Human Rights Watch released a report today stating that the Burmese government is buying and selling child soldiers to fight in its army. “Military recruiters are literally buying and selling children to fill the ranks of the Burmese armed forces,” says Jo Becker, the children’s rights advocate for Human Rights Watch (Audio Clip). This comes at [...]
Happy Halloween everyone! Here is a cool photo project to try out this year and give memory to your pumpkin’s spooky demise. Set your pumpkin in a stable location and watch as it slowly fades away. Take a picture from the same spot (preferably using a tripod) a couple times a day over the course [...]
I know my site is fairly modest and doesn’t get the most traffic in town but things seem to have been picking up a bit around here and Google is starting to realize it :). It has been at least a few months since I implemented Google Adsense (the google ads on the right of [...]
This post started off as a friendly “maybe we could try this” email to my family in hopes that I can encourage the implementation of a “No Shoes” policy in our house. The email inspired me to blog about it as well. I absolutely cringe when I see people walking in the house with shoes [...]
For those out there who think they are doing the environment a favour by hand-washing their dishes rather than using the dish washer… I’m sorry to say it, but you’re doing the opposite. According to the Home Depot’s Fall magazine entitled “Eco options,” “today’s dishwashers trump hand-washing every time. The provide a consistently hygienic wash [...]
This is probably no surprise to anyone, but Canada is run by a bunch of children. I was reading in the paper today about a discussion in the House (like Congress in the US) over product price differences. As you may know, our graceful loon has overpowered the not-so-tough bald eagle in the marketplace. Yet, [...]
I don’t think I’m alone here when I say that the traditional slideshow is about as exciting as listening to Aunt Edna talk about her latest knitting project. Ok, that was mean and uncalled for, but I had to get the point across. Even with PowerPoint’s ability to add music and animated slide transitions, getting [...]
Fall is officially here and the cold weather is on its way. That means it will be time to turn on the ol’ furnace again and start heating the house. Wouldn’t it be great if you could use your furnace less, resulting in lower emissions and cost? Well, this Friday Footprint has a simple solution [...]
I recently converted my desktop computer to a wireless network connection because I only have two network cables routed to my room and three devices needing a connection. Since installing the wireless card, the signal I was getting on my desktop was pretty weak (fluctuating from one to two signal bars). I could have measured [...]
Tonight I had the honour of being able to attend a talk by environmental activist and renowned scientist Dr. David Suzuki. It was quite remarkable seeing him up close and personal with him being such an influential person here in Canada and around the world. He was sitting around before his talk signing books and [...]
In one of my classes, a mini assignment was to choose any material symbol that represents change and examine it materially as well as symbolically for about an hour. We were to describe the symbol’s significance generally and with regard to change. I chose a cell phone. Here is my analysis:
The [Cell]phone as a Symbol [...]
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