| U.S. Health Care |
[May. 10th, 2008|09:46 am] |
The U.S. Health Care system
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| NHL Playoff Round Three Predicitons |
[May. 6th, 2008|02:48 pm] |
Mine
Pittsburgh vs Phily - Penguins in 6
Dallas vs Detroit - Red Wings in 6
Eron
Pittsburgh over Philadelpha 4 games to 1
Dallas over Detroit 4 games to 2 |
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| The Attack of Try-Too-Hard Kids |
[May. 3rd, 2008|01:56 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
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| [ | music |
| | Bono and Sheryl Crowe having a Concert for your Lady Parts | ] |
Before I start up about this whole issue, ( Read more... ) |
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| Second Round NHL Predictions |
[Apr. 23rd, 2008|11:47 pm] |
I was 4-4 in the last round of the playoffs
Eron was 6-2
Of the Experts on TSN the best was Mckenzie 6-2
My Round two predictions
MTL vs PHI- Philadelphia in 7
PIT vs NYR- Pittsburgh in 6
DET vs COL- Detroit in 6
SJ vs DAL- San Jose in 6
Erons Predictions
Montreal vs. Philadelphia: Montreal in 5
New York vs. Pittsburgh: New York in 6
Detroit vs. Colorado: Detroit in 5
San Jose vs. Dallas: Dallas in 5 |
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| Jim Parsons is .... AWESOME. |
[Apr. 17th, 2008|04:24 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | amazing, awesome, band, big, commercial, fan, jim, parsons, quiznos, superb, theory | ] |
I have been watching Big Bang Theory, and I remember Jim Parsons from Garden State. Recently I found this commercial when I was surfing the internet. I just have to say I think Jim Parsons is .. AWESOME. Not in like a creepy stalker way, I just really like the character he portrays, and theres something about him that is really awesome. Here is he video btw :
P.S. Senators Swept out of the Playoffs!!!!!!!!!! |
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| Hijabs, Burqas and Freedom .. Thoughts |
[Apr. 15th, 2008|05:50 pm] |
I often seen people on campus walking around wearing Hijabs, and head coverings and I thought. "Why would someone wear a piece of clothing which was an obvious (to me) symbol of oppression?". But a thought has come to me. The piece of clothing appears to be a symbol and over piece of oppression To me. This does not necessarily mean that is stands for the same thing to everyone. Rules which by word or by effect limit the ability of people to wear these pieces of clothing essentially mean that we are responding to what We think is oppression by actually oppressing a persons freedom of choice. Oppressing people in order to free them from oppression seems to be a conflict of interest, don't you think?
Freedom means allowing people to do what they want to do (as long as it does not hurt others) whether we agree with it or not.
Just food for thought. |
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| Starving Dogs is not Art! |
[Apr. 10th, 2008|12:01 am] |
In 2007, Guillermo Vargas Habacuc, a so called artist, took an abandoned dog from the streets, tied him to a very short rope to a wall in an art gallery, and left a kettle of food on the other side of the room, beyond his reach, and left him there to slowly die of hunger and thirst.
The so-called artist of such cruelty and the visitors of the gallery of art watched the agony of this animal. The dog finally died of famine, surely after a painful, absurd and incomprehensible torture.
The prestigious Centralamerican Biennial of Art decided that this horrible act committed by this guy was art, and Guillermo Vargas Habacuc has been invited to repeat his cruel actions in said Biennial in 2008.
If you go to this website there is a petition to try to stop this from happening again. Also links to the previous 'art work'.
http://www.care2.com/c2c/share/detail/675045
For non-Spanish speakers: the next 2 categories that you must fill out following your email is: 1) city; 2) country
I have to say the particular egregious nature of this sickens me.. |
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[Apr. 9th, 2008|10:54 pm] |
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I am so frustrated with this exam, it asks questions like
What are the arguments for and against using each type of remedy in a case where
a sentence may be found to infringe s.24(1)?
section 23 is the section that says what you should do when a violation is found, it is a remedy section. How can you violate a remedy??
P.S. BAH you know what? I am just gonna answer the rest of the question, and then go to her office hours and make her answer my question tomorrow |
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| 2008 NHL First Round Playoff Predictions |
[Apr. 7th, 2008|12:39 pm] |
Some of these predictions are probably a little ballsy, but I think I will stick by them.
East
Montreal Canadiens vs Boston Bruins - Montreal wins in 5
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Ottawa Senators - Ottawa wins in 6
Washington Capitals vs Philadelphia Flyers - Philadelphia in 6
New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers - New Jersey in 5
West
Detroit Red Wings vs. Nashville Predators - Detroit in 4
San Jose Sharks vs Calgary Flames - Calgary in 6
Minnesota Wild vs Colorado Avalanche- Minnesota in 7
Anaheim Ducks vs Dallas Stars - Dallas in 7
Eron Predicts:
habs over bruins in 4
pens over sens in 5
caps over flyers in 6
devils over rangers in 7
wings over preds in 6
sharks over flames in 7
avalanche over wild in 6
stars over ducks in 5 |
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| Thoughts on Liberty and Terrorism |
[Apr. 6th, 2008|03:51 pm] |
You know I look back at the laws that happened shortly after 9-11 and even now i here people asking questions like "how could these laws possibly have been allowed to go through?" acts like the security certificates in Canada. The Patriot act in the USA, and many other such laws. I am terrified to think what history will look back at us and say. History has a way of looking back at things and seeing things without the context and the emotion and everything that was behind them, and revisionist historians have a way of exploiting that.
In the years ahead once the memories have faded some, what will people say about us as a people that we were so willing to part with liberty because we were scared so much. To put it honestly, I look at the laws now and see how terrible they were. I remember looking at the very few who warned of this at the time and thinking how they were willing to let the terrorists win so that their hearts could continue bleeding. Then as years passed I noticed the hypocrisy of battling terrorists who hated our "freedom" by giving up our hard earned civil rights and liberties. But do you know what? They world seemed like a scary place at the time, and I was perfectly fine with my freedom being won on the back of men with guns standing guard at my door while I slept, not so soundly.
Why? Because I was terrified. In times of trouble there are heroes who stand up and fight for what is right, and people who warned us of the invasiveness of the government. People who warned us that we needed to be less reactionary and more pro-active.
But I wasn't one of them, and I doubt many people were, that's why what happened, happened. Now it's our jobs to clean up the mess. |
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[Apr. 6th, 2008|01:59 pm] |
My Personality
| | Neuroticism | | Extraversion | | Openness to Experience | | Agreeableness | | Conscientiousness | |
| You rarely get angry and it takes a lot to make you angry, however you are sensitive about what others think of you. Your concern about rejection and ridicule cause you to feel shy and uncomfortable around others. You are easily embarrassed and often feel ashamed. Your fears that others will criticize or make fun of you are exaggerated and unrealistic, but your awkwardness and discomfort may make these fears a self-fulfilling prophecy. You generally make friends easily enough although you mostly don't go out of your way to demonstrate positive feelings toward others. You tend not to express your emotions openly and are sometimes not even aware of your own feelings. You will help others if they are in need. If people ask for too much of your time you feel that they are imposing on you, however you believe that a certain amount of deception in social relationships is necessary. You are guarded in new relationships and less willing to openly reveal the whole truth about yourself. You are well-organized and like to live according to routines and schedules. Often you will keep lists and make plans.
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| Clinton - Obama Race |
[Mar. 29th, 2008|02:33 pm] |
This morning while skimming over the possible millionth article i have read about how Hilary Clinton is ruining the Democrats possibility of winning the coming election and guaranteeing another 8 years of Republic Supremacy, I have come to a conclusion.
I no longer give a shit.
Thank you. |
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[Mar. 28th, 2008|02:29 am] |
1. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (Mother and Father's middle name)
Latta Kumar
2. NASCAR NAME: (first name of your mother's dad, father's dad)
Bouji Gigraj
3. STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of
your first name)
Shaas
4. DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)
Orange Mongoose
5. SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
Jason Halifax
6. SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd fav color, fav drink, add "THE" to the beginning)
The Green Hypnotiq
7. FLY NAME: (first 2 letters of 1st name, last 3 letters of your last name)
Asrma
8. GANGSTA NAME: (fav ice cream flavor, fav cookie)
Butterscotch Thin Mint
9. ROCK STAR NAME: (current pets name, current street name).
Sunset (dont have a pet)
10. STRIPPER NAME: (name of your fav perfume/cologne, fav candy)
Tommy Pixie Stix
11. PORN NAME: (1st pets name, street you grew up on)
Jimmy South Park |
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| "Cred" Disambiguation |
[Mar. 23rd, 2008|03:21 pm] |
This has been buzzing around in my mind recently, so I thought I would make a quick post about it. Often in this current time you see the word "cred" being used. "Such and Such person has indie cred" or "he has street cred."
Cred is short for credibility, for instance to have street cred means that you are from the street and if you are talking about how it is hard growing up there you are a credible source of information on that topic, because you are informed and experience in the given area. For instance if someone new a lot about "gardening" you could say they had "Garden-Cred". All it means, is if they something about a given thing you can trust them as a knowledgeable source of information
Indie cred means that you attend a lot of concerts or know where to find up and coming independent music and that you have listened to it. This is sometimes confused with being avante garde which isn't quite the same thing.
Often people try to manufacture credibility by being overtly snobbish, or elitist, then running around and telling people they have "cred". Which is fallacious to say the least.
Credibility isn't manufactured, it's earned.
Well that's just my opinion at least. |
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| Why is American Football called "Football" when you don't use your feet? |
[Mar. 4th, 2008|03:32 pm] |
Answer:
The origin of American football is in the history of the world's most popular sport: soccer. When soccer -- more universally known as "football" (which of course makes sense because soccer players use their feet) -- players decided to change their centuries-old game with restrictions such as the no-use-of- hand rules, people who disliked this broke away to create rugby. In the states we have created our own version of the game under the same old name "football" with more of a rugby style, the whole time forgetting why we call it that.
Here are other answers:
* American football is a derivative of rugby football, and while the feet are used more often in rugby than on the gridiron, much of the game is still played by handling the ball. Both variations are still considered football.
* North America style football didn't used to allow the "forward pass" and much more of the play involved foot work, such as the "drop kick" and the running punt kick. In the first rules, only the " side pass" was allowed, as long as the two players were side by side, with no forward motion of the ball, similar to rugby rules. The Canadian Football League ( CFL ) still allows a drop kick to score a field goal, and also has a thing called a "rouge" when the kicker is able to kick the ball thru the end zone, so it lands out of play , it is worth 2 points. Both the NFL and the CFL still have the drop-kick available as a weapon - on the point-after-touchdown, or from the field for 3 points. The "rouge" is worth a single point here in Canada.
Taken from : http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_is_American_football_called_'football' |
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[Mar. 2nd, 2008|03:07 pm] |
Which Mix of the Hogwarts Houses are You?
You're a Slytherclaw!: By nature you are rational and a realist. Some people may call you cynical and elitist but this doesn't matter to you. You don't depend on other people's opinions to determine how you live your life. You are generally cautious and prefer to weigh the consequences before you act. In conflicts you prefer to remain neutral and aloof. You value intelligence and you are a natural diplomat, you can convince people to do what you want them to do. Your weakness is that you sometimes think more with your head than with your heart and it leads to isolation. With the intelligence of a Ravenclaw and the subtlety of a Slytherin you will be sure to achieve all your goals!
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| Halpern v. Canada (Attorney general) - Same Sex Marrige |
[Feb. 12th, 2008|05:39 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | associated gospel churches of canada, association for marriage and the family, canada, court, egale, equality, gay, halpern, homosexual, human rights, lesbian, ontario, rights, same sex | ] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | Windsor, Ontario | ] |
Right now I am reading a case titled Halpern v. Canada. Never have a I been so proud of the Canadian Justice system, in specific the Ontario Courts when I read some of the following passages:
These are in regards to Same Sex Marriage
If you look closely you will see that the court has not created any sort of law, legislation or rule about Same-Sex marriage, this is not about activist judges as certain people claim. This is simply about the court looking at the spirit of the constitution, looking at real facts, and defining what has already been said in context of the laws, and the current day needs of Canada.
I put it behind an LJ Cut because, it has turned into a very long post
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Halpern v. Canada (Attorney general), [2003] per McMurty, C.J.O |
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[Feb. 10th, 2008|05:47 pm] |
Asatoma Sadgamaya
Thamaso Maa Jyothir Gamaya
Mrithyor Maa Amrutham Gamaya
Aum Shanti Shanti Shantihi
- BrihadaranyakaUpanishad (1.3.28)
Meaning:
Lead me from the unreal to the real.
Lead me from darkness to light.
Lead me from death to immortality.
May there be peace everywhere. |
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[Feb. 8th, 2008|03:23 pm] |
Biography:
Robert E. Lee was the legendary commander of the Confederate forces in the Civil War. Against overwhelming odds, Lee scored victory after victory against the Union forces led by seven different generals. Famous battles include: 2nd Bull Run, Antietam, Gettysburg, and — possibly his greatest performance — Chancellorsville. Outnumbered two to one, Lee broke with convention and divided his forces not once but twice — ultimately driving the Federal army under Joseph Hooker from the field.
Leadership Attributes:
Personally, General Lee was reserved and seemed enigmatic to his men. But on the battlefield he was daring and audacious, as at Chancellorsville, where he divided his troops in the face of greater opposing forces. His diplomatic skills were as well-honed as his generalship. For example, in his early role as presidential adviser to Jefferson Davis, he tried to ease the difficult personalities of Confederacy President Jefferson Davis and General Joseph E. Johnston. |
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[Feb. 7th, 2008|11:59 pm] |
I want Yorkshire Gold Tea!
That is all |
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