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March 2012 Archives

World In One City - Nigeria

Nigeria.JPGThis week, on her culinary tour of the World In One City, Robyn visits Nigeria via the Sandy Hill kitchen of Joy Umoafia (you-MOE-fee-ah), where Joy cooks her family's vegetable soup recipe.
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World In One City Recipe: Nigerian Vegetable Soup

Nigerian Vegetable Soup Edikang Ikong (Akwa Ibom and Cross River) / Ofe Ugummanu (Igbo)

1 bunch spinach, rinsed
2 large tomatoes
2 small red onions
beef
smoked fish
goat meat
cow foot
dry Pepper
salt (to taste)
2 tbsp ground crayfish
1 tbsp palm oil
2 Knorr or Maggi bouillon cubes

Wash and cut the beef and goat meat to small pieces. Boil the smoked fish to open up the inside meat which you will use for the soup.

Boil the meat or fish with the salt, dry pepper, onions, tomatoes, maggi until the meat is tender and keep on medium heat to boil. Blend your crayfish and add two to the boiling soup. Separate the spinach leaves. Wash them, drain them and cut them. Drain as much water as your can. You could steam the spinach or put it into the microwave to take out the excess water. You need as little water as possible. Once meat is tender (30-45 minutes) - depending how soft you like your meat start adding the spinach. Turn down the heat to low and cover pot for 5 minutes.

Now it is ready to serve with Garri (Eba), Semolina, Amala, or Pounded Yam.

New Shoes and a New Budget

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Finance Minister Jim Flaherty presented the Federal Budget yesterday.  We dissect the 500-page plan with MPs from all three parties: Mauril Belanger of the Liberals; Nicole Turmel of the NDP; and Conservative  Pierre Poilievre

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Academics Crunch the Numbers


Robert Shepherd of Carleton's School of Public Policy and Administration, and David Zussman of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at U of O weigh in on what the numbers really mean
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The Union View

It's official. More than 19 thousand jobs will be cut in the federal public service.  Patty Ducharme, VP of the  Public Service Alliance of Canada talks about the how and the where.

 

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Meg Wilcox Weekend Music Picks

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Thursday MARCH 29

Born Gold (aka GOBBLE GOBBLE) and Shred Kelly at the Black Sheep Inn  8:30 pm, $12

Eug-Knows Fest featuring Ricky Laurent, Plush Garden at Zaphod's  8 pm, $9

The Jimmyriggers and Still Winter Hills at the Elmdale Tavern  9 pm, $8 

FRIDAY MARCH 30

Mashed potato mashers and Julia Dales at the Black Sheep Inn;  8:30 pm, $10 - Junofest bracelets honoured

Eug-Knows Fest featuring Papermaps, Fire & Neon, Ornaments at Zaphod's  8 pm, $6

Junofest with Party Knives, Pregnancy Scares, Hollerado and F--ed Up at Babylon 8 pm

Junofest presents Gentlemen Husbands, John Allaire and the Campistas, Ornaments and Those Gulls at the Elmdale Tavern $12

Junofest with The Mockingbird, Silver Creek and Monkeyjunk at Irene's  9:30 pm, $20

Junofest with The Beauties, The Good Lovelies with special guests Jim Cuddy. Luke Doucet, Daniel Romano, Wayne Petti, Oh Susanna, NQ Arbuckle, Jenn Grant, Dustin Bentall/Kendel Carson, Devin Cuddy and mor  Maverick's

 SAT MARCH 31

Slim Moore and the Mar-Kays and DJ Zattar at the Black Sheep Inn   8:30 pm, $10

Eug-Knows Fest featuring the Bright Light Social Hour at Zaphod's  8 pm, $10

Junofest presents The Fiftymen, Orienteers, Catl and The Lake Effect; Elmdale Tavern  $15

Junofest with The Claytones, The Brothers Chaffey and Autumns Cannon at Irene's  9:30 pm, $15

Junofest with The Rural Alberta Advantage, Amos the Transparent, High Waters and Phantom Shores  At Mavericks

SUN APRIL 1

Madison Violet in concert at the Black Sheep Inn  4 pm, $25

Mike Evin at the Elmdale Tavern  3pm - 5pm

The Ascot Royals w/ the Suburbians and Apocalypstic at the Elmdale Tavern 9 pm, $5
 

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Public Servants Speak

flaherty.jpgPublic servants will be watching closely when Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivers his budget speech later today.  Here some public sector employees share their anxiety about their jobs and the future .
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Tom McSorley Reviews Snows of Kilimanjaro

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Ottawa Morning film reviewer Tom McSorley says The Snows of Kilimanjaro, or Les Neiges du Kilimanjaro is worth seeing.  He finds the story of a recently laid off dock worker in Marseilles "compelling." 
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Budget Overview

benzie.jpgFinance Minister Dwight Duncan has brought down a budget that's long on restraint and short on spending.  We get the political ramifications from Queen's Park reporter Rob Benzie

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Opposition Leader is Unimpressed

Hudak.jpgOpposition leader Tim Hudak talks about why he is voting against the Ontario budget, six months after the provincial election.
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The Man Behind the Budget

Duncan.jpgOntario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan joins Robyn to explain the thinking behind a budget that is being called everything from "austere" to "ineffective"
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Budget Reaction on Business, Health, and Education

We hear reaction to yesterday's budget from Daniel Kelly of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business; Douglas Angus of the U of O's Telfer School of Management; and U of O Education prof Joel Westheimer.
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Stuff Bureaucrats Say

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The YouTube trend that started with the video we'll politely call 'Stuff Girls Say'...
has now hit Ottawa.   Yesterday, someone posted a short film called "Stuff Bureaucrats Say."
Do any of those phrases sound familiar?   Let us know your bureaucratese buzzwords and you could win tickets to a pre-Juno show hosted by CBC Q's Jian Gomeshi.
 Tweet us @ottawamorning.

Fighting For The Cure

boxing.jpgLiberal MP Justin Trudeau will take on Conservative Senator Patrick Brazeau in a boxing match this Saturday, to raise money for the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation.  He demonstrates his fighting style to Ottawa Morning Chase Producer Carol Spendlove.
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Prostitution Ruling

bordeleau.jpgA landmark ruling at Ontario's court of appeal opens the door to bawdy houses, and to prostitutes hiring staff.  Robyn asks Ottawa Police Chief Charles Bordeleau how this might shake down on the streets.
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The Police's New Tool for Fighting Child Porn

Guertin.jpgPolice sargeant Arnold Guertin works with the technology unit of the Canadian Police Centre for Missing and Exploited Children here in Ottawa. It's a tough job, but a new software program has been developed to make the hunt for abusers easier. Hear him explain how Photo DNA cuts through millions of images of child pornography on the internet, and narrows the search for offenders.

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Ad men on Mad Men

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Local ad men Jared Young and Cory Haggart are regular followers of the sixties drama Mad Men.  They dropped in to the studio to talk about how close the series comes to reality as they know it, and they tell Robyn what they think about last night's season opener.
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Watching Syria's Demise

syria.jpgWhat's it like to watch the destruction of your home town from a distance?  24-year old Samia Jouejati talks about growing up in Damascus, and her thoughts on the violence that's going on there now.  She and Robyn connect with her father who has been over in Syria visiting his mother..

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World In One City - India

Simmi.JPGIn the latest installment of The World In One City, Robyn gets a taste of Northern India from the Ottawa kitchen of Simmi Dixit. See below for this week's recipe.

 

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World In One City Recipe: Palaak/Saag Paneer

Here's the recipe:

Palaak/Saag Paneer

500g fresh or frozen palak (spinach)
200g Paneer
2 onions
1 tbsp grated ginger
1 tbsp garlic paste
5-6 tbsp oil
1 tsp ghee, oil or butter
garam masala to taste
red chili powder to taste
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp salt
Love!
Cilantro for garnishing


Clean and wash palak (spinach) nicely. Boil the spinach in water and cool it. Now mash it in a mixer.


Heat oil in a kadai/ deep frying pan. Add ginger-garlic paste and stir-fry for a minute. Now add onions and fry till golden brown. Add all spices except red chili powder. Now add the spinach (palak) and little water if needed and cook for 4-5 minutes.


Cut paneer into pieces. (Paneer can be fried to golden brown in a seperate pan or can be used as it is). Add Paneer pieces to the gravy and cook until done.


Just before serving, heat pure ghee in a small pan. Hold the pan over bowl, add chili powder (Caution: Don't allow chili powder to burn!) Immediately pour on the indian palak paneer. Eat with fresh roti and someone you love!

Matt Dubois, Music Finalist

17 year old rapper Matt Dubois has two songs in the finals for the International Songwriting Competition.  Matt is from Stittsville.  He joins Robyn to talk about his music and the two songs he has entered in the competition.
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How to Make a Spectacle of Yourself at Sporting Events

 

Tomorrow, professional cheerleader Cameron Hughes marks his one thousandth time cheering on a crowd. He'll be at Scotiabank Place when the Sens face off against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Hear his interview with Robyn....

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......and click on here to watch him show our morning news editor Stu Mills and our traffic reporter Dave Brown how to make a scene at sporting events.

 

 

Meg Wilcox Weekend Music Picks

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THURSDAY MAR 22

Peripheral Vision at the Branch

8 pm, $8

Reggae Night w/ Roots Movement at the Rainbow Bistro

10 pm, $7

A Celtic Celebration with Natalie McMaster at the NAC

8 pm, from $21

Emilie Claire Barlow w/ David Myles at the NAC

 8 pm, from $33

Tim's Myth and the 444s w/ Tara Halloway at the Elmdale Tavern

9 pm, $5

Justin Lacroix Band, The Rhys Williams at the Avant Garde Bar

 

FRIDAY MAR 23

Brock Zeman - Brock's Birthday Bash at Irene's

9:30pm , $10

The Sadies at National Arts Centre Studio

8 pm, $33.50

Oh Susanna/The Treasures at the Black Sheep Inn

8:30 pm, $17

Damo Suzuki w/ The band whose name is a symbol at the Dominion Tavern

9 pm, $15 advance $20 at the door

The Pelts & The Hornettes at the Rainbow Bistro

10 pm

A Celtic Celebration with Natalie McMaster at the NAC

8 pm, from $21

Project Mars, Headbounce and Innerpiece at Zaphod's

8 pm, $6

Caladh Nua at Kildare Room at St. Brigid's Centre for the Arts

8 pm, $30

At Babylon -- EARLY:
The Nearly Naked Truth:
A Burlesque Benefit for Planned Parenthood Ottawa
w/ Rockalily Burlesque & DJ Bad Guy - 8pm $15
At Babylon -- LATE:
CHUO Benefit
w/ DJ's Sir-Ett, Hobo, Sweetcheeks, Adam Saikely
Gary Franks & Eric Roberts - 11pm $5 minimum donation

Cornflower Blue CD Release Party followed by dance party with Everything is Now at Elmdale Tavern

9 pm, free

Streets of Hastings, Mark Kenny at the Avant Garde Bar

Julien Acosta at Le Petit Chicago

9 pm, $2

Peripheral Vision at Café Paradiso

7:30 to 10:30, $3 for diners, $5 for non diners

 

SATURDAY MAR 24

Morgan Friend & Marc Charron at Irene's

9:30 pm, $7

Silver Creek and the Brothers Chaffey at Almonte Old Town Hall

8 pm, $12 students and $27 adults - preorder info at www.folkusalmonte.ca

The Sadies at National Arts Centre Studio

8 pm, $33.50

Old Stereo, Matt Dorgan Project and Les Mosquitos at Zaphod's

8 pm, $6 in advance and $8 at the door

NQ Arbuckle/ The British Columbians at the Black Sheep Inn

8:30 pm,  $17

Oberhofer with Pond at Café Dekcuf

9 pm

Street Wailers at the Rainbow Bistro

10 pm, $10

A Celtic Celebration with Natalie McMaster at the NAC

8 pm, from $21

John Allaire at Quinn's Ale House

Ken Tizzard and the Bad Intent, Jamie Spurvey and Little Stella at the Elmdale

9:30 pm, $10

The Cowards, Celery Troff, Hunter Walks, Pretty Little Death Machine, This Ship at the Avant Garde Bar

Orange Orange at the Petit Chicago

9 pm, $15

Peripheral Vision at Café Paradiso

7:30 to 10:30, $3 for diners, $5 for non diners

 

SUNDAY MAR 25

Flatfoot 56, The Hypnophonics, and the Beer Barons at Café Dekcuf

8 pm, $10 advance and service charge - tickets at Vertigo Records or www.ticketweb.ca

In Medias Res, Lipstick Lesbian at the Raw Sugar Café

8 pm doors, $8 advance and service charges

Gerry Wall at the Black Sheep Inn

4 pm, $15

Sarah Burton w/ Racoon Bandit at Elmdale Tavern

9 pm, $8

 

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Danielle Nacu Scholarship


bike.jpgA white-painted 'ghost' bicycle still marks where Danielle Nacu died on Queen Street. But now, a more lasting legacy is taking shape at the University of Ottawa.  Hallie Cotnam brings the story of the scholarship being set up in Danielle's name.

For more information, here's the link to the fund:

http://alumni.uottawa.ca/page.aspx?pid=1810

 

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Tom McSorley Reviews "Jeff Who Lives At Home"


Jeff.jpgOttawa Morning film reviewer Tom McSorley is unimpressed by Jeff Who Lives At Home's "confused take on the confusions of 21st century American aspiration."  Categorizing it as "small sreen aimless amusement only," Tom recommends making it a rental.
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Food Bank Spuds


potato.jpgDerek Rhodenizer is the teacher behind Heritage Academy's "potato project."  He tells Robyn about the plan to produce a tonne of tubers in special vertical growing barrels to donate to the food bank.  And he wants the public to get involved.

 

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Ontario Report


RobBenzie.jpgA new patient-based funding formula for hospitals, and the Auditor General's report on the ill-fated Ornge air ambulance service.  We get the latest from Queen's Park reporter Rob Benzie.
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Simon's Bike Survival Story


Simon.jpgMotorcyclists are coming out of hibernation.
But the warmer weather brings back bad memories for Video Journalist Simon Gardner.  Hallie Cotnam brings us Simon's story, and the reason why he's in no hurry to get back on a motorcycle.
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Kony 2012: Inspirational Media Campaign... or Facebook Scam?

kony.jpgIt's the video that's spawned a thousand editorials.  But did Kony 2012 help the people it was intended to?   PHD Candidate David Mastey studies the stories of child soldiers.  He reflects on the value of the Invisible Children video.

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Reality Bites on Red Meat


Yoni.jpgOur Reality Bites columnist, Dr. Yoni Freedhoff throws some cold water on the scare over last week's red meat study.  His advice: don't be too quick to ditch certain foods just because of new study findings.
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Tulip Festival Jitters

IMG169.jpgThe Tulip Festival is only six weeks away, and in a break with tradition, events won't be held
on NCC land.  Organizers say they're working on new arrangments, but some local business owners are worried.  Robyn talks to Ida Firestone, co-owner of the Firestone Restaurant Group, and David Smythe, general manager of the Lord Elgin Hotel, who came to the studio bearing tulips.
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World In One City - Chinese

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Our new cooking series, The World In One City goes to Sichuan, China...via a kitchen in Centretown.

Howie Tsui creates Ma Po Tofu for Robyn.

 

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World In One City Recipe: Ma Po Tofu

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The Recipe:

Ma Po Tofu (Pock-Marked Silken Tofu)

1 container of Silkie Soft Tofu (850 grams)
1 lb ground pork

1 tbsp fermented black beans (Yang Jiang)
1 thumb-sized nub of ginger (minced)
3 - 5 cloves of garlic (minced)
2 tsp ground dried chilies or fresh bird chilies (optional)

2 tbsp canola oil
1 tsp white pepper
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar (or 1 tbsp mirin)
2 1/2 tbsp chilli bean paste*
2 tbsp shoaxing cooking wine

2 tsp light soy
1 c stock
2 tbsp cornstarch mixed with 3 tbsp of water (slurry)

1/2 tsp toasted Sichuan peppercorns
2 green onions
1 bunch of cilantro
1 teaspoon of chili oil (or more if you like heat)

Sandwich tofu between paper towel  on a drying rack or plate and place a plate on top to squish out excess liquid in the tofu. Rinse black beans under cold water and place in a mortar, along with  ginger, garlic and optional chilies. Bash about to form a paste. 

Place Sichuan peppercorns into your wok and heat up your wok on high heat. Once the peppercorns become fragrant (about 10 -20 seconds) take them out of the wok and let them rest on a small saucer. Make sure not to burn the peppercorns.

Test the heat of the wok with a dribble of water, it should sizzle and evaporate on contact. Swirl 2 tbsp of canola oil into the wok and immediately add the ground pork spreading it evenly on the bottom surface. Let brown undisturbed on high heat for about 30 seconds and add a pinch of salt, sugar and white pepper.

Add paste from the mortar to the pork and stir, lowering the heat to medium high to prevent burning. Add shaoxing cooking wine and continue stirring pork. Add chilli bean paste to the pork and stir to integrate.

Remove the tofu from the paper towel sandwich, and cut into 2 -3 cm square cubes and gently place into the pork mixture. Gently mix the tofu with the pork.  I prefer shaking the wok and tossing the tofu with wok spatula. Add soy sauce. Stirring with a spoon will most likely break the tofu. The trick is to be very gentle.

Put the wok back on high heat and add stock.  Once stock bubbles, the heat can be lowered to medium for a more gentle simmer. Add cornstarch slurry and gently stir to integrate and thicken stock.

Grind Sichuan peppercorns in the mortar and pestle and set aside. Finely chop green onions and cilantro. After the tofu has simmered for about 5 minutes transfer to a large bowl. Top with green onion, cilantro, ground Sichuan peppercorns and chilli oil.
 
*(I prefer Fuchi from Taiwan: http://www.chilliworld.com/SP6.asp?p_id=336)

 

Nicholas Hoare Calls It Quits


Books.jpgNicholas Hoare Books on Sussex Drive is closing.  The independent bookshop's landlord is the National Capital Commission....
which is raising the rent by 72 per cent.
Owner Nicholas Hoare tells Robyn why this is the last straw.

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Meet "The Determinator".


determinator.JPGHallie Cotnam dropped in on the D and S Southern Comfort Barbeque restaurant in Carlsbad Springs where they've invented a hamburger that's the talk of the town.  It's so big it's called The Determinator and its fame.... or infamy .... is growing. 
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A Lesson on How To Be Homeless

What happens when a pan-handler meets students who are trying to live his life for a week? University students are sacrificing comfort by sleeping outdoors and collecting donations for homelessness agencies. Hallie Cotnam introduces the students to a man who lives that life every day.

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Meg Wilcox's Weekend Music Picks

Megphones.jpgThursday March 15

Hey Ocean with Aidan Knight, The Donna Litas
 at Ritual

Amanda Rheaume with Brea Laurenson
 at the Black Sheep Inn

Blues Allstars Blues Jam with guest host Don Cummings
 at Irene's Pub

 

 

Cody Allen with Alanna Black
 at Maxwell's

The Reason with And what Army?
 at Mavericks

Remember the Fire EP release
 at Café Deckuf

Social Divide with Group Therapy
 at the Elmdale Tavern


Friday, March 16

The Doggers Annual St. Paddy's Day Stomp
 at the Black Sheep Inn

Irish Bastards
   at La Grange de la Gatineau
 Frank Western & Birdie Whyte
 at The Branch

Peter Elkas
 at the NAC Fourth Stage

Scott Poll Trio] 
  at Cafe Paradiso

Mike Essoudry's Mash Potato Mashers
 at Irene's

James Armstrong (Chicago Blues)
 at the Rainbow Bistro

Kestrels with Little Stella
 at Zaphod's


Saturday, March 17

Craig Cardiff with Aidan Knight
 at the Black Sheep Inn

Joel Frahm, Min Rager and John Fraboni
 at the NAC Fourth Stage

David Shanahan and friends
 at The Branch

Dry River Caravan & The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra
 at the Elmdale Tavern

The Visitors with Boyhood, Roberta Bondar, Fevers
     CHUO benefit show, at Babylon

Trevor Finlay
 at the Rainbow Bistro

Wax Mannequin with Spookey Ruben (be there early to catch this show!)
 at Irene's Pub

Special Screening of Fubar 2 with  performances by: Night Seeker, Hell Bros!, Rainbow Pony Power and live commentary by Deaner
 at Ritual
 Tailgunner with Machine Gun Dolly and the Scally Cap Brats
 at the Dominion Tavern

Portage and Main, Redbird
 at Avant Garde bar

 

Sunday, March 18

Craig Cardiff
 at the Black Sheep Inn

This Dusty Road
 at the Elmdale Tavern

Capital Punishment, A Darker Day, The Blood Red Truth, Placetaphiga
 at the Rainbow Bistro
 Sharon Coward, Landon A. R. Coleman, Neil Gerster, Catriona Sturton
 at the Elmdale Tavern

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Appeal for Amundsen's Sunken Ship

maud.jpgThe wreckage of  Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen's ship the Maud has been sitting in the Canadian arctic for 80 years.  Now Norway wants it back, but the Canadian government says no.  Jan Wanggaard is in Ottawa today to appeal for the ship's return to his homeland.  He tells Robyn about what his hopes are
for the relic's future.
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Tough Times For Indie Booksellers


Nicholas Hoare Booksellers could be closing its doors for good, underlining once again the
challenges faced by independent bookstores.  Robyn talks to Lisa Greaves, owner of Octupus Books, and Linda Wiken, former owner of Prme Crime Mystery Bookstore about what those challeges are.
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Elizbeth Palmer

palmer.jpgForeign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer has covered many of the world's trouble spots.  She's in Ottawa to deliver the 13th Annual Kesterton Lecture at Carleton University tonight at 7:30 p.m..  That lecture is open to the public.  Here's her conversation with Robyn.
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Tom McSorley Reviews "Miss Bala"

bala.jpgFilm critic Tom McSorley reviews one of the most critically acclaimed films to come out of Mexico recently. A look at the drug wars through the  film Miss Bala.  It stars Stephanie Sigman (left).
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Chief Bordeleau on Gregson Verdict


bordeleau.jpgLast night's guilty verdict for Kevin Gregson's murder trial was a relief for members of the Ottawa police force. The 2009 murder of Constable Eric Czapnik has had a profound effect on his fellow officers. Here, Robyn speaks with Police Chief Charles Bordeleau about his reaction to the verdict.

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Crashed Ice

 

Fannie Desforges and Chris Briscoe are on their way to Quebec City for some some downhill - and uphill - skating.  Not for the faint-of-heart are the Crashed Ice World Championship Finals this weekend.

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Gregson Case Update

gregson.jpg The murder trial into the death of police constable Eric Czapnik is coming to an end.
CBC reporter Evan Dyer brings us a summary of what went on in the courtroom.
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Ethiopian Money Transfer Gone Wrong

Ethiopian.jpgGenet Shume found out the hard way about Canada's rules for taking cash out of the country.  The single mother travelled to Ethiopia with thousands of dollars in savings,
only to have it taken away at the border.  Now she's trying to get it back.

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The World In One City

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Robyn kicks off her new weekly series, The World In One City.  Each week she visits a person from a different country now living in Ottawa.  Not only does Robyn get that person's story, but she gets a one-one-one cooking session with a recipe from the home country. 

She starts the series in the Kanata kitchen of Jamaica-born Cassie Armstrong.....

World In One City Recipe: Liver and Bananas

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....where Robyn learns how to make Cassie's recipe for liver and bananas.


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Liver and Bananas
1 pound beef liver, washed and cut into cubes
1/2 lime
1/4 c vinegar
1 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp seasoning salt
1 onion, chopped
1 tsp fresh thyme
1/2 scotch bonnet pepper , chopped seeds removed
1 head of garlic, chopped (1/2 if you don't like too much garlic)
1 tbsp Jamaican browning sauce*
2 tbsp oil
1/2 dozen green bananas* (must be cooking bananas)

 

Take a medium sized mixing bowl and fill half-way with water. Squeeze in half the lime and vinegar into the water. Wash the liver in water, drain, and wash again in fresh water. Drain again. To the bowl of liver, add the black pepper, salt, seasoning salt, onion, thyme, garlic and browning. Cover and let marinade in the fridge overnight.

 

Heat oil in a pan on medium heat. Pour in the marinaded liver, cover and cook for 10 minutes. add 1/4 c water, stir, and cook until the mixture starts to simmer. Reduce heat and let cook covered for 15 minutes.

 

While the liver is simmering, fill a medium sized pot half-way with water and put on the stove to boil. Using a sharp knife, cut the ends off of the green bananas, and then a slit length-wise down each of the bananas so that the flesh is exposed. Drop the bananas with the skin on into the boiling water. Cover and cook for half an hour over medium heat. Bananas are done when you pierce them with a fork and the bananas are the texture of a baked potato.

 

Drain bananas, remove the skin and serve with the cooked livers.

 

*Green bananas and browning sauce can be found at any Caribbean or Filipino grocery store.

 

New Series: World in One City

RB_cooking.jpgHi there, Robyn here. I wanted to let you know about a new series we're launching on the show tomorrow.

It's called The World in One City and features a subject very near and dear to my heart: food.

Here's the idea, and I need your help.

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Meg Wilcox Music Picks

Megg.jpgMeg Wilcox has taken over as host of CBC's Bandwidth while Amanda Putz is on maternity leave.  She joins Robyn with her picks on live music around town over the weekend.

THURSDAY, MARCH 8th

- Plants & Animals @ Ritual
     w/ Thus: Owls
     8pm, $17

- Orienteers, Your First Lover, Brennan Pilkington @ Zaphod's
     Part of Zaphod's 20th anniversary celebrations
     8pm, $6

- John K. Samson & The Provincial Band @ Mavericks
     w/ Shotgun Jimmie
     8pm, $5

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Tom McSorley Reviews "Pariah."


Pariah.jpgShe's a 17-year-old black woman with a secret.  Ottawa Morning film reviewer Tom McSorley gives his take on a new film called "Pariah."

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Bahamas Basketball in Orleans

How a basketball team from the Bahamas set out to pursue the American dream...
and ended up in Ottawa.
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Bad Science, or Pushing the Intellectual Boundaries?

A Carleton University course about climate change has been targetted by the Centre for the
Advancement of Scientific Skepticism.  A report by the centre accuses the prof of teaching inaccurate science.  But that hasn't stopped the students enrolled in the course fro giving it a thumbs up.

 

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Whipping Giant Ropes

Rope-Workouts-GoFit.jpg Flipping truck tires....whipping giant forty pound ropes...How manual labour is becoming a hot new fitness trend. Denise Fung went in search of a gym that knows it's ropes.

Marijuana and Memory

marja.jpg Research from the University of Ottawa sheds new light on the connection between marijuana and memory loss. Robyn Bresnahan spoke with Philip Kesner a graduate student at The Royal and co-author of the report.

Ottawa Police Evidence Facility

hi-ot-evidence-warehouse852-4col.jpg It's a place few police officers have seen, let alone civilians...a place where evidence of all kinds, is stored. Hallie Cotnam takes us behind the locked doors of the Ottawa Police Evidence Facility.

Gregson Trial

keving.jpg Kevin Gregson has already admitted killing Ottawa police officer Eric Czapnik. So what is left to discover at his trial? CBC's Evan Dyer has been covering the trial from day one, and has more on what the court heard in its first week.

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Cheese Sommelier

featured_cheese.jpg Ottawa's got more than just cheddar to offer up on its cheese plate. A local sommelier drops by with her advice on some unexpected flavours coming from the valley's sheeps, goats and cows.

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The Weekender - Embracing the Cold

dee-fung.jpg Got a case of the winter blahs? Our Weekender Denise Fung hunts down ways to escape the snow, slush and greyness.

  • The RCMP is holding its annual Musical Ride Stables Open House tomorrow. Starts at 10 a.m. This is the 15th anniversary of the event.
  • The poetry festival Verse-Fest packs a lot of spoken-word/slam/traditional readings into its last weekend. It's all happeneing at Arts Court, the Mercury Lounge and the NAC.
  • Also tomorrow, Raw Sugar Cafe is hosting its Stars on 45 DJ night. Thirteen guest DJ's are lined up to spin 15 minute sets all night.
  • On Sunday, Zaphod's launches its week-long celebration of turning twenty years old. Go to the website to see if any of the bands catch your fancy.
  • And this weekend, the Canadian Museum of Nature opens its whales exhibit. The show stopper is the skeleton of a 58 foot long male sperm whale for people to awe over.
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Ending Tax Breaks for Corporate Entertainment

At a time of austerity, should the province pay fifty percent on corporate boxes at Sens games? This morning Hallie Cotnam spoke with Erin Kelly from the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce.box.jpg

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Paramount Theatre

Paramount_Theatre_Saint_John_451_339.jpg The Paramount Theatre is in Saint John, New Brunswick. But the campaign to save it has extended all the way to Ottawa. This morning Hallie Cotnam spoke with two of the organizers of this weekend's Save the Paramount event, Jonathan Van Amburg and Michael McDonald.

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Delisting Oxycontin

.oxy.jpgBracing for the end of Oxycontin. This morning Hallie Cotnam spoke with Charlie Leduc, an addiction counsellor and former addict about what delisting Oxycontin will have on the drug scene in Ottawa

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Democracy Watch on Elections Canada

electionscan.jpg Elections Canada says it's investigating the complaints into Robocalls. But you'll have to take their word for it. This morning Hallie Cotnam spoke with Tyler Sommers the Coordinator of Democracy Watch, to hear about the call to make Elections Canada more transparent.

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Jessa Runciman's Music Picks

LISTINGS

Thursday, March 1st:

- The Owl Eyes Project @ Elmdale Tavern
w/ Dynamite Motel, The AK 47s
9pm, $10

- Lynn Miles @ The Branch
w/ Keith Glass
9pm$20

- Hearts & Mines @ Mercury Lounge
w/ Matt Dorgan Project, Chase
Fundraiser for Ottawa Humane Society

- illScarlett @ Zaphod's
w/ Ty Hall, Tympanic
8pm, $12

- Pianos Become the Teeth, Xerxes @ Maverick's
w/ Constraints, Sparrows, Sartre
6:30pm, $10

- Ottawa Arts Review launch of Issue #6 @ Cafe Alt
w/ Arms of the Girl, Yanis Khamsi
7pm, $3

- Reggae Night with Roots Movement @ Rainbow Bistro
10pm, $7

Friday, March 2nd:

- Lucky Ron and the Rhode Island Reds @ Irene's Pub
w/ Steve Stacey and the Stump Splitters
12pm, $10

- The Sonic Defense @ Zaphod's
w/ Slo' Tom, John Kerr
8pm, $6

- Cold Capital, Mubarak Farah, Miss Polygamy and the Airliner Blues Band @ Elmdale Tavern
9pm, $6

- The Penske File, Finders Keepers, Robots! Everywhere!, Four-stroke, The Eviction Party @ Maverick's
8pm, $7

- Jack de Keyzer @ Rainbow Bistro
10pm, $12

- Ninety Pounds of Ugly, Bank Robbers Union, Jack Pine @ Cafe Dekcuf
9pm, $10

- Ben Sures @ Westboro House
7:30pm, $20
www.westborohouseconcerts.com for more information

- My Favourite Tragedy @ Black Sheep Inn
w/ Half Moon Run, The Wicked Mercy
8:30pm, $10

- Frank Western and Birdie Whyte @ The Branch
7pm, free

Saturday, March 3rd:

- Jim Bryson @ The Branch
9pm, $20

- De Armas-Decho Duo @ Cafe Paradiso
7:30pm, $5

- The Barr Brothers @ NAC Fourth Stage
7:30pm, $19

- Mica & Steve's Rock 'n' Roll Stag & Doe @ Elmdale Tavern
w/ The Train Jumpers, Still Winter Hills and more
9pm

- Swamperella @ Irene's Pub
9:30pm, $12

- Silkken Laumann, The Glass Chain, Marble Lion @ HI-Ottawa Jail Hostel
Last "F-Minus" Issue release, #8
9pm, $5

- John Allaire @ Quinn's
3-5pm

- Little City, Faraway Neighbours and James & Blackburn @ Avant Garde Bar
8pm, $7

- Bluestone @ Ritual
w/ Wise, Young & King, Become the Sun
8pm, $15

- Rosetta, Alaskan, Restorations, Oh Misere @ Maverick's
8pm, $10

- Robbie Antone's Blues Machine @ Rainbow Bistro
10pm

- Mighty Popo @ Black Sheep Inn
8:30pm, $17

Sunday, March 4th:

- Teitur (Faroe Islands) @ Black Sheep Inn
w/ Robyn Dell'Unto
4pm, $17

- Hey Buster @ Irene's Pub
- 3pm

- Zaphod's 20th Anniversary Celebration @ Zaphod's
Dog Day Afternoon w/ Dave Balfour and friends
3pm, free

- Hank Wiliams Tribute @ St. Andrew's Presbyterian (Carleton Place)
7pm, $15

- Katlina and the Gracious @ Elmdale Tavern
w/ Alex R. Newman
9pm

The Fairest, Farewell Davidson, Partouse @ Rainbow Bistro
9:45pm