October 24, 2019

October 24th is the 297th day of the year. There are 68 days remaining until the end of the year.

It’s Pizza for Polio Day!

Join citizens around the world raising much-needed funds to end polio.

Order your pizza from the following pizzerias and they will donate a portion of the sales to the cause.

Order from Konstantino’s, Andy’s Place, Steve’s Pizzeria, Mike’s Place, Godfather’s Pizza, Original 2 Pizzas, Boston Pizza, Pizza Tonite, Quo Vadis Pizzeria, Pie Zano’s and Koka’s Pizza to support Pizza for Polio!

The Chatham Branch of Chatham-Kent Public Library is holding their annual Fall Used Book Sale. Sale is underway now until Sunday.

All proceeds from the book sale will support library programs and services.

BYOB – the CKPL encourages you to bring your own bag.

Sobeys is testing a high-tech shopping cart that allows you to skip the checkout line.

The smart cart is the first of its kind in Canada. It has a built-in scanner and computer that keeps track of every item placed in the cart. A scale is also included, allowing shoppers to weigh their own vegetables and produce.

A digital screen provides a running tally of the bill, including tax. That same screen can also prompt shoppers to check out similar items throughout the store.

As technology improves, the cart will eventually be able to automatically detect what’s being placed in it, meaning shoppers will no longer need to scan their items.

The pilot project is running at Sobeys’ Glen Abbey location in Oakville.

The ozone hole around the South Pole has shrunk to the smallest size ever seen.

Scientists say unusual weather patterns limited depletion of the layer that acts like a sunscreen and protects us from UV rays.

Usually, the hole would grow to reach 8 million square miles, instead it shrank to less than 3.9 million square miles.

Abnormal weather patterns in the upper atmosphere over Antarctica dramatically limited ozone depletion in September and October, resulting in the smallest ozone hole observed since 1982, NASA and NOAA scientists reported today. https://t.co/Qg2F4ELlML pic.twitter.com/O6HLoIURFv

— NASA Goddard (@NASAGoddard) October 21, 2019

We’re currently in the middle of the largest bacon surplus in 48 years.

America alone currently has more than 40 million pounds of bacon sitting in warehouses.

Part of the reason is that they’re preparing for more demand from China where African swine fever has killed millions of hogs.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod