Venice chimney pots
Some chimney pots in Venice. Part of a larger drawing in Sketches app. Kind off king up a way t work in that app. Once again, the brushes are much…
Standing Up for Paul Bernardo
Yes, he did monstrous things, utterly heinous crimes. Yes he deserves to be imprisoned for the full, 25-year stretch if not for life itself. That said, why is Paul Bernardo…
Sen. Brazeau’s fraudulent expense claims a breach of trust: RCMP
Senator Patrick Brazeau fraudulent Senate living and travel and expense claims are a breach of trust, according to a sworn RCMP affidavit filed in an Ottawa court on Thursday. The…
Interjurisdictional immunity of highly limited application
Marine Services International Ltd. v. Ryan Estate, 2013 SCC 44 effectively eliminates the doctrine of interjurisdictional immunity: Interjurisdictional immunity exists to protect the “basic, minimum and unassailable content” or the…
Arms Race Update – Chinese Prepare for "Peoples’ War" in Cyberspace
It doesn’t take bullets, bombs and rockets to kill people and cripple nations. Our almost insane dependence on computers today creates all the vulnerability a determined, sophisticated enemy needs to…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, August 2, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, August 2, 2013: “We have now entered into an era where our assurances of confidentiality must always…
Don’t tell the Newfoundlanders – Uncle Gnarley version #nlpoli
If you want some really sharp insight into the latest developments in the Muskrat Falls saga, check out the Thursday post at Uncle Gnarley titled “Don’t tell the Newfoundlanders”. Don’t…
Sure, the Iron Curtain Fell, But What’s Going Up In Its Place?
When the Berlin Wall came down it quickly led to the liberation of eastern Europe and the demise of the Soviet Union. Western European leaders, egged on by the United…
Rob Ford’s crack buddy is arrested
Rob Ford is very unhappy.;) CBC News Rob Ford with his buddies.
How To Beat Corporate Newspaper Pay Walls-Free Radio-TV & Alternate Media Options
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger Like many of you I check the news, email etc. in the morning with a few cups of coffee. It is a nice way to…
August 2: Wow! 12 billion dollars just for jobs in NB
That’s certainly the impression given by the headline on p. 1. “$12B pipeline is ‘a game changer’ “The same tone is picked up in the story (several stories, actually) and…
Krugman – Sexism and the Federal Reserve
Misogyny in the U.S. goes straight to the top, even right into the Federal Reserve. Paul Krugman shines a light on the sexist campaign going on to undermine the eminently…
Why Do They Want Us To Shut Up?
If we were harmless, the riot cops would stay home. It’s Friday. It’s been a long week. Like most weeks. We are taught to fit in and obey. We are…
Abuse of process
R. v. M.T., 2013 ONCA 476: Helpful summaries of the doctrine of abuse of process are found in the recent decisions of R. v. Nixon, 2011 SCC 34, 2 S.C.R.…
UConn basketball players give President Obama bunny ears
Obama’s bunny ears. Basketball players got it all wrong. This is how they should have done. 🙂
Laziest. Spammer. Ever!
Received in my Spam folder today: (no subject) zed1(@)iprimus.com.au 10:37 PM (8 hours ago) to Your ID was allocated 1.MILLION POUNDS in our 2013 DRAW.Send Name. There is no creativity…
At $12 billion, it’s no small lie.
TransCanada Pipelines announced its Energy East Pipeline yesterday. It has been in the plans for a while. For a $12 billion scheme, they gave it a few extra trumpet riffs.…
"This Is The Future. Get Used To It."
China has declared a “level 2” weather emergency, a warning normally reserved for typhoons. This time it’s for a massive and prolonged heat wave that has settled in over the…
A Battery Recharger
Still trying to get my psychic energy back, I thought I would take this opportunity to post an interview of Neil Turok conducted a few months ago by Alan Gregg.…
New TransCanada Pipeline Plan Dwarfs Keystone XL
TransCanada Corp. announced yesterday they will proceed with plans to create a pipeline capable of shipping 1.1 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil and tar sands bitumen from western…