Posted January 24th, 2009 by AMPower
The sounds of a harp, an acoustic bass and a djembe drum greeted people as they arrived, as representatives from the Mayors office, the Mi’kmaq community, and the many Faiths that are represented in the Halifax region gathered to celebrate World Religion Day 2009.
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Posted December 11th, 2008 by AMPower
The Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission & Partners for Human Rights Award for 2008 was a wonderfully diverse event. It had drumming, the spoken word, video presentations and a delicious Harmony Breakfast .
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Posted December 11th, 2008 by AMPower
Gallery of photos for the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission & Partners for Human Rights Award for 2008 on Wednesday December 10th at the Dartmouth Sportsplex.
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Posted November 12th, 2008 by AMPower
The JW FLV Player the best one to suit my needs. Jeroen Wijering has developed a simple, easy to use utility for playing videos online. A few reasons why I enjoy using the JW FLV player for many of my video & audio creations…
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Posted November 2nd, 2008 by AMPower
This is a short story of a lady who had given up one of favorite dishes (baked beans) for her husband-to-be, but after some time she broke down and indulged herself with embarrassing repercussions…
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Posted October 14th, 2008 by AMPower
Finding the common threads among the parties & candidates, but in today’s ‘plugged -in’ world we seldom ‘hear’ from anyone in person. I’ve always watched the political realm with a dispassionate arms-length view; always trying to see the story behind the soundbites.
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Posted October 14th, 2008 by AMPower
A political allegory about the Canadian political system and how, ‘you can lock up a mouse but, you can’t lock up an idea’. Introduced by Keifer Sutherland, Grandson of the late Tommy Douglas. A history lesson that still holds true today…
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Posted October 14th, 2008 by AMPower
The world is rapidly getting smaller as we travel the WWWeb. Where else can you go looking for technical information only to find a family friend, who read The Lion the Witch & the Wardrobe to you as a youngster.…selling exquisite bead work that looks too good to wear and wouldn’t be out of place in a gallery.
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Posted October 8th, 2008 by AMPower
Do you ever wonder about how your content is used when you subscribe to a social site such as Facebook, MySpace or YouTube?
Hmmm…taking a look at the details of your contract every once in a while is good practice. Yes, I said “Contract”. When you sign up for most any site online you are entering into a legal, binding contract when you push “Sign-Me-Up!”
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