tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9249727Fri, 25 May 2012 13:49:39 +0000PrivatizationEnergy and ResourcesSecurity and ProsperityFraser PapersMontebelloBC HydroSPPBC FedFat CatsPine BeetleRemembrance DayLabour DayWorkPlace BullyingWaterLocals on LineCatalystBC LiberalsCRTCSpectrumResourcesWhite SpaceBC RailCouncil of CanadiansPipelineUBBBrookfieldWeb ScienceFreedom BoxBritish Columbia Utilities CommissionBCUCCEPPensionsYouTubeHSTBlog DevelopmentTony ClementShock DoctrineKeystoneNanocelluloseNDPOpen MediaRuralKevin FalconCanforUnionAbitibiBowaterbchydroHealthCarePapermakingWood FiberBC GasTommy Douglas<center><b>Local CEP1133 News</b></center>http://cep1133.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (admin)Blogger498125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9249727.post-3475687701142086783Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:22:00 +00002012-05-03T03:32:05.135-07:00YouTubehttp://cep1133.blogspot.com/2012/04/power-to-99.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (admin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9249727.post-3937864625081563030Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:27:00 +00002012-04-17T18:26:40.895-07:00Web ScienceWhite SpaceOpen MediaSpectrumFreedom Boxhttp://cep1133.blogspot.com/2012/04/oecd-broadband-portal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (admin)0Tim Berners-Lee, Director of the World Wide Web Consortium and inventor of the World Wide Web, talks about the challenges ahead and why an open Internet is key to its continuing success *** The OECD broadband portal provides access to a range of broadband-related statistics gathered by the OECD. Policy makers must examine a range of indicators which reflect the status of individual broadband markets in the OECD. The OECD has indentified five main categories which are important...tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9249727.post-6917824560037844263Thu, 29 Mar 2012 01:53:00 +00002012-03-28T18:54:23.805-07:00BrookfieldPensionshttp://cep1133.blogspot.com/2012/03/pension-thieves-story-of-brookfield.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (admin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9249727.post-6889492528508645724Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:35:00 +00002012-02-21T19:45:25.872-08:00http://cep1133.blogspot.com/2012/02/counting-cost-is-capitalism-bankrupt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (admin)0With a world-wide financial crisis, towering government debt and the public outrage of the 99 per cent it is suggested that the free market is not free enough. . Is capitalism in fact bankrupt? Guests: Mark Weisbrot, Bryan Caplan, Loretta Napoleoni See Also: Ad Busters and Occupy Wall Streettag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9249727.post-8151856656248261200Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:59:00 +00002012-02-01T21:13:18.581-08:00http://cep1133.blogspot.com/2012/02/moving-goalposts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (admin)0Moving the goalposts (or shifting the goalposts) is a metaphor meaning changing the target of a process or competition by one side in order to gain advantage.[1] Contents&nbsp; 1 Etymology 2 As abuse 3 As logical fallacy 4 Feature creep 5 Other uses 6 See also 7 References &nbsp;Etymology This phrase is a straightforward derivation from sports that use goalposts, such as football. The figurative use alludes to the perceived unfairness in changing the goal one is trying to achieve after...tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9249727.post-4429663173094828131Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:10:00 +00002012-01-23T14:21:57.408-08:00PapermakingNanocelluloseWood Fiberhttp://cep1133.blogspot.com/2012/01/papermaking.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (admin)0The Diamond Sutra of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, the oldest dated printed book in the world, found at Dunhuang, from 868 CE. Papermaking is the process of making paper, a substance which is used universally today for writing and packaging. In papermaking a dilute suspension of fibres in water is drained through a screen, so that a mat of randomly interwoven fibres is laid down. Water is removed from this mat of fibres by pressing and drying to make paper. Since the invention of the...tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9249727.post-3228882362097164517Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:33:00 +00002012-01-23T14:20:14.012-08:00PapermakingNanocelluloseWood Fiberhttp://cep1133.blogspot.com/2011/06/pulppaper.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (admin)0Fibres in wood pulpPulp is a lignocellulosic fibrous material prepared by chemically or mechanically separating cellulose fibres from wood, fibre crops or waste paper. Wood pulp is the most common raw material in papermaking. Contents1 History 2 Manufacture of wood pulp 2.1 Harvesting trees 2.2 Preparation for pulping 2.3 Pulping 2.3.1 Mechanical pulp 2.3.2 Thermomechanical pulp 2.3.3 Chemithermomechanical pulp 2.3.4 Chemical pulp 2.3.5 Recycled pulp 2.3.6 Organosolv pulping 2.3.7...tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9249727.post-7957230399025380162Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +00002011-11-09T09:11:24.268-08:00Remembrance Dayhttp://cep1133.blogspot.com/2010/11/remembrance-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (admin)0Facts on Remembrance Day * Remembrance Day commemorates Canadians who died in the First and Second World Wars, and the Korean War. It is held every November 11.&nbsp; * The first Remembrance Day was conducted in 1919 throughout the Commonwealth. Originally called Armistice Day, it commemorated the end of the First World War on Monday, November 11, 1918, at 11 a.m.: the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.&nbsp; * From 1923 to 1931, Armistice Day was held...tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9249727.post-1659861096199804291Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:06:00 +00002011-11-09T09:06:57.739-08:00http://cep1133.blogspot.com/2011/11/launch-of-victims-of-brookfield.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (admin)0THURSO, QC. – Workers of the former Fraser Papers plant are holding a news conference today to officially launch the Victims of Brookfield Association as part of an awareness-raising campaign. 'The aim is to unite retired and active employees affected by the bankruptcy of Fraser Papers,' said Maurice Lalonde, president of the Thurso retirees association. 'The Edmundston Association of Retirees and the Retirees Association of Thurso, Québec, have joined forces to form the Victims of...tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9249727.post-667694989861569631Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:04:00 +00002011-11-09T09:05:04.309-08:00http://cep1133.blogspot.com/2011/11/fraser-papers-retirees-launch-victims.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (admin)0THURSO, QC – On November 8th, workers of the former Fraser Papers plant will hold a news conference to officially launch the Victims of Brookfield Association as part of an awareness-raising campaign. “The aim is to unite retired and active employees affected by the bankruptcy protection proceedings of Fraser Papers,” said Maurice Lalonde, president of the Thurso retirees association. 'The Edmundston Association of Retirees and the Retirees Association of Thurso, Québec, have joined...tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9249727.post-7285169801500026366Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:07:00 +00002011-11-18T04:23:30.962-08:00http://cep1133.blogspot.com/2011/11/ad-busters-and-occupy-wall-street.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (admin)0Obtained from The Media Foundation The Adbusters Media Foundation is a Canadian-based not-for-profit, anti-consumerist, pro-environment[1] organization founded in 1989 by Kalle Lasn and Bill Schmalz in Vancouver, British Columbia. The foundation describes itself as "a global network of artists, activists, writers, pranksters, students, educators and entrepreneurs who want to advance the new social activist movement of the information age."[2] Characterized by some as anti-capitalist or...tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9249727.post-4856530096066639793Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:54:00 +00002011-11-01T03:57:57.525-07:00bchydrohttp://cep1133.blogspot.com/2011/11/justin-hall-tipping-freeing-energy-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (admin)1The grid of tomorrow is no grid, and energy, clean efficient energy, will one day be free. If you do this, you get the last puzzle piece, which is water. Each of us, every day, need just eight glasses of this, because we're human. When we run out of water, as we are in some parts of the world and soon to be in other parts of the world, we're going to have to get this from the sea, and that's going to require us...tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9249727.post-431912807464684994Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:54:00 +00002011-10-31T06:54:31.657-07:00http://cep1133.blogspot.com/2011/10/reclaiming-commons.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (admin)0What is ‘the anti-globalization movement’? [1] I put the phrase in quote-marks because I immediately have two doubts about it. Is it really a movement? If it is a movement, is it anti-globalization? Let me start with the first issue. We can easily convince ourselves it is a movement by talking it into existence at a forum like this—I spend far too much time at them—acting as if we can see it, hold it in our hands. Of course, we have seen it—and we know it’s come back in Quebec,...tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9249727.post-4797673574062268540Sun, 30 Oct 2011 02:38:00 +00002011-10-29T19:38:21.366-07:00CEPKeystonehttp://cep1133.blogspot.com/2011/10/nebs-incredible-keystone-xl-ruling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (admin)010/28/2011 OTTAWA -- Canada’s largest energy workers’ union says yesterday’s National Energy Board ruling to deny a hearing on the construction permit for the Keystone XL pipeline is “incredible” and “a blatant cover up” for the pipeline company, TransCanada Pipeline. “The construction of this pipeline is two years behind schedule and nothing has been done that would meet any ordinary definition of construction, yet the NEB has declared it is proceeding in a timely manner,” said...tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9249727.post-3933880219475482782Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:33:00 +00002011-10-18T06:35:42.084-07:00CEPhttp://cep1133.blogspot.com/2011/10/old-views-in-modern-world.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (admin)1&nbsp; Overtime Information Kit See Also: Shorter Worktime Campaign &nbsp; NEGOTIATING SHORTER HOURS This manual has been prepared as an aid to collective bargaining on overtime, hours of work and schedules. Each section gives a brief background discussion, followed by examples of clauses from collective agreements. Occasionally appropriate language from CEP agreements was not available or not known, but most of the clauses cited are from existing CEP...tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9249727.post-6563737775271809806Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:02:00 +00002011-10-10T03:15:25.914-07:00Unionhttp://cep1133.blogspot.com/2011/10/private-member-bill-on-union-financial.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (admin)0Why focus the demand for transparency against unions, who are clearly the David in these conflicts with uber-secretive Goliaths?(Canadian subsidiaries of foreign firms) Jim Stanford Article has been reprint from Progressive Economics Forum in full, with bold italicize added by myself for emphasis. While visiting a local restaurant a flyer distributed basically voiced right wing efforts by Conservatives and Corporations to undermine with incomplete information. I thought this would help inform...tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9249727.post-8866322846295443025Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:38:00 +00002011-10-07T03:39:24.631-07:00BC GasBC RailResourcesBC Hydrohttp://cep1133.blogspot.com/2011/10/hst-smart-meter-bc-gas-bc-telget-ready.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (admin)0Mayors and councillors from across British Columbia have passed a resolution calling for a moratorium on mandatory installation of smart meters. The vote took place today, the last day of the Union of B.C. Municipalities' annual convention in Vancouver. The motion for a moratorium reportedly passed by a vote of 55.1 to 44.9 per cent. The move was applauded by COPE 378, the union that represents BC Hydro's 400 meter readers who will lose their jobs as a...tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9249727.post-2989410530787265220Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:02:00 +00002011-10-10T03:03:54.108-07:00Unionhttp://cep1133.blogspot.com/2011/10/labour-unions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (admin)0Shortcut: P:UNION The purpose of organized labour is for workers to form "a continuous association of wage-earners for the purpose of maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment." Painting by Pablo Picasso on the occasion of 10th anniversary of WFTU in 1955 &nbsp; This is primarily achieved by use of the technique of collective bargaining, where labour organizations negotiate wages and working conditions with employers. Closely related is the concept of...tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9249727.post-7749460769787303428Sat, 01 Oct 2011 02:38:00 +00002011-09-30T19:38:37.404-07:00http://cep1133.blogspot.com/2011/09/official-speech-at-keystone-xl-rally-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (admin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9249727.post-2944905394415907838Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:19:00 +00002011-09-26T05:25:34.166-07:00Open MediaUBBFreedom Boxhttp://cep1133.blogspot.com/2011/09/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (admin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9249727.post-5808868043797895552Sat, 24 Sep 2011 07:00:00 +00002011-09-23T22:33:36.391-07:00CEPKeystonehttp://cep1133.blogspot.com/2011/09/cep-news-conference-on-keystone-xl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (admin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9249727.post-84181484614690498Fri, 23 Sep 2011 07:00:00 +00002011-09-22T20:26:12.561-07:00Open Mediahttp://cep1133.blogspot.com/2011/09/stop-online-spying-scheme.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (admin)0OpenMedia takes on Provencher, MA tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9249727.post-4484244069087078250Fri, 23 Sep 2011 02:53:00 +00002011-09-22T20:40:26.619-07:00CEPSPPKeystonehttp://cep1133.blogspot.com/2011/09/keystone-xl-pipeline.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (admin)0CEP-Keystone Presentation See Also: Media release: Union calls for reversal of Keystone XL approval Published 09/22/2011 OTTAWA – Canada’s largest energy workers’ union is on Parliament Hill today to tell Members of Parliament why the Keystone XL pipeline approval should be re-opened and reversed. Media release: Why oil workers oppose Keystone XL Published 09/20/2011 OTTAWA – Following a briefing for Members of Parliament, Canada’s largest energy workers’ union will hold a...tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9249727.post-702594566177732821Thu, 22 Sep 2011 05:53:00 +00002011-09-21T23:02:59.207-07:00Web ScienceBC GasWhite SpaceUBBBC Hydrohttp://cep1133.blogspot.com/2011/09/history-repeating-itself.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (admin)0The historical record, as I’ve also argued, is also quite unequivocal on the folly of allowing those who own the medium to control the message See: The Vertical Integration Elephant in the Room &nbsp;For differing points of view some might have a take on the process unfolding in our society today as a sign of the way things have always gone? Do you feel the same? A Thomas Nast cartoon shortly after the Supreme Court affirmed Alexander Graham Bell's patents (library of...