Introducing Bagler IT
So it has been awhile since I’ve posted anything on this site. I’ve been busy getting my own business up and running. Bagler IT is a full service web and…
January 2012
Newt Gingrich on Science: The "Say Anything" Candidate
newt_gingrich.jpg After smashing Mitt Romney in the South Carolina primary, former House speaker Newt Gingrich has now emerged as tied with the onetime Republican presidential frontrunner. So it’s time to…
Royally disgusting
Ahem. A little mood music, maestro: Ah, that was lovely. And a timely reminder of the class of person we’re dealing with here: an unelected monarch who dares to try…
Denier Defunded
The much-criticised author and climate policy sceptic Bjorn Lomborg has told the Ecologist he is the victim of a vendetta after his funding was cut by the Danish government. Bjorn’s…
Rob Ford: The Buffoon and the Opera
I suppose it was inevitable. He was born to be a comedian. First it was Rob Ford the Mayor, then it was Rob Ford the Cannon Doll, now it’s Rob…
The Integrity of Science
I have a friend who is an ardent defender of the Athabasca Tar Sands. We get into friendly arguments by e-mail that can go for several days at a time.…
American Magazine Calls Canada a Jingoistic Petro-State
Blogger Scott Tribe shared a link yesterday to an article that appeared in Slate magazine, which is owned by the Washington Post. Saudi Arabia. Nigeria. Venezuela. Canada? Is our neighbor…
Saturn’s North Pole–a Hexagon
APOD: 2012 January 22 – Saturns Hexagon Comes to Light. Filed under: Beautiful, Interesting Tagged: astronomy
Unions and Organizational Decay
As indicated in a post written last Sptember, I wholehearted support unions as the best path of resistance to the depredations inflicted by practitioners of unfettered capitalism. That support, however,…
Bell 206 L-4 Long Ranger Medical Evacuation #nlpoli
For those following the story on the helicopter used for medical evacuation in the province, here is the one people are talking about. It’s the Long Ranger version of the…
Would Ike Be A Republican Today?
As Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich tear away at each other — claiming that each benefited mightily from the government they both claim to despise — Lawrence Martin reminds his…
140 Law – Legal Headlines from Wise Law on Twitter
Here are the leading legal headlines for Tuesday, January 24, 2012 from Wise Law on Twitter: Ontario fears federal crime bill will cost it $1B Canadian Privacy Commissioner Report on…
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New Brunswick blogger charged with ‘criminal libel’ against a Frederickton police office – Computer seized! HUH?!! -CBC: 8 Frederickton Police Officers Try To Silenece Blogger
Not an auspicious beginning
Today’s Crown First Nations Gathering was supposed to be historic. It would mark the first occasion since he became prime minister in 2006 that Stephen Harper would meet with First…
Make It Stop
“Unlike Big Oil, are not transparent about their motives.” – Financial Post complaining about American environmental groups who oppose leaky pipelines destined to spoil freshwater and the Pacific coast. And…
Mitt Romney Pays $6.2 Million on $45 Million: This is Obscene
From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs: them’s radical words, of course. But I always thought they were just, right, and what we need to…
Fraser Institute Slams Alberta’s Decision to Kill Bogus School Testing
Predictably, the Fraser Institute is not happy that the Albertan government is moving to abolish elementary school provincial achievement tests (PATs), which it uses as fodder for its dubious and…
What Is With Conservatism And Global Warming Deniers?
Tom Flanagan will carry the Wildrose banner in the next provincial election, running alongside his leader, fellow climate change sceptic Danielle Smith. For a province fighting an intense public relations…