Archive for the 'riot' Tag
Saturday, June 18th, 2011
I may not be the world’s best blogger, but I know how to collect links and make a top ten list. I stayed up until sunrise on June 15th or more accurately the morning of June 16th, reading reports, and writing down my thoughts. I also participated in the discussion going on simultaneously while people [...]
Posted in BC, Blogging, Internet, NHL, Online Social Networks, Search Engines, Vancouver |
and Tagged: Alibi Room, citizen surveillance, Facebook, riot, rioters, Stanley Cup, Top 10, Twitter, YouTube |
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Thursday, June 16th, 2011
I don’t know where to start. How about I was born in Vancouver. Most people aren’t born in Vancouver. Even most people who live in Vancouver aren’t born in Vancouver. We’re a city of immigrants. We win awards for livability or multiculturalism. We’re proud of the city we’ve built and we were only too happy [...]
Posted in BC, Blogging, Internet, MMA, NHL, Online Social Networks, Vancouver |
and Tagged: 2011, @KaaJJ, Brock Anton, Bruins, Brydon Harker, Canucks, CBC, Facebook, high school students, illegal, Jason Li, looting, Nathan Kotylak, photos, pics, Playoffs, riot, riot act, rioters, Stanley Cup, stupid, Twitter, Tyrone Gallant, video |
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Saturday, February 13th, 2010
And then somebody dies… . . . . The Opening Ceremonies had not even began when the naysayers had something else to crow about. I said all yesterday I hope they don’t. Complaints about traffic, costs, weather, snow, sponsorship, begin to look more trivial compared to someone’s life. Maybe people will realize how good life [...]
Posted in DTES, Online Social Networks, Vancouver |
and Tagged: Chinatown, Georgia, kd lang, luge, Nodar Kumaritashvili, Olympic torch, Olympics, protest, Rick Hansen, riot, tragedy |
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