Please continue any discussion on random news items here.

 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/president-barack-obama-winnipeg-1.4986395

That's a pretty big get for Winnipeg. Calgary only gets a lunch appearance...

 

 

On ‎28‎/‎01‎/‎2019 at 10:18 AM, nate007 said:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/president-barack-obama-winnipeg-1.4986395

That's a pretty big get for Winnipeg. Calgary only gets a lunch appearance...

 

Got my tickets already. Glad that my kids both want to go and see this.

1 hour ago, The Unknown Poster said:

 

"On Monday, a Bahamian doctor filed an affidavit stating that the 77-year-old was unable to travel to the Bahamas due to poor health. According to the affidavit, Nygard flew to Winnipeg on Friday, but upon landing felt very dizzy and thought he was having a stroke."

I guess those stem cell treatments aren't working out as great as he claimed they were...

 

2 minutes ago, nate007 said:

"On Monday, a Bahamian doctor filed an affidavit stating that the 77-year-old was unable to travel to the Bahamas due to poor health. According to the affidavit, Nygard flew to Winnipeg on Friday, but upon landing felt very dizzy and thought he was having a stroke."

I guess those stem cell treatments aren't working out as great as he claimed they were...

 

He looks younger

 

http://www.advisen.com/tools/fpnproc/fpns/articles_new_12/P/330183139.html?rid=330183139&list_id=12

Cyber insurance: Black swans and fat tails

20 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

He looks younger

 

https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/30/18203442/foxconn-wisconsin-lcd-factory-over-jobs-louis-woo

https://www.si.com/tech-media/2019/01/30/tom-brady-kdka-graphic-known-cheater-employee-fired

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/carstairs-westview-co-op-grocery-car-key-fob-1.4999558

It's about time they held them responsible for the mess they create.

Supreme Court rules energy companies must clean up old wells — even in bankruptcy

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/supreme-court-redwater-decision-orphan-wells-1.4998995

 

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/2184462/customs-officers-deliver-hk62-million-blow-smugglers

Hard to believe that in this day and age peeps still prefer powdered ivory over Viagra.

https://www.tmz.com/2019/02/01/michael-avenatti-no-criminal-charges-domestic-violence/

well that was the most boring super bowl I ever watched

https://tvline.com/2019/02/04/super-bowl-liii-ratings-patriots-champions-over-rams/

Edited February 4, 20197 yr by iHeart

Imagine their anxiety when rams were kicking that last second field goal. 

 

 

 

1 hour ago, The Unknown Poster said:

 

#cityofcrime

This place survived the last shooting. Now this is twice.

 

Edited February 6, 20196 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

1 hour ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

#cityofcrime

This place survived the last shooting. Now this is twice.

 

Based on the thread in reddit it either looked like 2 sketchy guys walked in and shot up two people  or the two sketchy people walked in and shot each other....   either way maybe they should closer earlier in the night...

https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/pollock-s-hardware-members-urged-to-vote-to-close-co-op-1.4285599

https://www.nogalesinternational.com/news/despite-complaints-soldiers-add-more-wire-to-nogales-border-fence/article_d4397ff2-28b7-11e9-94ff-e36237f3a29f.html

#cityofcrime https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/employee-hit-with-bottle-in-violent-lockport-robbery-1.4284134

Edited February 6, 20196 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

18 hours ago, Brandon said:

Based on the thread in reddit it either looked like 2 sketchy guys walked in and shot up two people  or the two sketchy people walked in and shot each other....   either way maybe they should closer earlier in the night...

I dont often end up out at the wee hours of the morning anymore, but those places used to be very very well in the post-bar rush.  

When I worked bars, we always had our regular hang out (usually Perkins) and would often assist the staff in dealing with issues.  We often complained to management that they had 2-4 staff, almost always women, working these over-night shifts and it was unsafe.  But they always had the regular bar staff to act as unpaid security.  

In recent years it went from drunks to gang members so maybe its not worth being open.  The cops were quick to point out that there was no danger to the public so these guys shot each other (or it was a contained gang on gang situation).  Still, next time you're in that area at 3 am are you going there?  Not likely.

46 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said:

I dont often end up out at the wee hours of the morning anymore, but those places used to be very very well in the post-bar rush.  

When I worked bars, we always had our regular hang out (usually Perkins) and would often assist the staff in dealing with issues.  We often complained to management that they had 2-4 staff, almost always women, working these over-night shifts and it was unsafe.  But they always had the regular bar staff to act as unpaid security.  

In recent years it went from drunks to gang members so maybe its not worth being open.  The cops were quick to point out that there was no danger to the public so these guys shot each other (or it was a contained gang on gang situation).  Still, next time you're in that area at 3 am are you going there?  Not likely.

Back in the day, I saw a bouncer brawl or two at Perkins'. 

This could get very interesting 

 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-councillor-jon-dziadyk-mba-degree-1.5009035

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The first-term councillor said he's paying 35 per cent of the tuition — about $23,000 — and using his ward budget to cover the rest — about $44,000.

Every councillor gets a $188,718 ward budget to use as he or she sees fit for the job. The bulk of the money goes toward paying staff and executive assistants. But other expenses include travel, communications such as cellphones and promotional items, such as gift cards, hosting dinners and lunches.

The ward budget is in addition to councillors' salary of $113,325 in 2018.

Good on the guy for disclosing his expenditures publicly, but I can see how spending over $40K of a publicly funded budget on personal academics would ruffle the feathers of taxpayers.

Edited February 7, 20196 yr by blue_gold_84
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