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The celebration of Hogmanay and the start of 2015 will be brought in with a streetwide illumination, as thousands of people flock to the streets carrying blazing torches. In this annual tradition, Edinburgh will accompany the end of the festive celebrations and the beginning of the New Year with an atmosphere that is unbeatable in raising spirits and excitement for what's to come.
When: Tuesday 30th Dec 2014
More info: Edinburghshogmanay.org.
Heading to Edinburgh for a few days? The Caledonian is the only place to stay...
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Tchaikovsky's beloved ballet in the English National Ballet's acclaimed production returns this winter. With performances in Manchester, Milton Keynes, Liverpool and London, the show is guaranteed to brighten any cold evening as the music transports you to the depths of Odette's story.
When: 8 Oct 2014 – 18 Jan 2015
More info: Ballet.org.uk/whats-on/swan-lake
Don't want to go home? Myhotel Bloomsbury is a short taxi ride away...
One of Gloucestershire's more unusual traditions, the annual rubber duck race along Bibury's pretty river Coln pulls in the crowds from miles around. Thousands of plastic ducks are released in two stages, the first seeing 150 decoy ducks float down the river, which can raise thousands of pounds for charity as spectators can sponsor a duck for £10 each. The person whose duck crosses the finish line first gets to nominate which charity they would like all of the day's proceeds to go to.
The second race is a little more rambunctious, with 2,000 plastic birds being unleashed upon the river and spectators able to sponsor these for just £1 each. Prizes are guaranteed for the first 20 and the final duck to cross the finish line. Past prizes have included a delicious dinner for four, bottles of champagne and whiskey, and even an oven-ready duck.
When? Friday 26 December 2014, around 11am
More info: Soglos.com
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Head over to The Bridgewater Hall for a dose of all your favourite Bond themes. From 'Skyfall' to 'Goldfinger' and many more the concert will be sure to bring in some
When: Monday 29th December
More Info: Tickets.bridgewater-hall.co.uk
This year the Tenby Boxing Day swim is sponsoring St John Cmyru, The Harriet Davis Trust and Spalsh Out 2015 in its notorious annual dive. With a forty- year local history, this Tenby- based event boasts the origins of the boxing day swim for charity, featuring over 500 swimmers and considerably more onlookers every year. Not one to be missed!
When: Boxing Day (Swim theme – Pirates & Princesses)
More Info: Tenbyboxingdayswim.co.uk
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This celebration of childhood takes a musical form. Head to The Bristol Old Vic and fall into the adaptation of Arthur Ransome's beloved children's book. Take the whole family to Join Captain John on a journey to Wildcat Island, escaping to cold of England and entering the warm glow of adventure, pirates and more.
When: (27th Nov – 17th Jan), showing December 26th, 27th, 29th and 30th.
More info: Bristololdvic.org.uk
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06/2009 News Archive
18 June 2009
Saturn Listening to Students' Strategy for the Brand's Future
The 24 students, working in teams of six, have developed a set of strategies that they presented to the company's leadership team, via a video copy of their presentations. Among those listening…READ FULL STORY
15 June 2009
Orientation for Transfer Students and Freshman
The College of Management and NC State University are welcoming new transfer students and entering freshmen for the Class of 2013 at orientation sessions to be held during the month of July.…READ FULL STORY
12 June 2009
Rob Handfield Participating in Webinar on Economy's Impact on SCM
The webinar is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 16. Also participating in the program is Geoff Comrie, chief executive officer of Transite Technology. "Time and money are more important…READ FULL STORY
02 June 2009
New Study Shows Lack of Capital Not a 'Death Sentence' for Start-ups
"Our research shows that undercapitalization is not a death sentence for start-up ventures," Townsend says. "There are things a venture can do to survive and succeed." Basically, Townsend says, start-ups that fall…READ FULL STORY

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With so many food products lining supermarket shelves, you may feel like you need to spend hours deciphering the nutritional information on food labels to know how to make smart and healthy choices.
Certainly, label reading has become more complex as processed food products contain more health claims than years ago.
Decoding food labels doesn't require lots of time but it does require knowing some of the basics. Here are some tips to guide you:
1. Survey serving sizes. Since the calorie count is most important when it comes to losing weight, you need to understand that it's really the calories per serving that matters most. Case in point – you may need to do a little calculation if you plan on consuming the whole package and find out that the whole package contains 2 serving sizes and each serving contains 120 calories (240 calories will be your total calorie damage). Also, know that some products appear as though they should serve one, but a closer look at the food label reveals something different.
2. Take note of trans fats. The American Heart Association recommended limit for trans fats is less than 2 grams of trans fats per day. The problem is that food labels are allowed to put 0 trans fats on products that contain less than 0.5 grams of trans fat. If you eat many of these products, you can exceed these limits. To help you make smarter choices, choose products that don't contain partially hydrogenated oils on the ingredients list and with lower levels of saturated fats.
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Hang it up
May 26, 2011 —
I still remember a diving catch I made in a baseball game of my youth. It was perhaps my finest defensive play. It was the summer of 1998, I was 15 and I was playing second base for the Tusten Chiefs. It was down on the baseball field in Narrowsburg.
It was kind of an out-of-body experience. The crack of the bat and a jump and the glorious feeling of the ball landing in my glove. I don't remember thinking much about it, just doing it. In my mind, the crowd went wild. But I'm not sure about that particular detail.
At the time, baseball was a big part of my life. I practiced a few times a week and followed the Yankees religiously. Back then, the team had a lot of heart, and it was easy to root for them. Players like Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada and Mariano Rivera were young rookies. I identified with them, traded for their baseball cards, tacked up posters on my bedroom walls, even made a trek down to the city for a ticker tape parade one championship year.
Last weekend, Jorge Posada, now 39 and batting under .200, took himself out of the lineup because he was upset to be batting ninth. He no longer catches, now plays first base occasionally and bats as the designated hitter. His refusal to play created quite the wave, and he later apologized. It was the kind of thing that made me embarrassed to watch. Quite the leap from the Posada of my youth.
The New York Times recently wrote about Derek Jeter's shrinking range at shortstop and decreased productivity at the plate. It was only going to get worse for him, the Times supposed. They compared him to Mickey Mantle, Babe Ruth and Willie Mays—all superstars in their day who played long after they should have. Many of them had to switch positions and put up mediocre numbers for a few years before finally hanging it all up.
I would imagine that it's a very hard thing to deal with as an athlete. The huge success must build up quite the ego, so to bow out gracefully seems out of the question.
It's almost an abridged version of life. It's the depreciation of one's body and mind that everyone has to look forward to except, for a baseball player, every single strike out or error is tracked and talked about.
"Well, his batting average is at a career low."
"He doesn't quite have the power he once had."
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In an effort to improve accessibility to high quality educational resources, the U.S. Departments of Education and Defense teamed up with a variety of organizations to produce an online "Learning Registry."
As described by the Education Department, the Learning Registry is not a website or a repository; rather, it is a "communication system that allows existing educational portals and online systems to publish, consume, and share important information about learning resources with each other and the public, while respecting the privacy of individual users."
The source's creators hope to provide a tool for teachers to find the resources they need to directly support teaching and learning. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan called the Registry "an important step toward reaching our goal of personalizing learning and differentiating instruction."
According to its main page, the Learning Registry system is an open technology framework to which anyone can create and publish content for uses such as sharing metadata describing learning resources; ratings, reviews, comments and other annotative data; and alignment to educational standards.
View Learning Registry's technical guides to learn more.
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Ursula von Rydingsvard was on the Leonard Lopate Show to talk about her sculpture, "Ona," which is permanently installed in the plaza at the Barclays Center. She also told us what she's been reading and listening to recently. (We do like her taste in radio stations...)


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Rugby Advertiser
It was first published by local printer William Tait in 1846 as the Rugby Monthly Advertiser, switching to weekly publication and becoming The Rugby Advertiser in 1850. In 1852 it became The Rugby Advertiser and Central England News, then three years later the rather more modest The Rugby Advertiser and Lutterworth Weekly News. It adopted its present title in 1868.
From 1913 to 1943 there was a local sub-edition for Kineton, The Rugby and Kineton Advertiser.
It's now published by Northamptonshire Newspapers Ltd, part of the Johnston Press group of regional newspaper publishers.
It has a companion freesheet title, The Review. Both are produced from the same editorial offices in Rugby's Albert Street.
It comes out on Thursdays.
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Biodiversity is important to ensure the stability of the ecosystem, and provide sources of food, medicines and natural resources. It also has great significance in spiritual, cultural and aesthetic contexts. We seek to maintain biodiversity and important ecosystem functions in connection with our operations in order to conserve such diversity. The following is a description of our 2009 performance in this area.
In 2009, Statoil carried out petroleum exploration and production in the North Sea, on the Grand Banks off Newfoundland, in the Libyan and Algerian deserts, offshore Iran, and in the boreal forest of Alberta, Canada.
Statoil is part of the In Salah Gas (ISG) Southern Fields Joint Venture which conducted seismic surveys in 2008/2009 in the peripheral zone of the Ahaggar National Park. The Park is an extensive area of Algeria preserved for its archaeological, historical, faunal, floral, geological, and landscape qualities. Legislation is in force to protect, conserve and promote the cultural and natural heritage of the park. The Ahaggar National Park is classified as category II in the International Conservations Union (IUCN) classification system.
Statoil is operator of the offshore exploration licence Area 2 in Mozambique, which borders on the Quirimbas National Park. A seisimic survey was conducted in the area in 2007, and there has been no subsequent activity.
We seek to avoid impacts on biodiversity by mapping of environmental baselines, planning activities, and monitoring during and after activities.
In the ISG Southern Fields, a study was carried out by independent consultants to chart environmentally sensitive areas, define 'exclusion zones' and areas where restrictions on activities should apply. Sites of potential environmental interest were surveyed, and planned seismic lines were moved to minimise interference with sensitive areas. Oases, palm gardens, ancient villages, rare plants, reclusive animals and archaeological remains also represent challenges for the operations. Furthermore, Salah town with its 30,000 inhabitants is located within the seismic area. Prior to start-up, these concerns were addressed in the Access Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, a document which was presented to Algerian authorities.
To avoid compromising the environment of the National Park, the Joint Venture strove to conduct the seismic campaign in accordance with relevant international agreements, Algerian legislation, and policies and requirements of the operating companies. Dedicated personnel with environmental and archaeological competence were in place in the field. At the start of the survey in 2008 the employees received environmental awareness training and supervisors underwent archaeological training Special forms were developed to report archaeological and environmental findings and track environmental actions.
Statoil's environmental plans and monitoring of its oil sand leases in Alberta build on a study launched by NAOSC in 2006 to measure the degree to which wildlife is influenced by the presence of the oil industry that and which has been followed up in 2007 and 2009. The study measures the abundance and distribution of moose, caribou and wolves in the lease area and their physiological health.
Of particular concern are caribou, which are primarily found within distinct ranges in northern Alberta. As exploration drilling can only be carried out in winter, and winter is a stressful time for large mammals, it is important to understand the pre-development state of the animal population and to find a measure of the impact of winter drilling activities.
The study employs a non-invasive method of measuring and monitoring population health. The scat (faeces) of wolves, moose and caribou are collected and analysed. By testing for hormones secreted in response to external and nutritional stress, reproductive hormones and DNA, researchers can identify species, gender and individual animals and assess their physiological condition.
The scat locations are obtained using GPS, and they can thus be combined to provide information about the spatial distribution of animals as well as the approximate timing of disturbances. The scat locations have also been used to develop an empirical habitat model (resource selection model) for caribou, moose and wolves. Scat samples were collected in the winters of 2006, 2007 and 2009 using specially trained scat detection dogs. These dogs are able to locate samples from all three species at considerable distances, even if covered by snow. Members of the local indigenous community assisted in the programme.
Statoil's environmental programme for the oil sand leases in Alberta also includes a conservation and reclamation plan. The plan includes measures to prevent, mitigate, or ameliorate impacts, and to return land disturbed by the Project to equivalent, pre-disturbance land capability.
Integration of conservation and reclamation measures with the project includes considerations such as facility siting and design, and operational measures such as soil salvage, weed control, surface water management, sediment and erosion control, waste management and reclamation, re-vegetation and monitoring.
Surface disturbance will occur mainly at the following locations: Central Processing Facility areas (including temporary laydown and construction camps), well pads (including production, observation, and source water and disposal wells), access roads, barrow excavations and linear disturbances such as access roads above and underground pipelines.
When mineral soils are encountered, the standard practice is to salvage and stockpile both topsoil and subsoil. When organic material (e.g. peat) is encountered, material is salvaged to a pre-determined maximum depth (e.g. 40cm) and stockpiled. During decommissioning of a site, the stockpiles are used to re-create soil or peat layers similar to pre-existing conditions.
Statoil has conducted extensive and systematic monitoring surrounding our operations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) over the last 30 years. Monitoring results indicate limited impacts on biodiversity of the discharges to sea. The impacts that are seen are limited to the vicinity of the installations, inside the 500 m safety zone.
In cooperation with SERPENT, exploration drilling wells have been monitored in more detail, with Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs). Impacts on biodiversity are mainly found within the area covered by drill cuttings which may reach out to 50 -100 m from the well.
When drilling in areas cold water corals on the NCS, mitigating measures and monitoring is in place to avoid harmful impact on the reefs. A seabed monitoring platform, or "lander" for inspection of coral reefs, is currently being tested at the Morvin well in the Norwegian Sea. There is also a research programme for further developing landers and sensor technology for remote monitoring of the marine environment.
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Horseman John Stark Jr. and pacing mare Tye Dye will be inducted into the Saratoga Harness Hall of Fame and Museum during its annual induction ceremonies/open house on Tuesday. Stark, a long-time owner, driver and trainer, has had a stellar career spanning over three decades at Saratoga. He came to Saratoga in 1990 with five horses, and his early years were spent learning the business from his father, John Stark Sr. Highly regarded as a ...
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lambinator911: @scoe911: I am the owner of the race car and I FINALLY setup a YouTube account. The car currently is configured with an air cooled 3.4 liter normally aspirated Porsche 911 engine with individual throttle bodies for each cylinder. Hope to change to a water cooled 996 twin turbo engine sometime in the near future . . . but for now the relatively low horsepower air cooled engine is allowing to attempt to learn how to drive the 911 platform.
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Sionade: haha. I live right behind the track. I can LITERALLY walk like 5 mins across the field and step onto the track. =). I can hear em practicin for Saturday. =p. Gotta love Sebring.
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capturecharacter: Thanks. Track & event info are listed at the beginning of the vid and in the comments. Sebring's "48 Hours" event. Race car is based on a 911 tub.
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TUPELO – When legendary Mississippi State radio announcer Jack Cristil was given a Tupelo High School letterman jacket on Thursday morning, his face slipped into a large smile.
Cristil, who is entering his 58th season as the voice of the Bulldogs, called radio for Tupelo High School football games for 30 years. But he had never worn a THS letterman jacket before Thursday, which the school proclaimed as Jack Cristil Day.
Nor had he spoken to the entire student body, except at the pep rallies he attended while he was announcing the school's sporting events between 1955 and 1985.
"It's wonderful to have the opportunity to talk to the entire student body of the senior high school at one time," said Cristil, who lives in Tupelo. "Most people don't have that opportunity. They've been very attentive."
Cristil spoke to students Thursday about his career path and about his role in a book that all of the school's students read during the summer, John Grisham's "Bleachers."
Interviewed on stage by THS freshman English teacher Sharon Rogers, Cristil spoke about his military service, how he began his career in radio, his 50-year celebration at MSU and his most memorable game at the school, a 1980 victory over then-No. 1 Alabama.
"He told us to keep our dreams alive," said sophomore Zierra Long. "He never gave up on his dream of being a reporter. He inspired me to follow my dreams."
Cristil, who received a key to the city from Mayor Jack Reed Jr., also spoke about Grisham's book. He was featured as the voice of the fictional Spartans in the audio book version of the novel.
"I'm so glad that we have read the book and got Mr. Cristil to come," Rogers said. "It has enhanced the learning experience.
"To see a live person who has participated in the making of the book makes the book come alive much more."
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Happy Labor Day Weekend! Here in Boston, we're soaking in the warm weather while we still can. If you find yourself with some free time between splashing around in (read: winterizing) your pool, check out a few of our favorite digital marketing articles from our feeds this week.
Are You Getting Mobile Right? (Part II)
As announced in our post last week, we recently launched our newest study, Getting Mobile Right, to help marketers put mobile to its best use within their overall marketing strategies. In the study we identified three major questions that marketers are asking to better understand how mobile can propel their brands.
Are You Getting Mobile Right? (Part I)
Did you know that mobile now surpasses TV as the most-used screen among multiscreen audiences? If it wasn't clear already, this confirms that mobile is a key component to a successful digital strategy, and to a holistic consumer-driven strategy overall. To help marketers better understand how to utilize mobile's strengths as a marketing platform, today we released Getting Mobile Right, a follow-up to our earlier Getting Digital Right study.
Announcing New Mobile Measurement Solutions
We are proud to announce the launch of launch behavior-based mobile intelligence solutions to provide new visibility into the consumers' path-to-purchase…
19 Characteristics & Activities of Today's Mobile Shopper
As mobile becomes an unavoidable force in nearly every industry, the identification of a certain profile is essential for the success of your mobile marketing efforts. Because mobile shopping is yet to be ubiquitous, the behavior, attitude and interests of consumers who engage in mobile shopping differ from traditional desktop shoppers.
Reaching Consumers Through Mobile Marketing: Tweets from #mmaf2013
As digital marketers, our new frontier is mobile and mobile marketing. Two weeks ago, the Mobile Marketing Association hosted its annual NY forum with the theme "Mobile's Role in Closing the Loop Along the Path to Purchase." We identified three discussion points from the forum, and some fresh new statistics to highlight the role of mobile use in the consumer path to purchase. All sources are from #mmaf2013
Aligning Mobile Marketing With Consumer Behavior
It is no secret that marketers are struggling to keep up with the explosion of digital channels for consumers and brands to interact. Mobile has long been thought of as an emerging channel, yet data recently collected by Compete sister company LightSpeed Research suggests that mobile should no longer be thought of as an emerging channel for consumers. 54% of consumers report having access to a smartphone with Internet access
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A new study by Compete and Twitter found that primary mobile Twitter users in the U.S. are more engaged than regular users. These users are 86% more likely to be on Twitter several times a day than the average Twitter user. They interact more with tweets and follow more brands. What do marketers need to know to better connect with these mobile consumers?
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We've compiled some of the top stories from around the web this week. The big news is that Facebook has Instagram, and now Twitter has Vine. You can share short six-second videos in your twitter stream with the app, now available for iOS. Read more about the tool and its potential implications on Techcrunch. What does this new tool mean to marketers? Chris Brogan shared eleven things businesses can do
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On Monday, we watched this year's CES keynote by Qulcomm CEO Dr. Paul Jacobs in a combination of awe and amusement. Though the message was presented in an interesting way, the significance of mobile in the new year is undeniable–and everyone has their own thoughts on exactly what role mobile will play. 74% U.S. smartphone users get real-time, location-based information on phones. MarketingLand shared its five predictions on Mobile Marketing in
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Epiphany 2012
By Fr. Leo M. Joseph, O.S.F.
St. John's Parish Priest
In 2006 I was visiting Milan and a local friend arranged for a very scholarly friend of his to guide me on an historical tour of this ancient yet bustling northern Italian city. Now I had been to Milan twice before but never had such a knowledgeable guide with a little Fiat to drive me to all of the out of the way historic sites.
While we visited the ancient 4th century church of St. Eustorgio at the edge of Milan he pointed to an ancient stone sarcaphacus-like container that was inscribed to indicate that it contained the bones of the Three Wise Men. Explaining that their remains were brought to Milan from Constantinople in 343 A.D. by St. Eustorgio, and that it was now empty, he became increasingly animated, arms waving, face reddening, as he described how they were stolen by the Germans and now are kept in Cologne.
If I had not already known the story, I'd have thought that this just happened last week. I thought it best not to mention that I had several times visited the Three Kings in Cologne, whose names, tradition tells us, are Casper, Melchior, and Baltarsar. I also did not think it would have been helpful for me to tell him that my maternal grandfather was from Cologne!
As it was, back in the late 90's, I had stopped in Cologne, and visited their magnificent Gothic Cathedral. The focal point of the Cathedral is a gilded, bejeweled and enameled shrine that is believed to contain the relics of the Magi, who Scripture tells us followed a brilliant star from the East to Bethlehem to worship the Christ Child. Since then, I have had several other opportunities to make this pilgrimage to honor these holy relics that have been venerated there since the Emperor Frederick Barbarosa had them to be transferred from Milan to Cologne in 1164.
On January 6, we along with Christians around the world celebrate the Feast of Epiphany. Even though it is one of the most ancient and important feasts of the Christian calendar, it has all but been forgotten in 21st Century American culture.
In many Christian countries it is not only a church holy day, but a civil holiday. Many customs and traditions have grown up around its celebration over the centuries and it is known by a variety of names. In most countries of Europe the most popular is The Feast of the Three Holy Kings, and in England and Ireland as Little Christmas or Twelfth Night. (That's how we got the song, The Twelve Days of Christmas.)
Quite early in the Christian era these Magi or Wise Men were popularly called "Kings," referring to passages from Psalm 71:10 and Isaiah 60:3-6. The Gospel does not tell us how many they were. Christians in the Orient had an old tradition that there were twelve Magi. The number three seems only to be based on the threefold gift of gold, frankincense, and myrrh; and that they represented the three known races.
(Another story I've been told is that the number of three Magi was insisted on by a very ancient Altar Guild who obstinately refused to pack up a dozen figures of Kings and their camels every year!)
The name of this feast, Epiphany, had become almost unintelligible until recent years when the word "epiphany" crept back into our current speech to describe a sudden revelation or realization, as in "I had an epiphany today about..."
And this is quite correct, as Epiphany comes from an ancient Greek word Epiphaneia meaning manifestation, and was used to designate an official state visit of a king or emperor in the Greco-Roman world. The New Testament applied this term to Christ manifesting Himself as our Divine Savior (John 2:11).
The feast of Christ's "manifestation" on January 6th, including His birth, originated in Egypt a century before the Roman celebration of Christ's nativity on December 25th, and was the earliest known celebration of Christmas. In the following century the two observances were kept side by side with the focus of December 25th on Christ's birth and January 6th His manifestation to the Magi, as well as His Baptism and His first miracle at the wedding in Cana.
The visit of the Magi to worship the Christ Child in Bethlehem has remained the main object the Epiphany celebration in Western Christianity, with the commemoration of Christ's Baptism by St. John in the River Jordan now observed on the following Sunday.
We mark this by blessing water after the Sermon on that Sunday and then in place of reciting the Nicene Creed, we stand and renew our Baptismal Vows. Then we are sprinkled with the blessed water as a remembrance of our own Baptism.
Thus we embark on the season of Epiphany which concludes on the Sunday before Lent when we celebrate Christ's Transfiguration, His ultimate manifestation before His Crucifixion, and Resurrection. Throughout Epiphany we usually sing one of my favorite hymns:
Songs of thankfulness and praise, Jesus, Lord, to thee we raise,
manifested by the star to the sages from afar;
branch of royal David's stem in thy birth at Bethlehem;
anthems be to thee addressed, God in man made manifest.
Manifest at Jordan's stream, Prophet, Priest and King supreme;
and at Cana, wedding guest, in thy Godhead manifest;
manifest in power divine, changing water into wine;
anthems be to thee addressed, God in man made manifest.
Manifest on mountain height, shining in resplendent light,
where disciples filled with awe thy transfigured glory saw.
When from there thou ledest them steadfast to Jerusalem
cross and Easter Day attest God in man made manifest.
I wish each of you a Blessed and Joyous Epiphany!


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And so, to the 45 senators who did not listen to their constituents and chose money from the special interest groups over the will of their own people, I repeat—shame on them.
Oh, and they should know that, just like me, American moms are awake now. And we vote.
© 2013 Moms Demand Action-NY/Hudson Valley, all rights reserved.
[Alexandra Dubroff of Cold Spring, NY is a co-leader of the NY/Hudson chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. She is the mother of two beautiful children.]


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While the goal is for every baby to be born healthy and at full term, the reality is premature birth, also known as preterm birth, is the number one obstetric problem and the number one cause of death for newborns in the United States. Defined medically as childbirth occurring earlier than 37 completed weeks of gestation, preterm birth affects 1 in 8 babies born in the United States.
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by Mary Walker
Obedience is a virtue that must be central to any Christian faith. Practicing obedience is to actively submit our wills to what we know is right and true: God's word. Last week, I posted to my Facebook page what I thought was a fairly benign column on obedience to God. To my genuine surprise, a few individuals barraged the post with negative, hateful and mostly irrational remarks about the Church. Confused about how an article on obedience could cause so much disdain and disgust, I spent a few hours thinking about it. Suddenly, while in line at the grocery store, it hit me. The very authority of God is a concept that most people do not recognize in their daily lives. I'll never forget an episode of Meet the Press, where then-candidate Michelle Bachmann was ridiculed for saying she'd pray and seek God's guidance about governing decisions. The host made it clear he thought this was a medieval, irrational way to approach governing. The prevalent mentality, in fact, is that our wills and desires are paramount; few talk seriously about submitting in any way to God or his Church. Where did this arrogance come from? Obviously there are plenty of places where original sin disrupts our right relationship with God, but I'd like to explore an avenue that has had an immense corrupting effect on our entire society: the government, which rules our bodies and is now attempting to rule our souls.
The Bible says little specifically about governing and politics, however, God structures governing relationships in one, irrefutable way: they are all hierarchies. God made Adam to rule over the animals and the earth, "He established the tribes of Abraham, which were patriarchal, the regime of Moses, which was theocratic and the kingships of Saul, David, and Solomon." (Kraynak 47) We see hierarchies in our Church structure (God, Jesus, Peter, pope, bishops, priests) and we see it in the natural structure of the family (father, mother and children). We even see it within ourselves (the spiritual, rational, and animalistic). It is my personal belief that God blesses us with these hierarchies because they help our souls aspire to something greater and help to put our relationship with God in perspective. God is SO much greater than us! Perhaps our souls need practice being timid, humble and relatively insignificant to truly recognize what "greatness" and "magnificence" really are.
Political philosopher Robert Kraynak, in his illuminating book, Christian Faith and Modern Democracy sees hierarchy as essential to any government: "A hierarchical political regime produces hierarchies in the soul whereas a democratic regime produces an indiscriminate equality of pleasures in the soul and lets loose a wild variety of lower desires" (Kraynak 239). He describes something he calls "the leveling effect". This is the opposite of hierarchy. If our souls aren't drawn upwards, to the divine, they atrophy and sink into the abyss of secular culture. This leveling effect of democracy happens because the culture appeals to the lowest common denominator. Likewise, many of the movements within our souls, even vices, that would remain silenced are given a voice. There is no predominant force to lift the society to something greater and even awe-inspiring. Subsequently, our culture devolves. For instance, our contemporary fascination with diversity and multi-culturalism can be a good thing, but it leads to indifference, and an acceptance of everything, no matter what its intrinsic value actually is.
Additionally, Kraynak points out that in democracies like our own, we speak in a language of rights (the right to free healthcare or the right to anything one believes the government owes). Kraynak argues that this language of rights is subversive of authority and makes it difficult to think about the greater society when we are so focused on what the government owes us instead of the duties we owe the government (maybe it was no coincidence that it was a Catholic president who said, "think not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country"). Tocqueville even said about America, "Rights have come to replace religion as the voice of freedom".
While rights are lovely things to have, in the last few weeks I have heard dozens of women assert their right to subsidized denial of discipline and it's made me long for an ordered, just hierarchy that, tempered by reason and discipline, could judge what is a right claim and a claim that is only dictated purely by emotion and irrational passions. I'm talking of course, about the kingdom of heaven. I can offer no political solvent to the leveling effect of democracy here on earth, other than a renewed recognition of God's power in each and every one of our lives.
As Christians, we should always be seeking something higher, something more pure and beautiful, since we know that the pleasant things of this world pale in comparison to God's love for us. The true irony is, the higher we lift our sights and focus our attention, the more lowly and humble we will become. Perhaps there is something staggeringly beautiful in your life, for me it is Gregorian chant, or an amazing piece of Baroque music. Realize how that beauty is separate from sin and how God has placed that beauty in your life to help elevate your soul to the virtue of humility. It was in reference to this virtue that Jesus said, "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth."


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Eleven local educators will land in China Friday and spend the next few weeks there teaching English.
Greensburg Community Schools and Batesville Community School Corporation are sending teachers to instruct freshman college students on American culture and the English language.
The local schools are building relationships with schools in China and the trip allows for instructors to better understand education from a global view.
Greensburg teachers educating abroad this summer include Tammy Williams, director of curriculum; John Pratt, high school history teacher; Nicole Batta, high school math teacher; and Justin Tucker Sonja Linville, junior high social studies teachers.
Five Batesville Middle School teachers will be traveling abroad including Alex Davis, language arts teacher; Eric Feller, math and computer teacher; Karen Salvitti, 6th grade teacher; Lisa Horn, 6th grade teacher; and Grace Kontour, art teacher.
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Nordic Games joins forces with RPG mastermind D.W. Bradley and Heuristic Park
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D. W. Bradley is creating a new Re-master of his epic RPG-classic game, Dungeon Lords. The title of the remake: Dungeon Lords MMXII.
Nordic Games proudly announces its latest cooperation with D.W. Bradley and Heuristic Park. D. W. Bradley, famous for creating three of the legendary Wizardry titles (Wizardry V – Heart of the Maelstrom, Wizardry VI – Bane of the Cosmic Forge, Wizardry VII – Crusaders of the Dark Savant) and the epic 3D Fantasy RPG Wizards & Warriors, is creating a new Re-master of his epic RPG-classic game, Dungeon Lords. The title of the remake: Dungeon Lords MMXII.
"It is a great opportunity to work on the Re-Master of Dungeon Lords with Mr. Bradley himself. We will deliver a hardcore RPG experience to old as well as new fans. We think that our gameplay changes will deliver new fun and excitement, all in Full HD", comments Gennaro "Genna" Giani, Producer at Nordic Games.
"I'm delighted to be working with Nordic on the new re-master of Dungeon Lords MMXII, it's a rare opportunity for an author. Dungeon Lords is pure and true RPG, there are no mindless quests to kill 20 of these and find 12 of those, at least not without giving you a very good reason for it. The story is full of plot twists and turns, players must stay alert and use their wits to solve the puzzles, and monsters don't like intruders. The new magic and action system makes the game sizzle with fun, and I'm excited to be pumping it up and bringing this epic RPG experience to a new generation of gamers..." comments D.W.Bradley the author of Dungeon Lords.
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The great wizard Galdryn of the Meadows has been slain be a deadly conspiracy within the Circle of Mages. His chief ally, Lord Davenmor, now struggles to save his kingdom from the dark forces of the conspiracy and the onslaught of Lord Barrowgrim's army of marauders. Lord Davenmor has promised his daughter's hand in marriage to Lord Barrowgrim to quell the invasion, but her heart belongs to another and after learning of her father's pledge, she has vanished. Sensing treachery, Lord Barrowgrim has sent his army once more to destroy Lord Davenmor and raze the kingdom. Thus begins Dungeon Lords, a tale of Love, Hate, Betrayal, Revenge, Honor, and Evil.
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Carla joined the FCC team in February 2016 after recently working with the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation. Carla brings excellent project and event management experience from Toronto and New Brunswick to her position, along with a passion for interior and event design. Her education in Fashion Marketing & Merchandising adds a new skill set to the FCC events team! Carla, husband Roger and son Evan have settled into Fredericton, and are happy to call our lovely city home. Carla has hit the ground running and is ready to talk to you about your next corporate or government event.
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Andrea's strong work ethic developed while employed by New England Pizza throughout high school and college, and her hard work was honoured during her college years by twice winning The Lady Dunn Award of Excellence and making the Dean's list. After a short stint organizing weddings, receptions, reunions, and conferences for a PEI resort, Andrea came back home to join the FCC team. A creative soul, Andrea loves to paint, make jewellery and play guitar. She is eagerly awaiting the chance to add her creative skills to your next event!
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Voters can use Talking Points too
When a candidate (or her canvasser) shows up at your door, or when you get an opportunity to chat at the local Canada Day celebration, or maybe at a Fund Raiser, or on social media, or at the debates, isn't it high time we start letting them know what is really important to us? This is supposed to be a democracy, right? That means they are supposed to be working for us.
But instead of actually conversing with us, very often candidates or elected representative use well rehearsed "talking points," which are really just a prearranged script provided by the party to inform us of their party line. Isn't it hight time we turned the tables?
If my MP were to appear at my door, I might ask Harold, "Why are you sending your advertisements monthly when we both know you are only allowed to mail out 4 a year?"
The trick is to take a few minutes and think of what you want to ask before you actually see them. Or maybe wait until you are inspired by their political ads. Write your concerns down in point form and you'll have your own set of "talking points."
You might want to ask, "What do you think about outlawing political ads and giving Elections Canada the teeth to enforce it?"
The single most important issue for me is meaningful electoral reform. I think the growing list of unsolved problems facing us are largely unsolved because there is no incentive to actually solve our problems under a winner-take-all system. And I don't think any party should have 100% of the power unless 100% of the population voted for it. If even 51% voted for them, that still means 49% didn't. In 2011 14,720,580 Canadians voted. But the reality is that a mere 6,201 votes in 14 hotly contested electoral districts gave the Harper Government a majority. So my own talking points are all about PR.
The thing to remember is that you don't have to be a Proportional Representation expert to ask:
- Should elections be about a few swing voters in a few swing ridings leaving most voters unrepresented or ignored?
- Do you think a party gets 39% of the vote should get 39% of the seats?
- Do you think some votes should be worth more than others, while some are worth nothing at all?
- What will you do to make every vote will count, and count equally?
I want 2015 to be the last unfair election. Don't you?
(Maybe we should all be writing to CBC to encourage them to air the Danish political series "Borgen" a political series like "House of Cards" set in a nation that successfully uses Proportional Representation. But then, we should also be writing to tell them to air the "The Secret Trial 5" too.)
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Written by Laurel L. Russwurm
May 25, 2015 at 9:17 pm
Posted in Canada, Electoral Reform, Political Candidates, Politics
Tagged with debates, democracy, Election, Elections Canada, Harold Albrecht, Proportional Representation, social media, talking points, Voting
Privacy and Social Media in Canada
This guest post was written by Fiona Causer, a student currently pursuing her bachelor's degree in Legal Studies. She enjoys writing and seeks to use it as a vehicle to convey ideas and engage others in discussing relevant issues of our day.
Canada is the thirteenth most saturated country in terms of global Facebook users, with a penetration rate of 51.22%. With so many users, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites maintain personal information on millions of people.
The basic information you provide Facebook includes personal information like hometown, employer, education, religious and political views, phone numbers, email addresses, and more.
Your book, movie, and music preferences, as well as your current whereabouts and up to the minute status updates, and so much more are part of the price we pay for such "free" services.
Thankfully, unlike in America where this issue has recently been an issue in the news, federal labor laws prevent prospective employers from requesting personal information from job applicants, like social media passwords. Employers requesting Facebook passwords would be in violation of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code. And likely, there will not be a cause for concern in the future, since both federal and local governments employ privacy commissioners in order to guard the privacy of Canadian workers. Despite these safeguards, Canadian legal practitioners still need to remain vigilant in assessing new privacy cases as the social media landscape continues to change. Many Canadian law, legal services and paralegal degree programs are continuing to put an emphasis in understanding privacy and intellectual property law. Canadian lawyers are ready for any personal privacy-related issues in the future.
Canada has taken issue with Facebook's privacy settings in the past; in 2009, the country released a privacy commission report indicating that even after a user deletes their account, the company keeps user information. Though Facebook agreed to change their privacy policy in response to Canada's requests, the ongoing evolution of Facebook ensures that this won't be the last of the questionable privacy settings, and Canadians should be aware that every time Facebook makes changes, users privacy settings need to be reanalyzed.
Internet legislation, not just in social media, is becoming increasingly concerned with censorship and piracy. America's Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) protests were obvious: websites took a stand, Facebook profile pictures were replaced by the anti-signs, and SOPA and PIPA were broadcast widely as terrible solutions to a perplexing problem. But the neighbors to the north are facing their own political push towards online censorship with Bill C-11, which, though less radical than PIPA and SOPA, will seriously affect North American internet usage.
However, this does not mean that there have not been legislative attempts to make the Canadian government privy to its citizens' personal information. For example, while Bill C-10 has been passed, Parliament first removed the "lawful access" provisions, in response to public discontent over its inclusion. This would affect the privacy rights of all Canadian citizens (not just criminals) by allowing warrantless access to personal information Despite its removal in Bill-10, it appears that Parliament is trying to reinsert similar language and provisions into Bill C-30, this time for the intended purpose of protecting Canadian children from criminals. Regardless of Parliament's intent, there is clearly a desire for granting itself greater scrutiny into the actions of its citizens. If any clause regarding "lawful access" is included in either C-30 or future bills, there will surely be more privacy rights concerns for Canadians.
As for C-11, while it seeks to provide protection against copyright infringement, it will serve little purpose in protecting Canadian's right to privacy, especially if "lawful access" is ever included in any future legislation. Ultimately, while these bills (i.e., C-10, C-11, C-30) are rooted in the idea of protecting its citizens either from intellectual property theft or criminality, they do propose significant concerns for the privacy rights of Canadians; especially those actively engaged with social media networks.
Having a collective voice is a powerful tool. And if Canadians start to feel that their future privacy rights are on the fringe of being compromised: they will have to actively speak up. Otherwise, Parliament may not even think to listen.
Written by Laurel L. Russwurm
April 16, 2012 at 11:35 pm
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Tagged with Bill C-10, Bill C-11, Bill C-30, Facebook, Fiona Causer, Legal Studies, Ontario Human Rights Code, personal information, PIPA, privacy, social media, SOPA
Tie Theory
Malcolm Gladwell wrote a New Yorker article called Small Change: Why the revolution will not be tweeted, ostensibly about the superiority of "strong ties" versus "weak ties" in social activism. His premise is that "social media" — that is to say, Twitter and Facebook — are not able to effect real social change.
Telling us that social activism requires closely connected people, Gladwell devotes much of the article explaining how the students who began the Greensboro sit-in in 1960 were friends and roommates. They had strong ties. Then he introduces the "second crucial distinction between traditional activism and its online variant", a centrally controlled hierarchical organizational system.
Twitter and Facebook aren't hierarchies but loose networks of acquaintances and strangers, which result in weak ties, according to Gladwell. He contends these networks are "effective at increasing participation—by lessening the level of motivation that participation requires" which implies devaluation of this participation.
Gladwell dismisses an example of a digital "weak-tie" campaign that got people to sign up for a bone marrow registry. Not because it wasn't successful. It was. But because it somehow doesn't meet with Gladwell's criteria for social activism. It lowered the barrier and made it too easy for people to participate. I'm not quite sure what is wrong with lowering the barriers to participation. Isn't citizen engagement is a good thing?
Gladwell maintains that networks are not as effective or efficient as hierarchies because,
"How do you make difficult choices about tactics or strategy or philosophical direction when everyone has an equal say?"
Centralization can be more efficient because there is single decision maker. It works the same in government, with an omnipotent ruler as the head of state decisions are easy. It's always easier to forcibly impose "discipline" than it is to build consensus.
friendship = "strong ties"
As Gladwell points out, real world friendship can make for some very strong ties. The two examples cited show clearly what can result from the strong ties of friendship. On one hand, you can have something as important as the Civil Rights Movement; on the other, strong ties of friendship can result in a frivolous campaign to punish the person who stole your friend's cell phone and wouldn't give it back.
Both examples demonstrate successful campaigns. One used the strong tie hierarchy of the Civil Rights Movement, the other the weak tie network of social media.
So, what has been proven, exactly?
Probably the low point of the article was Gladwell's repetition of the oft used Facebook meme:
The evangelists of social media don't understand this distinction; they seem to believe that a Facebook friend is the same as a real friend…"
Malcolm Gladwell, The New Yorker: Small Change: Why the revolution will not be tweeted
Clearly, Gladwell doesn't use Facebook. Yesterday on the New Yorker live chat he admitted he's not a Twitter user either, but that "I think someone created a twitter account in my name, and tweeted things a while back."
Urban legends aside, the real point seems to be that Malcolm Gladwell doesn't like Facebook or Twitter. He doesn't see the point.
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I have nothing against Twitter. And I'd use it if I had more time. . . Here's the deeper issue for someone like me or, for that matter, anyone contemplating using tools like Twitter. What is it you want to accomplish? Do you want a broad audience? Or a deep audience? In other words, would you rather do the best possible job engaging with a small but focused audience. Or would you rather spend your marginal hour reaching a large audience on a superficial level? There are lot of situations where the latter is a reasonable choice–like if I'm selling something, or announcing an event, or sharing a small but crucial bit of information. But I'm interested in exploring ideas in depth with the (small) group of people willing to geek-out with me. That makes strategy A a better choice.
—Malcolm Gladwell, The New Yorker Ask the Author Live: Malcolm Gladwell on Twitter
What caused the escalation from not wanting or needing a set of tools to attacking the validity of the tools?
Malcolm Gladwell makes it clear he is opposed to Facebook and Twitter. There are all kinds of things wrong with these two "social media" platforms.
Yet to my great disappointment, Gladwell doesn't seem to know what they are.
apples and oranges
For the argument to have had legitimacy, it should have compared tools with tools, or systems with systems. It would have been reasonable to compare social media with mass media, say. Instead, Civil Rights Movement Activists are compared with Twitter and Facebook. Gladwell isn't proving a theory, he's telling us what he believes an activist should be and we're supposed to take it on faith.
All it takes to counter "tie theory" is a different incident from the Civil Rights Movement.
No central hiearchy told Rosa Parks to refuse to give up her seat on the bus. Even though there were others on the bus who shared her plight, lived in the same geographic location, rode the same bus, suffered the same oppression— all presumably the stuff of "strong ties"— those people chose not to stand with her that day. She made her decision to resist as an individual. Strong ties or not, the others moved to the back of the bus.
Activism doesn't have to the result of some grand design strategized by a central committee. Quite often it just happens when people have reached their tipping point.
From the Live Chat:
[Comment From William Carleton: ]
Mr. Gladwell, the COO of Facebook and a Twitter exec both spoke at a marketing conference this week. In a way, they seem to be making your case for you, without much sense of irony. The description of the session led by the FB exec talks of "activisim" as a brand promotion tool. Do you think part of why social media reinforces the status quo may be because the stewards of the most succesful platforms seem to be selling them short?
Malcolm Gladwell:
That's hilarious. If the civil rights movment were taking place today, do you think that some corporate entity would see it as a brand opportunity as well? Would Dr. King have done Nike ads? But yes, I'm not sure Facebook does much for real activism when they treat it as just another app."
activism IS just another app to a corporation
Neither Facebook or Twitter are activists; they are corporations. They are not forces for good or evil.
They exist to make a profit. These are businesses that provide a platform and offer apps. Corporations
don't care about the environment, but they will
go "green" if it means an increase in profitability.
A long time ago, a man named Gutenberg invented a tool called a printing press. Over the years, this invention has been used to print bibles, history books, political manifestos, novels, newspapers, wedding invitations and even magazines like the New Yorker. A tool is only as good as the use to which it's put.
So why is Malcolm Gladwell attacking "social media"? Although asked to define "social media" it in yesterday's chat, he declined. In the article he says,
It shifts our energies from organizations that promote strategic and disciplined activity and toward those which promote resilience and adaptability. It makes it easier for activists to express themselves, and harder for that expression to have any impact. The instruments of social media are well suited to making the existing social order more efficient. They are not a natural enemy of the status quo. If you are of the opinion that all the world needs is a little buffing around the edges, this should not trouble you. But if you think that there are still lunch counters out there that need integrating it ought to give you pause.
Malcolm Gladwell, Small Change: Why the revolution will not be tweeted
According to Gladwell, social media tools are not only a waste of time which could be better spent making a real difference, but they bolster the status quo. He doesn't offer any support for this premise either, though.
During the article he raises the stakes so that we aren't just talking about 'activism, we're talking about 'high-risk activism.' The implication being that social activism without a component of personal jeopardy is not important. Which is kind of like saying journalism without jeopardy is valueless.
Like Gladwell, I too grew up with stories of the civil rights movement. A lot was accomplished. Great odds were overcome. And of course it makes for high drama. Which is great on a movie screen but for the people living it, not so much. In fact, I'm guessing that most activists would prefer not to give up their lives or their freedom or their livelihoods to meet their goals. Think how much more Mr. King might have accomplished had he lived.
Many of the more than 200,000 Canadians who had felt increasingly disenfranchised by unresponsive government have been organizing under the Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament group on Facebook.
Because it IS "easier for the powerless to collaborate, coördinate, and give voice to their concerns." And that's a good thing.
Ironically a high school student created a Facebook activist group that helped save a forest in Gladwell's home town.
Without actually using digital media, it is easy to be ignorant of the fact that conversations are possible in 140 character bursts. Links to longer works or reference material can be transmitted if more depth is required.
Malcolm Gladwell should understand the importance of these communication media, as he says himself,
"Our acquaintances—not our friends—are our greatest source of new ideas and information. The Internet lets us exploit the power of these kinds of distant connections with marvellous efficiency.
Malcolm Gladwell Small Change
Yet he brushes it off as being important to business, not activism. It seems that Malcolm Gladwell thinks we have all the information we need. I think he's wrong. The older I get, the more there is to learn.
Particularly as we are smack dab in the midst of a digital revolution. It was fascinating to watch history being made as the UK's Digital Economy Bill was debated in the House of Lords while being filled in on the background by UK citizens on an IRC channel. Twitter and Facebook aren't the whole story, there are blogs, and podcasts, and even other microblogging services like the non-proprietary Identi.ca. There are a great many activists to be found on Twitter, and some of the ones I know are:
@doctorow @ninapaley @JesseBrown @Openattitude @schestowitz @PaoloBrini @p2pnet @jkoblovsky @techdirt @ZeroPaid @Org9 @zotzbro @mgeist @GloriousAndFree @zittrain @Crosbie @lessig @jerezim @_the_mad_hatter @russellmcormond @copyrightgirl @crime_minister @s_nunn @mgifford @EFF @publicknowledge @creativecommons @juditrius @StopActaNow @OpenRightsGroup @CETAWatch
Canada is very fortunate to have online activists. This is especially important at a time when the main stream news media has failed to adequately inform citizens on a number of important topics. Bloggers and online activists who broadcast and share information online have been picking up the slack. We are also fortunate to live at a time when the barriers to assembly and partipation have been lowered by advances in digital technology.
In the absence of digital advocacy, Canadians could have been suffering under a Canadian DMCA as far back as 2005. Bill C-32, the current incarnation of harmful copyright law we are facing, carries serious ramifications for Canada's digital economy, as well as issues of cultural freedom, responsive government and even sovereignty.
Malcolm Gladwell may not find these issues as important as the Civil Rights Movement was, but they are of vital importance to Canada in the here and now.
Image Credit: Malcolm Gladwell photo by bunnicula (cc by-nd)
Also: special thanks to John S, for his blog post Whose Ties Are You Calling Weak" for focusing my attention on the issue.
Written by Laurel L. Russwurm
September 30, 2010 at 6:23 pm
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