Weekly News Recap: September 9th, 2022

Weekly News Recap: September 9, 2022

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II embodied the British nation’s continuity and unity for over 70 years. The Queen passed away at the age of 96 on Thursday, September 8, 2022.

I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong. -- Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, officially Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of her other realms and territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. (1926 - 2022)

SOME GOOD NEWS

  • Experience: I am the Monopoly world champion (The Guardian) #NoKidding "When I was growing up in Venice, I used to play Monopoly every Sunday during the winter with my dad and brother. They were really good, so I usually lost and ended up crying. They were my coaches. I carried this routine into adulthood. During winter, I would go skiing with my friends in the Dolomites. The sun sets quite early there, so we played Monopoly in the evenings. I was a strong player."

  • The world’s biggest offshore wind farm is now fully operational (CNBC) #ItCanBeDone "A facility described by Danish energy firm Orsted as the 'world’s biggest offshore wind farm' is now fully operational, with its 165 turbines set to help power in excess of 1.4 million U.K. homes. Situated roughly 89 kilometers (approximately 55 miles) off the coast of Yorkshire, England, the scale of Hornsea 2 is considerable. According to Orsted, it has a capacity of more than 1.3 gigawatts and stretches across an area of 462 square kilometers — more than half the size of New York City. Hornsea 2, it added, uses Siemens Gamesa turbines with blades measuring 81 meters, or more than 265 feet."

  • UnBanning Books Since 1934 (Brooklyn Public Library) If I lived in the U.S., I would apply for this card. #GreatLibrary "You might have heard of our recent initiative Books UnBanned, which allows individuals ages 13-21 nationwide to apply for a free BPL eCard, providing access to our full eBook collection as well as our learning databases, and which makes a selection of frequently challenged and banned eBook & audiobook titles always available for BPL cardholders. But obviously, banning books and restricting access to information is unfortunately not a new phenomenon. Did you know that in 1934, the Brooklyn Jewish Center founded the American Library of Nazi-Banned Books? Though it's little-remembered today, the initiative was championed by such luminaries as Albert Einstein, Theodore Dreiser, and Upton Sinclair, and was celebrated nationwide."

  • The cat came back — to a Calgary neighbourhood 2 years later (CBC) CALGARY STORY #CatsAreAmazing "Calgarian Wendy Syvret was scrolling her Facebook feed last week when she saw a familiar sight — the furry face of her missing cat, Epsy. 'I thought, 'Boy, that cat looks like Epsy,' you know? What are the chances? She's been gone two years,' Syvret told the Calgary yeopener. She said in September 2020 Epsy escaped her backyard in northeast Calgary through a small gap in the fence. Syvret sent a missing cat alert to YYC Pet Recovery, but nothing came of it. Two years later she came across a post on that same Facebook page."

  • 5 of the Best Parks For a Fall Picnic in Calgary (Todo Canada) CALGARY STORY Beautiful. Where shall we go? "Let’s make the most of this warm fall weather with trips to the park, blanket feasts, and watching the golden sunsets over the Bow River. Some of the more mature forested areas of the River Valley provide exceptionally colourful areas for picnicking. And the entire parkland surrounding the large Glenmore Reservoir can provide beautiful options for family outings, date nights, or big get-togethers."

TOP TEN STORIES OF THE WEEK

  1. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s Beacon of Stability, Dies (New York Times) CANADIAN CONTENT Queen Elizabeth is one of the few world leaders that was about the same age as my grandmother would be today and they both did war service at the same time in WWII in London. She gave her entire life in services. RIP Your Majesty. We will not see your like again. "The death of Queen Elizabeth II, which Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday, is a watershed moment for Britain, at once incomparable and incalculable. It marks both the loss of a revered monarch — the only one most Britons have ever known — and the end of a figure who served as a living link to the glories of World War II Britain, presided over its fitful adjustment to a post-colonial, post-imperial era and saw it through its bitter divorce from the European Union."

  2. Alberta’s Heritage Fund to get $3-billion boost, a long-needed cash injection for the neglected rainy-day reserve (Globe and Mail) ALBERTA STORY Yes! "Alberta’s Heritage Savings Trust Fund is forecast to sit around $20-billion by early 2023, in part because of an injection of cash announced by the UCP government last week. It’s a good, long-needed boost for the oil-focused province’s legendary but neglected rainy-day reserve. In the ups and downs of the resource-revenue roller coaster, Alberta is right now at another peak – one that many didn’t see coming."

  3. No vacancy (CBC) YUKON STORY It is likely the single biggest barrier to growth for Whitehorse. "It’s been called a crisis for over a decade, but the Yukon’s housing situation has never been this bad. How can the territory get runaway housing costs under control?"

  4. The multi-million dollar business of discarded stuff (CBC) ALBERTA STORY Very interesting. "Donation bins, like this one for Cerebral Palsy Alberta, can bring in big bucks for charities in Canada. We look at the business model behind them."

  5. Bow Valley College President and CEO honoured with a Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal (Yahoo!) CALGARY STORY Congratulations! "Bow Valley College is proud to announce its President and CEO, Dr. Misheck Mwaba, has been awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal. Dr. Mwaba graciously accepted the award from the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta and the Premier of Alberta at a ceremony in downtown Calgary."

  6. Beakerhead Has Ignition at TELUS Spark (AllinEvents.in) CALGARY STORY Beakerhead is back! YAY. "Welcome to an evening of connection catalytic conversation house-hacks and the beloved PechaKucha Night Calgary!! This free evening will leave your brain bubbling and synapses firing like sparklers on a birthday cake. Join Beakerhead at the totally rad TELUS Spark from 6:30 - 11 PM and dive into the coolest of the coolest smash-up mash-ups of art and science right here at home in YYC."

  7. Former university presidents inspire women to take the lead (Castnet) CANADIAN STORY Having worked alongside both of these inspiring humans, I am so happy to see them doing this. "Drs. Martha Piper and Indira Samarasekera have broken down barriers for women in academic leadership roles. As the first — and only — female presidents of two of Canada’s largest universities, they’ve forged new paths for future women leaders. Later this month, they sit down with TRU Provost and Vice-President Academic Dr. Gillian Balfour for a public discussion about what they learned in those roles."

  8. Wheels not required: McDonald's set to open walk-up restaurant in Calgary (CTV) CALGARY STORY #LoveThis. In some ways, this is a return to how it used to be when McDonald's first started. "A northwest Calgary community will be home to a unique concept by one of the largest fast food retailers on the face of the planet. McDonald's says it's capitalizing on the atmosphere of the University District by offering walk-up window service at its newest location. The company says in a release that the 'innovative layout' has already seen success in other areas of Canada."

  9. 'Salad-bar' extremism on the rise in Canada, report says (CBC) CALGARY STORY "Extremists in Canada are increasingly cherry-picking aspects of various violent ideologies to form their own belief system, in a phenomenon known as 'salad-bar extremism,' a new report has found. This 'salad bar' extremism, originally used to describe an emerging phenomenon in the U.S., is now present in Canada, a report released Thursday by the Organization for the Prevention of Violence (OPV) reads."

  10. New college program trains Indigenous women in carpentry as demand for trades surges in Okanagan (CBC) KELOWNA STORY #Excellent "The Okanagan College has begun a new, fully subsidized program to train more Indigenous women as carpenters, with jobs in trades in high demand due to a boom in construction across the region. According to the Kelowna, B.C., college, students starting the 30-week SISTERS' program this week will learn the basics of the carpentry trade, including the use of tools and how to work with different materials such as lumber and concrete."

SEVEN LIFE AND CAREER HACKS

  1. 5 Popular Types of Meditations—with Guided Meditation Scripts (Better Humans) This might help you find one that works for you.

  2. This Is How The Weekly Review Improves My Productivity (Nunzio Martinello) It is one of my least-attended to activities but, clearly, one of the most important.

  3. The daily 4-hour rule used by Charles Darwin, Virginia Woolf, & Thomas Jefferson (Developer Purpose) Now, the trick is to find those four hours...

  4. I am keeping up with my job using this method (Canburak Tümer) Pretty cool method for all those who like to use notebooks.

  5. Millennials, Gen Z’s and their struggle with the management of time and productivity (Urooj Fatima Siddiqui) So many options, too many really.

  6. 'The Milky Way' offers a light-hearted autobiography of our galaxy (Space.com) A cool approach. I will be reading.

  7. 'Micro-breaks' from tasks show promise in boosting wellbeing (Science Daily) See, the Pomodoro Method works!

TOP THREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK

  1. Billionaire Stephen Jarislowsky’s $10-million donation to build leadership programs for politicians (Globe and Mail) CANADIAN STORY Thank you Stephen. "As a child growing up in Germany in the 1930s, Stephen Jarislowsky witnessed the carnage that comes when democracy gives way to dictatorship. Today, the billionaire investor sees the same forces at play, with autocrats gaining strength while elected leaders struggle to deliver good government. Rather than wring his hands over the state of the world, the 97-year-old co-founder of asset manager Jarislowsky Fraser has put his considerable personal fortune behind turning out better public servants."

  2. $29-million donation is largest-ever gift to a faculty of education in Canada (Education News Canada) MONTREAL STORY #Wow "A $29-million gift from Quebec-born entrepreneur Sylvan Adams will launch an exciting venture for McGill's Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education in the Faculty of Education, ushering in a new era of world-leading research and discovery in sports science, with the long-term goal of improving elite human performance, and promoting healthier living across the human lifespan. Through its support for the science of high performance, Adams' gift also promotes a new lens through which to conduct health research - one that focuses on learning from the study of optimal health, rather than disease."

  3. PM Shehbaz thanks Prince Rahim Aga Khan for $10 million donation (Global Village) "Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has thanked Prince Rahim Aga Khan for the Ismaili Imamat’s contribution towards the fund relief for the victims of the recent floods in Pakistan. To clarify, the Ismaili Imamat Sunday announced to contribute $10 million towards flood relief efforts in Pakistan following a phone call with PM Shehbaz."

LAST WEEK'S MOST POPULAR STORIES

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