Chance at Immortality Certificate Exchange

I had never heard of Kristian Von Hornsleth until this article about him in today's Calgary Herald newspaper. A very eccentric man who has done quit a few off the wall "art" projects. Some of them playing with peoples human dignity; like the time he had more then 300 Ugundan poor people change their last name to Hornsleth in exchange for a pig or goat. This, as well as a few other stunts of his are detailed in this article, along side the most recent project of his; collecting  drops of blood and hair samples from over 5000 people in exchange for a certificate that  states they have a chance at immortality through this project. I would be interested to know exactly what is written on these certificates and how it was worded. Here is the article in full for your viewing pleasure.

Hymenoplasty Common Even in Canada

Can you imagine that in Canada this procedure still takes place, for a nominal fee? I'm surprised because in a country as free as ours why do some woman still feel the need to lie about having already been with a man. This article was found in the Calgary Herald on the same day as my March 27th post just before this one.

Privatized Newspapers Barely Cause a Stir

July 5th 2010, as I browsed the newspaper this article jumped out at me. After almost a century as a non-profit organization the major newspapers of Canada have been privatized. With only a tiny article buried in the middle of the paper announcing this change. To me it warranted a much bigger announcement, once privatized the use of a newspaper as a propaganda tool just got easier.

Commerce Helped Decision to Attack Libya

Great article detailing the real reason Gadhafi was overthrown with a major portion of the help coming from the Harper government. It was all about securing the oil rich country for business opportunities, not for the protection of civilians and campaigning for human rights.

Government Workers Overpaid

This is a great article describing the end result when a group, company or organization pays too much for it's workers in benefits and retirement plans and how the public and private sector retirement packages and pay scales are not even close to being similar.

Facebook "Like" Button Paints Clear Picture

Most of us know how dangerous Facebook is when looked at with a critical eye. Offering the government, or other parties a huge wealth of information about millions of people. This article confirms this and shows just how clear of a picture they are starting to get whenever you click that "Like" button.

Sinkhole Story Reminds of 1986 Movie The Gate

This article about a sinkhole opening up under a mans bedroom and taking him, his TV and his bed down reminded me of the movie The Gate. It just seemed so unreal. Even after days of searching they couldn't find the body. And the brother of this man heard him screaming for help and ran to help even jumping into the hole clawing the dirt searching for his brother. My heart goes out to the family and I wish them all the strength and love in the world to get through this situation.

Pope quits. The Gates of Hell are opening. Fire ball streaks through the sky over Russia and snow in Arizona. I sure hope these aren't signs of the apocalypse. lol