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Sunday, May 22, 2011

Looks like we are still here....The real end of the World???

Cabinet cost soars as Tories look to trim the fat; salaries and perks cost $9M - click in pic for more....

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his cabinet pose for a group photo following a swearing in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Wednesday May 18, 2011. Left to Right, top row: Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs, Edward Fast , Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, Joe Oliver, Minister of Natural Resources, Peter Penashue, Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Julian Fantino, Associate Minister of National Defence, Bernard Valcourt, Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), Gordon OÕConnor, Minister of State and Chief Government Whip, Maxime Bernier, Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism), Lynne Yelich , Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification), Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology) (Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario), Ted Menzies, Minister of State (Finance), Tim Uppal, Minister of State (Democratic Reform), Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport). Middle Row( left to right): John Duncan, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, Peter Van Loan, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, Christian Paradis, Minister of Industry and Minister of State (Agriculture), James Moore, Minister Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, Denis Lebel , Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health and Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway, Peter Kent, Minister of Environment, Lisa Raitt, Minister of Labour, Alice Wong , Minister of State (Seniors), Gail Shea , Minister of National Revenue. Front Row(left to right): Rob Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Marjory LeBreton, Leader of the Government in the Senate, Peter MacKay, Minister of Defence, Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Governor General David Johnston, Rona Ambrose , Minister Public Works and Government Services and Minister for the Status of Women, Diane Finley , Human Resources and Skills Development, Bev Oda, Minister of International Co-operation, John Baird , Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Steven Fletcher, Minister of State (Transport),THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Germany's Greens beat Chancellor Merkel's conservatives in historic state election in Bremen

Top candidate of the Greens for the state elections in Bremen Karoline Linnert, celebrates after public broadcaster ARD released the first exit polls in Bremen, Germany, Sunday, May 22, 2011. The Social Democrats in Bremen state are forecast to retain their lead with an almost unchanged share of 38 percent of the vote, but their junior partner, The Greens, surged by 6 percent to 22.5 percent. It says the chancellor's Christian Democrats lost about 6 percent, getting 20 percent of the votes for the state legislature. (AP Photo/dapd, Jens Schlueter)

Icelandic volcano flings up ash, shuts airport - Click pic to watch Video

In this photo taken on Saturday, May 21, 2011, smoke plumes from the Grimsvotn volcano, which lies under the Vatnajokull glacier, about 120 miles, (200 kilometers) east of the capital, Rejkjavik, which began erupting Saturday for the first time since 2004. Iceland closed its main international airport and canceled domestic flights Sunday as a powerful volcanic eruption sent a plume of ash, smoke and steam 12 miles (20 kilometers) into the air. (AP Photo, Jon Gustafsson) ICELAND OUT



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