Hooray! Draft one finished, plus...

http://www.thestar.com/News/article/214109

Panel pushes vote overhaul

A government-appointed panel of citizens officially recommended today that Ontario overhaul the way it elects politicians and usher in a new system that would better distribute power in the legislature.

The panel of 104 members voted to endorse the mixed member proportional voting system, which would have citizens vote twice – once for a local representative and once for a party to govern the province.

Advocates say the new system would make the balance of power in the legislature better reflect the overall vote.

The legislature would be made up of 90 members representing ridings and an additional 39 seats that would be distributed among parties to help ensure that popular vote numbers reflect the overall balance of power.

In the last four provincial elections, all governments won a majority while receiving less than 50 per cent of the popular vote.

To crash, perchance to get up and at it again in 6 hours

Been a while, wot? Just submitted the (very rough, even more incomplete) first draft of my thesis slash dissertation slash final project, or whatever the crap they call it here. It weighed in at 44,700 words (approximately) and 167 pages, although as indicated I'm really only about 35-40% done so I'm confident it will top the 300 page mark, before appendices etc.

All of which means it's not exactly worker's playtime just yet. I've got another 6 weeks of hard slogging to go before the final draft is due, and I can't afford to wait for feedback from my mentor before plunging onward. So I'm going to crash out for a short while after pulling a near-allnighter and get right back on that horse in a little while.

In other words, see you in six more weeks. Unless by some miracle I zip through the rest of it. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!