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CBCNews.ca stories generating discussion in blogs in the past week.
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- Afghan women pelted with stones during rape law protest
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- "the law - not all of them Shia, as it is obviously the women who hold the balance of common sense over there.� As their reward for such bravery, this forward looking country, or rather the men of this country and a few forward thinking women, threw rocks at them. Kumbaya, my lord, kumbaya� So, another demonstration of how a return to religious values would not only be ill-advised, it would be downright deadly for women - not just in the Mid-East, either. The Catholic Church would gladly see" — Blevkog
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- Cybercriminals create botnet using Mac computers
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- "There has been a bit of chatter today about the first ever Mac-based botnet. This piece of malware actually appeared back in January of this year. Quite frankly there is not any functionality in this �bot� (some would simply call it a remote access trojan but let�s not split hairs OK!!) t" — McAfee Avert Labs
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- Woman killed by laptop in Surrey crash
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- "what�s happened since then. Oh, and she still looks great! Microsoft sees end of Windows era. Woman says she was sexually harrassed, after a sexual harrassment seminar. Woman though her trailer was on fire.� It wasn�t.� Guess what it was! Death by laptop� the uprising has started! 15 film production credits explained.� For example: what the hell does the key grip do? Actual headline: � Iraq study: Executions are leading cause of death �. Technorati Tags executions," — The Fine Art of Eccentricity
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- Tax cuts impact quality of life: study
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- "are provided to us from the government (at least in Canada) and these services cost money. A recent Canadian study has done the math and found that in 2006 the average per capita benefit from public services was about $16,952! Believe it or not taxes are good for you. The majority of Canadian households enjoy a higher quality of life because of the public services their taxes fund, the study argues. According to the report, Canada�s Quiet Bargain: The Benefits of Public Spending, the cost of the public" — Things Are Good: good news
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- Fallen soldier's casket begins journey to Canada
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- "The body of a Canadian soldier who was killed in Afghanistan on Monday has begun its journey home. Tearful soldiers carried the casket of Trooper Karine Blais onto a waiting plane at Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday during a solemn ramp ceremony honouring a woman described as "full of energy" and "friendly to everyone." Blais," — Kyklops
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- AbitibiBowater files for bankruptcy protection
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- "Abitibi-Bowater, the world�s largest producer of newsprint, has filed for bankruptcy. Full story here. Analysts are suggesting that a smaller company will emerge from the bankruptcy proceedings. Many newspapers are reducing their demand for print volume, but others are simply going broke as well. While there are a lot of issues swirling around" — Bottree Digital Services Blog
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- Bell proposal puts 'unlimited internet' plans in jeopardy, critics say
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- "you went over your monthly cap, that will be an extra $20. Will it be any surprise when BCE�s profit results are up by the end of the year? If only there were another service provider. In Canada there is Rogers and Bell, both which suck balls. ( link)" — Technology Info
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- Canadian soldier killed, 4 wounded by roadside bomb in Afghanistan
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- "Recommend 176 Tearful soldiers carried the casket of Trooper Karine Blais onto a waiting plane at Kandahar Airfield on Tuesday during a solemn ramp ceremony honouring a woman described as "full of energy" and "friendly to everyone." Related:� Canadian soldier killed, 4 wounded by roadside bomb in Afghanistan Related:� IN DEPTH: Canada's casualties" — FIRST FLEET ON. Williams/Nash, Pioneers Australia.
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- Quebec dad sued by daughter after grounding loses his appeal
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- "adoption�is as limited as possible.� As before, the state stands in for the father, and waives his rights for him. Those are scarcely the only situations in which the state shoves aside fathers and makes decisions about parenting for them. Here's another and I must say it's one I never saw coming ( CBC, 4/7/09). A Canadian man and woman got divorced.� The man got custody of the daughter, age 12.� She was scheduled to go�on a school outing for which the mother gave" — GlennSacks.com
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- Controversial women's law to be reviewed: Karzai
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- "As many readers will know, the government of Afghanistan has recently passed a law that is being almost universally condemned as the �rape law�, for forbidding wives to refuse to have sex with their husbands (except for some rare conditions), and forbids a woman to leave the home without the permission of a male relative. Granted, this" — Blevkog
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- Halifax at War takes two Atlantic Book Awards
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- " Atlantic Book Awards handed out (not to be confused with recently split Atlantic Ink awards) Moby points to science that yields the source of writers� cramp You slog away in your basement office for years, this dude gets adopted and has a book contract within days � RIP: Maurice Dru" — Bookninja
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- Health coalition slams Murphy for private delivery musings in N.B.
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- "LINCOLN -- Nebraska lawmakers once vowed that addressing the problems brought to light by the state's former safe haven law would be a priority this year. CBC, Thu, 16 Apr 2009 06:23 AM PDT Health coalition slams Murphy for private delivery musings http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/04/1 Health Minister Michael Murphy is continuing to look at legislation that will set the stage for private health clinics even as he's coming under fire from the Canadian Health Coalition AllAfrica.com, Thu, 16 Apr 2009 06:22 AM PDT Sierra Leone: Uniceff En" — Health News Updates
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- Manitoba flood to be 2nd worst in 100 years: forecasters
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- " Manitoba flood to be 2nd worst in 100 years: forecasters: (via dlbrows )� aw fuck eh?" — sur fond d'océan.
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- Mother of woman allegedly trapped in Saudi Arabia makes public plea
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- "do that? What should Ottawa's role be in a sovereign country like Saudi Arabia with laws most Canadians would not tolerate here?� http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1496482 http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/618719 http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/ 2009/04/14/mtl-quebecwoman-saudiarabia-c National Post �" — Full Comment
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- Winnipeg's proposed inland port gets $212M boost
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- "M journalists who did stories on it would accomplish anything, but it does show how lazy press release journalism�doesn�t accomplish anything�towards keeping people informed, and breeds contempt for the profession. Here�s the media quotes: � The CentrePort plan calls for 20,000 acres northwest of the airport to be turned into a massive trucking and rail depot linked to runways with aircraft coming and going from all over the globe. The idea builds on Winnipeg�s reputation as the geographic centre of North Ameri" — The Manimal Farm Gazette
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- Mel Gibson's wife files for divorce
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- "of not wanting Australian children to access technology available in other countries. However, the Government yesterday conceded it had not done any modelling on the productivity gains to be made from high-speed broadband. ��� Mel Gibson�s wife files for divorce CBC The wife of Hollywood heavyweight Mel Gibson has filed for divorce from the actor and Oscar-winning filmmaker. Robyn Gibson, who has been married to the Mad Max, Lethal Weapon and Braveheart star for 28 years, cites irreconcilable differences, accord" — p2pnet news
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- Tamil supporters spend 7th day camped out in Ottawa
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- "No doubt this will have some repercussions from the progressive community. After all, as we all know and realize, Canada doesn�t have any values or culture worth recognizing. Which is probably the reason why Sri Lankan demonstrators continue to not go to work in day eight of their protest at Ottawa. Nevertheless, federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney had some strong words on values for prospective immigrants, in a speech to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce. He indicated immigrants need to appreciate our strong beliefs in the rule of law" — Full Comment
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- Bomber stadium to be built at U of M; Asper to take over as owner
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- "of the project.� Asper will contribute $100 million towards construction of a 30,000-seat stadium in return for transferring ownership of the community owned Blue Bomber franchise to him and purchasing the existing stadium site from the city at fair market value for retail redevelopment. Complicating this project is the transfer of the franchise ownership into private hands.� Not taken lightly by the current Bomber board, conditions have been instituted to protect the franchise in case of private ownership failure or death without" — cfldb
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- Fighting childhood obesity: Is phys-ed enough?
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- "aximum of $500 a year for eligible fitness expenses. Eligible activities must �include a significant amount of physical activity that contributes to cardio-respiratory endurance, plus one or more of: muscular strength muscular endurance flexibility or bal To read the rest of this article. Here is a Body Mass Calculator To see if your child is overweight or obese. Tags: health, obesity, obesity in children, overweight, overweight in children" — Healthyology Today
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- Skype app for iPhone to launch Tuesday, but not in Canada
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- "to immediately jump in and grab it��.and that is where things went south�..literally.� Apparently it seems Skype�s effort to bring the iPhone application to Canada landed them in a �patent-license� battle (see CBC.ca for more).� So what does this mean?� Well while Skype figures out the legal issues they have taken (or better yet, blocked) the application in Canada�..even though Skype is available here*. � Now what?!� Well not to be outdone I was determined t" — Coding From An Igloo