Thursday, September 11, 2008
Map your name's frequency worldwide
World Names Profiler
Type in your name and you will see how frequent your name is in the countries of the world.
Type in your name and you will see how frequent your name is in the countries of the world.
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genealogy
NDP will make Net Neutrality and Copyright an election issue
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Canada,
Canadian federal election,
NDP,
politics
Conservatives are NOT the true voice for new Canadians
VijaySappani.com » Blog Archive » Conservatives are NOT the true voice for new Canadians
Myth by myth debunking.
Myth by myth debunking.
Elizabeth May - "Canadian's Are Stupid"
Buckdog: 'Canadians Are Stupid!" - Elizabeth May
Oh bring on the debate!!! Let's see
Elizabeth May call Canadians 'stupid' on a live National Leaders Debate
Oh bring on the debate!!! Let's see
Elizabeth May call Canadians 'stupid' on a live National Leaders Debate
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Canada,
Canadian federal election,
Green Party,
politics
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
We're Not Dead Yet!
CERN Press Release – First beam in the LHC - accelerating science
Geneva, 10 September 2008. The first beam in the Large Hadron Collider at CERN1
was successfully steered around the full 27 kilometres of the world’s
most powerful particle accelerator at 10h28 this morning. This historic
event marks a key moment in the transition from over two decades of
preparation to a new era of scientific discovery.
Geneva, 10 September 2008. The first beam in the Large Hadron Collider at CERN1
was successfully steered around the full 27 kilometres of the world’s
most powerful particle accelerator at 10h28 this morning. This historic
event marks a key moment in the transition from over two decades of
preparation to a new era of scientific discovery.
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science
Facebook Etiquette...
» The 10 Commandments of Facebook | Cracked.com
9. Thou Shalt Not Update Thy Status Message If Thine Status Hath Not Changed (Or If You Have Nothing Clever To Say)
Conservative Leader Cannot Be Trusted
TheStar.com | Federal Election | Newfoundland premier says: 'Anyone but Harper'
He said Harper wanted an election before he would lose four by-elections that were in progress, before the economy "declines any further due to his fiscal mismanagement, and before findings released on various ethical breaches against his government."
"If Stephen Harper gets a majority government I remind you of words of Bachman Turner Overdrive: You ain't seen nothin' yet."
Williams said Harper has kept "his agenda carefully hidden," and urged people to read Harper's writings over the past 10 years.
"The only reason we haven't seen his full plan for Canada implemented is because he's had a minority government to keep it in check. A majority government for Stephen Harper would be one of the most negative political events in Canadian history."
Remember what Mike Harris did when he got in? A lot of people seemed surprised by his hidden right wing agenda that threw a lot of people out of jobs and really screwed up Ontario. The exact same thing is happening here with the federal Conservative government. Don't vote them back in or Canada will go right down the drain.
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Canada,
Canadian federal election,
Conservative party,
Ontario,
politics
Dragon Naturally Speaking version 10
Dragon is Newton's antithesis - The INQUIRER
The pain with products like Dragon is that it normally takes ages to train
the system to recognise your voice. Simon Howard proved that this is no longer
the case with Naturallyspeaking v 10 by setting up a completely new profile and
taking not much longer than a couple of minutes to 'train' the product.
The pain with products like Dragon is that it normally takes ages to train
the system to recognise your voice. Simon Howard proved that this is no longer
the case with Naturallyspeaking v 10 by setting up a completely new profile and
taking not much longer than a couple of minutes to 'train' the product.
Labels:
software
Thank You For Killing Canadians, Mr Harper
Just Another Willy Loman: Deregulated finger pointing at Maple Leaf
Of course prior to the changes that Harper’s government made to food
inspection, we would actually know if the cleaning was actually done
everyday.
Now under Harper’s deregulation the CFIA food
inspectors just read reports and review processes and don’t actually
get to verify, as in testing for listeria on the cutting blades right
on the floor.
Of course prior to the changes that Harper’s government made to food
inspection, we would actually know if the cleaning was actually done
everyday.
Now under Harper’s deregulation the CFIA food
inspectors just read reports and review processes and don’t actually
get to verify, as in testing for listeria on the cutting blades right
on the floor.
Labels:
Canada,
Conservative party,
death,
health
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Palin billed taxpayers for 312 nights spent in her own home during her first 19 months in office
The Raw Story | Palin billed state for spending Thanksgiving at college basketball game, husband's sled race
"Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has billed taxpayers for 312 nights spent in
her own home during her first 19 months in office, charging a "per
diem" allowance intended to cover meals and incidental expenses while
traveling on state business," The Washington Post reported Tuesday
Amazing! She would be perfect to help increase the American debt.
"Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has billed taxpayers for 312 nights spent in
her own home during her first 19 months in office, charging a "per
diem" allowance intended to cover meals and incidental expenses while
traveling on state business," The Washington Post reported Tuesday
Amazing! She would be perfect to help increase the American debt.
Labels:
politics,
Republican
Church of Scientology Sued For 'Organized Fraud'

French woman to sue Church of Scientology for 'organised fraud' - Telegraph
Maybe after this, all other churches will be sued for their organized fraud? (about time).
Labels:
organized fraud,
religion
Newsweek Sticks the Knife Into Apple
Newsweek sticks the knife into Apple - The INQUIRER
But Newsweek said that Jobs' autocratic nature means that he
controls things in a way that Microsoft wouldn't. Apple doesn't just make
products, it controls the entire ecosystem that supports that product, the rag
says. While Vole controls both the operating system and the applications that
run on top of it, Apple owns popular hardware platforms and operates the only
store that can sell music, movies and software programs for those platforms.
In other words what we are seeing are two evil monopolistic empires, both as
bad as each other. The only difference is that while Microsoft users know their
software is built by someone who would sell them down the river, most of Jobs'
mob really do believe that they are the good guys.
Water Bears Survive Open Space

Water bears survive open space - Boing Boing
Once in orbit, the tardigrade box popped open. Some were exposed to
low-level cosmic radiation, and others to both cosmic and unfiltered
solar radiation. All were exposed to the frigid vacuum of space...
Monday, September 8, 2008
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Facebook to force everyone to change to the new layout soon, but people are rallying to have a choice

Facebookers Rally For Choice
Why don't they ask users what people like and dislike about the 2 layouts and then fix what people don't like and use what people like, to fix up the new layout so most people like it?
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Facebook
Conservatives Don't Want You To Know Why People Died from Lysteria
Impolitical: Harper listeriosis investigation called out by union
... The Conservative government changes to the inspection procedure resulted in people dieing. And they plan on reducing inspections more - even after the deaths!
... The Conservative government changes to the inspection procedure resulted in people dieing. And they plan on reducing inspections more - even after the deaths!
The Harper government has changed the way government inspectors do their work at meat plants such as the Maple Leaf facility in Toronto.
A new system, which began on March 31, puts an emphasis on the auditing of company records instead of direct visual inspections.
And, while Mr. Harper has emphasized a $113-million boost in funding
for food and product safety in the 2008 budget, the union said the
Tories actually have plans to slash funding for food safety programs.
Tory
spending plans would see funding for food safety programs cut by almost
30 per cent from 2006 to 2011, the union said. It cited numbers from
the Treasury Board of Canada Reports on Plans and Priorities.
Figures
from the same source suggest the Conservatives would cut food safety
staff by 19 per cent during the same period, the union said.
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Canada,
Canadian federal election,
Conservative party,
death,
health,
politics
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Russian allies condemn Georgia

Al Jazeera English - Europe - Russian allies condemn Georgia
Members of the group said they
were "deeply concerned about an attempt by Georgia to solve the
conflict in South Ossetia by force, which has led to numerous
casualties among the civilian population and peacekeepers and entailed
grave humanitarian consequences," the declaration said.
LHC will not destroy the universe in 5 days
LHC will not destroy the universe in 5 days - Boing Boing
“Nature has already conducted the equivalent of about a hundred thousand LHC experimental programmes on Earth – and the planet still exists.”
Labels:
Large Hadron Collider,
science
More Cyclists Means Fewer Accidents

Urban Surprise: More Bicyclists Means Fewer Accidents | LiveScience
In Toronto, this summer, there have been many more cyclists than ever. And, there have been fewer reports of serious accidents.
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