“Assholes of the Day!”

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Written by: Allan W Janssen
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Two!
Count ‘em,
Two for the price of one!

The Government announced the approval of the Northern Gateway pipeline yesterday, which means thousands of jobs and billions of dollars pumped into our economy …., and both Tom Mulcair and Justin Trudeau came out against it!

For playing politics, and jeopardizing the economic health of Canada, these two guys are jointly awarded our “ASSHOLES OF THE DAY!”

The federal government has conditionally approved the controversial Northern Gateway pipeline project between Alberta and British Columbia’s coast.

Before the 1,177-kilometre twin pipeline can be built, Enbridge Inc. has to meet 209 conditions set out by a joint federal review panel back in December.

Those conditions include consultations with aboriginal communities in B.C., and regulatory permits and authorizations from federal and provincial governments, Minister of National Resources Greg Rickford said in a statement.

“The proponent clearly has more work to do in order to fulfill the public commitment it has made to engage with aboriginal groups and local communities along the route,” he said Tuesday.

Opposition parties, along with environmental and First Nations groups, are vowing to do everything in their powers to block the project.

The New Democrats immediately denounced the pipeline approval, saying it proves that Prime Minister Stephen Harper will do anything to push his “big oil agenda.”

Opposition Leader Thomas Mulcair said an NDP government would immediately set aside the pipeline project after the 2015 election. He said Northern Gateway will be a “big ballot issue” in B.C.

“It’s an environmentally dangerous activity that could compromise the major economy of the whole province,” Mulcair said.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau also said the pipeline “will not be built” if he becomes the next prime minister.

Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/federal-gov-t-approves-northern-gateway-pipeline-1.1873279#ixzz34ytKRWAq

(Folks, pipelines are a far safer way to transport oil than by truck or train, and since Canada already has over 80,000 km of pipeline, – 1200 more is not going to make any difference! -Ed.)

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Vancouver’s Stanley Park, a rainforest oasis in the middle of the city, has trumped parks in the U.S., France, Australia and Spain to be named the top park in the world, according to TripAdvisor users.






Stanley Park — the third-biggest in North America at 400 hectares — took the top spot for its 500,000-year-old ancient monolithic cedar, fir and hemlock trees, kilometers of hiking trails, historic landmarks and waterfront views.



Activities offered in the B.C. park include hiking, running, wildlife watching, inline skating, and biking. The area is also home to Canada’s largest aquarium, water parks, miniature railways and tennis courts.



Stanley Park attracts about 8 million visitors every year.



“A mini-forest, beautiful gardens, totem poles and scenic walkways make this such a peaceful location,” wrote one fan.



(While we are on the subject, I hope everyone realizes that if the Eco-nuts and tree huggers had their way, there would be no Lions Gate Bridge, and no connection to North Vancouver except by ferry!)



For TripAdvisor’s second annual ‘Top 25 Parks of the World’ list, the U.S. was the most-represented, taking eight of the Top 25 spots. The Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs and New York’s Central Park rounded out the survey’s Top 3 spots.



According to TripAdvisor, these are the Top 10 parks in the world:


Stanley Park, Vancouver, Canada

Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Central Park, New York City, USA

Millennium Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA

High Line, New York City, USA

Kings Park and Botanic Garden, Perth, Australia

Guell Park, Barcelona, Spain

Ibirapuera Park, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Retiro Park, Madrid, Spain

Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, France

Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/vancouver-s-stanley-park-named-top-park-in-the-world-1.1874847#ixzz351XZjzsT

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According to legend, Sir Isaac Newton first formulated his theory of gravity after watching a falling apple. In Newton’s equations, the force of gravity grows with the mass of two objects in question, and the force gets weaker the more distant the objects are from each other. The English polymath knew the objects’ masses had to be multiplied by a constant, or “big G,” in order to arrive at the gravitational force between those two objects, but he wasn’t able to calculate its value. (“Big G” is different from “little g,” which is the local gravitational acceleration on Earth.)

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A fundamental constant that sets the size of the gravitational force between all objects has finally been pinned down using the quirky quantum behavior of tiny atoms. (Equations formulated by Sir Isaac Newton, the force of gravity grows with the mass of two objects and gets weaker the more distant the objects are from each other!)

Apparently, if you’re a theoretical physicist like Sheldon Cooper on “The Big Bang Theory,” this new equation is as important as Einstein’s E=MC2 .

ARE YA READY?

Here it is:

G — 6.67191(99) X 10 ^ -11 meters cubed / kilograms seconds ^2

http://www.livescience.com/46385-new-gravitational-constant-measurement.html

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Folks, your often confused reporter just doesn’t get it!
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has cancelled trademark registrations by the Washington Redskins football team, ruling that the team’s name is “disparaging” to Native Americans.

Ever since I was a little kid we had “white men,” (Caucasians) and “yellow men,” (Orientals) and “black men,” (Negroid) and “brown men,” (Asian) and of course “green men!” (Martians) ………….., so what’s the big deal now with the term “Redskins!?

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AND FINALLY: Whatever happened to Boko Haram?