Religion requires faith. Science requires trust. Trust is earned and subject to revision, faith is not.
Copenhagen
So last December the Danish had something on the order of 150 heads of state in Copenhagen for the failed climate talks. I wonder how much the security bill for that was.
When worlds collide
Scidev.net has an interesting collection of articles about traditional vs western medicines in the developing world :
“Bringing together traditional and modern medicine faces numerous challenges that stem from differences in how each is practiced, evaluated and managed. What are researchers doing to bridge the gap?”
So if there was no law …
“Toronto’s police chief is admitting there never was a five-metre rule that had people fearing arrest if they strayed too close to the G20 security perimeter.”
via The Globe and Mail – Police Admit Deliberately Misleading Public On Expanded Security Fence Law
My question is – since there was no law for the detentions are they not guilty of kidnapping for each of the 900 detainees?
Final Score
I can’t see how England were going to win – but if the goal-that-was-not-a-goal had counted it would have ended at a much more respectable 3-2.
PS. The wife is totally hot.
PPS. Offside. FIFA, get out of the dark ages and institute *video* review of every goal, and 12 embedded RFIDs in game balls to monitor their exact location. At 10 cents per chip and six video angles reviewed in 30 seconds there is no excuse for the continued incompetence.
Are Cameras the New Guns?
In which we compare and contrast:
In response to a flood of Facebook and YouTube videos that depict police abuse, a new trend in law enforcement is gaining popularity. In at least three states, it is now illegal to record any on-duty police officer.
via Gizmodo and
Accountability and privacy are both relatively new inventions; villagers three centuries ago knew little of either. But of the two, accountability is much more precious, and it is hard to enforce when a large swath of public life is shrouded in secrecy.
via David Brin.
Concern as to the rights of “the media”
20.January.2012 at 02:48 UTC · Filed under Commentary, Law, Law & Politics, Legal Commentary, Personal Commentary, Political/Social Commentary, Politics ·Tagged freedom_of_the_press constitutional_amendment corporations_are_not_people money_is_not_speech
Today noted Pennsylvanian “G-man” Grolish expressed concern about Section 3 of the proposed constitutional amendment at Move to Amend. An interesting point and much depends on the designation of “the press”
This has been your daily political note from Pacanukeha Press.
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