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Re: Early PR Lessons from Lac-Mégantic

Nalliah Thayabharan — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 15:24:38 -0000

To avoid a tragedy like what happened in Lac-Mégantic, freight trains carrying dangerous goods should NOT be left unattended on the track or they should be properly secured.

Re: Early PR Lessons from Lac-Mégantic

Alex Rodgers — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 10:15:43 -0000

I couldn't agree more, Bernie. I read their latest media release (from July 7th) and even that was written poorly. Two quotes I pulled read: "Many (MMA representatives) have been there since yesterday afternoon, in spite of statements that MMA people have not been available," and "the governmental investigation of the accident’s cause has largely prevented MMA from completing its own investigation."

I felt that the "blame game" and cold distancing (and poor writing/grammar) continued even through their media release as late as July 7th.

It's unfortunate that a company carrying such a product wouldn't be prepared for such an incident, and that their communications are so poor through the tragedy. I'm sure there are quite a few people who want answers, and their communications thus far just don't cut it.

Re: Best and Worst PR for 2012

Chris Roberts — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:46:08 -0000

I made a life-sized cardboard cut-out of Stephen Harper & kick him in the nuts while I sing "O Canada." #IdleNoMore

Re: Toews, vikileaks and robocalls: The difference between pushing messages and public relations

Kushal Sharma — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:01:41 -0000

I think the key question for people is knowing where to draw the line. On one hand you could say, "don't do this because it's bad and unethical." On the other hand, just like the use of force can be for a justified, retaliatory purpose as much as it can be for a nefarious one, can someone make a leap of faith saying "that party doesn't know what's good for Canada, because we do and they're obviously not supporting our causes. So for the good of the country, we need to bring them down no matter what the cost; just like spies of our country cheat and lie in other countries for our long-term good." What do you say to that argument? It's obviously horrific to consider this line of thought abused in such a way, but hasn't society played a major role in condoning this behaviour in more ways than one?

More than the erosion of trust, the trouble with this "it's OK to sacrifice one man for a town, a town for a province, and a province for a country" mentality is that it breeds bad practices into our very moral fibre. It makes it easy for people to justify stabbing someone in the back if only you have the "greater good" in your heart. And I think that's what needs to be removed from our society. This is most certainly beyond the scope of a PR team for a political party; but it is something worth considering!

What if we all decided to remove physical and mental coercion, and trickery from humanity altogether? What would a PR message for that look like?

Re: The Surprising NDP Surge: Image and control in Election 41

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Re: Information is oxygen for a democracy: Gasp!

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Re: Politcal websites: Jack Layton must be green with envy

Data Recovery Baltimore — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:03:38 -0000

Thanks for such a nice post.

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Re: Politcal websites: Jack Layton must be green with envy

Commercial Internet — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:46:24 -0000

Man, you are on fire today. Great posts

Thanks
Justin Kemp
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Re: Promoting the Conservative Economic Plan: Ethical or not?

millipo27 — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:24:38 -0000

The diet literature explains calories burned while jogging, playing tennis or golfing, but similar information concerning sexual activity has, until now, been unavailable.

Yet, a survey of 206,000,000 people indicated that 96% devote more time and effort to sex than jogging, tennis, or golf, and we felt that the time was right for a new type of sex manual.

EXAMPLES:

1 hr. intensive foreplay Burns Off:
1 slice (large) chocolate cake.

25 min. nonstop lovemaking Burns Off:
2 slices of pizza with cheese & mushrooms.

53 min. of kissing partner Burns Off:
1 cheeseburger with 14 french fries.

53 minutes kissing yourself Burns Off: Christmas turkey with all the trimmings.

PREPARING THE BEDROOM

Includes setting the snooze alarm and dimming the lights: 42 (calories burned)

ADDITIONAL LAST MINUTE PREPARATIONS
Hiding the sex manual: 3

Decanting the wine: 4

Without a corkscrew: 268

MAKING THE FIRST MOVE

If you are shy: 15

If you are anxious: 43

If you beg: 100

SEDUCING THE PARTNER

If you are rich (cash): 5

If you are rich (credit card): 15

If you are poor: 200

INITIAL BODY CONTACT

Fumbling: 4

Casually rummaging around: 7

Seriously rummaging around: 42

REMOVING CLOTHES

With partner's consent: 12

Without partner's consent: 187

Removing socks by violently shaking feet: 418

AROUSAL AND STIMULATION

Blowing in partner's ear: 15

Blowing in your own ear: 2,512

DISAPPOINTMENT (after seeing partner undressed

Partner looks better with clothes on: 10

Partner wears corrective underwear: 15

Partner turns out to be of wrong sex: 100

You don't mind: 0.25

Partner wearing elevated socks: 50

DOING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME

Fumbling around: 4

Desperately trying to put something somewhere: 18

Completely missing: 126

POSITIONS

Italian (man on top; woman on bottom): 26

German (facing each other, but in different beds): 48

English (woman on top; man hiding): 15

American (both on top): 1,243

AFFLICTIONS

Leg cramp: 36

Making believe you don't have a leg cramp: 612

Sneezing (during intercourse): 7

Sneezing (during orgasm): 588

ASSORTED ACCIDENTS

Toupee slips off (if your partner knew you wore one): 5

Toupee slips off (if partner didn't know): 72

Extinguishing cigarette (in ashtray): 1

Extinguishing cigarette (in mattress): 17

Extinguishing cigarette (in partner's leg): 133

Calling your partner the wrong name: 50

ORGASMIC INTENSITY SCALE

Shoes flew off: 15

Expression didn't change: 0.5

Room turned purple: 4

Face turned purple: 78

Earth moved: 30

If Earth actually moved: 1,234,588

Moaning in Turkish: 506

THINGS OFTEN SAID AFTER SEX

"I am so grateful": 15

"It must have been something we ate": 15

"Was it good for you?": 15

"Are you finished?": 15

TRYING AGAIN

If woman is ready: 5

If man is not: 563

ROLLING OVER AND GOING TO SLEEP

After sex: 18

During sex: 546

While parking car: 212

SLEEP

Real: 5

Faked (a good way to avoid sex-craved partner): 74

TAKING A BATH TOGETHER

In a bath: 5

In a sink: 150

In a jacuzzi: 15,269

MAKING THE BED

With partner still in it: 44 (indicates either a neatness obsession, a severe optic disorder, or a partner who is very tired).

With you still in it: 97 (suggests extreme withdrawal and profound dissatisfaction)

KEEPING A JOURNAL

Maintaining your own record of sexual activity will be helpful for keeping track of weight loss. You needn't go into detail, just list the activity and the number of calories burned.

A typical entry in a woman's journal (for example) for a pleasant low-key sexual experience might read as follows:

December 1st: Sex with Harold

Explaining how: 12

Suggesting something different: 3

Calming terrified Harold: 40

Encouraging him to at least take off his socks: 8

Foreplay (a little of this; a little of that): 56

Intercourse (standing position): 22

Intercourse (holding Harold up): 10

Intercourse (urging him on): 5

Orgasm: not sure

Thanking Harold: 3

Waving bye-bye: 1

Total time: six minutes (taxi waiting)

Total calories burned: 160

Re: Politcal websites: Jack Layton must be green with envy

millipo29 — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:08:18 -0000

"This little computer," said the sales clerk, "will do half of your job for you."

Studying the machine, the senior VP said, "Fine, I'll take two."

Re: Obama Goes to Washington: Look! Up in the air! It’s Supersign!

millipo25 — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:17:20 -0000

I would like to thank you for the efforts you have made in writing this article. I am hoping the same best work from you in the future as well. In fact your creative writing abilities has inspired me to start my own BlogEngine blog now. Really the blogging is spreading its wings rapidly. Your write up is a fine example of it.

Re: The Conservative website: Stephen Harper is seeing red

JoeAnne11 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:17:03 -0000

Reading this article was like reading content freelancer books to be honest. I don't know if I can say I enjoyed it entirely but you really touched a few really good points in my opinion. Thus so I suggest to keep doing this job and I'll come back on you in the near future.

Re: Brand Power: Claude Hopkins would approve

JoeAnne11 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:16:13 -0000

I could understand that Pepsi and other companies like that are the worst in the world but I cannot understand why Nestle? or Coca Cola? as far as I know they are most successful in the entire world so I don't think you really can say that they suck. Due to Trianz, the company I own I managed to gather some experience and I know how to separate good companies from bad ones.

Re: Branding 101: Loblaws and Air Canada looking for love in all the wrong places

apaskov — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:46:52 -0000

I think it gives more to the webmaster when it comes to doing the job, that's why I prefer this one. Anyhow this is still a problem at job canada

Re: Kellogg’s, kids and advertising

Torres10 — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:31:27 -0000

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Re: Obama Goes to Washington: Look! Up in the air! It’s Supersign!

Torres10 — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:20:15 -0000

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Re: Kellogg’s, kids and advertising

chicco baby products — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:52:25 -0000

Children needs a healthy food for them to grow strong, knowledgeable and healthier. They should not depend only on snack food.

Re: Carleton University and Student Rape Victim: Legal Defence and Offended Audiences

EdvinIRohn — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:01:20 -0000

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Re: Maybe Listening is Catching On

credit card processing rates — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:41:58 -0000

The questionnaire was a bit laborious (measuring satisfaction and gathering competitive intelligence is too much for one survey, methinks). Still, the accompanying email gave me the impression they wanted to know how I felt about my stay. So I did, including the disappointing breakfast. No response yet (none was promised), but the effort was appreciated.

Re: Atheist Bus Ads: Genuine discussion please

credit card processing rates — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:41:12 -0000

when we talk about evils people have done in the name of religeon or politics for that matter, it is always the aggressive evangelists who try to force people to change their opinions.

Re: Kellogg’s, kids and advertising

rap — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:39:26 -0000

Eating healthy food will help our children to grow strong physically and mentally. They really need to know the importance of eating foods that will help them to be better.

Re: A shameless plug for a really great book

rap — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:32:28 -0000

Yeah agree with you. If we read a book we have different views in the story. We construct our own opinion and this opinion is not the same with others.

Re: Maybe Listening is Catching On

suchavoice — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:36:08 -0000

It's a great post. I fully agree to what u have written. Keep it up.

Re: Carleton University and Student Rape Victim: Legal Defence and Offended Audiences

personal injury lawyer austin — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:17:17 -0000

I really feel sorry for the girl for she was a victim of injustice, how come law enforcers let this happen.

Re: Carleton University and Student Rape Victim: Legal Defence and Offended Audiences

Guest — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:15:01 -0000

sorry! men