Search results

  1. petros

    Text Zombies

    I just watched a woman smoke her melon into a light standard....... Hahahahahaha
  2. petros

    After Osama, China fears the next target

    Although relieved with bin Laden's death, many Chinese are scared where Washington will focus its attention next. The United States' most vilified terrorist foe has been dead only a week but China is already haunted by the phantom of the next big US enemy. Almost simultaneously with the spread...
  3. petros

    This Spring's Fuel Prices Lie.

    Every spring right before seeding fuel prices jump and there is a fresh new excuse. The winner this year is: Oil Prices Will Top Highs After Correction: Goldman Goldman Sachs, which in April predicted this week’s major correction in oil prices, said on Friday oil could surpass recent highs...
  4. petros

    Jessica Lynch - " I killed Osama in Pakistan"

    It's 100% true......
  5. petros

    Coffee

    No. Get a bodum and be done for life.
  6. petros

    Plush pensions: MPs can afford to retire in style

    Pity Gilles Duceppe. The leader of the Bloc Québécois spent almost two selfless decades in Parliament being paid handsomely by the taxpayers of Canada to try and pry the country apart. And what is his thanks after he was defeated in his own riding on Monday and the Bloc was reduced to four...
  7. petros

    Report urges U.S. open door to China

    (Reuters) - Tens of billions of dollars of Chinese investment could flood into the United States in the next decade, creating a multitude of American jobs if officials do not succumb to a political backlash and throw up barriers, according to a report released on Wednesday. The study forecast...
  8. petros

    Flooding.....

    Holy ****! I own a lake! I wish I had my camera with me.
  9. petros

    Osama bin Laden is dead.

    According to Radio One he was shot dead in a raid of a mansion outside of Islamisbad.
  10. petros

    Saskatchewan approves carbon-capture project

    Saskatchewan has approved a $1.24-billion project to build one of the world’s first commercial-scale, clean-coal power plants, with plans to capture the carbon dioxide before it goes into the atmosphere and use it to recover more crude from nearby oil fields. Backed with $240-million from the...
  11. petros

    Elections Act - A damn good read....

    Perusing through some materials at hand I came across some interesting tidbits. Just imagine the mayhem if Canadians had a clue...... 65. The following persons are not eligible to be a candidate: b) a person who is disentitled under paragraph 502(3)(a) while they are so disentitled; 502...
  12. petros

    IMF bombshell: Age of America nears end China’s economy will surpass that of America

    The International Monetary Fund has just dropped a bombshell, and nobody noticed. For the first time, the international organization has set a date for the moment when the “Age of America” will end and the U.S. economy will be overtaken by that of China. The Obama deficit tour The Wall...
  13. petros

    Useage Based Mileage Taxation System Study In MN

    The Minnesota Department of Transportation is looking for 500 people to test technology that could someday be used to collect a mileage-based user fee. Mn/DOT anticipates a fee on road usage might someday be necessary as more fuel efficient and hybrid cars are on the road, decreasing revenue...
  14. petros

    Clarifying the meaning of Left and Right

    Just because it pisses me off there is something I'd like to clear up when it comes to the terms Left and Right and the political spectrum. First off Right is not Conservative and Left is not Socialist, Libertarian or Commie. Far Right is zero government at all. None. Zip zant doodly...
  15. petros

    Michigan: Police Search Cell Phones During Traffic Stops

    ACLU seeks information on Michigan program that allows cops to download information from smart phones belonging to stopped motorists. The Michigan State Police have a high-tech mobile forensics device that can be used to extract information from cell phones belonging to motorists stopped for...
  16. petros

    Energy saving light bulbs 'contain cancer causing chemicals'

    Fears have been reignited about the safety of energy saving light bulbs after a group of scientists warned that they contain cancer causing chemicals. Their report advises that the bulbs should not be left on for extended periods, particularly near someone’s head, as they emit poisonous...
  17. petros

    Need Extra Labour? Just Import Some Mexicans.

    It's nice to know Harper is looking out for the job security of Canadians by allowing Mexicans to temporarily work in Canada and giving them the same rights as Canadians. Sound far fetched? Do some reading up on the recently signed Canadian Mexican partnership (CMP) and "labour mobility"...
  18. petros

    US Dollar in peril. BRICS demand global monetary shake-up,

    The BRICS group of emerging-market powers kept up the pressure on Thursday for a revamped global monetary system that relies less on the dollar and for a louder voice in international financial institutions. The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa also called for stronger...
  19. petros

    What Makes the Canadian Government Democratic?

    Can you vote for PM without voting for a party through an MP? If you like the PM but hate your MP how do you get to cast a vote for the PM and against the MP? Do we really vote for who we want by being FORCED to vote for a party MP to vote for PM? What makes the seat of Prime Minister...
  20. petros

    Caught on tape: Naked man with AK-47 opens fire on SWAT team robot

    A naked and allegedly suicidal Florida man opened fire on a SWAT team robot that entered his home after he threatened to shoot police – and the whole incident was filmed on the robot’s camera. The man, armed with an AK-47, shot the robot at least four times, but eventually got dressed and...