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Submitted by Final Dog on 07.4.08 at 7:51am.
A batch of links, every Friday whether you want it or not.
I’ve got to start this off with a link to the wiki entry for “cremation” which I blogged about yesterday. An informative article to be sure, but please do take note how many photographs of the process involve the smoking dude.
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Pinching pennies
Submitted by General Incivility on 07.4.08 at 7:49am.
Could you spend no more than $10 per day?
I am starting a challenge. I will spend no more than $310 for the entire month of July. $10 per day or $70 per week or absolutely nothing after I reach my quota. Want to join me?
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Le Weekend est ici, aujourd'hui, etc.
Submitted by Chocolate Court on 07.4.08 at 7:38am.
OHMYGOD, I know there's a recession on in Ireland and all that...
...and I know the weather's crappy and we're having a glorious Canada Day/ Quebec 400 week here in Nova Scotia (but not in Quebec apparently) and all...
... but did you have to punish us by sending Minister Dick Roche over to be ...
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Maybe Morgantaler should return HIS order of Canada......
Submitted by Procrastinatrix on 07.4.08 at 5:28am.
Rather than be associated with felons and child abusers.........
Lucien Larre, for someone who has been convicted of child abuse, and accused of sexual abuse, and is affiliated with a church that covered up a huge sexual abuse scandal whilst letting it continue, you sure have some nerve being al...
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Obama getting ready to flip-flop on Iraq???
Submitted by Dispatches from the Socialist Gulag on 07.4.08 at 5:24am.
Man oh man, for a guy who's been promising to do politics differently, Barack Obama sure has been looking more & more like a typical, old school politician. From NAFTA to FISA to the 2nd amendment, he's shown that he's not above changing positions in the name of political expediency.
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I don’t usually do this on this site…
Submitted by Blevkog on 07.4.08 at 5:20am.
But is there a better band in Canada right now than The Weakerthans?
If you’re in the Halifax area the middle of this month, go to Summer Sonic and find out. I’ve got my tickets for the weekend (hee hee), babysitting lined up (hee hee hee) and Reunion Tour spinning on my computer right now.
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Dr. James McDonald on the Farmington Armada
Submitted by Above and Beyond on 07.4.08 at 5:13am.
Here are the comments Dr. James McDonald made at the hearings before the Committee on Science and Astronautics of the U.S. House of Representatives, 19th Congress, 2nd Session, July 29, 1968, with respect to the Farmington "Armada" case from 1950.
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Thoughts about Canada Day
Submitted by Wolfville Watch on 07.4.08 at 5:09am.
There have been suggestions that the powers that be change Canada Day to the first weekend in July rather than have it always falling on July 1. Tomorrow is July 4 which will fall on a Friday. We don’t think the Americans would ever think of celebrating Independence Day on another day, do you?
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Celebs ante up to save Africa
Submitted by Cuzoogle on 07.3.08 at 7:48am.
Why is there such a hate on for gambling these days? Poker is trying to save the world one step at a time. It always warms my heart to see celebrities donate their time to causes like Darfur. Or is it just because they have an addiction to being a high roller?
Celebs showed up in Vegas on Wednes...
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Photoshop and smoking with the dead
Submitted by Final Dog on 07.3.08 at 7:51am.
We’ve all seen examples of bad photoshopping, and this one is right up there. That said, the bad editing isn’t the main thing I wanted to post about, it just gives me an “in” since it’s creative related.
I was recently looking up “cremation” on the wikipedia (for various reasons I won’t get into...
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Poverty Reduction Part 2-Stephen McNeil's statement
Submitted by Keith Torrie on 07.3.08 at 5:48am.
No time to waste: A Statement from NS Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil
During the spring sitting of the legislature, I tabled a resolution calling on the premier to proclaim Poverty Reduction Day, June 28.
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Shut up, already!
Submitted by Maritime Morning on 07.3.08 at 5:47am.
It always amuses me, and somewhat infuriates, that I still receive emails from Global warming nay Sayers.
Despite the scientific analysis of over 6,000 experts in the field, all of whom say the jury is in when it comes to human carbon emission contributions, despite the clear facts of human envi...
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"Hon" Count: Eleven.
Submitted by A Night At The Opera on 07.3.08 at 5:43am.
She just left on the shuttle back to the Island, actually. Four days and only eleven "hon" instances? Annnnnd two of those were directed at other people.
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Whale washes ashore
Submitted by Bay of Fundy Blog on 07.3.08 at 5:24am.
It's been decades since I remember a whale sighting in the upper part of the Bay of Fundy. Whales aren't usually attracted to either the Minas Basin or Chignecto Bay sections of Fundy; the water is too silty up here so no whale food to be found.
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Fun with online polls
Submitted by Dispatches from the Socialist Gulag on 07.3.08 at 5:19am.
Seeing the negative reactions to Morgentaler being awarded the Order of Canada, I thought everyone should be aware of an online poll at the Globe regarding this matter. I encourage everyone to cast thir votes.
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The real reason for the Volt
Submitted by Daimnation on 07.3.08 at 5:17am.
It's all about PR, according to the Wall Street Journal's Holman Jenkins:
At best, the Volt will be an affluent family's third car. It will have to be plugged in for six hours a day – i.e., it will be a car for a suburbanite with a sizeable garage wired for power. It won't be a car for a city dw...
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Expect the Whitehouse to jump out from behind the corner and shout “Boo!” real soon
Submitted by Blevkog on 07.3.08 at 5:13am.
With polls indicating that Americans are onto the Republicans and are losing the visceral fear of terrorism that kept them in line for the last seven years, John McCain faces an uphill battle to get his wrinkly ass into the Whitehouse.
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Fish 'n' Chips
Submitted by Nottawa on 07.3.08 at 5:03am.
It's hard to write about fish when you have a chip on your shoulder. And a big one at that.
In this week's Independent, just in time for Canada Day, long-time editor and sudden conservationist Ryan Cleary rolls out this year's reason not to mark the holiday, or rather, to mark one in honour of o...
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Hold my weave: Metro transit edition
Submitted by No Ordinary Rollercoaster on 07.2.08 at 7:51am.
Public transportation. Need I say more?
Probably not, but I will.
Those two simple words strike fear, rage and nausea into the hearts of many across the world. New Yorkers have to deal with people who masturbate on the subway. London has to deal with crowded tubes and terror threats. Haligo...
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Blogging Idol
Submitted by Final Dog on 07.2.08 at 5:51am.
I recently came across Blogging Idol, which is a contest being held by “Daily Blog Tips“. Despite the obvious reference to American Idol etal, it might be an interesting contest. The idea is to see which of the entered blogs has the biggest increase in their RSS subscription feed by the end of July.
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Check out these jugs
Submitted by Cuzoogle on 07.2.08 at 5:19am.
Now I was in the United States on the weekend and I never noticed new milk jugs. Maybe they did not make it to Maine yet.
Apparently these new jugs are cheaper to ship and are better for the environment. Some shoppers say the new shape of the containers sold at Wal-Mart and Costco makes the basi...
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Will this kind of grassroots change politics forever?
Submitted by Keith Torrie on 07.1.08 at 8:23am.
Putting the power back into the hands of the people, the Obama campaign is working hard to engage new people into the political process by working the grassroots. Will this kind of politics catch on in Canada. I wouldn't doubt it.
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Apartments: The Most Elusive Beast Of All
Submitted by A Night At The Opera on 07.1.08 at 8:20am.
"Hon" Count: Seven.
I did not feel like schlepping up to Brunswick and Cornwallis to look at an apartment but she made me (hence the multiple "hon"s). After being in the door for about three seconds I was ready to bolt; the landlady had black teeth that looked like nubs of licorice rolled in cig...
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Happy Canada Day!
Submitted by Cuzoogle on 07.1.08 at 8:17am.
For those who don’t know it, today is Canada Day. The day where we celebrate our great country and everything great about it. Fry up some bacon, crack open a Molson and check out these photos eh.
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Happy Canada Day, eh
Submitted by Gifted Typist on 07.1.08 at 7:58am.
There’s nothing like a holiday to kick off the summer.
There’s beer, barbeques and fireworks, if the weather permits. People know how to do Canada Day when they’re in their own backyard, but when it comes to public celebrations, Canada Day always seems a little awkward to me.*
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The left goes there
Submitted by Daimnation on 07.1.08 at 7:54am.
This really isn't surprising - and, after the "Swift Boating" of 2004 (which McCain condemned), Republicans really don't have much moral authority to complain about it. Doesn't make it any less disgusting, though:
McCain's campaign Sunday issued a pair of outraged statements after retired genera...
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Dolan and Redfern on UFO secrecy
Submitted by Above and Beyond on 07.1.08 at 7:44am.
In these clips from my 2004 documentary "Aztec: 1948", UFO researchers Rich Dolan and Nick Redfern discuss UFOs and government secrecy.
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Rogers iPhone Plan Prices in Canada
Submitted by Justin Gill on 06.30.08 at 6:22am.
Rogers has released the iPhone plan pricing and I’m disappointed. With only two GSM carriers in Canada both owned by Rogers (Rogers and Fido) there is no competition. This in turn means there is a GSM monopoly in Canada and firm pricing plans.
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The unasked question
Submitted by Wolfville watch on 06.30.08 at 5:59am.
This was the question we wanted to ask too but Blovkog beat us too it. The question is - who benefitted from the ATV for kiddies deal?
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Where's the Driveshaft?
Submitted by Aircraft Maintenance Engineering on 06.29.08 at 11:45am.
In High School I signed up for Auto-Mechanics class and learned about engines, drivetrains, transmissions and brakes to name the most important.
Even in Physics and Science classes we were taught about work, leveraging, and motion. An energy source such as the V8 engine turns the wheels via a dr...
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Blue Balled by truth through action
Submitted by Keith Torrie on 06.29.08 at 6:55am.
Warning, this video may offend some-McCain supporters..
A new organized called truth through action is a group made up of young film markers in the United States who have come together to make videos in support of the Democrats this fall.
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Rodney hangs a minister out to dry
Submitted by Dispatches from the Socialist Gulag on 06.28.08 at 9:06am.
While I am happy that Rodney had the good sense to reverse the decision to buy child size ATV's to train younger riders, he acted like a true weasel when he hung the minister responsible for the decision, Barry Barnet, out the dry:
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Out of gas
Submitted by Daimnation on 06.28.08 at 9:04am.
Mercedes-Benz is planning to phase out petroleum-powered cars by 2015.
If anyone can pull this off, it's Daimler-Benz - and if its electric or biofuel-powered cars can match the style and performance (and improve on the reliability) of its current models, they will save motoring as we know it.
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I really want to follow the money…
Submitted by Blevkog on 06.28.08 at 9:01am.
…but the local media makes my life difficult.
I’ve checked every story written recently on the meat-headed idea by the Province to buy 66 kid-sized ATVs. I wanted to see a) who bought them (which was pretty easy: it’s coming out of the Health Promotion Budget, headed by Barry Barnet) and b) wh...
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Guns along the Northwest Passage
Submitted by Silver Donald on Sunday on 06.27.08 at 11:54am.
“Thanks to global warming, the Arctic icecap is rapidly melting, opening up access to massive natural resources and creating shipping shortcuts that could save billions of dollars a year. But there are currently no clear rules governing this economically and strategically vital region. Unless Was...
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Ten Minute Short Story - Lawn Care
Submitted by FinalDog on 06.27.08 at 11:55am.
I write short stories from time to time, but I never do anything with them so I thought I’d post one every now and again. I’m giving myself 10 minutes to write something from scratch and we’ll see what we get. Here’s today rather morbid tale;
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I'm counter-cultural ....but that's okay.
Submitted by Inspired By Hope on 06.27.08 at 11:51am.
I have to admit, I take a little pride in being counter-cultural. It's not necessarily that I like to be different or go against the flow, but I like being my own person and I like knowing that I am able to resist the pressure to give in to fads, trends for my own best interests.
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Big Year for Child Rights in Canada
Submitted by Wayne Coady's blog on 06.27.08 at 11:17am.
I would like to suggest that injured workers who have children under the legal age consider having their children file a claim against all Provincial Governments and the Federal Government for Human Rights Abuse.
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NS Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil on Nova Scotia Poverty Reduction Day
Submitted by Keith Torrie on 06.27.08 at 5:57am.
Tomorrow morning, Nova Scotia Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil will hold a Press Conference at Province House in Halifax to discuss Nova Scotia Poverty Reduction day. Poverty is an issue that is very close to McNeil's heart and I know this day is very important to him. I will update further tomorrow.
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Great New Restaurant
Submitted by Lockepost Musings on 06.27.08 at 5:59am.
In a sparsely populated part of the country like this, restaurants have a very precarious lifespan. In the 7 years we've been in Lockeport, the "main" town restaurant has changed hands 3 times and is again for sale, one restaurant (slightly more upscale) and the B&B in which it was situated have ...
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Flip flopping away, flip flopping away
Submitted by Confederacy of Dunces on 06.27.08 at 5:29am.
You can almost hear the conversation between Premier Rodo McDodo, his Health Promotions Minister Barry Barnet and the PR flack yesterday morning.
PR Flack: It’s a big mess guys. You’d better do something about those kiddie ATVs you bought with tax payer’s money.
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Bang, bang bang goes the DC Gun Ban
Submitted by Dispatches from the Socialist Gulag on 06.27.08 at 5:17am.
I'm certainly no NRA type, but I am for personal freedom & a strong believer in the notion that an excess of laws leads to an excess of injustice, so I am happy to cheer the balanced decision by SCOTUS in defence of the 2nd Amendment. In case ya wanna know what I mean by balanced, this is what I ...
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The Chretien exoneration
Submitted by Daimnation on 06.27.08 at 5:16am.
What, if anything, did Jean Chretien know about the sponsorship scandal? Thanks to Justice Gomery's inability to keep his opinions to himself, we may never know:
Former prime minister Jean Chretien is "obviously very gratified and very happy" about a Federal Court decision today that struck down...
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Minister Barnett hung out to dry by Premier MacDonald
Submitted by HawkEyeNews on 06.27.08 at 5:09am.
Once again, the Rodney MacDonald government is pissing away your tax dollars on the purchase of 66 ATVS.
Isn't that wonderful? In spite of the fact that health authorities are in total disagreement with this asinine idea.
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Then and now
Submitted by Nottawa on 06.27.08 at 5:06am.
Danny Williams, then:
A Progressive Conservative government will...
...release to the public every government-commissioned report within 30 days of receiving it, indicate the action government will take on a report's recommendations within 60 days, and ensure prompt public access to all governm...
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Municipal salaries
Submitted by Wolfville Watch on 06.27.08 at 5:01am.
Some interesting figures from the Frontier Centre for Public Policy with a chart giving the percentage of operating expenses devoted to salaries and benefits in various municipalities across the country.
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New Project: x365
Submitted by La belle écrivaine on 06.26.08 at 12:53pm.
There's a project I've seen that I wanted to get into. It's called x365.
This started with one guy who wanted to mark turning 40 in a cool and meaningful way, now people all over the world are making a list of 365 people they've met during the course of their lives - people who left an impressio...
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La Perra
Submitted by A Night at the Opera on 06.26.08 at 6:11am.
It was hot as Hades at the Meat Show tonight. Muy caliente. Like, our thermostat in the dining room actually read 82 degrees Fahrenheit when I walked in. Ai yai. I could feel sweat running in little rivulets down the back of my legs as I served up dead animal and Grey Goose.
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Farmland below sea level?
Submitted by Bay of Fundy Blog on 06.26.08 at 5:40am.
Here's a peculiar sign that often catches the interest of passersby in the village of Grand Pre, Nova Scotia; it says: "GRAND PRE DYKE 3013 acres below sea level"
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Yet another reason Dion's Carbon Tax will be a disaster for Canadians
Submitted by Dispatches from the Socialist Gulag on 06.26.08 at 5:34am.
How about b/c it'd be a massive, punative tax increase for seniors on fixed incomes. I saw this letter to the editor in today's Halifax Herald & if I wasn't already dead set against this tax on everything, I sure as hell am now:
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Mugabe abandoned
Submitted by Daimnation on 06.26.08 at 5:32am.
Nelson Mandela has finally broken his silence about what's happening in Zimbabwe. Desmond Tutu is speaking out, and so are the governments of other African nations. Only South Africa still insists on "quiet diplomacy," and cracks are starting to show among its leaders, too:
Addressing a dinner i...
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The nuts and bolts of Harper's shuffle
Submitted by Nottawa on 06.26.08 at 5:23am.
CTV's Bob Fife reported last night that at least one Tory MP was seen buying a new suit last week, giving us a little more insight into the parameters for today's anticipated shuffle. Basically, this is how it works:
1. If you're a Quebec MP in recent ownership of a suit that would make you st...
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An election year means road work everywhere
Submitted by Wolfville Watch on 06.26.08 at 5:18am.
Have you noticed how much road work they are doing this summer? Three or four times more than usual, we would guess. Everywhere you go they are paving or ripping up the road for culverts or new mains. Why do you think this is happening this year?
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Canada Cracks Down on Nerdiness At The Border
Submitted by Living Between Wednesdays on 06.25.08 at 6:58am.
I have many awesome stories about HeroesCon, which was pretty much the best weekend ever. I'll post a lot more over the next few days, but I want to start with a story from yesterday when I was flying home.
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Beware: it’s political tick season.
Submitted by Confederacy of Dunces on 06.25.08 at 6:41am.
Ticks are blood-feeding parasites that are often found in legislative assemblies in little Tartan Republics such as Nova Scotia.
They live the shires where they will wait to attach to a passing tax-payer.
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Fastest ever flashgun captures image of light wave
Submitted by Blogger on 06.25.08 at 6:36am.
The idea that you can capture an image of a light wave with a series of extremely fast pulses of light of 80 attoseconds, that’s is pretty interesting in and of itself, but further reading suggesting that that this scientist, Eleftherios Goulielmakis expects to be able to make pulses of 24 attose...
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Free stuff review
Submitted by La belle écrivaine on 06.25.08 at 6:34am.
It's been quite a day for free goodies at Camp JB! At first, I was happy to find out that there was a box of free Dove chocolates waiting for me at home, but that was trumped by the second parcel that came in for me at the office.
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Wow! A 20% increase in the cost of electricity in Ontario!!!
Submitted by Dispatches from the Socialist Gulag on 06.25.08 at 6:31am.
Yet another reason why Dion's tax on everything will be an unmitigated disaster for us all:
While Stephane Dion promises the Liberals' proposed $15-billion environmental tax would provide riches for the poor and tax cuts for all, he fails to mention consumers in most parts of the country would b...
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McCain's Black day
Submitted by Daimnation on 06.25.08 at 6:29am.
What on earth was this idiot thinking?
A top adviser to Sen. John McCain said that a terrorist attack in the United States would be a political benefit to the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, a comment that was immediately disputed by the candidate and denounced by his Democratic rival.
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That damn UFO and me
Submitted by Ray's Place on 06.25.08 at 5:41am.
Once, when I was a young journalist working nights for The Halifax Chronicle-Herald, I wrote a story. It was a mere paragraph about a search going on in southern Nova Scotia for what everyone thought was a crashed airplane.
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Shift or Shaft?
Submitted by Rogers Radio on 06.24.08 at 6:13am.
For months we have been waiting for some signs of life from the man who wasn’t many Liberals first choice. Having Stephan Dion as Liberal leader is a little like getting the last date when the lights go on.
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Celebrate democracy: subpoena a politician
Submitted by Confederacy of Dunces on 06.24.08 at 5:58am.
Here in the little Tartan Republic of Nova Scotia, we have great sense of irony when it comes to celebrating democracy.
We pour millions of tax payers’ dollars into a trough to buy t-shirts and party balloons from China for the big Democracy Two Fiddy party, and then we have to issue court subpo...
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JimBobby makes some excellent points.
Submitted by Procrastinatrix on 06.24.08 at 5:33am.
ok, so I could use a lesson in attracting more flies with honey etc.....but JimBobby says very well the kinds of things I am thinking.
Sez JimBobby,
Even if you're an AGW skeptic, there are many advantages to the tax shift. GHG's are closely related to other pollutants. When we reduce GHG's we ...
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The neverending story
Submitted by East Coast by Choice on 06.24.08 at 5:30am.
Remember this tragic moment (made more tragic if you first saw this at the age of, say, 10)?
Now, replace Artax with a 14-pound miniature dachshund named Tofu and you'll have the scene we were facing on Saturday afternoon on our adventure in Shubie Park with his little brother and family.
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Weep for Zimbabwe
Submitted by Daimnation on 06.24.08 at 5:25am.
For a short, shining moment earlier this year, it looked like Robert Mugabe would be defeated through the ballot box, and Zimbabwe's long nightmare would be over. This weekend, we learned that the mass-murdering thug isn't going anywhere:
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Nova Scotians Value Friendship and Generosity over Material Wealth
Submitted by GPI Atlantic on 06.24.08 at 5:40am.
Nova Scotians give much more importance to non-materialist values like family, friendship, responsibility, generosity and spiritual faith than to material wealth. But they think other Canadians are much more materialistic than themselves, putting career success, money, and pleasure far ahead of f...
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An interesting early poll
Submitted by Nottawa on 06.24.08 at 5:08am.
There was a column in Saturday's National Post, (I believe it's L Ian MacDonald but I stand to be corrected) which natters on about what a crucial mistake Stephane Dion is making by trying to make the next election campaign about him and his policy instead of about Harper.
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NOR's Favourite things: Local edition
Submitted by No Ordinary Rollercoaster on 06.24.08 at 5:05am.
It has been a while since I've gone all Oprah all up in this (yeah...I said it) and let you in on some of my favourite things loosely based around a theme.
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Things That Lazy People Like #9
Submitted by Bringing it to the Table on 06.24.08 at 5:02am.
Recently I listed eight things that lazy people like. As I see and realize these things, it's a lot more beneficial to me to list them as they occur to me, rather than making a list of such things.
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Papers Facing Worst Year for Ad Revenue
Submitted by Blogger on 06.23.08 at 8:59am.
For newspapers, the news has swiftly gone from bad to worse. This year is taking shape as their worst on record, with a double-digit drop in advertising revenue, raising serious questions about the survival of some papers and the solvency of their parent companies.
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If you build it, they will come
Submitted by Cuzoogle on 06.23.08 at 5:26am.
Hard work does in fact pay off
Sorry to go all Field of Dreams on you today but I wanted to give the up and coming bloggers some motivation to keep working away on your own projects. Just because your blog might not be where you want it to be yet, don’t worry that much. I wanted to share with yo...
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Be afraid cyclist; be very afraid.
Submitted by Gifted Typist on 06.23.08 at 5:18am.
In my ambulance-chasing days as a cub reporter and photographer, I used to rush to many accident scenes, some involving cyclists who were crushed and/or killed by motor vehicles. These memories have stimulated a fear that I would call evidence-based. Others have called it irrational.
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Study in Nature: Sea levels are rising dramatically
Submitted by Smart Like Streetcar on 06.23.08 at 5:11am.
The world’s oceans have warmed 50 percent faster over the last 40 years than was previously thought explains a new study in Nature by US and Australian researchers, and their research suggests that coastal countries are in real danger.
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The most popular course at Acadia
Submitted by Wolfville Watch on 06.23.08 at 5:05am.
Would you guess introductory astronomy?
PC MNEMONICS
“Oh, Be A Fine Girl, Kiss Me.”
For decades students in university astronomy courses used this mnemonic to remember the progression of star temperatures from the hottest to the coolest.
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Conservative Green plan: Find new planets to inhabit!!!!!
Submitted by Procrastinatrix on 06.22.08 at 7:05am.
Tell me how this plan is bad. And provide proof please (as in calculations). But first, read the plan from front to back.
Tell me how this plan will cut so deep into the pockets of oil execs that they will leave Canada and ruin Alberta's economy. Calculate the true cost of this to consumers. O...
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First day of summer, might as well recycle
Submitted by Cuzoogle on 06.21.08 at 8:39am.
At Cuzoogle HQ, the recycling gets picked up on Monday so we like to put it out on the weekend. Here are 10 posts that you may of missed and we certainly want to reuse.
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Stephane Dion rolled the dice, while the Zenn Car sits on ice!
Submitted by Hawkeye News on 06.21.08 at 7:05am.
Stephane Dion rolled the dice Thursday on his future as Liberal leader, unveiling a complex and politically risky plan to wean Canadians off fossil fuels.
Dion never rolled the dice, he ran over himself and the liberal party with a steam roller, crushing any chance of being elected.
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www.thegreenshift.ca
Submitted by Keith Torrie on 06.20.08 at 6:31am.
The Site is up. The Plan is out.
Today is a day that I am really proud to be a Liberal. There is no doubt many people will hate on the Liberal plan, maybe because there excites with in it something worth looking at, unlike this of course.
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When the brain develops slowly
Submitted by Confederacy of Dunces on 06.20.08 at 6:12am.
Let’s see:
Trauma doctors at the IWK Children’s Hospital say children under the age of 16 should be prohibited from driving all-terrain vehicles (ATVs).
Children under 16 have died in ATV crashes. They have also sustained head and neck injuries that can lead to long-term brain injury or paralysis.
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Pigeon Sex And the City
Submitted by Gifted Typist on 06.20.08 at 5:55am.
Step aside Sex and The City. Those girls have nothing on the pigeons.
Walk though a park these days and behold the public displays of pigeon sex.
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Sue your parents?
Submitted by Daimnation on 06.20.08 at 5:35am.
This case is attracting attention - and ridicule - all over the world:
A father plans to appeal after a Quebec court ruled that he didn't have the right to punish his 12-year-old daughter by banning her from a school trip.
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Money
Submitted by Nottawa on 06.20.08 at 5:21am.
CNN today reported that Barack Obama has announced he will decline public financing for his 2008 presidential campaign. Obama would be the first presidential candidate since such funds became available in 1976 to do so.
"In an e-mail message, Obama said the decision means that his campaign wil...
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Steyn and C-10
Submitted by Daimnation on 06.19.08 at 5:47am.
According to Anthony Furey in the National Post, Canadian artists and filmmakers are up in arms about Bill C-10, which could see tax credits denied to film productions deemed "contrary to public policy":
Protesting artists neglect the details of Bill C-10 and head for the broader view: The gover...
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No Water Bombers Needed
Submitted by Blogging Nova Scotia on 06.18.08 at 9:27am.
Over the weekend 5000 people were forced from their homes due to a fire which raged out of control. It is still burning now even though all people have been allowed to return.
During the weekend we called for help from Newfoundland, Ontario and New Brunswick. Each province sent water bombers t...
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Did we spend the last 8 years calling it the Red Neck House?!
Submitted by Wit Not Included on 06.18.08 at 6:09am.
People can be despicable, disgusting, appalling creatures. Put those qualities in a Republican and you get this:
Created and sold by Republicanmarket at the Texas Republican State Convention on Saturday
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It's not the direct costs of the carbon tax that's it's problem
Submitted by Dispatches from the Socialist Gulag on 06.18.08 at 5:48am.
While I certainly give Dion & his handlers much credit for coming up w/ the idea of having the AG monitor all potential revenues brought into federal coffers to ensure it's revenue neutral, it's quite smart politics from his POV, the Liberals still miss the point on the real costs of the carbon tax.
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Stupid Canadian journalism
Submitted by Daimnation on 06.18.08 at 5:47am.
Lawrence "Republicans may well be the root of all evil" Martin of the Globe and Mail really clangs it. Why are these people paid to write such tripe? Probably because our major media do not need to pay enough to hire people of real ability, because one way or another only Canadian capitalists are...
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Party fundraising and the public dime
Submitted by Nottawa on 06.18.08 at 5:43am.
Yesterday's Toronto Star headline, "Taxpayers pick up Tory tab" contained a wealth of scandalous insider dirt about Canada's New Government's local fundraising efforts, and the government travel itinerary that such an effort entails.
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Update #6: WE WORK!
Submitted by Citadel Schools on 06.18.08 at 5:28am.
“There aren’t many institutions that work in this life.”
These were the words of a fellow SAC member as we spoke about Saint Mary’s. If not our rallying cry that statement is certainly at the heart of our desire to save it.
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Where was our Rudy Giuliani?
Submitted by Confederacy of Dunces on 06.17.08 at 6:04am.
The recent wild fires that ripped through the urban forests of Halifax displaced 5000 people, all of whom feared for their homes.
For 48 hours they waited and wondered what the fires would do to their lives.
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Lessons from Robin Hood
Submitted by East Coast By Choice on 06.17.08 at 5:35am.
I make it no secret that I'm not a fan of the current federal government. I didn't vote them in and they represent very little of my views and opinions. From their ridiculous policies in dealing (or not) with the media and so-called accountability, to the new copyright legislation, to a whole sle...
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Why the ETH supporters probably have it right... and wrong
Submitted by Above and Beyond on 06.17.08 at 5:25am.
Of all the non-terrestrial theories that have been offered to explain the UFO phenomenon, the extraterrestrial hypothesis (ETH) has always seemed the most plausible one to me. I don't think it's been proved, but I think it's a better bet than the others on offer when one looks at the evidence, an...
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