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  3. So, if Michael Ignatieff left Canada after he was born here (his Mom and Dad came back to Canada so his birth would be here) and then was taken from Canada at 6 weeks old – only to return 12 years later to attend private boarding school is his statement “I grew up in Canada” accurate?
    Maybe a silly question but just wondering.

  4. [Ford Motor Co of Canada was the country’s top-selling automaker for a second month in a row in July, when sales jumped more than 47 percent from a year earlier even as its main rivals recorded another month of declines.] reuters
    Oh, and GM ? Down 41.9 percent.
    And Chrysler ? Down 10.4
    What could go wrong, indeed

  8. Grow your own teeth? – i’d like to grow one or two black ones and maybe a gold one like Cap’n Sparrow – i’d be the talk of the boulivard.

  9. ron in kelowna @ 11:53
    I’ll take a bit of the credit (blame?) GM owner since: ’85- Cutlass, Sierra, Sierra.—>F150 in July. A good product, reasonable pricing/incentives, not latched to the gov’t teat.

  11. Glen Scrimshaw has some great forest and lightening scenes as well as a fantastic RCMP series. Blue Moon, As Time Goes By and Play It Again Sam are classics.

  12. The mote and the beam: The Red MSM in Canada.
    Canada’s MSM/TORedStar describes another country’s court system as a kangaroo court.
    To RedStar is silent on Canada’s Shame: Canadian Human Rights Commissions/tribunals which are kangaroo courts.
    Canadian ‘Roo Court Quiz.
    You know the questions: who, what, why, when, where.
    Give the Court your answers.
    …-
    *”The trial of […… …….] fit the stereotype of a kangaroo court:
    dubious facts presented without cross examination,
    a dearth of witnesses for the defence,
    and a verdict that confirmed the government’s suspicions.”
    urlm.in/cvty

  13. Music as tOrture.
    O’Music will sOOn be all the rage.
    …-
    “… we have learned that the use of music played a key role in the Bush Administration’s torture program.
    For instance, this weekend the Washington Post reports that psychologist James E. Mitchell directed that one prisoner be subjected to bombardment by music—he specified the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
    What is it about music that makes it suitable for use as part of a torture regimen?”
    “Musicophilia: Six Questions for Oliver Sacks”
    urlm.in/cvua
    …-
    U.S. PSYOP IN PANAMA (OPERATION JUST CAUSE)
    1 Jul 2002 … The campaign to free Panama of Noriega and his dignity battalions was named … the Americans set up their “ghetto blasters” or some Latin American … Noriega was known to love opera and hated rock music with a passion, …
    http://www.psywarrior.com/PanamaHerb.html
    Wagner & Hitler
    As a young man Hitler fancied himself as a composer and artist, modeling himself after his idol, Richard Wagner. He attended Wagner opera productions … (musicnet)
    Six Rostropovich Interviews
    Mstislav Rostropovich, undisputed cello virtuoso, recalls the work of the greatest Soviet composer and his struggles with Stalin’s dictatorship. …
    (celloorg)
    “Lenin is always alive, Lenin is always with you…” Perhaps the most well known song about V. I. Lenin Music: S.Tulikov (sovmusic)

  14. Posted by: Daniel M. Ryan at August 5, 2009 12:29 AM
    We had a similar problem in NS about 5 years ago. Smokes were the choice of thieves province wide. Smuggling was running rampant.
    Taxes were lowered and viola! No more problem.
    Politicians with their incredible sense of the past, quickly forgot that little lesson and back up went the taxes over the last five years. Want to guess what the thief’s target of choice is once again?

  15. Does anyone know if the Riders will be OK without Scott Schultz? I have no idea if the Shologan guy has what it takes, but Schultz is officially retired, so I guess we find out.

  16. Government – giving other people’s money away to lobbyists and welfare cases….
    “The study also found that the majority of people who purchased hybrids were not motivated by the rebates, because they planned to buy the vehicles anyway.”
    Hybrid-car subsidies don’t help environment: study
    Sales of gas guzzlers hold steady despite enticements
    By Gerry Bellett, Canwest News ServiceAugust 5, 2009
    A University of British Columbia study says government subsidies in Canada and the U.S. that encourage people to drive hybrid vehicles are failing to produce environmental benefits.
    The study, co-authored by professor Ambarish Chandra of UBC’s Sauder School of Business, found that the subsidy programs are not turning people away from buying gas-guzzling SUVs, vans or trucks. But they are enticing people from buying relatively fuel-efficient conventional cars.
    “If the intention of the rebate programs is to replace gas guzzlers with hybrids, they are failing,” Chandra said in a report released Tuesday.
    Sales of large vehicles in North America have risen steadily since the introduction of rebate programs, the report found.
    However, those who were buying hybrids were choosing them at the expense of buying similarly priced small- and medium-sized conventional cars, which are not far behind hybrids in fuel efficiency and emissions.
    “The reduction in carbon emissions are therefore not great,” Chandra said…..
    “The study estimates that governments are spending $195 for every tonne of carbon emissions saved by using hybrids, which is the equivalent of paying 43 cents for every litre of gasoline the vehicle consumes over its 15-year life span.”
    http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Hybrid+subsidies+help+environment+study/1860183/story.html

  18. “Greens under the bed:
    Once the lure of communism seduced the idealistic. Today’s environmental ideologues risk becoming just as dangerous”
    My desire to live a free, mundane life is a fundamental cog in our messy, glorious, capitalist democracy. It is built on millions of such small entrenched postitions. Red-filtered, my desires are despicable and bourgeois and must be beaten out of me with indoctrination or force. Green-filtered, my small desires are despicable acts of ecological vandalism. My house is a carbon factory. My desire to travel, to own stuff, to eat meat, to procreate, to heat my house, to shower for a really, really long time; all are evil.”
    “If you squint, red and green look disarmingly similar.”
    A must read from The Times >
    http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6725471.ece

  20. Lecture webcast:
    Afghanistan and Pakistan: Conflict and Resistance to Modernity
    Riaz Mohammad Khan is the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Pakistan Scholar. Previously, he spent nearly four decades in Pakistan’s diplomatic service, where his last positions were foreign secretary (2005-08) and ambassador to China (2002-05).
    The story of Afghanistan resembles a Greek tragedy, says Riaz Mohammad Khan. There is “no dearth of good intentions,” but “overall a history of failures.” For decades, the country has been beset by violent conflict, much of it driven by foreign interventions, internecine fighting, and religious militancy. This strife has had a major impact in neighboring Pakistan, a troubled state in its own right…

  21. ET, finally some good news.
    AP Washington, DC — July 31st, 2009
    Congress today announced that the office of President of the United States of America will be outsourced to India as of September 1, 2009.
    The move is being made in order to save the President’s $500,000 yearly salary, and also a record $750 billion in deficit expenditures and related overhead that his office has incurred during the last 3 months.
    It is anticipated that $7 trillion can be saved to the end of the President’s term. “We believe this is a wise financial move. The cost savings are huge,” stated Congressman Thomas Reynolds (R-WA). “We cannot remain competitive on the world stage with the current level of cash outlay,” Reynolds noted.
    Obama was informed by email this morning of his termination. Preparations for the job move have been underway for some time.
    Gurvinder Singh, a tele-technician for Indus Teleservices, Mumbai India , will assume the office of President as of September 1, 2009. Mr. Singh was born in the United States while his Indian parents were vacationing at Niagara Falls , NY . Thus making him eligible for the position. He will receive a salary of $320 (USD) a month, but no health coverage or other benefits.
    It is believed that Mr. Singh will be able to handle his job responsibilities without a support staff. Due to the time difference between the US and India , he will be working primarily at night. “Working nights will allow me to keep my day job at the Dell Computer call center,” stated Mr. Singh in an exclusive interview.
    “I am excited about this position. I always hoped I would be President.” A Congressional spokesperson noted that while Mr. Singh may not be fully aware of all the issues involved in the office of President, this should not be a problem as Obama had never been familiar with the issues either.
    Mr. Singh will rely upon a script tree that will enable him to respond effectively to most topics of concern. Using these canned responses, he can address common concerns without having to understand the underlying issue at all. “We know these scripting tools work,” stated the spokesperson. “Obama has used them successfully for years, with the result that some people actually thought he knew what he was talking about.”
    Obama will receive health coverage, expenses, and salary until his final day of employment. Following a two-week waiting period, he will be eligible for $140 a week unemployment for 26 weeks. Unfortunately he will not be eligible for Medicaid, as his unemployment benefits will exceed the allowed limit.
    Obama has been provided with the outplacement services of Manpower, Inc. to help him write a resume and prepare for his upcoming job transition. According to Manpower, Obama may have difficulties in securing a new position due to a lack of any successful work experience during his lifetime. A greeter’s position at WalMart was suggested, perhaps due to his extensive experience at shaking hands, as well as his special smile.

  22. (PDF warning) Bradley Boetig, The 800-Pound Gorilla: The Interrelationship of Culture, Economics, and Security in Afghanistan
    On October 7th, 2001 the United States military embarked on a quest to disrupt the use of Afghanistan as a terrorist base of operations. Before 2001, antiterrorism efforts were generally limited to direct-action efforts against terrorist camps and interests. After 9/11, however, it was determined that the United States has both a strategic and a moral interest in a prosperous and peaceful, democratic Afghanistan. It was thought that ad-hoc efforts to disrupt terrorist operations in one area would simply lead to terrorist activity moving into other areas, and that a lasting peace only be attained through a comprehensive effort to eliminate the conditions that allow violent, extremist ideologies to flourish. Over the past eight years the international community has made tremendous effort to bring security and economic development to Afghanistan, but it has barely lifted a finger to help modernize the culture. It’s now well understood by U.S. strategists that we’ll never have lasting security in Afghanistan without economic development, but we haven’t yet learned that there won’t be sustainable economic development without cultural change. We must recognize that culture, economics, and security represent the three legs of a stool that is Afghanistan – ignore one and it will never stand on its own…

  23. More proof the world has turned upside down.
    A bank teller in Seattle gets fired for foiling a bank robbery. Meanwhile, the “alleged” culprit, with numerous previous convictions has not yet been charged with anything.
    I think WTF best sums up my thoughts on this.

  24. Did Bettman make a huge mistake?
    Judge Redfield T. Baum has ruled that Jim Balsillie and other qualified bidders will take part in the Sept. 10 auction for the Phoenix Coyotes, leaving the door open for the Blackberry co-CEO in his pursuit of the bankrupt National Hockey League team.
    http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/postedsports/archive/2009/08/06/jim-balsillie-will-get-his-chance-to-bid-for-the-phoenix-coyotes.aspx
    Could this be the beginning of the end for Gary Bettman?

  26. This one is classic!!!
    In a recent ad, the Democratic National Committee has given out the switchboard number of the RNC so people can voice their concerns over those nasty people who dare to question the position of their elected representatives.
    What did the RNC do? Why when people call the number given they are told to press “1”. This passes them onto the DNC’s switchboard!!!
    I near fell off the sofa when a read that one.
    “RNC redirects angry liberal phone calls to DNC headquarters”
    http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/05/pranktastic-rnc-redirects-angry-liberal-phone-calls-to-dnc-headquarters/

  27. You can’t make this stuff up: This is awfully cruel.
    A grieving mother in Britain was fined $173 for spending too long at her son’s coffin before it was taken away for cremation. Terrie Rouse, 32, said her grief turned to shock when officials told her she had taken too long to say goodbye, Run by a local English council, impose an extra charge if any funeral runs over its 30-minute slot.
    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,536594,00.html?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a16:g2:r1:c0.339935:b26940684:z0

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