Gomery to Harper: No accountability
globeandmail.com: Gomery disappointed in Harper
CBC.ca: Gomery calls Tories turncoats on gov’t transparency
The man who investigated the sponsorship scandal says Prime Minister Stephen Harper seems to have abandoned any commitment he once had to transparent government in favour of a top-down style that centralizes power in his own hands.
$10 the election we are going to have […]
100 Business Books Everyone Should Read
Do you read business books? 800CEOread has a poll looking for you to rate the 100 Business Books Everyone Should Read. If you don’t, here is a good list for you to start on. Many of these books are not just for application to your business career, but also in every day life. […]
Toonies For Tummies
The Grocery Foundation - Toonies for Tummies
Nice to see a charity that will give 100% of proceeds to the cause… And kids in your neigbourhood is a good cause. You can add $2 to your next grocery visit February 1-15 at most grocers.
My eco-gadget list
2008’s most desirable eco-gadgets at EcoStreet - Raising Green Consciousness since 2002
Pretty much sums it up, I’ll take one of each… make that 2 of the solar backpacks.
What Manley missed
globeandmail.com: Afghan journalist sentenced to death
An Afghan court on Tuesday sentenced a 23-year-old journalism student to death for distributing a paper he printed off the Internet that three judges said violated the tenets of Islam, an official said.
The trial was secret and one of the judges stated that he did not actually see the material. […]
Waste of a good beach
Neatorama » Blog Archive » World’s Largest Swimming Pool
Seriously, can somebody tell what the point of building the World’s largest artificial swimming pool at this location? It is not landlocked or in a desert. It is in Chile, right on the shore of the World’s largest natural swimming pool, THE PACIFIC OCEAN.
Rate cuts too little too late
TheStar.com | Business | What the experts are saying about rate cuts
The US Fed made an unscheduled rate cut of 75 basis points. Bank of Canada wasn’t informed about it (on puropose or just international ignorance on the Feds part, you decide) so it had to stick with its planned 25 point cut today. […]
No money in open-source software?
TheStar.com | Business | Sun Microsystems to buy MySQL for $1B
Who said there there is no money in open-source software? MySQL has built a stable and sustainable business model around its open-source version of its database. Now it is cashing in on that for 9 zero’s. Good job!
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Hey everybody!
I know I haven’t been posting much lately (i.e., the last 6+ months). Life has been a little hectic, juggling 4 jobs to pay the bills. Adsense and my widget donations don’t get me vary far… 7 cents a day and 2 donations for a grand total of $7 minus PayPal fees […]
Canadarm is now the USArm
CBC.ca | MDA selling Canadarm business to U.S. firm
Despite being a good business decision due to MDA’s problems accessing the US Defence contracts, it is another Canadian asset sold off to foreign interests. Metals are almost gone, oil is going, and now more technology (nuclear is next - GE buying AECL)… I am […]