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A name like that really sets the ladies up for disappointment. 

 

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China is banking on clean energy technologies as major industrial exports that will compete with U.S. and Russian oil and gas and make China the renewable energy and electric vehicle superpower of a future energy world. According to the International Energy Agency, the Chinese public and private sectors will invest more than $6 trillion in low carbon power generation and other clean energy technologies by 2040. 

https://www.cfr.org/blog/chinas-coming-challenge-us-petro-economy

 

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Thursday marks three quarters of a century since three members of the White Rose resistance group were executed by the Nazis. The young students showed bravery few others in Germany were capable of.

https://www.thelocal.de/20180222/feb-22nd-the-day-the-white-rose-were-killed-for-resisting-hitler

https://www.pcmag.com/news/359543/chinas-internet-censors-ban-use-of-the-letter-n

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On Monday, the Chinese government demonstrated just how much power it has over the opinions of its billion-strong population by deciding to ban use of a single letter. That letter is 'N' and its censorship followed moves by the Chinese Communist Party to remove the ten year limit on a presidency from the country's Constitution.

As the BBC explained, the party is proposing to remove the expression "'shall serve no more than two consecutive terms' from the country's Constitution in relation to how long both the President and Vice-President can remain in power. If removed, it would mean current President Xi Jinping could rule for as long as he wants and continue to consolidate his power.

 

https://globalnews.ca/news/4052947/newfoundland-refinery-workers-win-lotto-max/

http://variety.com/2018/film/news/barbra-streisand-clone-dogs-samantha-1202711047/

 

How's the arm the teachers campaign doing Don?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/02/28/georgia-teacher-custody-after-police-say-he-fired-shot-empty-classroom/381955002/

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/worshippers-clutching-ar-15-rifles-hold-commitment-ceremony/ar-BBJHL27

https://www.barstoolsports.com/dmv/ring-just-sold-to-amazon-for-1-billion-dollars-shark-tank-passed-on-it-in-2013-for-7-million/?_branch_match_id=497561240879932979

 

I remember watching that episode,  it was a decent product but I am surprised that it blew up so big.  

 

uh oh

http://www.tmz.com/2018/03/02/rick-ross-hospitalized-ecmo-life-support-heart-attack/

 

Followup story to that mysterious Cuba sound incident.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/cuba/article203221919.html

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Calgary-based Epoch Energy Development is conducting an extensive research and feasibility study to see if a Geothermal District Energy System is viable in the Town of Hinton in Alberta.

The study, supported by all three levels of government, is looking at a proposed system that would produce renewable geothermal heat from marginally-producing oil and gas wells to heat the town’s public buildings. According to the town, there are more than 4,000 wells drilled below 2,500 metres within a 70-kilometre radius of Hinton. Many have bottom-hole temperatures above 140 degrees Celsius. Research indicates Hinton is located in the epicentre of geothermal potential from hot water aquifers in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin,

 

https://www.sustainablebiz.ca/2018/02/28/used-oil-wells-may-heat-alberta-towns-buildings/

 

1 minute ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

It will underwhelm 

 

 

 

https://globalnews.ca/news/4063373/vehicle-crashes-into-downtown-winnipeg-skywalk/

8 minutes ago, Rich said:

 

https://globalnews.ca/news/4063373/vehicle-crashes-into-downtown-winnipeg-skywalk/

That guys company gonna get a bill from the city from his stupidity.

3 hours ago, The Unknown Poster said:

 

I'm always fascinated with underwater discoveries....   very neat stuff IMO 

2 hours ago, bustamente said:

That guys company gonna get a bill from the city from his stupidity.

Must have been some kind of crane truck to cause that hole, most semi trailers are just over 4 meters in height.

3 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Must have been some kind of crane truck to cause that hole, most semi trailers are just over 4 meters in height.

It was a truck that drops of big waste bins probably just dropped one off at the True North site and didn't lower the the rail