The Daily Populous

Saturday February 10th, 2018 evening edition

image for Small but mighty: How Canada’s military produces some of the world’s best snipers

It was the longest kill shot in military history at the time, and broke a record set just days prior by teammate and comrade Master Cpl.

READ MORE: Canadian sniper in Iraq makes longest confirmed kill shot in military history.

Indeed as far back as the early 20th century, Canadian snipers were being lauded for their exceptional sharpshooting skills.

“The Canadian sniper instructors were ruthless in their selection – of 39 applicants on one course, 11 were swiftly returned to their units.”.

Historical records indicate that Canada could claim eight of the top dozen snipers from all countries involved in the fighting during the war.

A backwoods upbringing probably has a lot to do with Canada’s history of sniping excellence, fellow military historian Mark Zuehlke posits.

“So they were comfortable around guns and they were probably already good shots when they got to the army.”. »

Georgian College cancels diploma in homeopathy

Authored by cbc.ca

Georgian College says it is cancelling its controversial advanced diploma program in homeopathy.

"In light of the recent response from our local community and beyond and in consideration of our students, Georgian College has made the decision to cancel the homeopathy program," the Ontario school said in a statement on Friday.

The program had been approved by the Georgian College board of governors and the Ontario Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development. »

Reg E. Cathey, ‘House of Cards’ and ‘The Wire’ Actor, Dies at 59

Authored by variety.com

Cathey won an Emmy for outstanding guest actor in a drama series in 2015 for his work on “House of Cards.”

“We are heartbroken by the passing of our friend and House of Cards colleague Reg E. Cathey,” said Netflix in a statement.

He joined the theater world in 2009 to play Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding in London production of “The Shawshank Redemption.”. »

Chimpanzee Self-Control Is Related To Intelligence, Georgia State Study Finds

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ATLANTA—As is true in humans, chimpanzees’ general intelligence is correlated to their ability to exert self-control and delay gratification, according to new research at Georgia State University.

The research finding relates back to the famous “marshmallow test,” an experiment originally performed at Stanford University in the 1960s.

This was the first such study to examine the relation between general intelligence scores and delayed gratification abilities in chimpanzees. »

Why Faking the Moon Landing Was Impossible

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There are all kinds of article and YouTube videos dedicated to this argument—and plenty dedicated to debunking it, too.

This new video from TruTV's Adam Ruins Everything is a quick distillation of the case against the hoax theory.

It would've been harder to fake the landing on Earth than it would have been to actually go to the moon. »