Download: earthgaugeradio-podcast-may31-2012-sharkconservation.mp3 On Earthgauge Radio this week, we’re taking a look at shark conservation and the Ottawa bike festival called Capital Velo Fest. The award-winning film Sharkwater will be screened this Tuesday, June 5 at 7:00PM at the Mayfair Theatre in Ottawa (a CKCU co-presentation) I have three interviews for you
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The World Famous Dan Shields: 4698…Racism Rears Its Ugly Head
From Len Berman’s That’s Sports: A former English soccer player who is black has warned his minority countrymen not to travel to the European Soccer Championships this summer. The tournament is being hosted by Poland and Ukraine. Sol Campbell fears racism and violence. Here’s his quote: “Stay at home, watch
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: What she said… visionary leadership edition #nlpoli
Newly minted Premier Kathy Dunderdale from her 20 Questions interview in the Telegram, December 24, 2010: Still, Dunderdale maintains being premier was never on her radar. She says she’s not the kinds of person who envisions things 10 years down the road, but prefers to live in the now. “If
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: When The Left Is Right
Although one wouldn’t know it by listening to the predictable, hysterical, and politically-motivated campaign Harper Inc. is mounting against Thomas Mulcair for his ‘Dutch disease’ comments, there is a growing view amongst analysts and think tanks that the NDP leader is correct to an extent in his assessments of the
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, May 31, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, May 31, 2012: Lawsuits slam ‘natural’ claims from OJ to chips WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Loses Another Bid to Halt Extradition to Sweden (New York Times) Woman suing Peterborough over city council readings of Lord’s Prayer Charles
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: New column day
Here, on the importance of public libraries – and why the powers that be may be entirely happy to tear them down through a contrived war against their workers. For more on the RPL’s current contract dispute, see Check Us Out.
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Toxic Sludge is Good Enough for You
I don’t actually doubt Joe Oliver’s sincerity in claiming that as far as he’s concerned, people will soon be able to drink from tar-sands tailing ponds. But I do suspect that mostly has to do with the Cons’ pathetic idea of water safety, rather than any reasonable belief that Canadians
Continue readingCANADIAN PROGRESSIVE WORLD: Canadians Attending The Bilderberg 2012 Meeting
Editor’s note: In the past, Bilderbergers kept the list of conference participants secret. Now they publish the list on their “official” website. The list of participants to this year’s conference, taking place in Chantilly, Virginia, USA, from May 31 … Continue reading →
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: David Wilks and Dr. Faustus
When David Wilks backed down last week — declaring that, despite his previous comments, he supported the Harper government’s Omnibus Budget Bill — Canadians got an inside look at how raw power is exercised in Stephen Harper’s Ottawa. Andrew Coyne writes: Two things are illustrated by this episode. One, that
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: A murder of questions
Why didn’t Toronto Police take this tip seriously? How could the video be online for days, and the authorities didn’t know, or care? How can web sites like “Best Gore” post such material with impunity, and without legal consequences? Lots of questions. But one fact remains unchallenged: the Internet is
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Power of Networking – The RSA Animate.
It has been a long time since I’ve featured an RSA animation on the blog. Today’s post deals with the idea of networks and how we organize knowledge. Sit back and enjoy the education. Filed under: Education Tagged: Education, Networks, RSA Animate
Continue readingCritical Brain Candy: How to become more sustainable
There’s a new article up over at YouSustain called How To Become More Sustainable that turned out well. I think it’ll give a lot of people some perspective on where to get started. I really like this, as some perspective: “The average passenger car, driven the average of 12,500 miles
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Raise Your Hand if You Don’t Think Dismemberment is Funny
So, I had this great post all ready about an amazing album that just came out and then something happened: a foot was sent to the Conservative party HQ. And then a hand was on its way to the Liberal party. Suddenly things seemed a little less rock and roll.
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Byron’s Epic Swims: Leaving England
Though most famous for his poetry, war heroics, and womanizing, Lord Byron’s greatest achievements all took place in the water. He was born with a deformity in his right foot, or as it was so sensitively known in the 18th … Continue reading →
Continue readingTrashy's World: End result of Emerald Ash Borer…
… in Alta Vista. Last year, this was a 50 year old, 40 foot tall tree with perhaps an 18 inch girth. Now even the stump is gone and this hole will, likely today, be filled with soil and seeded. My neighbourhood is undergoing a massive transformation because of the
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Bill C-304 Up For Debate?
According to this site, Storseth’s private member’s bill to repeal Section 13 (the hate-speech provision) of the Canadian Human Rights Act was debated again in the HOC yesterday. Not a single other mention of it in the MSM that I can find. The gov. and press are sure keeping this on the
Continue readingImpolitical: Today in secret deliberations
Something to watch for today as the Conservatives keep digging their democratic deficit, the Commons public accounts committee meets to decide the future of the F-35 hearings. Not in public, mind you! Where do you think you are? The committee is scheduled to meet again Thursday behind closed doors. The
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: ABA Treatment for Autism: America Leads, Lets Catch Up Canada, Lets Get Moving Again!!
At one time the argument might have been made that Canada led North America in terms of provision of evidence based treatment for autism. Strong parent advocacy had made gains in encouraging provincial governments in British Columbia, Alberta and New Brunswick to provide Applied Behavior Analysis treatment. Our federal government,
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: The Root of the Problem #nlpoli
Mr. Speaker, if the members opposite think that the level of scrutiny that we do over a $3 billion expenditure in health care is to take every single health authority and work down line by line by line through every piece of that, I do not know what they are
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