Just out now in the Globe: The tipster who prompted Rob Ford’s chief of staff to go to police about a video allegedly showing the mayor smoking crack cocaine was Dave Price, a staffer in the mayor’s office and longtime friend of the Ford family. Late on May 17, the
Continue readingcentre of the universe: Stayin’ Alive
I really should stop watching American news. I get teevee-yelly. I know I’m not going to change anybody’s mind with this post, but the cat’s getting really skittery with all the shouting going on around here, so I’m just going to say a few things. I want to make it
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: A War Without Name Is A War Without Meaning – Bacevich
Retired U.S. Army colonel turned professor, Andrew Bacevich, says, when it comes to warfare, “a rose by any other name” just doesn’t cut it. Bacevich tries on several names for the war of the past decade, looking for a proper fit. Here are his options – The Long War; The
Continue readingThe Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad: May28: "Metro employers tolerant of tattoos"
That’s front page news for the Irving Press. I cannot think of any serious, half-serious, or even comic newspaper carrying such a story on any page. But the Irving Press does this routinely. Why? It wants you to be trivial, to be uninformed, to be uncaring. That makes things so
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Why Not Buy the Chinese Version Just Like Wal-Mart Does?
A confidential Pentagon report leaked to the Washington Post accuses hackers of stealing the designs of many of America’s most advanced weapons systems. Experts warn that the electronic intrusions gave China access to advanced technology that could accelerate the development of its weapons systems and weaken the U.S. military advantage
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6062…When The Right Is Right
They are in this instance. Here is a graphic from SUN News. Of course the man who could reform the Senate, our beloved Prime Minister Stephen Harper, chooses instead to put thieves like Mike Duffy in the red chamber. Shame. WFDS
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Unidentified young man wake boards, may have future in politics
Spotted yesterday in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. This youngster from Canada was planning on taking kiteboarding lessons, but since there wasn’t a lot of wind, he opted for the wake boarding part. Damn, his name is on the tip of my tongue.
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6061…Happy Birthday Rob Ford!!!
Too lazy to look up how old he is. Guessing about 44. Methinks he may have a cold one or ten to celebrate. WFDS
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Thomas McDonagh discusses how the combination of concentrated corporate wealth and ill-advised trade agreements has allowed business interests to override the will of even strong citizens’ movements: In 2009, when the government of El Salvador refused to issue an environmental permit to
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, May 28, 2013: Crowdsourcing your views for upcoming #lawTechCamp talk: What is the top priority improvement required in Ontario court technology? Gawker hits $200,000 fundraising goal to buy alleged Ford crack video There is Another Copy Of
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Butt Activated Maple Money?
“I do think heat has something to do with activating the smell. … Scratching will create some heat friction but my friend’s warm butt is likely the activator.” I enjoyed this story about supposedly scented C-notes. It doesn’t surprise me that warm polymer would have a sugary scent. The added
Continue readingThings Are Good: Save the Environment, Live in a City
The IEEE Spectrum recently interview William Meyer who is the author of the book The Environmental Advantages of Cities: Countering Commonsense Antiurbanism. The book’s central thesis is that we need to change the discourse around cities from a negative one to a more positive conversation about the efficiencies of cities
Continue readingthe disgruntled democrat: The New Empire Is American as Apple Inc.
In his influential blog post, Empires Then and Now, the former associate editor of the Wall Street Journal, Paul Craig Roberts, muses about the nature of the New Empire. According to Roberts, “the New Empire is different. It happens without achieving conquest . . . In the New Empire success
Continue readingRecreating Eden: Ray Charles on the Way We Should Behave
Lots and lots of depressing news coming when the world in this part of the world is ablaze with luminous greens. How about this for an anthem? When it comes to political parties, I prefer orange, BTW, but notice how the lovely little clip ends–a rainbow.
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: Now Is The Time
From the day he took power, Stephen Harper — like Rob Ford — has viewed the parliamentary press gallery as maggots. Edward Greenspon writes in the Toronto Star: When he came into office, Harper threw out long-held rules of government-press engagement. He sowed fear and showed favouritism. Access was severely
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: This won’t last
You won’t believe this. We just found out that anti-Internet lobbyists are hosting happy hour parties in Washington to increase their influence over key TPP decision makers.1 They’re sipping cocktails and literally making their careers out of criminalizing our day-to-day Internet use. But we have a unique opportunity to push
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Women are Bitches
Like it is hard to find patriarchy on the Internets. It’s easy to think that the misogyny is just a feature of the those who just don’t know better, or who espouse a certain set of values like the dear followers of the GOP in the US. But no, when
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Star: Ford’s office knew where crack tape video was filmed
After more than a week of extraordinary revelations, another one this morning: the Star is reporting that someone senior in Rob Ford’s office – paid for by Ford’s mythologized taxpayer – knew where to find the video of Ford smoking crack cocaine. That is, the video that Ford now confidently
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Protected: A Reluctant Emcee
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Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: The big fat truth, the BMI sucks
This is a fascinating article in Nature showing evidence that being slightly overweight may be healthier. Of course, the real morsel of truth in the whole article is that the BMI (Body Mass Index) isn’t exactly the most fine-tuned way … Continue reading →
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