The Islamic insurgency in Algeria has left an estimated 100,000 dead and a wounded nation trying to move forward.

According to a post by TorStar's Zerby, the memorandum of understanding between the Canadian Media Guild and the CBC includes purging any "negative references and material related to the work stoppage from web sites, podcasts, blogging etc. consistent with the CBCand CMG accepted journalistic standards."

Lockout? What lockout?

Tod Maffin, the guy behind CBC Unplugged, doesn't sound like he wants to be a team player about this in his post I will NOT erase history:

 I have chosen to not publish hurtful, personal attacks against individuals (management or workers -- neither the infamous memo nore the "party" photo appeared on my site) and I stand behind every word I posted.

The last 50 days changed labour communications forever. The worst thing we can do is erase history.

Blogs are powerful. When I blogged about how Bell Expressvu fucked me over, it jumped to the top of Google.

If the Guild or CBC wants something off my web site, I will gladly provide the contact information for my lawyer and would welcome the challenge in court.

Bring it.

One person commenting at Maffin's blog said such language was standard and that all the CMG had to do was "encourage" compliance, not enforce it.

If you're in T.O., filmmaker Eric Geringas will be holding a screening tonight of Cheating Death, his doc about a fellow named Gyazi Ferdinand, aka J9.

A certified gangsta, J9 dealt drugs and packed a 9 mm around his Regent Park nabe -- until he got shot. Then he decided to clean up and become a youth pastor.

This 30-minute documentary is his story. Both Geringas and Ferdinand will be in attendance at the screening and will speak afterwards at a panel discussion.

The screening is being held, with a 7 p.m. start time, at Nelson Mandela Park Public School at 440 Shuter St. -- pretty much in the 'hood where J9 used to prowl.

A disabled Danish man wants the state to pay for a prostitute's visits to his home.

In a Toronto Star article, new CBC board chair Guy Fournier had some pointed words for CBC president Robert Rabinovitch. Meanwhile, the CMG thinks most of its members will be back on the job by Tuesday and rabble.ca's Judy Rebick proclaims victory for the workers.