Don in Pictou County
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Mostly retired business/marketing consultant, coach, researcher, writer, knowledge seeker, continuous learner, music fan. Here to learn.
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
New Glasgow’s 150th anniversary celebrations continue including this week (Sept. 18 to 21) as the Town hosts the New Glasgow 150 International Town Criers Competition. #NG150 #NewGlasgow150 bit.ly/3IlRHhf
New Glasgow hosting an international town criers' competition
Competition officially gets underway Friday with an event at Carmichael Park
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September 15, 2025 at 9:54 PM
New Glasgow’s 150th anniversary celebrations continue including this week (Sept. 18 to 21) as the Town hosts the New Glasgow 150 International Town Criers Competition. #NG150 #NewGlasgow150 bit.ly/3IlRHhf
A special message from New Glasgow, N.S. Town Crier, James H. Stewart #NewGlasgow150 #TownCrierCompetition #NG150
September 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
A special message from New Glasgow, N.S. Town Crier, James H. Stewart #NewGlasgow150 #TownCrierCompetition #NG150
As part of New Glasgow’s 150th Anniversary celebrations, an International Town Criers Competition is coming to Downtown New Glasgow later this month! #NewGlasgow150 #TownCrierCompetition #NG150
September 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
As part of New Glasgow’s 150th Anniversary celebrations, an International Town Criers Competition is coming to Downtown New Glasgow later this month! #NewGlasgow150 #TownCrierCompetition #NG150
As part of New Glasgow’s 150th Anniversary celebrations, an International Town Criers Competition is coming to Downtown New Glasgow later this month! #NewGlasgow150 #TownCrierCompetition #NG150
September 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
As part of New Glasgow’s 150th Anniversary celebrations, an International Town Criers Competition is coming to Downtown New Glasgow later this month! #NewGlasgow150 #TownCrierCompetition #NG150
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Judge Frank Caprio, who enjoyed a wide following on social media due to his kind approach in his Rhode Island courtroom, has died.
His approach earned him Emmy nominations and a nickname as the "Nicest Judge in the World."
Caprio was 88 years old.
His approach earned him Emmy nominations and a nickname as the "Nicest Judge in the World."
Caprio was 88 years old.
August 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Judge Frank Caprio, who enjoyed a wide following on social media due to his kind approach in his Rhode Island courtroom, has died.
His approach earned him Emmy nominations and a nickname as the "Nicest Judge in the World."
Caprio was 88 years old.
His approach earned him Emmy nominations and a nickname as the "Nicest Judge in the World."
Caprio was 88 years old.
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Mboko Won't Go!
Victoria Mboko pulls off another stunning win at home in Montreal, taking out a former grand slam champion for the third time in 10 days.
The 18yo wipes away a match point late in the 3rd set to defeat Elena Rybakina, 1-6, 7-5, 7-6⁴, and move into the FINAL! 🤯
Victoria Mboko pulls off another stunning win at home in Montreal, taking out a former grand slam champion for the third time in 10 days.
The 18yo wipes away a match point late in the 3rd set to defeat Elena Rybakina, 1-6, 7-5, 7-6⁴, and move into the FINAL! 🤯
August 7, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Mboko Won't Go!
Victoria Mboko pulls off another stunning win at home in Montreal, taking out a former grand slam champion for the third time in 10 days.
The 18yo wipes away a match point late in the 3rd set to defeat Elena Rybakina, 1-6, 7-5, 7-6⁴, and move into the FINAL! 🤯
Victoria Mboko pulls off another stunning win at home in Montreal, taking out a former grand slam champion for the third time in 10 days.
The 18yo wipes away a match point late in the 3rd set to defeat Elena Rybakina, 1-6, 7-5, 7-6⁴, and move into the FINAL! 🤯
Rafflebox: Help support the The Jubilee 2025 50/50 an all-volunteer organization presenting ECMA, Music Nova Scotia, Juno, and Grammy Award winners and nominees... #jube2025 www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/theju...
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August 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Rafflebox: Help support the The Jubilee 2025 50/50 an all-volunteer organization presenting ECMA, Music Nova Scotia, Juno, and Grammy Award winners and nominees... #jube2025 www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/theju...
Southern Delta Aquarids, active since July 18. Alpha Capricornids, got going on July 12. Both Peak Tuesday night into Wednesday, July 29-30 bit.ly/44RXh3p
Meteor shower flux
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July 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Southern Delta Aquarids, active since July 18. Alpha Capricornids, got going on July 12. Both Peak Tuesday night into Wednesday, July 29-30 bit.ly/44RXh3p
Help support Nova Scotia Ground Search and Rescue bit.ly/4576026
Nova Scotia Ground Search and Rescue Monthly 50/50 Raffle Draw #39
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June 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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New Glasgow is known for a rich musical legacy and certainly Doris is one of our best and brightest musical talents who is respected across the nation and abroad,” New Glasgow Mayor Nancy Dicks said. bit.ly/46eYYJb
New Glasgow anniversary song re-recorded
Doris Mason’s By the River updated for the 150th celebration
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June 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
New Glasgow is known for a rich musical legacy and certainly Doris is one of our best and brightest musical talents who is respected across the nation and abroad,” New Glasgow Mayor Nancy Dicks said. bit.ly/46eYYJb
Real Risk to Youth Mental Health Is ‘Addictive Use,’ Not Screen Time Alone, Study Finds #youth #MentalHealth #Addiction www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/h...
Real Risk to Youth Mental Health Is ‘Addictive Use,’ Not Screen Time Alone, Study Finds
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June 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Real Risk to Youth Mental Health Is ‘Addictive Use,’ Not Screen Time Alone, Study Finds #youth #MentalHealth #Addiction www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/h...
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RIP to the great Sly Stone. A monumental loss. His PR just sent this out.
June 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
RIP to the great Sly Stone. A monumental loss. His PR just sent this out.
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Tanks being moved into DC. National guard being mobilized in LA. Paramilitary thugs being unleashed across America. It's summer in America in fascism is in full bloom.
June 8, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Tanks being moved into DC. National guard being mobilized in LA. Paramilitary thugs being unleashed across America. It's summer in America in fascism is in full bloom.
Dyer:"It sounds almost hysterical to talk like this and many non-journalist travelers won’t even notice it, but the world is closing down again. I have no idea if and when it will reopen."
June 8, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Dyer:"It sounds almost hysterical to talk like this and many non-journalist travelers won’t even notice it, but the world is closing down again. I have no idea if and when it will reopen."
LIVE; Landing of SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon Mission 2 RESILIENCE lunar lander set for 4:24 a.m. (JST) on Friday, June 6, 2025. bit.ly/3ZU7WHN
ispace HAKUTO-R VENTURE Mission-2 | Resilience | MOON Landing Updates and LIVE view from ISS #iss
TOKYO–March 4, 2025–ispace, inc. (ispace) )(TOKYO: 9348), a global lunar exploration company, announced today that a landing date and time for the SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon Mission 2 RESILIENCE lunar lander has been set for 4:24 a.m. (JST) on Friday, June 6, 2025. The announcement was made by Takeshi Hakamada, Founder and CEO of ispace, at a press conference held in front of the company’s HAKUTO-R Mission Control Center in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan. Should conditions change, there are three alternative landing sites that are being considered with different landing dates and times for each. A decision about landing will be made in advance, but the window for landing is open from June 6 through June 8, 2025. “It’s been almost seven weeks since the RESILIENCE lander began its second journey to the Moon on January 15. Compared to Mission 1, Mission 2 is progressing as smoothly as can be expected from the moment of launch, which is proof that the mission operation specialists have made meticulous preparations. I feel that the experience and knowledge from the previous mission have been put to good use,” said Takeshi Hakamada, Founder & CEO of ispace. “There are five remaining mission success milestones. We believe that RESILIENCE will achieve them all with a majestic landing on the Moon and the TENACIOUS rover will begin exploration. We will work as hard as we can to make that happen.” check more: https://ispace-inc.com/news-en/?p=7097
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June 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
LIVE; Landing of SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon Mission 2 RESILIENCE lunar lander set for 4:24 a.m. (JST) on Friday, June 6, 2025. bit.ly/3ZU7WHN
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Marc Garneau served this country with determination and dignity. I was honoured to serve in Parliament with him. He represented the best of public service.
He flew to space, now it is time to fly to the angels.
He flew to space, now it is time to fly to the angels.
June 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Marc Garneau served this country with determination and dignity. I was honoured to serve in Parliament with him. He represented the best of public service.
He flew to space, now it is time to fly to the angels.
He flew to space, now it is time to fly to the angels.
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A geomagnetic storm is expected to set skies aglow in the northern part of the U.S. on Sunday night into early Monday morning, with the northern lights potentially visible as far south as Alabama to Northern California, according to the NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center.
Northern Lights May Be Visible as Far South as Alabama
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June 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A geomagnetic storm is expected to set skies aglow in the northern part of the U.S. on Sunday night into early Monday morning, with the northern lights potentially visible as far south as Alabama to Northern California, according to the NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center.
Sunday night/Monday morning Via @MatthewCappucci, Atmospheric scientist, storm chaser, adventurer, teacher, author. Senior meteorologist at @MyRadarWX . @Washingtonpost , @Wamu885
, @NPR , TV too. Harvard/MIT
, @NPR , TV too. Harvard/MIT
June 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Sunday night/Monday morning Via @MatthewCappucci, Atmospheric scientist, storm chaser, adventurer, teacher, author. Senior meteorologist at @MyRadarWX . @Washingtonpost , @Wamu885
, @NPR , TV too. Harvard/MIT
, @NPR , TV too. Harvard/MIT
Please support Nova Scotia Ground Search and Rescue by buying a 50/50 ticket! Choose to support your local chapter in Nova Scotia bit.ly/4576026 #novascotia #rescue
Nova Scotia Ground Search and Rescue Monthly 50/50 Raffle Draw #38
Join thousands of community organizations - big and small - who raise more funds for their worthy causes with Rafflebox.
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May 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Please support Nova Scotia Ground Search and Rescue by buying a 50/50 ticket! Choose to support your local chapter in Nova Scotia bit.ly/4576026 #novascotia #rescue
2024 video for viewing. This years edition in Downtown New Glasgow, Saturday May 3rd 2025 | 6-10pm
Free Admission | #NGAAN25 #newglasgow #pictoucounty bit.ly/4iKHV4i
Free Admission | #NGAAN25 #newglasgow #pictoucounty bit.ly/4iKHV4i
New Glasgow's Art at Night 2024
#NGAAN24 Official Video! On one magnificent evening, dozens of artists gather throughout historic downtown New Glasgow to display their art - be it painting, sculpture, music, or any other form of human creativity, imagination, and self-expression. Spectators gather and hop around from venue to venue taking in all the evening has to offer before heading home tired but enriched by the experience. New Glasgow's Art at Night seeks to promote New Glasgow's rich and ever-growing arts community. Our art not only inspires our local culture but also takes inspiration from it and it is through this circular process that we further define ourselves through our art. In its essence, New Glasgow's Art at Night is a celebration of what makes us human. We all have a burgeoning inner artist attempting to break free from the confines of everyday existence and Art at Night seeks to celebrate that side of all of us. Video & Editing - Dave MacGregor Music - Down by Katelyn Danielle (feat. Cory Mercer)
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May 2, 2025 at 12:01 AM
2024 video for viewing. This years edition in Downtown New Glasgow, Saturday May 3rd 2025 | 6-10pm
Free Admission | #NGAAN25 #newglasgow #pictoucounty bit.ly/4iKHV4i
Free Admission | #NGAAN25 #newglasgow #pictoucounty bit.ly/4iKHV4i
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To China, right now, we are not serious people.
"Art of the Deal" by Donald Trump
April 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
To China, right now, we are not serious people.
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The Earth that we’re meant to honor on Earth Day is in far worse trouble than anyone could have predicted 55 years ago. In today’s daily newsletter, Bill McKibben writes about the failure—and hope—of Earth Day.
The Failure—and Hope—of Earth Day
From the daily newsletter: why we should be in the streets; and Pope Francis’s tangled relationship with Argentina.
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April 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
The Earth that we’re meant to honor on Earth Day is in far worse trouble than anyone could have predicted 55 years ago. In today’s daily newsletter, Bill McKibben writes about the failure—and hope—of Earth Day.
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I don't understand how some folks are unable to see that the illegal disappearing of people is a class issue. The wealthy and well-connected get due process. The rest of us don't. This is part of the oligarchy, not a distraction from it.
April 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I don't understand how some folks are unable to see that the illegal disappearing of people is a class issue. The wealthy and well-connected get due process. The rest of us don't. This is part of the oligarchy, not a distraction from it.
The Battle of Vimy Ridge began Easter morning (April 9th) 1917. Soldiers of the Canadian Corps fought their way up the ridge to high ground...a stunning victory followed years of failed attempts to retake the ridge, and months of planning and preparation for the operation... bit.ly/3Yly9OM
History of Vimy Ridge | Learn | The Vimy Foundation
Amid sleet, mud and shellfire, the Canadian soldiers fought their way up the Vimy ridge to take the high ground overlooking the Douai plain.
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April 10, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The Battle of Vimy Ridge began Easter morning (April 9th) 1917. Soldiers of the Canadian Corps fought their way up the ridge to high ground...a stunning victory followed years of failed attempts to retake the ridge, and months of planning and preparation for the operation... bit.ly/3Yly9OM