Sunday round-up
Clearing out the dashboard right here and now with this quick list of things that caught the eye this week… 1. Great column by Tom Friedman, “The Rise of Popularism.”…
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From Market Economy to Market Society
If we can accept the scientific opinion that the primary ecosystems of our planet are seriously degraded — a United Nations’ report recently warned they are on the verge of…
4853…This Is Why You Have A Fast Car
To go fast. Very fast.CBC Ottawa reports that “An Ottawa man has been charged with stunt driving and failing to stop for police after police clocked him on Highway 417…
Frankenstein – Final
A bit more work on Sunday morning and Frankenstein’s monster is done. The colouring is unconventional. The instructions call for black or dark brown for the jacket and pants. A…
Autism Society NB Advocacy History: Saving The Stan Cassidy Centre Autism Team
It is difficult to say, as an outsider, what factors weigh most heavily in the minds of public decision makers when they make decisions which impact a community, especially a…
On parallel pursuits
Let’s follow on the theme of both Thursday’s column and the Mound of Sound’s post with a closer look at the corporatist “there are no bad jobs” philosophy – which…
Recovered: Canadian Progressive World Blog
The news is good! I’ve fully restored my blog, Canadian Progressive World, home of the provocative, unapologetic, activism-oriented and globally-conscious Canadian progressive! The blog was hacked Friday night after I…
Sunday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your weekend. – In keeping with the theme of my column this week, the Mound of Sound highlights the distinction between a “plutonomy” which serves as…
LIBOR, the shoes are dropping from the sky.
Anyone else following the LIBOR scandal that started in the UK and is spreading like a wildfire across the global banking industry? If not, this could be a good popcorn…
Co-ordination of Communications and Policy Functions in B.C.’s NDP Government 1996-1999
{This paper, written way back in 2000, discusses both the formal and informal co-ordination of communications and policy functions in the B.C. NDP governments, focusing on how this co-ordination changed…
The Loaded Dice of Climate Change
Trying to attribute specific weather events to global warming is impossible. Long before man got the notion to industrialize there were hurricanes and tornadoes, droughts and floods. They happened before,…
Another Salvo Against Teachers
Just came back from a rather tiring two-hour plus bike ride against a head wind. Because I am too tired to write a lengthy post, and as a follow-up to…
wmtc7 is awesome, or, 10 reasons i love hosting a summer potluck
Wmtc7 was last night, and I think it might have been the best wmtc party yet. It was certainly the our biggest turnout, with more than 40 people – and…
Amazingly good sentencing tool
rangefindr is a tool to help lawyers and judges find criminal sentencing ranges in seconds instead of hours. I have no interest direct or indirect in the website but it’s…
Irie from Jamaica, mon
If the plane back to TeeDot goes down in a fiery ball of flame this afternoon, here’s a pic you can put up on your fridge door. You’re welcome.
Safety Deposit Boxes
Cases about safety deposit boxes are so rare. Banks and trust companies are usually careful and do not allow boxes to be mis-assigned or improperly opened. That said, cases on…
Don’t Get Uppity. Remember Your Place.
These are hard times for the honest man and they may get a lot harder yet. There’s a societal sort of continental drift underway. Our once cohesive, strong society is…
Bilious bloat
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4852…PETA And Bob Barker Not Stampede Fans
From the PETA Files, the official blog of PETA, People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals, comes this timely piece “…Bob Barker has sent urgent letters to the major sponsors…