SARAH MCLACHLAN? How about Sarah McLachlan? ...
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Vancouver Condom Shortage
Olympic Condom Shortages - The Vancouver Condom Shortage is the Best Story of the Winter Olympics
...The Vancouver condom shortage is the most gripping story to come out of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Athletes work hard, and apparently they play harder. Way, way harder.
The athletes in the 7,000 athletes in the Olympic Village were allotted 100,000 free condoms, or about 14 condoms per person. Needless to say, they blew through them like it was nobody’s business and now they need more. The Vancouver condom shortage is soon to be remedied, an emergency shipment is on the way.
How many years has it been?
My, is has been ?? Years since I last wrote a ten page poetic love letter! How many years has it been? 10? 20? 30? Years? ... ... Hmmm, sorry to those... I never wrote one for you. = p
Couch surfing
Couch surfing
The drop-in centre at The Salvation Army's Harbour Light has a 65- inch big screen TV -- so residents of Vancouver's impoverished Downtown Eastside can watch the Olympics in style. The "home-like" setting also offers snacks, refreshments and live entertainment. Salvation Army worker Kecia Fossen said the centre gives the homeless community "the opportunity to participate in enjoying the games and the Canadian pride taking place in our city."
The Army is also providing free big screen viewings in other Metro Vancouver communities, including in North Vancouver, south Vancouver and Burnaby. According to their latest news release, the Army - working with MTG -has served more than 300,000 beverages, thanks to help from some 2,000 volunteers.
WEBLINK: saolympics.com
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Ashes on the Games
Ashes on the Games
On Ash Wednesday, February 17, close to 50 activists gathered at Saint Mark's College Chapel on the grounds of UBC. According to organizers, their purpose was to raise awareness of "the negative impacts of the Olympics on the poorest people in Vancouver."
The Student Christian Movement (SCM), a UBC club, was the sponsor of the protest. SCM members Emily Hopkins and Greg Williams sent CC.com a brief written account of the event:
"After joining the congregation at St. Mark's for a service and receiving ashes, we gathered, prayed and headed off to Thunderbird Arena, an Olympic venue -- carrying signs, reading scripture, singing hymns and chanting: 'Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, building homes now is a must!'
"One of the most surprising things was the police presence [outside] the mass itself, as well as the march. Many members of SCM have been involved in other actions critical of the Olympics during the past few days, and were shocked to find the police presence at Ash Wednesday to be higher and more threatening than any previous event.
"There were several police officers, cars, motorcycles, a truck and even a helicopter circling outside the mass, filming and observing even the parishioners who were not taking part in the march. At the final destination, police threatened to arrest several people, though none were.
"At Thunderbird, the participants in the march knelt and said the Lord's Prayer and sang songs praying to God to forgive us for our sins against the poor . . . The march brought together a diverse group of people, many who had never previously engaged in public protest, and empowered them to speak out against injustice."
Participants included members of Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, and the Regent College Students' Association. Other Christian groups endorsing the march included Servants Vancouver and Streams of Justice (SOJ).
WEBLINK: streamsofjustice.org
Focus on the Family's James Dobson bids farewell
End of an era: James Dobson departs Focus on the Family
After 33 years at Focus on the Family, psychologist Dr. James Dobson bids farewell on Friday to the Christian ministry he founded, and brings his radio presence at the organization to an end. But the famous Christian commentator is not finished with the airwaves, as he has announced plans for a new, independent radio ministry following his departure, reports Peter J. Smith, LifeSiteNews.com.
Full Article:
You can have it all...
RT @JohnPiper: Don't waste your life. One day after his birthday. "You can have it all. My empire of dirt." http://ow.ly/1c1ho ...
Sandwich Sack, Secure! Plastic Zip + Anti-Theft Lunch Bags
Sandwich Sack, Secure! Plastic Zip + Anti-Theft Lunch Bags
Unfortunately, having a zip lock may hold in freshness but it will not stop prying fingers from making off with your lunch. Perhaps a bit of green (no, not the ‘eco’ kind) will do the trick – or at least get people thinking carefully about whether or not to steal your stuff.
Yes, a few spots of mold may work wonders to protect your precious sandwich when your custom labels, pleading requests and desperate detective work fail to find your regular at-work lunch thief. Reusable, resealable, one-size-fits-all and ready to go right out of the box (or brown paper bag), these clever little containers from Think of The might seem more like a prank object or gag toy than a functional product but it will almost certainly deter even the hungriest of would-be food hackers.
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http://www.thinkofthe.com/products/lunch_bag.php
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