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Canada to buy C-17 – Boeing

admin — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 03:57:31 +0000

Flight International Reports the often rumored purchase of C-17s by the Canadian Forces.
Flight International Reports the often rumored purchase of C-17s by the Canadian Forces. This will be part of several announcements of equipement replacement programs to happen this week.

Boeing is fighting for additional orders to keep the production line running following the completion of existing USAF orders.

And we have a budget?

admin — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 01:02:26 +0000

Opposition Parties drop the ball in the house of commons.
From http://www.cbc.ca/story/business/national/2006/06/06/budget.html
"When the May 2 budget came up for its third and final reading in the House of Commons on Tuesday morning, no one stood to speak. Because there were no apparent speakers, the budget was declared passed by unanimous consent with no recorded vote."

Of books and Leadership

admin — Tue, 16 May 2006 18:03:58 +0000

Rudi Giuliani’s book Leadership has a section on need to getting into the habit of teaching yourself. From an educators point of view he has a great line about having a good understanding of ‘first principles’ as a way to guard against getting ‘dupped’.

Several times during his own book he quotes other texts that influenced him. Including at least 2 books on Winston Churchill. Noteably Churchill A Biography by Roy Jenkins
(Format: Trade Paperback · Published: October 2002ISBN: 0452283523 · Published By: Plume)

What happens when mainstream media goes blogging

admin — Fri, 05 May 2006 02:32:39 +0000

For all the complaints by ‘mainstream’ media about citizen journalists, is there any other way an item like this makes the news?

CBC News: Webcam eagle egg broken in nest
The single remaining egg in an eagle’s nest that has captivated millions of internet viewers around the world has collapsed without any sign of an eaglet.

Canada Relies on Allies for Air Support

admin — Wed, 03 May 2006 16:40:38 +0000

When Canadian forces in Kandahar come under attack, the skies above are quickly abuzz with the distinct hum of the Royal Air Force’s Harrier jets carrying 45-kilogram bombs.
When Canadian forces in Kandahar come under attack, the skies above are quickly abuzz with the distinct hum of the Royal Air Force’s Harrier jets carrying 45-kilogram bombs.Without aircraft of its own in Afghanistan, Canada must rely on other members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization coalition for air support.”The Canadians are one of our biggest customers at the moment,” said Flight Lieutenant Scott Williams, a 29-year-old Harrier pilot from Wales.globeandmail.com : Canadians look up, way up, for support

Respect needs more than a flag

admin — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:00:00 +0000

From Lewis MacKenzie in the globeandmail.com

I leave it to a Canadian soldier to have the final word. Having served in Afghanistan, he called in to a Toronto talk show on Sunday just after I had finished my interview. I wish I had recorded his name. To paraphrase, he said, “We wear the Canadian flag on the sleeve of our uniform, we salute it every day in theatre and if we are killed, it drapes our coffin. That is how the flag respects us. If the public wants to show its respect for us, give us the funding, the equipment, the training and the support to do the job you order us to do.”

I wish I had said it that well.

Amen, brother.

I am attending Northern Voice this week …

admin — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 02:07:44 +0000

I am attending Northern Voice this week in Vancouver, excerpts will be posted at http://www.bceducation.ca/wordpress/

West Wing Cancelled

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 17:51:00 +0000

West Wing will end in May
One of my all time favorites will be gone, one less reason to watch television.

See AP Story at:
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/01/22/D8F9TAU07.html

Support you Local Sheriff

admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 20:41:00 +0000

Put your hand up for things you believe in.

There is couple James Garner movies that I just love – Support you Local Gunfighter and Support your Local Sheriff so I use that title as a segway to supporting my favorite things

I just recently joined the Conversations Network as a Donor because I use so much of the material from IT Conversations for personal and professional learning.

As a big user of podcasts I also donate to Slash Dot Review and TWIT

Recent appeals by other organizations have caught my eye including Creative Commons and Wikipedia

And there is a Federal Election happening in Canada so I have Chosen to support the party of my choice.

Welcome to My Site

admin — Thu, 01 Jan 2004 17:30:00 +0000

Welcome to my Site. This will hold my personal content on various isssues.

With all the great Web 2.0 tools my content has been splashed at various sites include .Mac, Bloglines, Flickr,del.ico.us. So I am hoping to get is all tied together here.