Olympic Flame on its way to Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Oct 30, 2009
ATHENS, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic Flame for Vancouver's 21st Winter Olympic Games, which was kindled last week at Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympics, was officially handed over to the Canadian delegation by the Greek Olympic Committee on Thursday evening in Athens. In a moving ceremony held at the Panathenian Stadium, where the first modern Olympics was hosted in 1896, the Sacred flame finished its journey around Greece and began its trip to Canada. (Xinhuanet, China)
Sailing the Northwest Passage Oct 29, 2009
Halifax, Nova Scotia (CNN) -- Silent Sound completed her voyage through the Canadian Arctic on October 10, four months and four days after slipping her moorings in Victoria, British Columbia. It was a cold day with pouring rain when she pulled into Halifax Harbor, but there was still a crowd of family and friends waiting to welcome us ashore, reminding us of the community that has formed around the. (CNN -- World)
Japan's Salsa Sensation Oct 29, 2009
At the party, she met Ami Palmer, a Canadian who would later found a dance company called Salsa Revolution ... The company comprised over 20 Japanese members, a smattering of Canadians and Australians and Asantethe sole American. (Slate)
‘Popzilla’ a parody for a new generation Oct 28, 2009
HOLLYWOOD - Dave Thomas has kept a mostly low profile since his SCTV days in the 1980s, but now the Canadian comic is back with a new animated MTV series, Popzilla, which spoofs celebrities in the age of Twitter ... Q. Your biggest hits on SCTV were the Great White North sketches you did with Rick Moranis, about two beer-swilling, regular-guy Canadians ... A. The list of Canadian icons is a short list. (Boston Globe)
Angolagate players jailed Oct 28, 2009
Falcone, who holds French, Canadian and Angolan citizenship, was named Angola's ambassador to the United Nations Paris-based cultural organisation Unesco in 2003 and attempted to claim diplomatic immunity in the case. He was convicted for influence peddling, arms sales and embezzlement, and Pasqua for influence peddling. (iAfrica.com)
Plan now! Winter Olympics 2010 trip guide Oct 28, 2009
The Vancouver-based tour operator regularly provides custom Canadian vacation itineraries for the global whos-who in entertainment and business. True to form, Entre Canada has secured accommodations at Vancouver and Whistlers finest properties including the Shangri La, Four Seasons and Fairmont hotels, as well as numerous private homes. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Mad Men: Why Did That Horse-Meat Heiress Dump Roger? Oct 27, 2009
He gulps his Canadian Club with none of the suavity we've become accustomed to over the last three years. You could hear him laboring for breath as his world came down around him. (Slate)
Why Design Thinking Matters Oct 27, 2009
Asked by a Canadian bank to come up with a new strategy to cater to high-net-worth clients, Martin and his team came up with a bold plan they thought might revolutionize the bank's entire business ... As he explains, his own mistake as an excited consultant pitching a new strategy to that Canadian bank CEO was to speak in the language of validity when what the CEO really needed to hear was the language of reliability. (BusinessWeek)
'Paranormal Activity' Slays 'Saw' With $22M Oct 26, 2009
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood. com. (Click2Houston, TX)
10 Songs About Trains Oct 26, 2009
Gordon Lightfoot s Canadian Railroad Trilogy explores this thoroughly, with the development of the CPR. Yet, the future of trains would grow as popular culture developed ... Canadian Railroad Trilogy Gordon Lightfoot. (Suite101.com)
Profile: Morgan Tsvangirai Oct 25, 2009
Just before the 2002 presidential elections, a mysterious video tape emerged, which allegedly showed Mr Tsvangirai discussing how to assassinate Mr Mugabe with a Canadian consultancy, Dickens and Madson. The death of his wife will be a huge blow to Morgan Tsvangirai. (BBC News -- Africa)
COLUMN: 'Good without God' seems to turn nothing into a bit of something to brag about Oct 24, 2009
shumphreys wrote on Oct 23, 2009 8:34 AM:" A commom misperception of "Christians" is that without God and Jesus the Atheist, Jew, Hindu, Budddhist (anyone that doesn't believe exactly what they believe) has nothing, no hope, no purpose, no morals, no ethics. One minister in this area in a Friday column on the religious page a year or so ago said that those that believe in Evolution are a threat to the moral foundations of our society. These perceptions need to be changed and if a billboard gets... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Malcolm Gladwell and his imitators can rest easy Oct 24, 2009
" Roger Barnsley, a Canadian psychologist, noticed something odd about the birthdays of Canadian hockey players. It did not matter whether he looked at professional players or elite junior-leaguers: 40 percent of them were born in the first trimester of the year, and 30 percent of them were born between April and June. The cutoff date for admission in Canada's youth hockey league is January 1, which allows pre-teen hockey players born in January and February to compete with kids who are as much... (Harper's Magazine)
Canadian Supreme Court Tells Quebec It Must Change School Language Rules Oct 23, 2009
Canadian Court Overturns Quebec Language School Law (Update2) - Bloomberg ... Canadian Court Overturns Quebec Language School Law (Update2). (Bloomberg -- Canada)
› Should SA import skills? Oct 23, 2009
It recommended an undemanding points system to screen applicants which would have to be simpler than the Australian or Canadian approach, and "less picky". The CDE said a large population of "irregular migrants" creates opportunities for crime and corruption and increases the likelihood that migrants will be unfairly exploited or will become victims of xenophobic attacks sparked by perceived competition for jobs, housing and other public resources. (iAfrica.com)
Ethiopia famine 25 years on: The face of hope Oct 22, 2009
I was featured in a Canadian TV documentary as the face of hope for Africa who survived the famine and that TV interviewer Brian Stewart became a friend of my family. Twenty years later, in 2005, I was on stage with Madonna and Bob Geldof for the Live8 concert in London. (AlertNet)
Women Outperform Men When Identifying Emotions Oct 22, 2009
The study was financed by the Fonds de recherche en sant; du Qu;bec, the Canada Research Chairs program, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Study co-researchers are Simon Girard, Fr;d;ric Gosselin, Dave Saint-Amour, Franco Lepore and Maryse Lassonde. (Science Daily)
China voices opposition to Dalai Lama's visit to so-called "Arunachal Pradesh" Oct 21, 2009
MONTREAL, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Dozens of Chinese Canadians and Chinese students studying in Montreal's universities gathered Saturday afternoon outside the downtown Bell Center to protest the visit of Dalai Lama. Dalai, who flew into exile from China in 1959 after a failed armed rebellion aimed to restore Tibet's feudal serfdom and split the region from China, has been visiting Canadian cities during the past week to give speeches. (Xinhuanet, China)
Cookie Jar Group Named Global Licensing Agent and Kids Television Partner for World Famous Harlem Globetrotters Oct 21, 2009
The Harlem Globetrotters tip off their 2010 World Tour on Dec. 26, 2009, and the North American leg of the tour will see the team play nearly 270 games in over 215 cities in 44 states, five Canadian provinces and Puerto Rico through the first week of May 2010 ... Cookie Jar Group is a Canadian-based global entertainment, consumer products and education company dedicated to excellence. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Caribou crash Oct 20, 2009
Global warming has boosted temperatures in the Arctic twice as much as elsewhere, and Canadian researchers say the natural balance is suffering ... He said theres a huge issue with the Beverly herd, which numbered 276,000 in 1994, ranging over the Canadian tundra 1,500km due north of north Dakota. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
No match for man Oct 20, 2009
8mil) business in which Canadian Inuit guides took American sportsmen on the big game trophy hunt of their lifetimes, at rates of US$20,000 to US$30,000 (RM72,000 to RM108,000) for a two-week dogsled trek in quest of their own half-tonne ice bear ... The Canadian Government must decide whether to declare the bear a species at risk, as Ontario and Manitoba provinces and the US Government have done ... One Canadian website offers polar-bearskin rugs for US$7,995 (RM28,000). (The Star Online, Malaysia)
8 secrets to super sex revealed Oct 19, 2009
Contrary to the pop culture notion that hot looks and masterful technique are what that matter, a recent research in The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality found that the real essentials are emotional connection between partners, communication and focus. The study, conducted on namely married couples over the age 60, also found that the best sex comes with relationships as they become more mature, reports Fox News. (India Times, India)
China's model creates economic miracle Oct 18, 2009
5 billion acquisition of the Canadian oil company Addax in August and Minmetals' US$1. 38 billion purchase of Australia's Oz Minerals in June. (Xinhuanet, China)
The Anti-Huckabee Party? Oct 18, 2009
The Anti-Huckabee Party. Conservative Magazines & Recommended Sites. (The American Conservative)
PICTURES: Best Mountain Photos of 2009 Announced Oct 18, 2009
To capture the "abandonment and desolation" she felt when faced with the "eerie perfection" of the Swiss Alps in 2007, Canadian photographer Nathalie Daoust turned to practically prehistoric photo techniques--a pinhole camera, black-and-white film, and hand tinting ... Altogether, 18 winning pictures--a selection of which are shown here--were named in early October 2009 at the Banff Centre in the Canadian Rockies. (National Geographic)
The Israeli Brand, Craig Smith, Adbusters Oct 17, 2009
Israels latest stunt to woo the Canadian audience a Jewish hockey tournament in northern Israel was dutifully covered in the mainstream press. That same week Amnesty International released Operation Cast Lead: 22 Days of Death and Destruction, a detailed and gruesome report of the various war crimes and crimes against humanity perpetrated by the Israeli state against Gazas civilian population. (Harper's Magazine)
Sitting In: A funny thing happened on the way to my autopsy Oct 17, 2009
Twice we were turned back at the Canadian border. Calmly my father offered a solution. (Georgetown Record, MA)
Why the South looks stupid to the rest of America Oct 17, 2009
Also I m Canadian so I ll use that as my excuse for not being well-verse in the Constitution. My point is the same nonetheless; gays want to marry but the same laws that say polygamy* is prohibited, are the same laws that say gay marriage is prohibited. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Border fence boondoggle Oct 17, 2009
You forgot to mention that the Obama administration is sending Border Patrol agents from the Mexican border north to the Canadian border. Democratic party goals are to get as many illegal aliens into this country as possible before people get on to them. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Men's ministry renovates house Oct 17, 2009
John J. Friesen, professor emeritus at Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg, will talk on "An Enduring Legacy: Polish Prussian Mennonites and the World -- For or Against" at 3 p.m. Friday at Fresno Pacific's Steinert Campus Center, 1717 S. Chestnut Ave.. The lecture series explores the relevancy of Believer's Church tradition to contemporary thought and life. (Fresno Bee)
Bucknell Men's Basketball Season Preview Oct 16, 2009
" Personnel-wise, the Bison return six of their top seven scorers from last year, with only guard (11.5 points per game) lost among that group. Senior , a Second Team All-Patriot League selection in 2008-09, is back after leading the team in scoring (13.8 ppg) and rebounding (6.8 rpg). Off-guard (11.8 ppg, 4.1 rpg) is coming off a breakout freshman year in which he established himself as not only a key scorer but also as one of the league's best defenders. Junior point guard averaged a... (Bucknellbison.com)
Get onya bike, but don't let the road lobby 'greenwash' you Oct 15, 2009
Canadian cities have higher cycling rates than us, despite the freezing weather, but also more walking, more public transport use and less car driving. The best overall performer is Ottawa, where ''sustainable'' modes account for 31 per cent of work trips, compared with 19 per cent in Melbourne. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Port-au-Prince, Haiti Oct 13, 2009
Its charming Canadian and Spanish cottages, country gardens, and lakes provide an unforgettable experience. Located in the upper hills of Kenscoff, in the beautiful Belot Mountains, this charming resort offers horseback riding, mountain biking, tennis, foosball and several other fun activities. (Suite101.com)
Mexico's Cervantino festival to attract 2,300 participants from 20 nations Oct 12, 2009
Music and drama from Canadian city Quebec, one of two guests of honor, will be played during the 19-day festival, including recitals from the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. Nearby Mexican state Zacatecas, the other guest of honor, will present its own Philharmonic Orchestra, International Music Group and Folklore Dance Troupe. (Xinhuanet, China)
Two families crucial to saving American bison Oct 12, 2009
Fred Dupree, a French Canadian and former fur trader at Fort Pierre Chouteau, was by the 1880s enjoying a second career as a successful cattle rancher. In one of history s ironic twists, a man who once traded in buffalo robes the industry that almost hunted the bison to extinction would become an important figure in the animal s resurrection. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
IRA Splinter Group to Renounce Violence Oct 12, 2009
The officials said the statement, to be read by a member of the INLA-linked Irish Republican Socialist Party, would commit the underground group to observe "exclusively peaceful means" and to deliver weaponry to Canadian Gen. John de Chastelain, leader of an international commission that oversees the disarmament of illegal groups. The INLA was born amid bloody internal feuding within Irish Republican Army circles in Belfast, Londonderry and Dublin in the mid-1970s. (CBS News)
10 Dead in Attack on Pakistani Military HQ Oct 11, 2009
ISLAMABAD, Oct. 10, 2009. Militants Dressed in Army Uniforms Stage Brazen Assault; Several Security Officers Held Hostage. (CBS News -- World)
Brains on ice Oct 11, 2009
Almost all NHL players came from Canada, and specifically from a system known as major-junior, which gave young Canadian prairie boys, some still in high school, the chance to train full time ... Harvard hockey was a very different game from the Canadian major-junior league, where most of Sweeney s teammates had trained -- college players rarely fought, and they wore full face masks, which kept their teeth and noses intact ... Adams, the child of two Canadian doctors, picked Harvard, he says,... (Boston Globe)
ANWR debate will heat up as caribou dwindle Oct 11, 2009
Global warming has boosted temperatures in the Arctic twice as much as elsewhere, and Canadian researchers say the natural balance is suffering ... Leading Canadian specialist Don Russell, coordinator of a new global network formed to more closely monitor what's happening to the herds, said experts are focusing on "what has changed between this decline and previous declines." ... He said "there's a huge issue" with the Beverly herd, which numbered 276,000 in 1994, ranging over the Canadian... (Anchorage Daily News)
Joel and Ethan Coen’s complex, mysterious, darkly comic ‘A Serious Man’ Oct 9, 2009
Because the Coens maintain such unholy control over their craft, Larry s travails have a bewitching, dreamlike clarity that occasionally tips into the surreal, as in a scene at the Canadian border where his ethnic paranoia finally erupts. This is a film about, among other things, being a Jewish man in 1960s America - about the identity you ve left behind in the shtetl, the identity you want to forge for yourself, the identity you can neither quite shake nor shape. (Boston Globe)
Digital Extremes Named One of Canada's Top 100 Employers Oct 9, 2009
The Canadian based developer is best known for its co-creation of the award-winning and multi-million unit selling franchise, Epic Games Unreal as well as the highly acclaimed, Dark Sector for Playstation3 and Xbox360 using their proprietary technology, the Evolution Engine. For more information about the company or licensing the Evolution Engine, please visit. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Australia a ripe target for match-fixing, warns author Oct 9, 2009
Australia is ripe for exploitation by an Asian crime syndicate with an established reach into Europe and an eye to expand, the Canadian writer and investigative journalist, Declan Hill, said yesterday. The nation's obsession with sport, the rise in gambling, its shared time zone with Asia and numerous sporting codes made it an obvious target, he said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Students Sign On For Beatles Degree Oct 7, 2009
"I'm going to have a totally different perspective now on delivering that and first hand knowledge of what it was like to be here and live here and experience the people, the culture and the music scene, so I know I'm going to be a way better teacher for having this particular MA under my belt," said Mary-Lu Zahalan, Canadian music teacher and Beatles MA student. Students can take the required classes on either a full-time or part-time basis, the AP reported. (Click2Houston, TX)
GOP Rep. Vows to Nix Gay Marriage in D.C. Oct 7, 2009
And please point out where these back alley clinics in Canada are, I'm Canadian and would love to see one. by taebok October 6, 2009 7:17 PM EDT. (CBS News)
Obama postpones meeting with Dalai Lama Oct 6, 2009
(The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz / AP) ... (The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz / AP). (Albany Times Union)
"Canadians are entitled to truth about Tibet" Oct 5, 2009
MONTREAL, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Dozens of Chinese Canadians and Chinese students studying in Montreal's universities gathered Saturday afternoon outside the downtown Bell Center to protest the visit of Dalai Lama. Dalai, who flew into exile from China in 1959 after a failed armed rebellion aimed to restore Tibet's feudal serfdom and split the region from China, has been visiting Canadian cities during the past week to give speeches ... Holding signs saying "Dalai, Stop Lying," "Dalai Lama is a... (Xinhuanet, China)
Nobel guessing game at fever pitch Oct 5, 2009
Other writers who regularly pop up in the Nobel speculation are Canadian author Margaret Atwood, US novelists Philip Roth and Joyce Carol Oates, and Algerian French-language writer Assia Djebar. For the science prizes -- medicine, physics, chemistry and economics, to be announced October 5, 6, 7 and 12 respectively -- American researchers have dominated the list of winners in the post-war period. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Mighty caribou herds dwindle Oct 5, 2009
In an AP interview, Liv Solveig Vors, the June report's lead author, summarized what is believed behind the caribou crash: "Climate change is changing the way they're interacting with their food, directly and indirectly." Global warming has boosted temperatures in the Arctic twice as much as elsewhere, and Canadian researchers say the natural balance is suffering ... Leading Canadian specialist Don Russell, coordinator of a new global network formed to more closely monitor what's happening to... (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
One act of goodwill begats others Oct 5, 2009
A few minutes after I arrived at the center, two women walked in, asking if someone could change their Canadian dollars into U.S. currency, which they needed to pay the tolls on their way back to Canada ... I whipped a five out of my wallet and told them to keep the Canadian dollars they insisted on giving me in exchange. (Albany Times Union)
Review: Shenzhen A Travelogue Fro... Oct 4, 2009
Guy Delisle is a French Canadian animator sent to manage a project at a studio in the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone. For a period of three months he chronicles his life, insights, and challenges to living in China. (Suite101.com)
* Canadian ex-bishop faces child pornography charges Oct 2, 2009
Canadian ex-bishop faces child pornography charges ... Canadian customs officials at the Ottawa airport found the child pornography images during a random search of Laheys laptop computer in mid-September as he returned from the US.. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
* World News Quick Take Oct 1, 2009
Guy Laliberte, 50, a Canadian citizen, had spent millions from a personal fortune on his two week visit to the International Space Station, but he could be the last such space tourist for several years. He blasted off on schedule from Russias Baikonur cosmodrome, located in Kazakhstan, at 7:14am alongside a professional Russian cosmonaut and US astronaut. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Liberian Refugees Showcase Music in Canada Sep 30, 2009
com: Liberia: Refugees Produce CD of Music With Canadian University (Page 1 of 1). Refugees Produce CD of Music With Canadian University ... A musical link has been formed between a Canadian university and Liberia in the form of an annotated CD produced by the University of Alberta and Liberian refugee musicians. (allAfrica.com)
Review: 'House in Bali' creative yet distant Sep 30, 2009
Marked by an ingenious and often beautiful fusion of contemporary classical strains and Balinese gamelan, "A House in Bali" tells the story of Colin McPhee, the Canadian composer whose stay on the island in the 1930s did more than anything to spark the interest of Westerners in this rich artistic tradition. Ziporyn, a composer and performer based at MIT (and, by way of full disclosure, someone I've known for years), is one of the Westerners in question. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Don't be a twit Sep 26, 2009
In April 2009, they hosted parties in 23 U.S. and Canadian cities, with a range of attendees from 10 to 350 people. Twitter has become a phenomenon, with many businesses wondering what all the excitement is about. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
In 2nd season, Wheddon taking global approach to recruiting Sep 25, 2009
Eight U.S. states, two Canadian provinces, two European countries and one head coach whose experiences span the globe: Meet the 2009 Syracuse women's soccer team. Kayla Alfonso and Tina Romagnuolo represent Ontario, Canada. (Daily Orange, NY)
HSBC bids farewell to dollar supremacy... Sep 25, 2009
00 agsinst the JPY go to 95 against the Canadian and even sterling will bounce from 1. 58 to 1. (The Drudge Report)
US, France walk out during Ahmadinejad's UN speech Sep 24, 2009
" A French diplomat told AFP the Iranian leader's speech was "unacceptable," adding European delegations had co-ordinated in advance what action to take if they found parts of the address unpalatable. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said his government would boycott Ahmadinejad's speech over his earlier "disgraceful" remarks denying the Holocaust. In a clear reference to the United States, Ahmadinejad also attacked "some who are several thousands of kilometres away from the Middle East"... (Channelnewsasia.com)
Thorp Reed & Armstrong hosts panel discussion with reps from G-20 countries Sep 23, 2009
At the discussion, Michael Flaherty, consul and senior trade commissioner for the Canadian Consulate General Buffalo, spoke of the successes seen from the North American Free Trade Act. According to Flaherty, since NAFTA was implemented, trade between the NAFTA countries has tripled, from $297 billion to $930 billion. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Daily guide to television and radio Sep 22, 2009
Sisters reunite in their Canadian hometown to care for their dying mother. Molly Parker. (Boston Globe)
* PLANET POP Sep 21, 2009
Organizers of his Friday night concert in the eastern city of Valencia said the Canadian singer-songwriter, who turns 75 this week, had fainted on stage after being stricken with food poisoning. Witnesses told Spanish media that Cohen was performing Bird on the Wire about half an hour into the show when he lost his balance as he went to pick up a guitar. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Let's finally give Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders a voice Sep 21, 2009
Through his incredible leadership, the Aboriginal Healing Foundation was established in 1998, three months after the Canadian Government issued a 'Statement of Reconciliation' and the 'Gathering Strength Canada's Aboriginal Action Plan. This included a one-off $350 million grant for healing programs to address the physical and sexual abuses that occurred in the residential schools. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
White bear takes center stage in climate drama Sep 21, 2009
It's a story whose latest chapter will take the Inuvialuit, the Inuit of this remote Canadian coast, from the familiar frozen vastness of their northern sea to the confines of a Washington, D.C., courtroom, where they're contesting a U.S. ban on imports of polar-bearskin rugs. That 2008 ban has wrecked an estimated 3-million-a-year business in which Canadian Inuit guides took American sportsmen on the big-game trophy hunt of their lifetimes, at rates of 20,000 to 30,000 for a two-week dogsled... (Sioux City Journal)
Photography festival showcases modern art in heritage city Sep 20, 2009
"The combination of modern art and traditional culture is powerful," said David Mulroney, Canadian ambassador to China. In the past eight sessions of PIP, more than 1. (Xinhuanet, China)
Five Keys to Virginia Tech Sep 19, 2009
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