Friday Night French - Lesson 2 - Maudit touriste
by ClaudeB
Fri Aug 08, 2008 at 08:05:43 PM PDT
Leçon 2: Maudit touriste!: Some simple phrases for the tourist
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The report they don't want you to read
by ClaudeB
Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 12:26:41 AM PDT
For the second time in two years the Bush-wannabe administration of Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper has quietly released an important report on the impact of climate change, while trying to bury it in the dead of summer.
The report, entitled Human Health in a Changing Climate: A Canadian Assessment of Vulnerabilities and Adaptive Capacity has been released last Thursday at 4:30 p.m., just before a long weekend in most Canadian provinces. The 500-page document that warns about the harmful impact of climate change on the health of Canadians has been authored by more than twenty first-rate specialists in the fields of public health and the environment.
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Puerto Rico poll: HRC leads by 13
by ClaudeB
Thu Apr 10, 2008 at 07:53:38 AM PDT
A new poll published today in Puerto Rico's El Nuevo Día reveals a closer race than most expected in the Carribean Island primary, scheduled to be held on June 1.
According to the survey of 800 democratic voters conducted by the local firm Research & Research, Hillary Clinton would get 50% to Barack Obama's 37% while 13% are undecided. The margin error for a sample this size is 4.4%, 19 times out of 20.
(h/t Ben Smith)
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Bug out or not to bug out?
by ClaudeB
Thu Nov 04, 2004 at 10:51:57 PM PDT
It seems the vast chunk of land north of the 49th parallel is quickly becoming very popular in Blue America.
According to this report on the CBC web site, over 100,000 Americans hit the Citizenship and Immigration Canada web site yesterday to enquire about a bug out route that would involve the Great White North.
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Iraq: the red herring
by ClaudeB
Wed Sep 15, 2004 at 12:16:37 AM PDT
In a comment published in response to a thread in hte main section, Thunder brings the question of an exit strategy in Iraq to debate table. He quotes former Carter administration Secretary of State Brzezinski outlining the options the US have in Iraq:
Tonight, on Charlie Rose, Zbiggy Brzezinski finally said it like it is. According to him, we have three options: 1. Stay the course. 2. Change the cast of characters in DC to mend diplomatic fences and get our allies on board. 3. Withdraw.
You know something? The only ones talking about getting the allies on board to occupy Iraq with the US are American.
Tell you what, folks. Read my lips: not gonna happen. No sir.
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North Korea: "We blew up a mountain"
by ClaudeB
Sun Sep 12, 2004 at 10:15:23 PM PDT
No, it was not a nukular explosion as previously speculated here and elsewhere. The BBC reports that DPRK Foreign minister said the explosion was part of an hydro-electric development in the northern part of the country.
The country's foreign minister, Paek Nam Sun, said the blast was the deliberate demolition of a mountain as part of a hydro-electric project.
Update [2004-9-13 8:12:49 by ClaudeB]:According to a new story by the BBC, UK Foreign Office Minister, Bill Rammell, who is presently in North Korea for talks with senior Pyongyang officials, has obtained a permission for foreign diplomats to visit the site of the explosion.- ClaudeB's diary :: Permalink ::
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Will NBC censor this?
by ClaudeB
Fri Aug 13, 2004 at 02:26:36 PM PDT
With the 6-hour tape delay imposed by NBC to Americans and the new FCC "decency rules", I wonder if the network will "clean up" the opening ceremony...
Ancient Greek mythological figures called Kouroi are seen in an allegorical sequence. According to tradition, the Olympic Games began in 776 BC and were held every four years during the months of July or August.(AP Photo)
BTW, the ceremony was spectacular.
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Quebec Wal-Mart workers win accreditation
by ClaudeB
Mon Aug 02, 2004 at 10:24:42 PM PDT
Good news for 100 Wal-Mart workers in Saguenay, Quebec. According to a Canadian Press story, the Quebec Labor Relations Board ruled in favor of the accreditation of a TUAC/FTQ (UFCW) union at a Wal-Mart outlet in this industrial town, 100 miles north of Quebec City, to the dismay of the union-busting retail giant. Wal-Mart has 10 days to appeal the ruling. If the decision is not overturned, the store would become the first unionized Wal-Mart outlet in Canada.
Workers at a second Wal-Mart store in a Montreal suburb are awaiting a decision from the labor board.
Kudos to the workers who had the guts to sign their union cards despite the usual intimidation from the employer and to the UFCW organizers who carried on.
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Flash: Canada: Liberal minority govt
by ClaudeB
Mon Jun 28, 2004 at 07:26:03 PM PDT
The CBC calls a Liberal minority in the Canadian federal election.
The standings as of 22:24 EDT
Liberal: 128
Conservative: 82
Bloc Québécois: 52
NDP: 18
With BC to come soon...
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