Proud of my sister and brother-in-law for being appointed to the Order of Canada for their artistic work and annual festival honoring and celebrating the Downtown Eastside Vancouver community:
www.createastir.ca/articles/van...

The 2027 Sundance Film Festival will take place outside of Utah for the first time since the festival’s inaugural event in 1978.
The festival is moving to Boulder, Colorado for at least the next ten years.
www.sundance.org/new-sundance...

The World Skate Roller Sports Federation has announced that the fifth edition of the World Skate Games will be held in Asunción, Paraguay in 2026. The event will include 12 disciplines in the sports of inline skating, quad roller skating and skateboarding.
www.worldskate.org/news/17-worl...

Microsoft is Shutting Down Skype - From Microsoft: “We will be retiring Skype in May of 2025 to focus on Microsoft Teams, our modern communications and collaboration hub. “
www.microsoft.com/en-us/micros...

The Humane Society International and The Humane Society of the United States have united under a new name: “Humane World for Animals”. The merged organization has a new Web site at humane world dot org. About the change: www.humaneworld.org/en/about-us/...

Aspen X Games News:
19 year old snowboarder Hiroto Ogiwara of Japan made history by landing the first-ever 2340 (6-1/2 rotations) in competition.
www.redbull.com/us-en/japane...

Academy Award Nominations for Films Released in 2024:
www.oscars.org/oscars/cerem...

Most Nominations:
- “Emilia Pérez” - 13
- “The Brutalist” - 10
- “Wicked” - 10

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The “Flashes” app being developed as an Instagram alternative will basically be a Bluesky for images. More at Tom’s Guide Dot Com: www.tomsguide.com/computing/so...

Learning more about personalizing BlueSky… www.askdavetaylor.com/improve-blue...

Watching the 1953 film “From Here to Eternity” today because December 7 is Pearl Harbor Day. Great all-star cast and great film that was nominated for twelve academy awards - received eight including Best Picture of the Year:
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_He...
#classicfilms #pearlharborday

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Learning my way around…
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