to this, if organic advocates weren’t so quick to defame the people who actually do feed the world;
A recall has just been announced for certified-organic berries sold at Costco. According to the Centers for Disease Control, at least 79 people in eight states have contracted hepatitis A, a debilitating disease that can last for weeks or months, and even be deadly, after eating Townsend Farms frozen berries bought at the box store retailer. The specific item in the crosshairs–Organic Antioxidant Blend Frozen Berry and Pomegranate Mix–was apparently purchased in April.
The CDC says Costco removed the item from its shelves and Townsend Farms voluntarily recalled the item. But what about those who certify organic food? What’s their response?
Just guess.
Because after you survive the crash, you need to survive the aftermath, and modern air travellers know better than to trust government and airline officials with their welfare, that’s why.
Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it: Cameras Catch Mystery Break-In at Whistleblower‘s Law Firm.
Related….
The fact that @DavidPlouffe is attacking @DarrellIssa so hard is strong circumstantial evidence that Obama is personaly behind IRS targeting
— Patrick Dollard (@PatDollard) July 8, 2013
Via American Interest;
In New Delhi, Home Secretary Anil Goswami characterized the explosions as a terrorist attack, though investigators have not identified any suspects or possible motives. Indian media reported that the Home Ministry had asked for additional security at Buddhist shrines and Tibetan settlements. The advisory cited rising tensions related to the ethnic conflict in neighboring Myanmar between Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims.
The Hamburg-based solar panel manufacturer Conergy has filed for insolvency. It is the latest business in Germany’s solar energy industry to run into drastic financial upheaval.
Tonight the widely-venerated Nelson Mandela sings about killing members of an identifiable group.
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14,000 Abandoned Wind Turbines in the USA;
The problem with wind farms when they are abandoned is getting the turbines removed, as usual there are no Green environmentalists to be seen. The City of Palm Springs was forced to enact an ordinance requiring their removal from San Gorgonio. But California’s Kern County, encompassing the Tehachapi area, has no such law. Imagine the outraged Green chorus if those turbines were abandoned oil drilling rigs.