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So, I'm fed up. We've all been perpetuating a lie. We all participate in it as we watch movies, read books, and listen to music that reinforces this lie. The lie: If you are in love, you are happy. Oh, and you'll be happy forever. Hence the expression—happily ever after.
The truth is that we don't even know what love is and much of what we do in the name of love is not love at all. Isn't it time for a new definition of love? One that works in all areas of our lives?
I was struck this afternoon while driving just how angry so many people are. I know they aren't angry at me—but they sure are angry. With the protection of steel all around them, the way people treat each other is simply ludicrous. How different would it all be if people treated each other with love?
Is it any surprise that there is so little peace in the world when anger, discontent, fear, deception and control better define our primary relationships.
Love begins at home. We learn it and then we put into practice what we learn. Love begins with our own hearts. Love begins with how we treat ourselves and those closest to us.
So, I've got this thought. What would be different today if LOVE ruled the day. What would be different in the workplace? What would be different in our homes? What would be different in our relationships?
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Since 2003, Danish producer Rumpistol has been delivering his bubbling, melodic, and ever-buoyant electronic cuts, only to add a sliver of post-dubstep to his latest record, Dynamo – which garnered a 2010 nomination at the Qwartz Electronic Music Awards in the Discovery category. Over the years, he has also acquired quite a standing where film, video game, and theatrical scores are concerned. In 2008, he was commissioned by The Danish Film Institute to create a live soundtrack for Vassili Zouravlev's 1936 silent film Cosmic Voyage. Rumpistol has performed throughout Europe, Mexico, China, Russia, and has appeared in various improvised setups and constellations with a smattering of Danish artists, namely Steen Jørgensen (Sort Sol) and Kidd, as well as Japanese electronic musician Kouhei Matsunaga. He'll be performing at MUTEK this year with LA-based vocalist Red Baron.

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It being Wednesday, we will now have the singing of the national anthem led by the hon. member for Sackville—Eastern Shore.
[Members sang the national anthem]
House of Commons Hansard #9 of the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was jobs.
2:05 p.m.
The Speaker Conservative Andrew Scheer
It being Wednesday, we will now have the singing of the national anthem led by the hon. member for Sackville—Eastern Shore.
[Members sang the national anthem]
InfrastructureStatements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Eve Adams Conservative Mississauga—Brampton South, ON
Mr. Speaker, our Conservative government has invested over $100 million in infrastructure projects in the cities of Mississauga and Brampton.
As a city councillor for over seven years in Canada's sixth largest city, I led the charge for some of these investments. I can say that this government's help put our neighbours to work and helped cities build infrastructure they could not have built on their own.
Next week, Mississauga is excited to open our vibrant, new downtown square. We are also opening new libraries where children can develop a love of reading with their moms and dads. Soon, our new, modern pools will help keep us fit and the hydrotherapy pool is sure to be a hit with seniors and young moms. I am most proud of the new ambulance station that will provide faster emergency response times.
Canada is coming out stronger than ever from the global economic downturn because of our Conservative government. It invested in communities, gave our neighbours jobs and improved the quality of life with lasting infrastructure projects.
The EnvironmentStatements By Members
June 15th, 2011 / 2:05 p.m.
Pierre Jacob NDP Brome—Missisquoi, QC
Mr. Speaker, as a new member of the 41st Parliament, I would like to thank the people of Brome—Missisquoi for placing their trust in me. It is time to get to work on the priorities of Brome—Missisquoi.
With respect to Montreal Pipe Line's pump stations, engineers from the National Energy Board have indicated that the company does not have any way of preventing an oil spill outside its facilities.
Inspectors also note that the direction of flow would take the oil straight into watercourses. At least one tributary of the Missisquoi River, which runs through Potton Township, would be affected. We will be following this file closely to ensure that we put the environmental priorities and the health of the people of Brome—Missisquoi ahead of the economic imperatives of major industrial polluters.
York CentreStatements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Mark Adler Conservative York Centre, ON
Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege and an honour to stand before you in the House today.
I will begin by thanking my dedicated campaign volunteers to whom I owe the most profound gratitude and appreciation. I also thank the voters of York Centre for putting their confidence in me. I promise to work my heart out for all of my constituents.
Like the many residents of York Centre, my father was an immigrant. He survived the Holocaust and came to Canada alone. He came with three things: a number on his arm, the shirt on his back, but, most important, hope in his heart. Canada became his home.
This is why I am so especially proud to represent the people of York Centre, many of whom are immigrants. As a first-generation Canadian, I know their bravery, perseverance and hard work first-hand, but, most important, how they play by the rules. In return, they just want to know that their government will stand up for them when they do.
This government has proven that it is here for all hard-working Canadians. I am so proud to serve under the principled leadership of our Prime Minister. This government will deliver on its commitments and will always stand with hard-working Canadian families.
InfrastructureStatements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Wayne Easter Liberal Malpeque, PE
Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak about the proposed Kensington and area wellness complex, an initiative in my riding of Malpeque aimed at improving the health and well-being of constituents. This complex would offer centralized facilities, such as a gym, museum, auditorium, day care centre, library, meeting rooms and commercial space, among others. The planners developed an excellent model.
I urge the government to support this initiative by re-establishing programs so that the organizers can secure funding for this project. Being told that ACOA has no programs and, therefore, no money is not an option. This project is vital to the Kensington community but, unfortunately, with the cuts the government is making, it will only remain a dream.
I urge the government to support this initiative and others like it in rural communities so that rural Canada can make the advancements it well deserves.
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 459Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Paul Calandra Conservative Oak Ridges—Markham, ON
Mr. Speaker, last month, my home town of Stouffville celebrated the opening of a brand new Royal Canadian Legion Branch 459.
The original Legion was built in 1947 by veterans from World War II who came together with veterans from World War I in a common goal to build a place of their own; a place to relive memories, embrace the camaraderie built in their history together and to commemorate the friends they lost.
Building on the past, the new Legion's home contains the cornerstone of the original home embedded in the front entrance to continue the legacy built in 1947.
In the words of Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
The new home for Legion Branch 459 is no disservice to the joy and pain endured by our veterans. We will not forget history and we will not forget the bonds our veterans built. We will continue to build them into our future.
I congratulate Branch 459, its president, Murray Pattendon, and thank my entire hometown for its efforts in recognizing so many people who have sacrificed so much to help make this country the best place to live and work.
HealthStatements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Djaouida Sellah NDP Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, QC
Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate all hon. members of this 41st Parliament on their election.
I would first like to recognize the contributions made by my mother, my family and my volunteers. I would also like to say a special thank you to my constituents, the people of Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, for placing their trust in me.
People voted for change and I promise to deliver. Quebeckers and Canadians have clearly indicated that health care is a priority.
They want everyone to have access to a family doctor and they want wait times to go down.
It is time for this government to take concrete action on the priorities of Canadians and show some real leadership in health care.
HonoursStatements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Susan Truppe Conservative London North Centre, ON
Mr. Speaker, as this is my first statement in the House, I congratulate you on your new role.
I thank the constituents of London North Centre for giving me the privilege of serving them as their member of Parliament. It is an honour to be here. I also thank my campaign team, the dedicated volunteers who put in countless hours, and my family for standing by me as I hit the pavement on the campaign trail. Without them I would not be here.
Today in my riding, the city of London will be honouring Londoners who are recipients of the Order of Canada and the Order of Ontario. They are: Order of Canada recipient, Hanny Hassan; and Order of Ontario recipients, Dr. Joseph Chin, Gerald Fagan, Elizabeth Hillman Waterston and Professor Gordon McBean.
On behalf of the members of this House, I congratulate the recipients for making me proud and for making London proud.
The EnvironmentStatements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Michael Chong Conservative Wellington—Halton Hills, ON
Mr. Speaker, a Boston hedge fund wants to come up to Canada and destroy 2,500 acres of prime farmland and natural habitat in Dufferin county by creating one of the largest open pit mines in Canada.
This megaquarry would stretch three miles across and plunge 200 feet deep, a drop bigger than Niagara Falls. It would impact the Nottawasaga and Grand River watersheds that provide drinking water for one million Ontario residents. It would pump 600 million litres of water a day. That is almost the same amount of water used by almost 20% of Ontario residents.
The Suzuki Foundation and local conservation authorities have expressed concern.
This is an environmental disaster in the making. We need a federal environmental assessment. We also need a federal panel to review the environmental effects on the transboundary waters of Lake Huron and Lake Erie.
These American hedge funds destroyed Wall Street three years ago. Now they want to come to Canada and destroy a beautiful piece of southwestern Ontario. They must be stopped.
Saint-LambertStatements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Sadia Groguhé NDP Saint-Lambert, QC
Mr. Speaker, it is a great honour for me to speak for the first time in the House on behalf of the people of Saint-Lambert.
To begin, I would like to thank my constituents for the confidence they placed in me. I want to reiterate my promise to them that I will fight tirelessly for their interests. I would also like to thank my husband, my children and all of the volunteers, as well as my mother, who has always been a source of inspiration for me.
I humbly accept the mandate that my constituents have given me. I accept the mandate to stand up for our families and our youth, and to provide our seniors with the opportunity for a decent life.
I would like to thank our leader for the trust he placed in my by appointing me deputy critic for citizenship and immigration. It is an honour and a privilege.
I am determined to work with the members of the House, the Quebec government and stakeholders for a fair, compassionate, transparent and efficient immigration system.
The EconomyStatements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Rodney Weston Conservative Saint John, NB
Mr. Speaker, our Conservative government did what we said we would do with the next phase of Canada's economic action plan.
Our government is focused on what matters to Canadians, jobs and the economy. To complete our recovery, we must implement the next phase of Canada's economic action plan, a low-tax plan for jobs and growth.
Canada's economy has grown now for seven straight quarters, with nearly 560,000 new jobs created since July 2009. While that is positive news, too many Canadians are still looking for work and the global economic recovery remains fragile.
Canadians gave us a mandate to stay focused on the economy and pass measures aimed at strengthening both our economic recovery and our country. We will follow through on these commitments.
Young CanadiansStatements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Pierre-Luc Dusseault NDP Sherbrooke, QC
Mr. Speaker, it is an honour for me to rise in the House today to make my first statement as the youngest member of Parliament in the history of Canada.
The first thing I want to do, of course, is to thank the people of my riding for their trust in me. It is an honour for me to represent them in the House.
I am here to speak on behalf of all the people in my riding, and also on behalf of all young people across the country. I received congratulatory messages from hundreds of young Canadians who were inspired by my election, and I plan to work tirelessly to show that we young people have a place in public debate and that we can achieve very good results.
May 2 was a great day for all young Canadians. Since the election, they can count on a strong voice made up of several members who truly understand their reality.
It is finally time to show that every Canadian, regardless of origin, gender, occupation or age, has a place in this important political institution.
Economic Action PlanStatements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Jacques Gourde Conservative Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, QC
Mr. Speaker, our Conservative government says what it is going to do and then follows through, as demonstrated by the next phase of the economic action plan. We are continuing to move forward with the economic recovery and we are keeping our promises. Families will benefit from new tax credits to promote arts and physical activities. We will help the regions attract doctors and we will give volunteer firefighters the credit they deserve. Furthermore, we will accomplish all this without increasing personal income taxes. The economy remains fragile and the recent budget will bolster and complete the economic recovery.
Under this Conservative government, Canada has been a leader in economic recovery and job creation. We invite all parties to help Canada continue to lead the way by voting for our budget.
David ColmanStatements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Marc Garneau Liberal Westmount—Ville-Marie, QC
Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House to express our condolences on the passing of David Colman, the Director of the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital at McGill University.
Dr. Colman had a distinguished career as a research scientist, professor and clinician. Under his leadership, the world-famous Montreal Neurological Institute was one of the first to be recognized as a national centre of excellence in research and commercialization.
Dr. Colman initiated a campaign to develop new technologies that have changed the way diseases of the brain are treated. It is due to his contribution that the Institute is becoming a world leader in brain imaging, neuro-engineering and palliative care.
Canada attracts top talent in neuroscience research and treatment, thanks to the vision and dedication of David Colman and his team.
I stand in the House today to acknowledge his immense contribution to science and medicine and to pay respects to his family and colleagues.
Trade and TourismStatements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Dan Albas Conservative Okanagan—Coquihalla, BC
Mr. Speaker, our government received a strong mandate from Canadians to focus on completing the economic recovery. That is why we are focused on creating jobs and economic growth through expanding trade and tourism.
Today, we welcome the inaugural China Southern Airlines flight between Vancouver and Guangzhou, China, one of the fastest-growing regions in China and in the world. This new direct service is made possible by the current Canada–China air transport agreement, negotiated and signed by our government. China, as a global and bilateral partner, is important to Canada and we are engaged in a frank, friendly and forward-looking relationship with China.
This new service, combined with Canada's approved destination status, will give more options to Chinese tourists to visit British Columbia and the rest of Canada. It also further strengthens the Canada's Asia Pacific Gateway and will provide Canadians more choices for international travel to China.
Our government will continue to seek out opportunities to expand trade and tourism with countries around the world.
Jordan Fram and Jason ChenierStatements By Members
2:20 p.m.
Claude Gravelle NDP Nickel Belt, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to two miners who lost their lives last week in an accident at the Stobie Mine in Sudbury. Jordan Fram, age 26, was a 6-year veteran of the mines and 35-year-old Jason Chenier had 11 years of experience when they perished on June 8 while working 3,000 feet underground.
This devastating loss has saddened the entire community and resulted in nine stop-work orders issued against Vale by the Ontario Ministry of Labour, due in part to worrisome levels of water in the mine. This tragedy is a stark reminder that mining remains a dangerous profession and that we must learn from this tragedy to ensure it does not happen again. These men's lives were cut short, leaving behind grieving families, colleagues and communities in a desperate search for answers.
On behalf of all members of the House, I extend my heartfelt sympathies to their loved ones and colleagues. May they rest in peace.
New Democratic Party of CanadaStatements By Members
2:20 p.m.
David Wilks Conservative Kootenay—Columbia, BC
Mr. Speaker, the NDP of the radical hard left do not know the first thing about governing. Ask a British Columbian or Ontarian who had to put up with its members in power.
While Canadians remain concerned about jobs and the economy, the NDP is having a gut-wrenching debate about whether or not it should remain committed to its reckless, hard left, high tax, socialist principles.
The NDP radical left remains committed to pro-drug policies and anti-trade policies. The NDP opposes Canada's leadership as a clean energy superpower. It even questions its commitment to federalism, with calls to repeal the Clarity Act.
The NDP proposed child care from birth to age 12, a 45-day work year and a 50% hike in the pension plan, policies that would cost billions.
The radical hard left NDPers should stop and think about the real priorities of Canadians: jobs and the economy.
EmploymentOral Questions
2:20 p.m.
Toronto—Danforth Ontario
Jack Layton NDPLeader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, the economy and job creation depend on four key factors: consumption, exports, investment and the government. Canadian household debt is far too high. Canadians are at a breaking point. Exports are declining. Corporations are no longer reinvesting because the tax cuts they are getting from the Conservatives are nothing but bonuses for senior management. The ball is in the government's court.
When will there be a real strategy for growth and job creation for our workers and our Canadians?
EmploymentOral Questions
2:20 p.m.
Calgary Southwest Alberta
Stephen Harper ConservativePrime Minister
Mr. Speaker, Canada has the best job creation record in the industrialized world. We are currently seeing a private sector-led recovery. Obviously, the budget passed by this Parliament will help us continue this recovery.
EmploymentOral Questions
2:20 p.m.
Toronto—Danforth Ontario
Jack Layton NDPLeader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, the facts run counter to what the Prime Minister is saying.
Since the Conservatives came to power, the fact is we have lost hundreds of thousands of good paying manufacturing jobs. The latest data from Statistics Canada today confirms that the bleeding continues. Manufacturing, in particular, and the auto and aerospace industries are losing thousands of jobs.
When are we going to realize that the policies are creating low wage part-time jobs and killing the balanced economy that we have been building in our country since the Second World War?
EmploymentOral Questions
2:20 p.m.
Calgary Southwest Alberta
Stephen Harper ConservativePrime Minister
Mr. Speaker, the Canadian economy has created over 550,000 jobs since the recession. Those jobs have been focused in the private sector and on high paying jobs. Those are the facts. Obviously we would like to see more and that is why we passed the budget.
The leader of the NDP said earlier that we could not create jobs through consumption, or investment or through exports, that we had to do it through government. On this side, we are aiming to have a private sector-led recovery.
EmploymentOral Questions
2:25 p.m.
Toronto—Danforth Ontario
Jack Layton NDPLeader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, the government does not have a plan to create jobs then. That is quite clear. Its only strategy is to prevent working people from the right to bargain. Labour disputes should be dealt with fairly at the bargaining table.
First, the government threatens back to work legislation mere hours after Air Canada workers used their legitimate right to strike. Then it turns around, takes a government corporation and locks out its own workers, preventing Canadians from getting their mail.
Does the Prime Minister consider that this could in any way be interpreted as fair bargaining practice?
EmploymentOral Questions
2:25 p.m.
Calgary Southwest Alberta
Stephen Harper ConservativePrime Minister
Mr. Speaker, the two parties in both the Air Canada dispute and the Canada Post dispute have thus far been unable to reach a settlement. Due to their inability to reach a settlement, they are threatening greater damage on other parties in the Canadian economy. That is not acceptable to the government.
This government will act to ensure that the Canadian economy and the wider interests of the Canadian public are protected.
Canada Post CorporationOral Questions
2:25 p.m.
Yvon Godin NDP Acadie—Bathurst, NB
Mr. Speaker, Canada Post suddenly locked out all postal workers late last night. Is this bargaining in good faith?
The lockout is unnecessary. The union offered to suspend its strikes and work under the old contract during negotiations.
What is the minister doing to ensure Canada Post negotiates fairly? Is she fine with Canada Post manufacturing a crisis so the government can step in with back-to-work legislation?
Canada Post CorporationOral Questions
2:25 p.m.
Halton Ontario
Lisa Raitt ConservativeMinister of Labour
Mr. Speaker, as the Prime Minister has just indicated, in this case, Canada Post and the union have been unable to reach a negotiated settlement, which is a great disappointment for us because of the effect it has on Canadians and on the Canadian economy.
As a result, tonight we will be putting on notice legislation to restore mail delivery service for Canadians.


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Hallmark Channel, cable television's family-friendly leader, today revealed a lineup of 13 Hallmark Channel Original Movies at the biannual Television Critics Association press tour, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. David Kenin, EVP, Programming, presented keynote announcements to the assembled press before moderating a series of 10 panels featuring 24 talented actors and actresses, on hand to represent their films, which will premiere on the network between August 2008 and early 2009.
In addressing the nation's TV critics, Mr. Kenin states that Hallmark Channel will premiere more than 30 Original Movies in 2009 � more than any other cable TV network. The network has recently reached full distribution of nearly 85 million subscribers and, for the first time in its young history, Hallmark Channel will be a profitable business. Mr. Kenin also announced that the network will be energetically investing in new and emerging media, like a hosted web-based entertainment series called 'HALLMARK ON LOCATION,' which takes viewers along for the journey of movie-making from script selection to premiere. Mr. Kenin concluded his presentation with the announcement that Hallmark Channel is in varying stages of production on 15 Original Movies and has orders for 30 more, making Hallmark Channel the leader in Original Movies for television.
DEAR PRUDENCE, Jane Seymour representing
Prudence McCoy, a humorous, Martha Stewart-like advice columnist and TV personality, escapes to a much-needed vacation from her work-driven life. There she becomes embroiled in a murder mystery by using her own quick-witted, good-housekeeping tips. In doing so, she gains a better understanding of the mother she wasn't close to in her youth, and takes her first steps toward finding a balanced life that includes true love.
FOR THE LOVE OF GRACE, Mark Consuelos, Chandra West and Corbin Bernsen representing
Firefighter Steve Lockwood is dealing with the untimely death of his wife while trying to keep his mind on his job. After he saves the life of a young woman from an apartment fire, the two begin to get acquainted, and each begins to heal from their wounded pasts and start to see the different possibilities that the future holds. In a unique promotion, Hallmark Channel has authored a Firehouse Cookbook, featuring recipes and anecdotes from firehouses across the country. As a thank you to the firefighters who contributed, as well as to their countless brethren, Hallmark Channel will donate $20,000 to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, which Sponsors programs to honor firefighters fallen in the line of duty, and to assist their families and coworkers.
LADIES OF THE HOUSE, Florence Henderson and Donna Mills representing
Three women take on the daunting task of renovating a run-down house in order to raise funds for their church. The project becomes deeply personal for each of them, and helps them examine challenges they are facing in their personal lives.
GENERATION GAP, Ed Asner and Alex Black representing
A rebellious teenager is forced to spend the summer with his grandfather, a retired World War II colonel. Their differences may go deeper than just the years that separate them, but the two slowly develop a mutual respect � and love � for one another.
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A con woman fleeing from her handler ends up posing as her recently-deceased friend, who was prepared to move from Boston to Wyoming to marry a man she never met. But her lies begin to crumble around her when her 'fiance' becomes suspicious, and her violent past suddenly arrives on her doorstep.
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The eldest daughter of a widow struggling to provide for her family goes behind her mother's back and contacts her wealthy grandmother, pleading for aid. But while the high-society matriarch's arrival brings new possibilities for the future, it also forces old wounds to be reopened.
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With perfect Michigan weather yesterday, there was no excuse for us not to make the drive over to Ypsilanti for the annual Orphan Car Show. Yes, it's a show dedicated to the fantastic classic cars left out in the cold by their dead brands. This year, the show's featured marques were Plymouth and DeSoto, but there were plenty of other cars there too, including this pair of sleek Nash classics.
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PARK CITY, Utah (AP) World champion Lindsey Van, who fought for women's ski jumping to be included in the Olympics, was nominated to the U.S. team headed to the Sochi Games.
The jumpers were announced Wednesday in Park City, where the team trains. The 29-year-old Van, who won the inaugural 2009 world championships, joins Olympic Trials winner Jessica Jerome, 26, and Sarah Hendrickson, 19 on the team that will debut the sport in Sochi.
"This inaugural Olympic women's ski jumping team has already inspired so many people around the world and will continue to do so for years to come," coach Alan Alborn said.
The men's team includes first-time Olympian Nick Fairall, who won the Olympic Trials in Park City in December, as well as Nick Alexander, Peter Frenette and Anders Johnson.
It is Johnson's third Olympics.
"The oldest team member is Nick Alexander, and he's only 24. Taking all this into consideration I feel that we still haven't seen the best jumps from any of our young team members, and I'm looking forward to seeing them step up their game in Sochi and in the years to come," coach Clint Jones said.
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Dehiscent: in botany, the spontaneous rupture of a plant structure at maturity to release seeds; in medicine, the rupture of a wound with much discharge.
In this strong, propulsive collection of poems translator Forrest Gander uses dehiscent for the Spanish word diesminandose in one poem, and in the title of a second for ensimismada. López Colomé's images draw on the dual meaning of the English word. The botanical one with the positive pitch of natural propagation of a species (picture a milk pod releasing its silk parachuted seeds) occurs for example in poems that reference the tibuchina flower and almonds, and with images of bees filled with pollen, silk flowers and blooming real ones ("My Life's Portrait"). López Colomé though is not a "nature poet." The substance of the poems are also wedded to the medical, colored by the idea that pain, pus, blood are pouring out of a wound. Thematically López Colomé touches on both, related concepts over and over again. The language also performs a verbal dehiscence, as is announced in the poem "Heart's Core":
. . . .
a certain sentence
perfectly measured,
a shard, black onyx dart,
keeps hitting the target inside me
with all its sinister, atomic
How curious that it feels less like prickling than throbbing.
that between words
we find the heart's core,
not merely an account of it.
there, where pain isn't forgotten.
There, where memory
in signal strength enduring
with no need
to plead its case.
. . .
You know that you are in the hands of a master who has control over language. Echoes of the cultural past ("a shard, black onyx dart"), religious imagery allusively rendered ("the heart" in its iconographic Latin American role) are interwoven with the contemporary "atomic" and the technologically yoked reference to light, "candescent." Thematically the poet is addressing the realities of pain at the heart's core, but which can only be pointed to "between words . . . not merely an account of it."
While this poem relies strongly on inner feelings that seem intimate, many of the other poems tell about states of emotion/being at a more distant remove. In this next poem the reader also encounters the use of images and language drawn from the poet's reality. From the three part poem "My Life's Portrait," the second section, WATERWORM AGAINST A BLUE BACKGROUND:
A radiant
eight year old
on her way from the possible
to the shameful.
in the guise of a good girl
who learns to not be herself,
to sit still, all but immobile,
to adopt a pose
from this moment on
The expression on her face, fabulous.
A dress of purple velvet
with a lacy collar;
socks conscientiously folded down
to the top of the ankle
new patent leather shoes.
But her hands once again
escape the artist . . .
They reach into the future.
And they oblige
everything else to pose.
As she would pose and stare at that garden
with its interminable whirlwind
and the dizziness would intensify
until she tumbled into the grass
and discovered
that when her body wasn't spinning around,
the stars themselves were circling;
then the telescopes in her eyes
would gradually funnel
away the delirium bit by bit . . .
Because I refused to be
a still life,
I lost the only grip I had.
The very cord that set me free
was twisted around my neck
a transparent slipknot
choking me
while fireflies
between the bars of my fingers
as I made
a fist.
The speaker ruminates on the ruptures in life; it starts with the promise of seemingly unlimited possibilities reduced on the one hand by societal expectations, and on the other hand the challenges of human existence. While the picture which emerges is dim—flickering fireflies seen through bars of fingers curving into a fist—it is not, from the adult speaker's perspective, without humor or glimpses of happiness, the "fabulous" expression on the child's face, the twirling of an eight year old in a garden.
This next poem continues with the child grown into adulthood. The "torment" emerges at the end, in the acorns grown into a choiring grove, a potentially poetic cliché that actually terrorizes. Gander interprets this in his introduction as an allusion to the cancer which López Colomé dealt while writing many of these poems.
Enormous solids were falling
from who knows what heights,
who knows what places.
I trembled,
and in my mouth
an inky taste. Ready.
Hail, maybe
enormous kernels of ice;
coming down,
with a scandalous impact,
didn't bury me, terrorized,
under the covers.
It didn't happen, it wasn't that.
A below-zero temperature
drove into the soft center of my bones.
A truly searing cold.
Nothing to do with monsters came to pass.
Nothing to do with endless distance.
Nothing to do with brutalities.
Only the agony of acorns.
Only a cycle that completes itself
every few years
and transforms into a tropical forest
a choiring oak grove.
Which is my terror.
In one of the longer poems "Dehiscent, Enraptured Invention" López Colomé brings another key concern of hers, the pull toward some spiritual reality, although not one tied to any traditional religious tradition.
To be able to speak
without punctuation
jubilant infinite moment
moment jubilant infinite
infinite moment jubilant
and as if that weren't enough
to burn and sing
a solipsist
by no one
the weird world's
distant core . . .
and what follows. There is an inner light here, with words as fuel, language in-itself pouring outward:
To be able to speak
without contrivance,
underlinings or cursives
supreme instant
of unbounded
at the center of an immensity
without any outside pressure
knowing that the vital forces
peel away from muscle easily
and drift off
and you drown
and it doesn't matter
since you're protected
. . .
The first poem cited above, "Heart's Core," includes that image of a black onyx arrow piercing the heart, a contemporary version of ecstasy of St. Theresa captured once in Bernini's sculpture. Here though the angel and long arrow are language itself. López Colomé makes it clear in her "Afterward" to this collection that her religious upbringing included exposure to religious poetry. She recalls that the words, the sound and movement and moving of the hearer, were her revelation, not that of a god's visitation. As a child she confessed, "When I pray, I talk to God, but He doesn't talk to me." To which her confessor counseled, "Pray in your own words." This directive she says gave her "a whole new imago mundi; a capacity to describe perceptions and emotions in a fresh way, with intimate verbs." In adolescence she realized that "you could save the right words just to talk to yourself, without the Most Holy watching over your shoulder . . . a dialogue with my personal penumbra." López Colomé is a religious skeptic, but definitely a fideist in the power of the Words.
Finally, the metaphor of dehiscence strikes me as a great way to understand the project of translation. The idea that a text, especially in the concentrated form of poetry, bursts out into multiple meanings in its original language, then in a translated text, and further in the two held in the tension of facing poems in Spanish and English. In López Colomé's and Gander's hands this bursting sometimes is propagative, at other times a lancing of wounds.
I have on my bookshelf at least five different approaches to that proto-text of vernacular poetry, Dante's Divine Comedy, in which translators try to match the terza rima structure, others the plain meaning of the text, with all sorts of ground in between. Gander, an accomplished poet (essayist and novelist) in his own right and translator of many Spanish language writers, honors the voice and tone of López Colomé. If you pick up one of Gander's several collections you would encounter a different voice, with his own unique concerns. Yet his approach is one of a poet with word choices that represent the meaning of the original, not the plain translation. Some of the changes are practical—both inventive and of a more mechanical, problem solving nature. The poem 'Almendra'is in English titled 'Almond.' In the last stanza of the poem López Colomé draws attention to the actual word "almendra,":
Consonantes trituridas A vowel and two consonants
sin gastar savia en balde worth the spit it takes
se repiten, se digieren to chew them, repeat, and digest
se repiten sin cesar them one after another
ene dé erre ene dé erre ah el em ah el em
n d r n d r alm alm
The translator has the challenge in a poem that uses in Spanish three consonants (consonantes trituridas) n, d, and r, which of course do not occur in the English translation, the word almond. So the first line quoted above keeps the intent but changes the literal wording, to a vowel and two consonants, which in "almond" are alm in Gander's translation. Note here as well Gander's mastery of Spanish colloquial speech in translating the second line to an English saying (not) "worth the spit it takes."
Gander is able to take the project one step further, for example, in "Tormented," when he translates "Un verdadero calor frio" not into "A truly/really hot cold," but instead into the intended, equivalent meaning in English, "A truly searing cold." Perhaps another English word could have been used in the place of searing, but I am hard-pressed to come up with any better.
Then there is a wholly different level of the translator's engagement and interpretation. With true artistry Gander takes a series in Spanish "lagrimas, anhelos, nadieras" and turns it into "tears, longing, and ratty nothings." Ratty: that's a nice touch, as is the translation of "Aparacete tal cual, / resono" into (the Gander added italics and explanation mark) "Show yourself!"
In a world where what is truly of value received attention, López Colomé and Gander would be soon going on tour to read from this collection in the same range of venues that a popular rock group might appear. As it is, I urge anyone who wants to read moving poetry that unfolds with multiple re-readings to buy this book, and then to buy a second and third copy to put into others' hands.


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Well over 100 people filled the gym at the Waitsfield Elementary School to voice their opinions on where the new town offices should be located.
The December 11 meeting drew a standing-room-only crowd to discuss whether the town should renovate the old Methodist Church in the village or build a new town office on a parcel of land north of the old church.
After two years, the town's Town Office Task Force has narrowed the choices down to the church and a parcel of land known as the Flemer Farm Stand. This week's meeting let proponents of historic preservation speak for renovating the church and proponents of building fresh speak for the Flemer Farm Stand.
The issue of cost was discussed at great length and at several times during the almost three-hour meeting. An engineering and cost analysis comparing the cost of building new town offices to the cost of rehabbing and upgrading the former Methodist Church in Waitsfield Village reveals that rehabbing the church would cost about $720,000 to $820,000 more than rebuilding new. Those cost estimates have the cost of building new to be $1,612,588, including purchasing the land for $100,000.
To renovate the church, the cost estimates come in at $2,435,224, including purchasing the building/land for $500,000.
The issue of how the costs were estimated was of much interest to some in the audience who had worked on historic preservation projects before. Waitsfield resident Sandy Lawton repeatedly questioned the $800,000 cost differential while task force architect Bill Maclay repeatedly explained that the task force asked for cost estimates that assumed both buildings would be built/rebuilt to the best possible energy efficiency standards.
Bob Burley and Bill Moore and several others also raised the question of whether or not state, historical or federal grants and monies could be had to offset the cost of rehabbing the church. Task force chair and meeting moderator Brian Shupe explained that there were fewer such funds available now than at other times in the past. Burley said he had done some research with the state's historic preservation office and was encouraged to pursue the project.
"The church presents a lot of opportunities. It is closer to the downtown business district. I think the town would be a much better steward for this building and I think the church says a lot about who we are and what is our past. Sometimes you have to work harder to do something as exciting as this," Burley said.
Bob Shaffer and several others present asked the task force if it were possible to do a best cost comparison by equalizing the fact that the church is 6,100 square feet and the new offices would be 4,800 square feet. He wanted to know if in fact it was cheaper to renovate the church than build new.
The per-square-foot cost of rehabbing is $200 while the per-square-foot cost of building new is $225, according to the task force. Maclay explained to Shaffer that, on paper, the argument that the church could be partially rehabbed and then shown to cost less could be made. But the reality, he said, is that the building could not be renovated piecemeal because structural elements (a new foundation and the condition of the tower) had to be done at once as did items like electrical wiring and plumbing.
Pete Reynells, who owns several units in the Main Street Condos, north of the church and south of the Flemer Farm Stand site, spoke out against the farm stand, raising concerns about people parking at the new town offices to access the Flemer Fields, which are adjacent to the farm stand parcel.
Mike Sharkey suggested that it would be easier to launch a fundraising drive to rehab the church than it would to get people to donate to a newly built town office, or, he said, "You could ask the Methodist Church of America for some money."
"The Methodists haven't done much for that church lately," Shupe responded.
"Have you seen the movie, The Money Pit?" Charlie Kettles asked the crowd.
"That's what that church is. I'd rather see town offices closer to the fire station or the Wait House. Or why doesn't the town just condemn the church and take it by eminent domain?" He asked.
Leo Laferriere asked those present to consider what other things the town could do with the $800,000 it did not spend on rehabbing the church and task force member and select board member Charlie Hosford listed off a few projects including two culvert projects at $250,000 apiece, plus rebuilding Joslin Hill Road for $300,000 and a $250,000 upgrade to the town garage.
Former town clerk Sandy Gallup explained the potential tax implications of both sites, based on properties valued at $200,000, $300,000 and $400,000.
The tax impact of the farm stand project on homes valued at $200,000, $300,000 and $400,000 would be $74, $111 and $148 per year (respectively) for 20 years. The tax impact of the church renovation on properties valued at $200,000, $300,000 and $400,000 would be $106, $159 and $212, respectively, for 20 years.
Dick Kingsbury suggested that the town relocate its offices to the Wait House or purchase the building that formerly housed Northern Power in the Waitsfield Industrial Park.
Another woman present wanted to know how the church could possibly be worth $500,000 if it is going to take $200 per square foot to renovate. Task force members explained that that is the listed price and that the task force has not negotiated a price for the property, but they expect it could be purchased for $400,000 to $533,000.
Local realtor Neil Johnson asked why the town was not considering other currently available options such as the former Troll Shop at the intersection of Bragg Hill and Route 100, or the former Egan's Restaurant at the intersection of Route 17 and Route 100 or space in the Valley Professional Center.
Shupe explained that the task force, with a great deal of public input, felt the town offices should be in the village.
Russ Bennett suggested that the church is the best option for the town, and that if it has more square footage than the town needs, it can be rented to offset costs. He also said he opposed developing the open green space where the farm stand sits if there is another option.
"To the point that we have expensive projects before us, we will always have expenses before us. We will always have a road or culvert that needs to be fixed. We can afford this. We're not the poorest village in the nation," he said.
"By renovating the church we can make it be a contributing, beautiful, well-maintained, architectural member of the community," Bennett added.
Laura Caffry asked if it would be possible to renovate the church without losing the three apartments that are currently there. She suggested maintaining some residential aspect of the building would keep life in the village, keep children walking to school and help offset the costs as well.
Maclay said that was possible, but that it would be challenging and said renovating for housing would be more expensive than renovating for office space.
Ellen Strauss said that she felt the costs for renovation, based on her experiences as an architect renovating buildings in Warren and Granville, could be less than projected.
Maclay responded, comparing the church to the recently renovated Warren Town Hall. He said that there were significant differences between the town hall and this church. The town hall had been maintained in reasonable condition by the town of Warren over the past 100 years. "Not so the Methodist Church," he said.
"If you walk into the Warren Town Hall today, it looks the same as it did before. The church would require big changes. The Warren Town Hall did not have to have a new foundation, which the church does. The Warren Town Hall was renovated when there was a different energy code than what we'd have to build to now," Maclay explained.
Laferriere asked the task force for more concrete costs, noting that taxpayers need firm numbers to make up their minds, and Mike Kingsbury suggested that it was too ambitious a timeframe to try to bring something to voters by Town Meeting in March.
Kirsten Siebert spoke in favor of adaptive reuse of the church suggesting that it would be cheaper in the long run and that there would be state and federal support and that it would protect the only remaining piece of open agricultural land in the village.
"This building really speaks to who we are as a community in terms of our cultural heritage and historic adaptation protects a beautiful building," Siebert said.
As the meeting wound down, people were picking up and filling out a straw poll survey about their preferences for which site. Those surveys can be picked up at the town offices and can also be downloaded and printed from the town's website (www.watisfieldvt.us/townoffice). Surveys must be completed and returned by December 19.


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Any other stats geeks out there? Then you are going to love this.
The New York Times put together a video and info graphic comparing Usain Bolt against 116 years of Olympic sprinters in the 100 meter dash.
In 1896, the first person to receive a gold medal in the 100-meter dash was Thomas Burke (USA) with a time of 12.0 seconds. In 1896 he was the fastest man in the world, today he would have finished 19.7 meters behind Bolt. Also, more Americans have won gold in this event than any other country, though in the last 20 years the Caribbean has begun to dominate.
Now check out this 100-meter freestyle comparison, which pins Nathan Adrian (my second boyfriend) against 116 years of Olympian medalist.
The first 100-meter freestyle was won by Alfred Hajos (HUN) in 1896 in an open water swim in the Bay Of Zea. His time was 1:22.2 or 42.6 meters behind Nathan Adrian's time. I wonder if Hajos would have done any better in a pool setting? It's crazy to think that the fastest swimmer of today is almost twice as fast as the fastest swimmer of 116 years ago. According to the trend of records, swimmers should expect to break the 45 second barrier in another 14 or 16 years. Pretty cool how they can predict that.
On another note, the fastest runners and swimmers of 116 years ago could still kick my butt. 😉
There wasn't much in the fridge for lunch today. I had leftover chicken, an avocado, a peach, and that was pretty much it. What's a girl to make for lunch? This. Apparently.
I didn't get super creative, I just combined some of the chicken with the avocado (which wasn't even that ripe) and threw in a few walnuts.
I ate the mix with some Triscuits and called it a meal.
Oh, I had the peach too.
It was a great peach. I love that they're at peak season right now.
I had some errands to run this afternoon and took a Chocolate Brownie Gnu Bar to eat on the way.
One of those errands was to the grocery store, where I had a sample of the Publix Shrimp Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing Apron's Simple Meal. It was so good, I grabbed the recipe card and decided to make it for dinner.
The recipe was definitely easy enough (though I didn't go the pre-sliced route on anything and left out the green pepper sauce)
I thought the meal came out pretty good. You really can't go wrong with shrimp and bacon, especially when you throw in a bit of sweet with the peach.
A hunk of baguette on the side.
And dark chocolates for dessert.
I updated the Wedding Page today! Can you believe we only have 5 months to go? Craziness!
Also, can someone explain these indoor cycling speed races? I love cycling, but these races might be over my head. At least I still have some gymnastics to look forward to later.
Good NIght!
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As the official catalog for Kuala Lumpur Architecture Festival (KLAF2017), this publication Logbook attempts to offer an insight into the festival and the latent energies in architecture within Malaysia and elsewhere. Designed as a compendium annual of the domestic architectural realm, the editors aimed to provide a platform and stage.
The KLAF is the main event of the architectural calendar in Malaysia. Organised by the Pertubuhan Arkitek Malaysia (PAM)/Malaysian Institute of Architects, the festival began in 2011, building from the successful Datum:KL conference started in 2003. Led by KLAF2017 Director Ar. Ang Chee, the festival is designed as a platform for architecture, both within the industry and discipline. The objective is to construct a concentrated moment to bring together and galvanise a constituency of influencers, projects, speculations and ideas, and to present them to the public at large in Kuala Lumpur and internationally.
A key decision was made this year to further expand into the public space outside the traditional boundaries of architectural, building and design professionals, and also to focus on the public and the city at large, to invigorate and to launch discussions towards BETTER ARCHITECTURE, BETTER CITIES! With the goal in mind, Logbook should prove to be an interesting read for professionals, as well as laypeople interested in landscapes and architecture.


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As a first-time freshman or transfer student, you get all your new student business out of the way at StART. When you come to Fall Orientation in August, you'll be ready to learn about living and learning at Cleveland Institute of Art.
StART is CIA's mandatory, online summer program for all incoming first-year and transfer students. Using CIA's online student portal system, myCIA, students will have an opportunity to view videos, download resources, and submit vital paperwork to the school. Best part, students can do this at their leisure and from the comfort of their own home!
Using StART online, you will:
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The refined simplicity of this beautiful country property hides countless carefully chosen details that guarantee comfort and elegance.
The house, perfectly restored, is located on three levels of about 120 square meters each, on the garden floor we find the main house comprising entrance hall, kitchen, study with stunning views, 40 sqm living room with fireplace and 20 sqm balcony, two bedrooms and bathroom. On the first floor the second part of the accommodation (which can also be used as a separate residential unit), composed of a 40 square meter living room, a kitchenette, three rooms with oak parquet flooring and two bathrooms.
In the basement, ancillary rooms such as: boiler room, bathroom / laundry room, large tool shed and cellar equipped for winemaking.
In the independent building adjacent to the house we find 4 more garages.
The heating system, which has just been renovated, is either with LPG gas with condensing boiler (heating and hot water) or with wood (wood-burning boiler with an inverted fire. Only heating).
The variegated land offers generous parts of arable land interspersed with woodland and hazelnut areas.
The access road is completely paved and in excellent condition, and leads exclusively to the property.
The 161.440 square meters of land in a single plot that surround this extraordinary property, guarantee complete privacy and give the possibility to realize multiple agricultural and non agricultural projects.
Both the aqueduct and the well fitted with a pump are present.
3 km from the center of Merana (shops, post office, railway station)
40 km from the sea (Savona)
32 km from Acqui Terme
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