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In Defense of Free Speech SONJA SZLOVICSAK of selling out to unscrupulous adverACTINGEDITOR IN-CHIEF tisers.

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here is ,\ surprisingly long list scrupulous" about Richard Peachey; of topics that I would rather not he's a religious man that doesn't be-

write aboul for this particular section. 'll1e editorial should be a comment on some of the content in the paper, or about something that's going on around campus. Tl needs to be rckvant lo the Cascade and students at UPV. Unfortunately, there's one topic on my "do not wr1le" list that hasgenerated so much attention, and so much controversy, that I have to wrlle about IL In case you haven't noticed, the piece by Richard Peachey on the page opposite this editorial ls an advertisement. TI1eCascade has received a lot of complaints about this particular adverliser, and for the life of me, l can't figure out why. I appreciate the multitude of letters I've received aboul Peachey (plus, I think he enjoys responding to his respondanls), and I have no issue with these writers because 1 love it when people take the time to write letters to the Cascade. l do, however, take exception with the people that have accused the Cascade

The Cascade holds writers' meetings every Friday at 11a.m. in room C1027. Contributors are always welcome to attend. Contributors who are unable to attend writers' meetings should contact the editor-inchief to be assigned ar• ticles.

lieve in evolution. He isn'l trying to hide the facl that he's refuting sci cncc. Peachey isn't trying lo be de ceptive. In fact, 1'cl say he's writing wh;H he honestly believes is the truth.

I think people find him so frustral• ing because they can'l shl~ his view on creationism even one step closer towards evolution (at the same time, he's not going to be making these particular people abandon their belief in evolution).

Personally, r have my own counter-arguments lo whut Peachey\ ;1dverlisemenls have said, but T'm not going to go into them. 1hc point is. l don't agree with Peachey or his advertisements when it comes to the origins of our earth and species. However, as an ethical editor-in-chief, I'm not goIng to bon Rich11rdPeachey from the advertising in Cascade just because I disagree with him.

You see, if 1 banned someone from our paper (even if il was an advertiser) because 1 just didn't agree with his or her opinion (even if this opinion goes

against accepted and proven scientific theories), I'd be ju~l ns much of;i censor as Conrad Black.

UFV had a visit from Gwynne Dyer last week. Dyer Is published In papers all over the world; his documentary l11e Profession of Arms was nominated for an Academy Award.

If you hadn't heard of him before you heard he was coming to speak al UFV, don'l feel too bad; Conrad Black banned him from all of his newspapers because he disagreed with Dyer's views on the Middle East.

Black ls now languishing in prison, but the ban is still in place. '!he Asper family bought up 13lack'smedia holdings, and kept the ban in place. As a result, Dyer is not published in any CanWest ncwsp~pcr. ln other words, don't expect to see Dyer's column in The Vancouver Sun, The National Post or The Province. It's unfortirnale that a successful Canadian Journalist is banned from so many Canadian newspapers because of a difference of opinion.

Richard Peachey is not an Acad• emy Award nominated, world renowned journalist. In fact, he's not even a Journalist. He wants to get his opinion out there, and I'm not going

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to tell him no because J disagree with him. I'm certainly not going to ban him from the paper because people don't agree with his advertorials; if lhe C:Hcndc was in the habit of banning content because people don't like what a person's written, Virginia Slims would be long gone (and 1 know her devoted fans would miss her).

TI1ere;ire a number of advertise• ments out there that are misleading and offensive. Richard Peachey's advertorials don't have a woman thut's been airbrushed, digitally slimmed down and highly sexualized to sell a product that nobody really needs; he's not trying to slip in subliminal advertisements that will make you abandon your belief in evolution; and he's certai11lynot trying to change the content in the Cascade. Richard Peachey is just a man trying lo change people's beliefs. Why doc;sthat m~ke pc;oplcso angry?

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I'm writing In response to the Advertorial In Vol. 17 lssue 26 of the Cascade titled "On Restoring Science lo ils 'Rightful Place"' written by Richard Peachey.

Mr.Peachcy's inferenct: that science shoo Id be practised in order to glorify God requires turning the dock back lo when science was un dcr the strict control of the church.

It wasn't simply a mailer that "sdence arose in a historical setting" as Mr. Peachey puts il. In fact those who u11dertookscientific inquiry had lo he extremely careful not to contradict the church's misguided claims reDear Editor: Is there any chance I can b,iy some ad space, fill it with a bunch of one-sided, narrow-minded rheto• ric exposing the lowbrow mentality of Christians. Muslims aml other such rcliginus types. The contents wnulddescribc these types as people who like lo live their lives In denial of reality, pass their ridiculous Judge-

garding lhe functioning of lhe natural world. Disagreement with church doctrine could result in being burned at the staki:. For exumple, the church demanded adherence lo the belief that the earth is nal for many centuries alter it had already hc..:11 proven by sclenllfic observation not to be flat at all.

Tt's unfortunAte that Mr. Peachey appeals to the authority of the Biblt:.

1he Bible teaches that God created the unlwrsc from nothing. 111isis, in itself. a total refutation of bulh natural laws and logic which says that it's not possible lo make something oul of nothing. Of course it could be argued that God's creating something

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m,·nls on others and tear down the belief systems of intelligent people any chance they gel all the while insinuating how evil they are.

Oh, I can't do that? You might call that hate speech you say? Well, how about if I give It a cool name like "advertorial", make il look like nn ulficlal editorial, throw in a few loose citations and select pieces of quotations and even have it signed

out of Mthlng is called a miracle. But if the discussiui, turns to miracles then it'~ not about natural science.

Mr. Pcachey·s defence of creutionism, which requires the miracle or creating something out of nothing, has nothing lo do with narurnl science.

While the Bible says God created the universe out of nothing it goes on lo say lhal God needed dust to creale Adam, and then he needed Adam's rib to create Eve. Why does God need dust and ribs to create human beings wh~reas creating the universe required nothing at all? '!he Bible also olfers the interesting scientific "fact" that God slopped the rotation of the earth during a battle so that the by one of us with a few letters behind his name - aner all, people with degrees are always right, right? Plus we have money, we'll pay for it.

'Thanks, we'U be in touch.

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military force he favoured would have enough daylight to finish slaughtering the enemy. Is lhis lhc kind or Biblical natural science we're lo accept and leach at university?

I agree with Mr. Peachey's final suggestion thal science "be given back to guess who ... the Bible-believing creationists.'' Let creationists restore science to its "rightful place" and use il to prove the existence ofa God who they believe created everything out of nothing.

Sincerely, Peter Raabe l'hilosophy

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The Reality of God (in response to Peter Raabe) An open letter to UFV philosophy instructor Peter Raabe: Dear Peter, In your recent letter to the editor (Cascade News, Oct. go,,page 2), you raised the issue of God's existence, and you challenged me to "prove" the existence of God with "convincing evidence."

Let me begin with a bold assertion: I don't believe you genuinely need such proof. Deep within your soul, you are well aware that God exists. Indeed, every one of us is hard-wired with this knowledge; it's because we were originally created "in God's image," made to have fellowship with our Creator.

In your letter you offered the following analogy: "To claim that the mere existence of the universe Is proof of God's existence doesn't make sense.

That's like saying the mere existence of presents under the tree is proof of Santa's existence.''

Let's deconstructthat analogy a little bit I think that we (as adults) will probably all agree on the non-existenceof Santa. But surely the existence of presents under the tree Indicatessomething, doesn't it? Would It not point to the existence of (one or more) present-givers?

Supposing that our vast and magnificent universe is something like a present (following your analogy), wouldn't it strongly suggest the existence of an extremely resourcefuland powerful Present-giver?

The universe is currently regarded by physicists ln general as being highly "fine-tuned"- which would seem, logically,to point us in the direction of a divine ''Fine Tuner.''(Unless, of course, you propose to dodge such a conclusion by subscribing to the increasingly popular, but completely unsubstantiated,"rnultiverse"concept.)

And then, in addition to cosmic design, we are faced with plentiful (and hard to evade) evidence of biological design. As Nobel prizewinner and outspoken atheist FrancisCrick once wrote, ''Biologists must constantly keep in mind that what they see was not designed, but rather evolved" (What Mad Pursuit: A Personal View of Scientific Discovery. New York: Basic Books, 1988, p. 138).

I have no doubt that you're familiar with this line of reasoning, Peter, and perhaps your familiarity may allow you to dismiss it as unpersuasive''old hat.'' But I'd be interested to learn what you think of the remarkablecase of Antony Flew of Oxford, who for over fifty years was our planet's most prominent atheist philosopher,but has now been turned around by Justthis kind of evidence.

In 2007, Flew published There is a God: How the World's Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind (New York: HarperCollins).His three main reasons for now accepting the reality of God include the existence of the universe, the laws of nature, and the amazing features of the DNAinformational molecule. Regardingthis molecule Flew wrote, "... biologists' Investigationof DNA has shown, by the almost unbelievablecomplexity of the arrangementsneeded to produce llfe, that intelligence must have been involved'' (p. 123).

Flew is not yet a Christian (last I heard) but, significantly,he does see Christianity as the foremost challenge to his current uncommitted state: 'There is nothing [in any other faith] like the combinationof a charismatic figure like Jesus and a first-class intellectual like ... St. Paul, who had a brilliant philosophical mind.... If you're wanting Omnipotenceto set up a religion, this Is the one to beat" (pp. 185f.).

So here's my question lo you, Peter: if a leading atheist philosopherbecame so impressedwith such evidence for the Creator, why do you continue to dismiss it? I think the onus is now on you to explain why you disparage these powerful pointers to God. Let's return to the question of "the mere existence of the universe'' (as you put it). Sartre asked, "How does it happen that there is something rather than nothing?"And it seems to me that the cosmos has only two possible explanations:either something came from nothing - or, something is eternal.

But is It conceivable that something might arise from absolutely nothing? That would seem to contradict the Law of Cause and Effect. Mustn't anything that begins to exist have an adequate cause? ("Big Bang" theorists think that scalar fields pre-existedthe cosmic beginning; they would not say that there was truly "nothing'' prior to the Bang.)

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The other alternativeis that something is eternal - and that "something"could be either the universe itself, or God. Before the advent of "Big Bang" cosmogony,many scientists and philosophers preferred to believe the universeitself could have existed from all eternity. For example, Bertrand Russell argued in this vein - but as we all know, this is no longer the common view.

Furthermore,our material universe couldn't have been around for an infinite amount of time, because if it had, it would now be cold, dark, and dead, as predicted by the Second Lawof Thermodynamics.

We can't wrap our minds around the concept of an eternal God, but what other live option is there?

In your letter to the editor, Peter, you attempted to forbid me from making my case by using either the universe (which we describe as God's "general revelation,"since it's accessibleto everyone) or the Sible (God's "special revelation"). If you insist on suppressingthe evidence already available, why expect God to provide you with further evidence which you would then proceed to also reject!

Paul, the brilliant philosopher(so Flew refers to him). spoke of ''men who suppressthe truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them" ln the created order (Romans 1·18-20).

And concerning his fellow Jews who lightly esteemed the evidence of the Scriptures,Jesus advised, "If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even If someone rises from the dead" (Luke 16:31 ).

Towardthe end of your letter, Peter.you ask, "What exactly is Mr. Peachey's agenda? ... Is he trying to convert science students to Christianity?"

My answer Is yes! most certainly - not just science students, but business, trades, and even philosophy students. Instructors and support staff, too!

For in truth, God does exist, and Jesus Christ is the only name given under heaven by which we must be saved. If we miss this reality,we will have missed the whole reason for our own existence.

Richard PBacheyis UFV'sfirst sciencegraduate (BSc, Biologyancl Chemistry,1995);he serves as vice-presidentof the CreationScienceAssociation of British Columbia (WYl'.W ccaatlanbcarg)

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Chilliwack Campus Recycling Woefully Inadequate JOEL SMART

CONTRIBUTORThere arc only two bottle recycling

bins on the entire campus, one by the hen the Universityof the Fraser library and one in the cafeteria. BoldValley adopted its new green- ing says, "H's the responsibility of leafed logo, many assumed this was a those who run the school to make it signal that the university was interest- easy for students to do the right thing ed ln being a leader in environmental environmentally, just like it's the reIssues. Some students at the Chilli- sponsibility of the government to do w.1ckUPV campus are beginning to the same." Demarke suggested that wonder when this will translate into the school could pick up big, bright an adequate recycling program. Fraea blue bins with recycling logos on Bolding, a member of the Green Party them at Rona for a relatively Inexand a urv student In Chilliwack, is pensive price. She also suggested that leading the charge and she says she businesses like Tim Hortons would has "had feedback from students and often sponsor programs by donating staff that we do actually need a better the money for several bins, If their recycling system and that recyclables logo is put on the bins. end up getting thrown awny."

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the ideal. Stokes says that he is work• ing with Michelle Sylvest, the Presl• dent of Students for Sustainability, to ensure that an adequate solution is found.

Despite feeling positively about ABO Solutions, Sylvest felt they were

not the right fit for Chilllwack. "It doesn't make business or environmental sense for them to pick up bottles in Chilliwack for us at this point In time.'' She and Stokes both noted that ifa lnrgcr program were to besin

today, il would have to be done by stu• dents.

Martin Kelly,the Student Life Coordinator at UFV, is currently struggling to get even the few bins avail• able recycled. "It gets done ad hoc, by whoever l can find on any given day."

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Rolding and others in Chilliwack find the long wait frustrating, espe• cially when they fee~it ls something they should have had years ago. 130th Bolding and Demarke pointed toother universities, such as VBC, that had even begun composting programs, and have eliminated plastic cutlery and Styrofoam from their cafeterias in favour of biodegradable alternatives. Bolding will appeal to fellow students to push for action. "I'll be sendi!]g my petition around and J'II have one up in the cafeteria for people to sign," J

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Africa'sMoment ANGELA QSTRIKOFF Once Ondeng took the STAFF WRITER stage, the crowd was prompt-

"At what point do we touch hu• ly informed that he would not man life?"This question resounded In be making a speech about the Matsqui Centennial Auditorium development, but rather that on Monday, October 19. 1he speaker he would be sharing his own was Peter Ondcng, of Kenya, who is personal story and views on the head of MYC4, an African based the mall.er;saying, "since the company that directly links global morel lenrn, the less I know." investors with business opportunities Ondeng went on to describe in Africa, so that their money can be how he got the place where he used as effectivelyas possible.

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Ondeng is the author of "Africa's Ondeng was sent to the Moment", and "Starting a Small Suc- Amcricnn-stylc school in cessful Husiness";he olw was the host his Kcnyi,n town, the same of a popular prime time TV show, school to which the children Money Mallcrs. of missionaries and aid workThe event was a co-sponsored ers would send their kids, event between UFV and the city of because it was the same eduAbbotsford and a fundralser, where cation as what they would get attendees could cat for 1,$5 donaliun back home. When Ondcng and get a glass of wine for $12. Many was in the tenth grade, his guests were in attendance, including, good friend, while visiting George Peary the mayor of Abbots• his home in the United Stares, ford, the Second Secretary of the Ke- died suddenly, nya lilgh Commission and the pres!• When he graduated, Ondent of UFV, Before Ondeng spoke, deng was stuck in a dilema. lie could the seven interns that UFV sent to not integrate into African universiAfrica over the summer shared their ties since his education was Ameriexpcrieuces. can, and he could not afford to go to America for school. The parents who

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years before, lost their son approached him and told him that they would give him the money they had saved for their son and send him lo university in America.

Ondeng then recounted a story of when a young man approached him at his African officelooking for a job.

When he asked the boy what he wanted to do with his life, the boy did not

have an answer. Ondeng explained to the crowd that he, "saw a whole generation of young people In Africa who have no hope or belief for a bet• ter llfe."He continued, "We must quit the fads,we need to lift people high enough out of the pit so they may see the horizon," Ondeng linked his two experiences together with his viewon development explaining that money is not necessarily the answer. l--lechallenged that the answer and the missing ingredients lo development are, "compassion and love. 'If I value that life the way I value mine, I will, J must do something."'

Al the end of Ondeng's address, he allowed for some question and answer time. When asked how the crowd could respond to his challenge, Ondeng gave five points: " One; do not expect immediate results. Two; ask questions. 11,ree; collaborate - there is no one person and no one answer, we must work together. Four; focus - find a specific focus lo put your energy into, there is to much for one person to solve. Five;sustainability - make sure that what you do lasts beyond you."

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Specialized music fundto dryup

'Colberta' website stirsupAlbertan emotions

Montreal company haspositive spinoffs fromH1N1

TheCanadian MusicFundwillbe Infusedwith DanZlnman wantsStephenColbert to become While fearsriseaboutthepossibility ofanH1N1 ofAlberta, nupandemic, newcashcomeApril 2010,butat theexpense of the supremeleaderofthe province noteverybody Isrunning scared. a specialized programthat supportsnon-com- andto renameItColberta.

InColberta, alluseof Somebusinesses areprofiting fromthethreatof mercial artistsInsuchgenresas Jazz,classical French andCanadian English wouldbeabolished, a globaloutbreak, andtherehavebeendistinct andfolk. swiftmilitaryactionwouldbe takenagainst winners IntheH1N1 scare.Multl·natlonal Therestructuring ofthefund,announced inJuly, Saskatchewan, andalluniversity schoolmascots pharmaceutical companies, suchasGlaxoSWIii inciude anextra$9.85million a year,bump- wouldberenamedthe Colbeagle Eagles.

These mithKline andNovartis, haveseentheirstocks ingthefund'sannualbudgetto$27.6million until propositions andmorecanbefoundontheCltl- growsubstantially sinceearlyMarch, whenthe 2014,ButIteliminates funding to theCanadian ~ensforColberta Coalition website colberta.com,firstreportsofH1N1 startedtoemerge, Noveko Musical Diversity program, whichhashelpedpay whichwascreatedl>yZlnman, a 23year-old To- International Inc.lsa Montreal basedcompany fortheproduction anddistribution ofspecialized rontonlan.

Afanof"TheColbert Report," Zlnman thatproduces andsellsanti-microbial masks non-commercial music. statedthatthe sitebeganas a runnyIdeabut andhandsanitizer, amongotherproducts.

Their Thefederal government hassaidthechanges will wasunusedforseveralyearsuntilhegraduated saleshaveexploded thisyear,according toAlain protectthefinancial stability anddigitalshiftof fromuniversity andhadtimetodevelop colberta. Bolduc, thechiefoperating officer andpresident Canada's artsandculture sector. com."Iactually launched thesiteonCanada Day, ofNoveko, largely thankstoa patenttheyhold Eligible recipients orthefundareCanadian art- whichI thought wasappropriate foranAmerican onasurgical maskthatkills99.9percentof ists,ensembles or bands,independent record takeover,• Zlnman said.Zlnman hasgonenawide bacteria.

"Ourcapacity ofproduction ofmasks producers, Incorporated recordcompanies and variety ofreactions fromAlbertans, thegroupAl• wentfrorna million masksa monthinMarch record distribution companies. bertansforAlbena,formed withthepurpose of andnowwe'reatabout10million a month," he Themoney willhelpIncrease thevlilblllty ofCa• shuttingdowntheZlnman's website.

Theleader said."And we'retryingtogettodround 15or20 nadlan music ontheInternet andInInternational of Albertansfor Alberta,JosephRelmensch· million mask~ a month.Lm yearInthefirsttwo markets, saidJamesMoore, minister ofCanadian nelder,declined an Interview butsaidbyemail months ofourfiscalyearoursaleswerearound heritage dndofficial languages inJuly,whenhe correspondence that"thisneedstoend," oneortwomillion." announced thedecision, Alexandria Eldridge CUPAlbertaand Northern Tyson Lowrie TheConcordlan Joshua Brown, TheDalhousie Gazette Bureau Chief (Concordia University)

Senate committee launches studyon post-secondary education

Future ofblooddonation uncertain

Post-secondary education Isat theforefront of a newstudylaunched earlierthismonthbythe standing Senatecommittee onsocial affairs, science andtechnology.

OnOct.7,senators held theirfirstroundofhearings onParliament HIii tolookIntoavariety ofIssues surrounding post• secondary Institutions andstudents InCanada, Including financial support, barriers facing various ethnicandcultural groups, Importance ofresearch, lnternatlonali2atlon ofstudies, and thecreation ofa national post-secondary educatlonstrategy, "It's[been]over10yearssincethe Senatehaslooked at post-secondary education," saidPrince Edward Island Senator Catherine S. Call beck,a member ofthecommittee andthe origIndIsponsor oftheSenate study,"Since that time,therehavebeena lotofchanges ... they're tellingusthat70percentofthosenewjobsby 201S aregoingtorequire somepost-secondary education, soIt'sImportant thatwegetasmany Canadians equipped withpost-secondary cduca• lionaspossible."

Canada's healthcare systemIsfacinga shortage in donatedbloodsupply, according to a recent studypublished bya McMaster University researchteam.Thisproblem threatens thefuture of manylife-saving and life-prolonging medl· calprocedures.

Thepotential shortageInblood donations Is largelya resultof Canada's aging population.

Theagegroupmostlikelyto give blood,17-24, Isbecoming a smaller portion ofthe population, whilethenumber ofbloodrecipients IsIncreasing.

"Itwillbe a critical problem Ifwe continue to seethesameoverall donation rates bypopulation groups, because therewillbefewerdonors andmoreusers,•saidAntonio P~ez, an assistant professor IntheMcMaster's department ofgeography andearthsciences, whowasthe leadresearcher fortheproject.

"Atthistimewe don'thaveanysubstitutes forblood,sothereii nosynthetic bloodthatwouldbeused...soitstill needsto becoming fromhumandonors.• Some potential donorsaredenied,butofthe eligible Canadian donorbase,currently lessthanfour percent giveblood.

Emma Godmere CUP Ottawa Bureau Chief 5amColbert TheSIihouette (McMaster)

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'' Obama and The Inbox from Hell ''

DAVID MILLER Despite attempts to revive the proNEWS& OPINIONEDITOR cess, both sides have refused to comrom the increasingly protracted war in Afghanistan, eight years of ell mate change denial, and not to mention rapidly cooling relations with the Russians, President Barack Obama has inherited the "in box from hell" from former president George W. Bush. ]11is was the message thnl noted international affairs journalist and Academy Award nominated documentary film maker Gwynne Dyer brought to UFV ns he gave a packed audience his assessment, on what President Obama has achieved in nir1emonths, and gave his hopes and fears for the future.

promise and the peace process has stalled. "So where are we in all of this?

It's been effectively i 5 years since the window of opportunity slammed shut," Dyer said. "We still go on about the middle-east process. It's dead. It's joined the choir invisible. It's an expeace process."

Dyer argued that the two-stal'Cargument has devolved into an issue of demographics. With the Arab birth rate outpacing the Israeli Jewish rate, the Arab population of Israel and Palestine will be equal with the Is• raell Jews within a An Israeli-Palestinian fewyears.

"What docs this Peace: "Doesn't he realize that is do to the traditionhopeless?" rn the hour-long talk at the Ab- al territorial focus botsford auditorium, the London- of the Likud and based Canadian journalist llrgued the Israeli right that Obama had the capability to wing?" Dyerasked. moke progress on most of the issues "The answer Is il that he inherited from Bush. Despite really complicates his capability and the hope heaped the process." upon his shoulder~, Dyer sir1gle<l tly building the out Obama's attempts 1(1 re-start the controversi~l waII Middle-East peace process between around Jewish the Israelis and the Palc~tinians os an settlements, Jsrael Issue that even Obama couldn't hope ,s Lo attempting to solve control the issue "I thlnk of all the n.:asonsthe Nor of dcmogrnphics wcgian committee g,wc Obama the that is now being Peace Prize, the highest priority for picked up by the them, as for many people, was the Arab population hope that he would do something to who arc starting to bring about a Middle-East peace," ask for the right to Dyer said, "And the question I ask vote.

Taken altoget hmyself Is, does he realize that is hopeer Dyer concluded less?"

According to Dyer, the "whldow that Obama should of opportunity" that existed for an know all this: Israeli-Palestinian piece was over fif"I'd be surprised teen years ago with the signing of the if he doesn't understand that because Oslo accords between the late leaders there nre fairly bright people there to YasserArafat and Yitzhak Rabin. This debrief him and ifhe docs understand deal cemented the idea of the two- It then he's just going through the mostate solution but collapsed in the af- tions," Dyer said.

Iran and Russia: Stepping back termath of Rabin's death at the hands from bluster and threats ofa Jewish extremist in 1995.

While Obama has shown himself In the following year, Dyer said most Israelis expected to vote in ineffective on the Issue of Israel, Dyer Rabin's deputy, Shimon Perez as argued that on Iran's nuclear pro• Prime Minister to "pick up the torch gram and the misslle defense system and carry out the Oslo accord and get in Eastern Europe, Obama has shown to that two-state solution over the rest his ability to get things done.

According to Dyer, the U.S. intelof the nineties." lhls didn't happen.

Within a year staunch opponents ligence agencies agree that Iran has of the Oslo accords, the Likud party, ceased its military nuclear program, were in power after a wave of suicide and Oba ma's attempts to use negotiabombings orchestrated by Hamas, tion will prove more fruitful. ~Obama Is actually getting reasonthat killed at least 200 lsraelis in four ably good advice on this issue and is months.

What is so rarely understood, Dyer stepping back from the kind of bluster said, is that the opponents to the peace and threats that made it very difficult process with Hamas and the Likud for anybody to deal wlth Iran in the party, were ''de-facto allies... cooper- latter years of the bush administration." Dyer said. ''When he can get ating without coordination."

"The result, and the intended re- ahead of the congressional resistance sult of that [bombing] campaign was because he doesn't need legislation he to drive Israelis into the arms of Li• is actually acting." kud ...and Likud won and Nenlanyahu Tied with the threat of Iran's nuclear capability was the dccisiun by became Prime Minister, and llamas stopped bombing buses," Dyer ar• Bush to install missile interceptor gued. "It was an electoral technique systems into Poland with a radar site to persuade the other guys to accom- in the Czech Republic. This decision plish your aim by refusing to make was later revoked by Obama. compromise."

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Dyer lambasted the missile system as "useless weapons to stop nonwcapons" but nvted that ll didn't stop the Russians from panicking.

"You know, where as I can look at this and say, 'Well that's prclly dumb. '!here's the military industrial complex at work, spending your 1axdollars' the Russians go 'hmm, they must know something we don't."'

This fear resulted ln the cooling of relations between the United States and Russia but Dyer argues that Obama has cut that off by removing

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so unpopular that he didn't seek an• other nomination for president and has had his reputation stamped with the rhyme, "Hey, Hey LBJ,How many kids did you kill today?" "[Johnson's} Intentions were very good and he got seduced into a war that destroyed him," Dyer said. "'Ihis could happen to Mr. Obama."

Obama's record on the wur, "doesn't look good" :'lccording to Dyer. Obama kept on Bush's defense secretary Robert Gates, and his advisers arc those that, "share the Wash-

Afghanistan and it is exclusively Pa• shtuns whom were are fighting," Jn presenting the case for an immediate withdrnwal from Afghanistan, Dyer attempted to dispel the connections between the Taliban and the Al-Qaeda. Despite sharing a similar brand oflslam extremism, the Tal• iban never shared Al-Qaeda's dream of delivering a global Islam caliphate.

Instead, the Talib11flallowed AI-Qa• cda due to a debt of honor owed to Al• Qaeda for their assistance in repelling the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

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the weapon sites.

"What's left? Oh, the big issues"

Dyer's strongest warning for Obama's presidency came with the war in Afghanistan. The overthrow of the Taliban regime In 2001 was accomplished with little use of American, British and Canadian troops, but the consolidation of that rule has drained the resources and manpower of most NATO countries. While Canada aims to pull out by 2011, Obama is facing calls to commit more than 40,000 troops.

Citing the experience of President Lyndon Johnson after the death of President Kennedy, Dyer warned that Afghanistan "could bring him down." "[Johnson] inherited a rather small war in Vietnam from Kennedy, and was persuaded by his generals and mislead by his own competent nature to put more and more troops into Vietnam until In the end there were half a million troops in Vietnam, 50 000 American dead, three million Vietnamese dead."

Dyer noted that Johnson, the man responsible for putting forward the Civil Rights Act and Voters Act, legistlatlon that moved American society drastically forward, soon became

ington orthodoxy about the war on terror, although that phrase has been officially dropped from the vocabulary of the administration."

"You cant win in Afghanistan and not because the last four western armies to invade didn't win, but it might be trying to tell you something.

But because all of post-1945 military history show that a western army fighting a local opponent in an African-Asian-Middle-Eastern country always loses in the end."

Dyer believes that the mistake made by the Bush administration was that by supporting the Northern Alliance In order to dispose of the Taliban, the coalition forces effec• tively took sides l11ethnic driven civil conflict. Forty percent of the Afghlln population are Pashtun who were represented by the Taliban regime in the south and west, while the North• em Alliance is comprised of Uzbeks, TaJiks and Hazaris.

"111ewarlords the Americans made deals with-Non Pashtuns• In 2001.

That's who runs the country. Which is why [President] Karzai has zero ability to Influence events beyond the boundaries Kabul city, "Dyer said. '"lhe warlords run the place, now him and the Pashtuns have turned to the Taliban in order to regain their normal place at the centre ofaffairs in

"The likelihood that Osama Bin Laden involved the Taliban regime with the September I Ith plot was zero, according to Dyer who comically imagined a phone call between Bin Laden and Taliban leader Omar Mohammed in the week running up to September llth: "'Omar, I just thought I would ring up to say we're going to kill a few thousand Americans next week and they're going to blame you, so you're going lo get invaded and overthrown.

But it's in a good cause. I hope that's okay with you?"

Oyer argued topping the war in Afghanistan won't leave the US and others open to terrorist attacks and might stop the destabilization of Pak• istan whose northern frontiers have been decimated due to fighting with Islamic militants.

Yet, despite some worrying trends, Oyer believes that the debate over Lhe approval of an extra 40,000 troops may give Obama the chance to pull out. "I have a feeling that he Is beginning to reconsider his options," Dyer said, although he cautioned that Obama would have to "edge" towards the decision of pulling US troops rather than making it suddenly.

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Gwynne Dyer on Israel and Journalism PAUL BRAMMER STAFFWRITERthat they really are a strategic asset long after they have ceased to be." uring Gwynne Dyer's time at When the United States has at• UFV, he spoke before his lecture tempted to broker peace deals between about some of the most pressing ls• the Palestinians and the Israelis, Dyer sues in the world today - U.S.-lsraell claims that the terms of the deals, and relations, dim11te change, 1111dthe even th1.:deal itself, is dictated by IsInternet's impact on journalism. rael, "The Americans put proposals When asked what the United States on the table ...but everybody knows gains from Its unilateral support of that the lsraells write those. What the Israel, Dyer said, "l haven't the faint- Americans are doing is presenting an est idea! ... Almost all of America's Israeli proposal to the Arabs under material interests in the Middle-East the guise of mediation ...You'll find are actually with the Arab [countries] Israeli [ex-diplomats] who'll actually and the broader Muslim world. '!hat's say, 'We write those proposals!"' where the oil ls."

Another burning Issue In the world Dyer also claimed that the U.S.'s Is that of 'peak oil', that is, that the close ties with Israel are detrimental world's oil consumption has reached to Its foreign rdat Ions Int h1.:long run, Its apex, nnd will begin 10 decline In "Israel is a constant drnin - $3 billion the years ahead. JeffRubin, the form1.:r a year in aid to a country which has Chief Economist at CIBC World Margot a standard of living that's al least kets, released a book In 2008 titled

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as good as half the states in the United States ... lit is also] a huge drain on the diplomatic resources and the stra• tegic resources of the United States because it gels In the way of so many other things the United States Is trying to do."

"I really think il has been a remarkable performance by the Israelis in playing upon the sentimental side of the Americans rather than appealIng to their strategic interest, because frnnkly, their strategic interests run the other way". Dyer conceded that, during the Cold War, Israel served as buffer between the USSR and the Western world, "You could sny, at least...the Soviets are In Syria; the Soviets are in Egypt, it's part of the great game. All of that goes away with the collapse of the Soviet Union ... The Israelis have been extraordinarily successful In persuading the Americans

Oil and the End of Globalization, in which he stated that "peak oil is here'.

Dyer believes that the quote is a little broad, ,rnd that we 11renot quite yet at 'peak oil', though he believes we arc at the end of "sweet, cheap oil. ..

It's rather like any mining enterprise ...

You don't run out; what happens is, the terms of trade change .. .I think that, if you Just want to talk about conventional oil that we pump out of the grc,und in the old-fash ioncd wells...that we are probably at peak oil. ... and indeed the huge fluctuation in price over the last couple of years ls a prelly clear indication that the market is exlrernely tight, that supply is barely matching demand.'' liowever, Dyer believes that the decline in production of oil in the years ahead will roughly correlate to the increase in production, "On the way up, oil production tends to in-

crease at about two percent a year, on the way down it tends to decrease by about two percent a year... [However,I that may be changing, because the enhanced oil recovery methods they're using may keep production fairly high until it's almost all gone, then you fall uf the cliff...l'm nol absolutely belling the farm on that, [though! most oil fields are still not doing enhanced recovery. So what you're looking al past peak oil is a gradual decline."

In a bid to combat climate change caused by burning fossil fuels, new American legislation will sec gas n1il1.:age of American cars increase from 21 miles a gallon to around 35 miles a gallon. Dyer believes that this may affect oil consumption, "If you look at the United Slates, you can already see legislation that is bdng put into place to Improve car mileage by about

change ... Chinese vehicle mileage ls much better than American vehicle mileage...Lhey actually overtook the United Stal'cs in annual car produclion this year. [The] Chinese vehicle fleet gct·s42 miles to the g~llon."

Dyer questioned whether the lack of oil in the years ahead will cause murc conflict In the world, as countries try to guara ntce their suppli1.:s, "You may find that, although peak oil arrives, it doesn't have the predicted effects of soaring oil prices desperate scrambling for the last resources, wars .. .T'm nut saying ii can't happc1,, but I cnn sec lots of reasons why it's unlikely to."

Dyer's work is published the world over; he is more widely read on the Indian sub-continent than In North Am1.:rlc,1.

When asked why, Dyer answered, "Because the Indians have

30 percent. As a straight trad1.: off that means 30 percent less oil burned in the American vehicle fleet. It isn't growing any more...there's four cars for five people...So, we are looking at a number of measures, not Just mileage, but switching out of using oil... throughout the industrialized world."

"You know ten years from now we might be seeing an electric car ...that's clearly the way the push ls going. At that point the American demand for oil has fallen by more than half. So the question becomes, will the demand for oll fall faster than the supply? And I do1,'t know the answer to that, but there's several po~slblcoutcomes."

This year, China overtook America in annual car production. Dyer slated that the Chinese arc as aware of lhe dangers of climate change as the rest of the industrialized world, "China's just as worried as we are about climate

money! Calcutta pays me twenty-five pounds a week; that's about two lhousa nd dollars a year. There is no newspaper in North American that pays me anything remotely like that ... In terms of South East Asia, the MiddleEast, Europe, that's where the market is. Canada used to be a very good market for me, but of course, I got banned

by CanWest."

Dyer was blacklisted by Conrad Black in !~97 due to his views on the Middle-East, which included outspoken criticism of Israel. Dyer initially barred Dyer from 1he Jerusalem Post.

When Black bought up the majority of the English-speaking newspapers in Canada, Dyer was blacklisted from those also. In 2000, the Aspers family bel!an a buyout of Black's enterprises for over $3 billion. 1l1e Aspers co.ntinued the policy of blacklisting Dyer from all of its publications.

Since then, Conrad Black has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison for fraud and obstruction of Justice, and the Aspers' company, CanWcst has filed for bankruptcy protection. Dyer presaged the Aspers' cxil from the media ii,dustry in 2004, when he wrote that the Aspcrs us1.:d the Ir newspapers as "political tools, not businesses."

According to Dyer, the collapse of CanWest highlights the problems with media consolidation, "it's basically a problem that's journalistic rather than economic ... What you lose is... diverslty of opinion; the ecosphcre has narrowed greatly because the editorials in every paper across the country ... is written by the same guy. '!hat's where the consolidation is 11problem."

"In most of the world, them is competition from the net for newspapers and everywhere papers have done what they did here which is put their content on the web for r,·e1.:.If they had their lime bnck they p1·obablydo ii dilfere111 ly... you can charge for the Wall Street Journal becausi: it's proprietary ... but can you charge for the New York Times when you ca1,just go to The Guardian website instcad?...Rut given that the competition from the weh is universal, newspapers in Lhcrest of the world arc doing c)kay... It's only the American ones that arc really collapsing."

Dyer claimed that American papers are faring worse than others because of the effects of media consolidation, "there wus 11 huge wave of buying ~1p papers in the name of consolidation which lumbered these p,\pers with enormous amounts of dcbL...When Jcnrpuratio'ns! bought a newspaper they mortgaged it to the hilt so they could buy the next one - that's how you do it. And so all these papers end up with debt that is two or three Limes their annual cash flow... h's a pyramid scheme.

And I think that's what's killing them.''

Dyer admitted that the Internet has changed journalism, and the way he writes and researches an article "l use the web every lime I write an article: that's my fact checker. lt actually allows everybody to cast their net wider In terms of what examples you bring In, because you don't have to go down to the library and spend an hour in the stacks.''

However, despite the emergence of the Internet, Dyer still believes that television is the most cffecllve means nf communicating between people, "If you want real exposure. you do television. That's when you actually get through. But it's an awful lot like hard work."

Dyer's work continues to be published In over 175 countries a week, In over 40 countries and a dozen languages. Jlis articles arc available free on his website "gwynnedycr.com".

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UFV CelebratesDiwali REBEKAH DUPREY

Students commented on the fun that they h;id, and were excited to riday, Oct. 16, UFV held a Diwali meet new people. Toe food was quite celebration, participaling in the appreciated, and there were henna deIndian festival of lights. Students signs rnnging from flowersto people's gnthcrcd at the University House Lo names wrlllt::nin Punjabi. eat Indian food, receivehenna tattoM, SAPNA Is trying to expand its inmingle and paint and light small, clay fluence,according to co-president Ralamps c;illed divas. man Gill. "We'd like to gel mMe lnStudent Life Coordinator Martin ternationul student involvement,"Gill Kelly,and some 11sslstnnlsplaced tea- commented "right now we're mostly lights in paper bags lining the paths local students." SAPNA'sfuture plans oft he Campus. 'Miclight rain was no include a hrcw night at Casey's, and deterrent to the festivities, and there an X-Box tournament to be held In were 30 or more students coming and the theatre. going throughout the evening.

SAPNA is also planning to repeat ·nils year's Diwali festivities were th Is spri ng's Holl celebration. Holi is organized by the South Asinn Peer the Indian J:lestlvalof Colors, and stuNetwork Association (SAPNA) and dents at UFV paraded around throwStudent Life. "lhe lndo-Canndian ing paint at one another to great sucCentre at the U-House was decorated cess in March of this year. "lt was lots with bright scarves, and boasted a of fun," Gill stated, "we're looking spread of food ranging from samosas forward to doing it again." to l11dian sweets. Partway through One common thread throughout the evening, chai, an lndlan tea, was the celebnition was the varying stomade and distributed. ries for why niwali is significant. The

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confusion is well founded. Dlwnll Is celebrated by the Hindu, Sikh and Jain religions for varying reasons. llindulsm has many legends for Diwali, but the basic theme is that of good triumphing over evil. The

ness Ignorance, with knowledge driving out all the evil that Ignorance brings.

Lights and colorful designs arc used lo welcomegood spirits Into the home, and Dlwall Is celebrated for

llghts celebrate the good in each person, with darkness represenllng evil.

Alternately, the lights arc thought to represent knowledge and the dark-

five days. Each day has a significance and a story behi.nd it, the last being a spcclaI day for brothers to give gifts to

their sisters, and sisters to cook special meals for their visiting brothers.

For Sikhs, Dlwali has various slg• nificances,often more recent and specific than the Hindu lcg,mds.lhe first stone of the Golden Temple, o Sikh religious centre. was laid <in Diwali 1577. Also, a Sikh Guru was released from Moghul imprisonment on Di• wall. Hundreds of years later, Hl,nf Mani Singh, a Sikh hero, sacrificed hi1nsclf to snve his people on Diwall in 1737.

For Jainism, Diwali is different again. It Is celebrated as their new yc;1r,and mark~ the Nirvana, or enlightenment, of Lord Mah;1virA,who cstabii~hcdma1,yof the central tenets of the religion.

111esethree religions all celebrate with lights, fireworks,and fun. Some regions of India celebrate for three days, and some for five. Howevcr,Di• wali is set aside by all for generosity, peace, and a feeling of new beginnings.

HistoryBuffs·unite APRIL HODSO,.N On 1\1esdayNovember 24th Al-IS student donations. Students who have CONTRIBUTORis planning n Christmas party-there will be bowling-more information can be found in their newsletter (ahhe Association of llistory stu- sinfo@shaw.ca to subscribe). Also dents is an active association that there :ire some upcoming fundraisalms to create a sodal network for ers, including a bake sale on Novemanyone who is interested in history. ber 10th in the grcal hall 11-2 where lhrough events, fundru1scrsand con- students can gel a free cookie with a li:rencesthey provide nn excellent re- food bank donation. There b also an source for history students that want ongoing food drive; sludcnts arc en• 10meet their peers while having fun. cournged to bring donations hy MarEvery month they host ;i major lene Murray's officeD 3091. 'lh~·/\TIS event and a fundralser; this month is (ll~otaking part in the angel tree thcrc was n movie night hosted at U program, a program to help students llnusc last 'r\tesday, complete with with children to gel a present under the tree and food In the cupboards pizza and popcorn. during lhi.: holiday season, through

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Gwynne Dyer On Climate Change: "Buggerall" but don't despair Whereas Obnma's advisers on Afghanistan gave Dyer reason to despair, Dyer has interviewed most of Obama's advisers on climate change and believes that Obamn "gets the is sue on the most fundamental level."

The only catch, itccordlng to Dyer is that "he's done bugger all."

The UN conference on clirnatc change In Copenhagen will fall Dyer said. fl was hoped that world leaders could agree on a I realy to replace Kyoto but without approval from Congress Obama cannot hope to bring anything forward.

While this Is discouraging, Dyer again pointed out how Obama doesn't need Congress to act on certain Issues and thnt the failure of Copenhageu might work to Obama's advantage.

In California, Governor Schwarzenegger introduced legislation that

know some like-minded people.

And !'orthose with a deeper interest in history, the AliS participates In

history conferences. The Qualicum History Conference is coming up in January or February, a great place to learn about graduate studies, historical research and paper presenting at a scholarly conference. According LoAllan Hansom, the head of Al IS, "Students will also have the opportu nlty to meet other students and faculty from schools at which they may Inter wish to pursue their graduate studies, and they will sl rengthen their relationships with their fellow UFV students and faculty."It is nearly free for upper levelhistory students, only•• lwcnty-dollnr deposit and conference fees are required, and hotel und transportation costs are covered by AIIS.

The dates will be ;1vailablein the November newsletter.

There is room on the executive committee for students who want to help."TheAHS executivemeets on first Tuesdayo( every month. Mr. Hansom s11ys,"A few long-standing members retired or graduated last year, so we arc looking ror new members. Tl'sa great way to meet people, get some volunteer cxpcrkncc and get to know your department."

A few positions (Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, and Representa• live ;1tLarge) arc open. Students with an interest in joining can email Al IS at ahslnfo@shaw.ca.

The Copenhagen conference will also give Ob11mathe chance lo put pressure on major emitters to live up to the statement that the G20 countries signed in July (lf this year. According to Dyer, American diplomats were able to persuade all G20 leader~ to make a statement, saying that the global temperature cannot go above two degrees. Dyer believes this nchicvcmcnt should not be understated, as it shows that the Obama admln• istration recognlics that if the global temperature goes above two degrees Centigrade, then natural feedback mechanisms will release Carbon DIoxide at faster pace than humans are capable of.

"Indeed at that point we could stop emitting entirely and still find that we're trapped in a warming world because nature has taken over.'' Dyer said. ''The heating has triggered other

emissions. So you must never go past two degrees."

Making that commitment will allow negotiators at Copenhagen to ''nail down how much Carbon Dioxide can ever be ernittcd from human sou recs if we a re to avoid t l1t1tlwo degree limit that we set ourselves.''

"Then you actually havesomething to work with when you get back to the table two years from now," Dyer s;iid.

Final Thoughts While not star-struck, Dyer concluded thnt he has been impressed by what Obama has accomplished and that he has the qualities to make effective change in the world.

"He's a good guy bccause his inten• lions arc right and he is a good guy because he knows how to work the system," Dyer concluded. "And the kitter is at least as Important as the formcr.n

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would have required all new motorcars in the state to become more fuel-efficientby 201L. This legislation would have meant that by this date new motorcars would be running at 36 miles per gallon, an increase of 15 miles per gallon. As this legislation was being picked up by thirteen other states, representing almost half the population of Amcricn, Bush Intervened and threatened a lawsuit against California for encroaching on Federal privilege.

In the curly months of Obama's presidency, the lawsuit was canceled. ''I le can do all that without going to congress and actually cut American oil consumption drastically," Dyer said.

Accordh1gto Dyer, 011 the issue of climate change, the Americans "have only recently emerged blinking from the cave, so they're not most of them ready yet to accept very change.'' Dyer

said that for the past thirteen years, a propaganda cnmpalgn has been waged on the American public to convince them the science isn't true.

Dyer finds it encouraging that this is beginning to change and hns faith that things would improve, quotIng Winston Churchill saying that "Americans always do the right thing In the end, they just have to exhaust all other possibilities."

D)1erbelieves that Obama knows the Copenhagen conference is going to fail ,and Obarn11Is contrlbullng to that failure by making "impudent" demands to other countries on emission targets. TI1lsls so that no "half• assed" agreement is reached that wlll allow countries to leave the conference thinking that the climate issue is shut, which will give Obama the two years he needs to gel h:gislation passed through conference.

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Fireworks Blown all out of Proportion RAY DEKROON

fee and a $100.00 site inspection fee (and possibly a $100.00 re-inspection ith Halloween but a short fuse fee). Oh, and don't forget you must be away,I think back fondly to the no closer than 150 feet from anything days of my youth when my friends and flammable and you have to have a letI wo~ildroam the parks and sc:hool- ter of approval for the grounds and light off fireworks. In use of the property. later years, during some rather rauBloody blasting cous Halloween house parties, I lit off bottle-rockets, what in a fair share at my yard, too. I even set blazes is all that?! You off Brazilian shells at my wedding re- have to jump through ception. Oh, an evenlng Just lsn't the more hoops LOget a same if it doesn't end In a tri-whlstle permit to light o!fa Rowith report. Then, a few years ago, my man candle than you $300.00a year passion was ~1nccrcmo- do to trade in ivory. niously srn,ffcd.

To be fair to AbBack in 200S, the City of Abbots- botsford council, most ford implemented a crippling fire- other municipalities works bylaw that prohibits all fire- have implemented works in the City year round except similar bylaws. Jt's getwhen authorized by a permit. No ling harder and harder person (or organl2.ation) is lo sell, tv h1y your hnnds on possess or llghl fireworb unless they lhcsc goods. Thank have this permit. Failure to do so wlll goodness for the First result in c:onfiscation and a fine of up Nations; but even if to ten grand. Yes, the long arm of ex- yon do manage to snag mayor Mary Reeves and the Abbots• yourself some whiz• ford council forever darkened our banging loot, you're October skies. flouting this dreaded As for the permit, don't even both- Abbotsfordbylawif you er unless you're willing and able to: I) so much as bring them give the Pirc Chief 14 days notice, 2) across City boundarhave $5,000,000.00 in liHbilityinsur- ies, let alone set even ance, 3) have a valid fireworks super- one Screamln' Demon visor's certificate, 4) put up a $1000.00 ablaze. security deposit, 5) provide a site plan Now I know these things can be with safety measures, 6) have a fire a little dangerous If mishandled, but extinguisher (and designated opera- since when docs a municipality have tor) on hand, 7) pay a $50.00 permit the right to dictate the level of risk

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we'te permitted to assume. l mean really, people 4 x 4 and roll their jeeps.

People water ski and blow out their knees. People mow lawns and chop off their frlggln' toes, It happened to

and plunge to their deaths. Life is just plain dangerous, folks, and having fun often Increases the danger, unless you're Into crocheting or tiddlywinks (no offence,grandma).

a friend of mine. They play football and hockey and lacrosse, suffering concussions and fractures and separated shoulders. People parachute

Maybe we should all wear safety glasses every time we go outside.

Safety glass1.:ssave eyes after all, and you just never know when a stray rock

at the playground is gonna get you smack-dab in one of your peepers.

Could you Imagine recess at your old elementary school? And what about mall parking lots? Every now and then a pedestrian gets clipped. Construction sites have mandatory high• visibility vests, so why not parking lots? It might be a bit of a pain in the ass as you leave Safeway,but you can never be too cautious.

The simple fact is, we do all kinds of things that have a certain clement of risk. If properly and reasonably handled, thc risk is minimal with fireworks. I know the kids will get them and the odd one will get hurl, but they're getting them now anyway.

I hear them every night on my street.

If we try to shut It down everywhere, they'll just come across the border as the firecrackers do now. This bylaw just extinguishes the responsible adults' fun.

I tell you, this bylaw makes me blow my top. Are we fizzling into a rHtnnystale? What about my god-given constitutional right to set the night itlight and have it crackle and boom?

Don't all these mayors and councillors have more important things to worry about anyway?J:lorstarters, the stop sign at the end of my street has been leaning al a 45-degrce angle for over ~ ~ond, now. I mean what the hell, get on ILalready; and If I need a baby sitter, l'll call up my neighbour's 12 year old daughter.

Human Life more Significant thanAnimal Life ANGELA OSTRIKOFF imals is the worst thing that anyone much of my lifeas a vegetarian and am actually on PETA'smailing list. They monthly send me pictures of"abused" cows, pigs and chickens in an attempt to keep me animal free. I have some issues with FETA and similar groups referring to what animals go through

and raped is not the same as an a.ni• mal that has been mistreated.

Many organizations that work to combat poverty in the world begin with providing communities with sustainable food sources. So while that can mean something that they can grow,It usually also means something that they can raise. For exam-

Christmas gifts for vlllages and com• rnunitics in the Third World. Many other charities do this too, and for a small amount of mouey, you can provide a village with enough chickens for them to breed and create a sustainable food source of chicken meat, eggs and blood. I wonder how PETA would react to this?

as abuse, not because I don't think it's awful, but because l believe it belittles what a human would go through. l'm sorry but a child who has been beaten

pie, Food for the Hungary Canada is currently promoting their Christmas activities. One lhing that they arc doing is allowing people to purchase

I understand that PETA Is against the meat market that we in North America take part in. I would agree that the meat industry is run by

STA~F WRli"tRcould possibly ever do. I have spent

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commercials for th1.:SPCA make me angry. The melodic and haunting sound of Sarah McLaughlin is paired with images of dogs and cats, some of them abused others just look sad. This is meant to tug on the heartstrings of all who get suckered into watching the commercial, which causes them to give money to or perhaps adopt one of these creatures.

Let me be clear from the start, l am a proud owner of a very nice cat, I was involved in 4•H in my youth and l think that the hunter who shot Bambi's mother Is a bastard. In my spare time I do not go around and kick dogs in the face, nor do I hunt elephants for their Ivory. However, the moment r challenge people who fight for animal rights, I feel like I just shot a kitten in the face.

You sec, I have some major issues wilh people who mllitantly advocate for animal rights; and as I clarified, it is not because I hate animals. It's just that I find other things more Im• portant; like human life for example.

I think that potentially it lot of time, money and celebrity endorsement is wasted on fighting for homeless kittens, when there arc people who arc dying of hunger.

PETA does a very good job of trying to convince people that eating an-

greedy people who slaughter animals in inhumane and disgusting ways in order to turn a profit. But would they change their tune If killing animals meant feeding hungry people who would otherwise die? Or Is kllllng an animal alwayswrong all the time?

I don't think that people should change their convictions and not take care of aninuls, but maybe gain some perspective. Yes, animals have awful things happen to them at the hands of humans, but so do other humans.

There arc countless numbers of kids sold into slavery every day, enduring unthinkable torture and instead of hearing about that, we turn on the TV and are almost brought to tears from McLaughlin's"Arms of an Angel" set to Images of puppies. And oddly, l've yet Losee any commercials pairing a songstress and Images of Darfur or Myanmar (also known as Burma) in order to make viewers c:ry.

Something Is wrong with this picture. Yes, elephants that are hunted down for their tusks and killed in a brutal way is sad and has made me cry, but you know what else makes me cry? Little girls who arc made to be prostitutes and kids who even in America go to school hungry and go home to no food. All life is important, but I believe that human life is sig• nificant, and those are two separate things.

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Opinion

Cascade News • Friday October 30 th 2009

A Case for Commuter Trains JOUSMARTpeople out of their

cars would make CONTRIBUTOR a significant reduction in our overfter a brief conversation with all emissions, not to mention how ii John Buker, the mind behind the would free up the roads for the reRail for the Vnlleycampaign, and fur- maining car addicts. ther corresponding wilh Paul GieselGieselman feels VFV students man, the acting president of Rall for of the present and future could certhe Valley,and recent U FV student, tainly benefit from community rail, one Lhing became especially clear mentioning that "they wouldn't have to me; having Lhc oplion lo cheaply travel across the Fraser Valley without driving a cur would be fantastic.

Gieselman estimates LhaLIf community rail were implemented, that "on a weekday, on foot, one could get to downtown Victoria from Chilliwack, via Community rail and other forms of transportation (including ferries) for no more than $25." As students, I think most ofus can see the appeal of cheap transportation.

I don't enjoy causing pollution, and I get the Impression that most of us don't, bul at Lhcsame time, it's difficult to really cul back. Driving a car might not be good for the environ- to move away from home to pay rent ment, but there aren't a whole lot of somewhere, or buy a car and pay inother options. Whal is so great about surance and gas to get to class," Many the Rail for the Valley campaign is students are relying more and more that It doesn't even need to stress on the bus, or other means of getting how much good it could do for the to and from school. Commuter trains environment, because it has so many could make this process a far more other positives. Nevertheless, getting appealing option for the environmen-

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tally-minded or cash-strapped among us. Gieselman even mentioned how students could push for commuter trains to be something added to the U-Pass. Now thal would be useful!

How exactly n couple of trains arc going to change everything may nol be immediately apparent, but Gieselman explained it lo me very sim-

ply when he snid, "Community rall will be the backbone to a network of transportation lhal will connect the Fraser Valley.Tn connection with local bus routes, one could get almost anywhere in the Valley."This makes perfect sense to me, as the Sky Train serves a similar role in Vancouver.

You can lake lhe lraln lo the general area you need to go, and take a bus from there lo the more specific loca• lion you need lo get to. 'lhis effective method would really make non-car travel more practical, not Just for school, but for evcrydnytravel.

One aspect of public transporla• Lionlhal is rarely discussed Is how it provides alternate, cheap transportation for the intoxicated. If anyone has ever wanted to go into Vancouver to go to a party or a bar, but decided against it because it would mean finding a designated driver, or paying for an expensive cab ride, imagine if you could get there and b~ck entirely using inexpensivepublic transportation, Geiselman told me that he highly anticipates that the train schedule would include a late night run, which could do a lot lo keep people from feeling the pressure lo drink a11ddrive. Keeping intoxicated drivers off the streets means a safer commute for everyone.

Most modern train systems, In• eluding many Canadian systems, even have wireless Internet these days.

Co,1siderlng this, Rall for the Valley would not only provide affordableand functional transportation, It would also be a hell of a lot more enjoyable than being stuck in a trafficJam.

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Balloon Boys' Folly KEVIN BODNER CONTRIBUTOR he Colorado Balloon Incident.

The Hecne Hoax. The Balloon Boy Hoax. The Balloon Boy lncldent.

You probably get what I'm talking about here: Richard Heene, and his need for puhlic attention.

On October 15th in fort Collins Colorado, police received a desperate call, from Richard I leenc, thal his son, Falcon Hccnc, had climbed into a homemade helium balloon, which was then launched from the Hcene back yard, and floated off with the six year old Falcon inside the balloon's basket, reaching heights of several thousand feet. l11e family said that they Iirst became aware that Falcon Heenc was missing immediately after the balloon had taken olT.Falcon's brother told his parents, th al he had seen the six-year• old climb into lhe basket of the balloon before the family had launched It. llome video released the following day showed the launch of the balloon: Richard inspected the basket, then his family counted down in unison "three, two, one"' before releasing the cord. "Ihere was no sign of the six year old, nor was their any mention of the pos~ibilitythnt Falcon had drifted off with the balloon.

After becoming "aware" that J:lalcon had indeed "floated away," Mr. Hecne did what every responsible and loving father who had Just noticed that his six-year-old son had flouted off In a homemade helium balloon would

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do: He called the press, and requested that they use their news choppers to help track the balloon. After making that ever so important phone call, Mr. Heene called emergency services, and 91t.

had "fallen out," which was made more plausible when a sheriff deputy reported that he had seen something fall from the balloon near Platteville, Colorado, and a photograph of the balloon was shown, with a small black

was going through the heads of those involved with the search.

Finally, al 4 p.m, CNN, reported that Falcon Heene, was discovered hiding in a cardboard box, in the rafters above the garage. Allegallons of

dot below It, suggested that the boy may have fallen out or that something had detached from the balloon. With the balloon traveling at seven thousand feet, you can only Imagine what

the incident being a hoax soon surfaced, as nl!wsagencies began to nsk the question of "how could a balloon thal small, possibly lift a fifty pound kid, and float for 60 mlles, at 7000 feet?"

At first, police did not believethat the incident was a hoax, and in fact supported, the "traumallzed family, who was worried to dcalh, that their six-year-old boy had floated off ln a homemade helium balloon, that could not have possibly held a SOpound kid, and travel at heights reaching sevenll thousand feet." But then Richard Heene, his wife, Mayumi Hccnc,

Immediately police began tracking the "helpless" boy, enlisting the help of two helicopters from the Colorado National Guard. Finally, the balloon, and Its "precious curgo" began Its descent, near lhc Denver Inter• national Airport. Police immediately closed lhe alrpor·t, and rerouted all planes around lhe bal-

loons path. 1l1e hnlloon came down, and to everyone's horror, the basket was empty, and there was no sign of Falcon Heene.

Fearing that the six-year-old boy

and Falcon Heene were Interviewed on Larry King Live. King asked the TTccnc's"Why did you not come out of the garage?" Richard Heene repeated the question, but was interrupted by his son, who said; "Youguys said that, um, we did this for the show," Ten small, little words, from the rno~1thof a six-year-old, unraveled the whole hoax. Mr. lleene had ,dlegedlycreated thi~ hoax to get back in the spotlight! Unfortunately, it succeeded. Within hours of the balloon taking off, biogs, networking sites in real-lime, were created, while parodies, and image editing Jokes popped up even when the safe ty oflhe boy was uncertain.

All of that however, has come to bite Richard Heene and his media hogging, attention seeking butt.

Criminid charges arc expected to be leveled against Mr. Hecne, In which hopefully, he can expect to serve federal time, or al least pay for the $2 million of lax puyer money that was wasted, in the "search and rescue."

There have been calls for Mr. Tleenc to have his children taken away, because of this slunl, and for being an at tent ion-seeking moron. I do not believe that this should happen. Mr. Heene never pul his children at risk, 'faking children away is not a suitable punishment for being a moron. lf it was, I can think of a dozen celebrities who should have had their kids taken, and then neutered for their own idi• ocy.

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The Alphabet of YouTube A World of Information - But What Do We Value?

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omething has been weighing on my mind lately. The rapid advances in electronic technology in our lifetime contrive the world so that we can hardly understand how much everything is changing as soon as you get a handle on what's going on, guess what? It changes again, I'm not saying that th Is Is a bad thing - everyone loves to take advantage of the Internet to discover things of which we would ordinarily be ignorant. 1l1c flow of information means that we arc \111 closer together than we have ever been before, I wanted a way to gaugejust what things we value in our digital society. Short of being awarded a big, fat l'esearch grant from the university, r knew I would have to do something heavy-handed and arbitrary in my pursuit of understanding our electronic world.

As 1 Idly surfed around the Tnternet, I found myself gravitating towards YouTubc - this veritable paradise of everything from the irreverent to the informative to Blll o• Reilly blowouts, is arguably the centre that our generation's digital meanderings circle around. Personally speaking, when I run out of things to look at on the Web (which is shocking, considering that I have a universe of limitless knowledge at my fingertips at any given moment), I click onto YouTube,and occupy myself with anything ranging from interviews with Gore Vidal to animated videos about the origins of the universe to that video where the grape lady falls flat on her face.

So, in the end, I decided to compile an Alphabet ofYouTube - that Is, when you type In the prelimiMry let-

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Arts & Life

Cascade News • Friday October30 th 2009

Album Review

MassiveAttack

Splitting the Atom EP

PAUL BRAMMER Atom, could be called the first sIAFI-WRIFER the Massive Attack output since 1998's nce in a generation there comes a band that defies all pigeonholing ar1dcompartmentalization.

Since the tall end of the eighties, Massive Attack has been one of those bands. Well, to use the word 'band' is more than a little misleading - the group has been known to dabble in instrumentation (most notably on their best-selling record Mczza11/11e, and on tour), but the majority of their work has been produced using beats, samples, effects, a n<l a whole host of other wi:i;anlry.

11,e group, comprised of Robert Del Naja, or 3D, and Grantley Marshall, or Daddy C (founding member Andrew Vo1-Vlcs left the group a decade ago), has hovered a rou n<l the frii,ges of British music for two decades, their legend growing ever more enigmatic as the years go by. Their influence over music is undeniable, as they are credited with being the progenitors of ''trip-hop" (despite the label being much to their chagrin) - there is hardly a signed band In Britain today that doesn't owe a debt, however small or obscure, to Massive Attack.

Their last album, 100th Window, was written and constructed by Robert Del NaJa, without Daddy G's involvement, so their new El', Splitting

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fans will receive of the new, and as yet unnamed, Massive Attack LP, which is due out early next year.

The EP is comprised of four tracks - the latter two an: remixes oforiginal songs that will be on the album. Title

·n1ere is a frankly creepy vocal line which murmurs, "I know what you need" like an assailant on your ears. 'fois, in turn, gives way for Horace Andy's warbling vocals, as he urges us to "let it go". 'Hle tone of the song is quite unsettling, though, if you've heard a bit of Mnssivc Attack, this will be par for the course for you.

track "Splitting The Atom" crescendos into life with wailing strings that gives way to a funky bass drum and what might be a processed keyboard, though it's hard to pick out single instruments in the mix.

Unfortunately, once you acclimatize to the song's vibe, it all becomes rather plodding. That's not to say that it's a bad song, but !' d be lying If I said that I was gripped by the track. It sounds a bit like a demo for an unfin-

Mezzanine. TI1e EP is the first taste

ished song, or if Radiohead recorded a Kid A•era track under the influence of Ritalin. '!he second track "Pray for Rain" introduces sparse throbbing pulsar beats, accompanied by a jarring piano line that hovers around the loose drumbeat. 1\rnde Adebimpe, the lead singer of TV on the Radio, lends his vocals to this song. His doubletracked vocals sit atop the haunting mess of instrumentation as someone takes the bass for a walk in the background. lt all breaks down to a sparse mid-section, as the drums approach tribal. The song builds nicely, And Aclebimpe'sharmonics complement the swelling track.

TI1is song ddi11ltcly feels fleshed out, as layers coah:scc be:'lutifully to a lush breakout in the second half of the song. "Pray for Rain" is classic Massive Attack: primal yet restrained; paranoid yet soulful; inscrutable yet all-encompassing.

Track three, "BullctproofLove" (Van Rivers & Thc Subliminal Kid Remix)'', features Guy Garvey. lead singer of Elbow, 011 vocals; Garvey also gets a wrlllng credit on this song. Garvey moans over the intro, pausing for breath as the drums beat and swishes of noises cloister around the periphery.

Garvey has one of the best voices of any singer ever (no B.S.), and he claims that he's "not good in a crowd" as keys push his vocals a little higher in the mix. The mixing on the track is impressive, as the voice sounds like anC>ther piece of the whole. TI1e temptation, with a voice like Garvey's, ls to push his vocals right up front, but Massive Attack Incorporate it Into the mix, before dropping it altogether, in another mid-song break that introduces reso-

nating horns that arc lcrrifylng, and rcminisccnl of Miles Davis' Bitches Brew.

ll1e vocals come bnck in, as Garvey sings at little above a murmur atop a pulse-like drum-beat. The lyrics arc almost incomprehensible. "fliis section of the song fails to hold the attention as much as the preceding two 'chapters' (the typical 'verse-chorusverse' structure is completely absent on any of these tracks), and, unfort unately, the song peters out. with barely a whimper; a shame lur II track that enamoured and repelled me for its opening four minutes.

"Psyche (Hash Treatment)" rounds off the BP,with guest vocalist Martina Topley-Bird. The song starts off with what sounds like an imitation police sir1;nblaring. Toplcy-Bird'svocals add a silky layer to proceedings. However, as with the rest of the tracks, there is an air of impending doom throughout the song, as if everything is about to break down at a moment's notice.

1he track, however, builds nicely, and Topley-Bird harmonizes beautifully as she repeats, "As I was set to fall in" over and over, before l he ~Ongcomes to a close.

All in all, the EP veers from sublime to mundane, often in the same track. "Pray for Rain'' is definitely the best track, sounding familiar yet fresh.

However, when the songs sag (which they shouldn't really do, seeing as there are only four tracks) they sound like a band resigning itself to treading water. Hopefully, the new Massive Attack album will resist the urge to fall b1.1ckon old-hat tricks and push out into new territory - Portishead's TI1irdproved that a band can innovate after a decade-long absence, and it is with bated breath that Massive Attack fans will await to s1;:ewhich camp the new LP falls into.

AlbumReview

One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac'sBig Sur PAUL FALARDEAU loncli ness to return to the city; and ARTS & LIFEEDITORresumes drinking heavily. The book

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was filled with mixed feelings when I heard that Jack Kerouac's semiautobiographical novel, BigSur would be transformed into an album.

I was excited because the book is a goldmine of great writing, ripe with lines good enough to make a bad song good a n<la good song great. Big Sur is a novel about Kerouac's (here under the guise <>fhis ftctioMI alterego Jack Duluoz) three brief sojourns lo a cabin in Bixby Canyon, Big Sur, owned by Kerouac's friend and Beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti.

The novel depicts Duluoz's mental and physical deterioration. Duluoz is unable to cope with a suddenly di.'· manding public. and is battling with advanced alcoholism. Mc seeks respite first in ~olitude 111the Big Sur cabin, then in a relationship with Billie, the mistress of his longtime friend Cody Pomeray. Duluoz finds respite in the Big Sur wilderness, but is driven by

not appalled. Simmering steel guitar and lightly strummed acoustics set a is an important piece of Kerouac's beautiful background for Kerouac's canon, as it heavily touches on the words. However, Gibbard's voice is clashing poles of fame and true Beat just barely hitting par, and Farrar's culture that drove the poet to the al• inches it out only a little. Their singcoholism that killed him. ing voices are decent, but hardly have Enter One Past Move or J'm Gone: the capacity to hold up to the gravity Kerouac'sBig Sur, the lengthy title of of the words they are pulling from Big the album by Ben Gibbard (Death cab Sur. for Cutic, The Postal Service) and foy 111ings get stickier from there.

Parrar (Sun Volt). This is where the R;ithcr, they flow. Too well it would mixed feelings come in. I have never sci:m, as track after track of th1.:same been known for my outward love and boring song structure roll by. 'TI,calaffection of these indie rock stars and bum clocks in at 38:39 yet everything before hearing this album; I was un- blends together nwre than a Grateful sure whether that trend would continDead concert on acid. The whole al• u1.:.Thi.'only song I can evl.'rsay I have bum seems like one long song. There genuinely liked is the nostalgic track, isn't even a noticeable crescendo un"Photobooth" from Deathcab's first til the title track, eight songs in. The album. it' has been along time, and a only song that seems to greatly differ lot of mediocrity from Mr. Gibbard from th,; muted, Iifcless steel guitar since then irnd I was uneasy about two and strummed acou~tic (now getting hipsters handling such a great piece of more lame than lovely) is "Final Horart. Still I let myself hope. rors" which plods into a quasi-blues Listening to the album's first track stomp.

"California Zephyr" I was pleasantly I cannot get away without saying•

that "San Francisco" is an approachable piece, with a mournful harmon• ica that almost brings some life back into the album. Too bad it's the last track. in the end, it seems like Gibbard and Farrar had little to no idea what Kerouac was about. Instead of augmenting the relentless folk with the blues and jazz favoured by the Beats, this duo seemed to think it better to simply stick to their standard limpdick indie folk.

What this is really, is a case of is mining. It seems that the pair read a good book and decided to rip off the pretty lines but not do too much work to make it worthwhile. Stream of consciousness may have worked with his writing but in musical form It falls short and that is on the backs of these two "songwriters." There is nothing innovative here, just laziness and unoriginnlily, What really stirs the gall in any fan of Beat writing is that Kerouac would surely be spinning in his grave i1t the

thought of hipster posers making this kind of dreck out of his heartfelt work.

After all, the thing that drove him to his death was nothing less than the perversion of true artistic intentions Into a glorified trendy "s,ene". Sometimes the world is terribly ironic.

If you happen to find the album in the bargain bin, pick it up. You could do worse. However, you'll find more originality on AC/DC's latest effort.

Maybe Jay Farrar and Mr. Zooey Deschanel should stick to pandering to kids with cardigans and thickrimmed glasses. Pick up a copy of the novel; you'll be better off. If you want literature-based music listen to Radiohead 's "2➔ 2:arS"(l 984), Z,.;ppelin's "Battle of Evcrinorc''(Lord of the Rings), Avenged Sevenfold's ''Bat Country" (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) or the Libertines' "Narcissist" (The Picture of Dorian Grey).

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AlbumReview

Carnival Knights

TackknifeQueencutsstraightto the heart

MICHELLE FIETJE

STAFFWRilER ripping guitars and powerful drums enve-

arnival Knights Impress with their first full-length studio album, Jackknife Queen. A homegrown talent, these guys from the valley will make you proud. 'foe album is ambitious, n bold and challenging improvement from their EP. ·1he Knights amalgamotc a variety of influences, moving from blues driven folk to classic rock, and find their home with a compelling personalization of each genre.

"A Jam" was previously released on their self-titled EP, but ls revamped and rocking as the first track. Another beauty is "Horse Charlot", which is reinvigorated with banjo and harmonica, a,1elpositively glows. Sung with conviction, lyrics such as, "yuur words nre like water to me," reso• nate with feeling. Musically,the songs are fresh and inviting; lyrically,they arc intelligent and carry a heartfelt vocal delivery.

Singer Sir John the Sixth is honing his skill as a captivating storyteller, while his band mates arc finding their niche providing rich instrumental atmospheres.

This winning combination ls apparent on the song "Hero of Green Lake". Based on the true events of a man in the forests of Green Lake surviving a brutal bear attack,

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lope a struggle for survival, which roars out with passion. 1t will have you gripping your scat in anticipation of the climax. ''llluc I !cart" opens with the haunting majesty of an elk bugle. "lhissound weaves throughout the track, mlngllng with tllrty guitars anti a bluesy groove. The guys get Aggressiveand really dig in this song, em phasizing their ability to provide unsclfconsclous tunes that will have you dancing along.

"Lakes and Loons" is melodic, with Sir John pouring out his heart in an emotional delivery that is fully deserving of praise.

The song moves like a lamentation, and there is an appealing vulnerability in both the lyrics and the sparse yet poignant gui• tar sound. ·n1eanthemlc couplet that finishes the track "like l!lkcswithout loons, wolves without moons" encompasses everything great about this band. '1hey are sincere, passionate and full of refreshing Ideas.

1he true musical gem un Jackknife Queen is "Dead Bride."The gents have truly found themselves in this piece. John the Sixth is magnificent, crooning and wailing his way through a beautiful song that encapsulates all the aspects a great song

should contain: love, lamentation, and the pure joy of making music. The lnstrumen• tation follows suit with humming guitars and just the right rhythmic accompaniment. Not to menllon that the gang vocals provided by Socrates and company nrc ~n irresistible invitntion lo sing along.

Reminiscent of Pink Floyd's epic dreamscapes, "Sec YouIn the Sky" echoes with emolion. Scaring vocals and harmonious guitars arc complimented with ethereal vibrancy and a haunting melody.

The melancholy"Gold Rush Fever" is poi• gnant, lending a more melancholy flavour to the final portion of the album, but it Is no less sweet.

Carnival Knights deliver an album full of beauty and metaphor. More than that, they arc developing their style and what comes out ls full of joy and personality. 'lhls honesty ls combineJ wilh ravished-by-moonlight romAnticism and su~rl-scarchingintrospection. All this is accomplishedon an album that rings with true sincerity. Overall, Jackknife Queen is a solid rock and roll album that will stand up to better established fare. Carn !val Knights are finding their sound and It Is definitelyone worth listening to.

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DelThoFunkee Homosopien and Tome One Parallel Uni-verses Regino Spektor's flfthstudio-album, A Live R.E.M. album may sound Whyisthatuponhearing a bondis With therelease ofthemovie singerin Theopening bondofagingrockersFor,findstheSoviet-born cutonthiscollaborative from a boring place like Boise, Idaho likeanother Where theWild Things arecomes her mostcommercial state.Most attackbyDelTFH grasping at money but what if the andTame Oneis there,you'll thesoundtrack byKoren Oandthe (spendfiveminutes of the bright and breezy songs, titled "Flashback" and looks back on most well known song on the entire youassume theyblow?

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f you were one of the young souls gravitating towards Casey's pub Thursday, October 23, you'd be forgiven for thinking that you were lining up to get in at Madison Square Garden.

No fewer than four black-jacketed security guards manned the doors, and no fewer Lhn,1two stamps were required on your hand to allow entrance. Now, I've served my time at raves and clubs back in Manchester, but never before have I had to endure two unsightly red splodges of ink on each hand. What do they signify? One for each side of my body? One for each of my testes? One for my ego and one for my id?

Nevertheless, admitted I was, and inside I went. The first thing that strikes one upon entry inlo Casey's is the complete lack of room for the numbers that are admitted. Despite that, there was a nice bit of space down the far end of the pub, away from the hoi polloi; it seemed that everyone wanted to crowd close Lothe door, so they could go into the bathroom and snort down some ecstasy cakes, or whatever cool young people do when I'm not looking.

That's another point - where did all these cool beautiful people come from? Everywhere I look around campus, I sec lovely lads and lasses, hut this was another breed - that of the sickeningly young and prosperous

amoeba, futilely grinding body parts with nnother c:irdboard cut-0111ora human being, unaware of the yawning chasm of doom and decrepidation awaiting.

At times, it was like being in some grotesque pseudo-Gap commercial, fused with a straight-to-DVD sexy college movie ii la A111erica11 Pie; something inside me died a little bit when I saw the forced gyrations of people who, by day, look as bookish as the next nerd. You're obviously all clandestine cool dudes, and I'm very disappointed in all of you.

Another exasperating factor was the lack of booze 011 lnp and the lack ofa debit card receiving doohickey. It seemed lhnt the gods of Cnsey's were

conspi ring againsl everyone. of mine leaned over and remarked that Despite this litany of woes, we fi. they sounded reminiscent of Blink nally got served and got relatively 182 back iri thi: near pusl. I thought comfortable. Exit 200 came on stage this was ,\ fair assessment, although between 10:30 and 11:00, and they henvy-hand.cd.As Rronson the bassist proceeded to give the amassed crowds remarked, he wns aiming to bring a bit something to dance to. of a hardcore leaning into the music, When t spoke to the bass player and there was definitely the sense that Bronson Norton after the show, he the songs were u couple orbad girltold me that the present line-up of the friends away from delving into darker band had only been together for about territory, 1lowcver, for now, Exit 200 six or seven months. Tiiis surprised seems happy to play relatively bright me, as the band sounded very Laut and brce1.ypunchy numbers, and the and intuitive they definitely filled crowd seemed to respond well. out the sound possibilities of Casey's, A cover ofTenacious D's "Fuck Her and pointed to n future where they Gently" was met wilh drunken delight, like if Moses came down from may outgrow their present venue.

The stylings orExit 200 veered to- Mount Sinai with a bottle of Jack ward the realm of pop-punk- a friend and a bag of grass. 'Ibe other cover,

"Sweetest Girl", which itself is a cover (of sorts) of the Wu-Tang classic, ''C.R.E.A.M," was also well-received.

So, to clarify, Exit 200 did a cover of a cover. Still with me through that? it's like the Donnie Darko of songs, isn't it? Mind-buggery, '!hough I enjoyed them dropping that in the set, l wish they had done a cover of the Wu• Tang version, which ls infinitely more gangsteriffic.

Brunson and Andrew, the lead guitarist for the band, informed me that the group will be recording their own debut album soon, and that their sound will hope to capture the essence of thci r live performances while still retaining the veneer of professionalism. Andrew cited the Red I lot Chili Peppers as his favourite group, I and said that despite the genre ormusic that their tunes might follinto, he only asked of his band-mates that they all contributed to the song writing process of the group equally. Watch this space for information about the upcoming album.

Despite the troubles that Cnsey's has had thb last fiscal year, the place was fairly rocking when I was there whether it was because people wanted to let their hair down and hnvc n bu1,1, after slogging away ul mid-terms, 1'111 not sure. For whatever reason, the sweaty bodies were there, und everyone seemed to respond well to Exit 200's good-lime vibe. At this rate, Exit 200's stock on the local scene is set to rise in the months ahcnd.

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My Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler SUZANNE KITTELL

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he average woman wouldn't dnre publish a chronicle of her sexual encounters, especially ones that involve skid marks and pill popping gynecologists. Chelsea Handler isn't your average woman. My Horizontal life:A Collectionof One Nitht Stands is Handler's hilarious account of some of her more interesting sexual escapades. Handler holds absolutely nothing back in this book, and with her signature comedic style, makes readers piss themselves laughing. As she mercilessly dishes on dick size and between-the-sheets technique, you'll find yourself wishing you could hang out with Chelsea for a night.

Amazingly funny and quite ad• dictlng, Handler's writing ls perfect for some light reading to relieve the stress of your semester. Just like Are Yo11There Vodka?It's Me, Chelsea,it won't take you longer than a couple of days to devour. Both books are made up of short stories that can be read (fl n,iy order, which makes them great for decompressing for an hour or so after school or work.

Chelsea Handler is a surprisingly honest writer for someone with such a prupcnsil y for lies. Everystory is filled with embarrassing moments that we

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an extremely Identifiable writer, regardless orhow many notches you have on your bedpost.

Handler embodies a fearless and independent lifestyle that many of us ladies admire. She's ta king part in the revolution of female sexuality, proving that women can enjoy casual sex just as much as men can. But instead of writing to Penthouse Fomm, Han• dler tells us all the dirty details in paperback form.

Chelsea Handler has succeeded in the tricky task of telling the world all about her vagina, and yet remaining allraclive and respected (lake notes, Madonna). If you're a fan of Sex and the Clty ...or Just sex and cities themselves, I know you'll love Chelsea Handler.

If you're not sold on her yet, watch an episode of her talk show, Chelsea Lately.The last time 1 saw it, she in• suited Brooke Hogan's music career to her face. What more could you ask for?

Put My l{orlzontul Ufc in one hand, and a strong drink in the other, and you've got yourself a good fucking lime. Set nsldc the homework for a night and laugh at small penises and accidental golden showers.

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Joseph Boyden On the Bird Family, Writing and inspiration but also the beauty. Nobody else was writing much about and I felt I needed to. 11spulled me since the mld-nhHities; that's what I've been writing about is the Ojibwa and Cree of Ontario. 'l11et'e'ssomething really universal about that group of people, as I say, that exc:ltcs me because it's a topic that the well never runs dry, or so it seems to me. ·n1ere's always more to be said.

Your characters oreconnected ofteninyour to be a Canadian writer. stories, sometimes distantly so,sometimes moreintimately.

Howdoyoucreolethese Youmentioned theNative-American literarelationships effectively? ture.How doyoufeelthatparticular litero• turecontributes to Canadian literoturo in Well someti.mes l do lose focus termsofgiving ii a grounding thatFrench with them especially In the first draft. andEnglish languages orebasedoffof?

I'm not one of those writers whel'e everything I write cornt:s out just right.

I have to work it. to play with it, I have to cut, I have to add, but the bottom line Is that these stories love to talk to each other and [my characters] have lots of stories to share with each other.

It comes naturally that way, I think.

Well I think Canadians often have

a really huge rnisundcrstar,ding of

First-Nations people and the more we read and learn and understand Canada's first peoples, I think the more we'll realize we're not all that different Afterwriting thisthirdbook,willit and we're treating people, a certain betheendofthe Birdfamilyand, group within our country with an unifso,whatelsearewegoingtosee Doyoulikedoingreadings likethis?How fairness and a certain amount of prejfromyou? doyoufeelit canhelpstudents andwrit- ndlce that we don't even realize. I love my characters because any reader beers?

I'm going to work on a novel comes an Indian for while when they about going back in history to do like doing readings. I used read my bQoks a11dthey think, "hey, the 1600s, that I'm really ex- to r10twhen I first started out, I was I ,an understand this. I know where cited about. Also I'm doing a nervous in front of a crowd, but I've yoir'rccorning from now," biography of Louis Riel and learned to enjoy giving readi Dgs.I reoreyourfavourite ourhors?

Gabriel DuMount for penguin member going to readings of authors Who Canada for the extraordinary that I really liked when I was a student It's changed over the yt:ars. When and thought it was really exdting to Canadians series. rncct the people who created the work I was a young man it was Jack KerHowdoyoufeelyourheritage hos that I like and getting to realize that ouac, the beat writer. Then it became influenced yourwriting, ifalall? u writer's ju~t a normal person. ll's a Louise Urdwich, an Ojibwa writer. good lessor, for anybody, Right now, I don't have one favourite Well T'n,a real mix.ordiff(-r· in particular, but like I said earlier, I cnl things. I'm Jrish, Scottish Doyoufeelthatthereiso canonofCana- am really excited about this new genand Ojibwa ;ind so I think I've dianliterature thatiscoherent inthesame eration of Canadian writers that's just got the story telling on both sense thatEnglish orJapanese literature is? amazing. sides or the fomily. I think lh~ Orisiijusta molter ofgeography?

Isthereanyadviceyouhoveforstudents natural desire to tell ~lorics waitress.Josephorders,~largepint vf Ca comes from both parts of me.

Well there Is the old saying that looking logetpublished?

PAUL FALARDEAU ARI~&LH LDlfOR nt1dit111, mixed with li111<· curdirt/, Canada Is two solitudes, the French I always pictured it being a trilAreyourcharacters influenced byyour and the English. ·1he way I see it If you want lo gel published make oseph Boyden, Canadian author of ogy, and this lbookl is golng to fill family andthepeople youknow? though is that Canada Is three soli• sure that [the] st()ry or non-fiction award winning novels 1hree Day in thi: middle ground betwcen Three tudcs: 'TheFrench, the English and the piece or poem is as right as you can Road and 1hrough Black Spruce met day Road and 'lnrough Black Spruce I think there's bits and pieces of First-Nations and they in some ways get it. Make sure that it is clean on the with Paul Falardeau, the Arts and Life a&well as look Into the future ar,d I lots of different people I know in exist away from each others spheres page; that there aren't grammatical editor of the Cascade, at Finnegan's think I figured out the way to d(.Ithat, my characters, but I don't think that of Influence. So, yeah, Jt Is a very re- mistakes. Make sure you have a friend liar after his reading at UFV, on Oc- which should make it intere~tlr1gfor there's one character who you could gional writing. But what's happening read It and make sure it's the sort of tober 22, 2009. Earlier in the night, he the r1:ader. say "this is a real life person." I don't now Is young writers like Michael thing you'd want In sit down a read packed the conference room near the write thinly disguised non-fiction; Crummy or Michael Winter or Lisa as well. You want to grab your reader, cafeteria.

WhatInspired youtowritethesebookson my characters come from all different Moore In Newfoundland or Richard and how are yo(.)grabbing your reader theBirdfamily? people combined.

Wagameese or Stephen Galloway or by the shirt and saying "you're gonna What'sthe newson the newbookin the Lee Iiendersen in British Columbia read this story," and not let them go.

Bird family trilogy?

TI1e inspiration stems from [the What wasit liketowintheGiller Aword? a.ndall the writers in between. There's So if you can figure that out, you're fact that] there's so much going on in this movement of writers in Canada halfway there.

There's going to be one more in the Ojibwa and Cree communities in On• It was good [pauses, then laughs!. It that's really exciting that are taking trilogy. tario that a[is] very universal. rThere's was great, nerve-wracking, but a lot the world by storm, being published 8dltorsnote: We are/r,termptedby the the love and the hate and the troubles, of fun. all over the world. tt's an exciting time

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Exploring 2009's Governor General's Literary Awards Canadian Literature shine in a bumper crop of words and image REBEKAH DUPREY

MANAGING EDITOR inalists have been announced for the Governor General's Literary Awards, 2009. The best books written

by Canadian authors since mid-2008 are assessed by a j~1ryof three. There were 884 titles submitted in the Eng• lish language categories, and 657 titles in the French.

The categories are; fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, children's literature (text and illustration) and translation. There are five nominees in each category, and each category is repeated in both languages. For a complete list of nominees and a brief description of the literary works, visit www.canadacouncll.ca. 11,e winners will be announced on November 17.

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Exciting for us here in B.C. is the fact that an author named Annabel Lyon, from New Westminster, has been nominated in the English fiction category. Lyon has worked as a mentor in UBC's creative writing department. She has published two collections of short stories, and a children'$ novel. 77zeGolden Mean is her first adult fiction novel; it was nominated for the Giller Award, and for the Rogers Writers' Trust Piction Prize.

As an undergraduate, Lyon made a study of Philosophy. She discovered a love for and kinship with Aristotle, an<la~er 9/11 she relied 011 his ethics and eloquence to help her make sense of the world. That was the birthplace of The GoldenMean.

Lyon's fictional tale of Aristotle Is

a personal examination of the possibilities of his life. She writes of Aris• totle's childhood, and examines the relationship between himself and his most illfamous pupil, Alexander the Great.

Of the five finalists in the fiction category, Lyon is to be listed beside Alice Munro, a very successful author. Munro's book of short stories Too Much Happiness is joined by Galore, a novel by Newfoundlander Ml• chael Crummy; Mistressof Nothing, a historical novel set In Egypt during the Victorian era and written by Kate Pullinger; and another collection of short fiction, Vanishing and Other Stories by Deborah Willis.

The nonfiction category covers a range of topics this year. India is to

be discovered, as is classical music. ll1e American struggle with the east• em world Is explored, as is the allied bombing of Germany. TI1e category also includes a book lovingly written abo(.ltthe haunting and imperiled beauty of grassland birds.

The poetry and drama categories are similarly varied, ranging from personal exploration and cultural ex• periences lo existential musings and investigations into universal truth.

111echildren's text category contains some surprising examinations of realism. Sister Wife by Shelley Hrdlltschka unflinchingly faces the power struggles and exploitation that women experience In a polygamous community, while Caroline Pignat's Greener Grass presents a glimpse of

life during Ireland's potato famine a11dsome difficult decisions made by a young Catholic girl.

Finalists in the children's illustra• tion c11tcgoryarc a delight of imagination and colour. The books depict the acceptance of self and of others, and the beauty of nature, art and other cultures.

The llnal English category Is French translation, and the topics presented range from studies of literature to young adult novels and nn explora1ion of nn untouched wilderness.

Examining the finalists brings to mind the idea of the diversity and depth of Canadian literature, as well us the spirit which unifies it.

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Arts & Life

Cascade News· Friday October 30 th 2009

Movie Review

WHERE THE WILD TH1NG5 ARE Where the GILLIAN WHITELY

Wild 1hlngs Are. We learn that Max possesses a wild imagination CONTRIBUTOR to combat his obvious loneliness ;and ne day, durii,g one of the many the Joy he possesses at school amongst his peers, is a camaraderie that is blahours I spend at work languidly leaning against the counter, a co• tantly missing from his worker cleverly dubbed me "Roger life at home. Max longs for Shebert" and I felt that it fit perfectly. the attention of his ind if• It is no surprise then that I purchased fcrcnt older sister and his the very first ticket to the very first overworked single mother show of Where the Wild 1hlngs Arc at and in this dejected state he becomes a "wild thing" the Langley Colossus. After driving for 45 minutes and hurriedly collect• and further alienates those he wishes to connect with. ing my m..:dium popcorn with Just a "spritr.ing'' of butler I manage lo get It is this transformation my fuvourlle seats (back row, right that allows Max to enter the world where the wild side) next to absolutely no one (except my delightful cohort Stacey). Just as things are. the movie began a hoard of children 'fhe setting of this film is exquisite i11its ~implicpiled in right next to me, whispering, ily. 111e gigantic forests, bumping, and munching their popcraggy rocky cliffs, vast corn. I was pleased to discover thal the adorable little gaffer to my left desert sand dunes and was named Max, the very same name the wild ocean arc ail awe of the central character of WTWTA. inspiring in their beauty.

Normally I'm not psyched about slt• 'lhe lighting of the dnrk nights, the bright sun, ling next to children, they tend to get restless after about half an hour but I the torrential rains and I.he break of <lawn ate absolutely was glad to have a gauge ofhnw rnuch captivating. Perfectly matched is the children would actually enjoy this soundtrack created by Karen O of movie. the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, which inspires We arc first introduced to Max, child-like wonder ~hrough its impul. a llttle boy ran1pag\ng th.rough his sive, liberated, and simplistic style housi: in a wolf suit terr~riiing his d<1g.The scene freezes on Max mid• paired with children's choirs.

I'm glad that Jonze decided to use snarl, jaw agape; this is where the Litle credit lands, in a child-like scrawl, actors in 6-foot suits created by the

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Jim Hensen Company because it is important for actors to interact with one another. 11ie costumes allowed them to have texture and movement that CG could not effectively create.

Spike Jonze fleshed out the wild things quite nicely, giving them names and personalities. Catherine O' Hara is amazing as the skeptical, sarcastic and npinionatcd Judith. Pnul Dano is Alexander, the always unnoticed, under-dog of the group. For<:st Whittaker plays the dopey, slow and loveable Ira. Ever present and never speaking

''J•H Eat~OU UP1Love ~OU So" is "lhe Bull, played by Michael Barry Jr. Chris Cooper is the feathered, levelheaded Douglas. My two personal favourites were KW, played by Lauren Ambrose and James Gandolfini's Carol. KW is mature, quiet and nurturing.

Carol is rambunctious 11ndboisterous but also stormy and petulant.

When Max meets the wild things, they are discontent and melancholy. 111ey ex• 1st as a group but they are disconnected from on<: another. Max lies to th<:m and insists that he is n king nnd he can keep !he sadness away.

Initially his promises bring jubilatkm and joviality and Max discovers a clan where he can comfortably kt his inner "wild thing" out.

But the movie continually evokes the old saying, "it's all fun and games until someone gets hurt" and the flipside to wild abandon is revealed as competition, aggrcssinn and malcontent arise from their gnme playing. Max incites his legion to build a fort and we tliscovcr that each of the Wild Thingsh:is a specific talent such as: construction, breaking and collecting sticks, put•

ting holes in things, smashing rocks, cutting trees. Jonze elicits the idea that sadness can never be kepi away, but that although eaeh of the Wild Things is broken in their own way, to• gether they make a whole, not unlike a family. '!his discovery allows Max to mend his own broken heart (literally) and appreciate his own fragm<:nkd family. '!he kids sitting next to me did not get restless throughout the fiIm; they seemed transfixed by the movie. The younger children in the theatre did start talking and moving around, and I think they found some scenes frightening and the emotional scenes very sad. I would 1101:suggest going into this film expecting 11massive ncliun packed plot or fonl.Mtical over exprcs• slve settings because Jonze preserved the simplicity of tht: book in bot.h arenas. Let's all remember that the book is about a kid who gets sent to bed without dinner, crosses the sea In where the wild things are, has a wild rumpus, sends the wild things to bed without supper and returns home to find his own supper still warm; it doesn't get more simplistic than that.

Viewern and critics secmi:tl pretty evenly divided on this movie but I'm going to go ahead and Jump on the YAYside of th,; reviews and say th11t it is one of the best adaptations of a children's book l have sc..:n in a very long time.

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Toy Story 3D Double Feature

other PAUL BRAMMER

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et me get this out of the way - l do not like the idea of movies in 3D. 'f'o me, il seems like a gimmick - something you do when your movie is not good enough ii, a desperate nttcmp( lO get the punters In. Fur example, who wants to see an•

Fir1t\l Destination movie? Noone, that's who. Ilowever, when they rcknsed The Finul Destination, they did so in 3D. The movie has grossed considerably more than all of the ulh• et installments. Seeing as they're all practically the same movie, it must be down to the 3D element .

Despite this abhorrence of 3D movies, when Pixar announced thal

Toy Story and Toy Story 2 were b<:ing re-released as a double feature in cinemas in 3D, I knew I had to go. I would watch Toy Story and Toy Story 2 under any conditions - while heavily sedated, in the middle of the sun, with Joseph Stali11.Such is my love for the two movies.

As l sat down in th<: darkened screen, my enthusiasm for seeing two of my favourite movies again outweighed my irritation at having to wear glasses throughout. Sitli11g there brought back a flood of memories from being a child - seven in 1995, whc11 I saw the original in cinemas with my mum, and eleven in 1999, when I saw the sequel, again with my mum. Because I'm a big mummy's boy, alright?

When the 3D trailer for Robert Zemeckis' retelling of Dickens' A Christmas Carol came into focus, there was a collective intake of breath in the ouditori~1m, Tiw snowflakes falling from the sky were so real! They were so close! They were so 3D! '!he majority of the auditorium at least had an excuse - they were under ten yel\rs old and easily Impressed. I just couldn't help from gt\Sping along with them, as Jim Carrey's three-dimensional Scrooge got up to all sort~ of 3D madcappcry. In 3D. Once the ti rst shot of Toy Story came on screen, as the Disney castle

Get your Buzz on in 3D fodcJ away into the blue and white wallpaper of Andy's room, I was whisked off my feet and back into the realm of my childhood.

The fabulous thing about Toy Story is that it does not rely on the 3D to be a good film. Indeed, the two movies are possibly the greatest animated feature films ever made, and the thrci:-dimcnsional gimmick mcn:iy serves to enhance what was already u perfect ex pcricnce.

If you haven't seen Toy Story and Toy Story 2, first of all, you're probably not human. For the n:st of you, you know the drill - we follow the ad• ventuers of Andy's toys, who come to life when their owner ls not around.

"I11efirst film deals with the integra• tion of small communities with modern-Jay living (rcprcscnti:d by the arrival of Libcr-loy Buzz Lightyear, much to the chagrii, of old-fashioned Woody the sheriff), and the second isa rather stark affair that explores the timcline of relationships, and how some love dies ovet time. this Bul Is all conveyed with

toys. Tnys that talk and move.

I'd be lying if 1 said th11t I wasn't more than a little moved when I saw Buzz fly at the end of the first movie (if you need a spoiler alert for a fifteen year old movie, I have no sympathy for you), and when Mr. Potato Head almost gets crushed by a piece of piping whili: he tries lo remove his plastic foot from 11blob of gum in the sequel.

Every niomenl of the two movies is gol<lc11;a11imalion as an art form Is Toy Story and Toy Story 2, whlch is ttuly one of the great sequels of all time.

No other movie at the cinema could make me want to weep and laugh at the same time as the beauti• fol, bittersweet l;)Xperienceof running into my old friends Ilu.1z, Woody anti Potato Head. Catch this while you can, and I defy you to not love each and every second.

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Cascade News· Friday October so1h2009

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UFVRowing TeamGoesForGold PAUL BRAMMER

STAFF WRITER s the rowing team nears the end of ils scaso11,UFV Rowh1gt-Ica<l A Coach, Chisholm look four of Liz

the varsity athletes to Montreal on Wednesday. October 28, to compete In the Canadla11 University Rowing Championships. l11e Championships Time Trials will take place on October 31, with the finals laking place on November l.

Preparation for the RowingChampionships in Montreal took place this weekend, with the team competing at the Gorge Waterway through the Tillicum Narrows outside of Victoria.

The Women's Open Quad tenm beat off six regional rivnls, incltiding UBC, U-Vic and SFU, to place second behind Nutional team rowers from the Gorge Rowing Program.

In the Open Men's Doubles, UFV Varsity rower Spencer Landsledel paired u1, wilh BC Radar athlete James Sleighlholrne. Out of' 15 teams, they were narrowly edged into second place by U-Vic Despite the team's lo~s of double gold medalist (with the provincial rowing team) Lisa Roman to Wnsh-

ington Stale University this yeor, Chisholm nrninlains that the Cnscndes team has grown this year. "!Wei have rniscd the bar for those trying to hit varsity status and athletes have responded. IL!has] left us with a smaller vars ILy crew, but a bigger group of

new people signed on, and the commitment to training Is not lost on any of them."

Chisholm went on Lostate that the students are managing LobuInnee the task of attending to their studies while training and competing. "My vnrsity

level athletes have responded to the heavy physical demands, time commitment and academic achievement.

Jamie McKeen, Courtenay Landsiedcl, Lia1rne Graham, Becky Hil<lebrandt, Spencer Landsiedel...whilc it's mining hurd a11<l<lark these <lays, these st udenls are out there ruin, shir1c, snow or otherwise, rowing 12-JSkm each practice, hauling In equipment, pullir,g boats on tine.Ioff tn1ilcrs land competing inl long days at race venues.

That's commitn1enll" The department ha, also added some depth Lo Its roster of backroom stan~ with the appolntmcm of, "u sport psychologist who has been with us through this season, and that has been a big help."

In relntion to their realistic: goals at the Rowing Championships in Montreal, Chisholm stated, "We urc working hard to have the four v;ir-

sity athletes [Courtenay Landsledel, Lianne Graham, Becky liildebrandt, and Spencer Lnndsicdel! make lhe A Final of [the Championships!. lt is within their reach, but it will be tlmetrialing with 18 other Canadian uni• versitics to sec if they can gel Into that top final."

In terms of the greater devclopn'lcnt of the rowing team and the department, Chisholm said tlwt, "!We want! to grow the quality nnd quantity of the tcilm, und show the rowing c:ommunity and the university com munity that we are dedicated, and a group worth lnvestir,g in."

Rowers that Chisholm believes arc good cxnmplcs for the Rowing Team include Adam Kt'eek, who won a Men's Eight gold mcdol at the 2008 BeijingOlympics, and also holds a de gree in Gcotcchnical Engineering ond Hydrology from Stanford University.

Another role model Is David C;ildcr, who won a silver men! for lhe Canadian Men's Coxless Pairs at the 2008 Olympics.

Chisholm will be hoping that her team can emulate these Canadian heroes when they compete in Montreal al the end o( the month.

UFC l 04:Return ofthe'TheDragon' JED MINOR drew on, technical exchanges were

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ong before the blood had graced the canvas at UFC 101, Vegas odds-makers were already calling Mauricio "Shogun" Rua's challenge for UFC light-heavyweight title an extreme long shot. Mainly because Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida, the man he was facing, was undefeated in 15 professional MMA fights, and since coming to UFC in 2007 had not lost a single round. In fact during his seven-fight UFC career Machida had absorbed fewer blows than any other combatant, including the preternaturally gifted middleweight champion, and fellow Brazlllan, Anderson Sliva.

Even Rua himself agreed with the l-4 odds set against him, "Well I think It's fair, Lyoto is the champion. lie's undefeated."

That all changed Saturday night In Los Angeles however, as Rua unleashed a bllsterlng Muay 1hai attack on the champion, punishing him with vicious kicks to the body and legs for five full rounds. In the end however, It was not meant to be for the challenger as the seemingly partisan panel of judges awarded Machida the victory by unanimous decision. The decision was seen as controversial in the eyes of the fans at the Staples Center, as they showered Machida with boos and cheered Rua during the post fight interviews. Even UFC vice president, Dana White didn't agree with the outcome stating, "I thought Shogun won the light." Whatever the result, Rua took away much of the champion's mystique peppering him with blows in the opening rounds ;111d essentially nullifying Machida's karate based attac:k.

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frequent bet ween the two fighters but It was Rua who consistently landed heavy unanswered kicks on Machida throughout the final rounds. The judges for UPC events arc chosen by the separate athletic commissions of the states in which they are held.

Therefore it seems unllkely that there c:ouldbe any tampering by the UFC to prolong the c:hampionship run of their new star, Muchida. However, in many circles, Machida is seen as the next big thing in MMA, so the

Incentive to give him the benefit of the doubt In a decision win docs exist. In the end Machida retains his title and hopefully the karnte kid's next defence will be more worthy of his reputation.

In the co-main event, Cain Velasquez dominated big Ben Rothwell Jo a one-sided heavyweight tilt which wns stopped by Referee Steve Mazzagatti at the 58 sec:ond mark of the second round. Proving once again that an amateur wrestling bac:kground is one of the surest ways to suc:cessln the UFC, Velasquez controlled Rothwell from the opening bell.

Rothwell was able to shrug off some takedowns attempts at the beginning of round one but Velasquez' grappling prowess, combined with a crushIng ground and pound game, ultimately proved to be Loo much for the larger man to handle. Rothwell protested the TKO stoppage but Velas• quez had landed su many big shots on him by that time that the eventual outcome was never in doubt. The loss by Rothwell drops the former I FL champion to 30-7, while putting the talented and tough Velasquez in line fur a title shot against current he;ivyweight c:hampion Brock Lesnar.

In other MMA news, Canadian fighter Rory Mac:donald signed a four-fight deal with the UFC earlier this month after going 9-0 in the King of the Cage Canada promo• tlon. Macdonald, who fights out of Kelowna,

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ir1gJust moved up to welterweight as the result of a rec:ent growth spurt Mac:donald's eventual goal is to light the UPC Welterweight Champion, Canadian, George St. Pierre, who he considers 11"hero.''

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It'sBeen ARough StartForTheConucks JUSTIN ORLEWICZcomeback for the Canucks and the fo.n~knew ii loo, becau~c lhe majority of them got up immediately after the fter having a great pre-season goal and proceeded towards the exits.

The Canuek8 have started their I <lccided tu stay back wilh thc rcal regular season by losing their first fans and hope for a late period mirtwo games on the road. Three weeks acle, but it never came. The ga111ewas ago was their home opener and I was a 5-3 final in favor of the Blue Jackets lucky enough lo be nl·17,e Garage to and the Cant11:kshad lost their third witness it. "I11eCanucks were brllstraighl game. liant all night; it's just too bad Blue ]he Montreal game couldn't have Jackets goall.cndcr Stcve Muson was come at a better time; historically the better. 1he Canucks peppered Ma- Canucks have done extremely well son all night, but he seemed to always against The Hubs, especially when have the answer when it counted. l11e hosting them. History would repeal Ca1H1cksmanaged to pull within one itself (a~ it urnally docs) Wednesday in lhc third, before taking an un• night in Vancouver as the Canucks necessary penalty that resulted in a blew the Canadians out 7 - I for their Raffi Torres power play goal. The Tor- first win of the season. After the Monres goal ended any chances of a late

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treal game, the Canucks received some terrible; ncws; Daniel Sedin is going lo be out of the line-up for four to six weeks with a broken foot. TI1iswlll be the first time llcnrik will be playing without his twin bi·other Daniel. f:lollowir1gthe Sedin news 17,e Cnnucks ,·ecelved mol'e bad news; they learned that fragile defcnscman Sarni Salo has been placed on the injury reserve with a sprained. knee. He is expected to miss three to live weeks. To make things even worse, the Canucks have just found out that Pavo! Demitra will be out i ndcfinitcly whc;n a scope or his shoulder revealed that his shoulders range of motion Isn't quite there.

More shoulder surgery is most likely required.

'Ihis means the Canucks will need to rdy 011AIIL call-ups such as: Tanner GhlSS, Michael Grabner, Alex Bolduc and Guillaume Desbiens. Afll!r all thc;bad nc;wsand a 3-claybrcak, the Canucks took on the slumping s1~1·sal ho1nc. The Canucks would need a shoot out to get the win. After failing to finally get a win on the road in Calgary, 11,c CAnucks returned home to beat the Wild 2-1, only to go back on the road to Edmonton and lose again.

Going into Chicago, winless on ruad, and playing against one of the hottest, youngest teams in the NIii. dtd not look promising for Vancouver. Down 2-1 late in the game, Canucks blue liner Willie Mitchell

delivered a crushing (but clean) hit LO Black llawk's captain Jonathan Toews which left him d11zedand secIng stars. Toews did not return to the game; hc;is day to <laywith his Injury.

This proved to be the turning point of the game, Rfter the Toews hit, the Black Hawks fell apart. The Canucks got two late third period goals to win the game and get their fi,·stwin on the road. Upon their return home, the Canucks faced off against the Maple Leafs in an epic hockey night 111 Canada battle. The Canucks would prove to be victorious once again. The win against the Toronto Maple Leafs puts the Canucks at a .500 record for the first time this year.

thing thc; Hanson brothers were well known for. When asked ifhc had made his dad proud, Hanson replied; "I got offlhc ice and checked my phone ancl he had sent a text saying four words Gordie Howe Hat Trick." ]11e Heat lost this gamc to the baby Maple Leafo 3-1. Marlies goaltender Adam Munro was the difference in this contest. After the game, Van Der Gulik called out his teammates by saying; "We played like boys and they played like men, we have to come OL1tlomorn,w night and answer that and show the111 we are willing, to compete."

I " It seemed' to' wurl<, {hJ treal got II two-goal lead early in the second, and then cruised to a 5-3 win over Marllcs. There were some spcc<lbumps i 11

this game; the physical play was even greater in this game. Jasvn Jaffray was targeted again by the Marlics with a dirty hit, which resulted on a live on five-line brawl. Game misconducts for the Incident were handed out to Kris Chucko, IT11go Curpentlcr, Gregg Scott and Brennan Evans. Carsen Gcrmyn was back in the line-up for this game; he had a goal in his return.

J.D.Watt was also back in the line-up for the I lcal; he had a Gordie Howe Hat Trick and was the game's first star. ]11eHeat are now on a twelve-day, sfx-g11mc ro11d trip that' started ln Grand Rapids and will end in Lake Eric. The Heat were 4th lr1the North division and were 4-3-2-t at wec;k's

Heat Win 3 Of 4 DuringHome Stand JUSTIN ORLEWICZas they skated to a 7-5 victory.

CONTRIBUTOR Jn this victory the Heat displayed fter losing their first two games al home, the I Teattook to the road for a double-header in Manitoba. Desperate for their first win, the I Ieat got up tu nr1early lead on a Kris Chucko goal. 1he Moose answered right back with a goal from V~ncouver Canucks prospect, Michael Grnbner. 1he Moose took a brief lead I11 second before the Heat pushed back with a pair of goals to regain the lead. The l-Jeat never looked back after their 3rd goal; they would add one mbre in' tlieThfrd period to ma kc it a 4-2 final for their first ever regular season victory. rthe following night was game two of the doublc·h~\\dcr. The 1-leatbattled hard throughout the game, exchanging goal for goal wilh the Moose. Regulation and overtime solved nothing, so it came down to the ever-exciting shootout. "lhe Moose would prove (<) be the better team in the shootout; the final was 5-4 in favor of the Moose.

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Manitoba, 17,e Heat headed back to Abbotsford for a four-game home stand. The MIiwaukee Admirals would be the I feat's first opponent of the home stand. 111c!feat still looking for their first win at home came out hungry in the first period. It only took 5 minult:S for thc Ilcnt to score the firsl goal of the game. '!he Heat were very strong offensively in this t;Rme and looked determined to get their first win on home ice. They briefly Inst I hc; lead in the beginning of the second but It didn't luke long for them 10 take it right back. A~er that they nevc;r looked back and finally got their fit-stregular season win at home

many positive signs that the team ls starting to come together. 1he power play was really working for the I Teat on this particular night; Backlund, Seabrook and Aulie got their first AHL goals everything looked in sync.

Backlund credited part of his success to his line mates Jamie Lundmark and Jason Jaffray. When asked abnut the success of the power play, Backlund said that they had been working on it all week In practice. Coach Jim Playfair ha<!_thi~to sa_y~bout packlund's performance: "l thought Mikael was okay, I think he can be more of a consistent performer. 1hat's going to be the key to his development, him being a really good playcr for 200 fcct of the ice on both sides of the puck, he will be alright." Coach Playfair said he was happy with power play the past few games but he is co11cerned wlth the penalty kill; he said that's something they will be working on in practice.

Game two of the Admirals doubleheader was a goaltending dual between M ilwaukce's Mark Dekanich and Abbotsford's Leland Irving. Ir• vlng proved to be the better goalie that night, turning away 32 or 33 shots in 2-1 Abbotsford win. WHL stars Keith Seabrook an<l Brett Sutter got the goals for the lieal.

Tuesday night, the Toronto Marlies were in town for the first game of their doubleheader with the Heat.

Calgary Hames general m11n11gcrDl!ryl Sutter and Toronto Maple Leafs assistnnt general manager Dave Nonls were In attendance to sec Iheir prospects play in their respective affiliate clubs. It didn't take long for the had blood to start flowing in this divisional match up; just two minutes into the gnmc, the lirst (but not last) fight broke out. Late in the third, Andy Rogers the Marlies delivered a dirty hit to Heat forward Jason Jaffray, leaving him lying semiconscious on the ice. Heat forward Dave Van Der Gulik came rushing lo )affray's aid when he Jumped Rogers Forthe hit. When asked about the hit and the retaliation, Van Der Gulik

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had this to say; "It was dirty hit and I'm going to do the best l can to show them that they can't do that, show them that if they do that they will have to answer to someone". By the end of the game, ten fighting majors had been handed out. One of the fighting majors handed out in this game went to no11cother than Christian I Janson, son of Dave Hanson.

Duve Hanson is one of the original Hanson brothers from the infamous Paul Newman movie; Slapshot. 111c Hunson br<>lhc;rsarc; known for their hockey fights and playing ruff, tutf old . time hockey. Christian Hanson added I a goal and an assist to the score sheet completing the famous Gordie Howe Hat Trick (goal, assist, fight), snmc-

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Cascade News • FridayOctober30th 2009

Cascades Women's Basketball is Reformatting team whose members had a lot of success in their past careers. This year the Cascades may not be the top of their division but if they continue on the path they are going on, they definitely won't be at the bottom either.

According to Cascades coach Al Tuchscherer, "It is a year for learning." Of the fourteen team members, ten are new. TI1is means they lack experience and it will be a year for the first year players to figure out how to play Number seven, Naomi Dueck at this new levAPRIL HODSONel. But despite all of these new faces, -----~--,..CO.....,:N;.;T;;;;R..,IB""'O-,;,;;;;ID...,.R the team has a very positive chemistry. Four of the teammates are second s UFV's women's basketball team year or more and the rest arc all first gears up for the new season, year players. Most of the play1;?rshave spectators are left wondering if this similar goals and Interests and get season will be a slam dunk. lhe team along very well and a lot of the players is expecting to do a lot of growing knew each other before from competand learning this year thf;?yarc a great ing together In tournaments. 'lhey're

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well on their way to perfecting their team chemistry."

Of all of these new players there are a lot of good prospects. Jane Meadwell transferred here from the University of Calgary and is currently in her fifth year. According to Coach Al Techscherer, "She has an edge and shows a lot of grit and confidence."

She has been taking up a leadership role on the team from all of her experience and proving to be a very valuable asset to the team. Seven of the players arc right out of high school, but all of them were highly recruited.

Aieisha Luyken, who plays guard for the Cascades, is extremely talented and strong according to her coach.

She played for Mission last year and was the top point In B.C. while the entire team won the championship.

Tessa Hart, another Missionite, and Courtney Bartel, from Chilliwack, are already doing great things for the team; and Nicole Wlerks won the provincial championship last year. Ashley Smith Is trying to prove herself right now; she managed to score sixty seven points in one more game last year when she played for Pitt Meadows.

TI1e Cascades recently came back from Waterloo, Ontario for their first CIS (Canadian lntcruniversity Sport) competition of the pre-season. Though they lost their first two games, where

you could tell they were new to the CIS. They lost the third by only six points despite playing a team slated to be one of the top teams in the league.

Coach Techscherer says, "We have to learn quickly and in the three games we were already showing Improvement."

The Cascades are scheduled to play TRU in Kamloops next, a team they

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have had success with in the past.

TRU also had an overhaul of their team a year ago and it will prove to be a good test for the team. Coach Techscherer says, "Anytime we talk about the long term vision of the program we are excited about where we arc going. We arc excited to put ourselves on the map and excited to prove ourselves this year."

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