Ontario always was the ‘have-province,’ while Nova Scotia was the ‘have-not.’ Now it looks like if you want to enjoy a charmed life, you might want to consider living in Halifax.
Category Archives: Hamilton
LRT and Hamilton’s industrial future
In the LRT debate not only the appeal of various technical solutions are at issue but it is also a visioning exercise that involves the psyche of the whole city. What does Hamilton want to become?
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Swimming and singing
Two things that currently give me great pleasure are swimming and singing. I am a beginner singer but an experienced swimmer. Both of these activities are life-affirming and fun. Both require practice and take years to master. I have learned that both depend critically on learning how to breathe properly.
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The value of automated design requirements testing
In large projects, a large book of requirements is often compiled at the beginning of the design process. This documentation is often brimming with interesting ideas and insights, much like a Victorian novel. However, the problem is that this impressive pile of documentation is usually not referred to as often as it should be later in the design process. The greater the length of this documentation, the harder it is to use. It is extremely easy to forget what you know.
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Demise of The Pearl Company
What The Pearl Company episode does suggest is that private investment in unfashionable areas of Hamilton is extremely risky even though some of these areas appear to be full of economic potential.
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Dogs on Roof, Hamilton
Two dogs get some fresh air and exercise on the roof of a front porch to a modest townhouse in a poor neighbourhood of Hamilton.
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The subtle rewards of violin practice
You can’t really force a child to have a genuine interest in a musical instrument. You have to lead them to that goal indirectly.
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Charles and Camilla visit Hamilton!
Hamilton proved not to be a hotbed of republican sentiment last week on November 9, 2009 when Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, visited Dundurn Castle.
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Sesame Street meets VeggieTales
This year for Hallowe’en Ben decided to be a Pirate Pickle, while Liam went the Sesame Street route dressed as Elmo.
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McMaster Innovation Park Open House
The McMaster Innovation Park (MIP) had its official opening on October 26, 2009. I took a tour with several others and found the experience enjoyable and interesting. MIP is a research park and technology transfer facility whose goal is to take technologies developed at McMaster University and transform them into viable businesses. MIP joins dozens of other university research parks in Canada.
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