WVM2009-20
NOTES July 30
AGENDA Sept 14
Calendar to Sept 24
by
Carolanne Reynolds, Editor
www.WestVan.org
hope you enjoyed your
summer......... :-)
IN THIS ISSUE:
= Main items Ccl mtg Sept 14: Ev Dr; DVPs for 6080
Blink Bonnie and 3751 MDr; Town Hall Mtg Oct 6; Devt Applications;
LOTS of correspondence
= Vive le Canada (Labour Day, Bare Buns, Quebec
1759/1948); ANIMALWATCH (Swans, Fillies, Leopards); from the EDITOR'S
DESK (Dining/Views; Cheese rolling); WVPD (CompStat, THE BEAR FACTS);
UPDATES (Secondary Suites; State your Vision for WV; Adult Learning at
WVCC)
= CALENDAR to September 24th; CULTUREWATCH
(Theatre, Music, Art, Photography, Film)
= NOTES from July 30 and Ccl Mtg Agenda Sept 14th
= INTERIM INFO (New Police Chief, Salmon, Field Trips,
NON-VIOLENCE); INFObits (Identity -- What's in a name?);
WOMANWATCH (No choices); BEERWATCH; HISTORYWATCH (1909 facts and Ford
pic); NEWSWATCH (Lost PQ River, Water in Israel/Palestine);
SCIENCEWATCH (Happy Salmon story); PHILOSOPHYWATCH (Monty Python);
LANGUAGEWATCH (Importance of Q, Harper's booboo; a rare language;
Acronyms/Abbreviations); Silly Section (Traffic Cameras; Leopard);
MAIKU; Quotations/Puns
=== Vive le Canada
===
LABOUR DAY -- As you know, International Workers'
Day is May 1st in many socialist (and some other) countries.
According to Wikipedia:
May Day is
related to the
Celtic
festival of
Beltane and
the
Germanic
festival of
Walpurgis Night. May Day falls exactly half of a year
from November
1,
another
cross-quarter day which is also associated with various northern
European
pagan
and
neopagan
festivals such as Samhain. May Day marks the end of the uncomfortable winter
half of the year in the Northern hemisphere, and it has traditionally
been an occasion for popular and often raucous celebrations,
regardless of the locally prevalent political or religious
establishment.
As Europe became
Christianized the pagan holidays lost their religious character and either
changed into popular secular celebrations, as with May Day, or
were merged
with or
replaced by new Christian holidays as with Christmas, Easter, and All Saint's Day. In the twentieth century,
many
neopagans
began reconstructing the old traditions and celebrating May Day as a
pagan religious festival again.
The first Monday in September as Labour Day started in Canada
in 1872 and the US copied us!
Again, Wikipedia:
The origins of
Labour Day in Canada can be traced back to April 14, 1872 when a parade was staged
in support of the Toronto Typographical Union's strike for a 58-hour
work-week.[2] ...
George
Brown,
Canadian politician and editor of the Toronto Globe hit back at his striking employees,
pressing police to charge the Typographical Union with
"conspiracy."[2] Although the laws criminalizing union activity were
outdated and had already been abolished in Great Britain, they were still on books
in Canada and police arrested 24 leaders of the Typographical Union.
Labour leaders decided to call another similar demonstration on
September 3 to protest the arrests. Seven unions marched
in
Ottawa,
prompting a promise by Canadian Prime Minister Sir John A.
Macdonald to
repeal the "barbarous" anti-union laws.[2] Parliament passed
the Trade
Union Act on
June 14 the following year, and soon all unions were demanding a
54-hour work-week.
The Toronto
Trades and Labour Council (successor to the TTA) held similar
celebrations every spring. American Peter J. McGuire, co-founder of
the American
Federation of Labor, was asked to speak at a labour festival in Toronto,
Canada on July
22, 1882. Returning to the United States, McGuire and the Knights of
Labor
organized a similar parade based on the Canadian event on September 5, 1882 in New York City, USA. On July 23, 1894, Canadian Prime
Minister John
Thompson and
his government made Labour Day, to be held in September, an official
holiday. In the United States, the New York parade became an annual
event that year, and in 1894 was adopted by American
president
Grover Cleveland to compete with International Workers' Day (May Day).
While Labour Day
parades and picnics are organized by unions, many Canadians today
simply regard Labour Day as the Monday of the last long weekend of
summer. Non-union celebrations include picnics, fireworks
displays,
water activities, and public art events. Since the new school year
generally starts right after Labour Day, families with school-age
children take it as the last chance to travel before the end of summer.
After a sigh of relief we don't have 50+-hour weeks (unless
you're in business!), here's a bit of a giggle:
VIVA VANCOUVER!
Bare Buns Run:
http://www.time.com/time/picturesoftheweek/0,29409,1909668_1908330,00.html
QUEBEC
Much talk about reading the FLQ Manifesto when the commemoration
of the 1759 Battle on the Plains of Abraham was cancelled but it's
only one of about 100 items. IMO they ought to have marked the
battle as a critical event in Quebec's and and to read Le Refus Global
(1948) wch presaged the 60s and The Quiet Revolution
(Tranquille).
=== ANIMALWATCH === quite a
selection
>SWAN -- doting mother swan:
http://www.time.com/time/picturesoftheweek/0,29409,1915076_1919057,00.html
>HORSES -- fabulous fillies (horses who've
been to the hair salon!)
http://www.time.com/time/picturesoftheweek/0,29409,1905536_1898792,00.html
>LEOPARD -- THE BIG CATS
*** Recently got an astonishing series of photos of a
leopard befuddled watching a tiny rodent eating the leopard's
dinner.
1.The Committed Sardine -
blog -- In the picture
above, perturbed Sheena the leopard
looks on as a cheeky mouse nibbles her food at the Santago Rare Leopard
Project in
Hertfordshire.
...
See:
http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=189
BTW, my theory is that since having been brought up in a zoo,
Sheena has never had to hunt and catch her food -- it's always been
given to her ready to eat (skinned, etc), so this wd be another
creature, not food esp when you see the pieces of bite-sized meat.
If not hungry, she might take it for a toy!
Trying to find the source of what had been forwarded to me here's
what I looked at first and it has photos of several varieties of the
rare cats, like the clouded leopard, the Persian leopard, etc.
This is the place the photos were taken; unfortunately closed end of
August apparently.
1. Santago Leopards
Project, Welwyn,
Hertfordshire.SANTAGO RARE LEOPARD PROJECT, HERTS. Puma & Black Panther &
more. Santago
Leopards in Hertfordshire is
a long standing favourite of many nature ... See:
http://www.photographersonsafari.com/pages/santago.htm
*** Here are some photos of a few of
the big cats:
http://www.pbase.com/bgoding/santago_rare_leopard_project_
*** sent around:
http://forum.turfnsport.com/backstretch/39750-you-dirty-rat-daring-rodent-shows-puzzled-leopard-exactly-whos-boss-stealing-its.html
*** news item in Australia wch points out it's not a mouse,
it's a Norwegian brown rat:
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25640627-663,00.html
*** On this site, the San Diego Zoo,
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/zoo/index.php on the top righthand side
there's a short under-two-minute zoo video that's funny.
=== from the EDITOR'S DESK
===
+++ What a fabulous summer! Even summer cried at the
end (rain all Labour Day weekend!)
Had told you about the pleasures of dinner outside at Rockwell's
and the Howe Sound Inn in Squamish. Rockwell's overlooks the
Garibaldi Springs golf course and forest at base of mountains -- have
seen bears, coyotes, an otter, all sorts of ducks/birds and then once
after it got dark, coyotes howling to each other. The Howe Sound
Inn Brew Pub has an excellent range and new for September is a yummy
blueberry Hefeweizen (so I suggested they float a few blueberries in
the glass and they do now) as well as a Eclipse the Hops Imperial IPA
-- so bitter and hoppy and carrying a whack at over 7% alc).
+++ Our British heritage of silliness is still intact.
You may have heard about the cheese rolling event in England (it's
round, goes down the hill with the participants). They had one
recently at Whistler -- and it might even have been the second
annual!
+++ With over a month break, subscribers got some updates.
Main items from the updates have been put in this issue to give some
idea of some things that happened (Interim Info below).
+++ More on the significance of Le Refus Global next
issue.
=== WVPD === Crime Maps and COMPSTAT
http://wvpd.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21
The West Vancouver
Police Department carefully examines the number and types of calls for
service it receives. Computer Statistics (COMPSTAT) is employed by
police analysts to focus the efforts of police proactively in your
community to reduce crime and the fear of crime. Click here to read more
about COMPSTAT.
The West Vancouver
Police Department is pleased to present the 2009 Semi-Annual CompStat
Report.
The Four Principles
of COMPSTAT
Accurate and Timely Intelligence; Effective Tactics; Rapid Deployment; Relentless Follow-Up and
Assessment
Property Crime UP 7% YTD; Violent Crime DOWN 2% YTD; Read More...
Click here to
view an interactive map showing the current crime in West
Vancouver.
=== THE BEAR FACTS ===
Date: 2009 September 04 Contact: Cst. Jeff
Palmer Telephone: 604-925-7348
West Vancouver Police are asking residents for extra focus on
Bear Safety this month as we head into a time of year with rising
potential for bear-human conflicts.
Bear sightings in West Vancouver are down substantially this
year, however bears are now entering hyperphagia - the time of year
when they need to eat large amounts of food in preparation for
hibernation.
WV Police have responded to 90 bear sighting calls since June 1st
of this year, compared to 231 bear calls between June 1st and
September 1st of 2008.
The BC Conservation Officer Service advises environmental
factors, including different weather, and better feeding conditions
for bears in alpine and sub-alpine areas are helping reduce bear
intrusions into residential areas. The Conservation Officer Service
also notes a number of bears repeatedly found in urban areas were
successfully relocated last year. Compliance with West Vancouver
Bylaws prohibiting placement of garbage at curbside before 5am on
assigned collection days is also considered a contributing
factor.
Bear sightings in residential areas can be reported to police
or directly to the BC Conservation Officer Service at 1 877 952
7277.
WV Police encourage all residents to do their part to avoid
drawing bears into contact and possible conflict with humans.
* Place garbage at curb side no sooner than 5am on the morning
of pickup.
* Store all garbage in the house, garage, shed or other secure
enclosure.
* Regardless of where your store your garbage container, keep
it clean and odour-free.
* Freeze smelly items, such as meat trays and the skin and
bones of poultry and fish, until the morning of pickup.
* Keep diapers inside. There are products on the market that
enable indoor storage.
* Remove all bird feeders, including hummingbird feeders, until
the winter.
* Ensure that barbecues are kept odour-free. Turn them on high
for 10 minutes when you are finished cooking and scrub off the food
remnants. Remove any grease catchers and take indoors. (Do not store
the propane tanks indoors.)
* Pick fruit from trees as soon as it is ripe, and remove any
fruit that falls to the ground.
* Turn compost to reduce smells. Only add raw fruit and
vegetables and yard trimmings, and keep a lid on the bin. Metro
Vancouver has a helpful brochure available at
www.metrovancouver.org
* Keep pet food inside.
* Keep refrigerators and freezers inside.
Additional information is available at www.NorthShoreBears.com
or www.bearaware.bc.ca or phone 604 990 BEAR (2327) or 604 317
4911
=== UPDATES ===
*
Secondary Suites Your input is
being requested as this issue comes to Ccl in October. Do you want
them? without restrictions? in some nbrhds or in every
nbrhd? what about traffic? enough
parking space? better close to commercial nodes? See
http://www.westvancouver.ca/Level3.aspx?id=20326
*
Strategic Planning Update
Very important, $75K and counting, please
give them input. The mission list looks good but IMO the vision
need some work. At the moment the initial wording is just a
prediction, please help make it a vision of what we want to strive for
to have. See
http://www.westvancouver.ca/Level3.aspx?id=17440
* Watch
this WG
Started as PPWG, then became HPPWG; all
before Terms of Reference reviewed by the CEC or coming to
Ccl.
* WV
Community Centre Introduces Adult Learning Friday, September
04
The District
of West Vancouver and the West Vancouver School District are
working together to provide the community with adult and community
learning opportunities. The municipality and school
district both believe that adult learning is essential for the
community. We are working together to transition selected programs
that were previously provided by the school district to new homes
at the Community Centre and Seniors' Activity
Centre.
The programs --
offered for the Fall and Winter Terms -- have been selected as
manageable for the new locations. The Community Services
Department will review these selections in the future and expand
the offerings where there is community interest and support.
Please see the Leisure Guide to view course descriptions.
Community Centre:
925 7570. For more info see:
http://www.westvancouver.ca/Level3.aspx?id=20680
===== CALENDAR to September 24th
=====
Farmers' Markets: Dundarave Saturdays 10
- 4pm; Ambleside (13th & Bellevue) Sundays 10 -
3pm
[Pls note that all mtgs are at M
Hall usually in the MFCR (Main Floor Conference Room), but
sometimes in the chamber, unless indicated otherwise.
Additions and changes can occur at any time so best to check the DWV
website calendar wrt cmtes and WGs that are of interest to
you.]
= Thursday, Aug 20
~ 5:30pm ~ Pilot Project WG
~ 6pm ~ NSh Family Court/Youth Justice Cmte, DNV M
Hall
= Wednesday Aug 26 ~ pm ~ the PPWG
has changed its name to HPPWG but who knows by the time it belatedly
goes through the CEC and Ccl; they also met Aug 20
= Thursday, Aug 27 ~ 5pm ~ NSh
Advisory on Disability Issues in DNV Boardroom
-------------
Starting Tuesday, Sept 1st, the Nifty Thrifty Shop at St.
Monica's Church Hall will accept donations every Tuesday between 5 -
7pm. Please ensure that donations are clean and in good
condition. Large items cannot be accepted. Shop the Nifty
Thrifty's First Fall Sale! Sat, Sept 26th 12 - 4pm
= Wednesday, Sept 2
~ 5pm ~ Cmnty Engagement Cmte; Mtn Room, WVCC --
CANCELLED, moved to Sept 9
~ 5pm ~
NSh Adv Cmte on Disability Issues, DNV M Hall
~ 5pm ~
Strategic Transportation Plan WG
~
7:15pm ~ Field Sports Forum WG in Cedar Room, WVCC
= Thursday, Sept 3
~
5:30pm ~ Strategic Plan WG, Cedar Room, WVCC
This notice was in WVM19 as was the Orca Festival on the
weekend:
Your invitation to submit handmade crafts to
be juried for the WV Community Centre Craft Market! This year the
Craft Market will be held on Sunday, Nov 15th from 10 am - 3 pm at
the NEW WV Cmnty Ctr. Artisans who have not
participated in the Cmnty Ctr Craft Market within the past two years
must attend the jury scheduled: Thurs, Sept 3.
= Saturday, Sept 5th ~ 10am to 4pm Concours
d'Elegance
Display
of 75 classic and heritage cars; Gastown
= Saturday/Sunday, September
5/6
~ Party at the Pier -- Maritime
Cmnty celebration features entertainment by Sinfonia, Norman Foote,
Babe Gurr, Shona LaMotte Band, Tim Readman, Bobs & Lolo, and
others, with roving performers, Tugboat Ballet, and more
~ Orca Festival ~ 8am to 4pm in Hugo Ray
Park
It's time to start gearing up towards the
Labour Day Long Weekend and the Orca Festival hosted by West Vancouver
Field Hockey Club at Hugo Ray Park. Take in four games over
the two days, and there will also be a dinner on the Saturday
night. The clubhouse will be open as will the BBQ
featuring salmon burgers. For more information, visit
www.wvfhc.com or email Ted Baggott.
= Sunday, Sept 6th === DOGWATCH, DOGWASH -- part of Paws
for a Cause?
Bring your dirty dog to our
pre-event Dog Wash fundraiser!
Sunday, August 30 and
Sunday, September 6 from 10am to 3pm
WV SPCA shelter, Ambleside Park,
1020 Marine Dr. and
http://spca.bc.ca/walk/westvan.shtml
= Tuesday, Sept 8
~ 5pm ~ Value for Services WG; Cedar Room,
WVCC
~ 7 to 9pm ~ Pacific Salmon Foundation
Community Roundtable
The Pacific Salmon Foundation is
developing a proposal that aims to identify probable causes of
declines and to identify strategies to improve the production of Coho
and Chinook stocks in the Strait of Georgia. They will be hosting a
community meeting at the WV Cmnty Ctr to inform the public
about this proposed initiative, and to gather information regarding
ongoing community initiatives, observations, and ideas with respect to
changes that have been noticed in the estuarine and marine
environments of the Strait of Georgia. Refreshments will be provided.
You can also subscribe to
http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/SOGProgram/join and post messages
online. Please feel free to distribute to other interested parties.
If questions, please do not hesitate to contact:
Isobel A. Pearsall PhD, Proposal Co-ordinator,
Strait of Georgia Coho & Chinook Program (Nanaimo), 250 716 3424 (tel)
= Wednesday, Sept 9
~
5pm ~ Strategic Transportation Plan WG in Arts Studio, WVCC
~
5:30pm ~ Cmnty Engagement Cmte (lack of quorum, ended early, next
maybe Sept 23)
~ 7pm ~
Bd of Variance
= Thursday, Sept 10
~ 4pm ~
Climate Action WG; Mtn Room, WVCC
~
4:30pm ~ Design Review Cmte
~
5:30pm ~ Housing Pilot Project WG -- CANCELLED
= Saturday, Sept
12
~ 8am - 1pm ~ Garage Sale at Municipal
Hall
This is the BIG one. Join us
for a HUGE garage Sale in West Vancouver. Over 40 tables available.
Cost is $26. Info and registration: 925 7108.
*** Summer
Sessions at Ambleside
A Premiere Benefit
Concert in Ambleside Park featuring Sarah Mclachlan, Sheryl
Crow, Neil Young.
The Sarah McLachlan
Foundation and the District of West Vancouver are proud to present
Summer Sessions at Ambleside on Saturday, September 12th. The one-day
premiere benefit concert will be the first of its kind in West
Vancouver, featuring performances by megastar artists Sarah Mclachlan,
Sheryl Crow, and Neil Young. Alongside the premiere artists, the
all-day festival will include performances from an eclectic array of
talented Canadian artists. All proceeds from the concert go to the
Sarah McLachlan Foundation. [Ambleside Par 3 will be closed for
the day.]
Event
Details
Gates Open: 12:00
pm; B Stage Performance Commences: 2:15 pm; Main Stage Performance
Commences: 4:15 pm
Concert Concludes: 10:00 pm (main stage) & 10:50 pm
(B-Stage);
Questions?
Call Ania Mafi at 921 3421
Schedule [subject to change]
12:00 pm -
Doors open / 2:15
pm - Dustin Bentall / 3:15 pm - Meaghan Smith
4:15 pm -
The Canadian Tenors / 5:10 pm - Luke Doucet / Melissa
McClelland
6:20 pm - SM
Foundation Band/Choir
7:05 pm -
Sheryl Crow / 8:10 pm - Neil Young / 9:15 pm - Sarah
McLachlan
10:00
pm - Mainstage ends / 10:00 - 10:50 pm - Bstage /
DJ
= Sunday, Sept
13
~ 9am to noon ~ Annual Terry Fox Run in Ambleside
Park
The Run is a
non-competitive event where people get together as individuals,
families, and groups to raise money in Terry's name. It is a day of
celebrating Terry's legacy and helping to keep his dream of a cure
for cancer alive. For more information visit:
www.terryfoxrun.org
~ 9:30am to 1pm ~
WV SPCA Paws for a Cause Walk in Ambleside
Park
This year, Paws for
a Cause takes place from June to September in 39 communities across
BC. The campaign culminates with local walk events on Sunday, Sept 13,
for two- and four-legged BC SPCA supporters alike! For more info
visit: www.spca.bc.ca/walk
Walk Length: 5km and
2.5km. Suggested
Minimum Donation (or Pledge Total) to Participate: $20; Our
Fundraising Goal: $50,000. We welcome everyone to join us for the event
on
Sunday. Registration
begins at 9:30am, and the walk starts at 10:30am.
There will be lots of
entertainment and fun for all with our traditional pipe band,
professional face painters from "Imagine That", animal
companion photos, exhibitors, dog and people games, a large silent
auction full of goodies, food, music, and lots
more. We'll
also have prizes for the top pledge earners!
Want to get involved?
Encourage family, friends and neighbours to donate. Start collecting
pledges by
registering online,
form a Pack or donate online. It's easy! To see how your support makes a
difference, please watch and share the video.
~ 10am to 2pm to
6pm ~ Coho Festival in Ambleside Park
The
festival includes a 14km run, live music, lots of kids'
activities and a salmon barbecue. Coho Walk in the Capilano
River Regional Park is from 10 am - 2 pm. For more information:
604-926-6956 or www.cohosociety.com
= Tuesday, Sept 15
~ 6pm ~ Lower Caulfeild
Review mtg
~ 7:30pm ~ WRA Meeting at St Monica's Church at the
Horseshoe Bay roundabout
Guest Speaker: Grant McRadu, Chief
Administrative Officer for the District
The Spirit Trail and Council's responses to changing
housing needs are two examples of projects which will affect our
area.
= Wednesday, Sept 16
~ 5pm ~ Strategic Transportation Plan WG; Cedar
Room, WVCC
~
5:30pm ~ Strategic Plan WG; Arts Studio, WVCC
~ 6pm ~
Child Care Services WG
~ 7pm ~
Library Bd mtg at Library
~ 7pm ~
Bd of Variance mtg moved to Sept 9
~
7:15pm ~ Field Sports Forum WG in Mountain Room, WVCC
= Thursday, Sept 17
~ 5:30pm ~ Housing Pilot Program WG (renamed)
~ 6pm ~
NSh Family Court/Youth Justice mtg in DNV M Hall
~
7:30pm ~ WV Streamkeeper Society AGM at St Stephen's (22nd &
Gordon)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*** North Shore Heritage
Weekend Friday Sept 18 to Sunday Sept 20 -- many lectures, tours, etc
***
A few: Talk 7pm Friday 18th, Simon Scott on The
Architecture of Arthur Erickson at DNV M Hall
WV Infobooth outside Ferry Building Gallery Saturday
Sept 19 from 2 to 4pm -- find out about our heritage and various
groups such as the WV Historical Society and others preserving our
past and the gift of our environment.
Antique Roadshow at the Mollie Nye House; Waterfront Tour Lower
Lonsdale; Perilous Crossing exhibit at NV Museum; History Display
Seymour Mtn; Tree Tour; Home Tour (tix include entry to Capilano
Suspension Bridge, info 990 2387); Harbour Boat Tours (tix where you
board).
Pick up a brochure and see www.heritage.westvan.org or call
922 4400.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
= Saturday, Sept 19th
~ 11am - 1pm ~ TAKE PART in the Great Canadian Shoreline
Clean-up
Wear old clothes, bring gloves and your own drinking water, and
meet at the foot of 17th Street in West Vancouver, beach access.
For more info call Kim Vogt at 922 1359.
= Wednesday, Sept 23rd = ~ 5:30pm ~ CEC (to be
confirmed)
= Thursday, Sept 24th
~ 5pm ~
NSACDI at DNV M Hall
~
5:30pm ~ Housing Pilot Prog WG
~
5:30pm ~ WV Police Bd at WVLibrary (Musto Rm)
+++ WV MEMORIAL LIBRARY
+++
- for Events and Programs:
http://www.westvanlibrary.ca/index.php?page=5
- for Event Calendar:
http://www.westvanlibrary.ca/event/calendar.php
We will resume Sunday hours this month (10am - 5pm) starting
on Sunday Sept 13th. The Library is excited to announce
that we are issuing a new 2010 Olympics-themed library card.
Come in and get yours!
Fridays: English Corner ~ 10 - 11:30am
~ Practise English conversation, discuss interesting topics,
make new friends. September 4, 11, 18, & 25.
+++ FERRY BUILDING GALLERY
+++ http://ferrybuildinggallery.com/
Sept. 8 - Sept. 27 -- ZOLTAN KISS
-- New Works: pottery and paintings
Opening Reception: Tuesday Sept 8, from 6pm to
8pm
Artist in Attendance: Saturday, Sept 12 at
2pm
*** PAINTERS' LANDING
Every Saturday & Sunday through October 4 from 9am
- 5pm
Artists and photographers creating and selling art
outdoors on Ambleside Landing
+++ SILK PURSE +++
http://www.silkpurse.ca/
+ ends September 6 -- "Take
Rest"
There is nothing to rest the heart like the
corners of the world in which we daily busy ourselves. Acrylic
paintings by local, long time artist
Rose-Marie Goodwin share scenes from her
corner. Depicting her subjects with colours she describes as pure,
Rose-Marie encourages us to view her work and take rest.
+ September 8 -
20
--
"Meander"
This watercolour and egg
tempera painting exhibition by artists Mong Yen and Lorenzo Leung exudes serenity and quietude. Their works reflect the
curious, tranquil nature of the great outdoors along the Fraser River
Delta area and the Lower Mainland, often reminiscent of their
homelands in Asia.
Opening
Reception: TUESDAY Sept 8th from 6 to 8pm
+++ WV MUSEUM
+++ Visit:
http://westvancouvermuseum.ca/
+ Sept 9 to Oct 31 -- Joan Balzar 1960+
Since the 1960s, Joan Balzar has
experimented with industrial materials such as neon light and vivid
colour to create sensory experiences through her large scale
paintings. Her abstract designs are executed through the careful
arrangement of colour and strict configuration of form. Balzar, a
long-time resident of West Vancouver, is recognized as an important
figure in the development of abstract painting on the West
Coast.
Please join us for the opening reception on Sept
8th at 7pm
Artist's Talk: Sept 19th at 1:30pm
+++ KAY MEEK CENTRE
+++
o To see a list of events:
http://kaymeekcentre.com/on_stage/events_calendar
o To see the electronic newsletter, the
address is http://kaymeekcentre.weebly.com.
o To get onto the mail list: the simplest
method is to call the box office (604 913 3634) or email
tickets@kaymeekcentre.com
THE 4TH ANNUAL NORTH
SHORE FILM FESTIVAL: AMATEUR SCREENINGS
Friday, Sept 18 at
6:30pm General
Admission $20 This event is not recommended for Children under
12
Tickets for Sept 18th are
available through Kay Meek Box Office Tel. 604 913 3634 Mon - Fri 10am -
4pm
This year's festival consists
of two evenings and venues for screenings:
SEPTEMBER 18th: AMATEUR
SCREENINGS at The Kay Meek Centre in West
Vancouver.
SEPTEMBER 19th:
ADVANCED SCREENINGS at The Kay Meek Centre in West
Vancouver.
+++ ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 60, West
Vancouver +++
The Summer-Fall issue of "The
Torch" is now available.
To view the newsletter, just click the following link
for direct access:
http://www.westvan60.com/Images/The%20Torch%20Newsletter%20-%20Summer-Fall%202009.pdf
The next newsletter will be going out in early December.
Please email me at
thetorch60@telus.net, if you
would like to submit an article, or if you have any questions or
comments.
Thank you for your interest.
Best regards, Janice Mackay-Smith, The Torch
+++ WV CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
+++ http://www.westvanchamber.com/
= Thursday September 17th
The Park Royal Village is Celebrating its Fifth Year
Anniversary and you're invited!
Park Royal Mall is partnering with The WV Chamber of Commerce in
hosting this wonderful event!
Guest Speakers:
Mayor Pamela Goldsmith-Jones
Rick Amantea, Vice President Park Royal Mall
Gary Mussatto, President of West Vancouver Chamber of
Commerce
Doug Smith, Vice President, North Shore Credit Union and
Chair, Spirit of BC, North Shore
Time: 5 - 9pm
6 - 6:30pm Centre Stage Presentation; 6:30 - 8pm Chamber Members
and Sponsor Reception
Cost: Free to attendees
A variety of festivities including live music, a presentation,
give-a-ways, and prizes will mark this fun-filled evening!
A Private Networking Event for Chamber Members and Community
Partners will be hosted from 6:30 to 8pm. Enjoy a glass of
wine while you mingle and network.
=== CULTUREWATCH
===
* THEATRE
+ Bard on the
Beach -- See
www.bardonthebeach.org and/or phone 739 0559
This is Bard's 20th season and they
will welcome their millionth audience mbr. CLOSING NIGHT is Sept
26. Brief comments on Othello, Comedy of Errors, All's Well
That Ends Well, and Richard II in previous issues -- no
doubt you'll enjoy and find thought-provoking admiring the
talent.
+ The Fringe Festival starts
Sept 10! See www.vancouverfringe.com
+ Sept 10 to 26 in
NV:
- Doubt by John
Patrick Shanley is at Hendry Hall; North Van Players (983 2633 for
tix).
- As You Like It
at the Deep Cove Shaw Theatre (929 9456)
+ The Arts Club
-- Peter Shaffer's Black Comedy starts Sept 15 at the Stanley
+ At the JAC (224
8007):
- Sharing
Shakespeare under the umbrella of veteran actor Antony Holland,
Sept 14 to 16; 21 to 23
- Restoration
Comedy,The Way of the World by Congreve performed by United
Players Sept 4 to 27
+ Intrigued byThe China
Tea Deal put on by Seven Tyrants Theatre about the Qing
Dynasty, European trade, and the start of opium use in Suzhou; at the
Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, and pleased to hear it will be
put on again.
* MUSIC
-- Sept 17
Vetta Chamber Music at St Stephen's
(22nd at Gordon): Reception 9:30am, concert 10:30am
* ART
Zimsculpt at VanDusen to Oct 4:
travelling exhibition of more than 150 stone sculptures by Zimbabwean
sculptors.
+
PHOTOGRAPHY
Bulletin 5 (summer 2009
issue) of Caroun Photo Club has been published.
Copies are available in WV
at the Silk Purse Gallery 1570 Argyle and Kerrisdale Cameras, 1564
Marine Drive
+ FILM
Mike Grundon, Shetland reporter, BBC
News
The bus shelter
cinema has a capacity of two people
A new record-breaking
cinema has opened in Shetland to critical acclaim.
It is not only Britain's newest cinema, it is also the country's
northernmost and its smallest, with accommodation for a capacity
audience of two.
The cinema has been set up
in a bus-shelter in north-east corner of the island of
Unst.
etc at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/north_east/8239248.stm
=== Sp Ccl Mtg NOTES July 30th
=== ABSENT: Cclrs Smith and Walker
In particular: MOTIONS PASSED
= re Park Royal Makeover:
1 - that requirement for a public mtg for DPA be waived and
no further notification be required
2 - that the DPA allowing for exterior bldg and signage
upgrades excluding an LED msg ctr be approved
3 - that staff be directed to work with Pk Royal wrt
entrance signage to further explore the addn of a msg ctr and report
back to Ccl
= re DELEGATE to the SymbioCity Learning Exchange and
Technical Tour of Sweden:
1 - that Ccl designate the Dir of Engg/Transp as a staff
delegate to be held Sept 19 to 26
2 - that a travel budget of $7500 be approved from the
Solid Waste Utility Fund
{Cclr Trish Panz informed Ccl that she will be attending as
well on her own finances.}
=== Ccl MTG AGENDA Sept
14th ===
CALL TO ORDER
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
2. ADOPTION OF MINUTES
REPORTS
CALL FOR PUBLIC INPUT
RECOMMENDED:
1. ... be introduced and read a
first, second and third time in short form; and
2. Staff be authorized to take the
necessary actions to give effect to the bylaw.
At the July 6 meeting Council received the report
dated June 23 from the Manager of Community Planning and set the date
for consideration for September 14, 2009.
Reports received up to September 10, 2009:
NAME / DATE / DATE RECEIVED
DVP Application No. 09-002 (6080
Blink Bonnie Road) / June 23, 2009 / July 6, 2009
Correspondence received up to September
10, 2009: NAME / DATE / DATE RECEIVED
W. R. Chapman / September 4, 2009 /
September 10, 2009
PRESENTATION BY APPLICANT
CALL FOR PUBLIC INPUT
RECOMMENDED: THAT all written and verbal
submissions be received for information.
If Council wishes a further staff report,
then:
RECOMMENDED: THAT Staff report back to
Council
OR
RECOMMENDED: THAT the proposed DPA, which provides for a
reduced front yard, side yard, combined side yard and waterfront yard
which will allow the retention of a constructed glass guard rail on
the roof of an accessory building and a covered front entry and the
installation of glass roof panels on a trellis covering a BBQ, be
approved.
At the July 27 meeting Council received the report dated July 15
from the Manager of Community Planning and set the date for
consideration for September 14, 2009.
Reports received up to September 10, 2009:
NAME / DATE / DATE RECEIVED
DVP Application No. 09-016 (3751
Marine Drive) / July 15, 2009 / July 27, 2009
Correspondence received up to September
10, 2009: NAME / DATE / DATE RECEIVED: None to date.
PRESENTATION BY APPLICANT
CALL FOR PUBLIC INPUT
RECOMMENDED: THAT all written and verbal
submissions be received for information.
If Council wishes a further staff report,
then:
RECOMMENDED: THAT Staff report back to
Council
OR
RECOMMENDED: THAT the proposed DPA, which provides for a
dwelling to be constructed exceeding the maximum permitted height and
Highest Building Face Envelope, be approved.
{why doesn't it say by
how much???}
6. Update for Remedial Action Order regarding 2558 Garden
Court (File: 1605-01)
RECOMMENDED: THAT the verbal update for Remedial
Action Order regarding 2558 Garden Court be received for
information.
7. Motion to schedule a Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, October
6, 2009 (File: 0120-01)
RECOMMENDED: THAT a Town Hall Meeting be
scheduled for Tuesday, October 6, 2009.
{why doesn't it say on
what???}
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS (rec'd for information)
8. Consent Agenda Items - Reports and
Correspondence
Item 9 - Active Development Applications
Status List
Item 10 - Food Scraps Collection
Demonstration Project
Item 11 - Correspondence
List.
REPORTS FOR CONSENT AGENDA
Report
dated Sept 3 from the Director, Engineering & Transportation
CORRESPONDENCE LIST FOR CONSENT AGENDA
11. Correspondence List
(File: 0120 24)
Correspondence received up to
August 4, 2009
Requests for Delegation -- No items
presented.
Action Required
Referred to the Director of Parks
and Community Services for consideration and response.
Referred to the Director of
Engineering and Transportation for consideration and
response.
Referred to the Director of
Engineering and Transportation for consideration and
response.
Referred to the Director of Parks
and Community Services for consideration and response.
No Action Required
(a) Design Review Committee
Minutes - July 16, 2009
P. Stanley, Council of BC Yacht Clubs,
July 25, 2009
R. Sultan, MLA, July 22,
2009
July 28, 2009
July 5, 2009, July 6,
2009, July 6, 2009, July 5, 2009
Responses to Correspondence
Responses to Questions in Question Period
-- No items presented.
Correspondence received up to
August 10, 2009
Requests for Delegation -- No items
presented.
Action Required
Referred to the Director of Finance
for consideration and response.
Referred to the Director of
Engineering and Transportation for consideration and
response.
Referred to the Director of
Engineering and Transportation for consideration and
response.
No Action Required
Responses to Correspondence
Responses to Questions in Question Period
-- No items presented.
Correspondence received up to
August 17, 2009
Requests for Delegation -- No items
presented.
Action Required
Referred to the Director of Parks
and Community Services for consideration and response.
Referred to Fire Chief for
consideration and response.
Referred to Mayor and Council for
consideration and response.
No Action Required -- No items
presented.
Responses to Correspondence
Responses to Questions in Question Period
-- No items presented.
Correspondence received up to
August 24, 2009
Requests for Delegation -- No items
presented.
Action Required
Referred to the Director of
Planning, Lands and Permits for consideration and
response.
Referred to the Director of
Planning, Lands and Permits for consideration and
response.
No Action Required
Responses to Correspondence
Responses to Questions in Question Period
-- No items presented.
Correspondence received up to
August 31, 2009
Requests for Delegation -- No items
presented.
Action Required
Referred to the Municipal Clerk for
response.
Referred to the Director of
Engineering and Transportation for consideration and
response.
Referred to the Director of
Engineering and Transportation for consideration and
response.
Referred to the Director of Parks
and Community Services for consideration and response.
No Action Required
Responses to Correspondence -- No items
presented.
Responses to Questions in Question Period
-- No items presented.
Correspondence received up to
September 9, 2009
Requests for Delegation -- No items
presented.
Action Required
Referred to Mayor and Council for
consideration and response.
Referred to Mayor and Council for
consideration and response.
No Action Required
(a) West
Vancouver Memorial Library Board - June 17,
2009
Responses to Correspondence -- No items
presented.
Responses to Questions in Question Period
-- No items presented.
12. REPORTS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCILLORS
(Including updates on working groups)
13. PUBLIC QUESTIONS AND
COMMENTS 14. ADJOURNMENT
=== INTERIM INFO
=== Some updates sent to subscribers
between July 30th and now
DWV Update 2009 Aug 19/20
WVPD -- Great news!
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:57:21 -0700 For Immediate
Release
New West Vancouver Police Chief Constable
Hired
West Vancouver, BC: "It is
with great pleasure that I announce the appointment of Mr. Peter
Lepine as Chief Constable for the West Vancouver Police Department.
Mr. Lepine comes to West Vancouver after a 30 year career in policing
with the RCMP. His passion and his strength in community
policing will enable us to serve our residents best. He has an
outstanding reputation for his ability to solidify his team and I know
the dedicated men and women of our department will welcome and
benefit by his leadership," says Police Board Chair,
Mayor Pamela Goldsmith-Jones.
"This is a truly
exciting opportunity that came along at a perfect time in my career,"
says Peter Lepine. "In three decades as a Mountie, I have
had the chance to work with some extremely dedicated and talented
people on some innovative policing initiatives, and I am very proud of
what we achieved together. Now I am looking forward to getting
to know the community of West Vancouver; working with a new team of
police, civilians, and volunteers at WVPD; and applying all my
policing and leadership experience to the unique public safety context
of this community."
The West Vancouver
Police Board thanks Interim Chief Constable Jim Almas for stepping up
and leading the department since last February. "His personal
and professional commitment to West Vancouver is second to none and we
will continue to benefit by Jim's experience as he supports the new
Chief Constable," says Mayor Pamela Goldsmith-Jones.
"I am extremely proud of the groundbreaking community outreach
initiatives that the West Vancouver Police officers and support staff
have implemented, and I am confident that Chief Constable Lepine's
strong leadership and three decades of law enforcement experience will
build upon the progress we have achieved. I look forward to
assisting the new Chief in enhancing these essential relationships,"
added Jim Almas.
Peter Lepine was raised in Quebec and, after
joining the RCMP in 1980, transferred to Surrey Detachment where he
spent his first 10 years of service. He also served at the RCMP
Training Academy as well as in Port Alberni and Parksville, before
taking up duties as a senior officer at Halifax
Detachment.
In 2005 Mr. Lepine took
command of Coquitlam Detachment, which serves the cities of Coquitlam
and Port Coquitlam as well as the villages of Belcarra and Anmore.
During his four and a half years as Officer in Charge, Mr. Lepine led
the introduction of an evidence-based crime reduction strategy that
has succeeded as a result of strong support from municipal Councils
and community partners, and the hard work of frontline police officers
and civilian staff at Coquitlam Detachment.
In addition to
frontline policing and managing municipal police organizations, Mr.
Lepine has also been actively involved in policing professional
organizations at the provincial and federal level throughout his
career. He is currently serving as the Secretary Treasurer of
the BC Association of Chiefs of Police (BCACP). Mr. Lepine is
married to Lori, a 17 year member of the RCMP, and has an adult
daughter who is also pursuing a career in criminal
justice.
Mr. Lepine will
commence his service as Chief Constable for West Vancouver on
September 14th, at which time he will be available for
comment.
Media Contacts:
Patricia Leslie, DWV 925 4736
Lisa Wanless, WV Police Cmnty Services 925
7429
Cst. Brigitte Goguen, Coquitlam RCMP Media Relations Officer,
604 999 7411
NATURE
* SALMON -- from The Globe and
Mail
Fraser River's salmon stocks 'beyond a
crisis'
MARK HUME August 13,
2009
The mysterious collapse of the B.C.
sockeye run has dashed hopes raised just weeks ago of a good return
this year
The Fraser River is experiencing one of the
biggest salmon disasters in recent history with more than nine million
sockeye vanishing.
from:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/fraser-rivers-salmon-stocks-beyond-a-crisis/article1250175/
* PLEASE, help Alexandra Morton to
save the Wild Pacific salmon!
PLEASE, sign the petition if you haven't done so already and
forward to as many people as you can. 16,000 have already
signed the petition but that wasn't enough to impress DFO
Minister Gail Shea......what about 100,000 or a million?
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cEkxX3p3MGFBbWNVVGNVU3lxQnBwQmc6MA
* FIELD TRIPS:
Reconnecting with Nature -- Natural
history interpretive field trips for August
David Cook (924 0147;
cookeco2@yahoo.com) Unless otherwise noted
all these events are for the Vancouver Natural History Society (Nature
Vancouver). Membership in Nature Vancouver is not required for the
first three field trips attended. Registration is not
required.
>>> Saturday August 22nd
In Search of the Hollyburn Fir
We will be walking the circuit of trails between
Hollyburn Ridge and the Cypress Parkway, West Vancouver known as the
Forks-Skyline Circuit. A little-used side trail to the north will take
us to the magnificent Hollyburn Fir, an old growth veteran ~1100
years old that stands 43.7 metres with diameter 2.96
metres.
Elevation gain: 270 metres.
Meet at 0930 hours at McDonald's, Park Royal to
collect people travelling by bus or for car pooling as there is
limited parking at the trail head. Alternatively meet at 1000 hours at
the trail head at the intersection of Eyremont Drive and Millstream
Road in the British Properties, West Vancouver.
Estimated time of return: Mid
afternoon.
Bring lunch and water and dress for changes in
weather. There are many rough, rooty, and muddy sections on the trail,
so deep-tread hiking boots with ankle support are
essential.
>>> Saturday August 29th 2009
Geology & Forest Ecology, Cypress
Provincial Park
Join me for a hike from the down-hill ski area at
Cypress Bowl up the Collins Ski Run to the peak of Mt Strachan (1454
m), an elevation gain of about 500m. On the way there will be numerous
opportunities to view the geology of the area in rock-cut exposures
formed during the construction of the ski-run. We will make a short
side-trip to look at an area of sub-alpine pasture recovering back to
forest after an ancient lightning fire. The geological highlight will
be near the summit of Mt Strachan where the glaciation has smoothed a
remarkable exposure of metamorphic rocks, the oldest rocks to be found
in the region. We may return via trails through the forest if time and
trail conditions allow.
This is a full day's hike, so bring lunch,
water and prepare for changes in weather. The trails are rough and
slippery, particularly during the descent, so deep-tread hiking
boots with ankle support are essential.
As there is pay parking for Cypress Provincial
Park at this time of year we will car pool at McDonald's, Park Royal
to cut down on costs.
Meeting time at Park Royal is 0900 hours (0930 at
the trail head) with estimated time of return
mid-afternoon.
>>> Sunday August 30th 2009
The Champion Trees of Stanley Park
Stanley Park retains some specimens of
Douglas-fir and western redcedar that are between 500 and 800 years
old. Also in the park you will see two of the oldest bigleaf
maples in BC, and a large red alder designated as a Champion BC
tree. Our route will also take us past two of the most publicised
cedars in BC; the Hollow Tree and the National Geographic Redcedar.
Share my fascination with these veteran giants and discover why some
trees in the Pacific Northwest have reached such a great age and
size.
Meet at the Third Beach concession stand at
1300 hours.
This two-hour walk is for the Discovery Walks
Programme of the Stanley Park Ecology Society (SPES).
Cost: $5 for SPES members, students & under
18 and $10 for non-members.
>>> Saturday September 12th
2009
Dog Mountain, Seymour Provincial Park
This hike up to Dog Mountain (1050 m) will be an
opportunity to learn something of the geology and ecology of this
Provincial Park. Elevation gain is about 50 metres over a distance of
4 x 2 km. Estimated time of return: early afternoon.
Bring lunch as well as water and dress for
possible changes in weather. Wear deep-tread hiking boots with ankle
support as the trail is steep, rooty, and slippery in
places.
We will be meeting near the entrance to Safeway
in Parkgate Mall (corner of Mt Seymour Parkway & Mt Seymour Rd in
North Vancouver) at 0900 hours for car pooling as some people may be
coming by bus and there is pay parking in the park.
NON-VIOLENCE [I value
first-person reports; just received this]
CPTnet -- 19 August 2009
AT-TUWANI BLOG: "Newsflash-Palestinian nonviolence
abides"
by Sam Nichols
[Note: This blog has been edited. To see the original and
Nichols's other blogs, go to http://samuelnichols.blogspot.com/]
7.10.2009
Today there was a nonviolent training in the South Hebron hills
village of At-Tuwani. There were workshops for women and for
men. People came from Mfaqqara, Rakiis, Juwayya, and of course,
At-Tuwani.
This goes out to all the doubters. This goes out to Obama,
for critiquing Palestinian violent resistance without acknowledging
Palestinian nonviolent resistance or mentioning Israeli violence.
This goes out to all the people who believe Hamas militants are
representative of 100% of the Palestinian population. This goes
out to people who don't recognize that there is an occupation of
Palestine, and thus fail to correlate the ongoing resistance with the
ongoing occupation. This goes out to all the people who think
the sword is more powerful than the pen. This goes out to all
the people who believe that guns are more powerful than the voice.
This goes out to all the people who believe that power and
oppression are louder than the cries for justice and peace. This
goes out to all the people who don't believe there is hope.
=== INFObits === What's in a
name?
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2009 06:24:53 -0500 (CDT)
From: "CPTNET: the news service of CPT"
<cptnet@mailman.cpt.org>
Subject: [CPTNET] AL-KHALIL/HEBRON UPDATE: August 2009
Saturday 22 August
Schroeder, Evans, and Peters observed the settler tour from 4:40
to 6:10 pm. On this first day of Ramadan, the Old City was full of
Palestinian men coming from prayers and shopping for Iftar. TIPH
(Temporary International Presence in Hebron), ISM, and EAPPI as well
as CPT accompanied the tour, which eight Israeli soldiers also
escorted. The soldiers were polite as they held a path open for
Palestinians who were making their way through the crowd of people on
the tour. The guide spoke first in Hebrew and then in English.
Schroeder asked the tour guide, "Have you told the people
here that the Jews and Muslims all lived peacefully here in this city
at one time?" He said in response, "There is no such
person as a Palestinian. That was a name made up in the 15th
century."
=== WOMANWATCH
===
+ Helpless in
Afghanistan?
My heart just sank when
I saw the photo of a ten-year-old girl sitting next to a turbanned old
bearded man looking at him sideways. She was photographed
meeting her husband for the first time. What can we do? I
can't even imagine how she feels, how she'll handle the coming night,
and her resignation since no education, no help, no power, no choice
-- how cd we help?
+ A Malaysian court ordered the
review of a sentence of caning given to a woman caught drinking beer
in 2007. The case has sparked a debate about the use of Islamic laws
in the country.
+ Court jails
woman over trousers
8 Sep 2009 The
Vancouver Sun BY GUILLAUME LAVALLEE Agence
France-Presse
Journalist refuses
to pay $200 fine imposed by a Khartoum court
KHARTOUM -
Sudanese journalist Lubna Ahmed alHussein was sent to jail on Monday
after refusing to pay a $200 US fine imposed for wearing trousers
deemed "indecent", one of her lawyers said.
"She has been
taken to the women's prison in Omdurman," the twin city of
Khartoum, Kamal Omar said.
Earlier on Monday,
a Khartoum court spared Hussein, who has vowed to appeal against any
conviction, a whipping for wearing "indecent" trousers, but
instead fined her. ...
Speaking as they
emerged from the court hearing which was barred to the press,
witnesses said the court had ruled that Hussein be jailed for a month
if she failed to pay the fine.
Under Sudanese
law, she could have been sentenced to a maximum of 40 lashes for
"indecency" under Islamic principles after being arrested with 12
other women wearing trousers in a Khartoum restaurant.
...
Ten of the
women arrested in July on the indecent dress charge, including
Christians, were subsequently summoned by the police and each given
ten lashes....
More than 100
supporters, mostly women in trousers, chanted slogans and waved
placards saying "No to whipping!" in support of Hussein as she
entered the hearing, her hair covered in a traditional Sudanese scarf.
...
Article 152 of
Sudan's 1991 penal code - which came into force two years after
the coup that brought President Omar alBeshir to power - stipulates
a maximum of 40 lashes for people convicted of wearing "indecent
clothing." ...
+ UPDATE from The Economist Sept 10
A Sudanese woman, Lubna
Hussein, was found guilty of wearing trousers, a practice said by the
authorities to be indecent. Her case has sparked an international
furore. She was freed from prison after journalists paid a fine of
$200 (against her wishes). She also faced up to 40 lashes if
convicted, but that punishment was not imposed.
=== BEERWATCH ===
from PNN:
http://english.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6826&Itemid=
Oktoberfest
in Taybeh: the fifth annual festival will be held on the third and
fourth of next month
05.09.09 -
12:26
Maria C. Khoury - During the
5th Annual Taybeh Oktoberfest, 3 and 4 October 2009, the Taybeh Beer
tour is surely to be popular.
Amazingly, people from all over the world somehow discover Taybeh and
actually visit without having been enticed by major advertisements.
Taybeh Beer tours are given daily but even when the brewery is closed
on Sundays, if a family member is available, the brewery is
immediately opened when we see visitors outside our kitchen window
since we live with the famous beer in the Middle East.
We
coined the slogan, "The Best in the Middle East" since every
successful company has to have a great motto. But truthfully speaking,
after the Oslo Agreement (1993) we had the dream that, if the world
recognised Palestine and we had freedom, we, too, could make excellent
products like other countries. The message came loud and clear from
the master brewer, Nadim Canaan Khoury, my brother-in-law, by his
personal signature on each and every Taybeh Beer bottle reflecting the
high quality and premium status of the Palestinian brew. He is proud
to craft the best product made in Palestine.
Oh!
Dear Lord! Palestine and Beer? Now that does not sound proverbial. To
the shock of many international visitors, we too in Palestine want to
be normal people, and like human beings all over the world, want to
have a chance to excel in all fields. We Palestinians in Taybeh
produce excellent beer, thus keeping a tradition since before the time
of Christ, who in his first miracle changed water into wine at the
Wedding in Cana.
Cana to Taybeh is a fairly long way
whether geographically or historically, but either way we invite all
to join us in Taybeh for an incredible open day called the Taybeh
Oktoberfest, which has been happening every year since 2005 and has
inspired festivals in other locations. As one creative way to survive
under strict closure, the Oktoberfest was originally held in order to
boost the economy since it's so difficult to take Palestinian
products into Jerusalem (although Israeli products flood the
Palestinian supermarkets and take advantage of the lack of awareness
regarding the support of local Palestinian products). Thus, Taybeh
Beer, using its good name for high quality and excellence in
Palestine, started to invite people to the village for a day of fun.
While spending the day there, visitors actually buy honey, olive oil,
and all of the natural and local products made in Taybeh. As a
consequence, the ailing economy - with 50 per cent unemployment -
experiences a tremendous boost.
Along with the Taybeh Brewery, you can
visit the factory that makes ceramic lamps, the Old Palestinian House
of Parables, the Old City of Taybeh, recently renovated by Riwaq in
cooperation with the Taybeh Municipality, which displays the beauty of
Palestinian architecture, and the most amazing historical site of all,
the fourth-century ruins of St. George Byzantine Church, now a
precious archaeological site. The church was built by St. Helen, the
Mother of Constantine the Great, when she built the Church of the
Nativity in Bethlehem.
-- Dr. Maria C.
Khoury, an educator and activist, has served as the Taybeh Oktoberfest
organiser for the last five years, since her husband became mayor of
Taybeh. She can be reached at
khourymaria@hotmail.com.
SAVE THE
DATE
The Taybeh
Oktoberfest will be held Saturday and Sunday, October 3 & 4, 2009
in Taybeh-Ramallah, Palestine, both days, 11am to 10pm. Taybeh,
being one of the most ancient places in Palestine will welcome
visitors from all over the world to experience local Palestinian dance
and music while highly inspiring people to travel to this tiny village
where Taybeh Beer, the Finest in the Middle East is produced.
Please come and experience Oktoberfest, Palestinian
style.
Dr. Maria C.
Khoury,
Oktoberfest Organizer
Directions:
www.taybehmunicipality.org
=== HISTORYWATCH ===
[NB: I haven't verified these US stats but even some are
amazing]
1909 FORD Model
R
THE YEAR 1909
This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine!
The year is 1909.
One hundred years ago.
What a difference a century makes! Here are some statistics for
the Year 1909 :
The average life expectancy was 47 years.
Only 14 per cent of the homes had a bathtub.
Only 8 per cent of the homes had a telephone.
There were only 8,000 cars andonly 144 miles of paved
roads.
The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower
The average wage in 1909 was 22 cents per hour.
The average worker made between $200 and $400 per year ...
A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year,
A dentist $2,500 per year,
A veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year,
A mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year..
More than 95 per cent of all births took place at
HOME.
Ninety per cent of all doctors had NO COLLEGE
EDUCATION! Instead, they attended so-called medical
schools, many of which were condemned in the press AND the government
as 'substandard'.
Sugar cost four cents a pound.
Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.
Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.
Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used Borax or
egg yolks for shampoo.
Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from
entering into their country for any reason..
Five leading causes of death were:
1. Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea
4. Heart disease
5. Stroke
The American flag had 45 stars.
The population of Las Vegas, Nevada was only 30 !!
Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented
yet.
There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
Two out of every ten adults couldn't read or write.
Only 6 per cent of all Americans had graduated from high
school.
Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the
counter at the local corner drugstores. Back then pharmacists
said, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the
mind, regulates the stomach and bowels and is, in fact, a
perfect guardian of health." ( Shocking? )
Eighteen per cent of households had at least one full-time
servant or domestic help.
There were about 230 reported murders in the
ENTIRE U.S.A.!
Now I'm forwarding this to someone else without typing it
myself. From there, it will be sent to others all over the
WORLD - all in a matter of seconds! Try to imagine what it may
be like in another 100 years. IT STAGGERS THE
MIND
=== NEWSWATCH
===
* LAMENT FOR A RIVER LOST
In an extract from Le Monde,
Nobel prizewinning writer Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio writes on a
nomadic Quebec tribe that is losing its lifeblood
http://www.guardianweekly.co.uk/?page=editorial&id=1230&catID=17&CMP=EMCGUWEML120
* Israelis
restrict Palestinians' water supply
August 24, 2009
-- World Bank report:
Israelis have access to four times as much water as Palestinians due
to restrictions
http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=4136
* Israeli
Military Destroys Three Water Cisterns in Beqa'a
Valley
CPTnet -- 9 September 2009
AL-KHALIIL/HEBRON: Israeli military destroys three water
cisterns in the Beqa'a Valley
by Paulette Schroeder, Hebron, Palestine FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- 3 September 2009
At 9:15 on September 3 CPTers received a call from the ISMers
asking us to come immediately to the Beqa'a Valley. Bulldozers had
arrived to carry out demolition orders on farmers=92 water cisterns
(open, walled ponds for collecting water) which irrigate this fertile
valley of grapes.
When we arrived at the scene, two "stingers"
(five-ton jack hammers) had already begun their path of destruction.
Away from the demolition action, two handcuffed men and a woman sat on
the ground in powerlessness. Earlier, the soldiers had blindfolded
these men, but later removed the blindfolds. Within an hour, the
family owning this cistern had lost the source of water for their many
dunams of grapes. Many Palestinians from the Valley watched,
mostly in silence.
Onward! The caterpillar "stingers" crawled
to the next site. Soldiers ordered the men and boys away from
the cistern. Internationals too were ordered away. This was now a
"closed military zone". Within a short time this
second cistern too was useless. The claw-like "creatures"
pushed their way to still one more prey -- a much larger well-built
cistern providing water for three families. Now three
caterpillars took their positions and began to bang against the
well-constructed cistern with determination, cracking, smashing the
walls with tons of machine force. The whole lopsided battle of
machines against the work of these farmers' hands lasted one hour. The
owner, who had also experienced demolition of the same cistern in
1999, looked on in grief.
The harm was done. Reporters and Internationals went home.
But for these families, the work of the military has sown tears,
hearts that are now heavy, broken.
Later, in winding down with one of the families, the father
commented: "We have nothing. We have lost
everything. We are poor; we have no weapons; we have little
water and food. The only thing we have to leave our children is
our land. Sometimes I ask myself: Why did God put us here?
You tell me: Why did God put us here?"
__________
=== SCIENCEWATCH === a good
news salmon story for a change
Pink salmon making
major comeback in Nanaimo harbour
BY ROBERT BARRON, DAILY
NEWS SEPTEMBER 2,
2009
After being rendered virtually
extinct in the Nanaimo harbour since the 1950s, pink salmon are now
returning to the area by the thousands.
The rest at:
http://www.timescolonist.com/Pink+salmon+making+major+comeback+Nanaimo+harbour/1955445/story.html
=== PHILOSOPHYWATCH ===
Humour :-)
Monty Python
Bruce's Alcohol Philosophy song
The drunken philosophers, sung by 'Monty Python':
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE7Fe1cGLPk
=== LANGUAGEWATCH
=== Harper's booboo; a Rare Language;
Acronyms/Abbreviations
+++ THE IMPORTANCE OF Q
From: Michael
Quinion <wordseditor@WORLDWIDEWORDS.ORG>
Organization: World Wide Words
Subject: World Wide Words -- 29 Aug 09
Pedants and clever-clogs reviewers complain that the title of my
book Why Is Q Always Followed by U? is incorrect, citing words like
"Al Qaida" or "qat" as counter examples (one
e-mailer went so far as to call me a liar because of the title). I've
become slightly depressed through having to point out repeatedly that
a) these are Arabic words, not English ones; b) they're part of the
point of the question that's answered in the book; and c) I didn't
choose the title anyway. An awful gaffe in a press release last
week by the office of Stephen Harper, Canada's Prime Minister,
demonstrated how ingrained putting the two letters together is in
English and at the same time found for me another language in which Q
isn't always followed by U. It's Inuktitut, spoken by the Inuit
of Nunavut. Their capital is IQALUIT ("many fish"),
but the PM's office spelled it Iqualuit, which means "people with
unwiped bums".
+++ Ancient faith of their Middle
East fathers
Guardian Weekly reader Catherine Ann
Lombard writes on a visit to Mor Ephrem, the Syrian Orthodox Monastery
at the far eastern border of the Netherlands and meets 45 boys who are
learning to read and chant in kthobonoyo, the liturgical language that
only about 300 people in the world speak today...
Rest at:
http://www.guardianweekly.co.uk/?page=editorial&id=1231&catID=23
+++
ACRONYMS/ABBREVIATIONS
DWV COUNCIL 2009
Mayor = Pamela Goldsmith-Jones
Councillors: ME = Michael
Evison
ML =
Michael Lewis
TP =
Trish Panz
MS =
Michael Smith
Sop
= Bill Soprovich
SW =
Shannon Walker
Staff: CAO = Chief Administrative
Officer, Grant McRadu
BL
or DepCAO or DCAO = Brent Leigh, Deputy CAO
RL
or Laing or Dir/Fin = Richard Laing, Director of Finance
AM
or Dir/Parks = Anne Mooi, Director of Parks(, Recreation, Cmnty
Services)
Sokol or Dir/Plan = Bob Sokol, Director of Planning(, Lands,
and Permits)
RF
or Dir/Engg = Raymond Fung, Director of Engineering
MClk
or SSch = Municipal Clerk, Sheila Scholes
Other staff and mbrs of the public will be named (in
full) first, then abbreviated or initials; CR of course is Carolanne
Reynolds. Many acronyms and abbreviations when typing quickly.
Missing are those you'll know such as PM, MP; MLA; SFU, UBC, BCIT, EU,
UN, ...
TEXT
ABA = Ambleside Business Association
AC, adv cmte = advisory committee
ACA = Altamont Community Association
acct - account
ADRA = Ambleside and Dundarave Ratepayers' Association
add'l/add'n = additional, addition
adv = advisory
AFAIK = as far as I know
AGM = Annual General Meeting
Amb = Ambleside
amt = amount
ans = answer
applic = application
approp = appropriate
apt = apartment
Aq Ctr = Aquatic Centre
asap = as soon as possible
Assn = Association
asst = assistant
AWAD = A Word A Day; a new word M - F; read subscribers' comments
in AWADmail on the weekend
b/c =
because
bd /
bdrm / bd mtg = board, boardroom, board meeting
biz =
business
bldg =
building
blk =
block
bn =
been
BoV =
Board of Variance
BPAHA =
British Properties' Area Homeowners' Association
BPP =
British Pacific Properties (company)
btw =
by the way
CBA = Caulfeild Business Association
CBRL = Cypress Bowl Recreations Ltd
ccl, cclr = council, councillor
cd = could
Cdn = Canadian
CEC = Community Engagement Committee
char = character (with neighbourhood)
chn = children
CLUC = Caulfeild Land Use Contract
cmnty = community
cmte = committee
CN = Canadian National (Railway)
colln = collection
corresp = correspondence
CPT = Christian Peacemaker Team
ctr = centre
DBA = Dundarave Business Association
dept = department
devpr, devt = developer, development
diff = difficult, different
Dir - Director
DFO = Department of Fisheries and Oceans; now FOC,
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (wch is why we still write and say
DFO)
DNA = Dundarave Neighbourhood Association
doc = document
DP / Devt Permit / DPA = Development Permit
Application
Dund = Dundarave
DVP = Development Variance Permit
EAPPI = Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and
Israel
EHYC = Eagle Harbour Yacht Club
emerg = emergency
engg, engr = engineering, engineer
esp = especially
EvDr = Evelyn Drive
FAR/FSR
= Floor Area/Space Ratio (square feet in house as part of square feet
of lot/property)
FBG =
Ferry Building Gallery
FCM =
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Fdn =
Foundation
fed =
federal
FOI =
Freedom of Information
ft =
foot/feet
FWIW =
For What It's Worth
fyi =
for your information
GARPA = Gleneagles Area Rate Payers' Association
GLH = Gertrude Lawson House (WV Museum)
govt = government
grp = group
GTG = Got to Go
H =
heritage
HBay =
Horseshoe Bay
HBBA =
Horsehoe Bay Business Association
HHS =
Hollyburn Heritage Society
hv =
have
HR =
Human Resources
HRA =
Heritage Revitalization Agreement
HSBC =
Heritage Society of BC
HWV =
Heritage West Van
ICAHD = Israeli Committee Against House Demolition
IMO/IMVHO = In My Opinion or In My (Very) (Humble) Opinion
imp = important
IOW - In Other Words
ISM = International Solidarity Movement (often with CPT)
JAC =
Jericho Arts Centre
jr =
junior
K = 1000
KMC = Kay Meek Centre
kph = kilometres per hour
LC =
Lower Caulfeild (LCAC, Lower Caulfeild Advisory Cmte)
LEED =
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (all the rage now with
silver and gold levels)
LGB =
Lions' Gate Bridge
Lib =
Library
LM =
Lower Mainland
LOL =
Laughing Out Loud
LPPS =
Lighthouse Park Preservation Society
M = municipal
m = metre, a measurement, as opposed to meter as in water
meters
$M = million
M&Ccl = Mayor and Ccl
mbr(s) = member(s)
MDr = Marine Drive
MetroV = Metro Vancouver (formerly GVRD, Greater Vancouver
Regional District)
mgr, mgmt = manager, management
min = minimum (max = maximum); sometimes minutes
msg = message
mtg = meeting
nbr/nbrhd = neighbour/neighbourhood
NS or
NSh = North Shore
NSACDI
= North Shore Advisory Committee on Disability Issues
NSHC,
NSHF = North Shore Heritage Committee, now Forum
NSHPS =
North Shore Heritage Preservation Society
NShHWeek = North Shore Heritage Week (always starts third
Monday in February)
NSHWknd
= North Shore Heritage Weekend (third weekend in September)
NSWP =
North Shore Wetland Partners
ofc = office
OGC = Old-Growth Conservancy
opp = opportunity
org = organization
OTOH = On The Other Hand
ph =
phone
pls =
please
popn =
population
ppl =
people
pkg =
parking
PkR /
Pk Royal = Park Royal
PQP =
Public Question Period (comments also allowed)
POV =
Point of View
prez =
president
prob'ly
= probably
prog =
program
prop =
property
prov =
province
PSF =
Pacific Salmon Foundation
pt =
point
PWV =
Preserve West Van
Q = questions; Qs and As = questions and answers
QET = Queen Elizabeth Theatre
RCL =
Royal Canadian Legion
rec'd =
received
regs =
regulations
rept =
report (when typed in a rush)
resid =
residential
rlwy =
railway
ROTFL =
Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROW =
Right of Way
SAC = Seniors' Activity Centre
sch dist / SD / SD45 = School District (WV is No. 45)
secy = secretary
sf, sq ftg = square feet, square footage
sgl-fam = single-family
shd = should
signif = significant
SOS = Statement of Significance, used in descriptions of heritage
assets
sp = special
sp? = spelling?
Sq = Squamish
sr = senior
stes = suites; sec stes = secondary suites; 2ndary/2ry =
secondary
stmt = statement
stn = station
TAFN =
That's all for now
TBC/TBD
= To be Confirmed/Determined
techn =
technical
TLC =
The Land Conservancy (otherwise Tender Loving Care)
transp
= transportation
TPTB =
The Powers That Be
treas =
treasurer
TTFN =
Ta Ta For Now
TWay =
Taylor Way
tyvm =
thank you very much
UBCM = Union of BC Municipalities
UL = Upper Levels, as in Highway
v =
very
VAG =
Vancouver Art Gallery
VANOC =
Vancouver Olympic Committee
VO =
Vancouver Opera
VP =
vice president
VSO =
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
wch = which
wd = would
WG = Working Group (there are many, so many look for the list to
find the initials that fit)
wk = week
WRA = Western Residents' Association
wrt = with regard/reference to
WVCC = WV Cmnty Ctr; cf WVChC/WVChamber for WV Chamber of
Commerce
WVCGG = WV Citizens for Good Government
WVFD = WV Fire Department
WVHS = WV Historical Society
WVM = West Van Matters
WVML = WV Memorial Library
WVPD = WV Police Department
WVS = WV Streamkeeper Society, so also WVSS but that can be WV
Senior Secondary
WVSPCA = WV Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals
WVSPS = WV Shoreline Preservation Society
WVYC = WV Yacht Club
YT =
Yours Truly
ZWC = Zero Waste Challenge
=== SILLY SECTION
===
*** BEWARE TRAFFIC CAMERAS!
A man was driving when a traffic camera flashed.
He thought his picture was taken for exceeding the speed limit, even
though he knew he was not speeding.
Just to be sure, he went around the block and
passed the same spot, driving even more slowly, but again the
camera flashed.
He thought this was quite funny, so he slowed
down even further as he drove past the area, but the traffic camera
flashed yet again.
He tried a fourth time with the same result. The
fifth time he was laughing when the camera flashed as he rolled past
at a snail's pace.
Two weeks later, he got five traffic fine letters
in the mail for driving without a seat belt.
Men! And they say blondes are dumb.
*** LEOPARD JOKE
A wealthy old lady decides to go
on a photo safari in Africa taking her
faithful aged poodle named Cuddles along for the company.
One day the poodle starts chasing
butterflies and before long, Cuddles discovers that he's lost.
Wandering about, he notices a leopard heading rapidly in his direction
with the intention of having lunch.
The old poodle thinks, 'Oh, oh!
I'm in deep doo-doo now!' Noticing some bones on the ground
close by, he immediately settles down to chew on the bones with his
back to the approaching cat. Just as the leopard is about to
leap, the old poodle exclaims loudly, 'Boy, that was one delicious
leopard! I wonder if there are any more around
here.'
Hearing this, the young leopard
halts his attack in mid-strike, a look of terror comes over him and he
slinks away into the trees. 'Whew!' says the leopard, 'That was
close! That old poodle nearly had me!'
Meanwhile, a monkey who had been
watching the entire scene from a nearby tree figures he can put this
knowledge to good use and trade it for protection from the leopard.
So off he goes, but the old poodle sees him heading after the
leopard with great speed, and figures that something must be up. The
monkey soon catches up with the leopard, spills the beans and strikes
a deal for himself with the leopard.
The young leopard is furious at
being made a fool of and says, 'Here, monkey, hop on my back and see
what's going to happen to that conniving canine!'
Now, the old poodle sees the
leopard coming with the monkey on his back and thinks, 'What am I
going to do now?', but instead of running, the dog sits down with his
back to his attackers, pretending he hasn't seen them yet, and just
when they get close enough to hear, the old poodle says:
'Where's that damn monkey?
I sent him off an hour ago to bring me another
leopard!'
Moral of this
story....
Don't mess with old f*rts.
Age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill! Bullsh*t
and brilliance only come with age and experience.
If you don't send this to five
'old' friends right away there will be five fewer people laughing in
the world.
=== MAIKU
=== Aug 22
Exult -- fill your life
with
memorable moments
--
then make even more!
=== QUOTATIONS and PUNS
===
A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong,
which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser today than he
was yesterday.
--
Alexander Pope, English poet (1688 - 1744)
QUOTATIONS FROM "FRANKLY
QUOTED"
Ninety per cent of life is how you respond to what happens to
you, not what's happening.
-- BILL CLINTON, Henry Louis Gates Jr. television
interview, Looking for Lincoln (documentary), PBS, 11 February
2009.
In resorting to misguided ideology and distortions of the truth
to take the nation to war [against Iraq], President Bush broke the
basic bond of trust between government and the people. If Congress and
the American people had known the whole truth, America would never
have gone to war. The President deserves to be held accountable. We
don=92t need a sign on the desk in the Oval Office that says,
"The buck doesn't stop here anymore."
-- EDWARD M.
KENNEDY, "Iraq and US Leadership", Nation, 29 March
2004. Kennedy died on 25 August 2009 at 77.
MOHANDAS GANDHI, TEACHER OF NONVIOLENCE (1869-1948),
TEN QUOTATIONS:
1. If a father does an injustice, it is
the duty of his children to leave the parental roof.... If the
chairman of a corporation is corrupt, the members thereof must wash
their hands clean of his corruption by withdrawing from [the
corporation]; even so, if a government does a grave injustice, the
subjects must withdraw cooperation wholly or partially, sufficiently
to wean the ruler from his wickedness. (Young India, 16 June
1920)
2. Cooperation with good is as much a
duty as is noncooperation with evil. (modified, courtroom statement,
Ahmadabad, India, 23 March 1922)
3. The highest moral law is that we
should unremittingly work for the good of mankind. (Ethical
Religion, p. 36, 1930)
4. No human being is so bad as to be
beyond redemption. (Young India, 26 March 1931)
5. It is not nonviolence if we love
merely those who love us. It is nonviolence only when we love those
who hate us. (letter to a friend, 31 December 1934)
6. Nonviolence is a power which can be
wielded equally by all =97 children, young men and women or [older]
people =97 provided they have a living faith in the God of Love and
have, therefore, equal love for all mankind. (Harijan, 5
September 1936)
7. The principle of nonviolence
necessitates complete abstention from exploitation in any form.
(Harijan, 5 September 1936)
8. A nonviolent revolution is not a
program for the seizure of power. It is a program for the
transformation of relationships ending in a peaceful transfer of
power. (1942, Gandhi on Non-Violence, edited by Thomas Merton,
p. 28, 1964)
PUNS
- I noticed that the sun was out, and nobody had bothered to relight
it.
- It's been said ophthalmology is a contact sport.
- They were the quietest burglars in the history of New York City.
The newspapers called them 'Criminal Mimes'.
- I've tried numerous times to apply myself, but nothing seems to
stick.
- Where do fish buy cool clothes? At Albacore and Fish.
- Two fonts, Arial and Calibri, were in the midst of a bad breakup.
Calibri said, 'I'm sorry, you're personality is too bold.' Arial
responded, 'You're just not my type...'
- Rabbits like their beer brewed with a lot of hops.
BACK TO SCHOOL:
Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to
doubt.
--
Clarence Darrow, American lawyer and author (1857-1938)
Of course you will insist on modesty in the children, and respect
to their teachers, but if the boy stops you in your speech, cries out
that you are wrong and sets you right, hug him!
--
Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer and philosopher (1803-1882)
We are rearing a generation of kids who are in danger of becoming
emotionally stunted, inarticulate hedonists, with the attention span
of a gnat.
-- Baroness Greenfield, CBE (born 1950), one of
Britain's foremost scientists, is a
writer,
broadcaster, and member of
the House of Lords. She is
Professor of
Synaptic Pharmacology at Lincoln College, Oxford,
and Director of the Royal Institution of
Great Britain. In 2006, she was installed
as Chancellor of Heriot-Watt
University in Edinburgh.
MORE PUNS
- My daughter saw a herd of llamas. I said, 'We could stop and dally
there.' She said, 'Alpaca suitcase.'
There was a shootout in The Gap. There were many
casual-tees.
- Not only are you shortsighted, Toulouse-Lautrec, you can't see the
forest for the knees.
MORE QUOTATIONS
They cheer me because they all understand me, and they cheer you
because no one understands you.
-- CHARLIE CHAPLIN (English actor), remark to
Albert Einstein at the Hollywood premiere of City Lights, 1931, quoted
in Richard Panek, "The Year of Albert Einstein",
Smithsonian, June 2005.
Intelligence and learnedness do not guarantee wisdom and
integrity.
--
Leonard Roy Frank, editor of "Frankly Quoted", American (b
1932)
Society cannot exist without inequality of fortunes and the
inequality of fortunes could not subsist without religion.
Whenever a half-starved person is near another who is glutted, it is
impossible to reconcile the difference if there is not an authority
who tells him to.
--
Napoleon Bonaparte, French general and politician (1769 - 1821)
The actions of men are the best interpreters of their
thoughts.
--
John Locke, English philosopher (1632 - 1704)
FINAL PUNNISHMENT :-)
A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class because
it was a weapon of math disruption.
The apple crossed the street because he wanted to get to the
other cider the road.
In some conifer forests, you can't cedar wood for the
trees.
When kissing flowers, tulips are better than one.
Sod farms provide instant grassification.