Here It Goes Again
So tomorrow begins the last week of ‘boot camp’ at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. It has been a tiring five weeks so far. I’ll wait to comment…
2012
4885… Curiosity Lands On Mars
Buck Rodgers would be proud of the Yankees today. This is the first image relayed back to NASA in Houston. Marvin in the house. WFDS
Hiroshima…
In spite of the massive global distraction happening right now (aka, the Olympics), it should be noted that today, August 6, marks a day of darkness that occurred 67 years…
calgary-centre by-election nominations take a strange turn.
TweetThe Calgary-Centre Conservative Party nomination contest took a turn for the strange over the past few weeks. Originally shaping up to be a three-candidate contest, Alderman John Mar and former…
Will Twits Make a Difference in the Quebec Election?
Much talk these days about what impact Twitter and Facebook will have on elections. Since last Wednesday Quebec has been in provincial campaign mode, with everything being analyzed right and…
August 6: Maybe it’s the heat……
…but, oh, there is close to nothing worth reading in today’s Moncton Times and Transcript. The big headline story is that assistance dogs, such as guide dogs for the blind…
Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler wins gold at London Olympics
Iran`s first gold at the London 2012 Olympics OK, so these are Sun Bears but the concept is the same — and let’s forget politics, good for Hamid Sourian!
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading. – Moira Herbst is the latest to comment on the connection between the lack of good jobs and an excess of corporate cash hoarding:…
Constructive Dismissal
Brunswick News Inc. v. Sears, 2012 CanLII 42254 is a recent and useful case outlining the law regarding constructive dismissal: Constructive Dismissal Whether or not there is a constructive dismissal…
NASA’s Curiosity lands on Mars early Monday morning
Video. Some awesome pictures.
Free Pussy Riot!
The official web site. Read up, follow the trial, and donate to their defence. SFH is getting a banner made up to promote the sale of our FREE PUSSY RIOT…
Excuses
Definitely going to use this one at work: via XKCD
Bug
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Sikh temple shooter a white supremacist
Here. They’ve been searching his place all night. I won’t be at all surprised if they find the sort of propaganda – Steyn et al. – that inspired Anders Breivik.…
Much Ado About Religion
Lawrence Marin takes a little time and space this morning to rebut the theocons who were outraged when he asked whether the prime minister’s religious faith influences his policies —…
My Olympic Moment! – Movie Monday
An American hurdler, Dawn Harper put up this picture on Twitter to protest restrictions on sponsorship at the Olympics So, in case you haven’t noticed…it’s the summer Olympics. Oh, what’s…
Another Unpleasant Fact of Omnibus Bill C-38 Revealed
Given that it is a government with a well-known contempt for openness and democracy, the Harper regime rarely shocks me anymore. Its vilification campaigns of those with opposing views, its…
I Kid You Not
Ezra Levant, a pro-Green columnist for the Left-leaning Toronto Sun, said, “this pirate is pathetic. Paul Watson is a criminal who has embraced his darker side and needs to be…
Spikey messiah
So does this mean Moses was a stegosaurus? Alltop turns all four cheeks.
Early going in the Quebec election
(Source) So what’s going on so far in the first week… Marois is keeping the electorate guessing on future referendum plans. How annoying and predictable. Marois doesn’t know what to…