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New poll finds Obama has already rebuilt America’s global brand

2009-10-13T15:16:00.000-07:00

Barack Obama's election victory and global popularity have made the United States the world's most admired national "brand," a new survey finds.

Here’s the current top five, with last year’s ranks in brackets:

1. US (7)
2. France (2)
3. Germany (1)
4. UK (3)
5. Japan (5)

New Republican Party site crashes hours after launch

2009-10-13T15:12:00.000-07:00

There’s a metaphor lurking in here somewhere. The same day GOP Chairman Michael Steele unveiled a new online home for the Republican Party, the website apparently crashed, leaving users unable to log on to GOP.com.

Dennis Chambers solo

2009-10-10T22:44:00.001-07:00

Chambers began drumming at the age of four years old, and was gigging in Baltimore-area nightclubs by the age of six. In 1978 (at 18 years old) he joined Parliament/Funkadelic, and stayed with them until 1985.

"Paranormal Activity" - Official Trailer

2009-10-10T22:30:00.001-07:00

Linda Perry with Velvet Revolver - Whole Lotta Love

2009-10-10T22:26:00.000-07:00

Modest Mouse - King Rat

2009-10-10T22:03:00.000-07:00

Modest Mouse video for King Rat directed by Heath Ledger. Awesome animation.

Every Time I Die - "Ebolarama"

2009-10-10T21:57:00.000-07:00

Reggie Watts: Out Of Control

2009-10-10T21:45:00.000-07:00

ESPN's Body Issue

2009-10-10T09:35:00.000-07:00

I posted last week that Disney owned ESPN Magazine was publishing a 'Body Issue' with naked athletes. While I don't believe there will be any nudity, they will be techincally nude. Here is a link to some videos, and a link to some of the pictures. For Oiler fans Ethan Moreau, Sheldon Souray and Andrew Cogliano are also in the magazine.

Iginla Injures Souray, Quinn Fined for Comments

2009-10-10T09:27:00.000-07:00

In a play reminiscent to how I had my shoulder seperated, Jerome Iginla trip and rode Sheldon Souray into the end boards as he went back to retrieve the puck. While it is likely that the play was unintentional, Colin Campbell, NHL disciplinarian, has sent the wrong message by fining Pat Quinn $10,000 for his comments after the game.

Quinn said, the hit by Calgary Iginla's was a "dirty play." Adding that Oiler players should have retaliated and that "in the old days (Iginla) would have got hit over the head with a stick right after ... in the area I come from, you do dirt with dirt."

Here is the play below.

Robert Newman's History of Oil

2009-10-09T21:47:00.000-07:00

Obama Wins Nobel Prize ...

2009-10-09T21:12:00.000-07:00

What about his Afghan policy? Didn't he keep Robert Gates, Bush's secretary of defense? It's a little too Orwellian for me. Check out Alexander Cockburn's article at CounterPunch.

Scientology? Really?

2009-10-09T21:00:00.000-07:00

I do not endorse any of the ads seen on this page, in case you are wondering.

Promo for Archer

2009-10-09T20:30:00.000-07:00

Archer is a new animated series that begins in January 2010. I've seen the first episode and it is some hilarious, over the top fun.

Sad, but we already knew this ...

2009-10-09T14:38:00.000-07:00

Theo Fleury admits he was abused by junior coach. How come Joe Sakic, former business partner and star player with Graham James, is never asked about what he knew? I know Sakic is considered a very classy individual, but he was there, and people would have definitely listened to him if he spoke up. Just asking.

One More Sign of the Apocalypse

2009-10-09T14:27:00.000-07:00

So this will be the way the world ends, not with a bang but with 140 characters of pure drivel.

The Twitter Reality TV show.

More Signs of the Coming Apocalypse

2009-10-09T14:16:00.000-07:00

I don't mean to offend but this be more pedestrian? Put a hot girl, shiny objects and a mind numbing loop together and ... you get this. So enjoy ...

Alina Puscau - When You Leave (Numa Numa) Basshunter

My Rant on Obama

2009-10-09T13:18:00.000-07:00

Click here if you want to read me rant about Obama.

IOC Votes 81-8 in Favour! Rugby is in the 2016 Olympic Games!‏

2009-10-09T12:21:00.000-07:00

Help support elite rugby players in Canada.

NASA Shoots Moon in the Face

2009-10-09T10:15:00.000-07:00

Earlier this morning, NASA bombed the moon with hopes of finding evidence of hidden ice. Apparently, the moon is not pleased.

News Headlines October 8, 2009

2009-10-08T16:21:00.000-07:00

Obama to accept some Taliban involvement in Afghani government
Gold showing no signs of slowing, hits new high
Mountie who ordered Dziekanski Tasering acted 'reasonably': Lawyer
B.C. privacy head pans Google’s Street View
With IOC sign-off, Vancouver is ready for the world

Recent Earthquakes a Warning of the Apocalypse or is Dr. Evil Up to His Old Tricks?

2009-10-08T02:34:00.000-07:00

Should we keep letting countries and/or evil-henchmen test new giga-mega-tiga ton nuclear bombs so close to fault lines? I'm just asking.

Continue reading ...

Vanuatu just got smoked by three earthquakes in just over an hour and part of nine in four hours.This comes about a week after four tropical cyclones and two major earthquakes, with accompanying tsunamis, occurred around the Western Pacific and Southern Asia in less than 24 hours.

Could be a 2012 thing as well. Sounds like the new movie with John Cusak has a huge advertising budget. It's really astonishing, the lengths that Hollywood will go to create a buzz for an upcoming blockbuster ... though maybe it is a sign of the coming apocalypse.

In totally unrelated news, ~~Bangladesh~~, not known to have nuclear capability, has ~~not~~ fessed up to detonating a 260 giga-mega-tiga ton bomb accidently a few years back. They can't recall when exactly. But according to a declassified memo to the Secretary of Blowing-Shit- Up, the explosion occured deep in underground cavern somewhere around Sumatra. Experts speculate that there is mostly likely no connection to the 9.3 magnitude earthquake and the resulting 100 foot waves. Was Bush having problems around that time? Just asking?

Interesting fact: Tsar Bomba (code named Ivan, seriously!) is the most powerful nuclear bomb ever detonated. Equivalent to 57 mega tons of TNT, it was 10 times the entire amount of explosive used in WWII (including Fat Man and Little Boy). The test took place Novaya Zemlya, home of over 224 nuclear tests and an excellent place to raise root vegetables.

From Wikipedia:

The largest underground test at Novaya Zemlya took place on September 12, 1973, involving four nuclear devices of 4.2 megatons total yield. Although far smaller in blast power than the Tsar Bomba and other atmospheric tests, the confinement of the blasts underground led to pressures rivaling natural earthquakes. In the case of the September 12, 1973, test, a seismic magnitude of 6.97 on the Richter Scale was reached, setting off an 80 million ton avalanche that blocked two glacial streams and created a lake 2 km in length.

A Review of 'Capitalism' by Michael Moore

2009-10-07T18:58:00.000-07:00

From Money Revue:

Moore's Latest Documentary 'Capitalism: A Love Story'

Having found the last couple of Michael Moore's offerings a bit over the top. I skipped out on 'Sicko' and had went into 'Capitalism' with low expectations. I was pleasantly surprised and felt the movie both informative and fast paced. It reminded me of his earlier work on the TV series the 'Awful Truth', which I still think was his best stuff. He provides enough evidence and human drama to indict the profit motive as unhealthy, immoral, and unsustainable. There are some very raw, emotional moments that are hard to dispute, yet I honestly didn't feel there was enough guidance for the average viewer on how to channel their hostility. However, sometime less is Moore. He leaves some of the heavy lifting to ourselves instead of beating us about the head and neck. Go check it out.

Olympics Infringe Civil Rights

2009-10-07T17:28:00.000-07:00

Intersting going-ons with regard to the Olympics in Vancouver.

Robert Fisk Causes Gold to Reach New Record

2009-10-07T09:34:00.000-07:00

Found at Counterpunch.

Is the Sky Really Falling?
Dollar Hysteria
By MIKE WHITNEY

Robert Fisk lit the fuse with his hyperventilating narrative which appears in Tuesday's UK Independent which went viral overnight spreading to every musty corner of the Internet and sending gold skyrocketing to $1,026 per oz. Now every doomsday website in cyber-world has headlined Fisk's "shocker" and the blogs are clogged with the frenzied commentary of bunker-dwelling survivalists and goldbugs who're certain that the world as we know it is about to end.

From Fisk's article:

"In the most profound financial change in recent Middle East history, Gulf Arabs are planning – along with China, Russia, Japan and France – to end dollar dealings for oil, moving instead to a basket of currencies
including the Japanese yen and Chinese yuan, the euro, gold and a new, unified currency planned for nations in the Gulf Co-operation Council, including Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and Qatar.

“Secret meetings have already been held by finance ministers and central bank governors in Russia, China, Japan and Brazil to work on the scheme, which will mean that oil will no longer be priced in dollars.

“The Americans, who are aware the meetings have taken place – although they have not discovered the details – are sure to fight this international cabal which will include hitherto loyal allies Japan and the Gulf Arabs. Against the background to these currency meetings, Sun Bigan, China's former special envoy to the Middle East, has warned there is a risk of deepening divisions between China and the US over influence and oil in the Middle East. ‘Bilateral quarrels and clashes are unavoidable,’ he told the Asia and Africa Review. ‘We cannot lower vigilance against hostility in the Middle East over energy interests and security.’”