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Urban Living RSS FeedsA little demo = Canon's PowerShot G9 with doubler lens - Here's what it looks like at max zoom. ...Feed Source: feeds.urbanvancouver.com 'Oldest Living Blogger' reads the paper.... - Reading this got my day off to a fine start. It may help yours too.
... Interview with Aaron Lewis, Frontman of Staind for their GM Place show - Hey all - just shot this interview with Aaron Lewis, though it was pretty interesting.
http://www.vancouveriam.com/videos/7a511b0bc39c
... "Wanna see an almost-laptop?" - You do? Well, you came to the right place and if you follow the links, you find their home page. School, you say? Why not?
Go for it! - And enjoy your day, Everyone.
... 'Oldest Living Blogger' asks: "Was your power off this morning?" - "So," you ask, "What were you doing when the lights went out?" I'm glad you asked me that, because I'd like to tell you. May I?
I was in the midst of filling out a 'feedback' form on a CTV website, when the old computer blacked out, and then flickered a few times, and then showed me a page of black screen with white printing, telling me what to do to get it recovered and functioning again and it seemed to already know about the power outage, because it mentioned that specifically. I thought that was very interesting - Why? - Because .
Because I spent 20 years of my life in some of the gawd-awful'st places in not-always Beautiful British Columbia at B.C. Hydro generating stations and distribution stations doing my bit to keep your lights on - before Hydro's brass decided they could do it cheaper with people who didn't know how, or didn't understand why, or wouldn't go where it all got done.
So me and about a thousand of my fellow old-timers got pushed out ... Dances with Dependency: Success through Self-Reliance with Calvin Helin, Aboriginal Rights Author & Advocate - The shackles of dependency on government welfare have fostered atrocious living conditions for generations of Canadian aboriginals. If poverty could be reduced by increased funding alone, we would have seen success and an atmosphere of hope thriving decades ago.
This long-standing problem has generated insightful solutions from Calvin Helin, author of the ground-breaking best-seller Dances with Dependency: Success through Self-Reliance. He suggests that an ownership society involving private property rights and true representative democracy on the part of aboriginal band leaders will create economic prosperity.
Join us for a journey through this politically sensitive topic to see that change is not only possible, but well within reach.
PROGRAM
11:45 am Registration & Lunch
12:15 pm Presentation
1:30 pm Adjournment
Individual Ticket(s) at $35
Student Ticket(s) at $20
TO REGISTER:
Online: ... House of Tofu Soup - Burnaby, BC - http://foodosophy.wordpress.com/2008/08/26/house-of-tofu-soup-burnaby-bc
... Modern Club - Vancouver, BC - http://foodosophy.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/modern-club-vancouver-bc/
... 'Oldest Living Blogger' - Out-scoring the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. - It took a while, but I made it yesterday. The blog for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays is finally underneath instead of above my rank. Was it that last hurricane that did it? They'll never tell! Neither will I because I don't know Enjoy your day, everyone.
... Congee Noodle House - Vancouver, BC - http://foodosophy.wordpress.com/2008/08/23/congee-noodle-house-vancouver
... Waste not, want not.... - Today's Vancouver Sun has this about the wasting of the food we buy and don't use. It isn't only an American problem - we all do it - and Dear Old Granny was right: "Waste Not, Want Not."
So here's a hint for you: Don't go grocery shopping on an empty stomach, because you'll be tempted to buy on impulse things that later may end up in the garbage practically untouched.
... Wonder Sushi Land - Vancouver, BC - http://foodosophy.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/wonder-sushi-land-vancouver-b
... Need something for a digital camera that you can't find here? - This past couple of days, I've been tracking down a couple of items for a PowerShot G9 I got last week at London Drugs sale. Some places here didn't have them. Canon's e-store in Ontario didn't have them either - but they told me where to find them, and even checked first to make sure the items were in stock there. So, if you're ever having such problems, and would like a quick solution, here's where you look for the answers. Their phone number is 1+416-868-0874.
... Lynn Valley PV -
Lynn Valley PV
Work began last week on what will be the largest photovoltaic (solar electric) installation in the Lower Mainland. Located at the Lynn Valley Care Centre in North Vancouver, BC the system will generate about 9 MWh of electricity per year. Installation work is being done by Vancovuer Renewable Energy (http://www.vrec.ca/ ).
... Maple Malaysian Cuisine - Vancouver, BC - http://foodosophy.wordpress.com/2008/07/31/maple-malaysian-cuisine-vanco
... Wanna see a paraglider over 3 miles away? - Using the new camera on 24X combined optical & digital zoom, looking at a paraglider coming down off the top of Grouse Mountain, which is over three miles away as the crow flies, the best I could do was this one. So now we know why nobody recommends or sings the praises of digital zoom. Optical is the only way to fly and now you've seen why. This is why those experts pack telephoto lenses half the size of the nearest hydro pole, and almost as long.
... Trafalgars Bistro - Vancouver, BC - http://foodosophy.wordpress.com/2008/06/08/trafalgars-bistro-vancouver-b
... Speed Dating: Ages 40-50 - Rendezvous Club is Vancouver?s undisputed expert in quality Singles Events. If you have yet to try one of our Speed Dating events, sign up and see what all the hype is about.
Take this opportunity to come and meet 15 different singles from Vancouver. Why waste time reading online profiles, or spend thousands of dollars on a match maker? Come and meet 15 people face to face and be your own match maker, because after all, who knows what you are looking for better than YOU!
Visit www.rclub.ca for full details
... Harm Reduction, '50s Style - From: http://pasttensevancouver.blogspot.com/
In the recent hullabaloo over Insite, Vancouver?s safe injection site for drug users, critics of the facility are doing their best to create the impression that harm reduction is the recent product of radicals. Their machinations have apparently been so successful that harm reduction is now orthodoxy, while dissenters are marginalized and can even lose their jobs just for questioning Insite. This conspiracy theory might be more convincing if Insite?s supposedly silenced critics didn?t have such a loud voice in the national and local media, or didn?t hold ... Hon?s Wun-Tun House - Vancouver, BC - http://foodosophy.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/hons-wun-tun-house-vancouver-
... 'Oldest Living Blogger' forgot to turn off the TV again... -
A collage from the cultural wasteland of late-night TV.
If you insist on reading more, just click here and don't say I didn't warn you Enjoy your day, everyone!
... Today's 'Picture of the Day'.... - Today's can be found right here Folks. I hope you like it.
... Golden Phoenix - Vancouver, BC - http://foodosophy.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/golden-phoenix-vancouver-bc/
... Beijing Olympic Update - Scales goes solo -
Points for Participation?
Into the thick of the Olympic sporting competition, Canada is rolling in a litany of 5th, 6th, 7th places but with track and field, rowing finals and trampolining yet to come, the Canucks still have a chance to visit the podium.
As Tod Maffin twitter'ed: "Maybe Beijing will at least give us a courtesy Participaction pin?(Dont understand this? Ask a Canadian over 30.)" (ed note: or view this Participaction toque).
In the social media production department, Scales continues to create video at an epic pace despite losing his co-hort Kr... Another nice sunset.... -
Trying out my new Canon G9. The little Ixus-30 with 3x optical zoom just wasn't quite enough.
I was going to buy one of Canon's refurbished cameras from their warehouse in Toronto, but after talking to their digital camera expert there, he pointed out that if what I wanted was more zoom, I should look at a new one, instead of adding extras onto a rebuilt one. So I took his advice, and went to London Drugs. It just happens they're having a sale on these this week. And they've got a 4 GB SDHC from Panasonic for only $27.98 and a spare battery from Optex for $39.98. So I now have the extras for it, too. Did I mention the User Guide is 273 pages? Most of us will probably never read half of them. I love its 6x optical zoom. At last, better close-ups.
... The Flying Tiger - Vancouver, BC - http://foodosophy.wordpress.com/2008/07/19/the-flying-tiger-vancouver-bc
... Name that tree, please! - In the 1400 block of Bellevue Avenue in West Van, are two of these lovely little trees. Can someone please give us the name of it?
... World Poetry Reads at AfrikaDey August 16,17! - World Poetry Achievement Award winner Addena Sumter-Freitag and author of Stay Black and Die will lead 23 World Poets in a celebration of support for AfrikaDey, 3-4:30 pm, August 16-17th at the Serbian Cultural Centre, 7837 Canada Way, Burnaby. Free. Poets will be reading in support of AfrikaDey. A special children?s create a poem table will be there also. Those who write a poem can
also read it in front of an audience if they choose.
For more information: Ariadne Sawyer at 604-526-4729
... Beijing Olympic Explorers Making International Media - In this installment of the Beijing Summer Olympics social media report, we join Robert Scales and Kris Krug as they spread their on-the-ground reportage around the world. Indeed, their barrage of videos, photographs and words are deepening the coverage for fans, pundits and athletes' families as their coverage is picked up by social and mainstream media outlets.
Coverage Highlights
BBC's Canadien Correspondent
Robert Scales' second entry from his Olympic diary is up on BBC - this time he talks about the ... 'Ask, and you shall receive...' - Want proof? - Take a peek at these two posts if you have any doubts about that old saying (Works for me!) - And enjoy your day, Folks.
... VA Mobile Health Care Clinics Reach Rural Veterans - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is rolling out four new mobile health clinics outfitted to bring primary care and mental health services closer to veterans in 24 predominately rural counties, where patients must travel long distances to visit their nearest VA medical center or outpatient clinic.... Getting Back to the Garden - Boston Globe, (MA) article tells how farmers and their wares are becoming increasingly popular with city and suburban slickers, as consumers are responding to worries over food safety, high prices at supermarkets, and energy use.... Outstanding HIV/AIDS Health Care Providers Honored at HRSA Conference - HHS' Health Resources and Services Administration presented awards to eight individuals for their exceptional achievements in providing health care services to medically underserved Americans living with HIV/AIDS.... Wanted: Broadband and Broader Minds - Daily Yonder article discusses how the success of rural e-commerce requires fast connections to the Internet, but according to educator Frank Odasz, flexible leadership is just as critical as technology.... Fewer Without Health Insurance, U.S. Census Says - MarketWatch article reports that the number of people without health-insurance coverage fell to 45.7 million in 2007 from 47 million in 2006, the government said in its annual snapshot.... Senators Urge More Time for Comments on Rural Health Center Rule - AHA News reports that Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) and Ranking Member Charles Grassley (R-IA) have urged the administration to extend by 60 days todays comment deadline for a proposed rule changing federal requirements and payment for rural health clinics.... Single Rooms Becoming the Norm in New Hospitals - HealthCentral.com article tells how hospitals are moving toward all single rooms in newly built facilities, with some evidence that it may reduce infections as well as medication errors, and the physician can talk to the patient in private.... GAO Calls for Timely Audits of Part D Fraud and Abuse Programs - AHA News reports that in a report released today, the Government Accountability Office called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to conduct timely audits of Medicare Part D sponsors fraud and abuse programs.... Physicians in Training: When Doctoring is not About Dollars - Miami Herald, (FL) article tells of a handful of doctors-in-training who are marrying their love of medicine with their social conscience at the Jay Weiss Center for Social Medicine and Health Equity at the University of Miami.... CMS Releases Guide to Improve Access to Navigating Medicare Requirements for Approving Innovative Technologies - Medicare beneficiaries and their health care providers may be able to take advantage of new advances in health care more quickly because innovators now have a new resource at their fingertips a guide to Medicare coverage, coding, and payment issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).... CDC Releases 1918 Pandemic Flu Storybook - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released today an online storybook containing narratives from survivors, families, and friends about one of the largest scourges ever on human kind the 1918 influenza pandemic that killed millions of people around the world.... Study: Covering Uninsured Would Increase U.S. Health Spending by 5% - AHA News reports that Americans who lack health insurance for any part of 2008 will spend $30 billion out of pocket for health services and receive $56 billion in uncompensated care while uninsured, estimates a study published online today by Health Affairs.... High Gas Prices Drive Down Traffic Fatalities - Associated Press article via Boston Globe reports that a recent study on Americans driving habits found that as gas prices rose in the U.S. driving and fatalities declines.... AIDS is Spreading Faster in the Rural South - Daily Yonder article reports that between 1993-2003, rates of AIDS infection actually increased more in rural areas than in large U.S. cities, and unless ways can be found to combat the stigmas associated with the disease, especially in the South, rural Americans will account for more and more AIDS victims.... New Study Examines Impact of "Doughnut Hole" on People Enrolled in Medicare Drug Plans in 2007 - A new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation quantifies, for the first time, the number of Medicare Part D plan enrollees in 2007 who reached a gap in their prescription drug coverage known as the doughnut hole, as well as the changes in beneficiaries' use of medications and out-of-pocket spending after they reached that gap.... AHA Recommends Changes to Proposed Rural Health Clinic Rule - The AHA last week recommended several revisions to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed rule for rural health clinics.... Rural Policy Research Institute Forms Rural Human Services Panel - The Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) recently held the inaugural meeting of its panel of rural human service practitioners, researchers and policymakers that was created to advance the understanding of the rural dimension of human service delivery and finance and to effect needed change in policy and practice, through the dissemination of realistic policy and practice recommendations.... Online Doctors Make House Calls Again - Connecticut Post article discusses why more doctors need to embrace technology and go online to give patients more access to health care.... Regulation Proposed to Help Protect Health Care Providers from Discrimination - A new proposed regulation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) would increase awareness of, and compliance with, three separate laws protecting federally funded health care providers right of conscience.... Corporal Punishment Seen Rife in U.S. Schools - Reuters News reports that more than 200,000 children were hit as punishment in U.S. schools last year and in the South more blacks than whites are struck, two human rights groups said in a report released on Wednesday.... More Americans Seeking Health Information, Especially on the Internet - In 2007, 56 percent of American adultsmore than 122 million peoplesought information about a personal health concern from a source other than their doctor, up from 38 percent, or 72 million people, in 2001, according to a national study released today by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC).... Finding Why Some Rural Places Remain Poor - Daily Yonder article discusses what it takes for a rural place to be economically vibrant.... New AHRQ Tool Helps Hospitals Evaluate Disaster Drills - Hospitals can now identify the most important strengths and weaknesses in their disaster response plans using a new tool from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).... Medicare Enhances Consumer Information On Hospital Care - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced important additions to the Hospital Compare consumer Web site (http://www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov/) that will give consumers even better insight into the quality of care provided by their local hospitals.... Experts Don't See Return to Cheap Food Soon - Agriculture Online article tells how economists, farmers and food industry experts told a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing in Omaha Monday that demand for corn and soybeans for biofuels will continue to drive food costs higher, even though rising energy costs in general are the main cause of food price inflation.... Arsenic in Water Linked to Diabetes - Tampa Bay's 10, (FL) article reports on new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association that adds to arsenic's notoriety as a cancer-causer and favored murder mystery poison, suggesting it also plays a role in diabetes.... CDC Launches CDC-TV On-Line Video Resource - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched CDC-TV, a new online video resource that will cover a variety of health, safety and preparedness topics. It is available at http://www.cdc.gov/CDCtv/.... VA Opening Rural Health Resource Centers - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will open three Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers on Oct. 1 to better understand rural health issues for veterans and develop special practices and products to implement across the country.... New Report: Adult Obesity Rates Rise in 37 States, Obesity Rates Now Exceed 25 Percent in More Than Half of States - Adult obesity rates increased in 37 states in the past year, according to the fifth annual F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies Are Failing in America, 2008 report from the Trust for Americas Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).... Joint Commission Resources Challenges Hospitals to Increase Flu Vaccination Rates Among Health Care Workers - Joint Commission Resources (JCR) has launched a Flu Vaccination Challenge to underscore the responsibility that hospitals have to help keep their employees and patients healthy this flu season.... Copyright © 2008, Fwenz.Info. All Rights Reserved. |