We were played on CBC’s Ottawa Morning today. Here’s what it sounded like:

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You can hear what more about the Emery story and what other fans had to say at Ottawa Morning’s archive. Scroll down for January 31, 2008 and select “Fans react to Ray Emery’s antics”.

Our audience truly is global.

Including last year’s first season, we have had visits from 44 countries around the world! Google Analytics tells me there have been visits from 430 different cities.

Kids definitely have a voice, and their opinions do matter.

The story of Ray Emery’s being late for practices and other off-ice behaviour have been making the headlines this week. As a result, there has been talk about trying to trade the Ottawa Senators goalie.

The students behind Portable Radio have some opinions on this issue.

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We have been learning about different drugs and their effects on the body. One of the drugs we have been studying is nicotene, the drug that is found in cigarettes.

Last week there was a story on the news about odourless cigarettes. We had a discussion in class about whether or not we thought this was a good idea. Click on download to listen to our opinions.

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In this first episode of 2008 we bring you a story about a mooing milk carton, a Rams’ hockey team update, some listener mail, and Ripley’s Amazing Facts. There’s also an interview with Tyrell, the Wacky Weird Zone and Time Travelers Part 2.

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Music used in this episode:

WW – Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)

Quiet Man in a Loud Shirt – Bob Martin (Podsafe Music Network)
Smash Sketch – Kevin McLeod
Fenster’s Explanation – Kevin McLeod
Neolith – Kevin McLeod
AhDah – Kevin McLeod

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We read in the Ottawa Citizen about how Winnipeg is trying to get the title of World’s Longest Skating Rink. Ottawa currently holds this title in the Guiness Book of World Records. In the winter, a portion of the Rideau Canal becomes a 7.5 kilometre skateway in downtown Ottawa. Winnipeg currently has 6 kilometres of skateway. They are hoping to have 8.5 kilometres by the end of January.

Our students have some opinions about this issue.

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 Here is a portion of the article that we used:

Winnipeg wants to ice rink record

River trail would be longer than Rideau Canal’sDave Rogers, Canwest News Service

Published: Sunday, January 13, 2008

In a little more than a week, Winnipeg expects to have bragging rights to the world’s longest skating rink, beating Ottawa’s Rideau Canal Skateway by a kilometre.

Paul Jordan, manager of The Forks market in downtown Winnipeg, said eight university students with snow shovels have been working for three weeks, clearing a six-kilometre trail along the Red and Assiniboine rivers through the city core.

By Jan. 25, Winnipeg officials expect to have an 8.5-kilometre ice trail, bettering Ottawa’s 7.8-kilometre skateway.

In 2007, Winnipeg’s River Trail was only four kilometres, but Jordon figured it wouldn’t take much effort to make it longer than the Ottawa skateway. Winnipeg temperatures have been steady around -30 C this winter and there is about 25 centimetres of snow — ideal conditions for making ice. Jordan is so confident of success by Jan. 25 that he has called Guinness World Records to have Winnipeg’s rink registered as the world’s longest.

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