Microsoft released it’s media player and it’s answer to the Apple IPod today. According to ZNet it isn’t exactly flying off the shelves.
Ron McIntyre echoed that concern. A self-described audiophile, the Best Buy customer and iPod owner called the Zune “pretty cool” after checking it out.
“I’m not sure if it’s something I’d be interested in [...]

Baby Tebay may be on the way!
Update: LT can fill you in.:^)

Beliefnet has a photo gallery to learn about other fallen spiritual leaders and how their communities coped with the revelations, to help put the Colorado New Life Church/Haggard scandal in perspective.
via: The Revealer

This post is reprinted in full from Today at the Mission.

Tonight was Mr. S’ birthday. He is 71. 
There’s a group of musicians who come and play on Monday nights at our public meals program, and they sang Happy Birthday to him. Then, as they began the next song, one of the ladies in the group asked him [...]

On October 18th, Halton MP Garth Turner was kicked out of the national caucus of the Conservative Party of Canada.
I put the full text of his Press Conference today below the fold. (under more)
I posted the questions the Halton Conservative Riding had for the national Conservative leaders below.  The Conservative Party gave a public statement in October [...]

Kenneth Copeland and Kenneth Hagin were two well known Pentecostal (third wave) televangelists in the US that advocate a practice orthodox Christians say is aberrant, unscriptural and dangerous.
You can see why for yourself on this video where they engage in ‘holy laughter, drunk and erratic behavior, howling, birdlike calls and includes ‘carpet time’ (landing on [...]

(with apologies to the Brady bunch*;^) Must be Monday. Reporters are back at their desks sifting through the weekends information.
Media, who are a lot more savvy about blogs than we sometimes give them credit for, noticed that Independent Halton MP Garth Turner has called a media conference for tomorrow.
Media for the most part is playing [...]

Grassroots projects are the focus of the Stephen Lewis Foundation — providing resources to small, front-line groups that make tremendously effective use of comparatively small amounts of money.  On rare occasions, the Foundation funds larger undertakings where we are sure the funds are being disbursed at the community level.
Areas of greatest need

providing care to women [...]