Justice prevails - so far...

Justice may have prevailed, we think. Actor Sean Penn was caught smoking in a Toronto hotel. Smoking indoors is illegal in Ontario. The hotel it seems will now be fined $600 for this. I'm happy to see this happen, but where is Mr. Penn's fine?

Why is it celebrities are above the law? If smoking is illegal in Ontario, then he should face a fine as well. The law applies equally, as we saw with Dog the Bounty Hunter.

Duane 'Dog' Chapman arrested in Hawaii

Duane 'Dog' Chapman arrested in Hawaii

I always say - if you do the crime, you do the time. No matter who you are, or how good you have been. Although if you've done outstanding service such as Dog has, that should count for something.

According to the article, Dog arrested someone in Mexico. From the background I've read a few places, he really should know his local laws. Ignorance is no excuse, he is a bounty hunter after all. Law enforcement should be held to the highest standard.

While I will "root for him," I also hope that justice will be done in a fair, and impartial manner, not just in the USA, but in Mexico.

The longest, undefended border.

U.S. politicians favour Canada border fence study

I would really hate to see the world's longest, undefended border suddenly have a fence. What a travesty to libery, freedom, and good government that would be.

I can understand wanting to defend against terrorists, but this is exactly what they want us to do. They want us to put up fences, and live in fear. We cannot start now, we cannot go down that road. It leads to big brother. Cameras on the top of the fence, tracking your every move.

Contact your politician today, and say no to a fence along the Canada-U.S. border!

Princeton prof hacks e-vote machine - Yahoo! News

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TRENTON, N.J. - A Princeton University computer science professor added new fuel Wednesday to claims that electronic voting machines used across much of the country are vulnerable to hacking that could alter vote totals or disable machines.

In a paper posted on the university's Web site, Edward Felten and two graduate students described how they had tested a Diebold AccuVote-TS machine they obtained, found ways to quickly upload malicious programs and even developed a computer virus able to spread such programs between machines.

The marketing director for the machine's maker — Diebold Inc.'s Diebold Election Systems of Allen, Texas — blasted the report, saying Felten ignored newer software and security measures that prevent such hacking.

"I'm concerned by the fact we weren't contacted to educate these people on where our current technology stands," Mark Radke said.

Heart transplant patient living after 28 years

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DAYTON, Ohio -- Doctors marvel that Tony Huesman is still among the living. The suburban Washington Township man has defied the odds, living longer with a single transplanted heart than anyone else.

Huesman, 48, had a heart transplant 28 years ago. He recently went to Ohio State University for some testing.

"The doctors were just amazed that I was still around," said Huesman, who works as marketing director at a sporting-goods store. "I'm living proof a person can go through a life-threatening illness, have the operation and return to a productive life."

Toronto childrens hospital to open movie theatre

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TORONTO -- Youngsters who are patients at the Hospital for Sick Children will have the chance to escape to the fantasy world of the silver screen, starting next spring.

On Tuesday, a group of donors announced a gift worth $1 million to help transform an existing auditorium space into a state-of-the-art movie theatre.

Filmmaker and advertising executive Barry Avrich came up with the idea while walking through the hospital and noticing a child who was watching a film on a small video player.

"Movies have provided us the opportunity to escape and there should be no boundaries to the ability to escape including a hospital bed," Avrich said in a statement.

Auditor to blast Liberals on environment spending

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The Auditor-General's Office is set to unveil a report that will level criticism at Liberal spending on environmental programs by the end of the month, according to a report.

The report is expected to be released Sept. 28, The Globe and Mail reported Thursday.

"The content will be extremely critical of how money and programs were handled," a non-partisan source familiar with some of the report's findings told the newspaper.

The source told The Globe the critique will take aim at actions at Environment Canada under former minister Stephane Dion.

Former N.J. Governor tells Oprah of gay affair

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TRENTON, N.J. -- Former Gov. James E. McGreevey revealed during an interview with Oprah Winfrey that he was having an affair with another man while his wife was hospitalized for the birth of their child, according to audience members.

The nation's first openly gay governor told Winfrey he believed he was in love with the man, who would become a central figure in his downfall, said two audience members who agreed to speak only on condition of anonymity. Winfrey asked them not to divulge the contents of the broadcast, which was taped in Chicago on Tuesday.

A dozen friends of McGreevey who attended had to sign confidentiality agreements for Regan Books, which is publishing McGreevey's political memoir. The hourlong program will be broadcast Sept. 19, the day McGreevey's much-anticipated "The Confession," hits bookstores and he embarks on a national book tour.

CBC News: 2 gunmen dead after Montreal college shooting

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Two gunmen who opened fire in a downtown Montreal college Wednesday afternoon are dead, and police are hunting a third suspect.

At least 16 people were injured in a shooting rampage that terrorized students and staff at Dawson College, a CEGEP serving about 10,000 students.

McGill Hospital officials say 12 people have been admitted, six of them in critical condition, two in serious condition and the rest in stable condition.

"We Have Not Forgotten, Mr. President."

"We Have Not Forgotten, Mr. President." - Yahoo! News

Gadgets eating more energy

TheStar.com - Gadgets eating more energy

This was an interesting article in the Toronto Star today. I must admit, I love my iPod. However, I would hate to see more nuclear reactors built just to I could power it, or my computer.

Ontario needs to come up with a sutainable energy plan so we can power our gadgets such as our DVD players, TVs, stereo's, iPod's, radio's (does anyone still listen to these outside of their cars?) and so forth.

"According to the paper, the energy consumed by minor appliances will grow to 20.32 terawatt-hours in 2025 from 12.71 terawatt-hours in 2005, representing energy growth of 7.61 terawatt-hours. That's roughly equivalent to the annual output of two Pickering A nuclear reactors totalling 1,000 megawatts. A terawatt is a trillion watts." - Toronto Star

Green Senators for a change!

I may not like Elizabeth May, but I have to admit, her proclomation that there may be a few Green Senators is quite encouraging. If there are Green Party members in the Senate, this would help her to be included in the leaders debates during the next election. If she can also get MP's to cross the floor, that's great too! We have to start somewhere by having Green representation in Parliament.

I may not like her, but at least I find her useful. This is one positive step for our new leader.

Stolen body parts 'sold to NHS'

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Potentially contaminated body parts allegedly stolen in the US may have been implanted into British patients, a government agency says.

Over 1,000 body parts were plundered by gangs in New York and then sold for transplants, it has been claimed.

Biomedical Tissue Services, the firm at the centre of the scandal, exported 77 body parts to the UK last year.

NHS regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, said it had alerted 20 NHS trusts.

Environmentalists warn against moves to open Andaman islands

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PORT BLAIR, India (AFP) - Environmentalists are up in arms over India's plans to convert Andamans into a holiday hot-spot, arguing the step could turn the pristine archipelago into an ecological garbage dump.

Greens groups on the Indian Ocean archipelago say New Delhi must install a proper waste management system before implementing plans to lease 50 new sites on 15 palm-fringed islands to hoteliers, resort-builders and tour operators.

The Dalai Lama's mystery tour

The Dalai Lama's mystery tour

I'm happy the Dalai Lama is in Canada. I think it shows support for Democracy in China, and freedom for the people that the Dalai Lama leads. A truly brave man, to live in exile, and lead a major religion. This is a "very good thing."

Let's help it happen, so that we see the Dalai Lama help to spread peace.