As we do every week on Friday, we’ve collected the top stories (as voted by you) and compiled them on one page. We also included hot content as suggested by our community.
How these stories and images are selected: We keep track of the what readers like and what articles, images and blogs people are reading and looking at most.
This week, we introduced a new idea: an opportunity for our community members to suggest content that stood out. In a blog post, we asked people to suggest noteworthy articles, images and blogs. We received many great suggestions, and below are some memorable posts by our contributors:
Articles
Toronto honours Sgt. Ryan Russell (Includes first-hand account) by KJ Mullins
As thousands of police officers from across Ontario marched down University Avenue in Toronto crowds gathered on both sides of the street to pay tribute to Sgt. Ryan Russell this morning.
Brisbane: Battlers, mud and occasional bastards by Paul Wallis
Brisbane is almost up and running again after the worst floods anyone can remember a long, long time. That’s largely thanks to the army of volunteers that appeared out of nowhere, including people from interstate who got on planes as soon as they could.
Google Bomb – When life is plagued by cyber-slamming (Includes interview) by Ernest Dempsey
Google is the world’s top search engine used by millions each day. Anyone can be defamed easily, all searchable through Google. Author Sue Scheff talks about the Google Bomb and its impact on our life.
Sexism, racism, and other prejudices amongst youth in the U.S. by Matt Harding
As a high school student in the United States, I know first-hand that certain acts of discrimination are considered worse than others. But why?
Personal account of Australian flood terror (Includes first-hand account) by Jozefina Ndoci
Queensland has gone from the State of Sunshine, to the State of Hell in just a matter of weeks, because of strong floods.
Blogs
This week in photography by Matt Harding
These are just 16 of the photos I’ve taken within the last two weeks in Wayne County, Michigan. For many more taken…
French president confuses Alsace and Germany by Johnny Summerton
It’s not the sort of mistake anyone in France would want to make in public, let alone the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy
Images
We thank everyone for their input, and we’ll be asking for your suggestions once again on Wednesday via this Group.
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• Alcohol news
• Toronto news
Top Digital Journal Reports
Texan entrepreneur talks about his book, faith, forgiveness (Includes interview) by Jane Fazackarley
When looking for ideas to write about I’ve found a number of stories recently that I feel deserve to be told and Sebastian K. Young’s is one of them.
Baskin Robbins in San Francisco closes after 40 years (Includes interview and first-hand account) by Jonathan Farrell
The long-standing Baskin-Robbins on Irving Street, with its 31 flavors of ice cream, closed on Dec. 15.
The closing was abrupt, according to Dounia Hanna, an employee for the past eight months.
Minimum alcohol pricing proposal in UK prompts home brewing craze (Includes interview and first-hand account) by Kev Hedges
The UK coalition government has once more touted the need for alcohol pricing to be controlled. Proposals to introduce a minimum pricing structure may well be at the drawing board stage but many drinkers feel it’s not a case of if, but when.
Top Images
In the Media
Reports: Tunisian President Ben Ali has fled the country by Michael Cosgrove
Tunisian President Ben Ali has fled the country amid chaotic scenes of rioting in the capital Tunis. Other reports say that the international airport at Tunis and Tunisian airspace have been closed. An interim government has been formed.
Student wears jeans for 15 months without washing by Lynn Curwin
A University of Alberta student wore a pair of jeans for 15 months without washing them in an effort to both learn how much bacteria was collected and create his ideal pair of jeans.
Musical tie lands UK politician in hot water by Andrew John
A British Member of Parliament has apologized after his novelty musical tie began playing during a House of Commons debate.
Family’s pet ferret eats fingers of baby boy by Vincent Sobotka
“Hopefully people will take a general look at this and see what’s the lesson.” That is safety advice for pet owners with children from Police Chief Aaron Ambrose, of Grain Valley, MO, after a family’s pet ferret ate seven of their infant son’s fingers.
Brazil floods: Worst single-day natural disaster in its history by Subir Ghosh
The Brazilian floods that have claimed over 600 lives is the deadliest natural disaster to have hit the country. This comes barely months after an unprecedented drought hit the Amazon region when water levels in the river’s tributaries fell drastically.
Scientists preparing California for winter super storm by Kevin Jess
More than 100 scientists and other experts claim in a new report that California is at risk from a “super storm” that will flood 25 percent of the state’s homes and cause between $300 and $400 billion in damage.
Global News reports that 3,000 to 4,000 seals have beached themselves on the shores of Pictou Island just off the shores of Nova Scotia, giving birth to pups.
Video: Woman falls into mall fountain while texting on cellphone by Kev Hedges
A video released on the Internet shows just why you should pay attention to where you walk when sending text messages on your mobile phone.
340-year-old Bible found in a Wisconsin Lutheran church by Kim I. Hartman
A 340-year-old Bible has been discovered tucked away in a pantry-sized room filled with old books, historical records and pamphlets at a 148-year-old Lutheran church and school located in Wisconsin.
Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais pokes fun at Hollywood elite by Michael Krebs
While the English would likely attribute Ricky Gervais’ comments at the Golden Globe Awards as classic British humor, many of the American celebrities targeted did not appear amused.
Lily Allen demands £1m for charity from chat-show host Morgan by Andrew John
Singer Lily Allen is demanding that a million pounds be donated to charity if she consents to appear on Piers Morgan’s chat show.
Opinion: Homoeopaths show their nasty side by Bart B. Van Bockstaele
Yesterday, the CBC aired a short programme about homoeopathy in its Marketplace series. Homoeopaths launched a smear campaign against the programme and its makers, before it was even aired.
Astronomers discover enormous black hole size of 6 billion suns by Andrew Moran
Astronomers in the United States have discovered a gigantic black hole in a nearby galaxy that has a million times the mass of our sun. This provides evidence that black holes can form before the creation of galaxies.
Top Blogs
Honey, What is wrong? by Ellen Palmer
There is never going to be a perfect relationship or marriage.
Calling all Digital Journalists! by Matt Harding
Hello to all of my Digital Journal friends! Hope you’ve recently enjoyed my on-scene report and other blogs and…
