NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
I got a letter from MTS saying that I illegally downloaded files from the internet.
I've already had two strikes.
I'm stopping now because they've threatened to cut off my service.
This blows.
Wednesday, 16 December 2009
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
Saturday, 21 November 2009
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Saturday, 14 November 2009
Catholic Church gives D.C. ultimatum
Washington Post
Same-sex marriage bill, as written, called a threat to social service contracts.
The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said Wednesday that it will be unable to continue the social service programs it runs for the District if the city doesn't change a proposed same-sex marriage law, a threat that could affect tens of thousands of people the church helps with adoption, homelessness and health care.
Under the bill, headed for a D.C. Council vote next month, religious organizations would not be required to perform or make space available for same-sex weddings. But they would have to obey city laws prohibiting discrimination against gay men and lesbians.
Fearful that they could be forced, among other things, to extend employee benefits to same-sex married couples, church officials said they would have no choice but to abandon their contracts with the city.
"If the city requires this, we can't do it," Susan Gibbs, spokeswoman for the archdiocese, said Wednesday. "The city is saying in order to provide social services, you need to be secular. For us, that's really a problem."
Several D.C. Council members said the Catholic Church is trying to erode the city's long-standing laws protecting gay men and lesbians from discrimination.
The clash escalates the dispute over the same-sex marriage proposal between the council and the archdiocese, which has generally stayed out of city politics.
Catholic Charities, the church's social services arm, is one of dozens of nonprofit organizations that partner with the District. It serves 68,000 people in the city, including the one-third of Washington's homeless people who go to city-owned shelters managed by the church. City leaders said the church is not the dominant provider of any particular social service, but the church pointed out that it supplements funding for city programs with $10 million from its own coffers.
"All of those services will be adversely impacted if the exemption language remains so narrow," Jane G. Belford, chancellor of the Washington Archdiocese, wrote to the council this week.
The church's influence seems limited. In separate interviews Wednesday, council member Mary M. Cheh (D-Ward 3) referred to the church as "somewhat childish." Another council member, David A. Catania (I-At Large), said he would rather end the city's relationship with the church than give in to its demands.
"They don't represent, in my mind, an indispensable component of our social services infrastructure," said Catania, the sponsor of the same-sex marriage bill and the chairman of the Health Committee.
The standoff appears to be among the harshest between a government and a faith-based group over the rights of same-sex couples. Advocates for same-sex couples said they could not immediately think of other places where a same-sex marriage law had set off a break with a major faith-based provider of social services.
The council is expected to pass the same-sex marriage bill next month, but the measure continues to face strong opposition from a number of groups that are pushing for a referendum on the issue.
Washington Post
Same-sex marriage bill, as written, called a threat to social service contracts.
The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said Wednesday that it will be unable to continue the social service programs it runs for the District if the city doesn't change a proposed same-sex marriage law, a threat that could affect tens of thousands of people the church helps with adoption, homelessness and health care.
Under the bill, headed for a D.C. Council vote next month, religious organizations would not be required to perform or make space available for same-sex weddings. But they would have to obey city laws prohibiting discrimination against gay men and lesbians.
Fearful that they could be forced, among other things, to extend employee benefits to same-sex married couples, church officials said they would have no choice but to abandon their contracts with the city.
"If the city requires this, we can't do it," Susan Gibbs, spokeswoman for the archdiocese, said Wednesday. "The city is saying in order to provide social services, you need to be secular. For us, that's really a problem."
Several D.C. Council members said the Catholic Church is trying to erode the city's long-standing laws protecting gay men and lesbians from discrimination.
The clash escalates the dispute over the same-sex marriage proposal between the council and the archdiocese, which has generally stayed out of city politics.
Catholic Charities, the church's social services arm, is one of dozens of nonprofit organizations that partner with the District. It serves 68,000 people in the city, including the one-third of Washington's homeless people who go to city-owned shelters managed by the church. City leaders said the church is not the dominant provider of any particular social service, but the church pointed out that it supplements funding for city programs with $10 million from its own coffers.
"All of those services will be adversely impacted if the exemption language remains so narrow," Jane G. Belford, chancellor of the Washington Archdiocese, wrote to the council this week.
The church's influence seems limited. In separate interviews Wednesday, council member Mary M. Cheh (D-Ward 3) referred to the church as "somewhat childish." Another council member, David A. Catania (I-At Large), said he would rather end the city's relationship with the church than give in to its demands.
"They don't represent, in my mind, an indispensable component of our social services infrastructure," said Catania, the sponsor of the same-sex marriage bill and the chairman of the Health Committee.
The standoff appears to be among the harshest between a government and a faith-based group over the rights of same-sex couples. Advocates for same-sex couples said they could not immediately think of other places where a same-sex marriage law had set off a break with a major faith-based provider of social services.
The council is expected to pass the same-sex marriage bill next month, but the measure continues to face strong opposition from a number of groups that are pushing for a referendum on the issue.
On my mind
Hastiness and superficiality are the psychic diseases of the twentieth century, and more than anywhere else this disease is reflected in the press.
- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
This quote on superficiality is speaking to me today. Like most people on this planet, I'm fairly superficial. I hate this fact and I want to change. Let's go take down Hollywood!!!!!
- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
This quote on superficiality is speaking to me today. Like most people on this planet, I'm fairly superficial. I hate this fact and I want to change. Let's go take down Hollywood!!!!!
Thursday, 29 October 2009
Intro to nursing
I had my first test in intro to nursing yesterday and it was a joke! The last question of the the exam is just an example of how silly it was.
How many tablets would you give a patient if each tablet had 250 mg of "some drug" for a total dosage of 1 gram per day?
a) 0.5 tablets
b) 1 tablet
c) 2 tablets
d) 4 tablets
Every week I spend 3 hours napping at the back of the classroom while the prof compares concepts on caring, health promotion and disease prevention. It's interesting stuff but it's not rocket science.
How many tablets would you give a patient if each tablet had 250 mg of "some drug" for a total dosage of 1 gram per day?
a) 0.5 tablets
b) 1 tablet
c) 2 tablets
d) 4 tablets
Every week I spend 3 hours napping at the back of the classroom while the prof compares concepts on caring, health promotion and disease prevention. It's interesting stuff but it's not rocket science.
Tuesday, 27 October 2009
In the midst of mid-term week
I've had one exam so far, only two and a half more to go. So far my first exam went really well. The average was shockingly low, 64%! I was very surprised considering that the exam was fairly easy.
Here's hoping that the rest of my exams go just as well...
It's been almost two months since I returned from Korea. So far I'm really enjoying being back in Canada. Before I left Korea I had mixed feelings about leaving. I thought that I would have difficulty getting back into the swing of things once I retunred to Canada. After living on my own for a year and experiencing the independent life I thought that I would never be able to move back in with mom and dad. But in spite of this, we all seem to be getting along fairly well. We all take turns making meals, vacuuming, mowing the lawn, loading and unloading the dishwasher, and cleaning the litter boxes. But the best part about living at home is that as long as I'm going to school I don't have to pay for rent or food!!!
In the end, the transition back to Canada wasn't as bad as I thought and I now feel like I'm settled. Living with the family has been a treat.
Thanks mom and dad :) I'll take good care of you during your retirement.
Here's hoping that the rest of my exams go just as well...
It's been almost two months since I returned from Korea. So far I'm really enjoying being back in Canada. Before I left Korea I had mixed feelings about leaving. I thought that I would have difficulty getting back into the swing of things once I retunred to Canada. After living on my own for a year and experiencing the independent life I thought that I would never be able to move back in with mom and dad. But in spite of this, we all seem to be getting along fairly well. We all take turns making meals, vacuuming, mowing the lawn, loading and unloading the dishwasher, and cleaning the litter boxes. But the best part about living at home is that as long as I'm going to school I don't have to pay for rent or food!!!
In the end, the transition back to Canada wasn't as bad as I thought and I now feel like I'm settled. Living with the family has been a treat.
Thanks mom and dad :) I'll take good care of you during your retirement.
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