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Bylaws on Gardens and Front Yards?
Aug. 6th, 2012 09:26 pmWondering what the rules are where you live re: having a food-growing garden in your front yard...?
Comic Book Movie Maps: A Pointed Query
Jul. 30th, 2012 05:06 pmThese search terms have come up empty for me:
Are they still working in the field?
- Matt Hatton
- Beth Garswood
- graphic design
- Superman Returns
Are they still working in the field?
So...Parliament Hill on Canada Day
Jul. 3rd, 2012 09:22 amSo what's this I'm hearing about how tightly the crowds were allegedly "managed" there that day?
Something about gates being locked during the festivities on the PMO's orders that had not been locked for decades during previous Canada Day parties?
I've been reading some interesting and disturbing reports via Facebook the last day or so. I hope they're not true, because if they are, then I may be very happy that I chose to go out of town this year instead of visiting downtown.
Something about gates being locked during the festivities on the PMO's orders that had not been locked for decades during previous Canada Day parties?
I've been reading some interesting and disturbing reports via Facebook the last day or so. I hope they're not true, because if they are, then I may be very happy that I chose to go out of town this year instead of visiting downtown.
CAN-CON Panel Query
Jun. 26th, 2012 03:44 pmA somewhat egomaniacal question for the room: what panel topics might get you visiting Ottawa in September if I were sitting in on them as one of the advertised participants?
One more reason to worry re: C-38
Jun. 4th, 2012 09:20 pmRead this and get back to me, please:
http://www.greenparty.ca/blogs/7/2012-06-02/war-1812-and-surrender-2012
IS she worrying for nothing?
http://www.greenparty.ca/blogs/7/2012-06-02/war-1812-and-surrender-2012
IS she worrying for nothing?
Globe and Mail: A Further Inquiry
Jun. 3rd, 2012 08:19 amGranted that the end of my subscription to the hardcopy edition takes effect in about two weeks, but the home page should still be accessible to anyone doing the online equivalent of "window shopping". Is anyone else having troubles looking at their site right now?
Doors Open Ottawa
Jun. 2nd, 2012 09:14 amPlanning to partake in some of the stuff going on re: Doors Open Ottawa's 2012 edition today. Is anyone else in town planning to do likewise?
Diaspora Issues
May. 21st, 2012 11:08 amWell, it seems that for the past month, I can respond to other people's posts on diasp0ra.ca but not post any comments directly on my own. Not sure what's going on there.
Any theories?
Any theories?
Having bought the <b>Historical Atlas of New York City</b> by Eric Homberger - the original edition in paperback - some years ago, I have to admit to some issues with the content both then and in the newer edition which I've seen via the local library. It's got the best mixture of old and new map usage I've yet to see in a historical atlas, but my main beef with it is that it's Manhattan-centric. Not as much attention to the other four boroughs, and that's a gap that could stand to be filled.
So, what I'm wondering is this: might there be <i>another</i> volume out there that addresses this gap to my satisfaction?
So, what I'm wondering is this: might there be <i>another</i> volume out there that addresses this gap to my satisfaction?
Design Linkage: Bus Designs for London
Dec. 28th, 2011 03:56 pmSome of you who also check in on ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
octranspo regularly may want to pass this along, which I found with the help of ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-syndicated.gif)
coudal:
HUH. Magazine - New Buses for London
The design is from the studio of one Thomas Heatherwick in close co-operation with the manufacturer Wrightbus.
The energy efficiencies as promoted sound like a very good thing indeed to have in one's public transit bus fleet component. No arguments on that point at all. And the interiors are striking in the implied level of luxury, even if they are in fact "bare-bones" amenities (which I suspect they are).
But that aft exterior "picture window"?
Not sure what to make of it. I'm not sure that I'd call it "unsightly", as that may be an undeserved insult to what took a lot of effort to put together.
But is it safe enough for street usage?
Anyone in the Metropolitan London area who expects to be using these - or has already tried them out? - who wants to weigh in, I'd be glad of you doing so!
octranspo regularly may want to pass this along, which I found with the help of coudal:HUH. Magazine - New Buses for London
The design is from the studio of one Thomas Heatherwick in close co-operation with the manufacturer Wrightbus.
The energy efficiencies as promoted sound like a very good thing indeed to have in one's public transit bus fleet component. No arguments on that point at all. And the interiors are striking in the implied level of luxury, even if they are in fact "bare-bones" amenities (which I suspect they are).
But that aft exterior "picture window"?
Not sure what to make of it. I'm not sure that I'd call it "unsightly", as that may be an undeserved insult to what took a lot of effort to put together.
But is it safe enough for street usage?
Anyone in the Metropolitan London area who expects to be using these - or has already tried them out? - who wants to weigh in, I'd be glad of you doing so!
Some Good News with a Renewed Request
Dec. 12th, 2011 05:28 pmApparently the server hosting the Ottawa blog's fixed up for the moment. Vancouver's still having some problems, but hope is strong and realistic that this can be dealt with.
I'm still looking for requests-for-subjects for future instalments of the "Street Names" series. I've got a few candidates of my own from across town in the hopper, of course, but your suggestions could be good cause for rearranging the schedule. I just need to know what they are.
I'm still looking for requests-for-subjects for future instalments of the "Street Names" series. I've got a few candidates of my own from across town in the hopper, of course, but your suggestions could be good cause for rearranging the schedule. I just need to know what they are.
More follow-through
Nov. 23rd, 2011 04:24 pmI'll say it again: this was not the ideal ending to this particular encampment:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2011/11/23/occupy-ottawa-cleared.html
To be fair, it was far from the worst that could have happened, and I'm grateful that we avoided some of the messes heard about from Oakland, Portland, New York and other points.
The work of getting our society into saner shape (again, or for the first time, depending on your POV) remains unfinished, though. I'm convinced that the Occupy Movement can and should still be part of the solutions mix. I'm not entirely sure of the particulars of "how?" yet. That's something for the weeks and months to come.
Like improving our health care system, continuing the process of space exploration, and a lot of other things, this is still a work in progress. The editorial writers at the Globe and Mail, National Post and the Quebecor/Sun Media newspaper chain (English and Français newspapers alike) will continue write what they see fit to the contrary, of course, but cannot obscure the truth of this.
More on other topics later on. I'd be interested in your own thoughts in the meantime.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2011/11/23/occupy-ottawa-cleared.html
To be fair, it was far from the worst that could have happened, and I'm grateful that we avoided some of the messes heard about from Oakland, Portland, New York and other points.
The work of getting our society into saner shape (again, or for the first time, depending on your POV) remains unfinished, though. I'm convinced that the Occupy Movement can and should still be part of the solutions mix. I'm not entirely sure of the particulars of "how?" yet. That's something for the weeks and months to come.
Like improving our health care system, continuing the process of space exploration, and a lot of other things, this is still a work in progress. The editorial writers at the Globe and Mail, National Post and the Quebecor/Sun Media newspaper chain (English and Français newspapers alike) will continue write what they see fit to the contrary, of course, but cannot obscure the truth of this.
More on other topics later on. I'd be interested in your own thoughts in the meantime.
A Constitutional Question
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budgie_uk posted an opinion piece on his new Wordpress blog suggesting that it's past time that the UK wrote itself a Constitution.Which got me thinking about our own set-up.
If memory serves, ours here in Canada is spread across a couple of documents, classic UK-style:
1) The British North America Act of 1867
2) The Constitution Act of 1982, which includes...
3) ...the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Am I wrong in suspecting that there's other components to the mix that I'm forgetting?
Allergy question
Aug. 20th, 2011 10:15 pmIs it just me or does it feel as if the pollen count's going back up again?
Odd Occurrence at Kent and Sparks
Aug. 6th, 2011 04:14 pmWhat details I have are here:
https://secure.flickr.com/photos/dwight_ew/sets/72157627246813537/
Any idea what happened?
https://secure.flickr.com/photos/dwight_ew/sets/72157627246813537/
Any idea what happened?
After "The Rebel Flesh"...
May. 21st, 2011 09:46 pm...without getting into spoiler details here, I get the sense that the Doctor's seen this sort of issue crop up before. And it ended very badly that time.
Would I be wrong?
Would I be wrong?
jasonfranks just posted linkage to an interview he did recently that got my attention about some of the parallels between Canadian comics creators and their Australian kin:
In Australia, everything is local. The scene is going a bit more national now, thanks to the internet, but our cities are so geographically remote that even that is difficult. There's currently one publisher with direct market distribution, one with newsstand distribution, and a few traditional publishers who provide a very small amount of work for the bookstore market, but that's it. These days we have a few options as far as the circuit goes, but that's a very recent thing. Five years ago there was one per year. If you want to seriously do comics, you have to look overseas. Our population is small, and domestic sales are proportionately low. Also, it's hard to get out of the slushpiles without some facetime. Facetime costs thousands of dollars in airfare and accommodation. It's a battle!
Granted that we've had an inside track on getting ourselves organized faster with a better infrastructure to some extent, and living next to the Elephant also helped somewhat...and yet I can't help but feel more than a little sympathy for what feels like a shared situation.
What say you?
About to start a weekend...
Feb. 18th, 2011 05:54 amAnd wondering what's happened to the Cathay Chinese Restaurant on Albert Street. I read a report on Flickr last night that suggests a shutdown. Other stuff I heard via National Capital Freenet suggests they packed up and moved to the Chinatown area, south and west of their old Centretown digs.
(Ten hours, 33 mins. of daylight today.)
(Ten hours, 33 mins. of daylight today.)
A little experiment in Dauphin...
Jan. 14th, 2011 08:33 pm...that I just got schooled on by Carol Goar of the Toronto Star.
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/920145--goar-anti-poverty-success-airbrushed-out
Not sure what to make of it. Yet.
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/920145--goar-anti-poverty-success-airbrushed-out
Not sure what to make of it. Yet.
Wikipedia Plus Ten?
Jan. 2nd, 2011 09:11 amSeems we've got an anniversary coming up:
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ten/wiki/Main_Page
Much to my distress, Ottawa's not listed as hosting anything honouring the occasion.
Anyone in the Ottawa area reading this interested in doing something about that?
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ten/wiki/Main_Page
Much to my distress, Ottawa's not listed as hosting anything honouring the occasion.
Anyone in the Ottawa area reading this interested in doing something about that?
