Category Archives: Diversions

Join the Fast-Paced, Exciting World of Manufacturing

Just yesterday, Statistics Canada released labour force figures for employment (or lack thereof) in British Columbia, and across Canada.
As is the case in the United States, in Canada — and more particularly in British Columbia — the economy is experiencing what is being euphemistically referred to (in Orwellian terms, although politicians have no trouble at all using this doublespeak) as a “jobless recovery”.
This morning, Mark Fiore comments on this so-called “jobless recovery”.

Site of passage: another creative outlet on the Web

Jib Jab: The brainchild of brothers Gregg and Evan Spiridellis, Jib Jab was created in 1999 to showcase their animation projects. Boasting nearly 300,000 subscribers and currently exhibiting more than 20 short animation projects (one of which, the political satire “Ahhhnold for Governor,” was selected to compete in this year’s Sundance Online Film Festival), Jib Jab is one digital media project you’ll want to place on your list of regularly visited sites (Jib Jab is also available as a link, under Diversions, to your left).