Great line of the day
Liliana Segura on the Twitter:: I just hope whoever replaces Petraeus restores the CIA's reputation as a beacon of moral rectitude.
November 2012
‘Canada’s Carbon Corridor’: Multi-Media Dialogue in North Vancouver Nov. 14
The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival is hosting a multi-media discussion of "Canada's Carbon Corridor" this week at North Vancouver's Centennial Theatre. The event's title refers to the interconnected web…
5321…Remembrance Day: A Final Thought
Ottawa comic Jim Robinson shares these impressive words on FacebookI once attended an (accidental) event in Europe where Canadian and German soldiers from the same battle met and socialized. They…
Zombie apocalypse
As regulars know, zombies freak me out. I am, however, prepared for the zombie apocalypse, 24/7. I do not regard this movie as entertainment. It is a documentary.
“The End of the War Years” by The Fallout from the…
“The End of the War Years” by The Fallout from the album Dismantlement (Insurgence Records, 2007) We hold our breath and we wait for some for some good news to…
5320…At Least She Was Hot
The woman, Paula Broadwell, that had an affair with CIA boss Gen. David Petraeus.WFDS
“Power & The Glory” by Cockney…
“Power & The Glory” by Cockney Rejects ———————————————————————————— Those years ago our ships set sail to restore England’s pride. Thousands of blokes like me and you, were on their way…
Malala Yousafzai Honoured With Global Day Of Action
A Taliban gunman shot her as she made her way home from school in Pakistan. She survived the assassination attempt and is now recovering at Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital hospital…
Buffy Sainte-Marie performs for Veterans for Peace and Iraq…
Buffy Sainte-Marie performs for Veterans for Peace and Iraq Veterans Against the War in 2008.
November 11th – Did you remember
The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. Did you remember? Did you take a minute or even just a moment to reflect on all the Canadians…
I’ve never reblogged something before, but this story…
I’ve never reblogged something before, but this story really impressed me so I had to share. alittlecoconuttart: Occupy Group Buys Consumer Debt And Throws It Away November 10, 2012 By…
Shame: 61 million children not in school worldwide
Globally, 61 million children, most of them girls, are denied their birthright to education. They’re discriminated against, marginalized and exploited. Please click here to add your voice to millions around…
Arch Coal Mine Will Destroy Colorado Wilderness in ‘Roadless’ Forest
In a devastating blow to the Colorado wilderness, the U.S. Forest Service has agreed to allow Arch Coal to expand their West Elk mine into 6.5 miles of roadless forest…
Enbridge, the Storyteller & The Breaking of the Social Contract
Enbridge's Al Monaco - The StorytellerJust read Nathan Vanderklippe's interview with Al Monaco, CEO of Enbridge Inc., in Saturday's Globe & Mail. Extracts from the interview:Al Monaco pauses, for a…
Sunday Afternoon ‘Rider Blogging
Since I haven't had a chance to post after the Saskatchewan Roughriders' last two (mostly meaningless) regular-season games, I'll quickly preview today's West semi-final in Calgary.To start with, it's always…
There Will Be Peace ……
There will be peace: when attitudes change;when self-interest is seen as part of common interest;when old wrongs, old scores, old mistakesare deleted from the account;when the aim becomes co-operation and…
The Census is not 100% Accurate
Judging by reading the #tcot twitter stream (“top conservatives on twitter”) and sites like this one (claiming 50,000 hits in less than 2 days online), it appears rather than learning…