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The WTF News Files

So "yellow" is right out?  ???
 
http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/justin-trudeaus-feet-should-be-in-these-socks-in-2018/

Justin Trudeau’s feet should be in these socks in 2018 - Sarah Boesveld, Chatelaine - January 24, 2018
Chatelaine asked Canadian designers to whip up some themed stockings for the PM. Here’s what they came up with.


The could have asked me. ;D

 
No...no. You don’t get to cover up a stupid idea by trying to sound deep and existential. ::)

This past Sunday, rocket startup Rocket Lab launched a three-foot-wide mirror ball into orbit. Called “Humanity Star,” it’s supposed to remind us that we’re all puny specks of dust living in the terrifying vastness of the Universe. Some astronomers have spoken out about the stunt, claiming the sparkly object will interfere with their work—one even compared the abusiveness of the act to sticking “a big flashing strobe-light on a polar bear.” That’s an overstatement, but the bigger problem is the precedent this otherwise useless satellite creates.
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https://gizmodo.com/astronomers-say-giant-disco-ball-in-space-sets-a-bad-pr-1822454265
 
Nutella price drop in France has folks kinda worked up.

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/world/france-nutella-price-drop-fights-1.4505078
 
I find myself agreeing with this person's request for anonymnity:
https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/amp/new-hampshire-woman-fights-keep-id-secret-after-560m-powerball-n845071
 
Totally agree, it's my one big bug up my ass about a major lottery win.  Too many times you see people being targeted and taken advantage of as was the case of a nice retired couple from Truro, NS.  https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/two-years-after-big-lottery-win-n-s-man-still-plagued-by-scam-artists-1.1194035

I trust the lottery corporations will do their due diligence and will not award the winnings to anyone who isn't the rightful claimant.  I don't give a damn who they are, where they live etc.  Not my business.  I like the rules in the lottery in the UK go by, it's your choice for publicity or not.
 
Pittsburgh: Proposal would move retirement age from 65 to 70 for city police
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2018/02/07/Pittsburgh-police-mandatory-retirement-age-Wendell-Hissrich-City-Council-age-65-70/stories/201802070117

Also,

Florida: Firefighter / Paramedic who is seven-months pregnant denied ‘light duty’ assignment. Will have to work a full duty spot.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/pregnant-firefighter-denied-light-duty-assignment-article-1.3803667
 

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Norway's Olympic Team sent 15,000 eggs by mistake.

https://olympics.cbc.ca/news/article/well-that-was-uneggspected-norway-olympic-team-mistakenly-sent-15k-eggs.html
 
Now, now!  That's revenge for Norway's team beating Morris and Lawes in yesterday's opener.

After all, the Canadian Egg boards are a major sponsor of curling-Canada.  ;D
 
jollyjacktar said:
Totally agree, it's my one big bug up my *** about a major lottery win.  Too many times you see people being targeted and taken advantage of as was the case of a nice retired couple from Truro, NS.  https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/two-years-after-big-lottery-win-n-s-man-still-plagued-by-scam-artists-1.1194035

I trust the lottery corporations will do their due diligence and will not award the winnings to anyone who isn't the rightful claimant.  I don't give a damn who they are, where they live etc.  Not my business.  I like the rules in the lottery in the UK go by, it's your choice for publicity or not.
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Understood, but the requirement to publish the names of the winners has nothing to do with ensuring the rightful winner gets their prize.  It's about ensuring the rightful winner actually exists.  There have been cases where lottery/raffle tickets have been sold, but where no actual prizes were awarded.  In other words, they were scams where the "winners" did not actually exist and the organizers simply pocketed everything.  Publishing the names of winners allows anyone to verify whether a prize was actually awarded and that the lottery/raffle was legitimate.
 
Pusser said:
Understood, but the requirement to publish the names of the winners has nothing to do with ensuring the rightful winner gets their prize.  It's about ensuring the rightful winner actually exists.  There have been cases where lottery/raffle tickets have been sold, but where no actual prizes were awarded.  In other words, they were scams where the "winners" did not actually exist and the organizers simply pocketed everything.  Publishing the names of winners allows anyone to verify whether a prize was actually awarded and that the lottery/raffle was legitimate.
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I am sure that it has happened as you describe in some instances, with small players.  I don't believe that has ever happened with the major lotteries. 

I know Atlantic Lottery Corp did get a blast of shit for not letting the public know straight away that major prizes had already been awarded in some of the scratch and win type tickets.  This resulted in patrons buying that particular series of tickets in the hope they could win the major prize.  ACL were smacked down hard for that and subsequently corrected that fault.  Now, IIRC, they pull the tickets if the major prizes have already been taken so that it doesn't happen to customers again.

 
The machines out here automatically state your winnings, if there is a win, the machine chimes out a short song and the receipt shows your winnings.
 
mariomike said:
Pittsburgh: Proposal would move retirement age from 65 to 70 for city police
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2018/02/07/Pittsburgh-police-mandatory-retirement-age-Wendell-Hissrich-City-Council-age-65-70/stories/201802070117

Also,

Florida: Firefighter / Paramedic who is seven-months pregnant denied ‘light duty’ assignment. Will have to work a full duty spot.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/pregnant-firefighter-denied-light-duty-assignment-article-1.3803667
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Not sure about the pic.  However, I'm not a fan of the CAF mandatory retirement age of 60.  If a person can pass the fitness standard and has a clean medical, they should be allowed to serve. 

The highest income years for most Canadians is between 60 and 65.  Forcing members to retire at 60 is a huge blow financially.

 
More Nazis for Gerald Butts:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2018/02/07/peoplekind-is-the-least-of-justin-trudeaus-problems/?utm_term=.bf113e240eb2
 
Lion Poacher becomes dinner for pride of Lions :
www.pressreader.com/canada/toronto-sun/20180214/281822874264935

Something about karma....
 
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