The University of PEI, like many of us, is hunkering down, and has cast a Budget Taskforce that’s accepting suggestions “on ways to increase operating revenues and decrease costs.” This is a laudable exercise. Unfortunately, they’ve decided only to accept input from those inside the institution (emphasis mine):
This is a concrete example of why UPEI needs to broaden its definition of what constitutes membership in the institution. I’ve got several ideas that I think might benefit the taskforce and I’m sure there are many other Islanders who would be willing and eager to help the institution thrive economically. Alas it seems they don’t want to listen to those outside the walls.
Carol Horne at Tourism PEI is recruiting via Twitter:
looking for summer Familiarization Tour Guide - someone who knows and loves PEI and can explain it to media and who likes to work long hours
Henry Smith built the house we live in at [[100 Prince Street]] over 180 years ago in 1827. Thirty-two years later he and his family sailed for New Zealand, never to return. Through the generosity of a descendant, there’s a photograph of Smith in the Public Archives:
Photograph is from the collection of the Public Archives and Records Office of Prince Edward Island, (P0002679 - Acc5015/9 - Henry Smith).
My new band. Using the Annekenstein method. First album is the sincerity of the pessimists. Source materials: name, title, image.
A note from my father about a night in 1974 (when I was Oliver’s age): “On February 15, 1974, we went to a father/son dinner for Cubs at the church and you got your artist’s badge.” My father keeps very detailed records.
The Mac OS X iPhoto application can be used to catalogue videos as well as photos, and I know I have a lot of videos in amongst my 20,000-odd photos. But how to find them? Create a “Smart Album” with the criteria “Photo is Movie” (which seems to violate basic rules of physics, but it’s how it works):
The Stone of Destiny is playing until Sunday at City Cinema, giving you a rare opportunity to see a film on its opening-in-Canada weekend right here in Charlottetown. I saw it tonight and quite enjoyed it: while it won’t change your life (unless, perhaps, you’re a Scottish nationalist), it’s funny, well-acted, and, dare I say, heartwarming. Recommended.
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