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The Day Canada’s Federal Parliament was Attacked by a Man with a Gun. Top Story - November 2021.
On Wednesday, October 22, 2014, chaos erupted in our capital city, Ottawa, when police received multiple 911 calls about a shooting at the National War Memorial.
By Annemarie Berukoff4 years ago in FYI
Cyberbullying
Technology can help to enhance this and create another “place” for you, but like cyberbullying, it is based on relationships and the way people engage in everyday life. As for young people, because they spend a lot of time on social media, their communication also happens in apps, texts, games, and websites. Cyberbullying is using digital technology which means that many people are being exploited or intimidated using their mobile devices, tablets, or computers.
By A sapkota4 years ago in FYI
A Candle in the Dark: 9 Rules for Combating Bulls#!t
VISITING STONEHENGE is a magical experience: you can’t help but be influenced by its iconic status as one of the world’s most recognisable ancient monuments. But the stone circle also radiates a kind of mystical aura of its own.
By Wilson da Silva4 years ago in FYI
Ancient Rome
Welcome to ancient Rome. Originally just a simple city-state, it was formed into a republic in 509BCE. The king was replaced with two consuls who ruled together. Renamed in 27 BCE by Augustus, adopted son of the great Julius Caesar. Augustus transformed the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire and formed it into an autocratic government, in other words, he was the only boss. Although he never actually assumed the title of Emperor, we have named him Rome’s first Emperor. The Roman people were separated into two classes, the rich and the poor. That wasn’t the only way they were separated, they were also separated by gender and generation. Like most ancient societies and some modern ones, men ruled the world.
By K Savin4 years ago in FYI
The Multi-Legged Menace
It’s the middle of the night and you are deep in slumber. Better yet, you are having one of the best dreams you have ever had. Suddenly, the dream fades away and you find yourself awake, staring around in darkness, wondering what outside force has interfered with the wondrous state of euphoria? The answer comes in the form of minute drumming over a piece of paper you have carelessly left lying on the floor. The inquiry of why paper would be making an REM disturbing sound plagues your mind, and fear invades your thoughts because you know the only sound to match that is a tiny multi-legged terror. Slowly reaching for your lamp, you flick it on to reveal if your fears have manifested into the reality you hope it isn’t. The bright blinding beam shines directly over the floor where the paper lies helplessly and just inches away from it, confirming exactly what you thought, is the multi-legged arthropod known as: centipedes.
By Iris Harris4 years ago in FYI
Weird and Paranormal
Inter-dimensional time Rift in Kirbyville Texas "2016" If your anything like me you like the weird and paranormal, however this takes it to a whole other level. This story was told by my older brother. so I might not have all of the Details Correct. One day as my brother was outside in a barn that we own that is sort of in the woods, but you can still see the road. he was standing out there and he started to hear the sounds of multiple vehicles.
By Kenneth Haines4 years ago in FYI
Why do we spring forward and fall back every year?
It is dark here in Alaska. Cook dinner at 3:30 pm so you can be in bed by 6:00 pm dark. It happened quickly this year, like Christmas morning presents quickly. One day I was waking up to the chirping of birds and the annoying sounds across the street neighborhood mowing his grass at 6:30 am, and the next, it was the silent sounds of snow-covered roads and the hum of the overworked heater.
By Rose Loren Geer-Robbins4 years ago in FYI
Fads From The Past: Electric Corsets and Belts
In our current age, we are so used to seeing a lightbulb turn on that we don't see anything particularly special about this piece of technology. One can only imagine how magical it all must've seemed to those who saw it for the first time.
By Omy 4 years ago in FYI
Here’s The Unbelievable Thing We’re All Made Up of.
Did you know that we’re all made up of stardust? Me either, until last night. I’m staying in a hotel as I write this, which you know means either late-night binging of Friends or cheesy Hallmark/Lifetime movies. Last night it was Hallmark.
By Adrienne Grimes4 years ago in FYI
Could Any Other Animal Become as Intelligent as Humans?
As I'm writing this, I’m participating in a 10-minute writing sprint. (They’re part of Ninja Writers and done every morning. You can check them out here.)
By Adrienne Grimes4 years ago in FYI
The History of Satanism
Satanism is an advanced, generally non-mystical religion dependent on scholarly, creative, and philosophical understandings of the focal figure of fiendishness. It wasn't until the 1960s that an authority Satanic church was shaped by Anton LaVey.
By Deana Contaste4 years ago in FYI
Africa Industrialization history
Industrial Transformation takes place in many sub-Saharan African business countries such as Ghana, Uganda, Senegal, and Ivory Coast. ) but also for new players like Ethiopia, Morocco, Rwanda, and others (all of whom have recently adopted policies to promote industrial production and development).
By Sonia Shrestha 4 years ago in FYI