Dems kill crackdown on teacher-student sex www.wnd.com – April 17, 2012 “Majority Democrats on a California state legislative committee have decided to kill a plan that would have cracked down on intimate relationships between school teachers and their students,…” This … Continue reading →
School covers mural for depicting a man, woman & child 630wpro.com – April 16, 2012 Warwick School Superintendent Peter Horoschak is stepping in after a student mural at Pilgrim High School was deemed inappropriate and painted over because it depicted … Continue reading →
California Declares War on Suburbia online.wsj.com – April 9, 2012 (August 9, 2023 update: Full article can be read from web.archive.org: https://web.archive.org/web/20150301194833/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303302504577323353434618474) “Planners want to herd millions into densely packed urban corridors… “California has declared war on the most popular … Continue reading →
Students face suspension over outdated shots CP – healthandfitness.sympatico.ca – April 11, 2012 “Health officials in southern Ontario say hundreds of high school students could face suspension if they don’t get their booster shots. “Wendy Holmes, program co-ordinator for the … Continue reading →
Trade cheats beware: new U.S. team will come after you: Kirk (http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/29/us-usa-trade- kirk-idUSTRE80S04420120129) www.reuters.com, Jan. 29, 2012 “A new team of U.S. trade enforcers will make countries think twice about putting up unfair barriers to American exports, President Barack Obama’s … Continue reading →
The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Linda McQuaig:The Trouble with Philanthropists (http://ww3.tvo.org/video/164016/linda-mcquaigthe-trouble-philanthropists) tvo (TV Ontario) “Author and journalist Linda McQuaig on what she sees as the growing influence of the ultra-wealthy on Canadian university campuses.” This doesn’t really reflect my point … Continue reading →
Do political ideologies matter anymore in Canada? Andy Radia – ca.news.yahoo.com – April 8, 2012 “Former Liberal MP Glen Pearson says what’s happening is that all parties are moving to the centre of the political spectrum in an attempt to … Continue reading →
IBM Smashes Moore’s Law, Cuts Bit Size to 12 Atoms (http://www.cio.com/article/697977/IBM_Smashes_Moore_s_Law_Cuts_Bit_Size_to_12_Atoms?source=rss_applications&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+cio%2Ffeed%2Fdrilldowntopic%2F3000+%28CIO.com+-+Applications%29) www.cio.com – January 12, 2012 “… after five years of work, its researchers have been able to reduce from about one million to 12 the number of atoms required … Continue reading →
A Modest Step for the Eurozone www.cfr.org – April 4, 2012 Interview with Thomas Klau, European Council on Foreign Relations “Eurozone finance ministers agreed last week to expand the capacity of the euro bailout funds to around €800 billion, or … Continue reading →
Carbon cost emerges as an industry killer (http://www.wabusinessnews.com.au/article/Carbon-cost-emerges-as-an-industry-killer) (Australia) www.wabusinessnews.com.au – April 3, 2012 “What Australia’s fixed $23/t starting price for carbon means is that our carbon tax, or buying permits in the emissions trading scheme which the Australian Government … Continue reading →