Deeps

I'm just sayin.

I had a great time accompanying him on the innaugural voyage of some of his new tunes.

We played to about 20sh friends and family @ the Sky Dragon Center across from Pepper Jack's on Saturday.

Banter = Witty

Guitars = In Tune

Songs = Sweet and Well Executed

MarcO = Gorgeous

Me = Less stoned than normal while on stage

Anywho, I intend on cornering Marc and getting some of his stuff recorded so please take the time to make an appearance if you see his/our names pop up.

Cheers...good job MarcO.

Touchy touchy dude....anti semetic or realistic...hit that link I sent you.

By media I need to clarify that I meant the north american.

The statistics are sound, and definitely indicate a serious bias in the Israeli favour.

Their putting up walls and being funded to the tune 6.5 million a day from the U.S. This is not conspiracy dude....this is how it is.

I'm not saying every jew is in on it, that's anti semetic, but the evidence points to massive sympathy to their cause (a strangle hold is you will) and distortion through major media that has little to no Palestinian voice (a strangle hold of bias through sheer numbers if you will).

Anti-semetic? I think answering to any other point I posted above and maybe ownning the hypocrisy that your "Get over it" diatribe contains before we get the big old anti-semetic flag might be a little more prudent?

You've got an entire generation of people who have grown up impoverished with no decent future to look forward to. Unfortunately their elders have chosen to fill them with hate and with stories about how the Jews stole their land. Get over it already. .... War sucks. People lose. But we need to move on. It's not fair. Life's not fair. Get used to it. Start a new life, get an education, better yourself and stop feeling sorry for yourself and living in the past.

If only they had a strangle hold on the media and the backing of super powers.

Imagine the scale of this if the Palestians were able to mobilize the way the Jews are.

Your logic seems to only move in one direction. I agree they may need to mve on, but the creation of Israel is an indication that in many ways the Jews did not move on. The religious zealous with which they fight their wars and the lack of empathy from their heads of state indicates that not a lot of moving on is going on on the Israeli side either.

Now we've got 2 groups of assholes who can't accept that they were displaced in the past and you know what the real problem is? The UN got in the business of nation building and by proxy emboldened all displaced people to never ever quit because you too may rewarded a homeland you can destroy for centuries if tables of power shift just-so for you.

Israel was a mistake...they should rename the place and move forward under the pretense that the area is for all people. How 'bout Ispeacestine

An interesting statistical anaylsis of news coverage in North America with regard to this issue.

dude - it's just a little complicated. fwiw, the United States is a Christian country. So is Canada. So are many others. There are also Budhist countries, Muslim countries, etc...

Don't you think this is exactly the problem and actually a process that gets a lot of moderates in harms way in this case?

Sorry for the understatement and the omission of the Balfour Declaration. I was just trying to get it down, without going into all of it.

I just don't see how declaring religious states does anyone any good (read avoid more war and sadness).

It seems that there any number of ways to be persecuted, race, religion, political affiliation. We wouldn't want to start dividing countries based on these things would we? We would cause more harm than good wouldn't we?

The show though, was awesome.

A great birthday bill and really great musicianship from all the players.

A great time.

Can someone adequately explain why the creation of a Jewish or any other homeland makes any sense?

Was this simply knee-jerk UN resolution without any real forethought? Was it strategic? Was it an insidious move by some people in power at the time?

What do any people have a right to declare anyplace their homeland? The 3 major religions seem to have come from this tiny place yet the UN attempts to assert some kind of emblematic apology by saying that Jewish people can lay claim to it?

It just seems like a ludicrous notion. No one owns the land, no one one has claim to any of it, not because their family lived their for generations, not because their good book says their messiah came from there, and not based on their belief in their God and His relatinship with the place (which by the way is likely inaccurate).

[Removed as it is too personal for this forum...I know the person speaking and used his name and asked him to justify something ... the rest of this post sums it up enough my apologies ]

I don't intend to discount the tragedy that was the holocaust at all, but the reasons for that tragedy had very little to do with anything in the area that the jewish people were rewarded.

I'd like Yours Truly to elaborate on the "manufaturing" comment, I suspect this notion but do not have the information. Please elaborate when you get time.

Sorry to provoke if I have, but I find it alarming that people lay claim to this area and a body of some of the brightest leaders (UN) set this disaster in motion on us in 1947.

Respectfully confused.

Deeps

shawnald....

the guy who was walking in the poo at frontier town.

its amazing he is still alive.

Only person to scare me while on stage.

Felt like I might get bit...what is the story there?

SO the Mac is back and coming to the ACC Monday March 26th.

Anyone know of a fan club or pre-sale on this one?

Who's still in this band these days?

Frankly, we've elevated this thread WAY beyond the Muslim-Phobic bullshit that started it... but it managed to shut that up too, so I'm kinda happy.

Muslim Phobic?

How is pointing out that people don't feel responsible for their actions when they commit atrocities in the name of their God muslim phobic?

I grew up in Mississauga dude ... with the bulk of my friends growing up in muslim and hindu households.

If I were around during the fucking crusades I'd have the same commentary.

Spare me the lumping in.

This has been an interesting read. I stayed away, due to the fact that I had to get some work done.

I've got to say though. A teacher/role model's pechant for anything should be tempered forthright on account of their being obliged to not bias the developing minds of their pupils.

In comparison to the benefit a teacher provides when instructing their students to think for themselves, the need to express their opinions (aka their individual freedom of expression) pales.

My .02.

Steve

Send his CV my way if you like...I am in Guelph @ the Co-operators and we are hiring developers pretty frequently.

Cheers

Steve

Holy shit. I don't have cable and often can't stream video here, but this video feed got through. This is one of my first viewings of this scientist since her armed entrance onto the political scene.

I had to stop about 30 seconds in to post that she's an idiot. It is unbelievable how uneducated this woman is when you consider the place she holds in the political arena right now, truly dumbfounding.

McCain's back in.

What the F was all that about?

After days of uncertainty when it appeared Republican candidate John McCain would miss the first presidential debate because of the battle of the bail-out in Washington, he has now confirmed he will take part. The BBC's Jamie Coomarasamy examines the strengths and weaknesses of the two candidates.

For someone who has built so much of his reputation on his public speaking ability, Barack Obama can, at times, be a curiously ineffective debater.

If you don't believe me, ask the Democrat candidate's own communications director, Robert Gibbs.

He joked to a group of reporters earlier in the week that his candidate often takes 60 seconds to clear his throat.

There was, of course, some gamesmanship there, a deliberate lowering of expectations ahead of the debate, but the assertion is grounded in truth.

By general consent, the Illinois senator was frequently overshadowed in those early, primary debates by his rival, Hillary Clinton.

Slow improvement

Her replies were crisper, more focused. His tended to be considered, thoughtful, but often lacking directness.

Foreign policy, including Iraq, will be on the agenda

And, while Mr Obama's debating style clearly improved over the course of the long primary season - especially during the head-to-head debates with Senator Clinton - Democrats worry that their nominee might revert to the kind of elliptical replies which may suggest to some that he is too much of an intellectual, too devoid of fire in his belly to be president.

Since the start of the general election campaign, some of his supporters have wondered aloud whether he has been simply too cool at times.

Getting overheated during debates can be a turn-off for the watching public - it's not very presidential, after all - but they do want to get a sense of their future leader's passion.

And of his knowledge.

The Obama campaign was instrumental in changing the topic of the first debate to foreign policy.

It is one of the areas where their candidate still needs to prove that his judgement is an effective counterweight to his relative lack of experience.

Financial experience

Although he will be able to argue that in plenty of areas, his long-held positions have been vindicated by events - the growing threat from Afghanistan, for example - he will no doubt have to defend his late and rather grudging acknowledgment that the US troop surge in Iraq was a success.

Questions about the US financial crisis will test both candidates

It was a policy which he opposed and which his Republican opponent, John McCain, supported, at considerable political risk.

For Senator McCain, the rather uncomfortable fact is that the foreign policy questions look set to be interspersed with economic ones.

The current economic crisis has not been kind to the Republican candidate's opinion poll ratings.

Although he has argued that his economic experience and knowledge have been unfairly belittled, he is clearly on less comfortable ground when talking about financial issues.

Grimace or grin?

To add to his concerns, Mr McCain's debating skills are, it must be said, uneven.

He can be impressively direct, spontaneous; sometimes displaying a biting wit that can unnerve his opponents.

But he can look awkward, too. Who can forget his grimace, following his vow during the primary debates, to follow Osama Bin Laden "to the gates of Hell"?

Yet, when it comes to foreign policy matters - the meat of the debate - he will have a long career to draw on for examples.

Rehearsals, using stand-ins, have been held despite doubt over the debate

The Arizona senator is hardly camera shy, but he prefers his questions to come from members of the public, rather than professional interviewers.

In fact, as he has tended to remind people recently, he offered to hold 10 town-hall meetings with Mr Obama during the course of the campaign. It was an offer which the Obama camp rejected.

While the claims and statements of the two men will be picked over, so too will their body language.

Even more so, perhaps - if past debates are anything to go by. Viewers will be looking out for the sorts of nervous ticks, which betray candidates' uneasiness or irritation.

And what of the choreography?

Will the 72-year-old Mr McCain, who bears the physical scars of his time as a prisoner of war, look old, awkward and ponderous next to his much younger opponent, or will he come across as more experienced, more heroic, more...presidential?

And if he does make one of his spontaneous gestures to the crowd, will it provoke grimaces or grins?

And in this strangest, most unpredictable of elections, another question comes to mind: Will the debate itself come to be seen as less important than the debate over whether it would be held at all?

Some fun facts passed on to me by a friend. Obamas and Palins contrasted.

* If you grow up in Hawaii, raised by your grandparents, you're

"exotic, different."

* Grow up in Alaska eating moose burgers, a quintessential American

story.

* If your name is Barack you're a radical, unpatriotic Muslim.

* Name your kids Willow, Trig and Track, you're a maverick.

* Graduate from Harvard law School and you are unstable.

* Attend 5 different small colleges before graduating, you're well

grounded.

* If you spend 3 years as a brilliant community organizer, become the

first black President of the Harvard Law Review, create a voter

registration drive that registers 150,000 new voters, spend 12 years as

a Constitutional Law professor, spend 8 years as a State Senator

representing a district with over 750,000 people, become chairman of the

state Senate's Health and Human Services committee, spend 4 years in the

United States Senate representing a state of 13 million people while

sponsoring 131 bills and serving on the Foreign Affairs, Environment and

Public Works and Veteran's Affairs committees, you don't have any real

leadership experience.

* If your total resume is: local weather girl, 4 years on the city

council and 6 years as the mayor of a town with less than 7,000 people,

20 months as the governor of a state with only 650,000 people, then

you're qualified to become the country's second highest ranking

executive.

* If you have been married to the same woman for 19 years while raising

2 beautiful daughters, all within Protestant churches, you're not a real

Christian.

* If you cheated on your first wife with a rich heiress, and left your

disfigured wife and married the heiress the next month, you're a

Christian.

* If you teach responsible, age appropriate sex education, including

the proper use of birth control, you are eroding the fiber of society.

* If , while governor, you staunchly advocate abstinence only, with no

other option in sex education in your state's school system while your

unwed teen daughter ends up pregnant , you're very responsible.

* If your wife is a Harvard graduate lawyer who gave up a position in a

prestigious law firm to work for the betterment of her inner city

community, then gave that up to raise a family, your family's values

don't represent America's.

* If you're husband is nicknamed "First Dude", with at least one DWI

conviction and no college education, who didn't register to vote until

age 25 and once was a member of a group that advocated the secession of

Alaska from the USA, your family is extremely admirable.

OK, much clearer now.

Sad news.

Thanks for the music.

RIP

Holy shit - Click Me

I seriously thought this guy was dead.

What's this

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Jerry Lewis said the handgun seized from his baggage by airport security in Las Vegas last month was an engraved gift given to him during his annual telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

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The 82-year-old entertainer, who was detained by police after the incident at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport, explained why he was carrying a firearm in an interview with the TV show "Entertainment Tonight" airing on Thursday.

"I had a gun in my carrying case ... which was given to me by a marvelous engraver," Lewis said. "Last year, at the telethon of '07 he presented me with this gorgeous gift. I put it in that traveling case and I hadn't traveled since that telethon."

The unloaded .22-caliber handgun was found by airport screeners on July 25 while Lewis was on his way to an appearance in Michigan with his manager, Jeff Low, he told the TV program.

"When (Low) asked me if I had a gun, I said, 'I know what I packed, Jeff.' Then it all flashed, a whole year flashed in front of me," Lewis said.

Police issued Lewis a citation for carrying a concealed weapon without a permit and the gun was confiscated. He must attend a court hearing to get it back, police said.

Lewis, half of a wildly successful comedic duo with singer Dean Martin in the 1950s and star of such movie classics as "The Nutty Professor," is due to host his 43rd annual Labor Day telethon starting August 31, live from the South Point Hotel in Las Vegas.

(Editing by Bill Trott)

Link

Fire it up Goldstein.

Have some good shows.

I'll be in Scotland.

Deeps

Grace Potter absolutely amazed me at Bonnaroo 2 years ago.

Anyone who puts down their flying V to go and rip it up on B3 is definitely alright in my books.

Happy birthday Sarah Belle ;-)

I remembered I had a friend that worked for Bell Mobility and called in a favour. He sorted it out in an hour and half.

This issue has been resolved because I know somebody who knows somebody.

Your anoymous email with my last name spelled wrong says exactly what 6 other people at your company have told me.

Your policies and lack of flexibility on this very rational issue are nothing short of souless and unhuman. At no point did anyone I dealt with at your company try to empathize with my very valid and calm concern.

Everyday you work at Solo and simply follow the protocal outlined by Bell Mobility you are compromising your human nature. I pity you and hope that you aren't callous enough yet that you at least can comprehend some of the feely words in this email.

Thanks and don't forget to go and get bent :-)

Steve

In short if you're trying to replace a land line with a cell phone watch who you sign with and determine if they will let you out if it doesn't work in your house.

Sorry for posting this outside the exasperated and dumbfounded and disgruntled cellular customer forum.

I head to a Booth store in the mall and sign up for a Solo Mobile phone, unbenounced to me owned by you guessed it Bell Mobility...whoops.

Here's a letter I had to write them to sort out what ensued.

Attn: Booth© and Solo© Representatives

On Monday July 21st 2008 I Steve De Piante signed an agreement with Solo© wireless for 3 years through their Booth© representative at The Stone Road Mall in Guelph Ontario.

My intent in signing on with Solo© was to replace my land line with a cellular line; I made this abundantly clear while negotiating the contract. The representative (Jeff) from Booth© explained that the device, service, and contract I opted for would be a suitable method of replacing my land line.

As of the Thursday July 24th 2008 I came to the realization that phone calls made in my home from my new Solo© serviced Samsung m500 cell phone were being dropped at the rate of approximately 75% and the remaining 25% of calls that were able to be completed were not suitable for adequate communication due to weak signals both outbound and inbound.

After travelling the full width, height and depth of my home while paying acute attention to the “signal bars†on my mobile phone I became aware that the most I could obtain was only 1 of the 5 bars of possible signal strength.

On Friday July 25th I re-entered the Booth© location at Stone Road Mall and explained the above to the representative on duty. He advised me that a replacement device would not likely solve my issue and it was likely just a dead zone in Solo©’s coverage area. The Booth© representative and Manager (Brian) went on to explain that because Booth© is a third party broker for Solo© that Booth© would need oral permission from Solo© to terminate the contract without a $300.00 cancellation fee.

I obliged the request for oral permission from Solo© for the Booth© representatives and called the Solo© help desk to explain my situation. After outlining the situation with 3 different representatives of varying levels on the help desk at Solo© none of these representatives would waive the cancellation fee and they cited that my use of in excess of 15 minutes for cell phone time indicated that the product was adequate and prevented them from cancelling the contract.

What they failed to acknowledge was that 90% of the15+ minute usage was from outside of my home and that was why there had been more than 15 minutes of usage to the phone prior to the cancellation request. Two hours later Solo© would not cancel the contract and ignored the contentious issue that is that the device is not an adequate replacement of my land line as previously represented by their Booth© rep.

If the cancellation fee is not waived and I am found to be bound to the contract and therefore liable for the fees outlined therein, I intend to take legal action for Solo©'s breach of contract for not providing me with the service I contracted for. Moreover, it is my intention to commence an action against Booth© on the basis that they misrepresented the terms of the Solo© contract. I was led to believe that Solo© was an adequate replacement for my land line and I relied upon that representation to my detriment.

I expect a response confirming my ability to cancel this contract with no penalty no later than July 31st, 2008. Failing which, I will issue and serve a claim.

Signed July 29, 2008

Steve De Piante

I sent it off to the store owner and the online Solo Mobile complaints department.

The Booth District Manager said that he could do nothing.

Ref.: 5197660939

Good day Mr De Plante,

Thank you for using Solo Mobile's Internet Customer Care. My name is

Kim. I have read your message and I am pleased to assist you.

In response to your question, upon reviewing your account, I regret to

inform you that it is not possible for me to reverse the penalty

charges.

I suggest that you speak with the supervisor you spoke with in order to

see if it is possible to discuss this situation or you can still write a

letter to our executive office.

If you wish to speak with the same supervisor again, simply reply to

this message and I will send him a message

Thank you for choosing Solo Mobile as your wireless communications

provider. I deeply apologize for any inconvenient this situation may

cause you. Don't hesitate to e-mail us again at:

http://www.solomobile.ca/Default.aspx#/Contact-Us/Contact-Us.aspx

Have a really nice day.

Kim (6006607)

Solo Mobile Internet Client care

Continuation in next post.

My odyssey started with Bell Canada nuking my automatic billing information during a service upgrade back in March and informing me in June that I owed them $350 in back payments.

I said fine I owe you the money let's break the total over a couple of payments so I don't feel the hit too much.

I was an automatically billed customer for the 9sh years and it was their fault that the info got lost I figured they'd oblidge. 8 customer service reps later I was told to get out my credit card and pay the amount in full or have service cut.

I oblidged and decided a cell phone with a "new" company would suffice....the story continues in the next post.

In related news :

Saudi Pet Ban

Saudi Pet Ban

Saudi Pet Ban News

Associated Press: Saudi Arabia Bans Sale of Dogs, Cats (July 31, 2008)

India Times: The immorality of cats and dogs (August 1, 2008)

Arab News: Cats, dogs the new threat to morality (July 31, 2008)

Related Searches

Saudi Arabia | Islam

Guide Note

Religious police in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh have announced a ban on the selling of cats and dogs, as well as appearing in public with a pet. The pretext for the ban was reports of "pet owners harassing women and families"—or the use of pets to facilitate flirting.1

Fast Facts

Violators will have their pets confiscated1

Repeat offenders will face prosecution1

Pet stores were reported to still be operating after the start of the ban1

Dogs are considered unclean in Islam2

Cats, on the other hand, are said to have been favored by the Prophet Muhammad3

Saudi religious police: Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice

And by related I mean a gaggle of religious morons justifying anything under the context of their religious beliefs.

And upon my death I take grand satisfaction in being part of a pet ban in your honour Mohammed

Dude! How could I possibly give a shit about half of what you did in my honour? No dogs or cats? Really? You really should have stopped and pulled your head out of your ass for minute while you were down there.

"When the writings were discovered there were some Islamic scholars who come and eat here and they all commented that it was a sign to show that Islam is the only true religion for mankind"

Bwahahah ha ha ha ah he he he hee ahhh haaah.

idiots.