January 2014
SFH: I Am A Confused Teenager
I post this not because (a) it is a Hot Nasties tune, made famous by the Palma Violets (b) or because the Hot Nasties are reuniting in Calgary this year…
things i heard at the library: an occasional series: #12
I’m enjoying my new position so much! Things are going really well so far. I’m preparing for teen book club, researching display ideas, and planning some (I hope) interesting programs.…
Your 1st polls to 2nd guess Forum on – ONT byelections
Well, as expected, Forum is polling the 2 byelections just called in Ontario, and will be providing us fodder.. er.. numbers.. to look at. Here are their first “results”: In…
Canada the Beautiful and the Madness of Stephen Harper
Sometimes when I look at the beauty of Canada, even in winter, I think it was our downfall.Because it can be so beautiful, nobody thought it could happen here. But…
The Consumer Economy #nlpoli
It’s the sort of thing that leaps out at you. As SRBP mentioned on Thursday, in her book Shopping for votes veteran political reporter Susan Delacourt put it in stark…
On Pattern Recognition In Physics
Pattern Recognition In Physics (PRP, I’ll call it) is a new, open access journal devoted to “experimental and applied aspects of pattern analysis, extraction, classification and clustering in all branches…
Condemned man dies slowly
Dennis McGuire did not die an easy death. After the poison was injected he was still for almost five minutes, then he gave a loud snort, as if snoring, and…
Battles in the ’Burbs: Independent St. Albert MP Brent Rathgeber eyes formation of party as fund-raising vehicle
Independent MP Brent Rathgeber with machine gun, looking as if he could use some closer supervision, takes aim at the CBC. (Joke.) And, yes, that is Jack Layton with the…
Guess the country
Guess which country just passed these laws? If you said The Ukraine, you’re right.But when I saw this photo on the twitter tonight my first thought was maybe it was…
The tar sands—our climate change nemesis
While Neil Young very publicly feuds with the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers and its ally the Canadian government, tar sands production continues to systematically advance Alberta’s position as the…
Poets, Jim!
Poets! Jim They got it Spoken words They do’em Love still on board But it sort of got worse *just kidding* Stonehenge Not solved Only a few tribes gone Light…
America Bounces Back. Policing the Cops?
Americans are turning on law enforcement – with smart phones. They’re watching the watchers and they’re reporting what they see. They’ve got the cops on the run and it’s about…
Neil Young and the Attack of the Oil Pimps
Well I see Big Oil has reacted to Neil Young's challenge, and is firing back with both barrels. Still blowing gaseous emissions out of every gasket or orifice. Still trying…
Death by Torture
If the state wants to execute somebody it had better find a way that doesn’t take 25-minutes to kill. Ohio is now officially the State of ‘death by torture.’ Unable…
Thornhill PC candidate supports subway taxes, undercuts Hudak’s policy
After trying and failing to land a star candidate, Tim Hudak has settled for former Conservative riding association president Gila Martow as his candidate in Thornhill to replace his Finance…
Criminalization is only for Internet users in the TPP – not for those who violate the environment
Two days ago, Wikileaks released the draft environment chapter of the ultra-secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). It’s being called a “toothless public relations exercise” with no enforcement clauses for those who…
Cats and Dogs Living Together
Happy New Year, Nation. And what better way to start off the new year than with a nomination battle in the freshly-minted federal electoral district association of the Calgary Signal…
Cats and Dogs Living Together
Happy New Year, Nation.And what better way to start off the new year than with a nomination battle in the freshly-minted federal electoral district association of the Calgary Signal Hill…
Part 3 #OilConVoid – ConCalls: Putting Corrupt Fundraising to Work as #Elxnfraud
Part 1 of #OilConVoid explained why the Conservatives cheated to raise so much money for their party to grab majority power, and Part 2 explained part of how they did…