Weekly News Recap: June 2, 2023

June 2, 2023 Vincent Duckworth

Weekly News Recap: June 2, 2023

Jeremy Pahl has most recently written and performed music as Saltwater Hank. (J. Joshua Diltz/Submitted)

To have another language is to possess a second soul. -- Charlemagne

SOME GOOD NEWS

VIDEO: Ed Sheeran's surprise concert for high school students (BBC) #Legend "In addition to giving them the surprise of a lifetime, Ed Sheeran supplied the music department with free guitars and gave each member of the band a ticket to his sold out concert in Tampa, Florida."
She flushed a diamond ring down the toilet. 13 years later, it resurfaced. (Washington Post) #MeantToBe "After washing her hands at the bathroom sink one day in 2010, Mary Strand [...] accidentally knocked her gold diamond ring into the bowl [...]. In March, wastewater workers in Rogers found the ring while cleaning a piece of equipment. Last week, after a weeks-long publicity campaign and investigation, Strand was reunited with her ring."
Tesla Model Y is the first EV to become the world’s bestselling car (The Verge) #TheFutureisElectric "For the first time ever, an all-electric vehicle — specifically the Tesla Model Y — is now the world’s bestselling car. [The] Tesla Model Y has surpassed Toyota’s RAV4 and Corolla models to top global sales rankings in the first quarter of 2023. That’s especially impressive given pricing [...]."
VIDEO: Rare all-white panda spotted in China's Sichuan province (CTV) #Beauty "Chinese state television CCTV broadcast video over the weekend showing the panda, which is believed to be albino and may be the only one of its kind in the world."
Eurasian lynx pair settle into new home (Yahoo! News) "A pair of Eurasian lynx have arrived at their new home at Drusillas Park in East Sussex. The feline brothers, who have just turned two years old, were born at Wild Place Project in Bristol and moved to the zoo in Alfriston last week."
AUDIO: Ts'msyen musician set to release album in Sm'algya̱x after years of studying endangered language (CBC) PRINCE RUPERT STORY #ThisIsCool "Jeremy Pahl recommitted to learning his ancestral language after moving home to Kxeen, also known as Prince Rupert, B.C. Five years later, he says he catches himself thinking, and dreaming, in Sm'algya̱x."
Donkeys were the lifeblood of this Colorado town. Now every summer, they roam free (CBC) #Freedom "The donkeys are running free once again in Cripple Creek. Every spring, the small Colorado tourist town releases its herd of 15 donkeys to much fanfare, so they can roam free until autumn, all the while warming hearts and destroying gardens."
VIDEO: #TheMoment this female para hockey player broke the gender barrier and made history (CBC) CANADIAN STORY "Raphaëlle Tousignant made history by becoming the first woman to play for Canada's National Para Hockey Team at the World Championships in Moose Jaw, Sask. She dreams of playing in the Paralympics and hopes to inspire a new generation of young female athletes."
12-year-old girl saves family from carbon monoxide poisoning (Good Morning America) #Hero "Jaziyah Parker knew something wasn’t right when her mother and younger brother began passing out. She called 911 and quickly asked for help."
VIDEO: Brain implants help paralysed man to walk again (BBC) "A paralysed man has been able to walk simply by thinking about it thanks to electronic brain implants, a medical first he says has changed his life. Gert-Jan Oskam, a 40-year-old Dutch man, was paralysed in a cycling accident 12 years ago. The electronic implants wirelessly transmit his thoughts to his legs and feet via a second implant on his spine."

TOP TEN STORIES OF THE WEEK

UPDATE: Fort Chipewyan now under mandatory evacuation order (Mix103.7) FORT CHIPEWYAN STORY "According to Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, the last of the evacuees are on their way out. 'We got all the dogs and the animals on the plane,' Adam said. 'We’re going to stay behind and [...] help protect the community in any way that we can but just letting you know that everybody is leaving and that’s the last of the evacuees.'"
Alberta used to have the lowest voter turnout in Canada. Lately, it's near the top (CBC) ALBERTA STORY Nice to see. "Provincial and territorial elections in the rest of the country have seen generally declining turnouts since 1980. In Alberta, however, the trend has been in the opposite direction since 2008. Alberta has gone from having the lowest voter turnout in Canada 15 years ago to having among the highest in recent elections, according to data collected from electoral authorities across every province and territory."
Artificial intelligence poses 'risk of extinction,' tech execs and experts warn (CBC) #Eeek "More than 350 top executives and researchers in artificial intelligence have signed a statement urging policymakers to see the serious risks posed by unregulated AI, warning the future of humanity may be at stake."
I love my electric car but I didn't realize my life would revolve around charging it (CBC) CANADIAN STORY We need to do better. "Not again. All the electric vehicle charging stations were taken, and I knew I was in for at least a 30- to 40-minute wait[...]. I had driven in this pouring rain for nothing, but what choice did I have?"
A spa in Stanley Park's polar bear enclosure? Park board chair would 'love to see' idea move forward (CBC) VANCOUVER STORY "The site has been vacant for nearly three decades, ever since the Vancouver Zoo that it was part of was shut down in the 1990s. While it's in a central area of the park and just a minute's walk from parking lots, today it's overgrown with weeds and graffiti, with no public programming for the area in many years."
City to go ahead with big Canada Day fireworks in Calgary after saying it wouldn't (CBC) CALGARY STORY I, for one, am glad they re-instated fireworks."Last week, the city said it was rolling out a pilot program that would forgo the usual closing fireworks in favour of a pyrotechnic show launched from the main stage at Fort Calgary. Reasons cited for discontinuing the tradition included sensitivities related to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report, the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Immigration Act, late-night traffic and noise, and upsetting the city's animals and wildlife. "
NASA's Juno spacecraft captures Earth-like lightning on Jupiter (CBC) "Data obtained by NASA's Juno probe is providing fresh information on how the lightning processes on Jupiter are similar to those on Earth despite the dramatic differences between the two planets, according to scientists."
Saskatoon Catholic schools keeping kids away from Rainbow Tent ignores need for inclusivity: community members (CBC) SASKATOON STORY "Community members say a recent directive from a Saskatoon Catholic school system to forbid students from participating in an inclusive children's festival event doesn't consider why inclusivity is so important for LGBTQ youth [...]. 'This is doing a huge disservice to some vulnerable youth,' said [Saskatoon public school teacher Patti Rowley], who was raised Catholic and said she was an advocate for LGBTQ students during her career."
Dream makes $500K donation to Regina Humane Society’s new home (CBC) REGINA STORY "It’s a Dream come true for the Regina Humane Society. Dream Developments has donated $500,000 to help the humane society in its efforts to reach its $15-million fundraising goal for the new Animal Community Centre."
High costs putting farming out of reach for young people, affecting all Canadians (CBC) CANADIAN STORY "When Myriam Landry started raising goats for their meat in 2018, she started small — because she had to [...]. 'I should have started bigger but then I would have needed more money, which I didn't have," Landry, 33, said in a recent interview from her farm 50 kilometres north of Montreal. "It's really hard for young people to start. I don't even have land, I don't have tractors, even my goats [I paid for] on loans.'"

SEVEN LIFE AND CAREER HACKS

7 Questions to Ask About Your Copywriting (Benjamin Watkins) We can all improve our copywriting.
Too Many Meetings Is Not Your Problem (One Big Thought) Correct. It is the underlying issue of why we are having meetings...
How these daily questions improve my life by 10x (Alex Mathers) Good questions are always interesting to me. And these are good questions.
Format, align, repeat: three steps to master chart labels (UX Design) #NerdAlert This is cool though.
How People With High Emotional Intelligence Use the Big Bird Rule to Become Exceptionally Successful (Inc.) No spoilers, you have to read the article.
A Personal MBA Curriculum in 26 Books (Krystyna Waterhouse) Pretty great list
Why You Should Send a Weekly Summary Email (Jens-Fabian Goetzmann) I am instituting this in our firm.

TOP THREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK

Acrisure donates $7.5 million to UPMC Children's Hospital Foundation (CBS) "UPMC said the $7.5 million donation [...] will allow the Heart Institute at Children's Hospital to elevate clinical care, research and the patient experience for children and their families."
UK receives $100 million donation to college of agriculture, the largest gift in its history (WDRB) The University of Kentucky announced [...] it received the largest gift in its 158-year history, $100 million for the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. The money came from the Bill Gatton's foundation, a 1954 UK graduate who passed away in 2022."
£1 million donation for the doctors of the future (University of Plymouth) "A game-changing legacy of more than £1 million will support University of Plymouth students into medical careers for generations to come. As part of a drive to open up access to careers in medicine, the fund will target undergraduates from under-represented and disadvantaged backgrounds."

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