Aug 24, 2009

by Odette Jobidon      Patricia and Norbert Peters      Jhan Dudley JACK VELKER was an outstanding performer, brilliant composer, studio musician and arranger. He was versatile and charismatic with great joie-de-vivre and humility. Guided by a chivalrous code of honour and compassion, Jack extended the same...

Aug 24, 2009

INDEPENDENT MEDIA by Steve Anderson At the recent *CRTC hearing on traffic management (AKA Internet freedom), there was something different in the air. The room still screamed of bureaucracy: decorative flags at the front of the room, the plain suits, the ‘stakeholders’ and the stenographers. But this time around there was buzz in the room and that...

Aug 24, 2009

NUTRISPEAK by Vesanto Melina Anyone who has ever had a kidney stone would probably say it is the worst pain they have ever experienced so it’s wise to prevent the formation of these little crystals. A kidney stone is a hard mass with sharp corners that forms from substances in the urine, one of which is typically calcium. A stone may be as tiny as a grain...

Aug 24, 2009

ON THE GARDEN PATH by Carolyn Herriot Ever wondered what it’s like to have a garden overflowing with fruits and vegetables at this time of year? I’ll share a day at The  Garden Path with you so you can get an idea. Today, I finished preserving the cherry harvest, which was very prolific this year. We have two cherry trees: a Morella sour cherry...

Aug 24, 2009

UNIVERSE WITHIN by Gwen Randall-Young Evolution is individual; devolution is collective.  – Martin H. Fischer When it comes to finding new ways to build things, improvising when something is broken or navigating around obstacles, humans may be inherent problem solvers. We are not so good at solving problems between ourselves, however. Humans can...