Have be a little tardy with posts recently due to the fact I might not have one soon, Google announced a few weeks ago that they are discontinuing FTP support for blogger (what powers this blog) to help them control blogger better by hosting all the data on their servers.

After the fucking I got from Uber.com when they died I am wary to trust my data to anyone else, so I might migrate to Wordpress to stay FTP.
There are plenty pissed off people, so maybe it might be ok. Yeah right.

Also from the SWAP visa Website;

"We have received notification this morning from the Canadian Government that they will no longer be issuing any returner visas for New Zealanders wanting to extend their working holiday in Canada for a second year. This decision has been made in conjunction with the New Zealand Government and is effective immediately"

So my plans must change. Still Canada bound, but a new road must be scouted.

Hug?

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From Submedia;

The Olympic Resistance Network has called for a convergence to protest the Vancouver Winter Olympics. This video explains some the reasons why these activists have organized the first ever anti-Olymopic summit.

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28, originally uploaded by masepack.

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Producer - Johnathan, originally uploaded by masepack.

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Adam, originally uploaded by masepack.

Taken here.

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Sports, Politics and Protest with sports journalist and author Dave Zirin, Wednesday January 20, 2010, Maritime Labour Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

From vancouver.mediacoop.ca;

"Acclaimed Sports Illustrated and The Nation sportswriter Dave Zirin was in Vancouver from Jan 20-21 2010 to speak about activism, sports and the Olympics as part of a series entitled "Politics in the Ring."

Zirin talked about the idea of activist athletes, what they've fought for, and what they've opposed. From feminist uprisings against wearing corsets in tennis, to Muhammad Ali's activist conversion after his Olympic win, Zirin showed that sports has the power to extend beyond just spectacle.

Versed in the history of sports, Zirin was critical of the hypocritical stance the International Olympic Committee has taken on several issues over the past century."

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