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		<title>&#8220;Immoral but not Illegal&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://cefm.ca/2011/10/immoral-but-not-illegal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 17:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles F-M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently my site traffic has dropped a fair bit in the last few months. This past week has been one of the craziest news weeks that I can remember in quite some time. Four elections, a new premier, a shady closed meeting of the public accounts committee in Ottawa. The Europe economy teetering beyond hope. The City of Saint John not having a clue how to fix its self with the pension. Sarah Palin announcing that she won&#8217;t run again, and overshadowed by the death of Steve Jobs that no one really head or cared. But among all that the things that stood out the most happened on Thursday. US President Barack Obama in responding to why the US Wall Street executives that killed the global economy were not jailed for what they done responded with; &#8220;what they done was immoral but not illegal.&#8221; It is pretty bad when a &#8230; <a href="http://cefm.ca/2011/10/immoral-but-not-illegal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>This is crazy, Unions need to go.</title>
		<link>http://cefm.ca/2011/05/this-is-crazy-unions-need-to-go/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 10:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles F-M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning I heard the following story on the radio and was practically outraged by what I was hearing. Basically, the Government of Saskatchewan is offering a reasonable 6% pay increase to all the teachers, but the lousy blood-sucking unions are demanding 16%. In addition, who is going to feel bad for these teachers, 6% will make them some of the highest paid in the entire country. Even if the Government is able to pay this amount they should not give in. The money should go to offer better supplies for learning, libraries, I would even hire actual fitness trainers than give in to the greedy unions. I think that this country would be much better served banning unions from the public service.]]></description>
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		<title>Maybe I was Wrong</title>
		<link>http://cefm.ca/2011/03/maybe-i-was-wrong/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 21:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles F-M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the better part of my life I always considered nuclear power to be incredibly clean and efficient way to produce a lot of power. With the recent earthquake to hit Japan and Fukushima, perhaps it is now time to consider something else. The question is what else? The thought of going back to burning coal, oil, or even worse Orimulsion. Then there is wind power that kills birds, bats, honey bees, and causes hearing damage. Hydro-electric power that kills the eco-system of a river upstream, even if provisions were made not to. Solar? The sun will come out tomorrow but not today and are very inefficient to have reliable energy in short winter days. I think the most important factor is that although we believe it can be safe, what if nature makes it go wrong. Canadian reactors are supposed to be certified for expected levels of seismic activity. &#8230; <a href="http://cefm.ca/2011/03/maybe-i-was-wrong/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Saint John 225, but how?</title>
		<link>http://cefm.ca/2010/05/saint-john-225-but-how/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 00:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles F-M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once again the City of Saint John is celebrating and making an attempt and rekindling of the community in Saint John. The big problem is that Saint John is in a place that makes it next to impossible to revive itself. Saint John is so backed in debt that there is a very little hope. There is the dynamic that Saint John is too big is size to support its population. It also requires large infrastructure funding to support its re-birth. Saint John has a plan that will rejuvenate the water system that only about 2/3 of the population base can take advantage of. The tax rate is also incredibly high, in fact too high to attract new money. It is also too high to keep those here. In addition, the situation where many jobs that the city attracts are that of less than $30,000/year. Lets figure this out people &#8230; <a href="http://cefm.ca/2010/05/saint-john-225-but-how/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>QMJHL Semi-finals Game 2</title>
		<link>http://cefm.ca/2010/04/qmjhl-semi-finals-game-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 23:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles F-M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight I decided to go see a Sea Dogs game at Harbour Station. If it goes poorly this could be the last game of the year at Harbour Station. Perhaps with all the hockey I&#8217;ve done recently on Rogers TV, this is rehab. Even Christina Rogers was here. The game is starting out very tense, there should be some penalties soon. Although there are slot of people here there are many empty seats. Yeap, there was a tripping penalty and the Tigres have a power play heading into the 2nd Half of the first period. Now the Tigre have a penalty and the Sea Dogs will get a power play in a minute.]]></description>
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		<title>Tethering on McGuinty TTC Cuts NB Power Deal Dead</title>
		<link>http://cefm.ca/2010/03/tethering-on-mcguinty-ttc-cuts-nb-power-deal-dead/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles F-M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since I am in Toronto for WordCamp Toronto 2010 this weekend, I thought I would take this time to update my posts more often. I&#8217;m still deciding on my plans of what I&#8217;m going to do, but I started the day with some news. First, lets start with some amazing news from my cell phone provider Rogers Wireless. They are announcing something totally new for a phone company, that they actually listen to their customers. This must be only the second time that they done something like this. Remember back to July 2008 a revolutionary (changes the way people think of phones) device came to Canada and Rogers after public protest created the $30 6GB data plan. While todays news is better according to the Rogers Blog all (non-roaming, non-shared, 1GB or greater or non-bundled with voice) smartphone data plans will include tethering in their usage as a permanent feature and not a &#8230; <a href="http://cefm.ca/2010/03/tethering-on-mcguinty-ttc-cuts-nb-power-deal-dead/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Haven&#8217;t we learned how to settle our differences?</title>
		<link>http://cefm.ca/2010/01/havent-we-learned-how-to-settle-our-differences/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles F-M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning I was reading the Political Blogger Charles LeBlanc&#8217;s site when I came across the following little gem. Worker was confronted by a nut with a Machete because he was making too much noise while shoveling snow on Regent Street in Fredericton. Doesn&#8217;t that just make you want to say OMG! The sad thing is that this is not the only recent event like this. Last week there was the 15-year-old Hampton NB native charged with 2nd degree murder for bringing a kitchen knife over to an alleged sexual assulting drug dealer and killing him in the back or side. Then about a year ago the guy chasing after another down the streets of uptown Saint John with a freaking broad sword. I once heard that you are more likely to get stabbed than shot in Canada, does that really make you feel any better?]]></description>
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		<title>Fox, Time Warner Cable reach deal to avoid blackout &#8211; Yahoo! Canada News</title>
		<link>http://cefm.ca/2010/01/fox-time-warner-cable-reach-deal-to-avoid-blackout-yahoo-canada-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles F-M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the view of what may be in line for Canada over the next year in the camps of the Fee-for-carriage debate between &#8220;Save Local&#8221; and &#8220;Stop the TV Tax.&#8221; Although this seems unfathomable in the current landscape, the near future will see broadcast, cable, and satellite a thing of the past to internet based distribution methods. Why pay for 100&#8242;s of channels that you do not watch? Why can the creators of the content not just distribute themselves? With devices like the Roku player, Apple TV, PS3, Xbox 360, and many others, we can feasibly get HD to your TV. Problems with getting broadband will als be a thing of the past soon as 4G LTE cellular networks with 51 mb/s connections will make getting fast internet to people easier and cheaper. Even more so in less that 5 years with 5G &#8220;In the last 12 months talks between &#8230; <a href="http://cefm.ca/2010/01/fox-time-warner-cable-reach-deal-to-avoid-blackout-yahoo-canada-news/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>To sell or not to sell &#8216;tis the question&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://cefm.ca/2009/10/to-sell-or-not-to-sell-tis-the-question/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles F-M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Selling of electrical utilities is becoming of a common occurrence in the news this month. When the common opinion is to never sell anything one must take a look a the pros and cons of every situation. Like all situations it will prove to be devastating if careful consideration is not taken. Part 1: NB Power to Hydro-Quebec I really like this plan. Not only is it a short term win for New Brunswick it is good in the long term too. In the spirit of the 1920’s when NB Power was created to protect New Brunswick from the scheming of several private hydro utilities the were ripping off everybody in New Brunswick. It was to be decided then that a public utility was the way to go. Hydro-Quebec is such a utility that values affordability and the environment. This agreement to match the wholesale industrial rates is guaranteed to &#8230; <a href="http://cefm.ca/2009/10/to-sell-or-not-to-sell-tis-the-question/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>NewSong FM 96 1 FM » Operation Christmas Child Now Underway</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles F-M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NewSong FM 96 1 FM » Operation Christmas Child Now Underway.]]></description>
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		<title>Barron writer does not understand nature of Saint John</title>
		<link>http://cefm.ca/2009/09/barron-clueless/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles F-M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I picked up a copy of The Barron, UNB Saint John&#8217;s student produced paper. I came across the article &#8220;Travelling around Saint John: what you need to know&#8221; by staff writer Simon Jack. It does not take long for one to realize the writer did not understand the history of Saint John or the Transit system. The first point so a can move on was the reason he did not find information on the &#8220;Night Owl&#8221; run was that it was canceled in Spring 2008. Now to the areas of Saint John, to refer to drawing a random line to determine the limits of both Millidgeville and South End is vastly poor research. The boundary for Millidgeville dates back to the 1950&#8242;s era boundary of city limits. Basically the official boundary is if a line was drawn from Somerset Street and Sandy Point Road westward to Pokiok Point that &#8230; <a href="http://cefm.ca/2009/09/barron-clueless/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Open Letter to my MP on Fee for Carriage</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles F-M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I checked my e-mail hand found this letter from my cable television provider Rogers Cable. Dear Rogers Cable Customer: {snip} I am now writing to inform you of yet another broadcasting policy proposal that is under consideration by the CRTC After rejecting it twice, the CRTC has reintroduced the idea of having a fee-for-carriage: a payment to Canadian over the air broadcasters that could ultimately end up costing cable and satellite TV subscribers between $5 and $10 per month! The proposal is being championed by over the air television networks such as CTV and Global (Canwest Media). These companies also own highly profitable specialty channels, such as TSN and History, and therefore overall are financially healthy. Furthermore, the CRTC has suggested that if the cable and satellite distributors don&#8217;t go along with the fee-for-carriage scheme, the television signals of American network stations, (NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX and PBS) which &#8230; <a href="http://cefm.ca/2009/09/open-letter-to-my-mp-on-fee-for-carriage/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Saint John Transit Changing Routes</title>
		<link>http://cefm.ca/2009/07/saint-john-transit-changing-routes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:14:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles F-M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past few weeks I have heard discussions on the bus about these upcoming changes. Some of the things I hears sounded stupid but look to be true. Now that I have seen the changes as a whole it makes a lot more sense. Basically the routes I use are only changing by about 5-10 minutes and better evening runs. I really would not call this a major change, with the exception of the East-West and University runs and addition of a few routes. But the numbers are. They are now grouping lines by area where the old system had numbers all over the place. These changes are taking effect August 9th, 2009. Please leave comments below on what you think of the changes. www.saintjohntransit.com has more information.]]></description>
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		<title>Time to pull Mayor Court</title>
		<link>http://cefm.ca/2009/06/time-to-pull-mayor-court/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:49:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles F-M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the major articles from the Telegraph-Journal this week that had caught my attention (Petition would oust Mayor) was the petition by Gerry Webster to recall the mayor. All I can say is where do I sign. No don&#8217;t say that I don&#8217;t agree with democracy, in fact I believe that petitioning to recall the Mayor is very democratic. I gives everyone the chance to vote on whether to keep the Mayor or pick someone better. Ivan Court in my opinion has not kept up the standard in the first year of his reign that this city needs, and is in fact going to be severely detrimental; as his and councils policies do nothing more than chase businesses out of the city. On the other hand I see that Fredericton would be probably the most likely and willing to nail the tomb on Saint John. In a historical perspective &#8230; <a href="http://cefm.ca/2009/06/time-to-pull-mayor-court/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Okay, or maybe Save Local that gives a $#!+</title>
		<link>http://cefm.ca/2009/05/okay-or-maybe-save-local-that-gives-a/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 10:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles F-M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While in my last post I may have took the position that Saving Local is not important. That is not true. I am against CTV and Global who have for the last few years, mainly CTV, treated New Brunswick as a second class maritime province in terms of share of news coverage and local programming. Now on to the main topic of this post, CBC Radio 1 in Saint John. In reality Saint John has about 4 main contacts for news CHSJ, CBC, CHNI, and Telegraph-Journal. However, only the Telegraph-Journal and CBC provide the depth of information and understanding of our community as a whole. Despite radio being close to a hundred year old technology. The style of the CBC just draws you in and is never shallow on good storytelling. Technically speaking the CBC does have a trend on over staffing on productions on the TV end but with &#8230; <a href="http://cefm.ca/2009/05/okay-or-maybe-save-local-that-gives-a/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why not to &#8220;Save Local&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 03:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles F-M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I seem ads on CTVGlobeMedia stations that are urging the government to require cable/satellite distributors to pay for distributing the signal. I think this is just plain wrong. Here in Saint John there are 4 broadcast stations CBAT (CBC Fredericton but licensed and has its main transmitter in Saint John), CKLT (Has no programming differences from CJCH (CTV Atlantic) in Halifax, NS), CIHF-TV-2 (a semi satellite of CIHF-TV known as Global Maritimes from Halifax.), and CBAFT-1 which is a re-transmitter of CBAFT the Radio-Canada Moncton feed. When it comes to local programming CTV is the absolute worst, as I have noted before at most has 2 stories from the Saint John area and 4-5 total from the entire Province of New Brunswick on a good day. Global TV despite their severe cut backs have managed to keep their news stories basically equal per province. The basics is that all &#8230; <a href="http://cefm.ca/2009/05/why-not-to-save-local/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Saint John NB Set For Major Midget Atlantics</title>
		<link>http://cefm.ca/2009/04/saint-john-nb-set-for-major-midget-atlantics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles F-M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Immediate Release April 1st, 2009 Saint John NB Set For Major Midget Atlantics Saint John, NB- The Tournament committee and host team Saint John Vito&#8217;s would like to welcome the participants in this year&#8217;s 2009 Atlantic Major Midget Regional Championships this weekend at the Lord Beaverbrook Rink in Saint John NB. This year’s host team the Saint John Vito&#8217;s will be joined by the Hockey New Brunswick provincial title winning Moncton Mark&#8217;s Work Wearhouse Flyers after winning a 4-0 series against the Vito&#8217;s. Joining the Flyers and Vito&#8217;s from the NB-PEI Major Midget Hockey League will be Hockey PEI &#8216;s Cornwall Superior Sanitation Thunder, after their 4-0 series with the Charlottetown Mark&#8217;s Work Wearhouse Islanders. Representing Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador is the St. John’s Fog Devils after a 4-0 series win in the Newfoundland &#38; Labrador Major Midget AAA Hockey Championship over the Tri-Pen Frost at the Bay Arena &#8230; <a href="http://cefm.ca/2009/04/saint-john-nb-set-for-major-midget-atlantics/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A drop in the bucket&#8230; err&#8230; table</title>
		<link>http://cefm.ca/2009/03/a-drop-in-the-bucket-err-table/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles F-M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who is left to tell the tail abount the drop. This may be just a little drop of coffee on the table, but who will tell the world. It was interesting to learn the only part of CBC during these layoffs are the CBC.ca department. The web seems to now finally be changing the directon of media. The idea that you don&#8217;t need huge television systems, broadcast transmitters, and printing presses to the people. To those ends there is now not a need for the content to suffe either. The question however is how will interactive benefit the telling of the news? Can the local not be lost to a global voice? Can the web emerge as a primary source for news rather than current methods as regurgitation of the news reported by old media sour we and techniques?]]></description>
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		<title>NASCAR vs. The Simpsons</title>
		<link>http://cefm.ca/2009/03/nascar-vs-the-simpsons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles F-M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning I was listening to CBC Radio 1 and one of the main stories today is that the local cable company cut off the final few laps of the Nascar race for an all new episode of The Simpsons. Let&#8217;s face it The Simpsons is one of the most important influinces of my generation. The Simpsons, teaches that it is important to think for yourself and that one voice can make a difference. In retrospect this week&#8217;s particular episode was one of the best lately and I feel bad if an cable company didn&#8217;t cut off NASCAR for it.]]></description>
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		<title>Razzies Predictions</title>
		<link>http://cefm.ca/2009/02/razzies-predictions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles F-M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With all the comments I have been receiving lately about how bad my Oscar picks are I&#8217;m now going to post my Razzies picks. Worst Movie The Hottie and The Nottie Regent Releasing/Purple Pictures My fist choice was going to be The Happening but any Paris Hilton movie is guaranteed to be the Worst ever. And director that sees talent in Paris has no talent at making a movie, or is highly bribable.. Worst Actor Mark Wahlberg THE HAPPENING and MAX PAYNE Worst Actress Paris Hilton THE HOTTIE AND THE NOTTIE Worst Supporting Actor Verne Troyer THE LOVE GURU and Uwe Boll’s POSTAL Worst Supporting Actress Paris Hilton REPO: THE GENETIC OPERA Worst Screen Couple Paris Hilton and either Christine Lakin or Joel David Moore HOTTIE &#38; THE NOTTIE Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel Speed Racer Worst Director Tom Putnam THE HOTTIE AND THE NOTTIE Worst Screenplay The Happening &#8230; <a href="http://cefm.ca/2009/02/razzies-predictions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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