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Urban Living RSS FeedsA date with David Eby? - http://thevancouvermanifesto.blogspot.com/2008/07/date-with-david-eby.ht David Eby is thoughtfully opening his schedule up to Vancouver citizens who want to know what he's all about. As you may know he is running for Vision Vancouver, but must first win a nomination in the Vision primary on September 20th. In short, he's inviting YOU to contact HIM so you will sign up with Vision Vancouver and help his nomination. So, to get all partisan on yo ass, TheVancouverManifesto is asking you to sign up with Vision and nominate this kind fellow. Just the fact that he is has been going TO the people in small groups shows that he is a politician that can uphold transparency and accessability. David Eby is good people, read his call for supporters: ...Feed Source: feeds.urbanvancouver.com Fit Camp Functional Training Series - Fit Camp Functional Training Series!
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Where: Kinesiologists.ca Kitsilano clinic @ 101-2025 West Broadway.
When: Saturday and Sunday mornings from 9:00am-10:00am. Rain or shine!
Why: Why not?!!!
Who: Our team of kinesiologists have the knowledge base from a four year university education.
How: Purchase 10 sessions for $175.00 or 20 sessions for $300.00. We also welcome drop-ins for $20.00 per session.
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... 'Picture of the Day' -
This one's for you, Samantha - just because you need some cheering up :)
... Anybody know what this is going to be? -
Whatever this is going to be, it certainly seems like too much preparation for just your average single-family home in that single-family neighbourhood. Anyone have any ideas?
(It's on 3rd Street, West Van, just uphill from the intersection with Keith Road.)
Update: July 24th: Today was a busy day over on the construction site, with large trucks each hauling an extra trailer, taking away loads of gravel. Late in the afternoon, the operator of the backhoe parked it on a flat spot, jumped down from it, and moved away from it. I got a good look with the binoculars, and she's a 20-something brunette with long hair and a nice build. And all this time, I've assumed that those machines were operated by guys who chewed tobacco, had a noticeably strong 'au... Filing a sexual harassment complaint - http://thevancouvermanifesto.blogspot.com/2008/07/filing-sexual-harassme
READ WHOLE POST HERE http://thevancouvermanifesto.blogspot.com/2008/07/filing-sexual-harassme
I have decided to file a complaint. My letter will describe the incident and demand that there be sensitivity training prior to the hiring process and, furthermore, if there are complaints made, formal mandatory classes into harassment and gender equity and suspension until they are fully completed.
Now my question to the men out there: I DO realize that these policies arely do exist at many inst... Men are scum - http://thevancouvermanifesto.blogspot.com/
Cat calling has reached a new level.
Now I have been subject to some pretty horrid experiences in my life but today was beyond demeaning and annoying.
I was walking to school this morning on campus and a group of campus groundskeepers sitting on a bench whistled at me. I walked briskly and avoided all eye contact and got out of eye-line of them. I walked a bit further and was approached by another groundskeeper who looked me up and down and then said, "looking good" in a slimy creepy voice.
I then took the road less travelled, quite literally, to avoid anybody possible. Another groundskeeper approached! And he had his radio in-hand and spoke into it as he passed by saying, "yeah things are definitely looking hot today".
They were using their radios to practically stalk me across campus so they cou... 'Picture of the Day' -
... Fit Camp Functional Training Series - What: Join us for our new high-intensity, motivating workouts designed to make you sweat while having fun in a group environment. Our trained kinesiologists, will take you through a series of exercises geared towards core training, muscular strength and endurance, power training, agility, and quickness.
Where: Kinesiologists.ca @ 101-2025 West Broadway.
When: Saturday and Sunday mornings from 9:00am-10:00am. Rain or shine!
Why: Why not?!!!
Who: Our team of kinesiologists have the knowledge base from a four year university education.
How: Purchase 10 sessions for $175.00 or 20 sessions for $300.00. We also welcome drop-ins for $20.00 per session.
... Today's 'picture of the day' -
When these planes were new, and part of our military, I was a whole lot younger!
And about half of you weren't even born yet. I can hardly believe they're still
flying, and still looking good. (And I wish I could say that!)
Enjoy your weekend, everyone.
... Health care getting less free - http://thevancouvermanifesto.blogspot.com/2008/07/health-care-getting-le
Many people think that Canada has free healthcare. Yes and no. Canada has universal healthcare which means we, technically, don't deny anybody the right to basic health services- but we sure do pay for it. And a recent report shows that in the last 25 years we've been paying more for it.
Our taxes are supposedly paying the cost to run this universal healthcare system, but the government has been offloading this reposnsibility for years. What does this amount to at the end of the day? "Canadians spent $452 per capita on health care in 2007, compared to $222 in 1981, in real terms" and, more importantly, it means people having less ability to maintain their health.
This problem is compounded by precar... Oldest Living Blogger asks: "How good is a freebie firewall?" - Rather than answer my own question, may I let the folks who made it do that? Here's what they say in their Help section's introduction of it:-
Overview
Comodo Firewall Pro offers 360° protection against internal and external threats by combining an enterprise class packet filtering firewall with an advanced host intrusion prevention system. The new-look interface facilitates quick and easy access to all major settings, including the powerful and highly configurable security rules interface.
Built from the ground upwards with your security in mind, this award winning firewall constantly monitors and defends your system from inbound and outbound attacks. Version 3.0 now features a fully fledged Host Intrusion Prevention System called Defense+ to protect your critical operating system files and block viruses and malware before they ever get the chance to install. In fact, Defense+ is so good at blocking malware, you may never need a dedicated anti-virus program ever... Golf Specific Training-level 2 - Come join us to improve your golf swing and add a few extra yards to your drive!!!
What:
Golf Specific Training-level 2 (GST2).
Where:
Kinesiologists.ca , located at 101-2025 West Broadway.
When:
Starting July 15th this 8 week program will be held on Tuesdays 6:00pm-7:00pm and Thursdays 7:00pm-8:00pm.
Why:
Improve all over body and core strength, power and flexibility to help improve your game!!
How:
Cost: 8 week program $17.50(per session) = $140.00
Drop-in fee $20.00(per session)
(tax is NOT included)
Call 604-736-9858 today to sign up or
email Katie at info@kinesiologists.ca.
... Summer Special - Kinesiologist.ca Summer Special*
Kinesiologists.ca is a Vancouver based company dedicated to the promotion of health, fitness, and active-rehabilitation through awareness of kinesiology and use of kinesiologists. Through our education based approach and commitment to positive results, we show our clients the value we place on their health and in their goals. From fixing an injury, increasing daily quality of life, or facilitating elite performance, our team helps patients and clients meet and exceed their expectations.
Summer rates (for new clients only):
Single sessions- $75.00??..NOW ONLY $65
10 session package- $66.50??..NOW ONLY $60
(per session)
15 session package- $63.00??.. NOW ONLY $50
(per session)
Hope to see you soon!!
*July and August only!
101 ? 2025 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC V6J 1X2
Phone: 604. 736.9858 Fax: 604. 736.9118
E-Mail: ... I'm not sure how Oldest Living Blogger got into the left pane here.... - But just for the record, here's the latest results of Googling the Old Coot tonight :)
... Another annoyance cured.... - Periodically, maybe too frequently, you may have programs hanging up or refusing to end promptly during a shutdown or reboot. You can find the cure here.
Please Note: If you go to the Elder Geek's first location in the Registry and it doesn't look right to you, (mine didn't have the expected data) you'll find what you're looking for by looking in HKey_Current_User\Control Panel\Desktop. Double-click on the word Desktop, and look in the right-hand pane for AutoEndTasks. On my machine, it's the third one on the list. Clicking on that brings up the window to modify the data setting. Change the zero to a one and exit the Registry and reboot. You're done.
And a short 'PS' - If you'd like a little freeware program that can easily move your address book list from your Outlook Express to your Thunderbird email programs, for example, then you can ... Websites for Real Estate searches - i have been looking for websites that i can do full advanced searches online for available listings in greater Vancouver and the lower mainland. i haven't had any luck with the typical ones. does anyone have any suggests?
... real estate searching... - i have been trying to find a website which has all the search options i need to research availble property's in vancouver.
does anyone have any website suggestions??
... Outsourcing women?s wombs: Surrogacy in the third world - http://thevancouvermanifesto.blogspot.com/2008/07/outsourcing-womens-wom
I?m watching Oprah right now. I try not to make it a habit but I only have access to channel 9 and I like to watch TV when I prepare my lunch.
The topic is surrogacy. She is interviewing this white American couple who has been trying for three years to get pregnant. Oprah asks them the standard questions about the ?alternatives?. White woman explains how she has tried and tried and it was getting expensive, they were getting demoralized blahblah. And she says, ?we both come from big families [her and her husband] and we always expected we would have our own big family as well. We considered surrogacy but it was so expensive in the states?.? Note that she does not address Oprah?s suggestion ... David Eby will run for Vision Vancouver- my almost hero - READ FULL HERE:
http://thevancouvermanifesto.blogspot.com/2008/07/david-eby-will-run-for
David Eby (Pivot Legal Society) will officially announce tomorrow that he will be running for council with Vision Vancouver's backing.
Tremendous considering David Eby is a local hero.
I just wish he had decided to run with COPE.
But seeing where COPE is at now I can see why he did it.
Political Opportunity theory, a social movement theory that predicts why social action/change occurs, states that social movement actors and organizations find "windows of opportunity" in an environment or setting to make a political impact/ make political gains for a movement (see Kreisi 2007).
Couple that with Rosenthal (2000) "?the concessions that have b... Just some statistics.... - According to Net Applications (netapplications.com) Windows XP is still the preferred O/S for 71.20 percent of us, compared to Vista at 16.14 percent. These are the two most used, and you can see the complete chart here if you'd like to see the numbers for the others on the list. Click inside the small image to get a larger and easier to read one.
... Rejuvenate Your Summer Workout - Women's Cardio Kickbox Bootcamp - WOMEN'S CARDIO KICKBOXING BOOTCAMP - August 2008 Registration Now Open
Presented by Raz Chan Fitness and Mobile Personal Training
Rejuvenate your weekly workout - experience our Women's Cardio Kickboxing Bootcamp and get a
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Join us three times a week for 4 weeks for our total body workout with boxing drills, core ab exercises, interval training, and more! Never the same workout twice with our programming and lots of variety to keep all fitness levels challenged. View video clips and photos of previous Bootcamp classes at http://www.razchanfitness.com
LOCATIONS & SCHEDULE
All Bootcamps are 3x/week (12 sessions). Due to the format of our Bootcamp, we do not offer drop-in rates or switching of class sessions - please review our registration policy under our FAQs section online. Participants are required to come to clas with handwraps and ... The World Cafe Presents and evening of Chilean authors and an e-poem by Hadaa Sendoo, Mongolia - Subject: World Poetry Cafe Radio Show Presents Eliana Cuevas, Consul of Chile, Indran Amirthanayagam and an e-poem by Hadaa Sendoo, Mongolia July 8th at 9 pm PST on CFRO102.7 FM!
The World Poetry Café Radio Show airs every Tuesday at 9 pm PST, with your hosts Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea presents the Chilean Consul in Vancouver, Maria Eliana Cuevas, Indran Amirthanayagam, US consulate attaché in Vancouver to discuss the Intimate Evening with Renowned Chilean Poets and Authors on July 28 at the Vancouver Public Library. Poets to be presented in Spanish with an English Commentary are: Gabriella Mistral, Pablo Neruda, Vicente, Garcia-Huidobro Fernandez and Nicanor Parra. This discussion will include a brief history of the lives of the featured poets.
The email section will include an E-poem by:
Hadaa Sendoo, a world-renowned poet in Mongolia. He is member of the Mongolian Writers Union and has won Prizes for the Best Poet, the Poet of Millennium, Creativ... Life and death in the ocean - Or was it the Vancouver Aquarium? - After reading a post over at Des orques dans la brume, I have been keeping an eye on the health of our newborn beluga calf at the Vancouver Aquarium. Qila, the mother, is a first-timer, which always increases the risks. When the calf got sick last week, everyone took a deep breath. Having now mostly recovered, the two-week-old cutie is playfully swimming around her tank; updates are posted here and the mother and calf can be watched live on the beluga cam. Cute!
But just as it is the case out in open sea, the life and death cycle endlessly perpetuates itself at the aquarium too. And despite what some people want to believe, sometimes the human factor isn't responsible. A... Here's one for a dull day.... - This is one of the hanging baskets along the bridge on the way in here.
Please note: If you'd like to see the full sized version of this picture,
then you can find it here.
Enjoy your day, everyone.
... Today's photo.... - Looking at 'Up the creek without a paddle' you wouldn't think that it's only half a mile from Lions Gate Bridge and the Park Royal Mall in West Van. It was taken from the bridge on Fullerton Avenue.
... Today's picture: another variety of roses - You can see today's picture here.
I hope you enjoy it.
... Test your PC... - Would you like to test your firewall for leaks, or check your broadband speed?
Then here's where you can do that, and it's free.
If you have a firewall, you should be sure it works, and this will tell you.
There's another speed test called Speakeasy with several locations including Seattle where you can also test your speed. I like it because Seattle is close, and therefore there aren't a lot of hops in between to slow things down.
... World Poetry Cafe Radio Show Proudly presents Dr Stephan Gill - The World Poetry Café Radio Show proudly presents a special phone interview with Dr. Stephan Gill, July 1st on CFRO 102.7 FM from 9:10 pm to 9:40 pm PST.
with your hosts Ariadne Sawyer, MA and Alejandro Mujica-Olea.
For our radio listener?s world wide:
1. Go to www.coopradio.org and follow the links to the World Poetry Café, Tuesdays at (pm PST)
2. Three days after the interview the show can be accessed by going to archives. You can also listen to Starchoice Satellite 845
3. Many of our listeners from 19 countries around the world record the show live and listen to it afterward.
Featured Poet
Background information for featured guest:
Poet Laureate of Ansted University, Stephen Gill is an expressive voice of Canada, India and Pakistan. He believes strongly in a democratically elected world government and peace through peaceful means. Global peace and so... Balancing the Stone - [Reproduced from my original blog, Coriolistic Anachronisms]
This is for Marie, who could not be present, but always is, any way.
There are times and places when - and where - one wishes the former would stop and the latter could be taken home. But time surely never stops and those places only follow us home on frozen photographs and wrapped up softly in our memories. It's up to us, then, to match our pace to that of life around us and to make sure the memories live on and generate new dreams.
The Seawall is one of those places, and last Sunday night, one of those times.
I had noticed on my afternoon run that Kent Avery, the singular man behind the famous balanced stones, was at work on his regular spot half-way between Ferguson Point and Second Beach, and I'd decided to come back for sunset.
... Picture of the day... - Click here for today's picture.
And if you looked the other way then this is what you'd see.
... W.Va. Psychologist Tells Senate Vets Need More Mental Health Help - American Psychological Association article reports that war veterans, especially those living in rural areas, need more accessible mental health services after a statewide study showed many are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, a West Virginia University psychology professor told a U.S. Senate committee.... HRSA Halts Proposed Rule Revising Medically Underserved Areas - The Health Resources and Services Administration has announced it will not move to finalize a proposed rule changing how it designates medically underserved populations and health professional shortage areas.... HHS and DHS Announce Guidance on Pandemic Vaccination Allocation - The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Homeland Security released today guidance on allocating and targeting pandemic influenza vaccine, that provides a planning framework to help state, tribal, local and community leaders ensure that vaccine allocation and use will reduce the impact of a pandemic on public health and minimize disruption to society and the economy.... U.S. Senate Approves Funding for Community Health Centers - News-Medical.net article reports that by unanimous consent on Monday, the Senate approved a bill (S 901) that would reauthorize through 2012 three federal programs that provide services to rural and underserved areas.... WA Medical School Celebrates Opening - Associated Press article via Seattle Post Intelligence, (WA) reports that a new Pacific Northwest medical school celebrated its opening Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the College of Osteopathic Medicine, which plans to send primary care doctors to serve in rural and low-income areas in a five-state region.... Study: Most Nursing Homes Not Ready for Pandemics - MLive.com, (MI) article reports that new research, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, suggests more than half of nursing homes are not prepared to help overwhelmed hospitals in emergencies.... VA, Monster Partner for Veteran Job Seekers - In a new plan to help veterans find jobs, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has partnered with Monster Government Solutions, a division of Monster Worldwide, Inc., a company that markets online employment services to employers and job seekers.... Designation of Medically Underserved Populations and Health Professional Shortage Areas; Proposed Rule; Status - The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) received many substantive comments on the proposed rule and will consider these comments carefully. Based on a preliminary review of the comments, it appears that HRSA will need to make a number of changes in the proposed rule. Instead of issuing a final regulation as the next step, HHS will issue a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for further review and public comment prior to issuing a fi... Special Open Door Forum: Changes in Conditions of Participation Requirements and Payment Provisions for Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers: Proposed Rule - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is hosting an Special Open Door Forum on Sept. 5th to review specific provisions of "Changes in Conditions of Participation Requirements and Payment Provisions for Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers: Proposed Rule."... Philanthropic Divide Continues to Grow - Daily Yonder article discusses how rural states continue to have low levels of philanthropic support, according to a report just released by the Big Sky Institute in Helena, Montana.... Medicare to Pay Bonuses for 'E-Prescribing' - HealthDay News article reports that starting next year, doctors can earn additional money from Medicare if they use electronic prescribing systems, U.S. health officials said Monday.... New Report Warns AIDS Creating a Crisis in South - NBC 13 Birmingham, (AL) tells of a surprising new report that warns that the AIDS virus is taking hold in the Deep South, showing the potentially deadly virus is affecting poor people in rural areas, especially minorities ages 20-24.... SAMHSA Launches New Homelessness Resource Center Web Site - The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has launched a new Homelessness Resource Center Web site designed to support individuals working to improve the lives of people affected by homelessness who have mental health conditions, substance use disorders, and histories of trauma.... Number Of Working-Age Adults With Major Chronic Conditions Grew 25 Percent Over 10 Years; Access to Care Eroded the Most Among Uninsured - As the number of working-age adults who have major chronic conditions grew between 1997 and 2006, those without health coverage in this group experienced substantial erosion in access to health care, according to a new study by Kaiser Family Foundation researchers published today as a Health Affairs Web Exclusive.... New Carsey Institute Report Finds Four Distinct Rural Americas - A new report from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire, based on a comprehensive survey of 8,000 Americans from 19 rural counties, identifies four distinct, often disparate, rural Americas.... Fuel's Surge a Headache for Home Health Providers - Associated Press article tells how U.S. home health care workers, particularly those in rural areas, are suffering from financial headaches caused by the escalating cost of transportation, forcing some to borrow cash from co-workers in between paychecks and others to consider leaving the industry altogether.... Letter from Langdon: The High (and Hidden) Price of Rural 911 - Daily Yonder article asks "when there's an accident in a rural area, many volunteers rush to the rescue, usually at their own expense. Should they be eligible for more than gratitude?"... Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act Brings Changes for Hospitals - AHA News summarizes H.R. 6331, the "2008 Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act," that Congress, on July 15, voted to override the presidents veto.... Latest CDC Data Show More Americans Report Being Obese - An estimated 25.6 percent of U.S. adults reported being obese in 2007 compared to 23.9 percent in 2005, an increase of 1.7 percent according to a report in today′s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).... National Policy Needed to Address Health Care Workforce Crisis, Report Says - AHA News reports that a report released today by the Association of Academic Health Centers warns that the U.S. needs to take immediate action to develop an integrated, comprehensive national health care workforce policy to meet the needs of the aging population.... Senate Finance Committee Examines Innovations in Health Care - AHA News reports that at the latest in a series of hearings to prepare for action on health reform next year, the Senate Finance Committee today examined how technology and other innovations can be used to improve health care delivery.... Second National Scorecard on U.S. Health Care System Finds No Overall Improvement; Steep Decline in Access, Scores on Efficiency Especially Low - A new national scorecard from The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System finds that the U.S. health care system has failed to improve overall and that scores on access have declined significantly since the first national scorecard in 2006.... New Report: Investment in Disease Prevention Could Save America More than $16 Billion in Five Years - A small strategic investment in disease prevention could result in significant savings in U.S. health care costs, according to a new report released today by the Trust for Americas Health (TFAH).... Remote Area Medical: Hospital Under the Big Top - Daily Yonder article tells how Remote Area Medical is helping to serve Americans who cannot afford health care, and today 60% of their expeditions serve rural America.... Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act, 2008 - Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced steps it is taking to implement certain Medicare provisions in the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008.... Amount of Physical Activity by Children Steadily Declines as They Get Older - EurekaAlert! article reports that new research documents the decline in physical activity among children, with less than a third meeting recommended physical activity guidelines by the time they are 15 years old, according to a study in the July 16 issue of JAMA.... Third of Elderly Patients Take Companion to See Doctor - HealthDay News article reports that more than one-third of elderly patients on Medicare take a companion with them for routine medical visits, and patients who are accompanied on such visits tend to be more satisfied with the visit, according to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.... Congress Overturns President's Veto; Vital Rural Medicare Package Becomes Law - National Rural Health Association reports that Congress overwhelmingly overrode the presidential veto of H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Providers and Patients Act of 2008, legislation that provides nearly $2 billion critical dollars to rural America and eliminates the pending 10.6 percent cut in Medicare payments to physicians through December 2009.... Medicare Quality Reporting Initiative Pays Over $36 Million to Participating Physicians from the 2007 PQRI Reporting Period - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) today announced payment of more than $36 million in bonus payments to many of the more than 56,700 health professionals who satisfactorily reported quality information to Medicare under the 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI).... Patient Satisfaction Higher at Most Wired Hospitals - AHA News reports that the 100 Most Wired hospitals show better outcomes in patient satisfaction, risk-adjusted mortality rates and other key quality measures through the use of information technology (IT), according to a new analysis in the journal, Hospitals & Health Networks.... Copyright © 2008, Real Estate Investment Tips. All Rights Reserved. |