Month: December 2008
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Learn Sign Language with Bob Wiseman
Having trouble with sign language? Bob Wiseman can help. No expensive classes, no cost and .. well not all that useful when talking to people who can’t hear. But it will only take two minutes and fourty three seconds to learn so what the hell right?
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The ITunes Killer?
Well not for me. My mac is not Intel based so it won’t work for me and I don’t have enough problems with iTunes to buy a new machine so I can use this app. If you do have an Intel mac, Windows XP or Vista or a Linux machine check out the new open…
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Give the Gift of Omnichord
If you need a last minute gift idea for the children (of any age) on your Xmas list check out Jenni Omnichord‘s ‘Charlotte or Otis: Duets for Children, Their Parents and Other People Too’. If you don’t know Jenni Omnichord you probably know Jenny Mitchell (or at least the Barmitzvah Brothers. Jenny’s new album of…
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Winners: Bucky Awards and Scarves
Most of the CBC Radio 3 Bucky Awards for this year were announced this afternoon (a few categories will be announced on the next episode of the Radio 3 TV video podcast. Only a few of my picks made it, but my sincere congratulations to everyone who took one home. :: Best Road Trip SongWINNER:…
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Should there be a Department of Public Investment ?
I had this idea while talking with someone at a xmas party. Bailout fatigue is setting in but I think that it’s possible that such bailouts might not be necessary, and recessions could be a little more rare if governments (federal, provincial and local) took more of an interest in sustainable economics to begin with….
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Calgary from a Hip Hop Perspective
The folks in Dragon Fli Empire have launched a new blog promising “Calgary from a hip hop perspective”. That’s a promise I believe and something Canada could use. I’ve added it to the Music Blogs and Calgary. Dragon Fli Empire ft. Cadence Weapon – Outside Inn
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Ottawa Libraries Make E-books Available
According to the CBC the Ottawa library is about to start e-books to borrowers. The books include fiction and non-fiction for all ages and take the form electronic documents, (mostly .pdfs) that can be downloaded to your computer from the library’s website. After three weeks, the file is automatically deleted, so there is no need…
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New Album Details from Immaculate Machine
Victoria, B.C.’s Immaculate Machine has posed details about their new album ‘High on Jackson Hill. From their Myspace Blog : We have finished a new album, called High On Jackson Hill – 12 songs, all recorded in the comfort of a borrowed home. The relaxed environment compared to a sterile studio helped make the album…
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Canada Still Getting the Government it Deserves
A plausible explanation has emerged for much of the confusion and anger that surrounded the recent Parliamentary circus in Ottawa. According to a new Ipsos Reid poll shows that far too many Canadians do not understand our system of government. According to the Canadian Press: For example, results of the Ipsos Reid survey show 75…
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A Free Holiday EP from Said the Whale
For the second year running Said the Whale is offering a free Holiday EP. This years ‘West Coast Christmas EP’ can be downloaded at http://www.pop-machine.ca/stw-xmas08.htm and if you missed it you can still grab last year’s at http://www.pop-machine.ca/stw-xmas07.htm. Santa may like rich kids better but Said the Whale loves you all.