Still image of Michael Mando in Les Bleus de Ramville (2011), directed by Derek Diorio. A fun, french series that was shot in Sudbury, Ontario.

 

In this picture Mando has the challenging task of informing the paper industry workers that they are being layed off - and has the responsability of guiding them through new and possibly better opportunities... but it's a tough class to crack! :)

Robin Nahas laying off another pass for a Tigers Goal. For those that don't know what Australian Rules Football is, check it out, you'll love it.

While the Obama White House celebrated the US Supreme Court decision in favor of its health care bill, several hundred people gathered in front of Downstate public hospital in Brooklyn to protest plans to lay off over 1000 doctors and health care workers or close the hospital entirely. The hospital, serves a predominately low income Black, Latino and Caribbean neighborhood and is one of thousands of hospitals in minority communities closed or downsized in recent years. last year Downstate treated nearly half a million patients. It was a reminder that the gap between the reality and the political hype surrounding access to health care for low income communities is wide - and getting wider

T-Mobile USA workers on Monday sent a loud, clear message to their CEO Philipp Humm: Keep good call center jobs in America and bring back the thousands you've shipped overseas.

 

More than 100 CWA members, along with other union and community supporters, delivered the 100,000-signature petition -- criticizing

the company's decision to close seven US call centers and lay off 3,300 workers in June -- to T-Mobile headquarters in Bellevue, Wash.

 

Protesters demanded that Humm return 6,000 overseas jobs, which have been moved to countries like Honduras and the Philippines, and ensure that workers can freely choose union representation without fear of retaliation.

Hello Flckr friends,

I am sorry that I have not been around much lately. The past several months have been difficult for me. I have worked for the same organization for the past 13 years. Recently, the agency has had some severe financial issues. I had to lay off several staff members; people that I have known and worked with, in some cases, for the entire 13 years that I have been there. Then, I was told that I might also not have a position anymore. So, I started to job hunt. Thank goodness I was able to find a new position which I am hoping to start in about a week. So, here are to new beginnings and springing ahead! Hope you have all been well. I have missed your photostreams and will be visiting soon!

6Z69 St Andrews (Derby) - Cardiff Tidal scrap - the first part ran half way yesterday, a restart at lunchtime after an overnight lay-off. How considerate to the fotters, though they could have consulted the weather forecast. Anyhow, a few minutes late but hammering along with a Voyager on its tail. 19/6/12. If you've visited Water Orton over the last few years, you may remember there was a 30 speed limit lollipop just to the left of where the loco is - thankfully that has now gone. The speed limit in the same place seems to be 70, and the fast to Derby is 120 round the curve for all trains, previously just HST's. Guess it's all part of the resignalling.

New Mexico State police officer JD Strate talks with Dave and Carol Dryes in government center park , after dropping some paper work off at the Hazzard Range County Sheriff's office ,that is the county government center . JD was hired by NMSP in Aug 2012 .Before that he work for HRCSO for three years until he was one of 8 deputies layed off because of budget cuts in May 2012 .He started his Law Enforcement career with New Mexico State parks as a Range at Eagle Lake state park (Just north of Sparta ) back in 2003.

In a partnership agreement with Laredo College, the City of Laredo launches a new workforce development and certification program for individuals who experienced lay-off, furlough, or under-employment due to Covid-19. The City and Laredo College have committed a combined $2 million dollars to support this initiative.

History

 

[edit] Foundation and early years (1898–1918)

Renault Type D Serie B Voiturette 1901

Renault Type D Serie B Voiturette 1901

Renault AX 3-Seater 1909

Renault AX 3-Seater 1909

Renault DM Tourer 1914

Renault DM Tourer 1914

1923 40CV Model

1923 40CV Model

3D red_cyan glasses recommended for your viewing pleasure

Renault KJ-1 Tourer 1923

Renault KJ-1 Tourer 1923

Renault Celtaquatre Berline 1935

Renault Celtaquatre Berline 1935

 

Producing cars since late 1898, the Renault corporation was founded in 1899 as Société Renault Frères by Louis Renault, his brothers Marcel and Fernand, and his friends Thomas Evert and Julian Wyer. Louis was a bright, aspiring young engineer who had already designed and built several models before teaming up with his brothers, who had honed their business skills working for their father's textiles firm. While Louis handled design and production, Marcel and Fernand handled company management.

 

The first Renault car, the Renault Voiturette 1CV was sold to a friend of Louis' father after giving him a test ride on December 24, 1898. The client was so impressed with the way the tiny car ran and how it climbed the streets that he bought it.

 

The brothers immediately recognised the publicity that could be obtained for their vehicles by participation in motor racing and Renault made itself known through achieving instant success in the first city-to-city races held in Switzerland, resulting in rapid expansion for the company. Both Louis and Marcel Renault raced company vehicles, but Marcel was killed in an accident during the 1903 Paris-Madrid race. Although Louis Renault never raced again, his company remained very involved, including Ferenc Szisz winning the first ever Grand Prix motor racing[1] event in a Renault AK 90CV in 1906. Louis was to take full control of the company as the only remaining brother in 1906 when Fernand retired for health reasons.

 

The Renault reputation for innovation was fostered from very early on. In 1899, Renault launched the first production sedan car. At the time, cars were very much luxury items, and the price of the smallest Renaults available being 3000 francs reflected this; an amount it would take ten years for the average worker at the time to earn. As well as cars, Renault manufactured taxis, buses and commercial cargo vehicles in the pre-war years, and during World War I (1914–18) branched out into ammunition, military airplanes and vehicles such as the revolutionary Renault FT-17 tank. Company's military designs were so successful that Renault himself was honoured by the Allies for his company's contributions to their victory.[citation needed] By the end of the war, Renault was the number one private manufacturer in France.[citation needed]

 

[edit] Between the world wars (1919–38)

 

Louis Renault enlarged the scope of his company after 1918, producing agricultural and industrial machinery. However, Renault struggled to compete with the increasingly popular small, affordable "people's cars", while problems with the stock market and the workforce also adversely affected the company's growth. Renault also had to find a way to distribute its vehicles more efficiently. In 1920, he signed one of its first distribution contracts with Gustave Gueudet, an entrepreneur from northern France.

 

The pre-First World War cars had a distinctive front shape caused by positioning the radiator behind the engine to give a so called "coalscuttle" bonnet. This continued through the 1920s and it was not until 1930 that all models had the radiator at the front. The bonnet badge changed from circular to the familiar and continuing diamond shape in 1925. Renault models were introduced at the Paris Motor Show which was held in September or October of the year. This has led to a slight confusion as to vehicle identification. For example a "1927" model was mostly produced in 1928.

 

Renault produced a range of cars from small to very large. For example in 1928 which was the year when Renault produced 45,809 cars the range of 7 models started with a 6cv, a 10cv, the Monasix, 15cv, the Vivasix, the 18/24cv and the 40cv. There was a range of factory bodies, of up to 8 styles, and the larger chassis were available to coachbuilders. The number of a model produced varied with size. The smaller were the most popular with the least produced being the 18/24cv. The most expensive factory body style in each range was the closed cars. Roadsters and tourers (torpedoes) were the cheapest.

 

The London operation was very important to Renault in 1928. The UK market was quite large and from there "colonial" modified vehicles were dispatched. Lifted suspensions, enhanced cooling and special bodies were common on vehicles sold to the colonies. Exports to the USA by 1928 had almost reduced to zero from their high point prior to WW1 when to ship back a Grand Renault or similar high class European manufactured car was common. A NM 40cv Tourer had a USA list price of over $4,600 being about the same as a V12 Cadillac Tourer. Closed 7 seat limousines started at $6,000 which was more expensive than a Cadillac V16 Limousine.

 

The whole range was conservatively engineered and built. The newly introduced 1927 Vivasix, model PG1, was sold as the "executive sports" model. Lighter weight factory steel bodies powered by a 3180 cc six cylinder motor provided a formula that went through to the Second World War.

 

The "de Grand Luxe Renaults", that is any with over 12 foot wheelbase (3.68m), were produced in very small numbers in two major types - six and eight cylinder. The 1927 six cylinder Grand Renault models NM, PI and PZ introduced the new three spring rear suspension that considerably aided road holding that was needed as with some body styles over 90 mph (140 km/h) was possible. The 8 cylinder Reinastella was introduced in 1929. This model lead on to a range culminating in the 1939 Suprastella. All Grand Renaults from 1923 are classed as classics by CCCA. Coachbuilders included Kellner, Labourdette, J.Rothschild et Fils and Renault bodies. Closed car Renault bodies were often trimmed and interior wood work completed by Rothschild.

 

Renault also introduced in 1928 an upgraded specification to the larger cars designated "Stella". Vivastella's and Grand Renaults had upgraded interior fittings and had a small star fitted above the front hood Renault diamond. This proved to be a winning marketing differentiator and in the 1930's all cars changed to the Stella suffix from the previous two alpha character model identifiers.

 

The Grand Renaults were built using a considerable amount of aluminium. Engines, brakes, transmissions, floor and running boards and all external body panels were aluminium. Unfortunately of the few that were built many went to scrap to aid the War effort.

 

[edit] World War II and after (1939–71)

 

During World War II, Louis Renault's factories worked for Nazi Germany producing trucks with work on cars officially forbidden. He was, for this reason, arrested during the liberation of France in 1944 and died in prison before having prepared his defense. An autopsy later showed that his neck had been broken, suggesting that he was murdered. His industrial assets were seized by the provisional government of France. The Renault factories became a public industry (known as Régie Nationale des Usines Renault) under the leadership of Pierre Lefaucheux.

 

In the years immediately following its nationalisation Renault experienced something of a resurgence, led by the rear engine 4CV model, which was launched in 1946 and proved itself a capable rival for cars such as the Morris Minor and Volkswagen Beetle, its success (more than half a million sold) making sure it remained in production until 1961. There was also a large mechanically conventional 2-litre 4-cylinder car, the Renault Fregate, from 1951 to 1960.

 

As with earlier Renault models, the company made extensive use of motor racing to promote the 4CV, the car winning both the Le Mans 24 Hours and Mille Miglia races as well as the Monte Carlo rally. However, despite the success of its flagship model, the company continued to be blighted by labor unrest, and indeed continued to be well into the 1980s.

1956 Renault 4CV

1956 Renault 4CV

 

The 4CV's replacement, the Dauphine, sold extremely well as the company expanded production and sales further abroad, including Africa and North America. The car did not sell well in North America and it was outdated by the start of the 1960s. In an attempt to revive its flagging fortunes, Renault launched two cars which were to become phenomenally successful — the Renault 4 and Renault 8 in 1961 and 1962 respectively. The R8 continued Renault's traditional rear-engined layout, but the R4 started the revolution to front engined/front wheel drive. R4 production continued until 1992. The larger rear-engined Renault 10 followed the success of the R8, but was the last of the rear-engined Renaults. The company achieved success with the more modern and more upmarket Renault 16 launched in 1966, which continued Renault's reputation for innovation by being the world's first hatchback larger than subcompact size. The smaller Renault 6 followed, in the style of the R16.

 

[edit] Modern era (1972–80)

The new Renault corporate logo introduced in 1972, as part of the major brand revamp carried out to coincide with the launch of the Renault 5 hatchback.

The new Renault corporate logo introduced in 1972, as part of the major brand revamp carried out to coincide with the launch of the Renault 5 hatchback.

 

The company's compact and economical Renault 5 model, launched in 1972, was another success, particularly in the wake of the 1973 energy crisis. The R5 remained in production until 1984 when it was replaced by the Super5. The formula was much the same however, and the Super5 inherited its styling lines from its father (however with a transversal engine, as opposed to the longitudinal engine inherited by the first generation Renault 5 from the Renault 4). Soon after, the four-door Renault 12 model slotted into the Renault range between the R6 and the R16, and introduced a new styling theme. Throughout the '70s the R4, R5, R6, R12 and R16 maintained Renault's production. In the '80s the latter two were replaced by the R9 (and its R11 sedan variation) and the R15/R17 sport coupes. Both the R15/R17 were essentially identical two-door coupes, but while the R15 had a large glassy greenhouse, the R17 had thick pillars behind the doors, with slatted windows, to make it look the sportier of the two.

 

Endangered like all of the motor industry by the energy crisis, during the mid seventies the already expansive company diversified further into other industries and continued to expand globally, including into South East Asia. The energy crisis also provoked Renault's attempt to reconquer the North American market; despite the Dauphine's success in the United States in the late 1950s, and an unsuccessful car-assembly project in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec, (1964–72), Renault as a stand-alone brand, began to disappear from North America at the end of the '70s.

 

Throughout the decades Renault developed a collaborative partnership with Rambler and its successor American Motors Corporation (AMC). From 1962 to 1967, Renault assembled complete knock down (CKD) kits of the Rambler Classic sedans in its factory in Belgium. Renault did not have large or luxury cars in its product line and the "Rambler Renault" was aimed as an alternative to the Mercedes-Benz "Fintail" cars. Similar to the fate of some of these Mercedes cars at the time, many of these "American" Renaults finished their life working as taxis. Later, Renault would continue to make and sell a hybrid of AMC's Rambler American and Rambler Classic called the Renault Torino in Argentina (sold through IKA-Renault). Renault partnered with AMC on other projects, such as development of a rotary concept engine in the late 60s, and would eventually own AMC in 1980.

1965 Renault Rambler sales brochure

1965 Renault Rambler sales brochure

 

This was one of a series of collaborative ventures undertaken by Renault in the late 1960s and 1970s, as the company established subsidiaries in Eastern Europe, most notably Dacia in Romania, and South America (many of which remain active to the present day) and forged technological cooperation agreements with Volvo and Peugeot (for instance, for the development of the PRV V6 engine, which was used in Renault 30, Peugeot 604, and Volvo 260 in the late 1970s.).

 

In the mid 1960s an Australian arm, Renault Australia, was set up in Heidelberg, Melbourne, the company would produce and assemble models from the R8, R10, R12, R16, sporty R15, R17 coupe's to the R18 and R20, soon the company would close in 1981. Interestingly Renault Australia did not just concentrate on Renaults, they also built and marketed Peugeots as well. From 1977, they assembled Ford Cortina station wagons under contract- the loss of this contract led to the closure of the factory.

1974 Renault 15 coupe

1974 Renault 15 coupe

 

In North America, Renault formed a partnership with AMC, loaning AMC operating capital and buying a small percentage of the company in late 1979. Jeep was keeping AMC afloat until new products, particularly the XJ Cherokee, could be launched. When the bottom fell out of the 4x4 truck market in early 1980 AMC was in danger of going bankrupt. To protect its investment Renault bailed AMC out with a big cash influx — at the price of a controlling interest in the company — 47.5%. Renault quickly replaced some top positions in AMC with their own people.

 

The Renault–AMC partnership also resulted in the marketing of Jeep vehicles in Europe. Some consider the Jeep XJ Cherokee as a joint AMC/Renault project since some early sketches of the XJ series was done as a collaboration of both Renault and AMC engineers (AMC insisted that the XJ Cherokee was designed by AMC personnel; however, a former Renault engineer designed the Quadra-Link front suspension for the XJ series). The Jeep also used wheels and unique rocking seats from Renault. Part of AMC's overall strategy when the partnership was first discussed was to save manufacturing cost by using Renault sourced parts when practical, and some engineering expertise. This led to the improvement of the venerable AMC in-line six — a Renault/Bendix based port electronic fuel injection system (usually called Renix) that transformed it into a modern, competitive powerplant with a jump from 110 hp to 177 hp with less displacement (4.0L vs. 4.2L).

 

The Renault-AMC marketing effort in passenger cars was not as successful compared to the popularity for Jeep vehicles. This was because by the time the Renault range was ready to become established in the American market, the second energy crisis was over, taking with it much of the trend for economical, compact cars.

 

One exception was the Renault Alliance (Renault 9), which debuted for the 1983 model year. Assembled at AMC's plant in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the Alliance was an instant hit with more economically minded buyers. Motor Trend gave its domestic Car of The Year award for 1983 to the Alliance, a surprising pick to many. The Alliance's 72% U.S. content allowed it to qualify as a domestic vehicle, making it the first car with a foreign nameplate to win the award. (In 2000, Motor Trend did away with separate awards for domestic and imported vehicles.)

 

Renault sold some interesting models in the U.S. in the 1980s, especially the simple-looking but fun Renault Alliance GTA and GTA convertible — a real automatic-top convertible with a simple but clean euro-style design featuring a gently sloping hood, as well as a 2.0 L engine — big for a car of its class; and the ahead-of-its-time Renault Fuego coupe, which generated some excitement. The Alliance was followed by the Encore (Renault 11), an Alliance-based hatchback. This burst of success in the United States proved to be short-lived, though.

 

Renault's Wisconsin-built and imported models quickly became the target of customer complaints for poor quality, and sales plummeted. Eventually, Renault sold AMC to Chrysler in 1987 after the assassination of Renault’s chairman, Georges Besse. The Renault Medallion (Renault 21 in Europe) sedan and wagon was sold from 1987 to 1989 through Jeep-Eagle dealerships. Jeep-Eagle was the new division Chrysler created out of the former American Motors. However, Renault products were no longer imported into the United States after 1989. Rumors have since persisted about Renault's return to the U.S. market; all of them have been unfounded.

 

A completely new full-sized 4-door sedan, the Eagle Premier, was developed during the partnership between AMC and Renault. The Premier design, as well as its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Bramalea, Ontario, Canada, were the starting point for the sleek LH sedans such as the Eagle Vision and Chrysler 300M.

 

In the late seventies and early eighties Renault increased its involvement in motorsport, with novel inventions such as turbochargers in their Formula One cars. The company's road car designs were revolutionary also — the Renault Espace was one of the first minivans and was to remain the most well-known minivan in Europe for at least the next two decades. The second-generation Renault 5, the European Car of the Year-winning Renault 9, and the most luxurious Renault yet, the 25 were all released in the early 1980s, building Renault's reputation, but at the same time the company suffered from poor product quality which reflected badly in the image of the brand and the ill-fated Renault 14 is seen by many as the culmination of these problems in the early 1980s.

 

[edit] Restructuring (1981–95)

1986 Renault 21 berline

1986 Renault 21 berline

 

Although its cars were somewhat successful both on the road and on the track, Renault was losing a billion francs a month and reported a deficit of 12.5 billion in 1984. The government intervened and Georges Besse was installed as chairman; he set about cutting costs dramatically, selling off many of Renault's non-core assets, withdrawing almost entirely from motorsports, and laying off many employees. This succeeded in halving the deficit by 1986, but he was murdered by the left wing terrorist group Action Directe in November 1986. He was replaced by Raymond Lévy, who continued along the same lines as Besse, slimming down the company considerably with the result that by the end of 1987 the company was more or less financially stable.

 

A revitalised Renault launched several successful new cars in the early 1990s, including the phenomenally successful 5 replacement the Clio, the second-generation Espace, the innovative Twingo, the Laguna, and the 19. In the mid-1990s the successor to the R19, the Renault Mégane, was the first car ever to achieve a 4-star rating, the highest at the time, in EuroNCAP crash test in passenger safety. In 1998 Renault introduced Mégane Scénic, a completely new class of cars, a compact monospace with a footprint of a regular Mégane. The return to success on the road was matched by a return to success on the racetrack — Renault-powered cars won the Formula One World Championship in 1992, 1993, 1996 and 1997 with Williams, and in 1995 with Benetton.

 

Throughout this period, Renault's European advertising famously made extensive use of Robert Palmer's song "Johnny And Mary." The earlier television advertisements used Palmer's original version, while a range of special recordings in different styles were produced during the 1990s; most famously Martin Taylor's acoustic interpretation which he released on his album Spirit of Django. Taylor recorded many alternate versions for Renault; the last being in 1998 for the launch of the all-new Renault Clio.

 

[edit] Privatization (1996–99)

 

It was eventually decided that the company's state-owned status was detrimental to its growth, and Renault was privatized in 1996. This new freedom allowed the company to venture once again into Eastern Europe and South America, including a new factory in Brazil and upgrades for the infrastructure in Argentina and Turkey. It also meant the end of the aforementioned successful Formula 1 campaign.

 

In the twenty-first century, Renault was to foster a reputation for distinctive, outlandish design. The second generation of the Laguna and Mégane featured ambitious, angular designs which turned out to be highly successful. Less successful were the company's more upmarket models. The Avantime, a bizarre coupé / multi-purpose mix vehicle, sold very poorly and was quickly discontinued while the luxury Vel Satis model did not sell as well as hoped. However, the design inspired the lines of the second generation Mégane, the most successful car of the maker. As well as its distinctive styling, Renault was to become known for its car safety; currently, it's the car manufacturer with the largest number of models achieving the maximum 5 star rating in EuroNCAP crash tests. The Laguna was the first Renault to achieve a 5 star rating; in 2004 the Modus was the first to achieve this rating in its category.

 

The government of France owns 15.7 per cent of the company. Louis Schweitzer has been the Chairman of Renault since 1992 and was CEO from 1992 to 2005. In 2005, Carlos Ghosn (also CEO of Nissan) became Renault's CEO, with Louis Schweitzer staying on as Chairman.

 

Renault owns Samsung Motors (Renault Samsung Motors) and Dacia, as well as retaining a minority (but controlling) stake (20%) in the Volvo Group. (Volvo passenger cars are now a subsidiary of the Ford Motor Company). Renault bought 99% of the Romanian company Dacia, thus returning after 30 years, in which time the Romanians built over 2 milions cars, mostly Renault 8, 12 and 20.

 

[edit] The Renault Nissan Alliance (2000– )

2004 Renault Megane II

2004 Renault Megane II

 

Signed on March 27, 1999, the Renault–Nissan Alliance is the first of its kind involving a Japanese and a French company, each with its own distinct corporate culture and brand identity, linked through cross-shareholding. Renault has a stake of 44.4% in Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. while Nissan in turn has a 15% stake (non-voting) in Renault.

 

For 2004 Renault reported a 43% rise in net income to €3.5 billion and 5.9% operating margin, of which Nissan contributed €1,767 million. The Group (Renault, Dacia, Renault Samsung Motors) posted a 4.2% increase in worldwide sales to a record 2,489,401 vehicles, representing a global market share of 4.1%. Renault retained its position as the leading brand in Europe with 1.8 million passenger cars and light commercial vehicles sold and market share of 10.8%.

 

The Renault–Nissan Alliance represents more than 9.8% of the worldwide market (5.74% for Nissan and 4.04% for the Renault group) with sales of 3,597,748 (Nissan) and 2,531,500 (Renault Group), placing the alliance fourth after GM, Toyota, and Ford in 2005.[1]

 

The marketing success was also matched by success of their return to the Formula 1 circuit as a manufacturer again after buying the Benetton team. The team went on to win both World Drivers and Constructors championships in 2005 and 2006 ahead of the vastly more experienced Ferrari and McLaren teams.

 

Renault is exhibiting a Hi-Flex Clio 1.6 16v at the 2006 Paris International Agricultural Show. This vehicle, which addresses the Brazilian market, features Renault-developed flexible-fuel engine technology, with a highly versatile engine that can run on fuel containing petrol and ethanol in any proportion (0% to 100% of either).

 

On June 30, 2006, the media reported that General Motors convened an emergency board meeting to discuss a proposal by shareholder Kirk Kerkorian to form an alliance between GM and Renault-Nissan. The hastily arranged meeting suggests that GM's board was treating Kerkorian's proposal with urgency. Coincidentally, unsubstantiated rumours have been circulating about Renault's possible return to the U.S. market. There has been speculation that a GM–Renault–Nissan alliance could pave the way for Renault's return to the U.S. market, since GM could eliminate some of its less profitable brands, and offer the owners of dealerships that would otherwise close Renault dealerships.

 

However, GM CEO Richard Wagner felt that an alliance would benefit Renault's shareholders more than those of GM, and that GM should receive some compensation for it. This did not sit well with Renault; subsequently, talks between GM and Renault ended on October 4, 2006.

 

On February 29, 2008, Renault acquired a blocking stake in largest Russian automaker VAZ. Long in the need to modernize its technology, VAZ was seeking for strategical partnership since late 90'es. Its owners tried to form an alliance with various foreign automakers, such as General Motors. Most of these attempts weren't all that successful, however, and generally fell through.

 

Renault was in talks with VAZ on and off since 2005, initially insisting on CKD assembly of Logan cars on its facilities, while VAZ intended to keep its own Lada brand and only wishing to acquire a new platform and engine. After several rounds of talks, between which VAZ also sought alliance with Fiat and Magna, Renault agreed to the partnership term not unlike earlier Nissan deal.

 

Renault and VAZ major stockholder, state corporation Rosoboronexport, are to form a holding, jointly owning 50% share in VAZ, with French side receiving several key positions in a management structure, such as Chief Operational Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Engineer. In return, Renault is to supply a new platform for Lada brand and assist in plant's modernization.

 

[edit] Corporate governance

 

Current members of the board of directors of Renault are:

 

* Yves Audvard

* Michel Barbier

* Alain Champigneux

* François de Combret

* Charles de Croisset

* Carlos Ghosn

* Jean-Louis Girdolle

* Itaru Koeda

* Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière

* Dominique de La Garanderie

* Bernard Larrouturou

* Henri Martre

* Jean-Claude Paye

* François Pinault

* Franck Riboud

* Louis Schweitzer

* Georges Stcherbatcheff

* Robert Studer

 

[edit] Timeline

 

* 1898 - Louis Renault founded Renault

* 1903 - Marcel Renault dies in a car accident

* 1943 - The Renault factory in Billancourt is attacked by the German army

* 1944 - Louis Renault dies

* 1961 - The Renault 4 goes on sale to give Renault a practical competitor for the likes of the Citroën 2CV and Volkswagen Beetle.

* 1965 - Renault launches the world's first production hatchback - the Renault 16.[citation needed]

* 1971 - Renault launches the Renault 15 and Renault 17 two-door coupes, giving it a serious competitor for the Ford Capri.

* 1972 - Renault enters the new "supermini" market with its R5 hatchback, one of the first such cars in this sector. On its launch, the R5 only has three similar competitors - the Fiat 127, Autobianchi A112 and Peugeot 104.

* 1976 - The Renault 5 Alpine is launched, giving the marque its first entrant into the Hot hatch market. Possibly one of the very first hot hatches, going into production in the same year as the Volkswagen Golf GTI.

* 1977 - Renault enters the small family hatchback market with the 14, which is one of Europe's first hatchbacks of this size.

* 1979 - Renault buys a stake in American Motors, with a view to establishing itself on the American market.

* 1980 - Renault launches the 5 Turbo, which is designed as a rally car but does include roadgoing versions. It ditches the front-drive, front-engined layout for a mid-mounted engine (in place of the rear seats) and rear-wheel drive.

* 1981 - Renault launches the 9 a four-door saloon, a modern three-box design which is designed to keep the market interest in saloons at a time when hatchbacks are becoming the norm in this sector. It is voted European Car of the Year.

* 1982 - Renault becomes the second European automaker to build cars in the United States, after Volkswagen. The Alliance, the North American version of the 9, is manufactured in Wisconsin by American Motors and debuts as a 1983 model. It is voted Car of the Year by Motor Trend.

* 1983 - Renault launches the 11 - a hatchback version of the R9. It gives Renault its first serious rival to the Volkswagen Golf. It goes on sale in the fall in the United States as the Encore.

* 1984 - Renault enters the executive car market with the large 25 hatchback, aimed directly at the likes of the Ford Granada, Rover SD1 and Opel Rekord.

* 1985 - Renault launches the Espace - Europe's first multi-purpose vehicle. It gains praise from all over Europe thanks to its unique practicality and innovation.

* 1986 - On April 9 the Government of France rules against the privatization of Renault.

* 1986 - Renault replaces the 18 with the all-new R21 saloon and Savanna seven-seater estate.

* 1987 - Renault sells its stake in American Motors to Chrysler.

* 1988 - The 9 and 11 ranges are replaced by a single model, the 19, which is praised for its excellent ride and handling, as well as the frugality and refinement of its diesel engines.

* 1990 - Renault launches the Clio supermini, designed as an eventual replacement for the Renault 5. The Clio is the first new model of a generation which will see the numeric models replaced by new cars with traditional nameplates. It sets supermini benchmarks for build quality, comfort and space, and is voted European Car of the Year.

* 1991 - The Renault 19 becomes available as a cabriolet, and a mild facelift sees the standard range's exterior styling refreshed.

* 1992 - Louis Schweitzer becomes president of Renault group.

* 1992 - Renault moves into the city car market with its Twingo, a small hatchback with a "cube" design that maximises interior space, though it is only built with left-hand drive. It re-enters the executive market with the Safrane, an ultramodern large hatchback which replaces the R25.

* 1995 - Renault 5 production finishes after nearly a quarter of a century. It had been produced in Slovenia since the launch of the Clio in 1990.

* 1995 - Renault replaces the Renault 19 with the Megane, a range of hatchbacks, saloons, estates, coupes and cabriolets.

* 1996 - Renault enters the new "compact MPV" market with its Megane-based Scenic. It is voted European Car of the Year, fighting off competition from the Ford Ka and Volkswagen Passat

* 1996 - The company was privatised to create Renault S.A.

* 1997 - The all-new Espace goes on sale with a more upmarket image than its predecessor, that served the company for over 10 years.

* 1998 - The second generation Clio is launched, using an all-new body and being one of the most competitively-priced European superminis, though its styling is not to all tastes.

* 1999 - Renault purchased a 36.8 percent equity stake in Nissan, the almost bankrupt Japanese car maker, by injecting US$3.5 billion to obtain effective control of the company under Japanese law. Renault vice-president, Carlos Ghosn was parachuted in to turn round the ailing firm. Nissan also owns 15% of Renault in turn.

* 2000 - Renault launches the Laguna II - the first European family car to feature "keyless" entry and ignition.

* 2001 - Renault sold its industrial vehicle subdivision (Renault Véhicules Industriels) to Volvo, which renamed it Renault Trucks in 2002. The Clio undergoes a major facelift and the launch of a 1.5 direct-injection diesel engine to keep it competitive in the supermini sector.

* 2002 - Benetton Formula One team formally becomes Renault F1, Renault increases its stake in Nissan to 44.4 percent.

* 2002 - Renault gains another European Car of the Year success with its second generation Megane, a quirky-looked car which is set to form the basis of Nissan's Almera replacement later in the decade.

* 2003 - Renault expands in Megane hatchback range with coupe-cabriolet, estate (SportsTourer) and sedan (SportsSaloon) variants.

* 2004 - The Renault factory in Billancourt is demolished.

* 2005 - Carlos Ghosn becomes president.

* 2005 - The Clio III is elected European Car of the Year 2006 and gains plaudits from all over Europe for its class-leading qualities. The previous generation Clio is set to continue for a while until the Twingo II goes on sale. Renault F1 win the constructors world championship as well as the drivers championship.

* 2006 - In February, Carlos Ghosn announced the "Renault Commitment 2009" plan focusing on three main goals :

o sell 800 000 more cars than in 2006

o Reach an operating margin of 6%

o Place the new Laguna in terms of quality and service rate.

 

The same year, Renault and Nissan engaged talkes with General Motors to study a potential alliance. This approach was finally abandoned due to the fact that GM asked for money as "entry ticket" from Renault. Renault F1 win the constructors world championship as well as the drivers championship for the second year in succession.

 

* 2007 - The third generation Laguna is introduced, strengthening Renault's position in the large family car sector.

 

[edit] Renault in the UK

 

The first popular Renault motor vehicles to achieve sustained sales success in the United Kingdom were the R5 mini-car and R18, both of which attained six-digit sales figures during the late 1970s and early 1980s, although they failed to achieve anything like the volumes of established carmakers Ford, Vauxhall and Austin Rover.

 

Renault enjoyed a huge rise in popularity among British buyers on the arrival of the Clio supermini in early 1991. It was regularly among Britain's most popular cars each year during the 1990s and its successor (launched in 1998 alongside the final installment of the successful 'Nicole and Papa' advertising campaign), where the original model left off. The sedan/saloon version, called Thalia, was not launched in the UK.

 

Renault went from strength to strength in the UK during the 2000s following the introduction of its distinctively-styled Mégane hatchback in November 2002. Any suggestions that its quirky styling would not fit in with the tastes of British buyers were quickly confounded in 2005 when it was the fourth best selling car in Britain. Renault also helps produce cars known now as Nissan.

 

In 2006, it was the third most popular brand of car in the United Kingdom. Only Ford and Vauxhall sold more units.

 

[edit] List of vehicles

 

Main article: List of Renault vehicles

 

Current model line up:

 

* Mégane II (SW, CC, Saloon, Hatch 3 and 5 doors, launched 2002)

* Scénic II (Launched 2003)

* Grand Scénic (Launched 2003)

* Laguna III (Hatchback & Estate, launched 2007)

* Espace IV (& Grand Espace, launched 2002)

* Vel Satis (Launched 2002, no longer available in UK)

* 'Nouvelle' Twingo (Launched 2007)

* Modus (Launched 2004)

* Clio II (Supermini with hatchback and sedan body styles, launched 1998)

* Clio III (Lutécia III in Japan, launched 2005)

* Kangoo (Launched 1998)

* Trafic (Launched 2003)

* Logan (Launched 2004, Also available in India from 2007 with Mahindra-Renault tie-up) the maximum 5-star safety crash-test rating from EuroNCAP, and became the first maker to have seven cars with this rating.

 

Renault Laguna was the first medium-size car to obtain five-star rating, as well as the Modus and Megane in its own category.

 

[edit] Alternative propulsion

 

Israeli and Jordanian officials and executives are reported to be in discussions with executives from Renault-Nissan about setting up Israeli-Jordanian factory, in an agreement with Project Better Place, to make environmentally-friendly electric cars. Renault is working on development of exchangeable batteries.[2]

 

The electric cars, to be made in Europe, will run on a battery developed by Nissan and Japan's NEC and will be available in 2011. A prototype is already on the road in Israel and various models will be sold by Renault and Nissan. The car would cost the same or less than comparable gasoline engine autos and would have a lifetime warranty. Renault want mass market 10,000 to 20,000 cars a year in Israel. [3]

 

Also the Renault-Nissan group is in the PHEV Research Center.

 

[edit] Motorsport

Fernando Alonso driving for Renault F1 at Indianapolis in 2005, the year in which the team won their first Formula One championship.

Fernando Alonso driving for Renault F1 at Indianapolis in 2005, the year in which the team won their first Formula One championship.

 

Main article: Renault F1

Main article: Renault Sport

 

Motorsport has long been recognised as an effective marketing tool for automobile manufacturers. In the late seventies and early eighties, Renault began to involve itself more heavily in motorsport, setting up a dedicated motorsport division called Renault Sport, and winning the Le Mans 24 Hours (with the Renault Alpine A442, built in collaboration with newly-acquired Alpine) while achieving success in both rallying (with the Renault 5 Turbo) and Formula One. Initially, Renault's entry into Formula One in 1977 was ridiculed when the team's first design included such curiosities as a turbocharger. However, the team was to win their first race on home soil in Dijon a mere two years later and by the early eighties, every front-running Formula One team used turbochargers.

 

Renault also took over the Benetton F1 team in 2001, and quickly became very competitive, Fernando Alonso winning Renault's first race in its second incarnation at the 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix. 2004 saw the Renault team finish a close third in the Constructors' Championship and in 2005 the team won both Constructors' and Drivers' titles (with Fernando Alonso). In 2006 Renault repeated its success of the previous year, again claiming both the Constructors' and Drivers' titles (again with Fernando Alonso before his departure to McLaren in 2007).

 

Questions have been raised regarding Renault's commitment to its Formula One team, particularly with the appointment of Carlos Ghosn as CEO. However at the 2005 French Grand Prix Ghosn set out his policy regarding the company's involvement in motorsport:

 

"We are not in Formula One out of habit or tradition. We're here to show our talent and that we can do it properly… Formula One is a cost if you don't get the results. Formula One is an investment if you do have them and know how to exploit them."

 

In short he will continue Renault's investment in F1 as long as the team is successful and can use the resulting publicity for wider commercial gain. Conversely if the team is unsuccessful in future it can be expected that Ghosn will withdraw resources from the sport.

 

In 2006 Carlos Ghosn finally announced that the team would stay in F1 in the long term (at least until 2012) putting an end to the rumors.

 

[edit] Accolades

 

Renault cars have performed well in the European Car of the Year awards. The Clio is the only car since the prize's conception in 1964 to win the award twice.

 

* 1966: Renault 16

* 1982: Renault 9

* 1991: Renault Clio

* 1997: Renault Scénic

* 2003: Renault Mégane II

* 2006: Renault Clio III

 

The Renault 12 (1970), Renault 5 (1972), Renault 20 (1976), Renault 25 (1985) and Renault Laguna (2002) have all achieved runners-up in spot in the competition. Renaults most recent models are well known for their safety, all but 4 of the current models have achieved the maximum 5-star rating by the EuroNCAP crash-test assessment programme. Renault has regularly topped the French car sales charts, fighting off fierce competition from Citroën and Peugeot.

 

[edit] Overseas Accolades

 

Wheels magazine has announced its Car of the Year every year since 1963, with the exception of 1972, 1979 and 1986 when no cars were considered worthy of the honour. It is considered Australia's most prestigious automotive award. Wheels Magazine itself contends that its Car of the Year award remains the oldest continuous award of its kind in the world.

 

The inaugural Australian Wheels Car of the Year award was won by the R8 in 1963 (particularly in consideration to its four wheel disc brake system), and Renault won again in 1970 when the Renault 12 won the prestigious award.

 

[edit] Typeface

 

Both the Renault logo and its documentation (technical as well as commercial) had used a specially designed typeface called Renault, developed by British firm Wolff Olins. This type family is said to have been designed not for prestige reasons, but mainly to save costs at a time where the use of typefaces was more costly than it is now.

 

In 2004, French typeface designer Jean-François Porchez was commissioned to design a replacement. This was shown in October of that year and is called Renault Identité.

 

[edit] Miscellanea

 

* The Renault factory in Billancourt is the visual inspiration for the factory seen on Code Lyoko and featured some of it's vehicles in the series.

* Renault also built rail vehicles. Mainly autorail type vehicles.

* Renault sponsored and was heavily featured in Le Visionarium a time-travel film at Disneyland Paris.

 

[edit] Pronunciation

 

When its cars were exported to the United States during the 1950s and 1960s, the name was commonly mispronounced as "Ren-alt" to and by the American public, and the Americanized pronunciation continues in common usage, though the original French has gained significant ground over recent years. Presently in the United Kingdom it is also incorrectly pronounced as "Reh-no". The correct pronunciation is "Ruh-no".

 

[edit] See also

 

* List of Renault vehicles

* Alpine (car)

* Renault Trucks

* Dacia (car)

* Renault Samsung Motors

* Renault F1

* Renault Sport

* Renault Spider

* Renault Clio V6 Renault Sport

* Renault Clio Renault Sport

* Renault Mégane Renault Sport

* Renaultsport Clio 197

 

[edit] References

 

1. ^ 100 years in the driving seat: Renault celebrates a century of Grand Prix Victories. Renault UK. Retrieved on 2008-03-01.

2. ^ www.eetimes.eu/france/199700777?cid=RSSfeed_eetimesEU_france , www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/46560/story.htm , www.projectbetterplace.com/press-room/press-releases/rena...

3. ^ Planet Ark : Renault to Develop Electric Cars for Israel

 

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* Official site

* Renault Sustainable Development site.

* Renault Sport France (english site)

* Renault Sport United Kindgom

* Renault Sport - World Series

* Renault Sport - History

* Yahoo! - Renault SA Company Profile

* Euro NCAP crash tests

* Renault and hybrid vehicles.

* Paul Krill (2008-01-30). Renault in Linux deal with Microsoft, Novell. InfoWorld. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.

 

[edit] Clubs

 

* Renault Owners Forum - English

* Renault 11 Club Argentina - Spanish

* Renault Clio 16v mk1 Club

* Renault 9 Club Argentina

* Renault club site for all models

* (French) Club renault 19 - Club Renault 19 et forum sur les 19

* Renault 4 club Serbia

* Performance Renaults Club and Online Forums

* Club Renault Sportives, large dutch Renault Club

* Renault Club in Ukraine

* Renault Car Club in Victoria Australia

* french car owners club

* Renault Turbo owners club

* Renault Klub Serbia

* Renault Club in Thailand

* Club Renault Laguna en España

 

[edit] Models

 

* Renault 5 site mostly 5GTE

* Mégane II Owners' Club

* Fansite about Renault 5, most popular model

* Renault 15-17 Register of Australia

* Renault Gordini Enthusiasts

* Huge French Renault 12 Gordini website

* Renault 5 Site

 

[edit] Renault forums

 

* Renault Owners Forum - English

* Planet Renault Forum - French

* Renaultsport uk Forum - English

* RenaultForums enthusiast and owners community

* AussieFrogs Renault Forum - English

* Australian RenaultSport Forum - English

 

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.

I hate the big australian banks

 

the weekend newspaper headlines

on our ' banks soaring profits' make

my blood boil at the greed that has

overtaken these institutions

 

This is what happens when 'new customers'

are more important than 'current customers',

and profit becomes the key driver in business.

New customers are offered interest free deals

and no transaction fees while old customers

pay 19% on credit cards and their accounts

are 'skimmed' with an ever increasing set of

devices, charges and fees while a deluge of

increasingly ridiculous ads tell us how good

they are....

 

so, in advance, sorry to take advantage

of this photo to have a moan, and please

dont feel that I expect anyone to have to

trudge their way through my ramblings

....its just my opinion but ....

 

I hate the way the banks have given up

their social responsibilities in their

lust for profit and growth

 

I hate the cosy collusive cartel they

enjoy and the way they abuse their

market position and their customers

 

I hate the fact that these important

institutions are unworthy of our respect

 

I hate that in times when restraint is

critical in the midst of the Global Financial

Crisis they refused to follow the Reserve

Bank on interest rates and actually increased

their overall margins and profits

 

I hate the fact they were succesful in bleating

for support from our government re the GFC

and while everyone else in australia suffered

and they slapped wage freezes on their staff

these banks were continuing to make the

'soaring' profits they are now reporting

 

I hate how clearly this proves just how much

these banks can get away with at our expense

 

I hate the fact that the Global Financial Crisis

was not a world wide problem with business,

just a world wide problem with greed driven

people who exploited, deceived, over extended,

and sold others short, and found themselves

exposed and unable to cover their own losses.

 

I hate the fact that CEO's earning $10m pa

are so arrogant naive and out of touch that

they can get way with saying their customers

will stay with them for superior customer

service, and the press dont make them pay

 

I hate that fact there is no accountability

at Director level for their incompetence

and that CEO's are not altruists but the

bone collectors relying on volume rather

than corporate talent, adept at scouring

the last cent from every source

 

I hate that Directors of Commonwealth

can lose half a billion or more in poor

decisions such as Storm Financial

and ABC learning centres and claw the

profit back from their customers

 

I hate a financial sector that are simply

parasites stripping money and capital

from the initiative, hard work and sweat

of australian business

 

I hate the fact that a bank that they exploit

credit card customers with close to 20%

interest charges while offering 2% for 12

months to woo customers to transfer their

credit card debts from other banks

 

I hate the fact that the Government is so naive

to prop them through hard times while their

senior staff draw million dollar bonuses

 

I hate the fact that the ACCC allow them to buy

any remotely potential competitior that moves

and so maintain their cosy quasi cartel

 

I hate the way they can lay off staff and

close branches and then open the same

branches in the name of service

 

I hate they charge for using ATM machines

while saving hundreds of millions on tellers

 

I hate the fact the CBA dumped all their

unprofitable school kid accounts and now,

seeing them as a gateway to new

business, expect they can simply walk

back in and exploit the schools knowing

that the sheer difficulty of changing accounts

will render most 'lifelong sources of income'

err customers...

 

I hate the way the banks abuse the privilege

of their position luring customers with low

competitive interest rates then jacking them

up to a non competitive rate at a later time

 

I hate the fact that customers cant have one

simple portable facility that incorporates their

own account numbers, loans, credit cards and

direct debits, and port this to another bank if they

are dissatisfied

 

.... I could go on for ever I guess, but I hate the fact

these banks and their directors put profit ahead of

their social responsibilities and exploit the very

customers whose money built and continues to

underpin the businesses they strut and crow over.

 

If you have made it to here,

thank you, I am not a victim,

just find that this situation

disturbs me greatly and I

wanted to say something

about it and get it off my chest

 

- We need more competition

- We need to own our account,

. card and Direct Debit numbers

. and loan accounts numbers too

. to make it easier to change banks

- We need a government prepared to act

- We need fully portable accounts

If I were little Billy I'd lay off the taunts, because it doesn't look like the pole is going to hold the raptor much longer...

My take on a scene that appears in a lot of cartoons.

www.flickr.com/photos/59395264@N03/6590058807/in/set-7215... 291

Different pair of fairy wings this time =)

These were a 17th birthday present from my friend Alice. I can't remember who gave me the white ones I was wearing in the other photo. Maybe Alice again? Really not sure.

 

I should have cleared my windowsill while taking this. I wasn't thinking. It was just a random thought in my head. I wanted to see how the sunlight looked coming through the pink wings.

 

Aaaaah. Got up at 11 again then went back to bed with a bowl of cereal. Which is an unusual thing. This last week I've been eating breakfast more often than usual. Usually breakfast has this horrible tendency of making me feel sick for 2 or 3 hours afterwards. I then continued reading Eclipse from where I'd left off last night, & pretended to do Spanish revision everytime my Mom came in. I feel horrible about that. I keep thinking I'm wasting the hours, but I also know I don't need the grades I would have needed for Oxford, & I'm not working as hard anymore. That's one of the reasons I got really annoyed when people said not to bother with Oxford anymore, because I needed that motivation to work hard. I just keep thinking "OH, I only need 36 points now, instead of 38-40." So I'm slacking.

 

Anyways. It's almost 4pm now. Got to go & finish History revision. I'm only just beginning my 3rd section (out of 3) & I've been trying to learn this stuff for over a week now. & I still have 3 other subjects to go.

 

So yeh. && with regards to this photo - I happen to love fantasy. Always have. When we were up in the attic the other day I saw all these fairy tale tapes I used to listen to, & I'd read my fairytale books, & when other people say that yeh they really liked it too I just think "Yeh, but I doubt you loved it to the extremes I did." It's an escape, ya know. && my teacher when I was 5 years old, Mrs Sleigh, was amazing. She completely inspired me. Everytime someone tells me how creative I am I thank her for it. I mean, of course my parents too. My Mom read to me all the time, & I got armfuls of books from the library when I was tiny, but Mrs Sleigh played her part too. She was awesome. But I write so well because of my imagination (I'm not saying when I write on flickr it's amazing, I just mean my school work). It's easy. I've never really be able to understand why people struggle to write. That's just incomprehensible to me, really.

 

Oh & btw my brother was super-super mad at me today. I caught him writing on msn so ofc he wasn't revising, & if he didn't get all his work done then he can't go to his friend's house today, & so my Dad said if he got caught on msn again he would have his laptop taken off him. Then my brother got really angry & grabbed me & started twisting & I was screaming in pain because as I've told him before he is much, MUCH stronger than I am. My Dad then gave him a long awaited talk about his use of violence on me, & that I'm supporting him in his work so he needs to lay off. He calmed down & after that & was grudgingly nice to me then.

 

&& I had a really random dream last night. The moon was really massive in the sky, so close you could touch it & two or three times the size of a hot air balloon. I was looking at it through a gap in the curtains covering the glass doors. The actual sized moon was in its normal place in the sky, & this was some sort of weird science thing that made it like this. I wanted to take a photo of it, but my camera couldn't pick up any of the details, even though it was so close. In my back garden there were 3 boys from my school: Dan, Charlie, & Raj. Dan was screaming at Raj about filming the moon & how he was doing it all wrong, & Raj was getting frustrated, & Charlie was just laughing at Dan's frustration with Raj. Then Dan & Raj walked into the room, not noticing me, & Charlie sat down & started laughing about something funny that had happened with Dan & Raj. It was so odd. That's all I can remember. I don't even really talk to those guys.

 

84/365

laying off Castle Cornet with the Discovery behind her

Mushroom Studio by Katie Bethune-Leamen in Toronto Sculpture Garden

While the Obama White House celebrated the US Supreme Court decision in favor of its health care bill, several hundred people gathered in front of Downstate public hospital in Brooklyn to protest plans to lay off over 1000 doctors and health care workers or close the hospital entirely. The hospital, serves a predominately low income Black, Latino and Caribbean neighborhood and is one of thousands of hospitals in minority communities closed or downsized in recent years. last year Downstate treated nearly half a million patients. It was a reminder that the gap between the reality and the political hype surrounding access to health care for low income communities is wide - and getting wider

Robin, a very mentally disturbed woman escapes from: :Romano Mental Hospital, she gives the guards the slip and

Gets away..

 

Robin hides in a warehouse store, she sees John there, she

Is easy , booty length ebony hair, red eyes and she's average height, weight unknown,, she slips into the ladies room , she went into the single bathroom, they gave 3 unisex bathrooms,

She slipped into the least used bathroom, locked the door

And creates a new look. She grabs hair dye , scissors and gloves, she said: (time to Change,no turning back), she

Grabbed the scissors an cuts her hair, she cut it to the nape of the neck, she found her buzz cutters, she really made her hair

Extremely short, she dared it ash blonde, after changing her hair, she put eye drops in her eyes, she too the hair, flushed

It down the toilet, she put everything away and went moved on..

 

John is at the store with Whitney, he said: (Whitney, that blonde, that's Robin Mills, she's a mental patient, at Romano's Mental Hospital). Whitney said: (she changed her look. I know she did, you showed me a photo). John yelled out: (Robin! freeze)!

Robin runs away. John runs after her. Robin run through the housekeeping aisle,. John said: (Robin, freeze)! Robin said: (stay away from me Superman),! Robin runs towards the exit door , it 's quite far, she ran through electronics, toys, sporting goods and first aid a aisles .john is running after her, he's

Hot on Robin's Trail, Robin made it to the exit, she opens the

Door, an alarm sounds.

 

Robin runs over to Benny's Restaurant. John goes into the restaurant, he looks around, he sees her hiding behind a menu,

She saw John heading towards her, she ran as far as the courtyard , it leads to the entrance of all the stores. John grabs her, he said: (well, hello there )! Robin said: (hey a Superman, lay off)! Robin tries to run,. John said: (oh no, you aren't going anywhere sweetie). Robin said: (let me go). John said:: (you actually thought that changing your looks would throw me off,think again. I never forget a face, Robin smirks, she tried to

tun.

 

John said: (ok sweetie, come with me. I'm taking you back. I know you escaped, your running off was a dead giveaway).

Robin said: (back off! I'm not going back)! John said: (oh yes you are, come with me).. Robin goes with John,, he asked: (why

Did you escape)? Robin said: (I'm not being listened to. I've improved greatly. Ii was supposed to be released yesterday,

But no luck.it never relapsed. I was passionate about getting help, but nobody believed I'd ever succeed and move on).

Robin sat down).

 

John said: : (Robin, come with me). Robin sad : (oh, ok, sorry), she got up and as they enter the store: (I was never showered with positive vibes..I just), she tears up. John got his phone and called the mental hospital as she takes Robin to the store parking lot. John said: (Robin,), you were to be discharged tomorrow, that's what I was just told). Robin reached into her bag, she said: (here is proof, they just lied). John said: (ok, I to the limo). Robin said: (Princess Whitney. I'm a huge fan. I 'm Robin ills). Whitney said: (it's nice to meet you too).

 

Robin starts to cry. John rubs Robin's back an said: (it's ok sweetie). John sad: (Robin, you are our special guest for lunch,).

Whitney said: (Derek, take us to Harold's Streakhouse).

Robin said: (ok. I need to know what is happening). John said: (nobody can tell me anything, it's a mess right now, not only were they looking for you, some patients destroyed filing cabinets, patient files are all over the place. I will keep you with me, you can't roam the streets alone, it's dangerous, it will be raining all night). Robin said: (ok. I trust you. I know you, and I'm still your number 1 fan).

 

John and Whitney treats Robin to a very high class meal, as they eat she said: (John, thank you believing me and not giving up on my plea for help). Robin takes John's hand with both orfhers and said: (I'm not crazy, and as for my change off appearance, it was necessary. I'll be very honest. I need to change, everyone would recognize me. I'm well known in this area). John said: (I can see that you are being honest, you are truly upset about all this, but the chaos due to the records bring all mixed up, will cause a delay in looking into what your release date).

 

Robin said: (man, they don't care).

 

To Be Continued

Great to be back again after two years of a lay off due to the Covid, at Joe Duffy live from Duke Street, just off Grafton Street and meeting a community of people from all parts of Ireland enjoying the best of Fun and banter on the lead into Christmas.

 

Podcast Link www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/11479025/

Chelsea Blur suede Lace-up Shandals® fully lined in soft, full grain Dove grey Italian leather.

 

Well, it's one for the money,

Two for the show,

Three to get ready,

Now go, cat, go.

 

But don't you step on my blue suede shoes.

You can do anything but lay off of my Blue suede shoes.

 

I love em. Shandals® made for dancing.....

A dum dum dee. A do do do.....

Dewatering the wet SR 520 pontoon site is an ongoing process and because Mother Nature usually doesn't lay off the rainfall in Aberdeen until the summer months, crews are installing pumps and wells to help things dry out much quicker.

While the Obama White House celebrated the US Supreme Court decision in favor of its health care bill, several hundred people gathered in front of Downstate public hospital in Brooklyn to protest plans to lay off over 1000 doctors and health care workers or close the hospital entirely. The hospital, serves a predominately low income Black, Latino and Caribbean neighborhood and is one of thousands of hospitals in minority communities closed or downsized in recent years. last year Downstate treated nearly half a million patients. It was a reminder that the gap between the reality and the political hype surrounding access to health care for low income communities is wide - and getting wider

T-Mobile USA workers on Monday sent a loud, clear message to their CEO Philipp Humm: Keep good call center jobs in America and bring back the thousands you've shipped overseas.

 

More than 100 CWA members, along with other union and community supporters, delivered the 100,000-signature petition -- criticizing

the company's decision to close seven US call centers and lay off 3,300 workers in June -- to T-Mobile headquarters in Bellevue, Wash.

 

Protesters demanded that Humm return 6,000 overseas jobs, which have been moved to countries like Honduras and the Philippines, and ensure that workers can freely choose union representation without fear of retaliation.

Hotel Golden Tulip Brasília Alvorada, Brasília, Brasil.

Alcatraz. San Francisco, California. April/2018

 

The Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary or United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island (often just referred to as Alcatraz or the Rock) was a maximum high-security federal prison on Alcatraz Island, 1.25 miles (2.01 km) off the coast of San Francisco, California, which operated from August 11, 1934, until March 21, 1963.

The main prison building was built in 1910–1912 during its time as a United States Army military prison; Alcatraz had been the site of a citadel since the 1860s. The United States Disciplinary Barracks, Pacific Branch on Alcatraz was acquired by the United States Department of Justice on October 12, 1933, and the island became a prison of the Federal Bureau of Prisons in August 1934 after the buildings were modernized to meet the requirements of a top-notch security prison. Given this high security and the location of Alcatraz in the cold waters and strong currents of San Francisco Bay, the prison operators believed Alcatraz to be escape-proof and America's strongest prison.

Alcatraz was designed to hold prisoners who continuously caused trouble at other federal prisons. One of the world's most notorious and best known prisons over the years, Alcatraz housed some 1,576 of America's most ruthless criminals including Al Capone, Robert Franklin Stroud(the "Birdman of Alcatraz"), George "Machine Gun" Kelly, Bumpy Johnson, Rafael Cancel Miranda, Mickey Cohen, Arthur R. "Doc" Barker, Whitey Bulger, and Alvin "Creepy" Karpis (who served more time at Alcatraz than any other inmate). It also provided housing for the Bureau of Prisons' staff and their families. A total of 36 prisoners made 14 escape attempts during the 29 years of the prison's existence, the most notable of which were the violent escape attempt of May 1946 known as the "Battle of Alcatraz", and the arguably successful "Escape from Alcatraz" by Frank Morris, John Anglin, and Clarence Anglin in June 1962 in one of the most intricate escapes ever devised. Faced with high maintenance costs and a poor reputation, Alcatraz closed on March 21, 1963.

The three-story cellhouse included the main four blocks of the jail, A-block, B-block, C-block, and D-block, the warden's office, visitation room, the library, and the barber shop. The prison cells typically measured 9 feet (2.7 m) by 5 feet (1.5 m) and 7 feet (2.1 m) high. The cells were primitive and lacked privacy, with a bed, a desk and a washbasin and toilet on the back wall, with few furnishings except a blanket. African-Americans were segregated from the rest in cell designation due to racial abuse being prevalent. D-Block housed the worst inmates and five cells at the end of it were designated as "The Hole", where badly behaving prisoners would be sent for periods of punishment, often brutally so. The dining hall and kitchen lay off the main building in an extended part where both prisoners and staff would eat three meals a day together. The Alcatraz Hospital was above the dining hall.

Corridors of the prison were named after major American streets such as Broadway and Michigan Avenue. Working at the prison was considered a privilege for inmates and many of the better inmates were employed in the Model Industries Building and New Industries Building during the day, actively involved in providing for the military in jobs such as sewing and woodwork and performing various maintenance and laundry chores.

Today the penitentiary is a public museum and one of San Francisco's major tourist attractions, attracting some 1.5 million visitors annually. The former prison is now operated by the National Park Service's Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and the badly eroded buildings of the former prison have been subject to restoration works in recent times and maintained

 

Source: Wikipedia

Alcatraz é uma ilha localizada no meio da Baía de São Francisco na Califórnia, Estados Unidos. Inicialmente foi utilizada como base militar, e somente mais tarde foi convertida em uma prisão de segurança máxima. Atualmente, é um ponto turístico operado pelo National Park Service junto com a Área de Recreação Golden Gate.

Alcatraz foi uma base militar de 1850 a 1930. Posteriormente, foi adquirida pelo Departamento de Justiça dos Estados Unidos, em 12 de outubro de 1933, quando sofreu a conversão. Em 1 de janeiro de 1934, foi re-inaugurada como uma Prisão Federal. Durante seus 29 anos de existência, a prisão alojou alguns dos maiores criminosos norte-americanos. A prisão foi fechada em 21 de março de 1963, menos de um ano após a primeira fuga realizada na prisão. O governo alegou que o complexo foi fechado devido ao seu alto custo de manutenção, e ao fato de que não garantia uma total segurança, em relação às prisões mais modernas. Era mais fácil e mais barato construir uma prisão nova do que melhorar as condições de Alcatraz.

Em 1969, um grupo de nativos norte-americanos criou um movimento que ocupou a ilha, baseando-se num tratado federal de 1868, que permitia que os nativos utilizassem todo o território que o governo não usava ativamente . Após quase dois anos de ocupação, o governo os retirou da ilha.

Durante 29 anos, a prisão de Alcatraz nunca registrou oficialmente fugas bem sucedidas de prisioneiros. Em todas as tentativas, os fugitivos foram mortos ou afogavam-se nas águas da baia de São Francisco. Três fugitivos, Frank Morris, e os irmãos John e Clarence Anglin, desapareceram das sua celas em 11 de Junho de 1962. Somente algumas provas foram encontradas, e elas levam a crer que os prisioneiros morreram, mas, oficialmente, ainda estão listados como desaparecidos e provavelmente afogados. Em 1979 foi feito um filme sobre essa fuga com Clint Eastwood chamado Escape from Alcatraz. A história chegou a ser testada no programa "Mythbusters-Os Caçadores de Mitos" no episódio Fuga de Alcatraz.

Em outubro de 2015 documentário do canal "History" foi divulgado, onde foram apresentadas novas evidências que indicam que os irmãos Anglin não somente sobreviveram, como mantiveram contato com sua família e teriam fugido para o Brasil.

Fonte: Wikipedia

   

Oct 1st, 2022 Acadia University Wolfville N.S. - Raymond field - AUS football

 

Acadia's Kyle Chappus tackles Duncan Patterson to force the fumble .. Controversial play because first the call was a fumble as ball in air clearly shows here, but after loud outCRY from SMU bench, the refs changed it to the ball carrier already down at whistle ? May have cost Acadia the game <

 

final: St Mary's Huskies 25 vs Acadia Axemen 23

  

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Some relevant news clippings,,

  

January 11-22, 2023 - CBC doesn't seem to broadcast Men's Hockey leagues like the AHL, the ECHL, or Men's USports University hockey ? And Canada just won both Golds at the recent 2023 international University Hockey FISU tournament. But the Gold medal final games, in fact the whole tournament, was not shown on the CBC ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/52640201721/in/datepos...

 

Halifax, Canada Jan 2023 - This time around the IIHF Men's World Juniors hockey tournament is being held in Canada. No games were shown on CBC, and many Canadians were unable to watch Canada's finest male Junior hockey players incl Connor Badard play in their home Country and win the Gold for Canada ?

However, although CBC ignored and did not televise any of the IIHF Men's junior hockey games played, they were sure to make daily news reports and give a lot of air time focusing on an alleged past scandal that had involved a previous Men's IIHF Junior hockey team ? cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/media-centre/official-broadcaster-...

 

New Women's Pro Hockey PWHL - CBC giving full support, full coverage, and will be backing the girls with massive air time, TV ads, coast to coast live broadcasts, player bios and a game each week complete with hosting and game analysis,, "CBC/Radio-Canada is the official broadcaster of the Professional Women's Hockey League"

However, CBC shows a different attitude when it comes to supporting or televising many pro sporting events played by male athletes such as the Grey Cup, FIFA, Copa America international Men's soccer football and the Men's World Juniors, and so a huge Canadian fan base is not able to watch Canada's star male pro athletes like Acadia Axemen footballer Bailey Feltmate in the Grey Cup, or Nova Scotia's Jacob Shaffelburg in the Copa international Men's soccer tournament or Connor Badard in the IIHF World Men's Juniors hockey tournament ?

cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/media-centre/official-broadcaster-... cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/media-centre/official-broadcaster-...

 

CBC doesn't seem to support Men's soccer or Men's CFL pro football ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/52512969092/in/album-7...

 

Jun 11, 2024 - Women's Pro soccer, the Halifax Tides, - CBC giving full media support and coverage to the brand new start-up Women's Pro soccer league. CBC will broadcast eight regular-season matches. A "Game of the Week" will co-stream simultaneously on CBC Gem and NSL.ca,

www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/cbc-radio-canada-broadcast-agree...

Thanks to CBC, fans will now be able to follow female Acadia University athletes like Mya Harnish, who has now turned Pro . www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/54482565652/in/photost...

 

This year Canadian Taxpayers will pay out $1.5 billion dollars to subsidize the CBC ?

site-cbc.radio-canada.ca/documents/impact-and-accountabil...

 

Breathtaking salaries for CBC/Radio-Canada’s corporate management ? President and CEO Catherine Tait had a base salary range of $390,300 to $459,100 in 2019 ? That's more than the P.M. makes ? tnc.news/2022/01/26/cbc-salaries-include-125-senior-direc...

 

Huge bonuses for CBC brass in 2022,

nationalpost.com/news/canada/cbc-employees-paid-16-millio...

 

Aug 12, 2024 - CBC has paid out $18.4 million in bonuses after staff layoffs ? The bonuses went to nearly 1,200 employees ? $3.3 million went to 45 executives ?

www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cbc-bonuses-catherine-tait-1.729...

 

Apr 04, 2025 - Mark Carney pledges a $150M boost to 'underfunded' CBC ? And,, the new Liberal government will make CBC funding statutory ? Last year CBC received an all time record 1.5 billion in taxpayer funding and their CEO Catherine Tait, made more than the Prime Minister ?

www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mark-carney-cbc-funding-1.7501902

 

June 28,2021, O Canada at the Stanley Cup Finals ? CBC plays an unsettling and unflattering version of the Canadian National Anthem on the World stage ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/51829474529/in/album-7...

 

July 1, 2021 - the Prime Minister of Canada will not be celebrating Canada Day this year claiming that for some Canada Day is not a day to celebrate." Wha-a-a-a-t -t-t ????? Did I hear that right ??? www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-day-political-reaction-1....

 

February 20th 2023 Jully " I Sung it My Way" Black makes headlines when she changes the lyrics and sings a politicized and personalized ' our home on native land' version of the Canadian National anthem at the NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, Utah ?

www.iheartradio.ca/news/jully-black-sings-o-canada-with-s...

 

video replay of CBC's unflattering version of O Canada ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/51829474529

 

Jully " I Sung it My Way" Black sings her personalized and politicized 'our home on native land' version of the Canadian National anthem in a performance at Toronto university graduation.. Black was asked to perform her new way of singing the national anthem to reflect the core values of the law program at Toronto Metropolitan University www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/jully-black-tmu-law-school...

 

Calgary Stampede O Canada - The original version "in all thy Sons command" National anthem sung at the 2023 Calgary Stampede, www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/53044391089

 

Dec 16th 2023 - O Canada sung in Punjabi at the NHL Jets hockey game in Winnipeg,,,

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKifMtbbyJg

 

Nov 4th, 2021 - Pascale St-Onge is appointed to Trudeau's Cabinet. She is the first out lesbian to become a federal Minister and also the first as Minister of Sport,

www.ctvnews.ca/politics/pascale-st-onge-making-history-as...

 

July 2023 - Katherine Henderson is appointed to take over and thereby become the first female CEO and President of Hockey Canada ,

www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/katherine-henderson-hockey-canad...

 

No more hockey fights: This league plans to ban them dailyhive.com/vancouver/hockey-fights-ban-qmjhl

 

Skate Canada Dec 13, 2022 - Canada is about to revolutionize male/female gender rules in Sport ? Canadian gender trail blazers led by President Karen Butcher push to change Pairs Ice dancing competition rules from the standard longtime male female separate gender rule ?

theprovince.com/sports/other-sports/skate-canada-redefine...

 

Federal audit finds Hockey Canada did not use public funds for legal settlements .

discoverhumboldIcom/articles/federal-audit-finds-hockey-...

 

NHL moves away from Pride jerseys - advocates are disappointed, www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nhl-special-jersey-announcement-re...

 

Nov 20th, Grey Cup 2022 - Many Canadian households in Canada were unable to watch the Toronto Argos win the 2022 Grey Cup game by a score of 24 to 23 because CBC/Radio-Canada and Bell media owned CTV do not schedule nor televise this historic Canadian event for broadcast ? CBC's programming has instead scheduled an unknown variety show that is being held in the USA ?

www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/52512969092/in/photost...

 

CBC quits Twitter when Twitter calls them, "a government-funded media" ?

www.cbc.ca/news/world/cbc-twitter-government-funded-media...

 

Apr 27th 2023 , Bill C-11 - A controversial bill to regulate online streaming becomes law. Bill C-11, which will force streaming platforms to contribute to funding Canadian content. Critics say the bill is too ambiguous, many issues unresolved.

www.cbc.ca/news/politics/c11-online-streaming-1.6824314

 

Nov 11th, 2023 - The Liberal Government has ordered the Canadian Military not to use or recite any Christian prayers like the Lord's Prayer at this years Remembrance Day ceremonies ?

www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/gunter-we-will-always-pray-f...

 

The Grey Cup Nov 19th 2023, Hamilton Canada - Why aren't CTV or CBC broadcasting the 2023 Grey Cup game for Canadians to enjoy on Grey Cup Sunday ?

www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/53338415225

 

Dec 2023 - Merry Christmas, and a ho ho ho ? CBC plays Scrooge at Xmas time as it looks at executive bonus compensation while laying off 10 per cent of its workforce right at Xmas time ? www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cbc-cuts-layoffs-exec-bonuses-1....

 

CBC President and CEO Catherine Tait faces angry MPs over refusal to rule out bonuses amid looming layoffs' www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuGG8quYBb4

 

Have a very Merry Christmas Canada ? The Canadian Human Rights Commission ( fully funded by the federal Liberal Government) declares that the celebration of Christmas is evidence of Canada’s colonialist religious intolerance. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWmuDidYTiY

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWmuDidYTiY

 

Dec 31 2023 - Question.. Is CBC now viewing New Years Eve as a public holiday and tradition that has become inappropriate to celebrate in Canada ? Happy New Year Canadians from your taxpayer owned billion dollar funded CBC ? For the first time ever in memory, CBC will not broadcast the traditional New Years Eve Party, stage show or countdown ? CBC says they can't afford it ? www.msn.com/en-ca/entertainment/other/cbc-to-skip-new-yea...

 

Bill C-18: An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/pl/charter-charte/c18_1.html

 

Bell media, is a proud Canadian Company ? It's Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas Nevada USA. Prior to the big game CTV has been flooding North American airways with ads to promote their full coverage of the upcoming American Superbowl and they will then broadcast 10 straight hours of uninterrupted prime time live T.V. coverage of this prime American sporting event on Superbowl Sunday 2024 ? However, on the other hand, back home in their home country of Canada, they don't broadcast anything at all, nothing (zero) blanco, zilch, silencio, not even 1 minute of CTV coverage of their own 2024 Canadian Grey Cup game for their fellow Canadians to enjoy ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/53523500175/in/datepos...

 

Feb 2024 - Halifax Nova Scotia,

Bell media and CTV have deafened and blindfolded many East Coast residents after eliminating many critical hours of local and community news programming in the Atlantic region ?

Recent Bell Canada Corporate decisions have now left many Maritimers in a vulnerable position ? East Coast Provinces appear to be the target of severe local live Newstime cancellations and these cut-backs have left many Maritimers without their daily Noon news hour updates that are broadcast everyday all week long ? ATV viewers will now be forced to tune into the other station (CBC) where CBC tends to run mostly world international news along with their select choice of the National News, along with lengthy live news conferences that are put on by the PM and other liberal party members ?

Aside from terminating the popular weekday ATV Noon hour news show, CTV has also downsized in half the very popular and iconic , 'ATV live at five' 5 P.M. local community news program, (prompting long time popular host Jason Baxter to seek early retirement) ? Adding to the devistating loss of this much needed news reporting that is traditionally broadcast every week, Bell will also now terminate all weekend Saturday and Sunday local news reporting currently running on ATV ? The cancellation and elimination of so much allotted local news airtime that is normally given to Atlantic Canadians surely threatens the safety and security of residents especially now that there will be a 24 hour local news blackout for 2 full days each and every weekend and even for as much as 3 consecutive days every holiday long weekend ? And so it seems that arch rival CBC has taken over prime time live local news reporting in the Maritimes and Bell Canada is blaming the Liberal Government's new Bill C-18 for them having to slash so many prime time hours of local and Provincial news coverage in the Maritimes ?

broadcastdialogue.com/most-noon-local-ctv-newscasts-cance...

broadcastdialogue.com/most-noon-local-ctv-newscasts-cance...

 

Halifax, Feb 1st 2024 - Bell Canada Media blames Liberal Government's new Bill C-18 for having to slash many hours of critical local and Provincial news coverage in the Maritimes ?

broadcastdialogue.com/most-noon-local-ctv-newscasts-cance...

 

the Junos 2024, Halifax, Mar 24th - CBC and the new Heritage Minister seem to be more interested in their own personal politics than they are in music ? itsthe4thquarter.blogspot.com/2024/03/junos-2024-halifax-...

Angry Canadian - Canadian juno awards ? where ?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNieEg-_d1k

 

Is this a CBC Stanley Cup cruel joke ? June 2nd, 2024 Edmonton ? Fans are upset after CBC had broadcast the first 5 games of the Men's NHL Dallas vs Oilers series, and then, without warning and for no logical reason, CBC blacked out the critical and most important climactic final game that saw Edmonton win and gain entry into the Stanley Cup finals ? It remains unclear why CBC would do this ? Was it arrogance, or was it to be mean spirited, or was it a gender bias issue due to this being Men's pro hockey, or was it maybe a lesson given out to remind Canadians just who is running this Countries main media and who controls the programming ? v=iW0yzPhwC4s" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW0yzPhwC4s

 

The Koncerned Kentvillian asks, "What kind of a Country would show sad and upsetting images of itself when playing their National Anthem on the World stage in front of an international audience ?" www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/44424045874/

 

July 5th, 2024 Jacob Shaffelburg (Pt Williams Nova Scotia) Men's soccer - Unfortunately, CBC doesn't seem to support or sponsor Men's soccer and will not be broadcasting the Men's Copa soccer tournament ? However, you can still enjoy soccer on CBC as they will be giving support and full coverage to the Women's National team and to the new start-up Women's pro soccer league ? www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/cbc-radio-canada-broadcast-agree... ? -

www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/53839077022/in/photost...;

 

June 29th, 2024 - Bailey Feltmate (Acadia U, Wolfville N.S.). - CBC doesn't seem to support Men's football anymore and so most Canadians won't be able to watch graduating male university athletes like Bailey perform in the pros ? However, fans are able to watch many graduating university female athletes perform as CBC will provide full cross Canada media support and live coverage of the new start-up Women's pro soccer league, the new Women's pro hockey league, and upcoming Women's pro basketball league ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/53855066488/in/datepos...

 

In a groundbreaking move and for the first time ever, CBC is introducing and now including gambling in its media coverage of the Olympic games ?

2024 Paris Olympics - It appears that CBC has partnered with one particular online Casino company and BetRivers is running sports betting ads during the televising of Olympic sporting events ? Is the inclusion of a Casino and Sports betting parlor that runs gambling ads during the Olympic events appropriate to the high principles and moral standards exemplified by our youth in the Olympic Games ?

 

The CBC sport darlings Canadian women's soccer team has been caught cheating at the Paris 2024 Olympics ? The CBC has seemed unusually silent on this story ? heavy.com/sports/olympics/canada-soccer-bev-priestman-dro...

 

2024 Paris Olympics - CBC's full game coverage of the Olympics seems to favor the female athletes while male athletes received only limited coverage and short clips from their events ?

www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/program/olympic-games-paris-2024

 

Jul 25, 2024 Paris Olympics - CBC airs entire Women's Olympic soccer games, Women's beach-ball games, Women's rugby games, Women's basketball games water polo and more ? Watch CBC for live full game coverage from St-Etienne, France heavy.com/sports/olympics/canada-soccer-bev-priestman-dro...

 

Grey Cup Nov 17th 2024 - Everyone else is here, but where's the CBC ?

Once again this year CBC will distance itself from a very identifiable and nation uniting Canadian sports extravaganza and will not cover or live broadcast the historic Grey Cup game to Canadians ? However they will be covering a relatively unknown Women's tennis sports event named after Battle of the Sexes winner and Women in sports advocate Billie Jean King being held at this time overseas in Spain ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/54147303159/in/album-7...

 

October 27, 2024 - Demand for CBC President and CEO Catherine Tait to refund the Canadian taxpayers . Why should a civil servant who works for Trudeau make more than the Prime Minister she works for ?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-z1ZNza5Fk

 

Aug 22 2024, Minister of hypocrisy, I mean, Minister of Health Mark Holland says, "All the stuff that's clearly designed to target youth — it's over," ?

the fans are confused ? After Connor McDavid and other NHL Superstar heroes played starring roles in glamorous new betMGM ads to promote gambling on their websites, numerous complaints were filed. And so they eased up on the image of a Sports hero who encourages and participates in gambling although the McDavid image itself was not to be disconnected from the gambling vice or from the lucrative gambling industry ? A new corrected version will now show Connor as an ambassador for safe and responsible gambling whenever you gamble ? But isn't it still gambling ? see news article, "Connor McDavid's latest gambling ad with Bet MGM sparks outrage among his fans,"

www.sportskeeda.com/us/nhl/news-disgusted-started-gamblin...

 

Bell Let's Talk ! Feb 4th 2025 - U Ottawa Scotty accuses Bell Canada of hypocrisy,, www.youtube.com/shorts/31f3sZndK6w

www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/51844732131/in/album-7...

 

* News Flash * Grey Cup 2024, BC Place Vancouver - Does Bell read the FLICKR comments ? Bell has made a stunning about face ? and it's good news.. After decades of Canadian pro football exclusion CTV will for the first time in a long time actually broadcast this years' playoffs and the Grey Cup game to Canadians. Many more games are now scheduled for the 2025 season, www.cfl.ca/2024/09/06/fall-is-in-the-air-the-cfl-on-ctv-i...

 

March 30th Vancouver B.C. Michael Bublé plugs his own outside personal business products while hosting CBC's 2925 Juno Awards ? Is it appropriate for the CBC to allow the salaried MC to also advertise his own outside personal business ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/54607761592/in/album-7...

 

2025 Calgary Stampede, CBC distances itself from the Calgary Stampede this year, and will not broadcast any events including the Parade ? You'll have to subscribe to a specialty channel if you are interested in this famous Canadian event ? calstampede.com/calgary-stampede-2025-how-to-watch-date-t...

July 13th 2025 - Men's Pro Rodeo and chuckwagon fans are ignored ? CBC Sports programming ignores and does not include this years fifty thousand dollar finals of the world famous Calgary Stampede, see Sunday's CBC Sports programming,, calstampede.com/shows/calgary-stampede-broadcast-schedule/

 

Jul 13, 2025 - Men's World Cup soccer is not broadcast on CBC ? FIFA Club World Cup Jun 15, 2025 – Jul 13, 2025 - Chelsea beats PSG 3-0 to win 2025 Club World Cup . Coldplay and Trump and 81,000 attend the final,, but is not televised ? CBC does broadcast an unknown Women's softball tournament ?

apnews.com/live/psg-chelsea-club-world-cup-updates

 

2025 Toronto Blue Jays - CBC doesn't broadcast Men's baseball ? www.consumersearch.com/fitness-sports/plan-viewing-blue-j...

 

No more freedom of speach allowed in Canadian Universities ? Dec 3rd 2025, University of Victoria B.C. - Asking questions that might challenge the status quo or oferring your own opinion is not allowed in a B.C. University and can get the Police called in to arrest you and take you to jail ? www.youtube.com/watch?v=u53G5WBpVmc

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSRn8BzpvLc

   

Norfolk Southern train 262, with NS SD60E #6927 leading, entering River Yard on Lehigh Line, while Canadian Pacific train 258, with CP SD40-2 #5690 and SD60 #6049, shoves train from Lay-Off Track into Allentown Yard. Bethlehem, PA.

*note* Gold medal game ( in fact the whole 2023 FISU tournament ) not shown nor supported by CBC CTV and Globe Canadian TV stations ? Canadian Taxpayers donate over $1.2 billion per year to the CBC.

site-cbc.radio-canada.ca/documents/impact-and-accountabil...

  

The 31st edition of the 2023 FISU Winter World University Games is set for January 11-22, . The preliminary round will be played in Canton, NY, before moving to Herb Brooks Arena Lake Placid NY 2019 - home of the 1980 Winter Olympics 'Miracle on Ice' . for the medal rounds

  

final results from SUNY Canton Roos House (Matthew Struthers pts)

Thur Jan 12th - UKR 1 vs Canada 6 (2 g)

Fri Jan 13th - SWE 3 vs Canada 10 (2a)

Sun Jan 15th - Japan 2 vs Canada 8 (1a)

Tues Jan 17th - Latvia 0 vs Canada 9 (2g 2a)

Wed Jan 18th - Czech 0 vs Canada 4

  

Results from Olympic Center Lk Placid : final scores

 

Sat Jan 21,2023 Men's semis KAZ 1 vs Canada 4

 

Jan 21, 2023 Women's Gold medal game Japan 0 vs Canada 5

 

Sun,Jan 22, 2023 Men's bronze medal game KAZ 8 vs Japan 1

 

Sun Jan 22,2023 Men's Gold medal game USA 2 vs Canada 7 Matthew Struthers 1 g

 

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UNB selections: Winter World University Games

Brady Gilmour Forward UNB Grafton, ON #19

Austen Keating Forward UNB Guelph, ON #9

Adam McCormick Defence UNB Waterville, NB #8

  

AUS selections:

Justin MacPherson Defence SMU East Gwillimbury, ON

Matt Welsh Goaltender SMU Halifax, NS

Andrew Coxhead Forward SMU Bedford,NS

Liam Hawel Forward StFX Arnprior, ON

Matthew Struthers Forward StFX Milton, ON

Kyle Maksimovich Forward UPEI Hamilton, ON

TJ Shea Forward UPEI Tignish, PEI

Matthew Brassard Defence UPEI Barrie, ON

  

Justin Bergeron Defence UQTR Magog, QC

Kyle Bollers Forward Toronto Oshawa, ON

Brett Davis Forward Manitoba Oakbank, MB

Jared Dmytriw Forward Saskatchewan Craven, SK

Kai Edmonds Goaltender TMU Ottawa, ON

Noah King Defence Calgary Winnipeg, MB

Simon Lafrance Forward UQTR Saint-Eustache, QC

Zachary Lavigne Forward UQTR Drummondville, QC

Jacob Paquette Defence Queen’s Ottawa, ON

Roddy Ross Goaltender Saskatchewan Meadow Lake, SK

Scott Walford Defence McGill Coquitlam, BC

Jonathan Yantsis Forward Queen’s

  

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2025 TEAM CANADA FISU MEN'S HOCKEY ROSTER

 

F - Mathieu Bizier, Concordia Stingers

F - Connor Bowie, TMU Bold

F - Benjamin Corbeil, UNB Reds

F - Conor Frenette, UQTR Patriotes

F - Mathieu Gagnon, McGill Rebirds

F - Colson Gengenbach, Calgary Dinos

F - Mikael Huchette, Concordia Stingers

F - Samuel Huo, UBC Thunderbirds

F - Nolan Hutcheson, Queen's Gaels

F - Liam Keeler, Saskatchewan Huskies

F - Simon Lavigne, Concordia Stingers

F - Sasha Mutala, UBC Thunderbirds

F - Kaleb Pearson, UPEI Panthers

F - William Rouleau, McGill Redbirds

 

D - Charlie Callaghan, StFX X-Men

D - Jack Duff - Queen's Gaels

D - Kurtis Henry, UPEI Panthers

D - Jake Lee, UBC Thunderbirds

D - Kale McCallumn, UNB Reds

D - Loris Rafanomezantsoa, UQTR Patriote

 

G - Kai Edmonds, TMU Bold

G - Francesco Lapenna, Ottawa Gee-Gees

G - Samuel Richard, UNB Reds

  

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Some relevant news clippings,,

  

January 11-22, 2023 - CBC doesn't seem to broadcast Men's Hockey leagues like the AHL, the ECHL, or Men's USports University hockey ? And Canada just won both Golds at the recent 2023 international University Hockey FISU tournament. But the Gold medal final games, in fact the whole tournament, was not shown on the CBC ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/52640201721/in/datepos...

 

Halifax, Canada Jan 2023 - This time around the IIHF Men's World Juniors hockey tournament is being held in Canada. No games were shown on CBC, and many Canadians were unable to watch Canada's finest male Junior hockey players incl Connor Badard play in their home Country and win the Gold for Canada ?

However, although CBC ignored and did not televise any of the IIHF Men's junior hockey games played, they were sure to make daily news reports and give a lot of air time focusing on an alleged past scandal that had involved a previous Men's IIHF Junior hockey team ? cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/media-centre/official-broadcaster-...

 

New Women's Pro Hockey PWHL - CBC giving full support, full coverage, and will be backing the girls with massive air time, TV ads, coast to coast live broadcasts, player bios and a game each week complete with hosting and game analysis,, "CBC/Radio-Canada is the official broadcaster of the Professional Women's Hockey League"

However, CBC shows a different attitude when it comes to supporting or televising many pro sporting events played by male athletes such as the Grey Cup, FIFA, Copa America international Men's soccer football and the Men's World Juniors, and so a huge Canadian fan base is not able to watch Canada's star male pro athletes like Acadia Axemen footballer Bailey Feltmate in the Grey Cup, or Nova Scotia's Jacob Shaffelburg in the Copa international Men's soccer tournament or Connor Badard in the IIHF World Men's Juniors hockey tournament ?

cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/media-centre/official-broadcaster-... cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/media-centre/official-broadcaster-...

 

CBC doesn't seem to support Men's soccer or Men's CFL pro football ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/52512969092/in/album-7...

 

Jun 11, 2024 - Women's Pro soccer, the Halifax Tides, - CBC giving full media support and coverage to the brand new start-up Women's Pro soccer league. CBC will broadcast eight regular-season matches. A "Game of the Week" will co-stream simultaneously on CBC Gem and NSL.ca,

www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/cbc-radio-canada-broadcast-agree...

Thanks to CBC, fans will now be able to follow female Acadia University athletes like Mya Harnish, who has now turned Pro . www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/54482565652/in/photost...

 

This year Canadian Taxpayers will pay out $1.5 billion dollars to subsidize the CBC ?

site-cbc.radio-canada.ca/documents/impact-and-accountabil...

 

Breathtaking salaries for CBC/Radio-Canada’s corporate management ? President and CEO Catherine Tait had a base salary range of $390,300 to $459,100 in 2019 ? That's more than the P.M. makes ? tnc.news/2022/01/26/cbc-salaries-include-125-senior-direc...

 

Huge bonuses for CBC brass in 2022,

nationalpost.com/news/canada/cbc-employees-paid-16-millio...

 

Aug 12, 2024 - CBC has paid out $18.4 million in bonuses after staff layoffs ? The bonuses went to nearly 1,200 employees ? $3.3 million went to 45 executives ?

www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cbc-bonuses-catherine-tait-1.729...

 

Apr 04, 2025 - Mark Carney pledges a $150M boost to 'underfunded' CBC ? And,, the new Liberal government will make CBC funding statutory ? Last year CBC received an all time record 1.5 billion in taxpayer funding and their CEO Catherine Tait, made more than the Prime Minister ?

www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mark-carney-cbc-funding-1.7501902

 

June 28,2021, O Canada at the Stanley Cup Finals ? CBC plays an unsettling and unflattering version of the Canadian National Anthem on the World stage ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/51829474529/in/album-7...

 

July 1, 2021 - the Prime Minister of Canada will not be celebrating Canada Day this year claiming that for some Canada Day is not a day to celebrate." Wha-a-a-a-t -t-t ????? Did I hear that right ??? www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-day-political-reaction-1....

 

February 20th 2023 Jully " I Sung it My Way" Black makes headlines when she changes the lyrics and sings a politicized and personalized ' our home on native land' version of the Canadian National anthem at the NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, Utah ?

www.iheartradio.ca/news/jully-black-sings-o-canada-with-s...

 

video replay of CBC's unflattering version of O Canada ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/51829474529

 

Jully " I Sung it My Way" Black sings her personalized and politicized 'our home on native land' version of the Canadian National anthem in a performance at Toronto university graduation.. Black was asked to perform her new way of singing the national anthem to reflect the core values of the law program at Toronto Metropolitan University www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/jully-black-tmu-law-school...

 

Calgary Stampede O Canada - The original version "in all thy Sons command" National anthem sung at the 2023 Calgary Stampede, www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/53044391089

 

Dec 16th 2023 - O Canada sung in Punjabi at the NHL Jets hockey game in Winnipeg,,,

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKifMtbbyJg

 

Nov 4th, 2021 - Pascale St-Onge is appointed to Trudeau's Cabinet. She is the first out lesbian to become a federal Minister and also the first as Minister of Sport,

www.ctvnews.ca/politics/pascale-st-onge-making-history-as...

 

July 2023 - Katherine Henderson is appointed to take over and thereby become the first female CEO and President of Hockey Canada ,

www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/katherine-henderson-hockey-canad...

 

No more hockey fights: This league plans to ban them dailyhive.com/vancouver/hockey-fights-ban-qmjhl

 

Skate Canada Dec 13, 2022 - Canada is about to revolutionize male/female gender rules in Sport ? Canadian gender trail blazers led by President Karen Butcher push to change Pairs Ice dancing competition rules from the standard longtime male female separate gender rule ?

theprovince.com/sports/other-sports/skate-canada-redefine...

 

Federal audit finds Hockey Canada did not use public funds for legal settlements .

discoverhumboldIcom/articles/federal-audit-finds-hockey-...

 

NHL moves away from Pride jerseys - advocates are disappointed, www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nhl-special-jersey-announcement-re...

 

Nov 20th, Grey Cup 2022 - Many Canadian households in Canada were unable to watch the Toronto Argos win the 2022 Grey Cup game by a score of 24 to 23 because CBC/Radio-Canada and Bell media owned CTV do not schedule nor televise this historic Canadian event for broadcast ? CBC's programming has instead scheduled an unknown variety show that is being held in the USA ?

www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/52512969092/in/photost...

 

CBC quits Twitter when Twitter calls them, "a government-funded media" ?

www.cbc.ca/news/world/cbc-twitter-government-funded-media...

 

Apr 27th 2023 , Bill C-11 - A controversial bill to regulate online streaming becomes law. Bill C-11, which will force streaming platforms to contribute to funding Canadian content. Critics say the bill is too ambiguous, many issues unresolved.

www.cbc.ca/news/politics/c11-online-streaming-1.6824314

 

Nov 11th, 2023 - The Liberal Government has ordered the Canadian Military not to use or recite any Christian prayers like the Lord's Prayer at this years Remembrance Day ceremonies ?

www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/gunter-we-will-always-pray-f...

 

The Grey Cup Nov 19th 2023, Hamilton Canada - Why aren't CTV or CBC broadcasting the 2023 Grey Cup game for Canadians to enjoy on Grey Cup Sunday ?

www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/53338415225

 

Dec 2023 - Merry Christmas, and a ho ho ho ? CBC plays Scrooge at Xmas time as it looks at executive bonus compensation while laying off 10 per cent of its workforce right at Xmas time ? www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cbc-cuts-layoffs-exec-bonuses-1....

 

CBC President and CEO Catherine Tait faces angry MPs over refusal to rule out bonuses amid looming layoffs' www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuGG8quYBb4

 

Have a very Merry Christmas Canada ? The Canadian Human Rights Commission ( fully funded by the federal Liberal Government) declares that the celebration of Christmas is evidence of Canada’s colonialist religious intolerance. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWmuDidYTiY

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWmuDidYTiY

 

Dec 31 2023 - Question.. Is CBC now viewing New Years Eve as a public holiday and tradition that has become inappropriate to celebrate in Canada ? Happy New Year Canadians from your taxpayer owned billion dollar funded CBC ? For the first time ever in memory, CBC will not broadcast the traditional New Years Eve Party, stage show or countdown ? CBC says they can't afford it ? www.msn.com/en-ca/entertainment/other/cbc-to-skip-new-yea...

 

Bill C-18: An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/pl/charter-charte/c18_1.html

 

Bell media, is a proud Canadian Company ? It's Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas Nevada USA. Prior to the big game CTV has been flooding North American airways with ads to promote their full coverage of the upcoming American Superbowl and they will then broadcast 10 straight hours of uninterrupted prime time live T.V. coverage of this prime American sporting event on Superbowl Sunday 2024 ? However, on the other hand, back home in their home country of Canada, they don't broadcast anything at all, nothing (zero) blanco, zilch, silencio, not even 1 minute of CTV coverage of their own 2024 Canadian Grey Cup game for their fellow Canadians to enjoy ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/53523500175/in/datepos...

 

Feb 2024 - Halifax Nova Scotia,

Bell media and CTV have deafened and blindfolded many East Coast residents after eliminating many critical hours of local and community news programming in the Atlantic region ?

Recent Bell Canada Corporate decisions have now left many Maritimers in a vulnerable position ? East Coast Provinces appear to be the target of severe local live Newstime cancellations and these cut-backs have left many Maritimers without their daily Noon news hour updates that are broadcast everyday all week long ? ATV viewers will now be forced to tune into the other station (CBC) where CBC tends to run mostly world international news along with their select choice of the National News, along with lengthy live news conferences that are put on by the PM and other liberal party members ?

Aside from terminating the popular weekday ATV Noon hour news show, CTV has also downsized in half the very popular and iconic , 'ATV live at five' 5 P.M. local community news program, (prompting long time popular host Jason Baxter to seek early retirement) ? Adding to the devistating loss of this much needed news reporting that is traditionally broadcast every week, Bell will also now terminate all weekend Saturday and Sunday local news reporting currently running on ATV ? The cancellation and elimination of so much allotted local news airtime that is normally given to Atlantic Canadians surely threatens the safety and security of residents especially now that there will be a 24 hour local news blackout for 2 full days each and every weekend and even for as much as 3 consecutive days every holiday long weekend ? And so it seems that arch rival CBC has taken over prime time live local news reporting in the Maritimes and Bell Canada is blaming the Liberal Government's new Bill C-18 for them having to slash so many prime time hours of local and Provincial news coverage in the Maritimes ?

broadcastdialogue.com/most-noon-local-ctv-newscasts-cance...

broadcastdialogue.com/most-noon-local-ctv-newscasts-cance...

 

Halifax, Feb 1st 2024 - Bell Canada Media blames Liberal Government's new Bill C-18 for having to slash many hours of critical local and Provincial news coverage in the Maritimes ?

broadcastdialogue.com/most-noon-local-ctv-newscasts-cance...

 

the Junos 2024, Halifax, Mar 24th - CBC and the new Heritage Minister seem to be more interested in their own personal politics than they are in music ? itsthe4thquarter.blogspot.com/2024/03/junos-2024-halifax-...

Angry Canadian - Canadian juno awards ? where ?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNieEg-_d1k

 

Is this a CBC Stanley Cup cruel joke ? June 2nd, 2024 Edmonton ? Fans are upset after CBC had broadcast the first 5 games of the Men's NHL Dallas vs Oilers series, and then, without warning and for no logical reason, CBC blacked out the critical and most important climactic final game that saw Edmonton win and gain entry into the Stanley Cup finals ? It remains unclear why CBC would do this ? Was it arrogance, or was it to be mean spirited, or was it a gender bias issue due to this being Men's pro hockey, or was it maybe a lesson given out to remind Canadians just who is running this Countries main media and who controls the programming ? v=iW0yzPhwC4s" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW0yzPhwC4s

 

The Koncerned Kentvillian asks, "What kind of a Country would show sad and upsetting images of itself when playing their National Anthem on the World stage in front of an international audience ?" www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/44424045874/

 

July 5th, 2024 Jacob Shaffelburg (Pt Williams Nova Scotia) Men's soccer - Unfortunately, CBC doesn't seem to support or sponsor Men's soccer and will not be broadcasting the Men's Copa soccer tournament ? However, you can still enjoy soccer on CBC as they will be giving support and full coverage to the Women's National team and to the new start-up Women's pro soccer league ? www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/cbc-radio-canada-broadcast-agree... ? -

www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/53839077022/in/photost...;

 

June 29th, 2024 - Bailey Feltmate (Acadia U, Wolfville N.S.). - CBC doesn't seem to support Men's football anymore and so most Canadians won't be able to watch graduating male university athletes like Bailey perform in the pros ? However, fans are able to watch many graduating university female athletes perform as CBC will provide full cross Canada media support and live coverage of the new start-up Women's pro soccer league, the new Women's pro hockey league, and upcoming Women's pro basketball league ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/53855066488/in/datepos...

 

In a groundbreaking move and for the first time ever, CBC is introducing and now including gambling in its media coverage of the Olympic games ?

2024 Paris Olympics - It appears that CBC has partnered with one particular online Casino company and BetRivers is running sports betting ads during the televising of Olympic sporting events ? Is the inclusion of a Casino and Sports betting parlor that runs gambling ads during the Olympic events appropriate to the high principles and moral standards exemplified by our youth in the Olympic Games ?

 

The CBC sport darlings Canadian women's soccer team has been caught cheating at the Paris 2024 Olympics ? The CBC has seemed unusually silent on this story ? heavy.com/sports/olympics/canada-soccer-bev-priestman-dro...

 

2024 Paris Olympics - CBC's full game coverage of the Olympics seems to favor the female athletes while male athletes received only limited coverage and short clips from their events ?

www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/program/olympic-games-paris-2024

 

Jul 25, 2024 Paris Olympics - CBC airs entire Women's Olympic soccer games, Women's beach-ball games, Women's rugby games, Women's basketball games water polo and more ? Watch CBC for live full game coverage from St-Etienne, France heavy.com/sports/olympics/canada-soccer-bev-priestman-dro...

 

Grey Cup Nov 17th 2024 - Everyone else is here, but where's the CBC ?

Once again this year CBC will distance itself from a very identifiable and nation uniting Canadian sports extravaganza and will not cover or live broadcast the historic Grey Cup game to Canadians ? However they will be covering a relatively unknown Women's tennis sports event named after Battle of the Sexes winner and Women in sports advocate Billie Jean King being held at this time overseas in Spain ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/54147303159/in/album-7...

 

October 27, 2024 - Demand for CBC President and CEO Catherine Tait to refund the Canadian taxpayers . Why should a civil servant who works for Trudeau make more than the Prime Minister she works for ?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-z1ZNza5Fk

 

Aug 22 2024, Minister of hypocrisy, I mean, Minister of Health Mark Holland says, "All the stuff that's clearly designed to target youth — it's over," ?

the fans are confused ? After Connor McDavid and other NHL Superstar heroes played starring roles in glamorous new betMGM ads to promote gambling on their websites, numerous complaints were filed. And so they eased up on the image of a Sports hero who encourages and participates in gambling although the McDavid image itself was not to be disconnected from the gambling vice or from the lucrative gambling industry ? A new corrected version will now show Connor as an ambassador for safe and responsible gambling whenever you gamble ? But isn't it still gambling ? see news article, "Connor McDavid's latest gambling ad with Bet MGM sparks outrage among his fans,"

www.sportskeeda.com/us/nhl/news-disgusted-started-gamblin...

 

Bell Let's Talk ! Feb 4th 2025 - U Ottawa Scotty accuses Bell Canada of hypocrisy,, www.youtube.com/shorts/31f3sZndK6w

www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/51844732131/in/album-7...

 

* News Flash * Grey Cup 2024, BC Place Vancouver - Does Bell read the FLICKR comments ? Bell has made a stunning about face ? and it's good news.. After decades of Canadian pro football exclusion CTV will for the first time in a long time actually broadcast this years' playoffs and the Grey Cup game to Canadians. Many more games are now scheduled for the 2025 season, www.cfl.ca/2024/09/06/fall-is-in-the-air-the-cfl-on-ctv-i...

 

March 30th Vancouver B.C. Michael Bublé plugs his own outside personal business products while hosting CBC's 2925 Juno Awards ? Is it appropriate for the CBC to allow the salaried MC to also advertise his own outside personal business ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/54607761592/in/album-7...

 

2025 Calgary Stampede, CBC distances itself from the Calgary Stampede this year, and will not broadcast any events including the Parade ? You'll have to subscribe to a specialty channel if you are interested in this famous Canadian event ? calstampede.com/calgary-stampede-2025-how-to-watch-date-t...

July 13th 2025 - Men's Pro Rodeo and chuckwagon fans are ignored ? CBC Sports programming ignores and does not include this years fifty thousand dollar finals of the world famous Calgary Stampede, see Sunday's CBC Sports programming,, calstampede.com/shows/calgary-stampede-broadcast-schedule/

 

Jul 13, 2025 - Men's World Cup soccer is not broadcast on CBC ? FIFA Club World Cup Jun 15, 2025 – Jul 13, 2025 - Chelsea beats PSG 3-0 to win 2025 Club World Cup . Coldplay and Trump and 81,000 attend the final,, but is not televised ? CBC does broadcast an unknown Women's softball tournament ?

apnews.com/live/psg-chelsea-club-world-cup-updates

 

2025 Toronto Blue Jays - CBC doesn't broadcast Men's baseball ? www.consumersearch.com/fitness-sports/plan-viewing-blue-j...

 

open and individual free thinking and freedom of speech are being discouraged in Canadian Universities ? Dec 3rd 2025, University of Victoria B.C. - Asking questions that might challenge the status quo or offering forward your own opinion is not allowed in this B.C. University and institute of higher learning - It can get the Police called in to take you to jail ? www.youtube.com/watch?v=u53G5WBpVmc

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSRn8BzpvLc

   

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Why is CBC running down its boss and owner ? CBC's airs a highly unusual, embarassing and humiliating version of the proud Canadian National Anthem ?

   

A stange way to play a National Anthem at the 2021 Stanley Cup Finals ? A concerned Canadian asks " What kind of Country shows sad and upsetting images of itself during the playing its proud National Anthem on the World stage ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/51829474529/in/album-7...

 

June 28,2021 - It's the much anticipated start of the Stanley Cup finals and the triumphant return of the Montreal Canadians hockey team to once again represent Canada in the Stanley Cup final .. As opening ceremonies ensue, to the shock and dismay of millions of Canadian viewers, CBC suddenly cuts the camera away from the singer and begins to instead torture the viewing audience with a series of dark, unpleasant and depressing images of the horrific alleged Indian residential school scandal ? It seems a perverted act for the Canadian state media to show off its Country to millions of international viewers on the World stage using sad and negative images rather than with images filled with good people, war heroes, and the more admirable qualities such as pride, honor, glory, respect, charity, strength, brotherhood, and unity ?

 

Unfortunately, our proud Montreal Canadians lost this game,,

 

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 - CBC will soon air the Canadian national anthem many times during the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. And you have to wonder how they plan this time to showcase Canada on this world stage in a way that will inspire, promote and encourage our competing athletes ? Just imagine if CBC's highly unusual presentation of a National anthem were ever copied or imitated by another country ,, For example,,,, let's say the country of Germany,, was to show shocking images of Auschwitz as the German athletes march into the Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremonies in China ? 'not'

 

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CBC plays highly unusual and embarrassing version of O Canada at opening of the 2021 Stanley Cup Finals in Tampa Bay ?.

www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/51829474529/in/album-7...

  

February 20th 2023 .- " I Sung it My Way" songstress Jully Black alters the words of 'O Canada' to her own liking and sings her own politicized and personalized ' our home on native land' version of the Canadian National anthem at the NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, Utah ?

www.iheartradio.ca/news/jully-black-sings-o-canada-with-s...

 

" I Sung it My Way" Jully Black sings her own politicized and personalized ' our home on native land' version of the Canadian National anthem in a performance at Toronto university graduation.. Black was asked to perform her new way of singing Canada's national anthem to reflect the core values of law program at Toronto Metropolitan University www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/jully-black-tmu-law-school...

 

The Canadian national anthem is not yours to change however you please.

L. A. Oct 27th, 225 JP Saxe Game 3 of the 2025 World Series - Grammy nominated singer-songwriter JP Saxe sings Jully Black's , ' our home on native land' version of the Canadian National anthem ?

www.youtube.com/shorts/_hk4FfIigfk

www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/jp-saxe-o-canada-world-seri...

 

Montreal Canadians Fan says leave our Anthem alone,,

www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/44424045874/in/album-7...

 

Dec 16th 2023 - Winnipeg , ( the home of the new NDP Manitoba Provincial Government and the first ever First Nations Premier ),, makes hockey history by singing the Canadian national anthem in Punjabi at the Jets hockey game,,

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKifMtbbyJg

 

"Woke ism has no end" "Extremely disrespectful to all Canadians": O' Canada in Punjabi at Jets vs Avalanche leaves NHL fans in splits

 

www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/53044391089/in/album-7...

 

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Some relevant news clippings,,

  

January 11-22, 2023 - CBC doesn't seem to broadcast Men's Hockey leagues like the AHL, the ECHL, or Men's USports University hockey ? And Canada just won both Golds at the recent 2023 international University Hockey FISU tournament. But the Gold medal final games, in fact the whole tournament, was not shown on the CBC ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/52640201721/in/datepos...

 

Halifax, Canada Jan 2023 - This time around the IIHF Men's World Juniors hockey tournament is being held in Canada. No games were shown on CBC, and many Canadians were unable to watch Canada's finest male Junior hockey players incl Connor Badard play in their home Country and win the Gold for Canada ?

However, although CBC ignored and did not televise any of the IIHF Men's junior hockey games played, they were sure to make daily news reports and give a lot of air time focusing on an alleged past scandal that had involved a previous Men's IIHF Junior hockey team ? cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/media-centre/official-broadcaster-...

 

New Women's Pro Hockey PWHL - CBC giving full support, full coverage, and will be backing the girls with massive air time, TV ads, coast to coast live broadcasts, player bios and a game each week complete with hosting and game analysis,, "CBC/Radio-Canada is the official broadcaster of the Professional Women's Hockey League"

However, CBC shows a different attitude when it comes to supporting or televising many pro sporting events played by male athletes such as the Grey Cup, FIFA, Copa America international Men's soccer football and the Men's World Juniors, and so a huge Canadian fan base is not able to watch Canada's star male pro athletes like Acadia Axemen footballer Bailey Feltmate in the Grey Cup, or Nova Scotia's Jacob Shaffelburg in the Copa international Men's soccer tournament or Connor Badard in the IIHF World Men's Juniors hockey tournament ?

cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/media-centre/official-broadcaster-... cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/media-centre/official-broadcaster-...

 

CBC doesn't seem to support Men's soccer or Men's CFL pro football ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/52512969092/in/album-7...

 

Jun 11, 2024 - Women's Pro soccer, the Halifax Tides, - CBC giving full media support and coverage to the brand new start-up Women's Pro soccer league. CBC will broadcast eight regular-season matches. A "Game of the Week" will co-stream simultaneously on CBC Gem and NSL.ca,

www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/cbc-radio-canada-broadcast-agree...

Thanks to CBC, fans will now be able to follow female Acadia University athletes like Mya Harnish, who has now turned Pro . www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/54482565652/in/photost...

 

This year Canadian Taxpayers will pay out $1.5 billion dollars to subsidize the CBC ?

site-cbc.radio-canada.ca/documents/impact-and-accountabil...

 

Breathtaking salaries for CBC/Radio-Canada’s corporate management ? President and CEO Catherine Tait had a base salary range of $390,300 to $459,100 in 2019 ? That's more than the P.M. makes ? tnc.news/2022/01/26/cbc-salaries-include-125-senior-direc...

 

Huge bonuses for CBC brass in 2022,

nationalpost.com/news/canada/cbc-employees-paid-16-millio...

 

Aug 12, 2024 - CBC has paid out $18.4 million in bonuses after staff layoffs ? The bonuses went to nearly 1,200 employees ? $3.3 million went to 45 executives ?

www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cbc-bonuses-catherine-tait-1.729...

 

Apr 04, 2025 - Mark Carney pledges a $150M boost to 'underfunded' CBC ? And,, the new Liberal government will make CBC funding statutory ? Last year CBC received an all time record 1.5 billion in taxpayer funding and their CEO Catherine Tait, made more than the Prime Minister ?

www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mark-carney-cbc-funding-1.7501902

 

June 28,2021, O Canada at the Stanley Cup Finals ? CBC plays an unsettling and unflattering version of the Canadian National Anthem on the World stage ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/51829474529/in/album-7...

 

July 1, 2021 - the Prime Minister of Canada will not be celebrating Canada Day this year claiming that for some Canada Day is not a day to celebrate." Wha-a-a-a-t -t-t ????? Did I hear that right ??? www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-day-political-reaction-1....

 

February 20th 2023 Jully " I Sung it My Way" Black makes headlines when she changes the lyrics and sings a politicized and personalized ' our home on native land' version of the Canadian National anthem at the NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, Utah ?

www.iheartradio.ca/news/jully-black-sings-o-canada-with-s...

 

video replay of CBC's unflattering version of O Canada ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/51829474529

 

Jully " I Sung it My Way" Black sings her personalized and politicized 'our home on native land' version of the Canadian National anthem in a performance at Toronto university graduation.. Black was asked to perform her new way of singing the national anthem to reflect the core values of the law program at Toronto Metropolitan University www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/jully-black-tmu-law-school...

 

Calgary Stampede O Canada - The original version "in all thy Sons command" National anthem sung at the 2023 Calgary Stampede, www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/53044391089

 

Dec 16th 2023 - O Canada sung in Punjabi at the NHL Jets hockey game in Winnipeg,,,

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKifMtbbyJg

 

Nov 4th, 2021 - Pascale St-Onge is appointed to Trudeau's Cabinet. She is the first out lesbian to become a federal Minister and also the first as Minister of Sport,

www.ctvnews.ca/politics/pascale-st-onge-making-history-as...

 

July 2023 - Katherine Henderson is appointed to take over and thereby become the first female CEO and President of Hockey Canada ,

www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/katherine-henderson-hockey-canad...

 

No more hockey fights: This league plans to ban them dailyhive.com/vancouver/hockey-fights-ban-qmjhl

 

Skate Canada Dec 13, 2022 - Canada is about to revolutionize male/female gender rules in Sport ? Canadian gender trail blazers led by President Karen Butcher push to change Pairs Ice dancing competition rules from the standard longtime male female separate gender rule ?

theprovince.com/sports/other-sports/skate-canada-redefine...

 

Federal audit finds Hockey Canada did not use public funds for legal settlements .

discoverhumboldIcom/articles/federal-audit-finds-hockey-...

 

NHL moves away from Pride jerseys - advocates are disappointed, www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nhl-special-jersey-announcement-re...

 

Nov 20th, Grey Cup 2022 - Many Canadian households in Canada were unable to watch the Toronto Argos win the 2022 Grey Cup game by a score of 24 to 23 because CBC/Radio-Canada and Bell media owned CTV do not schedule nor televise this historic Canadian event for broadcast ? CBC's programming has instead scheduled an unknown variety show that is being held in the USA ?

www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/52512969092/in/photost...

 

CBC quits Twitter when Twitter calls them, "a government-funded media" ?

www.cbc.ca/news/world/cbc-twitter-government-funded-media...

 

Apr 27th 2023 , Bill C-11 - A controversial bill to regulate online streaming becomes law. Bill C-11, which will force streaming platforms to contribute to funding Canadian content. Critics say the bill is too ambiguous, many issues unresolved.

www.cbc.ca/news/politics/c11-online-streaming-1.6824314

 

Nov 11th, 2023 - The Liberal Government has ordered the Canadian Military not to use or recite any Christian prayers like the Lord's Prayer at this years Remembrance Day ceremonies ?

www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/gunter-we-will-always-pray-f...

 

The Grey Cup Nov 19th 2023, Hamilton Canada - Why aren't CTV or CBC broadcasting the 2023 Grey Cup game for Canadians to enjoy on Grey Cup Sunday ?

www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/53338415225

 

Dec 2023 - Merry Christmas, and a ho ho ho ? CBC plays Scrooge at Xmas time as it looks at executive bonus compensation while laying off 10 per cent of its workforce right at Xmas time ? www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cbc-cuts-layoffs-exec-bonuses-1....

 

CBC President and CEO Catherine Tait faces angry MPs over refusal to rule out bonuses amid looming layoffs' www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuGG8quYBb4

 

Have a very Merry Christmas Canada ? The Canadian Human Rights Commission ( fully funded by the federal Liberal Government) declares that the celebration of Christmas is evidence of Canada’s colonialist religious intolerance. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWmuDidYTiY

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWmuDidYTiY

 

Dec 31 2023 - Question.. Is CBC now viewing New Years Eve as a public holiday and tradition that has become inappropriate to celebrate in Canada ? Happy New Year Canadians from your taxpayer owned billion dollar funded CBC ? For the first time ever in memory, CBC will not broadcast the traditional New Years Eve Party, stage show or countdown ? CBC says they can't afford it ? www.msn.com/en-ca/entertainment/other/cbc-to-skip-new-yea...

 

Bill C-18: An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/pl/charter-charte/c18_1.html

 

Bell media, is a proud Canadian Company ? It's Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas Nevada USA. Prior to the big game CTV has been flooding North American airways with ads to promote their full coverage of the upcoming American Superbowl and they will then broadcast 10 straight hours of uninterrupted prime time live T.V. coverage of this prime American sporting event on Superbowl Sunday 2024 ? However, on the other hand, back home in their home country of Canada, they don't broadcast anything at all, nothing (zero) blanco, zilch, silencio, not even 1 minute of CTV coverage of their own 2024 Canadian Grey Cup game for their fellow Canadians to enjoy ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/53523500175/in/datepos...

 

Feb 2024 - Halifax Nova Scotia,

Bell media and CTV have deafened and blindfolded many East Coast residents after eliminating many critical hours of local and community news programming in the Atlantic region ?

Recent Bell Canada Corporate decisions have now left many Maritimers in a vulnerable position ? East Coast Provinces appear to be the target of severe local live Newstime cancellations and these cut-backs have left many Maritimers without their daily Noon news hour updates that are broadcast everyday all week long ? ATV viewers will now be forced to tune into the other station (CBC) where CBC tends to run mostly world international news along with their select choice of the National News, along with lengthy live news conferences that are put on by the PM and other liberal party members ?

Aside from terminating the popular weekday ATV Noon hour news show, CTV has also downsized in half the very popular and iconic , 'ATV live at five' 5 P.M. local community news program, (prompting long time popular host Jason Baxter to seek early retirement) ? Adding to the devistating loss of this much needed news reporting that is traditionally broadcast every week, Bell will also now terminate all weekend Saturday and Sunday local news reporting currently running on ATV ? The cancellation and elimination of so much allotted local news airtime that is normally given to Atlantic Canadians surely threatens the safety and security of residents especially now that there will be a 24 hour local news blackout for 2 full days each and every weekend and even for as much as 3 consecutive days every holiday long weekend ? And so it seems that arch rival CBC has taken over prime time live local news reporting in the Maritimes and Bell Canada is blaming the Liberal Government's new Bill C-18 for them having to slash so many prime time hours of local and Provincial news coverage in the Maritimes ?

broadcastdialogue.com/most-noon-local-ctv-newscasts-cance...

broadcastdialogue.com/most-noon-local-ctv-newscasts-cance...

 

Halifax, Feb 1st 2024 - Bell Canada Media blames Liberal Government's new Bill C-18 for having to slash many hours of critical local and Provincial news coverage in the Maritimes ?

broadcastdialogue.com/most-noon-local-ctv-newscasts-cance...

 

the Junos 2024, Halifax, Mar 24th - CBC and the new Heritage Minister seem to be more interested in their own personal politics than they are in music ? itsthe4thquarter.blogspot.com/2024/03/junos-2024-halifax-...

Angry Canadian - Canadian juno awards ? where ?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNieEg-_d1k

 

Is this a CBC Stanley Cup cruel joke ? June 2nd, 2024 Edmonton ? Fans are upset after CBC had broadcast the first 5 games of the Men's NHL Dallas vs Oilers series, and then, without warning and for no logical reason, CBC blacked out the critical and most important climactic final game that saw Edmonton win and gain entry into the Stanley Cup finals ? It remains unclear why CBC would do this ? Was it arrogance, or was it to be mean spirited, or was it a gender bias issue due to this being Men's pro hockey, or was it maybe a lesson given out to remind Canadians just who is running this Countries main media and who controls the programming ? v=iW0yzPhwC4s" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW0yzPhwC4s

 

The Koncerned Kentvillian asks, "What kind of a Country would show sad and upsetting images of itself when playing their National Anthem on the World stage in front of an international audience ?" www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/44424045874/

 

July 5th, 2024 Jacob Shaffelburg (Pt Williams Nova Scotia) Men's soccer - Unfortunately, CBC doesn't seem to support or sponsor Men's soccer and will not be broadcasting the Men's Copa soccer tournament ? However, you can still enjoy soccer on CBC as they will be giving support and full coverage to the Women's National team and to the new start-up Women's pro soccer league ? www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/cbc-radio-canada-broadcast-agree... ? -

www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/53839077022/in/photost...;

 

June 29th, 2024 - Bailey Feltmate (Acadia U, Wolfville N.S.). - CBC doesn't seem to support Men's football anymore and so most Canadians won't be able to watch graduating male university athletes like Bailey perform in the pros ? However, fans are able to watch many graduating university female athletes perform as CBC will provide full cross Canada media support and live coverage of the new start-up Women's pro soccer league, the new Women's pro hockey league, and upcoming Women's pro basketball league ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/53855066488/in/datepos...

 

In a groundbreaking move and for the first time ever, CBC is introducing and now including gambling in its media coverage of the Olympic games ?

2024 Paris Olympics - It appears that CBC has partnered with one particular online Casino company and BetRivers is running sports betting ads during the televising of Olympic sporting events ? Is the inclusion of a Casino and Sports betting parlor that runs gambling ads during the Olympic events appropriate to the high principles and moral standards exemplified by our youth in the Olympic Games ?

 

The CBC sport darlings Canadian women's soccer team has been caught cheating at the Paris 2024 Olympics ? The CBC has seemed unusually silent on this story ? heavy.com/sports/olympics/canada-soccer-bev-priestman-dro...

 

2024 Paris Olympics - CBC's full game coverage of the Olympics seems to favor the female athletes while male athletes received only limited coverage and short clips from their events ?

www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/program/olympic-games-paris-2024

 

Jul 25, 2024 Paris Olympics - CBC airs entire Women's Olympic soccer games, Women's beach-ball games, Women's rugby games, Women's basketball games water polo and more ? Watch CBC for live full game coverage from St-Etienne, France heavy.com/sports/olympics/canada-soccer-bev-priestman-dro...

 

Grey Cup Nov 17th 2024 - Everyone else is here, but where's the CBC ?

Once again this year CBC will distance itself from a very identifiable and nation uniting Canadian sports extravaganza and will not cover or live broadcast the historic Grey Cup game to Canadians ? However they will be covering a relatively unknown Women's tennis sports event named after Battle of the Sexes winner and Women in sports advocate Billie Jean King being held at this time overseas in Spain ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/54147303159/in/album-7...

 

October 27, 2024 - Demand for CBC President and CEO Catherine Tait to refund the Canadian taxpayers . Why should a civil servant who works for Trudeau make more than the Prime Minister she works for ?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-z1ZNza5Fk

 

Aug 22 2024, Minister of hypocrisy, I mean, Minister of Health Mark Holland says, "All the stuff that's clearly designed to target youth — it's over," ?

the fans are confused ? After Connor McDavid and other NHL Superstar heroes played starring roles in glamorous new betMGM ads to promote gambling on their websites, numerous complaints were filed. And so they eased up on the image of a Sports hero who encourages and participates in gambling although the McDavid image itself was not to be disconnected from the gambling vice or from the lucrative gambling industry ? A new corrected version will now show Connor as an ambassador for safe and responsible gambling whenever you gamble ? But isn't it still gambling ? see news article, "Connor McDavid's latest gambling ad with Bet MGM sparks outrage among his fans,"

www.sportskeeda.com/us/nhl/news-disgusted-started-gamblin...

 

Bell Let's Talk ! Feb 4th 2025 - U Ottawa Scotty accuses Bell Canada of hypocrisy,, www.youtube.com/shorts/31f3sZndK6w

www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/51844732131/in/album-7...

 

* News Flash * Grey Cup 2024, BC Place Vancouver - Does Bell read the FLICKR comments ? Bell has made a stunning about face ? and it's good news.. After decades of Canadian pro football exclusion CTV will for the first time in a long time actually broadcast this years' playoffs and the Grey Cup game to Canadians. Many more games are now scheduled for the 2025 season, www.cfl.ca/2024/09/06/fall-is-in-the-air-the-cfl-on-ctv-i...

 

March 30th Vancouver B.C. Michael Bublé plugs his own outside personal business products while hosting CBC's 2925 Juno Awards ? Is it appropriate for the CBC to allow the salaried MC to also advertise his own outside personal business ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/54607761592/in/album-7...

 

2025 Calgary Stampede, CBC distances itself from the Calgary Stampede this year, and will not broadcast any events including the Parade ? You'll have to subscribe to a specialty channel if you are interested in this famous Canadian event ? calstampede.com/calgary-stampede-2025-how-to-watch-date-t...

July 13th 2025 - Men's Pro Rodeo and chuckwagon fans are ignored ? CBC Sports programming ignores and does not include this years fifty thousand dollar finals of the world famous Calgary Stampede, see Sunday's CBC Sports programming,, calstampede.com/shows/calgary-stampede-broadcast-schedule/

 

Jul 13, 2025 - Men's World Cup soccer is not broadcast on CBC ? FIFA Club World Cup Jun 15, 2025 – Jul 13, 2025 - Chelsea beats PSG 3-0 to win 2025 Club World Cup . Coldplay and Trump and 81,000 attend the final,, but is not televised ? CBC does broadcast an unknown Women's softball tournament ?

apnews.com/live/psg-chelsea-club-world-cup-updates

 

2025 Toronto Blue Jays - CBC doesn't broadcast Men's baseball ? www.consumersearch.com/fitness-sports/plan-viewing-blue-j...

  

Lost in Space________Episode # 1_______Death to Deniers !

Danger - Will Robinson, Danger !

These nice ladies want prison sentences handed down to individuals who dare to think differently from them calling those with a different opinion from theirs to be deniers or haters ?

No one can deny the existence of residential schools. And so why are a very limited minority like Leah Gazan (NDP), Lindsay Mathyssen (NDP), Nahanni Fontaine (NDP) and Kimberley Murray (Liberal Government investigator) still dissatisfied and why are they trying to force their own radical ego-driven personal viewpoint on everyone else ? Why do they want you to think the same way that they think, believe in the same way that they believe, and be forced by law into accepting their individual self-centred and self-serving narrative, (that they get paid to expound) as being Gods' truth, and if you dare resist them you are then to be called a hater and a denier and a criminal that could be sent to jail for up to life in prison under the law enshrined in their newly enacted Bill C-63 ?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZU7NEzs3Gk

 

Dec 3rd 2025, What Is Truth ? Is the University of Victoria B.C. brainwashing young minds ? Open and individual free thinking and freedom of speech are denied to students by the same people who teach them that Sir John A MacDonald is a villain ? Asking questions that challenge the status quo or offering forward your own opinion is not allowed in this B.C. University - the employment of freedom of speech can get the Police called in to take you off to jail ? www.youtube.com/watch?v=u53G5WBpVmc

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSRn8BzpvLc

   

More than 15,000 Greek teachers, students and supporters took to the streets of the northern port city of Thessaloniki today in protest against further cuts in jobs and funding for the country's beleagured educational system.

 

With thousands facing lay off or enforced transfer to other districts, teachers and other public sector employees are now striking for a second days running.

 

Tensions ran high when riot police units blocked roads so preventing marchers from approaching the local offices of the neonazi Golden Dawn party.

 

After last night's fatal stabbing of left wing singer and activist Pavlos Fyssas by Golden Dawn member political passions are running high and tonight's nationwide series of anti-fascist demonstrations are likely to see clashes between protesters and the police.

Lucky the neighborhood cat came by for a visit and some treats the other day. He's always up for posing for my camera. Apparently, the entire neighborhood gives Lucky a treat when he visits. He has grown 4 x in width in the past 3 months! He's so wide that my husband and I started thinking maybe "he" is a "she". He came to visit one day and I felt his sides and his belly....no babies. Then I noticed his named tag said "Mr. Lucky". Here I thought he was just "Lucky" all this time. So...definitely no kittens on the way. Just a serious weight issue!

Lay off the treats Mr. Lucky!!

Think about it first, what is your guess? Likely you already had a gender

in mind....Well if you expected we're having a *BOY*, you're wrong!! We're

having a girl! :) We had the long ultrasound appointment yesterday, and we

visited with my doctor today so she could explain everything to us. At

first the technician could not determine the gender because the baby was

sitting down sort of indian-style, so she had me get up and touch my toes 3

times. After that both she and the doctor were certain that it's a girl.

 

The ultrasound was the coolest experience ever! I feel so blessed that we

have moving pictures now to actually see the baby moving around. The tech

who performed our ultrasound, Joy, was an expert, she's been doing it for

30+ years. She said when she started they didn't even have moving pictures!

We got to see the baby moving her mouth in the drinking motion, so cute! We

saw all the bones of the arms, legs, fingers & toes. Everything appears to

be perfectly healthy with the spine, kidneys, heart, head & stomach. They

gave us a perfect report! Also, this confirmed that we have the lowest

chance of all that our baby has Down's syndrome.

 

The only thing that they said they're going to monitor, is a very slight

risk of growth depression due to the odd placement of the umbilical cord on

the placenta. My doctor assured me that it's not statistically proven at

all because she's seen plenty of baby's with this issue that are enormous.

But since our baby's umbilical cord connects to the edge of the placenta

(rather than somewhere toward the middle), theoretically she could have

trouble getting all the nutrients and growing. However, she said so far our

baby's even a little bit ahead so the ultrasound showed us having a due

date of Dec 27th, rather than the 30th, so we'll see! It's actually kind of

cool though because this means we get to do another ultrasound in 9 weeks,

when normally we wouldn't! I'm really excited to see the baby when she's

that big.

 

I attached a picture that has our 2 favorite pictures from the ultrasound.

You can see her cute profile with nose & lips (whose do they look like?!),

and the other one is looking directly at her face and she's smiling! I also

attached pictures of me in our new apartment! We moved last month to an

apartment in Chinatown and we're really enjoying it. Who wants to come

visit?!

 

With love,

Giulian, Christy & baby girl

 

PS: We're still mulling around with names, but we're not telling anyone

till she's born! :D

 

On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 12:44 PM, Christy Giusti wrote:

 

> Hi family,

>

> Giulian and I were thinking that it'd be nice to send a quick update to

> our family after our every-four-week doctor's appointments to keep you all

> in the loop. They'll be brief for the most part, but you can just skim

> through it if you want! Is this the preferred email address for everyone?

>

> I'm almost to Week 12, so I'm only about 2 weeks away from the 2nd

> trimester. I had a short doctor's appointment last week and everything went

> well! Nothing new, got to know my doctor better who I really like, and to

> hear the baby's heartbeat with the fetal doppler instrument which was

> awesome. My first experience with the gel on my stomach, very interesting.

> Afterward I scheduled our 18 week super long appointment where we have the

> detailed ultrasound that tells us gender and such. Really excited for that!

>

> Even though these past couple of weeks have been better for me

> health-wise, I'm still struggling a bit with nausea/vomiting which accounts

> for the 2 pounds I lost during the 1st 10 weeks. So I'm really looking

> forward to the 2nd trimester when that is supposed to lay off and my energy

> to return. We went camping last weekend and I felt great, we even went

> white water rafting! Call me crazy. It's good for the baby to get a taste

> of our life you know? :) Also, my stomach is definitely starting to fill

> out, I have to unbutton my pants sometimes when I sit down. Oh joy!

>

> Pretty soon here we're going to announce the news via facebook after we

> finish telling the rest of our key friends & extended family. So once you

> see that you can talk more openly about it. Thanks for letting us tell

> everyone ourselves, it's a joy!

>

> Love you all a ton! Talk to you again in 3 weeks. :)

>

> PS: Let me know if there's any other information you'd like to hear.

>

> --

> *Christy Giusti*

>

>

The cemetery, established in 1874, is terraced into the hillside on the north end of what remains of Gardiner, Oregon, on Old Highway 101. Most of the headstones are quite old and some are struggling with the elements and the passage of time. These gravestones belong, for the most part, to the early pioneers of the area. Steep cement paths lead visitors to the graves of founding citizens and their descendants, children who never made it to adulthood due to the rigors of pioneer life, and others can be found there.

The International Paper mill in Gardiner, Oregon employed hundreds of people at its peak, but closed in 1999, laying off nearly 1,000 workers. Population 351 (2023)

While the Obama White House celebrated the US Supreme Court decision in favor of its health care bill, several hundred people gathered in front of Downstate public hospital in Brooklyn to protest plans to lay off over 1000 doctors and health care workers or close the hospital entirely. The hospital, serves a predominately low income Black, Latino and Caribbean neighborhood and is one of thousands of hospitals in minority communities closed or downsized in recent years. last year Downstate treated nearly half a million patients. It was a reminder that the gap between the reality and the political hype surrounding access to health care for low income communities is wide - and getting wider

The main square at Adamstown is turned into a shopping mall when a cruise ship arrives - about twice a year, if they're lucky, though larger ships sometimes lay off the island and the goods are taken aboard. You can get T-shirts, carvings, fridge magnets, honey, prints etc. The square has recently been covered over.

The Roman goddesses of vengeance, the Furies lived in the underworld, where they tortured sinners. The children of Gaea and Uranus, they were usually characterised as three sisters: Alecto (“unceasing”), Tisiphone (“avenging murder”), and Megaera (“grudging”).

  

Rack: Thinking of you Ruin.

  

Ruin: Tell me more, what are you thinking? I have been thinking of you too. Relative to the writing really, and my inability to pull it together, or even the energy to attempt it. The testosterone suppressors are working their deadening magic to a degree. It’s good, because my prostate has shrunk, and I can pee normally again, but then a lot of male energy comes from that same hormone, so that is double-edged, the losing of energy in exchange for freedom to urinate. I like the ‘baldness’ of it, that exchange, and find myself wondering how to somehow exploit it, whether it might encourage a more selective, dare I say female, approach. It might even necessitate an editing in the process of writing and making images.

  

Might I exploit my female energy? Funny idea that, exploiting my own lifelong passivity. As if I hadn’t been doing that anyway. Might one even become more thoughtful? Anyway, I continue to look, and continue to post, in the hope that it will all make its own sense in the end. ‘Dear Diary’ is coming along again. You see, I am a big girl’s blouse, with the added testosterone subtraction.

  

At this point it is just a record I make for myself, with little attention to continuity or even if it is making any sense. It’s an explaining this unravelling, trying to make sense of it personally, and keep optimistic about it, by fetishising Duchamp’s ‘Dust Breeding’, that idea of continuing in that way, as dust, and it being equal in every way to what we have now.

  

Delusion is central, but if it actually gets you through, well then, I have no problem with that. I know it sounds vaguely religious, but hey-ho, as they say. At least it’s all mine, with a little stolen from past religion makers, namely Joyce, Duchamp and a few others.

  

Onwards and upwards.

  

My energy holds up until around now, 13:30 here, then I deflate for the afternoon.

  

Love you, dearest.

  

Rack: Strange that you are having the last of your testosterone beaten into submission. I have a friend who was on a similar drug when he was going through prostate radiation for cancer. We used to sit in bars and have hot flashes together. In my view he has become a far more tender person since this brush with illness and testosterone removal.

  

I am ensconced in Brooklyn Heights dog sitting for 3 weeks. It is a strange solitary interlude overlooking the Hudson and New York harbour. Will lay off the booze and try and stay off it. Have been drinking far too much and now seem quite incapable of moderating. Much of what they say in AA, which I did for a year, about the illness of drinking too much alcohol is true.

  

I love the idea of you giving up on any context for the work. Just the doing of it. Very pure. I feel inspired by this. If I knew it was really just for myself, or you, maybe I would be less hindered by my own horror of failure. Sending love in 2024.

  

Ruin: Yes, pure but not so pure, on the flip side, I will use everything you say, until I no longer can. More later, whilst I digest this and let it become its own image. As you saw, super-chickenwoman is emerging.

  

Now, where did I put my other shoe? And, why wouldn't chickens be furious?

 

HI Great story- just a couple of things.

Seppeltsfield is now back in private hands- the Seppeltsfield Estate Trust (Kilikanoon\'s owners and Warren Randall) acquired it from Foster\'s

in 2007. Also happy to say the the magnificent 1888 Gravity Flow winery is back in full operation!

 

Nathan Waks (proprietor, executive director)

Seppeltsfield is more than just a place that is steeped in over 150 years of Australian wine history; this is a unique, living, breathing museum and probably the most historically important wine site in Australia

. The owners, Penfolds and then subsequently Southcorp are to be commended for not only leaving this site alone, but for wearing the cost of maintaining it. Since our visit, readers will know that Fosters now owns the operation. Reliable sources have informed me that no sooner was the ink dry on the deal the bean counters went to work seeing how they can best utilise this site. It is crucial that these accountants and business analysis not just look at a return on investment; if they have no social conscience and desecrate what is a national wine shrine that can never be replaced, they deserve, as a company, and as individuals to rot in hell.

   

Strong words indeed and this is no rant. Whilst many people will have tasted many of the fine Seppelt fortified wines, there is so much more to this place than what is found in the bottle. Yes, the bottles contents can be anything from good to the ultimate sensual wine experience, but it is what is behind the bottle that makes it so special and if Fosters screw with that, they will not only have raped the product, Fosters will have pillaged and plundered a unique part of our wine heritage that can never be replaced.

   

Our appointment was with the God Father and custodian of this unique enterprise, James Godfrey who is also known as the fortified wine maker but lets go back to the beginning.

   

Hop in the time machine and head back to 1851. It took forward thinking and guts to leave your homeland and venture off into the unknown in those times; even if things were not exactly rosy in the “old country”. Joseph Seppelt, an immigrant from Poland, was just such a person; he purchased land in the Barossa, named it after himself, and decided to grow a few grapes. In those times, families had to be as self sufficient as possible. None of this popping down to the supermarket for a few spuds and bit of rump steak; you wanted it and you either had to grow it, or barter for it, with your own produce, so old Joseph had a mixed farm. At that time, there wasn’t any such thing as “the pill” or synthetic condoms, so old Joe prolifically produced more than just grapes.

   

Now young Benno (with a name like that, it looks like the uniquely Australian way of bastardising and changing names started early ) was a pretty smart chip of the old block and wound up being “the main man” of the family. By 1878 he was doing his own thing, and had a radical idea. He went to the Mrs and said, “Hay Mrs S, we have mucho barrels of good port every year; why don’t we put down a barrel every year and leave it for a 100 years?”

   

Many people think about putting down a few bottles for their kids 21st but I told you Benno was a forward thinker like his old man; why settle for 21 years when you are dealing with top port? Much better to think long term, (they not worried about maximising quarterly stock market yields in those days;) let the great, great, great grandkids have something incredibly special to celebrate their family heritage.

   

And so a tradition was born. As time went on, it quickly became apparent that one barrel would not be enough, they needed extra material for topping up purposes so three barrels became the norm, at the end of 100 years there is only the one barrel left, the other two have replace thed evaporation from the "master" barrel, no wonder it has a syrupy consistency and concentrated flavour. Like all great traditions, it is continued today, long after the last family member has left the firm.

   

Benno was a pretty eccentric dude, none of your baseball caps, or even an Akubra for this guy. Like the American Express card of today, legend has it that Benno never left home without “it”; it being a violin and an umbrella. Even stranger, when you consider that he used to get around the place on the white horse, what a sight he would be galloping off to do the weekly shopping.

   

Benno’s eccentricity didn't end there. Towards the end of the 18th century, there was a severe economic depression and Benno’s philanthropy came to the fore. Workers mightn't have had the unions to stand up for them in those days, but those working for Seppelt didn't need one; old Benno didn't lay off a single worker. Workers decided that a good way of prettying the joint up was to plant a few trees (there were even greenies back then,) and they propagated the date palm seeds from the two trees next to the Homestead. By way of saying thanks, over a period of time, two trees became two thousand. If you visit Seppeltsfield, you will see most of them are still there today.

     

But Seppelt's is so much more than 100 year old port and date palm trees. Once we met James Godfrey and exchanged pleasantries, we hung a left out of the office, walked past the original Seppelt family home; then we were surrounded by elm trees and a rainforest like garden. We proceeded over the small bridge that spans the creek; up the hill, and finally the padlocks were removed from the huge, old, sliding winery door. If you ever drive past the south side of Seppeltsfield, you will notice a large, (frankly bloody ugly) old structure, painted in some revolting shade of “heritage yellow” that has been built on terraced levels. The design of this building is no accident and was a very practical and cunning bit of design work, especially so when you consider how long ago it was built.

   

Built way before there were modern fandangled conveniences like electricity, this working winery was designed to take advantage of the technology of the time, gravity, and when available, a bit of steam power and chain drives. Although the winery is no longer used, it could become fully functional again with ease, all the basic structure is there, and only some of the furnishings would be required.

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Herb Brooks Arena Lake Placid NY 2019 - home of the Miracle on Ice (1980)

 

The 31st edition of the 2023 FISU Winter World University Games is set for January 11-22, . The preliminary round will be played in Canton, NY, before moving to Lake Placid’s historic Olympic Center 1980 Rink for the medal rounds

  

Results from games played at SUNY Canton Roos House

 

Thur Jan 12th - UKR 1 vs Canada 6

Fri Jan 13th - SWE 3 vs Canada 10

Sun Jan 15th - Japan 2 vs Canada 8 (1g)

Tues Jan 17th - Latvia 0 vs Canada 9

Wed Jan 18th - Czech 0 vs Canada 4

 

Results from Olympic Center Lk Placid : final scores

 

Sat Jan 21,2023 Men's semis KAZ 1 vs Canada 4

 

Jan 21, 2023 Women's Gold medal game Japan 0 vs Canada 5

 

Sun, Jan 22,2023 Men's bronze medal KAZ 8 vs Japan 1

 

Sun Jan 22,2023 Men's Gold medal game USA 2 vs Canada 7 Adam McCormick 1g 1a

  

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UNB selections: Winter World University Games

Brady Gilmour Forward UNB Grafton, ON #19

Austen Keating Forward UNB Guelph, ON #9

Adam McCormick Defence UNB Waterville, NB #8

  

AUS selections:

Justin MacPherson Defence SMU East Gwillimbury, ON

Matt Welsh Goaltender SMU Halifax, NS

Andrew Coxhead Forward SMU Bedford,NS

Liam Hawel Forward StFX Arnprior, ON

Matthew Struthers Forward StFX Milton, ON

 

TJ Shea Forward UPEI Tignish, PEI

Matthew Brassard Defence UPEI Barrie, ON

  

Justin Bergeron Defence UQTR Magog, QC

Kyle Bollers Forward Toronto Oshawa, ON

Brett Davis Forward Manitoba Oakbank, MB

Jared Dmytriw Forward Saskatchewan Craven, SK

Kai Edmonds Goaltender TMU Ottawa, ON

Noah King Defence Calgary Winnipeg, MB

Simon Lafrance Forward UQTR Saint-Eustache, QC

Zachary Lavigne Forward UQTR Drummondville, QC

Jacob Paquette Defence Queen’s Ottawa, ON

Roddy Ross Goaltender Saskatchewan Meadow Lake, SK

Scott Walford Defence McGill Coquitlam, BC

Jonathan Yantsis Forward Queen’s

  

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Some relevant news clippings,,

  

January 11-22, 2023 - CBC doesn't seem to broadcast the Men's Hockey leagues like the AHL, the ECHL, or Men's USports University hockey ? And Canada just won both Golds at the recent 2023 international University Hockey FISU tournament. But the Gold medal final games, in fact the whole tournament, was not shown on the CBC ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/52640201721/in/datepos...

 

Halifax, Canada Jan 2023 - This time around the IIHF Men's World Juniors hockey tournament is being held in Canada. No games were shown on CBC, and many Canadians were unable to watch Canada's finest male Junior hockey players incl Connor Badard play in their home Country and win the Gold for Canada ?

However, although CBC ignored and did not televise any of the IIHF Men's junior hockey games played, they were sure to make daily news reports and give a lot of air time focusing on an alleged past scandal that had involved a previous Men's IIHF Junior hockey team ? cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/media-centre/official-broadcaster-...

 

New Women's Pro Hockey PWHL - CBC will be giving its full support, full coverage, and will be backing the girls with massive air time, TV ads, coast to coast live broadcasts, player bios and a game each week complete with hosting and game analysis,, "CBC/Radio-Canada is the official broadcaster of the Professional Women's Hockey League"

However, CBC seems to have a different attitude when it comes to supporting or televising many pro sporting events played by male athletes such as the Grey Cup, FIFA, Copa America international Men's soccer football and the Men's World Juniors, and a huge Canadian fan base is not able to see Canada's star male pro athletes like Acadia Axemen footballer Bailey Feltmate in the Grey Cup, or Nova Scotia's Jacob Shaffelburg in the Copa international Men's soccer tournament or Connor Badard in the IIHF World Men's Juniors hockey tournament ?

cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/media-centre/official-broadcaster-... cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/media-centre/official-broadcaster-...

 

CBC doesn't seem to support Men's soccer or Men's CFL pro football ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/52512969092/in/album-7...

 

Jun 11, 2024 - Women's Pro soccer, the Halifax Tides, - CBC giving full media support and coverage to the brand new start-up Women's Pro soccer league. CBC will broadcast eight regular-season matches. A "Game of the Week" will co-stream simultaneously on CBC Gem and NSL.ca,

www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/cbc-radio-canada-broadcast-agree...

Thanks to CBC, fans will now be able to follow female Acadia University athletes like Mya Harnish, who has now turned Pro . www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/54482565652/in/photost...

 

This year Canadian Taxpayers will pay out over $1.5 billion dollars to subsidize the CBC ?

site-cbc.radio-canada.ca/documents/impact-and-accountabil...

 

Breathtaking salaries for CBC/Radio-Canada’s corporate management ? President and CEO Catherine Tait had a base salary range of $390,300 to $459,100 in 2019 ? That's more than the P.M. makes ? tnc.news/2022/01/26/cbc-salaries-include-125-senior-direc...

 

Huge bonuses for CBC brass in 2022,

nationalpost.com/news/canada/cbc-employees-paid-16-millio...

 

Aug 12, 2024 - CBC has paid out $18.4 million in bonuses after staff layoffs ? The bonuses went to nearly 1,200 employees ? $3.3 million went to 45 executives ?

www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cbc-bonuses-catherine-tait-1.729...

 

Apr 04, 2025 - Mark Carney pledges a $150M boost to 'underfunded' CBC ? And,, the new Liberal government will make CBC funding statutory ? Last year CBC received an all time record 1.5 billion in taxpayer funding and their CEO Catherine Tait, made more than the Prime Minister ?

www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mark-carney-cbc-funding-1.7501902

 

June 28,2021, O Canada at the Stanley Cup Finals ? CBC plays an unsettling and unflattering version of the Canadian National Anthem on the World stage ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/51829474529/in/album-7...

 

July 1, 2021 - the Prime Minister of Canada will not be celebrating Canada Day this year claiming that for some Canada Day is not a day to celebrate." Wha-a-a-a-t -t-t ????? Did I hear that right ??? www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-day-political-reaction-1....

 

February 20th 2023 Jully " I Sung it My Way" Black makes headlines when she changes the lyrics and sings a politicized and personalized ' our home on native land' version of the Canadian National anthem at the NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, Utah ?

www.iheartradio.ca/news/jully-black-sings-o-canada-with-s...

 

video replay of CBC's unflattering version of O Canada ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/51829474529

 

Jully " I Sung it My Way" Black sings her personalized and politicized 'our home on native land' version of the Canadian National anthem in a performance at Toronto university graduation.. Black was asked to perform her new way of singing the national anthem to reflect the core values of the law program at Toronto Metropolitan University www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/jully-black-tmu-law-school...

 

Calgary Stampede O Canada - The original version "in all thy Sons command" National anthem sung at the 2023 Calgary Stampede, www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/53044391089

 

Dec 16th 2023 - O Canada sung in Punjabi at the NHL Jets hockey game in Winnipeg,,,

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKifMtbbyJg

 

Nov 4th, 2021 - Pascale St-Onge is appointed to Trudeau's Cabinet. She is the first out lesbian to become a federal Minister and also the first as Minister of Sport,

www.ctvnews.ca/politics/pascale-st-onge-making-history-as...

 

July 2023 - Katherine Henderson is appointed to take over and thereby become the first female CEO and President of Hockey Canada ,

www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/katherine-henderson-hockey-canad...

 

No more hockey fights: This league plans to ban them dailyhive.com/vancouver/hockey-fights-ban-qmjhl

 

Skate Canada Dec 13, 2022 - Canada is about to revolutionize male/female gender rules in Sport ? Canadian gender trail blazers led by President Karen Butcher push to change Pairs Ice dancing competition rules from the standard longtime male female separate gender rule ?

theprovince.com/sports/other-sports/skate-canada-redefine...

 

Federal audit finds Hockey Canada did not use public funds for legal settlements .

discoverhumboldIcom/articles/federal-audit-finds-hockey-...

 

NHL moves away from Pride jerseys - advocates are disappointed, www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nhl-special-jersey-announcement-re...

 

Nov 20th, Grey Cup 2022 - Many Canadian households in Canada were unable to watch the Toronto Argos win the 2022 Grey Cup game by a score of 24 to 23 because CBC/Radio-Canada and Bell media owned CTV do not schedule nor televise this historic Canadian event for broadcast ? CBC's programming has instead scheduled an unknown variety show that is being held in the USA ?

www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/52512969092/in/photost...

 

CBC quits Twitter when Twitter calls them, "a government-funded media" ?

www.cbc.ca/news/world/cbc-twitter-government-funded-media...

 

Apr 27th 2023 , Bill C-11 - A controversial bill to regulate online streaming becomes law. Bill C-11, which will force streaming platforms to contribute to funding Canadian content. Critics say the bill is too ambiguous, many issues unresolved.

www.cbc.ca/news/politics/c11-online-streaming-1.6824314

 

Nov 11th, 2023 - The Liberal Government has ordered the Canadian Military not to use or recite any Christian prayers like the Lord's Prayer at this years Remembrance Day ceremonies ?

www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/gunter-we-will-always-pray-f...

 

The Grey Cup Nov 19th 2023, Hamilton Canada - Why aren't CTV or CBC broadcasting the 2023 Grey Cup game for Canadians to enjoy on Grey Cup Sunday ?

www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/53338415225

 

Dec 2023 - Merry Christmas, and a ho ho ho ? CBC plays Scrooge at Xmas time as it looks at executive bonus compensation while laying off 10 per cent of its workforce right at Xmas time ? www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cbc-cuts-layoffs-exec-bonuses-1....

 

CBC President and CEO Catherine Tait faces angry MPs over refusal to rule out bonuses amid looming layoffs' www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuGG8quYBb4

 

Have a very Merry Christmas Canada ? The Canadian Human Rights Commission ( fully funded by the federal Liberal Government) declares that the celebration of Christmas is evidence of Canada’s colonialist religious intolerance. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWmuDidYTiY

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWmuDidYTiY

 

Dec 31 2023 - Question.. Is CBC now viewing New Years Eve as a public holiday and tradition that has become inappropriate to celebrate in Canada ? Happy New Year Canadians from your taxpayer owned billion dollar funded CBC ? For the first time ever in memory, CBC will not broadcast the traditional New Years Eve Party, stage show or countdown ? CBC says they can't afford it ? www.msn.com/en-ca/entertainment/other/cbc-to-skip-new-yea...

 

Bill C-18: An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/pl/charter-charte/c18_1.html

 

Bell media, is a proud Canadian Company ? It's Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas Nevada USA. Prior to the big game CTV has been flooding North American airways with ads to promote their full coverage of the upcoming American Superbowl and they will then broadcast 10 straight hours of uninterrupted prime time live T.V. coverage of this prime American sporting event on Superbowl Sunday 2024 ? However, on the other hand, back home in their home country of Canada, they don't broadcast anything at all, nothing (zero) blanco, zilch, silencio, not even 1 minute of CTV coverage of their own 2024 Canadian Grey Cup game for their fellow Canadians to enjoy ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/53523500175/in/datepos...

 

Feb 2024 - Halifax Nova Scotia,

Bell media and CTV have deafened and blindfolded many East Coast residents after eliminating many critical hours of local and community news programming in the Atlantic region ?

Recent Bell Canada Corporate decisions have now left many Maritimers in a vulnerable position ? East Coast Provinces appear to be the target of severe local live Newstime cancellations and these cut-backs have left many Maritimers without their daily Noon news hour updates that are broadcast everyday all week long ? ATV viewers will now be forced to tune into the other station (CBC) where CBC tends to run mostly world international news along with their select choice of the National News, along with lengthy live news conferences that are put on by the PM and other liberal party members ?

Aside from terminating the popular weekday ATV Noon hour news show, CTV has also downsized in half the very popular and iconic , 'ATV live at five' 5 P.M. local community news program, (prompting long time popular host Jason Baxter to seek early retirement) ? Adding to the devistating loss of this much needed news reporting that is traditionally broadcast every week, Bell will also now terminate all weekend Saturday and Sunday local news reporting currently running on ATV ? The cancellation and elimination of so much allotted local news airtime that is normally given to Atlantic Canadians surely threatens the safety and security of residents especially now that there will be a 24 hour local news blackout for 2 full days each and every weekend and even for as much as 3 consecutive days every holiday long weekend ? And so it seems that arch rival CBC has taken over prime time live local news reporting in the Maritimes and Bell Canada is blaming the Liberal Government's new Bill C-18 for them having to slash so many prime time hours of local and Provincial news coverage in the Maritimes ?

broadcastdialogue.com/most-noon-local-ctv-newscasts-cance...

broadcastdialogue.com/most-noon-local-ctv-newscasts-cance...

 

Halifax, Feb 1st 2024 - Bell Canada Media blames Liberal Government's new Bill C-18 for having to slash many hours of critical local and Provincial news coverage in the Maritimes ?

broadcastdialogue.com/most-noon-local-ctv-newscasts-cance...

 

the Junos 2024, Halifax, Mar 24th - CBC and the new Heritage Minister seem to be more interested in their own personal politics than they are in music ? itsthe4thquarter.blogspot.com/2024/03/junos-2024-halifax-...

Angry Canadian - Canadian juno awards ? where ?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNieEg-_d1k

 

Is this a CBC Stanley Cup cruel joke ? June 2nd, 2024 Edmonton ? Fans are upset after CBC had broadcast the first 5 games of the Men's NHL Dallas vs Oilers series, and then, without warning and for no logical reason, CBC blacked out the critical and most important climactic final game that saw Edmonton win and gain entry into the Stanley Cup finals ? It remains unclear why CBC would do this ? Was it arrogance, or was it to be mean spirited, or was it a gender bias issue due to this being Men's pro hockey, or was it maybe a lesson given out to remind Canadians just who is running this Countries main media and who controls the programming ? v=iW0yzPhwC4s" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW0yzPhwC4s

 

The Koncerned Kentvillian asks, "What kind of a Country would show sad and upsetting images of itself when playing their National Anthem on the World stage in front of an international audience ?" www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/44424045874/

 

July 5th, 2024 Jacob Shaffelburg (Pt Williams Nova Scotia) Men's soccer - Unfortunately, CBC doesn't seem to support or sponsor Men's soccer and will not be broadcasting the Men's Copa soccer tournament ? However, you can still enjoy soccer on CBC as they will be giving support and full coverage to the Women's National team and to the new start-up Women's pro soccer league ? www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/cbc-radio-canada-broadcast-agree... ? -

www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/53839077022/in/photost...;

 

June 29th, 2024 - Bailey Feltmate (Acadia U, Wolfville N.S.). - CBC doesn't seem to support Men's football anymore and so most Canadians won't be able to watch graduating male university athletes like Bailey perform in the pros ? However, fans are able to watch many graduating university female athletes perform as CBC will provide full cross Canada media support and live coverage of the new start-up Women's pro soccer league, the new Women's pro hockey league, and upcoming Women's pro basketball league ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/53855066488/in/datepos...

 

In a groundbreaking move and for the first time ever, CBC is introducing and now including gambling in its media coverage of the Olympic games ?

2024 Paris Olympics - It appears that CBC has partnered with one particular online Casino company and BetRivers is running sports betting ads during the televising of Olympic sporting events ? Is the inclusion of a Casino and Sports betting parlor that runs gambling ads during the Olympic events appropriate to the high principles and moral standards exemplified by our youth in the Olympic Games ?

 

The CBC sport darlings Canadian women's soccer team has been caught cheating at the Paris 2024 Olympics ? The CBC has seemed unusually silent on this story ? heavy.com/sports/olympics/canada-soccer-bev-priestman-dro...

 

2024 Paris Olympics - CBC's full game coverage of the Olympics seems to favor the female athletes while male athletes received only limited coverage and short clips from their events ?

www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/program/olympic-games-paris-2024

 

Jul 25, 2024 Paris Olympics - CBC airs entire Women's Olympic soccer games, Women's beach-ball games, Women's rugby games, Women's basketball games water polo and more ? Watch CBC for live full game coverage from St-Etienne, France heavy.com/sports/olympics/canada-soccer-bev-priestman-dro...

 

Grey Cup Nov 17th 2024 - Everyone else is here, but where's the CBC ?

Once again this year CBC will distance itself from a very identifiable and nation uniting Canadian sports extravaganza and will not cover or live broadcast the historic Grey Cup game to Canadians ? However they will be covering a relatively unknown Women's tennis sports event named after Battle of the Sexes winner and Women in sports advocate Billie Jean King being held at this time overseas in Spain ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/54147303159/in/album-7...

 

October 27, 2024 - Demand for CBC President and CEO Catherine Tait to refund the Canadian taxpayers . Why should a civil servant who works for Trudeau make more than the Prime Minister she works for ?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-z1ZNza5Fk

 

Aug 22 2024, Minister of hypocrisy, I mean, Minister of Health Mark Holland says, "All the stuff that's clearly designed to target youth — it's over," ?

the fans are confused ? After Connor McDavid and other NHL Superstar heroes played starring roles in glamorous new betMGM ads to promote gambling on their websites, numerous complaints were filed. And so they eased up on the image of a Sports hero who encourages and participates in gambling although the McDavid image itself was not to be disconnected from the gambling vice or from the lucrative gambling industry ? A new corrected version will now show Connor as an ambassador for safe and responsible gambling whenever you gamble ? But isn't it still gambling ? see news article, "Connor McDavid's latest gambling ad with Bet MGM sparks outrage among his fans,"

www.sportskeeda.com/us/nhl/news-disgusted-started-gamblin...

 

Bell Let's Talk ! Feb 4th 2025 - U Ottawa Scotty accuses Bell Canada of hypocrisy,, www.youtube.com/shorts/31f3sZndK6w

www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/51844732131/in/album-7...

 

* News Flash * Grey Cup 2024, BC Place Vancouver - Does Bell read the FLICKR comments ? Bell has made a stunning about face ? and it's good news.. After decades of Canadian pro football exclusion CTV will for the first time in a long time actually broadcast this years' playoffs and the Grey Cup game to Canadians. Many more games are now scheduled for the 2025 season, www.cfl.ca/2024/09/06/fall-is-in-the-air-the-cfl-on-ctv-i...

 

March 30th Vancouver B.C. Michael Bublé sips on his own personal business product while he hosts CBC's 2925 Juno Awards ? Is it appropriate for the CBC to allow the MC to be advertising his personal business when on a job he was hired to do ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/54607761592/in/album-7...

 

2025 Calgary Stampede, CBC distances itself from the Calgary Stampede this year, and will not broadcast any events including the Parade ? You'll have to subscribe to a specialty channel if you are interested in this famous Canadian event ? calstampede.com/calgary-stampede-2025-how-to-watch-date-t...

July 13th 2025 - Men's Pro Rodeo and chuckwagon fans are ignored ? CBC Sports programming ignores and does not include this years fifty thousand dollar finals of the world famous Calgary Stampede, see Sunday's CBC Sports programming,, calstampede.com/shows/calgary-stampede-broadcast-schedule/

 

Jul 13, 2025 - Men's World Cup soccer is not broadcast on CBC ? FIFA Club World Cup Jun 15, 2025 – Jul 13, 2025 - Chelsea beats PSG 3-0 to win 2025 Club World Cup . Coldplay and Trump and 81,000 attend the final,, but is not televised ? CBC does broadcast an unknown Women's softball tournament ?

apnews.com/live/psg-chelsea-club-world-cup-updates

 

2025 Toronto Blue Jays - CBC doesn't broadcast Men's baseball ? www.consumersearch.com/fitness-sports/plan-viewing-blue-j...

   

Great to be back again after two years of a lay off due to the Covid, at Joe Duffy live from Duke Street, just off Grafton Street and meeting a community of people from all parts of Ireland enjoying the best of Fun and banter on the lead into Christmas.

 

Podcast Link www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/11479025/

While the Obama White House celebrated the US Supreme Court decision in favor of its health care bill, several hundred people gathered in front of Downstate public hospital in Brooklyn to protest plans to lay off over 1000 doctors and health care workers or close the hospital entirely. The hospital, serves a predominately low income Black, Latino and Caribbean neighborhood and is one of thousands of hospitals in minority communities closed or downsized in recent years. last year Downstate treated nearly half a million patients. It was a reminder that the gap between the reality and the political hype surrounding access to health care for low income communities is wide - and getting wider

It was a fairly good road from Chiang Mai airport into town, and I pretty much liked what I saw. Well, what I could see beyond all those windshield stickers anyway. We are supposed to be on a 'factories tour', visiting various handicraft factories which invariably end up in a showroom with plenty of hard sell. I decided to go through one of these and then try and coax my driver into laying off factories and simply driving me around town. (Note: some of these pictures may not be as sharp as they are shot through the darkened windows of a car while in motion). (Chiang Mai, Thailand, Apr. 2014)

get ready bowels, here comes another exercise and a week of MREs....

(this is of course a mock up, but it's a pretty accurate one.)

 

July 2010 Update. (Half of) this shot was published on page 84 of the August/September 2010 edition of "Reason" magazine. Very cool of them to use it.

 

www.weaponsloader.com/files/UXOSong.wma

 

The Kunsan UXO Song

 

Not sure who wrote this, but it's hysterical and (mostly) true:

 

Intro….

 

"ATSO Guide, Wolf Pack pride

Everyone's pissed, another exercise

Matter of fact flak vest, mask on my side

So check out the Kunsan Tour facts of life

 

Empty snack bar shelves ain't shit to sell

It's MOPP 4 in July, it's hotter than hell

Broke F-16s it's a stressful place

It's hard to breathe with this mask on my face

 

Supervisor's trippin', no smokin' or dippin'

Loring club's closed so no more sippin'

Gotta stay on base so you can't let it loose

No more A-Town for those who buy juice

 

12-hour days, your chem gear weighs

Waitin' for "Proud to be American" plays

Over the loudspeaker it's the end of the game

Touch a finger to yourself, what did this exercise gain?

 

All my airmen in the house yo I have to ask

If you're tired of supervisors sitting on their ass

Tired of reading PFEs and the ATSO

Let 'em know:

'I'm searching for UXOs'

 

To all my airmen in the house if you want more cash

And a day to lay off you shouldn't have to ask

Just go AWOL and if they call let 'em know:

'I'm searching for UXOs'

 

Dirty South Korea

Dirty South Base

Kim Chee, Bulgogi

Remixed paste

 

Sleep in ruin, no AC or fan

Girl ratio: One every fiftieth man

 

Hand me down gas mask, hand me down boots

Hand me down canteens, hand me down suits

 

Hand me down an MRE I'm heavily weighted

At the end of the week I’m like constipated

 

They call 'ALARM GREEN' they call 'MOPP 2'

A UXO's in your site, whatcha gonna do?

12-hours up so now you're through

You're walking home then they call 'ALARM BLUE'

 

Better take cover or run to the dorm

Before you get caught up by the sound of the horn

Or you'll be stuck outside for another 2 hours

Behind a barricade or sandbags like a coward

 

All my airmen in the house yo I have to ask

If you're tired of supervisors sitting on their ass

Tired of reading PFEs and the ATSO

Let 'em know:

'I'm searching for UXOs'

 

To all my airmen in the house if you want more cash

And a day to lay off you shouldn't have to ask

Just go AWOL and if they call let 'em know:

'I'm searching for UXOs'

 

Hit by a SCUD, I think it was a dud

Mosquitoes bitin' through your suit, draw some blood,

Hot in July, you're praying for a flood

So they will end the exercise so you can go drink a Bud

 

ATSO depicts real live tricks

North Korea's trippin' about some Nuclear shit

So we're not doin' this exercise for kicks

Shelter team's trippin' about some UXO kits

 

DECON Kits, M9 tape

Too many exercises, you wanna go to the states

Korean hospitality is overall fake

Cuz Adashi be charging you some overpriced rates

 

Thugged out Airmen doing Thugged out thangs

The new Wolf is about to implement a change

The ATSO clearly states don't walk on the grass

While your supervisor is still sittin' on his ass

 

All my airmen in the house yo, I have to ask

If you're tired of supervisors sitting on their ass

Tired of reading PFEs and the ATSO

Let 'em know:

'I'm searching for UXOs'

 

To all my airmen in the house if you want more cash

And a day to lay off you shouldn't have to ask

Just go AWOL and if they call let 'em know:

'I'm searching for UXOs'."

 

Repeat til end…

 

T-Mobile USA workers sent a loud, clear message to their CEO Philipp Humm: Keep good call center jobs in America and bring back the thousands you've shipped overseas.

 

More than 100 CWA members, along with other union and community supporters, delivered the 100,000-signature petition -- criticizing the company's decision to close seven US call centers and lay off 3,300 workers in June -- to T-Mobile headquarters in Bellevue, Wash.

 

Protesters demanded that Humm return 6,000 overseas jobs, which have been moved to countries like Honduras and the Philippines, and ensure that workers can freely choose union representation without fear of retaliation.

T-Mobile USA workers on Monday sent a loud, clear message to their CEO Philipp Humm: Keep good call center jobs in America and bring back the thousands you've shipped overseas.

 

More than 100 CWA members, along with other union and community supporters, delivered the 100,000-signature petition -- criticizing

the company's decision to close seven US call centers and lay off 3,300 workers in June -- to T-Mobile headquarters in Bellevue, Wash.

 

Protesters demanded that Humm return 6,000 overseas jobs, which have been moved to countries like Honduras and the Philippines, and ensure that workers can freely choose union representation without fear of retaliation.

Car dealership sits idle after its recent closure. All cars are gone including sales and maintenance staff. Remaining are the ever present American flags. Warren Henry Infinity,Davie, Fl., USA

waiting for our food at the brite spot in echo park last week. alright, i'll lay off the pictures of him for a while. i need more friends. haha. oh, and to get unsick.

T-Mobile USA workers on Monday sent a loud, clear message to their CEO Philipp Humm: Keep good call center jobs in America and bring back the thousands you've shipped overseas.

 

More than 100 CWA members, along with other union and community supporters, delivered the 100,000-signature petition -- criticizing

the company's decision to close seven US call centers and lay off 3,300 workers in June -- to T-Mobile headquarters in Bellevue, Wash.

 

Protesters demanded that Humm return 6,000 overseas jobs, which have been moved to countries like Honduras and the Philippines, and ensure that workers can freely choose union representation without fear of retaliation.

While the Obama White House celebrated the US Supreme Court decision in favor of its health care bill, several hundred people gathered in front of Downstate public hospital in Brooklyn to protest plans to lay off over 1000 doctors and health care workers or close the hospital entirely. The hospital, serves a predominately low income Black, Latino and Caribbean neighborhood and is one of thousands of hospitals in minority communities closed or downsized in recent years. last year Downstate treated nearly half a million patients. It was a reminder that the gap between the reality and the political hype surrounding access to health care for low income communities is wide - and getting wider

While the Obama White House celebrated the US Supreme Court decision in favor of its health care bill, several hundred people gathered in front of Downstate public hospital in Brooklyn to protest plans to lay off over 1000 doctors and health care workers or close the hospital entirely. The hospital, serves a predominately low income Black, Latino and Caribbean neighborhood and is one of thousands of hospitals in minority communities closed or downsized in recent years. last year Downstate treated nearly half a million patients. It was a reminder that the gap between the reality and the political hype surrounding access to health care for low income communities is wide - and getting wider

T-Mobile USA workers on Monday sent a loud, clear message to their CEO Philipp Humm: Keep good call center jobs in America and bring back the thousands you've shipped overseas.

 

More than 100 CWA members, along with other union and community supporters, delivered the 100,000-signature petition -- criticizing

the company's decision to close seven US call centers and lay off 3,300 workers in June -- to T-Mobile headquarters in Bellevue, Wash.

 

Protesters demanded that Humm return 6,000 overseas jobs, which have been moved to countries like Honduras and the Philippines, and ensure that workers can freely choose union representation without fear of retaliation.

This is pretty much how I've been feeling lately. Wilted and spent. I had to announce a lay off to a number of really good employees along with pay cuts, cuts in 401k, mandatory time off, and other signs of economic apocalypse. Now I am seeing what I can do to help them find new jobs.

 

Thanks as always for the visits, friendship and support and best of Thursday to you all!

 

By the way, at least for me Flickr is seriously ill today. Lots of recurring "hiccups".