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The Civil Wars and Twilight Hotel
Aside from the obvious female/male duo simularity, the dynamic quality of The Civil Wars and Twilight Hotel is beautifully similar while vastly different.
Listen two these two tracks and let me know what you think.
The Civil Wars- Falling
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The Future of Fair Trade is Hazy
Fair Trade Discussion at Santropol Coffee
For the last few days I was in Montreal. While I was there I visited our coffee roasting friends at Santropol Coffee. They have a relatively small coffee roasting operation, but are…
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Pet peeve – bad restaurant coffee and tea
Bad Coffee and Tea in Restaurants
One of my biggest pet peeve’s about quality restaurants is their lack of quality coffee and tea. You enter a quality restaurant, with tasteful ambiance, and beautiful presentation. Every last part of your restaurant…
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Baked goods, coffee, and social entrepreneurs
Yesterday, upon arrival in Toronto I went to three awesome places.
1. St. Phillips Bakery, Maple, Ontario
St. Phillips is our family favorite for Italian bakeries. My family has been going there since I was very young. It’s…
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Couple of Tunes
From time to time, I send songs I am listening to my immediate family. Here’s a list I sent to my father yesterday.
Leslie Feist’s new ‘Metals‘ album. Here’s a clip from CBC’s Glenn Gould…
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The “X” Factor
There’s always an “x” factor. Today, it’s a very popular practice for business moguls and successful entrepreneurs to share their “recipes for success.” So why are they transparent? Traditionally, the mentality in business was never to share any company secrets…
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Playing for Change
Today, I have been inspired by the raw, authentic music of “Playing for Change.” I heard one of the tunes from this initiative a year or so ago, but I didn’t fully appreciate the movement until I sat…
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ValleyEvents.ca
ValleyEvents.ca is “the place” to find entertainment in the Annapolis Valley. It was founded a couple years ago by James Skinner and Jon Tweedie as they recognized a need for one central place for all “valley”…
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How much humidity affects Espresso?
First of all the is no “x” in Espresso. However, there are a lot of “x” factors. Today I learned how much humidity can affect an espresso shot when one of are baristas said that he was adjusting the grind…
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Photo I took of Waleed Abdulhamid was used for Sunlife Financial Ad
More details: http://skillsforchange.typepad.com/npa_arts/2011/01/2011-waleed-abdulhamid.html
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Transferring a WordPress Site/Blog
As a side business, I manage a number of WordPress based sites for some small organizations. Recently, to compile a number of sites onto one larger server I have had to move a couple WordPress sites. When I…
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Why are @Tedtalks so effective at engaging people?
Recently, I attended the first Tedx Annapolis Valley at the Al Whittle Theatre in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. This event, while small, was inspirational and could be start of great initiatives to come. While some of the speakers may…
