Sunday, June 21, 2009

Beer *IS* Hockey

Now it's official - beer is Canadien hockey !! Sad really. Why does alcohol have to synonymous with sports?

From CBC ...

Gillett agrees to sell Canadiens to Molson family

George Gillett has reached an agreement in principle to sell the Montreal Canadiens to the Molson family, the National Hockey League team announced Saturday.

Full Story:http://links.cbc.ca/a/l.x?T=jncickgjinkdpjhjpjbmfbmphdpl&M=28
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Apple sucks

Once again Steve Jobs and the team at Apple have outdone Microsoft in a money grab game that makes Wall Street look like a bunch of Saints !!

From CNN ...

IPHONE 3GS LAUNCH HAS APP DEVELOPERS SEEING GOLD

Friday's launch of the iPhone 3GS could usher in an innovative and lucrativenew era for those who create applications for the popular device, developersand industry observers say.....

FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/19/iphone.3gs.launch/index.htm

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Chinese Workmanship

Outsourcing does have it's downfalls for China. But could it have been tyhe workmanship of the Chinese employee or the carelessness of the Chinese employer?

Thanks to CNN...

FACTORY BLAST IN CHINA KILLS AT LEAST 16

A factory explosion in eastern China early Sunday killed at least 16 peopleand injured 43, state-run media reported.....

FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/21/china.blast/index.htm
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Friday, June 19, 2009

Stop Downloading Music

The Music Inustry now runs the Courts too...

From CNN

WOMAN ILLEGALLY DOWNLOADS 24 SONGS, FINED TO TUNE OF $1.9 MILLION

A federal jury Thursday found a 32-year-old Minnesota woman guilty ofillegally downloading music from the Internet and fined her $80,000 each -- atotal of $1.9 million -- for 24 songs..... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/18/minnesota.music.download.fine/index.html


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Thursday, June 18, 2009

It's okay to lie

Well it wasn't a lie, it was just "contradictory"...

From the CBC

Thursday, June 18, 2009

No jail time for Lafleur   A Montreal judge has given hockey legend Guy Lafleur a suspended   sentence, sparing him from serving time in jail or under house   arrest. Lafleur will have to pay a $100 fine and donate $10,000 to   charity as punishment for providing contradictory evidence at his son's bail hearing
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