My understanding is Canberra, the capital of Australia, is the most boring capital in the western world. That said it comes as no surprise that The International Journal of Surgery Case Reports tells all that a 70 year old resident of that fair city decided to alleviate the boredom by
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6329…Stephen Harper Does It Again
Proroguing Parliament. This has got a lot of people’s panties in a knot. It shouldn’t. Essentially what our beloved Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, is doing is delaying opening day from September 16th to mid October. The sky is not falling. I repeat: the sky is not falling. WFDS
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: We Lose Americans
At least it’s not a total loss. The big loss is the death of esteemed crime novelist, Elmore Leonard, of a stroke at age 87. Among his 45 novels are Get Shorty, 3:10 to Yuma, and Rum Punch (remade by Tarantino as Jackie Brown). Canada also says goodbye – and
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Tainted — Play a timely intervention on the paid plasma issue
A generation has passed since more than 30,000 Canadians became infected with HIV and hepatitis C through the blood system. According to the Canadian Medical Association Journal, Justice Horace Krever’s 1997 report on the tragedy is considered to be one … Continue reading →
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Harper’s Tricks Are Getting A Tad Tiresome
Sure, I could write reams on what the old trickster is up to in proroguing Parliament yet again. I think the following, though, brought to you by our friends at Citizens Rallying To Unseat Stephen Harper, sums everything up nicely: Recommend this Post
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: SFARI Highlights Serious Risk of Epilepsy for Young Children and Teens with Autism and Intellectual Disability
“Children with autism who are older than 13 years and have low intelligence are at the greatest risk of having epilepsy, says one of the largest epidemiological studies on the issue to date1. Children are typically diagnosed with epilepsy after having at least two seizures — uncontrolled surges of electrical activity in
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Closing Ranks Behind Officer Forcillo
The right wingers seem to have settled on their talking points for Jimmy Forcillo, the Toronto cop who executed Sammy Yatim on a Toronto streetcar last month. The first point is to contend that there’s no justice in convicting Forcillo of the execution. The second point is the claim that
Continue readingThe Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad: August 20: Well….
…I am still not using my own computer. Things were looking up as Bell installed the connection after only three weeks. But they did it wrong – and who can tell when they’ll get it right? I have to call them again and again and listen to recorded voices saying
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: How to Keep the ‘SNOOPS’ Out of Your Computer
Clive Thompson wrote this amazing piece in Mother Jones about how a new method of interacting will allow access across the street and eventually around the world independently. No cables, no phone lines and presumably no snooping. Scores of communities worldwide have been building these roll-your-own networks—often because a
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Tuesday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
Last week, I wrote this about the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ upcoming schedule: Of course, the next few games may seem to be ones where the ‘Riders can afford to experiment somewhat. And hopefully the team can keep up enough focus against a few reeling opponents to stay in the win column
Continue readingLeft Over: Of Snake Oil and Cellphones…..
Canadians deserve cheaper mobile rates, James Moore says Industry minister pushing back as public campaign against the big three telecom firms heats up CBC News Posted: Aug 19, 2013 3:15 PM ET Last Updated: Aug 20, 2013 9:27 AM ET Without regulated rate structures, Verizon, just like all the other
Continue readingcartoon life: The foot of Fortitude, by Botticelli
No one lingered to worship at the feet of this masterpiece, but all rushed on to gawk at the Birth Of Venus, roped off from at least 6 ft away. How is it it possible people can rush on to see what they have been told, rather than stop, to
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On external forces
Leadnow’s latest fund-raising pitch is attracting some well-deserved criticism for once again relying (at least in part) on strategic voting in the face of ample evidence showing its futility. But I’ll point out that there’s also part of Leadnow’s message which looks new – and which may go a long
Continue readingThings Are Good: Making People Laugh in The New Yorker
The New Yorker is one of my favourite magazines and the first thing I do when I open it is to read all the cartoons. Some are hilarious and others just don’t resonate with me and in the TED Talk below you can see that having a mixed bag of
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Thag not grok god!
The natural world was not a mystery — when it rained, they got wet. If they were in the mountains, rain was dangerous because it would swell the streams, making them difficult or impossible to cross. Rain made hunting more … Continue reading →
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140 Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, August 20, 2013: Court finds sale not closed if the building permit is open – Toronto Star WSJ: “The Legal Job Market Is So Bad, It’s Good” Cellphones blamed as fatal collisions by ‘distracted drivers’ up Lawyer
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: My perspective
…at ce moment. The Bush family are off to the left, which I bet is the first time somebody has ever said that about them.
Continue readingLeDaro: Fracking: Natural gas and risks
I watched a documentary on fracking by David Suzuki -The Nature of Things. It is an eye-opener that how dangerous fracking can be to the environment. It causes water pollution, air pollution and produces methane more than CO2 produced by other fossil fuels. Gas can show up in drinking water
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: Check Out Time
Stephen Harper confirmed yesterday that he intends to run for re-election in 2015. Michael Harris at ipolitics gives ten reasons why Harper should retire. Consider three of Harris’ reasons: First, Harper is tempermentaly unsuited for the job. He is a politician who doesn’t like people: And as strange as this
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Chalk Up Another One For Orwell
Or, to update the metaphor, computers being destroyed by the govenment: The message is clear: citizens do not have the right to material that would allow them to decide for themselves whether the overarching and illegal domestic spying being carried out by western ‘democracies’ is justified. Following revelations of the
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