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Summer is here, and it comes with the sale of a riverboat, scooters, and summer streets. Plus, council writes a very sternly worded letter to the province. It'll work this time, they promise!Here are the relevant links for this episode:Tim QuerengesserTim's workLinkedIn profile@TimQuerengesserEdmonton RiverboatMeet the new owners of the Edmonton RiverboatSummer streets and scootersPSA: Summer Streets gives Edmontonians safer spaces for outdoor funWhere are Edmonton's e-scooters?Bill 18/20Bill 20 offers power to accelerate housing through property tax breaksEdmonton city council asks Alberta to scrap Bill 18 and Bill 20 for consultationChanges to city charters, Municipal Government Act meant to bolster housing, cut costs: McIverEdmonton mayor, Alberta government meet to talk about Sohi's 6-page funding letterSohi sends 6-page letter to Smith detailing ways Alberta can help EdmontonFederal government and Boyle Street Community Services invest in vital community building in downtown EdmontonCalgary's single-use items bylaw repealed, businesses no longer required to charge bag feeEdge FundEdmonton grants $4.7M to 17 organizations through Edge FundEdmonton's biggest rec centres face name change in new sponsorship dealRapid fireThe City of Edmonton finally has a 'Nathan Fillion Civilian Pavilion' & it's here to stay (for now)Premier Danielle Smith's tweetEdmonton fire chief Joe Zatylny resigns effective May 10See us in person!May 21: Don't let the pink slime get you: AI's role in a healthy media ecosystem at Work Nicer Beaver House. Taproot CEO Mack Male and Ethically Aligned AI founder Katrina Ingram will discuss the uses and abuses of AI in media. Generative AI is flooding the world with "pink slime journalism," but it's also helping responsible companies like Taproot carry out our work more deeply and efficiently. We'll explore those realities at this community event associated with Upper Bound, Edmonton's annual AI conference. Tickets to our event are free.May 25: Edmonton International Cat Festival at the Robbins Health Learning Centre at MacEwan. We're thrilled to be a media sponsor for this 10th annual celebration of all things feline. We've asked our friends at Zoe's Animal Rescue to share our booth, so come by to meet some members of the Taproot team, and give a kitty a skritch while you're there. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door, and kids get in free.May 30: Speaking Municipally Live: Untangling the housing knot at the Foundry Room. Our civic affairs podcast is recording live during the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative's summer institute, and you're invited. Hosts Troy Pavlek and Mack Male will discuss how the City of Edmonton can help alleviate the housing crisis; their guests are Joshua Evans of the Affordable Housing Solutions Lab and writer/researcher Eric Rice, who is working on a project with Taproot to help us better understand the housing system. Tickets are free.This episode was brought to you by Inventures, the breakthrough innovation event from Alberta Innovates that is happening in Calgary from May 29 to 31. Inventures will bring more than 4,000 entrepreneurs, startups, scale-ups, academics, investors, and industry leaders together to cultivate relationships, showcase emerging technologies, and capitalize on Alberta's innovation advantage.Speaking Municipally is produced by Taproot Edmonton, a source of curiosity-driven original stories, curated newsletters on various topics, and locally focused podcasts, all in the service of informing Edmontonians about what is going on in their community. Sign up to get The Pulse, our weekday news briefing. It's free! ★ Support this podcast ★
#180: May Their Solo Cups Overfloweth (5/3/24) Links: MTG Presses Forward Source: Just the News https://justthenews.com/government/congress/democrats-chosen-speaker-mtg-signals-she-will-advance-bid-oust-speaker-johnson Pete Stauber had a good week. Source: Strauber Press Releases https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases/stauber-legislation-restore-energy-production-alaskas-north-slope-passes-house https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-passes-staubers-legislation-overturn-bidens-mining-withdrawal-superior Peltola Votes Present https://www.eenews.net/articles/house-oks-peltolas-drilling-bill-after-she-abandons-it/ Source: E&E News Posey: The Fix is In https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/26/florida-bill-posey-retirement-00154658#:~:text=He%20first%20won%20his%20deep%2Dred%20seat%20in%202008.&text=TALLAHASSEE%2C%20Florida%20%E2%80%94%20Rep.%20Bill,to%20run%20for%20another%20term Source: Politico G7 to Coal: See Ya. Or not. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/g7-ministers-agree-coal-plants-shutdown-by-2030-2035-uk-says-2024-04-29/ Source: Reuters Tesla Axes Most of Supercharger Team https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/tesla-axes-most-supercharger-team-blow-other-automakers https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-30/tesla-axes-supercharger-team-in-blow-to-other-automakers Source: Bloomberg Former Nine Inch Nails drummer to teach at University of Michigan https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2024/05/former-nine-inch-nails-drummer-to-teach-at-university-of-michigan.html Source: MLive
A Morning News Update That Takes Into Account The News Stories You Deem 'Highly Conversational' Today's Sponsor: YouTube TVhttp://thisistheconversationproject.com/youtubetv Today's Rundown:Navy Federal, nation's largest credit union, rejected more than half its Black conventional mortgage applicantshttps://t.co/JHhAONrU0t Illinois NAACP conference president under fire for video saying migrants are ‘like savages'https://t.co/eXNoDK3JFY Black Twitch Streamer Says He Got 3X Viewers Pretending to Be Whitehttps://t.co/6FMtEXSWfJ Man charged in the murder of Detroit synagogue president Samantha Wollhttps://t.co/fraLN1Ie1p Home Alone, Nightmare Before Christmas and 12 Years a Slave Among 25 Films Selected for National Film Registryhttps://people.com/home-alone-nightmare-before-christmas-12-years-a-slave-chosen-for-national-film-registry-preservation-8415291 ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm' Ending With Season 12 as Larry David Says ‘I Bid You Farewell'https://t.co/9ATgtDskb5 MrBeast is ordered to stop using the phrase 'Deez Nuts' on his candy bars because it's too similar to 'Dee's Nuts'https://t.co/HmNPYkDUM3 Coca-Cola recalled 2,000 cases of drinks due to potential contaminationhttps://t.co/J1mD6Y69QC Website: http://thisistheconversationproject.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/thisistheconversationproject Twitter: http://twitter.com/th_conversation TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@theconversationproject YouTube: http://thisistheconversationproject.com/youtube Podcast: http://thisistheconversationproject.com/podcasts #yournewssidepiece #coffeechat #morningnews ONE DAY OLDER ON DECEMBER 15:Don Johnson (74)Adam Brody (44)Charlie Cox (41) WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:1939: Gone With the Wind had its world premiere in Atlanta.1979: Trivial Pursuit was conceived.2001: The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopened in Pisa, Italy, after more than 10 years of work to stabilize the structure. PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: Bill of Rights Dayhttps://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/bill-of-rights-day.html#:~:text=%E2%80%9COpportunities%20to%20improve%20our%20Constitution,Constitution%E2%80%94the%20Bill%20of%20Rights.
CLICK HERE to listen to episode audio (5:04).Sections below are the following: Transcript of Audio Audio Notes and Acknowledgments ImagesExtra InformationSourcesRelated Water Radio Episodes For Virginia Teachers (Relevant SOLs, etc.). Unless otherwise noted, all Web addresses mentioned were functional as of 1-6-23. TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO From the Cumberland Gap to the Atlantic Ocean, this is Virginia Water Radio for the weeks of January 9 and January 16, 2023. MUSIC – ~12 sec – instrumental. That's part of “Falls of Richmond,” by Timothy Seaman of Williamsburg, Va. The falls on the James River at Richmond are a notable geographicfeature of Virginia's capital city. A relatively short distance from those turbulent sections of the James is one of the city's most notable humanfeatures, the State Capitol building, home of the Virginia General Assembly. This episode is our annual overview of the General Assembly, which this year convenes on January 11 and is scheduled to adjourn on February 25. To start, have a listen to the music for about 30 more seconds, and see if you know the General Assembly connection to the following numbers: 405, 2 and 4, 51 and 47, 21 and 19, and, last, about 163 billion. MUSIC – ~31 sec – instrumental. Here are the answers: This year will be the 405th consecutive sessions of the General Assembly started it as the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1619. House of Delegates members are elected for 2 year terms, and Senate members are elected for 4 year terms. The current House of Delegates has 51 Republicans and 47 Democrats, with two seats to be filled by upcoming special elections. [1-10-23 addition, not in audio: Special elections to fill those House seats were held on January 10, 2023.] The current Senate has 21 Democrats and 19 Republicans. [1-10-23 correction, not in audio: As of December 31, 2022, the Senate had only 18 Republicans, after Sen. Jennifer Kiggans, representing Virginia's 7th Senatorial District, resigned to take a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. A special election to fill that Senate seat was held on January 10, 2023.] And finally, the Commonwealth's current two-year budget is about $163 billion dollars; proposed changes to that budget will be a big part of the work of the 2023 session. Besides the budget, the Assembly typically considers two-to-three thousand other bills and resolutions. In recent years about 150 to 200 of those measures have related to water resources, either directly through impacts on aquatic environments, water supplies, or other water uses, or indirectly through impacts on energy or land uses that, in turn, affect water. The budget also affects water, particularly through funding of natural resource-related departments, such as Conservation and Recreation, Environmental Quality, Wildlife Resources, and the Marine Resources Commission. Action on measures involves sub-committees, full committees, and floor debate. Passed bills go to the governor for approval, veto, or proposed changes, and bills with a governor's veto or proposed changes return to the Assembly for further consideration during a reconvened session in April. All along the way, citizens, interest groups, and other stakeholders vie to have a say through information and opinions. You can join in by following the Assembly's work and by communicating with your local delegate or senator about issues of concern. Tools to help you do so are available online at virginiageneralassembly.gov. Thanks to Timothy Seaman for permission to use this week's music, and we close with about 20 more seconds of “Falls of Richmond.” MUSIC – ~20 sec – instrumental. SHIP'S BELL Virginia Water Radio is produced by the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, part of Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment. For more Virginia water sounds, music, or information, visit us online at virginiawaterradio.org, or call the Water Center at (540) 231-5624. Thanks to Stewart Scales for his banjo version of “Cripple Creek” to open and close this episode. In Blacksburg, I'm Alan Raflo, thanking you for listening, and wishing you health, wisdom, and good water. AUDIO NOTES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS “Falls of Richmond,” part of the medley …., is from the 2004 album “Virginia Wildlife,” copyright 2004 by Timothy Seaman and Pine Wind Music, used with permission. The “Virginia Wildlife” album was a collaboration between Mr. Seaman and the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (now the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources). More information about Timothy Seaman is available online at http://www.timothyseaman.com/, and complete list of his music is available online at online at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ktkWi5LkEc2gqoPe9Brzv?si=cca5f241a3294604&nd=1. “Falls of Richmond” was used previously by Virginia Water Radio most recently in Episode 87, 11-7-11. Click here if you'd like to hear the full version (1 min./11 sec.) of the “Cripple Creek” arrangement/performance by Stewart Scales that opens and closes this episode. More information about Mr. Scales and the group New Standard, with which Mr. Scales plays, is available online at http://newstandardbluegrass.com. IMAGES Screen shot of the Virginia Legislative Information System's online site for following legislation in the 2023 Virginia General Assembly, accessed at https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+men+BIL, 1/9/23.Screen shot of the Virginia Legislative Information System's online site for information about the Virginia state budget during the 2023 Virginia General Assembly, accessed at https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/, 1/9/23. EXTRA INFORMATION ABOUT THE VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY The General Assembly's main Web page, http://virginiageneralassembly.gov/index.php, offers several useful features, including member lists, session calendars, live video of floor sessions, and information on legislative processes. The Legislative Information System (LIS) Web site, http://lis.virginia.gov/lis.htm, provides lists and summaries of all bills, searchable by topic, member, committee, etc. Video streams of sessions and meetings for both the House of Delegates and the Senate, including committees, are available online at https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/membersAndSession.php?secid=1&activesec=0#!hb=1&mainContentTabs=0.Committees are key parts of the General Assembly process. Legislation about water or about activities that can affect water may be assigned to any of several standing committees, most of which meet weekly during the General Assembly session. Two committees that receive many (but not all) of the water-related bills are the House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee, which meets weekly on Wednesdays at 1 p.m., and the Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee, which meets weekly on Tuesdays, one-half hour after adjournment of the day's floor session. Information about all standing committees as of the 2022 session—including membership, meeting times, and legislation being considered—is available online at https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?ses=221&typ=lnk&val=71.To express an opinion on legislation, citizens are advised to contact their respective delegate of senator. If you do not know your representatives or their contact information, you can use the online “Who's My Legislator” service, available at http://whosmy.virginiageneralassembly.gov/. You can also find members' contact information at these links:House of Delegates, at http://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php;State Senate, at https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/. The Lobbyist-In-A-Box subscriber service also offers free tracking for up to five bills, and it offers tracking of more than five bills for a fee; visit http://lis.virginia.gov/h015.htm. For more information or assistance, phone Legislative Automated Systems at (804) 786-9631 or Virginia Interactive at (804) 318-4133. The organization Open Virginia's Richmond Sunlight Web site, at https://www.richmondsunlight.com/, also offers tools for following the General Assembly and for learning about Virginia law. SOURCES USED FOR AUDIO AND OFFERING MORE INFORMATION Ballotpedia, “Virginia General Assembly,” online at https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia_General_Assembly. Friends of the James River Park, “James River Park,” online at at www.jamesriverpark.org/index.php. James River Association: “About the James River,” online at https://thejamesriver.org/about-the-james-river/; and “James River Maps,” online at https://thejamesriver.org/explore-the-james/james-river-maps/(see Middle Section, Map 6).Venture Richmond, “James River Activities in Downtown Richmond,” online at https://venturerichmond.com/explore-downtown/outdoors/james-river-activities/.Virginia Department of Elections, online at https://www.elections.virginia.gov/. This site has information on the special election held January 10, 2023, to fill two open House of Delegates seats and one open Senate seat (as noted in the addition/correction to the audio transcript above).Virginia General Assembly main Web site, online at https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/index.php. See particularly the following specific pages: About the General Assembly;Citizen Involvement;Legislative Terms;Senate of Virginia;Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings. Virginia Legislative Information System, online at https://lis.virginia.gov/. For information on General Assembly committees, see https://lis.virginia.gov/221/com/COM.HTM. For budget information, see https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/. Virginia Water Resources Research Center, “Virginia Water Legislation,” online at https://www.vwrrc.vt.edu/virginia-water-legislation/. This site provides access to inventories of water-related bills in the Virginia General Assembly from 1998 through 2022. RELATED VIRGINIA WATER RADIO EPISODES All Water Radio episodes are listed by category at the Index link above (http://www.virginiawaterradio.org/p/index.html). See particularly the “Community/Organizations” subject category. Following are links to other episodes on the Virginia General Assembly. Episode 143, 1-7-13 – “Music for the Past and Present of the Virginia General Assembly” (annual General Assembly introduction).Episode 147, 2-4-13 – “Committees Guide the Flow of Bills in the Virginia General Assembly.”Episode 196, 1-13-14 – “The Virginia General Assembly on its 396 Opening Day, January 8, 2014” (annual General Assembly introduction).Episode 247, 1-5-15 – “January Means State Budget Time in the Virginia General Assembly” (annual General Assembly introduction, with special focus on the state budget).Episode 252, 2-9-15 – “Voting on Water in the 2015 Virginia General Assembly.”Episode 297, 1-4-16 – “Water's on the Agenda—along with a Whole Lot Else—When the Virginia General Assembly Convenes” (annual General Assembly introduction).Episode 302, 2-8-16 – “Voting on Water in the 2016 Virginia General Assembly.”Episode 350, 1-9-17 – “Old English Music Helps Preview the Old Dominion's 2017 General Assembly” (annual General Assembly introduction).Episode 353, 1-30-17 – “Voting on Water in the 2017 Virginia General Assembly.”Episode 359, 3-13-17 – “Subcommittees are Where Many Proposed Virginia Laws Start to Float or Sink.”Episode 402, 1-8-18 – “The Virginia Legislature Begins Its 400th Year in 2018” (annual General Assembly introduction).Episode 405, 1-29-18 – “Voting on Water in the 2018 Virginia General Assembly.”Episode 410, 3-5-18 – “Virginia Electricity Regulation and Water” (on legislation in the 2018 session on electricity regulation).Episode 454, 1-7-19 – “The Virginia General Assembly, from Jamestown in 1619 to Richmond in 2019” (annual General Assembly introduction).Episode 460, 2-18-19 – “Voting on Water in the 2018 Virginia General Assembly.”Episode 506, 1-6-20 – “Action on Budget, Bills, and Other Business Commences January 8 for the 2020 Virginia General Assembly” (annual General Assembly introduction).Episode 510, 2-3-20 – “Voting on Water in the 2020 Virginia General Assembly.”Episode 522, 4-27-20 – “Virginia Enacts a New Energy Era” (on legislation in the 2020 session on electricity generation, carbon emissions, and recurrent flooding).Episode 558, 1-4-21 – “January 13 is Opening Day for the 2021 Virginia General Assembly” (annual General Assembly introduction). Episode 562, 2-1-21 – “Voting on Water in the 2021 Virginia General Assembly.”Episode 611, 1-10-22 – “The Second Wednesday in January Means the Virginia General Assembly Convenes” (annual General Assembly introduction). Episode 614, 1-31-22 – “Voting on Water in the 2022 Virginia General Assembly.” FOR VIRGINIA TEACHERS – RELATED STANDARDS OF LEARNING (SOLs) AND OTHER INFORMATION Following are some Virginia Standards of Learning (SOLs) that may be supported by this episode's audio/transcript, sources, or other information included in this post.2020 Music SOLs SOLs at various grade levels that call for “examining the relationship of music to the other fine arts and other fields of knowledge.” 2018 Science SOLs Grades K-5 – Earth Resources3.8 – Natural events and humans influence ecosystems.4.8. – Virginia has important natural resources. Grade 66.9 – Humans impact the environment and individuals can influence public policy decisions related to energy and the environment. Life Science Course LS.9 – Relationships exist bet
This is one of the most important episodes I have recorded!If you have a parent with a severe mental illness or know someone who does, they need to hear this episode which is all about this topic. Bill Campos is Chief Executive Officer of ICLA | Clinical Psychologist BSc MA (Psych) MPsych FAPsS | Director | Social Researcher.Bill also has a mother with Bipolar Disorder, and for the very first time, I was privileged enough for Bill to feel comfortable enough with me to share his story about this. Bill's openness and bravery to share these very personal stories of what it's like to grow up with someone you love who has Bipolar disorder is extremely powerful. The great thing about this interview is that Bill works in this space now as well, so he can see both sides of the issue and speak from authority with both points of view. Big thanks to Bill for his time, and you can learn more about ICLA at https://icla.org.au/Introduction to Bill Campus.0:00Growing up in a family with mental health issues.2:11What does bipolar disorder mean to you?8:45How bipolar affects the whole family unit.13:19The ripple effect of the episode on his life.16:27The story of a customer that constantly came into the branch and became agitated.22:20Bill's advice for those who have a parent with schizophrenia.28:26What can be done to help people with mental illness in Victoria?32:19How should mental illness be explained to young people?38:20Do you think it's helpful or harmful for young people to see their parents in the hospital?42:30The emergency services are really good.48:48What's your opinion on electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)?55:28Treatments that are experimental.59:08How did you stay on the straight and narrow growing up?1:03:43Throw yourself into something you're passionate about and do a lot.1:09:45The value of disability workers in the workplace.1:16:04Mental health awareness is great, but all people think about is depression.1:18:26The importance of having a supportive family.1:23:48What is the biggest gap in mental health?1:29:12What's your opinion on sharing your story?1:34:27What needs to happen in the mental health industry.1:39:19The importance of having a consumer advocate for mental illness.1:43:06The stigma of therapy in the US vs Australia.1:48:23How social media can affect young people's lives.1:52:25Get in touch or follow the below for more content
With the long belated sequel finally coming out, the Bill and Ted trilogy is finally complete! In this episode I go movie by movie and review Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, followed by Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey and finally Bill and Ted Face the Music! Can they recapture the magic after all this time? Does the trilogy end in a satisfying way? Listen in to hear my thoughts!Be sure to like Helix Reviews on FaceBook and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher!helixreviewspodcast@gmail.comEpisode 267: https://ia601404.us.archive.org/8/items/267-bill-and-ted-trilogy-review/267%20Bill%20and%20Ted%20Trilogy%20Review.mp3
Facebook is changing its terms of service! Not unusual in and of itself, but the company has also taken the unusual step of notifying its users of the exact section to be changed. As it turns out, though the change is small (and perhaps unnecessary), it goes along with big discussions happening at Facebook and Google; discussions revolving around what to do...about Australia. We don't come from a land down under, but that land's "unique" legal structures often least to excellent topics...in Virtual Legality. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/8rRsRDSvjXg #Facebook #TOS #Australia *** Discussed in this episode: Facebook Terms of Service Prior to October 1, 2020 https://www.facebook.com/terms.php Facebook Terms of Service As of October 1, 2020 https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/preview "'Commercially Viable' Doesn’t Mean What You Think: A Lawyer Reads YouTube’s New Terms of Service" YouTube Video - November 11, 2019 - Hoeg Law https://youtu.be/nfkem5e5Iqg YouTube Terms of Service As of December 10, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/static?template=terms "Draft news media bargaining code" Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) Webpage https://www.accc.gov.au/focus-areas/digital-platforms/draft-news-media-bargaining-code#about-the-draft-code Draft News Media/Digital Platforms Code https://www.accc.gov.au/system/files/Exposure%20Draft%20Bill%20-%20TREASURY%20LAWS%20AMENDENT%20%28NEWS%20MEDIA%20AND%20DIGITAL%20PLATFORMS%20MANDATORY%20BARGAINING%20CODE%29%20BILL%202020.pdf "Q&As: Draft news media and digital platforms mandatory bargaining code" ACCC - July 2020 https://www.accc.gov.au/system/files/DPB%20-%20Draft%20news%20media%20and%20digital%20platforms%20mandatory%20bargaining%20code%20Q%26As.pdf "Facebook threatens to pull news from Australia if new law passes" Axios - September 1, 2020 - Sara Fischer https://www.axios.com/facebook-pull-australia-news-threat-new-law-8615dab5-59e7-4683-80cd-3f2254d8faba.html "An Update About Changes to Facebook’s Services in Australia" Facebook Webpage - August 31, 2020 - Will Easton https://about.fb.com/news/2020/08/changes-to-facebooks-services-in-australia/ *** "Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law). CHECK OUT THE REST OF VIRTUAL LEGALITY HERE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9YAU61GoW-00K0TJOGnPCo DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN COUNSEL. *** Twitter: @hoeglaw Web: hoeglaw.com Blog: hoeglaw.wordpress.com
video: https://youtu.be/AgYwFekUef8 I chat with Andrew Thaler about the cash bans going on around the world, and the shocking things snuck into the Australian Cash ban bill that no one is talking about. Cash Ban exposure draft page https://www.treasury.gov.au/consultation/c2019-t395788 Section 7 politician exemption. https://www.treasury.gov.au/sites/default/files/2019-07/Exposure%20draft%20-%20Currency%20%28Restrictions%20on%20the%20Use%20of%20Cash%29%20Bill%202019.pdf Digital current ‘definition’ https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2019C00011
Homily by Fr. Bill Stephenson. February 19, 2017. 7th Sunday of Ordinary Time. http://www.saintmichael.ca/files/mp3/02-19-2017%20Fr.%20Bill.mp3
Bill Blight, a public servant with visual impairment, on his life and career with his service dog Craig.Stream, or download in MP3 format.Subscribe with your favourite podcast app or web RSS aggregator.Also available on Google Play Music, iTunes, and Stitcher.
It could never happen the same way again. But for a while there, some of America’s finest young actors were trained on Uncle Sam’s dime, having done their bit for democracy. Gilligan’s Island owes much to the GI Bill. https://ia601500.us.archive.org/14/items/PM015OnlyABill/PM%20015%20Only%20a%20Bill.m4a
In which we learn how Mr. Kite and Mr. Boyd met one another and assumed the sobriquet Even and Odd, famous for the vaudeville act under that name, once featured at the New Alsatia theatre of Chicago, and how it happened that they should eventually become wanderers of the north woods, vagabonds for venison.