July 19, 2013 news updates related to Long Branch (Toronto not New Jersey) and elsewhere

This post is related to a similar post on June 24, 2013.

The latter post has had many page views, on average quite lengthy ones relatively speaking. Average visits to the above-noted post have averaged over five minutes in duration, whereas the average current duration of visits to the site as a whole is about three minutes.

For that reason for the July 19, 2013 post I’ve selected recent Tweets and Retweets from @jaanpill related to Long Branch (Toronto not New Jersey) and the world beyond.

Cannadine (2013) favours a focus on diversity within groups

I bring your attention in particular to the following Tweet and an additional one; the second one relates to binary narratives:

Jaan Pill ‏@JaanPill17 Jul

Rally for Peter! Message from Laurel Broten – July 20, 2013 10:00 at Milczyn Campaign HQ http://shar.es/kHrkr 

Jaan Pill ‏@JaanPill18s

David Cannadine (20013) argues that the age of us-and-them binary narratives in world history has had its day http://shar.es/kgFHu 

The above-noted update to an Aug. 5, 2013 post about an earlier study by Cannadine highlights the distinction between non-fiction and fiction.

July 19, 2013 news updates

1. Jaan Pill ‏@JaanPill11m

   Unlicensed daycare complaints kept secret in Ontario http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/07/19/unlicensed_daycare_complaints_kept_secret_in_ontario.html … via @torontostar

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2. Jaan Pill ‏@JaanPill11m

   Garment workers making less money than 10 years ago, report shows http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/07/19/garment_workers_making_less_money_than_10_years_ago_report_shows.html … via @torontostar

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3. Jaan Pill ‏@JaanPill12m

   Toronto police cruiser chews up $22,000 basketball court in drug bust http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/07/18/toronto_police_cruiser_chews_up_basketball_court_in_drug_bust.html … via @torontostar

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4. Jaan Pill ‏@JaanPill15m

   Transport Canada mum on rail safety rules http://cbc.sh/oGxJHDK 

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5. Jaan Pill ‏@JaanPill13h

   Put your stories on the map with new Hi app http://fw.to/idGzhdg 

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6. Jaan Pill ‏@JaanPill13h

   Carrick on money: ‘We cannot afford the houses we are living in’ http://fw.to/wmHzXpj 

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7. Jaan Pill ‏@JaanPill14h

   Once-great Detroit collapses, files for biggest city bankruptcy in U.S. history http://fw.to/Sd8rWsN 

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8. Jaan Pill ‏@JaanPill16h

   Say goodbye to your job: Robots will make it extinct http://fw.to/6n7Ml2g 

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9. Jaan Pill ‏@JaanPill16h

   Halifax company offers suite retreats for travellers in Canada http://fw.to/m1D2OmQ 

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10. Jaan Pill ‏@JaanPill16h

    Funding deal for Scarborough subway extension hits rough patch after war of words http://fw.to/MOske9d 

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11. Wiser.org ‏@WiserEarth16h

    “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” #mandeladay

     Retweeted by Jaan Pill

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12. LEAF ‏@leaf16h

    Help protect our urban forests. Share this video: http://ow.ly/n15mZ  #topoli #watchyourash @kristynwongtam @janet_davis @mary_margaret32

     Retweeted by Jaan Pill

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13. TO Community Housing ‏@TOHousing16h

    Watch the unveiling of #RegentPark Blvd. Thanks to @CityofTO, @TheDanielsCorp and @_RPNI for your partnership! http://ow.ly/n4213 

     Retweeted by Jaan Pill

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14. Jaan Pill ‏@JaanPill17h

    Flood puts history on the line – Etobicoke Guardian http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/3897553-flood-puts-history-on-the-line/ … via @insidetoronto

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15. Jaan Pill ‏@JaanPill18h

    Scientists Warn Extreme Weather Linked to Steroids of Climate Change from @NRDC‘s blog [Article posted Sept. 8, 2011] http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/rkistner/scientists_warn_extreme_weathe.html#.UegjkhH0ewM.twitter …

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16. Jaan Pill ‏@JaanPill18h

    Alberta urged to prepare for increasingly severe weather as insurance losses mount [Article was posted May 29, 2013] http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/alberta/Alberta+urged+prepare+increasingly+severe+weather+insurance+losses+mount/8446756/story.html …

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17. Jaan Pill ‏@JaanPill18h

    Canada’s ‘new normal’ weather adds heat to climate politics http://fw.to/2fgikQV 

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18. Jaan Pill ‏@JaanPill18h

    The humidex, the flawed Canadian way to calculate summer discomfort http://cbc.sh/Iez0gne 

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19. Jaan Pill ‏@JaanPill18h

    Momentum Building in Etobicoke-Lakeshore for Pan Am Games http://www.votepetermilczyn.ca/News/1447?l=EN#.UegbqJxkv7M.twitter …

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20. Jaan Pill ‏@JaanPill21h

    B.C. residential school survivor says he was starved http://cbc.sh/iLpGSIL 

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21. Jaan Pill ‏@JaanPill21h

    First Nations leaders demand apology for nutritional experiments http://cbc.sh/Ch4Gx4P 

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22. Kathleen Wynne ‏@Kathleen_Wynne17 Jul

    Whether it’s a starting point or your dream, it’s a job — and it’s my job to create more of them. http://youtu.be/ahzerzkqOtA  #onpoli

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23. Jaan Pill ‏@JaanPill17 Jul

    Rally for Peter! Message from Laurel Broten – July 20, 2013 10:00 at Milczyn Campaign HQ http://shar.es/kHrkr  via @sharethis

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24. Jaan Pill ‏@JaanPill17 Jul

    Changes to Condo Act will offer greater protection for residents, Liberals say http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2013/07/17/changes_to_condo_act_will_offer_greater_protection_for_residents_liberals_say.html … via @torontostar

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25. CTVNews ‏@CTVNews17 Jul

    Shawn Atleo says the federal government must address decades-old nutritional tests on aboriginals http://ow.ly/n4AtZ 

     Retweeted by Jaan Pill

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First engineered alteration of Etobicoke Creek

At the beginning of this post I mentioned that an earlier (June 24, 2013) news update gave rise to an average of five minutes in reading time on the part of site visitors. I would add that according to Google Analytics, an earlier post – about the first engineered alteration of Etobicoke Creek beginning in 1929 – gave rise to an average reading time of over seven minutes.

These details enable me to understand the power of concepts such as blurbs, brands, Pecha Kucha presentations, and the appeal of news updates and news highlights. They also underline for me the fact that communications in all forms are such strongly interactive processes.