Beautiful pictures here and here.
Partner cheating and got a lot of money to get back at them?
Some of you may recall this from posters in high school classrooms. An updated video version here: Miniature-Earth.
And for those in the Ottawa area:
10.15.2006
[23]
Steveo77 has shared this great site with me: Creative Advertisements Around the World
Beautiful pictures here and here.
Partner cheating and got a lot of money to get back at them?
Some of you may recall this from posters in high school classrooms. An updated video version here: Miniature-Earth.
And for those in the Ottawa area:
Beautiful pictures here and here.
Partner cheating and got a lot of money to get back at them?
Some of you may recall this from posters in high school classrooms. An updated video version here: Miniature-Earth.
And for those in the Ottawa area:
[22]
I've really got to get into the habit of writing more often so I don't always end up lumping all sorts of things into one post that don't all go together... but I'll do it one last time today.
YouTube videos of interest:
How will history judge us? (savedarfur.org)
Sunday Bloody Sunday by George W. Bush
Completely Uncalled For (for those of you who have seen Half Nelson, you may appreciate this more)
And because I've been on an Invader Zim kick lately here are the first three parts of the first episode:
YouTube videos of interest:
How will history judge us? (savedarfur.org)
Sunday Bloody Sunday by George W. Bush
Completely Uncalled For (for those of you who have seen Half Nelson, you may appreciate this more)
And because I've been on an Invader Zim kick lately here are the first three parts of the first episode:
10.14.2006
[21]
I just got back from the Suzie McNeil concert at The Thirsty Toad.... and it was kind of anti-climatic.
Don't get me wrong -- Suzie rocks and can really sing well. She kicked ass on Rockstar:INXS last season and was playing all the cover faves from the show. However, I have a tendency to let venue and fellow crowd members influence how much I enjoy a concert too much. We weren't surprised when they told us 'Doors open at 7 p.m.' and they didn't start the opening band until 9:30 p.m. Suzie went on at 10:35 p.m. and played a half hour set (she was to play a second one after a 'break' but we were all so tired from standing and not impressed quite enough to stick it out....) I couldn't see that well (we were all on level ground) and I don't get what the point is in going to a concert if you can't see --might as well listen to the CD at home then. The sound was off for the first couple songs, but they got it straightened out quickly enough. Some of the people in the crowd were annoying (drunk, dancing around wildly... but I guess I might be like that sometimes too....see my 311 concert post.) Ah well. She came within arm's reach of me... so I can say I knew/saw her when...
Perhaps it wasn't The Toad's fault either... supposedly the bands arrived quite late from T.O.
Storm Large plays next week, Ryan Star in two weeks, and on November 11 -- Lukas Rossi and Gilby Clarke will be here! For just a glimpse into how much I love Lukas please see this post.
Maybe I should have gone to see Stabilo the other day... I know I would have loved that... oh well.
Good video that was on Much when I got home:
Ok, bed time.
10.05.2006
[20]
Maybe I should have waited for Halloween... but I love this song:
Post of links today as I'm too tired to write about Montreal, the Run, the Sens and anything else that happened this week:
Indian Thriller -- funny vid c/o Shannon the Guy
The Delaying Game and America Remembers - Again -- great animation from Mark Fiore
This is me at the registration table for the IABC Season Opener a few weeks ago - looking silly as usual.
Perhaps this is why the folks at CEO Magazine should think again.
Another bunch of BS c/o CEO Mag
Why Jon Stewart rocks.
Everyone should sign up for Ideal Bites daily e-mail tips on greener living.
We all know Rice was warned of 9/11 attacks to come...
I heart Matt Mays (and El Torpedo!) and this video:
I love the beginning where it's silent, but you can see everyone clapping in slow motion... totally dig the concert vibe. Check out more here: http://www.mattmays.com/music.aspx
And last but not least:
C/O MaryAnn:
"The Minister's narrowing of the rules severely limits our ability to advocate for systemic change when it comes to justice, legal and other matters of concern to women in Canada," said Alia Hogben, Executive Director of the Canadian Council of the Muslim Women.
"The prohibition on advocacy or lobbying with federal dollars is undemocratic - and punitive to those with the least resources," added Edeltraud Neal of the Canadian Federation of University Women- Ottawa.
Last week, the government announced a 38.5% cut to Status of Women Canada's budget, signaling what women's groups regard as an effort to undermine some longstanding women's equality initiatives. "In the absence of a critical mass of women in either Parliament or the Cabinet, advocacy by women's groups has been a hallmark of Canada's democracy," said Neal.
Women's organizations have received federal funds over the years to analyze government policies, develop proposals that reflect the needs of women in their communities, and advocate for change.
"It is clear to us that this government is out of touch with the realities of ordinary women in Québec and Canada. Minister Oda does not appear to fully understand that systemic discrimination for women still persists, as documented by a widely respected Statistics Canada report in March 2006," remarked Michèle Asselin, President of la Fédération des femmes du Québec, the largest women's organization in Québec.
In response, women's organizations have immediately requested a meeting with Prime Minister Harper. In a written statement to FAFIA during the last federal election, the Prime Minister committed to "support women's human rights" and "take concrete and immediate measures, as recommended by the United Nations, to ensure that Canada fully upholds its commitments to women in Canada."
"Recent actions of the federal government are not consistent with this commitment," said Bonnie Diamond of the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA). "We would like Mr. Harper to be accountable to women."
Yesterday's meeting with the Minister included representatives from the Canadian Council of Muslim Women, Canadian Federation of University Women, Canadian Research Institute of the Advancement of Women, FAFIA, Fédération des femmes du Québec, National Association of Women and the Law, National Council of Women, and the National Organization of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women.
For further information, contact 613-232-9505, x222 or 613-292-7941 (cell). www.fafia-afai.org
If you have any comments, consider emailing the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women, Bev Oda: Oda.B@parl.gc.ca. After all, if the organized women of Canada can no longer advocate on behalf of women's issues with federal funding (which, let's face it, is a significant component of funding for many groups), then it's up to everyone else to speak up :o)
Post of links today as I'm too tired to write about Montreal, the Run, the Sens and anything else that happened this week:
Indian Thriller -- funny vid c/o Shannon the Guy
The Delaying Game and America Remembers - Again -- great animation from Mark Fiore
This is me at the registration table for the IABC Season Opener a few weeks ago - looking silly as usual.
Perhaps this is why the folks at CEO Magazine should think again.
Another bunch of BS c/o CEO Mag
Why Jon Stewart rocks.
Everyone should sign up for Ideal Bites daily e-mail tips on greener living.
We all know Rice was warned of 9/11 attacks to come...
I heart Matt Mays (and El Torpedo!) and this video:
I love the beginning where it's silent, but you can see everyone clapping in slow motion... totally dig the concert vibe. Check out more here: http://www.mattmays.com/music.aspx
And last but not least:
C/O MaryAnn:
New Federal Guidelines Bar Advocacy and Lobbying
by Women's Groups
October 4, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ottawa: At a meeting yesterday with women's groups, Beverley Oda, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women (SWC), informed representatives that new federal guidelines for funding will prohibit them from engaging in any advocacy or lobbying activities with federal funds. Women were also told that the federal government has no intention of reversing a 5 million dollar cut to the department's budget, despite wide-spread pressure to do so.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ottawa: At a meeting yesterday with women's groups, Beverley Oda, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women (SWC), informed representatives that new federal guidelines for funding will prohibit them from engaging in any advocacy or lobbying activities with federal funds. Women were also told that the federal government has no intention of reversing a 5 million dollar cut to the department's budget, despite wide-spread pressure to do so.
"The Minister's narrowing of the rules severely limits our ability to advocate for systemic change when it comes to justice, legal and other matters of concern to women in Canada," said Alia Hogben, Executive Director of the Canadian Council of the Muslim Women.
"The prohibition on advocacy or lobbying with federal dollars is undemocratic - and punitive to those with the least resources," added Edeltraud Neal of the Canadian Federation of University Women- Ottawa.
Last week, the government announced a 38.5% cut to Status of Women Canada's budget, signaling what women's groups regard as an effort to undermine some longstanding women's equality initiatives. "In the absence of a critical mass of women in either Parliament or the Cabinet, advocacy by women's groups has been a hallmark of Canada's democracy," said Neal.
Women's organizations have received federal funds over the years to analyze government policies, develop proposals that reflect the needs of women in their communities, and advocate for change.
"It is clear to us that this government is out of touch with the realities of ordinary women in Québec and Canada. Minister Oda does not appear to fully understand that systemic discrimination for women still persists, as documented by a widely respected Statistics Canada report in March 2006," remarked Michèle Asselin, President of la Fédération des femmes du Québec, the largest women's organization in Québec.
In response, women's organizations have immediately requested a meeting with Prime Minister Harper. In a written statement to FAFIA during the last federal election, the Prime Minister committed to "support women's human rights" and "take concrete and immediate measures, as recommended by the United Nations, to ensure that Canada fully upholds its commitments to women in Canada."
"Recent actions of the federal government are not consistent with this commitment," said Bonnie Diamond of the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA). "We would like Mr. Harper to be accountable to women."
Yesterday's meeting with the Minister included representatives from the Canadian Council of Muslim Women, Canadian Federation of University Women, Canadian Research Institute of the Advancement of Women, FAFIA, Fédération des femmes du Québec, National Association of Women and the Law, National Council of Women, and the National Organization of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women.
For further information, contact 613-232-9505, x222 or 613-292-7941 (cell). www.fafia-afai.org
If you have any comments, consider emailing the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women, Bev Oda: Oda.B@parl.gc.ca. After all, if the organized women of Canada can no longer advocate on behalf of women's issues with federal funding (which, let's face it, is a significant component of funding for many groups), then it's up to everyone else to speak up :o)
10.02.2006
[19]
Listening to: The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield (audible book I downloaded from the Ottawa Public Library)
[Like all good books these days, there was a movie made -- limited release so far -- but you can watch the trailer here.]
People say you don't know what you've got until it's gone. I now know it's possible to know what you have when you're going to lose it.
It's one of those things that is out of my control and that all I can do is sit and wait to see when it happens.
[Like all good books these days, there was a movie made -- limited release so far -- but you can watch the trailer here.]
People say you don't know what you've got until it's gone. I now know it's possible to know what you have when you're going to lose it.
It's one of those things that is out of my control and that all I can do is sit and wait to see when it happens.
9.30.2006
[18]
Oh goodie -- just in time for the run tomorrow:
| | SATURDAY EVENING | SATURDAY OVERNIGHT | SUNDAY MORNING | SUNDAY AFTERNOON |
| |  | | |  |
| TEMPERATURE | 7°C | 9°C | 10°C | 14°C |
| CONDITION | Light rain | Light rain | Rain | Chance of thunder- showers |
| P.O.P. | 60% | 80% | 80% | 40% |
| WIND | E 10 km/h | E 15 km/h | E 15 km/h | SE 15 km/h |
| HUMIDITY | 69% | 97% | 99% | 84% |
| RAIN | less than 1 mm | 2-4 mm | close to 5 mm | 1-3 mm |
From Saturday evening to Sunday evening we expect : 10-15 mm of rain. | ||||
9.29.2006
[17]
Before I pack up my things for two days in Montreal, I'll share this with all those reading (ok, me.)
They Didn't Get the Memo
If I am not too tired on Sunday night after the Run, I will post pics and words....
They Didn't Get the Memo
If I am not too tired on Sunday night after the Run, I will post pics and words....
9.28.2006
9.25.2006
[14]
Listening to: Yirra Kurl by Xavier Rudd
My horoscope in this week's Xpress says:
Biologists say the speed of thought in the human brain is normally 150 miles per hour. But I'm guessing that in the coming weeks, ideas and intuitions will be zipping around your grey matter at a higher rate. It's even possible they'll break the sound barrier on a regular basis (761 miles per hour), meaning you may hear sonic booms coming from inside your skull. Don't be alarmed if this occurs; in fact, be excited. It's a sign that your intelligence is heating up, burning off tired old beliefs and outmoded theories in the process.
Let's hope so!
Article too good to be true.
Jon Stewart on Pope Ratz.
U2 and GreenDay -- Music Rising for New Orleans
My horoscope in this week's Xpress says:
Biologists say the speed of thought in the human brain is normally 150 miles per hour. But I'm guessing that in the coming weeks, ideas and intuitions will be zipping around your grey matter at a higher rate. It's even possible they'll break the sound barrier on a regular basis (761 miles per hour), meaning you may hear sonic booms coming from inside your skull. Don't be alarmed if this occurs; in fact, be excited. It's a sign that your intelligence is heating up, burning off tired old beliefs and outmoded theories in the process.
Let's hope so!
Article too good to be true.
Jon Stewart on Pope Ratz.
U2 and GreenDay -- Music Rising for New Orleans
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