Tonight en route to Toronto I heard the CBC Radio program Ideas air an interview with Endel Tulving about the science of memory. Fascinating. The gist is that long-term memory has traditionally been lumped together, but he distinguishes episodic memory, which involves memories of past events and experiences, from semantic memory, which is everything we know about the world. Episodic memory is where most people derive their identity. But people can know a lot of things without access to episodic memory. In fact people with complete amnesia due to brain damage may not know how they arrived in the room while still knowing facts like the capi...
Thanks for bearing with us during our enforced break. We’re on the mend here at Royal City Rag Central but as this weekend is Move-In Day at the University, we’re taking another week off for recuperation. We’ll be back on the air, September 11. Mayor Farbridge will again be our guest. Please note that our planned end [...]
7-5 red squad. Official scorers not available, but I think Peter Holland had four, Francis Menard and Daniel Maggio each had one. Taylor Beck a pair for the white, Tyler Carroll had one. Machovsky the busier goalie of the two, but didn't look particularly sharp. Brock McGinn lines up Peter Holland, and gets a slash, which I guess means it was a good hit. Andrey Pedan was running around hitting people, which led to Maggio running him through the boards to settle him down. Cremasco looks good on offence, but lost on defence. ...
Hi, The last long weekend of the summer is here. Hope you have safe and fun holiday. Here are our latest acquisitions: Black Cauldron: A young boy and a bunch of misfit friends embark on a quest to find a dark magic item of ultimate power before a diabolical tyrant can. Boogie Woogie: A biting satire of the venal and absurd world of the contemporary art scene in London. Features an impressive cast: Gillian Anderson, Alan Cumming, Heather Graham, Christopher Lee, Joanna Lumley, Stellan Skarsgard. Cigarette Commercials: Collection of politically incorrect cigarette television commercials from the 1950s and 1960s. Creation: English naturalist Charles Darwin struggles to find a balance between his revolutionary theories on evolution and the relationship with religious wife, whose faith contrad...
Mark Stutman, Rich Burnett Were you able to attend our final workshop in the SATURDAYS in SUMMER series? We had over 30 people participate that morning, and here (finally) is what a few of them said “Fantastic session – real education about tone and guitars. Great teachers.” “Great informative seminar. I am a first time customer who would appreciate any info on more in the future via e-mail.” “I’m enjoying the workshops very much. These are special! If I decide on lessons in the future it will be at Folkways.” ...
From the Storm . . . . For the third season the Guelph Storm and the Kitchener Rangers are facing off to save lives! Tuesday, September 7th will mark the start of the Storm vs. Rangers Blood Donor Challenge.The Challenge is a friendly competition that encourages the teams' staff, players, sponsors and fans to donate blood at their local Canadian Blood Services donor clinic. This season the two teams pledge 1,000 units of blood and are in contention to see who can get the most new blood donors into local clinics.Join Head Coach and General Manager of the Storm, Jason Brooks and Head Coach and General Manager of the Rangers, Steve Spott as they kick off the challenge for the 2010-11 season.Date: Tuesday, September 7, 2010Time: 10:30amLocation: Canadian Blood Services 94 Bridgepor...
Wow! August flew by, and I must have been in denial because September 1st came and went and no post from me on Blog Guelph. There was a wee nudge yesterday, and I was all Huh, and there was a low ohhhhhhhhhhhh. I was even chat...
The following correspondence is from the chair of Guelph Junction Railway. Subject: Citizens concerns about GJR and request to address the Board of Directors. I wish to advise you that I am in receipt of your email regarding the above noted item. The Guelph Junction Railway (GJR) already has a number of items to discuss and give consideration to as [...]
This is — or rather was — Aunt Hilda’s pastry board. It’s now mine and I’m hoping her tenacity and good baking karma will transfer to me through this well-loved board. Not only was Aunt Hilda a fabulous cook, she never stopped learning. After years of study, she obtained her BA — at the age of 72. When I inherited her board this week, I knew it was a sign to resume my pastry lessons. If she could earn a university degree in her 70s, I can move beyond no-fail pastry in my 40s. Or so my theory goes. With a dozen pears glowering at me accusingly as they slipped from brigh...
The idea of not to grandfather a existing Legal Accessory Apartment would be a complete ill-willed gesture to those who invested their time and money to ensure the saftey of their renters. But since this has been clarified as a “myth”, definately provides some comfort. The next concern is the statement of implementing a minimum [...]
On behalf of the Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario, please accept this as our official objection to the proposed amendments to Guelph’s Zoning By-law (1995) -14864. The Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO) represents owners and managers of over 250,000 rental units across Ontario. Many of our members, and the rental homes they [...]
Congratulations to the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association and editor Karen Davidson for the new look and functionality of the website for The Grower, its monthly tabloid newspaper. I like its clean appearance and the attention given by Karen to current news — there are three ways to find every story, as well as a PDF of the entire edition, which contains my news and opinion column. Stories in the latest issue include this one about opportunities to grow crops for ethnic markets. The farmer pictured below is Spencer Chan from the Holland Marsh, with his field of Chinese broccoli. The photo appears in the print- and online edition....
September 02, 2010 - Guelph, Ontario - Wellington Dufferin Guelph Public Health - With West Nile Virus detected for the first time in these areas this summer, local residents are being urged to take precautions against the...
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(September 02) – The poor old Farmers’ Almanac. Some years it must wish it had stayed in bed. A lot of people turn to it when they want a long term weather projection. It wasn’t much use this year. It’s Ontario prediction for November 2009 to October 2010 saw cooler than normal weather in April and May and a cooler than normal summer. As we all know, the reality has been very different. High temperature records have been falling like dominoes. Summer heat is a lot like a toothache. It’s hard to tell if it’s the worst you’ve ever had because it is the one you’re having now. Memories of heat and pain fade after they go away. We remember some of the things we did, the people we were with and whether we were happy or sad because of them. This has been a pretty good summer f...
Starting Tuesday, September 7, Guelph Transit returns to 20 minute service frequency on weekdays. Weekday service runs Monday to Friday from 5:40 a.m. until 6:20 p.m. Guelph Transit buses leave St. George’s Square on the hour, and every 20 and 40 minutes after the hour. After 6:45 p.m. these routes provide service every 30 minutes [...]
I have spoken to a number of real estate agents and landlords who I know personally, and I get the sense that there is a great deal of misinformation about the proposed changes. Admittedly, some of the reaction is a direct response to ideas that have been forwarded as part of the public consultation phase [...]
It is my opinion that this is a knee-jerk response to neighborhood complaints and does nothing to address these issues. If the City Council thinks that these bylaw changes are going to change the behaviors of tenants in the areas of complaints you are very short sighted. By-law enforcement is key and this was demonstrated [...]
You might remark. Yes Politico fans, with the election season finally upon us, I decided to give the website header a bit of a facelift. It's something I've had in the back of mind for a while now - especially since I got this shot of the downtown from the Matrix Building back...
We know you enjoyed the Kramdens at Ribfest recently, and we know you’ll enjoy our Kramdens pick for tune of the day, which is track 5 on their most recent release. For a quick listen or to buy the digital recording, check out the band’s space at zunior.com 
For a full fledged listen you can find them on CBC Radio 3. You know the band is fronted by CBC Radio 3 host Craig Norris, right? You may have even seen them perform at countless bars, clubs, festivals and benefits over the years. Are you already their fan on facebook, or their friend on myspace? They have got...
Based on today's EKOS numbers , I think the chances of a fall election just jumped SIGNIFICANTLY, especially with some seat projections predicting a Liberal minority .
This being the first glimmer of "hope" for the Liberals in some FIVE YEARS, I'm betting they're not going hesitate to pull the plug. With the projections showing gains for the Bloc, and only marginal potential losses for the NDP, look for the swords to cross as the House returns from the summer break....
Please surf your way through the bakers dozen of Sun Flower pics - each with it's own artistic flair and uniqueness and be inspired by all that you see. As...
SWEET PIC ... PM Harper sitting in the cockpit of a CF-18. There's no one else I'd rather have at the controls of this great nation of ours.
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The new EKOS offers quite a bit of intriguing information . Here's a few things that stick out:
- LOWEST Conservative total since 2008 election.
- highest Liberal total since the spring, still not great, but much improved.
- noticeable dropoff for the NDP. Now polling in the single digits in Quebec,mirroring what Harris Decima found just last week. Registry?
- Greens actually 3.5% ahead of NDP in Quebec, only 4% behind in Ontario
- Liberals gaining in Ontario, at both the NDP and Conservative expense.
- Liberals at 39% in Ontario. Haven't seen this level for some time, represents big seat swing
- Conservatives losing...
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TORONTO, September 1, 2010 /Canada NewsWire/ - To celebrate Robert Munsch's 30th book with Scholastic Canada, fans of Canada's bestselling author can decide which story will be published in May 2011.
Three story ideas...
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Comics are a great information design medium for sequential visual/verbal information. If you're mostly used to verbal instructions you might think that all information is sequential, but it's not. A lot of information is best explained spatially. Emotional Freedom Technique, also known as EFT or Meridian Tapping, is both. Actually, it's spacial and kinesthetic and verbal and sequential. Comics works really well for this whole combination of information types.
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The first scrimmage of training camp saw the Red Team defeat the White Team 2-0. Brett Thompson, an 11th round pick in 2009, scored the first goal, tipping in an Adam Comrie point shot. Chris Van Laren, into an empty net, had the other. While nobody particularly stood out in the scrimmage, nobody looked out of place either. Andrey Pedan showed a willingness to be physical with a couple of nice open ice body checks and Julian Ciocco, who hasn’t played in a year, did a number of positive things. Matt Finn got caught out of position on a two-on-one, but played well otherwise. Second rounder Scott Kosmachuk got involved. Some of the players that need to stand out to have a chance at making it, didn't. As one might expect, on offence it was the 19-year-olds that looked most dangerous. The...
Posted by Phil Andrews Guelph Mercury Community Editorial Board member Todd Dennis has registered as a councillor candidate for Ward 6 in Guelph. He has accepted the paper's direction that he take a leave from the board at least for the course of the election. His entry makes the Ward 6 election suddenly much more interesting. Before he tossed his hat in -- and he has a local following -- only the ward's incumbent councillors were registered as cnadidates.
Recent elections in Australia: Result bad for parties, good for climate? Ross Gittins says the only clear winner in this election were the Greens with voters wanting real action on climate change. http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/revolution-of-the-thinking-voter-turns-politics-green-20100824-13qa3.html
I've been watching this online petition today, which is growing at quite an impressive rate. The goal is 100000 signatures, and it's already a third of the way there. By my calculations today, it is growing by over 1000 people per hour so far today alone. Give it a look and consider signing and/or spreading it around. Apathy is the enemy:
Canada: Stop "Fox News North"
Prime Minister Harper is trying to push American-style hate media onto our airwaves, and make us all pay for it. His plan is to create a "Fox News North" to mimic the kind of hate-filled propaganda with which Fox News has poisoned U.S. politics. The channel will be run by Harper’s former top aide and will be funded with money from our cable TV fees!
One man stands in the wa...
TORONTO, September 1, 2010 /Canada NewsWire/ - Reforms to Ontario's auto insurance system are taking effect today, and Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is encouraging Ontarians to take the time to learn about their auto insurance.
Under the new rules, a standard auto insurance package will be availabl...
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