40 Replies to “Reader Tips”

  1. I’ll trade you two Englishmen for four…

    More than a million of the highest-qualified and best-trained Britons have gone to live abroad and are contributing to the wealth of other countries, a report found yesterday.

    They have made up more than half of the British emigrants who have gone abroad over the past 14 years to work in countries including America, Australia, or, increasingly, Germany, it found.

    The report from the immigration think tank MigrationWatch warned of a new brain drain and said that no other country loses as many university graduates through emigration.

    It’s an exchange program of sorts:

    But at the same time British immigration rules are offering entry clearance to the country to engineers and other highly qualified technicians because the country is suffering from shortages…

  4. “Wage rage.
    I like that phrase, coined by the newsroom at Radio NL in Kamloops, to lead their story on yesterday’s BC Government release of public sector salaries.
    You know things are completely out of whack when you read a report like this, see someone making a quarter million tax dollars for pushing paper and managing people, and you almost think to yourself: “Hey, that’s not a bad deal.” Uh, yes it is.”
    http://taxpayer.com/blog/31-08-2011/bc-wage-rage-over-public-sector-pay#comment-3559

  7. The Mnozil Brass’s rendition of Paul Anka’s Lonely Boy was enjoyable and I sent it on to some of my children who are musically inclined.
    Excuse me now, as Vitruvius’s Hors D’œuvre Creation has sparked my hunger pangs.

  8. Because of what Vitruvius posted I am hungry. Thankfully I have a steak. Good stuff, you can eat it basically raw.

  9. Government Sues Biggest U.S. Banks Over Mortgage-Backed Investments
    EXTRACT
    -“the U.S. government on Friday sued 17 financial firms, including the largest U.S. banks, for selling Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac billions of dollars worth of mortgage-backed securities that turned toxic when the housing market collapsed.”-
    http://tinyurl.com/3pqlzh5
    This is a big deal.
    In essence it is the Obama government and the Democrats attempting to hang the housing bubble on the banks(capitalism), and flee from the responsibility of regulating it into existence with the CRA on the basis of race.
    This will either be like a Soviet show trial or a half-naked attempt to extort some of the $Billions-in -taxes the U.S. government used to bail the banks out and use it to grease the Democrat election bid.
    The optics are…millions of Americans are mad at the banksters from foreclosing on them and theirs, and the Dems are using the banks as a whipping boy, which will be popular on both sides of the aisle.
    Man… if I think I’ve seen the Liberals go lower than a snakes rectum and they can’t get any lower, it`s always my own sense of morality that limits my imagination.

  12. Oz @ 1:05 a.m.: I posted a link to that last night, but it got lost in the filter and never showed up. I agree with you, it’s a very big deal.
    This could well be a big part of the way the “community organizers” planned to destroy a country.

  14. Here’s a great post from WUWT by “Ken Harvey”:
    I can see the problem that the warmist scientists have. They have spent years, half of a working lifetime some of them, promulgating a sort of pseudo-theory. Whether they are there for the money, the prestige, simple belief, or all three, they are now painted into a corner. Their pseudo-theory is crumbling away, day by day. It must be difficult, to say the least, for a man who claims the appellation “scientist” (as it would be indeed for any of us) to acknowledge that he has spent much of his working life promoting a major intellectual error.
    That their thinking early on was in error is, of itself, no disgrace. The disgrace lies in the fact that they produced no hypothesis that could be falsified. They are painted into a corner because of not what they did, but because of what they failed to do. When is man to come to appreciate that a computer is no more than a super fast version of the Facit calculating machine which I used for currency conversions back at the beginning of the ‘fifties. Correct answers come automatically, but only if you put in the right numbers. What a pity it is that we don’t know all the “right numbers”, but in the meantime collectively we can spot numbers in there that give us pause.

  16. This could well be a big part of the way the “community organizers” planned to destroy a country.
    ~nv53
    Agree entirely.
    *sorry I missed your post last night*

  17. Article in Macleans: Why your teenager can’t use a hammer.
    “We see 13-year-olds who can’t do up buttons or tie laces,” she says. “Parents just avoid it by buying Velcro and T-shirts.” Items that—not incidentally—chimpanzees could put on.
    www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/25/why-your-teenager-can%E2%80%99t-use-a-hammer/

  18. Why your teenager can’t use a hammer.
    Wow, in the last 2 locations I’ve lived in neighbouring husbands couldn’t drive in a 3 penny nail without 10+ strokes.
    Before I was their age I could fence in a thoroughbread exercise coral driving 6 ” spiral spikes with 2 strokes, one to set them and one to drive them home.
    Was at an M&M Meats(not a patron) fronted funding drive for teens in acting arts in Airdrie Alberta buying some burgers.
    Two teenage girls about 14-15 yrs old(we bought 4 burgers from them at a total of $10.50) and I gave them a twenty +.50 cent change and we argued with them for several minutes over the obvious simplicity of getting a ten back.
    The girls finally gave in and we got the ten, but they muttered that the next time they should bring a calculator1!!?
    I wonder if we can start a new fad by introducing the abacas as a cool new thing?
    abacas jewlery…and so energy efficient too
    money money money

  19. Mao Stlong*’s Unethical Coal Tar Sands.
    “To keep its glittering skylines alight, China now uses more coal than the United States, Europe and Japan combined.”
    “Mr Lu Linhu stands beside a large sink hole in the road up to the village”.
    …-
    “China’s coal rush leaves three million living on the edge”
    “Voracious mining has hollowed out vast tracts of the north of China, leaving three million people living on ground that could collapse at any moment.”
    “To keep its glittering skylines alight, China now uses more coal than the United States, Europe and Japan combined.
    In the dust-blown mountains of China’s coal belt, locals have lived for years with choking clouds of soot and the continual roar of mines that never sleep, digging for 24 hours a day. Now they face being buried alive as China tries to extract every last nugget of coal from beneath them.
    Shanxi Huang Jia Po is a village on the edge. For centuries, 500 farmers have lived here, carving stepped fields into the side of their mountain and planting corn, marrows and aubergines in the fertile yellow soil that covers Shanxi province.
    But the children of the farmers will have to live somewhere else, because it is only a matter of time before the village falls into the honeycomb of mining tunnels below. Standing in his courtyard, Lu Linhu points to a 30ft deep hole that has opened up in the cement outside his front door. Behind him, wide cracks have appeared in the walls and ceiling of his bedroom. The 38-year-old Mr Lu, like many other villagers, has used gaudy posters to cover the holes and ease his state of mind.
    “We cannot really sleep properly any more,” he said. “At night, we can feel the shaking of the ground when they use dynamite in the mine. And when it rains, the water comes flooding in through the cracks.”
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8738873/Chinas-coal-rush-leaves-three-million-living-on-the-edge.html
    *H/T Mao Stlong is Liberal leader Basement Bob Rae’s uncle Maurice Strong of Beijing, China.

  20. O’I-Narcissist Gets No Respect*.
    “He’s bigger than most of us. So the petty slights that get a lot of us riled up probably don’t register to him. He’s a thinker and plotter …”.
    …-
    “Obama’s fight — for respect”
    “By Jonathan Capehart”
    “Each petty slight by Boehner is one more chip away at respect for the presidency.
    In Obama, we have a president more grounded and comfortable in his own skin than many of the people he has to work with to govern this country. He’s bigger than most of us. So the petty slights that get a lot of us riled up probably don’t register to him. He’s a thinker and plotter with his eyes on the prize down the road, not the daily hysteria taking place on the road to get there. That’s why I’m praying that when the real fight comes, the president will show Republicans — and the American people — that he’s not the pushover they believe him to be.”
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/post/obamas-fight–for-respect/2011/03/04/gIQAmrHLuJ_blog.html
    *H/T Rodney Dangerfield.
    “I get no respect. The way my luck is running, if I was a politician I would be honest. Rodney Dangerfield …”

  21. Investigate ex-Liberal PM Ad$Cam MartinJr., aka The Fixer.
    The links? SNC-Lavalin + Gaddafi + Liberal MartinJr + Ad$Cam.
    “Martin announced that a Canadian engineering group, SNC-Lavalin, had signed a one-billion-dollar (750-million-euro) contract to carry out one of the final phases of a vast irrigation project.”
    …-
    “Quebec firm linked to $1B fraud probe”
    “Canadian authorities are investigating employees of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc for possible corruption involving a $1.2 billion World Bank bridge project in Bangladesh, a bank spokesman said Friday.
    The World Bank said it had been informed that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police had raided several locations as part of their investigation. SNC-Lavalin confirmed it was cooperating with Canadian authorities, but gave no details.
    Canadian authorities launched the probe following a referral from World Bank officials about alleged corruption in the bidding process for the Padma Bridge, a bank spokesman said. He said the bank was continuing its own investigation.”
    http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2011/09/03/18637046.html
    …-
    “Canadian PM becomes latest world leader to visit Libya
    Updated: 2004-12-20 09:44
    Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin became the latest in a parade of world leaders to meet Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi as the once pariah nation cements its emergence from diplomatic isolation.
    Martin was expected to use his two-day visit to push for a liberalisation of Libya’s economy, political system and human rights policies and to make a strong pitch for Canadian business as the Libyan economy opens.
    Speaking to reporters following talks with Kadhafi, Martin announced that a Canadian engineering group, SNC-Lavalin, had signed a one-billion-dollar (750-million-euro) contract to carry out one of the final phases of a vast irrigation project.”
    http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-12/20/content_401671.htm

  24. Unprecedented triple-digit heat and devastating drought. Deadly tornadoes leveling towns. Massive rivers overflowing. A billion-dollar blizzard. And now, unusual hurricane-caused flooding in Vermont.
    If what’s falling from the sky isn’t enough, the ground shook in places that normally seem stable: Colorado and the entire East Coast. On Friday, a strong quake triggered brief tsunami warnings in Alaska. Arizona and New Mexico have broken records for wildfires.
    Cost have exceeded 40 billion dollars..
    Now this-
    6 states currently permit same-sex marriage: New York, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont, as well as the District of Columbia.
    –
    Can’t wait to see what happens when we get Californuk and New Jersey..

  27. Whew! It’s hard to make it past Vίtruvius’ recipe to this site but I am a person with a disciplined character. (heh)
    An interesting story from the G & M of all places. Apparently international students at university tend to cheat more than Canadian students. Most of the commentors aren’t buying the cultural relativism arguments.
    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/universitynews/why-many-international-students-get-a-failing-grade-in-academic-integrity/article2152899/

  28. Quick fire question for the crowd, doe’s Dalton Mcginty use a shoe phone?
    Posted by: wuberman at September 3, 2011 10:43 AM
    Perhaps we should get him a cone of silence instead.

  29. From Torstar: Poor Naomi Klein ‘unintentionally’ arrested at the “tarsands” protest in Washington.

  31. From the You Can’t Make this Sh1t Up File:
    A separatist firebrand in Quebec has filed an official complaint against Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s new choice for communications director.
    Gilles Rheaume wants the Canadian Human Rights Commission to investigate the appointment of Angelo Persichilli.
    The ex-president of the St. Jean Baptiste Society says the fact that Mr. Persichilli can’t speak French is unfair to French-speaking Canadians and journalists.
    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/quebec/separatist-files-human-rights-complaint-against-harpers-new-communications-director/article2153034/
    Does anyone else hear SNN staff laughing in the distance?

  33. …and if anyone of the female persuasion feels like they need a drink after finding out that not speaking French could actually become a human rights offense, here is a drink just for you/us:
    Chick Beer
    The company’s founder Shazz Lewis told the Village Voice, “It’s very mellow. It has a little less carbonation so it doesn’t make you burp. There’s no bitterness, and I think that was the big appeal for women.” The website describes it as “lightly carbonated, for less of that bloaty feeling.”
    http://pajamasmedia.com/lifestyle/2011/09/03/chick-beer-burp-free-empowerment-for-the-ladies/

  34. O’narcissist’s narcissism and its natural end result.
    “*his flock, his nation, his employees – they pay the price.”
    “*This is his sole legacy: a massive post-traumatic stress disorder.”
    “The “small people”, the “rank and file”, the “loyal soldiers” of the narcissist – his flock, his nation, his employees – they pay the price. The disillusionment and disenchantment are agonizing. The process of reconstruction, of rising from the ashes, of overcoming the trauma of having been deceived, exploited and manipulated – is drawn-out. It is difficult to trust again, to have faith, to love, to be led, to collaborate. Feelings of shame and guilt engulf the erstwhile followers of the narcissist. This is his sole legacy: a massive post-traumatic stress disorder.”
    Item:
    “Protesters leave disappointed with Obama”
    Item:
    ““Which side are you on, Obama? Which side are you on?””
    Item:
    “But they were also dispirited with a U.S. president who they increasingly believe is betraying campaign promises to put green issues at the top of his agenda.”
    Item:
    ““We have made it clear that Barack Obama himself is on the hook, that it is going to be his choice [whether to approve the project].””
    http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/09/03/protesters-leave-disappointed-with-obama/
    “*Barack Obama – Narcissist or Merely Narcissistic?”
    http://www.globalpolitician.com/25109-barack-obama-elections

  36. “SNC-Lavalin to send workers back to Libya Montreal Gazette”
    “SNC Lavalin linked to corruption probe in Bangladesh CTV.ca”
    H/T Friend of Gaddafi:
    “Martin and Company went on to meet with officials of the Great Man-Made River Project, an ambitious pipeline scheme to tap vast aquifers beneath the Sahara Desert to quench Libya’s parched coastal population. The Montreal-based Canadian engineering giant SNC-Lavalin is a participant in the massive project that will be 20 years in the making and one that is compared to building the Great Pyramids of Gaza—16 times over.”
    “How the West Was Won by Moammar Gaddafi”
    http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/33805

  37. “Harper” and “other world leaders see it.”
    http://s3.amazonaws.com/readers/2011/08/21/obama-arrogant_1.jpg
    …-
    “Insider: (Leans back – folds arms across chest)
    You and too many goddamn Americans don’t see it so don’t feel so bad. You know, other world leaders see it. Putin. Sarkozy. Merkel. Harper…Barack Obama is incapable of anything remotely resembling leadership, but he is also quite capable of the kind of dangerous arrogance that the very worst leaders in history possessed.
    (Pauses) Look, let me try and paint a picture for you – a clearer picture of what Obama really is. If you were to step into the White House and see the man at work, or whatever the hell it is he calls it. It’s not the same as what some of his own people are calling it – I know that for certain. The jokes, the sneers that go on behind the president’s back. You want to see that picture? The real Barack Obama? Maybe then you might understand what the man is capable of – really capable of.”
    “White House Insider: The Obama Plan – Part Three”
    http://newsflavor.com/politics/us-politics/white-house-insider-the-obama-plan-part-three-2/

  39. Oz @ 1:05 a.m.: -“the U.S. government on Friday sued 17 financial firms, including the largest U.S. banks, for selling Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac billions of dollars worth of mortgage-backed securities that turned toxic when the housing market collapsed.”-
    Oz comments: “In essence it is the Obama government and the Democrats attempting to hang the housing bubble on the banks(capitalism), and flee from the responsibility of regulating it into existence with the CRA on the basis of race.”
    I believe that Oz is bang on.
    I poked around some of the big American blog sites: Michelle Malkin, Instapundit, Breitbart, Politico. Maybe I missed it, but I found no mention of this HUGE issue at any of them.

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