Indiepedia http://indiepedia.org/ It’s Wikipedia for the indie music crowd. Come add to the fun and available information. Participation is open to all. Woot http://www.woot.com/ “Woot.com is an online store and community that focuses on selling cool stuff cheap. […] We sell one item per day until it is sold out or until 11:59 p.m. Central… Read more »
JOB POSTING – ASSISTANT EDITOR, THE VOICE MAGAZINE The Voice Magazine is seeking a new Assistant Editor to handle all of the day to day duties of publishing The Voice Magazine each week. We publish 49 issues per year each Friday. Hours are flexible, but you must be able to devote 25-30 hours per week… Read more »
AU Students Applaud Affordability Framework New policy addresses many concerns, but barriers still exist Athabasca University Students’ Union – Friday’s press release on the Affordability Framework for Post-Secondary education included a number of surprises and addressed many of the concerns expressed in AUSU’s 2005 submission to the A Learning Alberta Steering Committee’s post-secondary review. Requests… Read more »
Thanks to the long-term thinking of Spencer Herbert of the Parks Commission, restaurants and other facilities serving food within Vancouver’s Parks are now filling their menus with environmentally sustainable seafood. Following a Vancouver Parks Board report, food vendors are being asked nicely to only serve seafood that has been caught in an “environmentally friendly way”… Read more »
Bert Christensen’s Weird & Different Recipes http://bertc.com/recipes.htm It’s Friday night and you’re looking for that special treat to tempt family, friends, or dinner guests. How about serving up some Jellied Moose Nose, Rootworm Beetle Dip, or even a Spam Shake? If this sounds appetising, seek the recipes for these culinary delights (and oh so much… Read more »
Since 1927 Labrador has been outside the jurisdiction of the province of Quebec, however current disputes over the border lines have made it clear that Quebec never officially accepted that original decision. Despite the use of clear boundary lines drawn on maps used throughout Canada for 80 years now, the two provinces have continued difficulty… Read more »
NDP leader Jack Layton has recently appeared on CBC’s The Hour to talk about his environmental policies with ex MuchMusic VJ George Stroumboulopoulos. Layton and his party went into the recent federal election as the only main contender with a focus on sustainable environmental ideologies, but the NDP have been battling a minority Conservative government… Read more »
When you live right on the Kennet River, (Marlborough, Wiltshire) you get to know its habits and moods. During the summer it’s generally lovely and clear, bubbling over the stones serenely and without complaint. As we are in the midst of winter, the water clouds up and the level rises further and further until the… Read more »
After three years of waiting for a trial to be set up and then finally for the court to reach a ruling, the news still comes as a shock. Saddam Hussein has been executed. In fact, as I watched early morning holiday television on December 30th, my mid-morning sitcom was quietly disturbed by a small… Read more »
The Economist has published “The Economist Intelligence Unit’s quality-of-life index” complete with a ranking of 111 of the world’s countries in order from the best to the worst to live in according to factors relating to quality of life. Citing material wellbeing, health, political stability and security, family life, community life, climate and geography, job… Read more »