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Connect2Edmonton http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/ en Thu, 17 May 2012 09:47:34 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg Connect2Edmonton http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/ <![CDATA[Peyreton for Peyronie's disease Treatment]]> http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23795&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 09:46:08 GMT If you are suffering from severe distress due to Peyronie's disease and if you’ve really been looking for a treatment option to get rid of it then here you’ve come to the right place for it’s cure because the treatment option that we offer is one of the best herbal treatments. Here, at this platform you can find a solution for your problems related to Peyronie's disease treatment. It took us a really elongated period of time to come up with an all natural, one of its kind treatment option to cure this disease. We have at our backend some very hardworking and highly talented herbalists who have mastered the science of botanical extracts and they exactly know what product will cure what disease.
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herbs-solutions-by-nature ]]> Guest Columnists herbalhealth http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23795 How loud are heat pumps supposed to be? http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23794&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 04:38:33 GMT please delete please delete ]]> River Valley Green http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23794 wonder about 106 ave and 96 st ?? http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23791&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 00:36:52 GMT This morning I was on the LRT going to downtown and happen to saw there is digging deep underground very close to the southeast corner of 106 ave and... This morning I was on the LRT going to downtown and happen to saw there is digging deep underground very close to the southeast corner of 106 ave and 96 st. Do you know anything going on there ?? ]]> Off-topic/General Discussion jagators63 http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23791 Designing New Neighbourhoods http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23790&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 16:35:08 GMT I’d like to invite you to participate in how we design the great new neighbourhoods of the future.Over the course of this year, the City is preparing... I’d like to invite you to participate in how we design the great new neighbourhoods of the future.Over the course of this year, the City is preparing design guidelines for Edmonton’s new neighbourhoods. Through this project, we aim to continue to create and build upon the livability, prosperity and sustainability of Edmonton’s neighbourhoods, both now and in the future.
Designing New Neighbourhoods: Guidelines for Edmonton’s Developing Communities, is a key opportunity for developers and builders, new homebuyers, the City, and all future residents to build a better city. The design guidelines for new neighbourhoods will ensure that we continue to invest wisely, act competitively, and that new neighbourhoods advance our collective goals. These high-level guidelines will guide the physical structure and layout of brand new neighbourhoods in our city’s suburbs, and will encourage the continued development of unique and innovative communities.
Check out the project’s website for more information – www.edmonton.ca/DesigningNewNeighbourhoods – check out the showcase of promising design practices featured there, and share your ideas with us on what you think the building blocks of great new neighbourhoods are!
There are a number of ways you can participate: share an idea on IdeaScale, comment on someone else’s idea, tweet a photo of your favorite new neighbourhood feature using #yegDNN, comment on the blog right here, or send the Project Team an email at: designingnewneighbourhoods@edmonton.ca . The initial ideas generation phase of the project is open until May 22nd, 2012. Looking forward to hearing from you! ]]> Great Ideas for A Greater Edmonton KAnderson http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23790 <![CDATA[World's Fair 2012 Opened - Anyone notice?]]> http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23789&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 15:28:34 GMT The international expo immediately preceding Expo 2017 opened a couple of days ago in Korea. Did anyone notice? Can you name the city where it's being held?

Note that this is not a universal exposition, like Montreal, Vancouver, Shanghai (2010), and Milan (2015). This is an international expo, of the same stature that Edmonton wished to bid on. And yes, this is the same Expo that the federal government chose not to exhibit at. ]]> FlyFlyAway http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23789 Only global poverty can save the planet, insists WWF - and the ESA! http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23787&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 14:35:52 GMT ---Quote--- *Windfarms for all, but without using steel or concrete* Analysis Extremist green campaigning group WWF - endorsed by no less a body...

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Windfarms for all, but without using steel or concrete

Analysis Extremist green campaigning group WWF - endorsed by no less a body than the European Space Agency - has stated that economic growth should be abandoned, that citizens of the world's wealthy nations should prepare for poverty and that all the human race's energy should be produced as renewable electricity within 38 years from now.

Most astonishingly of all, the green hardliners demand that the enormous numbers of wind farms, tidal barriers and solar powerplants required under their plans should somehow be built while at the same time severely rationing supplies of concrete, steel, copper and glass.

Truley bizare, I thought this was an animal chartiy about cuddly Panada's, but seems the "animals" they hate are us:

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That means less heating when it's cold - no cooling at all, probably, when it's hot. It means sharply limited hot water: so dirtier clothes, dirtier bedding and a dirtier you - which will be nice as you will also have to live in a smaller home and travel almost exclusively on crowded buses or trains along with similar smelly fellow eco-citizens. Food will be scarcer and realistically much less nutritious (milk for kids will be a luxury, let alone meat, fruit, coffee, that sort of stuff. Get ready to eat a lot of turnips, if you're a Brit.)

All this means more disease, and there will also be less health care (only rich nations can afford proper health care for all or most).

Everything - everything - will be a lot more expensive: materials, tools, books, booze, gadgets, clothes. Holidays will be bus trips to the seaside if you're lucky, not trips overseas by plane or car. So it goes on.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/05...ort/page2.html ]]> Off-topic/General Discussion moahunter http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23787 City to spend more than $200 million this year to improve neighbourhoods http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23786&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 13:41:09 GMT City to spend more than $200 million this year to improve neighbourhoods BY GORDON KENT, EDMONTONJOURNAL.COM EDMONTON - Sewers will be... City to spend more than $200 million this year to improve neighbourhoods

BY GORDON KENT, EDMONTONJOURNAL.COM

EDMONTON - Sewers will be repaired and roads paved this year as part of the city’s $215-million neighbourhood improvement work.

About $150 million will go to transportation projects, including starting or completing reconstruction of streets, sidewalks, curbs and lights in nine areas, neighbourhood renewal director Adam Laughlin said Tuesday.

The areas being reconstructed are Canora, Dovercourt, King Edward Park, Terrace Heights, Windsor Park, Woodcroft, West Jasper Place, Capilano and Parkallen.

The program was begun in 2009 to fix crumbling asphalt, concrete and light poles after years of insufficient maintenance.

By 2018, critical problems should be addressed in most communities 50 to 60 years old, the approximate lifespan of local infrastructure, Laughlin said.

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/...787/story.html ]]> IanO http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23786 Residential Electrical Service upgrades 60-100 http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23777&goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 23:14:34 GMT I am an electrical contractor in edmonton and have been since 1984. I am a professional residential service upgrade contractor who has been doing... I am an electrical contractor in edmonton and have been since 1984. I am a professional residential service upgrade contractor who has been doing this for a lot of years. I am sickened by what I am finding in the industry these days.

There are individuals taking advantage of the elderly and those who have no clue about electrical. Today when you sell your house or buy one that was built prior to 1960, you have a 60 amp service that must be upgraded to todays 100 amp requirement. People are taking advantage of this situation by preying on home owners who are trusting them to help them through this problem.

What is happening is that individuals are telling the home owners that they will upgrade the electrical service for a certain fee. What is really happening, is these individuals go into a home, replace the panel with a new 100 amp rated one and call that a service upgrade. The home owner pays the money, the individual leaves and the job is done. This is far from what is required by law for a service upgrade. What really happened is that the home owner was ripped off. If there was an electrical problem and heaven forbid there should be a fire because of this installation, some insurance companies will cancel the home insurance because it is against the law to do this work without an electrical permit and inspection from the city of Edmonton.

The second type of individual is the one who says along with the service upgrade you require all of this additional work because "the city is going to change the bylaws and you will need to do it sooner or later". This normally costs the home owner up to $2000.00 additional just because they don't know any better.

I'm tired of seeing this happen to trusting people in the city of Edmonton. I live here, and have all my life with my wife and kids, you may be my neighbour. If you are requiring a service upgrade on your older home, please choose carefully, asker for references, get a copy of the electrical permit and "DO NOT" pay any money up front for the work. If the contractor is reputable, this is not required. I hope I have helped some of you with this scary situation. ]]> Rants Robart Electric http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23777 Mayor Mandel - Famous Quotes http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23775&goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 20:31:23 GMT A thread dedicated to Mayor Mandel's stellar wordplay. Please link to any quoted text for full context. Thanks!

He lit it up today:

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Asked after they spoke if their relationship had improved, Mandel said: “We had no relationship before the meeting. … You would assume the relationship was better after the meeting.”

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/...102/story.html ]]> Politics Chmilz http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23775 Hemingway Leisure Centre - RAIC Award http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23774&goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 19:32:51 GMT Prix du XXe siècle honours enduring excellence
in architecture

OTTAWA May 15, 2012 – Architecture Canada | RAIC, in partnership with the Heritage
Canada Foundation (HCF), is honouring the Hemingway Fitness and Leisure Centre in
Edmonton with its Prix du XXe siècle for its enduring excellence and the mark it has left as
nationally significant architecture.

The Hemingway Fitness & Leisure Centre by Peter Hemingway was commissioned as a
project to mark Canada’s centennial for Edmonton. The facility, completed in 1970, reflects
the modern architecture movement of the 1960s in Canada’s prairie provinces, but is unique
in its referencing of the Rocky Mountains, the foothills and the rolling flatlands of the prairies
through the flowing-wave in its roof structure and bold mix of materials.

http://www.raic.org/honours_and_awar...12/index_e.htm ]]> Architecture and Design IanO http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23774 <![CDATA[Help needed to reach participants for Photo-documentary book "Facing Death"]]> http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23771&goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 18:27:09 GMT I am creating a photo-documentary book about those who know that their life is soon coming to an end and how this certain knowledge has shaped their... I am creating a photo-documentary book about those who know that their life is soon coming to an end and how this certain knowledge has shaped their outlook, values, relationships and what they choose to do with what time remains. It will be an unflinching look at the end of life aimed at encouraging a more open and frank consideration of ours and others death.

If you can help me reach people who are facing death and who may like to take part in the book please contact me for a confidential chat. I can also send you over a detailed synopsis of the book which contains full details of the benefits to agencies that can help me reach possible participants, and benefits for the participants themselves.

Thanks in advance for your interest in the project. to see examples of my work please go to my site www.edwardtakespictures.com

Edward Allen
Sherwood Park
Alberta ]]> Off-topic/General Discussion EdwardAllen http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23771 I want to move to Edmonton but need HELP http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23770&goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 17:20:00 GMT Hi All please excuse my bare faceness but i am despeate to move over to edmonton but cant find a company that will sponser myself or my husband... Hi All

please excuse my bare faceness but i am despeate to move over to edmonton but cant find a company that will sponser myself or my husband :( i feel like i have applied to hundreds

my husband wont leave the Uk with out a job to come to so feel at the end of my tether

HENCE MY PLEE FOR HELP

Is there anyone on here that knows od a company willing to sponser and give a job to a very hard working 37 year old guy he is a time served cnc machinist but also fancies a career change is is very flexible he need to be earning about $ 25 p/h

there is a goverment scheme that will help companies with the visas etc - Alberta immigration nominee program

I am also a hard working paleontologist / geologist

IF ANYONE CAN HELP I WOULD BE ETERNALLY GREATFULL ;) ]]> Ask Ed emonade http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23770 Timelapsed Edmonton http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23765&goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 03:49:37 GMT So sometime back during Xmas break, I put together a little Time lapse of WEM just for fun. Then I found out at the school, we had a project where we... So sometime back during Xmas break, I put together a little Time lapse of WEM just for fun. Then I found out at the school, we had a project where we had to make a slideshow. I decided to just keep pushing the time lapse instead since I had been building up a slow collection of random time lapses around the city and this is the result.

I had come here asking for good parking lot locations to get more footage, but when I started to put it together, I realized I had way too much already, haha.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3Mq2b_pDhQ

The idea is supposed to showcase Edmonton and what a person might see/do in Edmonton during that one day. Some of the footage is a bit choppy, since the oldest footage dates back to 9 months ago, but it was definitely a good learning experience for me so that I can make smoother ones in the future.

Also! Watch in HD to get the most out of it ;) So yeah, enjoy~ and let me know what you guys think! ]]> Images of Edmonton gtsomething http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23765 Condo Fan Coils http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23764&goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 02:46:55 GMT Can anyone recommend a good mechanical contractor to do work on fan coils in residential condos?

My zone valve is broken (I can't remove the control assembly, it's stuck right on), and I don't really think I can call mr rooter for this type of work.

Wouldn't mind having the guy add AC to it while he's here, since the rough-in was done by the builder. ]]> Ask Ed e909 http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23764 Hwy 2 / Cardiff Road | Interchange | Planning http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23763&goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 02:34:03 GMT New interchange announced last summer for Hwy 2 and Cardiff Road south of Morinville: ... New interchange announced last summer for Hwy 2 and Cardiff Road south of Morinville:

http://alberta.ca/acn/201106/306978A...95480252E.html

Cardiff overpass unlikely to be completed by 2013

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Heather Kaszuba, a spokesperson with Alberta Transportation, said Thursday the Cardiff interchange was published in the province’s three-year construction plan and is still very much going ahead. “We are moving forward on the project,” she said. “The final land purchases are currently under way. In the meantime we are reviewing the design and acquiring the required permits.”

Kaszuba said the land acquisition process is underway but not completed. Until it is, moving forward with the long-talked about overpass cannot proceed. “There is no delay in the construction,” she said. “There is no delay at this point in the construction of the Cardiff Road interchange. We are working through the land purchases right now. That is the work that’s underway. In the meantime we are also moving forward as well on completing the designs and also acquiring the required permits.”

Although the Alberta Transportation spokesperson said the project is not delayed, there is no guarantee the project will be completed by the original completion date of 2013 put forward by then Transportation Minister Luke Ouellette in June of 2011.

“The construction program indicates that the project would begin within the next three years,” Kaszuba said. “I can’t speculate. Certainly construction could begin earlier than that. But until we have the designs completed, the land purchased, and a construction contract in place, I won’t be able to give firm construction dates. The most important thing is it is a project that’s included in the three-year construction program and there has been no delay.”

http://morinvillenews.com/2012/05/03...leted-by-2013/

]]> Roads and Civic Infrastructure Sonic Death Monkey http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23763 2012/2013 BOMA Leasing Guide - now out http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23760&goto=newpost Mon, 14 May 2012 19:09:39 GMT BOMA 2012/13 leasing guide now out! http://bomaedmonton.org/images/Leasing_Guide/BOMA%202012%20Leasing%20Guide.pdf BOMA 2012/13 leasing guide now out!

http://bomaedmonton.org/images/Leasi...ng%20Guide.pdf ]]> IanO http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23760 WestJet and Korean Air launch code-share agreement http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23759&goto=newpost Mon, 14 May 2012 18:49:54 GMT ---Quote--- *WestJet and Korean Air launch code-share agreement* WestJet continues strategy to welcome on board guests from around the world ...

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WestJet and Korean Air launch code-share agreement

WestJet continues strategy to welcome on board guests from around the world

CALGARY, May 14, 2012 /CNW/ - WestJet announced today it has launched a code-sharing arrangement with Korean Air, the largest airline in South Korea. Tickets are available for sale as of today for flights beginning May 31, 2012.

This code-share agreement will allow Korean Air to market and distribute WestJet-operated flights by placing its "KE" flight indicator on WestJet-operated flights in North America. This will enhance the travel possibilities for Korean Air guests by allowing seamless access to over 70 flights within WestJet's North American network.

"We are very pleased to announce our agreement with Korean Air, a high quality, world-class airline," said John MacLeod, WestJet Vice-President, Network Management and Alliances. "This code-share agreement represents another key step in our strategy to welcome on board new guests from around the world".

In addition to Korean Air, WestJet now has code-share agreements with American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Delta Air Lines, Japan Airlines, and KLM. WestJet also has interline agreements with another 17 airlines around the world.

http://westjet2.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=671

LAX and YVR flights will be the codeshared flights for YEG. ]]> Air/Rail Links Hilman http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23759 Residental concrete/cement contractors in Edmonton and area http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23757&goto=newpost Mon, 14 May 2012 17:39:40 GMT *Our home has settled and we need a concrete contractor who will firmly compact the ground with gravel etc. before repouring the concrete driveway... Our home has settled and we need a concrete contractor who will firmly compact the ground with gravel etc. before repouring the concrete driveway and sidewalk. Is there a good company someone could highly recommend? ]]> Ask Ed bnformed http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23757 Toronto Condo Developments http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23755&goto=newpost Mon, 14 May 2012 16:42:40 GMT Interesting article about four luxury condo hotels all coming on the Toronto market at the same time. I guess the closest in Alberta is the Germaine... Interesting article about four luxury condo hotels all coming on the Toronto market at the same time. I guess the closest in Alberta is the Germaine in Calgary. I wonder if we could see one of these as part of the Arena development? I can imagine some hockey players or similar who might be interested.

It doesn't surprise me about Trump, the tower is truely ugly - surrounded by office towers in the CBD.

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TROUBLES AT TRUMP

The Trump project, a 65-story paragon of glitz with a “champagne and caviar” theme, appears the most troubled. Plagued by bad press, construction delays, disgruntled buyers and a hybrid model of residences and pooled hotel condos, the project has the largest proportion of unsold units despite being the first to open its sales office, in 2004.

Talon said 80% of the tower’s 379 units have sold, powered by the hotel condos, currently priced from $967,000. But 40% of the residential condos, priced between $2.3-million and $6.3-million, remain unsold.

...

The business structure means buyers of the pooled hotel condo units are subject to commercial tax rates rather than lower residential rates, and the bar for financing is higher.

“I called every major lender regarding Trump, and the only one I could find that was willing to finance was HSBC,” said Callum Ross mortgage consultant Jason Friesen.

“There were some units that had $20,000 (annual) property taxes for an $800,000, or 1,500 square foot, unit because it was zoned commercial. So lenders wouldn’t touch it.”

Real estate lawyer Bob Aaron, who represents “a handful” of disgruntled Trump buyers, said some are trying to get out of their contract or walking away from $250,000 down payments.

http://business.financialpost.com/20...ousing-market/ ]]> Off-topic/General Discussion moahunter http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23755 Street Photos of people (the idea) http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23754&goto=newpost Mon, 14 May 2012 15:20:36 GMT I posted the link below and now think it's something very valuable that has been lost.

I think it could be revived by The City of Edmonton or even the Provincial Archives. They would send someone out to take a pictures of people on the street and get a short bit of biographical information on each of them. These photos would become part of future archives documenting the City or Province just as these old photos are (see link below). As part of a cost recovery scheme, at the time of the photo people could buy these professional quality photos for their own records.

Street Photos of people
http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum...ad.php?t=23742

Search for walk and you will see samples - not the descriptions that have been added. The descriptions are invaluable!
http://www.edmontonhistory.ca/prelau...r/memories.php

The important thing would be that the photo include a description (as and some of the resulting "archive photos" be allowed to be hosted by some actively visited web site, say the Edmonton Journal, City of Edmonton, etc. to promote the concept. Not every photo would be posted or no one would buy the photos and help in cost recovery.)

Facebook hosting would be wrong as it would allow comments and debasement and clutter of and among the photos - that's not good. However, I'd bet the Edmonton Journal, Calgary Herald, etc. would make room for a photo of the day. ]]> Great Ideas for A Greater Edmonton KC http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23754 Edmonton - Enjoying the weekend http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23753&goto=newpost Mon, 14 May 2012 15:07:25 GMT Various shots from being out and about this past weekend, mostly on patios drinking beer, a trip to the AGA (Art Gallery of Alberta) and photos from... Various shots from being out and about this past weekend, mostly on patios drinking beer, a trip to the AGA (Art Gallery of Alberta) and photos from my convertible.

Enjoy (pardon the date stamp)

]]> Images of Edmonton IanO http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23753 Insight into Late night TV http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23751&goto=newpost Sun, 13 May 2012 13:08:40 GMT It took the passage of time, after the passing of the TV legend in question, for one of Hollywood's most notoriously private stars to finally be profiled on U.S. public television.
So long overdue that there's now an entire generation of TV-watchers who've either never heard of him or only know him as a pop-culture reference uttered occasionally on late-night shows or The Simpsons.

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opi...151228325.html ]]> Barry N http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23751 Edmonton Rush in NLL Final http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23750&goto=newpost Sun, 13 May 2012 04:52:42 GMT the Rush are in the finals http://www.tsn.ca/lacrosse/story/?id=395825 the Rush are in the finals
http://www.tsn.ca/lacrosse/story/?id=395825 ]]> Sports, sports, and more sports! Sonic Death Monkey http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23750 <![CDATA[uS Recoverable Oil 'About Equal to Entire World’s Proven Oil]]> http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23749&goto=newpost Sun, 13 May 2012 02:03:13 GMT Natural gas prices crashed as new reserves were brought to market... Next oil?

GAO: Recoverable Oil in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming 'About Equal to Entire World’s Proven Oil Reserves'

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/gao-...d-s-proven-oil ]]> KC http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23749 Edmonton’s newest outdoor market - 124 st! http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23748&goto=newpost Sat, 12 May 2012 17:26:23 GMT ---Quote--- Edmonton’s newest outdoor market is looking to set itself apart from the rest by offering exclusive vendors, outdoor entertainment and...

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Edmonton’s newest outdoor market is looking to set itself apart from the rest by offering exclusive vendors, outdoor entertainment and food trucks on a Thursday evening.

Launching May 24, the 124 Street Grand Market will provide people an opportunity to experience outdoor farmer markets without waiting for the weekend, said market director Kirsta Franke.

“A lot of people in Edmonton talk about how we need to be more European, but I think just the opposite. We need to think like Edmontonians. You go to commercial grocery stores after work because we’re nine-to-five people and we don’t have a lot of time to shop. (It) gives people that outlet to eat dinner open-air and buy fresh groceries mid-week,” she said.

http://metronews.ca/news/edmonton/22...usiness-hours/

http://124grandmarket.com/ ]]> Medwards http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23748 Calgary: Clearing of trees is about jerks http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23747&goto=newpost Sat, 12 May 2012 13:51:38 GMT Interesting... Braid: Clearing of trees is about jerks BY DON BRAID, CALGARY HERALD MAY 9, 2012 ... Interesting...

Braid: Clearing of trees is about jerks

BY DON BRAID, CALGARY HERALD MAY 9, 2012

http://www.calgaryherald.com/columni...624/story.html
Excerpt:

“We investigate about 350 tree incidents a year and this is the worst we’ve ever seen in terms of wanton destruction,” says city bylaw boss Bill Bruce. ]]> Parks and Recreation KC http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23747 Where to have a safety for vehicle http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23745&goto=newpost Sat, 12 May 2012 06:23:48 GMT Good Day, would someone kindly be able to recommend what *Garage* to contact to have a *_vehicle safety_*. 2002 Pontiac Montana and it does have a... Good Day, would someone kindly be able to recommend what Garage to contact to have a vehicle safety. 2002 Pontiac Montana and it does have a bit of surface rust. Definitely want and need it to be safe, but am seriously financially needing to be careful.

From what I believe to understand, the cost for a safety is standard at 250.00. Unsure but we are planning on being in Edmonton nearby within a ten minute drive to Edmonton Mall.

First time in Edmonton, and being unfamiliar with the area, would most appreciate a garage recommended being nearby that area.

Thanks and am so very much looking forward to arriving in Edmonton. ]]> Chuckles http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23745 The Decline of American Monuments and Memorials http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23744&goto=newpost Sat, 12 May 2012 05:24:43 GMT A fairly long but very interesting read. The Decline of American Monuments and Memorials April 2012 Michael J. Lewis, Professor of Art,... A fairly long but very interesting read.

The Decline of American Monuments and Memorials
April 2012
Michael J. Lewis, Professor of Art, Williams College

http://www.hillsdale.edu/news/imprim...=2012&month=04

..."As traditionally understood, a monument is the expression of a single powerful idea in a single emphatic form, in colossal scale and in permanent materials, made to serve civic life. (Materials and size distinguish monuments from memorials, of which monuments are a subset.) But I suspect that if Frank Gehry were asked to define a monument, he would say something to the effect that a monument is not a thing but a process... I have heard versions of this definition for decades. And it is simply not good enough..."

"In a way, these anonymous roadside sculptors understand what many contemporary artists do not—that monuments, because they are public art forms, must be legible. And this requires a great degree of convention. Thus most traditional monuments are paraphrases of a few ancient types: the triumphal arch, the temple, the colossal column, and the obelisk. ... But these forms are timeless, not simply ancient. ... These ideas are permanent, and it is not surprising that the one successful work of contemporary public art, the Vietnam Memorial, took its form from one of the most ancient—the mural shrine, the wailing wall."...

"... But there is a problem in the math: Hart’s three soldiers represent some 58,000 dead men, while Goodacre’s three soldiers represent the seven women who died."...

. ]]> Architecture and Design KC http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23744 Peter MacKay Knew Full Cost of Libyan Mission http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23743&goto=newpost Sat, 12 May 2012 04:39:51 GMT So does it seem to you that a whole lot of high ranking people knew about the numbers but appear to think it's quite ok to lie to their bosses, the Canadian electorate?

http://blogs.ottawacitizen.com/2012/...ance-confirms/

"The $100-million figure stood in stark contrast to comments made by MacKay to CBC in late October, when he told Canadians the incremental costs were less than $50 million — which he noted was about $10 million less than the Defence Department had predicted.

MacKay warned during that interview that “there could be more costs that come in after the fact,” but the $50-million figure was later broadcast to other media outlets by MacKay’s office and widely regarded as the mission’s final tally.

Vance, speaking at a hastily-arranged news conference at National Defence Headquarters on Friday afternoon, said the military had told MacKay before his interview that the incremental costs for the Libya mission were expected to top $106 million..." ]]> Politics KC http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23743 Street Photos of people http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=23742&goto=newpost Sat, 12 May 2012 00:08:35 GMT I've looked through out family photos and found a few of family walking down the street (Jasper Ave. etc.). One of the photos is the among the few decent photos I have of my grandfather.

I didn't think any more of it until my mother in law recently mentioned that photographers used to stand on the street taking people's pictures as they walked along.

I thought that was really cool - and something that could still be done today.

To see what I'm talking about you can find examples by typing in any of:

walk, walking, Jasper Avenue, etc. Try searching for family names, etc.

http://www.edmontonhistory.ca/prelau...r/memories.php.

Type in Jasper Avenue for a lot of other pictures
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