Category — Daily Links

Opening Ceremonies

I think the next time my friends visit from the US I will have to send this document to make sure they are up to snuff with Canadian customs:

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/pdf/BushProtocol.pdf

It is actually kind of flattering.

Checkout the article here:

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/oxygen-0731.html

Talk about forward thinking. Is sad to see how little has been done in 30 years though.

Ian announces he is making documentary of the One Week Job project, but he needs your help:

One Week Job Documentary announced

If so, rock the F’ on!

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/wenn/20080521/ten-led-zeppelin-set-for-canada-dates-c60bd6d.html

In Vancouver:

Cardboard Fight Club!

Maybe we should forgive the poor oil company for contaminating northern Alberta?

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/05/03/ducks-ad.html?ref=rss

Parody of facebook:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrlSkU0TFLs

http://www.vimeo.com/173714

Saw via http://iamcal.com

“Yes, it’s been a crazy week and it could also be a tipping point. Because Stephen Harper has always had one ace in the hole: his reputation as a straight shooter. Well you can wave that goodbye; because when it comes to preserving reputations, Conrad Black had a better week.”

http://www.rickmercer.com/blog/index.cfm/2008/3/11/A-Banner-Week

I love David Attenborough’s narrations. This bird is pretty amazing. The camera clicks, and the car alarm are just classic!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3433507052114896375

Two days ago I was watching on the national a really good piece on how California is starting to run out of water, and what they are doing to combat that. It went into depth about the issue, how it came about, and why there is really no quick fix. Check out the segment here:

http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/video/internationalus/california_dry_1.html

Today at AlterNet I noticed an interview with fellow Canadian Maude Barlow talking about her new book which is all about the water crisis we are starting to see. She says that already in 36 states we are seeing massive water shortages, and that if things continue the way they are it will only get worse. Check out here interview at AlterNet at:

http://www.alternet.org/water/76819/?page=136

And also pickup her new book called Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water.

Lester sent me a couple links the last couple of days to some youtube videos of people coming up with some innovative moves to Daft Punks Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger.

Daft Hands

Daft Bodies

Personally I think the Daft Hands is better, but both are pretty exceptional.

I wrote another article for travel blogger magizine. This one is a story on the touring van and our time in Halifax, check it out:

http://www.travelblogger.net/magazine/issues/Feb-2006-7/van-with-view-69/