Canada has bigger responsibilities to the world than that.
Canada's Warming Trade Relations How Ottawa is trading away its commitment to Kyoto Jim Harris
Canada's record on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions since signing the Kyoto Protocol is abysmal. Not only has the Liberal government failed to meet its modest target of reducing emissions by 6 per cent below 1990 levels, it has added fuel to the fire by increasing emissions by 20 per cent. Scientists from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change say GHG emissions must be reduced by 60 to 80 per cent in order to reverse the effects of climate change.
Rather than working to strengthen international cooperation on climate change, the federal government has encouraged the development and export of fossil fuels, which are responsible for the bulk of GHG emissions. A report released at the World Economic Forum last week ranked Canada 144 out of 146 countries based on its commitment to easing environmental pressures.
Canada's pitiful record on the environment is characterized by trade deals that facilitate the export of fossil fuels to some of the world's worst polluters. Through NAFTA, Canada has committed itself to sustaining oil and gas exports to the US (the country that emits the largest amount of GHG in the word). Ottawa is set to extend the same bad judgment by signing an energy deal with China--where energy inefficiencies are creating social and ecological havoc.
Despite serious back-pedaling last week by Industry minister David Emerson, the agreement being drafted by the Martin government will allow Chinese state-owned enterprises greater access to Canadian oil, gas and coal deposits. It will also grant Chinese producers similar legal provisions setup to safeguard publicly traded Canadian businesses.
With the right leadership, international trade would create lasting opportunities for Canadian well being by stimulating industries that generate employment and economic activity. However, Liberal trade policy is putting Canada in the precarious position of becoming even more dependent upon the extraction and export of natural resources at the expense of other industries.
Take automobile manufacturing for example: the North American market is changing and Canada has been slow to react in producing the next generation of fuel-efficient vehicles. The federal government has pledged to lead Canadians in the shift toward more energy-efficient vehicles by purchasing a fleet of hybrid cars--which reduce carbon emissions by 50 per cent and smog emissions by 90 per cent. However, it is unlikely this initiative will contribute to the success of domestic production without a new transportation and energy strategy. No wonder workers are concerned about the future of manufacturing jobs in Canada.
Meanwhile, Chinese car companies--with their rising production and export capacities--have expressed interest in fulfilling Canadian demand for hybrid vehicles. Even strategists in the Bush administration are seeking to invest billions to encourage hybrid vehicles and alternative fuels in the US. Canada may have to take similar measures in order to compete with US and Chinese production.
Such remedial action would not be necessary if the federal government took the lead on reducing emissions through fiscal reform. Green tax changes that shift public wealth creation from payrolls to resource management would stimulate energy efficiency, innovation and job creation while minimizing emissions.
Germany and Sweden have used fiscal tools to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lower pollution levels. Rather than hinder economic performance, these measures have increased energy efficiency and sparked job growth. The Economist reports that, "By embracing Kyoto, the EU might just have given its businesses an edge in the race towards clean energy", noting the financial payback of BP (British Petroleum) reaching its emission targets eight years ahead of schedule. Taking the lead on reducing emissions will al
Sperm count loss to temperature is only temporary. The real threat comes from the unavoidable presence of synthetic hormones all around us. "Our Stolen Future"
You missed some of the requirements: ( ) A war that the US can easily "win" ( ) A leader who tried to kill the President's father ( ) An (admittedly self-imposed) embargo that causes American companies to lose millions of dollars in revenue each year
There's a Starbucks in the Forbidden City now. THAT is why they don't attack China.
I just thought that I would write to thank you for your enlightening program on Nostradamus. Indeed, his extremely vague prophecies foretell the future quite accurately. Certainly, "hollow mountains" could refer to nothing but the World Trade Center towers. How amiss we were not to have figured that out in advance.
And, of course, had the Germans known in advance that Hitler (whose name of course, appears nowhere in the predictions, since he uses "double-entendre" and "poetic license") was the second "Anti-Christ" they could have prevented him from coming to power.
I particularly enjoyed the ending, which stated that we could avoid a 27-year war if we heeded the prophecies. Well, let's all go ape poopy, and start murdering people from the "near east" and "North Africa" so we can wipe him out before he can act. Killing a few hundred thousand innocent civilians in this manner is clearly not enough to give someone Anti-Christ status, as WW II American/British military did so quite readily during the bombings of Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Dresden. (The firebombing of Dresden, being the most deadly attack of all time; its death toll was higher than the combined death toll of both of the nuclear bombings. Of course, Nostradamus failed to mention this one. (Unless you squeeze some new meaning from his nonsensical poems.))
How dare you call yourself "Canadian Learning Television"? The "special" did not even present the skeptical view of Nostradamus' predictions. You are spreading a myth that has no educational merit. Had you presented both points of view, this would have been educational indeed. The only things that I "learned" during your program were the naivete of humanity, and that the money that my parents spend on cable would be better spent by giving your programming supervisor a subscription to Skeptic magazine.
Perhaps you would like to air a one-sided special featuring Scientology propaganda, or some specials on ghosts, UFOs and the moon-landing hoax? Just blame it on the Freemasons.
If it were up to me, your channel would feature the same "program" 24 hours-per-day, seven days-per-week. It would be a black screen, with "READ A BOOK" written in bold, white letters. Perhaps you should heed these words. May I recommend Carl Sagan?
Someone mod the parent down please. The article doesn't say anything at all about Dali being American. What it actually says is this: "I have come to Hollywood and am in touch with the three great American surrealists -- the Marx Brothers, Cecil B. DeMille and Walt Disney," the artist wrote to his friend Andre Breton in 1937.
The parent is not insightful at all. It is simply incorrect. Not only did the poster not RTFA, he/she didn't even properly parse the topic.
Correct. I did research for Defence R&D Canada for a couple of summers. From what I saw, there were about 40% Mac users, 30% Windows users and 20% Linux users, plus some VMS and HP-UX boxes scattered about. Everybody used whatever OS they wanted. If you wanted a Mac, you got a Mac. It worked out quite nicely.
There's no way you can say that (at least Canadian) DoD doesn't use Microsoft.
Well let's certainly hope that if DHS does decide to switch to open source, that it's not because CCIA advised them to. Making security decisions based on the allegations of some lobbying group, be they valid or otherwise, is pure idiocy. Do some independent research for christsake.
Maybe this letter is a step in the right direction in this regard, but I have to believe that DHS already knew all of this. They are, after all, a government department DEDICATED to security.
It's funny. When A says "I use Linux and don't get any viruses" and B repsonds "that's because so few people use Linux" B is failing to see that that's actually a perfectly good reason to choose Linux.
And apparently, you're failing to see that it's also a perfectly good reason NOT to choose Linux. The smaller user base is exactly what scares many people off, because the applications that they know and love (or are at least accustomed to) are available for Windows. Yes, there are substitutions available for Linux, but it's not the same.
No. I just said that I don't like video games. I think they're a waste of time. I don't care if others enjoy playing them, and I don't condemn them for doing so. PERSONALLY, I find them a waste of time.
So maybe you should actually read what someone says before you call them a hypocrite.
This is never going to get modded up, because it's too late, but I do hope that you read the reply.
I just did a fresh install of XP 9with SP1 slipstreamed), and right after, I hit the Windows Update. Only one reboot was required. The only component I had to install separately was Windows Media Player 9.
Uh, no. It's actually been found that video games increase IQ. I can't find the original CNN article, so the cached Google version will have to do.
Nice try, but try again.
Me, I hate video games, but because I think they're a waste of time, not because the people who play them are stupid. Some of the foremost researchers in the world use gaming as a testbed. Am I to take it that they are stupid because they not only play, but design video games?
I'm just curious as to how much money the RIAA is spending on all these court battles (which they will be foreced into)! Maybe they should be spending that money on finding new Artists or reducing the cost of exsiting material? Perhaps even setting up their own "online" song distribution system (as theres obviously a market for it [iTunes etc])
Because sadly, we have gotten to a point where the public EXPECTS free access to music. As much as people say that setting up an online pay-system will eliminate or greatly reduce file sharing, this simply isn't the case. Why pay for what you can get for free? Especially if the RIAA isn't going to pursue you.
Plus, IANAL, but I believe that if they don't try to protect their copyrights then they lose them, which of course is the complete opposite of what they want.
The RIAA has to pursue those who illegal copy music. It's not very complicated. Are they driving people to pirate music by driving up CD prices? Almost certainly. Would reducing prices now reduce file trading? Perhaps. There will always be a market for legitimately purchased music.
But don't expect them not to pursue file-traders. They have to, and why wouldn't they? Sadly, however they seem to be inclined to taking away people's life savings during a so-called settlement, and of course, these people are stigmatized for life as criminals.
Personally, I think file-sharing should be punishable by a fine, with no criminal record involved. Like a parking ticket.
Overall, I think the GUI looks great. The colour choices are a bit odd, but they're okay, and of course, we can change them if we want. Same goes for the window title bar, but for the love of God, could they have made that thing any bigger by default?
Except "suspending disbelief" is the complete opposite of what the W brothers were aiming for. The reason they set the story inside a computer was so they could get away with those Hong Kong action moves, like punching people who then go flying 30 feet across a room. In real life, that ain't gonna happen. But it's possible inside the Matrix. Although I'm not a particularly big fan of the movies, it's a very nice workaround, allowing the unrealistic to become believable.
Of course, they kinda blew it when Neo gained some powers in the "real world".
In general, that's true. But for certain movies, such as "Gigli", people just hop on a bandwagon. Check out its rating at IMDB. It's considered to be the worst movie of all time there. So many people have given it a 1, and I GUARANTEE that most of those people haven't seen it. They just want to put it down.
Now don't get me wrong. I'm not defending this terrible movie. I've actually seen it and it's terrible. But it's definitely not the worst movie of all time. It's not even close.
Of course, this has nothing to do with text messaging. People read about how crappy the movie is on every webpage, and from every critic.
I do hope that you realize that that is a Borg not Stephen Hawking. I say this not because I am a Star Trek fan, but because I am a Stephen Hawking fan.
They're only doing it to protect themselves from the upcoming attack. They fully realize that future worm writers won't be able to figure out another server to attack.
Slashdot Mirror
Canada has bigger responsibilities to the world than that.
Canada's Warming Trade Relations
How Ottawa is trading away its commitment to Kyoto
Jim Harris
Canada's record on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions since signing the Kyoto Protocol is abysmal. Not only has the Liberal government failed to meet its modest target of reducing emissions by 6 per cent below 1990 levels, it has added fuel to the fire by increasing emissions by 20 per cent. Scientists from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change say GHG emissions must be reduced by 60 to 80 per cent in order to reverse the effects of climate change.
Rather than working to strengthen international cooperation on climate change, the federal government has encouraged the development and export of fossil fuels, which are responsible for the bulk of GHG emissions. A report released at the World Economic Forum last week ranked Canada 144 out of 146 countries based on its commitment to easing environmental pressures.
Canada's pitiful record on the environment is characterized by trade deals that facilitate the export of fossil fuels to some of the world's worst polluters. Through NAFTA, Canada has committed itself to sustaining oil and gas exports to the US (the country that emits the largest amount of GHG in the word). Ottawa is set to extend the same bad judgment by signing an energy deal with China--where energy inefficiencies are creating social and ecological havoc.
Despite serious back-pedaling last week by Industry minister David Emerson, the agreement being drafted by the Martin government will allow Chinese state-owned enterprises greater access to Canadian oil, gas and coal deposits. It will also grant Chinese producers similar legal provisions setup to safeguard publicly traded Canadian businesses.
With the right leadership, international trade would create lasting opportunities for Canadian well being by stimulating industries that generate employment and economic activity. However, Liberal trade policy is putting Canada in the precarious position of becoming even more dependent upon the extraction and export of natural resources at the expense of other industries.
Take automobile manufacturing for example: the North American market is changing and Canada has been slow to react in producing the next generation of fuel-efficient vehicles. The federal government has pledged to lead Canadians in the shift toward more energy-efficient vehicles by purchasing a fleet of hybrid cars--which reduce carbon emissions by 50 per cent and smog emissions by 90 per cent. However, it is unlikely this initiative will contribute to the success of domestic production without a new transportation and energy strategy. No wonder workers are concerned about the future of manufacturing jobs in Canada.
Meanwhile, Chinese car companies--with their rising production and export capacities--have expressed interest in fulfilling Canadian demand for hybrid vehicles. Even strategists in the Bush administration are seeking to invest billions to encourage hybrid vehicles and alternative fuels in the US. Canada may have to take similar measures in order to compete with US and Chinese production.
Such remedial action would not be necessary if the federal government took the lead on reducing emissions through fiscal reform. Green tax changes that shift public wealth creation from payrolls to resource management would stimulate energy efficiency, innovation and job creation while minimizing emissions.
Germany and Sweden have used fiscal tools to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lower pollution levels. Rather than hinder economic performance, these measures have increased energy efficiency and sparked job growth. The Economist reports that, "By embracing Kyoto, the EU might just have given its businesses an edge in the race towards clean energy", noting the financial payback of BP (British Petroleum) reaching its emission targets eight years ahead of schedule. Taking the lead on reducing emissions will al
Sperm count loss to temperature is only temporary. The real threat comes from the unavoidable presence of synthetic hormones all around us. "Our Stolen Future"
You missed some of the requirements:
( ) A war that the US can easily "win"
( ) A leader who tried to kill the President's father
( ) An (admittedly self-imposed) embargo that causes American companies to lose millions of dollars in revenue each year
There's a Starbucks in the Forbidden City now. THAT is why they don't attack China.
Apparently if they are still in your pocket when you iron your clothes, they shrivel up into a little unrecognizable ball.
I just thought that I would write to thank you for your enlightening program on Nostradamus. Indeed, his extremely vague prophecies foretell the future quite accurately. Certainly, "hollow mountains" could refer to nothing but the World Trade Center towers. How amiss we were not to have figured that out in advance.
And, of course, had the Germans known in advance that Hitler (whose name of course, appears nowhere in the predictions, since he uses "double-entendre" and "poetic license") was the second "Anti-Christ" they could have prevented him from coming to power.
I particularly enjoyed the ending, which stated that we could avoid a 27-year war if we heeded the prophecies. Well, let's all go ape poopy, and start murdering people from the "near east" and "North Africa" so we can wipe him out before he can act. Killing a few hundred thousand innocent civilians in this manner is clearly not enough to give someone Anti-Christ status, as WW II American/British military did so quite readily during the bombings of Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Dresden. (The firebombing of Dresden, being the most deadly attack of all time; its death toll was higher than the combined death toll of both of the nuclear bombings. Of course, Nostradamus failed to mention this one. (Unless you squeeze some new meaning from his nonsensical poems.))
How dare you call yourself "Canadian Learning Television"? The "special" did not even present the skeptical view of Nostradamus' predictions. You are spreading a myth that has no educational merit. Had you presented both points of view, this would have been educational indeed. The only things that I "learned" during your program were the naivete of humanity, and that the money that my parents spend on cable would be better spent by giving your programming supervisor a subscription to Skeptic magazine.
Perhaps you would like to air a one-sided special featuring Scientology propaganda, or some specials on ghosts, UFOs and the moon-landing hoax? Just blame it on the Freemasons.
If it were up to me, your channel would feature the same "program" 24 hours-per-day, seven days-per-week. It would be a black screen, with "READ A BOOK" written in bold, white letters. Perhaps you should heed these words. May I recommend Carl Sagan?
Yours in regret,
Rene Malenfant
Someone mod the parent down please. The article doesn't say anything at all about Dali being American. What it actually says is this:
"I have come to Hollywood and am in touch with the three great American surrealists -- the Marx Brothers, Cecil B. DeMille and Walt Disney," the artist wrote to his friend Andre Breton in 1937.
The parent is not insightful at all. It is simply incorrect. Not only did the poster not RTFA, he/she didn't even properly parse the topic.
I for one welcome our automated essay-correcting overlords.
It's not the Australians' faults. They were probably just too tied up in a rousing game of knifey-spoony to notice.
Correct. I did research for Defence R&D Canada for a couple of summers. From what I saw, there were about 40% Mac users, 30% Windows users and 20% Linux users, plus some VMS and HP-UX boxes scattered about. Everybody used whatever OS they wanted. If you wanted a Mac, you got a Mac. It worked out quite nicely. There's no way you can say that (at least Canadian) DoD doesn't use Microsoft.
Well let's certainly hope that if DHS does decide to switch to open source, that it's not because CCIA advised them to. Making security decisions based on the allegations of some lobbying group, be they valid or otherwise, is pure idiocy. Do some independent research for christsake.
Maybe this letter is a step in the right direction in this regard, but I have to believe that DHS already knew all of this. They are, after all, a government department DEDICATED to security.
Welcome to Itchy & Scratchy Land, where nothing can possibl-eye go wrong... Uh, possibl-ee go wrong. That's the first thing that's ever gone wrong.
I'm guessing she dumped you because you couldn't spell her name right.
It's funny. When A says "I use Linux and don't get any viruses" and B repsonds "that's because so few people use Linux" B is failing to see that that's actually a perfectly good reason to choose Linux.
And apparently, you're failing to see that it's also a perfectly good reason NOT to choose Linux. The smaller user base is exactly what scares many people off, because the applications that they know and love (or are at least accustomed to) are available for Windows. Yes, there are substitutions available for Linux, but it's not the same.
No. I just said that I don't like video games. I think they're a waste of time. I don't care if others enjoy playing them, and I don't condemn them for doing so. PERSONALLY, I find them a waste of time. So maybe you should actually read what someone says before you call them a hypocrite.
This is never going to get modded up, because it's too late, but I do hope that you read the reply.
I just did a fresh install of XP 9with SP1 slipstreamed), and right after, I hit the Windows Update. Only one reboot was required. The only component I had to install separately was Windows Media Player 9.
Uh, no. It's actually been found that video games increase IQ. I can't find the original CNN article, so the cached Google version will have to do.
Nice try, but try again.
Me, I hate video games, but because I think they're a waste of time, not because the people who play them are stupid. Some of the foremost researchers in the world use gaming as a testbed. Am I to take it that they are stupid because they not only play, but design video games?
Plus, IANAL, but I believe that if they don't try to protect their copyrights then they lose them, which of course is the complete opposite of what they want.
The RIAA has to pursue those who illegal copy music. It's not very complicated. Are they driving people to pirate music by driving up CD prices? Almost certainly. Would reducing prices now reduce file trading? Perhaps. There will always be a market for legitimately purchased music.
But don't expect them not to pursue file-traders. They have to, and why wouldn't they? Sadly, however they seem to be inclined to taking away people's life savings during a so-called settlement, and of course, these people are stigmatized for life as criminals.
Personally, I think file-sharing should be punishable by a fine, with no criminal record involved. Like a parking ticket.
My opinion anyway.
Overall, I think the GUI looks great. The colour choices are a bit odd, but they're okay, and of course, we can change them if we want. Same goes for the window title bar, but for the love of God, could they have made that thing any bigger by default?
Except "suspending disbelief" is the complete opposite of what the W brothers were aiming for. The reason they set the story inside a computer was so they could get away with those Hong Kong action moves, like punching people who then go flying 30 feet across a room. In real life, that ain't gonna happen. But it's possible inside the Matrix. Although I'm not a particularly big fan of the movies, it's a very nice workaround, allowing the unrealistic to become believable.
Of course, they kinda blew it when Neo gained some powers in the "real world".
Install the k-lite codec pack. http://www.k-lite.tk
In general, that's true. But for certain movies, such as "Gigli", people just hop on a bandwagon. Check out its rating at IMDB. It's considered to be the worst movie of all time there. So many people have given it a 1, and I GUARANTEE that most of those people haven't seen it. They just want to put it down.
Now don't get me wrong. I'm not defending this terrible movie. I've actually seen it and it's terrible. But it's definitely not the worst movie of all time. It's not even close.
Of course, this has nothing to do with text messaging. People read about how crappy the movie is on every webpage, and from every critic.
I do hope that you realize that that is a Borg not Stephen Hawking. I say this not because I am a Star Trek fan, but because I am a Stephen Hawking fan.
1) Build an expensive nuclear power plant on an uninhabited planet.
2) ???
3) Profit?
They're only doing it to protect themselves from the upcoming attack. They fully realize that future worm writers won't be able to figure out another server to attack.
"...held him as a material witness until charges were filed five weeks later."
Is anyone else disturbed by this?