Antonio Morrison got arrested for doing so on the weekend.Who is Antonio Morrison? Glad you asked. Mr. Morrison is a student athlete with the University of Florida Gators football team. Think Gatorade, Tim Tebow and Ottawa’s own Jesse Palmer and you have the picture. The Orlando Sentinel relays the info that
Continue readingLeDaro: Duchess Kate in labour
The crazy bunch! Duchess Kate in labour? So what? I have never understood this obsession with a couple of people, Kate and William, or the rest of the ‘royal’ family. They’re humans like rest of us. What happened to the evolution of civilization? I would think that kings, queens, princes
Continue readingBuckdog: After Confusing Mixed Messages From Premier Wall, Sask NDP Want Him To Bring ‘Abolish Senate’ Action To Premiers Meeting
( “NDP Leader Cam Broten is calling on the premier to commit to a provincial resolution to abolish the Senate and urge the other provinces to do the same while meeting with Canada’s premiers this week. “The NDP has long wanted to abolish the Senate and roll up the red
Continue readingThe Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad: July 22: Wow! Wow! Wow!
George “Skip” Wallin is back in letters to the editor. And, what a thrill! He’s once again been chosen by Letters editor Rod Allen as Letter of the Day. He must really be good. His point this time is similar to his point every time. Doctors know nothing about the
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: When economic action plan advertising fails.
Somebody should get a bill for this. Babel-on-the-Bay has been telling people for free that the Conservative government’s well advertised economic action plan is a crock. Do they listen to us? No. They have to do studies to prove it. Now that it has been proved, where does that leave
Continue readingA BCer in Toronto: What happened to Harper’s cheques for whistleblowers?
In the 2006 election, the Conservatives talked some good talk about whistleblowers. They got a whistleblowing former federal civil servant to run for them as a candidate, and they made protecting whistleblowers a key part of their election platform. Here’s what they promised: They won that election, and several
Continue readingRecreating Eden: More on Gardening in the City, This Time Commercially
Le Devoir this weekend had several stories about the movement toward urban gardening. Chief among them was one about Lufa Farms, which has built a commercial rooftop greenhouse. This is the third year that the firm has delivered boxes of fresh produce to Montrealers–the 3,000 subscribers can share in the
Continue readingRecreating Eden: Detroit Is a Victimi of Sprawl Too: Krugman
The recent brouhaha about Detroit’s financial problems and its filing for bankruptcy protection have sparked many comments. Paul Krugman in The New York Times, as usual, has some trnechant things to say, particularly about the dangers of comparing this situation with that of Greece. But half-way through he touches on
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: So what’s Kathy’s problem? #nlpoli
So if Stephen Harper’s staffing problem is that “all the good ones quit”, what is the story on the staffing problems in Kathy Dunderdale’s office? -srbp-
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140 Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, July 22, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, July 22, 2013: Big Law Firms in Trouble: When the Money Dries Up | New Republic Manslaughter boast ends U.S. fugitive’s secret life in Canada Dubai jails Norwegian woman for illicit sex after she reports rape The
Continue readingThings Are Good: Using Behavioural Science to Lower Energy Consumption
Alex Laskey wants to lower people’s energy consumption by using tricks and practices from the world of behavioural science. It sounds great and would be great to see implemented, check out his TED talk for more:
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: They’re Wearing Off And Wearing Thin
Perhaps the public is finally catching on. The Canadian Press reports that a recent Harris-Decima survey — required under federal advertising rules — found that: Slick television ads this year for the Harper government’s “economic action plan” appear to be inspiring a lot of, well, inaction. A key measure of
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: The Trudeaus aren’t the only family with roots in the Kootenays
My family does, too. A lot of them have lived there for years, near Winlaw. It is a beautiful place, and I’d be living there, too – if there was a demand for liberal political crisis management/war room type guys deep in the Kootenay woods, that is.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: “You want to come after Rob and I, we’re open game”
So sayeth one of the stupidest politicians to walk the planet. Well, okay, Doug, but only because you insist: we will continue to “come after” after you and your idiot brother. Heh. Oh, and one more thing: a guy with your past probably shouldn’t be advising others to get “counselling.”
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Skepticism and Atheism – The Way of the Mister
Helpful hints for our wannabe skeptical friends. Filed under: Atheism Tagged: Atheism
Continue readingTrashy's World: Unconfirmed reports from unnamed sources…
… indicate that the newest royal attention seeker has been born and he shall be named Heir-a-born, son of Aragorn, son of Arathorn. Gimli, son of Gloín is appointed the Royal diaper washer while Gollum will act as his nanny. Joe Oliver is apparently jetting across the Atlantic as I
Continue readingScripturient: Blog & Commentary: Hell 2.0
I left you last time after finishing the letter D, in Miriam Van Scott’s Encyclopedia of Hell. I’m back in book form to take you through a few more entries in her exploration of the afterlife. But first a couple of additions to your reading material. First on the list
Continue reading350 or bust: Got Milk? Not If It’s Hot Outside
* It turns out cows hate the heat; and as we know, our planet is getting hotter. To read more about how climate change is affecting cows, and what farmers are trying to do about it, go to LancasterOnline.com: Comfy Cows, as temperatures rise, Lancaster Country farmers employ bovine cooling
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: The Imaginary Nation #nlpoli
Look at the shelves in any bookstore around town these days and you will likely see endless copies of Greg Malone’s book Don’t tell the Newfoundlanders. The piles of books show that few people are actually interested in Malone’s malarkey. Well, very few people beyond the crowd who – like
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