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....FOR FREEDOM!!!

 

 “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act. –George Orwell

 

The year is 1913, Woodrow Wilson is president, and powerful banking interests, who have been trying for year, finally achieved their long term goal, of silently taking control of the American government.

     The first thing the did to accomplish their take over was convince secretary of state, Flan Denox, to lie to the American people, and tell them that the 16th amendment [Income Tax Amendment] had been legally ratified by the states when it was not. The bankers knew that this tax would ultimately end up in their pockets.

     Because of this fraud the American people were led to believe there was a tax on their labor. Congress and the President ARE completely aware of this fraud and it was cited in a recent court case:

 

“If you… examined [the 16th amendment] carefully, you would find that a sufficient number of states ratified that amendment.” -U.S. District Court Judge, James C. Fox, 2003

 

That very same year [1913] the bankers committed their second, and by far most diabolical fraud ever perpetrated on the American people, by bribing senators to pass the Federal Reserve Act, without the required Constitutional amendment. They did this during Christmas vacation, when many senators where home celebrating Christmas with their families.

     And that is how the unconstitutional Federal Reserve Act came into being. They were very clever, and understood that who ever issued the money for America controlled the government.

 

“Give me control of a nations money supply, and I care not who makes its laws.” -Mayer Rothschild, Private Banker

 

President Wilson, who signed the Federal Reserve Act later said in regret:

“I’m a most unhappy man; I have unwittingly ruined my country a great industrial nation is now controlled by a system of credit. We are no longer a government by free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a government by the opinions and duress of a small group of dominant men.” -Woodrow Wilson, 1919

 

How did America transform from being a truly free country with a servant government where our individual rights are protected by our Constitution, to being a country that talked about being free but really wasn’t?

     The change started when the Federal Reserve came into existence, and America adopted one of the major planks of the Communist Manifesto by creating for America this central bank.

     The very same people that back the Federal Reserve System also back the graduated income tax, a second plank from the Communist Manifesto.

     And now our Congress so dominated by the banks, is helping them entrap people even further by passing new Bankruptcy Laws making it more difficult for the people to declare bankruptcy and get a fresh start.

 

“Who controls money controls the world.” -Henry Kissinger, Council of Foreign Relations

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*President Bush has signed executive orders give him sole authority to impose martial law and suspending Habeas Corpus. This gives him dictatorial power over the people without any checks or balances.

 

*The government can jail you for life without charges, without trial, and without a lawyer.

 

*Because of globalization the U.S. must accept other nations’ laws. Under the CAFTA treaty the sale of vitamins and supplements will be illegal.

 

*Executive Order# 10999: Allows the government to take over all modes of transportation.

 

*Executive Order# 11000: Allows the government to mobilize civilians into work brigades under government supervision.

 

* Executive Order# 11921: Provides that the president can declare a state of emergency that is not defined and Congress cannot review the action for six months.

 

*Senate Bill# 1873: Allows the government to vaccinate you with untested vaccines against your will.

 

*The FDA says: Americans do not have a right to know which foods are genetically modified.

 

*Congressman Sensenbrenner’s Bill (HR1528): Requires you to spy on you neighbors including wearing a wire. Refusal would be punishable by a mandatory prison sentence of at least two years.

 

*The government claims the power to seize all financial interments: gold, silver, and everything else if they deem an emergence exists. –treasury department letter, Aug. 12, 2005

 

*There are 190 countries in the world; American has bases in 130 them.

 

The Patriot Act permits:

*Secret FBI and police searches of your home and office.

*Secret government wiretaps on you phone, computer and/or internet activity.

*Secret investigations of your bank record, credit cards and other financial records.

*Secret investigations of your library and book activities.

*Secret examinations of your metical, travel and business records.

*The freezing of funds and assets without prior notice or appeal.

*The creation of secret watch lists that ban those named from air and other travel.

 

“The Constitution is just a goddamn piece of paper.” -George W. Bush, Nov. 2005, Capitol Hill Blue

 

During the 1990’s President Clinton monitored millions of private phone calls placed by U.S. citizens. He did this under a secret program code named: Echelon. The wide spread use of wire tapping Americans during the Clinton administration proves that this practice was not started because of 9/11 but is standard procedure.

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The new legislation for the national ID card is in and takes three to for pages to describe. It will be connected to our driver’s licenses and Social security numbers. A physical ID such as finger prints or retinal print will be on it.

This law known as the Real ID Act takes effect in May 2008. Anyone with out a card will not be permitted to board an air plain, Amtrak train, open a bank account, or enter a federal building.

The bill mandates that all drivers’ licenses contain “common readable technology. A radio frequency identification (RFID) chip will be used.

 

 

“It is time to wake up America. Those ID cards are NOT about defeating terrorism, they are all about controlling the American people.” -Aaron Russo

 

The latest technology for identifying people when they make purchases is the implantable chip that can be directly imbedded into human flesh. Its tiny glass capsule is about the size if a grain if rice. It contains an RFID computer chip with a coiled antenna.

Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, and others have expressed great interest in being able to more closely monitor the American people. And one way to do that would be to determine who buys what and where they take these things.

     Radio frequency can travel through walls, wood, the things we normally rely on to protect our privacy. For example your backpack, your pocket, anything you’re wearing or carrying.

     They were talking about having reader devices in every airport, on every bus, every train, on every port and every dock.

     One of the most worrisome applications of RFID is proposals to put in cash. Meaning that you’d be able to track every bank note, where it has been, who it has been issued to, and create an essence an audit trail that would essentially take away the anonymity of cash, that we enjoy today.

     The ATM machine itself, as the money came through the roller device, would be reading each number. And it would know who you are; of course you identify yourself at banks or ATMs. And the ATM would tag the number, and transfer the possession name from, say Bank of America to Joe Jones.

     Once every thing you do is tied down to a single number, and there is no longer the option to pay with cash, then all it takes to render you a non citizen is to simply turn you chip off. Then you won’t be able to participate in ant function in society, including buy food.  

     Through the implementation of the Federal Reserve System, the American citizen has gone from being a private individual who had real money, and gold in possession that was private, to a citizen who has no privacy because all money is now being digitized. They can deduct however amount of money they want out of your digits when ever they want, and they can trace you when ever they want. You’ll be at there mercy. God forbid we allow this to happen in America

    

“This is outrageous! I mean your talking about the government looking over your shoulder at absolutely everything you do, every purchase you make, every place you go, every company you interact with, would be recorded back to potentially the government.” -Katherine Albrecht, author of “Spy Chips”

 

Have we become so controlled and ignorant about our rights, that big institution and big governments can do whatever they want with us even with out our approval?

I know for certain that our founding fathers would resist to the death what is happening in America today. And I for one will not accept a national ID card. And if nobody accepts a national ID card, and nobody can board a plain without one, then let the airlines go bankrupt. And if you can’t open an account in a big national bank, then open one in a small local bank. And if we can’t walk into a federal building, I’d personally consider that a blessing.

Don’t allow these institutions to dictate to us how we conduct our lives. This is America, and we have free choice! We the people have the power not the government. The government gets its power from us, not the other way around.

Think of all the men and women that died in all our wars fighting for freedom, not Federal Reserve bankers. Do you think they sacrificed their lives so America could get chipped like a dog, so we can all have homing devices inside us? NO! This ID card is the last step before they implant us, and that is precisely the reason no one should accept one.

And you know what they’re going to do? They’re going to call in the propaganda machine, the media, and try to sell this RFID chip as if it was in everybody’s best interest.

 

“We shall have a world government whether or not we like it. The only question is whether the world government will be achieved by conquest or consent.” -Paul Warburg, architect of the Federal Reserve System, 1950

 

The central bankers of the world are working together to create a one world government. A global police sinister was the only thing George Orwell ever wrote about. Where every person on the planet Earth will have an RFID chip implant, where the bankers and the governments have access to every transaction you make.

A chip in every in everybody would be the universal monitory system, because there would be no escape from it.

Most people don’t have a clue that these unelected private bankers, actually control the governments of the world. They have actually financed and profited from ever war since World War I, without concern for humanity. The war in Iraq is an attempt by the Federal Reserve and their partner the Bank of England to control the middle east, and make it part of the new world order.

 

“Military men are just dumb stupid animals, to be used as pawn in foreign policies.” -Henry Kissinger

 

     The war on terrorism is the war on your freedom.

 

“The bankers own take it away from them but leave them the power to create money, and with the flick of the pen they will create enough money to buy it back again. However, take away the power to create money, and all great fortunes like mine will disappear and ought to disappear, for this would be a happier and better world to live in.

But if you wish to remain slaves of the bankers and pay the cost of your own slavery, let them continue to create money.” - Sir Josiah Stamp, former director of the Bank of England

 

“We are grateful to the Washington Post, the New York Times, Time Magazine, and other great publications whose directors have attended our meetings and respected their promises of discretion for almost 40 years.

     It would have been impossible for us to develop our plans for the world if we had been subjected to the lights of publicity during those years. But now the world is more sophisticated and prepared to march toward a world government. The supra national sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers is surely preferable to the national auto determination, practiced in past centuries.” 

-David Rockefeller, private banker, council on foreign relations, June 1991

 

“The real rulers in Washington are invisible and exercise power from behind the scenes.” -Felix Frankfuter, U.S. Supreme Court Justice

 

“It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning.” -Henry Ford

 

     Now that you do understand what happened in 1913, and how it is leading to world government, the future depends on you. Will you choose freedom or slavery? Stop living in fear of your government. Government is the servant. We are the masters.

So what are you going to do about it? Join together in civil disobedience. Be willing to take part in nationwide strikes, boycotts, and marches on Washington. Force Congress to use their power to shut down the Federal Reserve. Government has authority to issue money, without paying interest to the bankers. This will take away the power to control our government from the bankers. Only vote for candidates who have signed an affidavit to shut down the Federal Reserve System and stop world government.

If you are in the military or law enforcement, remember you swore an oath to defend the American Constitution. You didn’t swear an oath to promote world government. Honor your Oath.

DONOT accept the national ID card, even if it’s your drivers’ license. We must demand that the American peoples gold be audited, and make certain that it has not been stolen. This asset must be returned to the American people.

Abolish computer voting in the state where you live. Stop being a good Democrat, stop being a good Republican, start being good Americans.

And when the media starts telling you that the country will fall apart if this is done, don’t be fooled. This is just the Federal Reserve trying to save itself. Squash it!

 

“I like the old idea, where you could do what you thought you could do and what you wanted to do as long as you didn’t hurt anyone.”

 -Ron Paul

 

If you believe in civil disobedience and wish to organize with millions of Americans in this battle for liberty, please sign up at freedomtofascism.com, and if you choose not to help, report to Central Services immediately and we will have you fitted for an RFID chip… for you own safety, of course.

 

”We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.”
-Benjamin Franklin, at the signing of the Declaration of
Independence, July 4, 1776

 Uninted we stand, Divided we fall.

www.ronpaul2008.com

 

www.wethepeoplefoundation.org

 Source:

America: from freedom to fascism (DVD)
 
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1656880303867390173

 



Published On: 11/10/2007
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theres been alot on my mind these past few weeks. friends, family, what im gonna do with the rest of my life. and what i want now.

but anywho lets make this random
 

i had this deam that i was walking with you and you told me that we could never be any less and never any more. and i was ok with that. but i couldnt help thinking to myself about the time we dove off the cliff. that one to reach my car that was in the middle of the creek, i remember you said something along the line of catch me when i fall. i think i see you slipping so im getting ready to catch you. with arms outstreched i will be there for you, think and thin. then i woke up, and i was alone.
you called me, my fone said your name, but your sweet voice i remember wasnt there. instead it was someone else, someone who changed. you asked me to catch you. i said not to let go, but you did. and you fell into my arms.
 
Red, Pacific, and the White room
 
 
 we are a tricycle.
me in the front, and the two in the back. they are always together, they work together while i just steer, while im just in the front alone. im the frist one to get into the bumpy patch, then i steer them away to safty. then im flat tire, then im replaced.. the end
 
I'm making u think more right ?
 
I'll even make it long for u
 
 I think that my mind is starting to become my enemy. I think so often that I believe I am starting to think of just outrageous things.
 
 can i make you laugh.
 
Mood: idk
 
lets do a survey to make this longer
 

What shall I call you?: i don't care, whatever.
Why are you taking this quiz?: i'm bored.
Promise not to get offended?: suree.
Great! Any last words? (Muahahaha!):  i think i've done this.

Personal Life
How's life treaten' ya?: okay.
Are you happy with your life right now?: some parts of it.
What could make it better, even if you are?: eh.
Who do you live with?: mom
How do you feel about this?: whatever.
Do you have a history of traumatic events in your life?: maybe
How is school?: b
Do you have lots of friends?: no.
How do people generally perceive you?: depends on the person.
How do you generally perceive people?: depends on the person.
Are you a bitter person?: i can be.
Do you easily get jealous of people?: ehh.
How do you channel your anger?: shut people out.
How well do you trust others?:  i barely trust anyone.

Your Appearance
Do you think you are attractive?: u can be the judge
Why or why not?:
who cares.
What is your favorite physical feature?:
i don't know.
Why do you choose this, above all?: -
What do you think of your eyes?: there blue
Do you like the person you see in the mirror?: she could be better.
Do you have a nice body?: if u think that
Have you ever been happy with your appearance?: yeah.
What about unhappy?: duh.
Has anyone ever called you ugly?: uh huhh.

Do you think you're ugly?: on sum days
Were you blessed with physical qualities?: sure
How important is appearance to you?: very
What 2 major things would you change about your appearance?: blahhh.
Why do you choose these two things?:

Friends and Social Life
Let's be vague. In general, do you like people?: yep
Why or why not?: i hate meeting new people in person, i like it online though
Do you have a high or low tolerance for stupidity?: loww.
Are you acceptant of others' beliefs?: yeah.
Do you think you have lots of friends?: yeah
What do you think of the friends you do have?: i don't know.
Do you believe that 'friendship is golden' ?: sometimes.
Do you have a best friend?:  yes
How long have you known this person?: since kindergarden
Are they like a brother/sister to you?: sure.
Are you shy?: yeah.
Are you outgoing?: yeah
Have you been hurt by people?: mhm.
Have you ever intentionally hurt anyone, physically or emotionally?: yeah.

Why or why not?: alskdfj.

Sex
First off, have you ever had sex?: yes
First time (if yes) ... Why not (if no) ?:
Does your religion oppose sex?: if you're not married.
What are your personal feelings on sex?: whatever.
Are you straight, bisexual, or homosexual?: i'm straight.
Are you sure?: positive.
Have you ever experimented with the same sex?: nae
Did you like it (if yes) ... Why not (if no) ?:
Do you like sex or is it not appealing to you? i like
Does it frustrate you when people talk about it?: not really.
Is it a subject that makes you uncomfortable?: nope.

The things no one likes to talk about! (Touchy questions ahead.)
Has someone close to you ever died?: uh huh.
Do you think about suicide?: not really.
Have you ever tried to commit suicide?: ***
Have you ever been raped?: no.
Do you cut?: if i knew id tell u
What are your feelings on cutters?: thats a funny question
Do you suffer from Clinical Depression?: no.
Do you have an STD?: no.
Have you ever taken illegal drugs?: yes
Why or why not?: idk
Do you smoke cigarettes or drink alcohol?: no,yes
Why or why not?: i don't need it.

Last Questions
Did this quiz make you uncomfortable?: nope.
Were you honest?: one hundred percent.
Will you take more of my quizzes when I make them?: if i feel like it.
Are you happy it's over?: i don't really care.



Published On: 10/6/2007
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   Hey this is brock right now my life sucks. The wrong turns i made in life turn my back on my friends leaving people who i care about behind that should really care about. The wrong turns i went through in my life is getting in fights with some of my friends and cant go outside because of afraid of getting jumped or people will say stuff that will hurt my feelings. And my life is falling to peaces because of my heart problems no girls want me because i dont get out side that much but i met this girl online she said when shes done school that we move together. Be each other when me or her is hurt or have something together. I will treat her with respect and not say things will hurt her because i dont wanna be like that. I waas like that to my friends in my life. Some people say whats life for we live then die. Thats when i come in and tell life not for living and dying you get to have kids and watch them grow and grow. You get to see how beautful they look when they are small when you wrap your arms around them and you touch their skin and its smooth and u dont wanna never let go of her or him. They'll be there for you no matters what happens. When you need to cry they'll be there. If you need help when you are help They'll all be there. I know im not a adult right now im only 16teen but soon 17teen im figure out how my life will go step by step filling in the peaces well i go along in time. Having thoughts of what i wanna do in my years as i grow. Write down my problems think of what job i want, laughing and playing with the friends i have now barely worrying about anybody jump me. If anyone wants to to my love from me you cant but only share it with me. So i'll show you how my life is going right now. Im just waiting for that one girl to be with me. Do things with our kids just watching to see if they grow up like us. See how well they did better than us in school and see what they'll pick for their path in life. Then after their done high school you dont want them to leave i know we cry to see them go but they are finding their family to make. Then we'll see their kids grow and our kids grow up to be happy just like us. When you love someone you'll do the crazy thing that you cant explain. You'll tell the truth and all the happy feelings that you could never tell anyone. Then one day you'll see your girl has somethings in life that she really needs to tell you and you'll be there for anything even if you have to miss something in important thats sacrifice. You will see how much you love them and never want to let them go. you'll want them allways in your arms forever reasons. But i have been through some of this when there was times my friends were saying that they didn't want to be my buddy because some reasons i wasn't there for them. When i first moved to Kingston Ontario i thought i had losted all my friends but like a month or two in i might some of the best friends i every had. And some went in there own path but the true friends stick together but thats what i think i dont know about you. I'm that kind of guy thats healthy and like to have fun, hanging with friends and meeting knew people.

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   Today i am going talk about pain the things in go through in life. Like today i got rushed in amulbance because i had troubles breathing. It's just because i have heart problems that we're trying to fix. They say it because of stress. Just thinking about about things will make me worry and i have so much things on my mind that im trying to get rid of. And now im going to start talking about pain. There are things in life that you you want to say but it wont come out and you dont wanna say it because you think they'll laugh or make fun of you. But just forget them and tell it from the heart. If people laugh its just because they are having problems and they cant say what they wanted to say but you beat them and now their laughing at you. All u have to say that you can tell it and not hide it from others. So when someone laughs at you know that they are just hiding their thoughts. Now what about your mom or dad is in the hospital and you want to be there for them every step but you cant you get kicked out. Jus t dont give up that easy you wait and wait to see if their ok. While you watch them go through the pain their in buy something for them like flowers everyone likes them. Just wait outside of the room if you cant go in you will be with them even if they think your not. Now when one of your family members died and let go of their sprits dont forget they'll be in your dreams and thoughts. Dont go drinking that one drink that you take you'll just want more and more until one day you lose your life in that one drink you took at the beggining. Then you will look back and see it again and again you want more but they are trying to get to you and say dont go through what i had done or the path they took to get we're they are this day and forever. Now just imagine you going down that path they took and you dont care about anyone one know more. Now just think about all the people you are hurting in your life your family your friends that helped you when you didn't have nobody there just think and now think about the drinks and now hows it is messing up your life just think and think of what they would say to you in those last words before they go and their gone. Here you are crying how you drinked some of the peaces that you wanted to keep in your heart. Now you are feeling bad you know what you can listening to of what they of said and turn your life around like your free. You have rights don't forget that you can do anything but don't drink since you know what that feeling feels like. I want this to get out there and let people know before they drink before it erases those memorys. You can write me anytime you feel like so don't feel bad what you have to tell there's no worry's i wont talk no one i promise. I just want to be that one guy who helps you out. Just tell me how your life is going or if you just want to skip the begining and tell me whats wrong thats ok and its fine by me. So just write me anytime ok see ya later.

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   Am going to talk about love. First thing love is something that two people feel about each toher its like butterflys in both of your stomach. People will never love you if our trying to be someone else you have to be you for always. So why do people say they dont love you maybe they dont feel the love from you. Just ask them if they feel it. You dont have to be shy just tell him or her they'll understand. You have to believe me on that i have been through all that in my life so far. I didn't tell one of my best friends and she didn't think i was telling the truth and i wans't but now i can never lie to a girl now but show them the shape of my heart. They'll have to feel it from their soul. Once they do if they believe you then you'll know that the girl is waiting for you to see if you will stay with her. I been with girls through my life for like 3 years and 2 years trying to see if they just want to be together forever. But some of them cheated on me or dumped me im not shy for telling you all of this. Im trying to help people get together so they'll when it happens to them. I want them just to feel what is to be love and be caring each other be there for each other no matter what happens. If their hurt bad stay there dont go just incase they past you want to hear that couple last words they say before they are off into the air. You'll be lonely but they'll always be there with you. In your thoughs and your feelings. You wish you could have anthor girl just like her you can have anyone if you get out there and try your best for her. If you know its the girl you want to love geet her flowers any girl will like that. THen ask her if she wants to grab something to eat. Then work from there until that one day you get her you'll be happy and your feeling those butterflys in your stomach and you know its the right one. Then you can have kids if you want and your ready. I love the girls that want to be with me and share thoughts and feelings because i know i will find that girl thats just hanging on until i find her. Thats when i care for her and how good she looks everyday. When her hair smells like through the wind thats when you want grab her and will you marrie me and she will most likely say yes. Both of you will a happy ending together and dont for get that moment when you got down on your knees and you had that feeling in your head i'll be with you no matters what happens to both of you. Will see you guys and girls.

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    Have anyone of you everythink you didn't belong in a group where you just didn't want to work with the people around you. Just give it a try and you will maybe make more friends that will care for you be there most of those path you make. Some people make fun of your music but your music is helping you get through things in life that people cant help you with. But you'll that day or night when you need someone with you because your afraid that you'll not make it through the night without that person or friends. Friends are there for anything you need even when you have tears in your eyes when those tears just about to drop someone you love will come and wipe them off your face you'll not have to cry anymore you need to tell them whats wrong or whats going on thats making you cry. I been through that before when my girlfriend cry I ask her what was wrong and she told me because she loved me and i didn't want her to hurt in anyway it just makes me sad. I know when a girl cry they want to share something with you but they are afraid to tell you because they might think you will take the wrong question the wrong way. So when your girl is hurt just not joking saying that you promise. Say it from your heart i know you dont want to but if you dont make that choice your going to hurt and it will stay with you forever. First you have to sit them down and im not trying to be mean but tell them you love them and they have to trust you even when she is hurt you have to tell her to tell you because its not going to go away if you just sit there and do nothing. Ask her whats wrong,is there anything i can do for you,is it me or did i do something i hurt about your feelings. Just give her a chance to talk to who every she wans't if she doesn't tell you. I know everything about this because i been through this to just take steps after steps. I hope this helps you in your life. Thanks for listening to me if you do have any questions hit my site and i'll answer to all ok thanks again.     


Published On: 3/19/2007
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CREATIVE STAKES GET HIGHER AS 72 HOUR FILMMAKER SHOWDOWN OFFERS $2000  CASH PURSE IN ADDITION TO PRIZE HAUL
 

 

Registration underway for TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival’s film-making sprint.

Film-making becomes an athletic endeavour at Whistler’s annual 72 Hour Filmmaker Showdown. The competition, an integral part of the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival’s line-up, challenges artists to perform feats of speed, endurance and precision, with the call to shoot, edit and produce a 3-5 minute digital film set within a 100km radius of Whistler in the space of 72 hours.

The 72 Hour Filmmaker Showdown traditionally spawns a concentrated burst of creative energy in Whistler. The Muses descend en masse, as 100 filmmaking teams are loosed on the resort and are given free range to blow the budget, burn the midnight oil and storm the house to meet a deadline.

The Gala screening of finalists is the hottest ticket in town, packing the 2000 seat Conference Centre.  Even the unsanctioned Second Cuts screenings sell out. Previous winners have also received significant exposure, including screenings for the Directors Guild of Canada, at the 2003 Squaw Valley Film Festival, and the 2003 World of Comedy International Film Festival in Toronto. Winners from the 5 previous years of the competition can be viewed at www.whistler2007.com.

The winner of the 2007 Best in Show award will pick up $15,000 in prizes including a $2000 cash purse.

The call for participants is now underway, open to anyone who loves to make films - amateurs and professionals, teams or individuals. Teams from California, Montreal, Vancouver and Whistler have already lodged early submissions.  Festival Production Coordinator Lilli Clark says, “The profile of 72 Hour Filmmaker Showdown is growing, and it’s earning a reputation globally as a quality film-making event, with professionals and industry-insiders from across the country lining up to take part.”

The exposure for the film-makers is more than just to a packed house at the Gala screening, but will put their work before an A-list panel of reviewers and judges from within the Canadian film industry. 

Industry luminaries including Leo nominated writer and director Tara Hungerford; the film, TV and theatre producer who is also behind the monthly Celluloid Social Club, Paul Armstrong; Anthony Vitale from WhiteOut Films and Zaib Shaikh of Little Mosque on the Prairie fame will sit on the review panel to choose the finalists.

Due to the popularity of the Filmmaker Showdown, advance registration is highly recommended. Entries may still be accepted, but not guaranteed, at a meeting required for all participants at the TELUS Conference Centre on Friday April 14 at 9am in Whistler. The deadline for guaranteed entry is April 3rd. The competition begins following the meeting at 10am. You can register your intent to participate and read up about all the filming details at www.whistler2007.com/film/entry.

 
 


Published On: 3/7/2007
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Well i'm thinkin red today...

Well too much happening these days i'm back in school and i'm also starting að firm called Iceland Extreme wich will be hosting only extreme sports like i'm starting a snowboard and skii course then it will be mini skii and snowboard festival on a glaciar here called Snaefellsjokull but date's are not set yet and then it will be power kite course on skii's or snowboards and then it will be Icelandic offroad Rally wich got minimum standard's of a 38" tires under a truck and will go over atleast 2 glaciar´s so i'm pretty booked up these days on meetings etc etc and i got a guy workin on a website for the firm but i'll let you know when it is ready. But to other things Whistler 2007 i think i might just be going but i'll have to pay this year but 2008 i´m plannig on letting Iceland Extreme pay cuz i'll be promoting Iceland and Iceland Extreme etc etc. but yeah i still have to find some hotel or place to crash at Whistler 2007 and i guess il go with BA to canada they are the cheapest one and my friend told me i'd get free beer with BA but i'm not sure tough.....

Atleast there will be snowboarding beer good food and fun in that trip i'm sure of that but yeah back to work catch ya'll later

You can't see me i'm camouflage;P



Published On: 1/17/2007
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The WSA is having a meeting at 3 Below, the restaurant next to the movie theatre, on Monday Jan. 15th. The main objective of the meeting is to get everyone together to talk about the rebuilding of the ramps down in the underground. We have ordered the skatelite for the resurfacing of the bowl (which cost $4,500) and it will be arriving next week. We would like to put a call out to any interested skilled builders for the resurfacing and expansion of the park. As well, we will be talking about our next fundraiser/event among other things. So come on out and support Skateboarding in Whislter.
 
 


Published On: 1/11/2007
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Never Forget

walking side by side, just me and you
talking of all the things we have gone through
talking about all the time that has passed
knowing our memories will always last
through all the good times and all the bad
through all the happiness and the sad
through all the wind and all the rain
through all the love and all the pain
through all the things we go through
there's not a day i won't think of you
through all the miles we are apart
i promise i'll take you with me in my heart
 
 

Angel

everywhere i am, everyone i see
you are right here standing here next to me
no matter where i am, you are here too
so dont be ashamed your a dream come true
 
This Poem was made after the september 11th event and it was made by Lea's Aunt Penny!!
 
 

American Hearts

The alarm goes off, you cover your head
Wishing you could just stay in bed
You wipe the sleep from your eyes
Yawn and stretch and begin to rise

Another day so much to do
Shopping, bills to pay, a meeting to get to
When you hear something that takes you by surprise,
All the sudden tears swell in your eyes

Beautiful buildings gone in the blink of an eye
Because someone isn't happy so many people should die
So many lives gone,
Because someone thinks freedom is wrong

Life, liberty, and freedom is not wrong
Together as Americans we will stand strong
You think this cruel act tore us apart
Well then, you don't know an American's heart

In every American through and through
Are the honor and pride of the red, white, and blue
All you did was brought us together
And freedom will live forever

God bless the U.S.A.



Published On: 8/27/2006
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American Hearts

The alarm goes off, you cover your head
Wishing you could just stay in bed
You wipe the sleep from your eyes
Yawn and stretch and begin to rise

Another day so much to do
Shopping, bills to pay, a meeting to get to
When you hear something that takes you by surprise,
All the sudden tears swell in your eyes

Beautiful buildings gone in the blink of an eye
Because someone isn't happy so many people should die
So many lives gone,
Because someone thinks freedom is wrong

Life, liberty, and freedom is not wrong
Together as Americans we will stand strong
You think this cruel act tore us apart
Well then, you don't know an American's heart

In every American through and through
Are the honor and pride of the red, white, and blue
All you did was brought us together
And freedom will live forever

      God bless the U.S.A.

                  My Aunt Penny Made This Poem After 9/11!


Published On: 8/24/2006
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An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the lottery and died the next day
It's a black fly in your Chardonnay
It's a death row pardon two minutes too late
And isn't it ironic...dontcha think

It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought...it figures

Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
And as the plane crashed down he thought
"Well isn't this nice..."
And isn't it ironic...dontcha think

It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought...it figures

Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
When you think everything's okay and everything's going right
And life has a funny way of helping you out when
You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up
In your face

A traffic jam when you're already late
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
It's meeting the man of my dreams
And then meeting his beautiful wife
And isn't it ironic...dontcha think
A little too ironic...and yeah I really do think...

It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought...it figures

Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out
Helping you out


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that I would be good even if I did nothing
that I would be good even if I got the thumbs down
that I would be good if I got and stayed sick
that I would be good even if I gained ten pounds

that I would be fine even if I went bankrupt
that I would be good if I lost my hair and my youth
that I would be great if I was no longer queen
that I would be grand if I was not all knowing

that I would be loved even when I numb myself
that I would be good even when I am overwhelmed
that I would be loved even when I was fuming
that I would be good even if I was clingy

that I would be good even if I lost sanity
that I would be good
whether with or without you


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Published On: 8/8/2006
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so any way here i am sweating my arse off in an office at friggen 2:45am thinking ahead to next season and mapping out what it is i'm going to do and where. Then when reading an old release of liability waver i thought Hmmm do kids now days know what big mountain riding is?
 
So pretty much every kid on this site is a jibber, I on the other hand am NOT a jibber I'm a big mountain rider. This is what is pretty much standard for big mountain event warnings i guess you could call it, I've put into capitals and underlined the main things i think might spin some of you out, as follows:

I hereby voluntarily request to participate in the (what ever resort name) Free Ride competition conducted at (what ever resort name). I understand that this type of competitive skiing/boarding is dangerous. the competition takes place on steep mountain terrain, and includes risks of injury from, but not limited to: changing weather conditions; AVALANCHES; cliffs and rock bands; narrow chutes; bare spots; variations in snow, ICE, and terrain, bumps; MOGULS; stumps; forest growth; rocks; debris; equipment on slopes; collision with other skiers/riders, persons and natural and man-made objects, and exceeding one's own abilities.

blah blah blah blah then:

I am aware and understand an operating 457khz avalanche transceiver and helmet meeting.............you get my drift. I'm sure if they had to add any more risks it would also include: moose, deer, squirrels, rattlesnakes, snipers, drunk college kids, ufo's and beer goggles.

anyway next season my goal is:

a) get a job ski patrolling and throw some bombs and trigger weak layers

at failing:

 b) hit up as many events on my board as I can

c) when i can't compete on my board due to no big mountain events I'm busting out the skis and competing in freeski events. I could really do with a sick bird award...........

oh and before i forget, yes us big mountain riders are crazy we ride EVERYTHING including rocks, ice, squirrels, ufo's etc etc

Published On: 6/25/2006
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Summer Vacation Plans:
My last vaction:
I have not taken a vacation in 3+ years now. Last time I took a vacation was to meet some internet buddies in Wichita, KS, then we drove up to Kansas City, Missouri and went to World of Fun, an amusement park there and had a blast! Three strangers from three different ends of the continent enjoying a trip together. We had talked online, the phone, all of us females and known each other well except short of meeting in person before hand. With so many freaks on the net, randomly planning flights, etc. is not somerthing I would normally recommend. It was one of those sitational things. Here's one of the pics of the three us going on the "sky coaster". It rocked!!!
A- In Mid flight.JPG

I'm the one in the blue harness on the right. (someday if I get around to it, I'll make a gallery of the trip)
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2006 Plans - Wakeboard camp!!!
Going anywhere fun to me, ranging from Disney World (on my list of things to do someday), Kiteboard camp, etc., all represent a significant amount of saving money. I've been working hard and putting some money away, a lot of it for a new car which I'll need soon (my '89 Ford with 200,000 miles will eventially tire out on me, though I plan to drive it "til the wheels fall off"). I enjoy traveling to new places, meeting new people, and do different new thingrs. This year, sure I could have saved up and gone to a snowboard camp at Timberline in Oregon, but heck, as much as I love riding, I do that all winter. Time to hone up and develop the wakeboarder in me. So, I've done a lot of searching online, and for under $1500 (camp, airfare, etc) I'll be doing wakeboard camp for a week -- more details as to which one, when, etc AFTER my application and fees are sent... I don't want anyone to take up my session spots ;) 


Published On: 5/5/2006
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My Journal: Top 10
By: nitro_boi


There were a few too many disappointments for Canuck fans' this season, but a little rooting around turns up plenty of positives. At least 10 by my count.

10 - A six-game win streak kicked off October 14th with a 5-3 victory in Minnesota and finished two weeks later in Colorado.
Vancouver manhandled their opponents 28-14 during the run which included wins over Dallas, Colorado, and an old nemesis in Jake Lemaire's Wild.
Eight of the Canucks' goals came from defenders, and by December, the team boasted one of highest scoring defensive units in the league.
Rear guards tallied 46 times by season's end, and the team went 24-6-4 in games when a defenceman netted a goal.

“It’s good,” said Naslund after the fifth straight victory, a 6-4 win over the Avalanche. “But I’ve said it before, we can play better. We can get the power play working and use our speed more. We’ll keep getting better here.”

They did, it just didn't last.

9 – With three games remaining, and the Canuck desperately needing points in a home-and-home series with the Sharks to capture a playoff spot, the team came out flying. Nolan Baumgartner bagged two assists and Bryan Allen scored his seventh goal of the year in the third to take a 4-3 lead. Joe Thornton's magic tape eventually won it 5-4 overtime.
While the lost point pretty much buried the Canucks' post-season hopes, the 'depth' defenders each capped breakout seasons that night.
A career minor-leaguer, Baumgartner made the opening night roster and skated in more NHL games this season (70) than he had in the past 10 years (48). He finished tied with Henrik Sedin for the highest plus/minus on the team (+11), and racked up more points (34) than any other defenceman.
Bryan Allen averaged over 20 minutes per game and finished a plus-4 while recording a personal-best seven goals and 17 points.
Despite fears that the Canucks' blue line was desperately thin to start the year, the depth guys proved capable and steady.

8 – Prior to opening day, several high profile members of the media predicted the Canucks would meet Ottawa in the 2006 Stanley Cup finals. Those picks seemed pretty shrewd two months into the season. Ottawa led the NHL standings and the Canucks were battling for the Northwest Division lead with an 18-9-2 record when the teams met December 9th.
Markus Naslund and Henrik Sedin scored in regulation while Alex Auld stoned Danny Heatley, Jason Spezza, and Mike Fisher in the shootout. Daniel Sedin, the Canucks' fourth shooter, won it by lifting a puck over Dominik Hasek's glove.

“It was a playoff atmosphere," said Bertuzzi. "It was one of those games where you’ve got to dig real deep in order to be successful, and we did a lot of that.”

The victory in the "Battle of Canada" was Auld's 10th of the year and improved Vancouver's home record to 13-1.

7 – The Canucks rode a three-game losing streak into General Motors Place November 13 in game 18 against Detroit. Back-to-back losses in Calgary had allowed the Flames to pull even in the Northwest Division race.
Todd Bertuzzi came screaming out of the clear blue sky and tore a gaping hole through the middle Detroit's defense.
Bert's fourth career hat-trick paced the Canucks to a 4-1 victory improving Vancouver's record to 11-5-2.

“It was just getting little bit more puck luck,” said Bertuzzi, whose hat-trick gave him seven goals on the year. “The chances were there, I just wasn’t putting them away before. I was fortunate enough to get a handful of good chances tonight.”

While injuries and spotty defence eventually hobbled the playoff drive, Bertuzzi's three-goal effort gave fans a reason to cheer.
In all, the much-beleaguered Bertuzzi finished what Marc Crawford described as the "most challenging year any player has had to go through," tied for third in team scoring with 25 goals and 71 points. That's more than both Jarome Iginla and Martin St. Louis. It was also the third-most productive year of Bertuzzi's career.
Despite all the talk-radio rhetoric, Bertuzzi stated unequivocally that he wants to be back in a Canuck uniform next year.

6 – By game 79 the Canucks probably would've needed a hostage to get into the playoffs. Two points behind the Sharks for eighth spot and having lost three straight, hope was fading fast. The Canucks needed a lift and they got it when Ed Jovanovski returned after missing 38 of the previous 40 games with a torn abdominal muscle.
Swashbuckling Ed broke a 2-2 tie in his first game in over two months when he slid into the slot and snuck the overtime winner through Mikka Kiprusoff.
The 3-2 win over the division-leading Flames eventually gave the Canucks an opportunity to catch Edmonton for the eighth seed.

In all, Eddie scored eight goals and had 33 points in just 44 games. The Canucks were 19-17-2 without him, and just as bad, Team Canada is 0-1 at the Olympics minus Jovo's 'crazy legs'.

"I think you learn from disappointments," said Jovanovski. "It's another year gone by that hasn't been what we wanted. You have to give yourself a good look in the mirror and recharge yourself and get back to giving that extra little bit to take the next step."

5 – The Leafs floated into Vancouver January 10th for the only meeting between the national rivals. The Canucks were coming off a big OT win over Calgary, but just two wins over an eight-game holiday stretch had them four points back of the division lead.

While sticking it to the insufferable Toronto fans is enough to earn fifth spot on its own, the 4-3 victory over the Leafs isn't why game 43 sticks out.
Alexander Burrows, the 25 year-old whirlwind from Pointe-Claire, Quebec, scored his first NHL goal spinning out from behind the net and lifting the 3-2, go-ahead goal over Ed Belfour's glove late in the second period.
Over the next 37 games Burrows endeared himself to Canuck fans with his pure enthusiasm and tenacity. He scored in back-to-back games against Buffalo and Montreal in mid January, and became only the fifth Canuck rookie to record a hat-trick when he potted three in a 6-3 victory over the Kings March 27th.

"I learned so much being around these guys for three months," said Burrows, who spent last season in the ECHL. "Even though we didn't make the playoffs and kind of struggled down the stretch, there were still a lot of positives for me personally."

In all, Burrows dressed for 43 games and scored 7 goals and 12 points.

4 - The Canucks trucked the tail end of seven-game road trip into Calgary February 3rd in game 54. After dropping three of the first five games, they sat tied with the Flames in the division standings and had beaten them just once in five previous meetings.
Daniel Sedin scored three assists but was a distant second star to Ryan Kesler – the lanky greenhorn from Michigan.

Kesler scored the winner in the final minute of the second period kicking a Daniel Sedin pass up to his stick off the wing and beating Mikka Kipprusoff between the legs. Just as impressive as his goal, Kesler challenged Jarome Iginla off a puck-drop early in the first with the Canucks trailing by a goal.

"Things happened," he said. "Emotions were running high and I think the team needed a lift, so I gave it to them."

The scrap was easily the best of the season and signaled Kesler's arrival as a difference-maker for Vancouver.

"That whole game was a personal highlight for me," said Kesler, who played in all 82 games and had 23 points while averaging 14 minutes a night.

3 – On March 27th, after taking four of six points from the Oilers in a three game set, the Canucks sat in eighth spot needing a win in game 73 to keep pace with the pack in the Western Conference playoff race.
Aside from a lopsided 7-4 score, and the fact that the win boosted the Canucks into a seventh-place tie with Edmonton, the game was significant because of Anson Carter.
After signing a one-year, $1 million deal to start the year, Carter had rolled out a dream season riding shotgun with the Twins.
Against the Kings he set a new personal best with his 29th of the year late on a first-period power play.

"I'm playing with two guys who are great passers and shooters, so I had the best of both worlds," said Carter, who poached so many gift-goals off the Twins passing that he should name his first-born Danrick. "It certainly helped rejuvenate me."

Carter led the team in goals (33), power-play goals (15) and game-winning goals (7), and was named "Most Exciting Player" by the fans at season's end.

"I think scoring my first goal as a Canuck," said Carter, when asked to name his personal highlight. "You never get sick of scoring firsts I guess."

2 – it's almost unfair to lump these two guys together, but seeing as they play the game like some a kind of eerie unibeing, it's hard to look at them individually.
Canuck fans will remember 2005-06 as the year the Twins lived up to the hype.
It's hard to pick out a single game that does justice to their many accomplishments because they hit so many milestones.

They each hit new career highs in goals, points, assists. Henrik led the team in helpers and finished second only to Markus Naslund's 79 points. Daniel finished the year tied with Bertuzzi for third in team scoring with 71 points.

At $1.25 million apiece, they just might have been the best bargains in the league this season.

Along with Carter, the trio combined for 201 points and was a plus-17. Between them, they amassed 146 points (18-57-75 for Hank, 22-49-71 for Danny) in under 17 minutes of ice per game. Given the Twins took regular penalty-killing shifts on the 7th most penalized team, their accomplishments are even more impressive.

"We felt like we didn't do what we knew we could do the first few years," said Daniel. "I guess you could say we wanted to prove ourselves to the city and money wasn't the most important thing. We wanted to show fans and ourselves that we could play at this level. We did that this year."

To put their year in perspective, imagine where Vancouver would have been without the Twins. Their new winger scored 33 goals to lead the team, but one or both of the Sedins assisted on 32 of Carter's 33 goals. In all, they accounted for 73 of Vancouver's goals and were the most consistent performers all year long.

1 – midway through the first period of a 3-2 win over the Ducks in game 21, Rob Niedermayer plowed into Dan Cloutier's crease and plopped himself on top of Vancouver's franchise netminder. Cloutier tore a knee ligament as a result and didn't play another game.

With an NHL resume 28-games long, back-up Alex Auld was tossed into the soup. The 25-year-old Thunder Bay, Ontario native played the next 56 of the final 61 regular-season games.

"It was a lot of pressure for a long time and you definitely feel it," said Auld. "But I never wished it would go away. It's something I always took the approach to embrace and thrive under. And it comes with the territory of playing in a passionate market."

Auld finished a 2.94 goals-against average, a .902 save percentage, and a record of 33-26-6. He was the Molson Cup (three-star selections) winner at season's end and was voted the team MVP by the fans.

Only eight goaltenders had more wins than Auldy, and only four played more games. Though he didn't record a single shutout, he won 17 one-goal games and was outstanding in his first real NHL season.

And despite the fact he couldn't will his team into the post-season, Auld gave Vancouver fans a lot to look forward to.



Published On: 4/26/2006
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Published On: 4/25/2006
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My Journal: telus
By: tooscoops


jeez...

whether it was dancing with my pants down, hurting myself checking out girls asses, getting too drunk in the hot tub, looking super classy at the photo showdown or just plain great riding.... i'd have to say i had one hell of a time out in whistler.

i finally got to meet so many of the people out there that i talk to on here it was great.  to anyone who said it was crazy to go out and stay with a bunch of people i 'don't know'... screw you!! haha!  all my friends i have met on here have been great and have been at least as cool as their online personalities portray them to be.  hell, some of them i already miss quite a bit....

its just nice to know that after all the crap you hear about people meeting on the internet, that its still possible to meet like-minded people who aren't nut-bags on here!  i didn't figure i would be the only 45 year old balding fat guy who lives in my parents basement... luckily, the ladies out in whistler like that kind of thing...

Published On: 4/25/2006
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My Journal: whistler
By: tooscoops


the time has come.

time for doctors to prepare the emergency rooms... time for fathers to lock up their daughters... time for you to get your shots up to date... time for you to make sure you have a leash on your dogs... (or at least have them spayed or neutered.. help control the pet population)

no, its not your ex back in town... its time for the telus festival in whistler.  i'm heading out tomorrow morning and will be in vancouver at 10:25am.  from the moment that plane touches down until i take off 12 days later, i plan on doing things many people might consider "wrong", or "questionable"... well f*ck you judge judy.  you aren't the boss of me!  lets see you make that fine stick!  you know damn well that girl told me she was of age!  i digress...

this trip should be a good one for meeting a few of the goofs on here who have yet to put me on their blocked list.  woo whooo!  we'll see how long it takes with me doing robert goulet impressions before you pretend i don't exist!! 

peace out... and beer in.


Published On: 4/11/2006
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Oh yeah, this blog and this profile is a meeting place.  A place where our riders, our designers, our marketing guys, team managers, IT dudes, and assorted other cretins can get feedback from you.

We are always looking for new riders, new ideas, and feedback.  So bring it on.


Published On: 3/21/2006
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My Journal: union...
By: tooscoops


this morning on my way into work i was listening to the radio and they were talking about a college teacher strike that is currently happening...  it actually upset me.  why is it that no one can be held responsible for their actions?  be it the teachers who got into the profession, the students who chose a particular college, or the school who has to prioritize its funding?  oh, and yeah, yeah.. the government too.

why does a teacher need a union?  if you are a good techer, you shouldn't need it... if the school board has sound business practice (which the government sets the standards) you shouldn't need it, if your school has a human resource department, you shouldn't need it.  and i'm not against teachers, but unions.  they protect the weak, incapable and just plain poor workers.  if the union head held a meeting with all union members and said, "hey everyone!! i have a way that i can increase the amount of money you each take home every paycheque... AND not lose anything!" they would all reply, "great!".... the way to do this... take off the union fees and fire the union head. 

sorry to actually have a serious topic in here for once!  not my style, so i'm sure i'll update it in an hour or so after i've had a coffee!


Published On: 3/8/2006
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Let's just say the last few days have been intersting.....at the end of last week I was sure that I failed my placement.....I then talk to my teacher and she said that I have another chance to finish everything up.....I then talk to her again today and she tells me that it all depends on my supervisor and she doesn't like me, so now i'm waiting to have ANOTHER meeting with my teacher where we'll be talking to my supervisor to see if she'll let me back for a couple days to get everything done.....it's been an emotional rollercoaster to say the least!! I like roller coasters but this one's no fun!!!!!!!! lol


well...new info I f*ckING FAILED!!!!!!!!!!!!! my supervisor's a bitch and like I said, doesn't like me, so yes, I failed. Now I can either come back as a General Arts ans Science student(wasteing my time with courses I don't want to do, and don't need) , come back part time (without OSAP so I can't), or just come back next year, hopefully earning enough money in the next 8 months to do so. So I'm pissed!!!

Published On: 12/19/2005
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My Journal: 9/10/2005
By: Alliegurl2008


Grays Harbor County

Have you ever wanted to go to a place with league sports, top-notch cultural events, and outstanding shopping places? Or maybe you prefer the flabbergasting sencery of the wildlife and the adventure.Well if thats the case, Grays Harbor is only 15 miles west of Olympia,75 miles southwest of Seattle and 75 miles northwest of Portland.
In Grays Harbor County you will be able tot experience the fun field adventure of the Indoor Pro Rodeo, Home and Garden show, and exciding yearly fair in August! Grays Harbor consist of 14 major cities: Aberseen, Taholah, Moclip, Ocean Shores, Westport, Hquiam, Humptulips, Wishkah, Cosmopolis, Montesano,Elma, Malone, and McCleany.
This County is known for its history; The Quinault Indians inhabited Grays Harbor in 1775 after a disagreement, 7 Spaniards and 6 Indians ere killed. Years later, in 1790 the relation impoved when Robert Gray, a Boston sea captain and trader sailed into Grays Harbor after failing to do so two years earlier. Gray became great friends with the Quinaults and was known as "A very good Boston man." By the 1880s a largetimber mill openes and in the 1980s the economic level rised. Today the timber mill is still an important resource of this County.
Other imporant county outline are this County's government. Which is now the 6th congressional district and is repersented by a single member of the U.S. House of Repersentatives, each repersented by portions of 3 districts, each one has one State Senator and 2 State Repersentatives. A meeting is held for 90 days in one year following by a 60 day session in the suceeding year.
In addtion to the abundant government activitys, ther are multitudes of econimic activitys there as well like: wood and paper production, seafood processing, food processing and manufacturing.
So weather you plan to take a trip to this exqusive county or are planning to live there, you will find it to be most exceptional, with the numerous activitys, events, and the great ocean shore!

Published On: 10/9/2005
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My Journal: 27/6/2005
By: Nix


Be Safe! Come to the Meeting!
Safety Meeting!


Published On: 6/27/2005
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