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    CFB Trenton Commander Charged with Murder

    Interesting news item from the Globe and Mail: A senior military official faces a pair of first-degree murder charges in two separate Ontario slayings. Police said Monday that Colonel Russell Williams, 46, of Tweed, Ont., has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Jessica...
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    Oh Danny Boy

    Oh Danny boy, your pipes, your pipes are clogging From stem to stern, and down the legs both sides Blood pressure’s up, cholesterol is building 'Tis you, 'tis you must go away stateside. But come ye back when surgery’s over Somewhere south, the wait list’s short 'Tis I'll be here in ER waiting...
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    teen burned in kfc poutine mishap

    The kicker will be making sure it doesn't get too hot. But I'm going to try some once the weather improves. Only -19 this morning, with a -30 wind chill, and both girls went to school with sneakers on.
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    teen burned in kfc poutine mishap

    Our barbecue has a side burner on it, next summer I might try deep frying on it, to keep it outside. Back in university, my roomates and I used to make homemade french fries and potato chips all the time.
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    Global Warming ‘Greatest Scam in History’

    Having trouble reading, aren't you.
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    teen burned in kfc poutine mishap

    The Real Poutine - AOL Travel Canada I made a typo; it's poutine rappe.
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    teen burned in kfc poutine mishap

    When I think of poutine, I think of poutine rapee, not those partly-cooked-french-fries-with-cheese-and-gravy.
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    teen burned in kfc poutine mishap

    This story is hilarious. She has a seizure, and falls face-first into her food, so it's the restaurant's fault? Now at KFC: no customers with epilepsy allowed inside the building.
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    RIP Kate McGarrigle

    You'll be missed. I'll be playing Dancer with Bruised Knees tonight in your honour. (CP) Internationally acclaimed folk singer Kate McGarrigle, best known for performing with her sister Anna, has died of cancer. She was 63.
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    Long Hair not permitted on boys?

    A story from the AP makes one wonder about how silly some schools are:
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    mcdonalds antics

    In NB, you can see on line the results of health inspections of restaurants - if they pass, they get a green square; if they get a yellow (warning - to be corrected) or a red (shut down until corrected), you can actually read the inspectors' reports on line. Some of them are fairly...
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    mcdonalds antics

    He forgot the basic rule: the customer is supposed to come first.
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    Global Warming ‘Greatest Scam in History’

    Ah, I get it. So there has been no climate change anywhere except near the pole. That explains a lot.
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    Global Warming ‘Greatest Scam in History’

    A better question is, why do you think that moving the magnetic pole has anything to do with ice coverage?
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    Global Warming ‘Greatest Scam in History’

    So, are you saying that when the magnetic pole moves, the axis of rotation of the earth changes?
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    Global Warming ‘Greatest Scam in History’

    So, according to you, we've known for 128 years that man's activities are contributing to global warming.
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    The Climate Summit in Copenhagen Must Be Cancelled!

    I heard something this morning in an interview on CBC that I thought summed it up well: there are a few scientists who have issues with some of the data and conclusions, but the vast majority of people who don't believe in climate change also believe in a vast conspiracy involving the UN and/or...
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    10 Stupidest Things I've Done

    I'll make it things you did or didn't do, so that I cover myself: Great idea; I'll jump in with the bravado aquired from a bottle of Bordeaux: 1 Drove while over the limit (didn't get caught, but it was stupid) 2 Got a girlfriend pregnant 3 Didn't stand up for my wife when I should have 4...
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    Death knell for AGW

    The latest issue of The Economist (and you don't find many main stream publications as right wing as it is) has some articles discussing why it is important to deal with climate change.