first real snow
chinese photographs
(from EastSouthWestNorth, a blog that relentlessly translates news from chinese to english)
comité de déontologie policière
I went to see a colleague of mine plead at the police ethics committee yesterday, for the legal clinic that we both work at this semester. (although not yet lawyers, there are some exceptions where we can present arguments before administrative bodies) it was great! I have also been to the immigration and refugee board, and it seemed very similar–less … Read More
rodney graham
despite the marlboro-man-like ads, the rodney graham exhibit at the musée d’art contemporain was not about cowboys at all (well, except for that one work). while going through, I couldn’t help thinking that these seemed like things that some of my friends would do. like the film of him sitting in a chair with a huge pile of potatoes, throwing … Read More
sweethearts, not bleeding hearts
I am young not too good looking, but my friends say i can dance and type very well. I make a lot of money (I run a small buisness) and I actually live in the suburbs of pointe claire […] conservativematch.com
ugh
I just realized how boring this paper sounds: Paragraph 2 is also similar to Article 10 of the draft articles recommended by the WCED’s Experts Group on Environmental Law, which aims to prevent “transboundary environmental interference or significant risk thereof which causes substantial harm” (emphasis added). The present provision extends liability not only to physical harm, but also to the … Read More
holy $#!7, it’s snowing!
big sticky plops pelting down
end of poverty
since I mentioned I was going to see jeffrey sachs, I thought I’d give a mention to his latest book, the end of poverty. it sucks. he’s a terrible writer, and a narcissist to boot. the gist of his book is: “[insert country here: Bolivia, Poland]’s economy succeeded because of my work, and [insert country here: Russia] failed because they … Read More
children, firearms, and homicides
children. I’m planning to go see bill clinton and jeffrey sachs (uh, and patrick huard?) talk at the millenium promise conference in november. am able to get a somewhat subsidized price for 2 tickets, just need to find someone to split it with. firearms. at work today I had to complete a Code of Business training that the company does … Read More