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,…
August 2011
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…
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…
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…
Is 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…
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’…
Digging Deeper Into New Brunswick’s Fracking Controversy
Say No To Shale Gas.jpg In ever greater numbers, New Brunswickers are speaking out against hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and the exploitation of the densely packed unconventional gas sitting be...
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 -…
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. read…
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.
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…
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…
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’…
Mysterious Fracking Memo Encourages Employees To Deceive Landowners
danger men.jpg 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…
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…
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…
Michele “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,…
HST Referendum Shuffle….Are We All Procrastinators Now?
ThereButTheGraceOfTheGoddessGoWeVille 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…
"We’ve got more to do"
Aaron Wherry's story on Jack Layton's new cancer diagnosis includes a reminder as to what needs to be done no matter what happens in Layton's latest fight: McGrath prepared herself…