Home » 2010 » August (Page 2)Posted by John Malloy on 08/26/2010
By BILL HENRY Almost half of the Bluewater District School Board’s trustees are sure to be replaced after the Oct. 25 municipal election. Four of the nine current trustees have said they won’t run, including Chairwoman Jennifer Yenssen. So far there are no candidates in two of nine areas of the board and an election [...]
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EARTHLINGS is a feature length documentary about humanity’s absolute dependence on animals (for pets, food, clothing, entertainment, and scientific research) but also illustrates our complete disrespect for these so-called “non-human providers.” The film is narrated by Academy Award nominee Joaquin Phoenix (GLADIATOR) and features music by the critically acclaimed platinum artist Moby. With an in-depth [...]
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Building Green is pioneering and entertaining television with an eco-friendly twist, on a mission is to inspire viewers to discover just how easy, cost-effective and healthy it can be to go green, and to dispel myths about environmentally-conscious lifestyles. Host Kevin Contreras leads an interactive exploration of green building techniques and alternatives, from the eye-popping [...]
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“Top Secret America” is a project nearly two years in the making that describes the huge national security buildup in the United States after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. When it comes to national security, all too often no expense is spared and few questions are asked – with the result an enterprise so massive [...]
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By Rady Ananda Early Sunday morning, French police stood helpless as sixty people, locked inside an open-air field of genetically modified grapevines, uprooted all the plants. In Spain last month, dozens of people destroyed two GMO fields. On the millennial cusp, Indian farmers burned Bt cotton in their Cremate Monsanto campaign. Ignored by multinational corporations [...]
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www.beautifuljoe.org Beautiful Joe’s 4th Annual Autumn Adventure Saturday, September 18, 2010 10:00am – 4:00pm Location: Beautiful Joe Park Beautiful Joe’s 4th Annual Autumn Adventure and Responsible Dog Ownership Day. This family and pet friendly day provides a variety of activities such as Beautiful Joe’s Pet Idol Contest, Blessing of the Animals, obedience demonstrations, pony rides, [...]
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Home of the World Famous Scarecrow Invasion www.mdcc.ca/scarecrow Contact: Meaford & District Chamber of Commerce Phone: 519-538-1640 or 1-888-MEAFORD Email: tourism@mdcc.ca Website: www.visitmeaford.ca Home of the Meaford International Film Festival at Meaford Hall www.miff10.ca Meaford Hall meafordhall.ca THE PREMIER ARTS & CULTURAL CENTRE IN SOUTHERN GEORGIAN BAY Now beautifully restored and renovated, the Meaford Hall [...]
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As they push the U.S. toward another Middle Eastern war, Jeffrey Goldberg and his disciples ignore the facts America’s march to a disastrous war in Iraq began in the media, where an unprovoked U.S. invasion of an Arab country was introduced as a legitimate policy option, then debated as a prudent and necessary one. Now, [...]
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Indian Minister of Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh’s courageous decision saves the real Avatar Today’s announcement by Indian Minister of Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh, that the Indian government has rejected Vedanta’s proposed bauxite mine in the Niyamgiri Mountain, Orissa, India, and has suspended the clearance process for the expansion of the Lanjigarh refinery, represents [...]
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Wendy Powell Lewis Network News Daily Aug 24, 2010 It is not an exaggeration to say that most politicians, and all the paid flunkies, dog paddle in a foul pool of half-truths, commissions, omissions, disinformation, and downright lies, and as it turns out Barack Hussein Obama–even though he walks lightly and looks so fresh and [...]
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Setting aside as little as three minutes a day can help you stay cool when everyone around you is losing it. For years the research results have been pouring in: Anxiety, depression, high blood pressure, and heart disease respond to meditation. The latest study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows [...]
