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Earthquake in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Kevin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:54:33 +0000

There was just a minor earthquake in Toronto, Ontario, Canada! Weird!

http://www.thestar.com/article/827425–tremors-felt-in-toronto?bn=1

Sidney Crosby leads Canada to 3-2 Olympic final in Vancouver

Kevin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:15:55 +0000

GO CANADA! Gold in Mens and Womens! I was worried when it went into Overtime with that great comeback from Team USA but Canada pulled out a goal in overtime! Thank’s Sidney Crosby.

NBC: The Office – Dwight’s Song About Canada and Olympics

Kevin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:45:54 +0000

I just wanted to share a link I saw on facebook today. Pam asks Jim if Vancouver is in British Columbia because that is where the Olympics are being held. He then breaks into a funny song. This video is the Official one from the NBC website so it should stay up. Thank’s NBC for having EMBED codes :). Nice to see you getting with the times. Now if only you allowed me to view your Saturday Night Live clips from Canada :(.

Video is after the Jump…

Carbon Tax – Great Idea or Permission to Pollute?

Kevin — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 22:28:14 +0000

Do I believe in Global Warming? I definitely do. Are we to blame for a lot of it? Yes we are. Do I believe Global Warming is a big business? Yes. Most of the stuff in the world is a business. No matter what it is, from a newspaper, to a news show, they are all out to make money.

We have all seen or slept through Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth. I have to admit it shocked me and scared me right off the bat when I was watching it and when I finished watching it. I then started doing research and was bombarded by many different sources of information for and against.

One topic that comes up a lot is Carbon Tax. The sad thing is that while Carbon Tax is a great thing, it boils down to the fact that many people are getting super rich off of this.

Carbon Trading or “Cap and Trade” is known as the trading of carbon credits. If a company doesn’t pollute as much as another company, the company that wants to pollute more can buy up the unused credits from the company that pollutes less. This is basically permission to pollute more. Now the extra they have to pay to pollute more could be passed onto the customer ( or has at least been speculated in my research). I don’t see how this act of “Cap and Trade” can actually reduce emissions. I see it as increasing emissions and padding the pockets of the polluters. Am I wrong? If so please inform me.

I understand it can help the environment but I guess just like anything it is to make a lot of money to a small group of individuals.

I could be completely wrong but I definitely want your opinions on this!

Picture Source: Click Here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emissions_trading
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_tax

Hand Washing – Is it really that hard people?

Kevin — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:45:33 +0000

If you work in an office or even around other people you will see what I see. People you appear to be clean individuals not washing their hands. They touch dirty things, then go ahead and touch your property or go and make your food. You observe people making your food with gloves, then touching money or dirty things while keeping their gloves on, then going back to making food. The worst is people that go to the washroom and don’t even wash their hands with soap. Even the ones that just use water, it is not good enough. You’re the reason there are so many germs spreading around.

There is a serious lack of hygiene in this world and I’m fed up with it.

If you are one of those non-hand washers out there. WASH YOUR HANDS. Are you honestly that lazy? How hard is it go use soap and wash your hands to keep your germs to yourself? The rest of us are fed up with it. Get some personal hygiene skills and wash your hands.

That’s the end of my rant after watching people make food and touching dirty things before touching the food I was about to eat.

Anybody else feel this way? If so share your stories of what you saw in the comments.

Image Source: http://www.co.cowlitz.wa.us

A Christmas Story-Christmas History

Kevin — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:35:49 +0000

It’s that time of year again. The lights are up, the trees are up, you hang out with family, and most of all, you give and get presents for your loved ones. It isn’t a holiday just celebrated by Christians. Everyone in the world can celebrate Christmas and most people get it off as a holiday!

Christmas was to celebrate what Christians thought of as Jesus’ birthday. Although, his exact birthday is not known, we all still celebrate on December 25th every year.

It is no longer just a Christian holiday. Christmas is celebrated by a lot of different religions and a lot of different people all over the world. It has become a time to spend time with the people you love and care about most and share warm memories and just bond.

Enjoy it, and Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, enjoy the day spending it with people you care about most!

Image Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas

Chris Henry sustains “Life-Threatening Injuries” In Car Accident

Kevin — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:06:18 +0000

It is always sad to hear of someone being seriously injured in a car accident. It is worse when it is a result of a domestic incident. According to the various news websites I have checked, Chris Henry, Wide Receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals, fell off the back of a pickup truck his Fiancé was driving.

I was unable to find any other specifics, except for the fact they were saying it was a domestic dispute.
As usual, many stories and sites are reporting that Chris Henry is dead. These have not been proven yet. A lot of sites are saying that Chris Henry is on life support. No matter what the case, my prayers go out to him and his family and friends and hope that he is able to get better and pulls out of it.

Resources:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/wires/12/16/2020.ap.fbn.bengals.henry.2nd.ld.writethru.0308/
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2009/12/bengals-wr-chris-henry-suffers-very-serious-injuries-in-car-accident/1

NASA Finds Water On Moon

Kevin — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:50:29 +0000

NASA has just released information that they have found large amounts of LUNAR ice on the moon! This is the biggest find for them yet!

SOURCE: KTVU

Barack Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize?!

Kevin — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:16:30 +0000

I know I’m a little late on this one but WHAT?!?

I remember reading the headline on CNN.COM and checking the date to make sure it wasn’t April Fools Day. Now, don’t get me wrong Obama has some great views but why would you award someone for “VIEWS” and not “ACTIONS”? Also, apparently Obama was only in office for 12 days before the nominations had to be in. Was he able to make a great change in the world in 12 days to deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?

I just don’t get the justification on why he got it? I just wanted to hear all of your views on why you think he should have won or why he shouldn’t have even been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Leave your comments below!

Canadian International Air Show – TORONTO

Kevin — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:44:54 +0000

I got some pretty good pics of the F22-CF18- and the Blue Angels from the airshow that I will be uploading after I edit them!

You will probably see them monday morning or so.