Thursday, February 5, 2009
Cannibals in Russia
Prosecutors: Russian girl's killers ate body parts - Yahoo! News
Warning: gruesome.
"The arrestees said they ate the girl's body parts because they were
hungry," Kapitonov said. They told investigators they baked some body
parts with potatoes, he said.
Warning: gruesome.
"The arrestees said they ate the girl's body parts because they were
hungry," Kapitonov said. They told investigators they baked some body
parts with potatoes, he said.
Titanboa
Largest prehistoric snake on record discovered in Colombia (Video)
Named Titanoboa cerrejonensis by its discoverers, the size of
the snake's vertebrae suggest it weighed 1140 kg (2,500 pounds) and
measured 13 metres (42.7 feet) nose to tail tip. A report describing
the find appears in this week's Nature.
Named Titanoboa cerrejonensis by its discoverers, the size ofthe snake's vertebrae suggest it weighed 1140 kg (2,500 pounds) and
measured 13 metres (42.7 feet) nose to tail tip. A report describing
the find appears in this week's Nature.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
The story behind the Christian Bale video
globeandmail.com: Batman goes Bale-istic <full story
Christian Bale can be heard in newly surfaced audio delivering a
long, profanity-laced verbal thrashing to a cinematographer and anyone
who tried to calm him down on the set of the upcoming
Terminator Salvation.
Christian Bale can be heard in newly surfaced audio delivering along, profanity-laced verbal thrashing to a cinematographer and anyone
who tried to calm him down on the set of the upcoming
Terminator Salvation.
The three-minute clip was posted Monday Feb. 2 on the website TMZ.com.
In it, the actor who portrayed Batman in
The Dark Knight
rails against cinematographer Shane Hurlbut for apparently walking
behind co-star Bryce Dallas Howard and through Bale's line of sight,
considered a film-set foul.
Link to the full rant on TMZ.com
Facebook Depression
New Illness: Facebook Depression? - ReadWriteWeb
This may sound like a joke, but it's not: researchers at Stony Brook University
in New York have found that too much Facebook usage can leave you more
prone to anxiety and depression...that is, if you're a teenage girl. In
a study, a group of 13-year old girls were evaluated by psychology
professor Dr. Joanne Davila and her colleague, Lisa Starr. A year
later, the researchers followed up with the girls, testing them for
depressive symptoms.
This may sound like a joke, but it's not: researchers at Stony Brook Universityin New York have found that too much Facebook usage can leave you more
prone to anxiety and depression...that is, if you're a teenage girl. In
a study, a group of 13-year old girls were evaluated by psychology
professor Dr. Joanne Davila and her colleague, Lisa Starr. A year
later, the researchers followed up with the girls, testing them for
depressive symptoms.
Canwest (inc. Global, and the National Post) coming to an end?
Blast Furnace Canada Blog: Is The End coming near for Global? < read whole post.
Canwest is in big financial trouble. Stocks just dropped 40 cents this morning.
Canwest is in big financial trouble. Stocks just dropped 40 cents this morning.
Doom doom doom! - The Recession and the Flames of Change
Montreal Simon: The Recession and the Flames of Change < read the full post.
... The International Labour Organisation predicts that another 50 million or so will join the jobless queues around the world, out of a world workforce of around 3 billion. The wildcat strikes at refineries and power stations across the UK, and anti-government protests from Latvia and France to China and Mexico, may be just the beginning of much more radical, violent backlash against globalisation.
...
... The International Labour Organisation predicts that another 50 million or so will join the jobless queues around the world, out of a world workforce of around 3 billion. The wildcat strikes at refineries and power stations across the UK, and anti-government protests from Latvia and France to China and Mexico, may be just the beginning of much more radical, violent backlash against globalisation.
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Tuesday, February 3, 2009
The Christian Bale Remix video
Facebook | Bale Out - RevoLucian's Christian Bale Remix! <watch da video!
Okay, everyone has posted the crap out of this, but, here it is, just because.
WARNING: not for children or polite adults.
Okay, everyone has posted the crap out of this, but, here it is, just because.
WARNING: not for children or polite adults.
Your partner's health can affect yours
Psychology Today: In Sickness and In Health < read full post
Before you say, "I do," scrutinize your lover's drinking habits. Or eating patterns. Your choice of romantic partner helps determine how healthy—or how sick—you'll be.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Americans don't want Obama's surge
Stopwar.ca: Americans don't want Obama's surge <read full post
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan 23 - Most Americans feel very positively about President Obama, but that does not mean they support everything he says he plans to do. A new Financial Times/Harris Poll finds that they support his positions on some foreign policy issues but not on others...
Genocide supporter Netanyahu, is keen on adding Iran to Israel's targets
Press TV < read full story
Israeli
election frontrunner Benjamin Netanyahu says his first mission if
elected prime minister would be to 'thwart the Iranian threat'.
In an interview with Israel's Channel 2 TV late Saturday, Netanyahu
said he fully intends to sabotage Tehran's nuclear efforts once and for
all.
"[Iran] will not be armed with a nuclear weapon… It includes
everything that is necessary to make this statement come true," said
Israel's leading candidate for prime minister.
Israel, the sole nuclear power in the Middle East, accuses Tehran
of seeking nuclear weaponry while the UN nuclear watchdog, in its Sept.
15 report on Iran, declared that it could not find any "components of a
nuclear weapon" or "related nuclear physics studies" in the country.
Netanyahu, who is currently facing war crime charges in Gaza,
claimed the Islamic Republic's uranium enrichment is the greatest
danger to Israel and humanity.
After weeks of denying that it used illegal weapons in the
densely-populated Gaza Strip, the Israeli military finally admitted
Friday that it had pounded the Palestinian coast with at least twenty
white phosphorus bombs.
The 1980 third Convention on Conventional Weapons has banned the
use of white phosphorus as a weapon, even against military targets
situated within population centers.
International attorneys have filed war crime charges against 15
Israeli political and military officials, including Ehud Olmert, Tzipi
Livni and Ehud Barak.
Israeli
election frontrunner Benjamin Netanyahu says his first mission if
elected prime minister would be to 'thwart the Iranian threat'.
In an interview with Israel's Channel 2 TV late Saturday, Netanyahu
said he fully intends to sabotage Tehran's nuclear efforts once and for
all.
"[Iran] will not be armed with a nuclear weapon… It includes
everything that is necessary to make this statement come true," said
Israel's leading candidate for prime minister.
Israel, the sole nuclear power in the Middle East, accuses Tehran
of seeking nuclear weaponry while the UN nuclear watchdog, in its Sept.
15 report on Iran, declared that it could not find any "components of a
nuclear weapon" or "related nuclear physics studies" in the country.
Netanyahu, who is currently facing war crime charges in Gaza,
claimed the Islamic Republic's uranium enrichment is the greatest
danger to Israel and humanity.
After weeks of denying that it used illegal weapons in the
densely-populated Gaza Strip, the Israeli military finally admitted
Friday that it had pounded the Palestinian coast with at least twenty
white phosphorus bombs.
The 1980 third Convention on Conventional Weapons has banned the
use of white phosphorus as a weapon, even against military targets
situated within population centers.
International attorneys have filed war crime charges against 15
Israeli political and military officials, including Ehud Olmert, Tzipi
Livni and Ehud Barak.
Destruction of all means of life in Gaza
as we were saying: 'Destruction of all means of life' <read full post!
Gaza desperately short of food after Israel destroys farmland
Gaza desperately short of food after Israel destroys farmland
The Guardian:
Officials warn of 'destruction of all means of life' after the
three-week conflict leaves agriculture in the region in ruins. Gaza's
1.5 million people are facing a food crisis as a result of the
destruction of great areas of farmland during the Israeli invasion...
Between 35% and 60% of the agriculture industry has been wrecked by the
three-week Israeli attack, which followed two years of economic siege...
Officials warn of 'destruction of all means of life' after the
three-week conflict leaves agriculture in the region in ruins. Gaza's
1.5 million people are facing a food crisis as a result of the
destruction of great areas of farmland during the Israeli invasion...
Between 35% and 60% of the agriculture industry has been wrecked by the
three-week Israeli attack, which followed two years of economic siege...
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Iran bans trade with Israel
Press TV - Iran sets ban, fine on trade with Israel
Iran has moved to issue an executive order to clamp sweeping sanctions on all investment activities and trade with Israeli entities.
Following the heavy death toll from the 23-day Israeli assault on Gaza and with international pressure mounting on Tel Aviv, Iran made a decision on Saturday to introduce a bill banning business transactions with Israeli companies -- entities and persons.
Friday, January 30, 2009
York U. admin plays the system against the students and teachers
The ONDP step up when no one else will | rabble.ca <read full story
But a back-to-work legislation is just not the solution to a 12-week long labour dispute that has gone nowhere after much bargaining on CUPE 3903’s part and no budge on York’s part. The university has foully engineered the entire collective bargaining process by riding it out until Premier Dalton McGuinty force the workers back to work.
What does the Federa Budget 2009 mean? Initial Report Card and analysis
Budget | CUPE
more »
Federal Budget 2009: Initial Report Card
January 29, 2009 02:49 PM
How well did the budget deliver on these three key areas of concern?
- stimulating the economy,
- protecting the vulnerable, and
- saving and creating jobs by rebuilding the economy
more »
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- Federal Budget 2009 and Municipal Infrastructure 01/29/09
- Federal Budget 2009 and Privatization 01/29/09
- Federal Budget 2009 and Health Care 01/29/09
- Federal Budget 2009 and Employment Insurance (EI) 01/29/09
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- Federal Budget 2009 and Aboriginal Issues 01/28/09
Why should I respect these oppressive religions? - Johann Hari, The Independent
Johann Hari: Why should I respect these oppressive religions? - Johann Hari, Commentators - The Independent
Excerpt:
Excerpt:
When you demand "respect", you are demanding we lie to you. I have
too much real respect for you as a human being to engage in that charade.
But why are religious sensitivities so much more likely to provoke demands for
censorship than, say, political sensitivities? The answer lies in the nature
of faith. If my views are challenged I can, in the end, check them against
reality. If you deregulate markets, will they collapse? If you increase
carbon dioxide emissions, does the climate become destabilised? If my views
are wrong, I can correct them; if they are right, I am soothed.
But when the religious are challenged, there is no evidence for them to
consult. By definition, if you have faith, you are choosing to believe in
the absence of evidence. Nobody has "faith" that fire hurts, or
Australia exists; they know it, based on proof. But it is psychologically
painful to be confronted with the fact that your core beliefs are based on
thin air, or on the empty shells of revelation or contorted parodies of
reason. It's easier to demand the source of the pesky doubt be silenced.
Liberal caucus gagged by Iggy
Firebrand: Iggy gags caucus III
Well, today comes confirmation that Ignatieff is muzzling his caucus
and is attempting to control the access his MPs have to the media. The Globe and Mail reports that
In addition, Ignatieff is banning "Liberal strategists" from appearing on TV panels without approval.
Well, today comes confirmation that Ignatieff is muzzling his caucus
and is attempting to control the access his MPs have to the media. The Globe and Mail reports that
At his first caucus meeting as leader in December, [Ignatieff] made it clear the caucus speaks with one voice and it is his.
“He
laid down the law at the beginning. You could hear a pin drop,” a
Liberal insider said about the way Mr. Ignatieff outlined the new
one-voice strategy. He said Mr. Ignatieff possesses discipline and
firmness. “You know when you leave the room who the leader is.”
In addition, Ignatieff is banning "Liberal strategists" from appearing on TV panels without approval.
Budget stimulus too timid, tax cuts ineffective
Another Point of View: Harper/Flaherty Budget: Stimulus Too Timid, Tax Cuts Ineffective
Little for jobless, families, elder care or students
Instead, the new budget confirms that equalization improvements already announced will be limited to the growth rate of the economy, meaning that struggling provinces will receive $7 billion less from the federal government than they had been counting on over the next two years. The budget also contained next to nothing to help the unemployed, families struggling with the rising costs of child care and elder care, students with rising debt loads, and seniors struggling with reduced retirement savings.
“Extending Employment Insurance (EI) benefits by five weeks is not nearly enough to help unemployed Canadians,” Clancy says.
“Improving access to EI and increasing benefits would have been far more helpful when it comes to putting money in the hands of those who need it most. But the budget does nothing to address our flawed system, where only 40% of workers qualify for what are now poverty-level benefits."
“Most Canadians were expecting new investments in our social infrastructure but this budget invests nothing in child care, elder care, mental health, post-secondary education or community-based social services,” he adds.
"Furthermore, the budget does nothing to improve public pensions for seniors and nothing to shore up workplace pension plans.”
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