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Bell, TELUS and Rogers (and their flankers) say that they will continue to charge their fees despite their ban by the CRTC, arguing that they are exempt

https://mobilesyrup.com/2026/06/19/rogers-bell-telus-tell-crtc-keep-charging-fees/
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Bell, TELUS et Rogers (et leurs sous-marques) disent qu'ils continueront à facturer leurs frais malgré leur interdiction par le CRTC, argumentant qu'ils sont exempts

// Article en anglais //

#Canada #Bell #Virgin #TELUS #Koodo #PublicMobile #Rogers #Fido #Chatr

Rogers, Bell, Telus tell CRTC they'll keep charging new fees

Rogers, Bell, and Telus have filed letters with the CRTC defending their new fees and saying they'll keep charging customers.

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Via Negativa 5d ago

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KillBait News Jun 14

Boy George’s Long Creative Partnership with Virgin Records Through the 1980s and 1990s

📰 Original title: Striking Publicity Portraits of Boy George for Virgin Records in the 1980s and 1990s

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Boy George’s Long Creative Partnership with Virgin Records Through the 1980s and 1990s

The article explores the long and influential relationship between British pop icon Boy George and Virgin Records, spanning more than four decades and reaching its peak during the 1980s and 1990s. It begins with the formation and breakthrough of Culture Club, the band fronted by Boy George. After being initially passed over by EMI Records, the group was signed by Virgin Records in 1981 following the interest of executive Simon Draper and Virgin founder Richard Branson. Branson was notably captivated by Boy George’s distinctive and androgynous image, which became central to the band’s identity and marketing. Culture Club experienced immediate international success under Virgin’s support. Although their early singles did not chart, their breakthrough came with “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me,” which became a global hit despite Boy George’s initial reluctance to release it. Their second album, Colour by Numbers (1983), achieved massive commercial success, selling over 10 million copies worldwide and producing iconic hits such as “Karma Chameleon.” However, internal tensions within the band and Boy George’s personal struggles contributed to the group’s eventual collapse in the mid-1980s. Following Culture Club’s breakup, Virgin Records continued working with Boy George as a solo artist. His debut solo album Sold (1987) performed well in the UK, particularly with the hit “Everything I Own.” Yet his later releases faced inconsistent promotion, especially in the U.S., where Virgin repackaged material into the compilation High Hat. During this period, Boy George also experimented with new musical directions through the side project Jesus Loves You and his label More Protein, while Virgin maintained distribution support for some of his club-oriented hits. By the mid-1990s, tensions over promotion and artistic direction led to a decline in his role as a frontline Virgin artist after the release of Cheapness and Beauty (1995). Despite earlier conflicts and legal disputes over catalog rights, the article highlights a reconciliation in later years. In 2024, Boy George and Richard Branson reunited in a celebratory setting aboard Virgin Voyages cruises, reflecting on their shared history and the cultural legacy they helped shape in pop music.

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Urayamishii Jun 13

Go chaste for mean doms. #chud #virgin #orgasmdenial #hypno #footfetish

PugJesus Jun 13

What business does the Emperor have in my bedroom!?

Urayamishii Jun 13

Simps and paypigs should approach first but approach correctly. #tpe #mgtow #simp #virgin #ageplay

PugJesus Jun 13

What business does the Emperor have in my bedroom!?

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2137041/what-business-does-the-emperor-have-in-my-bedroom

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Jun 13

Canada’s 🇨🇦 activation fee ban is here, some carriers aren’t playing by the rules

https://mobilesyrup.com/2026/06/12/canada-activation-fee-ban-live-carriers-not-following-rules/
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L’interdiction des frais d’activation au Canada 🇨🇦 est arrivée, mais certains fournisseurs ne jouent pas selon les règles

// Article en anglais //

#Canada #Bell #Freedom #Fido #Koodo #PublicMobile #Rogers #TELUS #Vidéotron #Virgin

Canada's activation fee ban is here, some carriers aren't playing by the rules

Several Canadian carriers have made changes to comply with new rules banning activation fees, but some are fighting back.

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Carmelite Quotes Jun 12

14 June: Blessed Mary Candid of the Eucharist Barba (Not observed in 2026)

June 14
BLESSED MARY CANDID OF THE EUCHARIST
Virgin

Optional Memorial

Blessed Mary Candid of the Eucharist was born on 16 January 1884 in Catanzano. Her parents, Pietro Barba and Giovanna Florona, returned to Palermo, Sicily, where she received First Holy Communion 3rd April 1894. In 1919 she entered the Discalced Carmelite Monastery, Ragusa, making solemn profession 23rd April 1924. She was Prioress and Mistress of Novices many times, radiating a sense of Carmelite holiness both within and outside of the community, influencing others with her love for the Eucharist, as well as by her numerous writings. She died on 12th June 1949, the solemnity of the Holy Trinity, and was beatified 21st March 2004.

From the common of virgins; psalms from the current weekday

Office of Readings

Second Reading
From the writings of M. Mary Candid of the Eucharist
(L’Eucharistia, Edizioni OCD-Feeria, 1999, pp. 105-108)

From contemplation of the presence to Eucharistic communion

To contemplate with deep faith our Beloved in the Sacrament, to live with Him Who comes to us every day, to remain with Him in the depths of our hearts, this is our life!

The more intense this intimate life is, the more we will be Carmelites and make progress in perfection. This contact, this union with Jesus is everything: what fruits of virtue will come from it! You must have this experience. To live with Jesus and to live by His virtues, is to listen to His beautiful voice, to His most loving wish and immediately obey it, to please quickly Him. Our eyes close, longing to find Him again, to contemplate Him in the depths of our hearts: is this not the reason why He gives us Holy Communion in the morning? Is it not the attraction for Him that remains in the Blessed Sacrament, where He lives? I do not know how to separate the ciborium in the sacred Tabernacle from the ciborium in our hearts! Oh, how many times, even though we are in the choir, before His sacred Presence, at times exposed, we experience the great need to go deeply into ourselves, and there rediscover and remain with our Jesus!

What mystery of love is this intimacy with our Beloved! I reflect on this, sometimes with emotion, and give praise to Him Who is Love! And with tears, I contemplate this intimacy. Everything here on this earth is nothing for us, withdrawn as we are, far from Him Who loved us so much; our eyes no longer see anything: and even though we close them again to lose ourselves from the same sacred environment, we close them anxious to find Him again, to see Jesus! The most delightful Mystery of Love! He allows Himself to be found by the heart that searches for Him, by the soul that knows how to do without many things for love of Him.

To be close to our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament, like the Saints in Heaven, who contemplate the supreme Good, is what we must do, according to our Holy Mother Teresa. Seven times a day, we come together around the throne (of our Good God), the sacred Tabernacle, reciting the divine praises: oh how much faith merits such lofty activity, what dying to self! May adoration and love accompany and beautify everything!

Responsory

R/. I am the living bread which has come down from heaven and the bread that I shall give is my flesh, for the life of the world. * Anyone who eats this bread will live forever.
R/. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me and I live in them. * Anyone who eats this bread will live forever.

Prayer

All powerful and ever-living God,
who, by the breath of the Spirit,
inspired Blessed Mary Candid, virgin,
to contemplate the riches of the Eucharist,
by her intercession, grant we beseech you,
that gratefully offering the sacrifice
of the Body and Blood of Christ,
in union with the Blessed Virgin Mary,
we may always glorify You in this Sacrament,

Who lives and reigns with You
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, forever and ever.

Blessed Mary Candid of the Eucharist (1884-1949)

Catholic Church 1993, Proper of the Liturgy of the Hours of the Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel and the Order of Discalced Carmelites (Rev. and augm.), Institutum Carmelitanum, Rome.

Featured image: This composite image features Blessed Mary Candid and her monastery in Ragusa. Image credit: Discalced Carmelites (by permission).

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