November 2010
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design: dunbar’s 60th →
Anniversary emblem for the 60th anniversary of the Dunbar Branch of the Vancouver Public Library system. [Show as slideshow]
October 2010
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design:one book, one vancouver 2010 →
The hitchhiking motif of this year’s One Book, One Vancouver campaign. The book is, of course, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, as selected by a vote of the Vancouver Public Library’s…
September 2010
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design:margaret laurence →
Portrait of author Margaret Laurence. Candidate for the next round of Courier Bags for the Vancouver Public Library
August 2010
6 posts
photo:waimea canyon →
Waimea Canyon – the Grand Canyon of the Pacific.
design:sam beckett →
Playwright Sam Beckett.
courier bag →
Limited run messenger/courier bag designed for the Vancouver Public Library. The first of a series, Samuel Beckett was the first author.
Made from recycled material.
video:steveston →
Video taken in Spring 2010, Steveston, British Columbia.
Tofino →
Tofino, British Columbia
Postage Stamp →
A Republic of Gemmillistan postage stamp.
December 2009
2 posts
Found things for September 16th through October... →
These are my links for September 16th through October 23rd: Bears will ice…you! Don’t mess with dancing bears. DataMasher DataMasher helps citizens have a little fun with those data by…
Vancouver parking rates, a rebuttal.
I received this email from a friend: I was parking on Cypress street just north of Burrard. I looked at the meter and it said $2 for 80 minutes. After I put in my money the meter read 1 20…I assumed the timing of my visit was in a better rated time slot and I got 120 minutes. But is is reading 1hr and 20 min….this is very misleading (possibly deliberately so). Really,...
November 2009
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The extremely responsible Republican Party
“This bill is the greatest threat to freedom that I’ve seen in the 19 years I’ve been in Washington.” House Minority Leader John Boehner, November 5, 2009 That bill, of course, is not the Patriot Act. LOL Here I sit watching GOP Senators and Congressman give speeches before a crowd holding signs with graphic images of Dachau. A crowd that organizers say will later on...
October 2009
7 posts
How to undermine your own movement
Environmental protestor Jeh Custer apparently has been caught adding blood to his face for an interview with CBC following yesterday’s Bill C-311 protest on Parliament Hill. Utterly self-defeating. Posted via email | Comment »
Bears will ice...you!
What’s not mentioned is the bear completed a perfect triple-axel right before the incident: The bear, who was wearing ice-skates when the incident occurred, attacked 25-year-old circus director Dmitry Potapov, dragging him across the ice rink by his neck and nearly severing one of his legs before relenting. Link: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/skating bear kills Russian state...
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City of Vancouver Archives on YouTube
The City of Vancouver has made available some of it’s archival films on Youtube.Link: http://www.youtube.com/user/VancouverArchives Posted via email from Gemmillistan, on ice | Comment »
Fool Me Once...The Yes Men's Career
Gallery of some of greatest hits of professional political hoaxers’ The Yes Men:Link: http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/gallery/2009/10/political-activists-and-pranksters.php?img=1&ref=fpb&ref=fpblg (via shareaholic) Posted via email from Gemmillistan, on ice | Comment »
Local authors take on climate change deniers (tag:...
Another shout out to the Straight: An excellent overview of the climate change denialist industry. Funnily enough, funded by industry: Hoggan, the author of Climate Cover-Up, told the Straight by phone that average people need to gain a greater understanding of the issue to avoid being misled by the media, which echo the claims of industry-financed groups. He described these campaigns as...
Georgia Viaduct’s future in play?
Are the viaducts viable?Link: http://www.straight.com/article-265325/city-puts-georgia-viaducts-future-play# (via shareaholic) Posted via email from jamesgemmill’s posterous | Comment »
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September 2009
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…get this tumblr going again?
My latest video out — Jump Up! http://bit.ly/IC4aV
August 2009
2 posts
Found things for June 17th through August 12th →
These are my links for June 17th through August 12th: Kieran Healy’s Weblog – Violent Societies Cross-national variation in rates of violent death. TheStar.com | News | Private garbage…
Found things for May 5th through June 14th →
These are my links for May 5th through June 14th: Economist’s View: 2009 Reith Lectures: Markets and Morals How Trillion-Dollar Deficits Were Created – Interactive Graphic – NYTimes.com …
July 2009
5 posts
Lightning store — How did the sky know it was my birthday http://bit.ly/DkQJH
2 videos, 1 week. This is the real Pedal Pushers movie — Central Valley Greenway http://bit.ly/BywWV
My latest video — The Shadow and the Barley http://bit.ly/OIXDq
My latest film and companion to French Beach — Kites! http://bit.ly/g9sDE
My latest little film — French Beach http://bit.ly/UBJVp
June 2009
1 post
“That departure can’t help but raise a couple of questions. Is...”
– Cracks show in Vision Vancouver coalition - The Globe and Mail
May 2009
6 posts
There are TOO many logos, signs, posters, blogs…streamline and clarity will increase.
“The long and short of it is that in the present economic situation PFIs (P3s)...”
– The Livable Blog - Major Crisis for P3 / PFIs
University of Greenich Report
Watching: “YouTube - Butterfly” ( http://tinyurl.com/pk5em2 )
Watching: “YouTube - Maui Spiders Rule!” ( http://tinyurl.com/q82f8t )
Going Dutch - How I Learned to Love the European... →
“There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life:...”
– Kung Fu Monkey: Ephemera 2009 (7)
RT @Chris_Keam: It Takes Two. Lanes that is. Please re-tweet far and wide. A beautiful bridge needs your help. http://tinyurl.com/clhk3u
April 2009
6 posts
“He’s talking about the current economic crisis as if it were a harvest failure —...”
– Can America be saved? - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com
Just saw a Google street view car and am geeking out. Now I will be able to virtually walk the streets I walk everyday…
Whoops…feedback loop.
At least the Fast Ferries didn’t…: At least the Fast Ferries didn’t…: At least the Fast…: At least the Fast Fe.. http://tinyurl.com/cpokce
Found things for February 2nd through April 27th →
These are my links for February 2nd through April 27th: BC - Child poverty statistics We’re #1! Understanding (economic) Mobility in America How the fortunes of rich and poor fluctuate from…
March 2009
2 posts
“Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit producer of “Sesame Street” and other...”
– Bread lines form on Sesame Street
“In short, it will be a more concentrated geography, one that allows more people...”
– The Atlantic Online | March 2009 | How the Crash Will Reshape America | Richard Florida
February 2009
4 posts
The great disconnect
VoteSmartBC EXPOSED: The original VoteSmartBC ads were too cute by half. And voila, political jujitsu…
“The American economy is on the edge of catastrophe, and much of the Republican...”
– Paul Krugman, Nobel Laureate
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