daily Vancouver news from the most popular sources http://www.vancouverites.net/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:13:19 -0800 vancouverites.net community framework v1.0 (info@vancouverites.net) http://www.vancouverites.net/images/logo.png http://www.vancouverites.net/ vancouverites.net aims to be the most comprehensive resource and community for Vancouver residents and visitors alike. 49.263588-123.1385651238985http://www.feedburner.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~3/457857779/5921-Music-Movies-and-Madness <p><img src="http://cthulhupalooza.protoncharging.com/images/cthulhupalooza_468x60.gif" alt="" /></p> <p>Saturday December 6th, there&#8217;s a lot going on at The Rio Theatre (Broadway and Commercial), all of it part of Cthulhupalooza (kuh-too-loo-pah-loo-zah) - I&#8217;ll see if I can break it down for you.</p> <p>For starters, there&#8217;s a Rock Band contest, sponsored by the game creators, Harmonix - if you&#8217;ve got some pals, and think you can rock it out, the contest is open to all attendees. Finalists get to rock it out on stage, and the winners, besides winning sweet prizes, can perform with <a href="http://vancouver.metblogs.com/2008/09/11/when-fun-becomes-a-good-cause/">The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets</a>. The Thickets have a track on Rock Band, so that&#8217;s the connection.</p> <p>Then later there will be a screening of the HP Lovecraft Historical Society&#8217;s <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHuY2wXTd0o">Call of Cthulhu</a> (which is done as an old-school, silent movie) along with other visual fun.</p> <p>And then the evening is capped by a performance by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets! Lead singer and chief instigator Toren was recently a guest-host on CITR&#8217;s We All Fall Down, helping to get the word out and drive some funds for CITR&#8217;s on-going funding donations (<a href="http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/20081113-130400-to-20081113-140400.mp3">listen here</a>.)</p> <p>Besides being a barrel of monkeys, the event is helping to raise money for <a href="http://www.childsplaycharity.org/">Child&#8217;s Play</a>, which helps provide hospitals around the world (including BC&#8217;s Children&#8217;s Hospital) with video game systems, toys, and other fun things that make time spent in a hospital that much less sucky.</p> <p><a href="http://www.cthulhupalooza.com">There&#8217;s a website for the event</a>, which has information on where to pick up tickets (RX comics, Elfsar comics, Scratch, Red Cat, Zulu, and Neptoon records, etc. plus online sales via PayPal), how to enter the Rock Band contest, and more as the day of the event gets nearer!</p> <p>Please spread the word, as the event benefits from having as many people as possible in attendance!</p> <p>Full disclosure - I am helping to organize this event. It&#8217;s a charity event, so I&#8217;m not sure if you give full disclosure on that sort of thing. But let&#8217;s just say I a lot of my heart invested in this event, and I wish it to go well. Hope to see you there.</p> <p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://vancouver.metblogs.com/2008/09/11/when-fun-becomes-a-good-cause/' title='Van band + Rock Band = When fun becomes a good cause'>Van band + Rock Band = When fun becomes a good cause</a> As previously mentioned, I trekked my butt down to Seattle...</li><li><a href='http://vancouver.metblogs.com/2008/08/27/pax-show-of-hands/' title='PAX - show of hands'>PAX - show of hands</a> So, who all here in town is headed down...</li><li><a href='http://vancouver.metblogs.com/2007/03/14/march-madness-bc-style/' title='March Madness - BC Style'>March Madness - BC Style</a> The "AAA" Provincial Boys&nbsp;and the "AAA" Provincial Girls Basketball Tournaments...</li></ol></p> <p>Related posts brought to you by <a href='http://mitcho.com/code/yarpp/'>Yet Another Related Posts Plugin</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?a=48Ddpx"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?i=48Ddpx"></img></a></p> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?a=JBufN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?i=JBufN"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?a=pLyIN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?i=pLyIN"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?a=XCYWN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?i=XCYWN"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?a=2U5Nn"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?i=2U5Nn"></img></a> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetrobloggingVancouverFull/~4/457819567" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~4/457857779" height="1" width="1"/> no_email@example.com (castewar) Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:11:54 -0800 http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5921-Music-Movies-and-Madness http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5921-Music-Movies-and-Madness http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~3/457786940/5919-BR-Election-Day-The-Results <img alt="111808_breds.jpg" src="http://www.beyondrobson.com/111808_breds.jpg" />Huzzah. We pulled it off. Change has come to America. Yes we can... party. For the first time in like forever the good guys won. Obama, <a href="http://thetyee.ca/News/2008/11/17/VisionVanWin/">Gregor</a>, Beyond Roson. OK I'm geting carried away, I must have taken the <a href="http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/David_Cross#Shut_Up.2C_You_Fucking_Baby">hyperbole pills</a> by accident. But still, considering DiMetric was shut down the night before, Kristin, Ryan, Duran, Ami, JZ, Jen, Jon, et al. rallied the base and pulled off an improbable victory. We called upon the grassroots, and Edo and the Peanut Gallery came to the rescue. The turnout was staggering. OK that's enough mixed metaphors, but seriously, who actually shows up when the poster tells them to? By 10 came around, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/gangviolencevancouver">Gang Violence</a> had broken the ice, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/hotttpanda">Hot Panda</a> had melted it, and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thebicycles">The Bicycles</a> were in gear. It had become apparent that we were way over capacity. Old <a href="http://www.theaestheticpoetic.com/2007/12/12/ap-interview-sean-orr/">Sean Orr McMean Face</a> stepped in and had to start turning people away (sorry!). <p><a href="http://www.beyondrobson.com/archives/../music/2008/11/br_election_day_the_results/">More...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~4/457786940" height="1" width="1"/> no_email@example.com (Sean) Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:37:07 -0800 http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5919-BR-Election-Day-The-Results http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5919-BR-Election-Day-The-Results http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~3/457385571/5916-More-musings-from-Oldest-Living-Blogger <p>"And where might those be?", you ask....</p> <p>They'd be <a href="http://raysbloggingagain.blogspot.com/">over here</a> and may help if you're having fun setting up a home network.</p> <p>Enjoy your day, Everyone!</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~4/457385571" height="1" width="1"/> no_email@example.com (Ray) Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:08:00 -0800 http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5916-More-musings-from-Oldest-Living-Blogger http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5916-More-musings-from-Oldest-Living-Blogger http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~3/457068434/5915-Morning-Brew-Stupor-Tuesday <img alt="111808_mbrew.jpg" src="http://www.beyondrobson.com/111808_mbrew.jpg" /><a href="http://thetyee.ca/News/2008/11/17/VisionVanWin/">'Change' Wins in Vancouver</a>. "For a change, let's try a running city hall without leadership disintegrating through vicious infighting and schisms". Either that, or lets change all the drinking fountains into Happy Planet drinking fountains. <p><a href="http://blownspeakers.tumblr.com/post/60068418/spencerian-blownspeakers-spencerian">"Can you say 'class divide?"</a> Our very own Red State/Blue State!</p> <p><a href="http://www.francesbula.com/?p=656">Kashmir Dhaliwal defeat a difficult one for the team</a>. Really Vancouver? </p> <p><a href="http://condohype.wordpress.com/2008/11/17/developer-crashes-the-vision-bash/">Developer crashes the Vision bash</a>. "Long after Gregor gave his first speech as mayor-elect — where he promised everything from the end of homelessness to a formula for cold fusion — the party kept roaring. Even condo mogul Francesco Aquilini dropped in for an appearance".</p> <p><a href="http://davideby.blogspot.com/2008/11/brutal-estelle-lo-resignation-released.html">Suspicious timing</a>: City's CFO resigns conveniently <i>after</i> the election.</p> <p><a href="http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/editorial/story.html?id=37ac9b30-9e7c-4277-a3e8-569513eff1ec">Explaining this swing to the left</a>, in which they do anything but.</p> <p>While <a href="http://downtowneastside.blogspot.com/2008/11/thank-you-to-my-supporters.html">Jamie Lee Hamilton</a> blames the electoral system for her loss and not the fact that she's crazy.</p> <p><a href="http://www.beyondrobson.com/archives/../news/2008/11/morning_brew_stupor_tuesday/">More...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~4/457068434" height="1" width="1"/> no_email@example.com (Sean) Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:25:27 -0800 http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5915-Morning-Brew-Stupor-Tuesday http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5915-Morning-Brew-Stupor-Tuesday http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~3/454585205/5903-Beyond-Robson-Election-Day-Spectacular <img alt="Beyond Robson Party" src="http://www.beyondrobson.com/archives/2008/10/31/20081031-poster.jpg" /> <b><i>Update</i>: TONIGHT'S SHOW MOVED TO PEANUT GALLLERY !!!! 436 WEST PENDER ST USE BACK ALLEY <p>DOORS 8PM</b></p> <p>We're going all out for our first ever party: we're bringing <a href="http://www.myspace.com/womenmusic">Women</a> from Calgary. Sorry, I had to. But anyways, the <a href="http://www.jagjaguwar.com/artist.php?name=women">JagJaguwar</a> blog-stars will be headlining our municipal election special joined by Toronto's <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thebicycles">The Bicycles</a>, Edmonton's <a href="http://www.myspace.com/hotttpanda">Hot Panda</a>, and locals <a href="http://www.myspace.com/gangviolencevancouver">Gang Violence</a> and <a href="http://www.theclips.ca">The Clips</a>. I know, right? We don't even have to advertise for this show. In fact, we don't even have to tell you that you get one free beer per entry thanks to the readers who <a href="http://www.beyondrobson.com/news/2008/10/voter_media/">vote</a> for us. We don't need to tell you that Gang Violence is one of Vancouver's best new bands. In fact, just don't come. Admire the poster from afar, but curse that the show is all the way in <i>East</i> Vancouver.</p> <p><a href="http://www.beyondrobson.com/archives/../announcements/2008/11/beyond_robson_election_day_spectacular/">More...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~4/454585205" height="1" width="1"/> no_email@example.com (Sean) Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:51:58 -0800 http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5903-Beyond-Robson-Election-Day-Spectacular http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5903-Beyond-Robson-Election-Day-Spectacular http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~3/453916464/5899-Why-we-hate-the-Toronto-Maple-Leafs <img alt="leafs081114.jpg" src="http://www.beyondrobson.com/leafs081114.jpg" />There was a time and place I actually liked the Toronto Maple Leafs. <p>I actually cheered for them against the L.A. Kings during the 1993 NHL playoffs in the Campbell Conference finals.</p> <p>The following year, during those magical playoffs of 1994, my attitude began to change as the seeds of hate for the Leafs were sown during the newly-christened Western Conference finals <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Eastern_Conference_Finals#Western_Conference_Finals ">against the Canucks</a>.</p> <p>Don't get me wrong, I've been to the city and love it, but when it comes to sports, it seems as if Toronto is a little self centered.</p> <p>The station that is now known as CityTV, but was known as UTV back in '94, ran a piece where Toronto fans were looking past the Canucks before the series even began, anointing the Maple Leafs 1994 Stanley Cup champs--neither would hoist the Cup unfortunately.</p> <p><a href="http://www.beyondrobson.com/archives/../sports/2008/11/why_we_hate_the_toronto_maple_leafs/">More...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~4/453916464" height="1" width="1"/> no_email@example.com (Karl) Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:25:49 -0800 http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5899-Why-we-hate-the-Toronto-Maple-Leafs http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5899-Why-we-hate-the-Toronto-Maple-Leafs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~3/453844305/5898-Roland-Synth-Contest-Winner-FM-RADIO-GODS <p><br /> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~4/453844305" height="1" width="1"/> no_email@example.com (Electrabelle) Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:53:11 -0800 http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5898-Roland-Synth-Contest-Winner-FM-RADIO-GODS http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5898-Roland-Synth-Contest-Winner-FM-RADIO-GODS http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~3/452926679/5886-Monster-Brew <img alt="111408_mb.jpg" src="http://www.beyondrobson.com/111408_mb.jpg" /><a href="http://www.francesbula.com/?p=613">Bula on the Olympic Village bailout story</a>: "Clearly there is something exceptionally weird going on at city hall -some destructive person or set of people who are pretty intent on leaving 12th and Cambie as a smouldering ruin, for whatever reasons. My guess is someone who figures they have nothing left to lose. Can't imagine who that might be". <p><a href="http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=58bfd75e-1726-4c1d-8d09-00445e423f04">Villagegate all about open gov't</a>. Village Gate? Fuck that. Its called Millenium Watergate. </p> <p><a href="http://www.straight.com/article-170515/council-candidates-vote-who-werent-soiled-olympic-village-loan?">Council candidates to vote for who weren't soiled by Olympic Village loan</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=f95d43c0-5885-4908-bb0c-107ba856fe77">Hundreds of security experts gather in Vancouver to rehearse worst-case 2010 Olympic scenarios</a>. I wonder if they practiced holding emergency closed door meetings? </p> <p><a href="http://hummingbird604.com/2008/11/13/your-dose-of-lunacy-vanoc-asks-businesses-to-temporarily-close-down/">Your dose of lunacy: VanOC asks businesses to temporarily close down</a>. Well, if its to help out the cause, then only the business owners who voted <i>for</i> the the Olympics should close. </p> <p>Meanwhile, <a href="http://davideby.blogspot.com/2008/11/128-more-affordable-housing-units-to-be.html">128 More affordable housing units to be lost in Kensington-Cedar Cottage</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.beyondrobson.com/archives/..//2008/11/monster_brew/">More...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~4/452926679" height="1" width="1"/> no_email@example.com (Sean) Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:46:34 -0800 http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5886-Monster-Brew http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5886-Monster-Brew http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~3/453465259/5891-Monster-Brew <img alt="111408_mb.jpg" src="http://www.beyondrobson.com/111408_mb.jpg" /><a href="http://www.francesbula.com/?p=613">Bula on the Olympic Village bailout story</a>: "Clearly there is something exceptionally weird going on at city hall -some destructive person or set of people who are pretty intent on leaving 12th and Cambie as a smouldering ruin, for whatever reasons. My guess is someone who figures they have nothing left to lose. Can't imagine who that might be". <p><a href="http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=58bfd75e-1726-4c1d-8d09-00445e423f04">Villagegate all about open gov't</a>. Village Gate? Fuck that. Its called Millenium Watergate. </p> <p><a href="http://www.straight.com/article-170515/council-candidates-vote-who-werent-soiled-olympic-village-loan?">Council candidates to vote for who weren't soiled by Olympic Village loan</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=f95d43c0-5885-4908-bb0c-107ba856fe77">Hundreds of security experts gather in Vancouver to rehearse worst-case 2010 Olympic scenarios</a>. I wonder if they practiced holding emergency closed door meetings? </p> <p><a href="http://hummingbird604.com/2008/11/13/your-dose-of-lunacy-vanoc-asks-businesses-to-temporarily-close-down/">Your dose of lunacy: VanOC asks businesses to temporarily close down</a>. Well, if its to help out the cause, then only the business owners who voted <i>for</i> the the Olympics should close. </p> <p>Meanwhile, <a href="http://davideby.blogspot.com/2008/11/128-more-affordable-housing-units-to-be.html">128 More affordable housing units to be lost in Kensington-Cedar Cottage</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.beyondrobson.com/archives/../news/2008/11/monster_brew/">More...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~4/453465259" height="1" width="1"/> no_email@example.com (Sean) Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:46:34 -0800 http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5891-Monster-Brew http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5891-Monster-Brew http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~3/452328356/5876-Best-election-ad-ever <p><br /> </p> <p>This is by no means an endorsement, but this could very well be my favorite campaign advert ever.</p> <p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://vancouver.metblogs.com/2006/01/06/matthew-good-does-my-election-research-for-me-hedy-fry-decieves-the-internet-and-i-watch-the-office/'>The Office</i>'&gt;Matthew Good does my election research for me, Hedy Fry decieves the internet and I watch <i>The Office</i></a> Since apparently I live in the same federal riding as...</li><li><a href='http://vancouver.metblogs.com/2007/02/05/if-i-were-prime-minister-id-get-paid-better/' title='If I were Prime Minister, I&#8217;d get paid better'>If I were Prime Minister, I&#8217;d get paid better</a> Vancouver environmental hero David Suzuki has challenged Canadians to...</li><li><a href='http://vancouver.metblogs.com/2005/12/16/canadian-election-debate-live-from-vancouver/' title='Canadian Election Debate, Live from Vancouver'>Canadian Election Debate, Live from Vancouver</a> I'm listening to the Canadian election debate right now....</li></ol></p> <p>Related posts brought to you by <a href='http://mitcho.com/code/yarpp/'>Yet Another Related Posts Plugin</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?a=xm2rLZ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?i=xm2rLZ"></img></a></p> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?a=jYTxN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?i=jYTxN"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?a=IncuN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?i=IncuN"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?a=3xiyN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?i=3xiyN"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?a=T8Swn"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?i=T8Swn"></img></a> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetrobloggingVancouverFull/~4/452218540" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~4/452328356" height="1" width="1"/> no_email@example.com (Jeffery Simpson) Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:34:45 -0800 http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5876-Best-election-ad-ever http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5876-Best-election-ad-ever http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~3/452328357/5875-Noon-Brew <img alt="111308_mb.jpg" src="http://www.beyondrobson.com/111308_mb.jpg" /> <a href="http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/News/2008/11/13/7392761-sun.html">In-camera loan meeting not legal</a>. Oh man, this is getting so awesome. Everyone is going apeshit. They're even returning the donations that Millenium gave to them and they're <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/11/12/bc-vancouver-mayoral-debate.html">willing to take a lie detector test</a> over the leaked document! Its the Milleniunm Water-gate, which begs the question, who is our Deep Throat??? (no, its <i>not</i> <a href="http://www.straight.com/article-169768/hairspray-role-big-wig-fill?rotator=1">Jamie Lee Hamilton</a>) <p>Quick! Look! <a /> " target="_blank"&gt;We built a fancy train!</a> Holy crap I hope Gordo won't be always driving. Because, you know. Remember? That time? With the thing?</p> <p>To all those hit hard by the financial crisis, Rudolph Giuliani Vancity Buzz beckons us to <a href="http://vancitybuzz.blogspot.com/2008/11/buy-buy-buy.html">go shopping</a>. </p> <p><a href="http://westender.com/articles/entry/dont-let-the-bed-bugs-bite/news-and-views/">Bed Bugs still a major pain</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.straight.com/article-169795/straight-slate-vancouver-and-burbs?rotator=1">Straight Slate</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.beyondrobson.com/archives/../news/2008/11/noon_brew/">More...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~4/452328357" height="1" width="1"/> no_email@example.com (Sean) Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:27:34 -0800 http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5875-Noon-Brew http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5875-Noon-Brew http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~3/451579680/5870-Exciting-Foodie-Event-on-Nov-29-in-Kits <p>Get ready for a dining experience that is a little out of the ordinary. Enjoy delicous home cuisine in a homy environment while mixing and mingling with other foodies. Intrigued? Check it out<br /> <a href="http://www.socialbites.ca/pb/wp_43c215d0/wp_43c215d0.html" title="http://www.socialbites.ca/pb/wp_43c215d0/wp_43c215d0.html">http://www.socialbites.ca/pb/wp_43c215d0/wp_43c215d0.html</a>. There are only a few tickets available to this event...so hurry!</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~4/451579680" height="1" width="1"/> no_email@example.com (socialbites) Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:14:13 -0800 http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5870-Exciting-Foodie-Event-on-Nov-29-in-Kits http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5870-Exciting-Foodie-Event-on-Nov-29-in-Kits http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~3/451330596/5869-Get-an-industry-certification-get-a-job-in-a-high-demand-field-Funding-Available <p>Vancouver Central College is a private institution that works with individuals, especially newcomers to help them become full participants of Canadian society. The College is known for its exemplary work in providing opportunities that acquire knowledge, credentials and marketable skills that lead to commensurate employment. The programs at the College are offered in the areas of AutoCAD Engineering, Construction Technician, Networking, International Trade, Accounting and Residential Care Attendant. One of the key features of these programs is that they provide you with industry specific skills that will land you the right job. In addition to the hands on training that is provided in these three to eight month diploma or certificate programs, there is also a practicum option which provides students with the chance to work in a company in the Vancouver area. When students perform well in the practicum, there is also the possibility of attaining full time employment with the company. </p> <p>The good news is that if you are skilled newcomer with a background in engineering, construction or international trade, there is funding available to help newcomers pay for the programs. Moreover, if you have been laid off, there is also Employment Insurance (EI) funding that is available to cover the costs of these programs. There is also a special $2500.00 grant that is available for those individuals that would like to enroll in the Residential Care Attendant (RCA) program. Vancouver Central College is committed to creating awareness of this funding and these programs to the South Asian community. We are regularly staring new sessions and offer programs in flexible formats to suit different schedules. If you would like more information about these programs and the funding that is available or to simply discuss your career goals please contact Amy Saini at 604-430-5608 or <a href="mailto:amy@vancollege.com">amy@vancollege.com</a></p> <p>Build an education. Build a career. Build a life in Canada.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~4/451330596" height="1" width="1"/> no_email@example.com (Vancouver Central) Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:23:54 -0800 http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5869-Get-an-industry-certification-get-a-job-in-a-high-demand-field-Funding-Available http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5869-Get-an-industry-certification-get-a-job-in-a-high-demand-field-Funding-Available http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~3/451238606/5867-Whistler-Film-Festival-2008-Screens-the-World-Premiere-of-Anand-Ramayyas-Mad-Cow-Sacred-Cow <p>The 2008 edition of Whistler Film Festival kicks off with the world premiere of Anand Ramayya’s feature length documentary, Mad Cow Sacred Cow, on December 4th, 3:00 pm at the Rainbow Theatre in Whistler.</p> <p>In the wake of the Mad Cow Crisis, terrified of his food, filmmaker Anand Ramayya (Cosmic Current) embarks on a journey from his in-laws’ family farm in Canada all the way back to India, land of the Sacred Cow. His Journey reveals shocking connections between the Mad Cow crisis and Global Food crisis.</p> <p>Weaving interviews from Dr. Vandana Shiva, Maneka Gandhi, Dr. Murray Waldman, Nettie Wiebe and Swami Agnivesh with stunning visuals of a personal journey that crosses continents, the story of Mad Cow Sacred Cow takes us from the filmmaker’s own happy days of indiscriminate beef consumption to the frightening realities created by globalization.</p> <p>Congratulations to the crew: Producer/ Writer/ Director Anand Ramayya, Producer Ryan Lockwood (Hulo Films), Cinematographer Thomas Hale, Composer Raj Ramayya, Editor Chris Bizzocchi.</p> <p>Financing partners of Mad Cow Sacred Cow include Canadian Television Fund, Canadian Independent Film and Video Fund, Rogers, SaskFilm and broadcast partners CBC Newsworld, Saskatchewan Communications Network, and Knowledge Network. It will air on CBC Newsworld's The Lens in January 2009.</p> <p>contact: <a href="mailto:anand@karmafilm.ca">anand@karmafilm.ca</a>, <a href="mailto:rawtalentbc@gmail.com">rawtalentbc@gmail.com</a><br /> <a href="http://www.rawtalent.wordpress.com" title="www.rawtalent.wordpress.com">www.rawtalent.wordpress.com</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~4/451238606" height="1" width="1"/> no_email@example.com (RAW TALENT) Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:22:16 -0800 http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5867-Whistler-Film-Festival-2008-Screens-the-World-Premiere-of-Anand-Ramayyas-Mad-Cow-Sacred-Cow http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5867-Whistler-Film-Festival-2008-Screens-the-World-Premiere-of-Anand-Ramayyas-Mad-Cow-Sacred-Cow http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~3/451238608/5868-World-Diabetes-Day-Friday <p>From Buzz Bishop [<a href="http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2008/11/12/world-diabetes-day-what-can-you-do/">bb</a>]:</p> <p><a title="Vancouver Art Gallery by Jeffery Simpson, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jazzlawyer/103732042/"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/28/103732042_03732eb204_o.jpg" alt="Vancouver Art Gallery" /></a></p> <p>Friday is World Diabetes Day [<a href="http://www.worlddiabetes.ca/">wd</a>], and there&#8217;s a few events around Vancouver to help raise money and awareness of the affliction. At noon there&#8217;s to be some hula hooping around the Vancouver Art Gallery and throughout the day Buzz Bishop will be talking about it on 95 Crave and doing interviews and auctions.</p> <p>From World Diabetes Day Canada&#8217;s website:</p> <p>Diabetes is serious<br /> Diabetes is a serious disease that has reached epidemic proportions in Canada. If left untreated or improperly managed, diabetes can result in a variety of complications of including: blindness, heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, and limb amputation.  However, with proper diabetes management, its complications can be prevented or delayed.</p> <p>Update: The day is actually Friday, not tomorrow.  Hopefully I haven&#8217;t raised your awareness too soon.</p> <p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://vancouver.metblogs.com/2006/11/01/awareness-month-11/' title='Awareness Month #11'>Awareness Month #11</a> Whether it's for Vegetarians, Water Safety, Breast Cancer, Autism, Homelessness......</li><li><a href='http://vancouver.metblogs.com/2007/01/18/cheapie-friday-57-varieties/' title='Cheapie Friday - 57 Varieties'>Cheapie Friday - 57 Varieties</a> photo courtesy of Marek Joschko It's the new year!...</li><li><a href='http://vancouver.metblogs.com/2006/08/18/free-friday-frenzy-some-18-aug-events/' title='Free Friday Frenzy (some 18 Aug events)'>Free Friday Frenzy (some 18 Aug events)</a> There's quite a few events happening this evening (Friday 18...</li></ol></p> <p>Related posts brought to you by <a href='http://mitcho.com/code/yarpp/'>Yet Another Related Posts Plugin</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?a=3I8Mo4"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?i=3I8Mo4"></img></a></p> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?a=KCn3N"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?i=KCn3N"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?a=7tk5N"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?i=7tk5N"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?a=FBYkN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?i=FBYkN"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?a=YHhtn"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?i=YHhtn"></img></a> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetrobloggingVancouverFull/~4/451183827" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~4/451238608" height="1" width="1"/> no_email@example.com (Jeffery Simpson) Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:40:38 -0800 http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5868-World-Diabetes-Day-Friday http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5868-World-Diabetes-Day-Friday http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~3/450735612/5859-Morning-Brew-A-New-Reality <img alt="111208_mb.jpg" src="http://www.beyondrobson.com/111208_mb.jpg" />Sullivan is <a href="http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=7c782b8a-5d31-4836-ae24-e818d04367a5">'Not the right person to finish things'</a>. Well, I could have told you that. "Outgoing mayor says he likes to create 'new realities'. Uh, how <i>high</i> was he when he said that? Is he going to trademark that one too? Is <a href="http://condohype.wordpress.com/2008/11/11/olympic-village-deal-demands-disclosure/">bailing out banks and not disclosing any info to the public</a> a "New Reality"? <p><a href="http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/Olympics2010/2008/11/11/OwenCampbellPooPooBailout/">Former Vancouver mayors resuscitated the Olympic Village bailout story by pleading with reporters to let the story die</a>. Also, local blogger Sean Orr resuscitated the story by repeating the phrase, "Olympic Village bailout story" 17 times: Olympic Village bailout story. Olympic Village bailout story. Olympic Village bailout story. Olympic Village bailout story. Olympic Village bailout story. Olympic Village bailout story. Olympic Village bailout story. <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081112.BCMASON12/TPStory/TPComment/BritishColumbia/">Olympic Village bailout story</a>. Olympic Village bailout story. Olympic Village bailout story. Olympic Village bailout story. Olympic Village bailout story. Olympic Village bailout story. Olympic Village bailout story. Olympic Village bailout story. Olympic Village bailout story. </p> <p><a href="http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/editorial/story.html?id=358aaa22-11fb-46f0-b4a3-ff1e8fce9c66">Metro Vancouver's housing market will bounce back</a>. The only thing we have to fear is the thing we're told not to be afraid of, especially when its by a paper notorious for its fearmongering hyperbole. </p> <p>The only thing we have to fear is feet by themselves. <a href="http://communities.canada.com/theprovince/blogs/newsroom/archive/2008/11/12/another-severed-foot-washes-up-in-georgia-strait.aspx">Another severed foot washes up in Georgia Strait</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.beyondrobson.com/archives/../news/2008/11/morning_brew_a_new_reality/">More...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~4/450735612" height="1" width="1"/> no_email@example.com (Sean) Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:27:44 -0800 http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5859-Morning-Brew-A-New-Reality http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5859-Morning-Brew-A-New-Reality http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~3/450311627/5855-VOTE <img alt="Ladies and Gentlemen, your candidates..." src="http://www.beyondrobson.com/20081111_vote.jpg" /> If you haven't been bombarded with wasteful notices to vote, or had random people stop you in the street (no, not those random people), I'll remind you once again that this Saturday, November 15th is the day you need to go vote in our <a href="http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/election2008/index.htm">civic election</a>. <p>Frankly, most people I know aren't too concerned about the election. While I'd like to blame society for the lack of voter mobility among my Gen X/Y counterparts, I know it's really just because they're lazy. And high.</p> <p><a href="http://www.beyondrobson.com/archives/../city/2008/11/vote/">More...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~4/450311627" height="1" width="1"/> no_email@example.com (jz) Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:23:21 -0800 http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5855-VOTE http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5855-VOTE http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~3/450411249/5857-VOTE <img alt="Ladies and Gentlemen, your candidates..." src="http://www.beyondrobson.com/20081111_vote.jpg" /> If you haven't been bombarded with wasteful notices to vote, or had random people stop you in the street (no, not those random people), I'll remind you once again that this Saturday, November 15th is the day you need to go vote in our <a href="http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/election2008/index.htm">civic election</a>. <p>Frankly, most people I know aren't too concerned about the election. While I'd like to blame society for the lack of voter mobility among my Gen X/Y counterparts, I know it's really just because they're lazy. And high.</p> <p><a href="http://www.beyondrobson.com/archives/..//2008/11/vote/">More...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~4/450411249" height="1" width="1"/> no_email@example.com (jz) Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:23:21 -0800 http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5857-VOTE http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5857-VOTE http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~3/450311628/5856-Ray-LaMontagne-Brings-It-On-Home <img alt="Ray LaMontagne" src="http://www.beyondrobson.com/20081111_RL.jpg" />Before folk singer and songwriter Ray LaMontagne came to town, I was wondering how the brighter moods of his new album, "Gossip in the Grain," would affect his tour. <p>On Saturday, LaMontagne answered this question by taking the Vogue by storm with the high-energy, Motown-flavor of "You Are the Best Thing." The crowd responded with equal enthusiasm as they grooved to the beat. Ray continued to permeate energy into his next number, "Hold You in My Arms." While it may have seemed that the tone of the concert didn't make it easy for fans to sing-a-long, nothing could stop the die-hards from mouthing the words they knew so well. Ray is not one to talk much between numbers, but when a guy yelled out "I love your beard!" his quiet humor had the hall laughing with the quiet response, "uhhh, thats nice...but a little creepy." </p> <p>The small size of the sold-out venue made for a more intimate experience as Ray played his first slow song "Let it be me." The soulfulness that LaMontagne pours out comes as a surprise when I see the shy and unassuming bearded man in person. While the lights rarely shone on Ray, he exposed himself in a different, more personal way. His throaty voice often seemed to vocalize his innermost thoughts and emotions. LaMontagne was able to muster passion from his whole body as he romanced the audience with the troubled words of the love songs, "I Still Care for you" and "Burn."<br /> </p> <p><a href="http://www.beyondrobson.com/archives/../music/2008/11/ray_lamontagne_brings_it_on_home/">More...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~4/450311628" height="1" width="1"/> no_email@example.com (Ami) Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:23:00 -0800 http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5856-Ray-LaMontagne-Brings-It-On-Home http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5856-Ray-LaMontagne-Brings-It-On-Home http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~3/449427554/5848-Morning-Brew-Remember <img alt="111108_mb.jpg" src="http://www.beyondrobson.com/111108_mb.jpg" /><a href="http://jesusradicals.com/library/tolstoy/last.html">Lest we Forget</a> <p><a href="http://thetyee.ca/News/2008/11/10/Slumlords/">A City Soft on 'Slumlords'</a>. Soft+slum= Gross.</p> <p><a href="http://www.miss604.com/2008/11/west-end-apartment-evictions.html">West End Apartment Evictions</a>. I wonder if they'll be privy to these sweet <a href="http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=5cdd5acd-75e9-4610-83eb-33f578088120">Houses in a Can</a>? Or are those just for <a href="http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=058f9041-7e07-45fc-ab09-4e973887c47b"><i>the Warzone</i></a>?</p> <p><a href="http://stephenrees.wordpress.com/2008/11/10/memo-to-next-mayor-leave-the-real-estate-game-to-the-moguls/">Memo to next mayor: Leave the real estate game to the moguls</a>. On second thought: <a href="http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article.jsp?content=20081110_163624_12272">BC home price drop will be biggest in Canada</a>. </p> <p><a href="http://www.beyondrobson.com/archives/../news/2008/11/morning_brew_remember/">More...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~4/449427554" height="1" width="1"/> no_email@example.com (Sean) Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:04:11 -0800 http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5848-Morning-Brew-Remember http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5848-Morning-Brew-Remember http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~3/449367512/5847-Glen-Anderson-makes-the-Hockey-Hall-of-Fame <p><img src="http://vancouver.metblogs.com/files/2008/11/glenn-anderson.jpg" alt="Glenn Anderson.jpg" /></p> <p>I want to like the Vancouver Canucks, I really do. I want to feel like they&#8217;re my team, and try I&#8217;ve given it my all to root for them [<a title="Metroblogging Vancouver" href="http://vancouver.metblogs.com/2005/12/27/dear-delme-a-letter-about-the-canucks/">mbv</a>]. For God&#8217;s sake I&#8217;ve lived in British Columbia for the past twenty-four years, it&#8217;s about time I consider myself a Canucks fan. Right?</p> <p>The thing is those formative years spent in Edmonton are powerful, and especially during the time I was there. Memory and nostalgia are a hard thing to overcome, which is why the good ol&#8217; days always seem better than they were. It&#8217;s even harder to put aside the past when the past could kick the present&#8217;s ass on the ice any day of the week.</p> <p>It&#8217;s not the Canucks&#8217; fault that they&#8217;re not as good as the Oilers of my youth, because&#8230; well because nobody is. The team that I grew up with was the greatest hockey team the world has seen, and probably will ever see again until the NHL shrinks down to a smaller size. All the big money teams that the Red Wings or Colorado might try to put together will never compete with the Edmonton Oilers of the 1980s, it was just so good.</p> <p>How good was it? It was so good that even the people who lived in the shadow of the giants like Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier and Paul Coffey are bound for the Hockey Hall of Fame. Yesterday Vancouver born Glen Anderson was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame [<a title="NHL.com" href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=391658">nhl</a>] as a further sign that there was something special about that team. He&#8217;s not the first name that pops to mind when you think of the Oilers&#8217; dynasty, but he was an important part.</p> <p>He was even a Canuck for a few days in 1996, though he was claimed by the Oilers on waivers.</p> <p>While I&#8217;d love to see the Canucks lift the cup, and in a lot of ways I think there&#8217;s certainly a segment of the Canuck fans that deserve to see their team win, I have to admit I&#8217;ll never love them as much as I love the Oilers. They&#8217;ll never be as good as the team I grew up with, though let&#8217;s be honest the Oilers will never be that good either.</p> <p></p> <p><br /> </p> <p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://vancouver.metblogs.com/2005/12/02/canucks-vs-oilers-120105/' title='Canucks vs Oilers 12/01/05'>Canucks vs Oilers 12/01/05</a> Canucks vs Oilers Originally uploaded by Jeffery Simpson. Last...</li><li><a href='http://vancouver.metblogs.com/2005/12/22/hockey-vancouver-a-day-of-news/' title='a day of news.'>Hockey Vancouver: a day of news.</a> Steve Yzerman and Todd Bertuzzi Originally uploaded by Jeffery...</li><li><a href='http://vancouver.metblogs.com/2006/02/05/my-oilers-beat-my-canucks/' title='My Oilers beat my Canucks'>My Oilers beat my Canucks</a> Once again I was faced with a tough choice...</li></ol></p> <p>Related posts brought to you by <a href='http://mitcho.com/code/yarpp/'>Yet Another Related Posts Plugin</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?a=AQN9Fc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?i=AQN9Fc"></img></a></p> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?a=Tcf7N"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?i=Tcf7N"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?a=RS5IN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?i=RS5IN"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?a=NnRWN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?i=NnRWN"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?a=M6Qyn"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/MetrobloggingVancouverFull?i=M6Qyn"></img></a> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetrobloggingVancouverFull/~4/449318339" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~4/449367512" height="1" width="1"/> no_email@example.com (Jeffery Simpson) Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:39:17 -0800 http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5847-Glen-Anderson-makes-the-Hockey-Hall-of-Fame http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5847-Glen-Anderson-makes-the-Hockey-Hall-of-Fame http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~3/448700550/5841-Now-Here-is-Somewhere <img alt="11.10.08.Secret Machines.jpg" src="http://www.beyondrobson.com/1.jpg" /> I was hoping that the drizzly Friday night on November 7 wasn't an indication of what I could expect from the <a href="http://www.myspace.com/secretmachines">Secret Machines</a> and their new self-titled album. As I waited outside <a href="http://www.richardsonrichards.com">Richard's on Richard's</a> for the doors to open into the dry sanctuary, people who knew the Machines (including myself) were asking one question: "Are the Secret Machines the same band without front man Benjamin Curtis?" The answer was an overwhelming <em>YES.</em> <p><a href="http://www.beyondrobson.com/archives/../music/2008/11/now_here_is_somewhere/">More...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~4/448700550" height="1" width="1"/> no_email@example.com (Russell) Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:06:23 -0800 http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5841-Now-Here-is-Somewhere http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5841-Now-Here-is-Somewhere http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~3/448499602/5840-Morning-Brew-to-cabbage <img alt="101108b.jpg" src="http://www.beyondrobson.com/101108b.jpg" />This <a href="http://davideby.blogspot.com/2008/11/city-going-to-hell-in-olympic-sized.html">city is going to hell in an Olympic size handbasket</a>; Eby gives you a rundown of the secret dealings. Since then Ladner has said that <a href="http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/Municipal-Politics/2008/11/07/LadnerThreatensToLose/">he's 'prepared to lose the election to save this project,'</a> which apparently requires lying to all of us. Yep, I'm sure if you gave us the step-by-step rundown of how and why your party has been fucking this city over, we'd elect you in a heartbeat. <p>On Friday judges elected Geri Tramutola of the Work Less Party as <a href="http://www.francesbula.com/?p=580">winner of Last Candidate Standing</a>. Or were they just voting against Fritz the Cat? "He's entertaining and disgusting: not unlike some of the people I'm running with," says <a href="http://www.michaelgeller.ca/">Michael Geller</a>. Running <em>with</em> or <em>against</em> there, Mike? Either way, I love it.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thevancouverobserver.com/cgi-bin/show_articles.cgi?RSS=1&amp;ID=786">Of the US Monarch and Republicans Seeking Refuge in Canada</a>. "Citizens make haste, before droves of beloved Texans ride north." But at least we'll still have our teeth. Oh, and don't forgot about <a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20081108-1115-bn08protest.html">this group of pissed off Americans</a>, many of whom may also be itching to relocate to Vancouver.</p> <p>29 year old law student charged with stabbing an old friend 30 times outside of a West Van country club found guilty of<a href="http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=c548f1c5-5292-4d67-bbad-d77c458e435c&amp;k=70515">... manslaughter??</a></p> <p>Forget Geller, candidates gathered at the Creative City Cabaret on Saturday to offer irrevocable proof that the current state of local politics is indeed more painful and absurd than a <a href="http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/story.html?id=2192640c-ece9-4b1b-a99b-c8ed4fa4d933">poorly timed serial-rapist joke</a>. </p> <p><a href="http://www.beyondrobson.com/archives/../news/2008/11/morning_brew_to_cabbage/">More...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~4/448499602" height="1" width="1"/> no_email@example.com (Jon) Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:15:00 -0800 http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5840-Morning-Brew-to-cabbage http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5840-Morning-Brew-to-cabbage http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~3/447774815/5839-Sheila-Heti-author-and-maverick <img alt="shelia heti" src="http://www.beyondrobson.com/heti_lee_towndrow.jpg" /> <p>There are many well known Canadian authors that use their fame to create <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/jpod">television shows</a> or <a href="http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2006/03/70345">robot hand to autograph books</a> around the world without leaving her house... But then there are authors that simply strive for originality without any regard for glory. Sheila Heti maybe best known for writing the celebrated novel <em>Ticknor </em>and the acclaimed story collection<em> The Middle Stories.</em> Her work has been published in <a href="http://www.believermag.com/">The Believer</a>, The New Yorker, <a href="http://www.geist.com/">Geist</a>, Esquire, Brick and more. But I believe she should be best recognized for created the "<a href="http://www.trampolinehall.net/">Trampoline Lecture Series</a>". </p> <p>The Trampoline Lecture series is something that makes us D.I.Y kids proud. The series was created by Heti and hosted by <a href="http://www.mishaglouberman.com/">Misha Glouberman</a>. These shows feature three lecturers speaking on subjects they're not experts on, in addition to readings and other activities. <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/">The New Yorker</a> praised the series for "<em>celebrating eccentricity and do-it-yourself inventiveness</em>." Lecture topics range from wacky things like "Female poisoners of 18th century France", "Gossip is worse than pork" to less wacky subjects like "Hasidic speed dating" and "Not being naked". Okay... well they're all kinda wacky. Heti and Glouberman started the series in 2001 in Toronto and have sold out every show since. </p> <p><a href="http://www.beyondrobson.com/archives/../arts/2008/11/sheila_heti_author_and_maverick/">More...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~4/447774815" height="1" width="1"/> no_email@example.com (Kristin) Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:00:30 -0800 http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5839-Sheila-Heti-author-and-maverick http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5839-Sheila-Heti-author-and-maverick http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~3/447311801/5837-Insadong-Korean-Barbecue-and-Seafood-Restaurant <p>On my recent visit to the neighboring city of Coquitlam when I dined at the satisfying Blue Sea, I spotted Insadong at the intersection of North Road and Lougheed Highway, as I was making the return drive home. If you’ve ever been to Coquitlam, perhaps you’ll feel as I did and think that a large part of this reported Korean population in the Vancouver CMA is all based here, given the prevalence of so many Korean businesses and signs in Hangul. Frankly, it could easily rival the likes of the Wilshire/Hancock Park neighborhoods of Los Angeles, and the Shin-Okubo area in Tokyo, for having a densely concentrated Korean community that manages to exist in its own little bubble all within another country’s society. A bit surprising, considering the small percentage of the population that are Korean.</p> <p>Continued w/pics...<br /> <a href="http://foodosophy.wordpress.com/2008/11/09/insadong-coquitlam-bc/" title="http://foodosophy.wordpress.com/2008/11/09/insadong-coquitlam-bc/">http://foodosophy.wordpress.com/2008/11/09/insadong-coquitlam-bc/</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vancouverites/~4/447311801" height="1" width="1"/> no_email@example.com (shokutsu) Sun, 09 Nov 2008 08:42:40 -0800 http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5837-Insadong-Korean-Barbecue-and-Seafood-Restaurant http://www.vancouverites.net/content/5837-Insadong-Korean-Barbecue-and-Seafood-Restaurant