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Grandma's Graphics: Unique Images from the Past

From Harry Clarke to 1890's storybooks, if you're looking for unique images or clipart for use on your web pages or in other design or craft projects you've come to the right place. There's a treasury here at Grandma's Graphics that you probably won't find anywhere else online. Some of these graphics are quite large and take time to load, but be patient, they're worth the wait.

Free distribution boosts sales - 23,000 % for Monty Python!

Monty Python's free web video increased DVD sales by 23,000 percent - Boing Boing

And you know what? Despite the entertainment industry’s constant cries about how bad they’re doing, it works. As we wrote yesterday, Monty Python’s DVDs climbed to No. 2 on Amazon’s Movies & TV bestsellers list, with increased sales of 23,000 percent.

New wind farm in Mexico

Mexico fires up $550 million wind farm - USATODAY.com

The new, $550 million project is in a region so breezy that the main town is named La Ventosa, or "Windy." It's on the narrow isthmus between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean, where winds blow at 15 mph to 22 mph, a near-ideal rate for turbines. Gusts have been known to topple tractor trailers.
...

It will produce enough energy to power a city of
500,000 people, while reducing carbon monoxide emissions by 600,000
metric tons each year, according to the company.

Esteban Morras, Acciona board member, said the project could be just the start for Mexico.

Veronica Mars to return in a movie

Veronica Mars Movie Finally in the Works - E! Online

Good news for you Heroes fans missing the now-deceased Elle, Kristen Bell. It looks like Kristen's heading for the big screen as that other alter ego who's even more kickass: Miss Veronica Mars.

Windows Vista SP2 available by May or June

Rumor: Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Delayed Until May or June | Epicenter from Wired.com

Vista SP2 is expected to come with a number of key enhancements, including the ability to burn Blu-Ray discs natively and improved playback of streaming high definition video. The service pack will also likely contain improvements to wi-fi performance, DirectX graphics performance and a better desktop search tool.

Israel lifts ban on Arab parties in Knesset

Israeli Supreme Court lifts ban on Arab participation in National Elections - International Middle East Media Center

On Wednesday, the Israeli Supreme Court issued a ruling that voids a ban preventing Arab parties in Israel from participating in the parliamentary elections, which will be held in Israeli next month.

Israeli Supreme Court
Israeli Supreme Court

The ruling was made after several Arab-Israeli political leaders filed an appeal against the ban.

Arab-Israeli member of the Knesset, Ahmad Tibi, said that this decision is “a defeat to fascism”, and added that discrimination is deeply rooted in Israel, therefore the “battle is not quite finished”, according to Israeli daily Haaretz.

Israel breaks ceasefire, again.

Press TV - Israeli gunboat targets Gaza civilians

A
Palestinian medical official says an Israeli gunboat off the shores of
Gaza City has opened fire on Gaza, wounding at least five people.



Dr. Moaiya Hassanain said Thursday that a shell fired by the
gunboat hit a house in a beachside refugee camp. He said the wounded
were passersby in the street, AP reported.

Gadgest that make you look like a jerk

Gadgets that make you look like a jerk - Tech and gadgets- msnbc.com

Bacon and booze madness!

Facebook | Bacon Booze: Bacontini & Other Delicious Baconized Beverages | Sloshspot Blog < read me!
(Thanks Tamara!)

Wording of the poll

JanfromtheBruce: Tyee - Better a dead coalition than a live Harper government

Reading over the actual wording of the question, it appears that one is being asked if one prefers an Liberal led government over a Harper led government, as it does not mention the word "coalition".

Opposition support of war resisters

we move to canada: liberals and ndp m.p.s pledge their support to war resisters (updated story)<read me.

"Canada should be a refuge from militarism."

Ban appalled by Gaza's damage

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Ban 'appalled' by Gaza's damage

Watch the videos at the link, and read the news story.

Unfortunately, the UN can not do much about Israel's war crimes against Palestine. It is pretty much up to the USA to reign in Israel.
But the Israeli lobby in the USA is very very strong, so the genocide will continue.

All Major Canadian ISPs Slow Down P2P Traffic

All Major Canadian ISPs Slow Down P2P Traffic | TorrentFreak

... Bell was more open about its practices, and admits using deep packet inspection (DPI) to throttle its individual customers and wholesalers. On Bell Wireline, P2P traffic is slowed down between 4.30 PM and 2 AM. To cope with the increasing bandwidth demands of its customers, they further plan to disconnect heavy users and introduce metered plans where customers pay for the bandwidth they use.
... Rogers claims it has to throttle P2P users to prevent their network
from becoming “the world’s buffet,” as they like to call it. Not only
does this affect their network, their bandwidth bills also increased
due to the growing popularity of BitTorrent and other filesharing
networks. Similar to Bell and Cogeco, Rogers is also known to use DPI.
Upstream P2P traffic is slowed down across their entire network,
regardless of congestion.

In summary, we can conclude that there is no such thing as net
neutrality in Canada. All of the larger ISPs slow down their customers,
with most of them specifically targeting P2P traffic through deep
packet inspection. Because of this, P2P users can’t enjoy the speeds
they were promised, and several legitimate businesses whose income
depends on delivering content through BitTorrent or other filesharing
networks are unable to compete with those who don’t. It’s now up to the
CRTC to draw the right conclusions.

Palestinian villages wiped off the map

YayaCanada - Blog2: WIPED OFF THE MAP

War on Gaza unites Palestinian factions

Al Jazeera English - War on Gaza - Palestinian factions united by war

UN chief visits Gaza, urges probe

Al Jazeera English - Middle East - UN chief visits Gaza, urges probe

An in depth look at Gaza by Noam Chomsky

Canadian Dimension Blog / “Exterminate all the Brutes”: Noam Chomsky on Gaza

Outlander movie - coming soon?

Exclusive: The Saga Behind Viking-Alien War Movie Outlander

This looks amazing. I really hope it comes to theatres in Canada sometime soon.

Coalition steadily gaining in the polls

Far and Wide: Coalition Supporters, Here's Your Poll

Polls conducted late last year showed a high level of opposition, especially outside Quebec, to a proposed Liberal-NDP coalition in the event the minority Harper government is defeated in the House. The new poll suggests Canadians' feelings have evolved, with 50 per cent of respondents favouring a coalition government, while 43 per cent are happier with the current Conservative government.

“This is a huge change from the period right after the coalition agreement was struck in Stéphane Dion's last days as Liberal leader, when the Tories took an apparently unassailable 20-point lead,” Mr. Graves said. “Clearly much of the recoil against the idea of a coalition really had to do with alarm at the idea of Stéphane Dion becoming prime minister so quickly after having been rejected so decisively at the polls.”

Israel Threatens to Shoot Unarmed Civilians aboard Mercy Ship

Freegaza - Israel Threatens to Shoot Unarmed Civilians aboard Mercy Ship

 At roughly 3am UST (1am GMT), in international waters 100 miles off
the coast of Gaza, at least five Israeli gunboats surrounded the SPIRIT
OF HUMANITY and began recklessly cutting in front of the slow-moving
civilian craft. The Israeli warships radioed the SPIRIT, demanding that
the ship turn around or they would open fire and "shoot." When asked if
the Israeli navy was acknowledging that they intended to commit a war
crime by deliberately firing on unarmed civilians, the warships replied
that they were prepared to use "any means" to stop the ship.

Ancient chemical warfare

BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Ancient Persians 'gassed Romans' <read me

A UK researcher said he found evidence that the Persian Empire used
poisonous gases on the Roman city of Dura, Eastern Syria, in the 3rd
Century AD.

The theory is based on the discovery of remains of about 20 Roman soldiers found at the base of the city wall.

Dollhouse - 3 minute teaser/interviews

YouTube - 'Dollhouse' explained in under three minutes Eliza Dushku

Bionic Woman to be the new Doctor Who's assistant?

Doctor Who: The Doctor's New Assistant May Be Bionic

New Harry Potter Trailer

Harry Potter: New Potter Trailer Proves Kids With Wands Still Cooler Than Twilight

And don't watch the 2nd video farther down the page unless you have read the book already (there is a MAJOR spoiler in it)! It's funny though.

James Marster - new tv series

James Marsters: First Look At James Marsters As Outlaw Alien Fighter

Everyone's favorite vampire has saddled up for the role of outlaw in the new Sci Fi Channel original movie Alien Western. Lucky us — we've stumbled upon some set photos of Marsters all dirty-cowboyed up.

Cute-as-a-button co-star Sanny van Heteren posted a few pics from the set showing a dirty Marsters ready to kill some alien-bug scum. The plot of Alien Western is centered around a little town that gets attacked by giant alien bugs. Marsters plays Sam Danville, an outlaw who's supposed to be executed when the aliens land.

If Movie Posters Were Honest

Facebook | If Movie Posters Were Honest < check it out for the whole bunch.

Brilliant!
(thanks Eyesore, & Adam !)

Ehud Olmert: Torturing the Whole World

LeDaro: Ehud Olmert: Torturing the Whole World < read me

Can you imagine a guy caught on the street after killing few dozen people, the police come to arrest him he says, "I have ceased to shoot unilaterally." Olmert is doing exactly that. Now he wants the world to know that he has ceased fire unilaterally. IDF is occupying most of the Northern Gaza, shooting at will and bombing. That is ceasefire? Olmert then blames Hamas that they are still firing rockets.

Leave their homes and their land Olmert you idiot and accept the punishment for your crimes, as a person would do in a civilized society. Oh yes, your buddies in that crime must be included too.

Bacon Cupcakes!

ABC News

"Israel was born out of Jewish Terrorism"

Stop Canadian Complicity in Torture: Jewish MP denounces ISRAEL as War Criminals , "ISRAEL WAS BORN OUT OF JEWISH TERRORISM" < watch the video.

He also talks about who is Tzipi Livni- Israel's FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER:

SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF Eitan Livni - CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER OF THE TERRORIST ORGANIZATION IRGUN, that bombed the King David Hotel, which housed the Mandate Secretariat and the British military headquarters.

THE TERRORIST BOMBING COORDENATED BY ISRAEL'S CURRENT FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER TZIPI LIVNI' FATHER , killed 91 people including 17 Jews.Most of the people killed were staff of the hotel or Secretariat: 21 were first-rank government officials; 49 were second-rank clerks, typists and messengers, junior members of the Secretariat, employees of the hotel and canteen workers; 13 were soldiers; 3 policemen; and 5 were members of the public.

Diverse voices oppose apartheid policies, zionism

An Open Letter From Jewish Youth in Canada: Diverse voices oppose apartheid policies, zionism | The Dominion

Even though there have been approximately 100 Palestinian deaths for every Israeli killed by rocket fire, we recognize that Israeli Apartheid also leads to Israeli casualties. The blame for these deaths lies with Israel – if there were no occupation and no apartheid policies, there would be no rocket fire. If Israel, the world's fourth largest military power, is concerned about its citizens, it would abandon its apartheid policies and seek out justice for the Palestinian people.

It seems that many Jews outside of Israel don't support the Israeli policies and actions against the Palestinian people. It's too bad that most Jews inside Israel feel differently.