Weekly News Recap: November 11, 2022

Dr. Sam Sabbah, UHN’s medical director of emergency medicine, hopes best practices developed at the new Myrna Daniels Seniors Emergency Medicine Centre at UHN, which will focus on the needs of seniors, will be adopted by other centres in Canada. TIJANA MARTIN/THE GLOBE AND MAIL

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them. -- Robert Laurence Binyon

SOME GOOD NEWS

Lena Horne becomes first Black woman to have Broadway theater named after her (CBS) A lovely and fitting tribute. "[Horne] was a trailblazer who brought sophistication wherever she went. The late movie actress, dancer, singer and civil rights activist has her name stamped in lights on Broadway, and it recalls the time of her Broadway triumph from 1981 to 1982 in 'Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music."
Meet the Daring Father-Daughter Motorcycle Duo Who Are Defying Stereotypes About Pakistan (Inside Hook) What an amazing way to see this beautiful country. "Qazi and Ghazal’s preferred way to see their home country is by riding motorcycles, as it truly allows them to explore Pakistan’s natural wonders without the burden of windows or walls in their way. 'Motorbikes align perfectly with the human condition,' Qazi says. 'We’re free-spirited, and we don’t like confinement.'"
He saw a classmate get bullied for shoes, so he stepped in with a meaningful gesture (Today) The kindness of children knows no bounds. #Beautiful "Once he explained the situation to his mother later that day, he asked if they could go to a shoe store in order to find a new pair of sneakers that Mello could give to Melvin. The 12-year-old offered up his allowance money to pay for the shoes, even suggesting that one of his Christmas presents could get taken away so he could purchase a new pair of shoes for his friend instead. After purchasing the sneakers, in anticipation for the gift for his friend Mello said he went to sleep extra early so he could wake up and give him the shoes the next day."
The Unthinkable Kept Her From Racing the NYC Marathon in 1993. Now She’s Back. (Sports Illustrated) A powerful and inspiring story. Congrats to all the NYC Marathon runners of 2022. "Twenty-nine years later, Helminski tries not to dwell on the most traumatic moment of her past. But she also doesn’t forget. Every morning, as she takes her service dog, Zoey, out for exercise—sometimes a run, sometimes a walk, sometimes a racewalk and sometimes a combination of the three—in their neighborhood, she sees the sneakers sitting beside her front closet door. 'They empower me to put one foot in front of the other,' she says. 'They empower me to accomplish what I want to accomplish.'"
'It is very empowering': Donated all-terrain wheelchairs provide access to Georgia parks (CBC) Being outdoors is so good for the soul. For every soul. "Aimee Copeland vividly remembers the first time she went on a hike with the help of a heavy-duty, all-terrain wheelchair. 'I got a few miles deep in the woods. It had been years. And the smells, the sights, the feeling of the damp air on my skin, it really was like a flood of emotion and just a feeling of being home,' Copeland, a psychotherapist and social worker, told As It Happens host Nil Köksal."
10 wonderfully romantic date ideas for in & around Calgary this November (Curiocity) CALGARY STORY These are really great. "From light displays to market magic, winter is the season of love and it’s all just around the corner! Not sure what’s next for you and that special someone? Whether it’s your first date or your 400th, here are 10 wonderfully romantic date ideas you can enjoy in and around Calgary this November."
The 92-year-old widow who melted hearts with her sweet note and donation to a dogs' home (Wales Online) No gift is too small. #LoveHer "A 92-year-old widow touched the hearts of staff at a dog rescue centre with a note she sent after making a sweet donation to their charity. Last month Cwmbran 's Doris Cheadle gifted Hope Rescue in Llanharan £100 she'd raised by 'baking cakes and making jam.' But it was the message she sent along with the money which also caught people's attention. It read: 'I am gifting £100 which I have raised through baking and making preserves. I am 92 years of age and love dogs, although I am too old to have one now. I hope this helps.'"
'Exceptional' find of ancient bronze statues uncovered in Tuscany (CBC) "Archaeologists in Italy have uncovered more than two dozen beautifully preserved bronze statues dating back to ancient Roman times in thermal baths in Tuscany, in what experts are hailing as a sensational find. The statues were discovered in San Casciano dei Bagni, a hilltop town in the Siena province, about 160 kilometres north of Rome, where archaeologists have been exploring the muddy ruins of an ancient bathhouse since 2019."
This hummingbird failed to fly south for the winter, so it got a car ride instead (CBC) BRITISH COLUMBIA STORY #BirdSamaritans. "A tiny rufous hummingbird was released safely in Vancouver late last month after it was found flying around Prince George, more than 500 kilometres north, long after it should have migrated for the winter."
Bumblebees play with balls just for fun, study finds (CBC) #HowFun "A new study out of the U.K. found that if you give bumblebees tiny wooden balls, they'll spend time moving them around, seemingly just for fun. And the younger the bee, the more time they spend playing. 'We think it's rewarding,' bee researcher Samadi Galpayage told As It Happens host Nil Köksal. 'There's more to bees than just being pollinators. They have really interesting behaviours, actually, and they're quite clever little creatures.'"

TOP TEN STORIES OF THE WEEK

The Age of Social Media Is Ending (The Atlantic) Dramatic article. Curious to hear what our readers think. "It’s over. Facebook is in decline, Twitter in chaos. Mark Zuckerberg’s empire has lost hundreds of billions of dollars in value and laid off 11,000 people, with its ad business in peril and its metaverse fantasy in irons. Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter has caused advertisers to pull spending and power users to shun the platform (or at least to tweet a lot about doing so). It’s never felt more plausible that the age of social media might end—and soon."
Calgary Health Foundation Announces Murray Sigler as New Interim President and CEO of Canadian Business Journal (Eminent) CALGARY STORY Congrats to all. "Prior to joining the Calgary Health Foundation, Mr. Sigler was appointed Interim CEO of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce in 2020. He has served as his CEO and Executive Director since January 2016 before serving as Executive Advisor to Calgary Sports since 2019. Murray is also a principal of Calgary-based Altius Corporation. Altius is a private investment and consulting firm serving clients in sports, aviation, tourism, technology and international commerce."
Kyrie Irving’s $500K Donation Won’t Be Accepted, ADL CEO Says (Sports Illustrated) "The star guard has drawn heavy criticism since Oct. 29 when he posted a since-deleted tweet endorsing a new film based on a 2015 book titled Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America. Thursday’s discipline came less than 24 hours after a joint statement from Irving, the Nets and Anti-Defamation League announcing both the 11-year veteran and the team would each donate $500,000 to help 'promote education' and combat hate speech by donating to causes and organizations that work to fight hate speech. Following the news of Irving’s suspension, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt issued a statement to SNY’s Ian Begley stating the organization has chosen not to accept Irving’s donation after he again refused to apologize for his actions during a media session [...] Greenblatt later confirmed this on Twitter, saying, 'ADL cannot in good conscience accept (the donation).'"
Mathison Hall: A new era of business education awaits (UCalgary) CALGARY STORY "Anew and growing home for business education in Calgary is here. Mathison Hall is a $90-million four-storey building connected to Scurfield Hall and has just received its occupancy permit. The stunning facility includes new classrooms, group work spaces, study spaces, an event centre and student services for undergraduate and graduate students. Combined with Scurfield Hall, the Haskayne School of Business will be able to host all business classes and create a true home for our students, faculty, and staff — one that proudly welcomes the business community to the school."
Calgary domestic violence program that focuses on men hailed as a model example (Globe and Mail) CALGARY STORY I could not agree more. "A Calgary program where men voluntarily join to address their angry and abusive behaviours is being hailed as a model example of the kind of resources needed to reduce rates of domestic violence that have been growing across Canada. Kim Ruse, executive director of FearIsNotLove, said the organization’s Men’s Counselling Service challenges toxic understandings of what it means to be a man – that they’re unemotional, dominating and aggressive – and seeks to transform clients’ frame of mind when reacting to emotionally-charged situations. The program allows men to see themselves as a candidate for help, instead of unworthy or incapable of change, she said." [...] 'If we’re only working with one side of the equation, we’ll be building shelters forever,' said Ms. Ruse."
Why is it Alexa, not Alex? A century of hard-coded sexism in tech, experts say (CBC) #Ugh "If you're one of the millions of people who use digital assistants like Apple's Siri, Amazon's Alexa or Microsoft's Cortana, you might notice that they're almost always named after, and voiced by, women. According to several experts, that's no accident. These digital assistants are designed to be attentive, sometimes submissive, and sometimes even sexy. 'It seems like people have a tendency to accept, feel more comfortable and feel more positive or even happy when they hear a female voice, and that makes us more likely to accept the technology,' Eleonore Fournier-Tombs, a senior researcher at Macau's United Nations University Institute, told CBC Radio's IDEAS."
These Calgarians say TikTok told them they had ADHD — turns out, they do (CBC) CALGARY STORY "In March of 2020, a recently laid off Ellyce Fulmore found herself doing what a lot of people were doing — scrolling through TikTok — when she started to see a lot of content she unexpectedly related to. 'It was a lot of content about ADHD and it made me stop and think and start to connect a lot of pieces,' she said. 'I had never thought that I could have ADHD just because my perception of it was kind of that stereotypical, like it's a young boy who can't sit still and is really loud in class. I just didn't understand how it showed up for women.' The more the 27-year-old saw this kind of content, the more she began to suspect she, too, might have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)."
What is Mastodon, and why is it surging amid all the chaos at Twitter? (CBC) "With Twitter in disarray since the world's richest person took control of it last week, Mastodon, a decentralized, open alternative from privacy-obsessed Germany, has seen a flood of new users. 'The bird is free,' tweeted Tesla mogul Elon Musk when he completed his $44-billion acquisition of Twitter. But many free-speech advocates reacted with dismay to the prospect of the world's "town square" being controlled by one person and started looking for other options. For the most part, Mastodon looks like Twitter, with hashtags, political back-and-forth and tech banter jostling for space with cat pictures."
Extended downtown casino closures cost province, Edmonton charities millions (CBC) ALBERTA STORY "Edmonton-area charities and the provincial government lost millions of dollars in revenue between 2019 and 2022 because of extended closures at the casino inside Rogers Place downtown, according to a recent Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission hearing decision. Alberta casinos were directed to close for about five months in 2020 and five months in 2021 to limit the spread of COVID-19, but closures at the Grand Villa Casino in recent years exceeded those periods. The casino reduced its operational days in the fall of 2019 and was fully closed between March 17, 2020 and July 18, 2022. The Oct. 14 hearing decision reveals the casino's closures added six weeks to fundraising event wait times for local charities and cost AGLC and its general revenue fund between roughly $3.8 million and $4.5 million."
Burman University professor co-writes book focused on the rise of populism (Lacombe Express) LACOMBE STORY I just bought the book! "Local Burman University professor Marc Froese is one-half of the literary team behind a new book focused on the rise of populism. Froese, a professor of political science and the founding director of the school’s International Studies Program, has previously penned three books and dozens of articles on trade and political/economic issues. He co-wrote Has Populism Won? The War on Liberal Democracy with Daniel Drache, a professor emeritus of political science and senior research fellow at the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies at York University in Toronto."

SEVEN LIFE AND CAREER HACKS

5 Actions to Reinvent Yourself in One Year [Practically] (Mind Cafe) All of us could use a little reinvention. Or, at least, I know I could. I am spending some time this weekend looking at my (re)finding my Ikagai.
A Day Without Meetings: How I Started From Scratch to Create the Perfect Workday (Make Time) Imagine! Think about it, an entire day without meetings. #Bliss
8 digital marketing trends 2023 for small businesses (Simply Business) Some very interesting trends here. I am especially interested in the live-streaming.
What's Hot and What's Not in Public Relations for 2023 (Entrepreneur) Have you heard the term 'social commerce'? Me neither. Read on.
NASA RELEASES HUBBLE IMAGES OF STAR RIGHT AS IT EXPLODES (Futurism) It's like a front row seat to the apocalypse (just not our apocalypse).
Top 10 MarTech Trends to Include in Your 2023 Strategy (Tech Funnel) I am intrigued by more than a few of these including #6, #8, and #10.
Not only does swearing feel good — it's also good for you: study (CBC) I knew it!

TOP THREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK

$3.8 million donation for new 50,000 sq ft Downtown Eastside health centre (Daily Hive) VANCOUVER STORY #LoveThis "A former public health nurse in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside has made a personal donation of $3.8 million towards a social housing and healthcare centre complex currently under construction in the area. As a gesture of appreciation, the Vancouver Chinatown Foundation (VCF) and the VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation are looking to name the integrated community healthcare facility within the lower levels of the department after the donor, philanthropist Lily Lee."
Nanji Foundation makes largest donation in Seneca's history (Yahoo Finance) TORONTO STORY Great gift! "After re-establishing themselves in Canada and building a thriving business, the Nanjis have become one of the most generous donors to Toronto-area hospitals as a way of saying thank you to the country that embraced them and many thousands of fellow Asian-Ugandans. Now, with the largest gift in Seneca's history, the Nanji Foundation has made a multi-million-dollar contribution to Seneca's School of Nursing to support financial aid, simulation technology and community engagement."
Toronto’s University Health Network receiving a $52-million donation to build an ER for seniors (Globe and Mail) TORONTO STORY #Wow! "Canada’s largest research hospital has received a record $52-million donation, which will be used to create the country’s first emergency department specifically designed for the health needs of older individuals. The funding from the John and Myrna Daniels Charitable Foundation to the University Health Network in Toronto is the largest emergency medicine gift in Canadian history."

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