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To continue taking action and making steady progress towards protecting the safety and security of vulnerable women in B.C., government is making available up to $1 million in targeted grant funding and committing to examining the structure and funding of policing in the province.
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Continuing my exploration of the Toronto docklands, this is a decommissioned power plant near Cherry Beach.
While I would love to get inside to take pictures, it’s often in use by film crews, so it'd be hard to sneak in. Still, I might give it a try some day.
This is an 18-shot panorama. The high-res version of this is slightly over 64 megapixels. If you wanted to, you could count the bricks.
Mamiya 645 AFD with ZD digital back. 1/500" @ f/2.8, 80mm f/2.8 lens. ISO 160, WB sunlight.
Post in Photoshop.
Decent weather and a bit of spare time the other day meant I could finish getting the bumper off this, for swapping over onto the accident-damaged '92 saloon.
It looks even sadder sitting without wheels, but that's just temporary as I've pinched the 17's it usually wears for trackday use on the Sport this coming Saturday. After that they'll go back on again, albeit with rather worn tyres, as this car still runs and I want to keep it mobile for as long as possible.
Not sure if it's visible here, but the coil spring has broken (same happened the other side). I'll have to grind the end back a bit as it neatly sliced one of the old tyres...
Same thing with a spring has happened on the V6 estate I'm hoping to buy soon.
Subtle difference I've noticed comparing it with the saloon is that the water tank is mounted below the inner wing here, whereas on the saloon it's a smaller tank inside the engine bay. Preumably that's because it needed more capacity on the estate, to deal with the rear window too?
Continued flooding caused evacuations throughout the county, power outages and the closure of U.S. 36 on Thursday. Parts of most major roads in Boulder were also closed.
“Come, let us have some tea and continue to talk about happy things.”
~ Chaim Potok
“A Little Knowledge Goes a Long Way”…
Tea is nearly 5,000 years old and was discovered, as legend has it, in 2737 b.c. According to legend, the Shen Nung, an early emperor was a skilled ruler, creative scientist and patron of the arts. He was called “The Divine Healer.”
Teapots were not used immediately upon the discovery of tea. From the 8th century CE, tea leaves were rolled by hand, dried and then ground into a powder. At first, this powder was mixed with salt and formed into cakes that would be dropped into bowls of hot water to form a thick mixture. Eventually the powder was left in its loose form, to be mixed in a bowl with boiling water and whipped into froth in Japan in the early 9th century CE.
At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in China, leaf infusion as we know it now became popular. The earliest examples of teapots come from this period of the YiXing region of China.
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A Fundação Municipal de Esportes (Fundesp) promoveu na manhã deste sábado (12/04) os circuitos de natação na Piscina Municipal Guaíra. As provas começaram às 9h30 e tiveram participação de atletas a partir de 7 anos com disputas de 25 e 50 metros, nados livre e costas.
Foto: Mariele Morski
Extensive work and geotechnical assessments continue on the slope and we are working as hard as possible to have the highway reopened, as soon as it is safe to do so. We are still seeing slope movement at the south side of the site, and Hwy 97 remains closed with no estimated time for reopening.
While the Callan Road Detour (right) is open, there will be occasional periodic stoppages of up to 45 minutes, to allow for blasting work. They will not occur from 7 am to 9 am, and 4 pm. to 6 pm.
As the detour route is directly below the slide site, barriers have been installed above Callan Road to ensure safe travel along the detour. Our maintenance contractor Argo Road Maintenance Inc. will continue to maintain the detour, and has dedicated extra equipment for plowing and sanding the road as necessary.
Giardini Naxos is a comune in the Province of Messina on the island of Sicily in Italy. It is situated on the coast of the Ionian Sea on a bay which lies between Cape Taormina and Cape Schisò. Today it is a popular seaside-resort.Founded by Thucles the Chalcidian in 734 BC, Naxos was never a powerful city, but its temple of Apollo Archegetes, protecting deity of all the Greek colonies, gave it prominence in religious affairs. Leontini and Catania were both colonized from here. Hippocrates, tyrant of Gela, captured it in 494 BC. Its opposition to Syracuse ultimately led to its capture and destruction in 403 BC at the hands of Dionysius the tyrant, after it had supported Athens during that city's disastrous Sicilian Expedition. Though the site continued to be inhabited, most activity shifted to neighbouring Tauromenium.In 1544, following the raids by Turkish corsair, Barbarossa Kheir-ed-Din, several military buildings were constructed to protect Cape Schisò from the Barbary pirates who continued to attack and plunder the coastal villages. These were Schisò Castle which was rebuilt from an earlier 13th century castle, Schisò fort, and Vignazza Tower. The latter is a quadrangular watchtower which served to patrol the coast south of Port Schisò; if any pirate boats were sighted, the observers inside the tower could alert the villagers and neighbouring watchtowers by sending out smoke signals. Vignazza Tower is located in the Recanati area of Giardini Naxos, but is not open to the public.Prior to the early 1970s, Giardini Naxos was a quiet fishing village. Now it is a popular tourist destination, famous for its beaches, panoramic view of the bay and surrounding hills, and its small, but bustling fishing port. It attracts foreign visitors and Italians alike, many of whom own summer residences in the comune. The seafront, Via Tysandros, is lined with hotels, smaller pensions, pubs, restaurants and pizzerias.
Giardini-Naxos è un comune di 9.152 abitanti della provincia di Messina. Anticamente chiamata Nasso, dista 39 km da Messina e 40 da Catania.Nell'attuale collocazione di Giardini-Naxos, presso Capo Schisò, nel 734 a.C. dei coloni calcidesi fondarono quello che è da tutti ritenuto il primo insediamento greco in Sicilia. Alla nuova colonia venne attribuito il nome di Naxos come l'omonima isola nel Mar Egeo. Nonostante rimase un centro di modeste dimensioni mantenne il suo valore simbolico, in quanto venne eretto un altare in onore di Apollo Archegetes, questo era il punto di partenza degli ambasciatori greci in ritorno alla madrepatria. Durante la Guerra del Peloponneso Naxos si schierò con Atene, ma quando nel 403 a.C. la spedizione militare ateniese in Sicilia fallì, il tiranno siracusano Dionigi il Vecchio la fece radere al suolo e fece costruire sull'altura sovrastante Tauromenion (Taormina). Il territorio venne donato ai Siculi e gli abitanti furono venduti come schiavi. Il nome Naxos permase nel tempo anche in epoca romana e nell'Itinerario Antonino del III secolo d.C. viene citato come località per lo scambio di cavalli lungo la strada consolare in direzione Siracusa. Nel periodo bizantino sulle spoglie della colonia greca si andò a formare un piccolo centro abitato, questo diventò l'approdo strategico per la vicina Taormina. Il periodo di dominio arabo ha lasciato numerosi toponimi come quello del vicino fiume Alcantara o dello stesso Capo Schisò.
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Winter view of the Wild and Scenic Table Rock Fork of the Molalla River, March 5, 2019 by Greg Shine, BLM.
On March 12, 2019, President Trump signed into law the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (also known as the Dingell Act), a comprehensive public land management bill with over 170 separate sections that affect almost every state in the nation.
Among the spectacular new additions to the National Landscape Conservation System in Oregon was the addition of the Table Rock Fork of the Molalla River to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
A scenic drive along the Table Rock Fork provides stunning views, access to two riverfront day-use picnic areas, and access to the Table Rock Wilderness.
Just downstream, the Molalla River Recreation Area is located approximately 10 miles southeast of Molalla in Clackamas County. From the town of Molalla, drive east on Main St/OR 211. Veer right at the OR 211/Mathias Road intersection, follow signs for Feyrer Park. Once past Feyrer Park, cross over the Molalla River, turn right, and follow signs for Dickey Prairie Rd. Continue south on Dickey Prairie Rd, keeping the Dickey Prairie Store on your left. At 3.7 miles past the store, turn right on Molalla Forest Rd and cross Glen Avon Bridge.
The Molalla River Trail System is an extensive network of more than 20 miles of trails for hikers, bicyclists and equestrians. The system combines both single track trails and old forest roads. The trails wind through the forested foothills and slopes of the Molalla River Valley, occasionally offering scenic glimpses of the forests and mountains of the Cascade Range.
The system offers a variety of difficulty levels for a wide range of mountain biking, hiking and horseback riding enthusiasts. Trails are generally marked with directional signs and levels of difficulty. The best equestrian access to the trail system is from Hardy Creek or Annie’s Cabin Trailheads where there is ample parking for horse trailers. Mountain bikers and hikers may prefer to access the trail system via Amanda’s, AmeriCorps, and Sandquist ’s Trailheads.
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Construction work continues at the Smith-9th Sts. station in Brooklyn on Thursday, March 21, 2013.
The world's highest subway station is set to re-open after a two-year rehabilitation project that brought a ground up renewal to the 79-year old facility. Trains will begin making regular stops at the station the week of April 22, 2013.
Photo: MTA New York City Transit / Marc A. Hermann
Construction work continues in the Cannon House Office Building's south wing.
Phase 4 of the Cannon Renewal Project began in January 2023 and is scheduled to be complete in December 2024. The entire south side of the building, from the basement to the fifth floor, is closed. Work includes demolishing and rebuilding the fifth floor, conserving the exterior stonework and rehabilitating the individual office suites.
Full project details at www.aoc.gov/cannon.
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Eight men commence ministry for the Church
Story and photos by Ambria Hammel | Nov. 15, 2010 | The Catholic Sun
A baptism at St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish in Cave Creek last week marked a double cause for celebration for one man in particular.
The waters of baptism signaled the first step of a lifelong journey in faith for the 2-month-old boy and the first time the celebrant — the infant’s grandfather — administered the sacrament as a permanent deacon for the Church.
One day prior, Deacon Robert Torigian was among eight men, all married with children, whom Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted ordained to the diaconate Nov. 6 at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral. They join 239 permanent deacons serving the Phoenix Diocese from the altar, within parish ministries and in the greater community.
“I know that each of them has what it takes to be an effective, caring deacon and a powerful witness of Jesus, the Servant of all,” said Deacon Doug Bogart, associate director of education and formation for the diaconate.
He described them as smart and creative. The new deacons, ages 42-60, have a strong commitment to service, particularly to the bishop, their parishes and to the poor, Deacon Bogart added.
Bishop Olmsted told a crowded cathedral filled with extended family, friends, priests and fellow deacons that deacons represent the charity of the Church. Therefore, he said, they will see the new deacons as disciples seeking “not to be served, but to serve.”
Then he spoke directly to his eight newest “sons.”
“You receive sacred authority to teach in the name of the Church. Such teachings are badly needed,” the bishop said. He cautioned them to resist the temptation to omit any teaching that may not be popular.
“Hand it on faithfully in its organic wholeness,” the bishop said.
One by one all eight deacon candidates knelt in front of the bishop, placed their hands in his and promised their fidelity.
Then the entire church offered a litany of supplication while the candidates fully prostrated themselves down the cathedral’s center aisle. It marked their act of submission.
When they got up, the new deacons spread themselves along the foot of the altar where priests vested them for the first time. Jesuit Father Dave Klein vested his brother Deacon Tom Klein, who will be the only deacon serving St. Francis Xavier Parish.
Deacon Klein also cited his other brother, a St. Thomas the Apostle parishioner and longtime Vincentian, as influential in his discernment.
“It’s been a lifetime evolution for me. There was no lightning bolt moment,” Deacon Klein said in his final hour before ordination.
Deacon Klein, who also works as a trial lawyer, will head the parish’s busy marriage preparation program. He hopes to encourage parishioners of all ages to become more active in the Church.
Once vested, the deacons knelt a final time in front of Bishop Olmsted as he symbolically handed each of them the Book of the Gospels.
“Now you are not only hearers of the Gospels, but also its ministers,” the bishop said.
The deacons finished their ordination Mass from the altar and helped distribute the Eucharist.
Hope for the future
“We, today, witnessed the living faith being handed on from generation to generation so that the Church of Christ will never be without the sacraments of the three holy orders of the Church,” Bishop Eduardo A. Nevares said during a brief program at a post-ordination reception.
Providing for the future of the Church, especially by administering the sacrament of baptism, is what several new deacons looked forward to in their first weeks of ordained ministry. One had eight baptisms lined up during his first week.
“That is the joy and source of hope,” said Deacon David Runyan, a retired meteorologist who will serve St. Andrew the Apostle Parish in Chandler and El Cristo Rey Parish at the Grand Canyon in the summertime.
Deacon Torigian, who baptized his grandson, plans to remind older Catholics of their baptismal obligation to come to know and serve the Lord, he said.
The new deacon and longtime physician assistant should know a thing or two about service. He devoted so much time to pastoral ministry in his native Detroit that several deacons invited him to consider joining the diaconate. He finished formation in Phoenix.
Outside of parish work at St. Gabriel, Deacon Torigian will also help the diocesan Office of Natural Family Planning develop curriculum for Catholic high school students.
Deacon Jim Gall, who for a while didn’t know what a deacon was but always liked to serve others, also looks forward to living the deacon motto of servant leadership.
He gained a deeper prayer life during the formation process. It’s helped him see things with spiritual eyes instead of reacting based on temperament, he said.
“I could never go back to the way I was,” Deacon Gall said.
Most new deacons said they gained a deeper spirituality and strengthened their marriage and family relationships during formation.
“I just thank God that I finally said yes,” said Deacon Al Homiski, a parish administrator at St. Bernadette in Scottsdale. He admitted putting off repeated invitations to join the diaconate for years.
The five-year formation process in Phoenix involves two years of weekly Kino classes, monthly diaconate meetings with candidates and their wives, practicums including at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, and twice daily prayer. The experience is enough to impact the entire family.
Deacon Ron Johnson saw a noticeable change in the spiritual lives of his three children as well during formation. The psychologist first felt called to the diaconate during a Cursillo weekend seven years ago and is looking forward to being the first Spanish-speaking deacon in the Flagstaff area.
He’ll also travel with Fr. Pat Mowrer throughout the north deanery supporting other parishes and missions.
Deacon Jason Robinson said he was always attracted to serving the Church. He applied to the priesthood after high school and entered further discernment.
He soon met his wife through a singles ministry and continued to search for his niche in the Church.
“I had this passion for the Church kind of from the inside, yet I was a working man,” the software developer said, “so I was always a bridge.”
He thought about entering the diaconate later in life. A personal invitation to the diaconate expedited his formation and ordination.
His ministry will include prison and Native American outreach plus parish work.
“Thank you for responding to God,” Deacon Jim Trant, director of the diaconate told the diocese’s newest deacons, “for doing and acting upon His will.”
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The first of a long and continuing series of experimental “X-planes,” the X-1 was the result of the USAAF’s interest in supersonic flight. At the end of World War II, when Bell was asked to build three research aircraft, speeds of aircraft had begun to reach the transonic barrier, Mach 1, and several test pilots had died or nearly died attempting to break it.
The Bell X-1, originally designated XS-1, was patterned after a .50 caliber bullet, as that would be stable at supersonic speeds. An all-moving tailplane was added, giving the pilot additional control at high speeds, and the X-1 was powered by a liquid rocket engine, one of the world’s first and designed by the “father of modern rocketry,” Robert Goddard. Though the X-1 had landing gear and could take off under its own power, it would be given an extra boost by being carried beneath a B-29 mothership to altitude. The pilot had essentially no means of bailing out—ejection seats of the time were still primitive and the shape of the X-1 would prevent it in any case.
Flying from Muroc Dry Lake (now Edwards AFB), Bell’s program was gradual, beginning from glide tests to powered flight throughout 1946. Progress was too slow for the USAAF, which took over control of the test flights in June 1947. At that point, Bell’s chief test pilot, Chalmers “Slick” Goodlin, demanded $150,000 for the supersonic test. The USAAF—now the independent US Air Force--balked at that price, and instead Captain Charles “Chuck” Yeager would fly the test flights on his regular salary. Yeager soared into the record books on 14 October 1947, reaching the speed of Mach 1.06 in the first X-1, 46-042, named Glamorous Glennis for his wife. The fact was initially classified by the USAF, but news was leaked in December.
The X-1’s career did not end there, as the type was further modified and refined as the top speeds of aircraft began going higher and higher in the 1950s. The X-1A through X-1E pushed the record to Mach 2.44 by December 1953; the program also tested thermal dynamics, set altitude records (90,000 feet in May 1954), and incorporated design elements that would be used in space travel, such as reaction jets in the nose. It was an extremely dangerous job: three men were killed during the program, and Yeager himself nearly died when the X-1A went out of control after he reached Mach 2.44. Four of the X-1 prototypes were lost in accidental explosions.
By November 1958, the design could be improved no further, and technology had surpassed it—production fighters were regularly reaching Mach 2, and Mach 3 aircraft were already being built. The X-1 program was ended for good, but left behind an incredible legacy.
This is the real "Glamorous Glennis," as she hangs today in the Milestones of Flight exhibit at the entrance to the Smithsonian. (The wing in the foreground is the "Spirit of St. Louis.") Once X-1 testing was finished in August 1950, the aircraft was immediately handed over to the Smithsonian for preservation. After having read so much about Yeager and the X-1 in Tom Wolfe's "The Right Stuff," along with the movie of the same name, it was quite something to see the X-1 in person.
Happy to continue the 70 Years of US Air Force tribute today (19 Sept 2017) on my Flickr feed with this TF-80C Shooting Star image. TF-80Cs - and T-33s - as Shooting Stars were according to the McChord Air Museum, "A familiar sight at McChord for almost 40 years lastly with the 318th FIS. Upon their retirement the 318ths nine T-33's had been flown more than 10,000 each. In a simple farewell ceremony four of the five remaining T-33's completed a group flyby over the Base in salute to the types retirement. The last T-33 (58-0616) left McChord on February 4, 1988 with the Air Forces last leaving service in March of that year. "
Aircraft like this one according to the McChord Air Museum served as, "Instrument training, certification or requalification of Pilots. As time passed, Air Defense Command T-33s were also utilized as target for Interceptor training ( by using manual and electronic devices) and as simulated aggressors for US radar sites." So it was really nice that Gregory W. Coyler was able to bring one to McChord at JBLMAWE and bring history back to life...
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I was already spoiled rotten over Christmas, but I got home from Christmas today and found two more gifts! The box of C.Howard's Violets from Jim is aces for multiple reasons. Like Jim himself, they are so freaking sweet and delicious. And a little more bittersweet was the last piece of my Merge Records Score! 20th anniversary box set. It was the actual box to house the book and CD compilations I've received throughout 2009, plus the last two installments of the compilations.
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Starlings fly together just before dusk in remarkable, ever-changing formations called murmurations. Just as starlings move together through space and time to create something larger than themselves, the Murmurations tarot deck was made. Over eighty artists came together to reimagine one card each from the tarot. Every card is a unique piece of art; together, they form a mesmerizing collection that supports the movement building work of AS220, a non-profit community forum and home for the arts in Providence, RI. Sales of this deck will help AS220 continue to provide all Rhode Island artists affordable access to galleries, performance venues, educational opportunities, residential spaces, and work studios.
Stats are stats, but you can only know how what the different seasons are actually like when you live through them. Although it's not been Arctic of late, the crocuses have blossomed up, and the tulips and other plants have started to poke out of the dirt. But in nature, I've not been seen much green, but I did spot these pussy willows on a recent walk...
This is from the diary of Mary Anne Frances Wilmot. She came from Oystermouth in Wales, and was 9 years old when she started it. The full text of the diary and some details of the people in it can be found at wilmotdiary.wordpress.com.
We all assembled in the drawing room, and the Bride came down and looked so very nice. She was beautifully dressed. Her dress was white glacé silk with the upper skirt trimmed with ruches of white silk, and a wreath and veil, which became her beautifully. She was quite composed and remained so throughout the whole ceremony.
We 8 bridesmaids then started in the Break. We were saluted several times on the road by the firing of some guns, which made us all jump, and scream tremendously.
I forgot to say the day was miserably cold and it was raining hard; and we in our thin muslins were nearly frozen ( Our dresses were white spotted muslin. the upper skirt trimmed with silk and finished off in Vandykes of ruches in tulle, Lilac. white muslin scarfs, with Lilac riban and bow behind. and white crepe bonnets trimmed with white and Lilac, Lilacs)
When we arrived at the Lytch gate, we had to wait some time while the people who had started before us, got out of their carriages. While we were waiting there Aunt Caroline and Grandmama arrived. So we waited in the Lytch gate till she got out, and she took Morton’s arm; and we followed her up the walk to the church – fortunately they had put some matting down, so that saved our white satin shoes, a little, but it was raining hard, and Dulcie Vivian and I had to walk up without an umbrella.
Mr Welby did the service very nicely, and after it was over we all came home, to the breakfast; at which there were 36 people, all the Vivians and Grenfells, & others.
The cake was very pretty and very good. & while we were very busy eating it, the bride appeared at the door, all ready to start, just to say goodbye, but every body rushed out to see the start, and an old shoe was thrown after the carriage – they both looked very happy, particularly Aunt Caroline.
We had to wait some time longer before we could be quiet. The Vivians and others stayed in the drawing room, and conversation was carried on. At last they went, & very glad we were to take off our dresses, and rest.
Continuing a tradition laid down from predecessor Marshall Fields, Macy's State Street is bedecked with horns at Christmastime.
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Such a beautiful bridge to walk, bike, or jog on.
once you start playing this game with Finn it's hard to stop. Poor Two Spot is so so so worried about him.
The UTRGV HESTEC events continued with the SeaPerch competition held this year in Brownsville at the Margaret M. Clark Aquatic Center.
Schools from all over the Valley came to Brownsville to compete in this Navy-sponsored program, with the winner moving on to a national competition.
SeaPerch is an underwater robotics competition where school teams build a ROV (Remote Operated Vehicle) that needs to navigate a complicated obstacle course, and manipulate objects, all underwater.
During the competition, 2 team members control the ROV, one steering, and one manipulating the connected wire.
In this image, members of the Navy prepare the course for the competition.
UTRGV Photo by David Pike
News - TROY FLEECE/Leader-Post - Family, friends, trained search and rescue, members of the RCMP and other members of First Nations joined in a search effort on Friday to try locate missing Amber Redman on the Standing Buffalo Reserve. Amber's mom Gwenda Yuzicappi was on hand to help organize the search parties for her missing daughter.
Continuing search
Mother of missing woman sharing story with others
Heather Polischuk
The Leader-Post
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Gwenda Yuzicappi has never stopped looking for her missing daughter, Amber Redman, in the hopes that she is still alive.
On Friday, the mother from the Standing Buffalo First Nation will take her story to Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., as part of a conference there on murdered and missing women.
The conference, entitled "Feminicide = Sanctioned Murder: Gender, Race & Violence in Global Context", takes a hard look at the large number of disappearances and murders of women in Canada, Mexico and Guatemala.
Yuzicappi has her own reasons for attending the conference.
Ever since Redman, 19, went missing from a Fort Qu'Appelle bar on July 15, 2005, Yuzicappi has led numerous searches for her daughter and has spoken publicly about the painful turn her life has taken.
"To me, doing this, I feel that this is one of my purposes for my daughter and I feel that I'm on the right track," she said. "This is my purpose."
Since Redman disappeared, Yuzicappi has spoken publicly at a number of events across Canada and said she felt honoured to be asked to go to Stanford to represent Canadian First Nations people who are searching for missing loved ones or mourning those who have been found murdered.
Yuzicappi said she has found an affinity with other families who share her experience and hopes she can now begin to connect with families from other countries.
"At (an) event (in Ottawa), I made a statement that I would like nation to nation to come together and support each other, the unity, to bring this issue to the forefront," she said. "When we have more people the strength is stronger and the support is enormous...
"I just believe this is so important and I'm so passionate about this issue that I would go and speak anywhere. If I can let one more person know about my daughter, then I believe that my purpose is met that day."
Yuzicappi will be speaking at Stanford alongside women from Mexico and Guatemala whose daughters have been the victims of violence in their countries.
Yuzicappi said she was touched by a Canadian/British-produced documentary called Killer's Paradise, which tells the story of the brutal murders of women in Guatemala, many of which go uninvestigated and unsolved. That film was to be shown at the conference on Wednesday.
"When I watched that documentary, it upset me but ... when I heard the parents speak on there, I just felt, 'You're going through the same thing that I'm going through,' " she said.
Yuzicappi said she would like to be able to help other families the way she feels she has been helped by bonding with others in Saskatchewan who share her experience.
"When we mention one thing, we all understand that loss that we're facing," she said. "We understand going through shock, going through denial and when we talk about it we have that similarity within the families ...
"But going back to Stanford University and the conference, that's my intent when I go down there. I'm hoping that (through) my words that I'm bringing, my healing and what I'm going through every day, that I'm able to extend that out to other families and vice versa."
Later in May, Yuzicappi will join other family members of missing aboriginal women at an event in Saskatoon. She said she would one day like to help organize a conference in Saskatchewan to host families from around the world who are experiencing the same loss.
© The Leader-Post (Regina) 2007
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Heavy rain on a mid elevation snow-pack caused local creeks/rivers to rise ~ 60 cm. overnight. Work crews work to repair the damage on Highway 26 east of Quesnel in the Cariboo District.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Taewon Cash, South Carolina National Guard Medical Command medic, administers a Moderna COVID-19 vaccination to retired U.S. Air Force retired Lt. Col. Ellie Shuler at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, April 8, 2021. Vaccinations continue at the base to currently serving members of the South Carolina National Guard as well as eligible military retirees and their beneficiaries. The South Carolina National Guard remains ready to support the counties, state and local agencies, and first responders with resources for as long as needed in support of COVID-19 response efforts in the state. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder, South Carolina National Guard)