| Ed Long from Canada writes: '..... r & d driving innovation ....'
Put it on the wall.
Everybody from General Motors to economists to politicians to academics have said the above. Innovation, high complexity manufacturing processes, and intellectual property are the future for any industry in Canada.
Pull up the article on cost break-down of an iPod, made in China. Over sixty percent of that cost is from other countries' contributions including a significant amount for intellectual property (design) from the U.S.
It is counter productive to protect future archaic jobs. Posted 29/02/08 at 10:34 AM EST | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment .
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West Hylebos Wetlands Park reopens in Federal Way with new boardwalk
As the sun glistened through hemlock trees, Bud Urling enjoyed walking through West Hylebos Wetlands Park on a new $1.4 million boardwalk Wednesday. The three-quarter-mile walkway is now wider, higher and wheelchair-accessible for the first time. The 120-acre Federal Way park reopened Friday after being closed for six months to replace the original wood boardwalk that was rotting in places. "I think it is a really great job," said Urling, 83, of Federal Way. "It takes a lot of doing to make these little turns," said Urling, admiring how the planks fit together. "It's nice because it's level." The boardwalk is made of composite recycled plastic and wood, which is slip-resistant when wet and longer-lasting than wood, said B. Sanders, the city's park planning and development coordinator.
Why aren't there more positive stories about teachers?
Question: After reading this Sunday paper I have a question for you. How many positive front page stories have you done on the teaching profession? Any person in any profession that helps young people that betrays the trust should at least go away for life, sick or not. I think most would agree to that. My point however is that I see great teachers every day doing great things. Why not do a monthly story on them on your front page. I see teachers helping students in need. Teachers working weekends, holidays, and bring work home every night. I see teachers giving everything they have to help a child that everyone else has forgotten. I see teachers everyday who care for the hundreds of students that walk into their school. All I ask you is, why you havent reported on them. I think I know the answer, do you? Thank you for your time.
His big breakthrough
In January 2006 an entire show paid tribute, with laughs and tears, to his dad, who had died the day before. Of course, he generally dwells on not-so-weighty life issues, such as a recent meditation on movie-going when he voiced plans to see "The Spiderwick Chronicles." "I don't really know what a spiderwick is," Ferguson admitted. "I think it's a combination of Spider-Man and Wikipedia: He fights crime and gives you the wrong answer for everything." Ferguson, who hits the road lots of weekends, spoke one recent Saturday night backstage at an auditorium in Sparta, N.J. Soon he would have a house full of fans convulsed in 80 solid minutes' worth of laughter. At 45, Ferguson is not only a talk-show host and standup comic, but also an actor, writer and musician of sorts: At 16 he quit school "mainly to drink" and joined a punk-rock band on drums.
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