22 July 2012
July 28, 2012
28/07/2012 01:39
Welcome To SAP And Good Morning!
Pull up a chair, grab a cuppa
hot coffee and spend 10 minutes to start your day with St. Albert's only daily news site.
Not from St. Albert? Not to worry, there's plenty for you too.
A great way to put a smile on your face before you begin your day.
Have an opinion, gripe or grin to share? Use our Live Chat feature below to share it with other readers. Try our frequent recipes. Give our puzzles a whirl or a game of hangman. Check out our outstanding linked photos. Got a story or photo to share? Want to wish someone happy birthday or anniversary? We love your stuff from any location. Go ahead, send it in. We dare you!
Best of all, it's all free thanks to our advertisers. Enjoy and please, tell your friends. And be sure to check back often each day as the site can be updated as events occur. Follow @mybirdietweets
Fishing Alberta With Paul C.
This week, I thought I would share a Sturgeon fishing adventure from last weekend. Jay is another fishaholic who enjoys fishing the mighty North Sakatchewan rive in and around Edmonton.
The river offers some excellent fishing for Walleye, Goldeye, Sauger, Pike and of course, Sturgeon. They can be caught up to 100 pounds. They are quite rare and are on the endangered species list and only spawn every seven years.
Their fish eggs make really good caviar. Jay is a volunteer angler and catches these fish, checks them for an electronic tracking device and tag. If there is no tag he will measure the fish then attach the tag. SRD collects the data to monitor their movements and general health.
As the photos show, the fish is handled in a safe manner. The cradle helps keep the fish in the water breathing while taking measurements. The length is 42 inches and the girth is 14.5 inches. The top of the fish has very sharp scales and should not be touched with the bare hands.
The equipment needed to catch them is heavy fishing gear; 30 pound test braided line, cradle that is 36 to 48 inches long, pliers to remove the barbless hooks. It takes a lot of patience to reel in these monsters of fresh water. It took Jay between five to 10 minutes to reel in and I offered only assistance making sure he had his tools and took photos for him.
I was very impressed to see how he handled the fish and made sure the fish was fully capable of swimming under its own power.
Catch and release only is allowed for these fish. You can apply to SRD to become a volunteer angler and will give some tools and training on how to catch Sturgeon. Contact SRD of Alberta for more details. Stay tuned for Jay's Wabamun pike that are monsters.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.
Paul C.
Wee-Hours Custom Tackle
Ultra Lite Fishing Tackle Company
The Gardener's Helper
A new gardening tip feature by a local gardener to help you understand what is grown locally and how you can use it.
Today's Veggie: Beet Greens
Beet greens can also be used to make 'cabbage rolls’, a little darker coloured than regular cabbage rolls, but have a super flavour.
See how here.
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BBC News Feed:
Welcome To St. Albert's Place Live Chat
Links To Other Stories In The News:
B.C. Premier boycotts national energy strategy - CBC
Is this restaurant haunted? You be the judge - CNN
British songs the heartbeat of opening ceremonies - CTV
Capital Ex: Thousands vote to rename fair - Edmonton Journal
Bloody good Olympic opening ceremony - Edmonton Sun
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The Things That People Send Us
Truth in shelf placement . . .
This Guy
Is Good!
How To Chop An Onion
Chef Gordon Ramsey demonstrates the proper way to cut an onion with no waste.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Playing Tonight At LB's Pub
hot coffee and spend 10 minutes to start your day with St. Albert's only daily news site.
Not from St. Albert? Not to worry, there's plenty for you too.
A great way to put a smile on your face before you begin your day.
Have an opinion, gripe or grin to share? Use our Live Chat feature below to share it with other readers. Try our frequent recipes. Give our puzzles a whirl or a game of hangman. Check out our outstanding linked photos. Got a story or photo to share? Want to wish someone happy birthday or anniversary? We love your stuff from any location. Go ahead, send it in. We dare you!
Best of all, it's all free thanks to our advertisers. Enjoy and please, tell your friends. And be sure to check back often each day as the site can be updated as events occur. Follow @mybirdietweets
Fishing Alberta With Paul C.
This week, I thought I would share a Sturgeon fishing adventure from last weekend. Jay is another fishaholic who enjoys fishing the mighty North Sakatchewan rive in and around Edmonton.
The river offers some excellent fishing for Walleye, Goldeye, Sauger, Pike and of course, Sturgeon. They can be caught up to 100 pounds. They are quite rare and are on the endangered species list and only spawn every seven years.
Their fish eggs make really good caviar. Jay is a volunteer angler and catches these fish, checks them for an electronic tracking device and tag. If there is no tag he will measure the fish then attach the tag. SRD collects the data to monitor their movements and general health.
As the photos show, the fish is handled in a safe manner. The cradle helps keep the fish in the water breathing while taking measurements. The length is 42 inches and the girth is 14.5 inches. The top of the fish has very sharp scales and should not be touched with the bare hands.
The equipment needed to catch them is heavy fishing gear; 30 pound test braided line, cradle that is 36 to 48 inches long, pliers to remove the barbless hooks. It takes a lot of patience to reel in these monsters of fresh water. It took Jay between five to 10 minutes to reel in and I offered only assistance making sure he had his tools and took photos for him.
I was very impressed to see how he handled the fish and made sure the fish was fully capable of swimming under its own power.
Catch and release only is allowed for these fish. You can apply to SRD to become a volunteer angler and will give some tools and training on how to catch Sturgeon. Contact SRD of Alberta for more details. Stay tuned for Jay's Wabamun pike that are monsters.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.
Paul C.
Wee-Hours Custom Tackle
Ultra Lite Fishing Tackle Company
The Gardener's Helper
A new gardening tip feature by a local gardener to help you understand what is grown locally and how you can use it.
Today's Veggie: Beet Greens
Beet greens can also be used to make 'cabbage rolls’, a little darker coloured than regular cabbage rolls, but have a super flavour.
See how here.
__________________________________________________________________
BBC News Feed:
Welcome To St. Albert's Place Live Chat
Links To Other Stories In The News:
B.C. Premier boycotts national energy strategy - CBC
Is this restaurant haunted? You be the judge - CNN
British songs the heartbeat of opening ceremonies - CTV
Capital Ex: Thousands vote to rename fair - Edmonton Journal
Bloody good Olympic opening ceremony - Edmonton Sun
__________________________________________________________________
The Things That People Send Us
Truth in shelf placement . . .
This Guy
Is Good!
How To Chop An Onion
Chef Gordon Ramsey demonstrates the proper way to cut an onion with no waste.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Playing Tonight At LB's Pub
The Family Planning Lesson
28/07/2012 01:39
Her mother, very interested, asks;" How did it go?"
"I died of shame!" she answered.
Karl from over the road, says that the stork brings babies.
Sally next door said you can buy babies at the orphanage.
Phil in my class says you can buy babies at the hospital.
Her mother answers laughingly, "but that's no reason to be ashamed.”
“No, but I can’t tell them that we were so poor that you and daddy had to make me yourselves!”
WEBBITS
28/07/2012 01:38
Who Knew?
28/07/2012 01:38
* Clean a thermos bottle. Fill the bottle with water, drop in four Alka Seltzer tablets, and let soak for an hour (Or longer, if necessary).
* Unclog a drain. Clear the sink drain by dropping three Alka Seltzer tablets down the drain followed by a cup of Heinz White Vinegar. Wait a few minutes, and then run the hot water.
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28/07/2012 01:38
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28/07/2012 01:38
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July 27, 2012
27/07/2012 04:13
Welcome To SAP And Good Morning!
Pull up a chair, grab a cuppa
hot coffee and spend 10 minutes to start your day with St. Albert's only daily news site.
Not from St. Albert? Not to worry, there's plenty for you too.
A great way to put a smile on your face before you begin your day.
Have an opinion, gripe or grin to share? Use our Live Chat feature below to share it with other readers. Try our frequent recipes. Give our puzzles a whirl or a game of hangman. Check out our outstanding linked photos. Got a story or photo to share? Want to wish someone happy birthday or anniversary? We love your stuff from any location. Go ahead, send it in. We dare you!
Best of all, it's all free thanks to our advertisers. Enjoy and please, tell your friends. And be sure to check back often each day as the site can be updated as events occur. Follow @mybirdietweets
What Other Route Is That Anyway?
Hi Don,
The Red Willow Park Trail at the Ray Gibbon underpass is flooded again, water level rising daily.
Visitors to the BLESS platform, new boardwalk and LHCPP are advised to USE OTHER ROUTE. There is no indication what OTHER ROUTE to use, so there are some frustrated RV campers and others turning back.
Elke Blodgett
St. Albert
SINC SAYS:
Well Elke, it should be no surprise that whoever at the city put up the sign, gave no thought into offering an alternative route. Looks like a typical 'easy way out' act to me.
The Photography Of Richard Wear
Hi Don,
My buddy Richard Wear took this snap of the Aurora Borealis from the path near the Kinsmen RV park in St. Albert last Sunday at about 1:30 a.m. You can see the Big Dipper in the upper left corner.
Al Popil
St. Albert
SINC SAYS:
That's one nice shot Al. Please let Richard know we appreciate him allowing us to share his work.
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BBC News Feed:
Welcome To St. Albert's Place Live Chat
Links To Other Stories In The News:
Canada nearly half way to meeting 2020 emissions targets - CBC
Twitter apologizes for worldwide outage - CNN
Shift work raises risk of heart attack, stroke: study - CTV
Bombers rally from 13-point deficit to beat Eskimos - Edmonton Journal
Piercy posts opening round record at Canadian Open - Edmonton Sun
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The Things That People Send Us
The wet T-shirt contest winner . . .
Just Doing
Doughnuts
With My Gal
Amazing Cicada Life Cycle
David Attenborough takes us through the life cycle of a little known insect.
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Playing Tonight At LB's Pub
Playing Tomorrow Night At LB's Pub
hot coffee and spend 10 minutes to start your day with St. Albert's only daily news site.
Not from St. Albert? Not to worry, there's plenty for you too.
A great way to put a smile on your face before you begin your day.
Have an opinion, gripe or grin to share? Use our Live Chat feature below to share it with other readers. Try our frequent recipes. Give our puzzles a whirl or a game of hangman. Check out our outstanding linked photos. Got a story or photo to share? Want to wish someone happy birthday or anniversary? We love your stuff from any location. Go ahead, send it in. We dare you!
Best of all, it's all free thanks to our advertisers. Enjoy and please, tell your friends. And be sure to check back often each day as the site can be updated as events occur. Follow @mybirdietweets
What Other Route Is That Anyway?
Hi Don,
The Red Willow Park Trail at the Ray Gibbon underpass is flooded again, water level rising daily.
Visitors to the BLESS platform, new boardwalk and LHCPP are advised to USE OTHER ROUTE. There is no indication what OTHER ROUTE to use, so there are some frustrated RV campers and others turning back.
Elke Blodgett
St. Albert
SINC SAYS:
Well Elke, it should be no surprise that whoever at the city put up the sign, gave no thought into offering an alternative route. Looks like a typical 'easy way out' act to me.
The Photography Of Richard Wear
Hi Don,
My buddy Richard Wear took this snap of the Aurora Borealis from the path near the Kinsmen RV park in St. Albert last Sunday at about 1:30 a.m. You can see the Big Dipper in the upper left corner.
Al Popil
St. Albert
SINC SAYS:
That's one nice shot Al. Please let Richard know we appreciate him allowing us to share his work.
__________________________________________________________________
BBC News Feed:
Welcome To St. Albert's Place Live Chat
Links To Other Stories In The News:
Canada nearly half way to meeting 2020 emissions targets - CBC
Twitter apologizes for worldwide outage - CNN
Shift work raises risk of heart attack, stroke: study - CTV
Bombers rally from 13-point deficit to beat Eskimos - Edmonton Journal
Piercy posts opening round record at Canadian Open - Edmonton Sun
__________________________________________________________________
The Things That People Send Us
The wet T-shirt contest winner . . .
Just Doing
Doughnuts
With My Gal
Amazing Cicada Life Cycle
David Attenborough takes us through the life cycle of a little known insect.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Playing Tonight At LB's Pub
Playing Tomorrow Night At LB's Pub
How I Became A Marine
27/07/2012 04:13
"Rearrange the letters 'P N E S I' to spell out an important part of human body that is more useful when erect!"
Those who spelled spine became doctors.
The rest of us went into the Marines.
* Thanks to Norman in the UK for this chuckle.
WEBBITS
27/07/2012 04:13
Meet The World's Loneliest Cowboy
27/07/2012 04:12
This is the solitary life of Faustino Barrientos, a cowboy who has spent more than 46 years in isolation by Lake O'Higgins - one of the most remote corners of the world.
Since 1965, Barrientos has worked as a gaucho - a horse-riding rancher and shepherd living in the southern swath of Chile and Argentina.
Read more and see the video in the MailOnline.
Links To Today's Outstanding Photographs
27/07/2012 04:12
Today's Activity Corner
27/07/2012 04:12
Word of the Day
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Article of the Day
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This Day in History
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Today's Birthday
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In the News
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Quote of the Day
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Match Up
Match Up
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Hangman
Hangman
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July 26, 2012
26/07/2012 04:45
Welcome To SAP And Good Morning!
Pull up a chair, grab a cuppa
hot coffee and spend 10 minutes to start your day with St. Albert's only daily news site.
Not from St. Albert? Not to worry, there's plenty for you too.
A great way to put a smile on your face before you begin your day.
Have an opinion, gripe or grin to share? Use our Live Chat feature below to share it with other readers. Try our frequent recipes. Give our puzzles a whirl or a game of hangman. Check out our outstanding linked photos. Got a story or photo to share? Want to wish someone happy birthday or anniversary? We love your stuff from any location. Go ahead, send it in. We dare you!
Best of all, it's all free thanks to our advertisers. Enjoy and please, tell your friends. And be sure to check back often each day as the site can be updated as events occur. Follow @mybirdietweets
The Photography Of Paul Dicaire
Don,
A hummingbird frozen in flight as it approaches a feeder, taken in PEI.
Paul Dicaire
St. Albert
__________________________________________________________________
BBC News Feed:
Welcome To St. Albert's Place Live Chat
Links To Other Stories In The News:
Judge's husband calls her 'victim' in sex scandal - CBC
Researchers list top 10 airports for spreading disease - CNN
New York Times scraps BlackBerry app - CTV
Guinness world record broken at Capital Ex - Edmonton Journal
Big bucks spent on Olympic trip - Edmonton Sun
__________________________________________________________________
The Things That People Send Us
The irony is staggering . . .
That's One
Heck Of
A Door!
1937 Ford Housecar
One of only six said to have been made per year in the mid-'30s at the Ford plant in St. Paul, Minnesota. Very few others--perhaps none--remain on the road, and certainly not in such amazing original condition.
When discovered in a garage (under a heavy cover) in Northern Minnesota in August 2001, she had only 19,000 miles, and the owner's manual was actually still the glove box in like-new condition! She had always been garaged and treated with as much TLC as a collector vehicle.
The interior, all wood lined, was still the way it appeared in the '30s and '40s, complete with framed photos of the original owner on his travels (mainly to Florida) and his cabin in the North Woods, plus other memorabilia from the era.
Built on the '37 Ford Pickup frame and cowling, powered by a 60-hp flathead V8, the rear framing is all wood, with the metal skin wrapped around it. The roof structure, too, is all wood, over which the heavy, waterproofed canvas top is still very securely fitted. The structure of the body is solid, appearing from underneath to be all oak, and still in a remarkably unaltered, undamaged condition. The door frames are thick, solid oak, and oak is visible around the window openings (as on the four side windows in back) -- though it is painted over.
Inside is a slice right out of the 1930s...just as the original owner left it. All the windows open, with curtains on the four side ones and pull-down shades on the back window, as well as on the driver's and passenger door windows. A wide storage cabinet is located under the bed.
The wood headliner, with vent and canvas expanding portion visible. Four wood pieces hold it securely in the up position, while clamps hold it down while driving.
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Playing Tonight At LB's Pub
Songwriters Showcase with Rob Heath at 9:00 p.m.
I'll be back on stage for this one for sure. I would like to thank "Rocko" for filling in for me the past little while. Rob Heath is awesome, starting at 9:00 to 10:00 at LB's Pub. There is a jam to follow as always with Shaved Posse. MGD is on special for $4.25, good food, and Bonnie and Nicole will take good care of you. See you all there. Support live music. Keep it alive.
Rob Heath's Bio
“Our audience was thrilled with Rob. He had us laughing and rapt in the very human stories his songs conveyed. The guitar players loved his playing, the songwriters loved his songs, and everyone thought his performance was top-notch.” - George Campbell, Music for the Wild Concert Series
Rich melodies and lyrics, delivered in a voice haunting in its simplicity, Rob's guitar style is diverse melodically and rhythmically. A storyteller in the tradition of Harry Chapin, John Prine and Steve Earle, Rob Heath’s original songs are a well-conceived intelligent and lyric-driven blend of Americana.
This past Spring, Rob won the Calgary Folk Music Festival’s songwriting contest. This is one of the many accolades that Rob’s songwriting has received over the years. He is also a past “New Folk” winner at the highly regarded Kerrville Folk Festival and winner of a Canadian Radio Music Award for songwriting.
Rob has written for Glen Campbell Music, Don Goodman Music, and Criterion/Atlantic Music and has had cuts with various artists as well as top forty songs of his own. His music is being played on over 200 stations on six continents around the world.
Rob’s recent Ontario Council of Folk Festivals (OCFF) Official Showcase went great! Not only did he get to visit Niagara Falls, he was asked to perform in May at the Bluebird North in Toronto, ON.
Currently in the studio, Rob is also looking forward to completing his soon-to-be-released fifth album.
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT ROB HEATH
“The ‘discovery’ of the conference for me was Rob Heath, an artist I was unfamiliar with. An understated performer, Rob puts across his powerfully moving songs, without histrionics, in a pleasing natural tone. The songs can be about very serious stuff, but Rob obviously feels no need for vocal or physical dramatics.” - Steve Dulson, President, FAR-West (Folk Alliance Region - West)
“His singing, guitar work and between song banter were great and his stellar songwriting really hooked our crowd, earning him an easy encore.” - Vic Bell (Artistic Director, Nickelodeon Music Club)
“His songs stir the soul and bring the emotions of the listener to the top of the pot and when Rob Heath sings, you pay attention to those songs because you just know that it's coming from deep within his own soul.” - Bill Werthmann, Northern Lights Folk Club
“Rob Heath not only writes emotionally powerful songs, he performs them live with an impeccable honesty that grabs the audiences attention form start to finish. He never disappoints. - Mike Bradford, Producer, Central Music Festival
"One of Alberta's most respected songwriters..” - Terry Wickham, Edmonton Folk Music Festival
"Rob is the perfect performer for a house concert – warm, engaging, and full of stories that he makes relevant to his audience. His great guitar work and unique song style had us in the palm of his hand all evening!" – Rose Brooks, Just Milton Folks
“Rob crafts his songs with uncanny insight and clever wordsmithing. When he sings, his hand-built guitar delivers intense rhythmical structure for his powerful voice to grab hold of your soul. His legacy is assured by his selfless support of young people learning the songwriting art.” – Harold Wollin, Blue Chair Café
"Rob Heath is a very gifted songwriter who brings both experience and freshness to his performances." - Jolayne Motiuk, Producer Big Valley Jamboree Axe Songwriter's Workshop
Solid singer-songwriter fare from one of music’s craftsmen. Warm, welcoming and comfortable.
Playing Tomorrow Night At LB's Pub
hot coffee and spend 10 minutes to start your day with St. Albert's only daily news site.
Not from St. Albert? Not to worry, there's plenty for you too.
A great way to put a smile on your face before you begin your day.
Have an opinion, gripe or grin to share? Use our Live Chat feature below to share it with other readers. Try our frequent recipes. Give our puzzles a whirl or a game of hangman. Check out our outstanding linked photos. Got a story or photo to share? Want to wish someone happy birthday or anniversary? We love your stuff from any location. Go ahead, send it in. We dare you!
Best of all, it's all free thanks to our advertisers. Enjoy and please, tell your friends. And be sure to check back often each day as the site can be updated as events occur. Follow @mybirdietweets
The Photography Of Paul Dicaire
Don,
A hummingbird frozen in flight as it approaches a feeder, taken in PEI.
Paul Dicaire
St. Albert
__________________________________________________________________
BBC News Feed:
Welcome To St. Albert's Place Live Chat
Links To Other Stories In The News:
Judge's husband calls her 'victim' in sex scandal - CBC
Researchers list top 10 airports for spreading disease - CNN
New York Times scraps BlackBerry app - CTV
Guinness world record broken at Capital Ex - Edmonton Journal
Big bucks spent on Olympic trip - Edmonton Sun
__________________________________________________________________
The Things That People Send Us
The irony is staggering . . .
That's One
Heck Of
A Door!
1937 Ford Housecar
One of only six said to have been made per year in the mid-'30s at the Ford plant in St. Paul, Minnesota. Very few others--perhaps none--remain on the road, and certainly not in such amazing original condition.
When discovered in a garage (under a heavy cover) in Northern Minnesota in August 2001, she had only 19,000 miles, and the owner's manual was actually still the glove box in like-new condition! She had always been garaged and treated with as much TLC as a collector vehicle.
The interior, all wood lined, was still the way it appeared in the '30s and '40s, complete with framed photos of the original owner on his travels (mainly to Florida) and his cabin in the North Woods, plus other memorabilia from the era.
Built on the '37 Ford Pickup frame and cowling, powered by a 60-hp flathead V8, the rear framing is all wood, with the metal skin wrapped around it. The roof structure, too, is all wood, over which the heavy, waterproofed canvas top is still very securely fitted. The structure of the body is solid, appearing from underneath to be all oak, and still in a remarkably unaltered, undamaged condition. The door frames are thick, solid oak, and oak is visible around the window openings (as on the four side windows in back) -- though it is painted over.
Inside is a slice right out of the 1930s...just as the original owner left it. All the windows open, with curtains on the four side ones and pull-down shades on the back window, as well as on the driver's and passenger door windows. A wide storage cabinet is located under the bed.
The wood headliner, with vent and canvas expanding portion visible. Four wood pieces hold it securely in the up position, while clamps hold it down while driving.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Playing Tonight At LB's Pub
Songwriters Showcase with Rob Heath at 9:00 p.m.
I'll be back on stage for this one for sure. I would like to thank "Rocko" for filling in for me the past little while. Rob Heath is awesome, starting at 9:00 to 10:00 at LB's Pub. There is a jam to follow as always with Shaved Posse. MGD is on special for $4.25, good food, and Bonnie and Nicole will take good care of you. See you all there. Support live music. Keep it alive.
Rob Heath's Bio
“Our audience was thrilled with Rob. He had us laughing and rapt in the very human stories his songs conveyed. The guitar players loved his playing, the songwriters loved his songs, and everyone thought his performance was top-notch.” - George Campbell, Music for the Wild Concert Series
Rich melodies and lyrics, delivered in a voice haunting in its simplicity, Rob's guitar style is diverse melodically and rhythmically. A storyteller in the tradition of Harry Chapin, John Prine and Steve Earle, Rob Heath’s original songs are a well-conceived intelligent and lyric-driven blend of Americana.
This past Spring, Rob won the Calgary Folk Music Festival’s songwriting contest. This is one of the many accolades that Rob’s songwriting has received over the years. He is also a past “New Folk” winner at the highly regarded Kerrville Folk Festival and winner of a Canadian Radio Music Award for songwriting.
Rob has written for Glen Campbell Music, Don Goodman Music, and Criterion/Atlantic Music and has had cuts with various artists as well as top forty songs of his own. His music is being played on over 200 stations on six continents around the world.
Rob’s recent Ontario Council of Folk Festivals (OCFF) Official Showcase went great! Not only did he get to visit Niagara Falls, he was asked to perform in May at the Bluebird North in Toronto, ON.
Currently in the studio, Rob is also looking forward to completing his soon-to-be-released fifth album.
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT ROB HEATH
“The ‘discovery’ of the conference for me was Rob Heath, an artist I was unfamiliar with. An understated performer, Rob puts across his powerfully moving songs, without histrionics, in a pleasing natural tone. The songs can be about very serious stuff, but Rob obviously feels no need for vocal or physical dramatics.” - Steve Dulson, President, FAR-West (Folk Alliance Region - West)
“His singing, guitar work and between song banter were great and his stellar songwriting really hooked our crowd, earning him an easy encore.” - Vic Bell (Artistic Director, Nickelodeon Music Club)
“His songs stir the soul and bring the emotions of the listener to the top of the pot and when Rob Heath sings, you pay attention to those songs because you just know that it's coming from deep within his own soul.” - Bill Werthmann, Northern Lights Folk Club
“Rob Heath not only writes emotionally powerful songs, he performs them live with an impeccable honesty that grabs the audiences attention form start to finish. He never disappoints. - Mike Bradford, Producer, Central Music Festival
"One of Alberta's most respected songwriters..” - Terry Wickham, Edmonton Folk Music Festival
"Rob is the perfect performer for a house concert – warm, engaging, and full of stories that he makes relevant to his audience. His great guitar work and unique song style had us in the palm of his hand all evening!" – Rose Brooks, Just Milton Folks
“Rob crafts his songs with uncanny insight and clever wordsmithing. When he sings, his hand-built guitar delivers intense rhythmical structure for his powerful voice to grab hold of your soul. His legacy is assured by his selfless support of young people learning the songwriting art.” – Harold Wollin, Blue Chair Café
"Rob Heath is a very gifted songwriter who brings both experience and freshness to his performances." - Jolayne Motiuk, Producer Big Valley Jamboree Axe Songwriter's Workshop
Solid singer-songwriter fare from one of music’s craftsmen. Warm, welcoming and comfortable.
Playing Tomorrow Night At LB's Pub
The History Of The Middle Finger
26/07/2012 04:45
Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French, anticipating victory over the English, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all captured English soldiers. Without the middle finger it would be impossible to draw the renowned English longbow and therefore they would be incapable of fighting in the future. This famous English longbow was made of the native English Yew tree, and the act of drawing the longbow was known as 'plucking the yew' (or 'pluck yew').
Much to the bewilderment of the French, the English won a major upset and they began mocking the French by waving their middle fingers at the defeated French, saying, See, we can still pluck yew! Since 'pluck yew' is rather difficult to say, the difficult consonant cluster at the beginning has gradually changed to a labiodentals fricative F', and thus the words often used in conjunction with the one-finger-salute! It is also because of the pheasant feathers on the arrows used with the longbow that the symbolic gesture is known as 'giving the bird.'
And yew thought yew knew every plucking thing.
You're welcome.
* And thanks to SAP reader Doug in Millet for that one.
WEBBITS
26/07/2012 04:45
6 Clever Uses For Coffee Filters
26/07/2012 04:45
Everyday household items have long been known to serve other purposes, and no object exemplifies this versatility better than the coffee filter.
See them all on the Mother Nature Network.
Links To Today's Outstanding Photographs
26/07/2012 04:45
Today's Activity Corner
26/07/2012 04:45
Word of the Day
Word of the Day
provided by The Free Dictionary
Article of the Day
Article of the Day
provided by The Free Dictionary
This Day in History
This Day in History
provided by The Free Dictionary
Today's Birthday
Today's Birthday
provided by The Free Dictionary
In the News
In the News
provided by The Free Dictionary
Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day
provided by The Free Library
Match Up
Match Up
provided by The Free Dictionary
Hangman
Hangman
provided by The Free Dictionary
July 25, 2012
25/07/2012 04:09
Welcome To SAP And Good Morning!
Pull up a chair, grab a cuppa
hot coffee and spend 10 minutes to start your day with St. Albert's only daily news site.
Not from St. Albert? Not to worry, there's plenty for you too.
A great way to put a smile on your face before you begin your day.
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"Who Ya Gonna Believe?"
Dear Editor:
This is further to the St. Albert Gazette editorial (July 21st) which begins with headline "Surveys are like bikinis" and concludes, "so it's best to take it all with a grain of salt."
I hope all your readers will take this to heart. The subject, of course, is the city's "community satisfaction survey" released a week ago, conducted by Banister Research, Edmonton.
"The devil is in the details," is unhappily true. That's often where truth is hidden. So in this complex life, one has to winnow hard to sort a few grains of truth from a lot of chaff. Slogging through a hundred-page document appeals to very few of us civilians. Which I think explains why only very few taxpayers have read the Downtown Area Revitalization Plan (DARP) document, and so have only a vague understanding of what DARP is about. The devil is in those details.
Similarly, few taxpayers will wade through Banister's document. While that's understandable, it's also a shame. For it's very professionally produced, and very clearly reveals chapter-and-verse of the survey process. In past surveys, I don't recall such an exhaustive description of the process.
Banister's "2012 Community Satisfaction Survey Report" is here.
Mr. Editor, I think your readers will want to look at page three in particular.
There they'll find the breakdown of the total number of Banister call-outs (7,099). Of those:
-800 completed the survey and were counted,
-3881 didn't answer,
-2075 refused.
Taking those three as 100%:
-11.8% completed,
-57.5% didn't answer,
-30.7% refused (to participate).
I suggest for readers' consideration that a large portion of the 57.5% had call-display, and seeing Banister's name displayed, they didn't pick up, constituting refusal. So, something well beyond 30.7% refused to participate, reaching as high as 88.2%!
One may ask: why refuse? I suggest that that number has a negative attitude towards city hall, and chose not to dignify the survey process by participating.
(Some) taxpayers will know that I (and others) published an independent "citizens' satisfaction survey" in May to which 271 citizens responded, and whose results expressed deep dissatisfaction with city hall (published in the Gazette June 27th & 30th).
In my view, given the percentages cited above, both surveys are correct! The Bannister survey finding high satisfaction represents the views of 11.8% of households, plus an indeterminate further number. The "citizens' satisfaction survey" finding high dissatisfaction is represented by the 271 respondents, plus an inestimable further number as high as 88.2%.
Which, Mr. Editor, leaves your readers to decide: "Who ya gonna believe?"
Deane Doucette,
Grandin
SINC SAYS:
An interesting take on the survey scene Deane. You have obviously given it much more thought than most. One thing is for sure and that is that you cannot believe that city commissioned survey. In a letter to the editor, Robert Patrick of the city details his response to the city of St. Albert's survey in today's St. Albert Gazette entitled, "Survey not worth paper it's written on".
Capturing Ma Nature's Own On BLESS Cam
Elke Blodgett of the city captured these deer on the BLESS cam and wrote, "down by the river for breakfast after the storm."
__________________________________________________________________
BBC News Feed:
Welcome To St. Albert's Place Live Chat
Links To Other Stories In The News:
Cars impounded after Vancouver speeders hit 160 km/h - CBC
YouTube wants commenters to use real names - CNN
Sherman Hemsley of 'The Jeffersons' dies at 74 - CTV
Warning issued as pilgrims gather at Lac Ste. Anne - Edmonton Journal
More police headed to highway 63 - Edmonton Sun
__________________________________________________________________
The Things That People Send Us
SAP reader George Proulx thought this would remind you of city council . . .
What's The
Hold Up?
4-Year-Old's Hidden Camera Prank
A little girl has some big fun with her Dad.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Playing Tomorrow Night At LB's Pub
Songwriters Showcase with Rob Heath at 9:00 p.m.
I'll be back on stage for this one for sure. I would like to thank "Rocko" for filling in for me the past little while. Rob Heath is awesome, starting at 9:00 to 10:00 at LB's Pub. There is a jam to follow as always with Shaved Posse. MGD is on special for $4.25, good food, and Bonnie and Nicole will take good care of you. See you all there. Support live music. Keep it alive.
Rob Heath's Bio
“Our audience was thrilled with Rob. He had us laughing and rapt in the very human stories his songs conveyed. The guitar players loved his playing, the songwriters loved his songs, and everyone thought his performance was top-notch.” - George Campbell, Music for the Wild Concert Series
Rich melodies and lyrics, delivered in a voice haunting in its simplicity, Rob's guitar style is diverse melodically and rhythmically. A storyteller in the tradition of Harry Chapin, John Prine and Steve Earle, Rob Heath’s original songs are a well-conceived intelligent and lyric-driven blend of Americana.
This past Spring, Rob won the Calgary Folk Music Festival’s songwriting contest. This is one of the many accolades that Rob’s songwriting has received over the years. He is also a past “New Folk” winner at the highly regarded Kerrville Folk Festival and winner of a Canadian Radio Music Award for songwriting.
Rob has written for Glen Campbell Music, Don Goodman Music, and Criterion/Atlantic Music and has had cuts with various artists as well as top forty songs of his own. His music is being played on over 200 stations on six continents around the world.
Rob’s recent Ontario Council of Folk Festivals (OCFF) Official Showcase went great! Not only did he get to visit Niagara Falls, he was asked to perform in May at the Bluebird North in Toronto, ON.
Currently in the studio, Rob is also looking forward to completing his soon-to-be-released fifth album.
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT ROB HEATH
“The ‘discovery’ of the conference for me was Rob Heath, an artist I was unfamiliar with. An understated performer, Rob puts across his powerfully moving songs, without histrionics, in a pleasing natural tone. The songs can be about very serious stuff, but Rob obviously feels no need for vocal or physical dramatics.” - Steve Dulson, President, FAR-West (Folk Alliance Region - West)
“His singing, guitar work and between song banter were great and his stellar songwriting really hooked our crowd, earning him an easy encore.” - Vic Bell (Artistic Director, Nickelodeon Music Club)
“His songs stir the soul and bring the emotions of the listener to the top of the pot and when Rob Heath sings, you pay attention to those songs because you just know that it's coming from deep within his own soul.” - Bill Werthmann, Northern Lights Folk Club
“Rob Heath not only writes emotionally powerful songs, he performs them live with an impeccable honesty that grabs the audiences attention form start to finish. He never disappoints. - Mike Bradford, Producer, Central Music Festival
"One of Alberta's most respected songwriters..” - Terry Wickham, Edmonton Folk Music Festival
"Rob is the perfect performer for a house concert – warm, engaging, and full of stories that he makes relevant to his audience. His great guitar work and unique song style had us in the palm of his hand all evening!" – Rose Brooks, Just Milton Folks
“Rob crafts his songs with uncanny insight and clever wordsmithing. When he sings, his hand-built guitar delivers intense rhythmical structure for his powerful voice to grab hold of your soul. His legacy is assured by his selfless support of young people learning the songwriting art.” – Harold Wollin, Blue Chair Café
"Rob Heath is a very gifted songwriter who brings both experience and freshness to his performances." - Jolayne Motiuk, Producer Big Valley Jamboree Axe Songwriter's Workshop
Solid singer-songwriter fare from one of music’s craftsmen. Warm, welcoming and comfortable.
hot coffee and spend 10 minutes to start your day with St. Albert's only daily news site.
Not from St. Albert? Not to worry, there's plenty for you too.
A great way to put a smile on your face before you begin your day.
Have an opinion, gripe or grin to share? Use our Live Chat feature below to share it with other readers. Try our frequent recipes. Give our puzzles a whirl or a game of hangman. Check out our outstanding linked photos. Got a story or photo to share? Want to wish someone happy birthday or anniversary? We love your stuff from any location. Go ahead, send it in. We dare you!
Best of all, it's all free thanks to our advertisers. Enjoy and please, tell your friends. And be sure to check back often each day as the site can be updated as events occur. Follow @mybirdietweets
"Who Ya Gonna Believe?"
This is further to the St. Albert Gazette editorial (July 21st) which begins with headline "Surveys are like bikinis" and concludes, "so it's best to take it all with a grain of salt."
I hope all your readers will take this to heart. The subject, of course, is the city's "community satisfaction survey" released a week ago, conducted by Banister Research, Edmonton.
"The devil is in the details," is unhappily true. That's often where truth is hidden. So in this complex life, one has to winnow hard to sort a few grains of truth from a lot of chaff. Slogging through a hundred-page document appeals to very few of us civilians. Which I think explains why only very few taxpayers have read the Downtown Area Revitalization Plan (DARP) document, and so have only a vague understanding of what DARP is about. The devil is in those details.
Similarly, few taxpayers will wade through Banister's document. While that's understandable, it's also a shame. For it's very professionally produced, and very clearly reveals chapter-and-verse of the survey process. In past surveys, I don't recall such an exhaustive description of the process.
Banister's "2012 Community Satisfaction Survey Report" is here.
Mr. Editor, I think your readers will want to look at page three in particular.
There they'll find the breakdown of the total number of Banister call-outs (7,099). Of those:
-800 completed the survey and were counted,
-3881 didn't answer,
-2075 refused.
Taking those three as 100%:
-11.8% completed,
-57.5% didn't answer,
-30.7% refused (to participate).
I suggest for readers' consideration that a large portion of the 57.5% had call-display, and seeing Banister's name displayed, they didn't pick up, constituting refusal. So, something well beyond 30.7% refused to participate, reaching as high as 88.2%!
One may ask: why refuse? I suggest that that number has a negative attitude towards city hall, and chose not to dignify the survey process by participating.
(Some) taxpayers will know that I (and others) published an independent "citizens' satisfaction survey" in May to which 271 citizens responded, and whose results expressed deep dissatisfaction with city hall (published in the Gazette June 27th & 30th).
In my view, given the percentages cited above, both surveys are correct! The Bannister survey finding high satisfaction represents the views of 11.8% of households, plus an indeterminate further number. The "citizens' satisfaction survey" finding high dissatisfaction is represented by the 271 respondents, plus an inestimable further number as high as 88.2%.
Which, Mr. Editor, leaves your readers to decide: "Who ya gonna believe?"
Deane Doucette,
Grandin
SINC SAYS:
An interesting take on the survey scene Deane. You have obviously given it much more thought than most. One thing is for sure and that is that you cannot believe that city commissioned survey. In a letter to the editor, Robert Patrick of the city details his response to the city of St. Albert's survey in today's St. Albert Gazette entitled, "Survey not worth paper it's written on".
Capturing Ma Nature's Own On BLESS Cam
Elke Blodgett of the city captured these deer on the BLESS cam and wrote, "down by the river for breakfast after the storm."
__________________________________________________________________
BBC News Feed:
Welcome To St. Albert's Place Live Chat
Links To Other Stories In The News:
Cars impounded after Vancouver speeders hit 160 km/h - CBC
YouTube wants commenters to use real names - CNN
Sherman Hemsley of 'The Jeffersons' dies at 74 - CTV
Warning issued as pilgrims gather at Lac Ste. Anne - Edmonton Journal
More police headed to highway 63 - Edmonton Sun
__________________________________________________________________
The Things That People Send Us
SAP reader George Proulx thought this would remind you of city council . . .
What's The
Hold Up?
4-Year-Old's Hidden Camera Prank
A little girl has some big fun with her Dad.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Playing Tomorrow Night At LB's Pub
Songwriters Showcase with Rob Heath at 9:00 p.m.
I'll be back on stage for this one for sure. I would like to thank "Rocko" for filling in for me the past little while. Rob Heath is awesome, starting at 9:00 to 10:00 at LB's Pub. There is a jam to follow as always with Shaved Posse. MGD is on special for $4.25, good food, and Bonnie and Nicole will take good care of you. See you all there. Support live music. Keep it alive.
Rob Heath's Bio
“Our audience was thrilled with Rob. He had us laughing and rapt in the very human stories his songs conveyed. The guitar players loved his playing, the songwriters loved his songs, and everyone thought his performance was top-notch.” - George Campbell, Music for the Wild Concert Series
Rich melodies and lyrics, delivered in a voice haunting in its simplicity, Rob's guitar style is diverse melodically and rhythmically. A storyteller in the tradition of Harry Chapin, John Prine and Steve Earle, Rob Heath’s original songs are a well-conceived intelligent and lyric-driven blend of Americana.
This past Spring, Rob won the Calgary Folk Music Festival’s songwriting contest. This is one of the many accolades that Rob’s songwriting has received over the years. He is also a past “New Folk” winner at the highly regarded Kerrville Folk Festival and winner of a Canadian Radio Music Award for songwriting.
Rob has written for Glen Campbell Music, Don Goodman Music, and Criterion/Atlantic Music and has had cuts with various artists as well as top forty songs of his own. His music is being played on over 200 stations on six continents around the world.
Rob’s recent Ontario Council of Folk Festivals (OCFF) Official Showcase went great! Not only did he get to visit Niagara Falls, he was asked to perform in May at the Bluebird North in Toronto, ON.
Currently in the studio, Rob is also looking forward to completing his soon-to-be-released fifth album.
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT ROB HEATH
“The ‘discovery’ of the conference for me was Rob Heath, an artist I was unfamiliar with. An understated performer, Rob puts across his powerfully moving songs, without histrionics, in a pleasing natural tone. The songs can be about very serious stuff, but Rob obviously feels no need for vocal or physical dramatics.” - Steve Dulson, President, FAR-West (Folk Alliance Region - West)
“His singing, guitar work and between song banter were great and his stellar songwriting really hooked our crowd, earning him an easy encore.” - Vic Bell (Artistic Director, Nickelodeon Music Club)
“His songs stir the soul and bring the emotions of the listener to the top of the pot and when Rob Heath sings, you pay attention to those songs because you just know that it's coming from deep within his own soul.” - Bill Werthmann, Northern Lights Folk Club
“Rob Heath not only writes emotionally powerful songs, he performs them live with an impeccable honesty that grabs the audiences attention form start to finish. He never disappoints. - Mike Bradford, Producer, Central Music Festival
"One of Alberta's most respected songwriters..” - Terry Wickham, Edmonton Folk Music Festival
"Rob is the perfect performer for a house concert – warm, engaging, and full of stories that he makes relevant to his audience. His great guitar work and unique song style had us in the palm of his hand all evening!" – Rose Brooks, Just Milton Folks
“Rob crafts his songs with uncanny insight and clever wordsmithing. When he sings, his hand-built guitar delivers intense rhythmical structure for his powerful voice to grab hold of your soul. His legacy is assured by his selfless support of young people learning the songwriting art.” – Harold Wollin, Blue Chair Café
"Rob Heath is a very gifted songwriter who brings both experience and freshness to his performances." - Jolayne Motiuk, Producer Big Valley Jamboree Axe Songwriter's Workshop
Solid singer-songwriter fare from one of music’s craftsmen. Warm, welcoming and comfortable.
How To Install A Southern-Style Home Security System
25/07/2012 04:08
2. Place them on your front porch, along with a copy of Guns & Ammo Magazine.
3. Put four giant dog dishes next to the boots and magazines.
4. Leave a note on your door that reads:
Bubba,
Bertha, Duke, Slim, and I went for more ammo and beer. Don't mess with the pit bulls. They got the mailman this morning and messed him up bad. I don't think Killer took part, but it was hard to tell from all the blood. Anyway, I locked all four of 'em in the house.
Better wait outside.
Be right back.
Cooter
* Thanks to SAP reader Bixman for the chuckle.
WEBBITS
25/07/2012 04:08
Remembering Hollywood Squares
25/07/2012 04:08
Peter Marshall: You're a shy, bashful girl. According to "Cosmo," will you probably be helped in overcoming your shyness by choosing an extroverted, outgoing husband?
Rose Marie: Gosh, Pete, I did that once and his wife caught us.
Peter Marshall: Charley, what do you call a pig that weighs more than 150 pounds?
Charley Weaver: A divorcee.
Links To Today's Outstanding Photographs
25/07/2012 04:08
Today's Activity Corner
25/07/2012 04:08
Word of the Day
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This Day in History
This Day in History
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Today's Birthday
Today's Birthday
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Match Up
Match Up
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July 24, 2012
23/07/2012 07:12
Welcome To SAP And Good Morning!
Pull up a chair, grab a cuppa
hot coffee and spend 10 minutes to start your day with St. Albert's only daily news site.
Not from St. Albert? Not to worry, there's plenty for you too.
A great way to put a smile on your face before you begin your day.
Have an opinion, gripe or grin to share? Use our Live Chat feature below to share it with other readers. Try our frequent recipes. Give our puzzles a whirl or a game of hangman. Check out our outstanding linked photos. Got a story or photo to share? Want to wish someone happy birthday or anniversary? We love your stuff from any location. Go ahead, send it in. We dare you!
Best of all, it's all free thanks to our advertisers. Enjoy and please, tell your friends. And be sure to check back often each day as the site can be updated as events occur. Follow @mybirdietweets
Heavy Rain, Hail Pound City, County
A Sturgeon county reader sent along this shot of rain and hail near their home at 6:49 p.m. last evening. The storm had water running down city streets.
The Photography Of Paul Dicaire
Hi Don,
This is the Rocky Point lighthouse, in Prince Edward Island. It stands at the entrance to the Charlottetown harbor.
Paul Dicaire
St. Albert
SINC SAYS:
There are sure some vivid colours in that shot Paul, thanks for sharing.
__________________________________________________________________
BBC News Feed:
Welcome To St. Albert's Place Live Chat
Links To Other Stories In The News:
Severe storm causes damage in eastern Ontario - CBC
14 die when packed Texas pickup truck crashes - CNN
London cabbies protest Olympic 'Games Lanes' - CTV
Lightning-fast thunderstorm swamps Edmonton - Edmonton Journal
Scientist warns Pigeon Lake problems will continue - Edmonton Sun
__________________________________________________________________
The Things That People Send Us
Now that's a real log cabin . . .
Oh NO,
He Missed!
The Beauty Of Pollination
One should take the time to love nature and this clip is stunning.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Playing Tonight At LB's Pub
July 24
Geraldine Harris
(Vocals)
Geraldine (Geri) Harris is a born and bred Edmontonian who has been dabbling in the blues/open stage scene in Edmonton for a quite some time. Geri grew up listening to her Dad sing and play the guitar, so she comes by her chops naturally. Her late father, Glen (Smoky) Harris was a blues singer and musician who travelled around the country singing in clubs back in the 1940's. He recorded a version of "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" on a 78 record, that Geri still has! Geri and her father's family were very close friends of the former jazz/blues great Big Miller, so she got some good advice about the music business from Big Miller too! Geri eulogized Big Miller at The Yardbird Suite, at a memorial service that was held for him back in 1992, and was also asked to speak at a few years ago at the dedication service they had for the unveiling of the statue of Big Miller, they erected in his honor at the Yardbird Suite! Although she never had an opportunity to sing with Big Miller, she did get to listen to him sing at private family parties in the 1970's and 1980's. Geri has also performed two shows as the featured singer at the "Good Karma Cafe" in recent years based out of the Centre for Spiritual Living Metro and has also sang in the choir and has been the guest soloist many times at the Centre for Spiritual Living on the Southside. Over the last fifteen years Geri has volunteered many hours out at the Big Valley Jamboree in Camrose, The Yardbird Suite and The Blues Society. She also volunteered many hours as the host for many S.I.R.E.N.S. events that her late brother-in-law "Gaye Delorme" was featured in for many years, until his death a year ago this month. Through her connection to the many shows she hosted, she has shared the stage and sang with some very well known player's such as Jack Semple, Dave Babcock, Jack De Keyzer to name a few. She has also shared the stage with some well known Edmonton musicians such as Gordie Matthews (Spruce Grove gig), Johnny Tornado (at Blues on Whyte), Rusty Reed (at Rusty Reed's Club), (Breezy) Brian Gregg (at Little Flower Open Stage, Andrew White (at O2's), Ron Mack & The Ransom Band (The Palace Casino at W.E.M) to name a few. The highlight of Geri's career was closing out one of the Saturday night shows at Blues on Whyte, for Chicago based bluesman, Sam Cockrell a few years ago. Most recently Geri has sung at the Saturday afternoon jam at the Hilltop Pub with some local blues talent, and then had an opportunity on June 23rd to sing at the Saturday afternoon jam and his evening show, with one of the great blues players, out of Vancouver singer and top notch base player "Russell Jackson" at Blues on Whyte! She is currently looking to be part of a duo or group sing with on an occasional basis. So if anyone is looking for a very versatile singer with a great voice, come on down and check her out on July 24th at L.B's!
The Tuesday
Moosehead/Barsnbands
Open Stage
Every Tuesday night from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Hosts Mark Ammar, Jim Dyck and Randy Forsberg
Moosehead Beer Specials and barsnbands prizes
Moosehead Beer
Barsnbands
hot coffee and spend 10 minutes to start your day with St. Albert's only daily news site.
Not from St. Albert? Not to worry, there's plenty for you too.
A great way to put a smile on your face before you begin your day.
Have an opinion, gripe or grin to share? Use our Live Chat feature below to share it with other readers. Try our frequent recipes. Give our puzzles a whirl or a game of hangman. Check out our outstanding linked photos. Got a story or photo to share? Want to wish someone happy birthday or anniversary? We love your stuff from any location. Go ahead, send it in. We dare you!
Best of all, it's all free thanks to our advertisers. Enjoy and please, tell your friends. And be sure to check back often each day as the site can be updated as events occur. Follow @mybirdietweets
Heavy Rain, Hail Pound City, County
A Sturgeon county reader sent along this shot of rain and hail near their home at 6:49 p.m. last evening. The storm had water running down city streets.
The Photography Of Paul Dicaire
Hi Don,
This is the Rocky Point lighthouse, in Prince Edward Island. It stands at the entrance to the Charlottetown harbor.
Paul Dicaire
St. Albert
SINC SAYS:
There are sure some vivid colours in that shot Paul, thanks for sharing.
__________________________________________________________________
BBC News Feed:
Welcome To St. Albert's Place Live Chat
Links To Other Stories In The News:
Severe storm causes damage in eastern Ontario - CBC
14 die when packed Texas pickup truck crashes - CNN
London cabbies protest Olympic 'Games Lanes' - CTV
Lightning-fast thunderstorm swamps Edmonton - Edmonton Journal
Scientist warns Pigeon Lake problems will continue - Edmonton Sun
__________________________________________________________________
The Things That People Send Us
Now that's a real log cabin . . .
Oh NO,
He Missed!
The Beauty Of Pollination
One should take the time to love nature and this clip is stunning.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Playing Tonight At LB's Pub
Geraldine Harris
(Vocals)
Geraldine (Geri) Harris is a born and bred Edmontonian who has been dabbling in the blues/open stage scene in Edmonton for a quite some time. Geri grew up listening to her Dad sing and play the guitar, so she comes by her chops naturally. Her late father, Glen (Smoky) Harris was a blues singer and musician who travelled around the country singing in clubs back in the 1940's. He recorded a version of "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" on a 78 record, that Geri still has! Geri and her father's family were very close friends of the former jazz/blues great Big Miller, so she got some good advice about the music business from Big Miller too! Geri eulogized Big Miller at The Yardbird Suite, at a memorial service that was held for him back in 1992, and was also asked to speak at a few years ago at the dedication service they had for the unveiling of the statue of Big Miller, they erected in his honor at the Yardbird Suite! Although she never had an opportunity to sing with Big Miller, she did get to listen to him sing at private family parties in the 1970's and 1980's. Geri has also performed two shows as the featured singer at the "Good Karma Cafe" in recent years based out of the Centre for Spiritual Living Metro and has also sang in the choir and has been the guest soloist many times at the Centre for Spiritual Living on the Southside. Over the last fifteen years Geri has volunteered many hours out at the Big Valley Jamboree in Camrose, The Yardbird Suite and The Blues Society. She also volunteered many hours as the host for many S.I.R.E.N.S. events that her late brother-in-law "Gaye Delorme" was featured in for many years, until his death a year ago this month. Through her connection to the many shows she hosted, she has shared the stage and sang with some very well known player's such as Jack Semple, Dave Babcock, Jack De Keyzer to name a few. She has also shared the stage with some well known Edmonton musicians such as Gordie Matthews (Spruce Grove gig), Johnny Tornado (at Blues on Whyte), Rusty Reed (at Rusty Reed's Club), (Breezy) Brian Gregg (at Little Flower Open Stage, Andrew White (at O2's), Ron Mack & The Ransom Band (The Palace Casino at W.E.M) to name a few. The highlight of Geri's career was closing out one of the Saturday night shows at Blues on Whyte, for Chicago based bluesman, Sam Cockrell a few years ago. Most recently Geri has sung at the Saturday afternoon jam at the Hilltop Pub with some local blues talent, and then had an opportunity on June 23rd to sing at the Saturday afternoon jam and his evening show, with one of the great blues players, out of Vancouver singer and top notch base player "Russell Jackson" at Blues on Whyte! She is currently looking to be part of a duo or group sing with on an occasional basis. So if anyone is looking for a very versatile singer with a great voice, come on down and check her out on July 24th at L.B's!
Moosehead/Barsnbands
Open Stage
Every Tuesday night from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Hosts Mark Ammar, Jim Dyck and Randy Forsberg
Moosehead Beer Specials and barsnbands prizes
Moosehead Beer
Barsnbands
Cosmic Laws
23/07/2012 07:09
Law of the Result - When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, IT WILL!
Law of Bio-Mechanics - The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.
WEBBITS
23/07/2012 02:27
Puzzles And Games From The Sunday Denver Post: 1935
23/07/2012 02:22
Here’s a sampling from June 1935 that includes an anagram, conundrums, cryptogram and a baseball game.
Try them yourself here.
Links To Today's Outstanding Photographs
23/07/2012 02:19
Today's Activity Corner
23/07/2012 02:18
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Article of the Day
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This Day in History
This Day in History
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Today's Birthday
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Match Up
Match Up
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Hangman
Hangman
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July 23, 2012
23/07/2012 02:00
Welcome To SAP And Good Morning!
Pull up a chair, grab a cuppa
hot coffee and spend 10 minutes to start your day with St. Albert's only daily news site.
Not from St. Albert? Not to worry, there's plenty for you too.
A great way to put a smile on your face before you begin your day.
Have an opinion, gripe or grin to share? Use our Live Chat feature below to share it with other readers. Try our frequent recipes. Give our puzzles a whirl or a game of hangman. Check out our outstanding linked photos. Got a story or photo to share? Want to wish someone happy birthday or anniversary? We love your stuff from any location. Go ahead, send it in. We dare you!
Best of all, it's all free thanks to our advertisers. Enjoy and please, tell your friends. And be sure to check back often each day as the site can be updated as events occur. Follow @mybirdietweets
A Tale Of Two St. Albert Newspapers:
Who Gets It, And Who Doesn't?
Last week saw St. Albert's two weekly newspapers espouse their views on the city of St. Albert's satisfaction survey, commissioned by the city to gauge the pulse of taxpayers on local services that affect them.
Some would go so far as to say the city has designed said survey to make itself look good.
The St. Albert Leader's publisher Rob LeLacheur put it this way last Thursday, while taking pot shots at the internet in general, and this site in particular, when he wrote:
"I believe it’s most likely these Negative Nellies have been dumped on for the majority of their day, their week, or even their life, and the Internet is their only chance to dump all over everything and everyone else for a change.
I’ve had my share of personal chirpings and jabs on these sites, calling me owner of the “St. Albert CheerLeader,” as an example.
I’m OK with that. I’d thank them personally, but they hide behind anonymous names, so unfortunately I’m unable to do so. The Leader is a reflection of me and I won’t apologize for that. For many years, I’ve worked hard with many other great folks in our community to try and improve things in our city on all fronts.
We provide facts in each story and will typically sway from the easy angle of heightening the negative, under the guise of big journalism.
The aforementioned community satisfaction survey provided a number that I’m sure has many up in arms. It found that 99 per cent of the community say that the quality of life in St. Albert is good (37 per cent) or very good (62 per cent).
Do I want those who like to chirp go away? No, I don’t. It’s important that they keep people’s feet to the fire.
But when those efforts are combined with taking constant anonymous over-the-top, exaggerated pot shots at everyone and everything, your message becomes lost, and lost quickly. At least in my view."
Read the entire article, "Complaints without solutions the easy out".
That from a newspaper given $50,000 of our tax dollars in advertising revenue, in its first year of publication by our city council via a special motion of support. Many would question just why city council saw fit to do such a thing as an add-on to its 2012 advertising budget.
The St. Albert Gazette on the other hand, saw it much differently, and correctly so, on Saturday when they wrote:
"It is called the Community Satisfaction Survey for a reason: to provide statistics that city council and administration can use to their advantage to show what a great job they are doing.
Not to dampen the high spirits of city hall, but to paraphrase Scottish poet Andrew Lang, statistics can be used “as a drunken man uses lampposts – for support rather than illumination.”
Statistics are like political polls: They are interpreted to shine the best light on whoever is paying for it.
So when the city trumpets 99 per cent of participating residents say the overall quality of life in St. Albert is very good or good, consider they neglect to mention the next question on the survey, which shows that 13 per cent say the quality of life has worsened in the last three years.
How do you have 99 per cent saying things are great, when 13 per cent say things have gotten worse?"
Read the entire article, "Surveys are like bikinis".
Not that we are "under the guise of big journalism" as LeLacheur claims, but we do know a cheerleader when we read one.
The simple fact of the matter is that the Gazette understands the city's survey is flawed on many fronts and is primarily designed to make the city look good. It takes exception to the facts contained in that survey, just like a group of citizens did on this site a few weeks back as possible propaganda designed by the city.
When over 2,000 local residents of just over 7,000 called while completing that survey refused to participate, the validity of the whole survey comes into question.
That basic flaw in the survey can be overlooked if your brand of journalism puts cheerleading over the growing discontent of many local taxpayers. We prefer to stick with our brand of journalism as some obvious facts fly right over the heads of some other brands. It's nice to know that the newspaper of record in this community sees it our way too.
And incidentally, my name is Don Sinclair and I wrote this article myself, Rob.
It is certainly no, "anonymous over-the-top, exaggerated pot shot."
It's simply a reflection of the growing unrest with yours and others utopian visions of the community.
The Photography Of Al Popil
Hi Don,
I was trying out my buddy's new Canon 1D-X camera out at Lois Hole park and snapped this quacker floating around.
Al Popil
St. Albert
SINC SAYS:
Al, it looks to me like that camera is working just fine. Nice shot!
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Playing Tomorrow Night At LB's Pub
July 24
Geraldine Harris
(Vocals)
Geraldine (Geri) Harris is a born and bred Edmontonian who has been dabbling in the blues/open stage scene in Edmonton for a quite some time. Geri grew up listening to her Dad sing and play the guitar, so she comes by her chops naturally. Her late father, Glen (Smoky) Harris was a blues singer and musician who travelled around the country singing in clubs back in the 1940's. He recorded a version of "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" on a 78 record, that Geri still has! Geri and her father's family were very close friends of the former jazz/blues great Big Miller, so she got some good advice about the music business from Big Miller too! Geri eulogized Big Miller at The Yardbird Suite, at a memorial service that was held for him back in 1992, and was also asked to speak at a few years ago at the dedication service they had for the unveiling of the statue of Big Miller, they erected in his honor at the Yardbird Suite! Although she never had an opportunity to sing with Big Miller, she did get to listen to him sing at private family parties in the 1970's and 1980's. Geri has also performed two shows as the featured singer at the "Good Karma Cafe" in recent years based out of the Centre for Spiritual Living Metro and has also sang in the choir and has been the guest soloist many times at the Centre for Spiritual Living on the Southside. Over the last fifteen years Geri has volunteered many hours out at the Big Valley Jamboree in Camrose, The Yardbird Suite and The Blues Society. She also volunteered many hours as the host for many S.I.R.E.N.S. events that her late brother-in-law "Gaye Delorme" was featured in for many years, until his death a year ago this month. Through her connection to the many shows she hosted, she has shared the stage and sang with some very well known player's such as Jack Semple, Dave Babcock, Jack De Keyzer to name a few. She has also shared the stage with some well known Edmonton musicians such as Gordie Matthews (Spruce Grove gig), Johnny Tornado (at Blues on Whyte), Rusty Reed (at Rusty Reed's Club), (Breezy) Brian Gregg (at Little Flower Open Stage, Andrew White (at O2's), Ron Mack & The Ransom Band (The Palace Casino at W.E.M) to name a few. The highlight of Geri's career was closing out one of the Saturday night shows at Blues on Whyte, for Chicago based bluesman, Sam Cockrell a few years ago. Most recently Geri has sung at the Saturday afternoon jam at the Hilltop Pub with some local blues talent, and then had an opportunity on June 23rd to sing at the Saturday afternoon jam and his evening show, with one of the great blues players, out of Vancouver singer and top notch base player "Russell Jackson" at Blues on Whyte! She is currently looking to be part of a duo or group sing with on an occasional basis. So if anyone is looking for a very versatile singer with a great voice, come on down and check her out on July 24th at L.B's!
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A Tale Of Two St. Albert Newspapers:
Who Gets It, And Who Doesn't?
Some would go so far as to say the city has designed said survey to make itself look good.
The St. Albert Leader's publisher Rob LeLacheur put it this way last Thursday, while taking pot shots at the internet in general, and this site in particular, when he wrote:
"I believe it’s most likely these Negative Nellies have been dumped on for the majority of their day, their week, or even their life, and the Internet is their only chance to dump all over everything and everyone else for a change.
I’ve had my share of personal chirpings and jabs on these sites, calling me owner of the “St. Albert CheerLeader,” as an example.
I’m OK with that. I’d thank them personally, but they hide behind anonymous names, so unfortunately I’m unable to do so. The Leader is a reflection of me and I won’t apologize for that. For many years, I’ve worked hard with many other great folks in our community to try and improve things in our city on all fronts.
We provide facts in each story and will typically sway from the easy angle of heightening the negative, under the guise of big journalism.
The aforementioned community satisfaction survey provided a number that I’m sure has many up in arms. It found that 99 per cent of the community say that the quality of life in St. Albert is good (37 per cent) or very good (62 per cent).
Do I want those who like to chirp go away? No, I don’t. It’s important that they keep people’s feet to the fire.
But when those efforts are combined with taking constant anonymous over-the-top, exaggerated pot shots at everyone and everything, your message becomes lost, and lost quickly. At least in my view."
Read the entire article, "Complaints without solutions the easy out".
That from a newspaper given $50,000 of our tax dollars in advertising revenue, in its first year of publication by our city council via a special motion of support. Many would question just why city council saw fit to do such a thing as an add-on to its 2012 advertising budget.
The St. Albert Gazette on the other hand, saw it much differently, and correctly so, on Saturday when they wrote:
"It is called the Community Satisfaction Survey for a reason: to provide statistics that city council and administration can use to their advantage to show what a great job they are doing.
Not to dampen the high spirits of city hall, but to paraphrase Scottish poet Andrew Lang, statistics can be used “as a drunken man uses lampposts – for support rather than illumination.”
Statistics are like political polls: They are interpreted to shine the best light on whoever is paying for it.
So when the city trumpets 99 per cent of participating residents say the overall quality of life in St. Albert is very good or good, consider they neglect to mention the next question on the survey, which shows that 13 per cent say the quality of life has worsened in the last three years.
How do you have 99 per cent saying things are great, when 13 per cent say things have gotten worse?"
Read the entire article, "Surveys are like bikinis".
Not that we are "under the guise of big journalism" as LeLacheur claims, but we do know a cheerleader when we read one.
The simple fact of the matter is that the Gazette understands the city's survey is flawed on many fronts and is primarily designed to make the city look good. It takes exception to the facts contained in that survey, just like a group of citizens did on this site a few weeks back as possible propaganda designed by the city.
When over 2,000 local residents of just over 7,000 called while completing that survey refused to participate, the validity of the whole survey comes into question.
That basic flaw in the survey can be overlooked if your brand of journalism puts cheerleading over the growing discontent of many local taxpayers. We prefer to stick with our brand of journalism as some obvious facts fly right over the heads of some other brands. It's nice to know that the newspaper of record in this community sees it our way too.
It is certainly no, "anonymous over-the-top, exaggerated pot shot."
It's simply a reflection of the growing unrest with yours and others utopian visions of the community.
The Photography Of Al Popil
Hi Don,
I was trying out my buddy's new Canon 1D-X camera out at Lois Hole park and snapped this quacker floating around.
Al Popil
St. Albert
SINC SAYS:
Al, it looks to me like that camera is working just fine. Nice shot!
__________________________________________________________________
BBC News Feed:
Welcome To St. Albert's Place Live Chat
Links To Other Stories In The News:
Alberta dinosaur expert fears more vandalism - CBC
Penn State to be hit with fines in excess of $30 million - CNN
Aurora shooting suspect rejected from gun club - CTV
Steve Martin's bluegrass show simply swell - Edmonton Journal
Fish kill at Pigeon Lake - Edmonton Sun
__________________________________________________________________
The Things That People Send Us
This could drive you crazy . . .
Geez,
Could You
Slow Down?
Master Tradesmen At Work
Not exactly a how-to video, rather a how-not-to video.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Playing Tomorrow Night At LB's Pub
Geraldine Harris
(Vocals)
Geraldine (Geri) Harris is a born and bred Edmontonian who has been dabbling in the blues/open stage scene in Edmonton for a quite some time. Geri grew up listening to her Dad sing and play the guitar, so she comes by her chops naturally. Her late father, Glen (Smoky) Harris was a blues singer and musician who travelled around the country singing in clubs back in the 1940's. He recorded a version of "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" on a 78 record, that Geri still has! Geri and her father's family were very close friends of the former jazz/blues great Big Miller, so she got some good advice about the music business from Big Miller too! Geri eulogized Big Miller at The Yardbird Suite, at a memorial service that was held for him back in 1992, and was also asked to speak at a few years ago at the dedication service they had for the unveiling of the statue of Big Miller, they erected in his honor at the Yardbird Suite! Although she never had an opportunity to sing with Big Miller, she did get to listen to him sing at private family parties in the 1970's and 1980's. Geri has also performed two shows as the featured singer at the "Good Karma Cafe" in recent years based out of the Centre for Spiritual Living Metro and has also sang in the choir and has been the guest soloist many times at the Centre for Spiritual Living on the Southside. Over the last fifteen years Geri has volunteered many hours out at the Big Valley Jamboree in Camrose, The Yardbird Suite and The Blues Society. She also volunteered many hours as the host for many S.I.R.E.N.S. events that her late brother-in-law "Gaye Delorme" was featured in for many years, until his death a year ago this month. Through her connection to the many shows she hosted, she has shared the stage and sang with some very well known player's such as Jack Semple, Dave Babcock, Jack De Keyzer to name a few. She has also shared the stage with some well known Edmonton musicians such as Gordie Matthews (Spruce Grove gig), Johnny Tornado (at Blues on Whyte), Rusty Reed (at Rusty Reed's Club), (Breezy) Brian Gregg (at Little Flower Open Stage, Andrew White (at O2's), Ron Mack & The Ransom Band (The Palace Casino at W.E.M) to name a few. The highlight of Geri's career was closing out one of the Saturday night shows at Blues on Whyte, for Chicago based bluesman, Sam Cockrell a few years ago. Most recently Geri has sung at the Saturday afternoon jam at the Hilltop Pub with some local blues talent, and then had an opportunity on June 23rd to sing at the Saturday afternoon jam and his evening show, with one of the great blues players, out of Vancouver singer and top notch base player "Russell Jackson" at Blues on Whyte! She is currently looking to be part of a duo or group sing with on an occasional basis. So if anyone is looking for a very versatile singer with a great voice, come on down and check her out on July 24th at L.B's!
Moosehead/Barsnbands
Open Stage
Every Tuesday night from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Hosts Mark Ammar, Jim Dyck and Randy Forsberg
Moosehead Beer Specials and barsnbands prizes
Moosehead Beer
Barsnbands
Funny One Liners
23/07/2012 02:00
A closed mouth gathers no foot.
A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.
A day without sunshine is like, night.
A diplomat is someone who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you will look forward to the trip.
WEBBITS
23/07/2012 02:00
Leonardo Da Veggie
23/07/2012 02:00
The 60-year-old also made fruit ’n’ veg versions of other famous paintings — Rene Magritte’s The Son Of Man, The Birth Of Venus by Sandro Botticelli and Dora Maar Seated by Pablo Picasso.
See them in the UK Sun.
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July 22, 2012
22/07/2012 05:49
Welcome To SAP And Good Morning!
Pull up a chair, grab a cuppa
hot coffee and spend 10 minutes to start your day with St. Albert's only daily news site.
Not from St. Albert? Not to worry, there's plenty for you too.
A great way to put a smile on your face before you begin your day.
Have an opinion, gripe or grin to share? Use our Live Chat feature below to share it with other readers. Try our frequent recipes. Give our puzzles a whirl or a game of hangman. Check out our outstanding linked photos. Got a story or photo to share? Want to wish someone happy birthday or anniversary? We love your stuff from any location. Go ahead, send it in. We dare you!
Best of all, it's all free thanks to our advertisers. Enjoy and please, tell your friends. And be sure to check back often each day as the site can be updated as events occur. Follow @mybirdietweets
Cemeteries Can Help Find Family History
Don,
Edmonton runs guided tours of Mt Pleasant, Beechmont and the Municipal cemetery.
We took a guided tour of Edmonton Municipal Cemetery last evening. It included going into the mausoleum.
For anyone interested in the history of Edmonton, they are well worth the time (1 1/2 - 2 hours) and the money ($5).
Link to the tours here.
SINC SAYS:
Not many people realize that cemeteries are untapped treasures when it come to doing family history research. Thanks for the tip.
Maple Flag At Cold Lake - Photos By James
A St. Albert's Place regular reader was recently at Cold Lake to take in the annual Maple Flag event. He wishes to be know simply as 'James', but has an obvious skill with a camera and sent us a series of photographs of various aircraft. We are presenting them a couple at a time in an ongoing series. They should be of interest to many of our military family readers.
US F-18D Superhornet (note the square inlets) just rotating up on full afterburner takeoff. Significantly larger than our own CF-18's, probably by 25%. The people on the ground I spoke with noted that the two aircraft share no common parts.
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Flash flooding prompts state of emergency in B.C. - CBC
Give a child a camera and save the world - CNN
Whatever happened to the Lyme disease vaccine? - CTV
Photo Gallery: Indy 2012 - Edmonton Journal
BMW is a four letter word - Edmonton Sun
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The Things That People Send Us
There's a lot of that going around . . .
Just How
Do They
Do That?
Marriage After One Year, Five Years and 20 Years
Nothing more need be said.
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hot coffee and spend 10 minutes to start your day with St. Albert's only daily news site.
Not from St. Albert? Not to worry, there's plenty for you too.
A great way to put a smile on your face before you begin your day.
Have an opinion, gripe or grin to share? Use our Live Chat feature below to share it with other readers. Try our frequent recipes. Give our puzzles a whirl or a game of hangman. Check out our outstanding linked photos. Got a story or photo to share? Want to wish someone happy birthday or anniversary? We love your stuff from any location. Go ahead, send it in. We dare you!
Best of all, it's all free thanks to our advertisers. Enjoy and please, tell your friends. And be sure to check back often each day as the site can be updated as events occur. Follow @mybirdietweets
Cemeteries Can Help Find Family History
Edmonton runs guided tours of Mt Pleasant, Beechmont and the Municipal cemetery.
We took a guided tour of Edmonton Municipal Cemetery last evening. It included going into the mausoleum.
For anyone interested in the history of Edmonton, they are well worth the time (1 1/2 - 2 hours) and the money ($5).
Link to the tours here.
SINC SAYS:
Not many people realize that cemeteries are untapped treasures when it come to doing family history research. Thanks for the tip.
Maple Flag At Cold Lake - Photos By James
A St. Albert's Place regular reader was recently at Cold Lake to take in the annual Maple Flag event. He wishes to be know simply as 'James', but has an obvious skill with a camera and sent us a series of photographs of various aircraft. We are presenting them a couple at a time in an ongoing series. They should be of interest to many of our military family readers.
US F-18D Superhornet (note the square inlets) just rotating up on full afterburner takeoff. Significantly larger than our own CF-18's, probably by 25%. The people on the ground I spoke with noted that the two aircraft share no common parts.
__________________________________________________________________
BBC News Feed:
Welcome To St. Albert's Place Live Chat
Links To Other Stories In The News:
Flash flooding prompts state of emergency in B.C. - CBC
Give a child a camera and save the world - CNN
Whatever happened to the Lyme disease vaccine? - CTV
Photo Gallery: Indy 2012 - Edmonton Journal
BMW is a four letter word - Edmonton Sun
__________________________________________________________________
The Things That People Send Us
There's a lot of that going around . . .
Just How
Do They
Do That?
Marriage After One Year, Five Years and 20 Years
Nothing more need be said.
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A Real Woman Is A Man's Best Friend
22/07/2012 05:49
She will reassure him when he feels insecure and comfort him after a bad day.
She will inspire him to do things he never thought he could do; to live without fear and forget regret.
She will enable him to express his deepest emotions and give in to his most intimate desires.
She will make sure he always feels as though he's the most handsome man in the room and will enable him to be the most confident, sexy, seductive and invincible . . .
No wait ... Sorry.
I'm thinking of whiskey. It's whiskey that does all that good stuff.
WEBBITS
22/07/2012 05:49
Lego Secret Vault Contains All Sets In History
22/07/2012 05:49
Maybe that's why visiting Lego's Memory Lane-the secret vault guarding almost every Lego set ever manufactured-touched me in a way I didn't expect. This wasn't amazement or simple awe.
Full details on Gizmodo.
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