Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Matthew, Marx, Luke and John (National Post, 23 Dec 2009, Page A20)

Moral relativism : Communism = Stealing?

Matthew, Marx, Luke and John
LORNE GUNTER
National Post
23 Dec 2009

There’s an old church joke about the perils of moral relativism that goes, “God called them the Ten Commandments, not the Ten Suggestions.” Well, for Reverend Tim Jones of St. Lawrence Church in York, England, even Ten Suggestions seems a little too...read more...
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Sihota’s history too good to forget (The Vancouver Sun, 01 Dec 2009, Page A3)

Funny hmm hmm
Sihota’s history too good to forget
VAUGHN PALMER
The Vancouver Sun
01 Dec 2009

VICTORIA ormer cabinet minister Moe Sihota returned to the provincial arena as the newly elected president of the New Democratic Party on Sunday, raising hopes among political reporters that he’ll pick up where he left off as a maker of controversies....read more...
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Thursday, November 26, 2009

Canadian Dollars Are to Be Added to Currency Reserves (Moscow Times, 26 Nov 2009, Page 5)

Another shift.

Canadian Dollars Are to Be Added to Currency Reserves
BLOOMBERG
Moscow Times
26 Nov 2009

The Central Bank will add Canadian dollars to its reserves and may include more currencies as it seeks to reduce its dependence on the U.S. dollar, it said Wednesday. “Technical preparations for transactions in Canadian dollars are underway,” Sergei...read more...
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Country diary (The Guardian, 21 Nov 2009, Page 36)

Ah Fungi!
Country diary

The Guardian
21 Nov 2009

There is something enchanting about a group of scarlet-capped fly agaric fungi nestling within a circle of silver birches. The fungus is among the brightest of autumnal sights. With its red top seemingly sprinkled with finely chopped cheese, this...read more...
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Friday, November 20, 2009

Rich get richer while Canada sheds jobs (Calgary Herald, 20 Nov 2009, Page A3)

Fascinating, what do you think?
Rich get richer while Canada sheds jobs
Financial Post OTTAWA
Calgary Herald
20 Nov 2009

It takes money to make money — especially in a recession — according to the Canadian Business 2009 list of the richest Canadians, which shows the rich got richer despite the economic downturn that has cost 400,000 Canadians their jobs in the past...read more...
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Thursday, November 19, 2009

Engineers sweat over getting Volt just right (The Detroit News, 19 Nov 2009, Page 5B)

Volt sweats

Engineers sweat over getting Volt just right
BY SCOTT BURGESS
The Detroit News
19 Nov 2009

Royal Oak — Even on their days off, the engineers creating the Chevrolet Volt are working. They’re testing, measuring and evaluating what is arguably the most important vehicle in General Motors Co.’s history. They take their work home with them,...read more...
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NZ farmers stay in ETS despite Aust move (The Press, 16 Nov 2009, Page 5)

NZ AU CPRS ETS

NZ farmers stay in ETS despite Aust move
David Williams
The Press
16 Nov 2009

Agriculture will remain part of a New Zealand emissions trading scheme (ETS), the Government says, despite Australian farmers being excluded from their country’s scheme. Australia’s Labor Government has done a deal with the opposition coalition to...read more...
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Green laws mean more work for lawyers Litigation on the rise (National Post, 18 Nov 2009, Page FP6)

Green law enforcement?

Green laws mean more work for lawyers Litigation on the rise
BY DONALEE MO ULTON
National Post
18 Nov 2009

Our carbon footprint may be reduced as a result of new green legislation sweeping the country, but our legal landscape is likely to experience a power surge. That’s because when Canadians get passionate about something — such as the environment — they...read more...
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Cleantech 'new gold rush for business' (National Post, 18 Nov 2009)

Cleantech : 'Green'tech

Cleantech - new gold rush for business
BY JU LIUS ME LNITZER
National Post
18 Nov 2009

“Cleantech is the new gold rush for business,” says John Goetz, a Calgary lawyer who leads the climate-change and emissionstrading group at Fraser Milner Casgrain. And law firms are providing companies with the legal picks and shovels to help them mine...read more...
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On the cusp of a 'green renaissance' (National Post, 18 Nov 2009)

Nice wording

On the cusp of a 'green renaissance'
BY LO RRAINE MA LLINDER
National Post
18 Nov 2009

Ontario is taking a bold step into a green future, with plans to overhaul its electricity supply and distribution networks and increase the proportion of wind, solar, biomass energy. It hopes to stimulate the local economy and create thousands of jobs...read more...
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High income means longer life: study (Leader-Post, 19 Nov 2009, Page D9)

No surprises, but what should we do about it?

High income means longer life: study
By SHANNON PROUDFOOT Canwest News Service
Leader-Post
19 Nov 2009

The highest-earning Canadians can look forward to 10 more years of full health than their poorest counterparts, a new health report from Statistics Canada shows. At age 25, men in the top income group can expect 11.4 more years of healthy living than...read more...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Courtenay declares emergency over flooding

Snow melt plus heavy rainfall - I recall similar infrequent floods in Courtenay/Comox over the years.

Courtenay declares emergency over flooding

Times Colonist
17 Nov 2009

The wet, windy weather that hit much of the southern B.C. coast yesterday is forecast to continue today, but ease to showers. Courtenay declared a state of emergency at 10:15 a.m. yesterday that included the closing of 13 roads and bridges due to high...read more...
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Olympics shine a light on Canadian Forces in Comox (The Vancouver Sun, 03 Nov 2009, Page A4)

Congrats to all my friends in Comox
Olympics shine a light on Canadian Forces in Comox
BY LINDSAY KINES
The Vancouver Sun
03 Nov 2009

CFB COMOX— Most days, Col. Michel Lalumiere has a difficult time getting his troops at 19 Wing Comox to talk about what they do. Whether it’s intercepting drug smugglers or performing search and rescue missions at sea, Canadian Forces personnel prefer...read more...
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Thursday, April 9, 2009

Drivers, Bikers, Joggers, Joni Balter, Seattle Times, 09 Apr 2009


Seattle Times 09 Apr 2009
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Saturday, April 4, 2009

Список 6 : а & б words + everyday/social/dinner

A few "а" and "б" words, and some useful everyday words!
  1. авангард*ист avant-garde artist
  2. автоотвéтчик answering machine
  3. автостоп hitchhiking
  4. анáлиз test
  5. aнг*ина sore throat
  6. бáнка (бáночка) can
  7. бассéйн swimming pool
  8. без (чегó/кого) without
  9. безгрáмотный illiterate
  10. безуслóвно absolutely
  11. бесплатный free of charge
  12. беспокóйство trouble, bother, worry
  13. извин*ите за беспокойство
    excuse me for inconveniencing you
  14. читательский билéт library card
  15. благодарéние thanksgiving (act of ~)
  16. прошу к столу come to the table!
  17. раздевáйся (раздевáйтесь) take off your coat
  18. сад*ись (сад*итесь) have a seat
  19. не стесн*яйся (стесняйтесь) don't be shy
  20. как вкусно пáхнет! How good it smells!
  21. всё, что н*ужно everything necessary
  22. в честь чегó/кого in honour of something/~one
  23. действ*ительно really, truly
  24. предлагáть/предлож*ить to offer, propose
  25. тарéлка plate
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Friday, April 3, 2009

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Friday, March 27, 2009

Список 4 : pronoun poetry

This came from a great learning site (cited below); it reads a bit like a song or poem.

скажи мне Tell me
позови меня Call me

скажу тебе I will tell you
позову тебя I will call you

позови его Tell him

её нет сейчас She is away now
скажу ей I will tell her

его, ему, её, ей (animals and inanimate things)

сказали нам They said to us
нас нет We are away

сказали вам We said to you
вас нет You are away

сказали им We said to them
их нет They are away

(source: Russian-Language-for-Lovers.com)
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Thursday, March 19, 2009

NYT launches Russian-language blog

US: NYT launches Russian-language blog

Posted by Alisa Zykova on September 2, 2008 at 12:36 PM
The New York Times (NYT) Moscow bureau has created a Russian-language blog whose title reads "Tell the Americans and the entire world about Russia", reported Marketing Media Review.

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