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County of Renfrew Reborn

Here are the slides from a talk on economic renewal that I am giving for the County of Renfrew on Monday September 17, 2012 at 10 am at the Best Western Renfrew Inn and Conference Centre. The challenges facing the county are not unlike small towns elsewhere in rural Ontario and, for that matter, in [...]

Big Video Shout Out to Brevis Gallery Artists & Artifex Sponsors

Plus Introduction to Generation Q, Film by prototypeD.org Plus Introduction to Quantum Entity Trilogy How diverse, sustainable, interesting and vibrant a place would Ottawa be or any city if every one of our artists went on an Atlas Shrugged-inspired strike forever? We want to thank each of our Brevis Gallery Artists and our sponsors for [...]

Generation Q

Film by prototypeD.org, Directed by Janak Alford My name is Janak Alford. I am an Architect, a hacker, an artist and a filmmaker. I run not-for-profit, Ottawa-based, underground film studio, prototypeD.org. About eight months ago and after reading an early version of his manuscript, I was captivated by the world of Quantum Entity created by [...]

Introduction to the World of Quantum Entity

Tomorrow Wednesday June 20th, 2012 at Artifex*, we introduce everyone to a mid 21st Century world that is both marvelous and frightening; it is on the verge of being swept up by a revolution where new artificially intelligent creatures have come to join humanity in their march to their joint destiny whatever that may be. [...]

Nell’s Folly

We present below some images (by prototypeD.org) and original music and lyrics (by Chris Brydges) from the upcoming film based on the book, Quantum Entity, We Are All ONE (by Bruce M Firestone). Foreword: When young Damien Bell, physicist and engineer, and his business partner, the fabulous Ellen Brooks unleash Damien’s twin creations, a new [...]

Open Letter to Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame

To: Michael Flanagan, Chair and Members of the Board of Directors From: Dr. Bruce M Firestone, Founder Dear Mike and Board of Directors of the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame: On behalf of myself, Cyril Leeder, Rod Bryden, Randy Sexton, my family and theirs, I wanted to express my profound gratitude that you saw it [...]

Ringing Pine Medallions of Red Pine Camp

A Fable According to legend, the ‘Ringing Red Pines’ of Red Pine Camp on Golden Lake in Ontario are very old, very special trees that over their lifetimes have accumulated so much energy that they start emitting a vibrating ring tone. It is believed that simply being in close proximity to these trees or having [...]

Artpreneurs Aren’t Important, Right?

Wrong! Here’s a thought experiment for you to perform. Close your eyes for a moment and ask yourself: how diverse, sustainable, interesting and vibrant a place would your city be if every one of these professionals went on an Atlas Shrugged-inspired strike forever? Here’s my list of suddenly vanishing artpreneurs: graphic artists, architects, musicians, writers, [...]

Artifex

Professional Artpreneur Gala We want to take this opportunity to thank all the sponsors of Artifex in advance of this very special event that will take place on June 20th, 2012 at the National Gallery Of Canada. These organizations make it possible to celebrate the essential role that the arts play in building better, more [...]

Tanzania

Why Education is Important Warning: contains violence and mature themes Here is a brief report from my friends Dan and Jane Pearlman on assignment in Tanzania for two years as to why education is important: Street kids make their living washing windshields or selling peanuts at traffic lights on Morocco Road and Ali Hassam Drive [...]

Exploriem.org, History and Future

C.O.M.M.U.N.I.C.A.T.E.

As readers of this Journal already know, I have become more convinced than ever that artpreneurs play and will play a larger role in carving out sustainable city-state economies in the future than at any time in the past or, at least, since medieval times. Creativity cannot be outsourced and is much harder to knock [...]