Loser

35 year old Patrick Beeman from Wisconsin 

 

A “serial toilet clogger” in Wisconsin was slapped with a 150-day sentence on Monday, according to the Sheboygan Press newspaper.

 

Patrick Beeman, 35, was also ordered to go on probation for three years after prosecutors say he clogged women’s toilets in Deland Park in Sheboygan and at his place of employment.

 

“I need to make things right and pray forgiveness every day,” Beeman said during his sentencing on Monday in Sheboygan County, according to the Press.

 

There were at least 12 “clogging” incidents, according to authorities. 

 

Officers found a plastic bottle jamming a toilet in the women’s restroom at Deland Community Center in March, and the incidents stretched back to April of 2017, according to the newspaper.

 

Beeman would get urges to use objects to plug toilets. He caused about $2,000 in damage, according to Fox 6.

 

He was originally charged with 12 misdemeanor counts of criminal damage to property, according to the newspaper, but seven of those charges were dropped earlier this year.

 

He was sentenced to 30 days in jail for each of the remaining counts. He will be able to continue to work at his job, but must report to jail each day.

Winner

Pastor Sam and the Grand Rapids First congregation in Wyoming, Michigan 

In the past few years, the news about pastors and how they use the funds from their churches has been anything less than inspiring. 

 

From Joel Osteen refusing to open the doors of his megachurch to victims of Hurricane, to televangelists preaching the prosperity gospel and asking congregants for money for their private jets, it could seem like leaders of organized religion have lost sight of their original mission 

 

Thankfully, faith has been restored after a Michigan church said it raised enough money to pay off the medical debt of nearly 2,000 struggling families.

DEALS:

7 Night Alaska Cruise

August 3    (over the long weekend!!!)

Cruise only (roundtrip Vancouver)

$749 + $312 tax (1061)...$20 more of oceanview obstructed

 

Rome & Sorrento, Italy (Longstay)

March 3 

Air, 5 night in Rome, 14 nights in Sorrento, daily breakfast & transfers

$2299 + $680 tax (2979)

 

11 Night Scandinavia & Russia Cruise (7 countries!)

May 12

Air, 11 night cruise & transfers

Ports: Copenhagen (Denmark), Riga(Latvia), Tallinn (Estonia), St.Petersburg (Russia) (x2), Helsinki (Finland), Stockholm (Sweden), Klaipeda (Lithuania), Copenhagen (Denmark)(x2)

$1799 + $898 tax (2697)...add $300 for outside cabin

 

Guest: Claire Newell 

President and Founder of Travel Best Bets

DEALS:

7 Night Alaska Cruise

August 3    (over the long weekend!!!)

Cruise only (roundtrip Vancouver)

$749 + $312 tax (1061)...$20 more of oceanview obstructed

 

Rome & Sorrento, Italy (Longstay)

March 3 

Air, 5 night in Rome, 14 nights in Sorrento, daily breakfast & transfers

$2299 + $680 tax (2979)

 

11 Night Scandinavia & Russia Cruise (7 countries!)

May 12

Air, 11 night cruise & transfers

Ports: Copenhagen (Denmark), Riga(Latvia), Tallinn (Estonia), St.Petersburg (Russia) (x2), Helsinki (Finland), Stockholm (Sweden), Klaipeda (Lithuania), Copenhagen (Denmark)(x2)

$1799 + $898 tax (2697)...add $300 for outside cabin

 

Guest: Claire Newell 

President and Founder of Travel Best Bets

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The Global Energy Monitor says an international boom in liquefied natural gas exports is undermining global efforts to stop climate change and Canada is one of the industry's biggest players.

The report, released on Canada Day, says there are projects in development globally that by 2030 would increase natural gas supply to 806 million tonnes above what they are now.

Just over one-third of that development, 35 per cent, is in Canada. Only the United States, at 39 per cent, has more new natural gas exports in the works, the report says.

The Global Energy Monitor is an international non-governmental organization that catalogues fossil-fuel infrastructure.

The report says the increase in natural gas is driven largely by the North American fracking boom,  which changed the industry about 11 years ago.

But it also says the investments are ``on a collision course'' with the goals of the Paris climate change accord.

Guest: Ted Nace

Founder of Global Energy Monitor

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The Global Energy Monitor says an international boom in liquefied natural gas exports is undermining global efforts to stop climate change and Canada is one of the industry's biggest players.

The report, released on Canada Day, says there are projects in development globally that by 2030 would increase natural gas supply to 806 million tonnes above what they are now.

Just over one-third of that development, 35 per cent, is in Canada. Only the United States, at 39 per cent, has more new natural gas exports in the works, the report says.

The Global Energy Monitor is an international non-governmental organization that catalogues fossil-fuel infrastructure.

The report says the increase in natural gas is driven largely by the North American fracking boom,  which changed the industry about 11 years ago.

But it also says the investments are ``on a collision course'' with the goals of the Paris climate change accord.

Guest: Ted Nace

Founder of Global Energy Monitor

Do you love roses? If so, you definitely need to meet our next guest! Brad Jalbert is a rose hybridizer, grower and expert from Select Roses in Langley, BC, and he recently returned from New York City where he was recognized for his work with roses at the New York Restoration Society Picnic. For the occasion, Jalbert created a rose for the founder of the New York Restoration Society, Bette Midler. Jalbert created the rose and named it ‘The Divine Miss M’, which Midler praised as a “knockout”. 

Jalbert joins Simi in studio to discuss his career working with roses, his international success, and to take your calls with questions about the roses in your garden. 

Guest: Brad Jalbert 

A rose hybridizer (breeder), grower, and expert from Select Roses in Langley, BC

Do you love roses? If so, you definitely need to meet our next guest! Brad Jalbert is a rose hybridizer, grower and expert from Select Roses in Langley, BC, and he recently returned from New York City where he was recognized for his work with roses at the New York Restoration Society Picnic. For the occasion, Jalbert created a rose for the founder of the New York Restoration Society, Bette Midler. Jalbert created the rose and named it ‘The Divine Miss M’, which Midler praised as a “knockout”. 

Jalbert joins Simi in studio to discuss his career working with roses, his international success, and to take your calls with questions about the roses in your garden. 

Guest: Brad Jalbert 

A rose hybridizer (breeder), grower, and expert from Select Roses in Langley, BC

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Two Japanese whale hunting boats have returned to port with their first catch after resuming commercial whaling for the first time in 31 years.  Japan's last commercial hunt was in 1986, but it has continued whaling for what it says are research purposes. It has now withdrawn from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) so is no longer subject to its rules. IWC members had agreed to an effective ban on whale hunting, but Japan has long argued it is possible to hunt whales in a sustainable way.

Despite an international outcry from animal welfare activists, certain experts believe that the resumption of traditional whaling may end up saving large government subsidies and the lives of many whales. Patrick Ramage is the director of International Fund for Animal Welfare, and he thinks that this could be the end of traditional Japanese whaling.

Guest: Patrick Ramage 

Director of the International Fund for Animal Welfare

Two Japanese whale hunting boats have returned to port with their first catch after resuming commercial whaling for the first time in 31 years.  Japan's last commercial hunt was in 1986, but it has continued whaling for what it says are research purposes. It has now withdrawn from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) so is no longer subject to its rules. IWC members had agreed to an effective ban on whale hunting, but Japan has long argued it is possible to hunt whales in a sustainable way.

Despite an international outcry from animal welfare activists, certain experts believe that the resumption of traditional whaling may end up saving large government subsidies and the lives of many whales. Patrick Ramage is the director of International Fund for Animal Welfare, and he thinks that this could be the end of traditional Japanese whaling.

Guest: Patrick Ramage 

Director of the International Fund for Animal Welfare

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The U-S consul in Hong Kong has condemned violence among government critics but says all should have the right to express their views peacefully. Hundreds of demonstrators stormed the legislature yesterday and wrote graffiti on the walls. Consul General Kurt Tong says the US would have preferred to see peaceful protests.

The protesters want the government to withdraw an extradition bill and are demanding the resignation of Leader Carrie Lam.

Meanwhile, Chinese state media has run footage of police in Hong Kong clearing protesters from streets in a break with its silence over past days of pro-democracy demonstrations. 

Guest: Joanna Chiu

Managing editor of Star Vancouver, former correspondent in China and Hong Kong