I heard this quotation attributed to Pope John-Paul the Great (actually it was said to be John-Paul VI, but that was clearly an error and intended to be John-Paul II) — but I suspect Michael Landon is more plausible. A Pope is more likely to take a lo…
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: Solving Urbandale’s Beaver Pond Forest Subdivision Marketing Dilemma
The normal method of promoting house sales by telling buyers their houses will be close to the wilderness of the South March Highlands probably isn’t going to work for Urbandale, because reminding potential buyers that they just clear cut the Beaver Po…
Continue readingHalf an Hour: Review: The Edupunks’ Guide, by Anya Kamenetz
I have now had the chance to read The Edupunks’ Guide and can now form some opinions based on what I’ve seen. And if I were forced to summarize my critique in a nutshell, it would be this. Edupunk, as described by the putative subculture, is the idea o…
Continue readingSudbury Steve May: Nuclear Waste to be Transported through Greater Sudbury?
An interesting article appeared in last Friday’s edition of the Sault Star. It seems that two northeastern Ontario communities are in the running to host Canada’s first underground permanent burial site for radioactive nuclear waste. Now, most pe…
Continue readingImpolitical: National Post hearts Liberals today
Just noting the occasion. While some of this is begrudging and framed a little backhandedly, it is relevant to remember that our economic situation today that is standing us in better stead than a lot of nations does indeed trace back to a Liberal gove…
Continue readingIs the Newsweek cover photo (and story title) of Michele Bachmann sexist?
That’s the charge being laid by conservative bloggers and NOW about this week’s cover photo of Michele Bachmann, which depicts her as she so often appears with wide eyes. I obviously don’t think so, having blogged about it here and at Let Freedom Rain. It’s an actual photo – not . . . → Read More: Is the Newsweek cover photo (and story title) of Michele Bachmann sexist?
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: heading to the mountains.
I will be away from this blog for the next few days enjoying a summer sojourn in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains. Later this week I will be attending the Alberta Teachers’ Association Summer conference in the beautiful mountain town of Banff, where I will have the privilege of sharing some of my thoughts on the state […]
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Digging Deeper Into New Brunswick’s Fracking Controversy
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In ever greater numbers, New Brunswickers are speaking out against hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and the exploitation of the densely packed unconventional gas sitting be…
Continue readingthe woodshed: Help Japan and support your local bookstore
2:46 aka #Quakebook has finally hit the shelves in bookstores around the world, and is selling well.All the proceeds go to the Japan Red Cross for earthquake relief work – which four months after the massive quake and tsunami is still going on. S…
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Ex-Politicos in Big Telecom Boardrooms
Cross-posted from Mediamorphis
Where do ex-politicians go when they retire? It would appear that they take up sinecure amongst the boards of directors at Canada’s leading telecom-media-Internet (TMI) companies.
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Art Threat: New Banksy work riffs on Murdochgate
This new Banksy work plays on the ongoing News Corporation phone hacking scandal.
Have you discovered any other artwork related to Murdochgate? Tell us in the comments below.
Via REBEL:ART.
Impolitical: Our Economist™ versus others
Interesting little wire crossing in Brazil as Harper meets the Brazilian President: At a signing ceremony with Harper for several modest bilateral deals, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff criticized the credit-rating agency for an “incorrect assessmen…
Continue readingwmtc: pupdate and where i’ve been
This week is the annual Mom Visit, which I greatly look forward to. I have a special surprise planned, but just in case my mom is peeking in, it will remain a surprise.Tala’s rehab did not go as well as we had hoped. She seemed to be doing well on tota…
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Stock collapse continues
U.S. stocks plunged Monday, with the S&P down more than 6% for its largest drop in nearly three years on rising fears of a recession exacerbated by the United States’ loss of its triple-A credit rating. The TSX was down 4%.TSX — 11670.42 -4.04%…
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Mysterious Fracking Memo Encourages Employees To Deceive Landowners
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The Associated Press is reporting some new details about the mysterious memo that surfaced earlier this year which encourages buyers of oil and gas leases to lie to landowners abou…
Continue readingThose Emergency Blues: A Request
Any nursing blog readers (as opposed to bloggers) out there willing to speak to a writer from Canadian Nurse who’s writing about nurse bloggers? Please contact @asilversides (Twitter) or email me at torontoemergencyrn (at) gmail (dot) com. Thanks…
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: Self-Power and the Power of the Enlightened Ones
Self Power, Other Power II – from Zen Philosophy, Zen Practice, by Thich Thien-An – excerpts The methods of self-power and other-power were both originally taught by Sakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. According to the teaching of the Buddha…
Continue readingMichele “Crazy Eyes” Bachmann makes cover of Newsweek. Wingnuts not pleased.
Have to admit this week’s cover of Newsweek featuring a crazed-looking Michele Bachmann is not exactly flattering. But it is an accurate portrait. The cover features Bachmann looking like, well, Bachmann. And it goes along nicely with the accompanying story title: “The Queen of Rage”.
But ever so sensitive rightbloggers – such . . . → Read More: Michele “Crazy Eyes” Bachmann makes cover of Newsweek. Wingnuts not pleased.
Continue readingHST Referendum Shuffle….Are We All Procrastinators Now?
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Yesterday, I linked to a short story from CKWX 1130 by Sonia Aslam about calls from the HST Fireman’s Brigade to extend the vote.
The following comment, attached to the story, is fairly representative of the respon…