But the province has given the idea the hoof.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, is asking the Manitoba government for permission to place a sign along Highway 5 near Carberry, about 170 kilometres west of Winnipeg, where 71 cows died after a semi collided with a train on Jan. 31.

“A memorial sign will serve as a tribute to those dozens of cows who had been severely injured and killed on their way to slaughter,” PETA spokesperson Emily Lavender said from Ottawa.

The sign would also be a way to draw attention to the group’s concerns over how animals are treated before they reach the slaughterhouse.

“Painful mutilations, transport for often hundreds of kilometres in Canada’s freezing winters and scorching hot summers and even prolonged suffering at the slaughterhouse are just the tip of the iceberg,” Lavender said.

The government quickly rejected the idea.

“Roadside memorials are meant to be there for families and communities who have experienced the loss of a loved one,” Rachel Morgan, press secretary for Infrastructure and Transportation Minister Steve Ashton, wrote in an email.

“The department has no intention of changing the meaning behind these memorials.”

The department has a policy that requires memorials to be requested only by relatives of the deceased, Morgan added.

PETA applied for a similar memorial in Illinois last year, but was denied. The state’s Roadside Memorial Act specifies that only relatives who lost loved ones in highway crashes can request memorials.

In 2006, Virginia rejected PETA’s request for highway markers to memorialize hogs killed in crashes on their way to slaughter.

The province’s cattle producers association denied PETA’s accusation that cows are mistreated.

“Cattle producers care very deeply about their animals,” said Cam Dahl, general manager of Manitoba Beef Producers.

“We’re always looking for ways of reducing stress on animals and making sure that they do get to where they’re going healthy.”

PETA asked that the proposed sign read “Careless Driving Costs Lives: In Memory of 71 Cows.”

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4656-Fairfax,California adopts resolution declaring the town a Chemtrail-Free Zone
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If chemtrails are a hoax or a conspiracy then it's pulling in a lot of credible people. On January 11, 2012 the Fairfax City Council adopted Resolution No. 12-07 , "a Resolution of the Town Council of Fairfax declaring Fairfax a Chemtrail-Free Zone.

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Starry Night (interactive animation) from Petros Vrellis on Vimeo.

A try to visualize the flow of the famous painting “Starry Night” of Vincent Van Gogh. The user can interact with the animation. Also, the sound responds to the flow. Made with openframeworks. Beautiful!

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Unexplainable

Unexplained phenomena…or not


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Phenomyna – Unexplained Phenomena


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Global Warming


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Positive proof of global warming…

Global Warming 1/2


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Global Warming "The West blame China’s carbon emissions as a main cause of Global Warming. Yet the West seem unaware that they are fueling China’s industrial revolution."
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Crop Circle Ghosts


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Crop Circle ghosts… left in a harvested field. Wiltshire – UK

Crop Circles, Wiltshire


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Crop circles seen from atop West Kennett Long Barrow

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Research “chemtrails” give me you opinion.

What do you think? Answer below!

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Crop Circles 2002 – UK

Crop Circles 1995-1999


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Crop Circles 1995-1999 – UK
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Crop Circles – Early July 2005 | Cosmic Moon


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Crop Circles Update – EARLY July 2005 – UK

the enigma force


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After the dissolution of MI-13, Professor Nathaniel Dee took control of "Group E" of the unofficial replacement for the supernatural arm of the Directorate. He considered "Group E" to be too prosaic a name for such an important undertaking and renamed it to his liking.

The Professor assembled a transatlantic team for his group …

Professor Nathaniel Dee – Magician, Mentalist, Occultist
Doctor Dexter Seward – Psychic, Doctor, Forensic Scientist, Parapsychologist
Joe Fort – Physicist, Engineer, Inventor, Adventurer
Sam Yeung – Cat burglar, Linguist, Ne’er-do-well
Eden St. James – Commando, Saboteur, Spy
C.A.N.E. – Computational Powerhouse

Together they form the Enigma Force!

Lost civilisations, extraterrestrials, myths and monsters, missing persons, magic and witchcraft, unexplained phenomenon.

The Enigma Force travels the world seeking out these great mysteries.

Humanity’s last, best protection.

Ghost girl captured in photo of a band sound checking!


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This is a photo of a band sound checking before a gig. The girl in white on the right hand corner of the image was NOT in the room. Only the band were present while they did a sound check. The image of the girl did not appear until we looked back at the images afterwards. I am sure there is a scientific explanation for this.

A small creature of light?


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I fixed the photo just a bit, only to adjust exposure, contrast, etc., to make the shape stand out, but I didn’t manipulate anything else in any way.

You decide.

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We flew over the cuckoo's nest
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A sheer lack of things to do leads young people in these towns to do stereotypically devious things like making crop circles in cornfields and joyriding while drinking Pilsner. In the case of my own brief time in a small town a few summers ago, …

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