Friday Night French - Lesson 2 - Maudit touriste

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Friday August 08, 2008 · 8:05 PM PDT

2008/08/08 · 20:05

Leçon 2: Maudit touriste!: Some simple phrases for the tourist

In this leçon [lesson] we will learn how to ask simple questions and understand directions.

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Tuesday August 05, 2008 · 12:26 AM PDT

2008/08/05 · 00:26

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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Thursday April 10, 2008 · 7:53 AM PDT

2008/04/10 · 07:53

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)

Bug out or not to bug out?

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Thursday November 04, 2004 · 10:51 PM PST

2004/11/04 · 22:51

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. Read More

Iraq: the red herring

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Wednesday September 15, 2004 · 12:16 AM PDT

2004/09/15 · 00:16

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. Read More

North Korea: "We blew up a mountain"

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Sunday September 12, 2004 · 10:15 PM PDT

2004/09/12 · 22:15

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.

Will NBC censor this?

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Friday August 13, 2004 · 2:26 PM PDT

2004/08/13 · 14:26

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.

Quebec Wal-Mart workers win accreditation

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Monday August 02, 2004 · 10:24 PM PDT

2004/08/02 · 22:24

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.

Flash: Canada: Liberal minority govt

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Monday June 28, 2004 · 7:26 PM PDT

2004/06/28 · 19:26

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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Friday Night French - Lesson 2 - Maudit touriste

The report they don't want you to read

Puerto Rico poll: HRC leads by 13

Bug out or not to bug out?

Iraq: the red herring

North Korea: "We blew up a mountain"

Will NBC censor this?

Quebec Wal-Mart workers win accreditation

Flash: Canada: Liberal minority govt