BEFORE INTERNET

BEFORE INTERNET:

Real contact

That feeling...

Real flirting

The Afection - the Real Friendship



IBM 2011 Commuter Pain Survey

The survey, which polled 8,042 commuters in 20 cities on six continents, is conducted by IBM to better understand consumer attitudes around traffic congestion as the issue reaches crisis proportions around the world. IBM compiled the results of the survey into its Commuter Pain Index that ranks the emotional and economic toll of commuting in each city, with the highest ranking being the most onerous.

The IBM Commuter Pain Index, illustrated in this speedometer graphic, ranks the emotional and economic toll of commuting in 20 international cities. From right to left, cities are plotted from least painful starting with Montreal and gradually increase to the most painful city, Mexico City.

Stuck in traffic...again. It's a common refrain among commuters worldwide. What will traffic be like half an hour before I leave? When do I need to leave to make my flight? Do I have time to grab a coffee before the bus arrives? Will there be a parking space for me when I get to where I'm going?

Smarter Traffic systems mean being able to put it all together ahead of time so you can anticipate, plan, predict, even avoid.

http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/presskit/35314.wss

EDMONTON, ALBERTA - Last Winter's Snow has finally melted

Edmonton’s snow has finally melted, just in time to start all over again...

Crews add snow to the record 150-200 foot high snow dump near 190th St. and 108th Ave. in Edmonton on March 8, 2011.

It took almost the entire summer — including a week of above-average September heat — but the last remnants of snow in Edmonton have finally melted.
A pile of snow at the city’s west end storage facility finally officially melted to the ground at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, after months of cooler-than-usual temperatures, the City of Edmonton announced Monday on its Twitter account.
And with snow in Edmonton all but guaranteed by November, and perhaps earlier, it will likely be only weeks before the site is visited by the wet stuff again.
This year the facilities held more than the average amount of snow, thanks to the long, snowy winter that Edmonton endured.
In a typical winter season, the city moves about 800,000 cubic metres of snow. By January this year, crews had already moved more than 900,000 cubic metres.
As recently as the beginning of September, the pile at the west-end storage facility was still about three metres high.
The piles typically melt down by July. (edmontonjounal.com)

NUTRITION - HEALTH EATING GUIDE

THE HEALTH  EATING  PLATE

“What should I eat?”

This year, the U.S. government scrapped its MyPyramid icon in favor of the fruit-and-vegetable rich MyPlate

When it’s time for dinner, most of us eat off of a plate. So think of the new Healthy Eating Plate as blueprint for a typical meal: Fill half your plate with produce—colorful vegetables, the more varied the better, and fruits. (Remember, potatoes and French fries don't count as vegetables!) Save a quarter of your plate for whole grains. A healthy source of protein, such as fish, poultry, beans, or nuts, can make up the rest. The glass bottle is a reminder to use healthy oils, like olive and canola, in cooking, on salad, and at the table. Complete your meal with a cup of water, or if you like, tea or coffee with little or no sugar (not the milk or other dairy products that the USDA’s MyPlate recommends; limit milk/dairy products to one to two servings per day). And that figure scampering across the bottom of the placemat? It’s your reminder that staying active is half of the secret to weight control. The other half is eating a healthy diet with modest portions that meet your calorie needs—so be sure you choose a plate that is not too large.

Balancing Calories
	●	Enjoy your food, but eat less.
	●	Avoid oversized portions.
	Foods to Increase
	●	Make half your plate fruits and vegetables.
	●	Make at least half your grains whole grains.
	●	Switch to fat-free or low-fat (1%) milk.
	Foods to Reduce
	●	Compare sodium in foods like soup, bread, and frozen meals ― and choose the foods with lower numbers.
	●	Drink water instead of sugary drinks. The new Healthy Eating Plate and the Healthy Eating Pyramid, both built by faculty members in the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health, in conjunction with colleagues at Harvard Health Publications The Healthy Eating Pyramid is a simple, trustworthy guide to choosing a healthy diet. Its foundation is daily exercise and weight control, since these two related elements strongly influence your chances of staying healthy.

IKEA revamps de bookcase... Is this the end of the Library?

THIS WEEK IN THE NEWS:

Does a revamped IKEA shelf spell the end for books?

Can a bookcase signal the demise of books?
ebooks, iPads, Internet... reading on line change the way we choose furniture... the end of the bookcase and perhaps the books.

Next month IKEA will introduce a new, deeper version of its ubiquitous “BILLY” bookcase. The flat-pack furniture giant is already promoting glass doors for its bookshelves. The firm reckons customers will increasingly use them for ornaments, tchotchkes and the odd coffee-table tome—anything, that is, except books that are actually read.

Why, yes, according to a new report that is sparking a flurry of controversy online.
In a new story on how the rise of digital books is changing the publishing industry, The Economist reports that furniture giant IKEA will soon begin selling a new design of its signature Billy bookcase.
The new model will have deeper shelves, which the article speculates is perfect for holding the knick-knacks many consumers want to display, instead of archaic paperbacks or hardcovers.

CANADA WAR MUSEUM - Part 3 - WORLD WAR II



Unlike the first World War, Britain's declaration of war did not automatically commit Canada. Yet there was never any serious doubt about Canada's response: the government and people backed Britain and France. After a brief debate in Parliament, Canada declared war on Germany on 10 September 1939.

"The forces of evil have been loosed in the world -- That is why the present war is for the Allied forces a crused"

(William Lyon Mackenzie King, Canada's PM)

WHAT'S ON AT THE MUSEUM - PART 3



The Road to War

The Rise of the Dictators

In the 1930's, Germany, Italy and Japan became agressive dictatorships. They built massive armed forces and attacked their weaker neighbours. The leading democracies - Britain, France and the United States - tried to negotiate with dictators, adopting a policy of "appeasement." But the dictators, believing the democracies too weak-willed to fight, responded with even more aggression.

 

 

 

Hitler's car

 

A Symbol of Evil

After coming to power in 1933, Adolf Hitler and his National Socialist (Nazi) Party imposed a ruthless dictatorial system on Germany. This black armour Mercedes Benz limousine, which Hitler used as a parede car, helped to propagate this regime's image of strength, power, and modernity. Captured by American troops in 1945 and brought to Canada a few years later, this car recalls one of history's most brutal and murderous dictatorships.

 

 

 

 

The Third Reich

Beginning on 10 May 1940 German attacks and aircraft Western Europe

 

 

Canada was unprepared for war in September 1939. It's armed forces were dangerously under strength and possessed virtually no modern equipment. Emergency measures and national recruitment drive resulted, in October 1939, in the creation of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division. It would eventually include 16,000 soldiers.

 

Thde departure of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division

Canada prepared quickly for overseas service. The 1st Can.Inf. Division sailed from Halifax in December 1939.

 

Air training in Canada - Learning to fly (simulator)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rationing: Canada Tightens Its Belt

The relative scarcity of foods and consumer goods vital for the war effort led to rationing.

Canadians were encouraged not to hoard food or other goods, and to stretch their supplies, but there were still scarcities. From 1942, the government tried to control prices and supervise the distribution of food and other scarce goods. Every man, woman, and child received a personal set of ration books, and used it to buy gasoline, butter, sugar, meat, tea and coffee.

 

 

 

 

Thousands of Canadian Prisioners of War in Europe

 

"We were reduced to human skeletons" - Canadian prisioner of war

 

The "Great Escape"

Once in captivity, it was a prisioner's duty to his country to try to escape. On the night of 24-25 March 1944, 76 Allied air personnel, including nine Canadians, paticipate in the "Great Escape" from Stalag Luft III by ceawling through a narrow tunnel to freedom. All except three were recaptured. On Hitler's orders, German secret police eventually executed 50 of the escapees, including six Canadians.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Wages of War

By 1945 over one million men and women had served in Canada\s forces, from a population of just 11 million. 42,000 died 54,000 were wounded. Even so, Canadians were fortunate the war not fought on their soil. Worldwide over 55million died, the majority of them civilians

The Price of War

 

Soviet Union 25.500,000

Japan 3.553,000

Yougoslavia 1.705.000

Romania 891,000

Italy 560,000

United Kingdom 490,000

Grece 415,000

USA 298,000

Finlandia 90,000

Bulgaria 50,000

India 48,000

Canada 42,000

Australia 34,000

New Zealand 31,500

Denmark 7,000

Brasil 1,000

(incomplete list)