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Devin Tepleski "Sena" exhibit at Luz Gallery
You Tube on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 11:45 AM
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Topics: arts

@AwesomeMommies in Victoria #YYJ using Social Media 2 Rock the Stage
Social Media Sean Posterous on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 11:32 AM
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Topics: services

Kornblut and Montgomery of WaPo: [U.S. President Obama's] advisers described [the
elenchics on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 11:13 AM >> wordpress
The subject-line is from an article titled White House considers pre-midterm package of business tax breaks to spur hiring, by Anne E. Kornblut and Lori Montgomery of the Washington Post.
message formation, political communication, power relations, Anne E. Kornblut, economy ...all

links for 2010-09-03
negativespace.net by msj on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 11:02 AM
Photo Manipulations by Erik Johansson | Web Resources, Design Inspiration, and Fun Spill! 15 sites web developers and designers should kno
Topics: hightech

harbourliving: Winestock Music & Wine Festival is Sep4 on Pender Island. Great gr
Twitter on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 11:00 AM
harbourliving: Winestock Music & Wine Festival is Sep4 on Pender Island. Great grooves and grapes in a fantastic setting. http://ow.ly/2xreZ

vicpdcanada: Check out our new Google profile http://www.google.com/profiles/vicp
Twitter on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 10:58 AM
vicpdcanada: Check out our new Google profile http://www.google.com/profiles/vicpdcanada #CAPSM #yyj

Fewdio Director Drew Daywalt talks about the Ringbearer, Camera Obscura, Naked an
28 Days Later Analysis on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 10:55 AM
Drew Daywalt Bio-picDrew Daywalt is a director and writer for Fewdio Fear Factory, which is a joint production company brought together by various filmmakers. Daywalt has produced dozens of horror shor
camera obscura, short film, 2010, feature, interview ...all
Topics: movies

Its a dirty job but someone has to do it
morningaftershow on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 10:22 AM >> wordpress
ugh… woke up at 6:30 AM this morning.  Haven't been sleeping too well but it really butters my biscuit today because Mads is at Nana's and I really could have and should have woken up at 10AM. Compo
music, Beverly Hills 90210, The Flaming Lips, She Don't Use Jelly, Tommy Tutone ...all
Topics: music

I've been pumping up my Canadian Muscles!
phART on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 10:20 AM >> blogspot
Tonight Caleb Speller shows his drawings at Deluge. Looks like a neat show. Makes me think of my kick ass waffle maker.Once upon a time, there were factories in Canada that made thousands of useful t
Caleb Speller
Topics: arts

Gaps Willingly Filled
Cairine Green on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 10:14 AM >> blogspot
Special Council Meeting, Sept. 2, 2010A Special Council Meeting was called this week by Mayor Finall to address two unexpected Council resignations and to re-assign Committee/Commission Liaison duties
Topics: politics

Contextual Review: Perdido Street Station
MentalPolyphonics on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 10:08 AM
Rather than discussing the content of China Miéville's ("mee-ah-vill”) Perdido Street Station, I am going to tag the book: high fantasy It is set in an entirely fantastic world with little similarit
Uncategorized, Book Review

A new season
My Garden on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 10:08 AM >> blogspot
These blue perennial geraniums are very good garden plants.  The one with the felt-like textured dark green leaves has found its way into a few spots around the garden.  It is not invasive, I moved t
molting lizard, Google ads, megashot.net, blue geranium, European Wall Lizards ...all
Topics: gardening

The 4 Methods of Interactive-Graphics Work
Christina Merkley The SHIFT-IT Coach on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 10:02 AM
Interactive-Graphics is a wonderful way to work - whether in a group or individual setting. I've been in the overall field for 17 years now - and have worked in all of the four main genres: custom cha
Misc.

A Note From Christina
Christina Merkley The SHIFT-IT Coach on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 10:01 AM
Wow, its September … can you believe it! The final cruise ships to Alaska are making their way past my deck and we got our first showers after a glorious summer of sunshine. Change is in the air! I
Graphic Facilitation, Misc.

Events Calendar
Christina Merkley The SHIFT-IT Coach on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 10:00 AM
Christina's Curriculum (Fall Classes): Mondays, 5pm Pacific (New Weekly Community … join today!) SHIFT-IT Central® Join our growing SHIFT-IT Community! Weekly support as you SHIFT your work and life
training

VictoriaTechjob: Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst http://www.viatec.ca/job-board/22
Twitter on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 9:43 AM
VictoriaTechjob: Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst http://www.viatec.ca/job-board/2295 #hiring#career#jobs
Topics: hightech

what do you want done with your body?
Old Monk on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 9:36 AM >> wordpress
You know me by now, this is not some morbid obsession. As I continue to investigate the matter of death and dying, the topic of dead bodies (corpses, cadavers) has come up. Customarily, we talk about b
being of service, conscious living, dying, ashes, Burial ...all
Topics: lifestyle

Fringe Festival - Canning Season
Bernard von Schulmann's Victoria Vision on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 9:35 AM >> blogspot
Last night we went to watch Canning Season: A Fun Frolicking Variety Hour.  In classic Fringe fashion, the title and one paragraph blurb not only did not tell you about the show, it actually mislead y
Topics: politics

October Surprises: Keynesian superstition returns only chaos and confusion; so th
elenchics on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 9:33 AM >> wordpress
No adjustment to the U.S. revenue stream one way or the other could ever address the real question: government spending. The primary question of any governing coalition of the developed states of our e
message campaign, message formation, political communication, power relations, speculative ...all

on Franzen and literary snobbery.
Karen Rivers blog on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 9:31 AM
Coming to us on a wave of controversy, Jonathan Franzen's new novel, Freedom, is arriving today.  Are you going to read it?   I'm torn.    I loved The Corrections, which I read before the Oprah con

timescolonist: @scwink Will be there after noon.
Twitter on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 9:30 AM
timescolonist: @scwink Will be there after noon.
Topics: news

MossStMarket: RT @scwink: I love that I can get organic produce AND gluten-free b
Twitter on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 9:28 AM
MossStMarket: RT @scwink: I love that I can get organic produce AND gluten-free baking AND always see friends @MossStMarket :)

MossStMarket: RT @picklejjuice: Bought this lovely from Elizabeth @MossStMarket o
Twitter on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 9:28 AM
MossStMarket: RT @picklejjuice: Bought this lovely from Elizabeth @MossStMarket on Saturday! #moneywellspent http://twitpic.com/2jveii

MossStMarket: @GothicGlass Full Markets to Oct 30 then 2 Half Markets in nov http
Twitter on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 9:26 AM
MossStMarket: @GothicGlass Full Markets to Oct 30 then 2 Half Markets in nov http://www.mossstreetmarket.com/?page_id=439&month=nov&yr=2010 #yyj

The Wrong Plan
Ali in Esquimalt on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 9:26 AM >> blogspot
Township of Esquimalt - Sewage Treatment The Wrong PlanEsquimalt has launched a new website!www.thewrongplan.ca is designed to inform residents and taxpayers around the region that we believe the curr
Sewage Treatment, communication

timescolonist: @scwink You win! Would you prefer to p/u tix at the TC (2621 Dougl
Twitter on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 9:17 AM
timescolonist: @scwink You win! Would you prefer to p/u tix at the TC (2621 Douglas) or Fringe office?
Topics: news

Oak Bay Twilight
Benjamin Madison on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 9:16 AM >> blogspot
I happened to be in Oak Bay last night and was amazed to see Mount Baker in Washington State catching the last rays of the setting sun. Mt. Baker is often visible but seldom so clearly. It is about 80
mount baker, Oak Bay
Topics: photos

harbourliving: Warwick Dahlias Garden Tour is Sep4-5 in Black Creek. See over 600
Twitter on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 9:15 AM
harbourliving: Warwick Dahlias Garden Tour is Sep4-5 in Black Creek. See over 600 varieties of this incredible late summer flower! http://ow.ly/2xr9Y

VictoriaTechjob: Network Administrator http://www.viatec.ca/job-board/2289 #hirin
Twitter on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 9:00 AM
VictoriaTechjob: Network Administrator http://www.viatec.ca/job-board/2289 #hiring#career#jobs
Topics: hightech

Twitter Updates for 2010-09-03
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 9:00 AM
Hey look at tanker story! But this one may actually fly http://bit.ly/b39Pq8 #flying # You'd think he'd have a few more followers than that #ping #apple #steve http://twitpic.com/2kk2e3 # RT @ForeFligh
Uncategorized, Twitter

Dog Food, the Next Step
Good Food on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 8:45 AM >> blogspot
I am going to try and make my own dry dog food.   At the moment I pay $43 for 8kg of decent dry dog food, this is about 64 cups by volume.  Based on a recipe I found that will make 60 cups of dry dog
Topics: food

MossStMarket: Best time of year! Fab weekend ahead, market from 10am-2pm, music b
Twitter on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 8:38 AM
MossStMarket: Best time of year! Fab weekend ahead, market from 10am-2pm, music by Steve Sturgess & RabbleBerries http://www.mossstreetmarket.com #yyj

MossStMarket: RT @victoriarealtor: The weekend be sure to Check out the Moss Stre
Twitter on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 8:35 AM
MossStMarket: RT @victoriarealtor: The weekend be sure to Check out the Moss Street Market Saturday 10 AM to 2 PM Local made foods, organic produce,.. ...

PARIS HILTON…Offically NOT smart.
koolmornings on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 8:23 AM >> wordpress
Paris Hilton just busted herself for hiding cocaine in her purse.  She told the police the purse wasn't hers….but it turns out that earlier this summer she tweeted a picture of a similar-looking bag
Uncategorized
Topics: music

Breakfast Tips
GentleAcupuncture.ca on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 8:22 AM
We have all heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but do you know why? Well, from an Oriental Medicine point of view, it is because of something called the Organ Clock.Every 2 hou
Topics: health

timescolonist: Last chance to win free Fringe passes! RT us a three-word show rev
Twitter on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 8:20 AM
timescolonist: Last chance to win free Fringe passes! RT us a three-word show review for a pair of tix. #yyjfringe
Topics: news