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Reichardt's film is based on Raymond's story, included in the book of short stories about Pacific Northwest life, particularly set in Portland Oregon.
Monoculture, overconfidence, gender, and history led "bankers" from the Land of Fire and Ice to switch a nation from something they knew (fishing) to something they didn't (international finance).
From Haida Gwaii to Gregor Robertson to North Vancouver, he experienced a lot of what this city had to offer in just one day.
"Some brought along leftover fireworks from New Year's Eve."
"He points out that more of our efforts go towards density for the sake of density itself, as if that is enough to solve problems such as affordability."
Jonah Lehrer notes research that nature heals the psychological damage caused by urban areas.
The links inside the two Flickr photos he links to are worth checking out as well.
Blithe advice for a girl after her first time.
"Her approach is to use imaginary characters and didactic dialogue so readers understand complex arguments as they develop between the characters. In this way, we, the readers, are part of the process, perhaps even part of the ecology of the text."
Forget about living single but attached and talking about anything other than the rent you pay.
Lot of inside tidbits, as well as a short note at the very beginning about the difference between a "driver" and "operator".
Members can tag and rate songs and get charts rankings in order of song plays of what albums your favourite DJ is spinning tracks from.
After I moved in with her, I challenged myself to get rid of half my stuff. So much paper, so many books, so many keepsakes that could all fit on a single DVD if digitized.
Granville Online collects some links and video of a (fairly dismissive) CTV report on the Vancouver Special documenter.
The front-end database is powered by Drupal. Includes a video demonstration.
He gives me some credit for his starting to commute. Vancity Bike Share also got me commuting by bike, if less so.
The manager's job is to make the employee's job easier and more productive.
The official website for the documentary about Hong Kong that Karen and I saw last year links to the film in 8 parts.
"Maybe you can forgive me, and one day I'll come creeping furtively back into your arms, when my children are grown and I need a way of filling my empty days."