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Debates of May 11th, 2004
House of Commons Hansard #52 of the 37th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was services.
- Committees of the House
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Supply
- Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
- Equalization Payments
- Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Community Council
- Police Officers
- McMaster Children's Hospital
- Member for Vancouver Kingsway
- National Nursing Week
- Employment Insurance
- The Prime Minister
- Employment Insurance
- Justice
- Seasonal Workers
- National Nursing Week
- Sponsorship Program
- Le Baluchon
- Prime Minister of Canada
- Lindsay Kinsmen Band
- Inuit History Travelling Exhibit
- Government Contracts
- Sponsorship Program
- Employment Insurance
- Gasoline Prices
- The Environment
- Airline Industry
- Health
- Government Contracts
- Veterans Affairs
- Iraq
- Fisheries
- Foreign Affairs
- Supply
- Business of the House
- Supply
- Criminal Code
Employment Insurance
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Gérard Binet Frontenac—Mégantic, QC
Mr. Speaker, my colleague, the hon. Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development announced this morning new measures worth some $270 million over two years to better meet the needs of employment insurance claimants.
The changes announced today will ensure that the program promotes greater labour force participation by encouraging workers to accept any available work.
In addition, the provinces that participated in the Older Workers Pilot Projects Initiative will be offered additional funding in 2004-05. The projects are designed to help older workers aged between 55 and 64 to remain employed or reintegrate into the labour force.
Today's initiatives are but the beginning of a solution. It is still our government's intention to implement more sustainable solutions as soon as the Task Force on Seasonal Work has submitted its final report.
The Prime Minister
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Monique Guay Laurentides, QC
Mr. Speaker, since his coronation as head of the Liberal Party of Canada, the Prime Minister claims to be change incarnate. Yet, he was finance minister in the Liberal government for nine years. He signed the cheques in the sponsorship scandal. He signed the cheques in connection with the firearms registry. He cut funding for health and education. He pirated $45 billion from the EI fund. He personally saved $100 million in taxes by registering his shipping company in a tax haven and amending legislation in his favour. He made off with $3.2 billion from the poorest seniors. He took $1 billion from Quebec families who use the reasonably priced child care centres. He refused to recognize the nation of Quebec.
The Prime Minister is not change incarnate, he embodies the usual traits of the Liberal Party of Canada: patronage, waste of public funds, demagoguery and anti-Quebec policy.
Employment Insurance
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Andy Savoy Tobique—Mactaquac, NB
Mr. Speaker, this morning's announcement about employment insurance by my colleague, the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, is remarkable in many ways.
The transitional employment insurance measures in the Madawaska-Charlotte regions of New Brunswick and in the Lower St. Lawrence and North Shore regions of Quebec will be extended. Thousands of claimants will have increased access to EI benefits and for a longer duration as well.
The minister's initiative could be extended to all regions that report an unemployment rate greater than 10%.
I want to congratulate my colleague the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development. His announcement this morning is great news.
This government ensured that transitional employment insurance boundary measures in the Madawaska-Charlotte, Lower St. Lawrence and North Shore regions were extended. Approximately 15,000 EI claimants will benefit from increased access and longer benefit duration. Moreover, these new measures could apply to any economic region where unemployment exceeds 10%.
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Carol Skelton Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar, SK
Mr. Speaker, the crime rate in certain areas of Saskatoon is on the rise. As the member of Parliament for Saskatoon--Rosetown--Biggar, this is of grave concern to myself and my constituents.
Limited resources, a failing justice system, and a federal government that turns a blind eye is making it worse. Break and enters and home invasion have people scared, and living in fear in their own homes. The whole community is suffering because of this.
About 82% of my constituents said child prostitution was a problem in their neighbourhood and 82% believed date rape drugs should be classified as a weapon. Some 18% knew a victim and 80% said mandatory minimum sentences would better protect the public. Close to 93% said current sentences were too lenient and 89% said the Liberals were soft on crime. Not a single person said they were doing a good job of running our prisons.
My constituents have spoken. Why will the government not listen?
Seasonal Workers
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Christian Jobin Lévis-Et-Chutes-De-La-Chaudière, QC
Mr. Speaker, seasonal workers in several regions of Quebec have every reason to be pleased today.
Indeed, my colleague, the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, announced a series of measures aimed at meeting the specific needs of seasonal workers.
From now on, seasonal workers will be allowed to take part in a pilot project that will give them the possibility of receiving up to five more weeks of EI benefits, while encouraging them to find more work.
Our government is using a balanced approach that will not only consist in providing income support to workers, but that will also give them an opportunity to acquire skills which will allow them to remain employed, or to reintegrate into the labour force.
Canadians can congratulate the government on this initiative and may be assured that we are still contemplating other changes after the Liberal task force tables its final report.
National Nursing Week
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Bev Desjarlais Churchill, MB
Mr. Speaker, May 10 to 16 is National Nursing Week.
Nursing Week is celebrated each year throughout Canada and the world during the week of Florence Nightingale's birthday of May 12. This week is an opportunity for all Canadians to express their gratitude for the hard work and important role that nurses perform, and also for the courageous manner in which they expose themselves to the risk in the provision of essential nursing care such as during last year's SARS outbreak.
While this week offers all the opportunity to recognize the vital role nurses play in our health care system, we should respect the contribution of nurses and other health care workers year round by ensuring proper funding, and fair and equitable employment conditions.
It is an outrage that we as a country continue to face significant shortages of nurses due to a decade of funding cuts to our health care system, coupled with the continued lack of a coherent strategy for stable funding from the federal government.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all Canadian nurses for their hard work, often above and beyond their assigned duties. It is through their dedication and sacrifice that our health care system continues to be one of the best in the world.
Sponsorship Program
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Pierre Paquette Joliette, QC
Mr. Speaker, already back in 2000, the Bloc Quebecois had put its finger on the disturbing behaviour of the communications agencies run by friends of the Liberal Party of Canada and on the huge contracts that they were getting from the federal government. In fact, it is increasingly clear that, under the cover of Canadian unity, the Liberal Party used these agencies for electoral purposes in 1997 and in 2000.
Since then, the Bloc Quebecois has asked over 450 questions in the House on what was to become the sponsorship scandal. However, we did not get a single answer from this government.
What happened to the $100 million and who pocketed that money? Who is responsible for this disgusting scandal to paraphrase the Prime Minister?
The Liberal Party of Canada is now discredited. Cabinet ministers have lost the public's confidence. Today, the question is no longer whether the Liberal Party is corrupted. Everyone knows that. The only question that remains is: How badly is it corrupted?
Le Baluchon
Statements By Members
May 11th, 2004 / 2:10 p.m.
Yolande Thibeault Saint-Lambert, QC
Mr. Speaker, the government is ensuring that Canada is a country where people are treated with dignity.
On behalf of the Minister of Labour and Minister responsible for Homelessness, I announced yesterday in Saint-Hyacinthe a contribution of $350,000 for the Maison Le Baluchon under the National Homelessness Initiative.
This community organization provides shelter, support andassistance in response to needs expressed by young people between the ages of 12 and 17 who are facing difficult family or social situations. This contribution of $350,000 is for the purchase of two buildings to provide young people who are homeless with supervised shelter.
Since it was launched in 1999, the National Homelessness Initiative has produced tangible results. We are aware, however, that much remains to be done to provide the homeless with all the help they need, and which goes far beyond the basic—
Le Baluchon
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
The Speaker
The hon. member for Athabasca.
Prime Minister of Canada
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Dave Chatters Athabasca, AB
Mr. Speaker, on May 5 the Prime Minister said that the Leader of the Opposition should prepare to be accountable for everything he has said over the course of the last eight years.
I am glad the Prime Minister has decided to take the idea of accountability seriously. The next election will be about accountability and he is a man unable or unwilling to take responsibility. We believe in ministerial accountability and the Prime Minister must be responsible for his record over the past 10 years.
Canadians will remember the former finance minister when they think of ad scam; CSL's tax haven; his use of the private health clinic; the GST flip-flop; the 5,000% cost overrun in the gun registry; the HRDC boondoggle; the Challenger jet purchase; Sea King replacements; tainted blood; the Bronfman billions; the Pearson airport debacle; and the list goes on.
The Prime Minister has much to be accountable for.
Lindsay Kinsmen Band
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
John O'Reilly Haliburton—Victoria—Brock, ON
Mr. Speaker, this year marks the 50th anniversary of the Lindsay Kinsmen Band.
Formed in 1954 by a group of interested parents under the leadership of Lloyd McMullen and Earl and Muriel Kennedy, this boys and girls band has performed all over North America.
Teaching children to play a musical instrument, read music, march, and be part of a respected musical organization has been the focus of everyone involved in the Lindsay Kinsmen Band.
Congratulations to the instructors, the executive, the parents, the auxiliary and the Kinsmen Club of Lindsay for a job well done. We wish the band continued success.
Inuit History Travelling Exhibit
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Nancy Karetak-Lindell Nunavut, NU
Mr. Speaker, I would like to draw your attention to the role the government is playing in recognizing and sharing Inuit culture and history.
The Inuit History Travelling Exhibit was launched on May 3. Its main purpose is to tell the stories of Inuit communities and share those stories with all Canadians, especially in the north.
The Inuit have a unique culture that spans thousands of years and vast geographical distances, from northern Manitoba to Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and outside of Canada in Greenland. The Inuit Heritage Trust is dedicated to the preservation, enrichment and protection of Inuit cultural heritage. By circulating the Inuit History Travelling Exhibit, this rich heritage will be presented.
I am very happy to say the exhibit will be available in four languages: English, French, Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun.
Government Contracts
Oral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
Calgary Southwest
Canadian Alliance
Stephen Harper Leader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, yesterday's charges finally came two years after the Auditor General's report on Groupaction. There are other police investigations outstanding, on sponsorship, on DND, on HRDC, on the Liberal Party of Canada's Quebec wing. I could go on and on. There are in fact at least 36 separate police investigations we are aware of into the conduct of this government. It is unprecedented in our history.
Are these charges not just the tip of the iceberg into the culture of corruption that has been the hallmark of the government for over a decade?
Government Contracts
Oral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
Edmonton West
Anne McLellan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Mr. Speaker, I reject the outrageous premise of the question just asked by the leader of the official opposition. In fact, the RCMP is conducting investigations. Charges have been laid. The RCMP will continue to pursue this matter as it sees appropriate, but I do want to underscore how singularly inappropriate I find the premise of the hon. member's question.
Government Contracts
Oral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
Calgary Southwest
Canadian Alliance
Stephen Harper Leader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, instead of rejecting the premise, the Deputy Prime Minister should accept it and accept accountability for it.
I want to point out the pattern of what is going on here. The police investigations have been going on in secret for years. The judicial inquiry is not scheduled to start for a month. Now the Liberals are shutting down the public accounts committee.
Is this not the Liberals' real only hope and their real only strategy to get it all out of sight and out of mind?


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Published May 26, 2007
First it was Ozona and Crystal Beach. Now residents of Highland Lakes, with its three community-owned golf courses, want to be able to drive their golf carts legally on public streets. But first the County Commission has to say yes.
THE BACKGROUND: Golf carts generally are illegal on most public roads. In 2005, the County Commission okayed golf cart traffic in Ozona and Crystal Beach, making them the first communities in Pinellas to have the special golf cart designation. In Highland Lakes, residents want golf carts allowed everywhere. But county officials worry that Highlands Boulevard, the neighborhood's main road, is too busy. There also was talk of a road designated just for golf carts, but that could cost more than $1-million and take 10 years.
THE PROPOSAL: Under a plan worked on by residents and county officials, residents could drive golf carts to and from the clubhouse on MacGregor Drive. The carts could go on Highlands Boulevard, but officials would install signs warning motorists about them. Golf carts would have to have a reflective red warning device, an orange warning flag and a sign saying "slow-moving vehicle." The carts could be driven only from sunrise to sunset and would have to be driven by licensed drivers. "We feel like we've earned the right and we've demonstrated that we follow all the rules and we're responsible, " said Linda Brown, chairwoman of the neighborhood's golf cart committee.
WHAT'S NEXT: Commissioners will consider the plan June 5. If they approve, the next step would be to hold a public hearing on an ordinance approving the signs.
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Skip to comments.FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Naval Base Coronado, California ~ 26 MAR 2013
Posted on 03/25/2013 6:00:00 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe
Just look at you....you were dead on the hour again!! WTG!!
When Amanda Benavides was a sophomore at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, California, she began to rethink her views on Christian stewardship of the earth. Amanda had grown up thinking that being conscious of the environment had nothing to do with her relationship with Jesus. All this changed when she was challenged to consider the Christians role in caring for the planetespecially how that relates to reaching the most needy in the world.
Our stewardship of the beautiful world God gave us, and our care for the people in it, express our reverence for God and is grounded in two biblical principles.
First, the earth belongs to God (Ps. 24:1-2). The psalmist praised the Lord for His creation and His ownership of it. The heavens, the earth, and all that are in it are His. He created it, He is sovereign over it (93:1-2), and He cares for it (Matt. 6:26-30). Second, God delegated the responsibility for the well-being of His earth to us (Gen. 1:26-28). This includes appreciation of and care for both nature (Lev. 25:2-5,11; Prov. 12:10) and people (Rom. 15:2).
This is our Fathers world. Lets show Him how much we love Him by respecting it and caring for the people who populate it.
Read: Genesis 1:26-28
Thanks, lauren, for our National Anthem....singing along.
Road trip?
Evening FRiend! Thanks for tonight's great thread!
Hi MA!
Hehehehe, not at all in nine years and then twice in one month. Way cool, LOL!
You take care and stay safe on your snowy and icy roads. We actually have freeze warnings tonight through the morning. Geez Louise, we should be in shorts by now.
Gonna say a quick HOWDY to all, then call it a day. My covers are a-calling!
Love to all!
I was administratively attached to the Naval Radio Receiving Facility, though I did not work there.
Evenin' Angel Ma!
Hope you didn't have too hard of a day today.
Still have the pretty white stuff on the ground?
We got some last night, but will be gone soon with temps nearly the mid 40's soon.
Great road trip, (((Lauren)))
Love to visit California...but the people are kinda weird in places. LOL!
Thanks, unique, for the road trippers!
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Good evening Meeky, it's great to see you!
That sounds complicated! :o)
Great to see you too hon! Keep up the good work here! You're appreciated! :)
Howdy LUV!
Don't know about your neck of the woods, but it's COLD here. Could use a dose of some California sunshine 'bout now, LOL!
Hope you're doing well!
We'll say, "unique"
Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today's sustenance for body and soul.
Thank you Lauren for this evenings road trip....NOW GO TO BED!!!!!:-} *Hugs*
Hey! Yeah, it's cold here, too! I guess it was about 33 this morning.
The good news is that it'll be gradually warming up again starting tomorrow. At least cold doesn't last long around here, right?
Good to see you! Now...go crawl under those covers and get your rest! :)
Good evening mountainlion & sweet vid! *Hugs*
Monday was kind to you?
Howdy girlfriend!
How u b?
Permission Granted & a very good evening to you Conor! *Hugs*
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Evening Luvy!
Hope you're doin' well!
That's like three times in a row I think!
Hummm...I suspect an app or something! LOL
I suppose it is complicated, I actually worked here.
Hey, you!! (((hugs)))
soooo good to see you! Hope you are doing well! Is it snowing where you are?
Great lesson this evening Mayor! *Hugs*
Aloha Bigs! *Hugs*
Well we got some snow last night. But not much. Supposed to be in the mid 40's for awhile so it'll be gone soon.
I'm doin' pretty good. Just dealin' with some arthritis in the shoulder and hand. Have to train myself to do more things with my left hand. LOL
Aloha and good afternoon, Hawaii...((HUGS))
Any sun for you? I can send a foot of new snow if you'd like.
Ouch! Arthritis stinks! I guess I have it off and on, too, but probably not to the extent that you do.
Have developed plantar fasciitis lately, though, and it's been a pain...in the foot. It seems to be a bit better this week, so fingers crossed! :)
We are having to used to correct clock again, and the threads post so fast. I'll have to dig out my universal time clock and try a countdown. We've had so much trouble for so long....LOL!! I love the new speed of FR.
I pray that will go away if possible very soon!
((hugs sweet pea!))
We had a blizzard and my house a new foot of white stuff.
It was quite a deal getting to work this morning. Thankfully everyone was being a good driver, because you could see no curbs, no lanes, and no road dividers. And the roads were quite slick....mostly a 25 to 30 mph drive, all the time heavy snow coming down.
They even let us leave 2 hours early....roads just as nasty, but it was much lighter out. Looks like Thursday might be the first day above freezing....time to melt this stuff.
Hope your day was good. ((HUGS))
Woe Ma! That's serious stuff!
Please please please stay safe... and warm!!!
Love u so much Ma!
Happy birthday Beachn4fun & many happy returns of the day! *Hugs*
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MADISON, Wis. - A traffic enforcement effort resulted in a chase and a drug arrest Tuesday, according to Madison police.
Officers said a driver was flagged for speeding in the 1300 block of Fish Hatchery Road at about 12:20 p.m. when the car refused to pull over and several bags of marijuana flew out the passenger-side window of the car, spreading all over the road.
The driver refused to pull over and led police on a low speed pursuit while running stop signs and turning onto various streets, according to police.
The car stopped in the 1300 block of Wingra Drive and police said the driver, Travis P. Brown 23, of Fitchburg, was ordered out at gunpoint. There was a 21-year-old woman in the passenger seat, and a 1-year-old boy and 3-year-old girl in the back seat.
Brown told police he didn't know anything about the bags of marijuana, and he didn't pull over right away because he was looking for a good place to park.
Brown was arrested on suspicion of child neglect, possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, knowingly fleeing an officer, speeding, operating with suspended plates and operating after revocation.
Chelsea J. Fry, 21, of Madison, was cited on suspicion of obstructing an officer.Madison crime map
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KERSHAW – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control held a public hearing Thursday, April 24 at the Kershaw Recreation Center to hear discussion for and against open pit mining for Haile Gold Mine.
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Lancaster County Capital Project Sales Tax Commission members met with Lancaster residents Thursday evening, April 24, for the first of five public hearings to help determine potential future uses of the county's 1 cent capital project sales tax.
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CHESTERFIELD – Former Chesterfield County Sheriff Sam Parker was found guilty on all eight counts against him and will serve at least two years in prison.
"Today is a sad day in my life," Parker said, in addressing the Circuit Court Judge Lee Alford and the court.
"I respect the verdict…I apologize to Chesterfield County and what I put this county through."
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If you had a say in what capital needs projects Lancaster County taxpayers should fund over the next several years, what would it be?
That's the basic question the Lancaster County Capital Project Sales Tax Commission will be asking residents during a public comment period April 24 to May 30 to help determine future uses, if any, for the county's 1 cent capital project sales tax.
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HEATH SPRINGS – The Heath Springs Town Council met Tuesday night, April 15 and discussed a variety of issues, including the possibility of moving town elections from July to November, as well as lawn care and maintenance for the town.
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Local economic development officials are hoping a state spec building grant could eventually help attract new companies to Lancaster County.
Application for a $350,000 rural product development initiative grant, which is available through a S.C. Department of Commerce program, was presented as a possible resolution during Lancaster County Council's meeting on March 24.
Now that a major textile manufacturer has formally announced its plans to move to Indian Land, officials have secured a grant to help with infrastructure upgrades at no cost to the county.
A team of county officials are hoping a 10-day economic development related trip to China and Taiwan could reap benefits for the future of Lancaster County.
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The filing period for the 2014 General Election year ends at noon today, March 30, for candidates filing in Lancaster County for several offices.
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Converting the Remsen-Lake Placid Travel Corridor to a rail trail would be a huge attraction for the Adirondacks.
I can guarantee my wife and I would bring our bikes there, and there are many thousands of like-minded people across New York state and the nation who would visit as well. Ancillary businesses such as bed-and-breakfasts, restaurants and other stores would benefit greatly by the green, low-impact traffic it would create.
I have urged state officials to consider this use and to approach it with a comprehensive vision.
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It's all coming down to the wire! The final competition in 2008's World Cup series will be held this weekend in Augsburg, Germany. The results from this event will determine the final nominations for the US Canoe/Kayak team that will represent the United States in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, and the competition is incredibly tight! In each of the 4 categories, only 1 athlete (or team) will go to China, giving the US a full team of 5.
In the Men's K1, 2004 Olympian Scott Parsons (Bethesda, MD) holds an 8-point lead over fellow '04 Olympian Brett Heyl (Charlotte, NC), with Scott Mann (Charlotte, NC) 10 points out. Parson's lead is bolstered by his second place finish in the 2007 World Cup. The US nominee will be determined after the finals on Saturday.
The Women's K1 finds the race tightening to a 2 point margin with Zuzana Vanha (Charlotte, NC) holding a one-point lead over veteran Heather Corrie (Loughborough, England) and a 2-point lead over 17 year-old Caroline Queen (Darnestown, MD). The US nominee will be determined after the finals on Sunday.
The C1 competition is a mirror image of the K1W with Jeff Larimer (Marietta, GA) holding a one-point lead over Benn Fraker (Peachtree City, GA) and 2 points over Tad Dennis (Belmont, NC). The US nominee will be determined after the finals on Sunday.
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Great Movies You Probably Never Heard OfPosted by Jerry Bowles in Contemporary Classical, Strange
Okay, I started making a list for friends called 13 great movies that you probably never heard of. Here's what I've got so far:
1. Leolo (Canadian) Young French-Canadian kid named Leo believes his mother was impregnated by a Scilian tomato which is why he only answers to Leolo. And he's the sanest member of his family. The filmmaker Jean-Claude Luzon died at 43 with his girlfriend when the Cessna he was piloting crashed but he lived long enough to tell Norman Jewison to go fuck himself when offered the chance to direct a Gene Hackman thriller and to tell Jamie Lee Curtis, a judge at Cannes, that he wanted to chew her up like a piece of liver.
2. Lovers of the Arctic Circle (Spanish) Directed by Julio Medem. Otto and Ana fall in love as children, become accidential brother and sister, become lovers, fall apart, and never quite find each other again, despite heroic efforts to that end. I've watched it six times and it breaks my heart every time.
3. Off the Map (American) Inept IRS man tracks down deliquent family in desert, falls in love with wife (who is standing naked in the garden) at first site, comes down with a fever, bonds with depressed husband, takes up painting and becomes famous at it although he doesn't really care. Told from the perspective of the young daughter of the family.
4. Last Life in the Universe (Thai) Directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang. Suicidal Japanese librarian on the run from Yakuza moves in with Thai prostitute because there are two dead guys in his apartment.
5. Morvern Caller (Scottish) Lynne Ramsey's second film (the first was the equally extraordinary Ratcatcher) stars the incredible Samantha Morton as a grocery store clerk who wakes up on Christmas morning to find that her boyfriend has killed himself in the kitchen, leaving behind the manuscript of a novel and the addresses of some publishers. She changes his name to hers and sends it in and then heads off to Spain with her girlfriend for a holiday.
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Posted 03 March 2013 - 03:31 PM
Open compound fracture of both shin bones with ALOT of torn tissue (leg was barely attached).
That was repaired in hospital in two surgeries were they put a rod in from knee to ankle with four screws attaching it. But there was not enuff tissue left to close the wound so it was left open to pack daily until enuff tissue could grow to close the wound.
Had a battle with infection for months and another surgery was scheduled and performed to cut out infected area and attempt to close the wound.
Things started to get better and I was even able to start walking even drove my truck again (stick shift) for first time in months. Was doing physio to get stronger again twice a wek
Then few days ago I started feeling ALOT of pain in my left leg. I went seen docs they said I was fine told to take some pain meds. Got even worse and very red. Went back to docs they said come back see the surgeon of the 4th aka tomorrow. But before that I was sitting in my chair with my leg up the pain was getting worse and literally I watched as my leg could no longer contain the swelling and split open under the strain. Again I was taken to ER by family ad seen by docs. I told the infection is back in a BAD way the steel in my leg is harbouring the bacteria that keeps causing me grief and the decision was made yesterday day to go in and operate on my leg to remove the steel from my leg and start over by basically glueing my bones togeather. I will be put in a cast now and my revovery time can be anything from 6 months now up too 2 years.
It's incredibly disheartening and angering to finally see the light and now to be taken back to the start of this fight. But still I guess I must be happy to at least still have my life and leg.
I was hoping and trying to get strong enuff to play the Canadian carnage game this July but thinking that's a long shoot at best now along with ALOT of my plans. And been really pissed off at the miss fortune.
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Posted 03 March 2013 - 04:39 PM
Looks like the opposing team will have a leg up one you.
hahahahhahahaha oooh wolfwood you so funny
Well aware, he is a master of sarcasm, and I love me my Baux.
Posted 03 March 2013 - 04:46 PM
Looks like the opposing team will have a leg up one you.
There is a special leg of hell for people like you.
I love you.
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Filling pods is always helpful as well.
Thanx guy with a question and others for a laugh. And I will be at canadian carnage this year even if just to support my sister by cleaning her gear and such.
Posted 03 March 2013 - 10:53 PM
I might be going to CC as well so it would be good to see you there
Thanx guy with a question and others for a laugh. And I will be at canadian carnage this year even if just to support my sister by cleaning her gear and such.
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But for those wanting to see pics of the bike and such I finally was able to get to my computer.
Keep in mind this if after the tow truck pulled the forks out enuff to move the bike
Still not sure how the tank got dented on the top
My mangled left leg after being bandaged
X RAY of the break after the emerg doc pushed bones back in leg and wrapped it.
Post second surgery X RAY. The metal has since all been removed due for X-rays again on Monday.
Rest pics are a bit gory and I don't think I should post them.
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Posted 16 April 2013 - 10:56 PM
when your leg heals, go to the lady's house($100 says you can find her on Facebook) ask her for her most Valued posestion, then take a shit on it and throw it in the neighbors window.
Posted 16 April 2013 - 11:00 PM
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Posted 19 April 2013 - 02:59 PM
Holy crap man!
when your leg heals, go to the lady's house($100 says you can find her on Facebook) ask her for her most Valued posestion, then take a shit on it and throw it in the neighbors window.
woah!! sadly some people don't have any remorse when an accident like this happens(the lady who hit you) just keep in mind karma is a bitch, and so is she..
i say mount two mother fucking guns to an all terrain hover round double up your padding and get your ass out on the field!! show that bitch that your injury can't hold you down oh no you've got to keep on movin... good luck on the road to recovery man...
Posted 19 April 2013 - 07:28 PM
Well shiver me timbers.
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Posted 19 April 2013 - 11:52 PM
So you're one-legged and the title of this is "ARGGGG?"
Well shiver me timbers.
HAHAHA lol pun was not intended.
The way I explained the accident to my girlfriend "well babe you know how ya always calling me a pig, Well I learned today pigs really CAN fly it the landings we gots issues with"
Posted 25 April 2013 - 11:12 PM
On a good note I have finally had that bloody IV line removed from my heart and am able to do a little more moving around and am once again allowed to drink. Doing my best to keep active and even was able to do bit work to fix my mums car the other week when I had to replace the intake manifold gasket on her Matrix (under book time to boot with only one leg lol).
Next surgery is some time in June as long as my blood tests still show all clear of the infection. After that hopefully I can begin healing. I fear what's next if this don't work.
At this point I mostly want to get back to working (miss my full pay check), Driving my own car (stick shift pickup), Riding my motorcycle now that the weathers getting nicer, and playing paintball.
But I beginning to think I may have to go back to working in management as this is taking too long and working on the floor as a diesel mechanic (what I enjoy) is very hard on the body. I used to run my shop and had to beg to be demoted as i missed fixing trucks just way too much. I missed teaching my at the time two apprentices the tricks of the trade and how to be faster and stat safe from injury. Since i hired my replacement and demoted myself i have be asked many times to take a promotion again. I think due to injury I may now have to accept the desk job :-(
Also thinking bout looking for a cheap used automatic car as I'm tired of borrowing family's cars every time I need or want to get out.
Here's some more lovely pics.
X-ray taken this Monday
And one to show how indented my leg is Thanx to the missing soft tissue under the skin that the bones and latter infection removed in the accident.
Some of the scaring before the infection forced the skin to burst open again. Now there's a few more scars but can't take pic because of the cast.
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No, but seriously, that sucks, hope you can get back on the field again soon.
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Chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp. said that besides continuously increasing capital expenditures that the company ran into in the recent months will be accompanied by lower than expected gross margins in the forthcoming quarter. The company blames low yields of the next-generation code-named Kepler graphics chips that are made at TSMC's 28nm node.
"Decline [of gross margin] in Q1 is expected to be due to the hard disk drive shortage continuing, as well as a shortage of 28nm wafers. We are ramping our Kepler generation very hard, and we could use more wafers. The gross margin decline is contributed almost entirely to the yields of 28nm being lower than expected. That is, I guess, unsurprising at this point," said Jen-Hsun Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia, during a conference call with financial analysts.
Nvidia's operating expenses have been increasing for about a year now: from $329.6 million in Q1 FY2012 to $367.7 million in Q4 FY2012 and expects OpEx to be around $383 million in the ongoing Q1 FY2013. At the same time, the company expects its gross margins in Q1 FY2013 to decline below 50% for the first time in many quarters to 49.2%.
Nvidia has very high expectations for its Kepler generation of graphics processing units (GPUs). The company claims that it had signed contracts to supply mobile versions of GeForce "Kepler" chips with every single PC OEM in the world. In fact, Nvidia says Kepler is the best graphics processor ever designed by the company.
[With Kepler, we] won design wins at virtually every single PC OEM in the world. So, this is probably the best GPU we have ever built and the performance and power efficiency is surely the best that we have ever created," said Mr. Huang.
Unfortunately for Nvidia, yields of Kepler are lower than the company originally anticipated and therefore their costs are high. Chief exec of Nvidia remains optimistic and claims that the situation with Fermi ramp up was ever worse than that.
"We use wafer-based pricing now, when the yield is lower, our cost is higher. We have transitioned to a wafer-based pricing for some time and our expectation, of course, is that the yields will improve as they have in the previous generation nodes, and as the yields improve, our output would increase and our costs will decline," stated the head of Nvidia.
Kepler is Nvidia's next-generation graphics processor architecture that is projected to bring considerable performance improvements and will likely make the GPU more flexible in terms of programmability, which will speed up development of applications that take advantage of GPGPU (general purpose processing on GPU) technologies. Some of the technologies that Nvidia promised to introduce in Kepler and Maxwell (the architecture that will succeed Kepler) include virtual memory space (which will allow CPUs and GPUs to use the "unified" virtual memory), pre-emption, enhance the ability of GPU to autonomously process the data without the help of CPU and so on. Entry-level chips may not get all the features that Kepler architecture will have to often.


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(the key word in your own quote is "Remnants")
So...were these left over munnitions capable of being launched within forty five mins, and capable of reaching England and the United States geographically?
Or is it more a case of decontamination of known sites which posed little or no threat except to the immediate vacinity? I'm betting on the latter...for the primary reason, that if these bunkers had just been discovered, their would be global news coverage in detail....if they really are anything like the justification given to the United Kingdom...then how come it has taken almost precisely a decade for the allied force to get rid of the threat If you invaded in 2003...you wouldnt be neutralizing the threat nine and a half years later AFTER most of your invasion contingent had pulled out.
So its either a collosal neglect...Weapons of Mass Distruction in the Capitol, left, in place for nine years, able to be deployed within forty five mins, and with the capacity to reach US and UK cities.
OR....Its just been discovered...in which case where is the bloody press?
or...its nothing...a few things not able to do what the Forty Third President claimed it could do.
Oh...and as we're on this subject...Syria has admitted to having chemical and biological weapons, that not even the Americans knew they had! AND they have threatened to use them if the west intervenes on the current Arab Spring civil war going on.
They probably DO have weapons and probably CAN deploy...but I dont see America rushing to invade them. Neither do I see the United States rushing to invade Iran which is building Nukes, underneith major cities to avoid being disturbed from Israeli Air Strikes.
What I DID see was the United States rushing to distroy a dictator who was playing silly beggers with a bluff that even they didnt truely believe.
I do however give credit to Bush for two things...Firstly, I do believe he had legitamate reasons in wanting to invade Iraq which probably saved the world from Iran. There is a theory that Iran was on the verge of crushing a fragile Iraqi Regieme, apart from the implications of Iraqi Oil falling into Iranian hands...I think that there was a certain amount of distress about what Iran would have then done. Noone mournes the loss of the old regieme thats for sure.
Secondly, despite the fact he realized that he might have been hasty, and realized that his justification might not be prooven, he recognised that once war has been declaired, the burden of responsibility for growth and repair, falls upon the aggressors. He worked against Congress, and infact against the American people by the end of his regnum, because he rightly thought that America, having gone in, had to see it through no matter how long it took, and how many lives were lost. True Liberation is not about Conquest, its about what follows after that. Neither the British, nor the Americans are much good at that, especially in Asia and the middle east. America are slightly better then the British infact as they immediately move towards provincial rule, and had much success with rebuilding Europe.
They also recognise...or maybe President Bush was the last to do this...that its not simply good enough to invade...and that the course must be stayed even when people looose interest or the novelty wears off. I really do wish that Bush had been able to stay in office.
IMHO considering what he faced, he didnt do a bad job. I would say one of his biggest successes, and what the Western World outside of America should be most greatful for, is that he acted against the instincts of American Culture when faced with two cateastrophes. The immediate want for revenge, and to assert ones power after the original terrorist attack in 2001. He remained unbelievable calm and righteous in a time when anyone would have understood him giving into hatred and blind rage.
Secondly...for all that people mocked George for being dumb he saw something that nigh on no other Republican thought of. He showed that he cared not only for his people, but for all peoples when he decided that the Federation had to intervene in the banking crisis. As an American and follower of the constitution, strictly speaking, he should have stood back and watched as his own country and the entire western world plunged into chaos, because the Federal Government...and infact any American Institution should adhere to a strictly self regulational maintainance. Secondly, he should not have given consideration to anyone outside of the Federation because America should be issolationistic. Constitutionally, they do not have to think, or pay heed to anyone outside of their soverignty. At NO time that I can find, across his foreign policy did he ever act unconstituionally. He only acted with the authority of Congress, and he approached the international bodies as one should expect a consitutionalist to do, with appauling disregard...which...is totally in line with the realms of the constituion...as I try to explain to those who dont understand
Besides...I suppose ultimately at least it was worth knowing that the United Nations wasnt all its cracked up to be...better we find out sooner rather then later I suppose.
Pity he couldnt stop the Euro...but I suppose thats a little too much to ask for
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I dont actually dislike George Bush...and I dont fault him for his actions in the international community
Lets be quite clear...the American Culture and the British Commonwealth Culture are DIFFERENT...once you understand that, you start to see that a lot of things Brits take offence at, when it comes to americans, are not malicious, nor particularly arrogant...they are not usually meant to be offensive at all.
Brits just dont understand cultural confidence at all, for a start...and because they dont understand the constitution, they dont understand why Bush acted like he did...infact...a lot of Americans dont seem to understand that either.
One has to remember two things..firstly...would you have coped better faced with what happened under George Bush? The answer to that, if honnest is...I very much doubt it. Secondly...specifically with the United Nations...it was NOT America that issued the Assembly with a deadline for response....and the reply might have had more to do with that, then America.
It was Tony Blair who told the United Nations they only had a set period to decide...and the French may well have vetoed simply because that bit of nastiness came from England
People forget that...and not everyone reads my posts fully enough...they read the first line and assume I am being anti-american and dont understand...actually...thats not the case...I do understand, and whilst I criticise, I dont fully condemn...certainly not Bush....lets not forget that the guy also had immense pressure from his Father...and lets not forget some of his cabinet members who asserted their authority were well capable of pulling strings. It wasnt entirely George Bush...and after the invasion, IMHO he did exactly the correct thing...IF his motives, however falsly portrayed, were valid in ways that could not politically have been uttered, then he may well have martyred his public opinion in order to save the world from a far worse threat...We know he had this in him, because contrary to popular believef, I've already shown that he will go against his public to hold true to his convictions concerning warfare, and that in cateastrophe he defies the constitution and thinks about all peoples, regardless of how that might make him, personally look.
Should that not be applauded more then what the Forty Fourth has achieved?? I'm not trying to hate on Barack Obama...but...his defiance of the constituion was to better his own illegal instituion AGAINST the betterment of his people. His ideal of warfare is to accept no responsibility, to pull out of places before rebuilding is done, and to negotiate with those governments who harboured terrorists in the bloody first place. He has no Military experience, neither has he any knowledge of assets important to the United States offshore...like oil...he prooved that with the BP oil slick.
He's dangerously close to centralism...which is NOT what America was designed to be...even if its what I, personally, live under.
He's a black man thats good at public speaking...thats really about all. You shouldnt let him in for a second term...the novelty has worn off. You need to ellect someone...dare I say it...more like Bush
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I'm trying to deploy my rails app on Linux running Apache 2. I am able to run the app locally on my Windows machine with Apache 2 w/ no problems. The httpd.conf and .htaccess files on the Linux server are identical to the files on my Window machine (except for path)
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I am able to run Webrick on the Linux server and I'm able to access the app, no problems. However, when I try to access the app through the Linux Apache 2 server, I get an error when I try to access http://jbdevrails.depot.com/dashboard/orders/open : 10.1.4.80 - - [10/Jan/2007:11:46:17 -0500] "GET /dashboard/orders/open HTTP/1.1" 500 68
I'm not sure why this is happening. I tried running the app with FastCGI, but didn't get that to work, so I switched everything back to using regular cgi. With the FastCGI, when I try to open the same page, the dispatch.fcgi file is displayed. Now I have removed all reference to fcgi and I am using regular cgi.
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The Canadian Opera Company's Education and Outreach team has had the honour and pleasure of collaborating and connecting with thousands of young people through its opera programs for students, children, youth, and their families. There is no greater moment of pride than hearing about the positive impact a COC program had on a former participant.
A few weeks ago the COC Education team received a heartwarming update from a parent of a former participant of the COC's After School Opera Program (ASOP) that her son Nassir had landed the lead role in his school's upcoming production of High School Musical. Today we take a look back at how Nassir's experience in the After School Opera Program helped him make the leap from a COC rehearsal room to the school stage.
Nassir's mother, Miriam, signed him up for the After School Opera Program back in 2010: "I signed Nassir up for the program because I wanted him to occupy his time doing something fun. I also thought it would help him with public speaking." Little did Miriam know that her attempt to help Nassir gain confidence speaking in public would ultimately spark his interest in the performing arts. "I realized I had an interest in the performing arts after my first performance at the After School Opera Program," says Nassir. "I had such a good time putting on that specific performance." The opera was called Otherworldly (appropriately titled for its Halloween theme) and was written specifically for children by lead artist and composer, Dean Burry. Nassir excelled in character creation and acting, incorporating different voices, postures, gestures, and movements that suited his ghostly character. Musically, he never shied away from singing when asked to take on small solos or be a part of the chorus.
He credits his positive experience to Dean: "Dean made it very memorable by his whole approach towards our learning. He was extremely positive and supportive, even when we messed up." With Dean's encouragement and guidance, Nassir was able to explore his artistic abilities through a variety of characters including a Bumble Bee in The Bee Opera, a Royal Guard in The Tragedy of Icarus, a clown doctor in Clownin' Around, and a young soldier in A Bucket Brigade, which was inspired by the war of 1812.
The biggest surprise would come in 2012, after Nassir graduated from the After School Opera Program, when he applied, auditioned, and was accepted into St. Patrick Catholic Secondary School's Centre for the Arts, Media and Technologies arts program. "ASOP [After School Opera Program] impacted me by adding to my personality. I was always an outgoing person, but ASOP has made me more social and charismatic. I'm more confident speaking in large groups of people and enjoy performing for class assignments rather than reading from a PowerPoint."
Thanks to the support of his teachers Ms. Cossaro, Mr. Mayne, Mr. Sousa and Ms. Gaudette, Nassir's enjoyment and appreciation of the arts lives on. In 2014, Nassir landed the supporting role of Roger in the school's performance of Grease and tomorrow he has his big role debut in St. Patrick Secondary School's production of High School Musical. Dean and the Education staff at the COC couldn't be prouder. And Nassir's mom? "I'm most looking forward to seeing Nassir hold his own in his first lead role. He can sometimes doubt himself. I want to see him put on the best performance ever! And let this experience teach him that if he works hard, he can accomplish just about anything!"
The COC wishes Nassir and his fellow classmates and teachers a successful run of High School Musical!
The COC's After School Opera Program operates out of five community centres in Toronto. Registration for the spring term opens on March 7. Find more information on the arts program at St. Patrick Secondary School at the Toronto Catholic District School Board here.
Photo Credits (top down): Nassir (left) as a Guard in the After School Opera Program production of The Tragedy of Icarus. Photo: COC, 2011; Nassir at school; Nassir (centre) as a Young Soldier in the After School Opera Program production of The Bucket Brigade. Photo: Mark Harris, 2012.
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Take a close-up look behind the scenes and into the wardrobe with the costumes from our production of Semele, designed by internationally renowned fashion and costume designer Han Feng. Catch Semele in New York City when the COC presents it at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) from March 4-10, 2015!
Han Feng's designs combine elements of Baroque European tailoring with the patterned silks, colours and flowing fabrics of traditional Chinese theatre. Click on the arrows on the sides of the photos (they appear when you hover the cursor over them) to see various photos of the costumes, styled by COC Costume Supervisor Sandra Corazza.
This jacket, worn by Jupiter for mere minutes in the production, is one of the most grand pieces among the costumes; one befitting the ruler of the gods! The rich gold in both the jacket and wings imply the grandeur and rank of the god. Despite this, he quickly removes it when he enters onstage in Act II to meet his lover Semele, taking on a human form in plain breeches and an open white shirt in order to appear in front of her. Another reason for the hasty removal may be the fact that the jacket and wings are quite heavy, making it very difficult to wear!
One of the brightest garments in the opera is Semele's wedding robe, which she wears with a pink dress in Act I during the preparations for her wedding to Athamas. The large, bright red pattern shows the role of colour in Chinese wedding ceremonies, where red is considered a lucky colour signifying love, prosperity and happiness.
Semele, the woman whom Jupiter falls in love with, has several costumes throughout the opera. This silk dress is paired with a large pink robe in a heavier silk fabric, but is quickly removed during Act II when Jupiter arrives to romance her. The backless look of the dress also imitates the pink silk dress Semele wears in Act III, while the cut of this one, with its wrap effect and flutter sleeves, implies that it is being worn in a more casual, relaxed setting, like a nightgown or undergarment.
Juno, Jupiter's wife, appears in several outfits throughout the opera. Her main costume however is comprised of a black silk corset, full skirt, and purple velvet bolero jacket, all suggesting her royal stature and rank as a goddess and Jupiter's wife. The coiled and piled nature of her pearl necklace also mimics the wig paired with the costume, which features a beehive hairstyle formed from braids.
The COC presents Semele at the Brooklyn Academy of Music from March 4-10, 2015. For more information or to buy tickets, visit the BAM website here.
Costume photo credits: Costumes from the Canadian Opera Company production of Semele, 2015. Director and set designer Zhang Huan, costume designer Han Feng. Costume styling: Sandra Corazza. Photos: Kiersten Hay.
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There is so much variety in the Free Concert Series this month. Test your opera chops in a special March Break interactive concert, or experience an Indonesian-inspired gamelan like you've never heard before. There's something for every age to enjoy!
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
12 — 1 p.m.
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Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan
The Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan is the only ensemble of its kind in Canada and has delighted and challenged audiences worldwide for over 30 years. Performing traditional and cutting-edge new music on an assortment of bronze and wooden instruments, collectively known as a gamelan, the eight-member group breathes new life into the centuries-old tradition of the Indonesian archipelago. For this performance, they are joined by guest soprano (and COC Ensemble Studio grad) Claire de Sévigné for a program featuring works by John Siddall, Nic Gotham and Allen Cole.
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Alex Samaras is quickly becoming one of the leading vocalists on the Canadian jazz and new music scene. Along with Bobby Hsu and a trio of kindred musical spirits, he explores the forgotten songs of Broadway with an emphasis on the music of Stephen Sondheim and other legendary theatre songwriters, bridging the worlds of musical theatre and modern jazz in a unique and compelling new way.
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Spice up your March Break with Humber College's Latin Jazz Ensemble's unique blend of Afro-Cuban and jazz sounds guaranteed to get your salsa on. Percussive, melodic, zesty and always inspired, Humber College's Latin Jazz Ensemble, led by Grammy and Juno Award-winner Hilario Durán, is a performance not to be missed.
Thursday, March 19, 2015
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You can bring the whole family to our always-popular, interactive March Break concert! Join opera comedienne Kyra Millan, collaborative pianist Tina Faye and COC Ensemble Studio baritone Iain MacNeil in a lively interactive concert featuring favourite operatic arias and sing-along choruses. Audience members of all ages can listen to, learn about and try their hand at the fascinating art of opera!
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
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Jaffa Road
Award-winning Toronto-based world music group Jaffa Road creates a unique sonic landscape that draws organically from the worlds of Jewish, Arabic and Indian music, modern jazz, electronica, rock, pop and dub. With on-stage chemistry as electrifying as it is intense, the group presents highlights from their Juno-nominated album, Where the Light Gets In, as well as a sneak peek of new material from an upcoming release.
Let us know what you're most looking forward to in the comments or on our Facebook page!
Photo Credits (top to bottom): Vesuvius Ensemble, 2011. Photo: Karen E. Reeves; Kyra Millan leads audience members in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre. Photo: Karen E. Reeves
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She walks far and fast: Heather Anderson and the Pacific Crest Trail
Sixty days 17 hours 12 minutes. That's the time it took Heather Anderson last summer to walk from Mexico to Canada on the 2,663-mile Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) in self-supported style, carrying a backpack containing food and camping equipment and resupplying at grocery stores and with boxes of food she'd mailed to post offices near the trail.
In doing so, Anderson, who goes by the trail name "Anish," set the PCT's self-supported FKT—for both women and men. Scott Williamson set the previous self-supported record in 2011 at 64 days 11 hours 19 minutes. (Williamson still holds the men's self-supported record.)
We know, we know. This is Trail Runner magazine, not Trail Hiker magazine. But if you let the enormity of Anderson's effort sink in and acknowledge that hiking is an integral part of our sport, you'll understand why we're writing about her. Sleep on the ground, in a tent, with ultralight gear. Get up and start walking until you've traveled more than 43 miles, then lapse to sleep again. Repeat for 59 more days. This FKT is as extreme as it gets.
"This might be the greatest feat of lightweight backpacking ever," says Peter Bakwin. "First, the logistics are intimidating. Then there's the difficulty of keeping up a hard effort for two months. Finally, Anish committed to a very pure thru-hiker style, eschewing planned external support and even walking to off-route resupply points instead of thumbing rides."
Even Anderson had a hard time coping with the scope of her effort. "Thinking about the big picture would sometimes make me cry," says the 32-year-old race director and health-food-store cashier who lives near Bellingham, Washington. "I broke it into days and the days into segments of trail connecting road crossings or resupply spots, like in a 100-miler where you run from aid station to aid station."
Prior to this record, Anderson had become a Triple Crown hiker, which means she'd backpacked the entirety of the Appalachian, Pacific Crest and Continental Divide trails, America's premier long-distance trails. Anderson thinks she's made for long-distance pedestrian travel, "I never feel that bad when I'm on a long-distance hiking trip. I usually finish less beat up than my male counterparts."
Why did Anderson make her FKT attempt? "I did this to become a stronger woman."
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Let's face it. Adventure runs and FKTs are damn sexy and a lot of us are enjoying them.
For example, one day in the spring of 2013, Grand Canyon National Park officials counted 900 hikers, runners and backpackers in the canyon bottom. That's per Bill Wright, 52, the park's Chief Ranger, "The sense from rangers who have worked the inner canyon for 15-plus years is that we are experiencing huge visitation increases. That's what prompted the head count. We needed to get a feel for how many people were actually using the infrastructure.
"Not everyone has the park's best interest in mind. Littered gel wrappers, organized running groups operating illegally and complaints from hikers about rude runners—I deal with these problems. I believe that the people who care about the Grand Canyon don't cause problems, but the people who see the canyon as another tick for their checklist can. In the future, we will likely have to manage for day-use visitors in the canyon's bottom."
Kurt Achtenhagen, 42, Director of Finance and Operations for Boulder, Colorado's Leave No Trace Center For Outdoor Ethics (LNT), says, "Leave No Trace is very pro recreation. We want people outdoors." LNT simultaneously advocates for the responsible use of the outdoors. "Even just one person has an impact, so we believe everyone should minimize their impact," says Achtenhagen. "There are times of the day you should never try for an FKT here in Boulder because there are too many other users on the trails." Achtenhagen, who likes to move fast and light on his own backcountry outings, adds, "Put up a record in a responsible manner—to the resources, wildlife, and other people. Make it a record you'll want to stand behind."
Impact-reducing guidelines for your FKT attempt or adventure run:
- Stay off muddy trails. If you encounter mud, run through it, not around it off trail.
- Pack out trash and practice Leave No Trace principles for camping and bathroom stops.
- Respect trail closures.
- Follow dog leash laws and pick up after your animal.
- Respect other trail users and adhere to local trail-user right-of-way regulations/recommendations. Choose the quietest time of day for a fast attempt on a popular trail.
Meghan M. Hicks, based in Moab, Utah, holds the FKT between her front door and refrigerator for an after-run beer.


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On April 23, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Mario Otero delivered opening remarks at the signing ceremony for the first Science and Technology Agreement between the Governments of the United States and the Republic of Serbia. Under Secretary Otero signed the agreement on behalf of the United States, while Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and Technological Development Mr. Bozidar Djelic signed on behalf of Serbia.
Under Secretary Otero said, "This agreement will open new doors, bringing scientists together and expanding the flow of knowledge between our two countries. This new agreement provides a framework under which our ministries, our institutes, our universities, and research centers can collaborate. Together, we will work towards new discoveries across the range -- a full range of scientific inquiry."
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Sleep position does not appear to influence the risk of extreme cardiorespiratory events in vulnerable infants
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Commentary on: Lister G, Rybin DV, Colton T, et al. Collaborative Home Infant Monitoring Evaluation (CHIME) Study Group. Relationship between sleep position and risk of extreme cardiorespiratory events. J Pediatr 2012;161:22–5.
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Extreme cardiorespiratory events can be documented during sleep and are more common in immature preterm infants.
The supine sleep position does not appear to decrease the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) by decreasing the risk of extreme cardiorespiratory events in vulnerable infants.
Reasons for the physiological advantage of the supine sleep position remain speculative and require ongoing study despite decreases in SIDS death rates in recent years.
Despite the successful worldwide introduction of preventative measures to decrease the risk of infants dying of SIDS the final mechanism of death in these infants has not been fully elucidated. While it has been established that placing infants …


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