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Hey Everyone, I am Laura Shearer, a Canadian National Level Bikini competitor. I have been Fitness competing for 2 years now and have completed four shows. I have been an athlete my whole life, I was a CIS All-Canadian athlete in Women's hockey for Dalhousie, an Equestrian competitor, I also enjoy playing soccer and any other sport I can fit in with my busy schedule, along with training. Fitness competing is something new I decided to try. I had been training for years as an athlete and decided to enter a show based on that training. I love training as an athlete and living a healthy life-style. Being a competitor gives you that extra motivation to train, and keep focused on healthy living style which is something I strive for no matter when and what I am training for. Being 6 months out from my next competition, sometimes its hard to stay focused, but the pre-season workouts are the foundation for success. My schedule is training twice a day, with cardio in the morning, to ensure I get my ½ hr in, and weight training later in the day. My diet is to eat clean year round, but in pre-season I 'clean it up' even more, with only having 1 cheat meal a week. This cheat meal, not cheat day, still includes a good source of protein, complex carbs and lots of vegetables. I round out my clean eating with using the Nutrabolic products, Hemodrene for Her as a preworkout energizer, Anabolic State before and after my workouts to minimize muscle soreness and Iso-bolic protein shake, or Fighter food depending on my work tmes, after my workout. My weekly workout schedule is as follows: 30 minutes of moderate cardio in the mornings to start my day Mon - quads and calves Tues – chest and triceps – Hockey at night Wed - back and biceps Thurs – cardio Fri – shoulders – Hockey at night Sat – Glutes and Hams Sun - Rest Right now I am employed by Fitness Leader, doing an exciting project , which is developing an online exercise library. It will be one of the largest online fitness video libraries available on the web. As well, I am doing promotional work for Nutabolics every Monday evening at Supplement King located in Park Lane Mall (next to Goodlife Fitness) in Downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is great to be involved with these promos so I can educate customers on the benefits of all of the great Nutrabolics products I use. I also must find time to squeeze in some studying, to finish my Sociology degree at Dalhousie by December. It's a busy schedule but it keeps me focused. Being prepared is the key to success!
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Nutrabolics was a major exhibitor this month at CHFA Expo East 2011, the largest health food & supplement retail trade event in Canada. With thousands in attendance at this years show, the Nutrabolics booth was definitely one of the busiest booths at the show. Thank you to all of the Canadian Retailers who stopped by our booth! We look forward to seeing you again next year!
MMA Superstar Shogun Rua will embark on a multi-stop Canadian retail tour in December, immediately after his headlining fight against Dan Henderson. This is a rare opportunity for you to meet the Brazilian MMA Superstar so make sure you purchase an advance VIP pass! Shogun will be appearing at Supplement King in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Hercs in Warerloo, Ontario, and Hercs in St. Catharines, Ontario. Exact signing dates yet to be announced, make sure you join facebook.com/nutrabolics and twitter.com/nutrabolics for up to the minute details and info!
Nutrabolics was in full-force this month in Madrid, Spain for the inaugural Arnold Classic Europe. The Nutrabolics booth was front and centre at the show and was the place to be, as we were fully-loaded with the premier selection of the sexiest fitness models from across Europe. We also unveiled and successfully launched our newest product innovations - Swollen, Thermal XTC, and Anabolic State - which were a huge success and are already taking the European bodybuilding community by storm! We would like to thank everyone who stopped by our booth, and our great fitness century distribution partner from Spain. We will see you again next year!
Team Nutrabolics was in full force in Las Vegas last month for the 2011 Mr. Olympia Expo, the #1 trade show in the world for bodybuilding & fitness. The huge Nutrabolics island booth was front and centre at this year's show and was the place to be, as we were fully-loaded with the premier selection of the hottest fitness models from across North America, and the top athletes from around the world, including MMA Superstar Frank Mir who had a line-up all weekend that never ended. It was an eventful and energy-charged weekend and was a smashing success for our brand! We would like to thank everyone who stopped by our booth, including all of our international distribution partners who made the trip to Las Vegas. We look forward to seeing you all again next year!
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Nutrabolics® is proud to welcome 2011 NSABBA Bikini Champion, Laura Shearer, to the team. Laura is one of Canada's future stars in the bikini division, and she looks to qualify for her IFBB Pro Card in 2012. "I am very excited to be joining the Nutrabolics team," says Shearer. "Supplements play a key role in my daily nutrition and with Nutrabolics' large variety of great products, there is something for everyone. Whether you are a high performance athlete looking for that extra edge in your training, or in need of some dietary supplements to help get your proper daily intake of vitamins and minerals, Nutrabolics has it all. As a National bikini competitor, former varsity athlete and personal trainer, I know the extreme importance of proper supplementing to ensure maximum performance." "Not only is Laura an up & coming bikini competitor and fitness model, she is already a very accomplished athlete who understands how to motivate people. We are very happy to have her a part of Team Nutrabolics." said Rodney Dupont, CEO of Nutrabolics®. Under the contract terms, Laura will make appearances to promote the Nutrabolics® brand of leading-edge sports supplements all across the Maritimes. If your store or gym in the Maritimes is interested in finding out how they can schedule a Laura Shearer retail appearance, sponsored by Nutrabolics®, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com Nutrabolics® Inc., based in British Columbia, Canada, is a leading worldwide manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of premium sports nutrition products.
The 2011 Mr. Olympia Expo will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, September 16th and 17th, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Nutrabolics will be a major exhibitor at this years' expo (booth #1212) with our huge island booth! We will be giving out 10,000's of samples and will be launching our three newest product breakthroughs: Anabolic State, Swollen and Thermal XTC. MMA Superstar Frank Mir will be signing autographs and posing for pictures from 11am-4pm on Friday and Saturday. Import Supermodel Carolyn Savage will also be on hand signing autographs and posing for pictures all weekend. Key executives that will be attending include Nutrabolics' CEO Rodney Dupont and Vice-President Jayson Wyner.
MMA Legend Alistair "The Demolition Man" Overeem made a special stop in Poland last month for a 3-stop Nutrabolics Seminar Tour in Warsaw, Olsztyn, and Częstochowa. Hundreds of MMA athletes attended, for their chance to train with the MMA legend. Alistair also promoted Nutrabolics products, and the new R2F Ready 2 Fight Pre-training Powder, his favorite Nutrabolics' training supplement. A special thank-you to Alistair for making the trip to Poland, and to our Polish Distribution partner for making this such a great event!
Nutrabolics was in full-force this past month in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the 2011 Rio Sport Show, the largest sports, fitness, and wellness fair in South America. UFC Superstar Junior Dos Santos was on hand to represent Nutrabolics, and he was a massive hit, drawing huge lines of fans looking for a picture and autograph from the MMA Prodigy who will be fighting for the UFC Heavyweight Championship at UFC 139 in November. The Nutrabolics booth was packed, and was definitely one of the busiest booths at the show. The Nutrabolics Girls were busy all weekend demo'ing out samples of Fighter's Food, which was making it's official launch in Brazil! Fighter's Food was definitely the talk of the show and looks poised to become one of the biggest selling products in Brazil in no time! We would like to thank our Brazilian Distribution partner and everyone who stopped by our booth. We look forward to seeing you all again in Rio de Janeiro next year!


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On the Perl side of things, a very helpful commenter (Neil) pointed out that finding the missing/extraneous curly bracket would have been easy if we were using an editor that highlights and validates syntax. We're using an editor called 'mi'. It lets us specify that our text is Perl, and uses colours to distinguish between different kinds of text (comments are red, text to be printed is grey, functions are green, operators are sort of purplish, 'while's and 'if's and 'my's are blue), but it doesn't sort out hierarchical stuff like the levels of brackets, and the levels of indentation keep going to hell (possibly my own fault). I'd love to hear about a better Perl editor for Macs, if any reader knows of one.
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Did u try Notepad++ ?ReplyDelete
Did u try Notepad++ ?ReplyDelete
My Mac friends are very fond of TextMate. Not free, but apparently very good.ReplyDelete
ActiveState have a free, open-source, cross-platform editor called Komodo Edit - never tried it, but the description sounds quite good.
Back in the day I used a Java-based editor called Arachnophilia which has quite a nice GUI.
These days (as you know from my comment), I'm an Emacs man. Emacs has a reputation for having a steep learning curve but I don't think it's deserved. Learning how to use it just for basic editing doesn't take too long at all - it's just that emacs enthusiasts use it to run their lives :)
I would go with Komodo Edit for Macs. It is free, more limited than TextMate, but did I mention that it is free?ReplyDelete
Vim and gvim .. Works great on the Mac, there is more than just syntax highlighting, worth a try, if you don't know vi, it can be a learning curve, but a curve that you will thank later on.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the suggestions.ReplyDelete
Learning curves matter, especially because programming is only a tiny bit of what I try to do, so Emacs is out. The Vim page says "It can be made to work with most compilers." This is not a reassuring statement, so I think Vim and Gvim are out too.
I've just downloaded a demo of the paid version of Komodo, and the free version, to check them out.
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When Disney's Pocahantas opened in 1995, The New York Times Magazine published a parody titled "Mohandas," which pretended to be a review of Disney's animated version of the life of Gandhi. Pocahantas was typically bleached and sugary, so "Mohandas" pretended to review a similarly Disneyfied life of Gandhi, complete with treacly coming-of-age ballads ("The Man in the Diaper"), hyper-idealized historical characters (Disney's Gandhi looked like Mr. Clean and was voiced by Michael Jackson), and fictional sidekicks (a sassy cow voiced by Whoopi Goldberg, and an animated spinning wheel voiced by Jackie Mason.)*
But one part of the parody was pure invented silliness, suggesting that the villain in the fictional Mohandas looked suspiciously like Jeff Katzenberg, the former Disney animation executive whom Michael Eisner had famously overlooked for the Number Two job — and who had therefore huffed off to found Dreamworks with Steven Spielberg and David Geffen. There wasn't anything in Pocahantas that actually referred to this famous rivalry, especially since it was only just budding, and no media executive could be that petty anyway, right? Wrong. For — lo and behold! — six years later the bud hath flowered and hath borne rivalrous fruit in Dreamworks' Shrek — so taste and eat, and you will be as entertainment insiders, knowing both good and evil industry gossip, whether you care to or don't.
Let me explain. Shrek is Dreamworks' latest salvo in the animation wars it wages with Disney, its only current rival in the feature animation industry. It is a twisted fairytale about a green ogre, the eponymous Shrek (Scottishly voiced by Mike Myers), who dwells in a swamp, happily alone, until the evil and tiny Prince Farquaad chases all of the other fairytale creatures — from Snow White to various witches and unicorns — into Shrek's swamp. Shrek cuts a deal with Farquaad: if he can rescue the lovely Princess Fiona from her dragon-protected castle and deliver her to Farquaad to marry — so Farquaad can become a legitimate king — Shrek will get his swamp back. Simple enough. Except, of course, while the grotesque Shrek is delivering Fiona, he falls in love with her, and she with him. Oh, and along the way, Shrek picks up a sassy donkey sidekick, voiced by Eddie Murphy. Perhaps Ms. Goldberg was unavailable.
Now, as most reviews will tell you, Shrek is Dreamworks' digitally animated raspberry to the Disney Corporation. It makes nasty references to past Disney films, and is supposed to have somehow cast the cowardly and tiny Prince Farquaad in the mold of Michael Eisner. The whole dopey (pun intended) feud is everywhere for all to see. But in attempting to subvert Disney's saccharinized version of various fairytales and legends Dreamworks has fatally overstepped, as if Katzenberg, socking Eisner in the nose, had knocked himself unconscious in the process. Shrek doesn't just subvert the treacly Disney version of fairytales, it subverts the glorious and mysterious and ennobling idea of fairytales themselves.
For one thing, Shrek is tiresome in its unalleviated puncturing. No sooner does a moment fill with meaning and beauty than you can sense the hatpins poised to prick it. It's as if Mona Lisa smiles, Jeff Katzenberg paints a mustache on her, and we cut to the next scene. When the seven dwarves carry Snow White to Shrek's house in her glass coffin Shrek exclaims: "Get the dead broad off the table!" And much of this is disturbingly inappropriate for children. When Farquaad tortures him for information, a legless Gingerbread Man spits in his eye and barks: "Eat me!" A goofy announcer says of Snow White: "Although she lives with seven men, she's not easy!" Later, when Shrek sees the tiny Farquaad's towering castle he asks: "Do you think maybe he's compensating for something?" It's funny, barely, but are phallic jokes necessary in a children's movie? Afflatus jokes abound, too. And though I sincerely hesitate to mention it, FarquaadÃs name was not chosen randomly. ItÃs all as though sophisticated animation equipment and a $100 million had somehow fallen into the hands of Fifth Grade boys.
Later, Fiona and Shrek bump into an oversexed Robin Hood, whose merry men break into song about what's really on Robin's mind. One lyric ending with the word "maid" continues: "What he's basically saying is that he likes to get —," pause, "— paid!" The Grand Canyon between the sensibility of a joke like this and that of most parents is breathtaking. And again we hear that Farquaad's skyscraping battlements are "compensating for something," just in case we had missed this Freudian gem the first time around. Nope.
But the worst example of the movie's runaway deflation isn't a dirty or puerile joke. It's when the waking Princess Fiona greets the morning by singing a genuinely moving song. She is soon joined in her reverie by a bluebird, who trills along with her happily, until it attempts a particularly high note — and suddenly inflates and explodes, leaving a pair of smoking talons still clinging to its branch. It's a startling and downright ugly moment, one for which you are quite unprepared. But it gets worse. Fiona then sees the dead bird has left a nest of three eggs. We behold the orphans with her for a moment, wondering what will become of them, until this poignant image dissolves into three eggs frying in a pan. Ha! Another joke! And Shrek and his mugging donkey eat them for breakfast! The audience in my particular theater groaned and sighed, obviously horrified. If only they had known this was all a pointed, brilliant send-up of the singing bluebird scene in Disney's Snow White of 1938! Poor unenlightened saps!
But the apotheosis of it all comes at the end. After Shrek and Fiona have fallen in love we learn that at night Fiona herself turns into an ogre. But when she kisses her true love the spell will be broken and she will be forever beautiful, as she is during the day. We assume this will occur when she kisses Shrek — and surely Shrek, too, will be transformed, and they will live happily ever after. But we must be hopelessly old-fashioned, because this isn't how things turn out at all. Shrek does rescue Fiona from Farquaad's clutches, and they finally kiss. She is in her ogre-mode, but though there is a moment of rapture, neither she nor Shrek is transformed. They ride off into the sunset, happily ever ogres.
Evidently we are to accept them for who they are — and the hoary fairytale conceit that one's inner beauty will be revealed on the outside is for people wearing pince-nez, celluloid collars, and spats. The brave new moral we moderns are to take home with us is something more along the lines of "appearances don't matter."
What is going on? Are beauty and nobility and innocence such medieval concepts that fairytales themselves cannot portray them positively? Must not only Shrek remain ugly, but Fiona become forever so? Shall the ugly duckling accept himself, and all swans turn into ugly ducklings, lest feelings get hurt? Shall the Frog Prince stand his warty ground and require the princess to croak and leap into the mossy well with him, ker-plump? Why? And why does this ending feel so forced? Why do I feel like my nose has been pinched and I've just been dosed with castor oil? Is it because I know that my legitimate expectations are being thwarted by a trendy idea? Does Shrek really mean to say that fairytale virtues don't exist, or are relative, or meaningless? It reminds me of gray communists screaming that God does not exist and that all human beings need is bread and vodka and cement housing. Did anyone ever believe that?
The old fairytales aver the opposite; that what everyone knows in his heart to be true is true, that there are such things as goodness and beauty and truth — and even though they are hidden, a time will come when they no longer are hidden, when the truth will be revealed, when dragons will be slain and bewitched captives will be set free forever. Till such stories are told again, I won't choose between schmaltzy focus-group-tested niceties and sophomoric joke-strewn subversion. I'll rent old videos and wait.
* In the interests of full disclosure, I authored the parody, which can be found on this website.
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Before he directed Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, which was recently released on video, acclaimed director Brad Bird made his name in the world of animation by directing award-winning films such as The Iron Giant (1999), The Incredibles (2004) and Ratatouille (2007). Is Bird deserving of a place in VOH's Hall of Visionaries?
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We have a customer who is using Attix5 backup professional v 4.4 Server Edition (online backup) for a number of schools.
During August, they upgraded DbAttach from version 1.8 to 1.11 for each client and also performed a SIMS upgrade, just before the schools exam results came out. Since August 11th, they haven't been able to do any backup of any client SIMS database, and every client log file has the same error message shown below:
"Error:18:00:01 [SIMS Plugin] The version of DbAttach currently installed (188.8.131.52) is out of date and needs to be upgraded - skipping SIMS database backup"
It is obvious to me that the SIMS plugin is seeing the DbAttach version as 1.1 rather than 1.11. The minimum DbAttach version needed for a successful SIMS backup is 1.2, hence it is not backing up the SIMS database for every school server.
Does anyone know if there is a workaround for this? Is this a problem with just the plugin, or is there something that can be done to adjust the version of DbAttach??
This is fairly urgent, so any help would be appreciated.


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The Bold and the Beautiful
Councilman's daytime drama appearance to air Friday
HOLLYWOOD (CNS) – An episode of the CBS daytime drama "The Bold and The Beautiful" in which Councilman Bernard Parks promotes animal adoption is scheduled to air Friday. Parks explains why adopting animals from local […]
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Clary of "Hogan's Heroes" fame said he will be celebrating his 88th birthday this weekend simply, at a dinner out with friends, and with gratitude for his long life. "Every […]
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- A small Chinese study
suggests that the brains of teenagers who are seemingly addicted to
the Internet have abnormal "white matter," the biological
insulation that surrounds the wiring between neurons.
It's not clear if this difference could cause Internet addiction
or actually be caused
by it. And the research doesn't point to a treatment or cure
for Internet addiction, a controversial diagnosis that the mental
health community hasn't universally accepted.
Still, the research makes sense because of the regions of the
brain in question, said Jonathan Wallis, an associate professor of
psychology and neuroscience at the University of California,
Berkeley, who studies the brain and is familiar with the new
"The areas that they [the study authors] have pinpointed are ones that we already know are involved in addiction and compulsive behavior," he said. The differences in white matter in the subjects described as Internet addicts is "the kind of impairment that we'd expect to disrupt the normal function of those areas."
The existence of Internet addiction is a widely debated issue in
the world of mental health, especially since the main handbook of
psychological disorders -- the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders -- is undergoing revision. Among other things,
specialists disagree over whether the condition is truly an
addiction or fits into another category.
Internet addiction has been an especially hot topic in China,
where researchers at Jiao Tong University and the Chinese Academy
of Sciences launched the new study.
The researchers gave MRI brain scans to 17 adolescents who
appeared to suffer from Internet addiction. Among other things, the
teens said they were preoccupied with the Internet, had repeatedly
tried to control their use without success, and felt restless,
moody, depressed or irritable when they tried to cut down.
The researchers compared their brain scans to those of 16
"healthy" teens of the same ages and genders.
The scientists found that those teens who appeared to have
Internet addiction had impaired "white matter" connecting the parts
of their brains that deal with issues like decision-making.
White matter refers to the insulation that envelops the wiring
that connects brain cells called neurons, Wallis said. "They're
connected along the biological equivalent of wire. Just like in any
piece of electrical equipment, you want insulation around those
wires. The neurons lay down fat, which stops the electrical charge
from leaking out of the neuron."
So which came first, the damage to the insulation or the
addiction itself? "We don't know whether the poor insulation
connecting these areas of the brain predisposes these people to
developing compulsive behaviors or whether engaging in a behavior
repetitively could damage the connections between brain areas,"
Wallis said.
One possible theory is that the faulty insulation disrupts
communication in the brain to the point where a person thinks a
behavior is valuable and should be repeated over and over again,
Wallis said. That, he added, may be a key to addictions of various
The research offers more insight into how some people may be
more prone to addiction because of the way their brains work, said
Gordon Harris, a professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School
who is studying alcoholism and the brain.
"It's not just a personal failing or weakness," Harris said.
The new study findings appear in the Jan. 11 issue of the
PLoS One.
More information
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As we did last year and the year before we went to our place of spiritual retreat, The Mandala Center, in northeastern New Mexico. Always new people to meet - people with fascinating life stores and intriguing views. Always new taste delights. The scene from our juniper clad hilltop set on the great plains brings peace to the soul, and the interior of the unique buildings invites the spirit to expand and soar while cradling the body in comfort and safety. – Beverly
Writing is a powerful tool for self-realization. Exploring our deepest feelings and experiences through language, we gain insight into our core stories, beliefs, fears, expectations, desires, dreams, and inherent wisdom. Writing in this way, we discover the truth about who we are, and who we aren't. When you tell the truth, your story changes. When your story changes, your life is transformed. Learn the art of self-inquiry through life writing, how to shape your written story on the page, and how writing can be used as a daily enlightenment practice. Although seasoned writers are welcome, no writing experience is necessary.
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Brush Wisdom is less about painting and more about how your life expresses itself. Explore the inter-play of mind, body and spirit through the expressive use of the brush stroke in an atmosphere of contemplative calm and peace. When your mind is spacious, clear and calm, your brush wisdom will naturally emerge.The foundation of Brush Wisdom is a clear mind, free of all thoughts. The paintings come from silence and stillness.There is no technique.This is the beauty of Brush Wisdom.
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Dominic Kesterton
Full of symbols and a cast of intriguing masked characters Dominic Kesterton's work seems to all be part of one big mysterious meta-narrative. Slick lines and flat blocks of colour gives everything a very contemporary graphical feel, and even his simple pattern-work posters are impressive stand alone pieces. Despite only having graduated Edinburgh College of Art last year he already has a strong style going for him, and his last full length comic, Hoss Bay, is an enviably cool zine.
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The Notorious B.I.G. - Another featuring Lil' Kim
What do you do when your bitch is untrue? You cut that hooker off, and find someone new. I need another bitch in my life.
The Notorious B.I.G. - Another featuring Lil' Kim
What do you do when your bitch is untrue? You cut that hooker off, and find someone new. I need another bitch in my life.
February 8, 2010
"I Met This New Girl Late June Or Early July
I Called Her A Bunch Of Times But She Barely Replied
Now It's December, I'm Driving, And She's Like Where's My Hi?
I Swear, That I Never Called You Cause I Really Get Shy
See That Was A Segue, I Believe The Matter
Is What Happens After The Season Where The Leaves Just Scatter"
This is pretty much Winnipeg. Snow, snow, snow.
View from the front of my house. I had to shovel. -.- Oh, and there you can see the tiny pine tree that doesn't grow. (n) LOL. In the bottom picture you can see my neighbour's trees. I'm jealous. HAHAH.
February 6, 2010
Snow, snow, and s'more snow. Winnipeg for y'all.
But other than that, chill day. Went skating, played a bit of hockey, then went out for sushi.
February 2nd, 2010
Crappy cell phone picture, but went to Kawaii Crepes in the village today. (y) Was pretty good. Had a "Ninja Crepe" which had chicken, cilantro, red pepper, and peanut sauce, and bought Annie a "The Osborne Branch" which was like, grilled chicken, ranch dressing and some other stuff? Plus we just shared a taro bubble tea. HAHA. Personally, I think Annie's was better. -.- Went there with Fernando and Christine, and then we went to Millenium Library to study, got alotta shit done today! No more school 'till Friday for the science exam.
January 25, 2010
Blizzard today. Crazy traffic, a lot of car crashes, and a bunch of ditched cars down the highway. To all my followers in California .. wish I was there right now. HAHA.
Haven't posted any pictures for the past week .. whoops.
January 23, 2010
Bauer X20's, finally some decent skates. -.-
Since I missed out on the past week, here's another pic from this weekend!
January 17th, 2010
.. Whoops, I missed 5 days, but I really wanna do this thing. So I'll resume here? Sorry for the skip.
Just chilling with the buds at Cindy Klassen recreational complex, and the weirdest shit goes down. … I don't even remember how Patrick ended up in that booster seat. HAHAH.
January 12th,
2009 2010
Made the mistake today of writing 2009 on my test, whoops.
Other than that, today was good. Slack classes, and Kelvin vs. DMCI game, which was 99-46, but DMCI was missing some good players.
Kind of a partial WDYWT, obviously the red Diamond Supply Co crew neck sweater, it's all about the red, Kelvin HS spirit nawmean. G-Shock to wear the time, and Obey hat 'cause hair was kinda iffy, with the Hello Kitty band-aid 'cause I cut my finger from the weekend, and it's still all gross. -.-
January 11, 2010
I was feeling skinny today .. so I took a waffle, topped it with syrup, butter, whipped cream, and some more syrup. That should take care of it!


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Gucci's Packable New Makeup Line
This fall, my must-have accessory isn't a pair of riding boots or a bomber jacket. Nope, I am officially obsessed with a red lipstick—packaged in a minimalist black tube, marked by interlocking Gs—from Gucci. For the first time ever, the Italian fashion house is stepping into the world of beauty with a range of products including lipsticks, shadows, foundations, and high-wattage mascara. If you're planning a city getaway for this fall, add these makeup essentials to your carry-on routine.


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One Million Web Pages Attacked By Lilupophilupop
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hankwang writes "The Internet Storm Center reported that one million web pages have been attacked by the Lilupophilupop SQL injection and contain a malicious Javascript link. Affected sites can be found using a Google search query. See also the technical details of the SQL injection. The attack is directed to sites running ASP or ColdFusion with an MSSQL backend. The payload of the Javascript leads, via redirects and obfuscated Javascript, to a fake download page for Adobe Flash and antivirus software."


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Lee's baseball life is equal parts inspiration and cautionary tale. During his fourteen-year run in the big leagues, he survived with little more than guile and a sinking fastball, and then proceeded to blow up his career for a principle. Exiled from professional baseball almost three decades ago, Lee now haunts a thousand small ballparks around the world. Burlington is one more stop on his never-ending tour.
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Well, this was a sort of challenge which came from the Facebook Inkle Weaving Group.
Someone asked if I could make a video showing how to do some of the simple pickup patterns which appeared in my last blog post. So, my sweetie and I set up our amateur video production studio in the dining room. Usually, the walls are covered with my latest collection of straps, but I had taken them down for the Santa Cruz County Art of Guitar Show the day before.
The walls are bare!!
This is what the "Greek Key" pattern looks like.
Here is the threading draft.
And here is the video demonstration of how to do the pickup.
If the video wasn't clear enough, or if you don't even want to watch it, here are the basics:
In the center of my band, I have 7 red threads in the open shed and 6 black threads in the heddles.
In plain weaving, they form horizontal bars of alternating colors.
To get the "Greek Key" I've picked up pairs of each color, alternating black and red while also alternately picking up from the right and left side of the pattern area.
Here are the basic moves for doing the pickup:
1) Insert shuttle and beat but do not pass weft.
2) Reach through the top layer and pick up the desired pattern threads from below.
3) Add these to the top layer and pass the weft.
4) Change sheds.
5) Repeat above sequence.
Here is the weaving sequence for this pattern, specifically:
1) Pick up the two red threads on the far left.
2) Pick up the two black threads on the far right.
3) No pickup in this row.
4) Pick up the two black threads on the far left.
5) Pick up the two red threads on the far right.
6) No pickup in this row.
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No Pressure!
No question, as a veteran of 27 years of competitive fishing on the Bassmaster and FLW Tours, you come to realize there's a good bit of physical and mental demand when fishing at a national level. Don't get me wrong, I'm a competitor and thoroughly enjoyed the adrenalin rush of the tournament scene, which had long been an important part of my life and valuable step in my career. However, when your primary focus is on angling for dollars, you tend to forget what it's like to simply... go fishing with a friend... at a relaxed pace (the way fishing was meant to be). And not just for bass, but for all species of fish.
This past month, once the productions of our 2012 episodes were complete, I departed on a much-needed break and spent some vacation time with my wife Sara in the Florida Keys. To say the least, the retreat was nothing less than wonderful. But to top it off, while in southern Florida, I took the opportunity to spend a day on the water with legendary fishing industry innovator, Ron Lindner along with one of the country's top fishing authors and educators, Dick Sternberg.
The two amiably shared their in-shore saltwater wisdom and quickly put me on some quality snook positioned around boat docks. On my third cast, a slot sized common snook inhaled my jerkbait. After some impressive runs and magnificent jumps the fish finally made it to the net. It was then that Dick asserted, "Kim, it typically isn't that easy!"
What a great day! I've been a long time fan of Lindner Media as well as of Dick Sternberg's works and it's with great respect that I wish to thank both Ron and Dick for the experience and the opportunity to better acquaint myself.
Next on the agenda, while Sara lounged by Roland and Marianne Martin's Marina condo pool, I hooked up with my good buddy Greg Swinea. No tournament pressure, no filming stress, just two bubba's in a bass boat sticking some giants on Lake Okeechobee. The jig bite was on! This 8lb. plus slob fell prey to a 3/4 oz. Strike King Hack Attack jig pitched in the buggy whips. The action of the claws of my Rage Lobster trailer as the jig fell was all that pig could stand - the jig never hit the bottom.
Good stuff! Yes, I recognize that my contentment is purely a sign of maturity, but nevertheless, what a joy it's been. And I assure you, I'm going to continue my pursuit of finny foe with friends and family and giggle like a five-year-old whenever something pulls on my string.
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HOBART | Timothy Moore's gift kiosk had been open for only one day before a teenager allegedly fired a shot into the roof of Westfield Southlake mall.
Moore, 28, said he saw a group of kids fighting Saturday and then was shocked when one of the teens aimed the gun toward the ceiling and pulled the trigger. Moore and everyone else in the mall were evacuated Saturday night.
But Moore said he came back for a third day of business Sunday because he was satisfied with the response by police and security during the incident.
"We heard the shot and then the security guards went running toward it," he said. "The police were right behind them. It was taken care of really quickly."
Police said off-duty Hobart officers were working mall security when the shot was fired Saturday. Three boys, ages 14, 15 and 16, were taken into police custody at the scene, officials said. Police were searching for a fourth boy, who is believed to be a brother of one of the other suspects.
Calls to police for an update Sunday night were not returned.
The boy with the handgun fired a single shot into the ceiling of the bustling mall before the gun jammed, police said.
Dan Palcek had dinner at one of the the mall's restaurants Sunday without hesitation.
He said he wasn't scared because of the incident but instead, he was concerned.
"Fourteen- and 16-year-olds shouldn't have guns," he said.
Palcek, 38, of Portage, said he has three children, ages 16 through 20, and it's important for him to be involved in their lives.
"It makes me think the parents weren't watching that kid yesterday," he said.
Jackie Burgess was at the mall with her 9-year-old daughter Saturday before the shooting and was shocked to find out what had happened.
"She wanted to go downstairs to one of her stores, but I was in a hurry to leave and said we've gotta go," she said. "I'm glad I made that decision."
Burgess, 33, of Griffith, said the incident will make her reconsider letting her daughter wander around the mall with friends.
She said somebody should be watching groups of older kids inside the mall so incidents don't get out of control.
"When there's big groups of kids coming into the mall, somebody needs to watch them," she said. "It's dangerous to have them out there like that."


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It's been a while since I've taken the time to write on here. A lot has happened since my last entry. Colorado, a visit to Montana and a move back to Washington. I have written a lot of new songs along the way. A lot that I need to figure out how to share. I moved to NC last Fall perusing a relationship with a incredible woman. I've also been enjoying a new job doing Industrial Maintenance. In my job I do a lot of travel which enables me to see a lot of country in this state. My favorite places to go are in the mountains. That includes outside of work. In this photograph I am doing a little fly fishing here in the blue ridge mountains. It was a surprise fishing trip my girlfriend planned for me on my birthday. I'm standing out in a section of the New River near Jefferson NC. I didn't do much fishing because the water was so ice freezing cold. I took probably three or four thirty second intervals standing in the water to throw my line out. I plan on returning to the New river with a pair of chest waders.
I haven't been on here forever to post anything awesome.. Finally the day has come. I launched my new ep online. :)
Its pretty crazy that i haven't been on here in forever. I've been busy and just haven't thought about it. I've been in Colorado for over a month now. I really like it here. One thing I really need to make time for is writing more music though. Lately I just work and sleep. haha. No joke.
So today I decided to take a trip to Flagstaff. I hit up a music store, two thrift shops and a music store that had vinyl. The out come was finding three albums. Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Bob Dylan "planet waves" and James Taylor LP. I'm pretty happy about these finds. I found some more awesome LP's at the thrift stores. However, I chose not to get them because they were in poor condition… lots of scratches and warped vinyl. I also got to hit of chipotle. So many people were there. same idea i guess. Pretty successful day none the less.
Well I finished school. Have the Associates of Arts now. Just need to get that paper. I've been working on music lately, exploring new ideas. I'm planning on incorporating more harmonica in my music. I built a harmonica holder today. Works pretty damn good.
I haven't wrote on here forever. I'm doing really well though. Started adding to my vinyl collection. Pretty stoked.
Poms and Nathan
I headed to Phoenix yesterstraw. Met Nathan and the Pomegranates for dinner. Had a lot of fun and made a few new friends. My new friends include: Joey, Isaac, jake and Curt. I mesh really well with these guys. Sweet Tomatos was the destinash for our meal. I was pretty impressed with it. I really liked all the Salads and soups and bread i ate. My favorite salad was the manderin chicken. so good!! And the tomatoe and basil soup was a great rendish accompanied by parmesan bread I'm getting kinda hungry writing this part. haha. This was a really great time. I hadn't seen my bro-hammer for probably since Christmas of last year. Huggs embraced and laughs made. After dinner we headed to the venue: Hard Rock Cafe. Let me just say that this venue sucks!! I could blame it purely on the venue and the setup, or maybe say that the crowd from the weezy show across the street wasn't giving a great vibe. ANywhoo, the Pomegranates kicked a lot of ass!! I was really impressed. I really enjoyed their music, but i was amazing how great they sounded live. Made me throw down a little groove to their tunes. They played new songs too which i really enjoyed. After the show I got to hangout more with the band and Nathan at the Hotel. It was pretty lo key and i would say a huge success. I would like to break bread with them again soon. I still miss you bro.
Life in the Now
Lets talk about some recent sh*& thats been going on. Well I was doing really well. I was playing a fun heated game of basketball on sunday when I jumped like four feet up to claim a nice rebound. Little would i know, but a fraction of a second later poop would get real. What happened next, my right foot hit the ground uneven forcing my ankle to meet the pavement. A millisecond later i heard a loud pop. I found out later that the sound i just heard was my tendons tearing, snapping like rubber bands giving off that nice sound of a beercan being crushed. I instantly examined myself believing that i just done in my ankle. I thought i broke my bloody ankle. While the pain was starting to gather, I found myself praying and asking God to touch my ankle and heal it. While this was going on, a crowd started to accumulate and people began asking questions as to if I was going to be alright. Long story short, my severe sprain also destroyed the game. That was sunday around 5:30. Since then, this week has been a big change for me. I haven't been able to go to any classes and i've been mostly in a non mobile state. My days mostly consist of me sitting in a recliner with my foot propped up on half a dozen pillows and wrapped in ice. Do i have any regrets in playing basketball on sunday? YEah right!! I had a lot of fun. I just hope that my ankle heals up quickly and strong. I'm believing for that. I also want to finish that basketball game. Thats a little update. Till next time, This is Bryan De Ceasar signing off. haha
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It seems like everything about opening a restaurant is difficult. You've got to come up with a concept and a location. Then you have to get funding (all those schmancy forks and glassware are expensive) and hire staff. Finally, just as you open the doors to the public, you realize you forgot one imp ... More >>
Celebrity chef Ralph Pagano has just announced he'll open a restaurant in South Beach. Pagano is also chef/owner of Alba Seaside Italian at the Sole on the Ocean resort in Sunny Isles Beach. The restaurant will open at the Dream South Beach Hotel, replacing Serafina, which will close shortly after ... More >>
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According to a report released by AAA on Thursday, the annual cost of traffic crashes in the U.S. is nearly $300 billion per year.
That total equates to an annual cost of more than $1,500 per person in the U.S., according to a story on the AAA website.
"This report further underscores the importance of a long-term, multi-year federal transportation bill that will provide the necessary and sustained investments that lead to better and safer roads for all Americans," AAA President and CEO Robert L. Darbelnet said in the AAA story.
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Flea Market Flip is supposed to air tonight, Sunday at 9pm ET. It will be aired on Ch 165 on the Dish Network; Ch 326 on Direct TV and Ch 255 on Time Warner Cable.
The show will include a chance to enter a sweepstakes. Marylee
UPDATE: I went to CH 255 because I have Time Warner and there was an ad to buy a package deal. In the original site where I got the info, there was an * by the channel number which meant the show may not be available in all areas. When I checked the TV Guide on my TV, it showed "I brake For Yard Sales" and "Flea Market Flip" scheduled for tonight. HGTV sure is making it harder and harder to watch their network. They had already made it more difficult to enter their sweepstakes when you have to know a pass word and have only a limited time to enter.
When you want to enter the sweepstakes for the Property Brothers, you have to get to the entry blank by way of the internet...not HGTV.
I am thinking, Why bother.This message has been edited. Last edited by: mriley,
Well, I wasn't able to get Flea Market Flip on my TV. Did anyone else happen to see it?
On Direct TV 229 is HGTV I didn't know that they also had 226.
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Fun, low priced and a little wild.
By June 18, 2003 / Photos by Jay K. McNally
You've got to hand it to Toyota this is one company that does not rest on its laurels. Perhaps best known for its staid modes of transport such as the successful, immensely profitable Camry sedan, Japan's biggest automobile manufacturer is launching the new Scion brand to try to attract a larger share of a much younger audience.
Available first in car-crazy California prior to a nationwide launch, the first two Scion models, the oddly named xA and xB, look to have the ingredients for immediate success. With sportier-than-they-look handling, great fuel economy, and, well, let's just say "interesting" exterior designs (especially the box-on-wheels xB), these Scions should appeal to today's youth. Something to be loved by all ages, however, are the Scion's remarkably low prices: Including standard amenities like air conditioning, six-speaker Pioneer AM/FM/CD, ABS, dual airbags and power windows, mirrors and door locks, the xA has a base MSRP of only $12,480 while the xB starts at only $13,680 (destination charge not included).
In keeping with the youth-oriented market, both the xA and xB have a slew of dealer-installed accessories aimed at the tuner car crowd. Take a look at the following photo galleries to check out what the Scions are all about, including the aforementioned tuner bits and their very reasonable pricing. Accessories range from a low $49 for the nicely done carbon fiber-trimmed gearshift knob and max out at $665 for alloy wheels. And be sure to check out our First Drive of the xA and xB.


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For the Miami Dolphins this off-season, the position group going through the least amount of personnel changes is going through the most changes overall. With all three starters at Linebacker returning from last season, a coaching decision has shuffled the deck among the second wave of defense, putting that unit up to a challenge acclimating to its new configuration.
This is a position group that enters camp with the least amount of experienced depth and the most question marks on the defensive side of the football. Question marks include the transitions for the starters, which for one is a challenge, and their durability, because one injury to the starters and the drop off in talent is severe.
For starters, former Strong Side Linebacker Koa Misi is moving inside to the Mike, swapping positions with Dannell Ellerbe, who now slides out to the Sam.
In theory this makes sense as Misi is bigger and stouter at the point of attack, something that was an issue for Ellerbe last year, especially while he was struggling with his shoulder injury. So getting your best tackler, best block shedder, and biggest Linebacker at the center of your front seven makes sense. It could pay dividends or could leave the defense broke, either way this is definitely a gamble, illustrating the unit's rocky landscape.
The challenge becomes severe when you factor in the fact that Misi has never played Middle Linebacker and just 3 years ago, he had never played Outside Linebacker in a 4-3 defense, which was a huge adjustment from the Hybrid 3-4 Rusher he began his career as.
While the move is seamless for Ellerbe and will benefit him the most, the Miami Dolphins hope that rise in effectiveness and production can mask Misi's growing pains as he acclimates to his new role. Bright side is Misi has been a very consistent performer throughout his career and when asked to adapt in the past, he has been a quick study. Plus Misi has the mobility and physicality to excel, with time and repetition he will only improve.
As I previously stated, Ellerbe, will benefit the most from this transition, but the real question of concern for this unit in my eyes is, will Phillip Wheeler continue to struggle on the Weakside?
While Wheeler led the team in tackles, most of them where garbage tackles, making close to zero impact. Often out of position and filling the wrong gaps, he's in a position that the player playing it needs to be sound with their assignment, as it is their responsibility to play a clean up position in the 4-3 defense.
Action is typically funneled Weakside, trying to keep the offense from getting around the edges Strongside; especially against zone blocking schemes that play off of that, looking for cutback seams backside. The Mike and Will Linebackers especially need to plug those seams, keeping Tailbacks from running to daylight.
The biggest issue with Wheeler though was how terrible in coverage he was last year, almost makes you wish you could hide him at Sam as a 2 down Backer, but I like the idea of the Dolphins lining Ellerbe at Sam over the tight end in a base defense. Allows the defense to be more stout against teams using a flex TE to create mismatches.
The completion rate against Wheeler last season was obscene, and if he's not going to step up and provide impact as a run defender or pass rusher… Then being below average better have the Dolphins looking to the bench for a Jelani Jenkins or to a position switch for Dion Jordan, once he returns form suspension.
Entering his second season, I think the Miami Dolphins are crossing their fingers Jelani Jenkins gives them a reason to bench Wheeler. He has the speed and coverage potential to do so, but the question mark for him, is did he develop enough physically over the off season to hold up at the point of attack?
Either way he represents the most upside of the backups, because as I said earlier, this is a very thin unit, with the next promising prospect being rookie Jordan Tripp at the Mike Linebacker spot, but he's green and will be competing for a back up spot with the most seasoned vet of the unit, Jason Trusnik.
All in all, the Linebacker unit has some athletes that bring some good qualities to the field, but it is definitely a unit in flux with a lot of work to do development wise. Health will be pivotal this season, because the experience level of the back ups is very limited and the one vet that has playing experience is learning a new position. FINS UP!


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Stepping forward,
Leaning over victory.
Stepping into the ring,
Lurching toward,
What should be mine.
Closing my eyes,
Breathing deeply.
Watching as my breath grows cold.
Words swaying by me,
Fists being thrown in the air,
Mimicing my footsteps.
The oath of life,
Falling between my fingers.
You see me,
You think of nothing.
My footsteps,
Becoming leaps.
From leaps,
To victory.
My eyes shooting around the world,
The critisism growing into blackness,
Filling the air.
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September 30, 2014
"Leaving no one behind: promoting a society for all."
As the number of seniors in the world reaches unprecedented levels, the largest seniors' federation in B.C. says October 1st – the International Day of Older Persons – is an opportunity to celebrate the achievements and contributions that older people make to our society and economy.
"We need to challenge negative attitudes, outdated stereotypes and myths,"
says Lorraine Logan, President of the Council of Senior Citizens' Organizations of B.C. (COSCO).
Read more: Celebrating the International Day of Older Persons
We risk losing Canada's public health care system in 2014 Right now, there's a dangerous legal attack before the courts that could turn Canada's Medicare system into a US-style system – without the public having a say.
April 11, 2014
BC seniors call on federal government to provide leadership in strengthening public health care
B.C.'s largest federation of seniors has called on the federal, provincial and territorial governments to negotiate "a new comprehensive health accord that protects, transforms and strengthens our national health care system."
At a special meeting held in Vancouver today – 11 days after the expiry of the national health accord – about 100 seniors unanimously adopted a declaration that quality health care must be available to every resident of Canada without discrimination, and regardless of ability to pay.
"All levels of government have a role to play in the delivery of quality and accessible health care," said Lorraine Logan, President of the 107,000 member Council of Senior Citizens' Organizations of B.C.
"The federal government should give strong leadership in enforcing national standards, not walking away from the table and refusing to negotiate a new accord," said Logan.
"To ensure Medicare is not fragmented, Ottawa must provide coordination, foster innovation, and provide financial support at a level that secures the integrity of the 1984 Canada Health Act," she said.
The meeting of COSCO delegates heard from three health policy experts on the issue.
Michael McBane of the Canadian Health Coalition said the Harper government has launched a "stealth attack" on Medicare, with reductions in funding scheduled for future years.
"We need a national debate, a national conversation on the future of Medicare," said McBane, adding that the withdrawal of federal leadership will lead to a fragmentation of service.
"This is a fight to maintain access so people can get care based on need," he said.
Wendell Potter, former head of communications at a large health insurance company in the USA, said he walked away from his job when he realized private corporations were not improving access, were not improving quality of care, and looked on health care as a major profit centre.
"With help from the Fraser Institute, the company misinformed Americans about Canada's health care system, calling it 'the slippery slope to socialism,'" said Potter.
He called on Canadians to carefully examine the misleading language used by those who promote privatization.
"Sound the alarm" said Potter. "You can lose Medicare for yourselves, your children, your grandchildren and future generations."
Alex Himelfarb – director of the Glendon School of Public and International Affairs at York University, former Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet for three prime ministers – said that private health care is far more expensive and has longer wait times.
Himelfarb called for a national Pharmacare program, a better approach to care for chronic illness, and the integration of home care and home support into Medicare.
"Countries that have done that have a more sustainable health care system than we have," he said. "We have lots of work to do to make Medicare strong, better and more affordable. We need a clear vision for the future. We need federal leadership – and we don't have it," he said.
Seniors at the meeting expressed outrage that the federal government has refused to negotiate a new health accord, effectively ending Medicare as a national program.
They were also frustrated that four B.C. Conservative Members of Parliament – including Richmond MP Alice Wong, the minister of state for seniors – have refused to meet with them to discuss these issues.
Conference photographs can be seen on our Photo Link or Click Here.
(including some photographs that Denis Ottewell was kind enough to share)
BC's largest federation of seniors has expressed deep concern about the failure of the federal government to negotiate a new health accord with provinces and territories. "Unless the federal government changes its mind and negotiates a new health accord, Medicare will be fragmented, with different standards of care in different parts of the country. Medicare will no longer be a national program. And the federal government's multi-billion dollar reductions in funding will lead to more cuts in service to patients," says Lorraine Logan, President of the Council of Senior Citizens' Organizations of B.C. (COSCO).
The federal-provincial health accord that set national standards of care expired on March 31.
To raise awareness of the seriousness of the issue, COSCO is hosting a public event:
10:00 to 11:00 am, Friday, April 11
Hastings Community Centre
3096 East Hastings St, Vancouver
Speakers include:
Wendell Potter, a health policy expert. Potter is former head of communications at Cigna, a multinational health insurance company. In his book Deadly Spin, he exposed the industry PR juggernaut that spends millions lobbying and funding front groups to promote for-profit care.
Alex Himelfarb, director of the Glendon School of Public and International Affairs at York University. A federal public servant for 28 years, he served as Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet for three prime ministers.
BC's largest federation of seniors has elected a new President. Delegates representing 85 seniors' organizations throughout the province chose Lorraine Logan to lead the 107,000 member Council of Senior Citizens' Organizations of B.C. (COSCO) for the next two years.
Logan previously served as COSCO's second vice-president, and spoke for the organization on transportation issues including DriveABLE and accessible transit services. She takes over from Art Kube, a long time leader on issues affecting seniors.
COSCO is cautiously optimistic about the long awaited appointment of the Seniors Advocate and we have high expectations for the position and of Ms MacKenzie.
We welcome the appointment of Isobel MacKenzie as British Columbia's first Seniors Advocate. She will take up her position on March 31st.
"The Metro Vancouver Cross-Cultural Seniors Network (VCCSN) celebrated their their brand new website:
The success of COSCO's health promotion workshops has led to new steps to ensure their
continued success and expansion to meet the needs of even more seniors. COSCO began the process of
establising a society, separate from COSCO, to fund and promote the workshops, which are presented
free of charge
We received the following presentations with thanks to the participants who enabled us to make the Conference "The Joy and Tears of Living Longer" a resounding success.
Hardly necessary, but we remind visitors to the website and this information- that the presentations were dynamic and not always strictly according to the text.
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I am frustrated with public schools. I want to help make a difference, but I feel unwelcome to assist. How can I help make a difference with education at its core? I feel like I am helping apply bandages when broken bones go unattended. As a "non-teacher", I feel like an unwelcome outsider who "doesn't know" and "should let experts do their job". I've tutored, been a guest speaker, built software tools, helped develop compacts, and assisted teachers in different capacities. (These were on my own initiative; the most I ever received going through official channels was an automated "thank you for signing up".) The core of public schools is going in the wrong direction. They are too focused on tests and curriculum rather than inspiring innovation. They blame the government for these burdens. They blame lack of resources. They blame lack of… It does not take the latest technology or the most expensive classrooms or highest paid teachers. It takes looking at the system differently. Focus on teaching the kids the skills to innovate and tap into their desire to learn; then they will learn the curriculum. There are approaches that have made a difference. Many do not require additional costs per se, but they do require shifts that bureaucracy is not likely to make (e.g. starting school days a little later, longer school days, exercise programs, concerted efforts by all the teachers). I can no longer afford to be patient on the sidelines. I witnessed many district initiatives go no where over the past decade. My daughter enters the education system in the next few years. How can I help make a difference with education at its core?
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Thank you to everyone who made TiA's 5th anniversary such a great success! View the weekend's presentations and poster presentation pdf.files on the conference schedule.
Theories in Action | Senior Capstone Conference
TiA is an interdisciplinary conference celebrating the research, leadership activities, artistic productions, and other capstone projects of Brown's graduating senior class.
Congratulations to TiA co-coordinators Brian Kundinger '14, Darcy Pinkerton '14, and Digital/Social Media Coordinator Jessica Brodsky '14 for winning the Student Activities Office Leadership Award for best co-curricular program!