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Great Films!!!
Fridays @ 7:00 pm
January 29th -Inglourious Basterds
Suggestions for movies arewelcome. Please contact
the T.rex Discovery Centre
Admission Price $3.50each
T.rex Discovery CentreEastend, SK.
www.trexcentre.ca(306)295-4009
(See synopsis of
this weeks movieon pg. 4)
Commentary -The Planned, the Intended and the Real
(continued from last week)
After a successful career in medicine, Peter Rogets retirement brought further anxiety. Idlehands were not his habit. With some nudging by his family, he dusted off his list of words,thousands in total, and began further organizing them, not just for personal distraction andplay, but for actual publication. Published in 1852, Thesaurus of Words and Phrases by theauthor, Peter Roget first entered the populace. As one biographer noted, Roget looked towords as an essential tool in the fight to advance human knowledge.
The 21st century has come to know Peter not for his dedication to medicine or sci-ence, or even the instigator of the movies. But for his thesaurus. Though still in in print,with numerous editions, history has not been so kind to Roget. Some critics today find thethesaurus, and all its versions and types as cheats to the English language. It brings wordsto the mouths where words were not earned by a breadth of reading. Further, the substi-tuted words provide no context, [a] standard requirement of intellect. As an earlier criticwrote, the thesaurus accelerates the tongue without accelerating the faculties.
Still, the thesaurus persevered, but only for one reason. It's usage was acceleratedthanks in part to New York Worldnewspaper in 1913 with a game called Fun. Fun wasthe precursor to the crossword puzzle. And here, the thesaurus became almost essential asthe game spread across North America, and elsewhere.
Critics of the Peter Rogets thesaurus in the 1850s were already ringing the alarmbells, however. An American essayist, Edwin Whipple believed that this book of synonymswas certain to spread contagion of literary mediocrity by shortening the act of naturallyacquiring language and words. Securing the results without imposing the task of labor.Whipple saw the cheat right away.
And here comes the end. In an austere, progressive, humane world today, with allthe possibilities of learning and acquiring knowledge through digital means, or at least theallusions we have about how great we are with our digital media, what would Whipple thinkof the internet? Despite infecting all of the current generation and most of us in the earliersegment of life, with EVERY need, want, and desire, the internet as an educational tool hasa failing grade. At least according to the numerous surveys and studies. It provides accessto almost everything.and almost no one is using it in this fashion. It provides texts andstudies, yet most users go for the crib notes.
Continued on pg.4
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The bus driver is responsible for transport-ing students safely to and from school dailywhen students are in attendance.
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Desired Qualifications:Bus Drivers endorsement (School BusS) class 5 or willingness to obtainClean drivers abstractAbility to deal tactfully and coopera-tively with public, students, staffGood physical conditionDuties (may include but are not limited
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Benefits:Employee benefit packagePositive work environmentSalary base rate and per kilometer rate
Successful applicants must agree to acriminal records check. For further infor-mation, please phone Marlene Amon,Supervisor ofTransportation at 306-297-2628.Applications (indicating competition#764) with THREE references should besubmitted by January 29, 2010 to:
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January 30that the Eastend Memorial Hall
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Cocktails 5:30 pmWaiter Auction 6:30 pmSupper 7:00 pmEntertainment 8:00 pm
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WAREHOUSE SALE
At your CO-OP Grocery
Ending Friday January 29that closing time
Enter to Win1st prize- Chuck Wagon 650
all terrain vehicle
2nd prize $750 gift certificate
Also, 1 of 3 prizes of$75 gift certificates
Free Grocery Saturday WinnerJan. 16thJeff Poel$90.50
The Edge was running on one candle power thisweekend. I apologize for any delays. Be sure to
see the photos on pg. 5 of the blog.
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Jacks Caf
Weekly Specials
Our Soups of the Week:
Tuesday: Fresh Garden SoupWednesday: Green Split Pea
Thursday: Vegetable andChicken Noodle
Friday: Spinach & RiceSaturday: Beef & Tomato
Sunday: Cream of Broccoli
The Weekss Specials:
Spicy Greek GyroWarm and delicious,served on a 10 bun
Salisbury SteakStuffed with cheeses
& mushrooms,topped with a mushroom sauce
Art Markings Studiowith Trea Schuster
Student Art Workshops8 weeksvariety of mediums
and projectsWednesdays, January 13
March 10(no class February 17)
3:45 pm5:45 pm$160, materials included for
in-class use
2 Adult Art Workshops8 spaces available
No art experience needed,just a childlike curiosity and
a willingness to play11 am4 pm
$50 each, materials includedfor in-class use
Please bring a bag lunch if you wish.Coffee/tea and cookies provided
Saturday January 30thWatercolour techniques
Perfect Poppies!
Saturday February 13thCelebrate Valentines Day
Goddess Mandalamixed medium (watercolour,
acrylic, pen, etc.)Celebrate your inner goddess with
laughter, creativity andsome chocolate!
Call or email to register
295-4099or, [email protected]
Try Gremolata for Some Zest
If you're watching your sodium intake or are justlooking for something unusual to spice up yourmeals, try gremolata. Gremolata is an Italian con-diment that's traditionally used with meat andseafood dishes, most commonly with veal shanks.
However, if you love the taste of garlic and citrus,gremolata can also serve as a substitute for saltand pepper.
To make gremolata, all you need to do is mixequal parts lemon zest, parsley and garlic, and
you'll have a versatile topping that can be sprin-kled on just about anything. You can also tonedown the garlic flavor by adding a few drops ofolive oil into the mix.
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Thank you to all the Volunteers who helped makethis event a huge Success.Trina Humphrey and Margaret Topham forsetting up the draw.Rick Silzer and Wyn Reynolds for all the timespent making sure the ice was ready.And, Ralph Oberle for being the auctioneer.
The out of town rinds who came out for theweekend of fun.
SEE YOU ALL NEXT YEAR!
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Thank you to all the volunteers who helpedto make this event a success.
Portuguese Chicken SoupWith Lemon and Mint
Ingredients:
6 cups chicken stock1 lb. chicken thighs1 large onion, chopped2 garlic cloves3 sprigs fresh parsley
1/2 tsp. salt3 (2x1 in.) strips of lemon zest1 1/2 cups cooked long-grain rice2 tsp. lemon juice1/2 cup chopped fresh mint or cilantro1/2 tsp. pepper
Preparation:
In a large saucepan, combine chickenstock, chicken, onion, garlic, parsley andsalt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to me-dium-low, and cook until chicken is nolonger pink in centre, 3035 minutes.
Strain soup through a fine sieve and dis-card all the solids except the chicken.Remove skin and bones from chicken;cut into bite-size pieces.
Return soup to saucepan and bring to aboil. Return chicken to saucepan. Reduceheat to low. Add rice, lemon juice, mint(or cilantro), and pepper. Simmer untilheated through, 2 to 3 minutes, and serve
Prep: 15 minutes Cook: 3238 min-utesServes: 6
From 365 Great Soups & StewsGeorgia ChanDownard and Jean Galton
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Synopsis:Inglourious Basterds
The summary of the plot of this film is pretty
straightforward. Lets agree, we all hate Na-zis, now lets go out and get em. Brad Pittassembles a unit of Jewish soldier-assassinsand goes forth with the purpose of becomingevery Nazis worst nightmare. The Nazis arecunning and evil. The Americans are brutaland, since theyre on our side, glorious. Addtwo blonde babes, both working against theGermans for their own personal reasons. Theentire German High Command is coming toParis for the premier of a Nazi propagandafilm. What an opportunity to end the war inone stroke. No further plot line necessary.
This is not similar to the 1978 Italian film
version. This is Quentin Tarantinos produc-tion and he doesnt remotely know the mean-ing of gratuitous violence. Fans of Kill Billand Pulp Fiction will not be disappointed.With few exceptions everyone and everythinggets whacked before the film ends and not inminor terms, either. There is no moral or phi-losophical subtext here. This is about graphicaction and blood up the walls. Theres somuch of it that you quickly transcend anysense of reality and willingly become a par-ticipant in a rampage of fictional slaughterthat is Jungian in proportions. At the endyoure exhausted but your dark side has hadthe opportunity to get out and race around
having a gay old time. It makes you wonder towhat degree youre actually a civilized humanbeing but since its the Nazis as the villains itall justifiable entertainment I guess.\The best part of the film focuses on NaziColonel Hans Landa (Christof Waltz). Assoon as you are introduced to him you have avisceral reaction. He makes your skin crawl.What a louse! Waltz is so outstanding in thispart that he received numerous internationalawards for his performance, and justifiably so.I doubt that Inglourious Basterdscould havebeen made without him.
Brad Pitt plays Lieutenant Aldo Raine, a psy-
chopath who has found his personal fulfill-ment in WWII. His southern accent is thor-ough and the scene of Raine then faking afurther Italian accent is priceless. As a charac-ter Raine is a combination of Pitt and LeeMajors or possibly Charles Bronson, only notwithin the bounds of the Geneva Convention.
Worth seeing? Yes, if this is your kind of film.Be sure before you go as theres no point inspending 2 hours and 33 minutes in the foyerby yourself while everyone else watches theaction. Eat a light dinner and take 2 Tylenolbeforehand. Have another Tylenol ready after-wards, too. Zowie! It packs quite a punch. JK
The Planned, the intended and the Real(continued from last week)
Continued from pg. 1
It provides an avenue for short cuts, without the act of reading the sources themselves [thecut and paste generation as I call it]. And as many studies have shown, hasnt helped ourchildren learn [comparative assessment of grades and reading skills of today compared to 20,30 years ago have remained the same, if not fallen].
If this sounds like an old curmudgeon blowing his horn about days gone by, listen tothe more youthful J. J. Abrams, film producer of TV shows like LOST, and the latest STARTREK movie. Earning the end game, the short cuts, whether computer games, or in life,seems so yesterday, especially when we can know whatever we need to know whenever weneed to know it [emphasis mine]. Peter Rogets thesaurus was meant to provide structure tothe English language. Its usage was then twisted for the easy way out, of amplifying onesknowledge and intellect when there was less so. In parallel the digital age of options, apps,and solitary social media is to me, somewhat striking.
TTT
After about a half hour the three of them re-turned to the truck and started back to townhoping to find a way around the muskeg to geta closer look at the strange machine parked inthe middle of the marsh. But when they finallydid come across a cut-off trail that might takethem closer they realized that they didn't haveenough gasoline to take them in and out. Sothey had to return home that night.
It was not until a couple of nights later that
they were able to make a return trip out. It wasa clear night with almost a full moon, and theyhoped to get an even better view. But thisnight the object was gone. No trace of theglowing craft could be seen from the vantagepoint of two nights previous, and they re-turned to the truck to await dawn. They thenwalked back in across the muskeg to see ifany evidence of what they had seen was left.And there was. Six large square imprints thatmust have been the bases of the legs that sup-ported the craft proved that there indeed hadbeen something there that night. Each imprintwas the same size - 2 to 2 1/2 feet square, andapproximately 8 to 10 feet apart. The imprints
were 2 to 3 inches deep, and reminded thethree of them of a kind of mark that would bemade by boiler plate stomped into the ground.They could also see markings where the baseof the stairway met ground. As if this wasn'tremarkable enough, a great burn mark in thecenter of the area covered a circle approxi-mately 12 feet in diameter. They looked forfootprints but found none though there wassome scuffling of the vegetation surroundingthe spot where the craft had been.
They came better prepared this time. One ofthe witnesses had brought along a smallbrownie box camera and took photographs of
the burn marks and of the imprints. Later twoof them wrote up an article about the wholeaffair and submitted it, along with copies ofthe photos, to a number of magazines andnewspapers in Canada. But no publication wasinterested, and those publishers that repliedwondered what kind of party they had been tothose nights. In the course of the 40 plusyears since the incident, the original photo-graphs have been lost by the witness who tookthem, and who had learned the hard way thatthey were apparently of no interest to anyoneelse. Perhaps copies of them are still in exis-tence stored in an attic or sandwiched betweenvacation shots in some photo album. If they
are ever uncovered they may prove to be theearliest photographs of a physical trace casewhere there were witnesses, and which evenhad occupants to boot.
Edited and reprinted below is an article about a UFOsighting from 1933 in Saskatchewan. Certainly not thelast of many. For more detail go to www.rense.com
SASKATCHEWAN, 1933: UFO STOPS FOR"REPAIRS"
By John Brent Musgrave (FSR Vol 22 # 6 1976)
Even as late as the mid 1930's, much of the prairieprovinces of Canada were still on the frontier of im-migrant settlement. Particularly in the northern areashomesteaders were just beginning to open up the landto commerce and agriculture, and such luxuries astelephones, paved roads and electricity were things ofthe future. The town of Nipawin, Saskatchewan, issituated in the northwest corner of the province and inthe 30's was on the edge of this settlement. During thesummer of 1933 stories drifted into Nipawin that
some homesteaders, as well as a forest tower ranger,bad been observing strange lights in the sky and nearthe ground. Whatever it was, they had been seeing itfor the better part of a week. The land to the northwestof Nipawin, near the Tobin Lake area, is made up ofrolling hills and low lying marsh. Parts of it had be-gun to be farmed just a few years earlier. Because ofthe local marsh, most of the townsfolk who heardabout the strange lights explained them away asswamp gas - a convenient scapegoat that still getsused today.
Fortunately, not everyone in Nipawin was convincedthat the stories were based on nothing more than "hotair and shortly after midnight that summer night two
men and a woman (names known to the author) jumped into a small pick-up truck and drove to thearea where the lights were reported to have been seen.They were not disappointed as the glow on the hori-zon gradually grew brighter as they drove on. Afterdriving as close as the rough trail would allow them,they got out and hiked through the woods in the direc-tion of the glow. They were blocked a quarter of amile or less from reaching the source of the glow by astrip of muskeg that was too boggy to risk going ontoin the middle of the night. But it was close enough.From their vantage point they were able to make outthat the light came from a large oval shaped objectthat was domed at the top and slightly rounded on thebottom. It was supported by legs and from a central
doorway, or hatch, about a dozen figures could beseen going up and down a ladder-like stairway. Theoccupants appeared to be slightly shorter than theaverage man, and were all dressed in what appeared tobe silver coloured suits or uniforms. All appeared tobe wearing helmets or ski caps, and all were busyrunning around "repairing the craft.
All about was a strange sort of quiet, even though theoccupants were busy scurrying about. Not a soundcould be heard. The three witnesses stared in silentamazement at what was going on, no one eventhought to speak out. The bright orange glow thatemanated from the craft lit up the surroundings area,and the three of them had no difficulty spying on the
activities. The light from the craft was not only bright,but had an "unearthly quality never seen by any ofthem before and added to the mystery of the scene.
Butterfly GPS
Migratory monarch butterflies travel greatdistances by orienting themselves to the sun atany time of day. Now University of Massa-chusetts scientists say the insect`s antennaeare the key to navigation; when the scientistsremoved or painted them to block thesunlight, monarchs lost their way. Antennae
aren`t just for detecting scents after all.
Ancient threads
When did people learn to make thread? Judg-ing from wild flax fibres found in a cave inthe Caucasus region of Georgia, at least30,000 years ago. The fibres had been knottedtogether and dyed. Researchers identifiedviolet, black, red and turquoise threads in claysediments, providing one of the earliest knowexamples of humans using plant fibres. Otherremainsincluding the spores of cloth-eatingfungussuggest that such fibres were madeinto textiles.
Butterfly GPS and Ancient Threads fromSmithsonian magazine Nov/Dec 09.
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Frosty Pix andan old standby
Eastend, Jan, 2010
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