how men and women make decisions under stress
Stress causes men and women to respond differently to risky decision making, with men charging ahead for small rewards and women taking their time, according to a new study in…
June 2011
Õhtuvalguses / Evening light – Landscape & Rural Photos – Vaido’s Photoblog
via vaido.aminus3.com The light here and colour is so vivid, it makes me think of something you can taste. Filed under: Miscellany
Upcoming dates for the UBB hearing and other proceedings
A lot has happened since the height of the Stop The Meter campaign: we went through an election, we saw the emergence of a pro-Internet community and pro-Internet candidates, the…
Syria to deal "decisively" with the deaths of 120 security personnel in the northern town of Jisr al-Shughour
Perhaps we will see foreign forces intervene in Syria to protect civilians -- as in Libya? (In case it's not obvious, this comment is made as heavy irony)http://bbc.in/kW6S0K "Later, a…
The $0.3 Billion Question
Machiavelli has nothing on these guys. Let’s deconstruct for a moment the central message of today’s 2011 Federal Budget, Take 2: “Storm clouds are gathering in the world economy. We…
New Democrats Online – BOOKMARK IT
A lot of politicos are missing the Progressive Bloggers aggregator. Well, in fact a lot of the bloggers who run through the Prog Blog site are alive and well and…
The Wiener Was Weiner’s!!
The wiener was Weiner's.
sturgeon school division to offer secular public education in morinville.
St. Jean Baptiste Church and Rectory are the most familiar buildings in the Town of Morinville. On March 6, 2011 I wrote about the situation in my hometown of Morinville,…
The Case for Free Transit
Here's my main reason for making transit free. We have to have transit for people who can't drive or can't afford to drive. But currently, transit is worse for the…
Prime Ministers of Canada & Their Wu-Tang Clan Names
1. John Alexander Macdonald – Amazing Specialist 2. Alexander Mackenzie – Insane Hunter 3. John Abbott – Respected Wizard 4. John Sparrow David Thompson – Dynamic Desperado 5. Mackenzie Bowell…
UBC economist Milligan throws cake at educated, unemployed youth
I tuned into a rebroadcast of this morning’s the CBC’s the Current while cleaning the kitchen this evening which had an unusually good documentary on the problem of youth unemployment;…
Williams ex-chief of staff lands at Muskrat project
Not surprisingly, Brian Crawley - Danny Williams’ former chief of staff - is now a manager with the Muskrat Falls project. Williams announced the project last November as a prelude…
Irregular Climate Episode 20: Dead trees make for good reading
On this episode: : Extreme weather, Wegman strikes again, conservative science vs liberal science, no science in science class, climategate still nothing to see here, blame Canada, self-debunking deniers tie…
Wherein I agree with Marc Morano
Cross-posted from Irregular Climate We must not tolerate the same pathetic GW Bush strategy of accepting the alleged AGW science but rejecting so-called solutions -Marc Morano I am as surprised…
Tea Partiers Attempt to Re-Write History
Literally: Last week, Sarah Palin told a local news station in Boston that Paul Revere "warned the British that they weren't gonna be takin' away our arms." As the news…
Did Aaron Rome just cost the Canucks the Stanley Cup?
Alain Vigneault and Mike Gillis have a lot to answer for putting in Aaron Rome after he sustained two obvious penalties last game. If the Bruins don't come back and…
Stephen Duckett: Too many Tories can be bad for your health (care system)
Stephen Duckett, back in the day as President and CEO of Alberta Health Services.It’s just as you thought – having all Conservatives all of the time is bad for Alberta.…
3831…The Longest Day
June 6, 1944.The beginning of the end.Thank heavens.WFDS
Linda Gibbons is Set to Continue Her Crusade
Ugh, what a surprise. Two days after being released from jail, Gibbons revealed in an interview with the National Post (the only paper that bothers reporting about her legal troubles)…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading.- Brian Topp's initial observations on the new sitting of Parliament include this note on the Libs' interim leader:(A)s a footnote, Interim Liberal Leader Bob…