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Author: srnmw Added: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:37:22 -0800 Duration: 21"Mike. Commentator, Morning person, Head, Broadcasting. The ultimate 'Bastard'..."

Michel Boyon Président du CSA inaugure le Salon de la RéceptAuthor: salons-et-foires Tags: srn boyon csa Posted: 02 April 2008 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0

Someone threw an easter egg at me. I ate it. Then sent one to someone else. The silly was strong in me.

Author: srnmw Added: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:46:18 -0800 Duration: 154As Brandon visits his childhood neighbourhood in Scarborough (Toronto), Phil suggests starting a "spiritual journey" when time is plentiful. Quite a simple message. The background track is "Sparkle Eyes" from the talented Hamilton artist Matthew de Zoete, featured on TEA Volume 10. Thanks to Toronto Experimental Artists and Matthew de Zoete for the music, and support indie! We mean no offense in this video at all. Brandon tends to be boneheaded about negative comments.

ça tricote mais bon...Author: Jojo_Maradona Tags: Grigrinho SRN football neuilly Posted: 20 January 2008 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0

Hippy jam & ramble.

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At the age of fourteen years, a young man was enjoying his life growing up in a town not too far from Windsor, Ontario. This young man was riding his bicycle, and even gave a helpful lift for a classmate he knew. You could tell that this man was very gentlemanly. Suddenly, in a blink of an eye he was arrested, charged and brought to death row, reportedly staying there for over a decade. The young man found out that his classmate, the one he gave that helpful lift to, was murdered, and he was the culprit least according to the authorities at the time. The outrage caused by his potentially lethal sentence was reduced to time in prison, and after he was released the man had lived discreetly, never to be heard until recently. Stephen Truscott sought to clear his name, and the same court system that sentenced him to the gallows, acquitted him. As a miscarriage of justice, it was about time he was cleared of something he didn't do. This case shut him out from enjoying the most lively years of his life, and I for one am angry that it has happened in the first place. At least Mr. Truscott can live the rest of his life confident that he was vindicated. That is good to hear.

Author: srnmw Added: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 07:04:38 -0800 Duration: 95The production table over in Woodbridge is being replaced by a new layout and new equipment. Phil explains why, behind his new leather chair.

A Californian has got me riled up again. Ignoring the ridiculously airy fluff you can otherwise find in budget ice cream at your local Loblaws, comes the frothy but lucrative views of American politics. The constituents that elected the House of Representatives of our southern neighbour passed a resolution that doesn't affect them at all. In fact, a good-sized group of Maritimers would be affected first (if it affects anyone at all). Tom Lanos, a US representative from the Golden State presented, and successfully passed, a bill condemning the so-called "stunning barbarianism of Canadian hunters". Might I remind you, I have fumigated most of this premises before with the seal hunt. But this has happened in the wake of Belgian lawmakers giving us a shot in the foot. Let's face it. Some politics are dirty. And some, corrupt. But this is ridiculous... Given that seal pelts are sold mainly in China and the less confrontational (compared to Belgium) countries of Scandinavia.  

Author: srnmw Added: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 20:25:09 -0800 Duration: 20Brandon takes his car to the street at Markville Mall to give us a bit of news about the morning show. Then leaves Phil. Alone. He had to take the bus home. Our website: http://148.ca/pll

Author: srnmw Added: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 20:25:09 -0800 Duration: 25Brandon takes his car to the street at Markville Mall to give us a bit of news about the morning show. Then leaves Phil. Alone. He had to take the bus home. This is the blooper. Yes, he came by twice. Our website: http://148.ca/pll

Author: InvisibleMan Added: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:04:15 -0800 Duration: 115A house-keeping episode of Lost Marbles...

Author: srnmw Added: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 05:13:06 -0800 Duration: 71Chronicling some of our interesting memories of the past ten years... at least the past years we could afford to record video. Featuring video recorded in Downtown Toronto, Washington (D.C.), Gettysburg (Pennsylvania), Niagara Falls, Taipei, Markham (Ontario) and our current hometown, Woodbridge. Special thanks to Clay at Toronto Experimental Artists for providing the permission to use their music. This track, "State of Grace" by David William can be found on their compilation "TEA Volume 4" which can be bought at http://www.teasouth.com. Support indie! This, and more clips from our past is courtesy of our colleagues down the hall at SRN Mediaworks Archives. Contact us at srnmediaworks@gmail.com for inquiries regarding our archive footage.

It's obvious that patriotism will be in quite a high recently, given that our humble Canadian Dollar has soared into the sights of rates we haven't seen since "King of Kensington" was still on television. It's not very shocking at all for some, but others are worried of a possible death knell to an important part of the Canadian economy. But that's life in a capitalist society like ours. Canada has been known to be cheap. So cheap, a lot of economic life depends on us being cheap. And other than those "No Name" brand generic products you see in the supermarket, it's quite a good thing to have. That means more employment for people all around, from moviemakers who have moved their craft to Spadina Crescent for a good vigorous filming to carmakers who like their parts being a bit cheaper to produce. But the heydays of a booming Canadian economy leading from the 90s are ending, quite soon perhaps. We have been in quite the limbo when you think about it. Economic resources and unusual politics have given us some more wealth, but the manufacturers and city governments who used to cherish those dollars coming in are worried they would cease to exist in advantage to other places because our loon has flew up near space. Should we be worried? In my opinion, no. Back when the Canadian Dollar was worth less than the Canadian Tire dollar in morale and spiritual principle, residents were complaining of how much their money isn't worth so much in places like ahem... south of the border. Maybe that spending from companies outside the country will be headed back to where they originated? We all don't know. But we remain envious of Alberta's flower gardens; remember, they have no debt anymore!

Birchmount Park Collegiate in Scarborough was home to quite the set of disturbances earlier today. And in the end, in my opinion, the events that followed was the fault of everyone, apart from the police and media. The freedom of speech is cherished here in Canada, to the point of being legally enshrined. This was the message that students brought out in their protest after a number of students were suspended for making comments online. The demonstration grew, especially after the fire alarm was pulled, and thanks to an altercation with police, a couple of students are now detained. What is the point of the freedom of speech, anyways? Well, even the Charter of Rights and Freedoms has its legal interpretation, but in the raw, it's about expressing views. The school was right in the first place for determining that the students were basically striking down the reputation of the teacher involved. It is unfair and intolerant to have teachers being disrespected to this point. It's ridiculously arrogant, however, to suspend students without explaining what these comments were. It is too much for the Toronto District School Board to have a heavy hand over something they don't have authority in. The internet is open to all, but responsibility involves the school, not just the students. The students involved are just as arrogant, even self-centered, to use such a fundamental right to further their own interests. I understand that the right to speech is paramount, but by high school, students are taught that there is a responsibility involved with a line between freedom of speech and libel. It's ridiculously rude to bully, even teachers, and it's not freedom of speech if you cross the line. It seems that students and teachers have feet in their mouths. That's fine... if you can walk with your buttocks.

I am reminded by a commercial for Wal-mart that aired a few years back. An employee of this conglomerate approached a member of the famous country group, Lonestar, asking if he knew a particular tune that caught her attention. It was, quite obviously, one of Lonestar's early hits that this employee was belting out, and this member of Lonestar decided to follow the sing-a-long. That was the first commercial I've ever seen from Wal-mart. Several years later, this large retailer decided to put the word "Christmas" back into holiday shopping. The mandatory advertising campaign that most retailers undertake has seen a dramatic turn into the politically correct, and Wal-mart decided to revert to "the good old days", when speaking of holidays were not frowned upon. I am reminded by the outrage that was the result of renaming Toronto's Christmas Tree. Critics and pundits alike feasted on this decision with indulgence, claiming that "Holiday Tree" simply doesn't make sense for a holiday mostly celebrated in Canada by Christians. In my opinion, the kind of changes we have seen to have our December holidays more inclusionary have done quite the opposite, creating havoc to those that are religiously convicted. No one in this right world will say "I'm Dreaming of a White Holiday" or re-tooling that hit by Wham, "Last Holiday". Mariah Carey won't say that all she wanted for holiday is you. That's like touching the Koran and calling it "The Religious Book". Regardless of my opinion in the severity of making the holiday season politically correct, I believe that Wal-mart's right. We should be inclusionary, not exclusionary to everyone.  

School shootings have been a plenty recently here in the great continent of North America. It comes as no surprise, as we have all gone through this before, and the only thing we can do is hope it doesn't happen again. But how do these shootings happen in the first place? Some say that the social fabric of an educational institution can leave a few out of "the mainstream". Others believe the system of gun control, or lack of one, may be the cause of all this. Or could it be the parent to blame, not preventing their attacker/child from performing all this suffering? In my humble opinion, it's probably a combination of some or all of these factors. The childhood playground may serve as a temporary nirvana to students, relatively innocent to the eye. But the prescence of bullying can be just about common in many playgrounds, isolating those who then consider themselves as "loners". As a child, I admit I had been subjected to this kind of war tactic, but although I remained peaceful into the high school years, some may want to take revenge. If this was the cas,e inclusion to the social fabric would have solved most of the concern. As some people may bring grudges into adulthood, our next step to preventing such heartbreak would be controlling the flow of guns. If a possible assailant can't get ahold of his killing machine, we needn't worry. But we obviously know that we cannot control every single gun. Our could it be the parents? The shooter in the Dawson College incident was an avid collector of guns, and his mother never realised his deadly potential. All in all, we cannot pinpoint on any one cause. We need a very effective strategy to figure this all out.

As seventeen suspects were hauled off into the William G. Davis/Grenville courthouse in Brampton, the media started to roar. Agencies, local and international, pumped out headlines and mulch that were from quaint to outrageous. There were a few media reports that suggest that the most basic Canadian principle we hold as a dominion, multiculturalism, was going to wane. This could be quoted from newspapers within the country, in the United States and most of the glove. An American congressman blamed our "lax immigration policies" from all this. My question out to the open is: when? As a Chinese Canadian, I did not see any difference before and after the sting operation. It angers me that the media has sensationalised all this, even though no lives were (directly) affected except those of the subjects (those being detained and their families). Don't we have our courts to decide whether all of this is right? In this world, there are always two extreme points of view, and a moderate balance. It is no fiction that some people are following a violent interpretation of Islam. But there are also people bent on hurting Muslims due to the acts of an extreme few. Canadians need to know that these are still accusations, and the last thing we all need to hear in this post-9/11 world is a sensationalised media. I'm disgusted at those preaching violence in such a peaceful religion. I am also disgusted at those bent on reeking violence at any certain group of people, regardless of circumstances. Haven't we learned from history that a peaceful world is better than a world of plight? Canada shall remain peacefully multicultural, regardless of circumstances.

As proven in a terrorist sting instigated by police officers in the Toronto area, the threat of bombs going off and people getting killed is no longer theorised as "what happens outside Canada". As told in a police conference, the suspects held, in their posession, around three tons of explosives, three times more than what was used in the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building back in 1995 around Oklahoma City. The media and citzenry had speculated on where they would've bombed: Our gracious CN Tower, the offices of CSIS (Canada's intelligence service), the subway system? Police won't officially say. What I do want to make clear, however, is that this is an isolated group, bent with the principles of Al-Qaeda. Muslim clerics in Toronto have condemned any violence at all, which doesn't surprise me due to Islam's teachings of peace. This, a disgrace to those who tried to handicap the Great White North, gives not only people of all ethnicities a fit of anger, but they have disgraced the country some of them hold citizenship with. Talk about biting the hand that fed you! I am giving my two cents on the matter because this deserves a look into. I would never wonder, back in my childhood looking in my backyard onward to Mississauga, that this Toronto suburb would be home to misled extremists. I am deeply saddened at their motive to destroy the country that I love. The country that extended its hand when my family had no where to go thanks to war. The country in which I am proud to be part of. Shame.

For smokers in Ontario and Quebec, lighting up will be so much harder from now on. A smoking ban that blankets just about every single indoor public space will be in effect, and restaurant owners and smokers are less than thrilled aobut this development. In my humble opinion, smoking is not a matter of nuisance. Smoking affects the lives of way more than just the person who lights up. People around this smoker have a higher chance of getting cancer. None of these people even lighted a match and they're at risk of dying. Is it fair for one to risk the lives of others so coldly and needlessly? In these lazy hazy crazy days of summer, business owners need not be worried about their business. What is the point of grumbling over the inevitable? Just set out a patio and sell some good cold beer. The law would only apply indoors. It's funny how over a decade back, people even smoked on airplanes. People are starting to realise how smoke could affect someone's life so easily. It angers me to hear about how the poor smokers can't have a smoke and a drink. What bullshoy! The two sins in life that will impair your health in such a "McDonald's" combo! For smokers, I say this is tough love. I'm tired of hearing about cancer caused by second-hand smoke. It upsets me to hear people talk of "government oppression" when this is done for the good of society! People who smoke indoors as a matter of choice risks a right other humans deserve to recieve: the right to life. I find this (accusing government) a childish excuse for not quitting. Take your smokes outside.

However cynical I am about politics is about to change dramatically. The tides have turned and I am as cynical as ever. Alberta Premier Ralph Klein recently announced that he would be seeking legal advice in regards to withdrawing from the federal equalisation plan. The province has recently reaped some great benefits due to the upward price of crude oil, stimulating its economy. So what is equalisation? In Canada's ten provinces, there are those provinces that have a well-developed economy, and are called "have provinces". Other provinces, who can't provide the same government services on their own are called "have not" provinces. They simply couldn't afford it. The federal government a few years back came out with a plan with much fanfare that tries to lessen this gap from the have and the have not provinces by asking for money to suppliment that budget of have-nots. This is done by contribution from the have provinces. This helps create a uniform way of providing government services. In Ontario, provincial politicians are raising a little hell about this issue. Allegations flew about Ontarians not getting their fair share of money in, money out. A few billion dollars, perhaps. But the subways are deteriorating, schools are poorly maintained and built and the health care system is almost in critical mode. What to do? In my tiny opinion, this equalisation scheme should be cancelled. I could care less whether we need to "equalise" government services. This is just the federal government's way of saying "we're too lazy to develop our country". Yeah yeah, call me a redneck, but Ontario deserves its own tax money.

Whoever came up with the four seasons must be scratching their head right about now. The depressing rain fell as the weather that closely resembles Vancouver has replaced the normal oven bestowed upon Toronto. Today is the day before Victoria Day. The first long weekend in the summer season. But hold on! It has been unusually cold this week, to the point where the Northern reaches of Ontario will expect snow tonight. Now, normally, we'd be looking towards temperature up to 25 degrees centigrade, but it has been rain all week. Mother Nature has some mood problems. If it was warmer than usual, I must admit that I would grip just as much as I am right now. I really don't get why the weather has been so moody lately. This rainy spell should probably be temporary, and I'll probably be griping about the increase in temperatures soon enough. That quote "April showers bring May flowers" is starting to get confusing. In Japan, sakura flowers begin to bloom right about now. Well, sort of. Its pink beauty shined like a delicate blossom, leaving those in observance drooling into a slight awe. Now, why can't we plant more of these sakura trees? People brag, in the fall, about the many colours that are pronounced among the falling leaves, yet all we see from trees right about now is green, green and green. Last year, I visited Washington, DC. What I expected was the first bloom of the sakura trees donated from Tokyo, but when I was there it was as bald as an aging man. Where's the "beauty" in that? Ahh well, let's enjoy what we have until the sun burns us.

Justice for me is a two-pronged approach. I am a proponent of sentencing criminals to fair sentences, but from a human standpoint, I also believe in healing and forgiveness. Take the case of Min Chen. He was the person who murdered Cecilia Zhang back in 2003. The crime sent shockwaves to mainstream Chinese-Canadians, seeing that something like this could come out of our own backyard. A few minutes ago, whilst I was gathering my thoughts, the news radio station finally reported on how long Chen had to remain in prison: fifteen years. Min Chen was a mislead man. His student visa was about to expire, and in order to remain in the Great White North, he had to pay for a marriage of conveinence. Cecilia was his ticket to staying in Canada. In my honest opinion, if Chen had meant to kill the talented young girl or not is nothing compared to the heartbreak and tragedy caused by him when he entered the Zhang home that night. The Zhangs will never see their heart and soul, and my heart aches to hear such a tragedy happen within Toronto. Cecilia did not deserve to die, and Chen's greed caused this great misfortune. I believe in rehabilitation; I am sure Chen will understand his wrongdoing while serving his fifteen year sentence without parole. A man needs to understand the human side of what happened just three years earlier.

At lunchtime one day, I picked up my little sister, Jen, from elementary school. Whilst I was waiting for her in the main hallway, two ladies with around thirty boxes of pizza were organising the slices for the students who ordered in each class. It was then I realised that it was Pizza Day that afternoon. If you are not familiar with the idea, it is where the students could order pizza from the store en masse, where the school acts as a middleman earning a small profit.I was confused to see all the ruckus in the hallway as I waited for Jen. The lunchladies were telling everyone to return to their classes because the lunch bell hadn't rung and that they were not ready to distribute the savoury goodies just yet. A little baby who apparently participated in this ritual was crying because two or three kids started playing peek-a-boo, and according to one of the lunchladies "she doesn't like being peek-a-boo-ed at".As I read the mail that I picked up on the way to the school, a couple of boys came along the hallway and started fiddling with the boxes that sat on designation. "Don't touch it! We're not ready yet," a lunchlady quickly snapped, and the two boys quietly retreated to the corner.The bell then came a sudden rang, and students from all three hallways started rushing through. There came Jen who was surprised that I showed up.So that's how I got my pizza when I was little!

Are you going to Scarborough Fair? Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme. Remember me to one who lives there. She who was a true love of mine. - Traditional English Ballad Of course, this traditional English ballad is talking about the town in Yorkshire, England, but what about the Toronto suburb (of the same name)? This part of the city has a very interesting history, which sadly has a bitter aftertaste. It was the wife of the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada who described the Scarborough Bluffs as "extremely bold". Hence the Simcoes named this plot of land Scarborough because its rolling bluffs reminded them of the town back home. As this romantic tale unravelled, the town was eventually transformed to a suburb of multicultural proportions. What baffles me is that the former home of Mike Myers would be compared to this romantic tale of homesickness and memory.This Scarborough Fair, in her majesty's dominion, has become somewhat of an eyesore in recent days. What saddens me is the growing amount of crime that has stricken this part of Toronto. It is forever unfortunate that the most culturally autonomous part of the Golden Horseshoe has to be seen in this light.A number of people propose to build a causeway along the bluffs to alleviate traffic. Seriously, is this even a serious suggestion? Would it be as much of a romantic ballad if Scarborough Fair was held in ye olde North York? Cheh.

The most interesting airline complaint yet. The person wants a refund because of bad relatives! Dear Air Canada, OK? I need a refund OK? I came to Vancouver OK? And the Si Pehs, so si peh OK? I want a refund OK? Sincerely, OK?Prudence Tam. The audio version can be found here. Artist Interviews and more relaxed Current Affairs issues! Centre Street , on broadcast and podcast!