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Weekly roundup: October 1-7

07 October 2012

Updated with illustrator information for the turkey comic

Articles

Time for ‘net harm’ test in CNOOC-Nexen debate [Financial Post]

U.K.-Canada embassy deal kicks off worldwide flag race [The Globe and Mail]

Whom does design really serve? [Project for Public Spaces]

Hotel lighting: Mustn’t stumble [The Economist]

Toronto restaurant line ups just part of today’s eating experience [Toronto Star]

NDP MP Pat Martin, ‘economic treason’ and anti-foreign bias [Maclean’s]

The beauty of the airline baggage tag [Slate]

‘Evidence’ comes in all shapes and sizes [Ottawa Citizen]

Voyages in Concussion Land: the homeless, Sidney Crosby and me [The Globe and Mail]

Brian Sawyer, 1930-2012: The chief who transformed Calgary’s police force into a community service [Calgary Herald]

Tweets

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Screenshot from Twitter. 2012-10-02T01:12:15.000Z. Market Urbanism (@MarketUrbanism). People wealthy enough to fly a lot hugely overestimate the importance of transit links directly to the airport..

Screenshot from Twitter. 2012-10-02T15:37:49.000Z. Movember Canada (@MovemberCA). Oh the Mo memories... What are some of your favourite moments from past Movember campaigns??. Reply 2012-10-02T15:45:11.000Z. Ken Wyman (@KenWyman). @MovemberCA MOments to remember: #Humber Fundraising grad students (mostly women) painting on moustaches as the organized events!.

Screenshot from Twitter. 2012-10-05T18:50:14.000Z. Stephen Gordon (@stephenfgordon). Why the hell can't Canada rely on hewing wood and drawing water? We have it. The rest of the world wants it and is will to pay top $ for it..

Comic by John Martz