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July 2011 Vol. 9, Issue 7
THE OPEN ROAD: INSIDE TRAVEL:
MOTORCYCLE TOURING IN THE THOMPSON OKANAGAN
EXPLORING SALMON ARM A DAY IN ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA
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CONTENTS
July 2011 Vol. 9, Issue 7
WITH THE WIND IN YOUR FACE The Thompson Okanagan offers up some of the most scenic country side in the world. What better way to experience it than on a motorcycle.
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Story & Photos Dawn Renaud
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FEATURES
DEPARTMENTS
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16 PROFILE: MICHAEL BLAIR Drawn to Africa By Charles Duerden
26 STAYCATIONS Exploring Salmon Arm...Extreme! By Jim Couper
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21 SURVEY SAYS North of 50° Readership Survey Results
29 AWAY FROM HOME Antigua, Guatemala By TJ Wallis 38 HEALTH MATTERS New Sun Safety Guidelines 40 ARTS HAPPENING
12 REGIONAL ATTITUDE An interview with Wilma Lepin Gifts to Grandmothers 18 DON SAWYER Fair Comment Step Right This Way... 20 CALVIN WHITE The White Paper !"#$%#&'#()*+,-.'/
41 COMING EVENTS 43 COMMUNITY EVENTS
36 LISE SIMPSON The View From My Window I’m a Believer
45 IT’S A PUZZLER 37 BOB HARRINGTON It’s Your World Transending Materialism northof50.com
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FROM OUR EDITOR Every year, around this time, I have an overwhelming desire to grow my own patch of greenery. And every year, I fail. When I lived in an apartment, I tried to create a private green space for myself, grown in pots on the deck -- an oasis in the concrete jungle. I bought a couple dozen small pots to create a fragrant herb garden. I planted oregano, basil, chives, parsley and mint. Those plants seemed too small so I graduated to lettuce and tomatoes. I had visions of greenery creeping up the deck rails, offering me complete privacy from the street below. And then I watched those plants grow – to about 4 inches tall. It was hardly worth getting my hands dirty. Gardening articles and television shows promised it was easy, but I am yet to understand what I went wrong. I watered, I fertilized, I talked to them and they hated me and died. My green thumb doesn’t fare any better inside the house. While my friends boast about the size of their African violets and various ivies, my one and only indoor plant – a shamrock – is always on its death bed, in constant need of reviving and reassurance – barely hanging on. Since it is abundantly clear that a garden cannot survive under my supervision, we purchased green space in the country, where deciduous trees like birch, alder and maple thrive, and should be unaffected by my gardening skills or lack thereof. Wild raspberries, blackberries, Oregon grape, innumerable ground covers and !"##$#%&'(')*+(,&-(*$&)*.&/0&+0$$#&)11&'0"2&"*&"30&/4$&),0$&-1"+5&&67$&3*.$0803#7&(#& thick enough to hide the farm house below from sight. At least, that was the case when we moved here two and a half years ago. Today, I can see the corner of that house, just barely, but the writing is on the shed. In two and a half years I have already managed to scare the natural ecosystem half to death. The plants have discovered that a brown thumb lives in the house at the top of the hill and they are running for their lives. It started with the pine beetle. They’ve been munching on a couple of those lovely majestic ponderosa pine trees. So, we were forced to cut down, buck up, and wrap +7$&1"'#&(*&7$)49&-1)#+(,5&&:"+&+"&-)*(,;&(*&)&#(*'1$&#$)#"*&+7$&3*.$0803#7&/11$.&(*& where the pine trees had been. <--)0$*+19%&+7)+=#&*"+&*$,$##)0(19&)&'"".&+7(*'5&&>(4(*'&"3+&7$0$%&+7$&/0$&0(#?&2$('7#& high and we have a responsibility to properly manage the vegetation on our land. Despite my love of shrubbery, I have to consider ways to clear the brush and reduce ladder fuels. Hence - the goats. Eleven of the critters enjoy browsing the steep slope of our -0"-$0+9%&7)--(19&,7$2(*'&"*&)11&+7(*'#&'0$$*&)*.&0$.3,(*'&+7$&/0$&0(#?5&& @&).!(+&!9&*)+30)1&'0$$*&#-),$&(#*=+&A3(+$&27)+&(+&2)#&27$*&2$&/0#+&)00(4$.&(*&+7$& country. Maybe, green space is overrated anyway. Every green thumb knows you ."*=+&*$$.&/4$&),0$#&"B&1)*.&+"&'0"2*&)&-1)*+5&& That is why I am attempting to grow another herb garden on my deck. It’s easy. All the experts say so.
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WITH THE WIND IN YOUR FACE Story & Photos by Dawn Renaud OUR SECONDARY HIGHWAYS and rural roads take us through some of the most scenic countryside in the world. One of the best ways to experience it is from the back of a motorcycle. Perched behind a competent rider with the wind in your face and nothing but leather between you and +7$&#,$*$09%&(+=#&+7$&*$)0$#+&+7(*'&+"&K9(*'5&L"3*.&+""&0(#?9M& Like anything involving calculated risk, that’s part of the exhilaration. Come along for a ride.
Leaning through twists and turns, you’re still climbing. The engine between your knees changes pitch with each shift "B&+7$&'$)0#;&*"2&+7$&#"3*.&(#&)!-1(/$.%&$,7"(*'&8),?&B0"!& the rock face to the left and from the cement barrier lining the right edge of the road. Then the sound from the right falls away. Here there is no barrier—just a sheer drop to the lake, far below. Your view is broken only by the occasional ponderosa tall enough to rise above the road’s edge.
We’re heading north on Westside Road. Look down to your right. Inches from the sole of your boot, the asphalt is a blur. Sway with the rider as the bike leans through corner after corner. You smell wet raw wood; just beyond the pavement, 8""!$.&1"'#&K")+&"*&+7$&#30B),$&"B&N?)*)')*&>)?$5&O"3&'$+& )&27(BB&"B&,)!-/0$&#!"?$&B0"!&F$)0&E0$$?%&)*.&+7$&0").& begins to climb.
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you’ve travelled together, the rider has become accustomed to your signal for him to slow down—the sudden tightening of your knees and the tap of your hand against his thigh, right or left depending on where you’ve spotted risk—and before you say “deer” he’s already reacting. The more challenging the road, the more focused the rider must be. This is the true bliss of the motorcycle: multitasking simply isn’t an option. Even conversation becomes limited as you focus along with him; Westside Road always requires a rider’s full attention. On a bad day, there’s heavy +0)B/,P#1"2Q!"4(*'&4$7(,1$#&)7$).%&+)(1')+$0#&8$7(*.P and there is always loose gravel sprayed onto the pavement at driveways and where other vehicles have cut the insides of corners. Like deer, loose gravel can take a bike down. You’ve experienced this. And as a result, you know that even a low-speed incident tests the quality of your riding gear; skidding along the pavement staring up at the sky, you were grateful for the helmet between your scalp and the road. You picked yourself up as quickly as your aching body would )11"2%&,"*/0!$.&+7$&+0)B/,&7).&(*.$$.&#+"--$.&)*.&+7)+&+7$& rider was okay, and helped get the bike upright to let the
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other drivers pass. Then you inspected the scuffed leather on the knee and the seat of your chaps, and the elbow and shoulder of your jacket. The rider’s gear had fared better, but the leather was completely gone from the toe of his boot; the protective shield gleamed white and raw. You still shudder to think what the pavement would have done to feet encased only in tennis shoes—or to bare skin. A sudden blast of cold air. You’re alongside a creek, and it’s running full-speed with the melt. A few more tight corners, then the road descends, gradually straightening. The scent of warm ponderosa pine mingles with lilac, then wood smoke, then pasture. The cliffs are behind you; here there are only '$*+1$&,304$#5&67$&1)?$&(#&),0"##&+7$&/$1.#&"*&9"30&0('7+%&)*.& ahead is the highway. It’s time to make a decision. Right, and
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A Sunday Drive On two wheels or four, a scenic drive off the beaten path is a great way to spend a few hours, and the Thompson-Okanagan is blessed with countless roads to explore. (If you’re willing to tackle the odd dirt road, the options are endless.) From Kamloops, head up to Sun Peaks or take Lac Le Jeune and Meadow Creek to Logan Lake, 97C to Merritt, 5A to Princeton or back toward Kamloops. Take F)0*7)0+4)1$&S").&+"2)0.&R$0*"*;&)B+$0&T)1?1)*.%&+30*& off the highway at Salmon River Road for Salmon Arm or Armstrong. From Vernon, head up to Silver Star or loop around Cherryville through Lumby (the mid-section of Creighton Valley Road is unpaved), or wander over to Mabel Lake. From Kelowna, explore Lakeshore Road and the Casorso area. McCullogh Road takes you out of the city and, after the pavement ends, on to Highway 33—or onto the forest service road that drops into Penticton. There, take Green Mountain Road up to Apex or back to Highway 3A; spend some time in the Twin Lakes–Fairview area (Green Lake Road, White Lake Road) or head to Keremeos and through the Richter Pass to Osoyoos. Climb the Anarchist and head back to Kelowna through Rock Creek and F$)4$0.$11%&"0&)4"(.&+7$&,"*'$#+("*&"*&J('72)9&UV&8),?& +"&C$*+(,+"*&2(+7&S").&WW%&F1),?&L)'$&S").%&63,Q$1Q:3(+& Drive, Oliver Ranch Road, Eastside Road.
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F)-+(#+&E730,7&7)#&'0),("3#19&-0"4(.$.&)&8$)3+(B31%&80('7+%& large room for us to use for our workshop and meeting. Volunteers are always welcome and we not only get things done, we have a lot of fun doing it. We take turns bringing snacks and around 12 we stop to have coffee or tea and some great eats. There is no criteria for joining our group, just a passion for the vulnerable women and children of Africa. Q: Since you began in 2007, what kind of projects has Gifts to Grandmother’s support? Y&Z$&7)4$&B3*.$.&+7$&83(1.(*'&"B&[&7"!$#&B"0&'0)*.!"+7$0#& and their orphaned grandchildren in Nigeria. On the ground contacts are Art and Dorothy Helwig.
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ENDERBY ARTS FESTIVAL by Alyson Witts
Enderby will be the fun place to be on Saturday, July 23, a day of markets, music, magic and arts. The 2011 Enderby Arts Festival runs from 9 am to 4 pm downtown, and the organizers ~ volunteers from the Enderby & District Arts Council ~ are promising an unusual collection of free entertainments. Near the top of the list is the Raiden Taiko Japanese drumming group from Kamloops, scheduled to perform in Cliff Avenue at 1.30, 2.30 and 3.30 pm If you were lucky enough to see them in action at Vernon Performing Arts Centre early 2010 you will know this is a rare opportunity to hear extraordinary music.
Fibre Fusion at the Forks An idea took shape in January 2010 when a group of local artisans got together over coffee and talked about workshops and festivals they had attended over the years. The group 8$,)!$&+7$&F"3*.)09&T(80$&T$#+(4)1&L",($+9&)*.&T(80$&T3#("*& )+&+7$&T"0?#&2)#&"*&(+#&2)9&+"&8$,"!(*'&+7$&/0#+&/80$&B$#+(4)1& in Grand Forks. The festival will offer three days of workshops taught by )0+(#)*#&B0"!&F5E5%&<18$0+)&)*.&Z)#7(*'+"*&L+)+$5&E"30#$#& include quilting techniques, spinning, weaving, braid making, 8)#?$+09%&B$1+(*'%&-0$-)0(*'&)*(!)1&K$$,$#%&1),$&)*.&#",?& knitting, doll making, rug hooking, clothing design and sewing, woodcarving and much more. There is room for about 200 participants and interested people are encouraged to register early to avoid disappointment. In the evenings, guest speakers will share information about photographing and marketing your work. Quality items will be for sale at the merchant mall; some merchants will be giving demonstrations of what can be created with their products. 67$&'")1&"B&+7$&/80$&B$#+(4)1&(#&+"&(*+0".3,$&+7"#$&27"&7)4$& *$4$0&2"0?$.&2(+7&/80$&+"&.(4$0#$&)*.&8$)3+(B31&!$.(3!#%& as well as to further the knowledge and skills of artisans and crafters. The festival takes place August 11 to 13 at the Gospel Chapel, 7048 Donaldson Drive. Workshop hours are 9am to 4pm daily with the merchant mall open from 8am to 5pm, Thursday, T0(.)9&)*.&L)+30.)95&R(#(+&2225/80$B3#("*)++7$B"0?#5,"!&B"0& workshop schedule and registration information. 14 northof50.com
This year a large pedestrian mall will be formed by ,1"#(*'&"BB&E1(BB&<4$*3$&)*.&F$14$.$0$&L+0$$+&#"&4(#(+"0#& and locals can wander safely with their families amid the clowns, stilt-walkers, jugglers and musicians. Merchants are encouraged to “take to the street” with displays of goods and services. The Festival is anchored by the long-established Enderby Artisans Market, with its Entertainment Stage and, this year, a Food Court. Forty artisans and artists will be selling hand-crafted goods ranging from harps to pottery, woodwork and jewellery. Check out the Judges’ choices for the EDAC photographic contest in the Masonic Hall near the Market, and displays of First Nations drumming and dancing, hands and feet painting contests. Fun for all ages! O4"**$&F"9.%&+7$&31+0)Q#?(11$.&B),$Q-)(*+$0&B0"!&<0'$*+)& in the Kootenays, and her assistant Andrea will spend the whole day transforming faces of any age, while Kelowna’s outstanding man of magic, Ali K. Zam will '(4$&B"30&#7"2#&(*&F$14(.$0$&C)0?&B0"!&U5`]&)!&+"&hW5hk& pm.
GranFondo Big Ride comes to the Okanagan Story submitted. On July 16, 1,500 enthusiastic cyclists will ride through the N?)*)')*&(*&+7$&(*)3'30)1&SFE&G0)*T"*."&d$1"2*)5&67$& 0"3+$&(#&.$/*$.&89&)&#-$,+),31)0&#,$*$09&2(+7&1)?$&4($2#& and challenging climbs that complement the Giro (the race aspect of the event). “GranFondo” is derived from Italian and translates loosely to the “big ride.” GranFondo rides, a major part of European cycling culture with some events attracting over 10,000 cyclists, are recently gaining immense popularity in Canada and the United States. GranFondo Canada, founded in 2007, is committed to providing world-class cycling experiences both for riders )*.&+7$&,"!!3*(+($#&4(#(+$.5&@*&W]h]%&+7$&SFE&G0)*T"*."& Z7(#+1$0&'$*$0)+$.&\W5aI&(*&*$+&$,"*"!(,&),+(4(+9&(*&+7$& communities along the route. Positive economic impact is an important aspect of what GranFondo Canada aims to bring to the Okanagan region as well. All aspects of the ride have been considered to make the SFE&G0)*T"*."&d$1"2*)&)&!$!"0)81$&$4$*+5&N3+#(.$&"B& the beautiful route, the event is proud to be environmentally conscious, requiring cyclists to carry only reusable water 8"++1$#&+"&8$&/11$.&)+&2)+$0&+)*?#&)1"*'&+7$&2)95&S(.$0#& are also supported throughout the route with aid stations providing nutrition, roving mechanical support, and volunteers who keep the event going and provide support to all the attendees. The event is also open for community members to come out and cheer on the riders or volunteer to help out. Volunteering provides a great way to meet new people and enjoy the excitement of a truly memorable event. There is a role for every interest, including: media, cheering, aid stations, merchandising, celebrations and many more. As a thank you for all the hard work put in, every volunteer receives refreshments for the day, a reference letter and a great lululemon souvenir piece. 67$&W]hh&SFE&G0)*T"*."&d$1"2*)&2(11&#+)0+&)*.&/*(#7& on Water Street in downtown Kelowna with post-ride festivities taking place at Waterfront Park. Spectators, volunteers, and residents are all invited to enjoy the B$#+(4(+($#&)+&+7$&/*(#7&1(*$&27$0$&+7$&B)!(19&B0($*.19&-1)D)& on the beach is the perfect place to join riders and organizers to celebrate a job well done. Registration is still open for SFE&G0)*T"*."&d$1"2*)&"*&n319&h_5&6"&0$'(#+$0&4(#(+j&7++-joo www.rbcgranfondokelowna.com/registration.htm. To volunteer for the event, visit: http://www.rbcgranfondokelowna.com/volunteer.htm.
RAILWAY TALES THE BRAVEST BRAKEMAN By Jack Godwin MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE that on April 29th, 1903 the town of Frank Alberta was covered by a massive rockslide and that the only survivor was a baby girl who was subsequently named “Frankie Slide”. In fact, while the disaster killed 86 people and many outbuildings were covered, Frank itself was spared and little Frankie’s story is a myth. Local natives referred to Turtle Mountain as “the mountain that moves” and they refused to camp under its shadow. However, it contained rich deposits of coal and by 1901 the bustling mining town of Frank was well established. On the night of the slide a freight train had just loaded up with coal and was ordered on to a siding (“waiting in the hole” in train slang) so that a passenger train that had been held up by a blizzard could speed through Frank and make up valuable time. That was the plan until--at 4:10 am--90 million tons of rock broke loose from the peak and thundered into the valley below. Ahead of the deadly rock fall, a hurricane-force wind raced across the valley, toppling houses, shacks and tents. Those asleep had no time to waken, and those awake never knew what hit them. One man who did not lose his wits during this crisis was brakeman Sid Choquette aboard the coal train waiting in the siding. As he gazed in horror at the mass of rock covering the C.P.R.’s track Choquette realized that another disaster was looming as the highballing passenger train raced toward Frank. With rock still falling and people screaming in anguish, the brakeman grabbed his lantern and 8$')*&,0)21(*'&),0"##&+7$&.$80(#&(*&"0.$0&+"&K)'&."2*&+7$& oncoming train. According to eyewitnesses Sid Choquette was “pretty played out” by the time he’d crossed the rubble heap and successfully alerted the passenger train. The E)*).()*&C),(/,&S)(12)9&2)#&'0)+$B31&+7)+&L(.&7).&#)4$.& them from an insurance disaster and grandly offered him +7$&0$2)0.&"B&\Wk5]]&)*.&)&1$++$0&"B&,"!!$*.)+("*5&&:"+&B"0& nothing was the railway known to its employees as “The Cheapie R”. The song “Flaggin’ Down The Flyer” by The Kettle Valley F0)?$!$*&(#&)4)(1)81$&"*&+7$&Ei&l60)(*&6)1?m5&&&6"&.(#,"4$0& more about the group including concert schedules, other CDs and bookings please visit www.kvbrakemen.com northof50.com 15
MICHAEL BLAIR Drawn to Africa Story by Charles Duerden
FROM NEWSBOY TO REUTERS’ correspondent and eventually Reuters Manager of Media and Cable TV Services, G1)#'"2Q8"0*&I(,7)$1&F1)(0&0)*?#&)!"*'&d$1"2*)=#&!"#+& remarkable citizens. Having successfully leveraged the major technological advances in communications throughout his ,)0$$0%&F1)(0&(#&)&'1"8)1&+$1$,"!&$X-$0+%&27"&*"2&80(*'#&#"!$& of those advances to some of the world’s poorest people in Africa, both as entrepreneur and philanthropist. His fascination with the wider world depicted in the Vancouver Province he delivered as a boy led to a summer job with the paper in 1959 when he was 17. Three years later, he joined the Vancouver bureau of the Canadian Press, a position that took him to Montreal for two years. With his appetite whetted for further travel, he left for London with +7$&)!8(+("*&"B&g"(*(*'&+7$&7$).&"B/,$&"B&S$3+$0#5 After two-and-a-half bleak months and lots of low-cost 13*,7$#&(*&+7$&R(,+"0()&H&<18$0+&I3#$3!%&F1)(0&/*)119&'"+&)& 16 northof50.com
one-day trial on the North American Desk of Reuters. And so began a 20-year career that took him and Welsh-born 2(B$%&R(4($*%&+"&F3$*"#&<(0$#%&:$2&O"0?%&8),?&+"&>"*."*& and then Mexico. Stints at the United Nations and Washington followed, but )&+)#+$&"B&F1)(0#=&B3+30$&83#(*$##&,)0$$0&,)!$&(*&hUVh&27$*&)#& Reuter’s Manager of Media and Cable TV Services he signed ,"*+0),+#&2(+7&+7$&1(?$#&"B&<FE&6R&)*.&+7$&:$2&O"0?& Times. Making those deals “gave me a thrill akin to having my by-line,” he says. @*&hUaW%&F1)(0&)*.&7(#&B)!(19&!"4$.&+"&I$X(,"&E(+9&27$0$& 7$&#"1.&,"!-3+$0(D$.&/*)*,()1&#$04(,$#&+"&8)*?#%&80"?$0)'$& houses and commodity dealers in the northern half of Latin America and the Caribbean. 67$*&(*&<-0(1&hUak&F1)(0&0$,$(4$.&)&-7"*$&,)11&B0"!&)*& Australian lawyer friend, who convinced him to leave Reuters to set up ITI Equatorial Satcom Limited on
Michael Blair and Mawuli Tasiame, director of the Michael & Vivien Blair School in Accra, Ghana, with staff and students. Photo supplied. 8$7)1B&"B&+2"&<3#+0)1()*&$*+0$-0$*$30#&(*&F)*')1"0$%& India where the government wanted to launch a satellite network system. Required to choose a joint-venture -)0+*$0%&F1)(0&,7"#$&@*.()&6$1$-7"*$&@*.3#+0($#&+"&!)?$& over 600 small satellite antennas. “We created one of the /0#+&$1$,+0"*(,#&!)*3B),+30(*'&,"!-)*($#&(*&F)*')1"0$%& which has since become the Silicon Valley of India,” he said. After the company was bought in 1991 by a General Electric subsidiary, he moved to San Diego to become the Asian Sales Manager of start-up company Comstream Corp., where the Nigerian distributor spoke of the potential of Africa following the deregulation of the continent’s telecommunications industry. “I saw my niche as being in the corporate data and voice market and went to live in Cote d’Ivore in March 1996, 7"-(*'&+"&#+)0+&+7$0$%m&#)(.&F1)(0%&l83+&!9&/0#+&,3#+"!$0& was Australian mining company Resolute, which wanted telecommunications between Ghana and Perth so I moved to Ghana.” 67$0$&7$&B"3*.$.&GL&6$1$,"!&<B0(,)%&27(,7&,0$)+$.&+7$&/0#+& private satellite station in Ghana, providing data services to the mining industry and corporations across Africa. Vivien
ran a tight ship as the company’s business manager. “My Nigerian friends became my partners and in 2007, with 350 staffers in 14 countries and services in 37 others, we sold the business to Gateway Communications of the U.K.,” said F1)(05 Michael and Vivien then retired to Kelowna, but left a legacy in their support to an ICT school in Accra that teaches Microsoft, networking and web design, and which has since 8$$*&*)!$.&(*&+7$(0&7"*"305&67$&I(,7)$1&)*.&R(4($*&F1)(0& International Training Centre graduates over 100 students )**3)119&)*.&+7$&F1)(0#&7)4$&."*)+$.&1)*.&"*&27(,7&+7$9& hope a university will be built. In Kelowna he joined local start-up Helios Global Tracking where he learned of more telecom potential in Africa, this time in the emergent nation of Southern Sudan. In February, just three days after arriving in Juba, the capital, he met the telecommunications minister and applied for a licence to 83(1.&)*.&"-$0)+$&)&/80$&"-+(,&*$+2"0?5&J$&*"2&,"!!3+$#& between Kelowna and Juba, returning every three weeks. Saying that Africa has taught him patience, he added that his greatest hope for the continent is for education to be available for all. northof50.com 17
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moving in that direction, they’d have these poor women up their battering each other into a pulp in no time.” I didn’t buy the painting (I got a reworking of American Gothic with two severe-looking women, one holding the pitchfork, staring dourly at the viewer), but the image, and his comments, have stayed with me.
live cockroaches with their mouth, put them onto a table, and eat all 10 as fast as possible! What fun! Or laugh uproariously as you view a female contestant, handcuffed under a shower spraying a stream of genoooine pig’s blood on her head, while her partner chops up the room with an axe looking for the key!
Generally I try to avoid TV with something akin to the fear American Indian groups viewed early cameras, which they ,)11$.&l#"31&,)+,7$0#5m&&F3+&",,)#("*)119%&+""&+(0$.&+"&B(*.& anything more productive to do, I find myself sitting in front of our modest 32” screen flipping through the tangle of channels. And when I do, I realize that the Washington artist was right: TV has become the side show of the 21st century, the carnival freak tents of yore, now interrupted by commercials.
Why is it that we seem attracted to human misery, pain and )*'3(#7M&&67$&G$0!)*=#&e)#&J"!$0&L(!-#"*&B)!"3#19&-3+& it, “Those Germans have a word for everything”) actually have a term for this phenomenon: “schadenfreude,” – “taking pleasure in other’s misfortunes.” Alas, research evidence suggests that we do indeed get off on other’s bad luck: we look better to ourselves. One experiment suggests that men (but not women!) literally enjoy seeing bad people suffer. When subjects observed a person experiencing physical pain, the male’s brain’s pleasure centers lit up if he thought it was well-deserved. Other studies suggest that schadenfreude is correlated with envy, and, perhaps most tellingly, low self-esteem.
Step this way... Over here we have the Fat Lady! Huge and grotesque! Watch as she struggles to knock off the pounds, sweating and groaning for your viewing pleasure! Looking for .2)04$#M&&Z$11%&2$&,)11&+7$!&1(++1$&-$"-1$&*"2%&83+&#+$-& 0('7+&3-p&&>(?$&9"30&B0$)?#&!"0$&,$0$80)1M&&>""?&(*&"*&+7$& madness of hoarders, fear and panic lighting their eyes as +7$(0&1(4$#&)0$&.(#!)*+1$.p&&>3#+(*'&B"0&81"".M&&Z$=4$&'"+&)& great line-up of UFC fighters punching, biting and kicking each other unconscious! <*.&(*&+7(#&+$*+&2$&7)4$&i"'&+7$&F"3*+9&J3*+$0&+0),?(*'& down pathetic petty criminals, smashing down their doors )*.&?(,?(*'&+7$(0&-(+&8311#p&&6""&(*&9"30&B),$M&&Z$11%&2)+,7& just ordinary folks make fools of themselves on daytime talk shows that feature daughters fighting over their mother’s 1"4$0p&F0"+7$0#&27"&7)4$&#$X&2(+7&+7$(0&#(#+$0#&)*.&+7(*?& it’s a swell idea! Then get into punch-ups with the hooting audience! Live and onstage!
Schadenfreude is the opposite of empathy, and if our TV shows are any indication, enjoyment in the distress of others is a far better draw then sympathy, kindness and compassion. Scary. Step right up, ladies and gentlemen. On channel 12 we have lC0$'*)*+&F)8$&bX+0$!$&F"X(*'pm Don Sawyer is a writer, educator and former Director of Okanagan College’s International Development Centre. He lives with his wife in Salmon Arm. You can contact Don Sawyer by email at donsawyer@ telus.net or by mail at Don Sawyer c/o North of 50°, Box 100, Armstrong, BC V0E 1B0. For more information on Don’s writing and development work, visit his web site at www.thenortherned.com.
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â&#x20AC;&#x153;KILL THE MALLâ&#x20AC;?, the black spray paint curled and wove a large swath over the yellow brick side of a Lviv building. I am in this beautiful UNESCO World Heritage city in western Ukraine and graffiti is uncommon and unexpected. Street after cobblestoned street intersect and bind these Old World buildings and edifices of the late 19th century. What *$$.&"B&-"1(+(,)1&+)''(*'&"*&#3,7&)--$)1(*'&)0,7(+$,+30$M Everywhere there are small shops for groceries, produce, coffee, medicines, pots and pans, haircuts. All small, all intimate, prices much the same. A round of dark rye bread is half a dollar and a bottle of beer the same, as befits a country (*&27(,7&+7$&)4$0)'$&!"*+719&(*,"!$&(#&\Wk]5 Ukraine is likely called a developing nation, but I wonder 27)+&+7)+&!$)*#M&@#&(+&,"!!$*+)09&"*&+7)+&!"*+719&#)1)09M& The electric trams here cost 12 and a half cents, the busses 25 cents. Eggs are 60 cents a dozen. Does higher salary and 7('7$0&-0(,$#&$A3)+$&+"&.$4$1"-!$*+M 20 northof50.com
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Twenty-five minutes of lurching and bouncing along uneven cobblestoned or cracked concrete roadways disgorges 0(,?$+9&F^L&Vh&)+&+7$&$*.&"B&+7$&1(*$55&67$0$&)0$&!)*9&"+7$0& busses unloading here. There are rows of autos all parked in the hot sun. And before us is the biggest mall. At the city limits, it could be mistaken as a new religious complex. Inside, air-conditioned order and pizzazz as modern as the newest Canadian counterpart. Three immense floors of shopping. Long, inclined escalators, the stairways to heaven! I$')Q#3-$0!)0?$+&+"&0(4)1&)*9&L3-$0#+"0$5&F"21(*'&)11$9%& !"4($&!31+(Q-1$X%&B)#+&B"".&')1"0$%&\`]]&#7"$#%&#+91$&#7"-#& for every advertised item, electronics, baby shops, home furnishings. And best of all.....an ice skating rink! J$0$&+""%&-$"-1$&#+0"11&)*.&1""?5&F3+&+7$9&."*=+&#+0"11&+"&4(#(+& or talk, they stroll to look at things outside of themselves. Not together with other beings, but together with stuff. I asked my Uzbek friend who had never seen such a place, 27)+&#7$&+7"3'7+5&J$0&0$#-"*#$M&L7$&#7""?&7$0&7$).&)*.& smiled, “This is not reality.” Years ago in Prague, I asked another friend how people who earned such small salaries could afford the expensive foreign goods. His conclusion was that they surely had to save and save for weeks in order to buy their symbol of development. Graffiti on other people’s property is never acceptable, but sometimes the ideas it expresses ........ Calvin White is a retired high school counsellor who lives in the North Okanagan. He has over 70 essays published in various Canadian daily newspapers, including the Globe and Mail, the Ottawa Citizen, Toronto Star, Vancouver Sun and Province. If you have any comments on this column, you can write to Calvin White at calvinwhite@northof50.com or to Calvin White c/o North of 50°, Box 100, Armstrong, BC V0E 1B0
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A staycation is a bit like being a tourist in your own town. Instead of travelling afar for a vacation, you stay home and relax, taking day trips close to home. Living in the Thompson Okanagan is a bonus for staycationers, considering all there is to do here. Plan your staycation just like you would a regular vacation. Set a time and date for your ‘departure’. Buy a local guidebook. Go on a winery tour. Spend a day at the beach. Have dinner out. Visit a museum or art gallery. Check out one of the world class ski hills in the Thompson Okanagan. Experience live theatre. Attend a musical festival or sports event. Find a new hiking trail. The trick to enjoying a staycation is to make sure you do what you would do if you were on vacation: relax and explore!
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winding lanes and even if you don’t tip the bottle the scenery makes the short drive worthwhile. The next extreme challenges the imagination: a lawnmower 18 feet high and 11 feet wide that weighs 4158 lbs. (pictured on page 28). The creation of Herb Higginbottom, proprietor of the Tool Museum, sits in front of his place in Deep Creek on the outskirts of Salmon Arm. “Surely it’s the biggest lawnmower on Planet Earth,” I state. lJ"2&!)*9&,)*&+7$0$&8$Mm&J$08&2(11&)'0$$&+"&*"&,1)(!&3*+(1& +7$&G3(**$##&0$,"0.&?$$-$0#&-0"4(.$&4$0(/,)+("*5&67$&\`&B$$& to tour his museum stands as the best bargain in the land excepting free things. Herb and his wife Linda love to show their collection and as long as you listen, they will talk. They don’t drone on like automatonic tour guides; they are full of surprises, enthusiasm, questions and information. And ladies, don’t worry about sitting in the cold car while hubby inspects ancient drill bits and chain saws. Linda will likely invite you in for coffee. Another attraction to be wedged into your day in Salmon <0!&#(+#&*$)0&+7$&g3*,+("*&"B&7('72)9#&UVF&)*.&+7$&60)*#& Canada. Haney Heritage Village houses a dozen original buildings that recreate life in the early days of the town (see picture, top right). Admission to this valuable piece of the past is zero, or a donation. If you want to tour a couple of 83(1.(*'#&*"0!)119&,1"#$.%&9"3=11&-)9&\k5& Spouse Lian and I thought a cup of tea in an historical setting would be a good way to end our historical walkabout. When the proprietress at Marjorie’s Tea Room suggested home-made scones we gave in. Two big scones 2(+7&g)!&)*.&,0$)!&/11$.&3#&3-&#"&2$&.$,1)0$.&(+&"30&13*,75& Speaking of food, Salmon Arm sports two excellent restaurants of a high-end nature and gourmet caliber: Shuswap Chefs and Table 24. The latter is in the Podollan northof50.com 27
Hotel where we stayed overnight. Hidden from those who pass by, is one the nicest swimming pools that has ever K")+$.&!9&8".9&e#$$&-(,+30$&"*&-0$4("3#&-)'$%&+"-&1$B+f5&67$& 7"+$1&,1)(!#&(+=#&lFE=#&1)0'$#+%&7$)+$.%&"3+.""0%&B0$$QB"0!%& +0"-(,)1&-""15m&67)+&,1)(!&7)#&#"&!)*9&A3)1(/$0#&@&.)0$*=+& enquire about the second biggest. The pool features a long narrow stem with bubbling water spouts and one end 81"##"!#&"3+&(*+"&+2"&,(0,31)0&)A3)+(,&K"2$0#%&"*$&"B&27(,7& has an island in the middle. An average swimmer could spend 15 minutes following the perimeter. Only hotel guests can use the pool, but next year, when a health spa opens, that may change. <&2)1?&."2*+"2*%&)&#2(!&)+&E)*"$&F$),7%&)&!3#(,&"0&)0+#& festival, mountain biking or hiking, a patient observation of the grebes ... Salmon Arm can keep a couple entertained for a full weekend. And I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t talked about outdoor concerts, 7"3#$8")+#%&0"2(*'&$+,5&@*&+7$&B)11&2$=11&'$+&8),?&+"&/11&(*&+7$& gaps.
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RAIN RAIN GO AWAY. Our group of ten chanted that ditty, whilst the driver of our rented passenger van weaved through and around fallen trees and debris, the result of mudslides that had washed out large sections of the road from Puerto Quetzal to Antigua. Heavy rains have been pummeling this area for several weeks and news sources report more than 30 separate landslides have cut across the Inter-American Highway, one of Guatemala’s main roads. And it’s still raining. The very fact that we are here, on this road, is a minor miracle. There had been some question about whether or not our cruise ship – Holland America’s Ryndam – hampered by high winds, would be able to enter +7$&7)08"305&&F3+&2(+7&#"!$&#?(11B31&!)*$34$0(*'#&)*.&)& lucky break in the weather, Captain Mark Rowden was able to dock. All the passengers are duly impressed; this display of expertise validates that Captain Rowden, who demonstrated a remarkable aptitude for pizza making in the ship’s Culinary Arts Centre the day before, truly deserves the fan base he has accumulated on the ship.
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Miguel, our tour guide, is also gaining fans. He talks a mile a minute like the Sham-wow pitchman on TV. Some passengers fret about the state of the roads, but Miguel offers assurances: No no no not to worry not to worry. F3+&1)0'$0&83#$#&.$1(4$0(*'&,03(#$&#7(-&-)##$*'$0#&+"& Antigua have been rerouted because slides have narrowed +7$&0").&+"&#(*'1$&1)*$&+0)B/,5&&&L"&2$&#(*'&)&#(119&#"*'%& pretend we are completely accustomed to nature’s hazards. Miguel has promised us a “fantastic fantastic doesn’t get better than this” tour. We will go to Antigua, a UNESCO Z"01.&J$0(+)'$&L(+$%&l*"+&+"&2"009&*"+&+"&2"009m&83+&/0#+%& we make one stop – at his cousin’s textile factory. A couple of passengers groan, imagining Cousin Eduardo’s factory in positively negative terms. There is no doubt you take your chances when you book private tours, not through the ship. The cruise ship we’d sailed in on guarantees its tours – and if your bus is delayed for any reason (say, a mudslide) the ship will wait for you. It won’t wait for us rebels. F3+&"B&,"30#$%&I('3$1&(#&"BB$0(*'&3-&$X),+19&+7$&?(*.&"B& experience Dean and I love – the kind where you don’t know what you’ll get -- a mixture of anticipation and fear.
It turns out that Cousin Eduardoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s textile factory is a wonderful bombastment of colours, smells and authenticity. <&+"30(#+&+0)-M&&C$07)-#&c&83+&)&.$1('7+B31&"*$5&&Z7(1$&)& young woman weaves brilliantly coloured Guatemalan fabric "*&)&-0$QJ(#-)*(,&F),?Q#+0)-&1""!%&)*&"1.$0&'$*+1$!)*& ,""?#&+),"#&c&@&+7(*?&Q&"*&)*&"3+.""0&/0$&-(+%&)*.&)*"+7$0& brings us delicious, aromatic Guatemalan coffee. As soon as we are inside, I am whisked away to a backroom where two women dress me in traditional Guatemalan garb, and then parade me in front of my fellow passengers while Miguel explains what I am wearing. In Guatemala, he says, indigenous women produce traditional fabrics in over 350 different designs and a huge variety of colors. Each design is unique to its village of origin and has a ceremonial symbolism inherited from Mayan ancestors. We spend about a half hour at Cousin Eduardoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s before continuing on to Antigua, known for its stunning monasteries, colonial architecture and cobblestone streets. Miguel tells us that Antigua is nestled between three volcanoes; the last major eruption occurred in 1972. Earthquakes in the 18th century destroyed thousands of 83(1.(*'#5&<#&2$&.0(4$&89%&I('3$1&$X-1)(*#&+7$&#('*(/,)*,$& of each building, many of which are in the process of restoration. Our tour takes us to the Casa Santo Domingo, a monastery +7)+&7)#&8$$*&,"*4$0+$.&+"&)&/4$&#+)0&7"+$15&&67$&7"+$1&(#&)*& incredible work of art and architecture. Miguel points to a tree on the hotel grounds and challenges us to guess its age. All our guesses are far too high. This tree has reaped +7$&8$*$/+#&"B&0(,7&4"1,)*(,&#"(1&)*.&(#&g3#+&a&9$)0#&"1.%&#)9#& Miguel. We make a short stop at a jade factory. Miguel tells us that g).$&2)#&)&-0$,("3#&#+"*$&#),0$.&+"&+7$&I)9)*#5&F$B"0$& Miguel leaves us to explore on our own, we enjoy genuine Guatemalan cuisine in a restaurant frequented by locals. eE"#+&\W`&B"0&Wf&& i30(*'&"30&B0$$&+(!$&2$&$X-1"0$&+"2*5&&Z$&/*.&)*&@*+$0*$+& ,)Bq%&27(,7&,"#+#&\h&^L&B"0&)&7)1B&7"30&"B&7('7&#-$$.&(*+$0*$+%& )&#+)0?&,"*+0)#+&+"&+7$&\hW&B"0&+7$&#)!$&)!"3*+&"B&#1"2&#-$$.& time on the ship. The town square (Parque Central) is usually crowded with locals, tourists and merchants, but not on this day. Anyone with any sense has sought shelter from the incessant rain (*&+7$&!)*9&#7"-#&+7)+&#300"3*.&+7$&,$*+0)1&B"3*+)(*5&&F3+& northof50.com 31
i$)*&)*.&@&7)4$&,"!$&-0$-)0$.&2(+7&"30&\h5UU&E)*).()*& Tire ponchos and we venture through the sloppy square to investigate tiny shops along the side streets. Women, loaded down with woven fabrics or inexpensive jade jewelry, try to “do business” with us. I buy three jade necklaces and three fabric runners as gifts for folks back home. I like this system – it’s a business proposition - not the begging I’ve often seen in parts of Mexico. As always, Dean and I have pushed the limits of time. Our group is to meet at the hired van by 2 o’clock to ensure we make it back to the ship before it sails at 4 pm. It’s a slow ride back; the storm has worsened and the van’s windshield wiper is working at lightening speed. F9&+7$&+(!$&2$&)00(4$&8),?&)+&C3$0+"&r3$+D)1%&+7$&2(*.&7)#& whipped up so bad that ship’s passengers, returning from their shore excursions, are holding onto the gangplank railing for dear life. Crew members come out en masse with 3!80$11)#&+"&$#,"0+&-)##$*'$0#&8),?&+"&+7$&#7(-5&&F3+&+7$& umbrellas offer no protection from the wind, and are soon more trouble than they are worth. Mother Nature makes certain everyone is soaked – and chilled - to the bone. F3+&2$&)0$&)11&#)B$&)*.&0$).9&+"&#)(15&& Over the ship’s PA system, Captain Rowden announces that he is waiting for a break in the weather before the Ryndam can leave the dock. Mother Nature gives us a tremendous show of thunder and lightening while we enjoy our evening meal in the dining room. Conversation revolves around the weather and the morning’s iffy trip into the harbour, as well as speculation about whether we will leave Guatemala tonight. And then, we hear the thrusters pushing us away from the pier, and we make a lumpy exit from the harbour.
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played well. I have friends who puttered nervously around their homes, loading dishwashers or planting herb gardens or folding laundry, averting their eyes from the TV screen (but certainly listening intently). They were, of course, just being complete cowards, but they had convinced themselves that if they watched the game, the result would be disastrous. I have a friend who knew that the Canucks only had a chance of winning a game if he did not sit down. He had to stand up during each and every game, for the entire three hours. This man had to go to Finland on a business trip during the third round, and in a stunning display of deluded superstitious conviction, stood up in his hotel room at 3 a.m. local time, watching the game. Well done, you.
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SIMPSON THE VIEW FROM MY WINDOW I’m a Believer DURING THE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS, I gradually began to believe that when I wore my ancient old jogging shorts in combination with my navy blue Vancouver Canucks t-shirt, I was improving the odds that the Canucks would win the game. I felt myself to be in possession of a powerful, dark secret. In muttered conversations with other Canucks fans, I was delighted to learn of similar magical superstitions. And as the Canucks fought their way through round one, and two, and three, these nonsensical beliefs began to feel more )*.&!"0$&0$)1%&)*.&+""?&"*&.$$-$0&)*.&.$$-$0&#('*(/,)*,$5& A friend from work would only consume Australian Shiraz during a Canucks home game, and Spanish wine from the Valdeorras region for away games. Another friend always took her ancient, arthritic dog for a walk in the intermission between the second and third periods (regardless of whether or not said dog even needed, or was fully expected to survive, a walk). A common superstition was the “I’m a jinx” school of thought. It seems many Canucks fans were quite sure that as long as they didn’t actually watch the game, the team 36 northof50.com
Well, someone obviously screwed up, because the Canucks lost in game seven, failing – on home ice, yet - to Ruin the F03(*#5&Z)#&(+&9"3M&i(.&9"3&B"0'$+&+"&2$)0&9"30&13,?9& 3*.$02$)0&B0"!&+7(0.&9$)0&,"11$'$M&Z"31.&(+&7)4$&?(11$.& you to have remembered to park your car sideways in your .0(4$2)9M&&i(.&9"3&)1+$0&9"30&0"3+(*$%&.0(*?&+7$&20"*'& .0(*?%&B"0'$+&+"&B),$&*"0+7&27$*&30(*)+(*'M&I9&B0($*.&#+"".& during the entire game, as required. I was wearing my tattered shorts and Canucks t-shirt, as required. So it must have been one of you. For shame. The Canuck’s loss in Game Seven certainly didn’t have )*9+7(*'&+"&."&2(+7&F"#+"*&7)4(*'&)&'1).()+"0&B"0&)&'")1($& 27"&#+"".&+)11&)*.&-1)9$.&2(+7&#+3**(*'&,"*/.$*,$5&&Z$& weren’t undone by a net detective who was so on his game, so poised and so sure, that the mere image of his casual, smiling stance in the net during each warm-up made Canucks fans shiver inside. No. That’s just a dumb idea. We lost, obviously, because someone failed to obey whatever superstition they were supposed to obey. Get it together, people. We did not fail to win the Stanley Cup because the pure, unscripted, raw grit of sport can turn the unexpected into the expected and the unimaginable into the imaginable. The E)*3,?#&.(.&*"+&B)(1&+"&2(*&G)!$&L$4$*&8$,)3#$&+7$&F"#+"*& F03(*#&-1)9$.&2(+7&#3-$0("0&7$)0+%&#?(11%&)*.&.$+$0!(*)+("*5&& We lost because someone, somewhere, was not wearing their lucky underwear while watering their parsley as they ate Doritos while reading an edition of North of 50° magazine upside-down and yelling at the TV in Danish. Still, I say thank you to the Vancouver Canucks for a great season. Maybe next year, they will hoist Lord Stanley’s Cup.
IT’S YOUR WORLD TRANSCENDING MATERIALISM By Bob Harrington As the world wobbles its high-tech way toward extinction, +7$0$&(#&)*&"84("3#&/0#+&#+$-&+7)+&!3#+&8$&+)?$*&(B&73!)*& society is to have a chance to survive. That step is to replace the prevailing mania that is pushing us toward global collapse: the obscene and dangerous belief that the pursuit "B&2$)1+7Q2(+7"3+Q1(!(+&g3#+(/$#&+7$&3*,"*+0"11$.&-(11)'(*'& of the planet. To begin with, we must correct a dangerous misconceptions 2$&7"1.&Q&+7$&#$1BQK)++$0(*'&(113#("*&+7)+&2$&)0$&J"!"& sapiens. Some day a species may evolve on this planet that is entitled to call itself wise, but it is not an adjective that can be applied to a species that is hell-bent on destroying its planetary home. Genuine wisdom would induce our political and business leaders to stop plundering and poisoning the planet and concentrate their efforts instead on repairing the ecosphere they have so terribly mutilated. It’s late for such a transformation from self-destruction to sustainability, but perhaps not yet too late. Our 81)+)*+&B)3X&-)#&7)#&8$$*&+7$&'1"0(/,)+("*&"B&'0$$.&)*.& power that runs rampant through what we pathetically call our civilization. A few billionaires have belatedly decided to “donate” as much as half the wealth they have accrued from “free enterprise” to philanthropic efforts. It would be more appropriate for them to dispense their philanthropy according to the tenets of justice. A central problem is an ancient one that began with recognition of the need for the separation of church and state. Religious convictions, it was recognized, should not interfere with or hobble a judicious and caring management of state. Unfortunately, an economic “religion” based on deifying greed and power was instead embraced by our political and business leaders. It is called “Corporatism.” Its god is lC0"/+m&)*.&(+#&-0(!$&,"!!)*.!$*+&(#&+"&$1$4)+$&)4)0(,$& as the highest economic virtue. It makes saints and heroes of those who accumulate the most wealth. It wages wars, causes famines, impoverishes billions, contaminates our air and water. It has already driven many of our fellow creatures into extinction, and now herds our own species toward the same fate. Today’s “economy” is thus a perversion of what an economy should be, and so planetary destruction is well under way. Profound change in the prevailing self-destructive worldview is clearly needed if we wish to have some continuance of life on Earth. How could this be
),,"!-1(#7$.M There are two basic approaches to life. One is called materialism, the other idealism. Movement from materialism to idealism has been recognized as evolution toward spiritual growth. The famous philosopher Immanuel Kant coined the term “transcendentalism” to describe this growth in human perception. He recognized that within our being there is an inherent spark of intelligence that is not dependent on experience or conscious understanding. For the sake of #(!-1(/,)+("*%&(+&!('7+&8$&,)11$.&(*+3(+("*5& Obviously there must be an elevation of our individual thought from the materialistic realm to a spiritual recognition of the greater truth that our lives are part of a complex ecosphere that we best grasp through our instinct. We babble about “the environment” to pretend concern that is merely verbosity. In general we refrain from the kind "B&+0)*#,$*.$*+)1&+7"3'7+&+7)+&7)#&8$$*&,1)0(/$.&89&!)*9& thinkers. Emerson, for example states that “The transcendentalist adopts the whole connection of spiritual doctrine. He believes in miracle, in the perpetual openness of the human mind…” The general view (see Emerson’s essays, Transcendentalism and The Over-Soul) is that one may move, with intellectual !)+30(+9%&B0"!&I)+$0()1(#!&+"&!"0$&0$K$,+(4$&@.$)1(#!5&J$& also notes that it is unlikely for an individual to revert to materialism once she/he has become idealistic. Various creeds and philosophies, through the ages, have suggested that an individual may embrace divinity by surrendering to an association with nature, to the entity which provides for personal existence, sustains it throughout this life, and possibly through many lives. Those who believe in things of a higher nature than materialism and wealth have inherited the formidable task of somehow reversing the perilous ethical stagnancy that now prevails. Whether or not it appears clearly, a dream of social decency is building as a reaction against the destructive belief in the accumulation of wealth as the supreme goal of human life. Many now see the chaos and enormous harm that proceeds from what we have called progress. They now realize that renewal on a global scale is urgent and essential. It remains to be seen, however, if this dawning awareness will spread as fast and effectively as the magnitude of our present plight demands. The Soul Solution:The Need for a Theology of the Earth with a foreword by Dr. David Suzuki and Harrington’s other books are available at Bookland in Vernon and Kamloops, Mosaic Books in Kelowna, and Hooked on Books in Penticton, or at www.hancockhouse.com northof50.com 37 no
HEALTH MATTERS Sun safety guidelines get an update For years doctors and safety experts have preached the importance of being smart about sun exposure. Considering skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in Canada and the U.S., according to statistics published by the leading cancer organizations in both countries, many people have long heeded the warnings. Although many of the precautions remain the same, this season individuals may want to pay attention to some of the newer information about sun safety. UV Rays and the Ozone Layer The sun is responsible for life on the planet as we know it. Without sunlight, plants would fail to thrive and there would not be adequate warmth to heat up the planet. Still, the sun is a double-edged sword. The warming rays responsible for life can also be detrimental. A primary component of sun rays -- ultraviolet rays -- can cause skin and eye damage. UV rays come in three types: 1. UVA: These rays cause skin aging and wrinkling and contribute to skin cancer, such as melanoma. They are the most common UV rays to reach people. W5&^RFj&67$#$&0)9#&)0$&)1#"&.)!)'(*'%&83+&+7$&"D"*$&1)9$0& blocks much of them from passing through. Some do make it through and can be harmful. 3. UVC: These rays might be lesser known to the general public, but they are the most harmful. These rays are blocked by the ozone layer in the atmosphere and don’t reach the earth. <1+7"3'7&+7$&"D"*$&1)9$0&/1+$0#&!3,7&"B&+7$&7)0!B31& ultraviolet radiation, the thinning of the ozone layer due to greenhouse gases and other effects of human life poses a problem. Some portions of the ozone layer are depleting. Contrary to what some people may think, thinning of the ozone layer is more pronounced at the poles of the earth rather than in the equator region. There is a large area of thinning over Antarctica, which some scientists believe correlates to a weather phenomenon called a “polar vortex.” This is when air is blown around the planet and atmosphere and is isolated over Antarctica during the winter. This air contains global pollutants, which break down the ozone layer. 38 northof50.com
Guidelines for being safe when out in the sun are evolving. Changes to Sun Protection Guidelines Although very thin patches in the ozone layer are sparsely located at the poles, the overall concentration of ozone (*&+7$&#+0)+"#-7$0$&K3,+3)+$#5&67(**(*'&0$#31+(*'&B0"!& ,71"0"K3"0",)08"*#%&"0&ETE#%&)*.&*(+0"'$*&"X(.$#&(*&+7$& air has compromised the ozone to the point that greater precautions may be necessary to protect the body from UV rays.
* It is widely known that the sun is responsible for producing vitamin D in the body. That vitamin D works in concert with calcium to produce strong bones. Vitamin D is sometimes known as the “sunshine vitamin.” Three-quarters "B&^5L5&+$$*#&)*.&).31+#&)0$&.$/,($*+&(*&4(+)!(*&i%&),,"0.(*'& to information in the Archives of Internal Medicine. While the old way of thinking was to get 20 minutes of unprotected sun exposure a day to generate vitamin D, new thinking "BB$0#&+7)+&#3--1$!$*+#&)*.&B"0+(/$.&B"".#&)0$&+7$&#)B$#+&2)9& +"&'$+&4(+)!(*&i%&$#-$,()119&B"0&+7"#$&27"&)0$&.$/,($*+5
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