“Otherwise, we are opening ourselves up to cronyism, corruption and economic inefficiency,” Hsu said. “We've seen them time and time again not being able to resist the urge of helping insiders, so I am wary to trust the government if, and when, they say that no influence will occur.”

This is incredibly rich coming from the Ford Government.

also, non-payalled link: https://archive.is/EP1Vh

Both, sorta.

Art is a form of communication. It is up to the author/artist to ensure the message they want to convey is both clear and understood to their target audience.

However, no matter how hard you try there will always be some who don't interpret it as intended. These typically fall outside of the target audience, but their interpretation is still valid.

If the target audience still misinterprets, their interpretation is valid, but the artist did a poor job communicating their intention. This does not necessarily mean the art is bad though.

Okay yeah, definitely a fake post.

From what I can see that instance is just filled with people making crossposts from other instances.

I have no clue what you're talking about when you say a trained human pet (dog). What? Do you just walk around on all fours and pretend to be a dog? Is this what circuses have become?

I mean it's better than the crap we used to do to animals there, but really?

I'm betting this is a fakepost.

How did GSP make a major difference to Canada exactly? That's my point. If you think I'm just shitting on him you're making a lot of assumptions based on the very short and concise post I made. Nothing there is shitting on him.

I will never understand why we as a society admire athletes so much. GSP is a good guy, but worthy of the OOC? Maybe, but if it's based purely on his career in the UFC I think that's ridiculous.

As a chef of ~20 years, I completely understand and approve.

Ah yes, being in College and meeting with my garlic dealer was always such a highlight.

How's your relationship with your father now?

What happened to the men who did this to you?

How did you gain your freedom?

135 Tyndall Ave, Toronto. As some graffiti I saw nearby said "King and Duff is mad rough".

Move-in day I had what I'm fairly certain was a drug dealer got into a fight with me.

The elevator license was about a year expired, so I refused to use it. Walking up 7 stories wasn't too big a deal, except that the stairwell was usually home to a few meth heads indulging in their habit.

Frequently I would find homeless people sleeping in the halls outside my unit, often having to wake them up so I could get inside my own home.

My roommate and I used to hang out on our balcony and look at the people below and try to guess whether they were drug addicts, prostitutes, or former patients from the mental health institution the government had shut down a few years prior (many ended up homeless).

That doesn't even begin to touch on the bedbugs, roaches, and pigeon problems that building had, or the bi-weekly fire alarms.

I got out of there within 6 months. Absolute hell. The area has a very large Tibetan population, and I do miss seeing the monks and prayer flags though.

Yes, on occasion. It's called Overtired/Overfatigue, and if it becomes a pattern it can lead to major health problems over time.

Whenever I experience it I find reading a book helps to make me tired again. Just be careful you don't mess up your sleep schedule, it can take quite a while to readjust.