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March 27th, 2010 | 
Author: I just checked in on Hockey Night in Canada to see how the Leafs are doing. It’s tied 2-2 at the end of regulation time.
Then, comes this big proclamation:
Overtime sponsored brought to you by Cialis!
Consider the irony of that statement for few seconds. Somebody at CBC or the ad agency sure has a sense of humour. 
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He can’t be: Raj Patel is calling for revolution.
Before reading this piece in the Guardian, I’d never heard of Benjamin Creme and had only a the briefest recognition of Share International. I’m sure Patel’s never going to forget them:
The trouble started when Raj Patel appeared on American TV to plug his latest book, an analysis of the financial crisis called The Value of Nothing.
The London-born author, 37, thought his slot on comedy talkshow The Colbert Report went well enough: the host made a few jokes, Patel talked a little about his work and then, job done, he went back to his home in San Francisco.
If you’re like me, you’ve probably never wondered how the water use patterns in a big city vary between a regular day and a day where an important event is taking place. The thought hadn’t even crossed my mind.
But, when I see the chart, I’m fascinated. Epcor, the municipal water utility in Edmonton recently published a chart comparing the water use patterns of the city on a normal afternoon and during the afternoon of the Olympic gold-medal hockey game:
Interesting, no? I think it’s pretty clear that not only was Edmonton watching the game, but they were crossing their legs until the breaks between periods.
I have a wallet full of store membership cards. Some I use a lot, some I use rarely. My newest one won’t get used very often, but it’s definitely the coolest. I got it on the weekend:
I had no idea that book piracy was so prevalent. Music pirates are pikers by comparison:
Hot on the heels of the story in Publisher’s Weekly that “publishers could be losing out on as much $3 billion to online book piracy” comes a sudden realization of a much larger threat to the viability of the book industry.
From what we’ve been able to piece together, the book “lending” takes place in “libraries”. On entering one of these dens, patrons may view a dazzling array of books, periodicals, even CDs and DVDs, all available to anyone willing to disclose valuable personal information in exchange for a “card”.