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How to avoid social media regret — if possible

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Oh gee. Forgive us for smiling behind our hand but this linked story about how to avoid social media regret reminds us of the time fathers used to “have a talk” with their sons.  Maybe they still do. The first generation of  Internet users had to learn that email was forever. The words lie on a server owned by God knows who and it doesn’t matter if you beg the recipeint to destroy the message — it still lives on and on. Now it is even easier to let loose the unfinished judgement of youth on Twitter and whatever. Before social media, we were taught things like not to tilt our chairs at dinner and of course to stay fully dressed when someone had a camera at a party. Fast Company

Three cases of “Ebola” isolation in Canada

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There are reports of patients with symptoms and a history sufficiently of concern that they are under watch in hospital around Canada today. Such stories comes from Edmonton, Ottawa and Belleville. In most of these cases the authorities seem to think it is unlikely this dsiease had been contracted but the isolation is part of the prevention process.  Ebola leads 

What? Voting station is outside the subdivision

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Residents of Ward 27’s polling subdivision number one may be wondering what they did to win a polling station that is actually outside the subdivision. Subdivision number one is the northernmost zone of the ward. It lies generally between Moore Ave on the north and St. Clair Ave. east of the Deer Park ravine on the south (map below). For reasons unknown, the polling station has been placed at Deer Park Public library on the corner of  Alvin Ave in the uniquely inaccessible realm of Yonge and St. Clair and outside the subdivision. Residents of subdivision three in Moore Park will feel blessed that the mandarins of electoral oddities have sent them to the spacious Our Lady Of Peterpetual Help School on Garfield Ave. What a break. Oddly, in provincial elections, OLPH school is also the polling station for all of Moore Park. 

Off limits bouncy castle injures two toddlers

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Two toddlers sneaked behind tapes and got into a bouncy castle that was not open to the public. They trapped inside the playhouse when a gust of win swept the it as much as 30 feet in the air and then sent it crashing to the ground. The two New Hampshire brothers, 2 and 3 years old, were both hospitalized, with the younger boy in critical condition. The toddlers climbed into the bouncy house while it was in a restricted area of Sullivan Farm, in Nashua, that was supposed to be off limits to the attendees of the festival. Witnesses said they saw the bouncy house fly up in the air before it came crashing down in a neighboring orchard. It seems to a warningagain that these popular toys need complete grounding and adult supervision. Previous — Flying bouncy castle hurts kids 

Blocks of Calgary blacked out for up to 4 days

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An underground fire has plunged blocks of downtown Calgary into darkness and the power authority, Emmax, says it doubts power will be restored in less than four days.  Residents and businesses will remain without power in the critical urban hub following damage to wires and cables. Enmax has shut down power to a large swath of downtown, from 4th Avenue to 7th Avenue S.W. and 4th Street to 11th Street S.W., as crews repair the damage. It will take a minimum of four days to repair the damage and get power back online, Enmax reported.

Election to replace Flaherty set for November 17

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Prime Minister Harper has called a by-election for November 17, 2015 to replace the late Jim Flaherty in the riding of Whitby-Oshawa.  The Ontario riding has been vacant since Mr. Flaherty’s death in April, There will also be an election in the Alberta riding of Yellowhead which was vacated last month when former MP Rob Merrifield quit to take a job as Alberta’s envoy to Washington.

Someone blew it as health worker gets Ebola

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Health officials in the U.S. insist that someone made a mistake in order for the women caregiver to contract Ebola from her patient.  They call it a “breach in protocol” but its a mistake. Somehow the full protection gear this woman wore as she looked after the late Thomas Eric Duncan was compromised. The experts on the scene in Dallas at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital are not sure who let it happen or how it happened. It may have been the woman herself. Or not. It is possible to touch the outside of the protection gear when it is removed. It may have been contaminated. It is a disturbing additional mystery and concern for the authorities as they work to keep the virus isolated. Thomas Frieden, chief of the Centre for Disease Control, said his agency will investigate. “At some point there was a breach in protocol,” Frieden said. “That breach in protocol resulted in this infection.” 

Fiat Chrysler stock debut in New York Monday

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The stock of the new Fiat Chrysler Automobile launches on the New York market on Monday, a event that many wish could have been postponed. North American markets have nosedived in recent days. Canadian markets will be closed because of Thanksgiving. But investors will be able to punish FCA if they wish. Sergio Marchionne, right, is credited with pulling FCA together and given high marks by shareholders for his marketing savvy. The company’s hopes in the longer term are riding on the 2015 Chrsyler and Dodge minivan, shown above. It is a sleek-looking plug-in hydrid with a back window that defies recent covention in such design. Buyers may like it.  

Photos of Sarah’s Food Drive at McDowell’s

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The food donated through the generous efforts of South Bayview residents was sorted and bagged for delivery to the Daily Bread Food Bank Saturday (October 11, 2014). The target 70,000 lbs. — was super high at 10,000 lbs.more than last year. They’re close but still pushing to hit it. You can donate online until tomorrow by going to sarahsfooddrive.com and clicking on the ‘DONATE NOW’ link. Today’s event was sponsored as it is every year by Chad McDowell’s valu mart and Realtor Patrick Rocca both of whom made large contrubtions to the total of hampers. Pictures from the top, the gathered volunteer kids ready to to go to work filling bags at McDowell’s valu mart. Second from top, the work begins as kids each grab a unit of foodstuffs, assembly-line style, and put it in a bag held by Patrick Rocca. The bag already has a very heavy frozen turkey in it. Then Charlene Kalia, also volunteering and a buyer of many bags for the drive with her daughter Madelyn. With her colleagues and friends at Chesnut Park Charlene raised 84 hampers. Bottom, Byron Auburn of CTV Toronto interviews Claire Jordan sister of Sarah. The local drive started six years ago when Sarah and her mom heard news about the Daily Bread Food Bank seeking donations. It was at that moment Sarah decided she wanted to help. Now Sarah is surprised by the size and importance of the drive and its huge success.  The family is always on the lookout for new ways to involve the community. For a second year, Sarah and Claire have set up the school challenge, which includes 12 schools and approximately 6,000 students. “We go to assemblies at each of the schools and Sarah and I talk about our different roles. I talk about which foods are healthy and which are not,” Claire told the East York Mirror.  They also promote a business challenge to encourage them buy hampers or make donations. More to come.