Jun 25, 2009

INDEPENDENT MEDIA by Steve Anderson BIG TELECOM’S monopolistic control over the net is threatening to leave Canada with a last generation Internet. We have fallen behind many European and Asian countries, in terms of Internet access, speed and cost, and have toppled from second to tenth place within the 30 OECD* countries. Our broadband connection speeds...

Jun 25, 2009

NUTRISPEAK by Vesanto Melina SCHOOL’S out (or will be soon) and bathing suit time is here. Who wants to be indoors cooking? Not me. Probably not you. Fast food may have a bad name, but the truth is that healthy eating can be quick and tasty. Here are a few food ideas that will appeal to all ages and which are simple for anyone to prepare. Burgers Stock...

Jun 25, 2009

ON THE GARDEN PATH by Carolyn Herriot Well, maybe it is just the time of year, or maybe it’s the time of man, I don’t know who l am,  but you know life is for learning. We are stardust. We are golden. And we’ve got to get ourselves back to the garden. – from Woodstock by Joni Mitchell IT’S JUNE 2009 and the...

Jun 25, 2009

THE POWER OF NOW by Eckhart Tolle NOBODY CHOOSES dysfunction, conflict, pain. Nobody chooses insanity. They happen because there is not enough presence in you to dissolve the past, not enough light to dispel the darkness. You are not fully here. You have not quite woken up yet. In the meantime, the conditioned mind is running your life. Similarly, if you...

Jun 25, 2009

FILMS WORTH WATCHING by Robert Alstead BEFORE THE economic levees burst, letting loose a wave of bank failures and bailouts, it seemed like the future of the planet was actually of vital importance to politicians. But, as the recent sidelining of climate change at the G20 meeting indicated, politicians are now bent on firming up the old world order, rather than...