Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Allows Cats

For fans of the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, the headlines might have been alarming. “The Westminster dog show is adding cats this year,” Newsweek informed the world last week. “Cats crash Westminster dog show,” readers of the Denver Post learned.

What is true: Cats will, for the first time in several years, be on display at a joint Westminster-American Kennel Club event on Feb. 11, two days before the actual canine competition begins. It’s called “Meet the breeds,”  an occasion where members of the public can ogle and learn about many dozens of dog breeds, each with its own booth.

This year, out of the kindness of their canine-loving hearts, and because of a bit of public pressure, the American Kennel Club (AKC) decided to bring back cats, giving forty breeds of felines their own booths.

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At press time, four fluffy giant dancing poodles are unaccounted for. They were located next to the cat cages.

Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard killing: Frank Ancona’s wife and stepson charged

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The wife and stepson of a Ku Klux Klan leader found shot dead in Missouri have been charged with murder.

The body of Frank Ancona, who called himself an “imperial wizard”, was found next to a river on Saturday.

His wife Malissa Ancona, who appealed for his return on Facebook, and stepson Paul Jinkerson Jr were charged with the murder on Monday.

They are also facing charges of tampering with physical evidence and abandonment of a corpse.

Police allege Mr Ancona, 51, was shot in his sleep on Thursday at home in Leadwood, Missouri, about 70 miles south of St. Louis.

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It is thought his body was then driven about 20 miles and dumped near Belgrade. Mr Ancona was found by a family out fishing on Saturday.

Officers have found evidence of a burn pile near Mr Ancona’s vehicle, which was found 30 miles from his body.

Mr Ancona was initially reported missing by his employer, after he failed to turn up for work.

Before his body was found, Mrs Ancona, 44, told officers he was out of the state on a delivery job, and that she planned to file for divorce on his return.

Mr Ancona was a member of the Traditionalist American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, which describes itself as a “White Patriotic Christian organization that bases its roots back to the Ku Klux Klan of the early 20th century”.

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Image caption Police allege she acted with her son, 24-year-old Paul E. Jinkerson, Jr (pictured)

“Our mission is to preserve our White culture and heritage but also be relevant to the happenings going on in our Republic today,” a statement signed by Mr Ancona and published on its website states.

Mr Jinkerson’s attorney, Eric Barnhart, said he didn’t believe his client was involved in the killing.

Both have been remanded without bail.

Bus Beheader and Cannibal Vince Li granted absolute discharge by Criminal Code Review Board

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Vince and his lawyers enjoying a chuckle at the courthouse today

The man behind a brutal random attack on a greyhound bus near Portage la Prairie in 2008 has been given an absolute discharge.

Will Baker (formerly Vince Li) has been freed from any court-ordered responsibilities, the Criminal Code Review Board ruled late Friday afternoon.

 The review board said it is “of the opinion that the weight of evidence does not substantiate that Mr. Baker poses significant threat to the safety of the public.”

It based its decision on expert witnesses like Dr. Jeffrey Waldman, and submissions by counsel.

Waldman told the review board Baker must take daily medications and continue seeing a psychiatrist, and believes he will do so.

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A question Manitoba doctors, did his previous doctors in Edmonton back in 2008 believe he was going to continue taking his daily medications? They didn’t care, because he hadn’t been violent up until then. But his behavior was going to change!

Vince Li went off his meds, boarded a greyhound bus in Edmonton, during the trip he attacked a person unknown to him who was sleeping in the next seat, Tim McLean. Li stabbed Tim dozens of times, disemboweled and beheaded him, mutilated his body in the most horrific way, and then proceeded to eat parts of Tim’s body. He pranced up and down the aisle of the bus holding Tim’s severed head like a trophy. The stunned RCMP officers didn’t know what to do. They finally talked him off the bus after Li kept up this gruesome ritual for over an hour. Forever causing major psychological damage to all the other bus passengers standing on the side of the road watching this, not to mention the police officers, bus driver and a truck driver that stopped to help. Many of these people are suffering from severe PTSD to this day. Not to mention how Tim’s Mom has been affected for life. 

Li tried to start the bus, but the driver had switched on an immobilizer. He tried to exit the bus, but the driver, a passenger and a truck driver with a hammer and crowbar kept him at bay until the cops arrived.

What in the name of screwed up psychology are these idiot review board doctors thinking? For crying out loud. The doctors on the review board THINK Li will continue taking his meds, wishful thinking that puts society at risk if this hunch turns out to be wrong!

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The aftermath of the gruesome event

But what if Vince stops taking his meds? Is this not a possibility? He did it before. Is he just going to get disoriented and hear song birds in his head if he does? Or is he going to hear God’s voice instructing him to kill a stranger because the stranger represents evil, this is what happened on the bus according to what Li told a psychiatrist. If he hears these kinds of voices will Li buy a sharp knife and attack an innocent person in his apartment building or on the streets of Winnipeg?

This sick demented monster has the potential to brutally kill a stranger. What in the name of screwball back porch psychology was this review panel thinking!? It’s all about this ridiculous politically correct world we live in. Liberal forgiving attitudes that don’t want to rightly punish the most violent delusional fiends in society. This was complete crap that makes the term preposterously absurd not at all effective enough.

Hopefully Vince Li (now Will Baker) will not have the chance to parade like this in Winnipeg.

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“I forgot to take my medications, I am not responsible for beheading this man.”

PotSquatch with really bad hair conditioner stumbles upon TV report

A Massachusetts TV station’s live report from Thursday’s massive storm featured as surprise guest as ‘sasquatch’ stumbled upon the scene.
Standing in downtown Springfield, meteorologist Jennifer Pagliei attempted to report on the conditions in the city, but viewers were likely more transfixed by the costume-clad ‘creature’ that appeared behind her.


In a remarkable display of professionalism, Pagliei barely missed a beat when she noticed the abominable snowman ambling nearby.
As one might expect, the scene became somewhat of a viral sensation after it was shared on social media.
Beyond a bit of good fun, the ‘Bigfoot’ appearance apparently came from a Yeti with a message as it was revealed that the prankster was, in fact, ‘Potsquatch,’ the mascot for a marijuana supply store in Massachusetts.
This also answer may answer the question of what would possess someone to don a full body creature costume and dash around during a snowstorm.

Winnipeg Photos From Years Past

Some interesting photos from decades past of the old Peg.

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Main Street

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Construction of the Union Bank Tower 1904.

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Osborne Field where Great West Life is now.

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Eaton’s building on Portage.

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Old Empire Hotel on the southeast corner of Main and York. Burned down in the early seventies.

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When Citiplace was called Eaton Place. It had movie theaters back then.

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Majestic old apartment building at the corner of Main and Broadway. The building also burned down.

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The building had a pagoda in the courtyard.

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Building the Fort Garry Hotel 1913

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City Hall

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Main Street 1887

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Portage Avenue circa 1950’s.

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Portage and Main 1970’s

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Main Street in the 1800’s

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The old Royal Alexandra Hotel at Main and Higgins

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Main and Logan in the 1950’s

Historical comparisons

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Wesley College at the University of Winnipeg

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Birks Building at the corner of Portage and Smith

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Union Bank Tower and City Hall

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Hargrave at Cumberland

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Osborne Village

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Old CKY TV News Team with the gorgeous Sylvia bottom left.

Winnipeg does have a White House

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Portage and Fort

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Portage Avenue. Looking at the cars it must be the 1920’s.

The Amazing Twisting Jet Streams

Jet streams are like rivers of wind high above in the atmosphere. These slim strips of strong winds have a huge influence on climate, as they can push air masses around and affect weather patterns.

The jet streams on Earth — other planets have jet streams as well, notably Jupiter and Saturn — typically run from west to east, and their width is relatively narrow compared to their length. Jet streams are typically active at 20,000 feet (6,100 meters) to 50,000 feet (9,144 meters), or about 7 miles (11 kilometers) above the surface and travel in what is known as the troposphere of Earth’s multi-layered atmosphere.

While they are fairly narrow, they cover a wide latitude running north to south and often travel a very winding path; at times they can even fade away or break off into smaller “rivers” of air that merge again “downstream.”
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The seasons of the year, location of low and high pressure systems and air temperature all affect when and where a jet stream travels. Jet streams form a border between hot and cold air. Because air temperature influences jet streams, they are more active in the winter when there are wider ranges of temperatures between the competing Arctic and tropic air masses.
Temperature also influences the velocity of the jet stream. The greater the difference in air temperature, the faster the jet stream, which can reach speeds of up to 250 mph (402 kph) or greater, but average about 110 mph (177 kph).
Both the Northern and Southern hemispheres have jet streams, although the jet streams in the north are more forceful. Each hemisphere has two primary jet streams — a polar and a subtropical. The polar jet streams form between the latitudes of 50 and 60 degrees north and south of the equator, and the subtropical jet stream is closer to the equator and takes shape at latitudes of 20 to 30 degrees.
Six day Jet Stream observation ( February 4-9, 2017) by the The Weather Network
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Winnipeg is almost always above the polar jet stream. That’s why we experience the weather below.