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If we don’t take the opportunity created by the current crisis, suburbs will be like an SUV in the next decade – unwieldy and unwanted.
Source: stephenrees.wordpress.com via mtippett
This is a point that James Kunstler has been making for some time on his blog. Here is [...]
This seems like a timely piece.
Today I got my Hydro bill. The regular monthly payment has been cut by $10. The previous amount was set by the consumption of the previous owner. I have not replaced any of the major electrical appliances and I heat the house and the hot water [...]
From David Eby’s blog.
I’m very excited to announce my recent appointment as the acting Executive Director of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association. My first day on the job is December 1, 2008.
Yes, the position is just “acting”, the BCCLA will be doing a full hiring process over the next 6 months, [...]
It’s hard to feel sorry for someone who has a billion to lose when the do lose it but here’s a list of some of the year’s biggest losers (so far).
Can’t believe how much money you’ve lost in the past couple of months? Neither can we. But we’re pleased to say [...]
Samuel Johnson’s once said that “Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel”
As I watch the maneuvering in City Hall I’m reminded of his line. After getting decimated in the recent civic election, the NPA is talking about the perils of US influence in our city politics. Suzanne Anton is leading the charge.
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Oshawa is getting pumelled by the fall of the automotive industry in the US and Canada.
In the third week of September, 480,400 people across the country were getting regular EI benefits, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday. That total was up 3.9 per cent from a year earlier.
Among provinces, Ontario showed the biggest [...]
Apparently a union in Boston takes issue with the fact that Blackstone isn’t doing anything to prevent foreclosures. Plus, it’s Thanksgiving on Thursday.
Source: dealbreaker.com
Anyone got any more information on this?
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Tags: Boston | protest | Thanksgiving | Blackstone | Tech & Biz
Astonishing: The Dow has run from 7450 to 8598 — more than 15% since Friday at 2:30
Source: ritholtz.com via mtippett
Once in a while it’s nice to see some good news (however fleeting it may prove to be).
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Tags: New York | economy | US [...]
I don’t even know what to say at this point…
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. government is prepared to provide more than $7.76 trillion on behalf of American taxpayers after guaranteeing $306 billion of Citigroup Inc. debt yesterday. The pledges, amounting to half the value of everything produced in the nation [...]
This seems ill timed. …then again maybe it’s the only way to get people to spend their money these days. There’s life. And then there’s Wallgreens.
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — The largest sign assembly in the history of Times Square went fully live last Thursday night, wrapping around all three sides of [...]
