Ottawa StoryTellers Story Swap: Open Stage Night

Thursday, August 5, 7:00 – 9:30 p.m.
at Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street, Room 156.
Free admission

Ottawa StoryTellers offers Story Swap, an open stage night, on the first Thursday of every
month at Library and Archives Canada (Room 156). This is an opportunity to experience
the art of storytelling for the first time or for new storytellers to practice before an audience.
The evenings also include stories by experienced tellers so that new tellers can learn the art.
People are welcome to come and listen, but anyone wishing to tell a story should register on
arrival with the evening’s host, and s/he will be given a time slot. Stories should be no longer
than ten minutes and must be told, not read. They may be traditional stories, folk tales, literary
stories, or personal stories.

August 24 - Midsummer Night Tales
Alan Shain and Jacques Falquet
Stories and Tea
The Tea Party, 119 York St.
7pm-8:45pm
Pay what you can

Stories around the Campfire
August 6, 13, 20, 27 7:00 – 8:30 p.m., at the Billings Estate National Historic Site, 2100 Cabot Street.
There will be songs, stories for adults and stories for children, and, of course, marshmallows are
provided for roasting.
Tickets are $10 (for the whole family), available from the Museum at 613-247-4830.

Hudak Announces Bill to Help New Canadians Build their Careers and Create Jobs in Ontario

News:

Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak today shared details of his upcoming Newcomers Employment Opportunities Act. The act includes practical and affordable measures to help new Canadians find employment and create jobs in Ontario.

Hudak’s bill would lower the investment threshold for any immigrant investor who is looking to open a business outside of the Greater Toronto Area. In addition, the bill would provide new tax incentives for employers who pay for English and French language training for new Canadian employees. Finally, Hudak’s bill would require every Ontario regulated profession to provide potential immigrants with affordable and comprehensive access to credentialing information.

Hudak, who also serves as Ontario PC Citizenship and Immigration critic released the details of his bill after meeting with prominent business leaders from several of Ontario’s multicultural communities at the Mississauga Seniors’ Centre.

Quotes:

– Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak

– Roundtable Participant Gul Nawaz; Senior Partner, Nawaz, Taub & Wasserman Chartered.

Accountants

Sunday, August 15th, 2010

From 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
please join
Ontario PC Party Leader Tim Hudak
for our Annual Volunteer Appreciation BBQ.
Your dedication and hard work has made
our party strong and united. Thank you!

Location:
Greenwood Conservation Area, Ajax
(South of Hwy. 7 at Westney & Greenwood Rd.)

To RSVP,
please contact Harriet at
harriet.bynon-murray@ontariopc.net

Link to Ontario PC Party BBQ Announcement

Quick Facts:

If passed, Tim Hudak’s Newcomers Employment Opportunities Act would do the following:

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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.

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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.

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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,

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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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By CBC News, cbc.ca, Updated: May 24, 2010 4:49 PM: Trooper Larry Rudd is the latest Canadian soldier to be killed in Afghanistan.

Rudd, 26, died Monday while on a resupply patrol to deliver supplies and equipment to Canadian soldiers near the village of Salavat, about 20 kilometres southwest of Kandahar City. He was killed by an improvised explosive device.

A native of Brantford, Ont., Rudd was with the Royal Canadian Dragoons based at CFB Petawawa in Ontario.

Rudd was "a go-to soldier who always put the needs of his family, friends and fellow soldiers before his own," said Col. Simon Hetherington, Deputy Commander of Task Force Kandahar.

Rudd never complained, regardless of the hardships he and his crew endured, and was mature well beyond his rank and experience, demonstrating enormous potential, Hetherington added.

"He was dynamic and motivated; generous and outgoing," Hetherington said. "And despite his intimidating size, he was considered the Gentle Giant within his squadron, within the armoured corps and certainly within his regiment."

He is the 146th member of the Canadian Forces to die in Afghanistan since the current mission began in 2002.

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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RCMP: Canada’s Image and Beautification Part One

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RCMP: Canada’s Image and Beautification Part Four

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RCMP: Canada’s Image and Beautification Part Six

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RCMP: Canada’s Image and Beautification Part Seven

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RCMP: Canada’s Image and Beautification: Part Eight

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Ministry of Community and Social Services

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Just a little word to announce that on June 6, 2010 all things went well. I started the Peace event with St. Francis of Asissi’s prayer, and then did along with Eric a bilingual speech, which we shared with the little audience.

I gave the French version to Eric, and I did spontaneously the English version. During the speech which I composed through the Heaven inspiration and which we shared it with many people in Canada and abroad. J. of N. reminded people the main and essential AFM of Peace goal is to let people know, if we who have the least talents were able to make it and accomplish this little Peace mission; then, everyone on earth is able too; even, beyond our ability and limited talents.

After the speech, we have introduced the film: Jeannette de Nazareth. Just before this, J. of N. spoke out about the AFM of Peace mission: to reclaim God’s place #1, and place money and materialism at the end of the list and to be in service to always and at all time be used to lift up God and humanity. As, unfortunately, due to fear, intimidation, and silence of many, money is taking more importance and is taking priority over God and humanity.

What is happening is unethical, immoral, and totally wrong! Just before rolling the film, for a warm up, J. of N. decided to dance a Spanish/Andalos beautiful melody with a wrapped up banded foot.

Jeannette of Nazareth chose this date (June 6, 2010) in memory to the six-day war which broke up between Israel and the surrounded Arab countries on June 5^th 1967 which lasted for six hell long days and ended on June 10 of the same year. (J. of N. was then in Nazareth. She was very terrified and traumatized by witnessing this evil war seeing two races coming from several countries; yet, coming from same Father (Abraham, please ask for a Tape of one hour interview with J. of N. at O. U. Radio Station conducted in 2002.

This war which took the lives of Jewish and Arab innocent victims in a bloodshed battle all for one goal: materialism and landmark. This was the turning point in J. of N. life where she understood for the first time the full meaning of the evil war boosted by hatred one nation against another. From this point on, Jeannette refusing to take side, she decided in her heart to search for means of true Peace starting with prayers in defense to God and the life of humanity.

J. of N. witnessed a few days after her departure from the Holy land, another bloodshed war in the fall of 1973. All her feelings were repressed till the sad disastrous event of Sept. 11, 2001; when she woke up to herself, and decided never to stay quiet anymore, but to seek avenues in search for Love and Peace on earth. Right after this war, Jeannette escaped from Nazareth heading back to Jerusalem to seek security and Peace at Hospice St. Vincent de Paul ruled and managed by the Daughters of Charity/ les Filles de la Charité). During this evil war which started by several Arab countries, Israel due to its way advanced war equipments ‘snatched’ many kilometers of land form Jordan (Occupied territories & Gaza), Syria (Golan), Egypt (Sinai/Suez Canal), south of Lebanon (1). For, more information on this topic and sad historical war, you may do a research on the net.

The audience was a small number as usual; yet, they were all and everyone faithful people to this mission who I cherish everyone very much. They all belong to a non-privileged sector of the society as Jeannette and Eric are too.

Jesus was attracted also to such simple big hearted sweet people. For Jesus, greatness is never measured by money and wealth; but rather, by the amount of love one has in his/her heart. Over the nine years of commitment to AFM of Peace and its foundation by J. of N., I got very close to everyone of my audience. Every one of them is very special and as precious in my eyes as for Eric too.

Over the years, we became very good friends, sisters and brothers. There was time when we gave moral support even financial support to a few; while other time, when J. of N. was desperately broke, surprisingly, in their turn without any expectation on my part, they were there for me.

For, God provides and protects His beloved children day and night year after year everlastingly at all seasons. These beautiful individuals whose faith in God is sturdy and unshakable, I consider them Peace Makers/Ambassadors of Peace.

From the bottom of my heart, I say out loud today thank you to everyone who was there for me at time of difficulty to pull me up temporarily, inspired by heaven, from the misery. Glory to God in everything we do, and Peace be on earth as it is in Heaven to all who love Him! Amen!

Composed by: Jeannette of Nazareth

Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at: 22:22

In the National Capital Region of Canada

May Joy and Peace Reign in the Heart

of all Humanity in its diversity now and forever!

P.S. Due to the aging and less energy and health problems, J. of N. Decided not to rent any hall anymore except for urgent matters once a year at the most. Nevertheless, she will do receptions and Peace events in her own residence instead as she did in the past too.

(1) The Six Day War broke out on June 5, 1967, following three weeks of tension which began on May 15, 1967 when it became known that Egypt had concentrated large-scale forces in the Sinai peninsula. Egypt's force buildup in the Sinai was accompanied by other serious steps: the United Nations Emergency Force stationed on the border between Egypt and Israel and Sharm el-Sheikh in 1957 and which had provided an actual separation between the countries was evacuated on May 19 upon the demands of the Egyptian president at the time, Gamal Abdel-Nasser; the Egyptian navy blocked the Straits of Tiran, located at the end of the Gulf of Eilat, on the night of May 22-23, 1967, preventing the passage of any Israeli vessels; and on May 30, 1967, Jordan joined the Egyptian-Syrian military alliance of 1966 and placed its army on both sides of the Jordan river under Egyptian command. Iraq followed suit. It agreed to send reinforcement and issued a warning order to two brigades: Contingents arrived from other Arab countries including Algeria and Kuwait. Israel was confronted by an Arab force of some 465,000 troops, over 2,880 tanks and 810 aircraft. (clipped partially from a website at random)