Canada’s new prime minister Justin Trudeau was sworn into office Wednesday along with his new federal cabinet, including new Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna. Canadian climate and energy think tank Clean Energy Canada, which is based at British Columbia’s Simon Fraser University, welcomed the new environment minister and highlighted the key points the Liberal Party had … Read more
University of London study analyzes the upward spirals generated by positive experience, mood, and decision making, compared with the contrary downward ones It’s long been known that mood biases our judgments and perceptions, but this effect has usually been regarded as irrational or disadvantageous. A new theory published Tuesday in Trends in Cognitive Sciences argues that mood draws on … Read more
With this online free app, you can customize the colors for features and text on Google Maps. You don’t need to sign in to try it out, but if you come up with something you want to save, you will have to sign up at that time (and it will save — you don’t need … Read more
The 7-foot tall NutriTower is specifically designed to fit in small spaces and can hydroponically grow a variety of edible plants The NutriTower – a seven-foot tall vertical farm specifically designed for tiny spaces – may be the solution to urban gardening problems many have been asking for. Designed by Byrce Nagels of Montreal, the NutriTower … Read more
The Pentagon has confirmed that it will go forward with plans made public last month to sail US Navy ships to the contested Spratly Islands, where China is undertaking large construction projects. The Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer U.S.S. LASSEN (DDG-82) has been deployed to the South China Sea, sending a message to Beijing that China’s recent claims to … Read more
Well, Canadians, it looks like Prime Minister-Designate Justin Trudeau will lead Canada after his Oct. 19 win on promises of “real change” — doing things differently and better than Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s conservative government. Think hard about it. What do you expect of Trudeau during the next 4 years? [youtube id=”KlzovaP4VG4″ align=”center” mode=”normal” autoplay=”no”] Some of the … Read more
Norwegian political mass killer Anders Breivik cannot be refused in his hope to meet the national court, according to the judge in the matter. Breivik is suing his country for alleged human rights violations regarding his imprisonment. Judge Helen Anenaes Sekulic told government lawyer Marius Kjelstrup Emberland that she could not see the court had any … Read more
Red – news related … Green – groceries … blue – non-food-and-drink shops and places … A Twitter List by EdSpk October events: Info on events: Tongues of Fire: every 2nd and 4th Thursday from September through May. Sign-up opens at 7:30pm, and the open mic begins at 8pm. $6-10 sliding scale. Solstice Café (529 Pandora … Read more
In a speech delivered at New York’s 9/11 Memorial Museum Tuesday, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair told Americans that there is significant support for Islamic extremists and their beliefs among Muslims around the world. Blair said that while the majority of Muslims “detest extremism,” the percentage that harbor “dangerous” religious prejudice is still large and would … Read more
By December, terrorist group Boko Haram will be over, according to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. One of his top generals reiterated the pledge Sunday. The statement came two days after multiple bomb blasts by Sunni Islamist group Boko Haram injured 40 people and killed 18 in two townships near the Nigerian capital of Abuja. Both … Read more
A Chinese journalist has gone public with his experiences with the country’s police, claiming that they used torture methods, involved fellow inmates, and threatened longer jail terms and that his wife would leave him if he did not confess. Journalist Liu Hu told The Japan Times that he was cajoled, deprived of sleep, kept from … Read more
“Large-scale massacres in the name of Allah were down that month, as were the overall numbers,” The Religion of Peace editor Glen Roberts told The Speaker. Over the course of September, Islamic violence globally left 1,580 dead and 2,436 critically injured in 187 attacks, according to TROP, which keeps a record of attacks that have taken … Read more