I really am a lucky guy - October 10, 2010 03:48:00 pm
I'm still alive but I'm over here ... Oreo Cookie Blues .... see ya...
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Blast Furnace Canada Blog - February 09, 2010 07:50:00 am
This is simply beyond explanation. How the commander of an air force base, a Colonel on track to getting his first star as a general, well respected by the media and J-school students -- and trusted enough to fly the official plane of the Prime Minister, according to the Canadian Press -- not to...
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Canadian Freebies, Coupons, Deals, Bargains, Flyers, Contests Canada - February 08, 2010 10:42:50 pm
Denny’s is giving away FREE Original Grand Slam Breakfast on Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 from 7am to 2pm. This has been confirmed to be for US and Canada.
Denny’s are located all over Canada, but I know there are not many in Ontario, the nearest one to me is Niagara Falls I think. So I...
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Canadian Freebies, Coupons, Deals, Bargains, Flyers, Contests Canada - February 08, 2010 10:39:00 pm
Right now Amazon.ca is having a sale on Frommer’s travel guides. Savings of up to 50% off! From Costa Rica to Moscow Frommer’s has got it covered!
Click here to check out the Frommer’s store at Amazon.ca
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Canadian Freebies, Coupons, Deals, Bargains, Flyers, Contests Canada - February 08, 2010 10:19:11 pm
La Senza is offering a $10 discount code for when you spend $50 or more. Use the coupon code “SLEEP10″ at checkout. I’m not too sure when the coupon expires but gents nows the time to go buy your sweety some lingerie, you know for Valentines day this Sunday, wink, wink, nudge,...
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Canadian Freebies, Coupons, Deals, Bargains, Flyers, Contests Canada - February 08, 2010 04:46:02 pm
There has been talk about a Bonus Redemption day for this coming weekend at Shopper’s Drug Mart. It has now been confirmed that it is going to be a Bonus Redemption day for cosmetics only (so no regular merchandise). This is still a good time to redeem your points for a great...
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Canadian Freebies, Coupons, Deals, Bargains, Flyers, Contests Canada - February 08, 2010 03:59:52 pm
If you missed it last time, National Post is once again offering free 60 day subscriptions to their newspaper. All you need to do is fill out a short survey.
I did this last time and did receive the paper with no problems, and no obligation to start paying afterwards, the newspapers just stopped...
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Canadian Freebies, Coupons, Deals, Bargains, Flyers, Contests Canada - February 08, 2010 03:51:39 pm
You can get $5 off on your $14.99 or more purchase of a Hasbro Monopoly board game at Toys R Us. This coupon can be used in-store or online, to use online use the coupon code “MONVOTE”. This coupon expires February 28, 2010.
Click here to print out your coupon!
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Canadian Freebies, Coupons, Deals, Bargains, Flyers, Contests Canada - February 08, 2010 02:40:11 pm
My fave store is having a decent sale right now! On top of the clearance prices buy one get one half off!
Rickis carrys size 0-18 and has casual to dress clothes. Shipping will cost you around $10 but the sale is on in most stores as well! Shop early for best selection.
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Canadian Freebies, Coupons, Deals, Bargains, Flyers, Contests Canada - February 08, 2010 02:30:46 pm
Right now just in time for Valentine’s fragrances are 25% off! Choose from yummy scents from aqua lilly to vanilla!
Click here to view the fragrance sale!
Whats your favourite scent?
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Canadian Freebies, Coupons, Deals, Bargains, Flyers, Contests Canada - February 08, 2010 02:27:15 pm
For the month of February you can save an extra 15% off of domestic and USA (Hawaii included) flights with Air Canada if you pay with your Visa card! This is one of the many offers that the Visaperks.ca site has to offer!
Click here to check the Air Canada offer out!
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BIG BLUE WAVE - February 08, 2010 12:58:00 pm
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A Russian journalist has sparked furor by suggesting that newborn children who are mentally disabled should be killed. Aleksandr Nikonov wrote an article titled "Finish Them Off, So They Don't Suffer," which called "post-natal abortion" an act of mercy.Nikonov...
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Canadian Freebies, Coupons, Deals, Bargains, Flyers, Contests Canada - February 08, 2010 11:56:35 am
Dell is having a Valentine’s Sale from now until February 12. They have selected Valentine colored merchandise on sale for up to 70% off the regular price. Some of the best deals I saw were the 320GB external hard drive (in red or pink) for only $67.99 and a Hannah Montana cordless phone...
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Canadian Freebies, Coupons, Deals, Bargains, Flyers, Contests Canada - February 08, 2010 11:14:23 am
Thanks to babygonnerman for finding this great freebie. Get a sample of Biore Nose Strips. It’s only for the first 10,000 so hurry and get yours before they are gone! It’s a great time to try this product if you haven’t already and if you have, YEAH FREEBIE!
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Canadian Freebies, Coupons, Deals, Bargains, Flyers, Contests Canada - February 08, 2010 11:08:57 am
Best Buy has released a few coupons for use from February 9-11. I’m not sure if all the codes are generic or not but i’ve posted mine since I wont be using them anyways.
Save $100 off $1000, Save $20 off $350-$999, and save $10 on purchases from $100-$359.
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democraticSPACE.com/blog - February 08, 2010 10:25:07 am
As widely expected, the latest seat projections show a significant drop for the Conservatives, as Canadians register their displeasure over the government’s decision to prorogue Parliament. The current state of affairs looks much like the weak majority of 2006. Our current projections...
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BIG BLUE WAVE - February 07, 2010 08:41:00 pm
When I think that feminists collectively had a hissy fit over this, I can't stop laughing. It is so benign.If the feminists had just kept their mouths shut, this would have passed under the radar and half the people watching would not have known what this was about. But thanks to feminist hysteria,...
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Canadian Freebies, Coupons, Deals, Bargains, Flyers, Contests Canada - February 07, 2010 04:55:49 pm
Becel has a promo on right now benefiting the Heart & Stroke Foundation. Look for specially marked packages of Becel Margarine for your free, “The Heart Truth” signature scarf. This comes in 3 different designs.
And yes the scarf can be found inside the package, you don’t...
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Canadian Freebies, Coupons, Deals, Bargains, Flyers, Contests Canada - February 07, 2010 02:53:16 pm
Wow, there is going to be so much that you can do in BC during the Olympics. If you are lucky enough to live in or around Surrey there are a bunch of great performers that you can see for free. The venues are located near the King George Skytrain station so taking public transit should be...
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CHEESEBURGER BROWN: SCIFI STORY-WALLAH - February 07, 2010 02:46:25 pm
It is well known that writing is not a lucrative path. Just ask all those people you've never heard of. (Ten cents per what? I'm insulted. Thank you very much, sir. May I have another?) Heck, even ask most of those people you have heard of -- dollars to doughnuts the lion's share have the...
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Blast Furnace Canada Blog - February 07, 2010 10:36:00 am
A couple of observations about life in The Hammer:First, the demolition of the old Century Theatre on Mary Street is basically complete save for some minor dusting and such, after the roof caved in a couple of weeks ago. What a pity. This vaudeville era theatre later became...
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Canadian Freebies, Coupons, Deals, Bargains, Flyers, Contests Canada - February 07, 2010 01:22:11 am
L’Oreal Canada has 3 new free coupons. These coupons are provided by Websaver.ca which like Save.ca mails you the coupons. These L’Oreal coupons actually seem pretty good and as always the secret is to use them on the product which is already on sale in a weekly flyer
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BIG BLUE WAVE - February 06, 2010 09:39:00 pm
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Canadian Freebies, Coupons, Deals, Bargains, Flyers, Contests Canada - February 06, 2010 08:14:10 pm
Bath & Body Works is having a BOGO sale on their Signature Collection products. If you buy 2 you get 1 free product and if you buy 3 you get 2 free products. In addition to that great sale, if you spend $15 in their store you will also be able to get a free Signature Collection [...]...
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BIG BLUE WAVE - February 06, 2010 07:25:00 pm
SoCon or Bust:They’re hanging themselves, and they’re even doing it in the pro-abort media. It’s absolutely delicious. Anything that is remotely seen as pro-life – even an innocuous ad of a woman saying she was glad she made the right decision about her baby – is seen as “hate...
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Canadian Freebies, Coupons, Deals, Bargains, Flyers, Contests Canada - February 06, 2010 04:45:14 pm
Lululemon is giving you “the gift of Yoga”, with free Yoga classes in British Columbia, on Feb 12-28, 2010. You need to pick up a pass card at one of the lululemon located listed, which are available since February 5th. Then bring your pass card and completed waiver to any of the...
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Canadian Freebies, Coupons, Deals, Bargains, Flyers, Contests Canada - February 06, 2010 12:13:57 pm
For all you lovers of the Symphony that live in Toronto, this is an amazing deal! You can get tickets to 3 different events for only $8 each. The $8 price is for any seat in the house, not just the very back so I would order soon to get the best selection. The 3 [...]...
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Canadian Freebies, Coupons, Deals, Bargains, Flyers, Contests Canada - February 06, 2010 12:05:10 pm
Cirque Du Soleil is offering some special discounted prices for their shows for Valentine’s Day at 50% off. These shows are not on Valentine’s Day, in case you are wondering, the Toronto show is June-July, but it’s a special price rate because of Valentine’s Day. This...
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Canadian Freebies, Coupons, Deals, Bargains, Flyers, Contests Canada - February 06, 2010 11:54:03 am
Blue Water Seafood has a new freebie promotion right now that’s pretty cool. Send in 3 UPC’s from any of their products along with the completed form and you’ll get this great bag. I have a couple of these bags and I find them great for shopping and for wet clothes after...
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BIG BLUE WAVE - February 05, 2010 09:57:00 pm
David J. A. Foster, a student blogger at the University of Victoria, reports that he has come across a petition calling for the indefinite suspension of the pro-life club Youth Protecting Youth. The petition, which was found in UVic’s students union building, goes farther than previous efforts by...
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BIG BLUE WAVE - February 05, 2010 09:44:00 pm
In this second ad, Pam Tebow reportedly says "Both of our lives were at risk" when talking about her difficult pregnancy with Tim after suffering from dysentery and entering into a coma."They felt that was too much," Daly told USA Today. "So we dropped the line. We didn't fight them." The word...
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BIG BLUE WAVE - February 05, 2010 01:57:00 pm
I really like 365 Days with the Lord. I've learned so much reading that blog. I like the tidbits of information it provides in relation to the Gospel reading of the day. For example, today's Gospel:Compassion Of The Good ShepherdAncient Near Eastern texts traditionally depict the king as a...
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BIG BLUE WAVE - February 05, 2010 09:52:00 am
The Family Research Council's blog reproduced Mother Teresa's famous speech that she gave at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington in 1979. She spoke the truth so simply:It is not enough for us to say: “I love God,” but I also have to love my neighbor. St. John says that you are a liar if...
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BIG BLUE WAVE - February 05, 2010 08:54:00 am
I got over 2000 visitors to my post on the $130 000 tsx-paid Giant Banana Art boondoggle. Thanks to all who linked to me!For those who saw the original post early yesterday, I posted a translation of the radio interview in an update to that post. There are also a couple of more additions.When...
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Choice for Childcare - February 05, 2010 06:46:00 am
The Associated PressDate: Fri. Feb. 5 2010 6:19 AM ETPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Ten Baptist missionaries are facing kidnapping charges in Haiti for trying to take 33 children out of the country, and the lawyer for all the defendants is putting the blame on the group's leader.Attorney Edwin Coq said...
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Bowie's Blog - February 05, 2010 04:16:00 am
20 000 views in 24 hours, I think people in Thunder Bay are pretty excited about this new song:...
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Bowie's Blog - February 05, 2010 03:42:00 am
"MaynardM If the Tories want to simply reintroduce every bill they killed, what exactly got "recalibrated"? #poorexcuse #prorogation #fail "...
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A BCer in Toronto - February 04, 2010 02:30:00 pm
As I chuckled while reading reports of the “clever trap” that Stephen Harper had set for the opposition parties by daring them to deny unanimous consent for his sudden proposal to scrap parliamentary break week in March and April after shutting down Parliament to “recalibrate” I was...
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Bowie's Blog - February 04, 2010 12:49:00 pm
Tory MP wants badly to cry on CTV's Power Play with Tom Clark, but somehow doesn't (which is possibly even more sad):...
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BIG BLUE WAVE - February 04, 2010 12:37:00 pm
TORONTO, Feb. 4 /CNW/ - Michael Ignatieff's statement that "the right to abortion is too sacred to become a political football" and "women are entitled to the full gamet of reproductive health services and that includes termination of pregnancy (abortion) and contraception," shows clearly to all...
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A BCer in Toronto - February 04, 2010 11:02:00 am
They will if Bill Vander Zalm (yes, that Vander Zalm) gets his way. From Elections BC:British Columbia’s Chief Electoral Officer, Harry Neufeld, has granted approval in principle on an initiative petition application. The petition will be issued to proponent William Vander Zalm on Tuesday, April...
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Bowie's Blog - February 04, 2010 05:24:00 am
Get ready for the mother of all political debates: the "you started it" debate on abortion. It's the same argument children use, tantamount to "my argument is obviously right, since you made yours first," and it never fails to rear its head, even at the federal level.For the Conservatives, in this...
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BIG BLUE WAVE - February 03, 2010 11:32:00 pm
I do not hide it. I hate feminism. I try not to hate individual feminists. But I hate their rhetoric with a passion.Like Heather Mallick's piece on Stephen Harper, that appeared in Chatelaine.Stephen Harper is crushing Canadian women! She announces.Women are crushed, CRUSHED! I tell you!Women are...
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BIG BLUE WAVE - February 03, 2010 10:49:00 pm
I was poking around on the Internet when I came upon the website for the Women's Care Clinic in Toronto. The domain name is abortiontoronto.com How a propos.From the FAQ:I’m only 14 can I still have an abortion at your clinic? Will you tell my parents?Yes, we do not discriminate by age and we do...
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BIG BLUE WAVE - February 03, 2010 10:15:00 pm
Kevin Libin:Keith Martin, a Liberal MP, physician, and opposition critic for health promotion, points out that in some countries, abortion isn’t tolerated, legally or culturally. About 80,000 women die every year worldwide from unsafe abortions, he said, while hundreds of thousands die every year...
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BIG BLUE WAVE - February 03, 2010 08:12:00 pm
This is a link to two French radio interviews between Dominic Maurais and two separate arts bureaucrats regarding a Flying Banana Art project. The first bureaucrat is Michel Gaboury from the Canada Arts Council.[SEE BELOW FOR TRANSLATED TRANSCRIPT]I wish I had the time to translate it all into...
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BIG BLUE WAVE - February 03, 2010 05:21:00 pm
I got this plea for help in my combox."To save one life is like saving the whole world!"Please take a few moments and help save the life of Martin Grossmanwww.thepetitionsite.com/2/save-martin-grossmanwww.fadp.org/takeact.htmlWe need your help today to save the life of Martin Grossman who is set to...
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A BCer in Toronto - February 03, 2010 01:50:00 pm
I’m back from a week and a bit back in B.C. visiting family and what not, and have ended my temporary blogging prorogation. It’s good to take a break every once and awhile to recharge the blogging batteries. I certainly picked a busy time to prorogue too, with a bevy of on-target Liberal policy...
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BIG BLUE WAVE - February 03, 2010 11:33:00 am
Can a Christian vote for the Liberal Party of Canada? Go ahead... it will probably only cost you your soul! (...)It is now as clear as can be: Liberal Party of Canada desires to kill pre-born children (and the aged as evidenced by their stand on euthanasia). To vote in support of such a party is...
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BIG BLUE WAVE - February 03, 2010 11:21:00 am
TORONTO, Feb. 3 /CNW/ - Liberal Leader, Michael Ignatieff, stated in his media release February 2, 2010 that "Liberal MPs are calling on Stephen Harper to assure Canadians that he won't change Canada's long-standing tradition of recognizing women's reproductive rights, (such as abortion) and access...
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BIG BLUE WAVE - February 03, 2010 08:59:00 am
"We don't want to have women dying because of botched procedures. We don't want to have women dying in misery," Ignatieff told reportersBut unborn children being killed is absolutely fine!Look, if we don't want women to die of botched abortion, here's an even cheaper solution:TELL THEM NOT TO DO...
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BIG BLUE WAVE - February 02, 2010 09:15:00 pm
FYI:If you attempt arrive at my blog through Twitter or through a feed, please click on the title or the time stamp before commenting.Otherwise, your comment may not appear on the comments' page.The comments system creates a new page from the URL that is in your browser's address bar. So if you...
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BIG BLUE WAVE - February 02, 2010 04:29:00 pm
Pass it on.Seriously, isn't it time that the Liberal Party be known for what it is: the eternal enemy of unborn children?Ignatieff wants to save lives by killing unborn babies. Yeah, that makes a lot of sense! Money you use to fund abortion is money that is taken away from life-affirming choices....
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Blast Furnace Canada Blog - February 02, 2010 02:14:00 pm
I don't know too much about this one -- I'm just sounding off so hear me out.Last week, the Mississaugas of the New Credit, just outside of Hagersville (about a half hour drive south of downtown Hamilton) signed a tentative agreement with the feds regarding two land claims -- one to a large part of...
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Choice for Childcare - February 02, 2010 06:07:00 am
Child care is 'No. 1 social priority': IgnatieffNorma Greenaway, Canwest News Service: Monday, February 1, 2010In this file photo, child-care worker Floyd Arcand reads to kids in the head-start program at the Alexander First Nation.In this file photo, child-care worker Floyd Arcand reads to kids in...
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Bowie's Blog - February 02, 2010 03:43:00 am
Is it a telling song that an 'artist' can only sing on key when performing their own song? Where is Kanye when you need him? ...
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BIG BLUE WAVE - February 02, 2010 12:39:00 am
Good News:A French government report says that the number of abortion centres is down from 729 to 639 from the years 2000 to 2006 (and it continues to decline!) Abortionists are stopping their trade because it's not profitable. This would also explain why about half of French abortions are chemical...
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BIG BLUE WAVE - February 02, 2010 12:27:00 am
Artists – especially literary authors – have a lot of pull among people who have a hand on the levers of society: academics, the media, the rich, the politicos. The masses don’t have a lot to do with them. Artists don’t need the masses. They just need to speak to the right people.Then their...
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Choice for Childcare - February 01, 2010 02:09:00 pm
Ottawa SunMultiple sightings of a lone coyote on the prowl in a residential neighbourhood just metres away from a children’s park have one Greenboro family worried the animal is hungry — and diseased.Thirteen-year-old Josh Montgomery said the animal has kept a regular routine the past couple of...
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BIG BLUE WAVE - February 01, 2010 09:13:00 am
And other things I didn't know about voodoo.Max Beauvoir, Haiti's "supreme master" of voodoo, alleged his faith's opponents had deliberately prevented much-needed help from reaching followers of the religion, which blends the traditional beliefs of West African slaves with Roman Catholicism."The...
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BIG BLUE WAVE - January 31, 2010 09:58:00 pm
From Donald DeMarco's Seven Deadly Fallacies (The Illogic of Pro-Abortion Arguments )Mistaking the Qualified for the AbsoluteWhile it is true that water boils at 100 degrees Celsius, this is never an absolute statement. Water boils at this temperature at sea level—not so at other altitudes....
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BIG BLUE WAVE - January 31, 2010 04:37:00 pm
Grace Medical Care in Philadelphia:Grace Medical Care is a private medical practice that performs late second and third trimester therapeutic termination of pregnancy procedures when fetal anomalies and/or genetic defects are found or to protect the health of the woman. Therapeutic abortion...
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Blast Furnace Canada Blog - January 30, 2010 06:46:00 am
Yesterday's meeting with President Obama at the Republican's retreat in Baltimore MD was quite remarkable, perhaps almost unprecedented in that it was the first time a President's meeting with the "Loyal Opposition" was broadcast live. We're used to seeing that back and forth in...
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Choice for Childcare - January 30, 2010 06:22:00 am
An anti-feminist prime minister is suddenly concerned with maternal health. What's happening?{this is not my article, my comments are posted below}When I heard that Stephen Harper was suddenly taken with a desire to promote maternal health as the key issue for the G8, I have to admit to being...
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Green Party in Carleton Mississippi Mills - January 29, 2010 08:41:21 pm
It took a while, but it's finally here!
The combined AGM for the Ontario Constituency Association (CA) and Federal Electoral District Association (EDA) will be held at the Old Town Hall in Kanata (821 March Rd).
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Bowie's Blog - January 29, 2010 11:23:00 am
Send him to Guantanimo Bay. Lock him up. Throw away the key. The man hates us for our freedoms.Ezra Levant, the Alberta lawyer who gained notoriety for the temper tantrum he threw during a hearing of the Human Rights Commission, has officially abandoned the rule of law. He'll have to find a new...
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Darryl Wolk Blog - January 29, 2010 11:05:00 am
Full List of Declared Candidates in York Region & BradfordBelow is a list of all the candidates who have filed their papers (or confirmed to the media) that they will be seeking election in the 2010 municipal elections in York Region and Bradford.-Darryl
Bowie's Blog - January 29, 2010 03:07:00 am
Stephen Harper to gain control of Senate tomorrow, CTV....
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Bowie's Blog - January 29, 2010 02:27:00 am
I was sent this video by a friend. I am no expert on Haiti, and what I would like most of all is some kind reader who is an expert to tell me that what it claims about Canada is false. And I hope it is, false....
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Bow. James Bow. - January 27, 2010 11:30:55 pm
As an Apple fan, I can’t help but feel a warm glow in watching other Apple fans get excited over a major new product release. Whatever you might think of Apple, I find their products to be sleek, elegant and, most importantly cool. So, when the buzz started to rise around a... [Read More]
Choice for Childcare - January 27, 2010 04:57:00 pm
OTTAWA — The Harper government's pledge to help vulnerable women and children in developing countries doesn't reflect its record of cutting the programs that offer the support required, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff said here Wednesday.Following a parliamentary forum hosted by his party on...
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Bow. James Bow. - January 27, 2010 02:31:46 pm
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Given that the anger of the 25,000 or so Canadians who marched on the streets this Saturday against Stephen Harper’s prorogation of parliament is pretty clearly focused on one man and one party (although I note that one speaker at... [Read More]
Bowie's Blog - January 27, 2010 11:28:00 am
That sounds strange to say, doesn't it? Especially for me! But credit where credit is due, this recent statement that Haiti's creditors should forgive its national debt is nothing short of fantastic. For the World Bank types, natural disasters are the perfect time to implement the Shock Doctrine,...
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CHEESEBURGER BROWN: SCIFI STORY-WALLAH - January 26, 2010 02:52:54 pm
It is rumoured that my son can, or rather has, travelled in time.
(Certainly, the first thing that gets sticky is tense. English is notoriously Chauvinistic when it comes to accommodating temporally wobbly states of action like would be ifs, could dids, or any of the various clades of feasibly...
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Blast Furnace Canada Blog - January 26, 2010 01:27:00 pm
Ever since France amended its old constitution in 1905 to formally separate church and state (which was reaffirmed in the revisions of 1946 and 1959), the issue of laïcité or secularization has bedevilled the country. Like other states in the now EU, France has tried to strike the...
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Green Assassin Brigade - January 26, 2010 07:11:00 am
Hi folks, this is just a small plug for my new blog Newmarket WatchI recently realized that many of us were spending so much time on the big picture that we are neglecting those local issues that impact us each day. In my Newmarket we've tolerated stupidity, dysfunction and graft as normal parts of...
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Choice for Childcare - January 26, 2010 05:37:00 am
All-day kindergarten under threat?January 26, 2010Laurie MonsebraatenSOCIAL JUSTICE REPORTERMore on DaycareUnion report sounds alarm...Big-box child care is setting up shop in Canada and critics worry it will undermine quality, scuttle chances for a national daycare program and thwart provincial...
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democraticSPACE.com/blog - January 25, 2010 02:03:19 pm
Trouble has been brewing for a while behind the scenes in the Green Party; today it boiled over in David Akin’s National Post piece, which highlighted the upheaval over May’s leadership in the wake of a mass exodus of senior party officials. The exodus included the firing of Political...
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Bowie's Blog - January 25, 2010 12:03:00 pm
I would like to see a Crown prosecutor write it out for me. Why, in law, are criminal offences committed on hockey rinks prosecuted differently than in other places? Is the arena some priviliged place, like Parliament, imbued with certain immunities against legal action?Gentle reader, let me ask...
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Akaash Maharaj - Practical Idealism - January 25, 2010 08:01:00 am
The current government is unwilling to engage in an honest national debate over the war in Afghanistan because it believes that Canadians prefer easy lies to hard truths. But Canadians are not the fools or the cowards that such politicians take us for.
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Bowie's Blog - January 25, 2010 05:25:00 am
British PM Gordon Brown will appear before the Iraq Inquiry sometime in the next two months!That's hot, although I don't expect the draw will be nearly as large as the hearing for Tony Blair, for whom a lottery was held to see who could attend the live hearing.The only thing, in my mind, that could...
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From the Defence: A Toronto Criminal Defence's Lawyer's Blog - January 24, 2010 05:30:00 pm
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Blast Furnace Canada Blog - January 24, 2010 03:44:00 pm
It was Shakespeare who reminded us that "the quality of mercy is not strained," so it is good to hear the Harper government has lifted the $50 million cap on Haiti relief efforts and said all donations to listed charities including the Red Cross, the Sally Anns, the "Humanitarian Coalition" (Oxfam,...
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artEzan - January 24, 2010 02:24:00 pm
Most of my painting efforts lately have been in oil en plein air. I have only used my studio for final touches and clean-ups. Yesterday was the exception. While everyone at home was busy with their own goings-on, I decided to escape to the studio. At first I spent some time tidying up my mess (I am...
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Bow. James Bow. - January 23, 2010 01:34:12 pm
Well, I’d call that a successful outing.
The Kitchener-Waterloo chapter of Canadians Against the Prorogation of Parliament organized a rally protesting Stephen Harper’s move to prorogue parliament. It started as scheduled today at 11 a.m. at the newly-minted Waterloo... [Read More]
A BCer in Toronto - January 23, 2010 07:12:00 am
Before you head out to the local anti-prorogation, pro-democracy rally near you today (if you're in Toronto, we'll be at Yonge & Dundas Square at 1:00 pm) here is some bonus Bob Rae on the piano footage from Thursday's Liberal event in Toronto.The highlight was certainty "Stephen Harper: He...
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Bowie's Blog - January 22, 2010 08:35:00 pm
Ezra Levant just keeps on getting sued!He must be, like, the most unlukiest guy ever, or something.......
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democraticSPACE.com/blog - January 22, 2010 12:40:32 pm
(apologies, this is longer than usual)
For the last couple months, the Green Party of Canada (GPC) has been plagued by an internal debate about whether to proceed with their constitutionally mandated leadership contest in Aug 2010 (i.e. 4 years after Elizabeth May’s Aug 2006 election) or do a...
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A BCer in Toronto - January 22, 2010 10:58:00 am
As promised, here are the highlights of Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff’s speech last night to Liberal Victory Fund members in Toronto, which included the tantalizing promise of actual real, non-vague Liberal policy during next week’s “back to work” policy forums in Ottawa.He covered a...
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My Blahg - January 22, 2010 09:26:36 am
Apparently Canadian Cynic has asked progressive bloggers to ban Patrick Ross from commenting on their site. Normally I only ban people if they’re being a nuisance but when a right whinger foolishly gloats about nobody doing so and then turns it into a referendum on the popularity of a blogger...
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Bow. James Bow. - January 22, 2010 08:33:32 am
The photo above is entitled Gantries and is by Young Yun. It is used in accordance with his Creative Commons license.
Icarus Down Scorecard: Word Count: 34,830 Increase Since Last Report: 23,629 (Nov 15)
The story of Icarus Down seems to be coming together. The... [Read More]
A BCer in Toronto - January 22, 2010 05:48:00 am
Last night I attended a party at the Royal York for supporters of the Liberal Party's Victory Fund. I'll have more a little later this morning, including video, on Michael Ignatieff's speech and his promise of concrete and substantive policy at the policy forums the party is holding next week as...
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My Blahg - January 21, 2010 05:34:21 pm
The Hunt For Gollum
While browsing through the selection of movies YouTube is now carrying I came across a little 39 minute gem called The Hunt For Gollum that you might like if you’re a Lord of the Rings fan. It’s an independently made prequel to the Lord of the Rings that’s...
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Green Assassin Brigade - January 21, 2010 12:14:00 pm
Michael Schmidt was acquitted on 19 Charges today in Newmarket court.I think it's great news to see that over bearing government interference has been beaten back in the case of Michael Schmidt, charged with the illegal sale and distribution of raw milk and raw milk products.Sure raw milk CAN...
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A BCer in Toronto - January 21, 2010 11:41:00 am
With my post yesterday on Rona Ambrose’s prorogation mountain climbing I did touch somewhat on this week’s shuffle of Stephen Harper’s cabinet, but I did want to comment a bit more broadly on the topic before moving on.I don’t think it was really much of a shuffle of note. Most of the major...
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Choice for Childcare - January 21, 2010 05:38:00 am
Non profits have taken over NewBrunswick!It doesn't get much better than this. However, not all child care investments are created equal. To get the greatest social and economic benefits, the government must ensure it follows best practices and heeds the accumulated Canadian and international...
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A BCer in Toronto - January 20, 2010 06:15:00 pm
My highly influential Liberal blogging friend Steve has a post up on the NDP's proposal, or I guess musings about a proposal, to restrict the ability of a Prime Minister to prorogue parliament, and lamenting the NDP seems out ahead of the Liberals on this issue. I left a few lengthily comments on...
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My Blahg - January 20, 2010 06:05:25 pm
Recorded by the Cassini spacecraft.
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Bowie's Blog - January 20, 2010 02:03:00 pm
Stockwell Day is much more secure with his accessories than I am. My sleek black Lakehead University shoulder bag carries my books, wallet, keys, and any number of other small items I hate putting in my pockets. Call me crazy, but I don't like to jingle when I walk. I don't like my pants to bulge...
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