Thursday, February 25, 2010
That's the hell of what are living some very good natural born Quebecers in Chomedey, by Francis Chartrand
A confrontation between dozens of students from high school and St-Maxime Laval police erupted in the early afternoon on the grounds of the school, in Chomedey.
Labels: Francis Chartrand, Hostile races, Laval, Terrorism
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Sexual Abstinence: side effects?, by Tania Tokarski
Abstinence and chastity shade
According to the Web encyclopedia Wikipedia, sexual abstinence (or abstinence) is the "non-use of the genitals for sexual activity." The significance of the most usual being in a relationship with another individual, but also includes masturbation. They do not necessarily choose abstinence. Chastity, she wants a lifestyle choice, religious conviction or desire for spiritual uplift, for example.
Implications
In terms of sexuality, there are very few standards. Therefore it is difficult to establish a precise list of "harm" that may result from lack of sexual activity with a partner. For although some studies claim that sex is good for health, sleep quality and even IQ, we must keep in mind that sexuality is not lived only two: an orgasm solo bring the same benefits biological an orgasm for two. Must still be comfortable with the pleasures alone! Psychologically, however, abstinence can have some impact will vary from one single to another. "In periods of prolonged abstinence, I feel tense, and this, both physically and psychologically," says Cynthia, 30. "I have less concentration, I feel more anxious or aggressive. "
But all women do not react as Cynthia. According to Josée Leboeuf, clinical sexologist and psychotherapist, sustained abstinence can bring out in each person the "weaknesses" already present in his personality. For example, if you tend to depreciate, depress, to get excited or isolated, abstinence is likely to amplify these traits. One thing is certain: we forget the belief that persons abstinent for a long time might develop deviant!
Other consequences: some women are afraid of not knowing what to do, believe that their talents are lovers lost forever. A belief can be a real obstacle. "I'm afraid to resume a sex life and that hinders me in my efforts to meet somebody," said Nathalie. Finally, physically, a woman may be more difficult to lubricate and feel pain during penetration after several months of abstinence.
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Labels: Sex, Tania Tokarski
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Stew cat fatal to the host of a cooking show, by Francis Chartrand
ROME - The Italian state TV has suspended the host of a cooking show that had shocked the country by saying lover cat stew, a specialty of Tuscany he said.
RAI on Wednesday confirmed it had laid off Beppe Bigazzi, who hosted in 77 years a popular morning program for its revenue, "La prova del cuoco", the test of the cook.
The young woman of 27 years during which the host had opened round eyes and heard it boasted of having eaten "Lots of times" stew of feline familiar.
"Why? People they do not eat rabbit, chicken, pigeon?" had argued the star with white hair.
"He who is not fat, kills a cat" had sued the moderator.
Bigazzi said that in the valley of the River Arno, the animal was allowed to soak in three days during the time that the white meat, and make sure he is delicious.
Secretary of State for Health Francesca Martini deplored the lack of sensitivity of the food critic, and recalled that the cat is an animal protected by law against cruelty, abuse and neglect.
Anticipating the reactions of animal protectionists, Bigazzi had even asked publicly on the air why they do not defend as rabbits. His remarks were a box full on YouTube.
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Labels: Francis Chartrand, Human mistake
Monday, February 15, 2010
Kevin Smith too big to fly
(BUM) American director Kevin Smith has been ejected from a plane because of its weight.
Actor, director, producer and writer, Kevin Smith reveals that he was asked to leave an aircraft in the United States because he was supposedly too big for the seats, reports BBC News.
Smith, 39, says that a driver was ejected from a Southwest Airlines flight, departing from Oakland to get to Burbank, California, claiming that the single seats were too small for him.
Smith complained about the incident on his Twitter, saying: "I am very big, but I'm not at that point yet."
Note that Southwest Airlines has apologized to the director via Twitter and on his website. It reads: "Our drivers are responsible for safety and comfort of all guests in the aircraft and therefore held that Mr. Smith needed more than one seat to board the flight."
Kevin Smith has produced numerous films, including Clerks and he is currently working on the new movie Cop Out where we find the actor Bruce Willis.
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Labels: Human mistake
When Indians become racist, by Francis Chartrand
Did you know that in Canada there are people who have the power you pack your home because you're the wrong race? The Band Council of the Kahnawake reserve, just across from the Honore-Mercier Bridge between Châteauguay and Saint-Constant, has received complaints that the 25 white, often couple with mohawks, interfered with the Local purity.
Most fascinating in this story is that the band seems to have the law on his side. In 1981, he has banned mixed marriages remain on the reservation except those who were married before that date. The law has vindicated the band council to control marriage within their territory:
In 1981, the community announced a moratorium on mixed marriages, which meant that non-natives who married Mohawks after that year would no longer have the right to live on the reserve. Any non-native who had married a Mohawk before the moratorium is still permitted to live on the reserve.
In the 1980s, some Mohawks contested the policy before the human rights court, but lost. The courts have ruled that Mohawks can make any membership policy they deem necessary for their survival as a people. Full article in the National Post:
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2515716#ixzz0edFmrwFM
Imagine a political authority as a municipality in Quebec invokes an identity due to expel from its territory a minority. With good reason, this situation would be denounced in every forum. Is not this what happened? Unfortunately, it is often two weights, two measures when talking about Native American ...
Well, my comment now. Savages expel white people, damn. What is their goddamn problem? Imagine for a moment: I am with my girlfriend and I see in a bar in Pointe-Calumet two goddamn Indian, one is fat, ugly and smell the drink, the other is not bad, still watchable, despite its Aboriginal dark complexion, and yet they know how to live, despite the fact they come from the reserve.
Should I tell them "Get the fuck out of here, fucking bitches," because if so, I pass for an Aryan white racist and misogynist. We beat the Quebec and Canada in the sweat of our brow, us, white, English and French. This dish is, but the color of our ass has aboriginal rights in this part of North America, much more than some think.
So before an Indian of Kanawake put me outside of its reserve, I'll crown him outside his bar and his Mohawk Casino, which I paid with my taxes. Mohawks come on and rise up, remove the corruption of your reserves, do as Wendake and become more sociable. I pais too many taxes to keep quiet.
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Labels: Francis Chartrand, Québec
Thursday, February 11, 2010
The height of the doubt, by Tania Tokarski
4 brothers visit Australia for the first fois.En dismounting, they perceived their first sheep he is black.
The first said: "All sheep in Australia are black."
The second responds: "But no! We have not seen the others. It simply means that there is a majority for a few black sheep white sheep in Australia. "
The third fix: "Having not seen the other sheep, may have only conclude that there is at least one black sheep across Australia."
The fourth said: "I, all I can say is that I saw in Australia, a sheep whose left side is black."
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Believe it or not, is the fourth method adopter.Ensuite need a site has been submitted and it is titled "Skeptics of Quebec." Where several items are discussed in all their corners.
While it is true that we should not believe everything you read, and to always push the research further (to check with several sources, the veracity of the facts on which it falls) it is an exaggeration that we can not simply rely on the logic of things.
Labels: Human mistake, Tania Tokarski
Monday, February 08, 2010
For your own pleasure, Super Bowl Commercials
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Labels: United States
Sunday, February 07, 2010
The radios who are silent, by Francis Chartrand
Corus Entertainment silenced two of its radio stations. AM Info690 Montreal and AM940 Montreal's Greatest Hits ceased operations Friday night at 19 pm
For Corus Entertainment, "it is clear that stations Info690 and AM940 are not viable". The company claims to have lost one million dollars per year for the past eight years, with two radio stations.
The broadcaster said this decision despite the fact that "Corus Quebec and its employees have invested time and energy to revive these units".
This decision affects 10 private broadcaster posts in total. These are positions of journalists, columnists assigned to traffic as well as operations staff.
However, Corus will retain eight of the ten affected employees: Five journalists and three columnists to traffic will be diverted to other stations in the group, such as CKOI and 98.5 FM.
Corus news does not cease to exist because it will serve all our partners, such as Radio North, and will be present in our network is in Quebec City, Trois-Rivieres, Saguenay, Ottawa short, everywhere where they broadcast.
- Annick Bélanger, spokesman for Corus Quebec
The CRTC will recover the operating licenses of the two AM stations.
Info690 station whose call letters are CINF was began broadcasting in December 1999. She took over from CKVL present in the radio world Montrealers since 1946.
Info690 was owned by Metromedia CMR, which subsequently sold its radio holdings to Corus Entertainment. The company employs 466 people in Quebec. The direction of Info690 had already eliminated 12 jobs in the newsroom in February 2009.
A changing media landscape
Let's recall that the CBC had sought, with the CRTC, a license to launch its own news channel on the 940. This frequency was also the former frequency of CBC on the AM band, before the CBC does not migrate to FM 88.5.
But ultimately the project of the CBC had not been retained by the CRTC.
Radio-Canada.ca with the Canadian Press.
Well, my comment now.
Info 690 in Montreal and 940 News were in service since December 1999, when CKVL 850 was spent at 690 and CIQC 600 was spent on 940. Why? Because radio frequencies are allocated to consortia. And that CBC and Radio-Canada had no more their AM stations. CBF had increased to 690 and 95.1 CBM 940 was passed in 88.5.
The management of Corus (CKOI, CFQR, CKVL, CIQC) wanted to acquire two radio channels of all news, as Bloomberg Radio WBBR 1130, WCBS 880 or WINS 1010 New York stations that can sometimes catch a vehicle in the Montreal area. What was to be a first in Canada.
At the same time, the same project surfaced in the management of the CBC. And they are Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa for their pilot project, a "RDI" and "Newsworld" on the AM with the local traffic to 10 minutes, the national weather for 13 minutes and a reminder of the headlines 15 minutes.
Project Name: Info Express and News Express. In Montreal, the CBC is still the owner of AM frequencies 690 and 940. The solution: take them back. Anyway the CBC were other ambitious projects: the TV Arts (now ARTV), Bande à part, which would see the day to 104.5 as CBC Radio 3 which would see the day 91.9 and Sports Extra in French on the AM frequency 900 and in English on AM frequency 650.
If all the projects had emerged, we would have in Montreal: the First Channel 95.1, Espace Musique at 100.7, Bande a part at 104.5, Info Express 690, Sports Extra, 900 CBC Radio 1 at 88.5, CBC Radio 2 to 93.5, CBC Radio 3 to 91.9, Express News Sports Extra 940 and the 650. That's a lot of radio stations with our taxes, you say. But what does think the CRTC?
The CRTC had therefore asked the SRC to determine in its many projects. And while Corus would recycle its 2 stations, and CKVL CIQC, then cut the CRTC to move forward in granting a all news license. And refusing to be beaten by the CBC, Corus plans to move its frequency to those who belonged to the CBC. CKVL passed to the former CBF and CIQC went to former CBM.
Then came the 2000s, a decade when people became more and more followers of MP3s, listen to more music. People let go of the format "talk radio", always more and more disgusted by the current international, political correctness, the sports disappointments Montreal (Canadiens less present in the playoffs, the Expos between life and death), and the consequences of September 11 leaves a climate of fear which does taste more people to learn. Finally, the era of "I don't wanna know" and "I don't give a fuck" begins for a decade.
Even the station attracted more than 1 300 000 listeners in 1995, CKOI, falling to 600 000. People have CD players in vehicles. CD engraved replace MP3 MIX 96, CKOI, CKMF, CHOM. The sports websites replace the sports programs at CKAC and CKGM short, the website will play a major role in the future of radio, as well as other forms of media.
Then came the 90s, where the failures of the Canadian and Quebec society are felt. The Oka Crisis, the failure of the Meech Lake Accord, the referendum failed about Charlottetown Accord, the first Gulf War. People are moving away from more information and more.
We go to merge the two largest networks of private talk radio, Radiomutuel and Telemedia. In Montreal, Quebec, Chicoutimi, Hull, Sherbrooke and Trois-Rivieres, stations will close in 1994 as CKLM 1570 in Laval. CJMS 1280 Radiomutuel to merge with Montreal CKAC 730 of Telemedia, CJRP 1060 Radiomutuel to merge with Quebec CHRC 80 of Telemedia, CJMT 1420 Telemedia to merge with Chicoutimi CKRS 590 Radiomutuel in Jonquiere, 970 CKCH Telemedia merged with Hull CJRC 1150 Radiomutuel in Gatineau, CJRS 1510 Sherbrooke Radiomutuel to merge with CHLT 630 Telemedia and CJTR 1140 Radiomutuel at Three Rivers merged with CHLN 550 of Telemedia.
Thus is born the network Radiomédia, born of the merger September 30, 1994, a network that Astral Media will own, in addition to Rock and Relaxation Radiomutuel on FM Radio which will become Energy (CHIK 98.9 in Quebec City, IGBC at Three Rivers, CIKI 98.7 in Rimouski, Sherbrooke CIMO 106.1, 94.5 CJAB in Jonquière, Drummondville CJDM 92.1, 99.1 CJMM in Rouyn-Noranda, CJMV 102.7 in Val-d'Or, CKMF 94.3 to 104.1 CKTF Montreal and Gatineau), to become Energy from 2001 to 2009, eventually becoming NRJ in 2009, curiously the extension of a network with the same name, but in France. While his station anglophone Montreal Astral, Virgin Radio, is also an extension of a network with the same name, but in the United Kingdom.
We come back to talk radio. CIEL 98.5 FM closed its doors in 2000, Corus (an Alberta company buys the frequency to a sister station to CKOI; CKOO aka COOL 98.5, an alternative rock station (which I loved to listen for that matter) who undertook format every year. In 2001 it became a modern rock station, becoming in 2003 a classic rock station, and January 5, 2004, becomes CHMP (Le FM parlés de Montréal).
The first shot of the station is going to look for hands CKAC (Astral) the morning man Paul Arcand, Gilles Proulx for the issuance of the return and it will be the broadcaster of the games of the Montreal Expos in their last season. CKAC is found in the morning with Mario Langlois morning, Jean Lapierre in the morning, Pierre Mailloux in the afternoon, sports fans to return to 4:00 PM, Canadiens games and Alouettes, Ron Fournier, Jacques Fabi to the night and Serge Plaisance and Roger Drolet during weekend.
However, having a high quality radio entertainment, this is where everything is upsetting. Astral Media talks to sell the 6 stations Radiomédia but wants to keep CJAD 800. The future of the station has been questioned in recent years due to the decline of AM radio in Quebec, while in recovery throughout the rest of Canada.
Quebecor wanted to buy the station, but this offer was blocked by the CRTC to avoid excessive media concentration. A consortium comprised of Radio North Genex and then offered to buy the station, but has since withdrawn the offer. In 2004, Corus Entertainment has offered to buy CKAC and other Astral stations for the price of eleven million dollars. The CRTC approved the transaction in January 2005. But it will not be without consequences.
The intention of Corus was initially to close the newsroom of CKAC to redirect content to sports and health. This has angered a wide audience perceived the traditional content as a cultural institution in Quebec.
And there begins a hell in which Corus sailed with both feet, as Corus owns 3 stations "talk radio" in Montréal, 98.5 FM Parlé, CKAC, and in english, 940 Montreal (Info690 being that of all news radio). On September 14, 2005, the format of continuous disclosure of 940 becomes 940 News Montreal, format "talk radio" to compete on CJAD, still owned by Astral and his rivals in the ratings with Joe Cannon in the morning, Jim Duff return (sometimes I listened), Charles Adler, in the afternoon on all the stations "talk radio" Corus across the country, and Coast to coast, the "talk radio" live during the night.
An appeal was launched to the Canadian federal government to cancel the purchase of Corus, but the newsroom was officially closed May 30, 2005. Recently the station has been criticized for his columns on sex in prime time. On 1 March 2007, CKAC announced that effective April 2, 2007 the station broadcasts only sports news and concentrate only on the sports field. Yes, it closes the famous newsroom CKAC, operating since 1922.
Then Corus gets in trouble because of financial difficulties led them to turn 940 Montreal to AM 940, an oldies station, June 6, 2008.
Corus is not his first killing. On April 16, 2007, CKRS 590 Saguenay passes to 98.3, CJRC 1150 Gatineau passes to 104.7. On August 20, 2007, CHLT 630 Sherbrooke passes to 107.7 and CHLN 550 Trois-Rivières passes to 106.9. CJTR (later CHLN) had a sister station in Shawinigan, CKSM 1220. Not having been in the transaction to Corus station died June 30, 2007. On March 28, 2009, its stations "talk radio" will all members of a new network: Memories Guaranteed, a competitor to Boom FM, another network of Astral Media. On 1 May 2009, their old AM frequencies are finally dead.
Then these 2 stations who die in Montreal. CHRC 80 has escaped this fall, becoming independent. This station is now called Quebec 800.
Yes, the future of talk radio darkens. And it scares me. Because radio stations where there are open lines where people can express themselves remain one of the vertebrae of our democracy. But if I wanted to censor, keep the public in ignorance, attack the knowledge and information, I would not take otherwise. I would cut off the microphone to all these leaders open lines and I would put some music, and some sleepy music.
Sleep, public asleep.
Because a listened radio by a radio audience is healthy.
Francis Chartrand
Labels: Francis Chartrand, Freedom of expression, Media, Québec
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Emmanuelle Chriqui, elected the perfect girlfriend, by Francis Chartrand
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