http://www.thestar.com/news/article/938070–fiorito-a-hellhole-is-not-a-home Abysmal… The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health may soon move 20 residents from its schizophrenia program into 1011 Lansdowne Ave., a building with a rotten reputation. How’d that happen? Turns out the landlord approached CAMH; turns out such overtures are not unusual, perhaps because such tenants provide a Continue Reading
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Canadian Womens Soccer Players Boycott National Team Matches
The Canadian Womens National Team have decided to boycott matches after their coach, Morace left following disputes with the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) and in response to poor compensation/salary packages offered to the women. The women currently get paid $1,500/month and play for teams like Vancouver Whitecap, which according to Continue Reading
[Gizmodo] Five Emotions Invented By The Internet
http://gizmodo.com/#!5753948/five-emotions-invented-by-the-internet–thought-catalog The following rings a bell….: A vague and gnawing pang of anxiety centered around an IM window that has lulled. During this time an individual feels unsure whether they have offended the IM recipient, committed a breach of IM etiquette, or have otherwise spoilt the presentation of themselves carefully Continue Reading
Nice random moment
So I just had a nice random moment. I was watching a video review of a Chinese dictionary software (http://reganmian.net/blog/files/WenlinDemo.mov) and the example searches he used were “hello” and “anarchism” (無No 政府Government 主義Thought/School of Thought). And not even ‘anarchy’ defined as ‘chaos’, specifically Anarchism, the word for anarchy/ism in Chinese does Continue Reading
[Al Jazeera] Egypt military mulls its options
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/201125103116509885.html Business interests The military has been a central pillar of the Egyptian state since 1952, when the “Free Officers” movement overthrew the monarchy. All four of Egypt’s post-revolutionary presidents were former military officers, and more than half of the country’s 29 governors have military backgrounds as well. The military runs Continue Reading
[Blog To] Nostalgia Tripping: Toronto’s Chinatowns
http://www.blogto.com/city/2011/02/nostalgia_tripping_torontos_chinatowns/ Great photos from Old Chinatown in the Ward, which was demolished, with residents evicted for the construction of the City Hall.
Egypt not trending in China
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2011/01/201112991712140318.html China next I hope.. China has blocked the word “Egypt” from the country’s wildly popular Twitter-like service, while coverage of the political turmoil has been tightly restricted in state media. China’s ruling Communist Party is sensitive to any potential source of social unrest. A search for “Egypt” on the Sina Continue Reading
octobersurpriserevolution: 兔年贺卡[高清] Greeting Card for the Year of the Rabbit [HD] (Translated) (via wheeledmover) The year of the tiger is over. The year of the rabbit has come. Even a rabbit has to bite (with violent animation) when cornered (by the oppression of tigers) For more context, see [via]. (Source: Continue Reading
Revolutionary Lunar New Years Greetings! May the Rabbit bring forth a thousand uprisings, and give courage to those resisting tyranny and oppression! Me
Running battles break out in Cairo – men on horses and camels charge protesters
Can the military be trusted? http://www.wsm.ie/c/running-battles-cairo-horse-camel Following the refusal of Mubarak to resign a mob of his supporters of attempted to fight their way into Tahir square in Cairo where anti-Mubarak protests demanding democracy have rallied over the last week. Some of the mob who have been captured were carrying Continue Reading