As thousands of Montreal adults wait anxiously to get their H1N1 flu shots next month, the top 200 donors of the Jewish General Hospital have already been inoculated, The Gazette has learned.
Hospital officials, however, denied that there’s a link between making a financial donation and getting fast-tracked for the flu shots. Rather, the 200 donors are all volunteers at the Jewish General in some capacity, said spokesperson Karen Ohayon.
“It has nothing to do with the fact that they gave money,” she said. “There’s absolutely no link.”
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Monday, November 09, 2009
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Medhat Mohamed: Taxi driver from Hell
You lookin' at me? You lookin' at Me?
The prudish cabby accused by a gay couple of tossing them from his car for canoodling told The Post yesterday he was terrified they were about to do the dirty deed right in the back seat.
"I wanted to pay attention to getting them to their destination instead of worrying if they were going to have sex or not," said Medhat Mohamed, who could face a slew of penalties, including license revocation and a fine of up to $1,000...
...But the owner of his taxi medallion said Mohamed is Muslim and "in our religion, we can't handle that stuff."
Add it to the list.
Read more here.
The prudish cabby accused by a gay couple of tossing them from his car for canoodling told The Post yesterday he was terrified they were about to do the dirty deed right in the back seat.
"I wanted to pay attention to getting them to their destination instead of worrying if they were going to have sex or not," said Medhat Mohamed, who could face a slew of penalties, including license revocation and a fine of up to $1,000...
...But the owner of his taxi medallion said Mohamed is Muslim and "in our religion, we can't handle that stuff."
Add it to the list.
Read more here.
POX News
One FOX News fan is not amused. I think trash itself would be more offended.
"If Mom and Dad watch cable news, it's better than 50/50 they watch 'POX News.' So what gives? PBS -- a network partially funded with my tax dollars -- has the right to tell my kids that their parents watch 'trashy' news? The message is clear, I can't even sit my kids in front of 'Sesame Street' without having to worry about the Left attempting to undermine my authority. And don't tell me, 'If you don't like it change the channel.' There are no channels left! It's everywhere. Just last week I had Obama's service and volunteerism promoted on every single major network, including Disney and Nickelodeon."
So if something is tax funded, it has to do and say what you want? Too bad that doesn't apply to things like war and suppressing minorities.
Read more here.
Bono and U2: Idiots of the Day
Fans hoping to catch a glimpse Thursday of U2's free concert celebrating 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall will have to "scale these city walls" after organizers threw up a barrier to block the view for those without tickets.
The move has triggered outrage from Berliners and tourists alike, all of whom see the irony in building wall around a concert dedicated to the wall that has come down.
Read more here.
The move has triggered outrage from Berliners and tourists alike, all of whom see the irony in building wall around a concert dedicated to the wall that has come down.
Read more here.
Crowd pleasing movie about man who cuts off own arm coming soon
And it's not Saw XII.
Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle is to film the true story of a climber who was forced to amputate part of his arm, according to US media reports.
The movie, called 127 Hours, is yet to be cast and would largely feature one actor, said industry paper Variety.
Aron Ralston used a knife to sever his arm when it became trapped under a rock during a climbing trip in 2003.
Read more here.
Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle is to film the true story of a climber who was forced to amputate part of his arm, according to US media reports.
The movie, called 127 Hours, is yet to be cast and would largely feature one actor, said industry paper Variety.
Aron Ralston used a knife to sever his arm when it became trapped under a rock during a climbing trip in 2003.
Read more here.
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Vandals 1, Vikings 0
Two archaeologists employed by Gotland county were dismayed to discover the valuables had vanished when they arrived at a field in Alva in Gotland to follow up on a recent find.
"It's just as saddening every time it happens because it's our heritage that disappears," said Majvor Östergren at the Gotland County Administrative Board.
The methodical thieves dug some 250 holes in a bid to secure as much booty as possible. Östergren estimated that the impostors had made off with 500 silver pieces worth a combined total of 250,000 to 500,000 kronor ($35,000 to $70,000).
Following the raid, the field was placed under police surveillance, enabling archaeologists to continue their excavation work, news website helagotland.se reports.
At a press conference on Monday county officials displayed some of the objects overlooked by the thieves, including 100 silver coins, a gold bracteate and a silver crucifix.
"It's just as saddening every time it happens because it's our heritage that disappears," said Majvor Östergren at the Gotland County Administrative Board.
The methodical thieves dug some 250 holes in a bid to secure as much booty as possible. Östergren estimated that the impostors had made off with 500 silver pieces worth a combined total of 250,000 to 500,000 kronor ($35,000 to $70,000).
Following the raid, the field was placed under police surveillance, enabling archaeologists to continue their excavation work, news website helagotland.se reports.
At a press conference on Monday county officials displayed some of the objects overlooked by the thieves, including 100 silver coins, a gold bracteate and a silver crucifix.
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Dumb Lyrics: Akon's Sexy Bitch
I'm tryna find the words to describe this girl without being disrespectful
Dam girl
Dam you'se a sexy bitch
A sexy bitch
Dam you'se a sexy bitch
Dam girl
Guess his vocabulary is limited....
Dam girl
Dam you'se a sexy bitch
A sexy bitch
Dam you'se a sexy bitch
Dam girl
Guess his vocabulary is limited....
Darren Rovell should STFU
From "What I Got Wrong About Keflezighi" by Darren Rovell (besides everything?)
The debate currently on the blogosphere is over whether or not Keflezighi should count as the first American man winner of the race even though he was not American-born.
No Mr. Rovell, the debate is over how big a hole you've dug for yourself, and your efforts to shore up the sides.
Read more here.
The debate currently on the blogosphere is over whether or not Keflezighi should count as the first American man winner of the race even though he was not American-born.
No Mr. Rovell, the debate is over how big a hole you've dug for yourself, and your efforts to shore up the sides.
Read more here.
Darren Rovell: An American born dimwit
Seems becoming an American citizen isn't good enough for people like Mr. Rovell...
It's a stunning headline: American Wins Men's NYC Marathon For First Time Since '82.
Unfortunately, it's not as good as it sounds.
Meb Keflezighi, who won yesterday in New York, is technically American by virtue of him becoming a citizen in 1998, but the fact that he's not American-born takes away from the magnitude of the achievement the headline implies.
Read more here.
His "apology" is equally small minded:
I said that Keflezighi's win, the first by an American since 1982, wasn't as big as it was being made out to be because there was a difference between being an American-born product and being an American citizen. Frankly I didn't account for the fact that virtually all of Keflezighi's running experience came as a US citizen. I never said he didn't deserve to be called American.
All I was saying was that we should celebrate an American marathon champion who has completely been brought up through the American system.
It's a stunning headline: American Wins Men's NYC Marathon For First Time Since '82.
Unfortunately, it's not as good as it sounds.
Meb Keflezighi, who won yesterday in New York, is technically American by virtue of him becoming a citizen in 1998, but the fact that he's not American-born takes away from the magnitude of the achievement the headline implies.
Read more here.
His "apology" is equally small minded:
I said that Keflezighi's win, the first by an American since 1982, wasn't as big as it was being made out to be because there was a difference between being an American-born product and being an American citizen. Frankly I didn't account for the fact that virtually all of Keflezighi's running experience came as a US citizen. I never said he didn't deserve to be called American.
All I was saying was that we should celebrate an American marathon champion who has completely been brought up through the American system.
Joe Henderson: Football remains the sport of morons
I'm sure by now you've seen the video clip of Florida Gators linebacker and defensive captain Brandon Spikes poking his fingers inside the helmet of Georgia running back Washaun Ealey during a scrum Saturday. It is "must-click TV" in cyberspace.
To the casual observer it looks like Spikes was trying to rip Ealey's eyeballs out of their sockets, which I suppose he probably was.
Bad Brandon.
Bad, bad Brandon...
...I'm just kidding.
Back away from the e-mail program. Remove your hand from the "send" button. Meyer gave a proportional response. It's a two-bit punishment for a two-bit offense, and that's just as it should be. Given the same situation, no coach in America would have been any tougher. I understand not everyone will agree with that.
Only those with brains.
Read more here.
To the casual observer it looks like Spikes was trying to rip Ealey's eyeballs out of their sockets, which I suppose he probably was.
Bad Brandon.
Bad, bad Brandon...
...I'm just kidding.
Back away from the e-mail program. Remove your hand from the "send" button. Meyer gave a proportional response. It's a two-bit punishment for a two-bit offense, and that's just as it should be. Given the same situation, no coach in America would have been any tougher. I understand not everyone will agree with that.
Only those with brains.
Read more here.
If you can't beat 'em, move the capital
Iran's rulers are considering plans to relocate the country's capital. They say Tehran is in danger of being struck by a major earthquake. So how easy is it to move a capital out of a city, and where might Iran's go? Penny Spiller reports.
Tehran is a sprawling metropolis at the foot of the Alborz mountain range. It is home to some 12 million people, and is the largest city in the Middle East.
Not only is it the political and economic heart of the country, the city has a cosmopolitan air with its museums, art galleries, parks and universities. It has been Iran's capital since 1795.
But now a powerful state body, the expediency council, has approved plans by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to end Tehran's days as a capital...
...But the timing of this decision - coming as it does months after some of the worst anti-government riots Tehran has ever seen - is interesting, says Dominic Dudley, deputy editor of the London-based Middle East Economic Digest.
Tehran is very much a liberal enclave in Iran, he says - and it was many of those liberals who took to the streets complaining of fraud when conservative incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared winner of June's presidential election.
Read more here.
Tehran is a sprawling metropolis at the foot of the Alborz mountain range. It is home to some 12 million people, and is the largest city in the Middle East.
Not only is it the political and economic heart of the country, the city has a cosmopolitan air with its museums, art galleries, parks and universities. It has been Iran's capital since 1795.
But now a powerful state body, the expediency council, has approved plans by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to end Tehran's days as a capital...
...But the timing of this decision - coming as it does months after some of the worst anti-government riots Tehran has ever seen - is interesting, says Dominic Dudley, deputy editor of the London-based Middle East Economic Digest.
Tehran is very much a liberal enclave in Iran, he says - and it was many of those liberals who took to the streets complaining of fraud when conservative incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared winner of June's presidential election.
Read more here.
Blowing up the world, ok. Fuck with Islam, not so much
Welcome to the 21st century kids.
Roland Emmerich is willing to murder billions of people in his films, blow up the planet, and end life as we know it; but there’s one thing that stops him cold: Islam. Emmerich tells Sci-Fi that he’d originally planned to include a scene in his new disaster movie 2012 where the Kaaba was destroyed. It’s a cubed shaped building in Mecca and one of Islaam’s holiest sites.
So why’d he back off? You know why. Because he’s afraid of Muslims. Emmerich says, “my co-writer Harald said I will not have a fatwa on my head because of a movie.”
Read more here.
Roland Emmerich is willing to murder billions of people in his films, blow up the planet, and end life as we know it; but there’s one thing that stops him cold: Islam. Emmerich tells Sci-Fi that he’d originally planned to include a scene in his new disaster movie 2012 where the Kaaba was destroyed. It’s a cubed shaped building in Mecca and one of Islaam’s holiest sites.
So why’d he back off? You know why. Because he’s afraid of Muslims. Emmerich says, “my co-writer Harald said I will not have a fatwa on my head because of a movie.”
Read more here.
Yes, rap sucks, but arrested for it?
A rap by four teenagers at a McDonald's has gotten them a bad rap in one Utah city. The teens were cited by American Fork police earlier this week for disorderly conduct after they rapped their order at a McDonald's drive-through.
The teens said they were imitating a popular video on YouTube. They rapped their order, which begins with, "I need a double cheeseburger and hold the lettuce ..." once quickly before repeating it more slowly.
Spenser Dauwalder said employees at the restaurant told him and his friends they were holding up the line and needed to order or leave.
The 18-year-old said nobody was in line. He and his three 17-year-old friends left without buying anything.
American Fork Police Sgt. Gregg Ludlow says a manager wrote down the car's license plate number and called police. The teens were later cited by officers at a high school parking lot outside a volleyball match.
Read more here.
The teens said they were imitating a popular video on YouTube. They rapped their order, which begins with, "I need a double cheeseburger and hold the lettuce ..." once quickly before repeating it more slowly.
Spenser Dauwalder said employees at the restaurant told him and his friends they were holding up the line and needed to order or leave.
The 18-year-old said nobody was in line. He and his three 17-year-old friends left without buying anything.
American Fork Police Sgt. Gregg Ludlow says a manager wrote down the car's license plate number and called police. The teens were later cited by officers at a high school parking lot outside a volleyball match.
Read more here.
Chris Christie: Idiot of the Day #2
The Christie campaign has apparently been caught in another copyright violation issue, in addition to their run-in with Monty Python. This time, it involves the apparent unlicensed pilfering of copyrighted stock footage -- complete with the anti-piracy watermarks.
Read more here.
Read more here.
Monday, November 02, 2009
Chris Christie: Spot the Looney
Chris Christie, the Republican candidate for Governor of New Jersey in Tuesday's knife-edge gubernatorial election, has been called out as a copyright thief. The 47-year-old lawyer, who was controversially appointed by George W. Bush as a U.S. Attorney in 2001 on Karl Rove's recommendation after being a top Bush fund-raiser in the 2000 election, has created an election commercial that steals copyright-protected material from British comedy troupe Monty Python -- without permission or credit.
Read more here.
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Sunday, November 01, 2009
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Whiny Conservatives: The National Post
Our beloved newspaper The Toronto National Post is upset that other media outlets covered their possible closing due to bankruptcy.
Whether it is because they dislike our founder or our owners, or because of our longstanding editorial support for Israel or our small-c conservative voice, or our irreverence, a lot of people -- particularly in the media--appear to relish the thought of the Post's voice being silenced. Fortunately, many people disagree, including our many print and Web readers, our advertisers and employees, and those who simply understand the importance of diversity of opinion across the media landscape and in the national conversation.
The possibility they may just be a crappy newspaper never enters their heads.
Read more here.
Whether it is because they dislike our founder or our owners, or because of our longstanding editorial support for Israel or our small-c conservative voice, or our irreverence, a lot of people -- particularly in the media--appear to relish the thought of the Post's voice being silenced. Fortunately, many people disagree, including our many print and Web readers, our advertisers and employees, and those who simply understand the importance of diversity of opinion across the media landscape and in the national conversation.
The possibility they may just be a crappy newspaper never enters their heads.
Read more here.
Larry Johnson: Idiot of the Day
Yeah, we believe you Larry, sure we do.
Larry Johnson's agent claims he's appealing the KC Chiefs decision to suspend the running back for dropping a gay slur this week -- but the real story is that the agent claims he "didn't realize" the F-word was offensive in the first place.
TMZ spoke with Peter Schafer -- who is also Johnson's lawyer -- who explained:
"We know the N-word is unacceptable, that's not disputable -- but f*g? I'm learning that there's a segment of our society that finds it offensive and that it should not be used. I didn't realize that, but I do know now..."
FYI -- Johnson was suspended for conduct deemed "detrimental to the team."
Of course, something like this brings out that segment of "society" that is delighted when some group is called names, and claims surprise this might be hurtful...
"NO word is offensive just because some thin-skinned super-sensitive moron somewhere doesn't like the word and claims to be offended. Everytime I hear someone bitch and moan about a word they don't like to hear, I get the urge to knock their friggin teeth out to give them a REAL reason to cry!"
The braindead live.
Larry Johnson's agent claims he's appealing the KC Chiefs decision to suspend the running back for dropping a gay slur this week -- but the real story is that the agent claims he "didn't realize" the F-word was offensive in the first place.
TMZ spoke with Peter Schafer -- who is also Johnson's lawyer -- who explained:
"We know the N-word is unacceptable, that's not disputable -- but f*g? I'm learning that there's a segment of our society that finds it offensive and that it should not be used. I didn't realize that, but I do know now..."
FYI -- Johnson was suspended for conduct deemed "detrimental to the team."
Of course, something like this brings out that segment of "society" that is delighted when some group is called names, and claims surprise this might be hurtful...
"NO word is offensive just because some thin-skinned super-sensitive moron somewhere doesn't like the word and claims to be offended. Everytime I hear someone bitch and moan about a word they don't like to hear, I get the urge to knock their friggin teeth out to give them a REAL reason to cry!"
The braindead live.
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