PROTECT YOUR SENIOR FROM IDENTITY THEFT
Protect Your Senior From Identity TheftMaria is a frequent guest blogger here at The Caregivers' Living Room. Today, I'm happy that she's chosen to write about fraud and identity theft,…
2016
Taking Real Action on Climate Change by Putting Teeth in Toothless Targets
This is the first of a four-part series on B.C.’s climate action plan. Part One addresses B.C.’s GHG reduction targets. Part Two addresses how that plan is at risk of…
The American Tipping Point. . . .
I grew up in the States in the turbulent times of the 1960s and early 70s. As a young child I lived in Detroit during the infamous riots there. My…
The American Tipping Point. . . .
I grew up in the States in the turbulent times of the 1960s and early 70s. As a young child I lived in Detroit during the infamous riots there. My…
Democracy’s Shortcomings*
“Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.”― Winston S. ChurchillThe above is clearly not in accord with the thinking of our 'betters,' aka the corporate…
What was David Cameron humming? The EDM mix
We now know, thanks to the NME and an inventive Brit: I spent yesterday evening remixing David Cameron. I’m very proud… #cameron #humming pic.twitter.com/WIMDU4zyjx — Graeme Coleman (@graemecoleman) July…
LawFact of the Day: Employment Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday July 12, 2016. Today we are talking about Employment Law.A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Jul 12,…
Maroon Sues DOC and Wins! Settlement Reached (repost)
Settlement reached in Shoatz v. Wetzel July 11, 2016: Pittsburgh PA —A settlement has been reached in the case of Shoatz v. Wetzel, which challenged the 22-year solitary confinement of…
Transcendance
It’s not surprising that AI replaced the biological form in the popular Frankenstein monster trope. In fact the smart-evil-machine scenario has been done so often this past decade or so…
Daisy is tops!
So sayeth NBC: Perhaps the most famous political ad of all time, this early television spot ran on air just once but generated enough media coverage to become a real…
Sending cannon fodder to Latvia.
In 1941 Canada came to the aid of the British Empire and sent troops to Hong Kong. The Royal Rifles of Canada and the Winnipeg Grenadiers were supposed to be…
Dallas In Context
Chris Hedges puts the recent violence in the United States into a larger context. It's what happens, he writes, when the corporate state has become firmly entrenched:Globalization has created a…
Parents Need to be Nagged by Their Kids
Kids are always being told what they can and cannot not do, and new research says that when it comes to the environment it’s parents that should be told what…
Tony Clement and the Con Clown Meeting in Muskoka
As announced, today is the day Tony Clement, the King of Muskoka aka Gaz Boy or Gas Bag, will make what he calls an "important announcement." When he will solemnly…
Delivery #nlpoli
Michael Barber headed a group of officials for then-Prime Minister Tony Blair that was responsible for getting Blair's major commitments through the government bureaucracy and into practice.They called it the…
Slow TV
Norwegian TV discovered that 2 million Norwegians were willing to watch the train ride from Bergen to Oslo in real time. I did it both ways in person and didn't…
Slow TV
Norwegian TV discovered that 2 million Norwegians were willing to watch the train ride from Bergen to Oslo in real time. I did it both ways in person and didn't…
Slow TV
Norwegian TV discovered that 2 million Norwegians were willing to watch the train ride from Bergen to Oslo in real time. I did it both ways in person and didn't…