Archives for March 2017

2017 Australian Grand Prix practice in pictures

March 25, 2017 by Michael Boyle

The 2017 Formula 1 racing season gets underway tomorrow in Melbourne, Australia, and judging by what I’ve seen on TV from practice and qualifying, the new cars are pretty damned sexy. In particular, the orange MacLaren, the Renault, finally in Renault Yellow, and the unique pink Force India cars looks very fresh. Of course the Ferrari is always a beauty!

This will also mark the debut of Upper Westmount’s own Lance Stroll, driving for Williams, the same team that Jacques Villeneuve debuted with 21 years ago. Of course the two debuts were completely different – when he started in F1, Villeneuve was already a CART and Indy 500 Champion, whereas Stroll is just 18 years old and comes straight from the “minor leagues” of open wheel racing.

Pictures from the first day of practice for the 2017 Australian Grand Prix.

Source: 2017 Australian Grand Prix practice in pictures · F1 Fanatic

Afghans Who Worked With U.S. Forces Told They Can No Longer Apply For Special Visas

March 12, 2017 by Michael Boyle

Really? Seems like cutting off one’s nose to spite one’s face, no?

On Thursday, the U.S. State Department announced that it expected to run out of special visas by June 1. The visas are for Afghans who are in danger because they assisted the U.S. mission.

Source: Afghans Who Worked With U.S. Forces Told They Can No Longer Apply For Special Visas – The Two-Way – NPR

The winning argument Democrats have against Trump

March 11, 2017 by Michael Boyle

This is an optimistic article, but there are already conspiracy theories that Obama is running a “shadow government” and derailing everything Trump tries (or not) to do. So it’s not clear to me that this administration can’t insulate itself from such practical but mundane problems.

What President Trump has done and said in his short time in office is bad enough. But Democrats may find that it is what Trump has failed to do — and is likely to continue to fail to deliver — during his tenure that provides the most powerful case against him.

Source: The winning argument Democrats have against Trump – The Washington Post