Friday, September 26, 2008

Liberals seem to be losing to the NDP

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

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.