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Hon. Hamnett Kirkes Pinhey (1784-1857), a young London importer and ship insurance broker, emigrated to Canada in 1820 with a small fortune, to develop an estate in the Canadian wilderness. He soon established himself as a leader of society in eastern Upper Canada (Ontario) and became a member of the Legislative Assembly, Reeve of March Township, Warden of Carleton County, and a member of the Legislative Council of Upper Canada. He developed HORACEVILLE, on the Ottawa Riverfront of March Township (now the City of Ottawa), as his residential estate, operating grist and sawmills and building St. Mary's Church, which opened in 1827.

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HAMNETT KIRKES PINHEY'S HOUSE : HORACEVILLE, the residence of the Hon. Hamnett Pinhey, was named for Pinhey's eldest son. In keeping with British aristocratic practice, young Horace was intended from the start to be the heir to the property.

The house was built in four stages, from north to south.

HAMNETT KIRKES PINHEY'S HOUSE : HORACEVILLE, the residence of the Hon. Hamnett Pinhey, was named for Pinhey's eldest son. In keeping with British aristocratic practice, young Horace was intended from the start to be the heir to the property.The house was built in four stages, from north to south.

The original house, built in 1820-1821, was "a nice tasty cottage with viranda [sic]". It was a two-storey log building, covered with clapboard. To the rear was a square stone kitchen with hip roof. (National Archives, NMC-22119). In 1841, Pinhey began to look ahead to the day Horace would marry and take over the farm. He planned a large addition in two stages. The central hall-kitchen wing was built in 1841-42, with a gracious sweeping staircase leading upstairs to a dining room at the head of the stairs and a bedroom over the front entrance. The new kitchen wing to the rear was to become Mrs. Pinhey's kitchen when a daughter-in-law took over the older part of the house. On August 21, 1847, Horace Pinhey married Kate Greene at neighbouring St. Mary's Church, and in September work began to enlarge the old stone kitchen to better serve the young couple. In 1848-49 the final, south wing was added, including a library, pantry, and drawing room on the ground floor. Upstairs, several bedrooms and an interesting second-storey privy, which Pinhey called the "sanctum sanctorum", Latin for "the holy of holies", were added. Horace and Kate moved into the older part of the house and took over management of the farm, turning over half the produce each year to his parents. Hamnett retained control of the gardens and moved with wife Mary Anne and daughter Constance into the newer part of the house. At Hamnett Pinhey's death in 1857 he willed the new half of the house to daughter Constance. However, she married her cousin John Hamnett Pinhey and moved to Bytown (Ottawa) shortly thereafter, deeding her inheritance to Horace. In the nineteenth century, the Pinhey house had been expanded to accommodate a growing family. In the twentieth century, it was home to an aging family and the side wings were boarded up. The family rejected proposals to make HORACEVILLE the home of a Hollywood actress or a summer residence for the Governor General. HORACEVILLE remained the Pinhey family farm until the 1970s. In the end, Miss Ruth Pinhey alone occupied the deteriorating central wing of her ancestors' great house. She died in 1971. Pinhey's Point, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 270 Pinhey's Point Road, Dunrobin, Ontario (A Historic Tourist Site in Canada's National Capital Region) The Pinhey Estate, HORACEVILLE, is an 88-acre heritage site scenically situated on the Ottawa River in rural Ottawa, in the hamlet of Dunrobin northwest of the downtown core. This estate is owned and operated by the City of Ottawa. The Honourable Hamnett Kirkes Pinhey emigrated to Canada from England in 1820 to develop his estate, HORACEVILLE, Pinhey's Point. That same year, 1820, he built the first Pinhey house to which additions were made over the next 28 years. This property remained in the Pinhey family until 1971 when March Township purchased it. In 1990 the City of Kanata (now part of the City of Ottawa) acquired Pinhey's Point. One of the City's biggest projects was the restoration of the Hamnett Pinhey mansion. Today, the City of Ottawa continues to develop the site's heritage and waterfront potential. The Pinhey's Point Foundation, established in 1980, has played a significant role in preserving and developing the estate as an historic site and recreation area. The Foundation's Museum Committee along with Pinhey's Point staff plan and prepare exhibits each year. The Pinhey's Point Foundation is pleased to acknowledge the generous financial support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) http://www.trilliumfoundation.org/, and the Government of Ontario in 2003/2004. Funding has been provided for interpretive planning and development projects incorporating artifact assessment, preservation and restoration, in order to share with the community and public the rich heritage of March Township. The Pinhey's Point Foundation is also pleased to acknowledge the generous financial support of the City of Ottawa in accomplishing a number of collections management, exhibit and community outreach projects through its Ottawa Cultural Facilities Fund for 2003, 2004 and 2005 and the Heritage Funding Program for 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. The Foundation greatly appreciates the generous funding provided by the Ontario Ministry of Culture through its Heritage Organization Development Grant for 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. The funds have been used to cover a variety of costs related to exhibits, collections management, and operating expenses. SPECIAL EVENTS For Events and Activities, see the City of Ottawa Web Site: http://www.ottawa.ca/residents/heritage/museums/pinheys/events/index_en.html HOURS OF OPERATION Pinhey's Point is officially open to the public for the 2009 summer season from Sunday, May 10, to Sunday, August 30, 2009. The manor house is open for tours from Wednesday to Sunday: Wednesday to Friday, open from noon to 5:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The house is closed to the public Monday and Tuesday. However, the grounds remain accessible for you to enjoy. Admission to the museum is by donation. We rely on your generous donations to support our programs and events. For reservations for bus tours and large groups, please call Pinhey's Point at (613):. 832-4347 (seasonal) or the Heritage Development division, Cultural Services branch of the City of Ottawa at (613) 247-4830 ext. 221. Read More at: http://www.pinheyspoint.ca/ The moncitizenship is the new Canadian governmental task. The diplomatic lines of Republics of Yemen and Poland are non grata with their masks. M.T. 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Police say Venus Dejong, 2, was taken from her home in southeastern Alberta on Sunday morning. (RCMP)

Charges have been laid against the grandmother of a toddler who was taken from her home in southeastern Alberta on Sunday morning, police said Tuesday.

Johan Dejong, 47, of Fort Macleod, Alta., is charged with abduction and breaking and entering in connection with the alleged kidnapping of her maternal granddaughter, Venus Dejong, 2, from her home in Redcliff, about 300 kilometres southeast of Calgary.

Dejong turned the girl over to officers at the RCMP detachment in Jasper, Alta., late Monday morning. Investigators believe she was headed to B.C.

The girl's mother, Lola Katherine Dejong, 25, was charged on Monday with abduction in contravention of a custody order, and breaking and entering.

Johan Dejong is in custody and will make her first court appearance in Medicine Hat provincial court on June 24.

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Father's Day was started 100 years ago to dispel the notion that men were lazy, sleazy and drunk. (iStock)

Last Updated: Friday, June 18, 2010 / 1:38 PM E: Sunday is the day fathers around the world are celebrated, gifted with neckties and cologne and given a day free from lawn mowing and garage cleaning.

محمد عبده زيدي - يا حبيب العمر

يا حبيب العمر الاهداء الى روح السيد عبدالحميد سلام سعيد صالح المنصوري: محمد عبده زيدي

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The first celebration of a fatherhood day was 100 years ago, and it was intended to change the perception of men in U.S. society.

Father's Day was started a century ago because inventor Sonora Smart Dodd was upset by widespread mocking of fathers in popular culture as lazy, sleazy and drunk.

While today's fathers have come a long way, some would say they could once again use an image boost thanks to the much-mocked antics of the likes of Tiger Woods and Jon Gosselin.

On the 100th anniversary of Father's Day, men's image could use a boost thanks to the antics of people like Tiger Woods. (Matt Slocum/Associated Press)

It's easy to take shots at dads who mess up, but it's important to focus on the important role of men, said Michael Gurian, an author who specializes in the struggles of men in the modern world.

"Making fun of guys to get them to perform and prove themselves, that's always going to exist," Gurian said. "But we have to equally celebrate them and empower them."

For Dodd, the last straw was a church sermon in 1908, when her priest rambled on about the newly created Mother's Day and the importance of mothers.

"I liked everything you said about motherhood," Dodd recalled telling the priest in a 1972 interview. "However, don't you think fathers deserve a place in the sun, too?"

Her father, William Smart, survived the Civil War and then moved west to seek his fortune. His wife died in the winter of 1898, while giving birth to their sixth child.

But Smart, with the help of Dodd, the eldest child and only girl, held the family together. Dodd became convinced of the importance of fathers, at a time when they were not considered that relevant to the family.

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"Without fathers you would have no civilization," Gurian said.

He acknowledged that men tend to take more risks, fool around more and suffer more crippling addictions than women. They also seem slower to mature these days, often living at home into their 20s.

"Father's Day is hopefully a time when the culture says, 'This is our moment to look at who our men and boys are,' " he said. "If we don't protect fathering, we are going to really be messed up."

Dodd certainly did her part. She pushed for the first Father's Day celebration, which was held in June 1910 in Spokane, Wash.

But Smart, with the help of Dodd, the eldest child and only girl, held the family together. Dodd became convinced of the importance of fathers, at a time when they were not considered that relevant to the family.

محمد عبده زيدي الدودحية

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Sonora Smart Dodd, the mother of Father's Day. (Spokesman-Review/Associated Press)

He acknowledged that men tend to take more risks, fool around more and suffer more crippling addictions than women. They also seem slower to mature these days, often living at home into their 20s.

'She was a businesswoman and knew how to get things done'—Father's Day founder's granddaughter

"Father's Day is hopefully a time when the culture says, 'This is our moment to look at who our men and boys are,' " he said. "If we don't protect fathering, we are going to really be messed up."

Dodd certainly did her part. She pushed for the first Father's Day celebration, which was held in June 1910 in Spokane, Wash.

Fathers in church were given red roses, and people whose fathers were deceased wore white roses.

Some also credit the invention of the holiday to Grace Golden Clayton of Fairmount, W.Va., who is said to have suggested to the pastor of her church in 1908 that he hold a service in honour of fathers.

The campaign for a national holiday

But it was Dodd who campaigned nationally for the holiday.

Mother's Day was quickly accepted as a national holiday, with U.S. Congress in 1914 designating the second Sunday in May. Father's Day had a much longer road, perhaps reflecting the societal split involving mothers and fathers. It was not until 1966 that president Lyndon B. Johnson issued the first presidential proclamation honouring fathers and set the third Sunday in June as Father's Day.

In 1972, president Richard Nixon signed the law that made it permanent, to the delight of necktie and golf club makers everywhere.

Dodd died in 1978 at age 96 and is buried in Spokane.

"She was a businesswoman and knew how to get things done," said Barbara Hillerman, Sonora Dodd's only grandchild. "I sent my grandmother a Father's Day card every year."

محمد عبده زيدي

محمد عبده زيدي - الشك عني ابعده الى روح الوالد عبد الحميد سلام السراج

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محمد عبده زيدي - باراعي لك

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محمد عبده زيدي - كفاية حب

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الفنان العدني احمد علي قاسم - القمر كم بايذكرني

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced the itinerary of the Royal Tour of Canada by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh.

The royal couple will tour Halifax; Toronto; Waterloo, Ontario; Winnipeg; and the National Capital Region from June 28 to July 6.

“All Canadians eagerly anticipate welcoming Her Majesty. The Crown endures as a symbol of our unique Canadian identity, uniting Canadians of every background and every region,” said the Prime Minister. “Canadians hold Her Majesty and the Royal Family in deep affection and high regard, a sentiment which is clearly mutual.”

The itinerary, which was developed in collaboration with municipalities, provinces and private organizations, includes the following highlights:

• Welcoming ceremony at Garrison Grounds in Halifax (June 28)

• Mi’kmaq cultural event in Halifax (June 28)

• International Fleet Review in Halifax to mark Canadian Navy Centennial (June 29)

• Canadian Museum of Nature visit in Ottawa (June 30)

• The Canada Day Noon Show on Parliament Hill (July 1)

• Dedication of a cornerstone at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg (July 3)

• The Queen’s Plate at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto (July 4)

• Tour of the RIM BlackBerry facility in Waterloo (July 5)

• Film shoot at Pinewood studios in Toronto (July 5)

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Itinerary for 2010 Royal Tour of Canada

Monday, June 28

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

2:20 p.m.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh arrive at Stanfield International Airport in Halifax, Nova Scotia to begin their nine-day tour of Canada. On this Royal Tour, they will celebrate Canadian milestones and participate in events and dedications highlighting Canadian service and commitment at the local, national and global level.

3:00 p.m.

Official arrival at Garrison Grounds: This colourful ceremony includes military honours, performances, and the presence of many Canadian dignitaries. Her Majesty addresses Canadians, signs the Government of Canada Golden Book and the Provincial Guest book, and conducts a walkabout so she can meet as many Canadians as possible. Canadians are invited to attend in person or watch the ceremony, which will broadcast live, on television.

3:55 p.m.

Mi’kmaq cultural event at Halifax Common: The focus of this event is to highlight the role of First Nations and Mi’kmaq communities in contemporary Canada. Her Majesty’s participation also honours the 400th Anniversary of the Baptism of Grand Chief Henri Membertou. The Queen’s attendance shines a light on the importance the future holds for the Mi’kmaq community and the role their history, culture, and traditions have had on Nova Scotia and Canada. Nova Scotia is home to 13 First Nation Mi’kmaq communities.

4:25 p.m.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh rededicate Government House, the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia and The Queen’s official residence during provincial tours. More than 200 years old, it is the oldest official residence in Canada. The residence has recently undergone an extensive three-year renovation.

Tuesday, June 29

Halifax, Nova Scotia

10:45p.m.

Presentation of World Ship Trust Certificate: At Government House, His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh presents the World Ship Trust Certificate to representatives of the HMCS HAIDA, an historical naval ship that is now a National Historic site in Hamilton, Ontario. The HMCS HAIDA is the last remaining example of the 27 Tribal Class destroyers built for the Royal Canadian Navy, the Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Navy between 1937 and 1945.

12:20 p.m

Luncheon at CFB Halifax: The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh are hosted by The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, and meet serving men and women from the Base.

2:00 p.m.

International Fleet Review: The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh arrive at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Canada's largest centre for ocean research, for the International Fleet Review. Her Majesty and His Royal Highness meet members of Canada’s navy and celebrate the Canadian Naval Centennial. This historic event, a spectacular pageant of Navy tradition, features 22 foreign ships.

Canadians have the opportunity to meet The Queen during her walkabout on the Martime Museum wharf, where HMSC Sackville is docked. The HMCS Sackville, the last surviving WWII Canadian-built corvette, is now a naval museum. On the wharf, Her Majesty unveils a plaque commemorating the ship and meets serving military, veterans, and cadets.

5:15 p.m.

Private reception at Government House: The Duke of Edinburgh has a reception with members of the 2nd Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment, of which he is Colonel-in-Chief. The 2nd Battalion is the only regular force infantry battalion stationed in Atlantic Canada.

8:00 p.m.

A Celebration of Nova Scotia at the Cunard Centre: Hosted by the Government of Nova Scotia, Her Majesty and His Royal Highness enjoy a celebration that highlights Nova Scotians who have made, and continue to make significant contributions to their communities, their province, and their country.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Halifax, Nova Scotia

10:20 a.m.

Departure from Nova Scotia: The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh plant a tree in the Government House garden to commemorate their visit to Nova Scotia. They depart for Ottawa.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Ottawa, Ontario

12:25 p.m.

Tour of the Canadian Museum of Nature: The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh begin their visit to the National Capital Region by touring the Victoria Memorial Museum Building, named after Her Majesty’s great, great grandmother, now home of the Canadian Museum of Nature in downtown Ottawa.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh wish to honour the tireless efforts of volunteers and Canadians who care about safeguarding our national treasures and preserving our heritage buildings: this 100-year-old stone, castle-like building was designated a national historic site and has recently completed an extensive renovation. The Queen unveils a commemorative plaque and meets volunteers. Outside the Museum, she greets Canadians.

1:15 p.m.

Unveiling of statue of Oscar Peterson: The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh visit the National Arts Centre (NAC), one of Canada’s foremost showcases for the performing arts. They honour a great Canadian who entertained audiences all over the world and played for Her Majesty in person during her Golden Jubilee when she visited Toronto: jazz-piano great Oscar Peterson. The Queen unveils the bronze statue created by Ruth Abernethy and meets Mrs. Kelly Peterson, Oscar Peterson’s widow, and Celine Peterson, his daughter. On their way back to the car, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh stop to chat with the Canadians who have come to see the new statue and meet The Royal Couple.

1:40 p.m.

3:00 p.m. Tree planting at Rideau Hall: The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh arrive at Rideau Hall and plant a tree to commemorate their visit to Canada. Over 120 commemorative trees grace the grounds of Rideau Hall, planted by members of the Royal Family, heads of state and other dignitaries. This is the fifth tree The Queen has planted at Rideau Hall.

Private reception with Cameron Highlanders at Rideau Hall: The Duke of Edinburgh meets with members of the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa, of which he is Colonel-in-Chief.

4:30 p.m.

Audience at Rideau Hall: Her Majesty has an audience with Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

5:00 p.m.

Unveiling of Diamond Jubilee window/bust for the Senate at Rideau Hall: The Queen unveils the design for the Diamond Jubilee Window for the Senate of Canada, the upper chamber of the Parliament of Canada. The window will commemorate Her Majesty’s 60 years of service as Queen of Canada, which will be celebrated in 2012, and that of Queen Victoria’s, which was celebrated in 1897. The Queen also unveils a design for a bust of Her Majesty for the Senate Foyer. Her likeness will be carved later this year and appear on the arch across from her late father, King George VI.

5:20 p.m.

Garden Party at Rideau Hall: The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh end their day with a garden reception.

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Canada Day!

Ottawa

12:05 p.m.

Canada Day Noon Show: Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh join in the Canada Day festivities on Parliament Hill. Rich in Canadian tradition, the Canada Day Noon Show is both a protocol event and a festive party. Focusing on the theme “Our Year to Shine: Canada Welcomes the World” the Noon Show will also celebrate 143 years of service at home and abroad.

Her Majesty and His Royal Highness arrive by landau escorted by mounted members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. After military honours and a fly-past, they enjoy performances by the Bare Naked Ladies, Quebec pop stars Isabelle Boulay and Marjo, Guelph, Ontario, bagpipers The Campbell Brothers and Newfoundland Indie rock band Hey Rosetta! to name only a few. The Queen gives an address and meets as many Canadians as possible on her walkabout as she leaves. The Noon Show will be broadcast live.

Friday, July 2, 2010

Ottawa

10:00 a.m.

Audience with Michael Ignatieff: The Queen has an audience with the Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition.

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Winnipeg

12:20 p.m. (CDT)

Departure from Ottawa and Offical arrival to Winnipeg, Manitoba: The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh are officially welcomed to Manitoba at the new James A. Richardson airport. Her Majesty and His Royal Highness are the first official passengers to the airport, entering the terminal via an arrival bridge.

The emphasis is on youth and encouraging them to contribute to their community, as The Queen Elizabeth II Silverwings Youth Scholarship is announced. To honour the Canadian record of service: past, present and especially looking toward the future, The Queen signs a letter addressed to the youth of Manitoba, and with the help of two young cadets, places it in a time capsule that will be opened in the year 2060.

4:20 p.m.

Statue unveiling and tree planting at Government House: After a luncheon hosted by the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, The Queen unveils a statue of herself created by the late Leo Mol, a world-renowned Manitoba artist and sculptor. The statue is at Government House, the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Her Majesty and His Royal Highness also place a shrub in the Government House garden, to be renamed the Queen Elizabeth II Gardens.

5:20 p.m.

Cornerstone dedication at The Forks: The visit to the site of the Human Rights Museum illustrates Her Majesty’s support for Canadian efforts to educate and expand the global discussion on human rights. As leader of the Commonwealth, Her Majesty has long been a champion of human rights, working hard to abolish apartheid in South Africa.

Her Majesty dedicates a stone from Runnymede—the site of the 1215 signing of the Magna Carta, the document considered to be one of the most significant steps toward democratic freedoms and our contemporary concept of human rights—as the cornerstone of the museum. Once finished, the museum will be a national centre of learning, where Canadians and people from around the world can engage in discussion and commit to taking action against hate and oppression. The Queen pauses to greet Canadians who have come to see the dedication of the cornerstone.

5:40 p.m.

Manitoba Homecoming Canadian Concert For Human Rights, The Forks: Her Majesty will deliver an address at the concert, which celebrates Manitoba’s ethnocultural diversity and Her Majesty’s visit.

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Toronto, Ontario

10:55 a.m.

Morning church service: The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh begin their tour of Toronto, Canada’s largest city, with morning worship at the Cathedral Church of St. James. St. James has served Toronto as a spiritual centre for more than 200 years. The service is followed by a presentation of hand bells from the Chapels Royal of the Mohawk (Christ Church, Tyendinaga and St. Paul’s, Grand River) and the rededication of St. George’s Chapel, so named to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V’s accession to the throne. Her Majesty and His Royal Highness greet well-wishers after the service is over.

3:55 p.m.

Attending the running of The Queen’s Plate at Woodbine Racetrack: A great lover of horses, this is the fourth time Her Majesty has watched the Queen’s Plate; the first time was in 1959 when she celebrated the 100th running of the race. By attending the oldest continuously run stakes race in North America, Her Majesty is supporting Canadian sport and Canadian-bred race horses.

Monday, July 5, 2010

Waterloo, Ontario

11:00 a.m.

Touring the Research in Motion (RIM) facility in Waterloo: Her Majesty and His Royal Highness visit the Waterloo area, where they tour RIM, makers of the BlackBerry. The Queen shows her support for a Canadian technology that has profoundly changed the way we do business; RIM has put Canadian technical expertise front and centre in a competitive global environment. In addition, RIM is a company conscious of its corporate responsibility to the community: they have a corporate philanthropy program that invests in education and youth.

Toronto, Ontario

12:50 p.m.

Luncheon and tour of Pinewood Studios, Toronto: Supporters of Canada’s film industry The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh arrive in Toronto at Pinewood Studios for a luncheon hosted by the Province of Ontario and a tour of Canada's largest film and television production complex and the third largest film studio in North America after Los Angles and New York. Deepa Mehta, the acclaimed Canadian film director, explains a current project to Her Majesty and His Royal Highness and they watch a scene being shot in 3-D. Her Majesty also views footage of her 1953 coronation that was shot in 3-D.

4:30 p.m.

Gold Award Presentation: The Duke of Edinburgh presents The Duke of Edinburgh Awards, which encourage and support the personal development of young people around the world. About six million have participated in this program, created by His Royal Highness in 1956. The Award now operates in 126 countries and has been active in Canada since 1963.

7:00 p.m.

Official dinner: Hosted by the Prime Minister and Mrs. Harper, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh meet Canadians who have made significant contributions to their neighbourhood, community or country. They represent the best of Canada’s bilingual, multicultural, diverse society. The Queen delivers an address to Canadians.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Toronto, Ontario

10:40 a.m.

Medal presentation at Queen’s Park: In keeping with the theme of service, The Queen is present when the Ontario Medals for Good Citizenship are awarded to those who have made outstanding contributions to their communities. She also unveils a plaque outside the Legislature. The ceremony takes place at Queen’s Park, home of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

11:40 a.m.

Official departure ceremony from Canada and Ontario at Queen’s Park.: A colourful ceremony as Canadians say farewell to The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh at the official departure from Canada and Ontario. Her Majesty conducts a walkabout to say goodbye to as many Canadians as she can in person.

12:40 p.m.

Viewing of new badge: At the airport, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh admire the newly awarded coat of arms and badge created for the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). An agency of the Government of Canada, CBSA ensures the security and prosperity of Canada by managing the access of people and goods to and from Canada.

12:55 p.m.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh depart Canada, marking the end of Her Majesty The Queen’s 22nd tour of Canada.

Read More at the Royal at http://royaltour.gc.ca/itiner/itiner-eng.cfm

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Mission Statement:

Peer Support at CPA Ontario assists people who are experiencing the impact of spinal cord injury (SCI) in their lives by complementing professional services provided in acute hospitals, rehabilitation centers and community based health and social service agencies.

Burn Tucker, the Personal injury Group of Doucet McBride LLP

Led by Collen Burn and Laurie Tucker, the personal injury group of Doucet McBride LLP is committed to providing Knowledgeable, Experienced, Compassionate legal representation in both official language.

Learning about your rights while recovering from an injury can be overwhelming and hiring the right lawyer can be a difficult decision.

We encourage you to contact us as early as possible. During your free initial consultation, we will explain your rights to you and counsel you on you options. Contacting us does not mean you are hiring a lawyer. But you will have the information you need to navigate the insurance system.

The lawyers at Burn Tucker do not work for insurance companies. We work only for those who have been injured.

If we take your case we will work with you to help you achieve the best possible result as quickly as possible.

We have helped hundreds of clients reach successful settlements. If your case can not be settled, we have the experience and determination necessary to see your case through to trial.

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In most cases, we can offer you a contingency retainer agreement, so that you will not have to pay anything unless and until your case either settles or you win at trial.

We take very seriously our commitment to helping you and you family. Our promise to you is to keep you involved in the process, to be fair and candied with you, to be compassionate and understanding and to work hard to achieve the best result possible.

For more information, please call (613) 233-6898

http://www.burntucker.com

How Peer Support Can Help You

You and your family will be introduced to a trained volunteer, a person with a spinal cord injury or a family member, who has faced many of the same challenges you are encountering now.

You will be matched with an individual who can share personal experiences to help you gain more information on living with a spinal cord injury.

You will be introduced to organizations that can provide you assistance.

Thing You Might Want to Talk About

Family Relations

Self-care

Accessibility and housing

Community Resources

Employment opporttunities

Sexuality

Attitudes

Transportation

Parenting

Relationships

Recreation

Family Support

Meet a family member volunteer who can relate to you and your family, and support you through your challenges.

“Meeting someone from the Peer Support program 3 days after my son had a spinal cord injury was so important to me. I was so scared and I had so many questions that needed to be answered right away. Learning from others who were in the same situations as me, helped me have a better understanding of what I needed to do to help my son. I encourage all families to contact CPA Ontario if your loved one has just had a spinal cord injury.”

Katherine

“Talking with my Peer Support volunteer helped me to maintain hope and remain strong for the future. I continue to keep in touch with her and know that I can call when I need to talk.”

Beverly

One-on-One Support

Meet a volunteer who has a smilar experience with SCI and can help you with your challenges of living and adjusting to a disability.

Employment Mentoring

Meet a Person with SCI who can help you prepare for options within the area of employment and education.

"Finding my Peer Support Volunteer was a real turning point for me. He opened my eyes to what was possible. He answered my tough personal questions with honesty and a positive attitude. That made my recovery a whole lot better."

Kevin

Trained Peer Support volunteers are people with personal experience with a SCI and family members of persons with SCI. They have made a positive adjustment and are willing to help those who are newly injured and their families throughout their journey to rehabilitation. For people with new SCI, thinking about the challenges of the future can be daunting. But, nobody should have to contemplate these life changes in isolation. By listening, sharing their own experiences and providing practical information, volunteers provide one-to-one support to persons who have sustained an injury and their families.

How Can I Be a Volunteer?

Phone, visit, email or fax the CPA Ontario Office and fill out an application, or contact us at peerconnections@cpaont.org to see how you can get involved.

Thank you to all our sponsors presented above for helping make our programs available!

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CPA Ontario Also Offers:

Rehabilitation Counselling

Community Advocacy

Information Services

Membership Services

Employment Services

Case Management

Attendant Services

Call us…

You’ll be glad you did!

230-1101 Prince of Wales Dr.,

Ottawa ON K2C 3W7

Toll Free: 1-888-723-1033 Ext. 232

Tel:. (613) 723-1033 Ext. 232

peersupportottawa@cpaont.org

Visit us on the Webs: www.cpaont.org

http://www.cpaont.org/service/peer-support

Nelligan O’Brien Payne’s Personal Injury Group

Nelligan O’Brien Payne is a locally-owned law firm that first opened its doors over 40 years ago. Our firm has a long history representing individuals and their families who have been injured as a result of an accident. This includes automobile or other motorized vehicle accidents, slip and falls, assaults, as well as injuries caused by the negligence of another person or entity.

We often provide contingency free arrangements, so our clients can move forward with their case without incurring legal fees, until the matter is settled or a judgment is obtained at trial.

Over the years we have seen many individuals who have not been aware of the various sources of financial support that are available, have missed important time limitations that prevent them from obtaining full benefits, or have jeopardized their rights by signing off too early on a settlement. For those who have seriously injured, it is important for them to have this information.

The legal problems in such cases are often complicated and require detailed information to be collected from the individual and/or family members. To facilitate the gathering or relevant information, flag various sources of assistance and identify important issues we have developed a Personal Injury Guide. This guide has two main section:

1. Information about your legal rights, important next steps and other assistance that is available.
2. A workbook to assist you with recording relevant information.

For a free copy of our 27-pages personal injury guide, please contact Sylvie Vanasse at (613) 231-8205;

Sylvie.vanasse@nelligan.ca

www.nelligan.ca

Summer in the City is an exciting day programme for adults with a disability. The programme explores the sights and sounds of the City of Ottawa and each Wednesday participants enjoy either a bus trip to an outlying or a special event. Participants may register by the day or weekly.

Location-Summer in the City is a Para Transpo based programme. Participants are dropped off at the scheduled locations throughout the city daily.

Dates: June 28^th –August 19^th

Cost: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday $ 21.00 per day

Wednesdays- $30.50 per day

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Volunteers

Summer in the City has many rewarding volunteer positions available for the Summer. We offer full training, new experiences and lots of fun in an active camp setting. If you are interested or know of someone who has time to share please contact Kathy at (613) 564-4106

Should you require any further information please contact us at:

Fax:. (613) 564-7758

TTY-564-4106

Cell Phone: 616-867-4500

E-mail: Kathryn.watcham@ottawa.ca

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Ministry of Community and Social Services

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World Refugee Week Celebrations (www.refugeeweek.com) at Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street Ottawa, will feature portraits, videos, presentations and live performances of artists and activists from around the world. The work is open for viewing daily from 1-10PM in room A on the ground floor of Library and Archives Canada (LAC) with presentations and live performances given at 3PM

daily (unless otherwise noted).

The 5-day multimedia event includes: the Coalition of New Canadians for Arts and Culture, Canadian Centre for International Justice, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, USC Canada.

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The Canadian Red Cross, Catholic Immigration Centre of Ottawa, Centre for International Migration and Settlement Studies, International Settlement Canada Quarterly, Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization, Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre, World Skills Immigrant Settlement Support Agency, National Capital Region YMCA-YWCA, Sherry Tompalski (Designer / Canada), Graham Thompson (Videographer / Canada), Hamid Ayoub (Painter / Drummer / Sudan), Hawa Kaba (Painter / Drummer /Guinea), Dr. Lee (Percussionist / Canada), Yannick Ndongmo (Singer / Cameron), Tito Medina (Singer / Songwriter / Guatemala), Victor Fuentes (Painter / Singer / El Salvador),

Martin Mbesha (Painter / Drummer / DR Congo), Marcela Bautista (Activist / Guatemala), Consuelo Perez (Activist / Guatemala), Sandra Hernandez (Activist / Guatemala), Dolores Bautista (Activist / Guatemala), Heather Thomson (Photonovelist / Canada), Nubia Cermeno (Singer /Venzuela), Aisha Matar (Body Painting / Sudan), Selma Hassan (Folklore / Sudan), Gustavo Saavedra (Guitarist, Bolivia), Maria Sabaye (Dancer, Iran)

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WEDNESDAY JUNE 16, 2010 – Dr Lotta Hitschmanova + Marion Dewar

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• 5:00 PM: DOORS OPEN – Refreshments & Food, Video Installation, Paintings, Information

Tables, Refugee Artists Victor Fuentes, Hawa Kaba, Hamid Ayoub.

• 5:30 PM: RECEPTION: Marion Dewar Scholarship Fund: Celebrating One Year of Community Success organized by the Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization (OCISO).

• 5:45 PM: Opening Talks by Hy Shelow, UNHCR Senior Protection Officer and Philip Landon, Director of University and College Programming WUSC.

• 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM: PROGRAM: Marion Dewar Scholarship Fund: Celebrating One Year of Community Success, SPEAKERS: Tyler Meredith President OCISO Board, Donna Holtom Chair MDSF Committee, Barb Gamble Artist and Community Advocate.

Backgrounder, Application, Invitation ENGLISH. Invitation FRENCH

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THURSDAY JUNE 17th, 2010 - Central Am Artists, Centre Int'l Justice, Asylum Players

• 4 PM: “Voices for justice: Canadians seeking truth, accountability and redress” a program

developed by the Canadian Centre for International Justice begins with Introductory remarks by Jayne Stoyles, Executive Director, CCIJ.

• 4:15 PM: Reading by Monia Mazigh from her book, 'Hope and Despair: My Struggle to Free My Husband, Maher Arar.

• 4:45 PM: 'Lemkin's House,' a play reading directed by Sarah Mahoney.

• 5:15 PM: Musical interlude by Victor Fuentes.

• 5:45 PM: Closing remarks by Jayne Stoyles (and Alex Neve, TBC).

• 7 PM: Guatemalan artists Tito Medina, Sandra Hernandez, Dolores Bautista, Marcela Bautista,Consuelo Perez.

• 8 PM: Peter Showler's play "Excluding Manuel" performed by the Asylum Players of the University of Ottawa.

• 1-8 PM: The Installation will feature: Paintings and videos of artists from Central America, Central Asia and Africa, Youtube videos submitted by refugees from around the world, Portraits of eatured refugee artists Tito Medina, Hawa Kaba, Hamid Ayoub, Victor Fuentes and Martin Mbesha by Sherry Tompalski.

• 1-5 PM: Information tables presented by The Catholic Immigration Centre, The Canadian Red Cross the Centre for International Migration and Settlement Studies World Skills, YMCA-YWCA and USC Canada.

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FRIDAY JUNE 18th, 2010 - Central Asia Day + World Music Circle

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• 3 PM: JP Melville of the Coalition of New Canadians for Arts and Culture will provide the

opening remarks.

• 3:15 PM: The installation will feature Afghan poetry translated by Shahbaz Eshani (Iran).

• 3:30 PM: The installation will feature Iranian dance by Maria Sabaye (Iran).

• 5 PM: World Music Circle: Musicians, in support of World Refugee Week, gather to celebrate and to create music together.

• 1-8PM: The Installation will feature: Paintings and videos of artists from Central America,

Central Asia and Africa, Youtube videos submitted by refugees from around the world,

Portraits of featured refugee artists Tito Medina, Hawa Kaba, Hamid Ayoub, Victor Fuentes

and Martin Mbesha by Sherry Tompalski.

• 1-5 PM: Information tables presented by The Catholic Immigration Centre, The Canadian Red Cross the Centre for International Migration and Settlement Studies and the Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre, World Skills, YMCA-YWCA and USC Canada.

The moncitizenship is the new Canadian governmental task. The diplomatic lines of Republics of Yemen and Poland are non grata with their masks.

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SATURDAY JUNE 19th, 2010 - Africa Day

• 3 PM: Jayne Stoyles of the Canadian Centre for International Justice will the provide opening remarks.

• 3:15 PM: Nubia Cermeno, activist from Venezula, will sing and display the art work of refugee children from her “I Wish” program at the Catholic Immigration Centre.

• 3:45 PM: The installation will feature a talk by Hamid Ayoub (Sudan) accompanied by

drummers Dr. Lee, Hawa Kaba (Guinea), Martin Mbesha (DR Congo), singer/dancer Yannick

Ndongmo and a demonstration of Sudanese henna body painting by Aisha Matar and

Sudanese folklore and costumes by Selma Hassan.

• 1-8 PM: The Installation will feature: Paintings and videos of artists from Central America,

Central Asia and Africa, Youtube videos submitted by refugees from around the world,

Portraits of featured refugee artists Tito Medina, Hawa Kaba, Hamid Ayoub, Victor Fuentes

and Martin Mbesha by Sherry Tompalski.

• 1-5 PM: Information tables presented by The Catholic Immigration Centre, The Canadian Red Cross the Centre for International Migration and Settlement Studies, World Skills, YMCAYWCA, USC Canada and Heather Thomson, RN, BScN photonovel project on nutrition, created with a group of Congolese women.

SUNDAY JUNE 20th, 2010 - World Refugee Day

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• 3 PM: Dr. Adnan Turegun of Carleton University will provide the opening remarks.

• 3:15 PM: Nubia Cermeno, activist from Venezuela, will sing and present the art work of refugee children from her “I Wish” program at the Catholic Immigration Centre.

• 3:30 PM: The installation will feature a talk by Hamid Ayoub (Sudan) accompanied by drummers Dr. Lee, Hawa Kaba (Guinea), Martin Mbesha (DR Congo) and singer/dancer Yannick Ndongmo and a demonstration of Sudanese henna body painting by Aisha Matar and Sudanese folklore and costumes by Selma Hassan.

• 1-4 PM: The Installation will feature: Paintings and videos of artists from Central America, Central Asia and Africa, Youtube videos submitted by refugees from around the world, Portraits of featured refugee artists Tito Medina, Hawa Kaba, Hamid Ayoub, Victor Fuentes and Martin Mbesha by Sherry Tompalski.

• 1-4 PM: Information tables presented by The Catholic Immigration Centre, The Canadian Red Cross the Centre for International Migration and Settlement Studies World Skills, YMCA-YWCA, USC Canada and Heather Thomson, RN, BScN photonovel project on nutrition, created with a group of Congolese women.

World Refugee Week Artists/Presenters – Partial List

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Dr. Susan Walsh: Executive Director of USC Canada

Susan initially worked at USC as a Program Officer in the late 1980’s, and in the interim, helmed the World Food Day Association and worked for over a decade with Canadian Lutheran World Relief as that agency’s Director for Latin America Programs.

USC drew her back to Ottawa in 2004, this time as the agency’s Executive Director. During these past two decades, Susan has spearheaded strategies designed to promote the legal, cultural, and livelihood rights of indigenous peoples and marginalized farmers, strengthened though the completion of a doctoral degree in cultural anthropology at the University of Manitoba, and a year of SSHRCsponsored field research on the biodiversity conservation and resilience strategies of indigenous potato farmers in Bolivia’s southern highlands.

Tito Medina: Singer / Song Writer (Guatemala)

Medina is a Singer-Songwriter and an icon for Guatemalan revolutionary music. His voice and musical work started to emerge during the national protests the early 70s on the streets of Guatemala City, rapidly Tito was touring the country side of his native Guatemala with his bands Camino and Grupo Taller, then with the Estudiantina of the University of San Carlos and later with Kin-Lalat Revolutionary Music Ensemble. Freedom, equality, hope, love and consensus have been Tito’s inspirations across the time.

Dr. Monia Mazigh: Finance Professor / Writer/

Dr. Mazigh was catapulted onto the public stage in 2002 when her husband Maher Arar, was deported to Syria where he was tortured and held without charge for over a year. During that time, Dr. Mazigh campaigned vigorously for her husband’s release and later fought to re-establish his reputation and sought reparations. In January 2007, after a lengthy inquiry, her husband finally received an apology from the Canadian government and was offered compensation for the "terrible ordeal" his family had suffered. Dr. Mazigh has since authored a new book called Hope and Despair which documents her ordeal after her husband was arrested and how she campaigned to clear his name.

Hamid Ayoub: Painter / Drummer (Darfur, Sudan)

Ayoub, born in the Darfur region of Sudan, fled the expanding civil war in East Africa, to walk on a perilous journey on foot across Chad with the constant threat of famine and attack by wild animals. A graduate from the College of Fine and Applied Arts, Sudan University of Science & Technology, Khartoum, Sudan, Ayoub has exhibited in Sudan, Nigeria, Germany, England, United States, Niger, Canada and Holland.

Dr. Adnan Türegün: Executive Director of CIMSS

Dr. Adnan Türegün is Executive Director of the Centre for International Migration and Settlement Studies (CIMSS) and an Adjunct Research Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Carleton University. His research interests include the labour market integration of immigrants and refugees with a particular emphasis on their access to regulated professions and trades.

Jayne Stoyles: Executive Director of the CCIJ

Stoyles is a lawyer, the first Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for International Justice, and an Ashoka Canada Fellow. Jayne served for several years as the Program Director of the NGO Coalition for the International Criminal Court in New York, a network of 2,000 NGOs worldwide that helped bring about the establishment of the Court and that was twice nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.

She has been a Senior Adviser to the Institute for Global Policy in New York on issues of human security, UN reform and international justice, provided International Humanitarian Law training for the Red Cross, and taught international law at Carleton University. The Canadian Centre for International Justice is a national charitable organization that works with survivors of torture, war crimes and other atrocities to seek redress and bring perpetrators to justice in Canada and internationally as part of the next phase of the international justice movement.

Hawa Kaba: Painter / Drummer (Guinea)

Kaba's art is greatly influenced by her early years in Africa. Her interest in women and women’s issues stems from wanting to push beyond the injustice of existing boundaries - a push for freedom to fulfill life’s dreams regardless of perceived limitations. In her native Guinea, art has traditionally been the exclusive domain of men, while women are left to mind the household and raise children. Through her art, Kaba hopes to encourage women, in particular African women, to become interested in painting as a means of expression.

Philip Landon is the Director of Programs for the WUSC

Landon has been involved in international development and education for over twenty years. His work has focused on the design and management of sustainable education and international development projects and programs that address marginalized populations and engage Canadians in the issues. He is currently the Director of Programs at World University Service of Canada, responsible for strategic orientation, program development and implementation of WUSC’s programs in Canada and overseas.

Sandra Hernandez: Activist / Artist (Guatemala)

Hernandez, as a student in the National University San Carlos, was a founding member of the Environmental University Commission, an organization that worked with Greenpeace Central America to create a front against the transportation of toxic waste to Guatemala. Upon her arrival in Canada, Hernandez organized student delegations from around the world, to raise awareness of issues of toxic waste. As well Hernandez has worked with Union member and indigenous leaders to raise awareness of human rights issues in Guatemala.

Victor Fuentes: Painter / Song Writer (El Salvador)

Fuentes came to Canada from El Salvador with his family as refugees in 1990. Though his country has been ravaged by endless civil war, the spirit of the El Salvadorian people remains strong. Victor is the co-founder of the art group “Harmony Hopes” and is instrumental in organizing the Annual Harmony Hopes Art Exhibition to raise funds for the Youth House, Cal-Pipil in San Salvador. Victor is a strong advocate for change in social and economic justice and development in El Salvador which inspires him to write poetry and music relating to the continued injustices to his countrymen.

Gustavo Saavedra: Singer / Song Writer (Bolivia)

Saavedra, a leading voice of the Bolivian Choir Society, and founding member of the People’s Centre of Art and Culture Music Workshop, was featured on the “La Explicación de mi País”, a musical resistance compilation during Bolivia's era of dictatorships. His work developed into the prestigious international “Arawi” Music Workshop. He has performed in Canada, Bolivia, and Chile.

Jessica Solomon - Comedian (Montreal)

Jessica was working as a war crimes lawyer for the U.N. when she decided to pursue a career in comedy. Frankly, she thought, it was time to get serious. Jessica works out of Montreal, Canada, where she performs regularly at the Comedyworks and the Comedynest as well as every alternative comedy room in town. No audience is too small. Seriously, a single bus stop dweller will do. But she does love a crowd, so Jessica has also traveled to cities with large amounts of English speakers. She has performed in Ottawa and Toronto at Yuk Yuks and Absolute Comedy.

Internationally, she’s hit the Comedy Café in London and the legendary Zanies Comedy Club in Chicago, amongst others. She has also auditioned for Just for Laughs. When she’s not writing and performing Jessica likes to check in with her old colleagues in The Hague. She enjoys hearing how sad the war criminals are without her observational wit and storytelling to keep them going. She believes they are jealous of her comedy audience and regret what they have done.

Nubia Cermeño: Singer / Songwriter (Venezuela)

Known for her engaging performances and social work with Catholic Immigration Centre, Nubia's “no barriers music” has been featured in variety of local festivals and Women's Day events. A recipient of the Community Builder award from the United, she has served on the Steering Committee for the City for All Women Initiative and the Board of Directors of the Ottawa Folk Festival. Her work with the “I Wish” program provides opportunities for refugee and newcomer children to exhibit their paintings at local venues such as the Ottawa Folk Festival, World Refugee Week and City of Ottawa events. Special Thanks goes to the following Contributors:

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Special Thanks goes to the following Contributors

The Ontario Arts Council, Library and Archives Canada, Nanda Na Champassak and Ryan Thom, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Bhat Boy (www.bhatboy.com), the Centre for Afghan Progress, Peter Showler of the University of Ottawa, Adnan Turegun and James Milner of Carleton University, Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization, Department of International Development (QEH) of the University of Oxford England, the Canadian Centre for International Justice and the Coalition of New Canadians for Arts and Culture.

The Voices of Refugees Installation History

Parliament of Canada, June 16, 2009: As part of World Refugee Week celebrations, the Voices of Refugees Installation featured 8 portraits of refugees from Central America, Central Asia and Africa, segments of their life stories displayed on four large screen video monitors and a live performance by Guatemalan revolutionary singer Tito Medina. The event included speeches by the Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism and Abraham ABRAHAM the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Representative in Canada.

University of Ottawa, June 2, 2009: As part of the 2nd Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, posters, videos and performances by revolutionary singer Tito Medina were presented at the conference.

World Refugee Day, June 20, 2008: Posters and videos from the Voices of Refuges Installation were presented on World Refugee Day 2008 at Ottawa City Hall. Video was presented on the University of Oxford England web site and posters were distributed to relief organizations in Islamabad, San Francisco, Dublin, Tokyo, Melbourne, New York, Washington, London, Brussels, Cairo and Johannesburg.

Canadian Centre for International Justice, June 26, 2008: Posters from the Voices of RefugesInstallation were shown at the formal launch of the Canadian Centre for International Justice at Library and Archives Canada. The featured speakers were Maher Arar, Lloyd Axworthy and Ellen Gabriel.

World Refugee Week 2010 Celebrations in Ottawa and the Voices of Refugees Installation is designed and developed by Graham Thompson and Sherry Tompalski .

Semitic illegal drugs calls Khat spreads in North America and Europe

The moncitizenship is the new Canadian governmental task. The diplomatic lines of Republics of Yemen and Poland are non grata with their masks.

M.T. Al-Mansouri

Boys and Men Healing is a documentary about the impact the sexual abuse of boys has on both the individual and society, and the importance of healing and speaking out for male survivors to end the devastating effects. The film portrays courageous non-offending men whose arduous healing helped them reclaim their lives—while giving them a powerful voice to speak out, and take bold action toward prevention for other boys. Boys and Men Healing is being produced in association with International Documentary Association. "It is and excellent film for teaching about children's experiences of sexual abuse and the multiple experience that support their recovery..a marvelous gift!"--Ernesto Mujica, Ph.D, Clinical Psychologist and Psychoanalyst, NYSPA Division of Psychonanalysis.

The film features David Lisak's moving and poignant personal story of facing his own childhood sexual abuse, his dedication to speaking out, and his professional work educating about the impact male child sexual abuse has on the cycle of violence. David's powerful story is witness to the hope available when men heal, and a serious call-to-action to address the potential impact on men and communities.

Mark Crawford's story is a true hero's journey of a survivor working relentlessly and successfully against all odds to change unjust laws and to seek justice for male survivors. Mark’s own personal and arduous healing, and consequent commitment to help survivors, along with his ongoing efforts to educate about pedophiles in communities, and his tenacity and determination to change still unjust laws, will have us cheering him on, and joining him, by film’s end!

Tony Rogers, raped by a pedophile when he was 9-years old, breaks the cycle of violence and self-destruction through his commitment to heal.

After being unable to find a support group for male survivors in his community, he joined with other men to start a much needed peer-led group. Witnessing his fellowship with other men, and the sensitivity and authenticity in their sharing, is a beautiful testimony of men breaking silence and isolation, taking the initiative to join together, and rebuilding a sense of deep trust with other men.

Boys and Men Healing is a source of hope and inspiration for all men who have suffered sexual abuse and violence. The men are candid about a seemingly hopeless issue which effects us all. The film is witness to survivors' ability to thrive and lead fulfilling lives, while advocating

for prevention and education to protect children.

Crew

Director: Kathy Barbini | bio

Kathy Barbini, founder of Big Voice Pictures, and producer/director, is an independent documentary and television producer focusing on social issues. She has worked on award-winning programs for Discovery Channel, Lifetime Television, ABC and NBC network news, HBO, MTV Networks and on national political media campaigns. Her independent films have been funded by leading foundations and distributed internationally. She is producer/director of Big Voice Pictures’ new film, Boys and Men Healing, produced in association with The International Documentary Association.

Ms. Barbini's independent documentary, The Healing Years, became an acclaimed film in the field of women’s issues and child sprevention, and has been utilized for training and education in thousands of organizations internationally. The film has been broadcast on PBS stations nationwide, screened in international film festivals and leading conferences and endorsed by leaders in the field. Lifetime Television and The Times Square Project awarded her with recognition for helping end violence against women.

Her films illustrate her commitment to bringing hope to challenging issues. Additional projects produced by Ms. Barbini include: The Discovery Channel's multi-award winning educational documentary series Assignment Discovery, an ACE-Award nominated special for MTV Networks about celebrities who donate their time to social causes, and co-producer on a prime-time Presidential election-eve special broadcast on ABC, NBC and CBS. Additionally, she was Project Director for HBO's national for screening tour of the Emmy Award-winning documentary Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam, organizing national screenings and fundraising to benefit the Vietnam Veterans of America.

A film by KATHY BARBINI

A Big Voice Pictures Production

The Canadian premiere will be followed by a discussion with one of its subjects, Dr. David Lisak, University of Massachusetts, and Rick Goodwin of The Men’s Project, Ottawa.

When: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.

Where: Library and Archives Canada Auditorium at 395 Wellington St. at Bay

Tickets cost $ 10, and available at:

rsvp@themensproject.ca

Collected Works 1242 Wellington W., After Stonewall 370 Bank St.

Leishman Books Westgate Mall, The Men’s Project, 321-180 Argyle Ave.

Synopsis

Boys and Men Healing is a documentary about the impact of male sexual abuse on both the individual and society, and the importance and power of healing and speaking out for male survivors for the well being of individuals, families, and communities.

The film portrays courageous non-offending men whose arduous healing helped them reclaim their lives, speak out, while taking action toward prevention for other boys. The film is an important statement promoting a societal shift from cycles of abuse to cycles of healing for males, and is a bold voice revealing a secret crime that effects us all, while pointing the way toward hope and solutions.

This is a film that digs deep into the issues and effects related to male child sexual abuse, yet bursts forth with the beauty and celebration of men’s emotions and voices that transform—too long veiled under masculinity stereotypes and silence. Jim Hopper, Founding Board Member, 1i6.org states: “Kathy Barbini’s film has the potential to transform those stories and voices into healing –not only for individuals but also for families, communities, and even societies”.

Boys and Men Healing is produced by Big Voice Pictures in association with The International Documentary Association, is a prophetic call-to-action and answer the need for prevention and educational resources for male survivors. The documentary joins with others leading the way in breaking silence and paving new and healthier roads for boys and men.

Although men’s healing and voices are celebrated in Boys and Men Healing, the effects of child sexual abuse can never minimized. Rhonda Perkins, Prevention Education Child help, USA says: “the film shows the link between early sexual abuse and subsequent substance abuse, criminal activity, and continuing the cycle of abuse against future generations of innocent children--we as a society cannot afford to ignore the important messages this film has to offer.”

In one powerful segment in the film featuring respected forensic psychologist and researcher, Dr. David Lisak, reveals on-camera for the first time his personal story of facing his own childhood sexual abuse during his riveting interview with death row inmate, James Thomas, also sexually abused as a boy. David’s own courage and healing instills a passion to educate about his groundbreaking work researching the impact male child sexual abuse has on the cycle of violence, and is a call to action for breaking silence and attending to the deep, insidious scars of child sexual abuse. His honesty about his own abuse and it’s effects on his life, and his commitment to heal and speak out, is a humbling witness to his courage, as he lights the way for other men beginning their healing journey.

Christopher de Serres, Co-Founder of (Wo)Men Speak Out says, “I am a male sexual abuse survivor and I say this with more courage than I did the day before because of films like Boys and Men Healing”. The film also profiles, Tony Rogers, raped by a pedophile when he was 9-years old. From touting a gun on the streets of Oakland, California, to choosing to heal and interrupting a life cycle of crime, Tony is a model black man rising from the ashes and creating a productive and hopeful life.

But his choice to heal was thwarted by lack of services for non-offending male survivors in his community. Yet, by taking initiative, Tony, along with other men, initiated their own peer-led group in San Francisco. Witnessing Tony’s fellowship with these courageous men, and the sensitivity and authenticity in their sharing, a heartwarming and beautiful testimony of men breaking silence and isolation, by joining together, and rebuilding a sense of deep trust with other men unfolds throughout the film.

The moncitizenship is the new Canadian governmental task. The diplomatic lines of Republics of Yemen and Poland are non grata with their masks.

M.T. Al-Mansouri

Survivor advocate, Rev. Patrick Kennedy, Priest in the Washington Baltimore area states: “Becoming able not only to live with, but to heal these wounds - to bridge this abyss - is by its very nature a spiritual journey, one undertaken with great effort, honesty, courage and, most of all, the finding of new meaning. Just such a journey is evident in what the filmmakers have done in Boys and Men Healing. Through the lives of men who have begun this healing themselves, those who see it may begin to know that such a meaning-filled healing is even possible.”

Mark Crawford's story is a true hero's journey of a survivor working successfully against all odds to change unjust laws and to seek justice for male survivors. Mark’s own healing and consequent availability to help other survivors, along with his relentless efforts and tenacity to change still unjust laws and passion to educate about pedophiles in communities, will have us cheering for him and joining his cause by film’s end. Senator Joe Vitale, New Jersey State Senator who was instrumental in helping Mark change important laws benefiting survivors says , “While it is clear this film will help survivors heal and providers treat, I see an even greater purpose. Use this film to educate lawmakers, serve on Commissions, run for public office, and become the agents for change”.

And ultimately, this film is also for boys and children, and a call to action to speak out, protect and advocate for children. Eileen King, Regional Director Justice For Children/Washington, D.C. Chapter, speaks about the film, “ I predict that Boys and Men Healing will have a profound effect on the ears that are still closed to the message that we must hear, care, act and protect, especially when the voice is quiet and small”.

Boys and Men Healing is a celebration of courage, the power of truth, and the power to transform.

BIG VOICE PICTURES seeks to reveal truths and bring difficult issues to light for the well being of individuals, families and communities, with the intention of motivating discussion, and effecting change. www.bigvoicepictures.com.

Book Launc on Monday June 14th, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. At Collected Works BookStore 1242 Wellington, Ottawa, CANADA

http://www.collected-works.com/

Monday, June 14, June, 2010

Carol Little reads from "A Study in Love" , with paintings by Kristy Gordon - 7:30 p.m.

A Study in Love is a visceral analysis of love and loss, their mutability and interchangeability, and the pain derived from both. Written over a two-year period, these poems explore emotionally sensitive territory in order to garner a deeper understanding of human relationships, boundaries, and tendencies. Award winning novelist and poet Carol Little offers a fresh, innovative voice in the landscape of modern Canadian poets. This collection pairs her pieces with stunning paintings by critically acclaimed artist, Kristy Gordon.

Carol Little is a novelist and poet. Her first novel, Hide Your Life Away, was nominated for the 2009 Montaigne Medal, winner in the General Fiction category of the 2009 Eric Hoffer Book Awards, and a finalist in the 2009 Indie Book Awards. Little has had poems printed in publications in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. She is a member of the League of Canadian Poets, and has been invited to read at numerous universities and festivals, including the 2009 Canada Games Artistic Mentor Program. A Study in Love is Little's first collection of poetry.

Author Little Shows Big Flair, Potential

June 11, 2010

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, Canada – Beset by a constant craving to write, author and poet Carol Little clings to big literary aspirations. Luckily, she also possesses hefty doses of the perseverance and talent needed to achieve them.

“I've been writing for as long as I can remember – from childhood,” said Carol when interviewed at one of her favorite workplaces, a tiny table at Timothy's coffee shop in Charlottetown, the capital city of her home province.

Thirty-four-year-old Carol's impressive (although short) first novel, Hide Your Life Away (2008, Meanwhile Studios, Canada, 142 pages), shows a pleasing flair for dialogue and details. On June 14, she does an encore by launching A Study in Love, her first poetry book, at the Collected Works bookstore in Ottawa, Canada's national capital.

In Hide Your Life Away, Carol's protagonist, Jason Mahoney, glides along as a vaguely familiar 32-year-old grocery-store stock-boy beset by problems and stuck in a “generic small town”. This novel competed for the Montaigne Medal, won an Eric Hoffer Award for fiction and was a finalist at the 2009 Indie Book Awards.

“Being a novelist was always my fantasy occupation,” Carol said. “When younger, I thought it wasn't a realistic idea. Maybe it isn't, but I'm trying.

“Writing's very important to me. It's a big part of who I am. I need to write. It's necessary for my well-being. At times, I've been physically ill due to not being creative.

“Since I don't make a great living from writing, I doubt if it's something most people would do for money or glamour – because there isn't much. I do it because I have to – it's a compulsion, an urgent need.”

Not long ago, Carol lived in Kensington and commuted nearly two hours several days per week to write at Timothy's. There, the staff members knew her and brewed her favorite coffee. Now she has moved to Charlottetown.

“I do the bulk of my writing in coffee shops. Every now and then, someone comes in and asks me to sign a book,” Carol said. “And there's nowhere better to drink soy lattes.”

But the need to write follows no schedule. “I carry a pen and notebook everywhere,” Carol said. “I'll stop on a street to write, or when driving, which I shouldn't, but when an idea strikes me, I'm writing it down. Actually, I write everywhere and all the time. I sleep with a pen and notebook by my bed. Regularly, I wake up with an idea and then write in the dark.”

Despite the computer age, Carol prefers to write with a pen and paper. “I love the connection of pen to paper, its tangibility. For some reason, my words flow better that way. And I like being able to write anywhere. I don't need to carry a computer or stay near a power outlet.”

Initially, Carol wrote much of Hide Your Life Away in the International Three-Day Novel Competition on a long weekend in 2007. “That was a challenge I'd wanted to accept for about five years, but kept delaying and being intimidated by it,” Carol said. “It's astounding to think of writing so quickly, and I almost can't fathom having done it. I started that weekend with just the title and an idea for the beginning. I didn't know where the plot would go or how it would end.”

The setting emerged from years of observations in and near Summerside, Carol's earlier hometown. “You write what you know,” she said. “In my head, the hospital scene is at Prince County Hospital. The farmers’ market scene is at the Charlottetown Farmers Market. The fictional town pulls together different bits of Prince Edward Island.”

Carol spins the mundane intricacies of her characters’ daily lives into a pleasing mix of comedy and tragedy. Realistic dialogue and recognizable details make the readers feel like honest-to-gosh participants.

“Readers comment on the fluidity of the dialogue,” Carol said. “All aspects of writing are a bit difficult, but for me, dialogue is the easiest part. I enjoy writing it, maybe due to studying human nature. For me, it's natural to watch nuances, how people use their words and bodies when talking. It's a constant study.”

Carol even gains mileage by enduring food allergies. “The novel mentions a lot of food,” she said. “Having food allergies, I really notice food-related details.”

As for A Study in Love, Carol's friend, Kristy Gordon, an artist from British Columbia, illustrated the poems. “Kristy's a fantastic contemporary painter,” Carol said.

Many of Carol's public appearances are to read poetry. She's a member of the League of Canadian Poets.

Her second novel, A Life Within Limits, should appear soon. “I also have an idea for a third,” she said.

Along with Carol's creative work, she focuses on another huge task. She's a mother of toddling three-year-old twins. “They're happy, busy girls,” she said. “When I'm at home, they get most of my attention, which is why I don't try to write there.”

Earlier, Carol worked as a screen-writer in the animation industry. More recently, she has done freelance writing and editing.

In the 1990s, she studied “to become a psychiatrist”, first at the University of Prince Edward Island and then at Carleton University in Ottawa. So she's competent to analyze her obsession with placing words on pages.

No matter how much Carol writes, her compulsion remains: “I can't stop. For me, there's no question of retiring. Even if I had the money of J.K. Rowling (who wrote the Harry Potter books), I'd still write. It's necessary.

“I'm already doing what I want, which is to spend my days writing – as a novelist and poet. Of course, I'd like to be really successful and get my work out there too.”

As afflictions go, her “writing ailment” has a lucky consequence for everyone else – the prospect of more good books.

For more information: www.carollittleauthor.blogspot.com\

The moncitizenship is the new Canadian governmental task. The diplomatic lines of Republics of Yemen and Poland are non grata with their masks.

M.T. Al-Mansouri

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Wellington Street Readers meet at Collected Works - 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

The book club discusses A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka. Meetings are open and new members are welcome at any time. If you have any questions about Wellington Street Readers activities, please visit wsreaders.wordpress.com.

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Dalton Higgins reads from Hip Hop World at Collected Works - 7:00 p.m.

Hip hop is arguably the predominant global youth subculture of this generation. Artists around the world have taken hip hop's blueprint and fused it with their own music, language, dance rituals and art to create something new and innovative to serve their local region's needs. In Hip Hop World, Dalton Higgins takes vivid snapshots of the hip hop scenes in Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and more. American hip hop has gone through growing pains, and is questioned for being too commercialized to articulate the hopes, concerns and dreams of marginal youth and community members - what it was originally created for. Outside the US, hip hop culture is often just the opposite - a political tool to mobilize disenfranchised communities around hard issues, with little support from mainstream corporations or sponsors.

Dalton Higgins is Canada's foremost expert on hip hop culture. A music programmer, pop culture critic, author, broadcaster and journalist, he takes his analysis beyond North American parameters to consider the social and political uses of hip hop around the globe. Hip Hop World is his third book.

Saturday & Sunday, June 26 & 27, 2010

Screenwriting workshop #1: The Fundamentals of Screenwriting at Collected Works - 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

If you want to learn how to write a screenplay, looking for a refresher on the basics of crafting a script, or need a jump-start to get you writing again, this two-day workshop is the answer. Fee: $295 (register by June 15th and get a 10% discount). For more information, visit the Screenwriting with Sharon Buckingham Facebook page. To register, contact Sharon Buckingham at tsbprod@rogers.com.

Sharon Buckingham is a well-known screenwriter and producer with both feature and television production credits. She was the writer and a producer of the award winning STICKS & STONES, a movie for television for the CTV network; worked as a story editor and writer on the long-running television show BEASTMASTER; and wrote the Genie Award nominated feature film TO WALK WITH LIONS. She is presently working on two drama series, a game show, and a feature comedy with funding from Telefilm Canada. Sharon has headed up workshops for both the Summer Institute of Film and the Canadian Screen Training Centre.

July, 2010, Saturday & Sunday, July 24 & 25

Screenwriting workshop #2: Feature This! at Collected Works - 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

If you have an idea for a feature film (or even if you don’t) you’ll learn what you need to know to write a feature script. Participants may bring a synopsis of their idea for discussion. Fee: $295 (register by July 10 and get a 10% discount).For more information, visit the Screenwriting with Sharon Buckingham Facebook page. To register, contact Sharon Buckingham at tsbprod@rogers.com.

Sharon Buckingham is a well-known screenwriter and producer with both feature and television production credits. She was the writer and a producer of the award winning STICKS & STONES, a movie for television for the CTV network; worked as a story editor and writer on the long-running television show BEASTMASTER; and wrote the Genie Award nominated feature film TO WALK WITH LIONS. She is presently working on two drama series, a game show, and a feature comedy with funding from Telefilm Canada. Sharon has headed up workshops for both the Summer Institute of Film and the Canadian Screen Training Centre.

August, 2010, Saturday & Sunday, August 28 & 29

Screenwriting workshop #3: TV Guide at Collected Works - 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

If you have an idea for a TV movie or series you won’t want to miss this. You’ll learn what you need to know to write a script for television and how to develop a series proposal. Participants may bring a synopsis of their idea for discussion. Fee: $295 (register by July 10 and get a 10% discount).For more information, visit the Screenwriting with Sharon Buckingham Facebook page. To register, contact Sharon Buckingham at tsbprod@rogers.com.

Sharon Buckingham is a well-known screenwriter and producer with both feature and television production credits. She was the writer and a producer of the award winning STICKS & STONES, a movie for television for the CTV network; worked as a story editor and writer on the long-running television show BEASTMASTER; and wrote the Genie Award nominated feature film TO WALK WITH LIONS. She is presently working on two drama series, a game show, and a feature comedy with funding from Telefilm Canada. Sharon has headed up workshops for both the Summer Institute of Film and the Canadian Screen Training Centre.

September, 2010, Thursday, September 16

Wellington Street Readers meet at Collected Works - 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

The book club discusses The Wife's Tale by Lori Lansens, led by Angela. Meetings are open and new members are welcome at any time. If you have any questions about Wellington Street Readers activities, please visit wsreaders.wordpress.com.

October, 2010, Thursday, October 21

Wellington Street Readers meet at Collected Works - 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

These countries aren't unlucky — they're poor by design.

All of the countries on this list have at least one trait in common: Their governments discourage private investment — and economic growth — through policies of crony capitalism, expropriation or arbitrary enforcement of the laws. That makes it difficult to generate hard currency to pay off government debt and discourages citizens from investing in education to improve their own economic lots.

* All dollar amounts in USD unless otherwise noted.

The moncitizenship is the new Canadian governmental task. The diplomatic lines of Republics of Yemen and Poland are non grata with their masks.

M.T. Al-Mansouri

1. Zimbabwe

GDP per capita: $375

Inflation rate: 5%

At the height of its inflationary fever in 2008, the price of a loaf of bread soared from 200,000 Zimbabwean dollars to 1.6 trillion. Dictator Robert Mugabe's policies of seizing productive grain farms and handing them to his political cronies has turned the nation from one of Africa's biggest food exporters into an economic basket case, reliant on foreign aid to feed its people. A power-sharing arrangement between Mugabe and rival Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has led to some reforms and inflation has cooled since the government began settling transactions in U.S. dollars.

2. Democratic Republic of Congo

GDP per capita: $172

Inflation rate: 51%

Inflation spiked past 50% last year as this commodity-rich nation's central bank extended too much credit to troubled banks and it struggled to pay $13 billion in external debt. Debt service now accounts for 25% of government revenue and 150% of exports. A $3 billion mining deal with China might help trim the DRC's massive current account deficit but the government needs to fix a dilapidated infrastructure and high levels of malnutrition.

3. Guinea

GDP per capita: $414

Inflation rate: 8%

This West African nation sits on 30% of the world's known bauxite reserves but has trouble attracting productive investment. Poorly maintained roads, military coups and constant government meddling in private business have slowed investments like a $5 billion Guinea Alumina project with Abu Dhabi and BHP Billiton. Says the U.S. State Department: "Many companies already operating in Guinea have slowed exploration efforts considerably in fear that falling prices and government intervention could precipitate massive investment losses."

4. Sierra Leone

GDP per capita: $310

Inflation rate: 11%

Rich in diamonds, titanium and other commodities, Sierra Leone might finally be getting its act together. The IMF projects 4.7% GDP growth in 2010 and a 2008 anticorruption act has led to the removal of at least 13 government officials, including the vice president's chief of staff. But with exports of just $205 million last year, Sierra Leone struggles with a current account deficit of almost 9%.

5. Nicaragua

GDP per capita: $971

Inflation rate: 1%

The government of socialist President Daniel Ortega might be popular with leftists elsewhere in South America, but it isn't delivering the goods at home. The second-poorest country in the Western Hemisphere after Haiti, Nicaragua actively discourages foreign investment and its citizens suffer from blackouts, water shortages and high energy costs that disproportionately hurt the poor.

6. Burundi

GDP per capita: $163

Inflation rate: 8.5%

This war-ravaged Central African nation needs $5.8 billion in telecommunications, energy and transportation investments over the next 20 years to raise its economy to sub-Saharan standards, according to the African Development Bank. With the government spending 12% of GDP on its own employees, it's hard to see where the money's going to come from. Last year Burundi exported $44 million in coffee, leaving a $207 million trade deficit.

7. Eritrea

GDP per capita: $363

Inflation: 30%

Since gaining independence from Ethiopia, this East African nation has struggled to build an economy. Extensive meddling by the ruling Peoples Front for Democracy and Justice doesn't help. The U.S. State Department. cites an "arbitrary and complex set of regulatory requirements" that discourage domestic and foreign investment.

8. Liberia

GDP per capita: $234

Inflation rate: 10%

Once the site of some of the world's most vicious civil warfare, Liberia has been relatively peaceful since 2005. But the West African nation established by freed slaves in 1847 is swamped by $3.4 billion in war debt and 85% unemployment. Some economic growth is expected after Arcelor Mittal begins shipping iron ore from the Yekapi complex in 2011.

9. Ghana

GDP per capita: $671

Inflation rate: 16%

Bauxite, the world's largest manmade lake, a 1-gigawatt hydroelectric plant and now offshore oil. Ghana's got it all, except a functioning economy. Persistent electricity shortages have sidelined the massive Valco aluminum smelter and the government of Ghana must privatize several money-losing state-owned enterprises to reduce its budget deficits, which run close to 10% of GDP. Oil revenues are expected to flow next year from offshore fields, being developed by Anadarko Petroleum and others. Perhaps the government will use the money to stabilize its finances instead of launching another spending binge.

10. Madagascar

GDP per capita: $412

Inflation rate: 8%

A March 2009 military coup has stalled economic recovery plans in this island nation, with the European Union and U.S. refusing to aid the government of Andry Rajoelina. Exports of vanilla, coffee, cloves and industrial minerals can't overcome a stubborn trade imbalance, which led to a 17% current-account deficit in 2009. Poverty remains high in the interior regions.

* More: World's worst economies

* The most corrupt countries

* The world's most tech-friendly countries

* World Cup: by the numbers

POLOKWANE, South Africa – The infamous Jabulani World Cup ball has had goalkeepers in the tournament worrying, panicking and complaining for the past week. Now it has reduced one of them to tears.

Adidas claims that the Jabulani World Cup ball is the most accurate ever produced. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

Algeria’s Faouzi Chaouchi was the latest keeper to be impacted when he allowed a long-range strike from Slovenia’s Robert Koren to evade his grasp and produce the only goal of a 1-0 loss at Peter Mokaba Stadium on Sunday.

Chaouchi could not control his emotions after the game. After striding through the interview zone without pausing to speak to reporters, he boarded the team bus and cried.

“You could see he had tears in his eyes and he could not help it,” said Algeria fan Mohammed Dahbi. “It is sad for the country but it is not his fault. Anyone can make a mistake and unlucky things can happen with that ball.”

That ball is the adidas Jabulani, and it already has sparked a storm of controversy. The manufacturer claims it is the most accurate ball ever made, but some weird plays on the field say otherwise.

Its unpredictability may have benefited the United States on Saturday night, when Clint Dempsey’s tame effort worked its way past England’s Robert Green. In truth, both Green and Algeria’s Chaouchi should have made comfortable saves on the goals they conceded. Yet on both occasions, there was significant movement in the air once the ball had been kicked.

“For sure, it is the ball,” said Algeria defender Madjid Bougherra. “You could see it moving, and once it bounced in front of him it just took off and gave a crazy bounce.”

The goal came in the 79th minute. Algeria, playing with 10 men after substitute Abdelkader Ghezzal was sent off, was trying to hang on for a draw. But the game’s only goal appeared to have more to do with the ball than the 11 vs. 10 situation. Just ask the scorer.

“Every player, if he is being honest, will tell you there is something strange about the ball,” said Koren, the Slovenia captain. “It is different to what we are used to and it gives keepers a big problem – like we saw today.”

The moncitizenship is the new Canadian governmental task. The diplomatic lines of Republics of Yemen and Poland are non grata with their masks.

M.T. Al-Mansouri

Slovenia might be the only team in Group C without much of a problem. Certainly, there are nervous times ahead for the United States, England and Algeria.

And, surely, for a certain manufacturer whose signature product is coming under ever-increasing scrutiny. Adidas, however, defends the ball.

“This ball has been around since December and been used around the world with very few comments,” Andy Harland, the developer of the ball, said in a recent interview with British television station Sky Sports News. “Teams have gone to altitude and you have seen comments in those situations.”

A skeptical public – and 32 starting goalkeepers – might take a bit more convincing.

A. F. Moritz

He has written more than 15 books of poetry. He has been a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award and he has won the Award in Literature of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters and a Guggenheim Fellowship. His recent collection, Night Street Repairs, published by House of Anansi Press in 2005, won the ReLit Award and The Sentinel (House of Anansi, 2009) was given Poetry magazine’s Bess Hokin Prize. A. F. Moritz lives in Toronto and teaches at Victoria University. His most recent book of poetry, The Sentinel, won the 2009 Griffin Poetry Prize.

The moncitizenship is the new Canadian governmental task. The diplomatic lines of Republics of Yemen and Poland are non grata with their masks.

M.T. Al-Mansouri

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Pre-Tree Workshops: On the 22nd of June, Terry Ann Carter: The leftover Beats: Gary Snyder and John Brandi. Be prepared to be inspired by eco-spiritualism and travel-mysticism.

The pre-Tree workshops are part of a series of one-hour poetry workshops. They are held in the usual Tree venue between 6:45 and 7:45 on regular Tree evenings.

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Goethe-Institut Ottawa invites you to the viewing of the last movie in our programme 'German Movies at Saint Paul University' in 2010 before the summer break.

Dear Friends,

Goethe-Institut Ottawa invites you to the viewing of the last movie in our programme 'German Movies at Saint Paul University' in 2010 before the summer break.

On Friday, June 11th at 7:30 pm, we are sété howing " Emma's Glück " (Emma's Bliss).

Please note that the movie will be shown in the Amphitheatre (1124), Saint Paul University
German with English subtitles
Admission free

A movie synopsis follows this e-mail.

We look forward to seeing you!

Note that our new series of movie nights will start on September 10th, 2010 with the film " Summer in Berlin " .

Chers Amis,

The moncitizenship is the new Canadian governmental task. The diplomatic lines of Republics of Yemen and Poland are non grata with their masks. M.T. Al-Mansouri

Goethe-Institut Ottawa vous invite au dernier film de notre programme 'Cinéma Allemand l'Université Saint-Paul pour l' été 2010.

Vendredi, le 11 juin, 19h30, on vous présentera le film " Emma's Glück " (Le bonheur d'Emma).

SVP notez que le film sera montre dans l'Amphithéatre (1124) de l' U niversité Saint Paul

Entrée gratuite. En allemand avec sous-titres anglais.

Une déscription du contenu du film suit à ce message.

Au plaisir de vous y voir !

Veuillez noter que notre nouvelle série de films commencera le 10 septembre 2010 avec le film " Un été à Berlin " .

Emma's Bliss

With Jördis Treibl und Jürgen Vogel
Director: Sven Taddicken, 103 mins., 2006
Max does not have long to live. He wants to spend his last few days far away from his every day routine . When he winds up on the farm of the headstrong pig breeder Emma after an accident, he learns that real happiness is closer than he thought.
"Emmas Glück" is a cinema fairytale, familiar, spellbinding, gruesome. And how does it end, this film version of Claudia Schreiber's bestselling what-a-way-to-go novel? With a jab. And it goes straight to the viewer's heart." (Stuttgarter Zeitung)

Le Bonheur d'Emma

Réalisateur: Sven Taddicken, couleur, 103 mn., 2006

Max n'a plus très longtemps à vivre. Il veut partir au bout du monde pour passer les derniers jours qui lui restent. Mais lorsqu'il se retrouve après un accident dans la ferme d'Emma, une l éleveuse de cochons tetue, il se rend compte que le véritable bonheur se trouve juste devant sa porte.
" Le bonheur d'Emma est un conte : un conte de fées cinématographique, intime, ensorcelé et effrayant. (.) Et comment se finit ce conte inspiré du roman à succès de Claudia Schreiber et qui parle d'une mort douce ? Par un choc. Un choc qui ira droit au cour des spectateurs." (Stuttgarter Zeitung)

Emma’s Bliss

Emma's Bliss (Emmas Glueck)

Scene from "Emma's Bliss" (photo © Wueste Film/Kerstin Stelter)

After getting the bad news that he is soon to die of cancer, Max wants to escape to the most beautiful place in the world – Mexico. When he accidentally lands at Emma’s pig farm, he realizes that true happiness waits just around the corner ...

Emma is a pig-breeder at a shabby and indebted farm. She slaughters the pigs in her own way: she treats them lovingly till the last day; the lethal cut shows something like tenderness and in Emma’s strong arms the dying animals cease bleeding, calmly and submittingly. But Emma is lonely. The missing man in her life is replaced by her motor-bike. But the loneliness stays. Until one night when a Jaguar crashes on her farm. Inside the wrecked car lies an unconscious man and a bag full of money. Emma’s luck seems to be perfect: fate has thrown money – and a man, Max – into her lap. Suspecting that he has stolen the money, Emma hides the man in her bed and the money under her bed. But soon Hans, Max’s best friend and employer, turns up and wants his money back.

In an attempt to reconciliate, Hans brings Max to a nearby hospital. Emma overcomes her shyness and finally brings him back home to the farm. Their last days together are sweetened by happiness, but Max’s days are numbered. Finally, he takes an example from the pigs and surrenders to Emma’s tender nature.

Sven Taddicken was born in 1974 in Hamburg and studied Directing at the Baden-Wuerttemburg Film Academy from 1996-2002. Winning numerous international awards including the National Short Film Prize at Dresden 1999, the Main Prize at the Finnish festival Lappeenraanta, and First Prize at Short Cuts Cologne 1999, he was also nominated for the Honorary Foreign Student Award/Student Oscar® 2000 for his film Counting Sheep (Schaefchen Zaehlen, 1999). His other films include: the shorts Fisch (1997), Whodunit?! (1998), El Cordobes (1998), Ice Cream (1998), Einfach so bleiben (2002), his feature debut Getting My Brother Laid (Mein Bruder der Vampir, 2001), Emma's Bliss (Emmas Glueck, 2006), Braams (2008), Berlin - 1st of May (Berlin - 1. Mai, 2008), and 12 Paces Without a Head (12 Meter ohne Kopf, 2009).

Genre Drama, Love Story
Category Feature Film Cinema
Year of Production 2006
Director Sven Taddicken
Screenplay Claudia Schreiber, Ruth Toma
Director of Photography Daniela Knapp
Editor Andreas Wodraschke
Music by Christoph Blaser, Steffen Kahles
Production Design Peter Menne
Producers Ralph Schwingel, Stefan Schubert, Hejo Emons
Production Companies Wueste Film/Hamburg, Wueste Film West/Cologne, in co-production with SWR/Baden-Baden
Principal Cast Joerdis Triebel, Juergen Vogel, Hinnerk Schoenemann, Nina Petri, Martin Feifel
Casting Simone Baer
Length 99 min, 2,818 m
Format 35 mm, color, cs
Original Version German
Subtitled Versions English
Sound Technology Dolby Digital, Dolby Surround EX
Festival Screenings Munich 2006, San Sebastian 2006 (Zabaltegi), Hamptons 2006 (In Competition), Seville 2006, Palm Springs 2007, Berlin 2007 (German Cinema), San Fracisco 2007, Seattle 2007, Shanghai 2007, Havana 2007
Awards German Film Promotion Award Munich 2006 (Best Actress Joerdis Triebel), Golden Starfish (Best Narrative Feature) & Zicherman Family Award (Best Screenwriter) Hamptons 2006, Audience Award Seville 2006, Bavarian Film Award 2006 (Best Actor Juergen Vogel)
With backing from German Federal Film Board (FFA), BKM, FilmFoerderung Hamburg, Filmstiftung NRW
German Distributor Pandora Film Verleih/Cologne

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Chemical fertilizer a potential ingredient in bomb-making

The Vineland Growers' Co-operative Ltd., sold a man about 1,600 kilograms of ammonium nitrate fertilizer two weeks ago without recording his identity. (Google Streetview)

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 9, 2010/4:49 PM ET :CBC News.

Police in southern Ontario were asking for the public's help Wednesday as they continued to search for a man who bought 1,625 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, a chemical fertilizer that can be used as a key ingredient in bomb-making.

The RCMP have confirmed the man purchased 65 25-kilogram bags of the fertilizer on May 26 at a store in Lincoln, Ont., near St. Catharines in the Niagara region.

Insp. Gord Sneddon of the Integrated Security Unit said at a news conference on Wednesday that the man told the farm-supply store he was buying the agricultural fertilizer for a regular customer.

Sneddon said that was a lie.

Police also said it appears proper procedures were not followed in the sale and the farm supplier, Vineland Growers' Co-operative Ltd., did not get the man's identification.

Police said they have no evidence of any link between the purchase and this month's G20 summit in Toronto, but that they are worried about the missing fertilizer.

Buyer had minivan and flatbed trailer

The man is described as being between 5-6 and 5-8 with a short, stocky build and brown unkempt hair. He is believed to be between 50 and 60 years old, with a very strong accent, possibly of European descent. He is missing two fingers on his right hand and walks with a slight limp.

Police are asking for the public's help in identifying this man. (CBC)

The moncitizenship is the new Canadian governmental task.

The diplomatic lines of Republics of Yemen and Poland are non grata with their masks.

M.T. Al-Mansouri

He left the store pulling a flatbed trailer with an older model maroon or red minivan, police say.

Police are asking people who have any further information to call them at 905-688-4111 ext. 4208 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

The ammonium nitrate purchase comes as police and the military begin tightening security because of the upcoming G8 and G20 summits in Huntsville, Ont., and in Toronto.

Amendments to Canada's Explosives Act passed in 2008 require a vendor of ammonium nitrate to record the purchases and who bought the fertilizer, and to alert police if they think there is something suspicious about a purchase.

U.S. bomber Timothy McVeigh used ammonium nitrate to blow up a government building in Oklahoma City in 1995 and kill 168 people.

أكد نبيل شعث مفوض العلاقات الدولية ، عضو اللجنة المركزية لحركة فتح ، ان العالم جاهز لمحاسبة اسرائيل على مجزرة "اسطول الحرية"وانهاء الحصار ، موضحا أن العدوان الإجرامي أتاح الفرصة للمجتمع الدولي لتحدي إسرائيل ومواجهتها ، مشيرا إلى أن إسرائيل شنّت هذا العدوان بدرجة عالية من غطرسة القوة ، مفترضة أن العالم لا يمكن أن يحاسبها باعتبارها محميّة اميركيا.

وفي حوار خاص مع "الدستور" ، بيّن شعث ان ما نتج في العالم عقب المجزرة ، مختلف عما كانت تتوقعه إسرائيل ، وذلك لأنه يأتي كجزء من سلسلة هجمات ، ففي مطلع العام 2009 ، أثار الهجوم على غزة (الرصاص المصبوب) موجة من السخط على إسرائيل في كل أنحاء العالم ، وخرجت إسرائيل من غزة مؤهلة لتصبح دولة الإرهاب رقم (1) ، بفعل التحركات الجماهيرية ، موضحا "الجماهير لا تعني غوغاء ، وإنما أحزاب سياسية وقضايا مرفوعة في محاكم الجنايات ، وتأثير على الرأي العام ، الانتخابات الوطنية ، تحدي إسرائيل مسألة بدأت تتصاعد ، وأسطول الحرية دفع الأمور للتقدم للأمام في مواجهة إسرائيل".

وأضاف:"إسرائيل رفضت تشكيل لجنة تحقيق دولية ، ولا يمكن تفادي هذه النتيجة ، علينا الاستفادة من هذه الفرصة ، فالعالم أصبح جاهزا لمحاسبة إسرائيل وإنهاء الحصار على غزة ، لكن اميركا ستحاول وقف هذا العقاب".

من ناحية ثانية ، ، تمنى المسؤول الفلسطيني أن يشكل ذلك العدوان فرصة وطنية لاستعادة الوحدة وتحقيق المصالحة ، غير أنه يرى أن حماس لم تستجب لهذه الفرصة بشكل ايجابي. وقال "كلما تحقق شيء تعتبره حماس انتصار لها ، تؤجل البحث في الوحدة الوطنية ، فعلى سبيل المثال تقرير (غولدستون) ، عندما شعرت حماس بأنها تستفيد من قرار السلطة حول هذا التقرير ، علّقت موضوع الوحدة ، رغم تعديل القرار بعد أربعة أيام فقط ، وفي قضية (شاليط) طرأ تحسّن ملموس ، وكادت المصالحة أن تتم ، إلا أن حماس أعلنت أنها مشغولة بأمور تتعلق بالصفقة ، واليوم جاء أسطول الحرية ، الذي تعتقد حماس أنها تستفيد منه ، ولذلك فهي غير معنية الآن بتنفيذ المصالحة بدليل رفضها استقبال الوفد" ، مؤكدا: "أنا جاهز للذهاب إلى غزة غدا ، بمقترحات وأفكار على أمل تحقيق تقدم".

The moncitizenship is the new Canadian governmental task. The diplomatic lines of Republics of Yemen and Poland are non grata with their masks. M.T. Al-Mansouri

وشدد شعث على أن الورقة المصرية هي فاتحة الباب أمام المصالحة ، وأضاف "مطلوب من حماس خطوة بديلة ، ولو كنت مكانها لوقعت (100) ورقة من أجل المصالحة ، المهم أن يكون هناك تقدم".

وفي ذات الإطار ، أوضح شعث أن مكتبه مفتوح أمام قادة حماس في الضفة الغربية ، إذ يزوره باستمرار الدكتور عزيز الدويك رئيس المجلس التشريعي ، ونائبه الدكتور محمود الرمحي ، والدكتور ناصر الدين الشاعر ، والدكتور سمير أبو عيشة ، والدكتور عمر عبد الرازق ، مؤكدا: "الرغبة أكيدة من الطرفين في تحقيق الوحدة ، لكن نريد من حماس خطوة ايجابية واحدة".

وردا على سؤال حول مستقبل المفاوضات ، عقب العدوان على أسطول الحرية ، أوضح الدكتور شعث ، أن قرار استئناف المفاوضات كان قرارا تكتيكيا ، بمعنى قرار مرحلي حمائي ، وليس إستراتيجية ، وهو مرهون بإمكانية تحقيق نتائج ملموسة للفلسطينيين ، وختم بالقول "حتى المقاومة تعمل تكتيكا حمائيا حتى لا تضيّع كل الفرص". http://hala.ps/ar/index.php?act=Show&id=20548