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    CBC | Canadian News

  • Carpenter pleads not guilty in Cournoyer slaying

    6 Nov 2009 | 7:11 pm
    A 48-year-old carpenter pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder Friday in the death of corrections worker Natasha Cournoyer, whose body was found in early October in east-end Montreal.

  • Stelmach faces leadership review vote

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:48 pm
    Decision time for delegates to Alberta's Progressive Conservative Party convention arrives Saturday morning, when they begin voting in a leadership review of Premier Ed Stelmach.

  • Boosters gush about Pan Am's effect on Toronto

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:11 pm
    Jubilant supporters of Toronto's winning bid for the 2015 Pan Am Games are calling the event a boost not only for athletics in Ontario but for everyone living in and around Canada's largest city.

  • Bullet from 'bear banger' killed teen

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:53 pm
    A central Alberta man has been criminally charged in the death of a teen who was killed when a pen-like device used to scare off bears went off in a truck and struck him with a bullet.

  • Natives want PM to screen northern Quebec projects

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:34 pm
    Quebec aboriginals have threatened to derail a showpiece plan by Premier Jean Charest's government to develop the province's north, and they're pleading for help from the federal government.
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    CNEWS Canada

  • Female postie stabbed on route

    6 Nov 2009 | 11:35 pm
    A woman working for Canada Post was viciously attacked yesterday at a Barrhaven pharmacy, launching a manhunt for her ex-boyfriend and prompting a separate probe into a police crash involving a pedestrian.

  • Canadians asked to name baby beluga

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:58 pm
    VANCOUVER, B.C. - The Vancouver Aquarium is offering Canadians a whale of an opportunity.

  • Slain woman's hubby 'desperate' for love

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:13 am
    Chris Little resorted to a flurry of flowers, books and new marriage vows to convince Julie Crocker to remain in their troubled marriage in early 2007.

  • Suspect arrested in Cournoyer killing

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:06 am
    Montreal police say a 47-year-old man will be charged later today with first-degree murder in the slaying of a Correctional Service of Canada employee.

  • Store hit 3 times by same robber

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:54 am
    When a knife-wielding man came for the third time in three weeks to rob the northeast store, he assured shopkeeper Salim Dewani he wouldn't be back.
 
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    Calgary Herald - News

  • Stelmach to urge party unity in speech today

    5 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    With his government sliding in the polls, Premier Ed Stelmach will appeal for party unity today when he speaks to Progressive Conservative supporters who hold his fate in their hands at this weekend's Tory leadership review.

  • Stelmach pushes for party unity at PC annual general meeting

    5 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    Premier Ed Stelmach pushed for party unity and confidence on the eve of his leadership review. Members will start casting ballots Saturday morning; they will be asked whether they want to launch a new leadership race.

  • Sick kids, infants' caregivers next in line for vaccines

    5 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    Alberta Health Services is expanding H1N1 immunization clinics to include two new categories of high risk individuals.

  • Questions remain in Fort Hood shooting rampage

    5 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    Investigators on Friday searched for the motive behind a mass shooting at a sprawling U.S. army base in Texas, in which an army psychiatrist trained to treat war wounded is suspected of killing 13 people.

  • Second person fired in Flames flu saga

    5 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    A second person has been fired after an incident which saw the Calgary Flames and their families receive H1N1 vaccinations before much of the general public, including high risk groups.
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    Top Stories - Google News

  • Cournoyer suspect has dark past - The Gazette (Montreal)

    7 Nov 2009 | 2:10 am
    Globe and MailCournoyer suspect has dark pastThe Gazette (Montreal)Kidnapped a 7-year-old girl. Ahuntsic man charged after his DNA was found on Natasha Cournoyer By SUE MONTGOMERY, The GazetteNovember 7, 2009 4:04 AM In 2005, a Quebec Court Judge called Claude Larouche's behaviour extremely worrisome, then sentenced Carpenter charged in killing of corrections workerGlobe and MailMan arrested in Cournoyer killingCJADConvicted kidnapper charged in killing of corrections workerCalgary HeraldThe Canadian Press -CTV Montreal -AOL Canadaall 64 news articles »

  • Why we celebrate the fall of the Wall - Globe and Mail

    7 Nov 2009 | 2:01 am
    guardian.co.ukWhy we celebrate the fall of the WallGlobe and MailIn June of 1989, five months before the Berlin Wall collapsed, the West German chancellor's foreign policy adviser told a visiting journalist: No, there was no chance of East Germany imploding for a very long time. True, signs of discontent were Berlin Wall's fall inspires us stillToronto StarWhere is the Berlin Wall now?BBC NewsBerlin WallNational PostThe Associated Press -Edmonton Sun -Times Onlineall 1,695 news articles »

  • A Stelmach victory may be Alberta Tories' loss - National Post

    7 Nov 2009 | 1:56 am
    Globe and MailA Stelmach victory may be Alberta Tories' lossNational PostIf Premier Ed Stelmach, facing a test of his party leadership this weekend, had hoped for something, finally, to knock from Alberta's front-pages and call-in shows the relentless cascade of flu vaccine debacles in his province, he got his wish on Ed rallies party with call to keep faith, himCalgary HeraldResult of Stelmach review won't hide grim realities facing ToriesEdmonton JournalAlberta's right turnsToronto StarThe Canadian Press -The Gazette (Montreal) -CBC.caall 117 news…

  • DiManno: DiManno-a-mano with flush royal - Toronto Star

    7 Nov 2009 | 1:34 am
    BBC NewsDiManno: DiManno-a-mano with flush royalToronto StarI know. It's happened to me often enough in Afghanistan, by Muslim men whose piety forbids it. So when security around the Duchess of Cornwall totally collapsed Friday at the Royal Winter Fair, and I found myself – part of Why I'm an unabashed royals-boosterThe ProvinceUnglamorous, ordinary women find a welcome icon in CamillaGlobe and MailSheep's milk cheese pleases Prince CharlesLondon Free PressCBC.ca -Victoria Times Colonist -Vancouver Sunall 170 news articles »

  • Fort Hood's polite psychiatrist and religious lightning rod - Toronto Star

    7 Nov 2009 | 1:34 am
    Telegraph.co.ukFort Hood's polite psychiatrist and religious lightning rodToronto StarBrett J. Blackledge AP FORT HOOD, TEX.–As if going off to war, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan cleaned out his apartment, gave leftover frozen broccoli to one neighbour and called another to thank him for his friendship – common courtesies and routines of the Obama praises army base heroismBBC NewsDetails Emerge About Fort Hood Suspect's HistoryNew York TimesUS grieves after two days of shootingsABC OnlineThe Associated Press -Telegraph.co.uk -Ottawa Citizenall 15,112 news articles »
 
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    Global Voices Online » Canada

  • Caribbean: French Literary Prizes

    Fabienne Flessel
    6 Nov 2009 | 6:50 am
    This week, two of the most prestigious French literary prizes were awarded to two French-speaking authors of African descent: The French-speaking Caribbean blogosphere has been buzzing over this double satisfaction, in this post from Haiti, this one from Guadeloupe and this one from Martinique [Fr].

  • Ukraine: New Documentary on Holodomor

    Veronica Khokhlova
    5 Nov 2009 | 3:46 pm
    Nash Holos writes about Yury Luhovy's new documentary on the Ukrainian famine of 1932-33.

  • Video: Winners of UN Contest became Citizen Ambassadors

    Juliana Rincón Parra
    28 Oct 2009 | 3:59 pm
    We bring you the 5 winning videos for the UN contest where participants sent in a video stating what they would tell world leaders if they had the chance.    The 5 video bloggers had the opportunity to give their message in person at the UN Day celebration in New York City. In a previous post we announced the UN Citizen Ambassador contest where video bloggers had to record what they would say to World Leaders if they had the chance, to effectively win the opportunity to speak directly with Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon at the UN Day on October 23rd. The winners were chosen and notified…

  • Haiti: No Justice?

    Janine Mendes-Franco
    23 Oct 2009 | 9:13 am
    As an ex-priest is extradited to Canada to face charges of sexual abuse of minors in Haiti, The Haitian Blogger says: “The international community has evidently concluded that there is no justice in Haiti. Sexual predators who have been operating with impunity in Haiti are being extradited to their countries of origin to face criminal charges.”

  • Global: International Creole Month

    Fabienne Flessel
    23 Oct 2009 | 8:18 am
    October has become the month of the worldwide celebration of Creole language and the Creole blogosphere is paying attention. What is Creole, exactly? This is probably one of the most debated topics among linguists worldwide - it is an incredibly complex and diverse language. The fruit of migrations and population mingling, Creole language has been, since the distant times of slavery, a vernacular language, either prohibited or underrated. But things started to change in the 1980s, as explained by the Creole-oriented Reunionese blog, Renyone [Cr, Eng]: In 1981 scientists having Creole as their…
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    National Post - Top Stories

  • Pro-Israeli Canadian lawyer ejected from UN

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:23 pm
    Guards ejected an accredited Canadian commentator from the United Nations after she denounced a controversial report that focuses heavily on alleged Israeli war crimes.

  • Prince Charles opens Royal Winter Fair

    6 Nov 2009 | 7:43 pm
    Prince Charles officially opened Toronto’s Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Friday, before spending the rest of the morning rubbing elbows with crowds of unsuspecting fair goers, in some of his most intimate moments of his three-day visit to the Toronto area.

  • Danger in all directions for Alberta Conservatives

    6 Nov 2009 | 7:35 pm
    Kevin Libin: If Premier Ed Stelmach, facing a test of his party leadership this weekend, had hoped for something, finally, to knock from Alberta’s front-pages and call-in shows the relentless cascade of flu vaccine debacles in his province, he got his wish on Thursday

  • The Berlin Wall 20 years on: A nation, free of its cage

    6 Nov 2009 | 7:10 pm
    Twenty years ago this week, the people of one of the least happy countries on the planet were forced to build a new existence from the powder of a shattered barrier and the foam of a half-formed dream

  • Muslims fight to control Fort Hood attack fallout

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:01 pm
    Hours after Major Nidal Malik Hasan was identified as the shooter in Thursday’s attack at Fort Hood and with his motive still unknown, moderate and extremist Muslims began vying for control over the dark narrative that has already sparked heightened tensions across the United States
 
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    NRCan News Releases

  • Minister Raitt Hosts National Energy Roundtables

    6 Nov 2009 | 11:30 am
    The Government of Canada is collaborating with key stakeholders to address the best steps forward to advance clean energy research and development in Canada. The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, met today with a diverse group of senior decision-makers in areas such as government, industry, non-governmental organizations and the academic sector. The session was the last of a series of roundtables held in Milton and Ottawa, Ontario, and focused on integrated community energy solutions (ICES) and renewable energy.

  • Canada's Economic Action Plan Fostering New Opportunities for Canadian Wood Products

    5 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    The Government of Canada is investing in new commercial opportunities for Canada’s forest sector to ensure a competitive future for the industry, creating jobs and stimulating the economy. Today, David Anderson, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources, announced $17.8 million in Economic Action Plan funding to expand market opportunities for Canadian wood products.

  • Government of Canada Takes Action to Help Communities Adapt to Climate Change

    19 Oct 2009 | 3:00 pm
    Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt says the Government of Canada will provide $2.49 million for projects to examine the impact of climate change on infrastructure and communities. The funding will support two projects led by Engineers Canada and the Canadian Institute of Planners.
 
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    Yahoo! Canada News: Top News Canada - Reuters

  • Iran says over 100 people detained at anti-U.S. rally

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:47 am
    Reuters - TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian police detained more than 100 people for "disturbing public order" during a rally this week to mark the anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.

  • Bin Laden videotape not new, monitoring site says

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm
    Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A videotape of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden released on Friday is the Pashto-language version of a tape first released several months ago, said IntelCenter, a U.S.-based terrorism monitoring firm.

  • Lebanon's opposition agrees to join Hariri government

    6 Nov 2009 | 3:56 pm
    Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's opposition, including Iranian-backed Hezbollah, agreed on Friday to join a national unity government proposed by Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri, a senior opposition source said.

  • U.S. jobless rate surges to 10.2 percent

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:45 pm
    Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. jobless rate unexpectedly jumped to 10.2 percent last month, a 26-1/2-year high, adding to pressure on the Obama administration to do more to tackle unemployment even as signs of recovery mount.

  • One killed, 5 injured in Orlando shooting

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:29 pm
    Reuters - ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - An ex-employee of an engineering consulting firm who was laid off in 2007 opened fire at his former workplace in Orlando, Florida, on Friday, killing one person and wounding five others, police said.
 
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    My Money News

  • Insurance: Swine flu surprise

    30 Oct 2009 | 9:01 am
    If you get the H1N1 flu this winter, forget about getting life insurance for a while. Even if you recover.

  • Travel: Luxury, for less

    28 Oct 2009 | 11:44 am
    How to book five-star hotels at two-star prices.

  • Taxation: Adding insult to injury

    28 Oct 2009 | 10:41 am
    A new tax on mutual funds is coming to B.C. and Ontario. Your returns could suffer, no matter where you live.

  • Investing: Under attack

    27 Oct 2009 | 10:16 am
    Target-date funds have taken a hit. Are they still a good buy?

  • Inside Stephen Harper's wallet

    27 Oct 2009 | 10:15 am
    Our elected representatives once earned incomes similar to typical Canadians. Now they earn compensation packages that leave most of us gaping in envy. Are we paying our politicians too much?
 
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    Canadian Tourism

  • 20 years ago I arrived in Toronto for good. It's been the best decision I've ever made.

    Jaime
    4 Nov 2009 | 4:02 pm
    It was a cool November evening very much like tonight. I arrived at the old Pearson International Airport, way before the billion dollar Terminal 1 addition. The Rogers Centre, then Skydome was just a few years old. There weren't that many condo and office towers in Toronto, but it was already an impressive city. As for the rest of the country, I had been to Vancouver a few times to visit my sister and my Mother, who had moved there a few years earlier. I had been to Niagara Falls as a tourists many years before, but other than that, I hadn't seen much of my new country.-I arrived with dreams…

  • TIAC's National Tourism Leadership Summit underway (sorry I'm missing it).

    Jaime
    4 Nov 2009 | 7:06 am
    Today is the last day of Canada's Tourism Leadership Summit taking place in St. John, New Brunswick. This year it must be one of the most important summits of recent years, given the enormous challenges the industry has been facing and will continue to face in the foreseeable future. The global economy is the number one challenge, of course, as it has affected travel everywhere. Canada has been hit particularly hard, and if weren't for the domestic traveller, the industry would be in much worse shape. Going forward, there are some who believe the Winter Olympics will give a boost to our…

  • Ottawa hosts Ontario's Council of Folk Festivals' Conference

    Jaime
    16 Oct 2009 | 9:13 am
    A gorgeous weekend in the Nation's Capital attending the Folk Festival's Conference. I am writing this from the Songwriters Association of Canada's Showcase. I'm listening to a lovely singer songwriter by the name of Karyn Ellis. Music and Tourism, a powerful combination.Jaime-- Post From My iPhone

  • photos Ontario Tourism Summit 2009 - Windsor

    Jaime
    1 Oct 2009 | 7:04 pm
    The beautiful Boardwalk in Windsor (great jog on a sunny day). The famous Ambassador Bridge between Windsor and Detroit.The Caesars Casino (yup, I lost a few bucks, rather not say how much). Wonder what that squirrel's doing in the picture? see below. The impressive Caesars complex in Windsor was the OTS 09 headquarters. I had never been there before. Shout out to the Caesars staff. Everyone was friendly and welcoming.I went for a jog on the beautiful Boardwalk and stopped just a few seconds to take a picture of the great public art along the way. Unfortunately this photo was ruined by this…
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    CANOE Travel Features

  • 7 holiday hotspots for any budget

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    If you are looking to spend the holidays away from home, there are cities all over the world that celebrate the holidays in their own special way - and in accordance with your budget!

  • Attention ski bums

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Three separate contests in the Canadian and the U.S. West give skiers and snowboarders the opportunity to become the ultimate slope slacker.

  • It's elementary, my dear Watson

    5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Q: I belong to a book club and one of our next choices will be a Sherlock Holmes mystery. A book club member mentioned there is a museum in Switzerland -- of all places -- devoted to the ficticious character.

  • Stretch that skiing budget

    4 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Here are some tips for getting the most out of your skiing budget from travel planners at Crested Butte Vacations.

  • Top restaurants in Hong Kong & Macau

    4 Nov 2009 | 7:24 am
    The Miele Guide to Asia's finest restaurants is written by food experts who know and love the region.
 
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    Financial Post - Top Stories

  • Canada steps up oil sands push in United States

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:02 pm
    Canada has mounted its biggest campaign yet to sell the United States on the energy security benefits of the oil sands as Washington debates new environmental policy, the country’s energy minister said on Friday.

  • 'Buy American horror stories' building

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:49 pm
    Cambridge Brass has been based in southern Ontario for more than a century and has survived two world wars and the Great Depression, but Buy American may be what finally causes the company to bid farewell to the province.

  • Youth feel pinch in weak job market

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:02 pm
    The latest Statistics Canada figures show more young Canadians lost their jobs in October, despite improving numbers last month that convinced economists staggering youth unemployment figures posted in the summer would improve once students returned to school.

  • Air Canada turns focus to business class

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:02 pm
    Calin Rovinescu, Air Canada chief executive, says the country’s largest carrier is giving a renewed focus to driving up sales in its business class seats and on its international routes as the airline begins its slow climb to recovery.

  • TSX rises for fourth straight day

    6 Nov 2009 | 3:18 pm
    The Toronto Stock Exchange rose Friday for the fourth straight day and managed a weekly gain for the first time in three weeks.
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    CBC | Arts News

  • Rare Kurelek painting will be displayed

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:18 pm
    A rare and valuable painting by former Manitoba artist William Kurelek has been purchased by a Winnipeg art dealer and will be on display later this month.

  • Edmonton theatre legend dies with swine flu

    6 Nov 2009 | 7:38 pm
    Tim Ryan, the founder and program director of the theatre arts program at Grant MacEwan University in Edmonton, dies from complications of the H1N1 virus after entering hospital last week with a heart condition.

  • Joe Jackson seeking allowance from Michael's estate

    6 Nov 2009 | 3:11 pm
    Michael Jackson's father is seeking an allowance from the late singer's estate to help cover his monthly expenses, which exceed $15,000 US, according to court documents filed Friday.

  • H1N1 overplayed by media, public health: MDs

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:17 pm
    Public health officials and journalists have overstated the importance of the swine flu, a former Ontario chief medical officer of health says.

  • Tsunami artwork wins $25K prize for drawing

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:57 pm
    A large-scale, apocalyptic artwork inspired by the devastating 2004 Asian Tsunami has won Australia's $25,000 Dobell Prize for Drawing.
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    CBC | Hockey News

  • Richards, Morrow send Stars past Canucks

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:53 pm
    Brad Richards scored midway through the second period and Brenden Morrow added a power-play goal in the third to lead the Dallas Stars to a 2-1 win over Vancouver, despite a 45-save performance by Canucks rookie Cory Schneider on Friday night.

  • Stewart ends marathon shootout to give Avs win

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:42 pm
    Chris Stewart scored in the eighth round of the shootout, helping the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche remain unbeaten at home with a 4-3 victory over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night.

  • Capitals end losing streak sans Ovechkin

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:41 pm
    Jose Theodore stopped 28 shots, Brian Pothier had a goal and two assists and the Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Friday night to break a three-game losing streak.

  • Leafs climb out of NHL's basement

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:29 pm
    The visiting Toronto Maple Leafs overcame a two-goal deficit to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Friday during a battle between the two worst teams in the NHL.

  • Carcillo scores 2 as Flyers defeat Sabres

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:23 pm
    Daniel Carcillo scored twice and Ray Emery made 28 saves to lead the visiting Philadelphia Flyers to their fifth straight victory, defeating the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Friday night.
 
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    Ottawa Golf Blog

  • Moore Signs With Scratch Golf

    Ottawa Golf Blog
    5 Nov 2009 | 11:17 pm
    Well according to Jason Sobel at ESPN.com "Mr. No Logo" Ryan Moore has signed a deal to not only play Scratch Golf Clubs but also own a portion of the small but emerging company from Oregon. Ryan can be seen in the above photo debuting with Scratch Golf from the HSBC Champions World Golf Championship where he's actually in the hunt after rounds of 66 and 69.

  • While Sick I've Improved My Play On EA Sports Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online

    Ottawa Golf Blog
    5 Nov 2009 | 2:18 am
    Well it seems you can improve in some areas when sick looking at my numbers on the second go around as a Beta tester for Closed Beta 4 for Tiger Woods PGA Tour online you might say I actually don't suck anymore with a scoring average a little over 67 and already 5 aces after a little over 30 rounds. I've really gotten into strategies to maximize money while accomplishing objectives. This Beta graphically looks way better so maybe that's helping my play as well. Some other new features into an enhanced Pro Shop along with Simultaneous Multi-player as well as Golf live. See people you know and…

  • Out Of The Flu Abyss

    Ottawa Golf Blog
    5 Nov 2009 | 1:48 am
    Over the last week or so I've had the unfortunate pleasure of getting the flu. I'm trying to get back to normal but it seems slow going. One suggestion for everyone, get your flu shot you don't want this. I knew I was real sick because I wasn't even worried I'd miss maybe the last few days of golf around here as Winter may rear it's ugly head soon'. I'm trying to gain back the weight I lost, no fat burner needed here but it's hard because my energy is still low and the appetite still not great. So I'll try to get posting regularly and keeping up with all things that are golf. :)

  • Sumi-G Awarded Patent For Their Distinct Headcovers

    Ottawa Golf Blog
    29 Oct 2009 | 7:54 am
    Congrats to Sumi-G on being awarded a patent for their innovative and original head cover design. Apparently there are more patents pending as well. The press release came across the wire yesterday and can be viewed at the following links.Sumi-G Awarded Patent for Innovative Golf Head Cover Stylish and Functional Design Set to Be New Classic Innovative and unique new golf head cover design from Sumi-G earns patentWhen I received their head covers for review back in August I knew Sumi-G had created something special and their head covers are something I still use to this day. They have just…

  • Race To Dubai Puma Golf Shoes

    Ottawa Golf Blog
    28 Oct 2009 | 3:22 am
    With the Race To Dubai heating up it seems Puma Golf has decided to launch some very cool versions of the Swing GTX and C-Hopper golf shoe. I got the email from Trendy Golf in the UK so these might be hard to get over here in Canada or might be a little pricey with the exchange and duties.
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    Direct Jobs Canada - The Fastest Way To Get A Job

  • Interior Design Consultant

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:37 am
    Henry Schein has an impressive story of success as a worldwide provider of products and services to office-based healthcare practitioners in the dental, medical and veterinary professions, as well as to government and other institutions. For over 75 ...

  • Volunteer Administrative Assistant

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:14 am
    Volunteer Administrative Assistant Owen Sound, Ontario Habitat for Humanity Grey Bruce is the oldest affiliate of an International non-profit world leader which has built over 225,000 homes in over 100 countries – that’s one every 23 minutes....

  • Fund Development Specialist

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:13 am
    Fund Development Specialist Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada Habitat for Humanity Grey Bruce is the oldest affiliate of an International non-profit world leader which has built over 225,000 homes in over 100 countries – that’s one every 23 minutes. ...

  • Sales Representative (Floral Distribution)

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:44 am
    MANDATE The principal objective of this position is to effectively and profitably manage the client’s experience by offering our clients added-value floral products and services VALUES AND BELIEFS Our client is a learning organization, open to ...

  • Business Analyst/Business Systems Analyst

    5 Nov 2009 | 6:10 am
    Business Analyst/ Business Systems Analyst Our downtown client is currently looking for a number of contract Business Analyst/ Business Systems Analyst with Capital Market Experience to join their team full time. If you feel you have the qualificat...
 
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    Bizzia » Business News

  • Capmark Files for Bankruptcy

    Stephen Kersey
    26 Oct 2009 | 8:55 pm
    Following a massive second-quarter loss of $1.6 billion, Capmark Financial Group, a lender owned by Goldman Sachs and KKR & Co, among other companies, has filed for bankruptcy protection. As of June 30, Capmark had consolidated debt of around $21 billion and assets of $20.1 billion. Capmark is one of the largest commercial real estate finance companies in the United States with more than $10 billion in originations. The company, formerly known as GMAC Commercial Holding Corp., controls more than $360 billion in debt and has struggled due to the rapid increase of the default rate on…

  • Biden to Announce GM Plant Reopening

    Stephen Kersey
    26 Oct 2009 | 8:55 pm
    Vice President Joe Biden is expected to visit a closed General Motors plant in Wilmington, Delaware, on Tuesday, where he is expected to announce that same plant’s reopening. According to reports, Biden will also announce that the plant will focus on constructing plug-in hybrid electric cars instead of traditional vehicles. Fisker Automotive Inc, a California-based venture capitalist firm, has decided to purchase the former GM assembly plant and renovate it so that it is capable of mass-producing hybrid vehicles. The information comes from a source that is reportedly close to the reasons…

  • Schumer: Credit Card Laws Urgently Needed

    Mark Ellis
    25 Oct 2009 | 9:24 pm
    Senator Charles Schumer stated today that he believes that federal credit card legislation set to become law in 2010 should be enacted earlier in order to prevent credit card companies from raising their rates in the present. The senator cited a Pew Charitable Trusts study that found that credit cards companies raised their rates by 20 percent in the first half of 2009 while federal interest rates dropped. Schumer has accused credit card companies of using the period of time before the new laws are enacted to gouge consumers with the same practices that will be banned in 2010 when the…

  • Disney to Offer Baby Einstein Refunds

    Mark Ellis
    25 Oct 2009 | 9:08 pm
    A bitter battle between Disney and the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood has finally ended, with victory seemingly going to the CCFC for finally achieving their goal of getting Baby Einstein products off the market. Anyone who bought a Baby Einstein product between June 5, 2004 and September 4, 2009 will be able to get their money back, while consumers can also trade in their DVDs for other products or for future discounts. The CCFC, which is a group that has dedicated itself to fighting to “reclaim childhood for corporate marketers,” has been trying to get Baby Einstein…

  • Obama Stands by Small Businesses

    Stephen Kersey
    25 Oct 2009 | 10:52 am
    In case any small business owners have had any doubt about the president’s priorities when it comes to the economy, President Obama has stated that small businesses are essential the American economy and has noted the problem that small businesses have nowadays in getting credit. Image: Zuma Press Obama’s weekly radio and Internet address gave the President the opportunity to urge America’s banks to step up their lending to creditworthy small businesses, stating that it is the banks’ responsibility to finance the small business engine. He also announced several programs that would…
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    Digital Forum

  • WMC 7 - Which commercials remover are you using?

    Bob_Mtl
    6 Nov 2009 | 11:43 pm
    I would like to know which automatic commercials remover you recommend using with Media Center 7. With Vista I was using Lifextender mainly because i like the definition of the name: Quote: Because your 30-minute TV shows will now be around 22 minutes long, saving you around 15 minutes for every hour you watch TV, you'll notice that you have a lot more free time. This gives the illusion that your life is being extended... kidding. but there is no update for WMC7... Thanks

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    iwanthdtv2
    6 Nov 2009 | 10:14 pm
    Great forum. It has already been very useful. Just wanted to say "hi" and thanks for letting me pick your brains :). That's about it.

  • How I know my furnace short-cycle?

    Virmani
    6 Nov 2009 | 9:39 pm
    I just have installed new Carrier Infinity 96 Hi-eff Gas Funace . I have set up 70F most of the time of the day. I notice my furnace runs mostly on low speed for few minutes (not sure how many) and stops for a while and runs again. However I feel comfort all the time. Only concern is running furnace on and off often would make it fail in longer term? So far temps are not too low in Scarborough so I am not sure if this is how hi-eff furnace work? Any thoughts HAVC guys?

  • More than just a phone

    das75
    6 Nov 2009 | 9:38 pm
    Pomegranate

  • EHD error 851

    lightningflik
    6 Nov 2009 | 7:50 pm
    Hey guys, I have a 9242 unit with a Lacie 750 GB hard drive the one recommended from Bell. Unfortunately, I recently formatted my HD, but when I plug it in it gives me the error: 'You have connected too many devices to the USB port. System will only support one of them.' This is the only USB device I have connected. Any ideas?
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  • iPhoneWorld.ca: AKG K 340: iPhone/iPod Accessory Review

    David
    5 Nov 2009 | 4:46 pm
    iPhoneWorld.ca writes:iPhone/iPod Accessory Review: AKG K 340 Reviewed by: David Geguzinskis -Official website Price: $89.95 Previously i reviewed K-450 by AKG, the famous Austrian manufactured of quality audio equipment. Now it is time to look at a smaller cousin: K 340 earphones. K 340 is primarily made from high quality plastic. While i don’t mind it, some aluminum or metal wouldn’t hurt. The coloring is quite stylish: gray plastic with rubber running alone the wire. One could even say that they look quite sporty. I also like the streamlined kind of look, with no separation between…

  • iPhoneWorld.ca: iAccessory.ca: iAccessory Canada online Apple iPhone / iTouch accessories store opens its virtual doors

    iPhoneWorld
    2 Nov 2009 | 8:59 pm
    iPhoneWorld.ca writes:iAccessory.ca, a newly launched Canadian online mobile accessories retailer, writes in that they’ve opened their virtual doors to visitors. Currently offering accessories for the Apple iPhone and the Apple iPod iTouch, iAccessory caters exclusively to Canadian customers. iAccessory.ca write that they: - Ship within 2 business days from warehouses in Canada (warehouses located in Montreal , Quebec, and Toronto, Ontario). - Offer free shipping in Canada via Canada Post Ground. - Keep prices in Canadian dollars. The store currently offers car/AC/travel chargers,…

  • iPhoneWorld.ca: Triazzle Holiday: iPhone App Review

    Tony
    2 Nov 2009 | 6:23 pm
    iPhoneWorld.ca writes:Reviewed by: Tony Rust App Link Price: $ .99 As I said in my review of the original Triazzle app: this is “an absolutely lovely puzzle game.” Same holds true of their Holiday version “Triazzle Holiday.” If you want a puzzle game with holiday music and lovely snow falling, with Santa, Reindeer and Dreidel themes, check this out. It’s a fun game to get you in the holiday spirit! Score: 10 out of 10 ©2009 iPhone World. All Rights Reserved.. 

  • iPhoneWorld.ca: I Am T-Pain: iPhone App Review

    Robb
    29 Oct 2009 | 7:51 am
    iPhoneWorld.ca writes:iPhone App Review: I Am T-Pain Reviewed by: Robb Lewis - AppStore Link Price: $2.99 If you’ve spent a fair amount of time online in the last year, you’ve probably heard of T-Pain. He is best known for singing on The Lonely Island single ‘I’m On A Boat’. You may also know that he uses an autotuner on his voice to make it sound different. Specifically, Antaris Auto-Tune. Well now, the people behind the autotuner have released an iPhone app to allow anyone to sound like T-Pain. I Am T-Pain allows you to sing along to a selection of beats and…

  • iPhoneWorld.ca: Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7b QuietPoint Active Noise-Cancelling Headphones

    Bill
    27 Oct 2009 | 7:07 pm
    iPhoneWorld.ca writes:Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7b QuietPoint Active Noise-Cancelling Headphones Reviewed by: Bill Henderson Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7b : QuietPoint® Active Noise-cancelling Headphones Price: $219.95 Truth be told, every headphone I have reviewed so far have actually been earphones - the kind you stick into your ears. And while some are absolutely wonderful sounding, a lot of people have concerns with them (not me). Some are bothered by the ‘uncomfortableness’ of them, no matter how well they fit (fit is EVERYTHING with earphones). And others just don’t like things sticking…
 
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  • The danger of letting your enemy define you

    markdykeman
    5 Nov 2009 | 6:02 pm
    There’s a powerful, useful way to draw attention to your words.  Just define who your arch-enemy is and then start unloading with both barrels.  Continue the relentless assault.  If you’re lucky, your arch-enemy is one of the undead and just keeps getting back up.  Then you knock him (or her) down again, inflicting mortal damage.  And then they get back up again and…  you both win, because everyone loves a good fight. I may be unobservant or naive, but I can’t really say that I have an arch-enemy, not a person anyway, especially since the little red headed guy…

  • Uncategorized – the post unleashed

    markdykeman
    4 Nov 2009 | 6:00 pm
    This will probably turn out to be a stream-of-consciousness ramble about various things.  EDIT:  this post is written in a satirical/sarcastic style, so it shouldn’t be taken too, too seriously.  OK? Twitter Lists This new way of slicing and dicing your Twitter content is the way to listen to the 412,331,310 other Twitter users that you don’t listen to today.  Or, rather, you would if you could hear them among the multitudes.  They were made from the same substance that went into the last few nails that were hammered into FriendFeed’s coffin.  Or something like that. I…

  • Observations on social media and political issues

    markdykeman
    1 Nov 2009 | 7:04 pm
    There’s an interesting political issue in my home province that is seeing some use of social media.  It’s making an interesting case study.  Given the overlap between a relevant political issue and the use of social technology, I think that this is a case study worth following. Background The event that I referred to in my previous post became official last Thursday.  In summary, my province (New Brunswick) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to sell the vast majority of its power utility to another province (Quebec) in exchange for debt relief and a five year guarantee on…

  • The power of social media to prevent change

    markdykeman
    28 Oct 2009 | 5:23 pm
    At the moment I’m pondering a situation happening in my home province.  I don’t want to get into too much detail about it at the moment because there are few specifics.  It boils down to our provincial government (think state government if you live in the US, Australia, or some other similar government structure) planning to announce a decision that will potentially be unpopular with many residents of our province.  This decision will affect every single resident of this province. This is the type of government decision that could bring about a big change in the status quo…

  • Merlin Mann on creative work and not forgetting yourself

    markdykeman
    26 Oct 2009 | 5:58 pm
    I’m of two minds about one of Merlin Mann’s latest videos (disclosure:  I’m a big fan of Merlin’s ever since he answered one of my questions on CBC’s Spark Radio show and he commented on my blog.  Well, before then, too.  But a little attention goes a long way, what can I say?) Here’s the video.  My thoughts are below: Makebelieve Help, Old Butchers, and Figuring Out Who You Are (For Now) from Merlin Mann on Vimeo. SPOILERS BELOW: On one hand, I think Merlin’s got a great message in this video and it’s well worth listening to.  The core…
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  • Blog Still Down ; On Global TV Tonight ; Where’s the Fish?

    saskboy
    6 Nov 2009 | 12:09 pm
    This is a national emergency! No, not my blog’s crippled state, rather the B.C. salmon stocks have crashed. Less than 10% of a commercially fished animal is still alive? Isn’t that what this means? This should have been the top story on CTV News last night, instead Charles and Camilla’s visit to Hamilton ran before this story! And the inquiry won’t even be finished by the salmon are supposed to spawn again. It’s a disaster unfolding in fast motion in front of an incapable federal government. What if 7% of 7% show up next season, since that’s the new trend?

  • Site outage

    saskboy
    2 Nov 2009 | 11:55 am
    Site was causing server problems, so abandonedstuff.com is offline for the moment. UPDATE: Nov. 5, 2009 Server problems returned suddenly at 1:00PM, so have to troubleshoot and figure out why WordPress is crashing the server before I can keep AbandonedStuff.com online. The site is temporarily redirected to [ tweetcommons.com] Here now, so it does something at least.

  • Transformers

    saskboy
    1 Nov 2009 | 11:35 am
    Nov 5, 2009 The last few weeks I’ve watched movies I’ve not remembered to put into my blog. “Hot Shots” [9/10] is one of the funniest spoof movies of all time, and contained at least one actor found in the next movie I watched which was… “Transformers” [9/10]. “Block” from Hot Shots is the dad in Transformers. And he makes another appearance in “Transformers II Revenge of The Fallen” [8/10] which isn’t as good as the first movie, but has a lot of exciting plot to it. Last night a group of my friends played The Game of…

  • Server Upgrade

    saskboy
    1 Sep 2009 | 12:21 pm
    There’s a server upgrade underway on September 1, 2009 at AbandonedStuff.com We should be back at our earliest convenience. Hopefully you will be too. The outage will affect sites affiliated with 1337Hax0r.com

  • This is another test

    saskboy
    22 Jun 2009 | 9:28 am
    If you are reading this then the Internet is working. CBC.
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  • Location – tell me my current obsession

    Colin
    16 Oct 2009 | 5:46 pm
    Lately, I’ve been zoning in on books that discuss location – whether through wayfinding, past experience in urban and wild settings, the development of innate navigational skills, or novel treatements of life in particular locations. Here’s a sampling from my recent bookshelf: Where am I? – Colin Ellard ” … Two things seem to be universal in wayfaring cultures like the Inuit and the Australian Aborigines. One of them is that they’ve honed this exquisite eye for detail that we don’t have. The other thing that these cultures do is use narrative…

  • Failed in the most beautiful way

    Colin
    1 Oct 2009 | 1:59 pm
    “They were decent,” he said. “They were strong. And they failed in the most beautiful way you can imagine.” - Reinhold Messner, the famed mountain climber, praising the members of a doomed 1953 trek to climb K-2. Charles S. Houston, one of the members of that expedition, passed away this week. (NY Times)

  • Mmmm …. hamhocks

    Colin
    1 Oct 2009 | 1:38 pm
    Maybe I’ve been eating a little too much southern food lately. I could swear this bill board for Labatt’s Blue said ‘hamhocks.’

  • His dance music will kick your dance music’s ass

    Colin
    6 Sep 2009 | 1:25 pm
    Ralf Hütter of Kraftwerk revisited London in the early summer, and found it wanting. “…Politely mortified by the soft, hands-in-the-air atmosphere of the first few clubs we visited, he wondered ruefully what had become of the “hooligan energy level” of London. We finally found some for him at a club called Rage. “You know!” he shouted, gesturing around at the flickering television monitors and oblivious trance-dancers, “if people had been making a film about hell 20 years ago, they would have conjured up something like this. We were doing things like this early on, and…

  • Smooth Silky Bacon Hot Dog

    Colin
    4 Sep 2009 | 7:46 am
    Our obsession with wrapping things in bacon is long standing, and has certainly peaked with the arrival of bacon-only blogs and bacon memes. John T. Edge (whose writing on Southern food is fantastic and mouth-watering) examined the origin and popularity of Mexican-style hot dogs in the NYT last week. “… By 1953, Oscar Mayer was running print ads, selling American consumers on the virtues of bacon-wrapped hot dogs. Perhaps Mexican consumers, inspired to emulate American dietary habits, took Oscar Mayer at its word, wrapping American-made hot dogs in American-made bacon, and…
 
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  • This Week in Alberta - All Good Things...

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:19 am
    With Ed Stelmach's leadership review vote coming up tomorrow (I'll be sure to post the results, and offer analysis, as soon as the numbers hit Twitter), this is certainly not welcome news for the embatled Premier:Across the province, 34 per cent of decided voters say they support the Tories, down from 55 per cent a year ago.The Wildrose party, under new leader Danielle Smith, is now the solid second choice of Albertans, with 28 per cent support. The Liberals have the support of 20 per cent and the NDP nine. Despite being deregistered by Elections Alberta, the Green Party polled at eight per…

  • The reports of its death...

    5 Nov 2009 | 6:32 am
    The private members bill to abolish the gun registry passed last night by a 164-137 vote. However, it may not be time to stick a fork in the registry quite yet .From second reading it will go to the Public Safety and National Security Committee, which, if I'm reading parl.gc.ca right, has the following members:YeaGarry Breitkreuz - CPCShelly Glover - CPCDave MacKenzie - CPCPhil McColeman - CPCRick Norlock - CPCBrent Rathgeber - CPCNayDon Davies - NDPMark Holland - LiberalAndrew Kania - LiberalSerge Menard - BQMaria Mourani - BQRobert Oliphant - LiberalSo the committee would appear to be…

  • BANG!

    4 Nov 2009 | 5:44 am
    Ahhh...the gun registry debate. A chance for civilized debate free of hyperbole.Ha ha. Just kidding of course.Nothing gets people fired up - on both sides of the divide - quite like it. In a light hearted article last week about how U of O convocation ceremonies are dealing with H1N1, the first dozen comments (since purged) were angry rants about how Allan Rock, now the University's President, had destroyed Canada by bringing in the gun registry. And from there, the conversation degenerated to the standard debate about just who exactly is killing Canadians, the colour of the necks of farmers,…

  • Proposals Certain to go Nowhere Fast: An Ongoing Series

    2 Nov 2009 | 3:39 pm
    Michael Byers has an interesting proposal in today’s Toronto Star, getting a bit of attention. Here are the key points:There is only one surefire way to prevent a Harper majority [ED NOTE: …other than, you know, the opposition parties getting their act together]. The Liberals and NDP should agree to not run candidates against each other in the next campaign.In each riding, the party whose candidate fared worst in the last election would pull its current candidate out, or refrain from nominating one.Importantly, what is proposed is not a coalition, but a one-time ceasefire between two…

  • October Poll Soup: Turning 40

    30 Oct 2009 | 4:59 am
    The common opinion when looking at opinion polls seems to be that 40 is a magical number where majorities become possible and leads become "commanding". Is this true? Well, it depends on the map, but it certainly does leave a psychological impact.And the Tories are basically there, which means they're polling higher now than the numbers they got on Election Day one year ago.I only hope Yo Yo Ma recognizes the damage he's doing to Canada...Ekos (Oct 21-27, n = 3220 autodial)CPC 38.4%Lib 26.8%NDP 16.7%BQ 8.2%GP 9.9%Angus Reid (Oct 23-24, n = 1000 online)CPC 40%Lib 26%NDP 17%BQ 9%GP 7%Ipsos Reid…
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  • News flash

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:45 am
    Some of you regulars may be wondering why we haven't posted anything today. We are sticklers for never missing a day so let me explain. Jo and I have been busy lately. Well, more than usual. You see, we've been talking for quite a while about updating the blog and giving it a bit more of a professional look. (Especially since the blog was designed by me and despite the fact that I work on web applications for a living, I am NO designer). And we wanted to get off Blogger and go with something a bit more customizable. So when we heard from Erica at Squarespace over the summer, we were stoked to…

  • How much is too much?

    5 Nov 2009 | 9:43 am
    I found this warehouse conversion on Location Partnership the other day and it had me cracking up. I wasn't sure whether to run away screaming or gasp in delight (although leaning much closer to running away). The site says this home is a testament to the wonderful world of kitsch. I don't even know if I'd call this kitsch - it's more just a collection of completely random vintage pieces. But maybe that's the definition of kitsch. So I goggled "kitsch" and Wikipedia says "Contemporaneously, kitsch also (loosely) denotes art that is aesthetically pretentious to the degree of being in poor…

  • Under Milk Wood

    4 Nov 2009 | 11:10 pm
    Dreaming. Dreaming of these other worldly spaces captured by photographer Dylan Thomas. (I couldn't help the reference to his famous namesake.) The images are strong, bold. Almost like a peeping tom, the viewer is drawn into the photos. I am in awe of the red (the home of Lord Snowdon - Thomas was his assistant for 5 years), enticed by the faded glamour. The rest of his portfolio is as intriguing, as potent.

  • I'll take one of these to go

    4 Nov 2009 | 9:31 am
    I absolutely adore the home of model An Oost and her boyfriend. It's a mansion in Ghent, Belgium that they run as a bed & breakfast. It's got great bones, and I am smitten with all the classic mid-century found throughout and the quirky touches like one orange doorway and a beanbag chair in the bathroom.Photos by De Baerdemaeker Kat via OWI

  • Tim Clinch encore

    3 Nov 2009 | 10:52 pm
    When I first found Tim Clinch's portfolio last year I was taken by the way he captured the essence of the European homes in his photographs. You could almost feel the warm summer breeze in the south of France, hear insects throbbing in the olive trees, smell the coffee wafting from the local cafe. He has an uncanny ability to transport you to another world, a romantic world, a chic getaway for daydreaming. The new shots on his website have me dreaming all over again.
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  • Publicité Nespresso George Clooney et John Malkovich

    Fumed
    6 Nov 2009 | 2:54 pm
    Voici la nouvelle pub de Nespresso avec George Clooney et John Malkovich Magnifique

  • Fort Hood: Hasan, un psychiatre tue 12 militaires et fait 31 blessés

    Fumed
    5 Nov 2009 | 7:41 pm
    Malik Nidal Hasan, un psychiatre affecté à la base militaire de Fort Hood aurait ouvert le feu et tué 12 personnes avant de se faire tirer dessus par la police. Il y aurait 31 blessés. Apparemment il y aurait eu une deuxième fusillade et deux autres personnes impliquées. D’abord annoncé comme mort Hasan a survécu et il repose dans un état stable. Fort Hood est la plus grande base militaire des Etats-Unis et l’une des plus grandes du monde avec 870 km2 et 52 000 militaires (total avec civils 90 000 personnes).

  • Belle gamelle en scooter

    Fumed
    5 Nov 2009 | 2:24 pm
    Jolie gamelle en scooter. Et voilà quand on veut faire le malin, tiens!

  • Comment ouvrir une bouteille de vin ?

    Fumed
    5 Nov 2009 | 2:15 pm
    Comment ouvrir une bouteille de vin sans tire-bouchon ? Simplement avec une chaussure et un mur.

  • BMW M3 GTS

    Fumed
    5 Nov 2009 | 1:30 pm
    Nouvelle Bmw M3 destinée à la course avec son V8 de 4,4 litres et 450 chevaux. Boite 7 vitesses. Poids réduit avec 1490 kg. Lancement au printemps 2010.
 
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  • Nine Things Social Media Can Do

    Mark Evans
    6 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    Social media is not a silver bullet or panacea that will magically provide the answers to all of your personal or business needs. Rather, social media can be a valuable and interesting way to augment, enhance and jump-start your communications, marketing and sales efforts. By effectively using some of the tools (blogs, Twitter, Facebook, etc.), social media can bolster your strategic and tactical arsenal. In response to B.L. Ochman’s post in AdAge about the 10 things social media can’t do, here’s a quick summary of nine things that social media can do: 1. Improve customer…

  • A Band Goes Guerilla…Naked

    Mark Evans
    5 Nov 2009 | 6:15 pm
    My brother’s band, Freeflowg, is competing for $150,000 prize being given out by Peak 100.9 in Vancouver. In an attempt to sway voters and generate some publicity, they’ve launched some guerrilla marketing campaign involved a “naked suite” – supported by the powers of YouTube. Not sure if it will gain them a lot of votes but you have to admire their, um, tenacity.

  • Mini-Review: Epson Workforce 610

    Mark Evans
    3 Nov 2009 | 8:41 am
    For the past week, I’ve been testing the Epson Workforce 610, an all-in-one machine that prints, copies, scans and faxes. For people running a small business, it’s a powerful and economical way to do pretty much everything you need or want. Here’s a snapshot of what you get: Pros: - One-stop shopping for to meet a variety of needs - Fast and high-quality laser prints in black & white, and colour (38 ppm) - Relatively small footprint - Built-in wireless connectivity using Wi-Fi - Two-sided printing Cons: - Using all the features can be time-consuming and complicated. It…

  • Twitter Lists Seem Interesting But….

    Mark Evans
    2 Nov 2009 | 4:45 am
    Update: Twitter had introduced a list widget that you can place on your blog to display the list of your choice. TechCrunch describes as “pretty cool”. You’d think given the buzz about the recent launch of Twitter Lists that someone had re-invented slice bread. That said, my take is the emergence of Twitter Lists is putting the cart before the horse. By that, there’s a bigger problem that Twitter should have addressed before introducing Lists: specifically, how to find new people to follow that meet your personal or professional interests. Sure, there are these kind of…

  • Can Less (Time Online) Be More?

    Mark Evans
    1 Nov 2009 | 5:09 am
    Given my company is focused on helping start-ups improve how they market and communicate online, spending a lot of time on the Web is an occupational hazard. I probably spend 50 to 60 hours/week online, depending on how much work needs to be done. I really enjoy my work, as well as everything the Web has to offer (e.g. entertainment, content, etc.) but I’ve been questioning whether I actually need to spend less time on the Web. It may sound like a strange proposition but it’s based on the idea of trying to be more efficient and productive – aka doing the same of work but…
 
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  • 5 Nov 2009 | 7:21 pm

    5 Nov 2009 | 7:21 pm
    "Rose and Ashley"Acrylic, 4" X 4" X 5/8" Wood blockWhen Rose is crying, Ashley the cat licks away all her tears and that definitely makes her smile again. Check-out MiKa Art Sale!

  • 4 Nov 2009 | 5:18 pm

    4 Nov 2009 | 5:18 pm
    "Winter walk"Acrylic, 4" X 6" X 5/8" Wood blockA winter walk can be quite nice if you dress pretty and properly, and keep in good company.Check-out MiKa Art Sale!

  • 3 Nov 2009 | 6:25 pm

    3 Nov 2009 | 6:25 pm
    "Here comes the snow"Acrylic, 4" X 4" X 5/8" WoodblockThe other day Jasper overheard some birds talking about snow, so he bought a new scarf. Sure enough, here comes the snow and Jasper feels that he is so smart!Check-out MiKa Art Sale!

  • 2 Nov 2009 | 5:57 pm

    2 Nov 2009 | 5:57 pm
    "Becky's skating class"Acrylic, 4" X 6" X 5/8" Wood blockBecky is going to teach her kitty how to skate. The feline balancing ability comes in very handy! Check-out MiKa Art Sale!

  • 1 Nov 2009 | 4:25 pm

    1 Nov 2009 | 4:25 pm
    ACEO Tie and hat #2Mixed media, 2.5" X 3.5" Watercolor paperEmma likes putting bowties on Smoky the cat - doesn't it make him look special?Check-out MiKa Art Sale!
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  • Best of Million Dollar Journey Oct 2009

    FrugalTrader
    7 Nov 2009 | 2:30 am
    Book Winners Seems that there was quite a bit of interest in the book “Super Trader” as there were numerous entries.  Out of all the entries, 3 were randomly chosen as winners of a free copy.  Here are the winners: Linda Jeff W. Desmond C. Top 5 Posts of October 2009 How Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) Works - With the big hype about the tax efficiency of dividend income, the AMT makes sure that the government gets their share. Prepaid Credit Card Comparison - After receiving a generous prepaid credit card as a gift, I wrote a review discussing the merits and pitfalls. Tips for…

  • Why Canadians Don’t Redeem Coupons

    Guest Blogger
    5 Nov 2009 | 2:30 am
    According to the Coupon Industry Association of Canada*, in 2006, Canadians redeemed 100 million of 3.6 billion coupons available. Canadian consumers that did redeem coupons saved over $134 million dollars. This sounds like a lot of coupons redeemed, but when you calculate the amount of unredeemed coupons it is astounding. With an average face value of $2.02, the amount of unredeemed coupons is approximately $7 billion dollars. Some reasons why Canadians do not redeem coupons? Coupons are not for all consumers. There are several reasons why consumers do not use them. Cutting them from…

  • Funding Your Childs Post Secondary Education

    FrugalTrader
    4 Nov 2009 | 2:30 am
    A recent article by the Globe and Mail regarding the increasing cost of Post Secondary tuition hit close to home.  In the article, it is projected that a child born today going to University 18 years from now would face a cost of over $100,000 for a typical 4 year program.  To add salt to the wound, the $100,000 is for a child who lives at home – it could cost over $130,000 for the students who move away. As Baby FT was born in 2008, I assume the projections for the cost of University will be fairly close to what the article states.  As we started an RESP in 2008, will it be enough…

  • When Money Doesn’t Matter

    Kathryn
    3 Nov 2009 | 2:30 am
    When my son was a year and a half, we did a 3 month work term in the Philippines. We were working on a community development project on one of the remote islands for one week of our time there. It was an 18 hour ferry ride from the nearest port. While we were there my son got very sick. We took him to the local clinic where they admitted him and tried for hours to insert an IV into his veins without success. It was one of the most difficult things I’ve had to watch. How could I put my son through this? What kind of parent was I to put my child’s life at risk because of my work? He…

  • Adding (non borrowed) Cash to a Leveraged Portfolio

    FrugalTrader
    2 Nov 2009 | 2:30 am
    As the installment portion of my mortgage is soon coming to an end, lately I’ve been thinking about my leveraged portfolio and how I’m going to utilize it going forward.  I’ve written about the various options available to leveraged investors once their mortgage is paid off, but I didn’t get into the investment plan going forward. For me,  I will most likely keep the existing HELOC balance (and portfolio) but use the freed up cash flow to invest with instead of increasing the investment loan.  Perhaps it’s my conservative side coming out, but why leverage…
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  • HEY EVERYBODY

    Pasquale
    2 Nov 2009 | 9:27 pm

  • Looking for inspiration

    Mostly Lisa
    25 Oct 2009 | 12:46 am
    5DMKII + 85mm f/1.8 I feel like my creativity died with the summer sun. Dull days, rain & all that other work I do to make money have kept me from shooting. I’m mad at myself for letting my photography slowly slip away in the last while. Other than having to pay the rent and buy food, the main reason that I haven’t been taking photos is that I feel such a pressure to produce “perfect” images. I’ve set a high bar for myself and when I don’t reach it technically or emotionally, I feel let down and oddly self-conscious about my work. This photo, for…

  • Speaking at Photoshop Live in Washington, DC Nov 2/3

    Mostly Lisa
    19 Oct 2009 | 12:33 am
    5DMKII, 85mm f/1.8, 1/500 at f/5.0, ISO 100. I am speaking at my first Photoshop conference in Washington, DC on November 2/3. I’m a self-taught photographer, so I think this will be a great opportunity for me to share my workflow & processing style with fellow photographers and learn a few tips from them! My two sessions are: How to Make Your Portraits Stand Out (Nov 2nd) In this session, I want to focus on some Photoshop processes that will make your portraits really pop. I will cover basic retouching techniques, as well as giving you several different processing actions that will…

  • Photojojo Giveaway

    Pasquale
    12 Oct 2009 | 6:19 pm
    It’s Thanksgiving up here in the frozen North, so I thought I’d do a little Photojojo book giveaway to say thank you to all my followers. I have 3 awesome Photojojo books to give away. This is a great book for inspiration, DIY projects & tips. Here’s how to win Simply ReTweet the following phrase & follow me (@mostlylisa) on twitter: “Win a copy of @photojojo’s New DIY Photography Book from @mostlylisa. (Details via http://shak.in/1m )”

  • How to protect your Twitter account from being hacked!

    Mostly Lisa
    6 Oct 2009 | 11:41 pm
    “Caprica” 5DMKII, Sigma 15mm f/2.8, HDR, cross-processed. My Twitter page has been restored finally! Turns out someone hacked into my account and deleted it. They then locked me out of my account by creating a fake email in my name and linking it to my account, so I couldn’t reset my password. Awesome! *writes a list of people who may hate me* At any rate, I have learnt some valuable lessons in protecting my social media from being hacked: Set a Very Strong Twitter password.One that isn’t your favourite sports team, colour, a sequence of numbers like 123456, the word…
 
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  • Investing in Girl Power

    Kate Trgovac
    6 Nov 2009 | 11:33 am
    Plan Canada just released the 2009 edition of their report series "Because I Am a Girl".  This year's report is called Girls in the Global Economy: Adding It All Up.  It discusses how girls and women face not only economic inequality from a wage perspective - but that this inequality exposes them to additional violence in their lives.  Whereas small incremental investments in education for girls can help break them out of this cycle.  Jennifer Heil is a celebrity sponsor of Because I Am a Girl.  In the video below, Jennifer talks about the…

  • links for 2009-11-03

    Kate Trgovac
    3 Nov 2009 | 10:30 am
    Nettwerk Records Makes Musicians Joint-Venture Partners | Vancouver Music Industry | Polyphonic | BCBusiness Polyphonic, new venture from Nettwerk, positions musicians as partners w/ the label. Label takes a %; musician retains the IP rights and exerts more control over decisions. (tags: music businessmodel musicindustry nettwerk neweconomy musicians polyphonic) Using Evernote as a Design Scrapbook / journal / hicksdesign (tags: design tools creativity inspiration evernote scrapbook)

  • Revisiting Books from My Childhood - Taking the Shelf Discovery Challenge

    Kate Trgovac
    1 Nov 2009 | 7:18 pm
    I have always been a voracious reader.  Most of the summers of my youth I participated in our local library's reading challenge.  You know the one - it usually had some kind of cheesy theme like "Discovered Hidden Treasure through Books" to try to encourage kids to read.  A number of books that I discovered in these tender years set my character and my expectations.  I took these books as realistic depictions of what I could accomplish as a young woman if I only had the right drive and curiosity.  And as both a guilty pleasure and the literary…

  • links for 2009-10-28

    Kate Trgovac
    28 Oct 2009 | 11:30 am
    Let's go to the video tape: blogger's complaint exposed as hyperbole - DaveJones.ca Nice summary of a recent incident where a blogger wrote about an "incident" with the TSA - and how the TSA blogger handled. Speaks to the importance for corporations to have some kind of established social media channel for responding to incidents like this as well as the importance of SM monitoring. Does your company have a social media channel where they could respond? (tags: socialmedia blogging pr casestudy reputation management TSA)

  • links for 2009-10-26

    Kate Trgovac
    26 Oct 2009 | 11:30 am
    Social Games: How The Big Three Make Millions Good overview from Techcrunch on Zynga, Playfish and Playdom and their place in the social games world. Good stats. Mild commentary on their lead-generation revenue model. (tags: socialmedia socialsoftware socialgames playfish)
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  • Robin Hood

    photosmax
    4 Nov 2009 | 6:24 pm
    Récemment, puisque j’avais une petite balade en avion de prévue, j’ai eu l’idée d’acheter une série télé sur iTunes. L’idée était bonne, mais y avait deux problèmes : je ne m’y connais pas en séries télé... et j’ai un niveau d’anglais qu’on pourrait classer dans le «je peux me débrouiller». J’ai écouté un paquet d’extraits avant d’arrêter mon choix sur la première saison de Robin Hood, une série de la BBC. Je viens de terminer le dernier épisode et j’ai bien aimé ! Il y a des flèches ont volées dans mon iPhone au court des dernières semaines…

  • Fred à Paris

    photosmax
    1 Nov 2009 | 3:20 pm
    Il y a un texte de La Presse canadienne ce matin sur le triomphe de Fred Pellerin à Paris. J’ai eu envie d’abonder dans le même sens, puisque j’ai vu son spectacle au théâtre du Rond-Point, il y a 15 jours. C’est absolument vrai que le plus connu des Caxtonien est en train de conquérir Paris avec ses contes. En plein Champs-Élysées, le Rond-Point est un théâtre très chic, la salle était pleine à craquer (un jeudi soir), ça riait beaucoup et tout le monde était debout à la fin. Mon voisin de siège était spécialement crampé... et pas nécessairement aux mêmes…

  • Nouveau clip de Misteur Valaire

    photosmax
    28 Oct 2009 | 8:54 am
    Moi, j'aime bien !

  • Grisaille et plaisir au lac Castor

    photosmax
    26 Oct 2009 | 10:10 am
    Malgré le temps gris du weekend, on a passé deux belles journées dans les nouveaux lofts du lac Castor. Ils ont aménagé trois beaux appartements confortables dans un grand bâtiment face au lac avec l'intention d'y favoriser la création artistique. Je dois avouer que l'endroit et bien inspirant et que j'ai déjà hâte d'y retourner. Agathe et son amie Angélique étaient très contentes de trouver un peu de neige pour se rouler dedans. J'aime les contrastes de la vie et il faut bien dire que de passer du béton de Paris à la forêt enneigée du Québec en…

  • Beau retour !

    photosmax
    22 Oct 2009 | 2:25 pm
    À l'aéroport, Agathe m'attendait avec une enveloppe fermée par une série d'auto-collants en forme de coeur. Dans l'enveloppe, il y avait ce magnifique dessin. C'est la première fois qu'elle est aussi consciente de mon absence et mon retour fut une vraie fête. Bien sûr que voyager et voir du pays est agréable... mais une petite fille de quatre ans, qui te saute dans les bras et te serre de toutes ses forces, ça n'a pas de prix.
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  • Affordable Art {weekend edition}: Please Be Still

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:55 pm
    Please Be Still

  • Fragments in RPM

    6 Nov 2009 | 7:48 pm
    This looks like an interesting show here in Vancouver this weekend. Artist Robert Edmonds (known for his awesome gig posters) is exhibiting prints and poster remnants exploring musical memory and the visual attachment we give to sounds. The show, Fragments in RPM opens on Sunday, November 8th, 2009 (4:30PM) at Public on Main (3289 Main Street, Vancouver). Mixed media: impressions taken from 33 and 45 vinyl with cut fragments of concert posters created over the past decade. Fragmented posters include: The Cure, Flaming Lips, REM, Radiohead, Gomez, Polyphonic Spree, Los Lobos, Franz Ferdinand,…

  • Fine Little Print

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:36 pm
    Artist Elisabeth Dunker from Fine Little Day, Lula and Studio Violet is launching a limited edition print "Rebuild square". The first of three prints flirting with old embroidery, ornamental folk art and modern pixel graphics. More information here or here to go directly to her shop.

  • Happy Weekend!

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:21 pm
    Wishing you all a lovely weekend, whatever you may be doing. Us? Perhaps some ornament shopping. (Love this display of ornaments from the folks at Anthropolgie). See you monday!

  • i made this for you... vol 11

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am
    there's something sweet about watching a mobile quietly drift and spin. we saw one recently at a folk art museum and shauna hasn't stopped talking about it since. i made this miniature version just for her using some wire and paper. somethingshidinginhere.typepad.com
 
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  • Marketing Is More Important Than You Think

    Mitch Joel
    5 Nov 2009 | 6:26 am
    Do you think that this is a Blog about technology? Others have said it's about New Media. Some have even suggested that it's about what's happening right now in the world of Social Media. The truth is that this Blog is about marketing. It's about how your business connects in a world where everybody is connected. It's also about how your messages are created and spread. We no longer have the luxury of communicating to consumers as we see fit (mostly through the muscle of mass media), because now there are many online channels where thousands (actually millions... actually billions) of people…

  • Is All Of This Social Media Making You Hungry?

    Mitch Joel
    1 Nov 2009 | 5:05 pm
    I was stuck, and it was my own fault. After a long flight delay, I found myself in New York City, walking toward one of the most challenging places in which to find a healthy meal: Times Square. Beyond pizza, hot cashew nuts and a pastrami sandwich bigger than my head, I had no idea where to turn. So I turned to Twitter and sent out a request to my online community for a healthy, fast and fairly priced meal. I wasn't expecting much. Maybe "What? Are you saying that the Carnegie Deli is not fat-free?" But within a few minutes, I had the information I needed and, based on multiple…

  • Tweetbait

    Mitch Joel
    1 Nov 2009 | 11:40 am
    In the old day (like two years ago), linkbait was one of the best ways to get recognition, attention and comments for your Blog, but things are quickly changing. Several months ago, I sat down with Avinash Kaushik and recorded an audio conversation for my Six Pixels of Separation Podcast. Kaushik is the author of Web Analytics - An Hour A Day, a Blogger  over at Occam's Razor and the Analytics Evangelist at Google (I'm also proud to call him a friend). In that conversation, he announced that his new book, Web Analytics 2.0, would be coming out (in fact, it's available this week!). In Web…

  • The Post-Recession Consumer

    Mitch Joel
    31 Oct 2009 | 6:55 pm
    John Gerzema is the co-author of the book, The Brand Bubble. He spoke at TEDx KC about what the Post-Crisis Consumer will look like. These 17-minutes will make you think differently about how you sell and market - especially when you consider that your consumers are no longer the same people they were prior to the recession: TEDx KC - John Gerzema: The post-crisis consumer. Tags: brand bubble consumer john gerzema post-crisis consumer recession ted ted talks tedx kc

  • 10 New Business Books Worth Checking Out

    Mitch Joel
    31 Oct 2009 | 5:43 pm
    There have been a bunch of new business books launched recently. The stack on your night table is about to get a whole lot higher. Here are ten new business book that are worth checking out right away: Connected - The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives by Nicholas A. Christakis and James H. Fowler. Many people are calling this the online social networking book for the TED crowd. I've just started to dive in and it's some high-brow thinking (in the best possible way). Crush It! Why now is the time to cash in on your passion by Gary Vaynerchuk. I finally got to…
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  • Old Chickens & a Cat

    Speedcat Hollydale
    5 Nov 2009 | 8:36 pm
    From SPEEDCAT HOLLYDALE PAGE1. Barbie Doll turns 50 years old / Miss Moneypenny / (chicken barbie)2. What's Cooking Wednesday / Darlene / (breasts)3. MARGIE'S OVEN-FRIED CHICKEN / Margie / (grama-good)4. Chicken Joke #146 / Daily Chicken / (short n sweet)5. Hawk / Predator Press / (ultimate dinner)6. Ruby Tuesday And Speedy's Chicken Tuesday / Shinade / (majestic rooster)7. Every Rooster Needs His Hen / Jackie / (love poultry style) with rabbit in danger8. Chicken Tuesday Clinic Report / Doctor Shoal / (boogars)9. Wordless Chicken Tuesday---Charlie and the Amazing Potato Chip (VERY…

  • Dona Nobis Pacem

    Speedcat Hollydale
    4 Nov 2009 | 6:44 pm
    How To Get Your Peace Globe (click it!)Here's how to do it in 4 easy steps!Choose one of the Peace Globe designs shown HERERight CLICK and SAVE in JPG format.Sign the globe using Paint, Photoshop or a similar graphics tool. Decorate the globe anyway you wish. You can even include the name of your blog. Click here for hundreds thousands of inspiring examples from previous BlogBlasts. If you don't feel comfortable with design, simply use any that you see on Mimi's blog.Return the peace globe to Mimi Lenox via email ~ blogblastforpeace at yahoo.com and leave a comment and your blog's name and…

  • Change Evolve, Adapt

    Speedcat Hollydale
    3 Nov 2009 | 10:25 pm
    Shades of the past are full of colorLight refractions through time beckon my imaginationall things change, evolve, adaptAs we travel along our life pathI contemplate if the road was paved with aforethoughtwere the bridges built before we crossed them?The branches of life grow random, yet guidedThey reach to the sky, and rejuvenate through stormThe measure is not in mass, nor strengthbut in beauty, and grandeurThe true mark of poise is felt and carriedin the mirrors of recollection, and visions of fateRespect holds no boundary

  • NEWS Headlines that do NOT make me Vomit !

    Speedcat Hollydale
    2 Nov 2009 | 7:26 pm
    Wadkins, Olazabal inducted into World Golf Hall of Fame ( USA Today )As a golf fan, I think these are two great choices ... to the blogging world, they are mystery men. Can you guess who is "Lanny Wadkins" and who is "Jose Maria Olazabal" ?Tummy tuck? Bigger breasts? There are Apps for that ( Rooooters )The Shafer Plastic Surgery App was launched in October as the first such product among the more than 85,000 offerings in Apple iPhone applications store.Created by New York based Dr. David Shafer, it is aimed at modern patients who are "sophisticated, inquisitive and information seeking," and…

  • Community Blogging ALERT

    Speedcat Hollydale
    1 Nov 2009 | 7:03 pm
    Playing Refrigerator Wars With Eric! ... Hey, that sounds quite interesting. Debo has entered the fridge contest! Click that link and get over there because the door is open. Word on the street is there is also a bunch of candy in them there fridgee shelves.
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  • Six Pixels of Separation Book Review

    15 Oct 2009 | 7:25 pm
    Some disclosure before I begin; I have been friends with Mitch Joel since 2004/2005 when we sat on the Digital Marketing council at the Canadian Marketing Association together. Subsequently, while I was Director of Digital Marketing at Scotiabank I hired his agency, Twist Image. So, I’ve tried to remain objective, but please read on with that in mind. If you follow Mitch Joel by reading his blog, or listening to his podcast (or if you have ever had the chance hear him speak live) you’ll get through Six Pixels of Separation quickly. As he does in other communication mediums, he breaks down…

  • Faith Based Painting

    24 Sep 2009 | 8:00 pm
    What if your client was the United Church of Canada and your big idea was to let street graffiti artists paint the exterior of one of their houses of prayer? Think you could sell that one through? Malcolm Roberts of Smith Roberts pointed me to an interesting program that is part of the work his agency has conducted for the United Church. The “Paint your faith” program is part of the Wonder Cafe initiative that they created back in 2006. It is geared to urban youth and community members through commissioning four artists who use aerosol paint as a medium and were allowed to go to town on…

  • Crazy Stats

    31 Aug 2009 | 8:17 pm
    I've had just about my fill of this genre of video, but this one caught my eye because it is loaded with some great statistics. It reinforces how well beyond we are in terms of limiting our thinking to "social media" and must broaden our scope to see the profound changes going on all around us. It goes so much deeper and wider than the hype of Ashton Kutcher tweeting, but at the same time has everything to do with the fact that Kelso is part and parcel of it all. Don't think for a minute this digital ride is going to slow down to let you catch your breath. It is only getting faster and more…

  • We Can Do Better With Our Local Markets

    14 Jul 2009 | 8:29 am
    This post is about marketing in the most basic of form. The local market. I recently read In Defense of Food, an insightful book written by Michael Pollan describing easy to follow principles for eating better, both for self and society (I highly recommend it - great summer read). Part of the problem Pollan speaks about with our Western diet, amongst others, is that the food we eat is no longer grown anywhere close to where we live. I serendipitously stumbled upon this video and wanted to share as it tells an important story. Pretty self-explanatory and worth the watch. An unfortunate side…

  • Swedish Armed Forces Asks If You Are Officer Material.

    10 Jul 2009 | 3:05 pm
    Unconventional. Interesting. Puzzling. A bit of creepiness mixed with the notion that you may never quite figure the entire thing out. Yes, these are a few of my favorite things. Is it any wonder I stayed up until 2am as a child to watch reruns of The Twilight Zone? So, if David Lynch designed a website with Saw on the brain, I think it would look and act something like this gem of project from the Swedish Armed Forces. Apparently it is a recruiting tool. I took the test. It seems they won't be requiring my services anytime soon. Mom will be happy. Hat Tip to Simon Conlin via Facebook…
 
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  • Thinking negatively can boost your memory, study finds

    ccoke
    2 Nov 2009 | 9:09 am
    An Autralian study is showing that bad moods can actually be good for your brain.  The study from the University of New South Wales, showed that people in a negative mood were more critical of, and paid more attention to, their surroundings than happier people, who were more likely to believe anything they were told. The study also showed that positive moods seem to promote more creativity and coperation while negative moods tend to promote attentiveness and awareness of the surroundings. This seems crazy to me becuase I always feel like when I am in a bad mood I couldnt care less about…

  • Ever Heard of Guaranteed Issue Health Insurance?

    ccoke
    2 Oct 2009 | 8:14 am
    Recently as I was doing some internet research on affordable health insurance plans, I came across a health insurance term that had never heard of…guaranteed issue health insurance.  Now I dont claim to be a health insurance expert…far from it, but surely I would have heard of that before.  Well in some circles it is referred to as a Mini Med health plan (as opposed to a major medical plan which is what most people have) or as a guaranteed acceptance health plan.  The bottom line is this a health insurance plan for people who either have pre-existing conditions that prevents…

  • Mexican taco cart wins NYC’s street vendor award

    ccoke
    28 Sep 2009 | 10:21 am
    It is well documented that when in New York City you have to try some of the food from the street vendors, however I never knew how serious this was.  Apparently they have an annual contest to crown the best street vendor in NYC.  This year a Brooklyn couple selling Mexican food from their cart took top honors in what is called the Vendy Awards. Here is the full award:…

  • Hello Pondfilter.com!

    ccoke
    26 Aug 2009 | 9:42 am
    Well, while my pond got off to a bad start this year, it rebounded nicely until my filter broke last month.  As the summer is the worst time for a filter to go down, i quickly bought a new one without having the luxury of shopping around.  I got the new filter and installed and my pond got back in order.  So in my spare time this week I thought i would do some looking around online into the costs of pond filters and to see if i got hosed or not on my new one.  While I found I did OK for myself, i did come across a new store I had not seen before, PondFilter.com. The site looks to have a…

  • Obama swats a fly…so what

    ccoke
    19 Jun 2009 | 8:13 am
    http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE55H4Z220090618 Is this all that PETA has to do now…worry about the rights of houseflies?  While their response to the presidents “execution” of a housefly was not as demonstrative and over the top as many of their protests and demonstrations, the fact that they even had to comment on it and make it out be more than it was is completely ridiculous to me.  I guess we all should think before we squash a mosquito that is sucking the blood from our leg and worry about its feelings first.
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  • Secretary Of Homeland Speculation

    Kate
    6 Nov 2009 | 9:25 pm
    Now is the time at SDA when we juxtapose! April, 2009 - “The report is not saying that veterans are extremists. Far from it,” Napolitano said on CNN’s State of the Union. “What it is saying is returning veterans are...

  • Reader Tips

    Vitruvius
    6 Nov 2009 | 9:01 pm
    Good evening ladies and gentlemen, welcome to SDA Late Nite Radio. Tonight, for your delectation, here's a song about our Small Dead Animals' (it's only <up the street>) own Late Nite Radio show: here's the Brooklyn, Bronx & Queens...

  • Another Klausing

    Cjunk
    6 Nov 2009 | 4:07 pm
    The magnificant bastard strikes again: Many thanks for the invitation and for the courage to organize such an important gathering in the moment when political correctness tells you not to do it. We are meeting one month before the Climate...

  • 2009 Weblog Awards

    Kate
    6 Nov 2009 | 9:23 am
    Nominations are open....

  • "Allahu Akbar!"

    Kate
    6 Nov 2009 | 8:42 am
    It's the new "cry for help". According to the suspect's cousin, Hasan was also harassed after 9/11 because of his ethnicity, and was called a "camel jockey." Well said: Horrific Outbreak of Stupidity h/t Jason Update: Not all are equally...
 
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  • Apple Store – Carrousel du Louvre : la Pyramide avec un goût de Pomme

    VNUNet.fr
    6 Nov 2009 | 1:04 pm
    Samedi 7 novembre, le premier Apple Store en France, situé tout près du Louvre, ouvre ses portes au grand public. Une belle cohue en perspective. Originally posted here: Apple Store – Carrousel du Louvre : la Pyramide avec un goût de Pomme

  • « Simple comme Ubuntu » adapté à la version 9.10 d’Ubuntu

    Snipeo
    6 Nov 2009 | 12:14 pm
    Pour Framasoft, ce framabook est un « best seller » : il a directement ou indirectement contribué à faire migrer de nombreux utilisateurs d’un système d’exploitation propriétaire à un système d’exploitation libre. – Livres More here: « Simple comme Ubuntu » adapté à la version 9.10 d’Ubuntu

  • Linux détiendrait 32 pour cent du marché des netbooks

    nancyxianan
    6 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm
    Après l’échec de GNU/Linux lors de la première vague de Netbook dû à des choix plutôt mal ficelés dans les distributions proposées, voici une étude dévoilée lors d’une interview qui semblerait indiquer un regain de vigueur de notre kernel préféré sur ce marché. – Revue de presse Continued here:  Linux détiendrait 32 pour cent du marché des netbooks

  • [Google Earth] Mises à jour de l’imagerie historique pour Berlin

    florentM
    6 Nov 2009 | 9:22 am
    Grâce à l’imagerie historique dans Google Earth, nous avons rendu possible l’utilisation des images Google Earth pour voir comment le monde a changé avec le temps. Nous avons d’ajouter des images depuis que cette fonctionnalité a été lancée en Février, et aujourd’hui, nous avons annoncé sur notre blog Google Allemagne que nous avons ajouté des images historiques de Berlin de 1945 et 1953. Pour voir ces nouvelles images, vous aurez besoin de Google Earth 5.0. L’imagerie historique peut être consulté en cliquant sur l’icône en forme…

  • Un nouveau rendez-vous techno/société

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:58 am
    La nouvelle balado Mi5 propose une rencontre entre cinq utilisateurs de « nouvelles technologies » qui discutent de l’impact de ces technologies sur notre société. More:  Un nouveau rendez-vous techno/société
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  • Circle Craft Christmas Market 2009

    Miss604
    6 Nov 2009 | 11:28 am
    Copyright © 2009 Miss604. Visit the original article at http://www.miss604.com/2009/11/circle-craft-christmas-market-2009.html. Photo: tom_lin on Flickr Each year dozens of artisans, crafters, and exhibitors showcase their wares and talents in a warm and cozy holiday atmosphere at the Circle Craft Christmas Market. The 36th annual market will take place next week, from November 11th until the 15th at the Vancouver Convention Centre and the market will once again be offering up some nifty crafting treats. Exhibits include a Student Art Exhibition, an Entertainment Stage, Ballz of Fire…

  • Vancouver History: Man’s Best Friend

    Miss604
    5 Nov 2009 | 1:50 pm
    Copyright © 2009 Miss604. Visit the original article at http://www.miss604.com/2009/11/vancouver-history-before-and-after-part-ten.html.This morning I asked my Twitter followers what today’s “Then and Now” theme should be and I received some great suggestions. One that stuck out (hat tips to Patty Gibson) was a feature about dogs and their owners. With Vancouver being such a dog-friendly city, complete with doggy day spas, dog bakeries, with a selection of off-leash parks and beaches, I thought it would be a great fit. Mind you, I might not have been able to find direct…

  • Goodbye Talk1410

    Miss604
    5 Nov 2009 | 11:28 am
    Copyright © 2009 Miss604. Visit the original article at http://www.miss604.com/2009/11/goodbye-talk1410.html.There have been many changes in the Vancouver radio landscape over the last year or so and while some have been great (such as the addition of The Peak 100.5 and Shore 104.1), the mics of many beloved personalities have been turned off. This morning I hopped into a Zipcar and while the tuner said “1410″ I heard the call sign “Team 1410″. I thought this must instantly be a mistake since Chum Radio Vancouver hosts both stations. The message was followed by a…

  • Link Fest: November Events Edition

    Miss604
    4 Nov 2009 | 10:54 am
    Copyright © 2009 Miss604. Visit the original article at http://www.miss604.com/2009/11/link-fest-november-events-edition.html.November has crept up on us so quickly, it seems like yesterday I was writing a post about the kiddies heading back to school. With 100 days to the Olympics and only 49 shopping days left until Christmas, here’s a roundup of events around town that you might not want to miss. Photo credit: John Biehler on Flickr The Point Grey Holiday Fair (held at Point Grey Secondary School) is November 7th from 10:00am – 4:00pm and will feature products from over 80…

  • Movember 2009

    Miss604
    3 Nov 2009 | 1:04 pm
    Copyright © 2009 Miss604. Visit the original article at http://www.miss604.com/2009/11/movember-2009.html.In 2003 Adam Garone of Melbourne and his friends thought it would be funny to see how well they could each grow a mustache for an entire 30-day period. It was at this time Movember was created (Mo being local slang for a mustache) and they really had no idea how their silly idea would soon lead to a global movement. Each of the 30 participating friends started out the month clean-shaven and by the end they threw a party to celebrate their campaign. “We got so much grief from…
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  • Next Song Syndrome

    darren
    5 Nov 2009 | 10:49 pm
    Lately I’ve been listening to the original version of Cream’s “Crossroads” a lot. I first heard that song in 1988 or so, as it was on one of the first CDs my family ever bought. It was on an Eric Clapton four CD box set by the same name. As you might imagine, I listened to those CDs a ton in my teenage years. As an aside: the version of “Crossroads” I’m talking about is a live recording. As the band finishes, you hear applause and then somebody says “Eric Clapton [something] on vocals”. I’ve always wondered who says that? Bassist…

  • Sustainable Christmas Trees Delivered to Your Door

    darren
    3 Nov 2009 | 10:25 pm
    Yesterday on Springwise I read about The Living Christmas Company, which delivers living, potted Christmas trees to your home in southern California. They pick them up after the holidays, and replant them. In fact, a family can get the same tree year after year. I tweeted about this clever idea, and the Twitter account Climate Smart pointed me to Carbonsync (yes, I am troubled by the inconsistent capitalization of their name on their site–let’s move on). They’re offering a similar delivery and pickup service to your home in and around Vancouver. The Living Christmas Company…

  • Une Partie Pour Le Livre

    darren
    3 Nov 2009 | 9:32 pm
    As I mentioned, our book (see also Amazon) is coming out later this month. In celebration (and relief), we’re holding a book launch party on November 24. Here are the details: Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 Time: 7:00pm - 11:00pm Location: Autumn Brook Artists Gallery, 1545 West 4th Avenue (map, view from street) We’ll do a brief talk at some point in the evening, followed by a short reading from the book. We’ll also be available to personally inscribe the many, many copies you’ll surely be purchasing to give out as Christmas gifts. Sundry details: Appetizers will be…

  • TicketMaster and the Market Value of Tickets

    darren
    2 Nov 2009 | 11:58 am
    Over the summer, I read a great article in The New Yorker about TicketMaster, Live Nation and the history of rock concert promotions. It was unavailable online until somebody kindly added it to this Reddit discussion thread in which I was involved. You can view a PDF of the article here, or I’ve also uploaded it here. It’s a pretty fascinating article, and reveals some surprising (to me, at least) facts about the concert business. One is that TicketMaster and Live Nation have struggled, financially, and lose huge chunks of revenue due to scalping. Another is that, of course, many…

  • My First Laptop Skin

    darren
    1 Nov 2009 | 12:12 pm
    I recently got a MacBook Air. Julie has one too, so we’re constantly mistaking hers for mine and vice versa. This seemed like a natural opportunity to stick a decal or ’skin’ on our laptops to tell them apart. I’ve never really been a guy who puts stickers on, well, anything. I’ve never had them on my car or binders in high school and never on a laptop, either. There’s nothing wrong with them–I’ve just never had the impulse. I wanted to make a custom skin from a photo I’d taken. So I spent a while trolling through my Flickr account and…
 
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  • It's D-Day for Toronto's Pan Am Games Bid. But if We Win It, and Build It, Will They Come?

    6 Nov 2009 | 7:55 am
    UPDATE: Toronto has won the bid to host the Pan Am Games By the time most of the city is leaving work today, we'll know whether Toronto has won its controversial bid for the 2015 Pan Am Games. Phoning from the Toronto bid team's headquarters in Guadalajara, Mexico, mayor David Miller is succinct about why he thinks the Toronto games would be a good thing. "I have to look at that from the city's perspective. Sports has an important part to play, and the way these games have evolved, Toronto will get the benefit of hosting them. We'll have our name known around the Americas, we'll build very…

  • Feist, Holts Make it a Street Party on Bloor

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:43 am
    When the malls become more crowded, the weather colder, and speakers play nothing but festive music, you can't deny, the Holidays are upon us. Last night, Holt Renfrew launched the season of shopping and giving by closing down Bloor Street from Bay to Yonge for their 5th annual Holiday Window Unveiling or what I like to call "the only time Holts is nice to you". More...

  • OMG is Right! Living Up to the Promise of Deliciousness on Dundas West

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:12 am
    The promise of "impossibly delicious goodness made possible," is far too confident not to be met. And, sure enough, the lovely folks at OMG Baked Goodness made good on their word and then some with a few of the freshest, plushest cakes I've ever had. The vegan options are surprisingly good, too. Read my review of OMG Baked Goodness in the bakery section.

  • The Toronto "Drop Fees" Rally Sends Multiple Messages

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:08 am
    Yesterday's "Drop Fees" rally saw hundreds of university students join their peers in separate feeder marches in front of University of Toronto's Convocation Hall. The group of about a thousand then made its way to Queen's Park in order to protest on its front lawn. Organized by the Canadian Federation of Students Ontario, this year's iteration of the province-wide campaign stressed the need for the government to lower tuition fees and provide affordable education on account of the fact that high tuition fees contribute to poverty in Ontario. The jury's still out, however, on whether this was…

  • Call & Response: VLSONN

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:05 am
    Representing East York, VLSONN is an electro DJ/producer who's on the path to success. Although he's still flying under most people's radars, this guy has some great-sounding analog grooves rockin' on his Myspace page. He's caught the attention of Craig Hill, head honcho of local label YYZ Records (home to great Toronto acts like TMDP and Madrid). VLSONN headline's Craig's Rollin' & Scratchin' party tonight at Supermarket. I spoke with VLSONN about his productions, his dream remix project and the simple things in life. More...
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  • NEW NMC VIDEOS - 06/11/09

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    CBC Radio 3 is waiting for your video footage. If you are a member - login and upload. If you are not yet a member - sign up and start your own revolution. We accept these formats: MPG, MPEG, AVI, MOV, M4V, MP4, WMV. Benjamin Russell: For Elyce Billy the Kid: These City Lights Camaromance: Beatrice Charlotte Wrinch: Move Me On Corporation: Corporation - "I'm a Terrorist" Diana Catherine and the Thrusty Tweeters: Walk Ed Jonas: Hockey Night in Canada Entry, Summon The Nations Eternal Love: Let Me In Feat. Skitzo extra happy ghost: Sympathy For the Moron Faceplants: Freelance Faye Blais: Canvas…

  • The R3-30 Goes Sterile with Vish, We Are Wolves, Boo Hoo, and More!

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:50 pm
    Hi everyone. My name’s Vish and I’m filling in on the R3-30 for Craig Norris, who's taking one of his odd, one-week vacations in November. What does he do? Where does he go? I'm pretty sure it's nothing and nowhere but you just never know...On this week’s R3-30: a member of We Are Wolves answers one of our 30 questions, we revisit a Long Range Request romance; Boo Hoo start a "jump the shark"-style music thread and I discuss my own obsession with seeing artists live on the R3-30 FC; we spin the Wheel of Freedom; and we count down this week’s top 30 songs before calling this week's #1…

  • The Sunshine Show November Birthday Club (No. 20)

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm
         Well, here we are folks; Episode 20.  Who would’ve thought, when I was relegated all the way down here to the third arm of The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s Radio Division, that it ever would have lasted this long?      But I’m not one to rest on my laurels, people.  Not by a long shot.  Where other programs would spend this entire hour just a pattin’ themselves on the back and congratulating themselves on what simply amounts to..I don’t know…doing their JOBS, The Sunshine Show thunders on this week with a Listener-Requested Weather Report for Cardston,…

  • The Missing Link: November 6, 2009

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:30 pm
    Letter from Fort Hood. Drowning in a "tsunami of cute". (Maybe somebody needs a hug?) I wouldn't mind a Joy Division birthday cake. Seminal Plasma Hypersensitivity. =|Leaning Tower of Piza usually gets all the attention, so Web Urbanist rounds up 13 other leaners. (Via Neatorama) Is Bin Laden a sci-fi nerd? Or maybe Isaac Asimov was a radical Islamist?! How everything goes to hell during a Zombie Apocalypse. Obama naked - with unicorns. Guy dancing like Michael Jackson at bus stop filmed over a period of 15 months. [Photo by Robert Saucier]

  • Your Wild Pairs: Music and Food

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:45 pm
    Coming Up: Circlesquare's Jeremy Shaw Here's Jeremy play Appetite for Distraction is a few hours earlier today and Lana is away "on assignment." But given that I don't want to ever disappoint anyone I decided to put our two Friday themes into one show, they being Fresh tunes and Food. How will you do this Lisa? So glad you asked. If there's one thing I love about food and music it's how well they go together. If you wonder what I am talking about, think about the last time you dined out and there was no music in the background. Sure you may eat in complete silence at home, but not if you were…
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    The New Mainstream™

  • Canadian New Media Awards

    Doreen
    3 Nov 2009 | 8:42 am
    The finalists of the 2009 Canadian New Media Awards (CNMA) were announced today. Founded in 1998 by Adam Froman, President and CEO of Delvinia, the awards are aimed to highlight and celebrate the achievements of those in the Canadian digital media industry. Of the19 categories, I thought it might be worth highlighting one category in particular: [...]

  • Speak It!

    Doreen
    22 Oct 2009 | 7:54 am
    For regular readers here, Cindy King has posted the transcript of our Twitter discussion; you can read it by clicking here. Towards the end of the interview, I mentioned that, for me, www.NFB.ca has always been informative and an enjoyable site…not only for cross-cultural inspiration, but for historical insights as well. They are also on the [...]

  • Cindy King Interview

    Doreen
    20 Oct 2009 | 3:45 am
    Yes, it’s been a while! I’m still here. With many projects on the go lately, any blogging that I’ve done over the last month in particular, has been via Twitter. I am working on a few posts, but until they get here, I thought I’d mention that later today (Tuesday October 20), at 2:30 EST, I [...]

  • Just because: Shakura S’Aida

    Doreen
    10 Sep 2009 | 6:25 pm
    a Just because: Shakura S’Aida

  • Well worth a minute of your time

    Doreen
    9 Sep 2009 | 7:50 am
    Some of you may recall that last year I wrote about Filminute, the International One-Minute Film Festival.  Founded in 2006 by Canadian filmmaker John Ketchum, the festival has been increasing in popularity; last year’s submissions came from 60 different countries and attracted audiences from 94 countries. What I find so fascinating about the festival’s entries, is [...]
 
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  • For once, short is good.

    VancouverBC.com Staff
    20 Oct 2009 | 2:14 pm
    For once, short is good. Keep it short. That’s the motto of the first annual Vancouver Short Film Festival happening this October 23-24. With all the film festivals happening this month, you may have a hard time keeping track. The Vancouver Short Film Festival’s obvious difference is that it showcases short films under 15 minutes that are easy to watch in length, but make no mistake – they don’t compromise quality and story. Formerly known as the Vancouver Student Film Festival, the festival is now expanding to include a category for professional filmmakers to showcase their work.

  • Sarah McLachlan – She’s Every Woman

    marcus
    24 Sep 2009 | 9:18 pm
    Her voice is unmistakable; her melodies and moving lyrics know no boundaries, her generosity of spirit encourages us to take a deeper look inside ourselves and ask, what can I do today to make this world a better place?  Sarah McLachlan is an extraordinary musician but also a philanthropist, a mother, a spokesperson and so much more. When we think of a musical icon, someone whose sound can be identified in an instant, a person Canadians look up to and are proud to call one of our own, we think of Sarah McLachlan. Sarah’s musical career began over two decades ago and has been going strong…

  • The Disabled No Longer Left to Their Own “Devices”

    VancouverBC.com Staff
    21 Sep 2009 | 9:16 am
    Volunteering. What does it mean to you? To the volunteers at the Tetra Society of North America, it means performing a task at no charge and seeing their efforts create a  positive change for those in their community with disabilities. Tetra’s volunteers are skilled engineers and technicians who donate their time and talent to help create unique devices to assist disabled individuals who have not had their needs met by commercial products. Tetra was founded in 1987 by former mayor Sam Sullivan, a quadriplegic. Sullivan had a need for household devices that would adapt to his condition. He…

  • One of a Kind

    VancouverBC.com Staff
    18 Sep 2009 | 9:16 am
    It’s a little shop of glamour and it stocks trendy lines from all the major fashion centres around the globe. Catering to the fashionista, Jules & Eve brings in designer women’s apparel, shoes, handbags, jewellery, accessories and beauty products to grace the figures of stylish women in one of the world’s most fashionable big cities. Jules & Eve’s specialty is a wealth of stunning, hand-picked designer dresses of all lengths, shapes, styles and colours for all occasions—from the classic little black dress to the flirty strapless, the funky number to the…

  • Wherever There Is Snow, She Will Ski

    Kuljeet Kaila
    15 Sep 2009 | 9:13 pm
    Name: Kelsey Serwa Canadian Ski Cross Team Age: 19 Home town: Kelowna, BC Current town: Whistler, BC Team member since: 2008/09 World Ranking: 3rd Sponsors: Pinnacle Sports Physiotherapy, Serwa Bulldozing, Gabel, Alpina, Atomic Young, determined and focused on earning a place on the podium in 2010, Kelsey Serwa is one of the many athletes now in full training for the glory of the games. Serwa was raised in Kelowna and spent a lot of time on Big White in recent years, but says that wherever there is snow, she will ski. She’s been training hard all year and now it’s finally down to just a…
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    FlackLife

  • Aviva scores a home run with community competition

    4 Nov 2009 | 6:29 am
    I was driving between meetings yesterday and turned on CBC Radio's "All in a Day." Host Alan Neal was speaking with a young woman named Alyse Schachter, who is part of a VERY cool competition.Alyse came up with an idea called "Snacks in Packs" -- a way to ensure that children who get food and support during the week from school breakfast and lunch programs, etc., get to take a backpack full of nutritious snacks home with them over the weekend.The idea's a great one, and she is a great evangelist for it.But the competition is what has impressed the heck out of me.The Aviva Community Fund,…

  • Pitch FAIL. But thanks for your interest.

    28 Oct 2009 | 7:44 am
    I got the following pitch today. I'm redacting it to remove identifying information, but man, does the last line of that covering note grate on my nerves. To the best of my knowledge, I've never expressed interest in this company.Here goes:Greetings! COMPANY X, LLC just posted -- COMPANY X empowers passionate online publishers with addition to its PROGRAM Y. Please contact us if you need any additional information. Thank you for your interest in COMPANY X, LLC.Best Regards,PR DepartmentPHONEpress@COMPANYX.com Original Collateral Text: COMPANY X empowers passionate online publishers with…

  • Change can be frightening. And good.

    21 Oct 2009 | 7:39 am
    Wanted to let you know that I am leaving Algonquin College after a year or so here to embark on a new / not-new adventure.From 1994-2000, I worked as an independent PR consultant, and I'm going to return to that career. That's the not-quite-new part of this adventure. I'm looking forward to being able to do work for clients in a direct way, with a bit more freedom from some of the organizational hoops that need to be jumped through, and also to the slightly intimidating and also freeing sensation of being responsible for myself in a way that's not possible when working on staff for an…

  • How to understand these new technologies?

    6 Oct 2009 | 4:04 am
    While the buzz is deafening about Twitter, Yammer, and other hotsy-totsy social media tools, Seth Godin points out that lots of businesses can't even manage to get e-mail right. By the way, the SMTP protocol has been widely used for about 25 years.Sigh.Photo by Adam Tinworth. http://www.flickr.com/photos/adders/ / CC BY-ND 2.0

  • UPDATED: Thoughts on Blogola

    30 Sep 2009 | 5:42 am
    Spent a pleasant few minutes (so few, but they go so fast) talking with Kathleen Petty and Andrea Tomkins on CBC Radio this morning talking about giveaways and bloggers. UPDATE: Here's the audio, in the hated RealAudio format. Sorry.As I drove home, I thought about the frustration of having what, to radio, seems like a fairly significant discussion about a subject, but in reality, missing out on the thousands of posts, let alone thousands of words, written about blogger relations and ethics around giveaways to bloggers.A couple of thoughts that I wasn't able to get into the…
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    Newslab.ca

  • Globe and Mail’s future is written in ink and pixels

    Megan Stewart
    26 Oct 2009 | 9:13 am
    The greatest challenge in journalism today, said Globe and Mail editor-in-chief, John Stackhouse, is getting readers who buy into the culture of free to pay for news: Will people in their 20s be reading the Globe in 10 years? That’s our challenge. Someone is going to make a lot of money figuring out how to [...]

  • CBC takes first Jack Webster award for online journalism

    Alfred Hermida
    22 Oct 2009 | 7:26 pm
    CBC swept the board at the Jack Webster awards that recognise excellence in journalism in British Columbia. It took a total of five awards, including the first ever Webster for online journalism for its BC Votes 2009 site. My co-juror, Gordon Price, and myself, were impressed by the range, breadth  and depth of the site, particularly its [...]

  • Google’s Street View lands in Canada via Vancouver

    Megan Stewart
    7 Oct 2009 | 5:47 pm
    Vancouver was an integral part of a Google Canada’s announcement of the launch of Street View in Canada. The service was unveiled in the B.C. city and endorsed by the city’s mayor, as well as a local walking guide business and Tourism BC. Both already use Street View as a value-added application on their websites. Google geographic engineer Luc Vincent [...]

  • CBC Radio 3 redesigns website to be more social

    Alfred Hermida
    6 Oct 2009 | 3:05 pm
    CBC Radio 3 has relaunched its website with an updated music player and social media tools to allow users to share their musical choices with others. The director of Radio 3, Steve Pratt, wrote on the website: The biggest goal of the new site is to empower our community more effectively. We know that we can [...]

  • The Tyee leads shortlist for online publishing awards

    Megan Stewart
    16 Sep 2009 | 12:17 pm
    The Tyee has received the most nominations in the inaugural Canadian Online Publishing Awards. The Vancouver-based website has been shortlisted in the category for best news site, as well as four additional categories, including best overall online-only site,  best design, best community feature and twice in the category of best article of series There are a total [...]
 
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  • Unemployment rate rises to 8.6 per cent in October with largest losses in Alberta and British Columbia

    admin
    6 Nov 2009 | 5:58 am
    Following two months of moderate growth, employment decreased by 43,000 in October, all in part time. This drop pushed the unemployment rate up 0.2 percentage points to 8.6%. Compared with the peak of October 2008, employment ...

  • Canada holds on to second place as world’s top country brand

    admin
    6 Nov 2009 | 3:28 am
    Canada has held on to the number-two spot as the world’s most respected country brand for the second year in row. The ranking comes from the fifth annual Country Brand Index (CBI) by FutureBrand of ...

  • Inflation fears continue to rise

    admin
    5 Nov 2009 | 11:11 am
    In a massive change since the spring, Canadians are increasingly convinced that inflation is growing across most common and large items purchased, a new Angus Reid Strategies poll has found. In the online survey of a ...

  • Toronto housing market to balance in 2010

    admin
    5 Nov 2009 | 6:22 am
    Toronto’s housing market will remain healthy next year as sales stabilize and housing starts rebound, according to Shaun Hildebrand, CMHC’s Senior Market Analyst for the Greater Toronto Area. CMHC released its latest forecast for the ...

  • Web-based national product recall program launched

    admin
    4 Nov 2009 | 6:23 am
    A coalition of Canadian industry groups says a new online program for recalling products will provide a more streamlined process to identify and isolate affected items in the supply chain. GS1 Canada, the non-profit organization known ...
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  • Confabulous shares your dreams for women

    Sabine
    20 Oct 2009 | 11:09 am
    Do you have a dream for women? These folks do: Share your dreams for women with the world. Send them to: Antigone Magazine C/O WILLA Box 61 – 6138 SUB Blvd Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z1 OR antigonemagazine(at)hotmail.com Related posts:Confabulous has Dreams for WomenThere are dreams unrealizedDreams for Women

  • The Persons Case: A complicated chapter in Canadian history

    Sabine
    19 Oct 2009 | 7:30 am
    Yesterday was the 80th anniversary of women in Canada being recognized as persons under the law (the law at that time being dictated by the British North America Act). This was as the result of a real struggle on the part of the group of women now known as the Famous Five. The state did not simply hand over this victory to women; it had to be fought for by a ballsy bunch of old broads. It’s an important history lesson for all Canadians, especially Canadian women, to know about. But it does also need to be studied in conjunction with the darker side of Canadian women’s history,…

  • Maybe guys want to be princesses sometimes

    Veronica
    16 Oct 2009 | 1:40 pm
    Last week, I read an article about a gender discrimination complaint filed against Toys R Us.  The complaint was launched by a bunch of Swedish 6th graders who found the Toys R Us 2008 Christmas catalogue offensive because it reinforced stereotypical gender roles by featuring boys in active roles and girls in passive ones. According to the class’s teacher, the complaint brought forward by these children is the result of more than 2 years’ work on gender roles. This story makes me want to jump for joy. To see an example of young people recognizing and trying to actively combat…

  • Whip It!

    Veronica
    5 Oct 2009 | 8:58 am
    I went to an advance screening of Whip It on Thursday night and was so pleased to come out of the theatre with my expectations having been met. To be honest, I was practically giddy afterwards. While the plot of Whip It isn’t necessarily innovative, the movie is still incredibly entertaining and fiercely feminist. Before seeing Whip It (and before being aware of the rising popularity of women’s roller derby in North America), roller skates brought to mind an image of a 1950s/’60s woman wearing a poodle skirt and skating around serving hot dogs and french fries to patrons at…

  • There’s a new blog in town

    Sabine
    2 Oct 2009 | 6:17 am
    Last night, I attended the AGM for METRAC, a community-based organization in Toronto working against violence against women and children. I was formally elected as a member of the board of directors, which I am sooo excited about. METRAC is an organization that walks the walk, and in doing so, offers a really impressive range of programming in the community. And now, METRAC has joined the social media revolution. They’ve started a blog called the Megaphone Diaries. It’s brand new, so as of today, there are only a few posts, but the staff and volunteers who are going to be blogging…
 
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    Living Abroad in Canada

  • The Prince of Wales is in town. Do Canadians care?

    Carolyn B. Heller
    6 Nov 2009 | 7:10 am
    Charles, the Prince of Wales, and his wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, are touring Canada this week. From Newfoundland and Labrador, they traveled to Ontario; then it’s on to British Columbia, Quebec, and finally to Ottawa.…

  • Canada: One of the world’s 10 most peaceful nations

    Carolyn B. Heller
    2 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am
    Why move to Canada? Among the many reasons — universal health care, job opportunities, and the natural environment, to cite just a few — is that the country is one of the world’s most peaceful places. According to the 2009 Global Peace Index,…

  • Leave the crib at home

    Carolyn B. Heller
    28 Oct 2009 | 8:01 am
    If you’re relocating with small children, you’ve got to worry about a lot of gear. Cribs. Car seats. Strollers. High chairs. But if you’re living somewhere temporarily or if you’ve arrived ahead of your moving truck, dealing…

  • Guide to Canadian universities

    Carolyn B. Heller
    26 Oct 2009 | 7:00 am
    The Globe & Mail publishes an annual Guide to Canadian Universities, and they’ve just released the latest edition. From an essay on why Canadian universities are a bargain to profiles of top professors to admissions facts and fictions,…

  • From London to Toronto: More expat tales

    Carolyn B. Heller
    21 Oct 2009 | 7:10 am
    Last week, we shared an essay about relocating from Scotland to Canada. Now, in “Being There: Toronto,” which appeared in The Economist’s Intelligent Life magazine, Tim Roston, who moved from London (England) to Toronto a decade ago, writes…
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    Saskatchewan Photo News

  • Adobe Lightroom 3 Beta

    23 Oct 2009 | 6:28 am
    A beta release of Adobe Lightroom 3 is now available as a free download to anyone on both Macintosh and Windows platforms. You don't even have to own a previous version of Lightroom.Visit http://labs.adobe.com/downloads to learn more and download the beta. Feedback can be submitted on the Lightroom forums: http://forums.adobe.com/community/lightroom.The concept is simple. For a period of some months prior to releasing new software, give it away. LR3 Beta is a completely free download and is fully functional. One doesn't need to own Lightroom 2 to be able to use it. But, when LR3 ships, likely…

  • Thursdays at Mayfair (October Listings)

    29 Sep 2009 | 11:17 am
    Thursdays at Mayfair Library, SaskatoonThursdays / 1:30 p.m.Community RoomOctober 1 – Slides: Israel (Part II).Highlights of Doreen Kerby’s second presentation about Israel include Masada, Qumran, Bet She’an and Jerusalem, where she stops at the Holocaust Museum and the Garden Tomb.October 8 – Slides: Travelling the South Nahanni River in Canada’s N.W.T.Canada’s South Nahanni River is a place of beauty, mystery and violence. Tony Allen’s canoe trip on the river took him through deep canyons, past a spectacular waterfall and through some rapid white water.October 15 – Slides:…

  • Fridays at Two (October Listings)

    29 Sep 2009 | 11:14 am
    Fridays at TwoFrances Morrison LibraryFridays / 2 p.m.Theatre / Lower LevelOctober 2 – Been There, Shot That: Art on Saskatchewan’s Highways and BywaysJim Reid is back to show us new photographs of the art he saw on his travels throughout Saskatchewan, from Love to Leader and St. Walberg to Weyburn.October 9 – Andalucia: Spain’s Picturesque Southern RegionPenny McKinlay shares some of the architectural delights of Andalucia, including the ruined arches of the 10th Century Moorish palace of Medina Azahara and the intricate stone lacework of Alhambra Palace.October 16 – The 13th…

  • Polar bear/belugas at Saskatoon Public Library

    23 Sep 2009 | 3:55 pm
    Well, polar bears and belugas won’t actually be at the Saskatoon Public Library but Leslie Tuchek will be! She will present photos of Churchill’s bears and belugas at the Francis Morrison Library at 2:00 pm on Friday, Sept. 25. This is part of the library’s “Friday’s at 2:00” FREE public series! Frances Morrison Library, Friday Sept 25th @ 2 PM in the downstairs auditorium

  • PictureNuts

    21 Sep 2009 | 8:02 pm
    Take a look atthe work of Saskatoon photographers Henry C. James, Bruce A. Johnson and Jim W. Barnsley, on display at the Circle Centre Mall in Saskatoon.Lavender Gallery Tues. Sept. 8, 2009 - Sun. Oct. 18, 2009Their work can also be seen on-line at http://www.PictureNuts.com
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