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Coming to work (legitimately) sick is not something they should be doing anyway. It's hilarious that employees would need an incentive to come to work. They want to cut sick days from 20 to 10 as well. I don't see how that wouldn't save money. I can't imagine someone being sick 20 days in a school year. That's one sick day a week for more than 2 thirds of the weeks in the school year.

Ironclad Pension, Very difficult to lose their job, etc.

It's interesting that they don't mention this in the ads they've plastered the radio waves. They just say the Province is taking away the Boards ability to reach a deal on their own and it's anti-democractic They know the idea of banking sick days is ridiculous to most of the public.

That's BS, they can't prove that people would have bought an iPhone if Samsung hadn't produced products with beveled edges and similar gestures. I bet they'll think their continued reduced sales is about Samsung's copying of their patent and not the fact that the public see them as litigious tards that have been passed by the competition.

Just a sidenote, having Widgets itself makes Android better than iOS. All things considered.

So I guess you agree with the PCs sentiment that all public servants should have their salaries frozen and not just teachers.

Apple is getting really cheeky now. http://www.thestar.com/business/sciencetech/article/1248119--apple-lists-8-samsung-products-it-wants-banned I own an S2 Skyrocket. Nowhere on the Interwebs have I found an article on how this affects Canadian carriers. From what I can tell Rogers and Bell spend far more time and effort promoting Android phones because they utilize the 4G/LTE network. Since the S3 is out and they don't want that phone banned this really doesn't do much. If and/or when these phones do end up getting banned most new users will be on to the S3 or another phone. That is, unless they make it illegal to own one, If so then I'll gladly accept an S3 to replace my S2 from Rogers.

Here's an interesting article I just read implying that ultimately Samsung will overcome this and that the iPhone 5 might end up being the last relevant smartphone Apple makes. My link I think we all agree that the Apple didn't invest the stuff they sued Apple over, they just successfully patented them. Meaning there success is being good at understanding patent law more than actually creating innovative products. By any objective standard, the top-end devices Samsung offers provide more to the customer for less. Unless you're an Apple Fan Boi how can you objectively justify getting an iPhone 5? The Galaxy S3 will cost less and it'll probably be better.

Exactly. The cover-up is always worse than the crime. I think what Ford did here was wrong and he should have to pay back the money. But is this crime worth essentially voiding the democratic process and the will of the people of Toronto that voted for him?

A Conflict of interest case where he used his clout to raise money for at-risk football players? Is that how you want him to be defeated? If you think Ford should be fired over this then I assume you'd have had no problem seeing former US President Bill Clinton lose his job over getting his knob polished by an intern and lying about it. Both were loopholes that really have no bearing on how said politician does his job.

Why would Apple want a work-around? They want everyone to buy new stuff. It'll be funny if someone just bought an iPad and then will buy an iPhone. They both need a different adapter.

Before I downloaded the app I couldn't get through a day of heavy use without charging. I suppose if you root your phone things will be different. I actually went to the site you recommended and it doesn't include the GS2 LTE Skyrocket, just the standard GS2.

It's OK 95% of Ontarians hate McGuinty. (Or at least I hope )

I enjoyed the first season but for Sorkin to pretend Will Macavoy is a Republican is very unbelievable. No where does he criticize Obama, no where does he say where government should be cut. He just goes after the Tea Party. I agree with a lot of what was said in this last RINO episode but if I was a Republican and Macavoy was real I'd agree with Jane Fonda and say it's fine to disagree with the teapartiers but don't make it the single driving force of your show. Also this idea that the MSM ignored the Debt Ceiling issue is incorrect. I remember it being big news. I don't recall Casey Anthony and Anthony Weiner being the only thing discussed on the news while America's economy teetered on the edge. So there's definitely hyperbole going on in this show, but that doesn't mean it's not entertaining. Maggie berating the Sex in the City Tour was hilarious, probably the one time of the season her character was actually somewhat interesting and/or likable. If I was Don, I'd dump her for Olivia Munn's character and if I was Jim, I'd stick with Lisa, she's more attractive and not nearly as neurotic. Mackenzie is another bizarre character that seems like parody of a real international news person. Are we supposed to compare her to Christiane Amanpour? She comes off as socially awkward and weird. I wasn't a big West Wing fan but I've read that this is common in Sorkin's work. He tends to make the women characters on his shows headcases. Anyway don't get me wrong, I'll certainly watch season 2. It's definitely a worthwhile hour of Premium Cable TV and another reason TMN/HBO is worth the $20/month.

Is it bad that I find this a lil' amusing? http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/sweet-caroline-no-longer-welcome-penn-state-football-170850928--ncaaf.html Yes because Neil Diamond is clearly a pedophile

Say My Name! Holy Crap You're Heisenburg. You're Damn Right I'm Heisenburg. It's sad that Mike had to die but his baggage was too much for the story to continue without the constant threat of Hank in the background. Even if he was able to leave town Walt would have to arrange 9 separate prison hits. Mike shoulda hired Saul to deliver the money I suppose. BTW I was right Next year we'll have a full season of Walt as the kingpin and only Skyler and Jesse are people close enough to him to bring him down. Which is how I predict he'll ultimately be defeated. Either Jesse or Skyler will turn on him. Then again I think the Ricin Walt hid in his Condo will be meant for Skyler at some point next half-season.

I'm a big fan of an app called Juice Defender. It disconnects you from wifi and your data package when your phone is idle. Saves a lot of juice and data. Also make sure you have shut down programs you are no longer using. Pressing home doesn't shut a program down, you have to either manually shut it down using the task manager or press the back button until it shuts the program down. I still charge my phone every night but I could probably go 2 days in between charging. Most of the battery life is taken up by the display screen so the more you use the phone obviously the faster the battery drains.

Not only that but after 10 years on the job you max out at 90k. This wage freeze is going to happen, no question. The PCs won't oppose it and all the Dippers have is filibuster. That being said, McDalton should save everyone time and effort and just legislate a public sector wage freeze instead of fighting these battles separately. Unless of course he thinks he gets some good will from the public by doing these public fights with civil servants. The question is, does this help McGuinty get a majority by winning in K-Dub? I've heard the union is telling teachers to vote NDP which is good because those people would have voted Liberal before. I haven't heard a lot of what's being talked about in K-Dub and how the PCs are framing the debate, are they talking about how the Liberals have contempt for rural Ontario? Ehealth, Ornge, Power Plants, Hydro Bills etc etc. It would be a shame if these bi-elections are fought only on McGuinty talking tough to the teachers.

Very true. Nothing I've heard about the iPhone 5 is something revolutionary or new. 4G/LTE, NFC, Dual Core processing. All things Android users have enjoy for awhile now. Hearing what Samsung had to say today I hope people a turned off by Apple's actions and when they're looking for a phone they don't get a new iPhone. It's anecdotal, but I know two co-workers that had iPhone and now have Galaxy S2's and love them.

True but patenting rectangular phones with rounded edges is really silly. I agree with the gestures. That was taken from iOS it would appear but I'm not exactly sure how do to a touchscreen smartphone interface. Sort of like patenting the wheel.

Looks like the pro-circumcision lobby has an ally.

Today is judgement day. The PCs say they won't oppose the "Putting Children First" Act. Teachers will protest at Queen's Park tomorrow. When have we seen that before?

It'll be interesting to see what the iSheep have to say about having to buy all new connectors and docks because the already ridiculous 30-pin charger is being replaced with a 19-pin one. iSheep are also perfectly happy owning a phone they think is innovative that has yet to have 4G/LTE capability.

The thing about this trial is that it was held in Apple's backyard. I think the jurors knew that if they ruled in favour of Samsung they could perhaps have their houses egged. Earlier Friday South Korea also ruled on the same issue and came back a bit more even handed. Now of course that's Samsung's home court. Samsung says they'll take this to the Supreme Court. What I find revolting is how the stock market reacts to this BS. Samsung's stock is plummeting while under whelming rumours of the iPhone 5 and a mini iPad (which you could argue is Apple copying some of the successful 7" tabs that are on the market) have made Apple the most valuable company in history. The thing is that Google really has to answer for how the Android platform works and not Samsung. I like Android better but that's because it does what iOS does better. I call that good competition not copying.

I don't think they will Strike. They say they won't at least. They will go to court and potentially cost the province more money. They bitch about collective bargaining yet they pretty much refused to bargain all summer knowing that if a deal isn't in place by September they automatically get a 5% raise. I can see them doing a "Work to Rule" campaign. Of course doing that flies in the face of "Putting the children first"