When Success Matters
Why breed service dogs instead of rescue?
Congratulations America
Now you’re just like Canada and Britain. You have to go to the news and through political channels in order to get the health-care you voluntarily gave up.
AccessHealth CT CEO Kevin Counihan said his intervention appears to be the reason the problem was solved. “We’ve interceded, and we’ve resolved [K.C.’s] issue with Anthem, and she’s all set now,” Counihan said. “I almost feel squirrely saying that because this is not about self-aggrandizement, but clearly, I think we put a little juice under Anthem’s toes.”
Leftist Infighting Down Under
In the aftermath of Tony Abbott‘s decisive victory in Australia, reports of major infighting amongst Leftist elites are starting to surface. It’s a thing of beauty to watch!
Payback
So, remember this photo op for Premier Redford?
This is the thank-you from the Alberta Taxpayers.
Because, you know, there’s not enough money in refining to incentivize private capital.
The womenfolk are now safe
The truth about the great troll panic of 2013.
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Reader Tips
Tonight, an impatient Renée & Renato, backed-up by a large and rather fierce orchestra, warn that It’s Now Or Never, and follow up with detailed instructions. Do as they say.
The comments thread is open, as always, for your Reader Tips.
Well-socialized science
Excerpt from David Gelertner’s essay The Closing of the Scientific Mind:
That science should face crises in the early 21st century is inevitable. Power corrupts, and science today is the Catholic Church around the start of the 16th century: used to having its own way and dealing with heretics by excommunication, not argument.
Science is caught up, also, in the same educational breakdown that has brought so many other proud fields low. Science needs reasoned argument and constant skepticism and open-mindedness. But our leading universities have dedicated themselves to stamping them out–at least in all political areas. We routinely provide superb technical educations in science, mathematics, and technology to brilliant undergraduates and doctoral students. But if those same students have been taught since kindergarten that you are not permitted to question the doctrine of man-made global warming, or the line that men and women are interchangeable, or the multiculturalist idea that all cultures and nations are equally good (except for Western nations and cultures, which are worse), how will they ever become reasonable, skeptical scientists? They’ve been reared on the idea that questioning official doctrine is wrong, gauche, just unacceptable in polite society.
A long essay by interweb standards, but well worth reading.
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Related: “Useful New Term: Catechism-Science“.
Honey, I Finished The Internet
Men with cats. Some may find these images disturbing.
The Libranos
“In newly released court documents investigators allege that hours after Harb took out a $177,000 mortgage on his home in Cobden, Ont., in Oct. 2007, he transferred 99.99 per cent of the title to Magdalene Teo, who was at the time Brunei’s High Commissioner to Canada. She is now Brunei’s ambassador to China.”
Via, NWC
Now Is The Time At SDA When We Juxtapose!
First this (lots of video):
Vivian Bercovici named Canada’s new ambassador to Israel
Appointment comes as PM Harper’s 1st trip to Israel approaches
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“It won’t be a huge shock to anyone that Canada is a strong supporter of Israel,” Baird answered in response to a question about Bercovici’s perceived bias against the Palestinian leadership.
Baird went on to point out Bercovici will be the representative to Israel exclusively and not the Palestinian Authority.
Later, on CBC News Network’s Power & Politics, Baird was asked whether Bercovici’s religious background was a factor in considering her for the post in the volatile region. Bercovici is Jewish. Baird said he didn’t know or ask about her religious background, adding that her named sounded Italian…
Now this: imagine how the Wisdom of Solomon might react to this from St. Obama:
Obama picks ex-Bank of Israel head as No. 2 at Fed
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Fischer, a dual citizen of the United States and Israel…
As far as one knows Ms Bercovici is just Canadian–have at Obama, Evan!
The Canadian Invasion
Of the US is right on schedule.
A Failure of Management
The scope of the project was not adequetly defined. The next step is to fire the programmers.
Reports that the White House is running away from CGI Federal and seeking help elsewhere could signal that, rather than having things under control, the administration is still scrambling for a solution to its faulty multi-billion dollar website.
For picking the milestones there is only one relevant rule. Milestones must be concrete, specific, measurable events, defined with knife-edge sharpness. Coding, for a counterexample, is “90 percent finished” for half of the total coding time. Debugging is “99 percent complete” most of the time. “Planning complete” is an event one can proclaim almost at will.*
3.9% Unemployment
…and 18,000 new jobs created in 2013.
There are a lot of cylinders in the engine that is the Saskatchewan economy. Check this out. #saskadvantage pic.twitter.com/n684s65Tvb
— Brad Wall (@PremierBradWall) January 9, 2014
@evansolomoncbc, call your office.
5..4..3..2..1..BOOM!
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who is set to visit Israel in two weeks, will receive a “king’s honor” upon his arrival, according to political sources.
Via, @SheilaGunnReid
O, Sweet Saint Of San Andreas
Los Angeles Times Magazine, 1988: Los Angeles in 2013.
Los Angeles Times, 2014: Report calls L.A. a city in decline, warns of crisis in leadership
It’s Probably Nothing
Spiegel: Central banks around the world are pumping trillions into the economy. The goal is to stimulate growth, but their actions are also driving up prices in the real estate and equities markets. The question is no longer whether there will be a crash, but when.
This Is Awkward
Oops. The Navy’s FOIA office confirmed that it had received MacFarlane’s [FOIA] request, but instead of sending him the relevant documents, they inadvertently sent an internal email containing instructions on how to avoid the reporter’s request.
Reader Tips
Are you ready for some Mongolian contortionism? I can’t hear you! I said, do you want to see…
Nope – still can’t hear you. Must be the medium.
The comments are open, as always, for your Reader Tips.
Honey, I Finished The Internet
Hiking for crazy people.