by mvboronowski | Jun 29, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories, Business & Entrepreneurship
This is a post about the vancouver riots, sensationalism in the media, the plight of youth in a chaotic world, nega-community, and how they all fit together in a ridiculous way. It will take you a while to get through it all – and your head might spin –...
by mvboronowski | Jun 27, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
A few weeks ago I came across this article from Times Higher Education, which focuses on the De Montfort University’s idea around how to monitor students’ attendance in class and, well, everywhere else. According to John Morgan, “the institution is...
by mvboronowski | Jun 26, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
This Sunday, tens of thousands of people were jammed downtown again – but this time not for the Canucks but to celebrate Carnaval del Sol. The festival featured authentic Latin American open-air food and a great market place, Salsa and Zumba street-dancing,...
by mvboronowski | Jun 23, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
“Sustainability”, “low emissions”, “saving fuel” – these are the buzz words in global shipping circles these days. With jacked up oil prices and pressure on ports to “Green” their operations, ship owners are...
by mvboronowski | Jun 21, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
Almost a year has passed since the G20 meeting was held in Toronto and the media has begun reflecting on what happened and why. Like much of the G20 coverage to date, this reflection back one year later has been focused on the negative events. While most of my...
