July 2011 Texas Edition

METANOIA July 2011

TOUR DE WHITE ROCK Events list & schedule

Betty Mobley

THE RANT GEORGE SHULTZ PART 3 Interview with a Statesman

Daughter of Texas

La lumiere d’une Chandelle

METANOIA EXECUTIVE AND STAFF

PUBLISHERS

Salme Leis and Dr. Allison Patton, BSc, ND, MBA

COPY CHIEF

Dr. Caleb Ng, BSc, ND

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

JR Leis and Heino (Hank) Leis

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MARKETING CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Dal Fleischer Dan Denis

ON THE COVER...

Chandelle Marie Licht, 16 year old singer, songwriter, and future star.

Photographed by Andre Paul Pinces www.pincesphoto.com

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Tour De White Rock Schedule Jackie Davidson Time for Some Elder Wisdom Local CA Presidents Betty Mobley Meeting Mrs. Mac Interview with a Statesman Chandelle

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY W e probably get more comments about our horoscope than we do about any other article in the magazine. Most get it-others don‟t.

Some think the horoscope is malicious, others just funny-but as for the actual intent of the author, at the heart of what she writes is the desire to be effective. In other words, she seeks to be the intermediary for your salvation.

Begin by imagining who the astrologer might be. An elderly woman, long black curly hair, a wrinkled face with a rather large mole on her chin, a rather cynical smile on her face as if she is reading your thoughts and slices and dices through every attempt by others to deceive her. She‟s heard it all before. She gets it. She has been in the business of getting it for a long time.

Once a young innocent enthusiastic psychology major, eventually receiving both a master‟s degree and a Ph.D, she vowed to help mankind find solutions to their problems.

For decades she practiced her therapy on hundreds of candidates-but to no avail-the relief her patients experienced was short lived-and the solutions she had prescribed made little difference as to their choices or the sad pointless lives they lived.

Some patients justified their way of dealing with issues as pertaining to the sign they were born under. She studied astrology, thinking perhaps

this was the way to get through.

But she had already become cynical and had no illusions about what she would accomplish.

So she prescribes solutions to her readers, but without any real expectations of beneficial changes taking place. The tongue in cheek, cynical sometimes angry responses reflect her view of the response she expects.

A recent research study carried out on people who have sought help to change suggests that even those who know their shortcomings and the damage these behaviors do to their relationships and careers rarely take the initiative to change – hence, her different approach to astrology. This month a change of pace- a quote from well known authors to help our readers get through the month.

The Rant is a free for all-for invited guests to express their opinions about what is wrong in our society.

It seems that given the chance everyone has something to rant about.

In this issue, we complete our three part series on George Shultz. Dr. Shultz gave Metanoia exclusive access to ask him questions about leadership and negotiations. W e were honoured to visit him at his offices at Stanford University.

W e also feature Chandelle, the latest discovery in the pop entertainment industry. She is a beautiful girl with a sweet voice and is going to go a long way.

And of course, we have a tribute to our dear friend from Corpus Christi, Texas, Betty Mobley; artist, mother, and woman of gentle wisdom.

W e love you Betty!

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TOUR DE WHITEInfo!

ROCK

Tour de White Rock: July 15, 16 & 17, 2011

JUST GIVER AMATUER HILL CLIMB Friday, July 15th 5:30pm Organized by "Just Giver" Parkinson Society Canada Presented by South Surrey Cycles, City of White Rock, evoc, la bicicletta pro shop, Oakley and GU Energy Gel HOMELIFE HILL CLIMB Friday, July 15th 7:00pm (Women’s All Cat.) 7:30pm (Men’s Pro 1 & 2) The race starts at 7:00pm for the women and 7:30pm for the men with the top five finishers in each category racing at the end for the top 3 spots on the podium CHOICES MARKET CRITERIUM Saturday, July 16th 4:00pm (Men’s Cat 3 & 4) 5:00pm (Women’s Pro 1, 2, 3) 6:00pm (Men’s Pro 1 & 2) This late afternoon/early evening event starts at Johnston Road and Roper Avenue with the men's category 3 & 4 cyclists racing at 4:00pm, followed by the women's race (all categories) at 5:00pm. The final group to hit the course is the men's pro race at 6:00pm, which will include professional and category 1 & 2 cyclists. The exciting shoulder-to-shoulder sprints of the „Crit‟ provide many thrilling moments as competitors surge ahead to chase cash in the prime (pronounced „preem‟) laps.

PEACE ARCH NEWS ROAD RACE Sunday, July 17th 9:00am (Men’s) 9:05am (Women’s) The weekend wraps up with the renowned Peace Arch News Road Race, which takes cyclists through the beautiful landscapes of White Rock‟s hilly seaside. The men start at 9:00am ahead of the women at 9:05am from the start/finish line at Marine Drive at the Pier. The men‟s course is 130 km (11 long laps and 5 short laps) and the women‟s course is 80 km (8 long laps).

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Tour De White Rock July 15, 16 & 17 th

July brings sun, waves, and warm sand to W hite Rock and the month would not be complete without the 32nd Tour De W hite Rock event.

The three day event consists of four races.

Just Giver Amateur Hill Climb is a ride up the 700m Buena Vista Pro course. It is open to riders 18+ and is a race for fun and prizes. The race is organized by the Parkinson‟s Society of Canada.

The HO ME L I F E H il l Climb starts off the weekend; a gruelin g climb up Buena Vista, a 16% grade, to the top.

This race is open to all categories of men and women to compete while crowds lining the street cheer them on.

Next is the Choices Market Criteriu m on Saturday where racers compete in a 1 km circuit and we will see speeds of up to 70km/ hr. The final event is the Peace Arch News Road Race, a test of the endurance and strength of the athletes.

The men‟s course is 130 km long and will take 3.5 hours to complete and the women‟s course is 80 km long taking 2.5 hours to complete.

It has been reported that this is one of the most prestigious and historical races in North America.

Competing for o ve r $15,000 in prize money, the athletes that will hit the road this weekend will be demonstrating their ability to displa y determination, strength, skill and willpower as they compete for top honors. Besides this amazing display of raw t a le nt , the we e ke n d offers something for everyone. There is a Five Corners Block Party, a children‟s bike parade and a beach party. W e at Metanoia are excited to be sharing in this weekend here in our local community. Good luck to all of the competitors!

-Dr. Allison Patton

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JACKIE DAVIDSON: STRENGTH, PASSION & ENDURANCE

BY ALLISON PATTON

I f irst met Jackie six years ago and I have always respected her dedicat ion to all of her athlet ic endeavours and admired her accomplishments. Recent ly I had the opportunit y to find out a bit more about this dynamic local woman of passion and strength. It seemed f itting to ensure this article was published in the Tour de W hite Rock edit ion of our Metanoia Magazine as we celebrate the spir it of sport.

Jackie was born in the “Baby Boom” of the „60‟s, the youngest of seven children. Her mother is Pat Davidson and has a talent f or languages. Her f ather „Big Al Davidson‟ was the Sports Director f or CKNW radio and a well known local br oadcaster. Because of her f ather, she was always around sports, the news, and politics.

She used to watch many games with him and she was always intrigued and inspired by the coaches, athletes and their abilit y to overcome what was necessar y to succeed. Jackie was also intrigued by sport s psycholog y and the science of winning.

Growing up in the „60‟s, there were limited options available to young girls in terms of sports.

W omen wer e just starting to break the barriers in the male dom inated sports wor ld. Billy Jean King, winner of “The Battle of the Sexes” in 1973, in which she def eated Bobby Rig gs, a f ormer Wimbledon men‟s singles champion brought f orward the issue of sexism in sport and Jackie remembers t his as a really big event in her history. In her youth, unless you were identif ied early as an athlet e, there was lim ited support. Alt hough Jackie always loved sports, she f elt that it was reser ved f or others, not f or her. On top of that, most sport off erings f ocused on short -burst sports like sprinting whereas the slo w- t wit ch en dur ance sp or t s, such as long distance running and cycling really did not exist; she f eels this trend cont inues today.

In the early „80‟s, t he gym craze was just starting and since Jackie had always loved f itness it seemed like a per f ect f it. She grew up watching TV‟s Jack LaLanne and Kareen‟s Yoga and then was asked to teach f itness classes. It has been a passion of hers ever since. She became certif ied as a personal trainer and in all aspects of teaching f itness

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including Pilates, core, yo g a a nd spinning. Jackie has been able to teach yoga thr ough-out North America since the „80‟s while going to universit y, working and raising a f amily.

Vegas marathon time. On August 28 t h , she will be taking part in Ironman Canada in Pentict on with hopes to re -qualif y for the Ironman W orld Championship in Kona October 8 t h 2011.

It was not unt il she turned 40 that she decided to test her personal f itness capacit y by turning f itness into athletics.

Hooked on spinning classes, urged by a dear f riend to take it to the next level, she bought a road bike. She ent ered her f irst triathlon the f ollowing year and has never looked back.

Many women have told me that Jackie is such an inspirat ion to them as they journey to become a better athlete and more powerf ul woman and when I mentioned this to Jackie, she seems genuinely surpr ised.

W hat is most inspir ing about her is her discipline to her sport as well as her abilit y to balance training, work lif e, and f amily lif e with grace and f ortitude. Jackie‟s f ormula is that she just loves lif e. She is incredibly thankf ul f or ever ything that she has; air to breathe, the beaut if ul place she lives, the people around her, and f or each day.

“Lif e is about choices, you can be happy or you can be sad, ” she says. Jackie f eels that sometimes it is a challenge to f ind the positive in a situat ion. But as she says, “Heck it ‟s worth it! There will be times when we f all and as Vince Lombar di says, „The greatest accomplishment is not in never f alling, but in rising again af ter

She has run in the Boston Marathon and completed 4 Ironman races including the W orld Championships in Kona, Hawaii in 2010. She has also completed numerous Half Ironman races, Olympic and sprint distances, Centur y (100 miles) and Double Centur y (200 miles) bike rides, half marathons and marathons. Looking f orward, she qualif ied f or the New Yor k Marathon with her Feb 13 t h “First Half ” Half Mar athon t ime of 1 hour, 41 minutes and 45 seconds. As well, she qualif ied f or the Boston Marathon again wit h her Las

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you f all‟.” As f or discipline, Jackie b e l i e v e s i n “ t r u i s m s ” ; properties that hold true in science, math, and lif e. For example, „you reap what you sow‟, energ y in/ energy out, what comes up must come down.

Remembering these truisms help Jackie keep her balance in lif e.

Also, she tr ies to live within her triangle-body, mind, and spir it. If she does not f ocus on all three, she f inds it dif f icult to reach her f ull potent ial.

The biggest challenge f or any athlete is f atigue. W hen you get tired, the negative thoughts start to creep in. As Jackie notes, “the monkeys come to roost in your brain and cause doubts.” In order to ensure that she maintains adequate levels of rest, there are certain trade -of fs.

She has to say no to the occasional part y, glass of wine, burger or vacation. All of the short term trade - off s pay off dividends in the long run. In order to pr event „bur n out‟ and overtraining f atigue, Jackie goes f or regular massages, vit amin injections, smoothies and SLEEP! Her advice to other athletes pursuing rigorous training prepar ing f or competitions: “suck it up and keep your eyes on the goal.” Also, she suggests you assure yourself that “nothing lasts f orever, I am getting stronger and I do not quit.”

What brings Jacki e joy?

Sunshine, sweat, breath, the f eeling of lif e in her body, seeing a smile on her daughter‟s f ace when she does not know Jackie is looking and her husband‟s eyes when he looks at her .

What makes Jackie angry?

Self ish, cowardly people; they are cheaters that suck the goodness out of the Earth.

Who is Jackie’s mentor?

Her mom Pat Davidson: she went back to universit y in her 40‟s, graduated in her 50‟s, and then studied languages in the Andes. She is 86 and has taken up piano lessons!

Who are Jackie’s inspirations?

Jesus; he had a tough go of it and was able to stand f or goodness without being swayed by what the people of the wor ld thought. He just did what he needed to do. In comparison, an Ironman or som e hard training is a piece of cake! Other inspirat ional people f or Jackie are Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Vince Lombardi and Terry Fox ( xoxox).

What were the turning point s in her career?

Her f irst run out the door, her f irst triathlon, her f irst Ironman.....a pattern appears to be emerging.

What will Jackie be doing in five years?

She will still be moving but she may decide to do more adventures - like running the Great W all or the Inca Trail.. ..

In closing, I raise my glass to you Jackie; may you continue to inspire, achieve, create, and live wit h the grace, strength, and passion that you have displayed thus f ar in your lif e. Thank you f or sharing your inspiring journey.

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THE RANT

BY HANK LEIS Universities; the obsolete thinking.

bastions

of

Universities are redundant and obsolete. They have become the bastions of slow witted researchers with time on their hands. They consume tax payer and donor money while trying to prove their research using methods that have been proven not to prove anything. (i.e. read “The Black Swan” by Nassim Taleb) Universities are the product of feudalism. It is where first privileged religious thinkers dealt with dark

Parents are going broke, students end up with serious debt, and various levels of government are still needed to subsidize education. And what do the clients get for this? They certainly do not get jobs, not the knowledge to pursue their own careers independently, and definitely not an intellectual base that allows them to discuss world issues. Try talking to a recent graduate about anything -any topic of their choosing -then listen to an idiot.

In

2008,

Harvard

University‟s

―Parents are going broke, students end up with serious debt, and various levels of government are still needed to subsidize education.‖ mysterious forces that inhabited our world infecting otherwise good people and making them into sinners. Kings and princes bought into this madness because the notion that there were dark forces that every one needed protection from, in effect, defined their nobility. Hence, “God save the King and Queen.”

It is time to put an end to this. These well paid unproductive entitled educators no longer serve the cause, but have become the cause-that is served, and by us.

Like many organizations and institutions that were set up to provide a uniform approach to allow „all‟ to avail themselves of opportunities that once were only meant for the privileged few, the Universities no longer serve the needs of the students. The students are the fodder that feed the machinery that is the University and its need to sustain itself.

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endowment lost $8 billion (yes billion) of its $36.9 billion in four months.

Harvard is supposed to be the be all and end all of what a University has to offer. Does Harvard hire their own graduates to handle their funds? If so, why would anyone want to have a Harvard MBA-never mind hire its other graduates? And that‟s only one of many stories that can be told of Universities failures to deliver. This is the tip of the iceberg.

And all of this-yes all this-at a time unprecedented in world history where information flows free on the internet.

There is almost nothing in the way of knowledge that is not available on the internet or presented on inexpensive CD‟s or DVD‟s. University education, as well as other levels of education, have developed into a scam, because smart people know how to take from the not so smart-and we are not so smart.

TIME FOR SOME ELDER WISDOM

By Marilyn Hurst www.marilynhurst.com

As I watched the aftermath of the Stanley Cup game here in Vancouver, what stunned me more than the idiocy of the vandals and obvious gang of hoodlums who provoked the mob, was the rest of the crowd who stood around filming the melee with their phones, laughing at the carnage being meted out and generally making a nuisance of themselves. This was not the middle east, where mobs were protesting their repressive governments this was “white bread” Vancouver, nothing to complain about except the weather, no grand hardships except ones of our own making. I'm sure that most of us had the same question; “what's the matter with these kids and why are they so angry?” There is certainly no excuse these idiots can use to explain their abhorrent behaviour, but perhaps this might be a good time to look at our role as mature, responsible, adults and see if somehow we're letting the ball drop? Have we abdicated our own responsibility and left it to the government, schools, and teachers give the guidance and direction to our children over these past 30 years and hoped for the best?

If this can happen here, where “life is good” and suffering at the hands of famine, war, genocide or catastrophic disasters is at a minimum, what does this show us about our priorities as a people? The rage, indifference, ignorance and common blood lust of these rioters is just under the skin of a surprising percentage of our youthful population. After thousands of years on this planet, is the emotional evolution of our species stagnant? It doesn't even take that much to trigger a mob mentality, as is witnessed daily on the news in places all over the globe.

Perhaps we might take this as a “wake-up” call and take the opportunity to have a look at our priorities, collectively and individually.

Growing up in the '50s and 60's as post-war boomers, we've had it pretty good. No wars on our soil, innovation and boom times offered lots of new gadgets, there were jobs to be had, times were changing and we all participated in a free-for-all consuming binge that helped usher in the “good life”. We prospered and although we could see that our voracious appetite for goods was wrecking havoc with our environment, we've now passed the baton to our children and we're ready to “take it easy” and enjoy the fruits of our labours and retire. We entirely missed the point of the adage “with all thy getting, get understanding!”

Boomers are coming into their maturing years and as such have a responsibility to be the “elders” so to speak, to be the voice of reason and wisdom to younger generations. Our ancestral tribal elders passed their wisdom on in the hopes that this would enhance the life of all the people. The younger members were taught to revere the elders and learn from them. What are we passing on to our children and grandchildren? Have we worked on our own “stuff” enough so we have some wisdom to pass on? Do we have the time to spare or are we off cruising, golfing, shopping, yoga-ing or are the kids too engrossed in texting, twittering, i-poding or whatever to even listen. Are we 13

of your journey,” (Tony Titshall) or are we like the dance band on the Titanic, still playing on despite the fact that the ship is sinking?

Fear holds many back from the journey of self-discovery.

Not knowing what lies ahead is daunting but this time of life is perfect for introspection. We sense time is running out, but if we think to outrun it by filling our days and nights with things to do or buy, we will miss the very opportunity to assess and evaluate our lives and then give back in the way of wisdom and guidance.

an example for them to emulate, or are “what you are shouts so loudly, I can't hear what you're saying!” (Emerson) All around us are the signs that things have gotten out of hand. Governments around the world are failing due to the enormous dept incurred by over-spending, multinational corporations are so huge they've lost touch with humanity, over-indulgences of every kind have bankrupted companies and people have overextended themselves in a head-long race to acquire baubles, bangles and beads. Someone said “with age comes wisdom”, now in our maturing years, do we finally come to see that “things” don't matter. People and our planet matter.

The task is daunting, but a beginning must be made and perhaps the first step is to just STOP. Stop adding to the chaos and slow down enough to actually see our life, our footprints in the sand so to speak.

“What you leave in your wake, speaks of the direction

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Let's face it, no one gets out of here alive! We've lived well and hard and have much to offer our youth; there is no substitute for first hand experience, but do we have the guts to tell it like it is, if only to ourselves? We often think that by not exposing our shortcomings, regrets and triumphs we will feel more secure within ourselves, but that is rarely the case. We need to be honest with ourselves and really see where we have placed our faith, hope and trust. An internal house cleaning may be just what we need to let go of the old ideas, concepts, beliefs, perceptions that no longer apply and regrets and guilts that have taken up residence in our minds and still control a lot of our behaviour.

For many, life is a soul-less endeavour. This lack of dimensional awareness is at the heart of much of despair and hopeless and the reason so many fill their time with unhealthy life choices and behaviours. If we would find the soul and spirit in our lives, this would itself impart joy and peace to our lives and in turn bleed out into our world to encompass friends, family and neighbours.

This is the perennial wisdom that must find root in our lives and give back to our younger generations. It's an individual experience and can not be imparted or learned any other way. If you have wisdom, this understanding will imparts itself to all whether you speak or not. What greater legacy can you leave than this?

MACKAYVILLE

BY HEINO LEIS The Catholic Church The Catholic Chur ches, elegant and beautiful, stood out among the ramshackle shacks assembled f rom old doors, reused wood, and rusty corrugated metal. Kerosene lamps lit the homes, coal and f irewood were used f or heat and cooking, outdoor toilets wer e the norm, and wells provided drinking water. The milkman, on milk wagons drawn by horses, delivered bottles of milk which he lef t at the door. And the ragman blew his hor n to attract people t o his horse drawn carriage to pick up old clot hing and scrap metal. It was not until the late fifties Mackayville started to build sewers and provide cit y water.

The priests, brother s and nuns regularly strolled down the mud streets, visiting their poverty stricken f lock. Of ten times they would visit and talk to my f ather, they would talk to him f or hours. He hardly spoke English, let alone French and they only spoke French. God knows what they talked about or presumed what the other was saying. Occasionally m y French Catholic f riends would invit e me (a Protestant) to mass and I would attend. I never got it, but kindness, consideration and politeness we r e important in those days.

One day, one of my neighbors, a boy my own age and I were trudging down the street, talking up a storm. My f riends recognized one of the black robed brothers and hailed him. The brother knew immediately t hat I was not “one of them,” and in broken English rem inded me I was a heathen and should not

associate with good Catholic boys. Of course m y f riend and I both ignored his admonition and continued on our way.

But I never f orgot and neither did m y f riend.

Several years later my f riend decided that he too would become a brother.

Arrangements were made, and he was absorbed into the premises of the Granby Sem inar y. W e promised to wr it e each other and we did. On his visits back home he told me that my letters had been censored and that there wer e some weird things going on (he did not elaborate then). It was not unt il he r eturned f or good that his stor y unf olded. The molestation of the boys by the priests was a nightly r itual. He had a hatred f or the Catholic religion that went beyond the pale. He built himself up physically and became engrossed in classical music.

Soon he left Mackayville to join t he U.S. Mar ines and I never saw him again unt il years later.

He still had a hatred f or the Catholic Church.

One day, a couple of decades later, af ter I had moved to Vancouver, I got a phone call at 1a.m. My f riend‟s brother was on the phone. He had apparently gone to a retreat in the U. S. where towards the end he had been asked to phone the person who had had the most posit ive inf luence on his lif e. According to him, it was m y f ather. My f ather had long died so instead he called me. I should have asked him more questions; there is so much I didn‟t know. How could m y f ather who barely spoke English let alone French, communicat e with this French Catholic kid and leave such an indelible mark on him. I‟ll never know the answe r.

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―OUR FOOD SHOULD BE OUR MEDICINE. OUR MEDICINE SHOULD BE OUR FOOD.‖

-Hippocrates If you suffer from: headaches, stomach aches, joint pain, skin rashes, bloating, lack of energy or the inability to focus, the culprit is likely: FOOD SENSITIVITIES Food sensitivities develop when our digestive system and our immune system are not working optimally.

An illness, hormonal imbalance or digestive disturbance affects the lining of our digestive tract leading to something called “Leaky Gut.” Once this occurs, antibody-allergen complexes escape into the blood and tissues leading to a response in the body by the immune system. This overreaction brings out specific symptoms as mentioned above.

In order to determine how the delayed immune system is affected by these food allergens, a simple blood test is used to identify the foods to avoid for a period of time. Many people find the information that they glean from these tests helpful in guiding their food choices and promoting a healing response in the body.

This summer, for the months of June, July and August, the Mountainview Wellness Centre is offering special pricing on our food sensitivity testing.

E-95 Basic Food Combo $215.00 Reg. $284.00 A-95 Basic Food Combo $215.00 Reg. $284.00 Combo of the E-95 and A-95 $382.00 Reg. $449.00 Allergy Testing for Kids $215.00 Reg. $284.00 For more information please call us at 604-538-8837 or visit us at our office for a list of the different allergens that are included.

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BRIAN LAESER COLIN SHIELDS The President of our Royal City riding may be remembered in musical circles as a child prodigy. Brian Laeser began private lessons at UBC at age five in piano and theory, at age six in violin, and then composed a sixteen-bar piano piece, The Little W altz, after five piano lessons.

At age ten he was celebrated worldwide for the premiere of his Symphony No. 1 in F minor by the Delta Youth Orchestra. He played violin for nine years before high school graduation in 1980.

He then studied music at the University of Toronto where he extracurricularly memorized the entire later operas of Richard Wagner.

In the early 80s at the U of T Music Faculty he decided to march to the beat of his own drum and left.

While boyhood training with Mary Tickner, Dale Reubart, John Sawyer and the late Cortland Hultberg helped him hone his own talents, Laeser maintains that every individual has them.

He says that he is a Conservative because he believes that the freedom to create and to express one‟s individual opinions cannot be legislated. He believes that the BC Conservative party supports the ideologies of the independent self made man as opposed to the other parties who encourage dependency. Self reliance to him is the freedom that he seeks from oppressive regulators who become the gate keepers to what is permitted and what is restricted. He believes that a truly free man is an honourable man, and that being a BC Conservative will allow for policies that encourage all of us to develop the giant within.

Colin Shields is the former president of the Surrey-Panorama constituency association for the BC Conservatives.

He was born in New Zealand of Canadian parents who immigrated to New Zealand around 1935.

After a colourful 33 years Down Under, he immigrated to W innipeg, Manitoba, where his parents were born. Shields wanted to start life afresh with his wife and two kids. He became an entrepreneur and after another exciting 30 years, in 1999 he moved to beautiful British Columbia.

He has always been interested in politics, and has been involved with the Conservatives, wherever he resided. Now here in Surrey, he rides with the Conservative banner.

When he moved here, the NDP were in power, and he says “the Province was in economic meltdown.”

Eventually,he says “ the Liberals got elected and the province was soon back on track, and the economy boomed. Then greed and corruption reared its ugly head and the people who trusted this government became disillusioned.” He believes the new leader of the Liberal Party has already, with her first acts, shown that she is incapable of making the kinds of decisions necessary to restore a sound economy.

For this reason he and many others have decided to join the NEW BC Conservatives, under the new leader, John Cummins. Shields says, ``I have complete faith that Cummins can pull this Province out of the mire, and again British Columbians can hold their heads high when the citizens have a Province to live and work in that has a better standard of living with a le a der who h as integrity.``

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Betty Mobley

By Hank Leis

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first met Betty Mobley, on a flight from Corpus Christi to Houston – she on her way to New York, I on my return to Vancouver.

She was a tiny woman, with a huge beehive hairdo and heavily loaded with black mascara and eyeliner that especially accentuated and illuminated her brightly lit eyes. Her enthusiasm about her trip to New York to attend an art show featuring her oil paintings was palpable. By the time we landed in Houston, we had become friends and we took each other‟s phone numbers. I never anticipated how soon thereafter I would need to phone her to ask for her help.

My daughter Natasha, who was on a modelling assignment in New York, had arrived with inadequate cash, and the Hotel where she had reservations would not accept her credit card. I phoned Betty Mobley in New York, who I had met one day earlier, and she enthusiastically offered to let my daughter stay with her.

So began our friendship.

Betty Mobley was a true southern lady. Her father had been a rancher, (town of Bluntzer, Texas named after his father) near the sprawling King Ranch. She grew up in “Giant” country, where growing cotton, raising cattle and drilling for oil was all part of her cultural heritage. While in her teens she had done some modelling and later married an ambitious lawyer who would become the district attorney.

She remained at home, raising her two children (one boy and one girl), while her husband continued in his political career. She would have tea with other politician‟s wives and carry out whatever duties were expected of her. But mostly her life was about her children, in the safe confines of the city of Corpus Christi.

Corpus Christi, Texas is a city located along the Gulf of Mexico. Along the edge of the city are oil refineries, which once produced foul smelling products that polluted the entire city when the wind blew south. Ultimately the citizens got fed up with this and the oil companies put filters in the stacks.

The barrier Islands along the entire coast of Texas, once the playground for pirates such as Blackbeard and Jean Lafitte (they still find gold and silver coins buried in the

sand) now are lined with hotels and tourists who come to enjoy the sun, the water and the beaches.

The neighbouring King Ranch, next to the Bluntzer Ranch (Betty Mobley‟s birth name) still being run by Richard King‟s progeny, has become a huge business involving homebred cattle, oil and tourists. Starting in Corpus Christi the highway which passes through the Ranch travels over 100 miles to Mexico and remains on King Ranch property and its remnants. The Camino Real, the route the Spaniards took to bring the plundered gold from the Incas runs through the Bluntzer Ranch. Periodically treasure hunters are still attracted to look for gold, reportedly buried (as was the tradition) overnight by the Spanish soldiers who were all killed by robbers who could not locate the burial site of the treasure.

The first and apparently until recently the only woman, executed by hanging in Texas, Joseta “Chipita” Rogriguez also took place on the Ranch on Friday November 13th, 1863. The Mesquite tree, used to hang the poor woman, apparently is still there almost 150 years later.

Numerous books, at least 20 poems, and a number of newspaper accounts have been written about her innocence. Her last words quoted were “No say culpable”.

The lake behind the original Bluntzer house is residence to a large population of huge fish called alligator gar. Nearby rivers and ponds are occupied by alligators – some over twelve feet long. The same area in Texas has large populations of enormous deer, brought in originally from Africa for game farms but now run amuck in South West Texas. Ostriches, not as commonly sighted, are also on the loose, released by ostrich farmers who found that raising them was more costly than the value of their meat.

The flyways from North and South America ending up in Texas b r i n g i n hundreds of varieties and millions of birds to South West Texas (including the famous w h o o p i n g crane). In the fall

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the beaches are covered with thousands of dead monarch butterflies that have taken up their journey to reach Mexico, but never did.

The Gulf of Mexico waters are home to an extraordinary variety of sea life. Porpoises are almost everywhere. The slow moving, monster sized sunfish, visiting manatee, the whale shark are only some of that assortment.

The small city of Corpus Christi, reminiscent of Vancouver in the 1950‟s has produced a number of rich and famous, including the actors Farah Fawcett, Eva Longoria, Dabney Coleman, Lou Diamond Phillip, Pepe Serna and murdered singer Selena. Farah lived around the corner from Betty Mobley‟s home. She was friends with Betty‟s children. Today almost every man in her age group in Corpus claims to have dated her.

Corpus Christi has a large population of people with Mexican heritage. They live in boroughs that are distinctive with a certain comfortable relaxed fifties look to them. In the cool of the evenings families sit outside, water their gardens, talk to neighbours, or just relax. Family time really is family time. There are no formal play dates for children. Children just play. In the midst of the organized city, they seem

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to find a peacefulness and contentment sought but not found by others. The colours in their artwork are vivid and bright – not unlike those in Betty Mobley‟s paintings.

Their community though not without challenges, in contrast seems so enviously stress free. Pepe Serna, the actor, who guided me through these streets during the filming of “Selena”, gave me insights to life in the Barrios, which reframed my views of how “they” lived from something oppressing into something, beautiful, and desirable.

The small homes, surrounded by trees and other vegetation are a refuge from the anger of the world, not a resignation to poverty. There was comfort, and purpose for the families. The reasons for the anxieties of the outside world are not understood, only as something strange imposed on “them”.

Those of us who had chosen “success” and upward social mobility really have nothing to hold over “them”.

The world of Betty Mobley, though somewhat different, was one of comfort as well. As housewife to one of the most prominent political figures in Corpus Christi, she lived her life in a well protected cocoon. She was safe, happy and putting on some weight. Everything was OK until the day it was not.

Her life changed overnight when her husband unexpectedly died. Life as she had known it ended.

She mourned her loss in unusual ways. She began by building a swimming pool in her back yard – mostly without help – and when she was through, what emerged was a slim, dynamic, passionate woman. She studied art and became the center of her own Universe, making friends and influencing people. Her home became a place for people to gather, to talk and to create. It was during this time that I met her.

Her life and mine became somewhat intertwined.

She met my wife and children. Whenever my friends came to Corpus, they would get to meet my friend Betty. She did a painting of my daughter Natasha. My children, especially my daughters would want to visit with Betty. She seemed to take a particular liking to my youngest daughter Salme.

Also her bright colourful paintings seemed especially pleasing to my daughter‟s eyes. And so it seemed they formed this special bond and we could leave them together, to explore the park created by her in her backyard, to feed the many stray cats that seemed to accumulate and procreate in every crook and cranny outside her home and of course to paint. And so it is, my daughter today is also an artist, and I can see Betty‟s influence in my daughter‟s art.

Betty Mobley, Portrait of Sissy Farenthold 1991, oil/ canvas 48 x 48 inches

Betty‟s art began to appear everywhere. The universities and art museums were collecting her work. The rich and famous from Texas, New York, Florida and elsewhere were now following what she was doing. She was famous – and as the prices of her art work went higher and higher, the TV appearances and interviews became more frequent, she remained calmly dedicated to her work. She produced piece after piece of colourful art, often times running out of canvases and wall space. There were more and more shows to organize and functions to attend. She even provided a dozen pieces of her work for the opening of the Leis Osborne Gallery I started with Gary Osborne at nearby Port Aransas, Texas. She seemed to be everywhere.

And then Alzheimer‟s found her. The influences of Alzheimer‟s were subtle at first and became more and more noticeable as time went on. She could no longer be left alone, independent and free as she wished. Her daughter took her in, as she began to lose her memory. She stopped painting and she no longer remembered that she was a painter. Friends and family became strangers to her. She died at her daughter‟s family home on August 18, 2004 at the age of 72.

BETTY BLUNTZER MOBLEY, born December 9, 1931 was a past member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. She received her degree in art at Corpus Christi University. She divided her time between being an adjunct professor at Texas A and M University Corpus Christi, Texas and showing her work in galleries across the United States. Betty is survived by one son William B. Mobley, one daughter Laura Leigh Greenwood and 5 grandchildren.

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CHRIS MACCLURE THE ROMANTIC REALIST Chris MacClure resides in White Rock, BC and spends his winter months in Cabo San Lucas on the Baja peninsula. As a romantic realist, he says that he is always “looking for that authentic gesture or moment in everything.”

This international Canadian artist has collectors that include the likes of John Travolta, Kristie Alley, James Whitmore, Pepsi Co., the Ford Motor Co. Of Detroit, President Bill Clinton, and Russian President Boris Yeltsin.

Dos Amigos was an authentic moment that MacClure witnessed in Los Cabos of a man whose daily routine included having a mid-day beer with his elderly father.

MEETING WENDY B. MCDONALD By: Allison Patton and JR Leis I first met Wendy almost thirty years ago when we both served on the board of directors of a movie production company. She was a real dynamo! One time I recall her having just returned from a trip to one of her branch offices in some foreign country, strutting across the open floor, elegant, stylish, beautiful and determined, just being the powerhouse that is her. She was no nonsense and all business. After the meeting was over and done with she took out time for the mandatory social niceties and then promptly left.

We all wondered what it took to be such a high profile woman, with the confidence she exuded and be as successful as she was.

I leave the telling of the story of Wendy McDonald in her own memoir “The Story of Wendy McDonald and B.C. Bearing Engineers-You Got That Right!” Years later when my young business partner, Allison Patton was looking for a mentor, I suggested she meet with Wendy. She did so and as well, we interviewed her for this magazine.

-JR Leis I met Wendy McDonald just over three years ago at her executive offices. Like many young women in search of a future, I struggled with „making it‟ and wondered how those who had, dealt with the challenges I was faced with. I had one childWendy had ten. I was running a twelve man operation, Wendy a multi-national corporation.

(B.C. Bearing became Canada‟s largest distributer of bearing and power transmission products, and operated from 39 locations in five countries, serving clients in the Pacific Rim and Europe.) If we were equals, it would only be in my mind.

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Some things that don‟t matter become our strongest memories. Wendy‟s offices are very elegant, decorated with memorabilia and art that she connects with. As well, each day, she brings to work her two tiny dogs. In a moment of “awe and oh golly” I bent over to pet one of the dogs hiding under the chair. The dog leapt and bit me.

There was blood-but I reassured the concerned Wendy that nothing untoward had happened, and so we began the interview.

-Allison Patton

WHAT WE LEARNED FROM WENDY...

On the Subject of Raising Capital: -Secure resources you would look to in the future On the Subject of Women’s Power in Business: -Femininity On seeing what’s Out There: -Look constantly for challenges On Team Building: -The key to sales is team management On Women Going into Business: -Act like a woman, dress like a woman, don’t be scared of men, don’t worry about losing small battles, and be polite.

On Women’s Motivation: -If it’s right-go for it -If you don’t-let them know why -If you’re in business-get on with it.

On Sense of Humour: -Important to laugh at oneself On Business: -Defend your boundaries On Raising Children: -Give them a British upbringing -With 30 grand children and 34 great grand children-training and discipline is important -Teach them business while still young -bring them along to business deals and coach them on what’s going on On Business Philosophy: -be the best in business to provide the service required -know your customer Photo by Dan Denis -help them to know what they need On Awards: -Oklahoma Hall of Fame, Order of B.C. On Mentoring: -Jim Pattison was mentor-ask and listen On Banking: -let the banker know how you’re progressing -listen to inside stories From left to right: JR Leis, Wendy McDonald, & Allison Patton

Mrs. Mac, as she is known to her staff, continues to be a dynamic force. She continues to wow audiences with her speeches. We are honoured to know her and be able to reach to her for council.

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Interview with a Statesman Part 3 of 3

By Salme Leis & Hank Leis

With a background in economics, former Secretary of State, George P. Shultz, talks about foreign policy and the art of negotiation.

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In our previous issues Metanoia sat down with Dr. George P. Shultz at his Stanford University office as he gave his recollection on the understanding of his Soviet counterparts, the power of finding respect for others, working with Gorbachev, and how to deal with suicide bombers.

In this last instalment, Shultz answers questions on China’s upcoming problems, recognition of the United States’ largest trading partner, and rebuilding relationships during hostile times.

Metanoia: When President Nixon and Henry Kissinger went to China, was there any sense at that time that this would be the beginning of something absolutely as enormous as it has become and that China would quickly become the powerhouse as it is today?

Shultz: I think it was quite obvious that it was a major thing and of course instead of having China and the Soviet Union kind of aligned, China was more with us. That was a big shift. And then obviously it‟s a gigantic country, so with a very ancient civilization it‟s going to be important one way or the other. The rapidity of their economic advance I don‟t think anybody quite saw. If you look at the Chinese communities in San Francisco or New York or Vancouver they‟re thriving. The Chinese are not stupid. They know how to make money, trade, produce things and work hard and you can see these themes.

Metanoia: It just seems that the Chinese work for the long term and they’re ready to accept incremental advances and those increments add up and keep adding up until finally they have accumulated what others would have wanted to accumulate. At this time when it comes to the military the Chinese are catching up very rapidly with the US. Do you get the sense that as things go along that the history of hostility that China and the US have had will be all worked out in spite of the fact that there is such a military build up right now in China?

Shultz: I think there is a lot of strain. Actually the relationships have been pretty good over the years. It‟s only been in the recent few years the strains have been particularly pronounced because China suddenly has become very

assertive. And it‟s not just the US, [the situation has] gotten the whole Asian community upset.

[China is] getting a lot of push back behaviour which I think is going to be counterproductive for them, but in military terms they have the most total number of men under arms than any other country now.

Metanoia: Are you able to anticipate these kinds of things? Are there studies going on that are able to anticipate just what’s going to happen in China or in the Middle East?

Shultz: I wish there were. I don‟t know anybody that could do that, but you can see certain things that point to developments that need to be watched. I‟ll give an example with demography; there are things happening to populations that are in a sense baked in the cake because people have been born and they‟re aging. That‟s what‟s happening. In Japan we know it‟s a rapidly aging population, [the total] population is declining, the proportion of people in the labour forces is declining pretty rapidly which has big implications.

China has had a different pattern. China had a drop in fertility like that sustained over a 30 year period: a very rapid decline partly because of the one child policy.

What does that mean?

That means that the cohorts coming up in the age structure are all smaller than the ones above them so for the past 25 years China has had a gigantic demographic dividend. That is, they‟ve had a rapidly growing labour force supporting fewer and fewer people so that‟s the dividend effect. That is about to reverse itself. When I say “about to” I mean in a year or two because those smaller generations are suddenly going to be predominant and China is experiencing increased longevity so suddenly China is going to become the most rapidly aging country in the world. And rapid growth in the labour force will level off. In only a few years later it will start to decline. And this is all baked in the cake. So it isn‟t conceivable, I don‟t think that they can continue to have these astonishing growth rates in their GDP. They have done a good job of taking advantage of the demographic developments, but the demographic developments also impose a reality that‟s going to change. So you can see that. Then you say to yourself, “What are the implications and how are people going to handle it and so on?”

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There‟s a lot at stake around the world besides Canada about how you handle the problem of aging. Aging populations is a new phenomena in many ways.

Metanoia: South America and Africa have not really yet joined this age of modern economics. I think South America more than Africa, but do you see the same kind of surge developing in Africa for example in the next 20 years. Is there any kind of information that would lead you to believe that something big is going to happen to Africa which will change the entire continent?

Shultz: Well first of all I think we need to check ourselves in saying words like “Asia” or “Latin America” or something thinking it‟s describing homogeneity.

The countries are often very different from each other. So I think in Africa there are a lot of variations but I think it‟s also been the case in Africa that the quality of governments have been poor and without reasonable governance it‟s hard to develop a prosperous flow.

Africa is richly endowed with natural resources.

Probably as much as anywhere but the quality of their governance is poor. Take Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, a very wealthy place is being ruined by Mugabe. Absolutely. It‟s going down down, down, down, down, because of the governance.

So, governance is key and I thought that Bush administration‟s effort to say we‟re going to base our aid into Africa on governance and the countries who produce good governments will get help and those that don‟t... I mean why does anybody want to send money to Zimbabwe right now. It‟s a total waste. So, I think that‟s the key with Africa.

Metanoia: I would like to ask you a kind of general question, at the level that you operated in the government you’re really kind of designing the future for mankind. You’re looking at the world and you’re saying ―Ok. This is how I would really like to see it evolve.‖ Can you speak to that just to describe such a world?

Shultz: The way I think we‟ve thought of our administration was like this: Our foreign policy starts with our neighbourhood. That‟s Canada and Mexico. So we should pay a lot of attention to those two countries. They‟re our neighbours and if things are healthy in those places then that‟s a huge advantage. So in the Reagan administration we paid a lot of attention.

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The first trip I made out of the country deliberately was to Canada. And riding up on the plane he was at these press interviews and this press was saying, “What in the world are you going to Canada for?” And I said “Well, who do you think our biggest trading partner is?”

And they would say Japan or Germany or something like that and I‟d say “You guys are so ignorant it‟s alarming. Canada is our biggest trading partner by miles. There‟s no country even close. So it‟s important, and there were contacts between the US and Canadians, and so we have a lot going so we better pay attention and the same with Mexico. Mexico has gradually seen itself as part of North America and that was a long time in happening. And then we have our own neighbourhood: Central America, Caribbean and South America. So we paid a lot of attention to what we thought was our neighbourhood. Then you have the general principles that you‟re espousing and you have some major things that you analyze, you pay attention to them, work with them and obviously in the Cold War the Soviet Union had a major preoccupation for everybody.

And in the Reagan period we broke philosophically with a lot of what preceded us.

You remember Jimmy Carter had a kind of wishful attitude towards the Soviet Union and when they invaded Afghanistan he said he was shocked and surprised and he cut off everything. Gromyko‟s annual visit to Washington was cancelled, our athletes were not allowed to go to the Moscow The START treaty was the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty between the United States and the then Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).

Beginning in 1982, the START treaty took 9 years to draft and resulted in the largest arms reduction treaty in history. Proposed by President Ronald Reagan, the START treaty developed into a second treaty, the START 1 which was signed by Presidents George HW Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev. In 2009, the START 1 expired and the replacement, New START, was signed on April 8, 2010 by President Barack Obama and Russian President Medvedev.

The SALT Treaty was the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty that preceded the START treaty. Presidents Jimmy Carter and Leonid Brezhnev signed SALT II six months before the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979.

Olympics, START SALT Treaty withdrawn from consideration by the congress. Nothing. So we take over and there is no contact going on when I took over as Secretary of State. My friend, Helmut Schmidt, from Germany came to me and he said “George this situation is dangerous.

There‟s no human contact.”

So I thought to rebuild it. And somehow people have this idea that if you talk to someone that means you‟re going to give in to what the person wants. That‟s nonsense. You talk to somebody to tell them here‟s the way I look at it. And gradually we did and there was this notion early in the Reagan administration it was a very hostile one and sometimes things that happen by chance have an impact and I had been to China and it was kind of a turnaround major meeting in China when I went. It got a lot of television time. I came back to Washington on a Friday and it was snowing. It snowed all night and it snowed on Saturday, the Reagans were stuck in the White House they couldn‟t go to Camp David by car or chopper, nothing, so they‟re there. The phone rings in our house. Nancy‟s sitting on the phone and she says, “How about you and your wife coming over and having supper with us?”

So over we go. It was nice. Two couples had a nice dinner. Then they started asking me about the Chinese leaders and what they were like as people to deal with, and if they had sense of humour. Then they knew that I had dealt a lot with the Soviet leaders when I was Secretary of the Treasury so some of the same people were there.

So they started asking me about them. And as the evening went on it dawned on me this man has never had a real conversation with a big time Communist leader and he‟s dying to have one.

So by that time I had weekly meetings with Ambassador Dobrynin. The object was to get rid of all those nuisance things. So I said to him “Next Tuesday around 5 Anatoly Dobrynin is coming over for one of these meetings and what if I bring him over here and you can talk to him.“ And Reagan said, “That‟s a great idea. I‟ll do that.

I won‟t be long because all I what to tell him is if his new leader, Andropov, has succeeded if he‟s interested in constructive dialogue I‟m ready.”

Well, that was news to his White House staff, but I could see this was where his mind was. So Dobrynin comes over, we were there for an hour and a half. We went over everything under the sun. Dobrynin must have be astonished at how well informed the President was about all these

different things. We talked about human rights a lot. Soviet Union problems. And then there were the Pentecostals who had rushed into our embassy in the Carter period. And they were still there because if we put them out, they‟d probably be killed, but it was a crazy situation and Reagan kept saying “You know it‟s just like a big neon sign you‟re hanging out saying you don‟t give people a chance to worship who they like. You don‟t let them emigrate, you don‟t treat people decently.

You gotta do something about that because if you do you‟ll never hear a word from me, all I care about is something happening.”

So, riding back Dobrynin says to me, “Why don‟t we make that our special project?” So we did and we worked at it. Finally we had a piece of paper from them that they had to say to their President any lawyer would tell you there are holes in this, that you could drive a truck through, but given all this background, I believe that in the end that they will be aloud to have an agreement. So we‟re taking their lives in our hands and we‟ve managed to get them to agree to leave the Embassy; they were allowed to go back home. Two months later they were all allowed to emigrate along with all their families about 60 people and I said to Dobrynin, “The deal is, if you let them out we won‟t crow” and he [Reagan] never said a word.

On June 27, 1978, five members of a Pentecostal family rushed past Soviet Police to take refuge in the basement of the American Embassy in Russia.

Fearing harassment from the Soviet State, they remained there until 1983 when George Shultz was able to negotiate their safe passage and emigration to Israel along with other family members.

G eo rg e P. Sh ultz w a s be st kno w n f or se r vi ng a s th e Un ite d Stat e s S ec r et ar y o f St ate and k e y ad vi so r o n f or ei gn pol i cy t o P re s ide nt R on ald R ea ga n.

He ha s al s o se r v ed as th e U S S ec r et ar y of L abo r an d US S ec r et ar y of T r ea su r y.

B efo re h i s poli ti ca l c a re e r, h e w as a p rof es so r of ec ono mi cs at MI T a nd the Un iv e rs it y o f Chi c ago a nd s e rv ed a s th e De an of th e Uni v er s ity of C hi ca g o G ra du ate Sc hoo l o f Bus in e ss .

George Shultz is at the Hoover University and strategist for the

a distinguished fellow Institute at Stanford continues to be a Republican part y.

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CHANDELLE

Chandelle Marie Licht, is a Country-pop artist who was born in Vancouver, BC on October 16th 1993. Chandelle lived in Vancouver until the age of 8, when she moved to the Okanagan and attended Glenfir Private School for grade 3. Constantly singing around the house, her father, Brent and mother, Tracy, noticed a unique tone to her voice.

They wanted to enrol her in classical singing classes to begin developing her beautiful voice.

Because she was so young when she went into classical she had to audition in order to get into the class, but she was successfully admitted and started competing annually in the Kiwanis Music Festival. Chandelle placed 1st in all of her categories and received a best overall voice award. After making progress with Classical music, Chandelle decided she wanted to venture out and explore the Pop and Country genres. She had recorded a few songs and has always had her love for singing, but her stage fright made her reluctant to push herself and do the shows and performances that she would have loved to be doing.

In early June 2010, Chandelle experienced her first loss of a close friend. Ashlee Delore Hyatt was stabbed to death at a house party on June 2nd 2010. The death of Ashlee was very traumatizing for many people, not only because she was such popular, stunning and loved young lady, but because the death was no accident and coming to terms with something so preventable as Ashlee‟s death is difficult to cope with. Charrie, Ashlee‟s mother, asked Chandelle if she would sing at Ashlee‟s celebration of life.

Although she has awful stage fright, she took control of her emotions and was able to sing at Ashlee‟s celebration of life even while sick in front of an audience of over 700 people and was honoured to receive a standing ovation. At this point Chandelle had completely unravelled her love for singing, and decided that she was going to work as hard as it takes in order for her to make it into the industry and share her passion for music and singing with the world.

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INTERVIEW Do you write your songs?

Yes, I do. I’ve been writing songs since I was 13 years old but I’ve always been too shy to let anybody hear them. My parents keep asking me to record them but I’m hesitating.

Everybody has their fears - This is obviously mine. My recent songs were written and co written with a friend and Canadian producer Michael Behm. Michael is inspiring, patient, and knows how to bring the best out of me.

Where do you get your inspiration?

Like most artists, I get my inspiration from the world around me; my family, friends, personal experiences, some serious, some trivial. But I find the sad and hard moments of my life easier to write about maybe because it helps me cope with it. Sometime it can be about anything … simple things are great to share.

Describe your perfect day.

A perfect day is spending time in a studio.

Lately, I’ve been spending most of my time recording. It is very long and challenging hours but I feel great when I hear the results before going home. Sometimes I fall in bed completely exhausted but feeling stronger. It’s hard to explain the feeling. I hope my fans will be able to feel it when listening to my songs.

What do you like to do in your spare time?

I’m a normal girl. My friends are important and I love to chill out with them. I have a very close circle of friends that I’ve known since middle school. We know everything about each other … first love, likes and dislikes.

When I’m by myself, I do yoga, snack in front of a good movie, or write music. I love writing music.

Who is your favorite artist? … why?

Shania Twain. She is the first singer I’ve ever seen in concert. I was about 5 years old. My dad had me on his shoulders. She was on stage, she reached for me and touched my hand. It was amazing. I still remember that moment as if it was yesterday. I think she revolutionized country music.

What advice do you have for people just starting out in the music industry?

If you want something bad enough then you should be willing to put all you have into it.

Give 200% of yourself to get better. Nothing in life is free - you have to work for it. Believe in yourself. and make sure to surround yourself with people who believe in you. Also, dream a lot.

You have your own version of “Stand by you”, an old Pretenders hit. Was it your idea?

Yes, it was my idea. The song is very emotional for me because it relates to my good friend that was murdered. I wanted to do this song as a dedication to her mother and all the people that she had been taken from. This song expresses that they are not alone and no matter how hard it can be sometimes I’m there for them.

If you could take a trip anywhere in the world, where would you go?

Oh my … I would go to Paris. I’ve never been to Paris but the city looks so romantic. Have you seen the movie Before Sunset? It was filmed in Paris. Everybody should watch it. It portrays love the way it should be. It is so romantic.

What is the most trouble you’ve ever gotten into?

Well, this one is funny. It happened when I was 13 when my friend and I snuck out of my house in the middle of the night. We ran to the park beside my home and borrowed the land keeper’s golf cart to go get Mc Donald’s. On our way back home, while eating our burgers and fries, we got pulled over by the cops... (laughing loud). I will let the imagination draw the rest of the story.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

I see myself doing the same thing as I'm doing now, only thing different is I will be more seasoned with my music and hope to have a larger audience enjoying the music I'm putting out there. As far as love goes, we’ll just leave that as a question mark for now.

To hear Chandelle please visit : www.reverbnation.com/chandellemusic

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Raw Food Recipe

Mock Salmon Pate & Parsnip Rice Roll

By Cara Roth & Cheryl Gauld Nori Sheets, untoasted (You can find these at Gorilla Foods or www.realrawfood.com)

1.)

Place a line of Mock Salmon

Pate 2/3 the way down the Nori sheet, top with Parsnip Rice and veggies

Mock Salmon Pate 1 cup walnuts 1 stalk celery ½ large red bell pepper 4-5 green onions (half a large bunch) 1 tbsp sea salt or 1 tbsp dulse flakes + ¼ tsp salt 3 tbsp lemon juice ¼ cup fresh dill

Photo by Dan Denis

Combine all ingredients and process until smooth

2.)

Parsnip Rice

Roll tightly and

cut into 6 pieces or eat as a wrap. Repeat as necessary

1cup parsnip, chopped ¼ cup pine nuts or macadamias ½ tsp fresh ginger root 1 tsp apple cider or rice vinegar 1 tsp raw honey or agave, optional 1 tsp lemon juice Sea salt & pepper to taste Process the parsnip, nuts, and ginger until they reach a rice like consistency.

Stir in the remaining ingredients

Photo by Dan Denis

Veggies Your choice (one or more of the following- or whatever you have in the fridge): Carrots, shredded Zucchini, shredded Red onion, marinated in Braggs Mushroom, marinated in Braggs Sprouts of any kind

3.)

Serve

Photo by Dan Denis

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The human brain is constantly at work in a manner that is specific to the task or activity at hand.

This, in turn, produces electrical impulses that are detectable with an EEG. When malfunctions occur they are generally accompanied by characteristic and chronic changes in this activity. Once identified they can then be corrected through a unique process known as subconscious neurofeedback.

Research has proven this technology to be useful in helping a wide variety ailments including the following: Traumatic brain injury Sleep disorders Headaches Chronic pain Depression Fibromyalgia Anxiety disorders Drug and alcohol addictions Post traumatic stress disorder Sexual dysfunctions Autistic spectrum disorders ADHA/ADD Various learning disorders Various stress related illnesses Age related declines in cognition

In addition to helping correct these clinical conditions, it may also be used to advance various skills to above normal levels. Among others, this includes athletic performance, cognitive and academic abilities, creative talents, and the capacity to meditate and visualize.

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The procedure begins with a detailed assessment of brain function. Clients simply relax in a comfortable chair while sensors are placed on the scalp and measurements of a wide spectrum of electrical output from several key parts of the brain are taken. With this knowledge specific areas of the brain requiring correction are readily identified. This phase of treatment, which includes a detailed health questionnaire, takes approximately 1.5 hours and is completely painless and noninvasive. Being able to see objective evidence of one‟s own brain function is an experience that most people find enlightening and encouraging as it often provides a explanation for what they have been experiencing.

Following the assessment a series of training sessions are carried out in which clients are again seated in a comfortable chair while sensors are placed on the scalp. During these times they merely relax and listen to computer generated sound signals through headphones. These very specific tones are designed and delivered in a manner that actually encourages the individual brain, through the principles of therapeutic harmonics and resonance, to correct faulty patterns of activity.

This simple and effective process generally leads to permanent changes and improved functioning, provided that enough training is done. Age related cognitive decline and enhancement of athletic performance are; however, exceptions as they require occasional ongoing training to maintain beneficial effects. Sessions are generally 1 – 2 hours each in length while the number of required sessions varies with the individual and their particular goals, with 10 – 12 being the average for initial baseline balancing.

By rebalancing and harmonizing the functions of your brain you gain back your health in a way that is permanent and without side effects. Your brain function is guided back to where it was intended to be and this, in turn, helps you re-establish your own sense of self-control and self esteem.

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MISSIVES FROM DONALD J BOUDREAUX 27 June 2011

27 June 2011

Editor, The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Bill Jordan, President

Dear Editor

Dear Mr. Jordan:

Today's letters on the public's pathetic lack of knowledge of basic economics combines with today's letters on the awful unintended consequences of the 'drug war' to remind me of this salient observation from economist Deirdre McCloskey's 2002 monograph, The Secret Sins of Economics:

The blog Carpe Diem today features a photo of a sign in the parking lot of your Michigan headquarters. That sign reads: "Only AmericanUnion Made Automobiles, Trucks & Motorcycles Are Allowed In This Parking Lot. Violators Will Be Towed."

"It's amazing that most professors and journalists since about 1900 have not even HEARD of the arguments against turning the economy over to police and jailers and bureaucrats, and are scandalized when some boorish Chicago-School economist comes along and suggests that pot should be legalized and national borders opened and government schools made to compete with each other" [original emphasis].* Indeed. We economists have poorly explained to non-economists why the market's invisible hand, even with all its imperfections, is far preferable to the state's visible fist, even with its faux-velvet glove.

Sincerely, Donald J. Boudreaux Professor of Economics George Mason University Fairfax, VA 22030

You seek to punish those who, by purchasing substitutes for the vehicles that your members currently are employed to produce, reduce the demand for unionized autoworkers and, thereby, destroy some jobs in unionized U.S. auto plants.

Of course, you may exclude from your parking lot whomever you wish, for whatever reasons you wish. But I'm curious: do you also threaten to tow away old American-made automobiles? The person who drives, say, a 1991 Buick Regal whether he bought it new 20 years ago or bought it used yesterday - opts, no less than does the person who drives a 2011 Toyota Camry, NOT to buy a newly made American automobile. Both persons spend their money now in ways that keep demand for new American-made automobiles lower than it would otherwise be. The spending choices of the owner of the 1991 Buick harm your members no less than - and for exactly the same reasons as - do the spending choices of the owner of the 2011 Toyota.

In light of this reality, do you and your members want Uncle Sam to impose a special tax on Americans who buy used cars? How about a tax on each American who keeps the same automobile for, say, more than five years? After all, someone who keeps her car in good repair and, as a result, does not buy a new car every few years contributes to the decline of the U.S. auto industry in precisely the same way as does the most fanatical buyer of shiny new Volkswagens or Hondas.

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Sincerely, Donald J. Boudreaux Professor of Economics

Quotes!

HOROSCOPE Cancer (June 21—July 22) “Pay close attention to this, for it must be understood, not just accepted, we perceive. This is a hard fact. But what we perceive is not a fact of the same kind, because we learn what to perceive.”

The Fire From Within Carlos Castaneda Leo (July 23—August 22) “Whatever is beyond our capacity to perceive is the unknowable, and the distinction between it and the knowable is crucial” The Fire From Within Carlos Castaneda Virgo (August 23—September 22) ―...the best way to get rid of melancholy is to make fun of it.”

The Fire From Within Carlos Castaneda Libra (September 23—October 22) ―The course of a warrior’s destiny is unalterable.

The challenge is how far he can go within those rigid bounds, how impeccable he can be within those rigid bounds. If there are obstacles in his path, the warrior strives impeccably to overcome them.”

The Eagle’s Cliff Carlos Castaneda Scorpio (October 23—November 20) ―He believed that that was the way to convince them that, in the absence of self importance, a warrior’s only way of dealing with the social milieu is in terms of controlled folly.”

The Eagle’s Cliff Carlos Castaneda Sagittarius (November 23-December 21) “...a warrior is never under siege. To be under siege implies that one has personal possessions that could be blockaded. A warrior has nothing in the world except his impeccability, and impeccability cannot be threatened. “ The Eagle’s Cliff Carlos Castaneda Capricorn (December22-January 19) ―In all that was left of humanity there was only

one man who dared to think, seek and love. He, Equality 7-2521, came close to loving his life because his knowledge was regarded as a treacherous blasphemy, he had rediscovered the lost and holy word-I.” Anthem Any Rand Aquarius (January 20—February 8) “My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute. “ Any Rand Pisces (February 9—March 20) ―Those who have only empty space above them are almost inevitably lost in it, if no force restrains them.”

Suicide Emile Durkheim Aries (March 21-April 19) “We did not have much to lose any more,” said Lennart Meri. “That’s a really fatal feeling...People always have something to hope for, but if the situation is completely hopeless, it gives you a certain feeling that you must act.”

The Singing Revolution

By Priit Vesilind with James and Maureen Tusty Taurus (April 20-May 20) ―Of course, you’re always wondering whether the guy sitting on the other side of the negotiating table has his constituency under control. If not you’re headed for trouble.”

Ideas and Action George P. Shultz Gemini (May 21-June 20) “Ours is a practical activity of a purely intellectual kind; it seeks to reconcile an abstraction of a mechanical order with a reality of a biological order”“I see no difference whatsoever between a poem and a balance sheet.”

Raffaele Mattioli The Merchant Bankers

By Joseph Wechsberg

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