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Morpheus and Iris
Art: Pierre-Narcisse Guérin (1774-1833)
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'Kind of' busy busy at work these days, so probably no much movies for me at the moment. will catch up.
Thanks, for the book, George (The W) e-mailed me - will pick up tmr/weekend. Will be reading why will fly to Montreal for a wheelchair tennis national champs.
Pat, sorry to know that your Mother passed away.
Hi Misha!
Thanks for your kind words about my Mother's death. In fact, I met with the minister conducting her Memorial service, October 14th, yesterday, to finalize the order of service. Mom died but three weeks short of what would have been her 99th birthday so she had a full, exciting, rewarding life.
Saw another Russian film last night: Twilight Portrait, directed by Angelina Nikonova. Quite disturbing, inasmuch as it offers a "unique feminist perspective on the rampant corruption and callousness in modern day Russia." I would be very interested to hear your views, if you ever have the chance to see the film, whether it is an accurate assessment of the director's homeland, per esempio. Olga Dykhovichnaya, as Marina, is simply remarkable.
River of the Brokenhearted and More Kalashnikovs, emotional ones this time around!
Hi Guys
I
invite you to the opening reception of my solo sculpture show “An
Exultation of MOOP” Thursday Oct 18 , 7 pm at Place des arts in
Coquitlam.
(See map link) “MOOP” means Matter Out Of Place, ie garbage, trash.
As
you may know I come from the Vancouver artistic communities of Burning
Man, Makerfaire, and ReVision who make sublime objects from waste.
While
most of my art is of the shiny and/or rusty metal variety I do have
some infinite mirrors in the show including the Giant Cyborg Eyeball.
I want to also present some new interactive robotic gadgets I under
development.
My
friend video artist James Dean is going to project some video of the 2
ton Breaking Wave sculpture we recently built from reclaimed beach
lumber and torched at Burning Man this year.
There will be a bar, snacks, and music for your pleasure.
Looking forward to seeing you there.
Ron Simmer
breakingwave.ca
Gallery Link:
Gallery Link:
Facebook Event:
Map To Gallery:
www.yelp.ca/map/place-des-arts-coquitlam
Hello All
Just wanted to let you know some sad news--Howard Hurt died October 5, 2012. Howard was the first Head of the Education Library and he worked at UBC for 30 years before retiring in 1997. Howard will be remembered by staff, students and faculty as a "good man". He always loved to engage in wonderful gab sessions with students, staff and faculty on issues of the day. Occasionally, heated debates would ensure as Howard held distinct opinions on most topics. For those of us who knew him we will remember how much he valued hard work and how much he loved working with students at the information desk. He always held a strong vision of a comprehensive education library collection comprised of theoretical and research works together with excellent curriculum materials. He never wanted the library to just be a curriculum laboratory. His love of languages meant that he was multilingual. His first second language though was French and he worked hard with Dr. Roy from the Dept. of Language and Literacy Education to acquire a sizeable French curriculum collection to support bilingual education. Our condolences go to his family at this time.
Please see the obituary that appeared in the Vancouver Sun.
HURT, Howard R.
August 22, 1937 - October 5, 2012
B.A. B.Ed., B.LS. Howard passed away at VGH after surviving strokes and a brain aneurysm 15 years ago, only to succumb to complications from prostate surgery and pneumonia. Survived by Penny, his wife of 52 years, sons Keith (Anke) and Doug (Tana), five grandchildren, Daniel, Anita, Terry, Brendan and Tyler, and brother Michael. Howard was a teacher for five years and Head of the Education Library for thirty years. He survived a stroke during heart surgery, had a pacemaker implanted, and suffered a brain aneurysm in 1997 which resulted in his retirement. During the past 15 years, he has suffered increasing dementia and loss of memory. It has been very hard for all of us to see him grow so frail. He was a wonderful husband, father, and grandfather. We will remember all the good years and happy times. No service by request. Cremation. In lieu of flowers, donations to the BC Heart and Stroke or the Alzheimer's Society would be appreciated.
Jo-Anne Naslund
Education Library
www.yelp.ca/map/place-des-arts-coquitlam
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New York, New York
The Zen Master is visiting New York City from Tibet. He goes up to a hot dog vendor and says, "Make me one with everything."
The hot dog vendor fixes a hot dog and hands it to the Zen Master, who pays with a $20 bill.
The vendor puts the bill in the cash box and closes it. "Where's my change?" asks the Zen Master.
The vendor responds, "Change must come from within."
The Zen Master is visiting New York City from Tibet. He goes up to a hot dog vendor and says, "Make me one with everything."
The hot dog vendor fixes a hot dog and hands it to the Zen Master, who pays with a $20 bill.
The vendor puts the bill in the cash box and closes it. "Where's my change?" asks the Zen Master.
The vendor responds, "Change must come from within."
Famous Road Trips – Now this is Wanderlust
Here's
a lovely website that maps the famous and historic road trips. You can
mouse over the titles and see the actual route.
A popup box will give a short description and then there are other
points on the route with some fascinating facts about the journey.
It's
highly imaginative and a great place to wander. Some of the journeys
mapped and described are Jules Verne's Around the World
in 80 days; Charles Lindbergh's famous transatlantic flight; Amelia
Earheart's final flight; the Orient Express; Magellan's circumnavigation
of the globe; The Silk Road; Jack Kerouac's 'On The Road' route and
many more!Hello All
Just wanted to let you know some sad news--Howard Hurt died October 5, 2012. Howard was the first Head of the Education Library and he worked at UBC for 30 years before retiring in 1997. Howard will be remembered by staff, students and faculty as a "good man". He always loved to engage in wonderful gab sessions with students, staff and faculty on issues of the day. Occasionally, heated debates would ensure as Howard held distinct opinions on most topics. For those of us who knew him we will remember how much he valued hard work and how much he loved working with students at the information desk. He always held a strong vision of a comprehensive education library collection comprised of theoretical and research works together with excellent curriculum materials. He never wanted the library to just be a curriculum laboratory. His love of languages meant that he was multilingual. His first second language though was French and he worked hard with Dr. Roy from the Dept. of Language and Literacy Education to acquire a sizeable French curriculum collection to support bilingual education. Our condolences go to his family at this time.
Please see the obituary that appeared in the Vancouver Sun.
HURT, Howard R.
August 22, 1937 - October 5, 2012
B.A. B.Ed., B.LS. Howard passed away at VGH after surviving strokes and a brain aneurysm 15 years ago, only to succumb to complications from prostate surgery and pneumonia. Survived by Penny, his wife of 52 years, sons Keith (Anke) and Doug (Tana), five grandchildren, Daniel, Anita, Terry, Brendan and Tyler, and brother Michael. Howard was a teacher for five years and Head of the Education Library for thirty years. He survived a stroke during heart surgery, had a pacemaker implanted, and suffered a brain aneurysm in 1997 which resulted in his retirement. During the past 15 years, he has suffered increasing dementia and loss of memory. It has been very hard for all of us to see him grow so frail. He was a wonderful husband, father, and grandfather. We will remember all the good years and happy times. No service by request. Cremation. In lieu of flowers, donations to the BC Heart and Stroke or the Alzheimer's Society would be appreciated.
Jo-Anne Naslund
Education Library
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