Update: Forgot to mention the source of this data: Abacus. Poll date: August 31, 2015. Map colours also updated to make things easier to understand, and added an additional map. (September 5, 2015) Note to mobile users: This program isn’t perfect for you, yet; but I will be adding that functionality in due time. I…
Read moreTim Horton’s bites the hand that feeds them, and earns a major backlash.
Read moreFunny you should ask… I swear to you that what you are about to read is true. As you read it, you may think I’m making this up, or embellishing the story. Please believe me when I say that I am not. Last Saturday, upon consultation with my wife and another family, we elected to…
Read moreThe Calgary Expo, in removing the Honeybadgers Brigade, shows a pattern of behaviour extended towards people who hold ideological viewpoints different than those of their leadership. How do I know? Simple: They did the same thing to me.
Read moreRumour has it that Albertans are going to the polls. Okay, it’s not a rumour. It’s happening. May 5th. So today (and, most likely, for the next four Fridays) I will be doing an hour-long online webcast via Google Hangouts On-Air and Youtube. If you want to join in, you are more than welcome –…
Read moreUntil I accept your notion that Mohammad is the Prophet, your religious doctrine does not apply to me.
Read moreEarlier, I wrote about a co-operative community in Edmonton known as ArtSpace, which was peripherally involved in an ongoing, protracted labour dispute between AUPE, the Alberta Union of Public Employees and an organization called SAIL (Support for Artspace Independent Living.) SAIL provides, as you can read on their website, basic personal care services, meal preparation, and laundry. The…
Read moreA number of years ago, I wrote a Java application which was designed to convert CSV to XML format. The trick being to create an efficient, effective XML document based on the headers of the CSV data. It didn’t turn out well, but I ended up with something that worked and got me started into…
Read moreBehold: the Faces of ArtSpace. ArtSpace is a residential community in Edmonton. It’s a co-operative housing project. Approximately 180 people live there. Some of whom live there with the help of employees of SAIL (Supports for Artspace Independent Living). SAIL has their own entrance to the building. In December of 2012, SAIL’s health care workers –…
Read moreTwo weeks ago, I got very angry. I got angry because I saw video of a gang of thugs in Calgary beating up a group of people who were holding an Israeli flag. The people who attacked them were Palestinian supporters. Now, I want to be clear – I do not believe all Palestinians are violent thugs….
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