Thursday, October 15, 2009
John Ivison: Conservatives embrace culture of entitlement - Full Comment
John Ivison: Conservatives embrace culture of entitlement - Full Comment
Maurizio Bevilacqua remembers when he knew the Liberals were going to win the 1993 election - Conservatives in Brian Mulroney's government were criss-crossing the country spending taxpayers' money as if it was their own.
"This time it's coming a little bit early," the Toronto-area Liberal MP said yesterday, referring to the apparent widely-held feeling in the Conservative Party that they're entitled to their entitlements - principal among them, replacing the maple leaf and the Government of Canada tag on oversized cheques with their own name and the Conservative Party logo. They should beware because nothing fires up voters more than being bribed with their own money.
Read more: http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/10/14/john-ivison-conservatives-embrace-that-old-culture-of-entitlement.aspx#ixzz0U0G4KZPH
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Maurizio Bevilacqua remembers when he knew the Liberals were going to win the 1993 election - Conservatives in Brian Mulroney's government were criss-crossing the country spending taxpayers' money as if it was their own.
"This time it's coming a little bit early," the Toronto-area Liberal MP said yesterday, referring to the apparent widely-held feeling in the Conservative Party that they're entitled to their entitlements - principal among them, replacing the maple leaf and the Government of Canada tag on oversized cheques with their own name and the Conservative Party logo. They should beware because nothing fires up voters more than being bribed with their own money.
Read more: http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/10/14/john-ivison-conservatives-embrace-that-old-culture-of-entitlement.aspx#ixzz0U0G4KZPH
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Saturday, September 26, 2009
Great things come in small packages
Great things come in small packages
"What was formerly the iPod mini (the first iPod I ever had), the iPod nano has been the model that has gone through the most overhauls in both designs and features....."
"What was formerly the iPod mini (the first iPod I ever had), the iPod nano has been the model that has gone through the most overhauls in both designs and features....."
Sunday, September 20, 2009
iPods, Laptops Replacing School Textbooks - ABC News
iPods, Laptops Replacing School Textbooks - ABC News
Craddock said that Monticello blocks many of the most popular social networking sites, but she encourages students to use Twitter during class to broadcast answers to questions.
All these distractions can also provide a useful lesson in how to navigate through a world where we're inundated with media and information all day long, she said.
Schools Dump Textbooks for iPods, Laptops
Teachers Say Students Learn Better From the Devices, Even Eultitasking
Schools Dump Textbooks for iPods, Laptops
But using Web-enabled devices in the classroom introduces a whole host of other issues. Sure, students are supposed to use the iPods for their class projects, but who will be the wiser if they shoot off an email or a tweet to their friends, or just surf the Web aimlessly instead of doing their work?Craddock said that Monticello blocks many of the most popular social networking sites, but she encourages students to use Twitter during class to broadcast answers to questions.
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If you feel your digital photos are not quite compelling enough to justify investment in a digital photo frame, here’s a fresh incentive. Hewlett-Packard has created a photo frame called the DreamScreen that adds social networking, Internet
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