Month: October 2014

A New Relationship Needs to Be Established

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In 1876, the appearance of The Indian Act allowed Canada government to control most aspects of aboriginal life. However, this act was intended to assimilate the aboriginals. It is unfair for aboriginals to be forced to give up their Indian status after doing some common things like finishing universities and get married. Why aboriginals need to give up something they born with just doing the same thing as others. Under this condition, some aboriginals manage their own affairs and some do not want to give up the welfare of the act like no tax in reserves. Now, because of different lifestyles and the use of natural resources, the conflict between Canada government and aboriginal’s own organization continues. It is urgent for both the government and the organization to find a balance between them. To best use the resources of the country, an agreement must be reached.

In my perspective, aboriginal is a kind of cultural diversity and it is good for a country to learn differences and then improve.

At last, I am wondered why Canada government want to assimilate aboriginals since Canada is very cultural inclusiveness?

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/First+Nation+chiefs+stage+Site+showdown/10215965/story.html

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/background-the-indian-act-1.1056988

 

 

Cuddling koalas is big business for Sydney private zoo

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Nowadays, zoos are not attractive to most young and old people since people get tired of seeing animals just through windows and watching performances of sea animals. But some zoos in Sydney provide visitors a chance to “cuddling koalas, hand-feed kangaroos or pat reptiles”. Even the cost is not low, there are still a lot of people who are willing to try. These new activities help the zoos earn money and become competitive among the industry. Also these activities form a win-win situation between zoos operators and visitors. It is a brand new experience for visitors to get close contact with animals which they could just see from far away before. Also, this experience can help people know the animal better through close distance. For zoo operators, these activities can help zoos make money not just through selling souvenirs but also this “close relationship”. The money can reduce the financial burden of the zoo since it costs a lot for the zoo to hire people to take care of the animals. Also, more money means animals can get better food, better care and better life.

Not only in Sydney, but also in other places of the world, zoos provide close contact with animals. For example, in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, a zoo provides the activity of hugging the panda. In the future, there must be more and more zoos to provide this kind of service.

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-29369091

Why the Adam Sandler deal with Netflix could doom theaters

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Comedian Adam Sandler’s four new movies will be released to online subscribes of Netflix first, instead of to movie theater customers. Some theater companies reacted furiously after this announcement. Some claimed that they will boycott the first movie appears in Netflix. Regal Cinemas said customers would know the difference between three stories tall screens and three inches wide phones. However, in my perspective, Netflix’s action benefits producers, providers and customers of the films. For producers of the film, since online film providers and theater companies are competing to get the copyright firstly, film price must increase.  For online film providers, more latest films provided will increase their subscribers’ number. For theater companies, it is a great chance for them to develop a new strategy for better development. For customers, they can pay the film once and watch it many times. Also, they can watch the film at any place and any time they want.

Even if, Netflix does not make the decision to buy film copyright firstly, theater companies should develop new strategies since more and more families have home theaters and more and more people rely on electronic products.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/why-the-adam-sandler-deal-with-netflix-could-doom-theaters/2014/10/03/cb4ee398-4a34-11e4-891d-713f052086a0_story.html

Green Energy in Canada

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Government of Saskatchewan retrofitted a coal-fired power plant that can capture carbon dioxide. Even though the technology is not new, it had not been used before for its high price. Not all citizens are willing to pay 80% more for electricity price and investors say it is cheaper to pay carbon tax than to buy equipments. But the operator is going to sell the plant’s sulphur-dioxide and fly ash in order to cover some expenditure.

In order to solve the money problem, why doesn’t the government of Saskatchewan just work with other Canada’s governments or other countries’ government since ‘Capturing the carbon dioxide belching from the world’s 2,300 coal-fired power plants is much longed-for by governments keen to cut their greenhouse-gas emissions’. With more funds，scientists can work to improve technology and proven technology can lower the electricity price produced by this green energy. “John Bennett of the Sierra Club, a lobby group, argue that ‘it doesn’t get us off of fossil fuels’ ”. Even this technology cannot get us off the fossil fuel, it can help us reduce the consumption of fossil fuel and extend the time of using this non-renewable energy resource.

http://www.economist.com/news/business-and-finance/21622238-although-saskatchewans-new-carbon-capture-facility-start-technology-still