After posting pictures of herself having fun on facebook, Nathalie Blanchard, 29, is fighting to have her benefits reinstated after her employer’s insurance company cut them.
Nathalie Blanchard, 29, has been on leave from her job at IBM in Bromont, Que., for the last year and a half after she was diagnosed with major depression.
The Eastern Townships woman was receiving monthly sick-leave benefits from Manulife, her insurance company, but the payments dried up this fall.
When Blanchard called Manulife, the company said that “I’m available to work, because of Facebook,” she told CBC News this week.
According to CBC News
Did you know that a medium-sized popcorn and medium soda at the nation’s largest movie chain have the same nutritional value of three Quarter Pounders topped with 12 pats of butter?! I didn’t!
According to a report released today by the advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest popcorn has not gotten any better in the last was 15 years, actually the study found little had changed in a decade and a half, despite theaters’ attempts to reformulate.
The Harry Potter comparisons are unavoidable, but this is starting to look like a somewhat intriguing Fantasy movie. Check out the new trailer below:
Trouble-prone teen Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out school – but that’s the least of his problems. The gods of Mount Olympus and assorted monsters seem to have walked out of the pages of Percy’s Greek mythology texts and into his life – and they’re not happy. Zeus’ lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect. Now, Percy and his friends must embark on a cross-country adventure to catch the true thief, save Percy’s family, and unravel a mystery more powerful than the gods themselves.
LeBron playing football, men buying underpants and most importantly the long awaited release of New Moon! New Moon from the Twilight saga series is finally here and John is not happy about it while Veronica is ecstatic!
Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas, unveiled in Fort Lauderdale, is nearly 50% larger than the largest cruise ships now at sea. But it’s not just the ship’s size that has people talking. Built at a record cost of $1.4 billion, the 225,282-ton vessel is chock-full of industry firsts housed within seven themed neighborhoods. The 6,296-passenger vessel’s first cruise with paying passengers is set for Dec. 1. Click HERE for more details.
Victoria’s Secret fashion show will be airing on December 1st. This year’s fantastical affair bears a “romantic travel” theme and features categories such as Enchanted Forest, All Aboard, and Star Trooper.
“We came up with the idea of this girl who lands from outer space in Paris,” explained show stylist Charlotte Stockdale. “She gets on a train that comes to a halt in Pinkland, where pink girls get on and off. Then they go into this fairy-tale forest and little lady bugs and butterflies land on them and vines grow up on their clothes. Then, there’s Tick-Tock Time; the wings in this section are based on clocks—there’s one modeled after a pocket watch with metallic feathers. And she ends up in this regal realm of princess-ness, where the wings have Swarovski jewels and peacock feathers.”
Read more in Elle Magazine.
GAME OF THE YEAR
- Assassin’s Creed 2 (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)
- Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos Interactive – Warner Bros)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Publishing / Infinity Ward)
- Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)
- UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)
STUDIO OF THE YEAR
- Infinity Ward
- Naughty Dog
- Rocksteady Studios
- Valve
BEST MUSIC GAME
- DJ Hero (Activision Publishing / FreeStyleGames)
- Guitar Hero 5 (Activision Publishing / Neversoft Entertainment)
- LEGO Rock Band (MTV Games – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Traveler’s Tales Games – Harmonix)
- The Beatles: Rock Band (MTV Games / Harmonix)
For a full list, please go to VGA.Spike.Com
New York, NY, November 18, 2009 – Spike TV today announced the nominees and categories for the biggest world-wide event ever to celebrate the video game industry, the 2009 “Video Game Awards.” The seventh annual “VGAs” will be a global event, broadcasting in over 180 territories and countries and gathering megastars from the worlds of video games, Hollywood, music, sports and more to honor the outstanding achievements within the video game industry during the past year. The two-hour event, taking place in Los Angeles, CA, will premiere LIVE on Spike TV Saturday, December 12 at 8:00pm, ET/PT (tape delay west coast). Beginning today, fans can vote for their favorite nominees at VGA.Spike.Com.
The 2009 “Video Game Awards” will reveal blockbuster global premieres of never-before-seen titles and break international news with announcements of new games from the industry’s leading publishers. Game companies contributing exclusive new content to the VGAs include 2K, Activision, Disney Interactive Studios, Electronic Arts, LucasArts Entertainment, Microsoft Game Studios, THQ, Ubisoft, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, with more to be announced in the coming weeks..
This year VGA viewers will get a sneak peek at Halo: Reach with the debut of an exclusive, world premiere video from the opening of the game. Halo: Reach is an all-new prequel to the massively popular Halo trilogy from developer Bungie and Microsoft Game Studios which launches in the fall of 2010 exclusively on the Xbox 360.
“The global appetite and response from the fans internationally has been astounding,” said Casey Patterson, executive producer and senior vice president, Event Productions Spike TV. “Video games, like movies and music, are a universal language and Spike is thrilled that we will now be showing gamers all over the world a glimpse into their future with more than 12 mind-blowing world premieres.”
For additional information about other “VGA” world exclusives and announcements, fans can log onto VGA.Spike.com as well as get updates on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Spike_TV.
Leading the way with eight nominations this year, including nods for Game of the Year and Studio of the Year, is Naughty Dog’s cinematic adventure Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. Batman: Arkham Asylum, Rocksteady Studios’ dark and gritty Batman game, racked up seven nods, including Game of the Year as well as Best Voice for Mark Hamill’s portrayal of The Joker. Infinity Ward’s military shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Valve’s zombie thriller Left 4 Dead 2 each landed six nominations.
Nominees for Spike TV’s 2009 “Video Game Awards” were determined by the VGA Advisory Council, made up of a group of the most well-respected experts in the industry of leading game media outlets such as GameTrailers.com, Game Informer, USA Today, Wired, Penny Arcade, GameSpot and IGN. Games released between December 2, 2008 and November 23, 2009 were eligible for nomination.
Financial writer Felix Salmon doesn’t think it’s fair or right for Henry Blodget to be writing about finance and investments. Read Blodget’s reply here.
I don’t know about this one, Henry actually seems to go all out to disclose everything, in a humorous manner to boot.
Salmon doesn’t think it’s fair that a bunch of journalists are out of work while Blodget ruminates and pontificates about tech, media and investing… but Salmon is missing a key element: in this instance, Blodget wasn’t given a job. He basically turned his InternetOutsider.com blog (a one-man operation) and built a business that now hires other journalists.
One example I can think of is when Nicholas Carlson was downsized from Nick Denton’/Gawker Media’s Valleywag, Blodget recruited Carlson pretty much immediately.
Honestly, it’s hard to think this is anything but Salmon being jealous of what Blodget has been able to pull off in a couple of years which is launch a blog that did to Tech Crunch what Tech Crunch did to Paid Content, in other words, force the latter to step it up… which in the end is a positive for the reader.
If it’s not jealousy, then Salmon is demonstrating the very kind of behavior that gives journalists a bad name.
The play in question,
From ESPN.com:
DUBLIN — Ireland appealed to France and FIFA on Thursday to replay their World Cup playoff after an obvious handball by Thierry Henry set up the deciding goal.
Ireland’s government and soccer association asked for Wednesday’s 1-1 draw in the second leg at Stade de France to be replayed. France advanced to next year’s World Cup in South Africa 2-1 on total goals.
FIFA said it received Ireland’s request for a replay, though it was unclear if the governing body of soccer would seriously consider it.
Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni called the prospect of a rematch “impossible.” Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen said he would “have a chat about it” with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at a meeting of the 27 EU leaders in Brussels.
“Fairness is part of the game,” Cowen said.
FIFA declined to comment specifically on Ireland’s protests but pointed to its rule forbidding second-guessing of on-field decisions by referees.
John Delaney, the Football Association of Ireland’s chief executive, said he doubted FIFA would respond positively unless French soccer authorities agreed to Ireland’s call for a rematch.
“It’s up to them, in particular the French, to recognize there was a travesty last night, an injustice,” Delaney said.
You’re doing everything you can think of, but you’re not losing those last 5 pounds!
Shape has created a lost of things you may be doing to sabotage your slim-down efforts.
1. You’re Loading Up on Whole Grains
It’s great that you have switched to whole grains, but many of them can be high in sugar. Instead “aim to increase your intake of brown and wild rice, bulgur, oatmeal, spelt, and quinoa, plus whole-grain breads and cereals. “Not only do most of these foods contain fiber, which helps curb your appetite.”
2. You Allow Yourself a “Cheat” Day…or Two
You all know that you can’t limit yourself entirely, but eating whatever you like all weekend long can just add back on the pounds you lost during the week. Aim for 150- to 200-calorie treat a few times a week, rather than waiting until Friday night happy hour to splurge.
3. You Make Your Own Meals
Of course it’s healthier to eat at home than at a restaurant unless you pick at everything as you prepare the meal and then again as you clear the table. Aim to eat while seated only.
4. You Squeeze in Workouts
Working out is key to losing weight, but so is being well rested. Aim to sleep enough so that you can push yourself when working out and so that you don’t injure yourself due to compromising your form.
5. You Eat Slowly, Savoring Every Bite
The longer you sit and enjoy your friends company the more you’ll probably eat. Aim to have a dining strategy in place so you don’t have to think about calories at the table- decide before if you’re having wine or bread.
6. You Enlisted a Friend to Help
Dieting with a friend is great as long as you both are good influences on one another. Try this alone if you can’t find someone who is as serious about this slim-down as you are.
According to Spanish research large amounts of alcohol everyday could help decrease chances of heart disease.
Men, in particular, benefited from this.
Beware, alcohol can also increase the risks of other diseases, like having a stroke.
Criminal gangs are making millions of dollars out of the H1N1 pandemic.
These gangs are creating fake pharmaceutical websites and then selling fake flu drugs over the internet.
Read more Here.
Founded in Mississauga (it’s near Toronto), Ontario in the year 2001, illScarlett plays what they now call ‘pop-infused rock reggae.’ While this description is mostly a joke, that is basically the best way to describe their sound. With influences including Sublime, the band was broke when they played in the parking lot outside of Warped Tour in 2004, but founder Kevin Lyman heard them and invited them on Warped Tour the following year. In this video, http://www.WatchMojo.com sits down with the boys from illScarlett to learn more about the subjects they like to write about, and about a very messy video shoot.
For more information check out http://www.illscarlett.com
Vampires, Werewolves and teen romance combine on the big screen to bring the fantasy series by Stephanie Meyer to life. Inspired by the works of Shakespeare, this series was originally rejected by publishers. However, The Twilight Saga went on to become an overwhelming phenomenon with young adults, resulting in the spawning of several books and an ongoing film series. Join us at http://WatchMojo.com as we take a look at the universe that has grown in popularity to rival that of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series as we examine the seven things you should know about the Twilight Saga.
So Robert Pattinson doesn’t only play a Vampire? Weird!? Check out the trailer for the movie “Remember Me”, part of Pattinson’s secondary, non-Twilight career:
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