Mood:  a-ok

Velly interesting....

In the forestry industry...loggers, log haulers, grapple operators, loaders...are faced with a dangerous proposition each day when they get up to go to work.

In this part of the country, every year an average of 22 workers a year are killed on the job and another 92 are maimed, according to statistics from the recently-released B.C. auditor-general's report on safety in the forest sector.

By the end of the year in 2005, the number of forestry worker fatalities had reached 43.

The response from the industry was a Forest Fatalities Summit that  included regulators, CEO's, Government cabinet ministers and their Opposition MLAs, forest workers and also the media to try to come to grips with  why so many forest workers were dying on the job.

A local newspaper was even invited to Rideau Hall in Ottawa to receive the prestigious Michener Award given by Canadas Hon Governor General, an award for meritorious public service journalism.

The winner was for coverage on a series of articles on logging industryy deaths, particularily truckers. While the stories, titled Dying for Work, were running the province hired a forestry coroner and announced more than $20 million would be spent to upgrade forest roads. Ahem.

http://www.michenerawards.ca/english/winaward2006.htm

And we find that this summer, 7,000 Coastal workers struck for four months, largely because they were sick of long and dangerous shifts.

I find it interesting that as this new article makes likable suggestions, and heaven forbade anyone of us slump into our chairs while reading them so as to risk back injury, I hope the government is the one that is listening..

What is needed to stop killing and maiming our forest workers

A Quebec employer is the first in the country to be convicted for criminal charges in a workplace death.

Bill C-45, the 'corporate killing' law

Quebec employer first to be criminally convicted in death of worker

So you big wigs in your high glass and steel office towers, feeling safe ,..are we?

Even in India, they are trying to set legal precedents to make government pay for lack of accountability in ensuring public safety.

Victims can sue govt for compensation

Posted by mach1231 at 11:56 PM PST

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A mildly incredible collorary story to a plane crash that happened here in BC just over two years ago.

A Jan. 21, 2006 airplane crash on Vancouver Island that claimed the lives of 3 people was immediately blamed on the company when in fact the problem was mechanical. 

As a follow up to their initial conclusions, Transport Canada and three of its employees are now being sued. 

Moreover, it has been reported that other countries have already made the missing part MANDATORY in aviation rules guidelines.

Despite this, the lawsuit remarks that TC did not retract its initial statements of error as regarded by the Transportation Safety Board and even with the full knowledge of the crash reasons coming to light.

Someone to blame?

Thank heavens for civil court, can anyone out there imagine being the fall guy the governments own wrong doing? It borders on the criminal.

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Speaking of which,

following a recent announcement that power from

our public transportation system has recently been devolved ,

we find a nice tidy little year end dividend goes to the folks

responsible for running the show and encouraging "people" to go green,

take transit and help the environment.  In addition to more

restricted public input to and for the system we use...

Govt appointed transit gives themselves 500 % pay raises

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But theres a small bit of encouragement trickling out of Mexico City,

a population teeming with 8 million people...

there, in response to lack of proper respect for female ridership and poor atmosphere for women to travel in a bus filled with men; often subject to harrasement,  the system is offering WOMEN ONLY buses for those who wish to wait for one and if one is available in the area.

On Single-Sex Buses, Relief From Unwanted Contact

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So whereas things appear at least to be showing small signs of improvement elsewhere; short glimpses of hope seen through a passing window ....higher costs for going green and taking transit here seem to be returning little in terms of a return on investment.

As this article goes to show, what the current Transit board is doing amounts to little more than -,....pure highway robbery, dipping their hands into the public purse many times over with no improved service.

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Note: the story on Female Only buses in Mexico City has video also but I found the video quality for the same story to be much better here.

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Posted by mach1231 at 12:09 PM PST

Updated: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:43 PM PDT

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The writer has a point...

Boys Will Be Boys, Girls Will Be Hounded by The Media

 After all...

anyone remember Robert DeNiro in Paris and an investigation of a little escapade at a upscale French whorehouse a few years ago? 

How about Hugh Grant picking up a black transvestite? 

George Clooneys Las Vegas lap dance tripping?

Ben Affleck getting a private dance at Vancouvers only upscale strip joint?

 ALL STAR PHOTO SUPERSTAR BRiTNEY COLLECTION

Britney Spears arrives at the French NRJ Music Awards- January 24, 2004. Age: 22 years and one month.

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  "And who might you be?"

Britney serving as the Grand Marshal at Daytona for the NASCAR Pepsi 400, July 7, 2001. Age : 20 

Britney Spears performs during Showtime's live broadcast - March 28, 2004. Age: 22 

Britney at the 26th Annual American Music Awards, Los Angeles, January 11, 1999.  Age:  17 years and 5 weeks

Britney in concert at Disney World, May 1, 1999. Age: still 17 

Britney with Nick Lachey, Jeff Timmons, Drew Lachey, and Justin Jeffre
at Z100's 5th Annual Jingle Ball, Madison Square Garden, December 17, 1998 Age: 17 (see news story below)

Britney Spears in concert, July 31, 1999. Age : still 17

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From Dec 31 1998

Britney Spears Discusses 1999 Plans And Resolutions

Britney said she was probably looking forward to the release of her debut record, "Baby One More Time," the most -- she did confess a desire to spend some of 1999 working on some of her very human foibles. "Probably [to stop] worrying so much," she said, "I worry a lot. Like, I'll be in bed at night and I'll just think of the stupidest things, I'm so paranoid. To stop worrying and to stop biting my nails. I want to quit biting my nails, too. It's a really bad habit." Britney Spears is set to release her debut album on January 12,..1999

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Posted Jun 09, 1999:(italics mine)

What a difference six months can make. Last December at New York radio station Z-100's Jingle Ball megaconcert, Britney Spears was hanging around backstage like a Madonna wannabe. No entourage, no reporters, no gaggle of fans. Fast forward to Friday's Zootopia showcase celebrating the third anniversary of the station's morning show, and it was Britney -- with her trademark glittery eye shadow and baby-blond hair extensions -- who created the animal-house atmosphere at the Meadowlands Sports Complex, causing kids to drop their ice-cream cones at the sound of her voice as they raced back to their seats.

Offstage, it was Britney's management team who created a circus, refusing to let people within five feet of the young singer. In fact, her handlers were so insufferable that on Monday they became the talk of the morning show. ''They were the worst,'' cried Elliot Segal, the Zoo's cohost. ''They're going to ruin the poor little girl!''

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Posted by mach1231 at 10:07 PM PST

Updated: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:43 PM PDT

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Mood:  sharp

Would you believe a

$ BILLION  $  DOLLAR $

SCANDAL?

Please, you make this up..

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper
was notified more than two years ago of questionable activities among
industry and government officials and has not taken action on this issue.

At stake is more than $C 1.2 billion in fees collected from millions of
Canadian consumers under a misleading pretence.

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) have been requested to investigate potential violations of New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) listing standards on corporate governance by Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications.

http://www.digitalhome.ca/content/view/2299/206/

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http://www.mediascam.net/cms/

See also

http://crtcscandal.com/

Posted by mach1231 at 5:04 PM PST

Updated: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:44 PM PDT

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Thanks to 2c  

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Bet RYP didn't get one damn joke, being immune to that sort of thing...hahaha-lol

NISU Shooting and OJ's gf in hospital

Apparently the shooters father lost his wife last year. Find it

here_v (video)

and OJ's gf falls down @ a gas station and bruises her face, back and backside? I like the last word from the CNN commentator. What so far no one has accused OJ of....

El Pelon

http://comebackalive.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=33834

Possible though the killings though were motivated drug related? Or maybe for instance if they couldnt pay the notorious pay up die type debts?

Or you could always Google: "Chester D. Turner drug dealer"

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Thanks for the ban RYP and putting my name in bold electronic ink . Youre a real service...

Posted by mach1231 at 10:35 PM PST

Updated: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:45 PM PDT

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Mood:  don't ask

Supermodel Cynthia Ann (Cindy) Crawford was born (February 20, 1966 )

 in DeKalb, Illinois where she went to high school and also briefly attended Northern Illinois State University.

A very sad tragic day for a school, a state and a nation  today though

Shocking news at Northern Illinois State University where a unmasked shooter opened fire killing 3 people and injuring a dozen more

achieving more ugly notoriety rather than such small reknown for producing rare qualities of beauty and fame.

TV news telephone interview with a Northern Illinois University student in a geography class lecture when a gunman quietly entered the hall and randomly opened fire

http://video.nbc5.com/player/?id=216901#videoid=218360 

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DeKalb, Illinois : also the birthplace of barbed wire, the city of its invention.

The US definitely needs to do more to protect its citizens at home.

Barbed wire isn't doing much at this stage it would only seem.

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Just some 50-60 miles SE of todays shooting and less than two weeks ago ...a yet unidentified gunman, who is still on the run,  shot dead five women in a store shopping mall in a suburb outside of Chicago. 

At the beginning of the investigation, police said there were only five victims in the shooting, where in fact a sixth woman survived and was helping police 

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It would appear that, prior this latest University shooting incident, no one had considered a botched deadly armed robbery which took 5 lives would re-kindle the debate on gun control....

But will this very latest tragic shooting re-new the vigor on both sides?

Will more tragedy only strenghthen the resolve of gun owners to grip their rifles and guns more tightly?

Commom sense, logic and history all seem to suggest such shootings do not soften the stance of gun owner rights advocates.

As this quickly released press release shows.

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Other notable Chicago area shootings on Valentines Day

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Valentine's_Day_Massacre

Posted by mach1231 at 3:24 PM PST

Updated: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:45 PM PDT

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Attention all visitors

Please pay a visit here instead to see good stuff on ranching, asean life

and other stuff

http://lifeonterra.com/

and be rewarded. Come away feeling inspired. More appreciative. Learn something.

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Posted by mach1231 at 11:17 PM PST

Updated: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:47 PM PDT

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This is for the poster from The Black Flag Cafe located at http://comebackalive.com/site3.php?page_id=12

 known as RYP.

Sir, if you ever wanted to or ever desired to be a writer in your entire life you have relinquished such a title

..exactly the same as somewhere along the line Conrad Black him self decided he no longer wished to be a businessman but a criminal, the President decided he wanted to be a Republican Revolutionary instead of a President...RYP decided he no longer wished to be deserved of the title of writer.

And no matter what anybody says about any other celebs like head turners like Paris Hilton or Britney Spears

at least you Sir have your privacy, your personal life and your name

plus your success and many friends, and your smart mouth to use from behind your Macintosh computer

Believe it or not, Hollywood portrayals of Americans Indians have not always been accurate.

But oh, oh oh , that fucker RYP he knew that all along.

Posted by mach1231 at 8:17 PM PST

Updated: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:47 PM PDT

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RE: BLOG ENTRY ON WRITERS BACK TO WORK

I guess I had it right, write, ...right.

The show Stargate Atlantis has a Canadian writing team and although SGA is produced by American based SciFi network, the show writers are Canadian (WGC) and didnt participate in the strike.

At least thats what this guy wrote.

Its kind of interesting because actor Amanda Tapping just left that show to start on a new one called Sanctuary, which started out as a web series.

It will feature actors performing against virtual backdrops known as 'green screens'.

Something on this level I don't believe we have seen since 'Sky Captain and the World of Tommorow.

By the way, for the aforementioned film, A-listers Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow were sequestered early to the film and practically volunteered their efforts.

If that film were made in the 1940's (as it so looks like it has) it would won ALL the Academy Awards in every category.

It really is a spectacular sumptuous visual feast with treats for all the senses. Fine actors, fine performances, cleverly crafted zippy script and does not try to be what it is not. Rip roaring plot to boot. It has those echoes of evel mad Nazi scientists and reek of jazzy smoky cabarets if you know what I mean.

Everyones a critic.

http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/skycaptain.html

Back to our show already in progress. Like, uh,-----yeah.

Posted by mach1231 at 11:52 AM PST

Updated: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:48 PM PDT

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"I remember being offended when a German friend once suggested to me that Australian writers had it easy: no history, no looming pantheon of literary greats crushing you before you had even begun. Germany, she said, was a place of the highest literary culture, the country that gave the world Goethe and Thomas Mann and Nietzsche and Herman Hesse and Brecht. 'They still my pen every time,' she said, 'but you. You are free!' " -Australian writer Susan Johnson

Write of passage

Posted by mach1231 at 9:34 PM PST

Updated: Monday, February 11, 2008 9:37 PM PST

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