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Monthly Archives: November 2004
Benefit for the 25th Anniversary Atlantic Film Festival
“Christmas with the Trailer Park Boysâ€
Halifax, NS – The Atlantic Film Festival announced today that it will host a “Christmas with the Trailer Park Boys†benefit with an advance screening of Showcase’s Trailer Park Boys Christmas Special and party on December 7th as a fundraiser for the 25th anniversary Atlantic Film Festival. The screening will [...]
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Column
Atlantic News Perspective #120 (Nov 22, 2004)
Healthy food in schools, paying for power and fiddling with gay marriage.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
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Gift Idea
The Criterion Collection Holiday 2004 Gift Set | Amazon.com
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Father of the Year
A man pleads guilty to second-degree murder and will serve a 25 year life sentence after shooting his wife and her internet lover from Holland so his children won’t have to testify at his trial.
Man guilty of killing wife, lover | Halifax Herald
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Music
“Who’s angrier than Toby Keith? He’s angrier than the average 10 rappers. That shit is gangsta. I mean, it’s not for me, singing about dropping bombs on towel-head people, but boy, that guy’s pretty angry.” – Chris Rock (The Onion A.V. Club)
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Music
“A piece of art is not a loaf of bread. When someone steals a loaf of bread from the store, that’s it. The loaf of bread is gone. When someone downloads a piece of music, it’s just data until the listener puts that music back together with their own ears, their mind, their subjective experience. [...]
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Column
Atlantic News Perspective #119 (Nov 15, 2004)
Court settlements, beer cases and FBI investigations.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
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Mistaken Identity
I think I am going to have to keep better track of these type of encounters because it happens to me a lot. Way more frequently to just consider them random acts of confusion. Off the top of my head, here are a few examples:
On Saturday, I was walking down a well lit hallway of [...]
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Wet Juan
100,000 Nova Scotians face night without power
First major winter storm pummels Nova Scotia, cuts power, suspends flights
Snow blacks out much of Nova Scotia
N.S. snow storm leaves 100,000 without power
They are all pretty much the same story, but living in a bunker on a major power grid, I didn’t realize it was that bad outside until [...]
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Post (Halifax Locals)
Buck 65 has V2 site for the US market. Looks like the compilation This Right Here is Buck 65 is scheduled for release on Jan 22, 2005 (originally mentioned here and here is a review). They also have a promo e-card thingy, which has links to stuff like wallpaper. I also stumbled across This Right [...]
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From the Anti-Hit List 6. CAMOUFLAGE NIGHTS, “Skies Are Foggy”:
“It’s not easy being sleazy / I get so wheezy / When those evil urges seize me…” Led by former Thrush Hermit/ Dears guitarist Rob Benvie and Thrush Hermit bassist Ian McGettigan, this woozy amalgam of rock, hip-hop and the kitchen sink is dying to be [...]
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Column
Atlantic News Perspective #118 (Nov 10, 2004)
New hockey teams on horizon, fruit fly replicas and Halloween vandalism.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
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Software
Delicious Library 1.0 is now available for download. (Once you’ve downloaded the application you can buy it via its built-in store, assuming you’re so inclined.)
Thank you for your interest! We hope you love our software.
Thanks,
The Delicious Monster
Lead Monster, Delicious Monster Software
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Terrorism
ter·ror·ism
n.
The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Post (Halifax Locals)
Another Life Changed by Joel Plaskett. On November 16, In Need Of Medical Attention (1999) & Down at the Khyber (2001) will be reissued. The track listing appears to be the same and there is no word on any actual changes to the CDs.
The Nova Scotia Music Week/RendezVous Folk! (Event Schedule & Showcase Schedule are [...]
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Atlantic News Perspective #117 (Nov 1, 2004)
The 2004 Trucker of the Year, Eskasoni’s big ballot and the crime of selling antlers on eBay.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
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Book
The 10th Anniversary Issue and THE DOs & DON’Ts BOOK | Vice
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