News of the day
From metalana: Canadian Conservative government uses procedural loophole to declare bawdy houses "criminal organizations", like gangs, without legislation.
From rezendi: How legalization of marijuana in California could devastate Canada's economy, particularly in British Columbia. No, the author is not being facetious: "Due to its contraband nature, it's difficult to determine exactly how much marijuana contributes to the Canadian economy, but a number of agencies and economists have estimated that it is in the range of $20bn per year (£12.5bn), making it Canada's single largest agricultural product. The bulk of production is based in British Columbia, where it employs a labour force of 250,000, roughly one in 14 adults." Quibble: I think that should be "Canada's most profitable agricultural product". Surely we produce more wheat, by volume, than pot; it's just that the price for pot is astronomically higher.
Google is nearing agreement with Verizon to pay for its content to be delivered faster, threatening net neutrality.
As I imagine most of you have heard, Prop 8 was overturned yesterday, although the ruling has been stayed pending appeal. The NYT has a look at how those appeals might go.
In Toronto news, Two of Harry "I Buy Your Gold!" Gerstel's employees have been implicated in a plot to murder his biggest business rival.
US networks put out massive casting call in Toronto, aiming to increase the diversity of their pool of extras.
Shades of Doctor Who: UK's Ministry of Defence releases files on UFO sightings, including one quashed by Churchill.
Wyclef Jean of The Fugees has confirmed that he will be running for president in Haiti.
Nineteen people in Sudan have been flogged for the crime of dressing as women while deemed men by the authorities.
A debate over student diversity at an elite New York public high school has led to the firing of its principal and a provocative valedictorian address.
For moominmolly (and other ice cream afficionados): The NYT sings the praises of eggless ice cream (recipes for the ones mentioned in the article are included in the "related" section).
One woman details her turbulent and dubiously-effective 40-year journey through psychoanalysis. I want to emphasize that all of her therapists, as she mentions in the article, were Freudian psychoanalysts. I think if she'd just switched to a cognitive-behavioural therapist, the tone of this article might be very different. It's still a funny and interesting read, though, as frustrated as I was personally with the inefficacy of her treatment.
From rezendi: How legalization of marijuana in California could devastate Canada's economy, particularly in British Columbia. No, the author is not being facetious: "Due to its contraband nature, it's difficult to determine exactly how much marijuana contributes to the Canadian economy, but a number of agencies and economists have estimated that it is in the range of $20bn per year (£12.5bn), making it Canada's single largest agricultural product. The bulk of production is based in British Columbia, where it employs a labour force of 250,000, roughly one in 14 adults." Quibble: I think that should be "Canada's most profitable agricultural product". Surely we produce more wheat, by volume, than pot; it's just that the price for pot is astronomically higher.
Google is nearing agreement with Verizon to pay for its content to be delivered faster, threatening net neutrality.
As I imagine most of you have heard, Prop 8 was overturned yesterday, although the ruling has been stayed pending appeal. The NYT has a look at how those appeals might go.
In Toronto news, Two of Harry "I Buy Your Gold!" Gerstel's employees have been implicated in a plot to murder his biggest business rival.
US networks put out massive casting call in Toronto, aiming to increase the diversity of their pool of extras.
Shades of Doctor Who: UK's Ministry of Defence releases files on UFO sightings, including one quashed by Churchill.
Wyclef Jean of The Fugees has confirmed that he will be running for president in Haiti.
Nineteen people in Sudan have been flogged for the crime of dressing as women while deemed men by the authorities.
A debate over student diversity at an elite New York public high school has led to the firing of its principal and a provocative valedictorian address.
For moominmolly (and other ice cream afficionados): The NYT sings the praises of eggless ice cream (recipes for the ones mentioned in the article are included in the "related" section).
One woman details her turbulent and dubiously-effective 40-year journey through psychoanalysis. I want to emphasize that all of her therapists, as she mentions in the article, were Freudian psychoanalysts. I think if she'd just switched to a cognitive-behavioural therapist, the tone of this article might be very different. It's still a funny and interesting read, though, as frustrated as I was personally with the inefficacy of her treatment.