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Forum: Current Events Topic: US, Russia agree to cut nuclear weapons |
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Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:01 am
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Comments: 4
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| I would be more worried about North Korea having one, then Russia having 2,000. Very well said, Russia has a track record of having nukes without using them, even though they have been in some nasty conflicts. The administration in DPRK has a problem listening to rules or conventional wisdom for th... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Half of armoured military vehicles in Afghanistan are useles |
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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:40 am
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Comments: 49
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| The model of the lav III has to be redesigned. It was never built to carry as much armour as required by the mission, so, as the article says, it strains the transmission and engine. It needs a beefer power train to handle the extra weight, other wise it will continue to break down at high rates. An... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Obama enjoying honeymoon with Canadians |
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Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 8:18 am
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Comments: 16
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GreenTiger wrote: It must be something hard for Canadians to fathom after 8 years An American President with a brain.
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Obama enjoying honeymoon with Canadians |
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Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 6:21 am
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Comments: 16
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| I think he is doing a good job (I said good, not great) given the bag of **** he was handed right from the get go. Yes, businesses will close, but that has far more to do with the economic contraction, brought on be completely uncontrolled market economics in the housing sector in the USA and basele... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Same-sex couples could hear 'no' from Sask. marriage officia |
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Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 6:04 am
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Comments: 6
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DerbyX wrote: If your beliefs prevent you from doing your job properly then find another job. A marriage commissioner is a secular government position. Religious beliefs have no place in their job nor should it.
Agreed, do your job or get a new job. |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: The Canadian Forces, a "ghost army" |
| dward526 |
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 2:07 pm
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Comments: 17
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| The crunch is true, and you can feel the exhaustion and shortage of personnel on the bases. |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Troops in Afghanistan foil Taliban ambush |
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 5:45 am
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Comments: 3
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Senators put Heatley trade on back burner |
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 4:57 am
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Comments: 3
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| Be Careful Dany...you will get a reputation for being difficult to work with |
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Forum: Computer Tech & Internet Topic: Blue screen of death |
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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 12:33 pm
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Comments: 43
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OnTheIce wrote: Probably a bad stick of RAM. Sounds like a hardware problem for sure. If you can write down what it says on the blue screen, I can let you know what it all means ![[B-o]](./images/smilies/drinkup.gif "Drink up")
RAM (Memory), that's what I would check first. Just to clarify, it bluesceens after a few minutes of operation? |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Canada wipes Haiti's $2.3 million debt off the books |
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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 12:05 pm
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Comments: 16
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| Although I am not sure of the specifics in this case, money in this manner is usually loaned out through The World Bank, of which Canada has interests in. For Canada's part of the loan, it totals up to 2.3 million. Haiti probably received far more then this insignificant sum (on the scale of rebuild... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Liberals regain slim lead, poll finds |
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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 11:50 am
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Comments: 2
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back and forth, back and forth, by the time I finish writing this, it is probably back to the Conservatives  Here comes another minority government. |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Canada wipes Haiti's $2.3 million debt off the books |
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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:34 am
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Comments: 16
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| Not only is it the right thing to do morally, that money would have been a long time coming anyways, and it is an investment into future stability in the region, which benefits everyone. |
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Forum: Introductions Topic: Greeting CKA |
| dward526 |
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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:17 am
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Comments: 8
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| Good Day fellow Canucks! I am posting from Ontario, where I have spent the majority of my life (South and Central). I am a Computer/Electronics Technician, a outdoors man (camping, hiking, and fishing...I AM Canadian after all :wink: ), a music fan (rock, alternative, and metal! :rock: ), a hockey f... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Russians say Canada ally - not rival - in Arctic sovereignty |
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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:03 am
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Comments: 15
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| There will have to be negotiations with all the major player's involved here, and partnership is the way to go here. The Russians have the ability to exert a lot of pressure on the arctic, better to have everyone heading in the same direction. Play this carefully though so our interests are not brus... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Al Jazeera gaining favour in Canada |
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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:46 am
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Comments: 22
Views: 256
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| I think it should be allowed as long as the reader keeps in mind who is writing the stories Well said. All news media, by its nature, will have a slant to some degree. If one knows the source, one can better interpret the story. It is also useful to look at things 'from the other side' occasionally |
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