MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'harper'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:05:33 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952795&cid=t_203158_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FUCJXX3R62F0%2F By Neal McCluskeyA rabid fan of both Cato’s Center for Educational Freedom and The Miss USA Pageant (some may know him as Jim Harper) just sent me a link to this YouTube video. In the vid, all the contestants in the just-completed, aforementioned pageant discuss whether the theory of evolution should be taught in schools. I didn’t tally their responses, but just listening to the contenders it seems their consensus answer represents America in microcosm: Most seem to have serious doubts about evolution, but support teaching it along with other viewpoints. It reflects both the overall split within the American public—40 to 50 percent of Americans are creationists, and roughly the same segment evolutionists—as well as the consensus view on teaching human origins: ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952795 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:31:25 +0100 4952795 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4780296&cid=t_203158_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FzFBsCsFrPg4%2F By Ilya ShapiroThe conventional wisdom is that the United States is a center-right country while Canada is a center-left one.  Yet, even as the most-left-wing president in history occupies the White House, last night the Conservative Party of Canada — which had already been steering its ship of state in a fiscally prudent direction despite only having a plurality of seats in Parliament – won a decisive victory.  Prime Minister Stephen Harper will thus lead the first first majority government by any party since 2004 (after the first election creating a majority government since 2000). How can this be? The answer comes down to three main factors: Electoral system.  Canada has a multi-party first-past-the-post parliamentary system that currently features one united ce... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4780296 Tue, 03 May 2011 12:59:34 +0100 4780296 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4684667&cid=t_203158_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F04%2F06%2Fan-early-political-rally%2F It seemed, in hindsight, to be less of a political rally, such as go on during an election campaign, and more of a small-town welcome to a Prime Minister.  It might well have been both. On the lawn in front of a specially-built stage across from the band-shell, between beautiful Stewart Park and the stately [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4684667 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 08:28:17 +0100 4684667 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4658544&cid=t_203158_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fharper-governments-job-creation.html  HT: Mark Crispin Millerand the good folks at reddit.The top ad ad first appeared on Craigslist and disappeared suddenly;  only to reappear on the Telecommute Job list for various Canadian cities.It has since been removed as well.But "Questions Remain." according to Canada.com. Were these legitimate offers, or simply pranks?The ad stated the purpose of hiring the writers was to "help balance the left-wing bias of the major media outlets."The ad, complete with spelling errors, instructed interested applicants to submit a 100-word post, based on the headline "Ignatieff Promises No Coallitions (sic) after Election."The posting appeared on the website in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Halifax.Craigslist staff removed the advertisement during the day — but another one appeared soon... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4658544 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 23:02:00 +0100 4658544 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4653494&cid=t_203158_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fwhy-im-not-voting-for-harpers.html The G20 summit caused chaos in Canada’s largest city and accomplished nothing other than a $1-billion photo-op for Stephen Harper, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff said Monday during a campaign stop in Toronto"The Harper Government," illustrated above, is not Conservative, save in the depressingly Neoconservative (Neoliberal) sense. And that is to say, not at all. Ignatieff is wrong; that billion dollars was well spent, if you understand what Harper's Government was trying to achieve; what he was trying to communicate to ordinary citizens and the world.[N]ot only is the Conservative vision of an executive based, uniform and militaristic nation-state a coherent and substantive vision, but the Harper government has taken concrete and bold steps during a short minority government to make th... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4653494 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:30:00 +0100 4653494 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642897&cid=t_203158_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F03%2F27%2Fwhere-i-am%2F Hibernating almost exclusively in Twitterverse @KennChaplin during Canadian election at the expense of my blog and Facebook…not intentional, just seems inevitable. (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642897 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 21:03:39 +0100 4642897 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4636602&cid=t_203158_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fharper-government-takes-dive.html Image via WikipediaAh, the joys of Parliamentary Democracy where the credo has allways been this; "He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day."That is to say, nobody was surprised at the outcome of the non-confidence vote, least of all "The Harper Government." As I watched the kabuki dance that is the public portion of the sausage-making live-streamed by the CBC and annotated with twitter feeds, I marveled at how unsurprised all the commenters were, and indeed, how very polished the performances were, and how little the new media altered the message.On my way to the House of Commons, where I will move non-confidence in the Harper regime. Enough is enough. #cdnpoli #lpc M_Ignatieff 5 hours ago I missed Harper's moment in the scrum, but he took n... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4636602 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:35:00 +0100 4636602 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4527720&cid=t_203158_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F02%2F27%2Fsunday-news-round-up-sunburn-edition%2F A bit of what I’ve been reading this week, when I haven’t been outside getting a mild sunburn. In February. Via fellow librarian Bobbie Newman, I learned of this piece, “The Hazards of Leading Culture Change” (click on the download link for the PDF). It’s kind of oriented toward businesses/organizations instead of movements/activism, but there were a few points I thought were relevant: “When you are up to your backside in alligators,” goes the oft-quoted line, “it is hard to remember you were there to drain the swamp.” Organizations under pressure are fraught with alligators-those seemingly never ceasing crises that keep leaders up at night. But, if all the energy goes into simply fighting alligators, there will always be alligators. Culture change is... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4527720 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:34:44 +0100 4527720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4436900&cid=t_203158_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F02%2F04%2Ffeeling-powerless-so-far-away-from-egypt-help-change-the-canadian-governments-response%2F Like so much of the world I have been transfixed on the dramatic events in Egypt, but feeling a little powerless to help – until I read about the Harper government’s response (which, I guess, we shouldn’t be surprised about)! What follows came from the Canadian Peace Alliance. Stephen Harper backs Mubarak’s ‘transition’ plan Contact [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4436900 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 22:07:26 +0100 4436900 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4305059&cid=t_203158_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F02%2Fpm-harpers-new-years-toast-to-canadians%2F Stephen Harper has shaken a bottle of champagne sparkling cider, held it against the collective ass of Canadians, and let the cork fly into our nether regions with a monotone “Bonne année Canada, happy new year Canada.” At this time last year Canadians by the thousands held cold weather protests against dictator Harper’s proroguing of [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4305059 Sun, 02 Jan 2011 18:00:59 +0100 4305059 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3802533&cid=t_203158_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fcrisis-in-rcmp-musical-run-around.html A Canadian Icon, the world around. Photo Credit: Mrs LogicThe RCMP are not just a police force. They are an iconic organization, inextricable from our collective identity as Canadians. We expect them to do far more, with far less, with more scrutiny than others and we expect them to do all this while serving as one of the great symbols of our nation. The great difference between police in other nations (and indeed, even other Canadian police forces) and the RCMP is that to some degree, people think of police in general as "them," while somehow, the RCMP are seen as "us."Astonishingly, this works. More often than not, members of the RCMP live up to this impossible standard with elan. And while everyone knows it's an impossible ideal, that could only be achieved in film and st... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3802533 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3802533 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3784438&cid=t_203158_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fcanadian-census-flap.html Excellent article, fascinating discussion thread. Libertarians and the censusThe announced reasons for making the 2011 census long form voluntary is that it is 'intrusive' and that it is 'coercive' to make it mandatory. If this were the the position of a principled, reality-based libertarian government, then it would be a powerful argument. But it isn't.But that's a policy wonk blog. Very perceptive - indeed, perhaps too perceptive to quite grasp the Harper government's essential thinking... to be charitable about it.From the Globe and Mail:while many voters won’t notice or care about what happens to the census, “it will resonate deeply with certain swathes of voters by communicating to them that this government shares their suspicion of stats and the pointy-headed, out-of-touch academ... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3784438 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:30:00 +0100 3784438 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3633588&cid=t_203158_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F06%2F06%2Fto-kill-a-mockingbird-turns-50-but-where-is-harper-lee%2F My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up. ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Turns 50, but Where Is Harper Lee? This summer America celebrates the 50th anniversary of the publication of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” but don’t count on an appearance by the reclusive author, 84-year-old Harper Lee of Monroeville, Ala. She hasn’t granted an interview since 1964. She never gives speeches. She’s rarely seen outside of her hometown. And she’s apparently made her peace with her status as a one-book author. Harper Lee set the bar so high that subsequent books could never really leave its shadow. In point of fact she once told her cousin, “When you have a hit like that, you can’t go anywhere but down.” But you could say the same for anyone who touch... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3633588 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 14:12:21 +0100 3633588 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3404089&cid=t_203158_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4392 Oh my god, it has taken me almost four days to return to normal after three days of non-stop a go-go to NYC and back last weekend. I don’t think I can do much more of these whirlwind trips any more; another sign I’m getting old and virally worn out. There was a time when I’d fly in Friday and fly out Sunday to any given city all the time, but come to think of it, it was tiring even 20 years ago. I’m not sure what made me think this was going to be any different. I do have to say, I was so off my game in NYC. The interview, although can be edited into something ok, my mind went a blank. This should have been a piece of cake interview after 20 years of doing this kind of stuff. Perhaps it was the fact that I wasn’t feeling well and was up since 4 am the night before leaving having ... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3404089 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:52:05 +0100 3404089 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3288018&cid=t_203158_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FGM7yGlc5NZ4%2F A New York State bill that would allow healthcare practitioners to vaccinate children (not just girls) under 18 against HPV without parental consent appears to be on hold for now. The language in a Senate bill is being clarified and no other legislative action is currently under way, according to an email from New York State Senator Eric Schneiderman to Diane Harper, who was a researcher for Merck’s Gardasil vaccine and has called for more complete warnings for parents (some background). The disclosure concerning the bill comes after some hoopla over the initiative, which would dovetail with an assembly bill requiring vaccinations before children would be allowed to attend school. The overall effort drew some protest in light of the ongoing debate, in some quarters, over the safety ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3288018 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:03:36 +0100 3288018 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3149029&cid=t_203158_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F6sJIosoLgDU%2F By Chris Moody The moral and constitutional case for gay marriage. The populists have it wrong. Why free trade and globalization are great blessings to  Americans and poor families around the world. How Obama’s plan for health care will affect medical innovation in America: “Imposing price controls on drugs and treatments–or indirectly forcing their prices down by means of a ‘public option’ or expanded public insurance programs–would reduce the incentive for innovators to develop new treatments.” Register now for the upcoming Cato forum featuring author Tim Carney and his new book, Obamanomics: How Barack Obama Is Bankrupting You and Enriching His Wall Street Friends, Corporate Lobbyists, and Union Bosses. Buy the book, here. Podcast: &#8... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3149029 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:24:59 +0100 3149029 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3133769&cid=t_203158_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F30%2Fc-c-pm-harper%2F Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada Rideau Hall Ottawa Your Excellency: Greetings of the season to you and your family! I am writing out of a deep concern for the democratic institutions of Canada in light of today’s news that the Prime Minister plans to seek your assistance in bringing the Parliament of Canada to a halt for [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3133769 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:31:37 +0100 3133769 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3133582&cid=t_203158_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FKKgp8fSDho8%2F By Benjamin H. FriedmanTerrorists are named after an emotion for a reason. They use violence to produce widespread fear for a political purpose. The number of those they kill or injure will always be a small fraction of those they frighten. This creates problems for leaders, and even analysts, when they talk publicly about terrorism. On one hand, leaders need to convince the public that they are on the case in protecting them, or else they won’t be leaders for long. On the other hand, good leaders try to minimize unwarranted fear. One reason is that we shouldn’t give terrorists what they want. Another is that fear is a real social harm, particularly when it is exaggerated. Stress from fear harms health. It causes bad decisions. For example, if people avoid flying and drive inst... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3133582 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:27:10 +0100 3133582 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2923238&cid=t_203158_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FoSkodqtmGXU%2F In an effort to achieve “network neutrality” online, the FCC is starting to write new regulations for Internet providers.  Reuters reports: U.S. communications regulators voted unanimously Thursday to support an open Internet rule that would prevent telecom network operators from barring or blocking content based on the revenue it generates. The proposed rule now goes to the public for comment until Jan. 14, after which the Federal Communications Commissions will review the feedback and possibly seek more comment. A final rule is not expected until the spring of next year. Cato Director of Information Policy Studies Jim Harper appeared on Fox News this week to discuss the FCC decision. “This is governmental tinkering with a market place that is working really well and gr... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2923238 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:33:03 +0100 2923238 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2881343&cid=t_203158_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F10%2F11%2Fthere-is-a-heaven-and-its-in-the-canterbury-high-country%2F I said we were going to a place with nothing, I was wrong – it has everything… ‘We’re going to a place called ‘the retreat’ which is in behind Lake Coleridge – no electricity, no phone coverage, no nothing!’ View Larger Map This is what it looked like on Saturday morning – after it had snowed all night. This is October, OK – Spring?! ‘Oh and you have to do a 4WD trek for about 20 minutes (or more depending on how high the river is and if it’s dark or not!) to get to the dwelling.’ This is the drive – in daytime when it’s not snowing…  This is the Harper River on the left as you look back toward Ryton and Glenthorne Stations.  I took this shot on the way home The view from the front door on S... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2881343 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 08:13:00 +0100 2881343 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2108120&cid=t_203158_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F511897315%2F In a new Cato Daily Podcast, Director of Information Policy Studies Jim Harper discusses overreaction to terrorism and what is required to avoid it. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2108120 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:30:14 +0100 2108120 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1924860&cid=t_203158_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fweb-searching-stimulates-seniors-psyches%2F Add Web searching to the list of mental activities like crossword puzzles that are thought to keep the aging mind engaged and healthy. Why? Take a look at the pictures below of two functional MRI (fMRI) brain scans. The one on the left shows brain activity while reading a book, while the one on the right shows brain activity while doing an Internet search. The differences are obvious and dramatic and the implication is that Web searching can be good for your mental health. UCLA Newsroom - http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/srp-view.aspx?id=34812 At least that’s the conclusion of researchers at UCLA’s Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior who studied 24 volunteers between the ages of 55 and 76. According to their press release, “[T]he study results are e... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1924860 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:52:32 +0100 1924860 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1834608&cid=t_203158_109_f&fid=35044&url=http%3A%2F%2Fadultaddstrengths.com%2F2008%2F09%2F27%2Fis-the-whey-based-protein-powderbardrink-you-eat-made-with-chinese-contaminated-milk-protein-aka-melamine%2F Do you know if it is? Do you know if it’s not? Most protein powders, protein bars and protein drinks are made with whey protein, which is made from milk. Is your government checking and letting you know if the whey protein products that you’re eating or drinking safe to consume? Especially since the whole Chinese baby milk scandal was because the biggest dairy companies in China where watering down there milk to make more money and using melamine to hide that since adding melamine increases the protein content in such poisoned milk products so the milk doesn’t look like it’s watered down. Melamine is a metabolite of cyromazine, a pesticide… Ingestion of melamine may lead to reproductive damage, or bladder or kidney stones, which can lead to bladder cancer In A... Adult ADD Strengths blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1834608 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 03:36:26 +0100 1834608 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1436799&cid=t_203158_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2Fnew-treatment-for-menopause-makes-dr.html A patient who is in her early fifties and who started HRT a couple of months ago came in to ask if “Hormonal Balance” from Archturus would help her continuing menopausal symptoms. I have never heard of it and so had to do some research. It has recently been recommended by Jennifer Harper-Deacon who is a registered naturopathic physician. She writes for the Sunday Times, which I do not read. However it is on the Internet here. Jennifer also has her own web-site, modestly entitled “Jennifer Harper-Deacon” which proudly proclaims that she is “Health Journalist of the Year”.She is a Doctor of Naturopathy, a qualification available from the famous Clayton College of Natural Health, USA (please enclose a stamped addressed envelope)  So, in fact, she is Dr Jennifer Harper-Deacon and... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1436799 Mon, 12 May 2008 14:56:00 +0100 1436799 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=896205&cid=t_203158_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F09%2F24%2Fplease-vote-yes-to-aboriginal-treaty-rights-for-six-nations-poll-is-today-only%2F The question: Does the Six Nations Confederacy have the right to charge fees to builders in Brantford? The answer: Yes. Canada must honour treaty (incl. land use) rights of all first nations people! Vote here.   (Hurry! The poll question will change after today.) Facebook me! (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=896205 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:31:19 +0100 896205 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=836455&cid=t_203158_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F09%2F01%2Fa-former-liberal-senator-named-by-a-conservative-pm-to-lead-mental-health-commission%2F If this commission can ‘reduce the stigma of mental illness, exchange knowledge about the disease and develop a national mental-health strategy’ then I say “Bravo” to PM Harper and former Senator Michael Kirby, thereby giving credit where credit is due. Facebook me! (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=836455 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 14:19:37 +0100 836455 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=733669&cid=t_203158_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fcanadas-harper-talks-tough-over.html The Northwest Passage, once a disappointing vision, is now a commercially viable passage for part of the year - and it's a straight shot from Europe to the Pacific Rim.Aside from that fairly impressive silver lining to the cloud of Global Warming, the retreat of the ice is revealing all kinds of newly available resources, from fishing stocks to energy reserves, and Canada's Steven Harper is staking a claim on it. - post by graphictruthCanada Tightens Grip on Disputed Arctic - The Huffington Post AnnotatedTORONTO — Canada announced plans Monday to increase its Arctic military presence in an effort to assert sovereignty over the Northwest Passage _ a potentially oil-rich region the United States claims is international territory.Prime Minister Stephen Harper said six to eight patrol ships ... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=733669 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 733669 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=699347&cid=t_203158_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F06%2F27%2Fcanadas-first-nations-will-mark-day-of-action-in-a-variety-of-ways%2F As members and friends of Canada’s original peoples, aboriginal peoples, prepare for Friday’s Day of Action - be it peaceful protests or inconvenient blockades - we might all remind ourselves just how bad things are here for so many, and why they might be more than a little bit fed up! CTV - First Nations communities [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=699347 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:49:41 +0100 699347 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=698163&cid=t_203158_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F06%2F26%2Fcanadas-first-nations-will-mark-day-of-action-in-a-variety-of-ways%2F As members and friends of Canada’s original peoples, aboriginal peoples, prepare for Friday’s Day of Action - be it peaceful protests or inconvenient blockades - we might all remind ourselves just how bad things are here for so many, and why they might be more than a little bit fed up! CTV - First Nations communities [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=698163 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:49:41 +0100 698163 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=579427&cid=t_203158_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2007%2F04%2Ffunnysignjpg-jpeg-image-600x399-pixels.html Have you noticed how much conservative repositioning sounds like whining? Here's Bill O'Rielly, with a Hail-Mary attempt to save his credibility, with this grouchy (and unfactual) contradiction of his guest, Marvin Kalb.From the April 24 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor: KALB: What was true was that, when the war was being set up, and in the first year or even two after the war got started, Fox and many other people associated with Fox or the Fox point of view -- let's put it that way -- said all kinds of things in support of the war, which were not being borne out by the facts that the two of us -- O'REILLY: No, I didn't. I went on facts and facts alone.Cue Laugh Track, as once again, Media Matters pounces upon his facticious disorder and mocks him publicly. He really, really RE... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=579427 Sun, 29 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 579427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=556342&cid=t_203158_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F04%2F20%2Fthe-sky-is-falling-and-mussing-up-john-bairds-hair%2F What to make of John Baird’s histrionics before the Senate Environment Committee? Not that we have not doubted the Harper government’s sincerity before now, but is an Environment Minister not supposed to be a government’s chief advocate for the environment? We thought Rona Ambrose had disproved that and that the Harpocrites were seeing the errors [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=556342 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:09:11 +0100 556342 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=529790&cid=t_203158_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F04%2F08%2Fconnecting-with-the-war-to-end-all-wars%2F There is tragic irony with the news today that Canada has suffered our greatest single-day loss of troops in Afghanistan with the deaths of six soldiers in a roadside bombing. A seventh Canadian suffered serious injuries. Regardless of our views on Canada’s role in this conflict our hearts cannot help but ache for [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=529790 Mon, 09 Apr 2007 03:59:53 +0100 529790 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=509977&cid=t_203158_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F03%2F29%2Fndp-declares-victory-for-clean-air%2F Layton and Cullen proud of accomplishments on C-30 OTTAWA (NDP.ca)– New Democrats on Parliament Hill claimed victory for cleaner air and greenhouse gas reductions today in Ottawa. The NDP proposed and passed a series of comprehensive changes to Bill C-30 that will re-commit Canada to its Kyoto Protocol obligations and make Canada’s air cleaner for ordinary Canadians [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=509977 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:24:59 +0100 509977 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=504925&cid=t_203158_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F03%2F27%2Fwith-no-apology-re-residential-schools-conservatives-fail-to-speak-for-canadians%2F As if the list was lacking, Jim Prentice has given more evidence that the Harper government does not speak for millions of Canadians in his refusal to apologize formally to the Assembly of First Nations regarding our residential schools legacy. (Click here for an excellent resource from Shannon Thunderbird.) Prentice’s hard line against adding an [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=504925 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 20:38:32 +0100 504925 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=500935&cid=t_203158_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F03%2F25%2Fcredit-to-brad-lavigne-where-credit-is-due%2F I have expressed some frustrations with Brad Lavigne in the past so I wanted to give him due credit for his response to this week’s Hill Times question to “The Spin Doctors”. The question was, “Globe columnist John Ibbitson said Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s ‘budget is so Liberal, the Grits should sue.’ Do you agree?” Respect [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=500935 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 04:56:44 +0100 500935 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=498913&cid=t_203158_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F03%2F24%2Fpolitical-junkies-eyes-on-quebec-this-weekend%2F The Gazette, predictably, has endorsed the Liberals in Monday’s provincial elections in Québec. However, the rival Parti Québecois and Action Démocratique could not have dreamed that the CanWest paper, the province’s only English-language daily (the Monday-to-Friday Sherbrooke Record notwithstanding), would give the incumbent a more milquetoast pat on the back. “Lacklustre Liberals are our best [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=498913 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 18:55:24 +0100 498913 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=495586&cid=t_203158_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F03%2F23%2Fhallelujah-wappel-not-running-again%2F With the chorus “Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead!” racing through my mind I read today’s Canadian Press report in the Star that Toronto-area (Scarborough Southwest) Liberal Tom Wappel would not be seeking re-election. This follows his recent ranks-breaking vote, with the Conservatives, on some of the Draconian measures in anti-terrorism legislation. Wappel, who won [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=495586 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:02:50 +0100 495586 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=493350&cid=t_203158_136_f&fid=35332&url=http%3A%2F%2Fyouainthearditfromme-rice.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fmy-big-girl.html The first thing out of Kristina's mouth today when she came home from school was that her teacher still has not told her that the host is a symbol of Jesus' body and not his actual body. She is obsessed with this.My girls were so excited to come home today because my boss sent flowers for me. Kathy brought them. They were very impressed because the flowers were beautiful. I was happy too. I was very tired today and did not go into the city. My body also felt weird, I could not warm my bones. I usually go in the tub and take a bath when I feel like this but the girls were here in no time and the sight of my body in a tub was enough to change my mind.Kristina practices writing each night and tonight I forced her to write a thank you note to Mrs. Harper. She loves my boss. She was always impr... You Aint Heard It From Me blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=493350 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 22:08:00 +0100 493350 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=495587&cid=t_203158_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F03%2F21%2Fthis-stuff-you-just-cant-make-up%2F This morning’s Globe screamed: Battle looms over Kyoto goals as clean-air legislation stalls Tories halt talks after opposition parties propose amendments to bill setting firm limits on greenhouse-gas emissions From the Star: Clean air bill could trigger election The opposition unites to demand Tories write Kyoto targets into act And, just to triple-check that I wasn’t dreaming, the CBC: Clean Air Act [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=495587 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 23:47:45 +0100 495587 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=486319&cid=t_203158_107_f&fid=35009&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsciencesque.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F03%2F20%2Fthe-tories-focus-on%2F The big news in Canada today is the release of the 2007 federal budget by the minority Conservative government. Of all the commentaries I’ve read so far, the most astute is the article by John Ibbitson of the Globe and Mail. After spending many years as the opposition watching the Liberal government be all things to all people, the Tories have moved “boldly” towards the centre of the political spectrum. As Ibbitson said: “The Liberals should sue for identity theft”. I’m sure the Grits are calling their lawyers right now. Unfortunately, while this very Liberal budget is big on spending for families (a recent consideration of mine) and the environment (it’s about time), it falls sadly short of Liberal spending levels for the research funding agencies... Sciencesque blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=486319 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 18:25:24 +0100 486319 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=495588&cid=t_203158_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F03%2F19%2Fcontinued-student-debt-in-english-or-french-%25e2%2580%2593-%25e2%2580%2598that%25e2%2580%2599s-our-canada-voila-notre-canada%25e2%2580%2599-cons%2F Among the many ways the French language uses the new Harper government’s budget title “Aspire” are: yearn for, yes, but also breathe in or inhale, or – worse - suck in or suck up. (Check the Dictionnaire Français-Anglais at wordreference.com if you don’t believe me.) This would account for the Bloc’s strategic no-brainer to support the budget. Let’s [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=495588 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:28:37 +0100 495588 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=495591&cid=t_203158_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F03%2F15%2Fmiracle-at-bleecker-street-by-fiona-jackson%2F This article appears in the latest newsletter of the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada (links below). Bleecker Street Co-op has been my home since 1992. 1,000 pillowcases. 40 people. A co-op fence with a makeshift assembly line of pillowcases and volunteers with stencils and spray paint. Neighbours asking questions. An [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=495591 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:47:52 +0100 495591 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=495604&cid=t_203158_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F03%2F06%2Ftoronto-needs-quintuple-bypass-surgery-gets-angioplasty%2F What’s not to be excited about in Toronto with today’s announcement, at long, long last, of the extension of the subway to York University - and beyond into the neighbouring municipality of Vaughan? The federal government has come on board, as an equal funding partner of the project, with the provincial and municipal governments. Kids [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=495604 Tue, 06 Mar 2007 18:19:15 +0100 495604