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LL.B (Dalhousie U); B.Ed (York U); pursuing M.A. (U of London). Law, teaching and other topics. Tweets are my own. Legal advice never given.

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[Fascinating @fasc1nate]

Kurt Vonnegut's 8 rules for writing:
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1. Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.⁣
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2. Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.⁣
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3. Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.⁣
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4. Every sentence must do one of two things—reveal character or advance the action.⁣
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5. Start as close to the end as possible.⁣
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6. Be a sadist. No matter how sweet and innocent your leading characters, make awful things happen to them-in order that the reader may see what they are made of.⁣
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7. Write to please just one person. If you open a window and make love to the world, so to speak, your story will get pneumonia.⁣
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8. Give your readers as much information as possible as soon as possible. To hell with suspense. Readers should have such complete understanding of what is going on, where and why, that they could finish the story themselves, should cockroaches eat the last few pages.⁣

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@MNNiceTerese @summeruk1708 I'm a Canadian and I have seen 10.

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@wiseconnector But the riddle says eggs are ".12 cents a dozen" Note the decimal. The eggs are less than 1 cent a dozen! In other words, not 12 cents per dozen, but 0.12 cents per dozen. 12 cents per dozen would be $0.12, *not* 0.12 cents. These eggs are one hundredth that cost.

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@jen_keesmaat @BonnieCrombie What happens if I purchase an "affordable" home (less than market values) and later sell it? Can it be sold at the market rate? If so, is an "affordable" home merely a single-owner one-time solution (with that owner getting a better than market rate of return upon resale)?

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@MadScientistFF Mildred (she was born in the 19th century)

[David T.S. Fraser @privacylawyer]

Let’s take a moment and reflect on what has let to this abomination of an #OnlineNewsAct. Depending on your age, this may be ancient or contemporary history. In the olden days, people had newspapers delivered to them.

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@SofaAssoc @CarymaRules No.

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@Jason_To @DPAWestonPhD @aldobar64 I agree with you, @Jason_To , but the too often lack of "training and extra supports" is a serious concern and the cause of many challenges with (failures of?) inclusive classrooms.

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@MadScientistFF My score is Zero. At least five of these things I still do!

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@paulkop69 Everyone.

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I was in a hotel in Mexico during an earthquake. When I stumbled into the wall I thought I had lost my balance - only to soon realize it was the building that was struggling with balance! Across the street another hotel had a rooftop pool that was splashing over the side. https://t.co/9JXjZEfKm0

[Julian Gough @juliangough]

Hmmm. I just had a bizarre experience, involving a global news organisation and a trillion dollar corporation. (I got caught in the middle, so... owch.)
It’s not the sort of experience the people involved usually talk about in public… so I think I’ll talk about it in public.
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[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

Why does Argentina wear a pale blue and white football kit?

It's a story that involves the Byzantine Empire, Renaissance painters, Napoleon, and a revolution...

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@talk2oleary @fordnation Ford: I'll save the taxpayer money, no matter what it costs.

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@Carolneedlz @IRPlawyer Do you mean "...mstdn.ca" ?

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@Carolneedlz @IRPlawyer You could choose another instance (server) and your prefered user name might be available there. Once you are established (following; getting followers) it wont matter what server you are on (generally speaking). But to find your people, choice of instance may make things easier.

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@GoldBlooded79 The Grand Canyon.

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@StuCowan1 I rather liked the idea of the ad (the players making fun of each other), but the unrelenting gambling advertisements are a problem waiting to happen.

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@blogTO Low voter turnout isn't the problem. It's a symptom of the problem. Making voting mandatory does not eliminate the problem - it merely hides it.