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Attachment #4: Key Dates in World History: 1946 to 1999

June 23, 2023 Ken Powell Leave a comment

For the next, and last, chunk of years see: https://powellponderings.com/attachment-5-key-dates-in-world-history-the-21st-century/

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Posted in: Life, Random

Attachment #5: Key Dates in World History: The 21st Century, 2000 to present

June 7, 2023 Ken Powell Leave a comment

Sources Magazines: National Geographic; The Economist; The Atlantic; Foreign Affairs; The New Yorker; The Walrus; Harpers; Canada’s History Newspaper sources:…

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Posted in: Life, Random, Uncategorized

The Institution of the Monarchy for Canada

May 31, 2023 Ken Powell 6 Comments

Introduction Since watching the coronation May 6th, I decided to write a blog about what the institution of the monarchy…

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Posted in: Life

Attachment #1: Types of Monarchies

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A surprising number of countries have ruling monarchs; 43 countries still have them.  1. Constitutional monarchy: the monarch divides power…

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Spark Photo Festival April 2023

April 14, 2023 Ken Powell 25 Comments

Last September my wife and I travelled from Kugluktuk, located at the mouth of the Coppermine River in the western…

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Posted in: Personal, Photography, Spark Photo Festival Galleries

April Fools’ Day News: My Life vs What’s Happening Around the World on April 1

April 2, 2023 Ken Powell 8 Comments

Looking in at Ken’s week. This has been a most interesting week for me, and so I thought I’d turn…

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Posted in: Personal, Politics

Civilizations Collide in Extreme Conditions in the Search for a Northwest Passage 

October 21, 2022 Ken Powell 6 Comments

An analysis of the impact 400 years of European exploration searching for a  Northwest Passage. Preamble Where is “there”? Who…

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Posted in: Travel

Through the Northwest Passage (Sept 2022): Summary of the trip by Penny and Ken

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Introduction Itinerary Here is our daily itinerary, including what and where we were, and what we did: Wednesday, Sept 7:…

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Attachment #1: Key Arctic Explorers

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Key Arctic Explorers – the European Quest for a Northwest Passage in the Arctic Ocean  1585-87: John Davis voyages. He…

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Putin’s War – Six Months Out

August 27, 2022 Ken Powell Leave a comment

I wrote the original blog on March 31, just after a month of fighting. It is now six months since…

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