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Wow. Well, it looks like I’ve officially ‘made it’ in the dark realm of blogdom. As of this morning, I’ve been added to Angry in the Great White North’s quote list.

The quote follows the announcement that that Angry in T.O. had won the official daveberta ‘most moonbatish wacko right-winger post of the year’ award for the post “London Bombings: Canadian socialists aren’t much better than British socialists”

It looks like my quote will be joining those left by right-wing blogging sensations and heartthrobs such as Mike Brock and Stephen Taylor on the sidebar of Mr. Angry’s blog… wow.

I’d like to thank Angry in T.O. for this dubious honour…

This is a sammers and wheat puffs inspired post…

CBC is reporting that 4 bombs went off in London during their rush hour. Reports say that over 30 are dead and 300 injured. My thoughts are with the people of London, what a terrible day.

More coverage:
CBC
BBC

Foreign Affairs has set up a hotline for Canadians with strong reasons to believe their relatives might have been travelling in London transit this morning. They should have on hand the missing person’s full name, date of birth and passport number before calling the toll-free hotline at 1-800-387-3124.

I’ve been trying all morning to get ahold of some friends of mine in London: Amika, Charlie! If you read this, return my email and phone message!!!!!! I’m worried!!!

UPDATE: I did get ahold of Ms. Amika Schodie in London and she is fine. She’s decided not to go to work this evening. I feel a world better right now.

This week’s ‘blog of the week’ goes to Little Man in a Toque!

As far as I can tell, Mr. Toque is a Brit living in Edmonton. I’ve become quite addicted to his entertaining and witty posts. They’re damn funny! Make sure to check it out!

More notable blogaction includes…

– Scott Tribe over at the Blogs Canada E-Group and Progressive Bloggers has written a great mini-essay on Canada’s Maple Leaf flag.

– There’s a huge boondogle going on in the Republic of Holtopia!

– Robert at Five of Five has a hilarious Canada Day list.

– Mark at Section 15 and I share the same opinion on Mr. Ezra Levant.

Russian astrologer, Marina Bai, has launched a lawsuit against NASA for “ruin[ing] the natural balance of forces in the universe” after their Deep Impact probe punched a crater into the comet Tempel 1 late Sunday.

According to Associated Press, Bai is seeking damages totalling 8.7 billion rubles ($300 million US) – the approximate equivalent of the mission’s cost – for her “moral sufferings,” Izvestia said, quoting her lawyer Alexander Molokhov. She earlier told the paper that the experiment would “deform her horoscope.”

London is set to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games!

For more info on upcoming Olympic Games, here are some websites…

Turino 2006

London 2012

Also, Lyle Oberg is somewhat of a superhero… Can anyone think of a Lyle Obergesq superhero name????

And, the University of Alberta is interested in buying the Hudson’s Bay Building in downtown Edmonton. Read the story here…

How cool is this?

According to the US magazine, Inside Higher Education, “[w]hen it comes to convincing kids at low-income high schools that they can find a way to pay for college, a single optimistic adviser can make the difference for hundreds of students…” read the rest here…

Alberta’s Human Resources and Employment Minister told reporters yesterday that the Tory Government would not revisit changes to the province’s employment rules that make it easy for 12-14 year-olds to work in restaurants.

From an interview with the Edmonton Journal: Minister Mike Cardinal said Albertans as young as 12 should have the opportunity to work if they want to.

“Work is healthy, it doesn’t hurt. That’s what keeps our high standard of living in Alberta and in Canada,” he said. “People work, everybody works.”

How about improving social programs to help low-income families so their 12-year old son or daughter won’t have to go out and find a job? How about allowing 12 year-olds to concentrate on their schooling so that they can increase their chances of one day attending a post-secondary institution? What happend to childhood?

Quotes from the story: Child labour law will work, minister says
Cardinal notes some families need cheques from 12-year-olds; child advocates say education should be bottom line in the Edmonton Journal.

I’ve decided that it would be a good idea to go to the Calgary Stampede this weekend. So, away I go.

According to the CBC, the Federal Tories raised twice as much as the Federal Liberals in 2004.

The numbers, released by Elections Canada show that the:

Conservatives raised $10.9 million.

Liberals raised $5.2 million.

New Democrats raised $5.19 million.

Bloc Québécois raised $897,000.

Look at the Liberal-ND numbers. Wow. That is quite close.

In the spirit of money, here’s an appropriate zinger…

 
For The Love Of Money

People dont let money,
Don’t let money take you!
Oh my desire! Keep on tellin you
People want their money,
But don’t let money take you!
Oh My desire!

John Gibson, you suck.

UPDATE: John Gibson still sucks.

UPDATE: One of the four Dark Horsemen has joined in with some Canada Day bashing of his own.

I thought this was pretty cool.

I also thought this would be interesting for anyone with a load of student debt.

I’m back in E-town and I’ve become addicted to Johnny Cash.

More later.

PS. Check out Civitatensis for the latest edition of WILD ROSE ROUNDUP!

UPDATE: Because I feel like sharing… I spent my weekend in the bush up in northern Alberta at a cabin that had no phone line or electricity. It was great. Nature rocks. So does Alberta. It was so nice up there…

The morning of June 11, 2005 began what was then was and now is known today as the ‘blog of the week.’

The idea of specially singling out a blog was something that I thought would be a neat feature on daveberta. In choosing the blog (sometimes bi-weekly, sometimes by-monthly), I use four main criteria.

In order to qualify for this prestigious position in blogdom, the blog must be:

1. Smart
2. Entertaining
3. Informative
4. A blog I enjoy.

June 12 – 18 – Buckets of Grewal
June 19 – 25 – Ahab’s Whale
June 26 -July 2 – Grandinite
July 3 – 9 – Little Man in a Toque
July 17 – 23 – Canadian Expatriates: The Expat Blog
July 24 – 30 – GoPolitical
July 31 – August 6 – Folk Fest Blog
August 14 – 20 – Section 15
September 4 – 10 – The WingnutererSeptember 18 – 24 – Doucheblog
October 16 – 22 – John Gushue…Dot Dot Dot
November 6 – 12 – Ponies and Pachyderms
December 11 – 17 – taracool

March 19 – 25 – Phendrana Drifts
March 26 – April 1 – Practical Pragmatism
April 9 – 15 – Gauntlet.ca
April 16 – 22 – Summer’s Daydream
May 14 – 20 – Walking the Four More Blocks
May 21 – 27 – Capitalist Pig vs. Socialist Swine
July 23 – 27 – The Daily Canuck
September 3 – 9 – What is the Point of this Story?
September 17 – 23 – Swing State Project
December 3-9 – Ken Chapman