Mood:  hug me

I spoke with Robert on the phone once, yes, THIS Robert.

He was tough to get a hold of but a genuine pleasure to speak with.

Obviously we didnt talk at much length.  I think its about time this blog and me said so long for now...

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Robert Hurst, President of CTV News has been
named the recipient of the

2008 President's Award

by RTNDA Canada - The Association of Electronic Journalists.

It is the highest honour awarded by RTNDA Canada.

 http://www.rtndacanada.com/

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During his 35 years as a journalist, Hurst
has distinguished himself as an award-winning reporter, a foreign correspondent, executive producer and author.

Hurst's investigative work on Parliament Hill led to the tainted tuna scandal that rocked the Mulroney government. As a war correspondent, Hurst covered the invasion of Panama as well as civil wars in Nicaragua and El Salvador. As CTV's Asia Correspondent, Hurst reported on the downing of Korean Airlines 007. He was also in Moscow to cover the collapse of the Soviet Union
in 1991.

Hurst has won numerous awards for journalistic excellence - notably a Gold Medal at the New York Film Festival for his documentary about life in China after Mao Tse Tung, and at the Cannes International News Awards for his
riveting coverage of the Canadian seal hunt.

Posted by mach1231 at 11:51 PM PST

Updated: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:39 PM PDT

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Mood:  lazy

Take a look at this video on the popular video sharing site : YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2RUhJGbjDM

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Is BC the equivalent of the next Western Nigeria? What a polite question to ask.

Posted by mach1231 at 5:40 PM PST

Updated: Friday, March 7, 2008 5:44 PM PST

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Quite right, James.

Apparently there are border lineups with lines of trucks up to 10 kilometres long as they try to capture this convict.

And Singapore already has restricted car access to the city!

But certainly the people in THOSE lineups would probably welcome a distraction such as one provided by Mrs Spears.

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Dubai has about 541 vehicles per thousand population, which is higher than New York (444), London (345) and Singapore (111)

Posted by mach1231 at 3:33 PM PST

Updated: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:40 PM PDT

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Mood:  special

The Untold Stories of Black Athletes To Air on ESPN

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http://diverseeducation.com/artman/publish/article_10785.shtml 

Posted by mach1231 at 11:27 PM PST

Updated: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:41 PM PDT

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Mood:  down

Saw the Oscar nominated 'Michael Clayton' last night with a small crowd of people on a small screen in a small theatre.

The film is moody, brooding and dark. I noticed the lack of burnishing golden lighting. I really admired Clooneys effort to play an everyman, low key subdued and with admirable restraint.

Overall? Excellent film! There was something about it that seemed to suggest it was deliberately underscored as a production given its weighty subject matter (a billion dollar class action lawsuit ) as it could have easily slipped into melodrama and subplots like alcoholism or WHATEVER. Instead it avoids this with a tightly focused storyline sowe end up feeling aroused,  provoked and riveted to the action on the screen.

I just loved Tom Wilkinsons performance.

Actually, come to think of it, this film is a tour de force.

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Although a little sex would have been good-lol, just joking.

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Found this neat little X reference Googling the film.

http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/307327

Take your care out there. - Mach

Posted by mach1231 at 3:11 PM PST

Updated: Friday, February 29, 2008 3:28 PM PST

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Mood:  not sure

UPDATED:

http://www.ugandacan.org/item/2672

Does this mean a pyrhric victory of sorts for child soldiering in Africa is nearing a complete course?  

Maybe a partial victory? Who really cares? 

It has been reported that African countries such as Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Burundi share a dubious distinction of all being countries which have resorted to using physical violence to settle political disputes.

The International Criminal Court will pursue charges against Ugandan
rebel leaders despite efforts to establish a local war crimes court as
part of a peace deal.

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Uganda signs permanent ceasefire with LRA rebels

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iZX5ULDRW-zvOE058h1HsqANv2GQ

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Take it easy Black Flaggers\

How does a self-described ‘grump’ deal with his melancholy?

He searches for happiness and documents his journey.

That is exactly what journalist, Eric Weiner, did when he wrote about his travels to many countries in

the search for the happiest places in the world.

Thats funny eh>? Introducing Eric Weiners Guide to the Worlds Most Happiest PLaces!

:)

Follow your bliss. - Joseph Campbell

 

Posted by mach1231 at 6:08 PM PST

Updated: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:41 PM PDT

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Mood:  bright

LOOK @ THIS !!!!!

As a result of the Canadian federal governments effort to curb spending on the Court Challenges Program which provides and ensures language and equality rights are continually guaranteed (and not withered away!) under this country's Constitution. .... this poor Frenchman from Quebec is pulled over for speeding and is spoken to in German and den arrested!

A good reason to keep the Court Challenges program is for educational purposes. After all this fellow who is French but speaks and understands English is from Quebec was in Saskatchewan when this occured and was spoken to in German by a police officer ....

is a high school teacher...

so how do you spell erosion?

-  - -at a time when airport security means tasering to death innocent Pole immigrants, theres something about understanding language and police oversight that reeks of a lack of accountability....but requires beefing up and not toning down.

Posted by mach1231 at 12:10 AM PST

Updated: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:42 PM PDT

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Mood:  hungry

Exactly one year from today if you are using a pair of rabbit ears or antenna to get your TV signal, you will get NO SIGNAL at all if you

do not  have a converter. ----->????

Gee, the US government must really care about its people. They are even offering coupons to people to buy a converter so that they are not left without a signal!

I cant think of anyone who would be reading this and not already be getting TV through a direct digital signal. (How are you getting the Internet then? Rabbit ears `\/` ?)

Interestingly, its not all about being on track with cable industry announcements for change that were made in 1996.

Someone actually had the foresight to see the day when a cell phone subscriber could order and pay for a soda from a pop machine with their cell phone. "One pop,-....please?"

If this is confusing, de-fuse your confusion here:

Clearing up mixed signals Cable, satellite customers unaffected

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If you wish to take action to help keep all these old tv's out of natures backyard known as a landfill or garbage dump, visit here.

Heres a copy of the letter I wrote.

Regards,

Mach

Posted by mach1231 at 2:01 PM PST

Updated: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:42 PM PDT

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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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