2000-01 - Often cited as the show's best joke, the sketch was aired during the 2000 federal election campaign, and consisted of a staged rant by Rick Mercer.
When former Canadian Alliance leader Stockwell Day ran for Prime Minister of Canada, he proposed a mechanism to call for a referendum. A petition on any particular subject which gathered at least 350,000 signatures of voting age citizens ("3% of the electors") would automatically trigger a national referendum.
Mercer's "rant" asked viewers to log on to the 22 Minutes website, and sign an online petition asking the party leader to change his name to Doris Day (after the singer/actress). Producers claim to have obtained in excess of 1,200,000 online votes. This was cheerfully admitted to be a stunt unhampered by the rigours of an Elections Canada-controlled petition. Although the skit had no effect on Alliance policy, it did obtain international publicity for the show and contributed to the general air of farce surrounding Day's election campaign. Day did, however, have a very appropriate response to the petition: "Que será, será".[3]
Service lifecycle management (SLM) is defined by industry analyst firm AMR Research and described as a holistic approach which helps service organizations better understand the revenue potential by looking at service opportunities proactively as a lifecycle rather than a single event or series of discrete events, combining all service-based operations into a single, albeit complex, set of workflows and connected business processes. SLM consists of the following key components:
The town of Fenggang used to be notorious for grilling passing by wings of migration. Nowadays, they grill quails instead. My previous visit was right after my return from more than a decade of absence. I thought the vendor's accent was strange. Now I know she was most likely to be an immigrant.
I picked this vendor this time. First of all, the stand claimed to be fifty years old. Sencondly, the display was covered by a glass window. The operator was an elder lady. NT$80 a stick, with two birds. I inquired the price once more as I shopped for Thousand-Year-Old eggs later. Both places asked for the same price.
As we chewed away the birds, a car slowly pulled by. As the old lady approached to greet the potential customer, the car sped up and drove to the next stand. The old lady said "The operator of that stand has only one arm. I do not know how she grill her birds."
I wonder which is their real merchandise: good deeds or great taste?
Their food is only above average, but their over the top service has become the steroid on value. Staffs are very enthusiastic. They rather busy serving customers than rest and relax. They teach customers all the tricks they know on grilling. If you enjoy grill food, this place is a must.
Tips: Although dining time is limited to two hours. However, if you start at 11:30, they will let you chew through 14:30. Reservation highly recommended.
Grill Beef/烤牛肉：
When you see the beef shrinks a bit, it is time to flip.
Peel Shrimps/剝蝦：
Peel from the back of the shrimp from the second section, and the shell will slip off from either ends.
Grill Shrimps/烤蝦：
Line them up and flip them all at once.
Grill Japanese Dessert/烤麻薯：
Request for a clean mesh. Do not flip too often. Ready when become soft. Swelling is swell. Give it a bit of pressure, but not to break the bubble.
This wild life was discovered on the way to Kenting, Taiwan. Although resembles the form of humanoid, apparently lack of the ability to comprehend either text or graphical signs. Its "oinking" sounds like "I am roaming in Taiwan" in Mandarin Chinese.
A hickey (or love bite (UK)) is a temporary bruise or mark caused by kissing, sucking, or biting the skin forcefully enough to burst blood vessels beneath the skin.
Hickeys typically last from four to twelve days and may be treated in the same way as other bruises. Hickeys can be a purple-like color similar to other types of bruises, or a cluster of red speckles.
According to common belief[1], another way to help the hickey heal is to put a block of ice on the affected area, although this will only help if the hickeys have been present for under 10 minutes. They can be covered with foundation, powder or concealer if one wishes to hide them. Another method of concealment is to use an article of clothing such as a scarf or polo neck.
A friend excludes me as a sample of his research for how one position himself in society, for I was "contaminated." His reason is I must have already put in some effort to figure out my own identity.
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