October 2012
Ottawa prison investigating allegations that guards ignored woman who gave birth in jail cell
This is a curious story. Many of the media reports seem to be focused on a suggestion the mother should not have been in remand custody at all. But if…
Christine Sinclair’s ludicrous ban…
…and fine is typical of the corrupt anachronism called FIFA! Like the IOC, it is a cabal of greed and very wealthy individuals who are interested in nothing else but…
Saturday At The Movies
This is fun, whether or not you are Canadian:
There’s always more to see if you look #nlpoli
Watch the raw video of the Thursday news conference in which Premier Kathy Dunderdale, natural resource minister Jerome Kennedy, and finance minister Tom Marshall announced the end of a dispute…
Globe & Mail Pans EU Peace Prize: “War is Peace”
Even by the steadily declining standards of the Globe & Mail, Canada’s “paper of record” hit an unusual low in its angry and Orwellian response to the announcement that the…
How much will you pay to be listened to on Facebook?
Mark Crowley: From my other blog…keep on eye on Facebook, subtle changes are afoot. Originally posted on Computationally Thinking: Facebook is having a Red Barn moment. If you ever played…
How much will you pay to be listened to on Facebook?
Reblogged from Computationally Thinking: Facebook is having a Red Barn moment. If you ever played Farmville you’ll know what I mean. Farmville was fun for the first little while, planting,…
Australian PM Gillard rips into misogynist, sexist Tony Abbott
I’m not a big fan of Australian PM Julia Gillard. She placed US interests ahead of the rights and security of Australian citizen, Julian Assange, in an extremely prejudicial fashion……
Cat from the jungle of your mind.
I’ve been playing in an iPad app called LetterMPress. The touch and manipulation controls are a bit fussy. The printing process is simulated too, and quite delightfully ignores whatever expediencies…
5233…Greek AntiImmigrantParty OpensMTLBranch
CBC.ca reports that Golden Dawn, a neo Nazi anti immigrant party in Greece, a party that won 18 seats in the last Greek election, has opened a branch in Montreal.…
Musical interlude
Andrew Bennett – Break Away (Martin Roth Remix)
5232…Carleton Ravens In The House
The defending national champs opened the Canuckistanian portion of their schedule tonight by demolishing Queen’s by a lot to a little. At one point they were up 27 to 3;…
Tough times may be ahead for the CBC by Andy Radia
FRIENDS says “The CBC is hooked on hockey and the lockout could be just a bitter foretaste of the future for the CBC”.
The Mural Debate: It Is Not About Art- It is About Politics
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes – Political Blogger Hey, that mural down by the Phoenix, in the parking lot is pretty cool. Have you seen it? It violates the bylaw, not because…
Friday night
The kids in our lives need attention and help, think about doing what you can! Have a great night.
Friday night Strength In Numbers blogging
If you’re not familiar with the band Strength In Numbers, the list of personnel might lead you to expect a bluegrass supergroup. But the tunes on offer here aren’t traditional…