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Don in Pictou County

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Mostly retired business/marketing consultant, coach, researcher, writer, knowledge seeker, continuous learner, music fan. Here to learn.

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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

05.10.2025 09:08 β€” πŸ‘ 38192    πŸ” 17081    πŸ’¬ 820    πŸ“Œ 2410
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New Glasgow hosting an international town criers' competition Competition officially gets underway Friday with an event at Carmichael Park

New Glasgow’s 150th anniversary celebrations continue including this week (Sept. 18 to 21) as the Town hosts the New Glasgow 150 International Town Criers Competition. #NG150 #NewGlasgow150 bit.ly/3IlRHhf

15.09.2025 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A special message from New Glasgow, N.S. Town Crier, James H. Stewart #NewGlasgow150 #TownCrierCompetition #NG150

10.09.2025 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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As part of New Glasgow’s 150th Anniversary celebrations, an International Town Criers Competition is coming to Downtown New Glasgow later this month! #NewGlasgow150 #TownCrierCompetition #NG150

10.09.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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As part of New Glasgow’s 150th Anniversary celebrations, an International Town Criers Competition is coming to Downtown New Glasgow later this month! #NewGlasgow150 #TownCrierCompetition #NG150

09.09.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Judge Frank Caprio, who enjoyed a wide following on social media due to his kind approach in his Rhode Island courtroom, has died.

His approach earned him Emmy nominations and a nickname as the "Nicest Judge in the World."

Caprio was 88 years old.

21.08.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 735    πŸ” 124    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 23
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Mboko Won't Go!

Victoria Mboko pulls off another stunning win at home in Montreal, taking out a former grand slam champion for the third time in 10 days.

The 18yo wipes away a match point late in the 3rd set to defeat Elena Rybakina, 1-6, 7-5, 7-6⁴, and move into the FINAL! 🀯

07.08.2025 01:02 β€” πŸ‘ 226    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 8
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The Jubilee 2025 50/50 Join thousands of community organizations - big and small - who raise more funds for their worthy causes with Rafflebox.

Rafflebox: Help support the The Jubilee 2025 50/50 an all-volunteer organization presenting ECMA, Music Nova Scotia, Juno, and Grammy Award winners and nominees... #jube2025 www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/theju...

03.08.2025 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Meteor shower flux

Southern Delta Aquarids, active since July 18. Alpha Capricornids, got going on July 12. Both Peak Tuesday night into Wednesday, July 29-30 bit.ly/44RXh3p

29.07.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nova Scotia Ground Search and Rescue Monthly 50/50 Raffle Draw #39 Join thousands of community organizations - big and small - who raise more funds for their worthy causes with Rafflebox.

Help support Nova Scotia Ground Search and Rescue bit.ly/4576026

28.06.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New Glasgow anniversary song re-recorded Doris Mason’s By the River updated for the 150th celebration

New Glasgow is known for a rich musical legacy and certainly Doris is one of our best and brightest musical talents who is respected across the nation and abroad,” New Glasgow Mayor Nancy Dicks said. bit.ly/46eYYJb

26.06.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Real Risk to Youth Mental Health Is β€˜Addictive Use,’ Not Screen Time Alone, Study Finds

Real Risk to Youth Mental Health Is β€˜Addictive Use,’ Not Screen Time Alone, Study Finds #youth #MentalHealth #Addiction www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/h...

18.06.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
a photo of sly stone with text that says β€œIt is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved dad, Sly Stone of Sly and the Family Stone. After a prolonged battle with COPD and other underlying health issues, Sly passed away peacefully, surrounded by his three children, his closest friend, and his extended family. While we mourn his absence, we take solace in knowing that his extraordinary musical legacy will continue to resonate and inspire for generations to come.”

a photo of sly stone with text that says β€œIt is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved dad, Sly Stone of Sly and the Family Stone. After a prolonged battle with COPD and other underlying health issues, Sly passed away peacefully, surrounded by his three children, his closest friend, and his extended family. While we mourn his absence, we take solace in knowing that his extraordinary musical legacy will continue to resonate and inspire for generations to come.”

RIP to the great Sly Stone. A monumental loss. His PR just sent this out.

09.06.2025 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 18491    πŸ” 2878    πŸ’¬ 658    πŸ“Œ 310

Tanks being moved into DC. National guard being mobilized in LA. Paramilitary thugs being unleashed across America. It's summer in America in fascism is in full bloom.

08.06.2025 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5678    πŸ” 1763    πŸ’¬ 172    πŸ“Œ 84

Dyer:"It sounds almost hysterical to talk like this and many non-journalist travelers won’t even notice it, but the world is closing down again. I have no idea if and when it will reopen."

08.06.2025 01:59 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ispace HAKUTO-R VENTURE Mission-2 | Resilience | MOON Landing Updates and LIVE view from ISS #iss TOKYO–March 4, 2025–ispace, inc. (ispace) )(TOKYO: 9348), a global lunar exploration company, announced today that a landing date and time for the SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon Mission 2 RESILIENCE lunar lander has been set for 4:24 a.m. (JST) on Friday, June 6, 2025. The announcement was made by Takeshi Hakamada, Founder and CEO of ispace, at a press conference held in front of the company’s HAKUTO-R Mission Control Center in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan. Should conditions change, there are three alternative landing sites that are being considered with different landing dates and times for each. A decision about landing will be made in advance, but the window for landing is open from June 6 through June 8, 2025. β€œIt’s been almost seven weeks since the RESILIENCE lander began its second journey to the Moon on January 15. Compared to Mission 1, Mission 2 is progressing as smoothly as can be expected from the moment of launch, which is proof that the mission operation specialists have made meticulous preparations. I feel that the experience and knowledge from the previous mission have been put to good use,” said Takeshi Hakamada, Founder & CEO of ispace. β€œThere are five remaining mission success milestones. We believe that RESILIENCE will achieve them all with a majestic landing on the Moon and the TENACIOUS rover will begin exploration. We will work as hard as we can to make that happen.” check more: https://ispace-inc.com/news-en/?p=7097

LIVE; Landing of SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon Mission 2 RESILIENCE lunar lander set for 4:24 a.m. (JST) on Friday, June 6, 2025. bit.ly/3ZU7WHN

05.06.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Marc Garneau served this country with determination and dignity. I was honoured to serve in Parliament with him. He represented the best of public service.
He flew to space, now it is time to fly to the angels.

04.06.2025 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1361    πŸ” 231    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 30
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Northern Lights May Be Visible as Far South as Alabama

A geomagnetic storm is expected to set skies aglow in the northern part of the U.S. on Sunday night into early Monday morning, with the northern lights potentially visible as far south as Alabama to Northern California, according to the NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center.

01.06.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2104    πŸ” 461    πŸ’¬ 49    πŸ“Œ 46
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Sunday night/Monday morning Via @MatthewCappucci, Atmospheric scientist, storm chaser, adventurer, teacher, author. Senior meteorologist at @MyRadarWX . @Washingtonpost , @Wamu885
, @NPR , TV too. Harvard/MIT

01.06.2025 01:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nova Scotia Ground Search and Rescue Monthly 50/50 Raffle Draw #38 Join thousands of community organizations - big and small - who raise more funds for their worthy causes with Rafflebox.

Please support Nova Scotia Ground Search and Rescue by buying a 50/50 ticket! Choose to support your local chapter in Nova Scotia bit.ly/4576026 #novascotia #rescue

11.05.2025 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New Glasgow's Art at Night 2024 #NGAAN24 Official Video! On one magnificent evening, dozens of artists gather throughout historic downtown New Glasgow to display their art - be it painting, sculpture, music, or any other form of human creativity, imagination, and self-expression. Spectators gather and hop around from venue to venue taking in all the evening has to offer before heading home tired but enriched by the experience. New Glasgow's Art at Night seeks to promote New Glasgow's rich and ever-growing arts community. Our art not only inspires our local culture but also takes inspiration from it and it is through this circular process that we further define ourselves through our art. In its essence, New Glasgow's Art at Night is a celebration of what makes us human. We all have a burgeoning inner artist attempting to break free from the confines of everyday existence and Art at Night seeks to celebrate that side of all of us. Video & Editing - Dave MacGregor Music - Down by Katelyn Danielle (feat. Cory Mercer)

2024 video for viewing. This years edition in Downtown New Glasgow, Saturday May 3rd 2025 | 6-10pm
Free Admission | #NGAAN25 #newglasgow #pictoucounty bit.ly/4iKHV4i

02.05.2025 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

To China, right now, we are not serious people.

23.04.2025 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1813    πŸ” 294    πŸ’¬ 64    πŸ“Œ 23
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The Failureβ€”and Hopeβ€”of Earth Day From the daily newsletter: why we should be in the streets; and Pope Francis’s tangled relationship with Argentina.

The Earth that we’re meant to honor on Earth Day is in far worse trouble than anyone could have predicted 55 years ago. In today’s daily newsletter, Bill McKibben writes about the failureβ€”and hopeβ€”of Earth Day.

23.04.2025 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1249    πŸ” 327    πŸ’¬ 55    πŸ“Œ 15

I don't understand how some folks are unable to see that the illegal disappearing of people is a class issue. The wealthy and well-connected get due process. The rest of us don't. This is part of the oligarchy, not a distraction from it.

17.04.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 32346    πŸ” 8538    πŸ’¬ 852    πŸ“Œ 288
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History of Vimy Ridge | Learn | The Vimy Foundation Amid sleet, mud and shellfire, the Canadian soldiers fought their way up the Vimy ridge to take the high ground overlooking the Douai plain.

The Battle of Vimy Ridge began Easter morning (April 9th) 1917. Soldiers of the Canadian Corps fought their way up the ridge to high ground...a stunning victory followed years of failed attempts to retake the ridge, and months of planning and preparation for the operation... bit.ly/3Yly9OM

10.04.2025 00:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The latest πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ polls: 338canada.com/polls.htm

πŸ”΄πŸ”΅tie, Abacus Data
πŸ”΄LPC +5, Mainstreet
πŸ”΄LPC +5, Nanos
πŸ”΄LPC +6, Innovative
πŸ”΄LPC +6, Liaison
πŸ”΄LPC +7, LΓ©ger
πŸ”΄LPC +7, Pallas Data
πŸ”΄LPC +8, Research Co.
πŸ”΄LPC +10, Angus Reid
πŸ”΄LPC +10, MQO
πŸ”΄LPC +12, Ipsos
πŸ”΄LPC +15, EKOS

08.04.2025 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 75    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 6
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After 120 Years Stored in a Museum, an Indigenous Shrine Returns Home (Gift Article) Taken from a First Nation community in Canada, the shrine recently began a more than 3,000-mile journey back from the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

β€œIt’s been generally known that it’s going to go back to the island from whence it came,” James said. β€œBut it needs to be protected.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/a...

31.03.2025 01:40 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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338Canada🍁federal update | March 27, 2025

All the numbers β†’ 338canada.com/federal.htm

Find your riding β†’ 338canada.com/districts.htm

List of polls β†’ 338canada.com/polls.htm

27.03.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 176    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 5
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338Canada | EKOS federal poll, March 2025

Federal πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ voting intentions from EKOS:

πŸ”΄LPC 50%
πŸ”΅CPC 35%
🟠NDP 7%
⚜️BQ 4% (18% in QC)
🟒GPC 2%
🟣PPC 2%

β†’ 338canada.com/20250323-eko...

[EKOS, March 21-25, 2025, n=1,621]

#canpoli

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