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Richard Pitt - Hancock Wildlife Foundation

richardpitt — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:38:34 -1200

David and Richard talk about Richard's new position as the Executive Director of Hancock Wildlife Foundation.

Richard has been working for the foundation as a contractor since its inception. The foundation is now large enough and diverse enough that David Hancock, its founder and President, needs help with the funding and management of this growing organization.

From gathering other wildlife cameras together into a production center, to creating and funding education, conservation and research initiatives, Hancock Wildlife is doing some of the most visible work on the planet in getting people interested in our wildlife conservation problems.

You can contact Hancock Wildlife Foundation at:

Web: www.hancockwildlife.org

Richard Pitt: 604-644-9265

Office: 604-538-1114 (thanks to Hancock House Publishing for the use of their offices at present)

March 3, 2010 - Paul Swingle

richardpitt — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:03:28 -1200

Neurotherapy, Paul's specialty, is used to help the brain overcome many different brain-related problems. From Olympic athletes going for the gold, to attention deficit disorder (ADD) and autism, Paul's staff help their patients improve their brain functions.

In this interview, David brings in phone calls from two of Paul's former clients.

Even years after his original injury, Les recounts that his treatment over about a year "I felt like myself again"

Stephanie, a professional research scientist, brought her son to Paul's staff with a lot of scepticism. There has been a major improvement in her son's life. With ADHD and oppositional defiance, her son ended up in a special education class with a crisis room with padded walls, which he spent time in. In his teens, her son simply was a handful beyond their abilities to deal with, on several types of medication.

After a brain-mapping and several sessions, her son has not had a single detention and is getting straight A grades. He gets himself to school and has just been accepted to university; a remarkable success story.

Individual Segments

Les Sikora - one of Paul's patients - recounts his closed-head injury and how he has come back from it with the help of Paul and his staff
David recounts his original interview with Paul. Paul is the first and so far, the only, of David's guests that have had their background checked prior to being interviewed and Stephanie, mother of another of Paul's patients, recounts the success of the program.
Stephanie's story continued. David recounts his initial session with Paul, given as a Christmas gift, wherein his son, Peter gets measured and has his eyes light up.
Paul answers a phone question from a person whose husband seems to have had a stroke, yet traditional diagnostics can't find the traces of it.
David asks Paul to explain "how does this work?" referring to Paul's work with brain waves and therapy. David brings out Paul's "brain brightening" glasses for an explanation. Les phones back to tell Paul that he has also lost his need for alcohol.
The conversation turns to depression and suicide. Paul has some interesting insights into suicidal tendencies and why some people still suicide even though they seem well along in getting help for their depression.
Discussion turns to one of Paul's clients that David also knows - and how the client doesn't think anything has changed, yet those around him know this is not true. Chronically unemployed, the individual now has a full-time job.
David and Paul discuss retirement how Paul really came to Vancouver to retire - yet now finds himself with 14 staff and a burgeoning practice. Why Paul's technologies should be used in the schools instead of having 50% of kids in some schools taking drugs to control them. A question from anonymous about erectile disfunction.
A follow-up question about female orgasm. Paul works with sex therapists if the nature of the problem is determined to be a brain function.

You can contact Dr. Paul Swingle at:

Swingle and Associates

Suite 630, 1190 Melville Street

Vancouver, British Columbia,

V6E 3W1 Canada

Tel: (604) 608 0444

Fax: (604) 684 7659

Tag: add adhd brain

[meta:key ADD, ADHD, brain]

[meta:desc From Olympic athletes going for the gold, to attention deficit disorder (ADD) and autism, Paul's staff help their patients improve their brain functions.]

Dan Walkow - Florida and California - Moving Back to Canada

richardpitt — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:00:31 -1200

Dan has just returned from Investment seminars in Florida which included addresses by both George W Bush and Bill Clinton.

In this show he talks with David and Richard about the US and Canadian economic scenes as well as specifics about cross-border investment in this climate and in general.

Dan's company, Seabank Capital Management Inc., is licensed to deal in both Canada and the US, and can deal with almost any contingency arising from the fact that people find themselves out of their traditional investment company's physical jurisdiction. People find themselves being told they have to liquidate their portfolios (falsely) because once they move away from the broker's location the broker no longer can deal with them - and self-servingly wants to get the trailing/sales commission. This liquidation causes all manner of tax headaches - headaches that need not happen if the investments are simply moved to Seabank.

In addition, Seabank has dual-currency accounts which eliminate the currency conversions often forced upon people by their brokers when purchasing products from across the US/Canada border.

We're sure that if you are thinking of moving across the US/Canada border, or have already done so and still have investments on the other side, or even if you have simply moved from one province or state to another - that you'll benefit from talking to Dan.

Individual Segments:

You can contact Dan Walkow at:

Seabank Capital Management Inc.
Suite 301-1959 152nd Street
White Rock, BC V4A 9E3
Canada

www.seabankcapital.com

Phone: 604-541-9952
Toll Free: 1-866-541-9952
Fax: 604-542-5642
Skype: CASADAN2

Dan's blog: blog.seabankcapital.com

The views expressed in this interview do not necessarily reflect those of the production company presenting this video. This is a paid presentation of Seabank Capital Management Inc.

Croft Woodruff - Vitamins and Nutriceuticals

richardpitt — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:00:55 -1200

Croft Woodruff talks to David and Richard about nutriceuticals - specifically Vitamin D and the fact that most North Americans don't get enough of this important component of our bodies.

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February 10, 2010 - Chris Delaney and the HST

Admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:00:18 -1200

Chris Delaney joins David and Richard. This evening they continue a bit of a discussion on bogus hardware made in China that comes with built-in software that monitors the traffic and picks out "interesting" information and sends it to China.

David relates a story of purchasing some "blended" US/Canada flags online from China. Thirteen days from conception to delivery of 1000 flags at a price that was almost 1/10th of what a local company had finally, 3 weeks later, bid.

Chris Delaney and Bill Vander Zalm have been leading the rally against the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)

Individual Segments:

The Digital Rag continued - some questions about electronics from China How David ordered flags from China and got them in 13 days
David relates a story of trying to purchase a used printer. Chris Delaney - the HST and what is happening in the fight. Chris' background and how David met him.
The petition to begin the HST recall has been granted. Some background on the recall legislation and how we got to this point. The ground rules
The rules for collecting signatures for the petition. What happens when the petition passes
The Anti-HST rally - whose numbers are correct for the numbers there? Phone question - Why are the Liberals going for the HST when they said the would not?
Chris and his animation business. How is new wealth going to be created in our current tough time? What are the consequences of over taxation?
Doing work "off invoice" and barely finishing new homes so the homeowner could afford to move in - then have the rest of the work done for cash If you aren't outraged, you aren't paying attention!
Basi and Virk - two government employees going to trial. Some background and comments. Potential new-technology methods of telling government what we want them to do. Different voting systems
The "studio audience" (some of Mitchel's friends sitting in on the session) discuss various voting ages and the maturity of youth.
Youth and voting continued. Call for volunteers for the petition.
Wrapping up

Links and References:

Fight HST

370 East Broadway,

P. O. Box 95023,

Vancouver BC

February 10, 2010 - The Digital Rag

Admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:00:48 -1200

David and Richard talk about Richard's blog - the Digital Rag - which was started in 1994 as the in-house electronic magazine for Wimsey.com, Canada's first commercial ISP. Along the way Richard tells why, after his laptop died he purchased an idential used one on Craig's List instead of getting one of the new ones that now sell for 1/3 what his old one cost.

Individual Segments:

Introduction
Social Networking - it took a while but it is now one of the major driving forces of the world
Teaching you children about some of the dangerous things in life that they may have been curious about Isolated Grounds for computers
Computers and power - some insights into how to fry computers, even today An article a day on the Digital Rag
New Laptop? or Used? - Why laptop prices have come down in price - and why you may want to take a netbook with you on a trip

Links and References:

February 3, 2010 - Jennifer Wade

Admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:40:43 -1200

David Ingram speaks with Jennifer Wade about her knowledge of John Graham, the activist accused of killing Anna Mae Aquash, a Mi'kmaq activist.

In the introduction, David brings up Reverend Kevin Annett and the residential school system in BC. Jennifer talks about a "published" letter that was never published, yet is being used against her in her works.

In this short interview you'll get a bit of the picture but David promises to have Jennifer back on as soon as she's back from an upcoming trip, probably in about 4 weeks. Watch for this.

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Background and Other Reading/Watching

Shirley Stocker - From Powderpuff Racer to Crimestopper

Admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:00:37 -1200

David Ingram and Richard Pitt have known Shirley Stocker for many years. In this almost 3 hour interview, we learn where she came from and how she ended up one of Vancouver's most valuable assets in terms of her work with Crimestoppers, CKNW Orphans Fund, Variety Telethon and a host of other agencies and positions.

From an initial position with the CBC in Ontario doing "Hog Reports," Shirley came to Vancouver on a sunny Spring day to do a talk and fell in love with the West Coast.

Individual Segments:

Introduction and Shirley's (late) dinner, cooked by David Some history on Crimestoppers and how the calls are handled
The start of Crimestoppers in BC. More on the way the system works
Continuation of where Crimestoppers information goes once the tip is given. More on Shirley's background and current activities including being a stock-car racer.
Shirley was one of the researchers on Don Nixdorf and Gary Bannerman's Squandering Billions book
The "Five ring circus" and Shirley's employers' dealing with the expected traffic problems when the Olympics finally start.
Bureaucracy and Shirley Stocker - some of the things that bug her about taxation and such. Shirley and Gary Bannerman were up against Jack Webster in the morning radio arena. Some interesting stories of that time.
Shirley's children and how their careers are progressing. Music in the morning. The beginning of CKNW Orphans Fund
More on CKNW Orphans Fund and the work that it does. Helping families with purchases of medically necessary equipment that government does not cover. Education and special schooling. The beginning of getting Vancouver its new convention center prior to Expo '86.
More on getting the Vancouver Trade and Convention Center funded by Federal and Provincial governments. The beginning of Shirley's broadcast career.
From doing accounting at the CBC in Ottawa, Shirley ended up doing the Farm "Hog" Report as a fill-in, then took over. The discussion turns to the renewal of the RCMP contract for police force in BC.
Continuation of discussion on provincial and/or municipal police instead of RCMP
Discussion of Kash Heed's change from being for municipal police force to now where he is moving to renew the RCMP
Lead in to the coming call with Jennifer Wade regarding John Graham. The conversation turns to motorcycling as Shirley is an avid rider.
Continuation of motorcycling and in to Shirley's recent motorcycle trip around Europe and a discussion of Israel
Israel continued and on to Shirley's favourite radio show guest, Bob Hope. Vanilla ice cream in the morning.
How Shirley ended up in BC after starting her broadcast career in Ontario. Discussion of CBC and their ways of doing shows
Shirley stayed on while David talked to Jennifer Wade about John Graham

January 27, 2010 - Around the World

Admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:56:33 -1200

David and Richard reprise some of their discussion about copyright, digital rights management and the internet. Along the way, David answers a couple of tax questions from callers including one from an American living "off grid" on an island near Vancouver, and one from Dubai from a Canadian looking into what the tax consequences were of he and his family returning to Canada "in stages."

With reference to the recently released Apple iPad, the discussion of digital rights and the internet includes the differences between Fair Dealing (Canada) and Fair Use (US) in copyright, as well as the difference between "Notice and Takedown" (DMCA) and "Notice and Notice" (Canada) regarding how ISPs deal with putative copyright violations.

Individual Segments:

Introduction to balance of show. Using Ustream.TV chat and accepting questions and discussion.
Ustream.TV's video creation suite as Around the World uses it. The rules and regulations governing the internet are changing. Pirate radio in Vancouver and the PeepHole BBS. Amiga framegrabber
First video remote security system - 1986 - using telephone to transmit the video. Usenet and the beginnings of the internet in Vancouver. BC Unix Users group and the beginnings of Brunix
Globalism and the internet. European Union member Italy going to register any/all uploaders of video to the internet as if they are "broadcasters" in the same sense as via TV. Power grabs by regulators. Reprise of the history of file sharing.
Putting internet copying into the context of marketing and past practices by the publishers Economic problems with publishers' claims of billions owed.
David answers a tax question from an American citizen living "off grid" on one of the islands near Vancouver. David continues with answering Offgrid's question and the discussion devolves to David's cars and Jay Leno's Citroen SM.
Fuel cells and batteries for off-grid power for the eagle watching cameras.
Question from the chat screen - US citizen with vacation property in Canada - relative to renting out the property and tax issues.
Digital Rights and the new iPad from Apple. Steve Jobs' hair over the years.
More on digital rights and what is happening with changes to technology
Digital Rights and locked down content on different machines. Turning your player into a brick. Sampling vs. Collage
David answers a tax question from Dubai regarding a Canadian returning to Canada - timing of when Canadian residency for tax purposes occurs.
Fair Dealing vs. Fair Use - differences in copyright legal regimes Time shifting in Canada - is it OK?
Notice and Takedown vs. Notice and Notice - US vs. Canadian copyright regime

Background and Other Reading/Watching

A Global Perspective on the Internet - Richard Pitt - 4 part series
The Statute of Anne and where copyright really began
Canadian Copyright Law - Michael Geist on ACTA
ACTA Lens site - mostly automated site that shows recent information on ACTA
Fair Use defined - Fair Use and DMCA-style copyright in Canada
Digital Rights Management and Privacy and more Privacy and broken software
Italian Licensing of internet Video Upload
Amazon Kindle turns off a book
The Sony root kit

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[meta:desc The topic tonight is copyright and what the media publishers are doing to drive governments to try to control it. Richard gets into the reasons this has become a perceived problem to the publishers, showing the history of the growth of the internet and disk storage, then deals with the economics and why it really makes no sense for the publishers to treat their customers as the enemy. Lots of examples and definitions of terms so you can understand what is going on when your government introduces new legislation that becomes controversial.]

Tag: dmca free trade costa rica acta copyright counterfeiting fair use fair dealing 3 strikes drm privacy invasion