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Must be casual Friday Wednesday at the European Parliament.

I don't know what you are fixing there. If the NDP had to rely on the personal popularity of Naheed Nenshi or even admiration for his leadership skills, then the win in the Calgary Shaw byelection might not have turned out as it did. Nenshi was able to gain his first political win (as Mayor of...

". . . pardon brokers Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl . . ." Pardon broker? Is that a career field now? What sort of education and experience do you need for that job? I suppose previous involvement with Attorneys General would be helpful...

And an airport catering truck . . . don't forget an airport catering truck.

. . . come up with a out of the box solution . . . For most physical security requirements it is an "in the box" solution. If it's an already existing structure (a box) then the solution is usually to build another, more secure, box within that box. The physically restricted infrastructure...

Well, there is an "princess" in the Royal Family with an appropriate name to be Colonel in Chief, Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, daughter of Edward, Duke of Edinburgh.

Don't judge him harshly. Once family friends like Jeffrey Epstein are no longer available for your private island needs, who are you going to turn to.

The Orange and the Green . . . In the province that may be most associated with Irish (at least in our own minds), the celebration recognition of St Patrick's Day and King Billy's Birthday Orangeman's Day may be the last holdout of the separation of Catholics and Protestants. While those two...

Maybe because the "Anglo-American Telegraph Company" made a business case that it was less costly to lay the expensive cable between the closest two land points in Europe and North America, especially since they took over the assets of the "New York, Newfoundland and London Telegraph Company"...

FTFY . . . It's those damned Scandinavians, they're all alike.

Happy Birthday . . . and RIP https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/09/12/canadian-boxing-great-george-chuvalo-dead-at-89-reports/

I once thought that I had some understanding of Germans' political thinking, however that was over thirty years ago when my daily news consumption (both TV and print) included local German language outlets (plus of course regular INTSUMs). But, back then, those demographic variables would have...

https://archive.ph/Qo6L1 (non paywall) If it was Moosepiss Moosehead Brewery relocating from NB to US, or establishing a brewery on the other side of the border to service the Americans who account for 10% of its sales, then it would be a big story. But "Mother Mushroom" on Campobello Island...

All three can present progressively as well as concurrently.

After reading that opinion piece and seeing what RFCAs have to say about themselves https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/reserve-forces-and-cadets-associations/about My immediate thought was "quango" (with a nod to "Yes Minister") or in current official Humphreyspeak "Executive...

And the other two fantasies from the same Sept 1969 issue of Popular Mechanics article

If it were as simple as an enema. An enema "may" solve the problem if the problem is just being "full of shit". But when being "full of . . ." continues for an extended time that likely leads to fecal impaction, a manifestation that often requires someone to get one's hands dirty, to get in...

While I may be approaching an age that's the target demographic for a "mobility" scooter, I'm also of a generation that associates "scooter" with or many other (foreign?) movies of the '60s or '70s that were the European version of "biker" movies. But not to forget the ultimate bad boy scooter.

I also recall similar discussion, though it was focused on USA (not North America). Going back a few years, studies indicated that the UK had significant better safety records. A 26-year comparative review of United Kingdom helicopter emergency medical services crashes and serious incidents...

I'll likely ask questions about this when I go for my training sessions next week. I'm scheduled to work at advance voting places (which are held the week before the referendum day) and on the day will be on the counting team (currently scheduled to work from 4PM to 4AM). The special ballots...