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The S.T.A.R. program taught me well.

Through a contact here in Lausanne, I managed to get some freelance work designing a fundraising booklet for one of the student organisations on campus (I'm keeping it real general so as not to identify anyone here). The booklet was commissioned by the finance committee - once complete, it would be …

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Have we turned the corner yet?

It's been disappointing to read the coverage of COP16 in Cancún, but I can't say our Canadian delegation's attitude is surprising. It's the same old myopic strategy of hiding behind our economic ties with the USA to justify inaction. Canada has now taken home five  Fossil of the Day awards (three …

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Generate the JSON code for those new Bandcamp embeddable players with my handy little app.

Edit: There is a new version of this app that's easier than ever to use! Check out the new version. If you're a tech-savvy musician and haven't heard of Bandcamp, you're missing out. One of their many phenomenal features that was recently released is the ability to have complete pixel-perfect …

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Reclaiming the Big Box Plaza

When I look at an ugly strip mall or a sprawling suburban development, I try to think of ways that it could be turned into a vibrant, compact neighbourhood. Though I don't agree with everything James Howard Kunstler says, I think he's right when he says that the decline of oil production will cause …

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