Harper's plagerized speech most likely from the same source as Howard's speech.

Peterborough Politics: Blame It On The Rain

Doesn't it make sense that maybe both Mr. Howard and Mr. Harper, both of whom were and are war hawks, might have received some "study aides" from friendly American sources to help them along? It may not be the best explanation, but it makes more sense than the published expert on intellectual property law plagiarizing a speech made half-way around the World three days earlier for his boss out of zeal. Mr. Harper and his party have a lot of explaining to do, but given their history on matters like these, I fully expect him to answer nothing, insult those who ask and avoid, avoid, avoid. If you hadn't learned yet, that's what the Conservatives call "Accountability".

Fun apartments in Tokyo

For rent: Reversible Destiny Lofts (w/ video) ::: Pink Tentacle

Designed to stimulate the senses and force inhabitants to use balance,
physical strength and imagination, the lofts feature uneven floors,
oddly positioned power switches and outlets, walls and surfaces painted
a dizzying array of colors, a tiny exit to the balcony, a transparent
shower room, irregularly shaped curtainless windows, and more.

Woman in a cow suit goes to jail.

700WLW - THE BIG ONE

...a woman wearing a cow costume was chasing kids, and blocking traffic. 
Michele Allen also allegedly urinated on the porch of one neighbor.

... shows up for sentencing still wearing the costume.

NDP Tax Rate is competative

The Progressive Economics Forum » Is Layton’s Tax Rate Competitive?

The NDP platform would situate Canada in the middle of the Group of
Seven and well below major emerging markets. The most important
comparators are the United States and Japan. Much, if not most, of the
internationally-mobile capital in Canada is part of American and
Japanese multinational corporations.

Canadian Dollar Up 4 cents to $1 US

The Canadian dollar was at 96 cents US yesterday (Sept 29, 2008). Today it is trading at par - $1 US. Isn't it funny how the MSM always reports on it dropping, but rarely on it rising. You would think that a 4% rise in 24 hours would be something they would report on.
A month ago, it was trading at 94 cents. Now, it is back up to a level not seen since last winter.

Apple shares plummet

Apple shares plummet - The INQUIRER

Morgan Stanley analyst Kathryn Huberty said that the shares in Apple were far
too pricy given that the company was slowing down.

RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abramsky noted that the bank's surveys of
consumers indicated a big drop in the number intending to buy a Macintosh
computer.

For Election '08 Canada, the NDP may be the way forward

Borges Blogue: Militantly Undecided

The Federal Liberal Party no longer seems to represent the interests ordinary Canadians during this election campaign. They do have an impressive scheme, called 30-50, 30 percent reduction in the number of people in poverty, 50 percent reduction in child poverty. However their plan to implement is ridiculous, a few thousand dollars in tax credits is hardly the way to tackle poverty, which is simply an expression of the class antagonisms that are intrinsic in the capitalist system.

The New Democratic Party of Canada is far from advocating the democratic and socialist transformation of society for the betterment of all Canadians, however they do understand that the current system is not working, and have committed themselves in the past, and in the future towards reducing the gap between rich and poor, fighting poverty and inequality. The party is the only one that seems to genuinely care about the needs of the working class during this election campaign. That is why, for this election, one must support the NDP, while remaining and identifying as a Liberal.

Medical Bills Leading Cause of Bankruptcy [in the USA], Harvard Study Finds

Medical Bills Leading Cause of Bankruptcy, Harvard Study Finds

Canadians - Register Here for the Do Not Call List

Register My Number : National do not call list

Lack of universal health care (like we have in Canada) caused the financial trouble in the USA.

The Rich Are Staging a Coup Right Now | PEEK | AlterNet

Health insurance? Mike, why are you bringing this up? What's this got to do with the Wall Street collapse?

It has everything to do with it. This so-called "collapse" was triggered by the massive defaulting and foreclosures going on with people's home mortgages. Do you know why so many Americans are losing their homes? To hear the Republicans describe it, it's because too many working class idiots were given mortgages that they really couldn't afford. Here's the truth: The number one cause of people declaring bankruptcy is because of medical bills. Let me state this simply: If we had had universal health coverage, this mortgage "crisis" may never have happened.

This bailout's mission is to protect the obscene amount of wealth that has been accumulated in the last eight years. It's to protect the top shareholders who own and control corporate America. It's to make sure their yachts and mansions and "way of life" go uninterrupted while the rest of America suffers and struggles to pay the bills. Let the rich suffer for once. Let them pay for the bailout. We are spending 400 million dollars a day on the war in Iraq. Let them end the war immediately and save us all another half-trillion dollars!

Don't let this happen in Canada. Stephen Harper wants to privatize our healthcare system. If he does, what happened in the USA can happen here. Vote against the Conservatives this election.

The Bailout and why it was a bad idea

Commentary: Bankruptcy, not bailout, is the right answer - CNN.com

Mmmmm, pork brains

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If it wasn't for the milk and sodium nitrite, I could eat this (but I don't think I'd want to).

Plan to steal the upcoming American election - surprise? conspiracy theory? a given?

News From Underground

Here, in this shattering new interview, Stephen Spoonamore goes into
harrowing detail about the Bush regime's election fraud, past, present
and--if we don't spread the word right now--to come. Since he's the
only whistle-blower out there who knows the perps themselves, and how
they operate, we have to send this new piece far and wide.

4 pills in one to prolong life

Tests start on pill that could lengthen millions of lives | Society | The Guardian

Snow on Mars!

NASA - NASA Mars Lander Sees Falling Snow, Soil Data Suggest Liquid Past

Ancient surgical instruments

Surgical Instruments from Ancient Rome

Green Party would not withdraw troops from Afghanistan

rabble.ca Canadian federal election blog

Elizabeth May does NOT want to withdraw Canadian troops from Afghanistan

This news came as a complete shock to me and, I suspect, also to many Green Party candidates and activists. At the very least, this revelation will help to clarify the voting options of those Canadians who want our soldiers brought home immediately. There is now only one choice for them — to vote NDP.

Posted by Scott Piatkowski

In case the video is no longer up, here is the YouTube link

New trailer from the upcoming The Spirit movie.

The Spirit: New Spirit Trailer Is Tiny Beacon Of Light In A Sin City World

Bad Things by Jace Everett

Updated link to YouTube video (as of Nov 2008)

YouTube - True Blood Opening Credits (HQ)

America's No. 1 Export: Debt

America's No. 1 Export: Debt - TIME

New Democratic Platform: First Impressions

New Democrat Platform: First impressions « Sean In Saskatchewan

The announced total cost of the policies included in the platform are
51.6 billion dollars. Promising a balanced budget, the New Democrats
announced that the needed money would come from a NDP government
repealing the 50 billion dollar Conservative business tax cuts
(supported by the Liberals) that were to take effect in 2009 and also
from the money saved by pulling out of Afghanistan immediately (a
so-termed “peace dividend”).

NDP - strong on the economy

Go Nanaimo Blog: Strong on the Economy

Who Killed Canada - watch before voting.

'WHO k i l l e d CANADA?' - A 2008 Election Primer -

My Little Pony In Drag

Spippo's deviantART Gallery

Check out the My Little Alien.

Reason to switch

Accidental Deliberations: Reason to switch

What's more, with more Lib voters willing to switch, there's also a
higher upside to their actually following through. If the NDP can carry
all of its current support plus the Libs and Greens who would be
willing to switch, then its support would reach 35.42%. In contrast,
the Libs' similar best-case scenario would be 33.95% of the vote.

With the Cons likely stuck with a relatively poorly distributed support
level in the mid to upper 30s, that point and a half could make the
difference in determining whether the Cons remain in power - or whether
a minority NDP government is able to start reversing the damage done by
Harper over the past two and a half years. Which means that for voters
who are inclined to vote based on stopping Harper, there's another
strong reason to make the NDP their choice.

[REC] - A horror movie I highly recommend

[Rec] (2007)

Scroll down and read the review. A truly scary movie. I watched it with a friend and she jumped and let out a very loud scream at one point.

Liberals seem to be losing to the NDP

Queer Thoughts: Gerard Kennedy's hopes for redemption is going...

Save the planet: Stop Harper!

Avaaz.org - The World in Action

For the last two years, the Harper government has done everything it could to wreck the world's efforts to fix climate change. At UN negotiations, Canada has been voted the WORST country in the world on climate change 3 times! Now,
it's election time, and we have to make sure that Harper pays the price
at the polls for his reckless and un-Canadian climate policy.


Avaaz is targeting 3 of Harper's top MPs (including Environment
Minister John Baird) where it will hurt them the most -- at the grass
roots.

Can the NDP realistically win?

Why Jack Layton Is About to Pass Stephane Dion in the Polls

Today's polling numbers re-confirm the trend that has been emerging
over the last two weeks: the NDP has the big mo' while the Liberal
campaign is falling on deaf ears.

Firm handshakes help land jobs

Handshake key to landing a job, scientists claim - Telegraph

A solid handshake was found to be more important than dress or physical
appearance as it set off the interviewer's impression of that person.

Conservatives - soft on facts

The Conservative Mentality: Facts not required « Sean In Saskatchewan

In this instance Harper decided to ignore the strong and numerous FACT based studies conducted by those “ivory tower” experts that have continuously shown that stiffer sentences and punishments for crime do not reduce crime rates. One only has to look south of the border to see the effects that this approach has, over-crowded jail systems, billions of taxpayer dollars funneled to prisons, and no reduction in crime rates.

Rocket man crosses the Channel

TheStar.com | World | Jet-powered man crosses English Channel

Facebook starting to ban people with odd names

Facebook bans those with funny names - The INQUIRER

The anti-social notworking site is suspending the owners of strange names without warning and holding personal information to ransom until you show them a government-issued ID.

4.28 billion years old

globeandmail.com: Earth's oldest rocks found in Quebec

NDP Peggy Nash set to win in Parkdale-High Park

Driving The Porcelain Bus: Looks like the NDP will most likely win in Parkdale-High Park

Poison food crisis shows Harper's contempt for government

Poison food crisis shows Harper’s contempt for government

'How many more people must die before the Harper government realizes that public health and safety must always transcend the boundaries of ideology?'


Experts say decisive and prompt action is crucial to saving lives
during a public health emergency. Yet from the beginning of the
listeriosis outbreak a peculiar paralysis took over within the most
senior ranks of the Harper government.



The first deaths occurred in June and by mid-August the problem had
been traced to the source. By Aug. 17, positive lab tests confirmed that
several deaths were directly linked to contaminated meat products made
at the Maple Leaf plant.

Yet the Harper administration failed to adequately warn the public
about the magnitude of the problem until Aug. 20. Then, instead of
announcing new resources and regulations to ensure public safety, we
had the spectacle of a series of cabinet ministers issuing blithe
quips and limp assurances that everything was under control.



This was followed by Harper himself, fretting about political fallout
on the eve of an election, promising an internal 'independent'
investigation, a move that amounts to no more than a political gambit
to shield the government from allegations of negligence toward public
health.



Finally, we learn that at the height of the crisis, during a
conference call with scientists, bureaucrats and political staff, the
federal agriculture minister trivialized the crisis, and insulted
victims, by making insensitive jokes. Yet Gerry Ritz remains a member
of the Harper cabinet.



The entire handling of this emergency demonstrates callous
incompetence. Worse, it reveals a lethal contempt by Harper for the
most basic role of government - ensuring public health and safety. It
also reflects a hostility of government as a constructive force in our
society.



Sadly, this comes as no great surprise. Harper has, after all, spent
his entire career denigrating government and public services. Why
would anyone be shocked now that a government run by him should fail
to rise to such an occasion?

Since his first days in office in 2006, Harper has steadily cut
funding for food safety programs and inspectors, shifting ever greater
responsibility to the food companies themselves.



According to current Treasury Board of Canada forecasts, funding for
food safety programs will have declined by almost 30% from $359
million in 2006-07 to $254 million in 2010-11 under Harper's watch.



At the same time, a secret government document recently brought to
light by a government employee reveals that the government has been
planning to let the foxes further guard the henhouse by expanding
industry self-policing of food safety.



The listeriosis crisis is reminiscent of the poison water scandal that
rocked Walkerton, Ont., in 2000. That disaster was caused in large
part by government cutbacks and a deliberate weakening of provincial
inspection and safety procedures by the Ontario regime of Conservative
Premier Mike Harris.



Harper's cabinet now includes some of the same ministers who were part
of the Harris government, ministers who should have learned the
obvious lessons of the Walkerton tragedy.



That they did not makes an even more chilling point: the ineptitude
now apparent in Ottawa is not merely a failure to learn the lessons of
Walkerton. It bespeaks an ideological contempt for anything and
everything that government can do to better society.

How many more deaths?



The listeriosis outbreak is an especially deadly lesson in why
effective and rigorous government oversight and action offers the best
guarantee of public health and safety. But how many more people will
die before the Harper government realizes that public health and
safety must always transcend political ideology? NUPGE

Fresh meat in prison

Rusty Idols: "Fresh meat"

WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg judge warned two violent young offenders Monday that they face bleak futures - which could include being raped in federal prison - if they don't turn their troubled lives around.

"Next stop is Stony Mountain," provincial court Judge Ronald Meyers told a 17-year-old boy, who along with a 15-year-old pleaded guilty to three armed robberies of Winnipeg businesses.

"I don't know whether you're prepared to consider yourself the girlfriend of some guy in there. But that's what awaits you. An 18-year-old fresh face comes in and it's fair game. Think about that."


The Canadian Press OTTAWA --
The Supreme Court of Canada has awarded $140,000 to a B.C. man who
suffered sexual abuse at the hands of a jail guard -- reducing the
amount awarded by a lower court by almost half. ...

Zastowny is one of dozens of prisoners MacDougall allegedly preyed on.

"He
targeted younger inmates, inmates who had been sexually abused in the
past and/or inmates who had little experience in jail,'' according to
one statement of claim.

Bad Math

unrepentant old hippie: Bad math

So 14 is old enough to get gang-raped in prison, but not old enough to have consensual sex with a 21-year-old girl or boyfriend -- that sound about right? Because to me, something about this doesn't quite compute.

Interactive Climate Change Site

JPL Climate Time Machine

Stonehenge - 9,000 years of visits

Mega Archaeology: People Have Been Visiting Stonehenge for 9,000 Years, Say Archaeologists

A new dig at pagan holy zone Stonehenge in England has revealed that people have been flocking to the spot for at least 9 millennia. Researchers determined this by dating rocks chipped by human hands, as well as the remnants of fires.

Dead Girl movie

Rant: Zombie Feminism

In a new indie horror flick called Deadgirl, two high school
guys find a naked zombie chick tied up in the basement of an abandoned
insane asylum, so they invite their pals along to gang rape her. Hailed
by critics as one of the best horror movies of the year, Deadgirl generated tons of buzz at the Toronto Film Festival for its unflinching look at male bonding run amok.

Let's kill Canadians by removing the health inspectors - Remember the Harris government and Walkerton? Now we have the Harper government and Listeriosis

Impolitical: Mr. Harper's food safety albatross

Liberals try to steal NDP votes.

Dipper Chick: An appeal to progressive Canadians

Where I live, voting NDP not only beats a Conservative, but it elects a strong New Democrat who gives me and my fellow East Van residents a real voice against Stephen Harper and his Conservatives, unlike a Liberal MP who would have abstained or voted with Harper when it really counted in the last parliament.

Relationship decisions

6 relationship decisions we've made for you - CNN.com

Disgusting Apartment

» World’s Most Disgusting Apartment Is In Houston

I've seen worse .... no, wait ... okay, this is gross. I've seen almost as bad. There's clutter, and then there is gross.

Designer Vagina news

BBC NEWS | Health | Designer vagina trend 'worrying'

Unconvinced that you shouldn't vote Conservative - Here are 100 reasons to NOT vote Conservative

100 Reasons

This is a great bit of resource material listing 100 reasons to not vote Conservative. If you are thinking of voting for them, read this first!

Farscape comes to comics in November.

Farscape: Farscape Comes To Comics With A Boom!

According to show creator and writer of the new comic series Rockne
O'Bannon, fans should expect to find everything that they loved about
the original TV show . . . and more.

The NDP suport the Arts

Peterborough Politics: "Conservatueur"

"One of the key things we must do, before we start giving
$50-billion tax giveaways to banks and oil companies, is to protect and
promote the arts," Layton said.

The Harper Record

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - The Harper Record

This book is one in a series of CCPA publications that have examined
the records of Canadian federal governments during the duration of
their tenure. As with earlier CCPA reports on the activities of
previous governments while in office, this book gives a detailed
account of the laws, policies, regulations, and initiatives of the
Conservative minority government under Prime Minister Stephen Harper
during its 32-month term from January 2006 to September 2008.

The 47 writers, researchers and analysts who have co-written this
book probe into every aspect of the Harper minority government’s
administration. From the economy to the environment, from social
programs to foreign policy, from health care to tax cuts, from the
Afghanistan mission to the tar sands, from free trade to deep
integration, and to many other areas of this government’s record, the
authors have dug out the facts and analyzed them.

The Harper Record was
necessarily researched and written long before an election was called,
but its publication does coincide with an election campaign and thus
may help citizens to make informed choices about the future of their
country. Regardless of the election outcome, its contents will continue
to be relevant between elections. In detailing what a minority
Conservative government really did, or failed to do, it may serve as a
guide and model for future elections.

NDP on the rise.

Polls / Sondages « Paulitics: Paul’s Socialist Investigations

Jack Layton said no such thing.

Does the Globe and Mail report the news or Invent it ? | Mediabuzzard.com

I had to shake my head when I read the latest headline at the Globe & Mail.

“Layton hints at possiable NDP-Liberal Coalition”

What a load of tripe.Jack Layton said no such thing…

Deregulation - The US did it and crashed. Stephen Harper wants to deregulate here too. I guess he doesn't read the news.

Buckdog: Endless Deregulation Is The Cause Of Wall Street Disaster - And Stephen Harper Wants More Of It Here In Canada!

Useful applications

Best of the Best: The Hive Five Winners

NDP platform info

NDP | Press Releases

Canadian Election - Quotes from week 2

Dipper Chick: Week Two in Quotes

(Go to the above link for all the quotes)

Best Jack Layton quote this week:

The
troubles in the financial markets “are the clearest possible warning
that the North American economies under Conservative governments, both
in Canada and the United States, are on the wrong track,” said the NDP
Leader.

“Conservative governments don't do their jobs. They
don't keep their eyes on the stock promoters and the bond sellers and
the mortgage brokers and bankers. Today, we see the results.”
-Globe and Mail, September 16,2008

It's ethnic cleansing, not the surge

The Raw Story | Report: Satellite images show ethnic cleansing source of reduced Iraq violence

Led Zeppelin to tour without Robert Plant?

Led Zeppelin plan to audition new singer | The Sun |Showbiz|Bizarre

Plant has not committed to the tour, while the band (Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham (John Bonham's son)) rehearses with stand-in singers for an up-coming North American tour.
Maybe he doesn't want to tour as his voice is not as good as it used to be.

Baconland!

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Apple Recall - Faulty part from toymaker Apple can cause shocks and start fires.

Apple recalls millions of iPhone 3G power adapters - Apple 2.0

My Own Worst Enemy - new tv series

Jack Nicholson Jr Returns: Christian Slater + Mindwipe Drama = Surprise Win?

Interesting psychological study of political beliefs

Nervous people 'are likely to be right-wing' - Science, News - The Independent

People who are easily startled by loud bangs or gruesome pictures are
more likely to vote for right-wing policies compared to calmer people
who take a more liberal approach to life, according to a psychological
study of political beliefs.

Advancement in supercapacitor research could improve things for cars

Important Twist in Supercapacitor Research

The team, along with legendary nanotechnology
pioneer Dr. Ray Baughman, developed a means to create supercapacitors
using “paper” sheets of single-walled carbon nanotubes embedded with a
special polymer called polypyrrole.



Imagine if the boxy, heavy car battery morphed into something
light, strong, perhaps paper-thin and flexible that could be molded to
fit elsewhere in the vehicle—even hidden in plain sight. Getting rid of
the weight and bulk of batteries could prove especially helpful in
hybrid car designs, which today rely on a suitcase-sized array of
hefty, metal batteries. And that’s just one application.

"Are you reading your answers off cue cards?"

Dipper Chick: NDP candidate gets creative

NDP candidate in Don Valley West, David Sparrow (no relation to the ill-fated Sparrow) put together some videos.

Coilhouse Magazine - check it out.

Coilhouse Magazine: New Magazine Is Like GQ For Robots And Supervillains

The space-age editors over at Coilhouse Magazine are reviving
the print world with their own beautifully shocking magazine. Each page
includes cutting edge artists, gorgeous futuristic ladies (with a touch
of Victorian class but not steampunky), an excerpt from Samuel R.
Delany's next novel, and articles calling out all those goth-on-chain
human pets to step it up (finally!).

Toy operating system open to malicious attacks again.

OSX vulnerable to malicious attacks again - The INQUIRER

NY Times Highlight Conservative Bungling

Impolitical: New York Times highlights Conservative bungling of the listeriosis outbreak

The editors of the medical journal and others have drawn a parallel between the Harper government’s handling of the listeriosis outbreak and an outbreak of tainted drinking water that killed seven people in Walkerton, Ontario, in 2000. The Conservative government that was in power in Ontario at that time could not overcome a widespread perception that its regulatory cutbacks led to the Walkerton deaths and it was defeated in a subsequent election.

What Dipper Chick Said

Dipper Chick: Awaiting the launch of notanenvironmentalist.ca


So if he's not a leader, can't/won't take on Harper, and he's not actually a green crusader....

what exactly does Stephane Dion have to offer?

The NDP want to put the inspectors back in the meat plants

Driving The Porcelain Bus: NDP want to put the inspectors back in the meat plants

Conservatives are Fiscal MIS-managers.

Accidental Deliberations: Myth-busting

The Cons' claim that their combination of reckless tax cuts and
politically-motivated spending hikes somehow qualifies them as
responsible fiscal managers has been laughable at the best of times.
But can we finally put the myth to rest when even Stephen Harper admits that his government has been throwing around more money than it should?

Conservatives to continue to expose Canadians to fatal health risks

Une femme verte: Conservatives to kill meat inspection in Manitoba: Ag Union

The government of Stephen Harper has steadily cut funding for food safety programs and shifted responsibility for safety assurance to the food companies themselves.

Remember the lysteria outbreak already!? Many people died because of the Conservative government reducing on-site inspections. And they want to do it out West now too.

Another good reason to NOT vote Conservative - they will make it easier for you to get killed by un-safe food.

Knight Rider - I figured this would be cake...

Knight Rider Review: Not Even Naked Cast Members Can Save Knight Rider From Itself

But overall the new Knight Rider is so shockingly awful I was almost laughing

Cool Mexican Sci-Fi Movie "Sleep Dealer"

Sleep Dealer Trailer Hits - Movie News - Latest Movie Reviews and trailers

More fun comes to the Sarah Connor Chronicles

Sarah Connor Chronicles: Kendra Shaw Comes To The Sarah Connor Chronicles!

Another empty promise from Harper

The Galloping Beaver: Harper's latest promise is empty

Before you get carried away, this isn't a $5000 return to you. It's
a tax credit, so it's only really about $750 at best. And it's not
applied to the cost of a house - it's applied to the closing costs - the fees associated with completing the sale such as paying for lawyers, mortgage fees, etc.


Then of course, there was a little more information flowing from the cavities of Harper's entourage. (Emphasis mine)

Conservative
advisers travelling with Harper say the homebuyers tax credit is a
modest proposal that will be phased in over four years which means, should Harper win another minority, there is little guarantee his govern

10 Favorite Actors from Geeky Movies and TV

Our 10 Favorite Actors from Geeky Movies & TV | Geekdad from Wired.com

Our criteria are simple: to make this list, an actor must have been in two or more classic geeky movies or TV shows, be they science fiction, fantasy, super-hero, horror/monster, or whatever. They must have made an indelible impression with their work. It helps if their characters spouted some really quotable lines, and it really helps if at least one of their roles went on to develop true "cult" status.

McCain advisor helped cause the Wall Street failure

MotherJones Blog: McCain Blasts Wall Street Failure, Neglects To Mention His Adviser Helped Cause It

If McCain wants to hold someone accountable for the failure in transparency and accountability that led to the current calamity, he should turn to his good friend and adviser, Phil Gramm.

Crappy Cat - Excellent little demented game!

Crappycat: CrappyCat Fights Monsters Using the Power of Alcohol

Repo! The Gentic Opera

Repo The Genetic Opera: Paris Hilton's Blood-Crusted Cinderella Fashion in Organ-Stealing Opera

Repo! follows the story of a man hired to do the dirty work
for a future corporation, Genco, who loans out organs (human organ
failure being the number one killer of future humans). But when you
miss a payment, Genco sends out the repo man to get its product back.

Learn all about menstration - from Disney.

Disney's 1946 menstruation film - Boing Boing

Marble Floor Made From Salami - Not so fresh meat.

Marble floor made from salami - Boing Boing

Harper's Hidden Agenda of Service Cuts

The Harper Index - Hidden agenda of cuts could follow Harper win

Funding for public services will dwindle due to corporate tax cuts - CLC economist.

Remember the Harris Government in Ontario? The same thing will happen to Canada if you re-elect the Conservatives to run the federal government - deficit (they've already put us into a deficit by giving away too much to large corporations, especially to foreign oil companies), increased debt, and cuts to services (which means less money for our healthcare, less for senior support, etc).

Wake up and smell the con job.

The Harper Index - Mission vs. war – How Afghanistan conflict is framed

Canada's military involvement has been marketed as a noble cause, with help from Hillier, Horton's and hockey.

Career Opportunities For People With Terrible Grammar

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Social Networking Surpasses Porn As Number One On The Internet

Porn knocked off top spot by social notworking - The INQUIRER

For Prosecution of Bush War Crimes, Planning Begins

The Raw Story | For prosecution of Bush war crimes, planning begins

"This is not a campaign event," said Professor Christopher Pyle of Mt. Holyoke College, during his speech to the conference. "It is a conference about how to restore governmental accountability in the wake of a criminal administration. It addresses the most serious crisis in our nation’s history -- the claim that the president and his secret agents can get away with torture, kidnapping, and even manslaughter."

New show from JJ Abrams - Fringe

J.J. Abrams offers terrifying sci-fi on ‘Fringe’ - Television- msnbc.com

I've seen the first 3rd of the season premier - it looks like it will be pretty good.

New Ant Species

New ant species discovered in the Amazon likely represents oldest living lineage of ants

UFO?

Hubble: Hubble Finds Unidentified Object in Space, Scientists Puzzled

Toronto Star Probaganda In Action

Propaganda in Action: Toronto Star uses weasel words to distort NDP story « Paulitics: Paul’s Socialist Investigations

Dita Von Teese - new Wonderbra comercial

Great Tah Tahs Of Science: Dita Von Teese Combines Bras And Science, For The Ultimate Glowing Wonder Twins

The NDP's Clean Air Act

Dipper Chick: Make no mistake, this was an NDP victory

A list of how the Harper government has worked on ruining Canada with full support of the Liberal party.

Dipper Chick: Paranoia hits the Liberal camp. Hard.

What kind of Liberal arrogance makes a person forget that he and his
Liberal caucus sat through the last parliament and not only allowed the
Harper agenda to become a reality, but actually assisted it vote after
vote? I love how Liberals act like what they do while they are in
parliament is somehow less important what they say they want to do in parliament during an election.

Grinding Canadian Productivity Down.

The Progressive Economics Forum » Stephen Harper’s Uniquely Bad Productivity Record

This makes his the first government in postwar Canadian history to oversee a cumulative decline in the level of productivity over its entire term of office.

Don't be fooled twice!

Anything But Conservative

Don't be fooled twice like you were with Mike Harris and with Brian Mulroney. Put an end to the Conservative reign of terror now. Vote them out of office.

Trailer for The Day The Earth Stood Still 2008

The Day The Earth Stood Still: Frightening New Footage from The Day The Earth Stood Still

This remake looks pretty very cool.

Coming Dec. 12, 2008.

More Vin Diesel action

Xxx: More xXx Explosions For You Vin Diesel Lovers

xXx was okay, so maybe the sequel will be okay.
How about more stuff like Pitch Black?

DNA Sequencing

DNA Sequencing: Instant DNA Scan is SMRT, I Mean S-M-A-R-T

Cannibal Women

Doghouse: Punish Your Ex's Wild Ways With Cannibal Women

Doghouse - new cannibal/zombie movie from Britain.

Deter Lunch Thieves at Work

skforlee - anti-theft lunch bag

Do the priorities of the party you support, match what your own priorities are?

Accidental Deliberations: On priorities

So what do most voters value more: a third of a cent off a loaf of bread, or access to primary health care for all Canadians - plus $300 million a year left over?

The record shows, Harper promises support for women and families, but actually removes support once elected.

One Woman. One Blog.: Don't Be Seduced By Stephen Harper's Week of Promises to Canadian Families

Harper is not to be trusted with our money

Dawg's Blawg: Spin, spin, spin, Stephen.

Humans are born to run

Born To Run | Human Evolution | DISCOVER Magazine

not only can humans outlast horses, but over long distances and under the right conditions, they can also outrun just about any other animal on the planet

Underground House

Cool Tool: $50 and Up Underground House Book

Dont' fall for the Harper cuts.

Stephen Harper Promises: Death to Canada by 1000 Cuts | Excited Delirium

this cut was absorbed into the bottom line of companies and not redistributed to consumers

R.I.P. Richard Wright

TheStar.com | entertainment | Pink Floyd's Richard Wright dies

What Men Want/What Women Want

What Men Want/What Women Want

Men and women are quite different, which basically means that
(surprise!) they are driven by different things in a mate. Having been
a single woman living in Los Angeles for a while now, and being the
ever-observant creature that I am, I feel that the following is pretty
accurate in regard to what we want from each other:

Vote for Harper's biggest lie

Harper Lied

Stand up for Canada and remove this man from Parliament. We're better off without him.

Photoshop - Beginner's Tutorial

How To Master Photoshop In Just One Week

Nakma - the movie

パレスチナ1948 -NAKBA-

The year 2008 marks the 60th anniversary of the foundation of Israel. It marks also the beginning of 60 years of the suffering for the Palestinian people. This tragedy is referred to as the “Nakba,” meaning catastrophe in Arabic.

Since 1948 at least 420 Palestinian villages have vanished. The photo journalist Ryuichi Hirokawa has filmed over 1,000 hours of footage and has taken thousands of photographs of the Palestinian people and their vanished villages. This film is a distillation of this footage.

The Conservatives are NOT good with our money.

» Exposing the “Conservatives are good for the economy” as a falsehood. Scott’s DiaTribes: My personal opinions on social and political issues from a progressive standpoint.

Stephen Harper turned a $12 billion dollar surplus into a deficit in the BEST of times. And now that things are going sideways and he’s telling us that, in these times of ‘uncertainty’, that he’s the best man for the job? And we’re believing him!?

Apple wants to put DRM in your clothes

New Scientist Technology Blog: Apple's latest DRM will restrict your wardrobe

They seem to consider this beyond the pale. The patent details a way of
"pairing a sensor and an authorised garment", such as "running shoes,
shirts or slacks". Companies like Nike could authorise their garments
by burying an RFID chip inside it. That chip is required to activate
the sensor. No longer will you be able to use the sensor you paid for
with any shoe of your choosing.

Apple's idea sounds mean-minded to me. What do you think?

The company has previous form, though. Last year they tried to patent a system that would prevent you from recharging a music player if you ever use it with unauthorised software.

Sex and Marriage.

Can 365 Nights Of Sex Bolster A Marriage?, When Their Marriages Fell Into The Doldrums, Two Long-Married Couples Took Action - CBS News

Perfume Attack

FOXNews.com - Middle School Girl's Perfume Sends 11 Students, Bus Driver to Hospital - Health News | Current Health News | Medical News

I get this from just a drop. Ack!

NDP would take action against unfair fees

TheStar.com | Federal Election | Layton promises action on 'hidden' fees

"Canadians are paying millions of dollars every year due to
price-gouging and hidden fees of all sorts," said the New Democratic
Party leader.

New Swarf!

Swarf prepare 2nd album - news, torrent, wikipedia, free MP3, download, lyrics

They now are working on a new record. According
to Liz Green (vocals and lyrics), the new stuff is sounding rather
different from the old stuff and is being aired at live gigs to test
out. The band is currently also working on another DM cover, "In your
room", after their "Free" rendition. Swarf will also be appearing on
the soundtrack to the film "Vampire Diaries".

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From out of the deep!

Digg - Oh shit.. look what the hurricane brought

Vote Environment 2008

News - Vote Environment 2008

Possible successors to Kim Jong-il

Al Jazeera English - Asia-Pacific - After Kim Jong-il

Many still have doubts' over 9/11

Al Jazeera English - Americas - 'Many still have doubts' over 9/11

Only 46 per cent of respondents named
al-Qaeda, while 25 per cent said they did not know and 15 per cent said
the US government was behind the attacks.

Stop the SPAM from friends and relatives

StopForwarding.Us | Politely and anonymously ask your friends to stop sending spam to your inbox

Do you have friends or relatives who constantly forward you all sorts of junk/jokes/etc, and you don't know a polite way to get them to stop without upsetting them?
If so, this site is for you.

You can have this site send the person an anonymous email (here's a sample) that politely asks them to stop by informing them how annoying this can be for others.

A good poll site for the Canadian federal election

Polls / Sondages « Paulitics: Paul’s Socialist Investigations

This site averages the polling data from various companies and shows it in a tracking graph.

The 8 Most Terrifying Restaurants

» The 8 Most Terrifying Restaurants from Around the World | Cracked.com