And I think 2018 will be even better!

Those numbers keep rolling in...Hawaii missile alert: False alarm sparks panic in US state
An incoming missile alert plunged residents of Hawaii into panic on Saturday morning before it was declared a false alarm.
Mobile phone users received a message saying: "Ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii. Seek immediate shelter. This is not a drill."
State Governor David Ige apologised and said it was caused by an employee pressing the wrong button.
The US government announced there would be a full investigation
18 mins, 38 mins...not “just over a quarter of an hour” or “just over a half an hour”...The phone message notification, all in capital letters, went out at 08:07 (18:07 GMT).
It was corrected by email 18 minutes later but there was no follow-up mobile text for 38 minutes, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports.
pov603 wrote:18 mins, 38 mins...not “just over a quarter of an hour” or “just over a half an hour”...
https://www.thestar.com/about/newsrelea ... -star.htmlMr. Boynton, age 53, has enjoyed an exceptional career in marketing and advertising, having held senior positions for more than 25 years in highly competitive businesses in Canada, the United States and Europe and earning respect as a turnaround and transformational leader.
Mr. Boynton is widely recognized for his experience and expertise in social, digital and mobile strategy and execution, with an emphasis on generating revenue and providing meaningful content for customers. Also, his background in marketing and advanced data analytics and monetization will assist Torstar in offering new and unique opportunities for its advertising and marketing clients.
Since 2014 Mr. Boynton has served as Chief Marketing Officer of the Americas Coalitions business of Aimia Inc., a leading data-driven marketing and loyalty analytics company that owns and operates Aeroplan and other loyalty programs across the globe. At Aimia, he was responsible for leading a team that transformed Aeroplan, resulting in improved revenues, advanced data capabilities for marketing clients and overall operating results.
Before joining Aimia Mr. Boynton was Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Rogers Communications Inc., one of Canada’s largest media and communications companies. Prior to working for 12 years at Rogers Communications, he held senior executive positions with companies including Sprint Canada, AT&T Canada, Scott’s Hospitality and Pepsico.
Mr. Boynton is Co-Vice Chair of the Toronto Region Board of Trade and a member of the board of the Canadian Marketing Association and Prostate Cancer Canada.
Born and raised in Toronto, Mr. Boynton is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario, Richard Ivey School of Business.
He will be the 11th President and CEO of Torstar and the 10th Publisher of the Toronto Star in the newspaper’s 125-year history.
“We are very pleased John Boynton has agreed to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of Torstar and Publisher of the Toronto Star,” said John Honderich, Chair of the Board of Torstar. “John is a proven strategic leader and a turnaround specialist with a unique blend of marketing and advertising experience that will benefit both Torstar’s newspapers and its digital businesses.
You did not exercise your normal care. What's up with all the misspellings?Kham » January 15th, 2018, 12:44 pm wrote:Should we be using the term sheeple. It’s derogitory and most likely given to us by disinformation agents so that we feel superior to those with less knowledge and to feel that we are at the pinnacle of understanding. How do you know you wouldn’t panick in such a situation? After all, The military in Hawaii did bomb itself on December 7, 1941, even if it was highly localized in Oahu. Does any of know how far the military is willing to go with one of their campaigns? Can any of us gaurantee these hoaxes have zero civilian casualties? Promoted victims or family members of victims most often appear fake but how about unpromoted victims of which we might not have knowledge.
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We also can’t confirm which parts of the hoaxes are real or false, although media fakery is a window into contrived images. And by the way, just because an image is fake, doesn’t mean the event or parts of the event didn’t happen. Seems like street theatre and getting the public (and unaware first responders) involved in some way strengthens the hoaxes.
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk ... d-14174970In December a delegation from Manchester visited Boston, and this week our American cousins returned the favour, sending a group to spend a week in and around our city.
People who had been injured in the Boston Marathon visited Orlando to help people injured in the Pulse Nightclub shooting in 2016, and then people from Boston and Orlando visited Las Vegas after the mass shooting there last year.