And I’m so not looking forward to this. No, its not 2012 itself that’s the problem — it’s all this Mayan calendar stuff that we’ll be hearing about all year long, until next Dec. 22.
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Zuccotti Park is retaken. #OccupyNewYear!
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: Study Confirms DSM-5 Autism Spectrum Disorder Excludes Low Functioning, Intellectually Disabled Autistics
The abstract following is for the article Testing the Construct Validity of Proposed Criteria for DSM-5 Autism Spectrum Disorder, authors William P.L. Mandy, D.Clin.Psy., Tony Charman, Ph.D., David H. Skuse, M.D.Accepted 21 October 2011. published online 05 December 2011. The study participants were 708 children and young persons who had mild to
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: I’ll Walk with God
I’m curious. Are you looking forward to 2012? There were over 555,000 visitors to this blog in 2011, which worked out to an average of 1,2084 readers a day. Here’s to you! The final round of voting for the 2010 Canadian Blog Awards ends January 20th. BDBO is currently 4th
Continue readingBlunt Objects: Happy New Year
We here at Blunt Objects wish you and yours a happy new year, 2012. Here are some things to look forward to in the new year. Minority in Ontario.Minorities mean that an election can be called at any time, but probably wont. Expect to see frequent speculation in the media
Continue readingHappy 2012 From The Cast of Sister Sage’s Musings And Ringing it In With Style With a Musical Interlude From JimBobby
Hey Boys ‘n’ girls, it’s been awhile, I know. I’ll explain at a later time. Meanwhile, I’d like to thank my partners in crime for holding up the fort as they usually do with their stylings when I am unable to post for long periods of time. Right now, I’d
Continue readingCalgaryLiberal: Endorsement: CalgaryLiberal.com Endorses Kyle Harrietha for VP Membership in the Liberal Party of Canada
This Calgary Liberal is proud to endorse National Membership Secretary candidate Kyle Harrietha. When I was president of Calgary East, rebuilding it from nothing to 100 members and rekindling its existence, he provided me with the support to succeed in my role through advice and mentorship. This same advice and mentorship
Continue readingPeace, order and good government, eh?: Saturday night Monster Gentlemen blogging
Happy New Year.
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Charlie Brooker’s 2011 Wipe
To end the year on a fittingly sardonic note, here’s Charlie Brooker’s brilliant take on the past twelve months as darkly viewed through the pop culture lens of a jaded media critic: If nothing else, you can just skip about half way through the video to enjoy a short documentary
Continue readingExponential Book: 2011 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 29,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 11
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end
Seneca (A thought for the New Year)
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AllTheAdventuresThatFit CentralAmericaVille Two of our favourite cross-over proMedia/Blogger-types and all ’round good people, Jody Paterson and Paul Willcocks: We’re off to do volunteer work in one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere – Honduras. You can help us make a real difference…. To help them make it them
Continue readingWankers of the Week: Year-End Yahoos
Crappy weekend everyone! It’s New Year’s Eve, but even so, the wanks just keep on coming. Guess some people just gotta see the old year out with a bang…and a crash…and an unceremonious thud…and a whimper, plus some cheese to go with that drunken whine. And true to form, these
Continue readingcmkl: A big box, tobogganing and happy birthday Irene
Most of the world knows today as “New Year’s Eve” but to our family it’s Irene’s Birthday. Our family began by another round of presents, for Irene this time. Mallory decided to give herself as a present, so Mallory and I were up early, installing her in a box, taping
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Social Insurance Benefits Increase Tomorrow!
Amidst the plethora of media reports on “payroll tax” increases for 2012, there was little mention of increases in benefits. There are, of course, two sides to social insurance programs. Starting in January, CPP benefits – indexed to inflation – rise by 2.8% to a new monthly maximum of $986.67.
Continue readingSudbury Steve May: 2012 Crystal Ball Blog, Part 3: International Predictions
In Part 1 of my Crystal Ball gazing blog post, I took a look at domestic politics in Canada and made some not-so bold predictions. In Part 2, I discussed a few over-arching ideas related to the economy and democracy, and my predictions tended to be a little more trend-based.
Continue readingThe #EthicalOil meme is pathetic PR bullshit | #cdnpoli #tarsands
Yes, I said it, the whole concept is brilliant. This is a fantastic way to change the debate to an issue that doesn’t really matter. Has anyone seriously thought that we would not be able to sell our oil? Come on. This is much ado about nothing. Actually, I’m sure
Continue readingJimBobby Sez: Mocha in Muskoka
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, ol’ Dr. Dawg wrote hisself a parody version of ol’ Merle Haggard’s Okie from Muskokee an’ it’s all about how Tony Clement took $50 million earmarked for border security an’ spent it on fixin’ up his stompin’ grounds so’s he’d be sure an’ get hisself
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