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The Concrete Rainforest: March 2010
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Friday, March 26, 2010. Greece, Ideology, and Social Power. Here is an interesting article from the Economist concerning Greece. What makes the situation in Greece particularly interesting to me is that it provides an acute example of two of the big problems facing the world today. As well as a remarkably clear example of Capitalist ideology at work. The two problems that the situation in Greece demonstrates are;. 2 Economic Fatalism, or, ignorance of the economy as a political and social process. Howeve...
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The Concrete Rainforest: December 2010
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Thursday, December 23, 2010. Solidarity with all those who have had foolish Olympic Villages built in thier city for the benefit of rich people. This link from a Brazilian Blog I found is quite interesting, especially for us in the city of Vancouver. It provides a brief outline of the current Olympic Village being built for the 2016 Olympics in Rio De Genaro with remarkable similarities to Vancouver's recently constructed Olympic Village. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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The Concrete Rainforest: January 2010
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Friday, January 29, 2010. Copies of my comedy rejection letters. I thought it would be fun to post the rejection letters for my recent fiction submissions on my blog. I really enjoyed getting these comments, so hopefully no one is offended. However I also found humour in the the overly serious dissection of. Not being thematically appropriate. I have blanked out peoples names so as not to reveal private information. Here are the relevant comments. M*ll*e W*lson O'R* lly:. Editor - TheBigJewel.com. The Da...
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The Concrete Rainforest: June 2009
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Thursday, June 25, 2009. How Banks Work Now! Thanks to Planet Money, I now have a basic understanding of how banks work, or at least how they work in their simplest form. Basically, they operate of the principle of leverage. Banks take money in from customers, pay them interest on their money, and in turn lend it out to others at a higher interest rate. Profit is made in the difference between these two interest rates. How are decisions about lending reached (who gets the money)? Currently these question...
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Bill Tieleman: April 2014
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Bill Tieleman is one of BC's best known communicators, political commentators and strategists. Bill writes a politics column Tuesdays in 24 Hours newspaper and The Tyee online magazine. Bill has been Communications Director in the B.C. Premier's Office and at the BC Federation of Labour. Bill owns West Star Communications, a consulting firm providing strategy and communication services for labour, business, non-profits and government. Saturday, April 26, 2014. Bill Tieleman’s 24 Hours Vancouver. But the ...
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Probono-publico: 6/24/12 - 7/1/12
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Current events, finance, politics and other random observations. Monday, June 25, 2012. VISION Council ideology trumps logic regarding parking in Vancouver. Tow trucks respond to Vision council's orders for parking enforcement targeting motorcycles. This is the unedited version of an oped piece I wrote for The Province which was published. May 22, 2012. The movement of all mass requires energy and the heavier the mass to move, the more energy is required. Six to ten scooters / motorcycles can fit in the ...
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Probono-publico: 5/11/14 - 5/18/14
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Current events, finance, politics and other random observations. Thursday, May 15, 2014. Wreck Beach, RCMP and Hypocrisy. The UBC RCMP detachment's decision to place a tent, at Wreck Beach, full time for several hours a day is both unacceptable and dumb. However, some beach goers (maybe with the blessing of the Wreck Beach Preservation Society) have decided to circulate a petition demanding the RCMP remove the proposed tent . and some other things. Also dumb. I'll get to that later. Let's just say the ba...
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Probono-publico: 7/22/12 - 7/29/12
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Current events, finance, politics and other random observations. Friday, July 27, 2012. Cell phone ban: predictably useless. You could have seen this coming a mile away. Everyone it seems, but the well meaning do gooders at the helms of transportation and traffic safety policy in BC who never seem to miss a beat when it comes to new ways to justify their existence and in doing so. just happen to find ways to extract money from you. Cell phone bans don't work. I wrote about this in 2009. Human beings are ...
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Probono-publico: Elections and quality candidates: it's a numbers game.
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Current events, finance, politics and other random observations. Tuesday, May 28, 2013. Elections and quality candidates: it's a numbers game. Image courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net. It's unfortunate we're in the state we're in right now. Believe me, I'd be happy if the BC Liberals surprised us and turned into a fiscally responsible, inclusive, free enterprise, believable, and free from the politics of fear party. However if history is anything to go by, the odds are against this happening. Wouldn't you...
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Probono-publico: Why the BC Conservatives fired me and why I continued to run.
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Current events, finance, politics and other random observations. Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Why the BC Conservatives fired me and why I continued to run. Thursday, April 25th, 2013 at 5:42 pm. I think voters should get to know the person they elect. We had an agreement. Fair game and no big deal. As expected, the story appeared online. On Tuesday night, and in print Wednesday morning. I had informed the party Tuesday afternoon, right after speaking to Fowlie, that they should expect it. However, su...All q...
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