This Week In London Tweets http://www.twilt.ca A show about the London twittersphere Tue, 15 May 2012 03:50:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 This Week in London Tweets is a weekly podcast hosted by Sean Quigley and Stuart Clark which focuses on issues that make twitter users in London tweet. Sean and Stuart have guests on the show, either in studio or via Skype, to talk about recent issues in beyond simply 140 characters. Stuart Clark and Sean Quigley no Stuart Clark and Sean Quigley twiltpodcast@gmail.com twiltpodcast@gmail.com (Stuart Clark and Sean Quigley) Copyright © TWILT 2012 This Week in London Tweets TWILT, London, Ontario, @sqedmonton, @stuartclark, unlab, unlondon This Week In London Tweets http://www.twilt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/twilt_square_144px.jpg http://www.twilt.ca London, Canada Weekly TWILT EP 31. Lincoln, Jay & Abe http://www.twilt.ca/2012/05/14/twilt-ep-31-lincoln-jay-abe/ http://www.twilt.ca/2012/05/14/twilt-ep-31-lincoln-jay-abe/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 03:50:00 +0000 Stuart Clark http://www.twilt.ca/?p=834

Welcome to This Week In London Tweets sponsored by Orpheum Hosting Solutions

You can find us on Twitter at @twiltpodcast

We livestream at livestream.com/twilt during the show usually Mondays at 7pm edt. You can find old video archives of the show as well there. If you watch the livestream please considering subscribing as well.

Guests this week.

Twilt schedule changing to every two weeks at least for the summer.  Blame both the hosts for having too many other things on the go.

Plugged Lincoln’s show on Rogers TV called #ldnont

We talked about the Grand’s production of Hair which just wrapped up. We talked about if there are any parallels between the 60′s and now.

Is there too many different groups seeking community engagement?

Congrats to the London Knights on winning the OHL championship.  Jay wrote a blog post about that event and one more sombre that happand 50 meters apart.  We also talked about how the media handled themselves with the trial.

Mayor’s Expenses via Phil McLeod.  Great accountability and control needed?  Is city staff moral going downhill because of stuff like this?

Adelaide Metcalfe Mayor bans recording of council meeting.
London Transit Woes. Ridership is up and so our service complaints.  More funding would be welcomed as LTC gets the lowest level among similar sized cities.

Dundas Street redevelopment and report from Mondays Civic Work’s Committee

]]> http://www.twilt.ca/2012/05/14/twilt-ep-31-lincoln-jay-abe/feed/ 0 #ldnont,Council,Show Notes,TWILT,TWILT Episode Welcome to This Week In London Tweets sponsored by Orpheum Hosting Solutions You can find us on Twitter at @twiltpodcast We livestream at livestream.com/twilt during the show usually Mondays at 7pm edt. You can find old video archives of the show as ... Welcome to This Week In London Tweets sponsored by Orpheum Hosting Solutions You can find us on Twitter at @twiltpodcast We livestream at livestream.com/twilt during the show usually Mondays at 7pm edt. You can find old video archives of the show as well there. If you watch the livestream please considering subscribing as well. Guests this week. Jay Maynard and at jaymenard.com Lincon McCardle and at www.canucklehead.ca Abe Oudshoorn and at www.abeoudshoorn.com Twilt schedule changing to every two weeks at least for the summer.  Blame both the hosts for having too many other things on the go. Plugged Lincoln's show on Rogers TV called #ldnont We talked about the Grand's production of Hair which just wrapped up. We talked about if there are any parallels between the 60's and now. Is there too many different groups seeking community engagement? Congrats to the London Knights on winning the OHL championship.  Jay wrote a blog post about that event and one more sombre that happand 50 meters apart.  We also talked about how the media handled themselves with the trial. Mayor's Expenses via Phil McLeod.  Great accountability and control needed?  Is city staff moral going downhill because of stuff like this? Adelaide Metcalfe Mayor bans recording of council meeting. London Transit Woes. Ridership is up and so our service complaints.  More funding would be welcomed as LTC gets the lowest level among similar sized cities. Dundas Street redevelopment and report from Mondays Civic Work's Committee Stuart Clark and Sean Quigley no 1:33:52 TWILT Podcast Annoucement http://www.twilt.ca/2012/05/04/twilt-podcast-annoucement/ http://www.twilt.ca/2012/05/04/twilt-podcast-annoucement/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 17:09:33 +0000 Stuart Clark http://www.twilt.ca/?p=831 Hello all, first of all we would like to thank all of our listener’s and guests for your support during the first 30 episodes of TWILT.  A special thanks to Kevin Van Lierop for redesigning the web site and Bill Deys for helping get our initial shows and hosting off the ground. Also thanks to Derek at Orpheum for sponsoring us with hosting space and letting us have fun with the in show advertising.

Both Sean and I are victims of our own enthusiasm with many other projects on the go. In particular you just have to look at Sean’s calendar to see how busy he is of late.  Because of this in the last 2 months we’ve have not kept TWILT  as a priority as much as we would like to.  To ensure we can keep a quality podcast (and to keep us a bit more sane) we have decided for the next little while to move to a bi-weekly schedule for TWILT.  The next show will be Monday May 14th at 7pm edt.

Thanks for your support.

 

 

 

 

]]> http://www.twilt.ca/2012/05/04/twilt-podcast-annoucement/feed/ 0 TWILT EP. 30 – Jason Clarke http://www.twilt.ca/2012/04/30/twilt-ep-30-jason-clarke/ http://www.twilt.ca/2012/04/30/twilt-ep-30-jason-clarke/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 02:22:43 +0000 Stuart Clark http://www.twilt.ca/?p=807 Trying something different, doing the post more like the show notes we use.It means I can get it the episode out quicker to you all. Comments are welcome.

Welcome to This Week In London Tweets sponsored by Orpheum Hosting Solutions

You can find us on Twitter at @twiltpodcast

We livestream at livestream.com/twilt during the show usually Mondays at 7pm edt. You can find old video archives of the show as well there. If you watch the livestream please considering subscribing as well.

Our guest this week is Jason Clarke and at http://jasonclarke.ca/

Going back all the way to public school, I was a natural leader. In grade 8 I was asked to be Stage Manager for a local theatre group, and continued to work with them for 5 more years during many different productions. My love for stage management grew in high school, as I managed four different productions. My largest achievement was our production of Music Man in 2002. This was the first musical theatre production to be held at our school in 40 years and it was a tremendous success.

My passion for theatre led me into film. Working with a friend from high school, we started working on film and video projects and Sunny Day Jazz Productions was born. As we started to insert ourselves in the London film community, I realized that it needed a stronger voice and more opportunities for growth. I then founded and still chair the London Short Film Showcase which is an organization that is striving to make video and film a major content creator here in London. I have now come full circle with my newest job at Stratford Festival as a Web and Social Media Content Creator or more simply put, a videographer. I am thrilled to finally be able to combine my passion for film and my deep respect for the theatre into one exciting and ever changing career.

 

Reservoir Hill, and citizen engagement
Budget process restarts.
To translate, our Social and Community Support Services budget will save 8.9% due to changes to Ontario Works, but we are actually projecting to cut 12.4%, which equates to a true reduction of $1,100,000.  With the budget of this division primarily going towards the delivery of social assistance, one wonders what a one million dollar cut will mean?  And, like the cut to the affordable housing reserve fund (since reversed), will we go for 0% on the backs of the poorest in our community?
City Treasure Budget Target Doc.
RT @JoniBaechler: Treasurer:” $25.6 M in cuts needed to bring in a 0% tax increase”. #LdnOnt
@newswriter22 A budget target of 3.5% on the London police would mean $1.2 M in cuts as the service proposed 4.9% target
@joniBaechler Police forecast an increase in 2013 budget of 4.9%.
@newswriter22 Getting to 0% in ’13 will require $17.6 M in cuts. The total impact of which, to reach the freeze, would be $25.6 M.
@jaredzaifman Martin Hayward discussing serious fiscal constraints for #ldnont, pay now or pay later, either way we are going to have to pay
@newswriter22 One time money fixes nothing RT @JaredZaifman: Orser asking in terms of #ldnont conv centre if staff has come back w/ info on sale of asset.
@ginabarber Henderson suggests a 1% surtax on anyone doing business with the city to achieve a tax freeze.

Room at the top - http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2012/04/27/19689526.html

CITY HALL: Seven of the city’s top 11 administrators have left, taking with them decades of experience impossible to replace. Though age is a factor, pressure by city councillors to do more with less may be a factor, too
Civility in online debates like twitter?  Is Twitter an online meeting place for all, or do we spend far too much time in ‘bubbles’ without engaging in discussion/debate with individuals who do not share our views?
]]> http://www.twilt.ca/2012/04/30/twilt-ep-30-jason-clarke/feed/ 0 city hall,Council,Jason Clarke,TWILT,TWILT Episode,twitter Trying something different, doing the post more like the show notes we use.It means I can get it the episode out quicker to you all. Comments are welcome. - Welcome to This Week In London Tweets sponsored by Orpheum Hosting Solutions - Trying something different, doing the post more like the show notes we use.It means I can get it the episode out quicker to you all. Comments are welcome. Welcome to This Week In London Tweets sponsored by Orpheum Hosting Solutions You can fi... Stuart Clark and Sean Quigley no 1:33:52 TWILT Ep. 29 http://www.twilt.ca/2012/04/17/twilt-ep-29/ http://www.twilt.ca/2012/04/17/twilt-ep-29/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:03:28 +0000 Stuart Clark http://www.twilt.ca/?p=790

Welcome to This Week In London Tweets sponsored by Orpheum Hosting Solutions

You can find us on Twitter at @twiltpodcast

We livestream at livestream.com/twilt during the show usually Mondays at 7pm edt. You can find old video archives of the show as well there. If you watch the livestream please considering subscribing as well.

We had two guests this week.


Melissa Dawn Lierman and at https://www.facebook.com/LocalLondonLife She also has another Twitter account and site at timeoutmom.com

Melissa has been in London about 5 years and has three children and apologizes in advance for her US accent. She is a Digital Marketing Strategist with a focus in social media.

Adam Caplin and at http://web.isod.es/ is a local filmaker  and owner of web.isod.es a local digital agency. Adam is also one of the three founders of UnLondon

We talked about about the process that created UnLondon and that how social media can bring immediately access to customers for businesses.

We moved onto how 4.6 million in surplus came out of the operation budget and the deciscion on what to do with the money. In the end 1 millon was restore to the affordable house budget and the rest went into the economic development program.

Moving on to a rejection of a bylaw on behaviour in the city hall gallery.  The prosposed bylaw would have limited many actions including signs and banners in the gallery. Councillor Orser was quoted in the story “ Coun. Steve Orser, who is acting mayor, was the only politician in favour of curtailing the public. He said he was concerned about projectiles such as tomatoes and apples if the public isn’t barred from bringing food to city hall.”

2 events coming up.

WHAT: Fourth Wall Exhibit, Presentation and Reception
WHEN: Thursday, April 26, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
WHERE: Museum London, Community Gallery
COST: Free
SIGNUP: http://fourthwallreception.eventbrite.com/

The exhibit will also be open to the public on Friday, April 27, noon – 5 pm at Museum London, Community Gallery

Change Camp Details

Bring your ideas on how we break through our own Fourth Wall in London and how we re-imagine government and citizenship in the age of participation. Explore the concept of Citizen Empowerment, as developed by the Community Engagement Task Force

WHAT: ChangeCamp focused on Community Engagement and Empowerment
WHEN: Saturday, April 28, 9:00 am – 2:30 pm (doors open at 8:30am)
WHERE: Museum London, Community Gallery
COST: Free
SIGNUP: http://fourthwallchangecamp.eventbrite.com/

About the “Fourth Wall”

The “fourth wall” is a term used to describe the imaginary barrier separating an audience from a stage. When an actor speaks directly to the audience, or an audience member interacts with the cast, the fourth wall has been “broken”. City Hall also has a fourth wall. Most residents are simply spectators, passively absorbing local politics through headlines and sound bites. How can we break the fourth wall at City Hall and create a culture of local citizen engagement? How can we open the doors to meaningful dialogue and participation, allowing us to collectively build the city we want to live in?

We moved on to talking about how social media has been helping the arts. Although much progress has been made there still is much further to go in showing the majority of Londoner’s that there is a thriving arts community. While we will don’t have the resources to put on a multimillion doller production as one would find up the 401 there is many excellent events in London to partake in.

Dundas Street had an “Art Attack” today. And then we moved onto to talking about how My Sister’s Place is using different methods of engaging volunteers in helping meet it’s goals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

]]> http://www.twilt.ca/2012/04/17/twilt-ep-29/feed/ 0 Welcome to This Week In London Tweets sponsored by Orpheum Hosting Solutions - You can find us on Twitter at @twiltpodcast - We livestream at livestream.com/twilt during the show usually Mondays at 7pm edt. Welcome to This Week In London Tweets sponsored by Orpheum Hosting Solutions You can find us on Twitter at @twiltpodcast We livestream at livestream.com/twilt during the show usually Mondays at 7pm edt. You can find old video archives of the show as well there. If you watch the livestream please considering subscribing as well. We had two guests this week. Melissa Dawn Lierman and at https://www.facebook.com/LocalLondonLife She also has another Twitter account and site at timeoutmom.com Melissa has been in London about 5 years and has three children and apologizes in advance for her US accent. She is a Digital Marketing Strategist with a focus in social media. Adam Caplin and at http://web.isod.es/ is a local filmaker  and owner of web.isod.es a local digital agency. Adam is also one of the three founders of UnLondon We talked about about the process that created UnLondon and that how social media can bring immediately access to customers for businesses. We moved onto how 4.6 million in surplus came out of the operation budget and the deciscion on what to do with the money. In the end 1 millon was restore to the affordable house budget and the rest went into the economic development program. Moving on to a rejection of a bylaw on behaviour in the city hall gallery.  The prosposed bylaw would have limited many actions including signs and banners in the gallery. Councillor Orser was quoted in the story " Coun. Steve Orser, who is acting mayor, was the only politician in favour of curtailing the public. He said he was concerned about projectiles such as tomatoes and apples if the public isn’t barred from bringing food to city hall." 2 events coming up. WHAT: Fourth Wall Exhibit, Presentation and Reception WHEN: Thursday, April 26, 5:30 – 7:30 pm WHERE: Museum London, Community Gallery COST: Free SIGNUP: http://fourthwallreception.eventbrite.com/ The exhibit will also be open to the public on Friday, April 27, noon – 5 pm at Museum London, Community Gallery Change Camp Details Bring your ideas on how we break through our own Fourth Wall in London and how we re-imagine government and citizenship in the age of participation. Explore the concept of Citizen Empowerment, as developed by the Community Engagement Task Force WHAT: ChangeCamp focused on Community Engagement and Empowerment WHEN: Saturday, April 28, 9:00 am – 2:30 pm (doors open at 8:30am) WHERE: Museum London, Community Gallery COST: Free SIGNUP: http://fourthwallchangecamp.eventbrite.com/ About the “Fourth Wall” The “fourth wall” is a term used to describe the imaginary barrier separating an audience from a stage. When an actor speaks directly to the audience, or an audience member interacts with the cast, the fourth wall has been “broken”. City Hall also has a fourth wall. Most residents are simply spectators, passively absorbing local politics through headlines and sound bites. How can we break the fourth wall at City Hall and create a culture of local citizen engagement? How can we open the doors to meaningful dialogue and participation, allowing us to collectively build the city we want to live in? We moved on to talking about how social media has been helping the arts. Although much progress has been made there still is much further to go in showing the majority of Londoner's that there is a thriving arts community. While we will don't have the resources to put on a multimillion doller production as one would find up the 401 there is many excellent events in London to partake in. Dundas Street had an "Art Attack" today. And then we moved onto to talking about how My Sister's Place is using different methods of engaging volunteers in helping meet it's goals.                   Stuart Clark and Sean Quigley no 1:33:52 TWILT EP. 28 – Dr. Carlen http://www.twilt.ca/2012/04/02/twilt-ep-28-dr-carlen/ http://www.twilt.ca/2012/04/02/twilt-ep-28-dr-carlen/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 03:00:52 +0000 This Week in London Tweets http://www.twilt.ca/?p=771

Welcome to This Week In London Tweets sponsored by Orpheum Hosting Solutions

You can find us on Twitter at @twiltpodcast

We livestream at livestream.com/twilt during the show usually Mondays at 7pm edt. You can find old video archives of the show as well there. If you watch the livestream please considering subscribing as well.

Our guest this week is Dr. Carlen Costa and her blog and FB Page for her TV show on Rogers. She also works for Regional HIV/AIDS Connection.

We started by finding out the  educational road Carlen took to be come a Sexologist and several other interesting things about her including that she is a erotic art appraiser. Some of her research includes how social media has affected both sexes of all ages.

We then moved on to talking about Phil’s McLeod’s Blog  about how Mayor Fontana should renounce his 10,000 new job promise. The Mayor responded and we discussed both blogs.

We then reviewed the provincial and federal budgets and some of our reactions to it.  One good thing is the additional money for research that will help several organizations here in the area.

We then asked our guest’s opinion on the recent Ontario supreme court ruling on prostitution. and then moved onto local matters.

There is a report coming to a committee of council recommending metered parking downtown not end at 6 but continue until midnight in some places.

Also on the city agenda is a report recommending minimun water rates to be used for capital investment.  The issue will go back to council as undecided.

We then moved onto the community meeting that is occurring tonight about the new nuisance bylaw that is being proposed due to the Fleming drive riots.

We then talked about several city committees looking for volunteers.

Ignite Culture London is Tuesday April 3rd and London Views is also the same evening, come out to both.

 

 

 

 

 

]]> http://www.twilt.ca/2012/04/02/twilt-ep-28-dr-carlen/feed/ 0 Budget,Council,Downtown,Dr. Carlen Costa,TWILT,TWILT Episode Welcome to This Week In London Tweets sponsored by Orpheum Hosting Solutions - You can find us on Twitter at @twiltpodcast - We livestream at livestream.com/twilt during the show usually Mondays at 7pm edt. Welcome to This Week In London Tweets sponsored by Orpheum Hosting Solutions You can find us on Twitter at @twiltpodcast We livestream at livestream.com/twilt during the show usually Mondays at 7pm edt. You can find old video archives of the show as well there. If you watch the livestream please considering subscribing as well. Our guest this week is Dr. Carlen Costa and her blog and FB Page for her TV show on Rogers. She also works for Regional HIV/AIDS Connection. We started by finding out the  educational road Carlen took to be come a Sexologist and several other interesting things about her including that she is a erotic art appraiser. Some of her research includes how social media has affected both sexes of all ages. We then moved on to talking about Phil's McLeod's Blog  about how Mayor Fontana should renounce his 10,000 new job promise. The Mayor responded and we discussed both blogs. We then reviewed the provincial and federal budgets and some of our reactions to it.  One good thing is the additional money for research that will help several organizations here in the area. We then asked our guest's opinion on the recent Ontario supreme court ruling on prostitution. and then moved onto local matters. There is a report coming to a committee of council recommending metered parking downtown not end at 6 but continue until midnight in some places. Also on the city agenda is a report recommending minimun water rates to be used for capital investment.  The issue will go back to council as undecided. We then moved onto the community meeting that is occurring tonight about the new nuisance bylaw that is being proposed due to the Fleming drive riots. We then talked about several city committees looking for volunteers. Ignite Culture London is Tuesday April 3rd and London Views is also the same evening, come out to both.           Stuart Clark and Sean Quigley no 1:25:38 TWILT EP. 27 – Chris & Glenn http://www.twilt.ca/2012/03/26/twilt-ep-27-chris-glenn/ http://www.twilt.ca/2012/03/26/twilt-ep-27-chris-glenn/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 02:15:26 +0000 Stuart Clark http://www.twilt.ca/?p=752

Welcome to This Week In London Tweets sponsored by Orpheum Hosting Solutions

You can find us on Twitter at @twiltpodcast

We livestream at livestream.com/twilt during the show usually Mondays at 7pm edt. You can find old video archives of the show as well there. If you watch the livestream please considering subscribing as well.

Chatroom log from this week’s show.

We are pleased to have two returning guests, Christine Moss and Glenn Pearson

We first started off with talking about the Gearing Up For Growth conference. In which Chris will be speaking at. She also touched on The Social Enterprise Exchange.

We then moved on to several postings on Glen’s blog.  We first covered on why he won’t be running again. And then moved onto his most recent blog post on the NDP leadership campaign.  We discussed what this means for the country.

We also talked about how do we get more citizens involved. We and many viewers of this show are in a local ‘bubble’ . Glen pointed out that citizens have had things easy for so long that they can’t make the connect.  It won’t be until people realize that this will eafect them.

Moving on, we congratulated the London Lightning on winning the NBL championship.

We moved onto the current activitvy related to Fleming Drive. The city will be holding a public meeting on this issue.

Speaking of council we covered a report going to council that recommends a 3% pay increase for Council and the Mayor.

We touched on that there are reports of freezes for ODSP and Ontario Works coming out in the provincial budget later this week. We all agreed this is a bad idea by the Liberals.

We talked about one of Phil McLeod’s recent blog posts which some long term planning decisions were overturned on the fly by some on council.  Just because a councillor won a seat, in some cases by a small amount, it’s not a mandate.

We then covered several new groups that have started up to try and increase citizen engagement. Citizen Corps and Better London. Glen also mentioned about the library could server a role with this as a community gathering place.

Ontario’s top court struck down a ban on brothels on the grounds it exposes sex-trade workers to added danger. The province is considering appealing to the Surpreme court of Canada.

Mayor Fontana is hosting a virtual town hall on Tuesday.  Worth checking out if you have time.

We finished up by talking about a No Title – No Agenda mixer being put on by Emerging Leaders March 27th.

 

 

 

 

 

 

]]> http://www.twilt.ca/2012/03/26/twilt-ep-27-chris-glenn/feed/ 0 Chris Moss,city hall,engagement,Glen Pearson,TWILT,TWILT Episode Welcome to This Week In London Tweets sponsored by Orpheum Hosting Solutions - You can find us on Twitter at @twiltpodcast - We livestream at livestream.com/twilt during the show usually Mondays at 7pm edt. Welcome to This Week In London Tweets sponsored by Orpheum Hosting Solutions You can find us on Twitter at @twiltpodcast We livestream at livestream.com/twilt during the show usually Mondays at 7pm edt. You can find old video archives of the show as well there. If you watch the livestream please considering subscribing as well. Chatroom log from this week’s show. We are pleased to have two returning guests, Christine Moss and Glenn Pearson We first started off with talking about the Gearing Up For Growth conference. In which Chris will be speaking at. She also touched on The Social Enterprise Exchange. We then moved on to several postings on Glen's blog.  We first covered on why he won't be running again. And then moved onto his most recent blog post on the NDP leadership campaign.  We discussed what this means for the country. We also talked about how do we get more citizens involved. We and many viewers of this show are in a local 'bubble' . Glen pointed out that citizens have had things easy for so long that they can't make the connect.  It won't be until people realize that this will eafect them. Moving on, we congratulated the London Lightning on winning the NBL championship. We moved onto the current activitvy related to Fleming Drive. The city will be holding a public meeting on this issue. Speaking of council we covered a report going to council that recommends a 3% pay increase for Council and the Mayor. We touched on that there are reports of freezes for ODSP and Ontario Works coming out in the provincial budget later this week. We all agreed this is a bad idea by the Liberals. We talked about one of Phil McLeod's recent blog posts which some long term planning decisions were overturned on the fly by some on council.  Just because a councillor won a seat, in some cases by a small amount, it's not a mandate. We then covered several new groups that have started up to try and increase citizen engagement. Citizen Corps and Better London. Glen also mentioned about the library could server a role with this as a community gathering place. Ontario's top court struck down a ban on brothels on the grounds it exposes sex-trade workers to added danger. The province is considering appealing to the Surpreme court of Canada. Mayor Fontana is hosting a virtual town hall on Tuesday.  Worth checking out if you have time. We finished up by talking about a No Title - No Agenda mixer being put on by Emerging Leaders March 27th.             Stuart Clark and Sean Quigley no 1:24:57 TWILT EP. 26 – Chantelle http://www.twilt.ca/2012/03/20/twilt-ep-26-chantelle/ http://www.twilt.ca/2012/03/20/twilt-ep-26-chantelle/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 04:12:33 +0000 Sean Quiqley http://www.twilt.ca/?p=725

Welcome to This Week In London Tweets sponsored by Orpheum Hosting Solutions

You can find us on Twitter at @twiltpodcast

We livestream at livestream.com/twilt during the show usually Mondays at 7pm edt. You can find old video archives of the show as well there.

Chatroom log from this week’s show.

Our guest tonight is Chantelle Diachina and at http://www.neverwateraweed.blogspot.ca/ She works at rtraction as a client relationship manager as well as being a student and instructer of yoga.  As well she enjoys public speaking, appearing at Ignite London twice already. In addition she has a  B.Ed., M.E.d and over 10 years of classroom teaching experience.  Chantelle draws from those experiences to continually strive to live the best life possible, while helping others to do the same.

We started off with Sean talking about why he a good husband by going down to Detroit Airport to pick up his wife, and then the wonderful long chat he had with the TSA about fishing at the border.

We then talked to Chantelle about her many experiences in her life including schooling in both US and Canada and how she tries to live life as well as possible. We talked about how racism can exist and how people can feel like they are not part of the community. We also attempted to define on what it means to be a Londoner.

We then moved on to the Ontario Ombudsman’s office releasing the report on the in-camera meeting of city council re: the occupy movement.  We then touched upon the city have quite a bit of bad news lately, but we must look at some of the more positive things.

Then we moved on to the riot on Fleming Drive. We talked about what could be done with both the people that broke the law and what could be done to prevent this in future. One interesting idea would be the idea of restorative justice. Stuart was the one to rant this time with Sean playing devil’s advocate. A good conversation happened on this topic with several ideas put forward.

We finished up with asking Chantelle for a prescription for the community, she gave a very simple answer. “Slow Down”.

Sounds like a great idea.

Update: Regular listener @vortexvisual provided some addition links on restorative justice.

bit.ly/GAFRDf   bit.ly/GAFSqB and http://crcvc.ca/docs/restjust.pdf  Thanks Cheryl!

 

 

]]> http://www.twilt.ca/2012/03/20/twilt-ep-26-chantelle/feed/ 0 Chantelle,Council,Fanshawe,Fleming Drive,Riot,rtraction,TWILT,TWILT Episode Welcome to This Week In London Tweets sponsored by Orpheum Hosting Solutions - You can find us on Twitter at @twiltpodcast - We livestream at livestream.com/twilt during the show usually Mondays at 7pm edt. Welcome to This Week In London Tweets sponsored by Orpheum Hosting Solutions You can find us on Twitter at @twiltpodcast We livestream at livestream.com/twilt during the show usually Mondays at 7pm edt. You can find old video archives of the show as well there. Chatroom log from this week’s show. Our guest tonight is Chantelle Diachina and at http://www.neverwateraweed.blogspot.ca/ She works at rtraction as a client relationship manager as well as being a student and instructer of yoga.  As well she enjoys public speaking, appearing at Ignite London twice already. In addition she has a  B.Ed., M.E.d and over 10 years of classroom teaching experience.  Chantelle draws from those experiences to continually strive to live the best life possible, while helping others to do the same. We started off with Sean talking about why he a good husband by going down to Detroit Airport to pick up his wife, and then the wonderful long chat he had with the TSA about fishing at the border. We then talked to Chantelle about her many experiences in her life including schooling in both US and Canada and how she tries to live life as well as possible. We talked about how racism can exist and how people can feel like they are not part of the community. We also attempted to define on what it means to be a Londoner. We then moved on to the Ontario Ombudsman's office releasing the report on the in-camera meeting of city council re: the occupy movement.  We then touched upon the city have quite a bit of bad news lately, but we must look at some of the more positive things. Then we moved on to the riot on Fleming Drive. We talked about what could be done with both the people that broke the law and what could be done to prevent this in future. One interesting idea would be the idea of restorative justice. Stuart was the one to rant this time with Sean playing devil's advocate. A good conversation happened on this topic with several ideas put forward. We finished up with asking Chantelle for a prescription for the community, she gave a very simple answer. "Slow Down". Sounds like a great idea. Update: Regular listener @vortexvisual provided some addition links on restorative justice. bit.ly/GAFRDf   bit.ly/GAFSqB and http://crcvc.ca/docs/restjust.pdf  Thanks Cheryl!     Stuart Clark and Sean Quigley no 1:21:19 TWILT EP. 25 – Mr. Adams Eats The Town. http://www.twilt.ca/2012/03/13/twilt-ep-25-mr-adams-eats-the-town/ http://www.twilt.ca/2012/03/13/twilt-ep-25-mr-adams-eats-the-town/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 04:23:44 +0000 Stuart Clark http://www.twilt.ca/?p=682  

Welcome to This Week In London Tweets sponsored by Orpheum Hosting Solutions

You can find us on Twitter at @twiltpodcast

We livestream at livestream.com/twilt during the show usually Mondays at 7pm edt. You can find old video archives of the show as well there.

Chatroom log from this week’s show.

Our guest this week is Joel Adams. Joel is the Executive Director of the University of Western Ontario Research Park in London and Sarnia-Lambton, Ontario, Canada.  The Research Park London Campus is home to the UnLab where the podcast studio where we record TWILT.

We talked to Joel about the Research Park, how he uses Twitter, and the importance of Social media in getting the Research Park’s message across.
Moving on to one of his other projects the London Lawn which has now deployed free Wifi in a large section of downtown London. This has been a very successful project and more growth is planned in future.
We then talked about this restaurant fixation, he has visited over 600 restaurants and there are very few he has not in London and area.
We then moved on to Jian Ghomeshi bring his CBC radio show Q to London last week.  A great show with many of London’s Twitter community who helped bring him to the city were in the audience.
We thanked Kevin Van Lierop for the amazing redesign work on our TWILT.ca website.  An incredible job and he is a genius.
Moving on to council issues, there was a bit of a Twitter dust up about the possiability of banning Tweeting during council meetings.  In the end this won’t happen but we all agreed Twitter is another tool, and it’s how it’s used that can be the problem, not the tool itself.
The second issue is the “buffet-gate” as some are choosing to call it. This story was broken by altlondon.ca.  Several members of council which included Bud ­Polhill, Stephen Orser, Dale Henderson, Paul Van Meerbergen and Denise Brown, who were briefly joined by Mayor Joe Fontana. This occurred just before 2 committee meetings and the final meeting of council.  One of the concerns is if there was a municipal act violation relating to the number councillors there to constitute quorum.
Moving onto the latest viral video and hashtag #kony, it showed how something powerful can spread. Several people then asked some important questions about the organization behind this campaign.
Using homeless people as WiFi hotspots pitched at SXSW. A Metro London story today. Sean really objects to this idea. Some in the chat room wonders where to draw the line.
We then wound up with a reminder about Ignite V London, feature many smart people (including TWILT co-host Sean) Stuart noted a pool will be started to see if he will go long on his talk.
Joel finished things up by giving some restaurant recommendations.We and those in the chatroom talked about.
 @trichilos @kantinalondon @LosComales_Ldn @CuzinOrvilles @TheOnlyOnKing Thai Taste, KAWA Sushi, Tamarine, Rincon Latino. Kambi, @TahhhSushi, Family Circle, Barakat, Pita Pita, Billy’s, @WindermeresCafe
]]> http://www.twilt.ca/2012/03/13/twilt-ep-25-mr-adams-eats-the-town/feed/ 0 city hall,Council,Downtown,Food,Glen Pearson,Joel Adams,Kevin Van Leirop,LAWN,TWILT,TWILT Episode   - Welcome to This Week In London Tweets sponsored by Orpheum Hosting Solutions - You can find us on Twitter at @twiltpodcast - We livestream at livestream.com/twilt during the show usually Mondays at 7pm edt.   Welcome to This Week In London Tweets sponsored by Orpheum Hosting Solutions You can find us on Twitter at @twiltpodcast We livestream at livestream.com/twilt during the show usually Mondays at 7pm edt. You can find old video archives of the show as well there. Chatroom log from this week's show. Our guest this week is Joel Adams. Joel is the Executive Director of the University of Western Ontario Research Park in London and Sarnia-Lambton, Ontario, Canada.  The Research Park London Campus is home to the UnLab where the podcast studio where we record TWILT. We talked to Joel about the Research Park, how he uses Twitter, and the importance of Social media in getting the Research Park's message across. Moving on to one of his other projects the London Lawn which has now deployed free Wifi in a large section of downtown London. This has been a very successful project and more growth is planned in future. We then talked about this restaurant fixation, he has visited over 600 restaurants and there are very few he has not in London and area. We then moved on to Jian Ghomeshi bring his CBC radio show Q to London last week.  A great show with many of London's Twitter community who helped bring him to the city were in the audience. We thanked Kevin Van Lierop for the amazing redesign work on our TWILT.ca website.  An incredible job and he is a genius. Moving on to council issues, there was a bit of a Twitter dust up about the possiability of banning Tweeting during council meetings.  In the end this won't happen but we all agreed Twitter is another tool, and it's how it's used that can be the problem, not the tool itself. The second issue is the "buffet-gate" as some are choosing to call it. This story was broken by altlondon.ca.  Several members of council which included Bud ­Polhill, Stephen Orser, Dale Henderson, Paul Van Meerbergen and Denise Brown, who were briefly joined by Mayor Joe Fontana. This occurred just before 2 committee meetings and the final meeting of council.  One of the concerns is if there was a municipal act violation relating to the number councillors there to constitute quorum. Moving onto the latest viral video and hashtag #kony, it showed how something powerful can spread. Several people then asked some important questions about the organization behind this campaign. Using homeless people as WiFi hotspots pitched at SXSW. A Metro London story today. Sean really objects to this idea. Some in the chat room wonders where to draw the line. We then wound up with a reminder about Ignite V London, feature many smart people (including TWILT co-host Sean) Stuart noted a pool will be started to see if he will go long on his talk. Joel finished things up by giving some restaurant recommendations.We and those in the chatroom talked about.  @trichilos @kantinalondon @LosComales_Ldn @CuzinOrvilles @TheOnlyOnKing Thai Taste, KAWA Sushi, Tamarine, Rincon Latino. Kambi, @TahhhSushi, Family Circle, Barakat, Pita Pita, Billy's, @WindermeresCafe Stuart Clark and Sean Quigley no 1:35:06 TWILT EP. S1 – Site Refresh and Feed Updates http://www.twilt.ca/2012/03/02/twilt-ep-s1-site-refresh-feed-updates/ http://www.twilt.ca/2012/03/02/twilt-ep-s1-site-refresh-feed-updates/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:26:24 +0000 Kevin Van Lierop http://www.twilt.ca/?p=656 This post and podcast episode were created by Kevin Van Lierop.

Over the past few days TWILT’s good friend Kevin Van Lierop (listen to episode 17 to hear Kevin) has been fiddling around twilt.ca. Kevin first stated to help clean up some RSS feed issues and provide some stats tracking for individual show episodes but went a little further to give the twilt.ca site a new look.

New Site Design

If you’re reading this through your feed reader or podcatcher of choice we encourage you to head over to www.twilt.ca to check out the new site design and let us know what you think.

We hope that the new design will be more informative, more inviting and a little bit better for the eyes.

Update Your Feeds

If you subscribe to twilt.ca (the podcast or the main site feed) we encourage you to check and make sure that you’re subscribed to the best feed possible. Depending on your subscription method of choice please use the most appropriate method below for subscribing.

RSS Feed

The most relevant feed to subscribe to with your feed reader or podcatcher is: feeds.feedburner.com/twilt/muJv

iTunes

If you want to subscribe to the show in iTunes you can find us at: itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/this-week-in-london-tweets/id467251359

Castroller

If you use the podcasting service, Castroller you can find TWILT at: castroller.com/Podcasts/ThisWeekInLondonTweets/

Technical Difficulties

Because of the work that has been undertaken over the past week (and some work that is still to be done) you might find that your feed reader or podcatcher might not yet have the newest episodes listed, may have episodes listed out of order or may not be up to date with the newest show information (such as logo or description). We’re sorry for any inconvenience this may cause but hope (and believe) that any issues should resolve themselves naturally over the coming days.

]]> http://www.twilt.ca/2012/03/02/twilt-ep-s1-site-refresh-feed-updates/feed/ 0 Design,Feed,Kevin Van Lierop,kvl,RSS,Site,Subscribe This post and podcast episode were created by Kevin Van Lierop. - Over the past few days TWILT’s good friend Kevin Van Lierop (listen to episode 17 to hear Kevin) has been fiddling around twilt.ca. Kevin first stated to help clean up some RSS feed iss... This post and podcast episode were created by Kevin Van Lierop. Over the past few days TWILT’s good friend Kevin Van Lierop (listen to episode 17 to hear Kevin) has been fiddling around twilt.ca. Kevin first stated to help clean up some RSS feed issues and provide some stats tracking for individual show episodes but went a little further to give the twilt.ca site a new look. New Site Design If you’re reading this through your feed reader or podcatcher of choice we encourage you to head over to www.twilt.ca to check out the new site design and let us know what you think. We hope that the new design will be more informative, more inviting and a little bit better for the eyes. Update Your Feeds If you subscribe to twilt.ca (the podcast or the main site feed) we encourage you to check and make sure that you’re subscribed to the best feed possible. Depending on your subscription method of choice please use the most appropriate method below for subscribing. RSS Feed The most relevant feed to subscribe to with your feed reader or podcatcher is: feeds.feedburner.com/twilt/muJv iTunes If you want to subscribe to the show in iTunes you can find us at: itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/this-week-in-london-tweets/id467251359 Castroller If you use the podcasting service, Castroller you can find TWILT at: castroller.com/Podcasts/ThisWeekInLondonTweets/ Technical Difficulties Because of the work that has been undertaken over the past week (and some work that is still to be done) you might find that your feed reader or podcatcher might not yet have the newest episodes listed, may have episodes listed out of order or may not be up to date with the newest show information (such as logo or description). We’re sorry for any inconvenience this may cause but hope (and believe) that any issues should resolve themselves naturally over the coming days. Stuart Clark and Sean Quigley no 1:19 TWILT EP. 24 – Jeff Preston http://www.twilt.ca/2012/02/27/twilt-ep-24-jeff-preston/ http://www.twilt.ca/2012/02/27/twilt-ep-24-jeff-preston/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 03:53:46 +0000 This Week in London Tweets http://www.twilt.ca/?p=425

Welcome to This Week In London Tweets sponsored by Orpheum Hosting Solutions

You can find us on Twitter at @twiltpodcast

We livestream at livestream.com/twilt during the show usually Mondays at 7pm est.

We started by mocking the whole Oscar’s and the hype around it. The only good news is that Christopher Plumber took home an award.

Our guest this week is Jeff Preston who is a Doctoral Student, Disability Advocate and Motivational Speaker. If that’s not enough he also is behind the comic Cripz  Which “takes a funny and inspirational look at two disabled high school students living in London, Ontario.”

We started talking about how long Jeff has been in London (almost 10 years!) and what he has been up to.  Jeff spoke to inclusion over accessibly rights. “Its more important that everyone is part of the community”  One notable point that Jeff does not just consider wheelchairs to be a disability, things like social anxiety disorder should be considered. We need to remove the stigma of disability.

We moved onto the final council budget meet that occured last week, and the frustration many in the community had over some of the decisions made by the Mayor and 7 other councillors in the name of 0%. Jeff gave us an excellent overview of the OADA act and how it’s ultamatly more costly for municpalites who fail to contribute to reserve funds for when the act moves to it’s compliance phase.

We talked about local website altlondon.ca reporting a lunch time meeting that “six (6) members of London city council met last Tues. Feb. 21, shortly before 12 noon at the Harmony Grand Buffet at 304 Talbot Street (at York) in London, immediately prior to a meeting of the Investment and Economic Prosperity Committee at 1 pm at city hall, a meeting of the Planning and Environment Committee at 1:15 pm and a key meeting of City Council at 3 pm, where the controversial 2012 budget was finalized later that evening.”

It is being reported that 2 complaints have gone to the Ontario’s Ombudsman about this meeting and whether any part of the Municipal Act was broken.

Moving on we talked about a new TV show on Rogers local TV called #ldnont, hosted by Lincoln McCardle We are big fans of Lincoln and the show and hope to get our act in year and guest on the show.

We then moved on to our final topic, namely #bacon and the fact that many London twitter users love bacon.  Jeff has even created a drawing with the god of bacon lovers called a snacon  (we need to get stickers made.)

]]> http://www.twilt.ca/2012/02/27/twilt-ep-24-jeff-preston/feed/ 0 AODA,Council,Jeff Preston,TWILT,TWILT Episode Welcome to This Week In London Tweets sponsored by Orpheum Hosting Solutions - You can find us on Twitter at @twiltpodcast - We livestream at livestream.com/twilt during the show usually Mondays at 7pm est. - Welcome to This Week In London Tweets sponsored by Orpheum Hosting Solutions You can find us on Twitter at @twiltpodcast We livestream at livestream.com/twilt during the show usually Mondays at 7pm est. We started by mocking the whole Oscar's and the hype around it. The only good news is that Christopher Plumber took home an award. Our guest this week is Jeff Preston who is a Doctoral Student, Disability Advocate and Motivational Speaker. If that's not enough he also is behind the comic Cripz  Which "takes a funny and inspirational look at two disabled high school students living in London, Ontario." We started talking about how long Jeff has been in London (almost 10 years!) and what he has been up to.  Jeff spoke to inclusion over accessibly rights. "Its more important that everyone is part of the community"  One notable point that Jeff does not just consider wheelchairs to be a disability, things like social anxiety disorder should be considered. We need to remove the stigma of disability. We moved onto the final council budget meet that occured last week, and the frustration many in the community had over some of the decisions made by the Mayor and 7 other councillors in the name of 0%. Jeff gave us an excellent overview of the OADA act and how it's ultamatly more costly for municpalites who fail to contribute to reserve funds for when the act moves to it's compliance phase. We talked about local website altlondon.ca reporting a lunch time meeting that "six (6) members of London city council met last Tues. Feb. 21, shortly before 12 noon at the Harmony Grand Buffet at 304 Talbot Street (at York) in London, immediately prior to a meeting of the Investment and Economic Prosperity Committee at 1 pm at city hall, a meeting of the Planning and Environment Committee at 1:15 pm and a key meeting of City Council at 3 pm, where the controversial 2012 budget was finalized later that evening." It is being reported that 2 complaints have gone to the Ontario's Ombudsman about this meeting and whether any part of the Municipal Act was broken. Moving on we talked about a new TV show on Rogers local TV called #ldnont, hosted by Lincoln McCardle We are big fans of Lincoln and the show and hope to get our act in year and guest on the show. We then moved on to our final topic, namely #bacon and the fact that many London twitter users love bacon.  Jeff has even created a drawing with the god of bacon lovers called a snacon  (we need to get stickers made.) Stuart Clark and Sean Quigley no 1:09:30