Texas: not only worse than you imagine, worse than you can imagine

Texas Says It's OK to Shoot an Escort If She Won't Have Sex With You

World Security Workshop:The Meadow (Ray Bradbury)

The Meadow

The elderly security guard at an old and declining fair whose main attraction are models of the cities of the world uses the power of rambling, nostalgia and aspirations for a peaceful world to convince the owner not to tear the place down. There is a SUBTLE ANALOGY between what made the fair work and the current situation of the world.

Yeah, not impressed by WSW so far (and I am out of episodes) but I'd still listen to the rest of the show if I could find it.

"PM's former chief of staff controlled secret Tory fund"

CBC News has learned that Stephen Harper’s former chief of staff, Nigel Wright, had control of a secret fund in the Prime Minister’s Office when he cut the now infamous $90,000 "personal cheque" to disgraced Senator Mike Duffy.

The Bedrock Beneath

Interesting legal tid-bit

The government also argued a person’s charter rights end upon death.

Interesting detail in Adventures of Superman

In this version, Jor El wanted to send Lara to Earth (sending Kal El almost seems an after-thought). What if she had accepted and accompanied her son on his trip?

(assume they reach Earth alive and well because "they die on the way" is boring)

Thoughts?

Image-link from what is reported as the result of a mid-collision:

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