CHECK INBACK OF ESCALADE. MT @kkirkupCharlie Angus, who represents riding that includes #Attawapiskat unavailable.#idlenomore
— katewerk (@katewerk) January 7, 2013
Those Moderate Muslims!
It’s Probably Nothing
“The sunspot numbers for December were not only startlingly low, they actually plunged to levels not seen since May 2011, at a time when the Sun is supposed to be approaching sunspot maximum and the number of sunspots is supposed to be increasing.”
Fisheries And Oceans Stripped of Jurisdiction Over Gravel Pits
Along with farm fields and highway ditches. Under Bill C-45;
…RMs won’t have to seek Transport Canada’s permission to replace old bridges with culverts (steel pipes).
The switch cuts the cost of construction by about two-thirds, saving hundreds of thousands of dollars on each project.
John Lawson was reeve of the RM of Meadow Lake when it rebuilt a crossing on Alcott Creek that served a prime logging area. A larger culvert was installed, and the road modified.
Lawson considers the approval process that was required for that project an unnecessary burden and delay.
“Unless you were into doing a whole bunch of canoeing in water that’s less than a foot deep, and willing to cross about 125 beaver dams per kilometre you wouldn’t be doing too much navigation in that creek,” Lawson said.
Read the whole thing.
The Sound Of Settled Science
A series of recent droughts from Australia to the United States has led some scientists to warn that global warming has already begun to increase worldwide drought. But new research from Princeton and the Australian National University in Canberra has found that this might not be the case.
Why Is There Always A Big Screen TV?
The accounting firm hired to audit the finances of the troubled Attawapiskat First Nation reserve in northern Ontario says there is little or no documentation for millions of dollars spent by the band, CBC News has learned.
The unreleased audit was intended to ensure that more than $100 million provided by the federal government to Attawapiskat between April 2005 and November 2011 was spent as it should have been.
CBC News has obtained a copy of the audit. The funding was intended for housing, sewage, education and other services.
In a letter dated Sept. 20, 2012, that was written by Deloitte to Chief Theresa Spence and copied to the Department of Aboriginal Affairs, that auditing firm says that of 505 transactions reviewed, more than 400 lacked proper documentation.
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Deloitte reported its finding to Spence in late August. It’s not known what she or the band council did in response to the findings.
I sense a blood clot coming on.
First things first – a statement from @justintrudeau MT @kady now we wait to see if #IdleNoMore begins to distance itself from Spence
— katewerk (@katewerk) January 7, 2013
Reader Tips
Tonight, multi-octave Peruvian warbler Yma Sumac, aka the Inca Princess, cleans your ears with Gopher Mambo.
The comments are open, as always, for your Reader Tips.
The Obama Effect
The small business Angel of Death:
According to one Department of Motor Vehicles source, 122 Virginia dealers did not renew their licenses the year after “Cash for Clunkers” debuted.
Much more here on the environmental debacle of shredding perfectly good vehicles. Don’t miss the comments.
Oh, Frack!
Remember when the authorities used to cover up dangers? Now they’re covering up news that fracking is safe, because that harms their political agenda.
Why Is There Always A Big Screen TV?
Let Me Fix That Headline For You
Reader Tips
Tonight, we take a nostalgic look back to a time when urban gang members were pale-complected, spoke more or less complete sentences, and wore suits.
The comments are open, as always, for your Reader Tips.
The World Is Being Run By Crazy People
Y2Kyoto: I’ll Miss The Panda Bears
Planetary fever update:
Temperatures in China have plunged to their lowest in almost three decades, cold enough to freeze coastal waters and trap 1,000 ships in ice, official media said at the weekend.
O, Sweet Saint Of San Andreas
Why Is There Always A Big Screen TV?
Mmmm……
(h/t B.B.)
Ian Thomson Acquitted
Early one August morning in 2010, four masked men shouting death threats began hurling firebombs at Mr. Thomson’s home. One of his pet dogs was injured; several fires in and around his home were set.
Mr. Thomson, an experienced firearms instructor, called 911 immediately. He also armed himself with a .38 calibre revolver, stepped outside his home and fired three shots — one into his lawn, and two into a stand of trees. His attackers fled, and were later arrested. All four pleaded guilty to arson and disregard for human life, and were sentenced to between two and three years in prison.
So ended the first threat against Mr. Thomson. The next began immediately thereafter.
Update: How to donate to Mr. Thomson’s legal defense fund.
h/t CL
Let Me Fix That Headline For You
Reader Tips
The key to successful ice fishing is in first knowing where the fish are. Your tips, fishing and otherwise, are welcome in the comments.
#Hashtag Of The Entitlement Generation
We’ve long known about Internet Addiction but this is ridiculous!