EARTHLINGS is a feature length documentary about humanity’s absolute dependence on animals (for pets, food, clothing, entertainment, and scientific research) but also illustrates our complete disrespect for these so-called “non-human providers.” The film is narrated by Academy Award nominee Joaquin Phoenix (GLADIATOR) and features music by the critically acclaimed platinum artist Moby. With an in-depth [...]
It has almost been one year since a remarkable event that began an incredible journey. Just a year ago Maude Barlow and the Council of Canadians with the Site 41 group hosted a special ‘Walk for Water’. It was a special spring day full of hope for the future and all seemed committed to make a difference. A [...]
Mateusz and Natalia Samborski at the Famous Polski Deli. Well known throughout the region for their great products and wonderful service… 705 735- 6005 555 Mapleview Dr W Barrie, ON , L4N8G5 Related Posts LULAWORLD 2010 WEDNESDAY MAY 12 Yvette Tollar and Jasna Jovicevic Lula Lounge 1585 Dundas Street West (just W of [...]
The Network is interested in your stories, your art, your poems and your thoughts about the world in which we all play a part. Send your stories and such to inn (at) internationalnetworknews dot com Related Posts The Jazz.fm91 Sound Of Jazz Concert Series Remember this LP? It remains one of the most famous jazz [...]
Josh Malloch, Marina Demina and Meagan Brown What a pleasant surprise to have Marina Demina (or Demina Marina in Russian) had dinner with us today. Marina is an exchange student from Russia sponsored by Rotary International. Hope you enjoy your stay in Canada with us Marina. Special thanks to Josh (one of our first [...]
Polar bears, walruses, seals, whales and ocean-going birds like eider ducks and loons call the Arctic Ocean home. Their survival in an environment seemingly so inhospitable is a wonder of nature. But as climate change continues unabated, these creatures – already facing a harsh environment – become some of the most vulnerable on earth. Incredibly, [...]
MORE TALES OF TOP BRASS AT THE TROUGH By LINDA LEATHERDALE On top of all the news of Wall Street players feasting on fat-cat bonuses and excessive pay packages, funded by taxpayer-paid bailout money, comes this: Fraud-ridden Nortel Networks, now in bankruptcy protection, wants to pay 1,000 of its top executives up to US$45 [...]
Use every letter you write, every conversation you have, every meeting you attend, to express your fundamental beliefs and dreams. Affirm to others the vision of the world you want. You are a free, immensely powerful source of life and goodness. Affirm it. Spread it. Radiate it. Think day and night about it and you [...]
By LINDA LEATHERDALE Here’s a surefire sign our economic woes are getting worse. Amid a growing credit crunch that’s crippling the world’s financial system pushing bankruptcies and loan defaults ever higher, American Express is offering its U.S. clients US$300 to pay off their balances and close out their accounts. A spokesperson for American Express Canada [...]
Dear John, Zimbabwe was once one of the most promising countries in Africa with a thriving agricultural industry, one of the region’s highest literacy rates and a robust healthcare system. Today, the people of Zimbabwe are facing desperation.Twenty eight years of increasingly dictatorial rule by President Robert Mugabe have led to hyperinflation, food shortages and [...]
Visa and MasterCard interested in offering debit cards in Canada. Two major international credit card companies are poised to enter Canada’s debit market, a move that could dramatically alter the structure of the payments industry in Canada and stoke fears of higher fees for business and consumers. By DANA FLAVELLE AND RITA TRICHUR BUSINESS REPORTERS [...]
ENERGY REPORTER Municipalities will lose the power to decide how close wind turbines can be to residential properties and environmentally sensitive areas under proposed green-energy legislation being tabled Monday. The new rules, a blow to NIMBYism, will also ensure that developers of wind and other renewable-energy projects get construction permits within six months. [...]
by MICHAEL SHNAYERSON After getting $125 billion in taxpayer bailouts, the top officers at Citigroup, Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, and three other banks agreed to forgo their 2008 bonuses. Now they’re awarding billions to their troops. Can government “ claw back” that money? On December 8, The Wall Street Journal reported that John Thain, the 53-year-old chairman [...]
The Chinese are latecomers to space, and desperate to catch up. Two years after shooting down a satellite, they stand accused of stealing US secrets. A new arms race has begun. The Chinese astronauts (left to right) Jing Haipeng, Zhai Zhigang and Liu Boming carried out their country’s third manned space mission last September Dongfan [...]
By Susan Bourette | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor For his first foreign visit as president, Barack Obama chose a country where no major banks have failed, home foreclosures pale by comparison with those in the United States, corporate and consumer debt is low, and citizens enjoy universal health care. Canada often gets [...]
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