Talking to Ottawa a Waste of Breath
Canadian environmental leaders are shifting their focus away from Ottawa and the Petro-Parliament and instead toward provincial premiers. Greenpeace is also placing its hopes in the premiers, saying Ottawa is…
July 2012
"We Need Justice"
So says a young Hispanic boy in the following video, a followup of the police brutality in Anaheim I posted about yesterday: Recommend this Post
The Impoverished States of America
Poverty in the United States is set to reach levels not seen since the 1960s. Poverty is spreading at record levels across many groups, from underemployed workers and suburban families…
The Mind of Steve
There was a time when conservatives considered themselves hard-headed realists and mocked liberals as dreamers and philosophers with fancy notions. Old conservatives wanted facts, they wanted science, they demanded to…
Another Hot Day: Parks in the Early Morning, and Paul Krugman
Another hot one, and this is what it looks like about 7:30 in Parc Outremont. Nice, eh? But these hot summer days are worrying. Where are we going with climate…
This is logic – and THIS is…
…the logic of religion! LOL! (5) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
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Court must weigh prejudicial effect in considering potentially bad character evidence
R. v. VanEindhoven, 2012 NUCA 5 deals with the requirement that prejudicial effect be considered where potential bad character evidence is considered: We agree with the appellant’s submission that the…
Ars Technica on the Wall Street Journal
From the article: WSJ mangles history to argue government didn’t launch the Internet The Wall Street Journal has earned a reputation for producing in-depth and meticulously fact-checked news coverage. Unfortunately,…
July 23: Why?
There is little to comment on in today’s Moncton Times and Transcript. There is a letter from a supporter of Crandall University and its anti-gay policy (for which it receives…
Are You Ready To Sit Down For What You Believe In?
Who says building a better world is all work and no play? Who Gives A Crap is a fun campaign created by three engineers/product designers who have developed a toilet…
A Success Story Rob Ford and Other Reactionaries Won’t Like
Those who see issues in simplistic and absolutist terms will not care to even acknowledge the existence of this letter from a Star reader. It speaks to something that neo-conservatives…
Use Your Smartphone to Advance Science
Smartphones aren’t just for games and checking your email anymore! Today, these mobile devices can be used to better the world around us by helping scientists understand more about it.…
4923…We All Scream For Ice Cream Cones
Len Berman’s That’s Sports says that July 23rd is the day that “A vendor named Charles Menches came up with the concept of an ice cream cone at the St.…
4922…Monica Lewinsky Meet Jack Benny
Both icons from back in the day. Both 39. One perpetually; one today. WFDS
4921…When Is The PM Finishing That Book
You know the one. The one on hockey. Our beloved Prime Minister Stephen Harper has repeatedly said that he is working on a hockey book. When are we going to…
College sports governing body slams Penn State post-Sandusky, Paterno
The NCAA has handed down its sentence on Penn State University’s football program, as outlined in this news release: By perpetuating a “football first” culture that ultimately enabled serial child…
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