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I've recently forayed back into Linux distributions with an eye to abandoning windows forever. i think the oncoming Longhorn from microsloth is going to be little more than windows xp service pack 3, and it'll have to pay for the privilege.
So I downloaded five or six Linux live cds, burned them, and ran each off the cd to see if they worked on any of my comps. some did ok, some refused to boot, and one stood out as the easiest to use and most compatible with my hardware.
The beauty of live cds is that you can run Linux without having to install a thing. for permanent install i chose Ubuntu Linux and slapped it onto an ancient gateway p2-333mhz. It booted first time and ran perfectly.
After mucking with it for a day or two to try and learn how to customize it to my liking, I went ahead and installed it on this comp in a dual boot configuration. There were a few minor issues easily solved through the miracle of google, and now it runs.
Fast.
Really fast, and my machine is not slow.
While it is true that Linux is a different environment than windows, and a n00b requires some training and hand holding, two things became abundantly clear: there is an enormous user community that is mostly patient with n00bs; and the learning curve is not *that* steep. Comparatively speaking, while Linux does require a bit of bravery in the beginning using terminal windows and praying you don't hose the install, windows, while appearing simple out of the box, is just as perplexing to a true computer newbie as is Linux.
I've fixed enough windows problems to know that things that seem simple to me aren't to users who want to "turn it on and have it work". Trouble with that attitude is that computers, and especially windows, don't work that way. An entire group of my friends have migrated to Macs, because, as one who writes for his living said, "they just work."
Linux isn't foolproof, but the desktop versions have gotten so much better than they were when i first tried them out in 1999. And, once the initial learning curve is mastered (akin to reading the manual for your windows comp gathering dust in the bottom of a closet somewhere) it is stable and easy to use to do the things most users want to do.
And it's free. :)
For these factors, people aspire to discover the means to eliminate termites. These termites are not hazardous for our health, however they trigger allergic reactions. There are great deals of various sort of residence allergen. There isn't really any kind of remedy, just avoidance. Signs might be much like a dirt allergic reaction episode. Generally, these indexes are gone along with by the growth of condition or locations. Take the needed procedures to stop these reasons and also you will certainly get on your method to get rid of or decrease your dermatitis
My little project from a workshop with Mary Mashuta based on her book "Foolproof Machine Quilting". Variegated Aurifil 12wt on top and 50wt bobbin
BLOGGED: capitolaquilter.blogspot.com/2013/06/so-much-going-on.html
It's not as easy at it might seem to find out which platform your train is going from.
I asked the ticket desk (of which there are many; some for a электричка (elektritchka) trains, some for'поезд' (train). Both are electric, but elektrichka are essentially for shorter or suburban journeys. 'Shorter' is relative when the USSR covers around ten time zones. So whilst the elektrichka ticket desk will tell you quite categorically that there's no 0803 to Gorlowka, that doesn't mean that there's no train at all.
Once you've decoded which flavour of train will take you there, you need to find that train. The first estimate by a primly dressed railway employee didn't work out. Each train has a number, usually three digits which is printed on the ticket and also appears on the display adjacent to each platform. Foolproof, you'd think. In this instance, not so. The train was going somewhere else entirely, and the none of the digits matched. I return to the underpass to look at all of the train numbers. None of them are mine. I ask someone else, they send me somewhere else. I ask an unconcerned policeman in an enormous hat. He's a got a big gun too, and some red Marlboro in his top pocket. He nominated another platform, but with more conviction. I go up on to the platform to the unnumbered train, which is mine. A few minutes left to find my wagon. This gent is waiting for I'm not sure what. I ask if I can take a photo of his bike, he stands up and assume he doesn't want to be in the photograph. Instead he takes off his hat and poses with his spud-laden bike.
A few days later I'm in a similar which-bloody-platform predicament. I had a lot of time to spare so I was chatting with some local students who were awaiting the same train. They didn't know which platform either, so they asked some people who also didn't know. I asked if this was a traditional 'feature' of the excellent Ukraine rail network. They assured me it was, perhaps some kind of test of the citizens' true neighbourly socialist tendencies. We concluded that it's pretty much determined by how many people are on the most likely platform. We couldn't work out how they knew though.
Nigel, it was fun while it lasted but it's time to move on. I'm with Jim now.
I've used a Nigel Slater bread recipe for the last three years, but my allegience has abruptly shifted. One of my hometown papers has come up trumps. "No-Knead Bread", The New York Times (www.nytimes.com 8 November 06) is a foolproof, innovative bread recipe that involves no kneading. It's been created by Jim Lahey of the Sullivan Street Bakery on West 47th in Manhattan. Incredibly generous of him to share the recipe - thank you!
I will miss the kneading (or "knuckle dusting" - I prefer to punch), but I won't miss olive-oil leaking over the oven or the perfectly good, but not great taste of the Nigel recipe. Jim's recipe is so simple and so rewarding. Not many things in life you can say that about.
Jim's recipe allows me to make bread that looks like it comes from Poilâne (but doesn't cost 36 euros to ship from Paris). And although I haven't tasted a Poilâne loaf, this baby was brilliant! A light, crispy crust and tender inside. So bye bye Nigel, and hello Jim! I guess you can take the girl out of America, but you can't take America out of the girl . . .
UPDATE: I've read grumblings on some foodie blogs that this isn't an original recipe and the ancient Greeks were cooking bread in pots. Really? Well since I don't subscribe to any ancient Greek RSS feeds, I'm glad Lahey updated this for a new generation and the NYT printed it .
29 November 2006 - Since posting these pix I've made this recipe about 8 times. I've got it memorised and it is still easy and still completely foolproof. I now use 2/3 organic stoneground wholewheat flour and 1/3 white flour. Bliss!
Devised by a Union farmer looking to thwart coal prices, these vessels took advantage of the frequent winds across the vast prairies. Although their gearing prevented great speed, the freedom from polluting coal smoke and loud pistons created a tranquility perfect for a leisurely pleasure cruise along the jerkwater rail lines. In a storm, the windmill could be disengaged to prevent capsizing. As the Great Steam War caused shortages of coal on the Union home front, many of these vessels were built for commercial purposes. Unlike the Far-Eastern and Imperial sail cars, windmill-powered rail vessels were foolproof; they did not require the knowledge of a seaman to navigate.
A Model Power metal FP7 goes with me to train show. Someday it will get weathering, but never DCC. It's a good runner and the dummy couplers are darn near foolproof for show running.
This is a panorama picture from ten vertical shots. Enjoy the cold view. ;)
Full story: Sunday afternoon I went for a hunt, but these shots haven’t hurt a single animal! For the first time, I had to settle for one single deer from behind, but for the second time, I got a foolproof tip. In the first thirty minutes, I haven’t me a single soul, then suddenly I caught a glimpse of a herd of 30-40 deer and I couldn’t believe my eyes! They were on their way fast, as you can see on the photo below.
Then I decided to go around the fishpond, so we can meet halfway, since the herd went towards the pond. However, soon I had a big surprise once more, as I found another group of 20-30 individuals.
I was planning to get closer to them and luckily, my clothes seemed suitable, since I was wearing a light gray jacket with a hoodie and a pair of jeans, and my patience proved to be effective. I’ve spent about three hours in the -4°C weather in the wilderness and I enjoyed every single moment of it, so much so, that I didn’t have time to feel the cold, if anything, I was feeling warm because I had to do one fourth of the trip squat walking. So yeah, hello, muscle soreness, but who cares after an amazing experience like this?!
When one group got scared and ran away, I started to approach the other, and yes, first I had to sneak and stealth in the snow-white field, then, as I was getting closer to the herd, I switched back once again to the beloved squat walk. After that I was trying to reduce the distance between us, meter by meter.
The real miracle happened when I was squatting and one of the deer started to gallop towards me. I couldn’t even dream of something like this, that instead of receding from the lenses of the camera, one curious individual would come closer in a rush. I was squatting in an ideal position, totally still, waiting for what will happen next as I was already seeing the headlines in front of me: „deer attacked a Hungarian photographer”. Only my clicking finger was moving – it was a truly incredible moment!
In this moment, the deer could be about twenty meters from me, but it is hard for me to remember the exact details, as I became quite emotional because of its honorific visit. After a couple seconds, it perceived the possible danger, stroke a pose from the side as well, and then, in a flash, turned its back on me and ran away.
While I was switching between the herds, I saw something on the field that looked like a tussock, but turned out to be a rabbit, a beautiful hare, to be exact. Obviously, it hasn’t hesitated for long, and went down the rabbit hole.
I found a spot on the field where the undergrowth was a bit higher and provided a perfect cover for me, even though we are talking about a 30-40-centimeter long grass, but it allowed me, for yet another time, to get incredibly close to the herd.
Thank you for your attention and for the opportunity. I apologize for the quality of certain photos, but my equipment was nowhere near a wildlife photography one – more experienced photographers simply called me determined. If you liked to pictures, please follow Gabor Matesz Photos on Facebook where I offer a diverse scale of nature photos.
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Chassis n° 379
Coachwork by Roussile & Fils - Bergerac
Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais
Bonhams
Estimated : € 90.000 - 110.000
Sold for € 184.000
Parijs - Paris
Frankrijk - France
February 2018
- Majestic survivor of formal coachwork design
- Simple ownership history
- Sympathetic older restoration retaining original interior
- History of long distance tours
Although it was Karl Benz who first made the motor car a viable proposition with his primitive slow-revving engines and designs, those were left on the starting blocks when Panhard brought in the Système Panhard, a design that was to mould the future of the motor car for the next century, and when De Dion Bouton introduced their fast-revving engines in the last decade of the 19th Century. Early rear-engined De Dion Boutons, gave way to a new generation of front-engined cars for the 1902 season, again single-cylinder models with atmospheric inlet valve and mechanical exhaust valve. De Dion's gearbox was virtually foolproof for the first-time car driver, the fast-revving engines were supremely reliable, and De Dion back-up and service was second-to-none.
But as with modern technology things moved quickly and the company had to move with the times, by the turn of 1904/5 an inline four cylinder was offered, being simply four individual pots on a common crankcase. Next the radiator was moved above the chassis in the style made fashionable by Mercedes and with it the 'alligator' or 'coal scuttle' bonnet was retired. The gearbox too would follow fashion and move to a side control mechanism, by the time De Dion fielded their Peking-Paris team in 1907. The model AX as offered here represented the evolution of the first four that was introduced, on a slightly longer more substantial frame and with magneto ignition. As a bare chassis it cost 11,500 French Francs more than twice the price of their single cylinder car which was still offered, and with formal coachwork, 40-50% could reasonably be expected to be added.
As can be seen from the variety in the collection, Jacques Vander Stappen took great interest in coachwork and its design, particularly in its earliest days as it transitioned from coaches and railway carriages to cars. The De Dion Bouton presented here is one of very few surviving cars of any marque that retain Double Berline coachwork, a design which owes much to railway carriages more than cars, and literally took its name from having two coaches perched together in tandem. Those carriages being separate entities with a fixed division. Perhaps the most famous survivor of this external style is the famed 'Corgi' Rolls-Royce, sold world record price car of the marque sold by Bonhams in 2012, but that differs in that the interior compartments are not separated. Another survives on a Silver Ghost built by Fuller of Bath, there is one in the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart on a 60hp, and of course Bugatti would copy this style in convertible form on one of his Royales, but they are certainly few and far between.
The regal De Dion Bouton here is a lesser known example which has resided in Continental Europe all of its life. Very little is recorded about its coachbuilders, Roussille Fils of Bergerac, nor for whom they built this majestic piece, however it is unquestionably a wonderful automobile that would have made quite a statement in its day. From the condition of its interior it is clear that its use was relatively modest and from the documentation on file we know that however brief its original commission was, it was clearly laid up relatively early on, until it was discovered by noted collector Eugene Segers in the early 1960s. Photos of the car show its slumber incarcerated in a French barn, then its subsequent careful refurbishment. Aside from its technical specification which pinpoints its year of construction to 1907, during the sympathetic restoration that it received, a business card was beneath the upholstery in the rear compartment stating that the bodywork was supplied in March 1908.
During its restoration, its headlamps were replaced with large BRC, but it would seem that otherwise the car remained as it had been found and was new. The upholstery appears to have been cleaned at this point rather than replaced. At this point, the bold BRC headlamps it now wears were fitted. Once finished the De Dion was then put on the road and campaigned in and around Europe, including journeys such as the 1961 run from Brussels to Paris and Madrid and The Polar Tour, as attested by plaques in the front cabin.
Segers must have prized the car and it was not until his passing that the car was sold by his son Philippe, in 2001, when Mr. Vander Stappen was able to secure it for his collection. Over the course of the last few years its use has been far more modest than its busy 1960s life and at present the water pump has been removed, suggesting that this needs attention, as well as general recommissioning.
The car is a quite remarkable period piece, in its technical aspect it shows the transitional De Dion Bouton model with separate cylinders as they moved from their ubiquitous hugely successful single cylinder automobiles to multi-cylinder production, while the coachwork is a snapshot of how some chose to be conveyed in the early days of the motorcar and its state of preservation places it in an even rarer category.
One of my favorite flowers freesias. They turned out to be the easiest, absolutely foolproof and most rewarding springflowers in my garden and on the terrace in town.
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Freesien habe ich besonders gern und sie bewähren sich als 100% narrensichere Blumen in meinem Garten auf dem Land und auf der Dachterrasse in der Stadt..
Sunday afternoon I went for a hunt, but these shots haven’t hurt a single animal! For the first time, I had to settle for one single deer from behind, but for the second time, I got a foolproof tip. In the first thirty minutes, I haven’t me a single soul, then suddenly I caught a glimpse of a herd of 30-40 deer and I couldn’t believe my eyes! They were on their way fast, as you can see on the photo below.
Then I decided to go around the fishpond, so we can meet halfway, since the herd went towards the pond. However, soon I had a big surprise once more, as I found another group of 20-30 individuals.
I was planning to get closer to them and luckily, my clothes seemed suitable, since I was wearing a light gray jacket with a hoodie and a pair of jeans, and my patience proved to be effective. I’ve spent about three hours in the -4°C weather in the wilderness and I enjoyed every single moment of it, so much so, that I didn’t have time to feel the cold, if anything, I was feeling warm because I had to do one fourth of the trip squat walking. So yeah, hello, muscle soreness, but who cares after an amazing experience like this?!
When one group got scared and ran away, I started to approach the other, and yes, first I had to sneak and stealth in the snow-white field, then, as I was getting closer to the herd, I switched back once again to the beloved squat walk. After that I was trying to reduce the distance between us, meter by meter.
The real miracle happened when I was squatting and one of the deer started to gallop towards me. I couldn’t even dream of something like this, that instead of receding from the lenses of the camera, one curious individual would come closer in a rush. I was squatting in an ideal position, totally still, waiting for what will happen next as I was already seeing the headlines in front of me: „deer attacked a Hungarian photographer”. Only my clicking finger was moving – it was a truly incredible moment!
In this moment, the deer could be about twenty meters from me, but it is hard for me to remember the exact details, as I became quite emotional because of its honorific visit. After a couple seconds, it perceived the possible danger, stroke a pose from the side as well, and then, in a flash, turned its back on me and ran away.
While I was switching between the herds, I saw something on the field that looked like a tussock, but turned out to be a rabbit, a beautiful hare, to be exact. Obviously, it hasn’t hesitated for long, and went down the rabbit hole.
I found a spot on the field where the undergrowth was a bit higher and provided a perfect cover for me, even though we are talking about a 30-40-centimeter long grass, but it allowed me, for yet another time, to get incredibly close to the herd.
Thank you for your attention and for the opportunity. I apologize for the quality of certain photos, but my equipment was nowhere near a wildlife photography one – more experienced photographers simply called me determined. If you liked to pictures, please follow Gabor Matesz Photos on Facebook where I offer a diverse scale of nature photos.
Enjoy the photos! Thanks for all visits, comments and Favs.
Copyright © Gabor Matesz Photos. All rights reserved. Please don't use without my permission.
This is what I will be teaching at ZNE's Convenzione in April '09
It incorporates many techniques including, acrylics with glazing medium,stamping,inking,stencil,image transfer method that is foolproof,charcoal shading/highlighting,journaling,dip-dot heart, water soluble graphite with blending medium
6800. Let's pause first and look carefully at this wonderful old industrial photo of the 7,150 tons [standard]--9000 tons [full load] Modified Leander Class cruiser HMAS HOBART [I] and her dockyard setting. The subject of a botched and eventually abandoned modernization project, the cruiser sits high in the floating dock at the State Dockyard, Newcastle [NSW], which was opened in 1942 for wartime work on the bones of an old dockyard and engineering company closed in the 1930s. The second dockyard itself eventually closed in 1987.
As seen here the dockyard stood on Dykes Point in Newcastle's Hunter River estuary, and there's a gorgeous bucket dredge and two tugboats on the lower left; also a rickety old observation post of some kind on the wharf in the foreground.
In fact, as Photostream followers will know, we have had many superb industrial shots of this the utterly muddled and costly project, but we think this one is undoubtedly the best of them. We found it in the online image archives of the late and celebrated Hunter region Economics professor and researcher Cyril Renwick [1920-2010]. It is likely from a sequence of images taken for the Newcastle Morning Herald in early 1955, eight months before the project was abandoned, after more than three years work and the expenditure of one million pounds, a huge sum in those days.
Laid down as HMS APOLLO at Devonport in Aug. 1933 and commissioned in Jan. 1936, HOBART [I] was not actually that old when planning for this started in 1950 - 14 years old. A veteran of WWII she had been hit by a torpedo in the Coral Sea on July 20, 1943, and had already undergone substantial re-building at Cockatoo Island as a result, returning top service in the last year of the Pacific War.
HOBART served on for two more years after the war ended, mainly on Occupation duties in Japan, but was finally placed in reserve in Dec. 1947.
By 1950 the Cold War was becoming ever-more ominous, and the RAN was looking for a modern cruiser to escort the two aircraft carriers it was bringing into service. Faced with difficulties finding a suitable cruiser [which we don't find reasonable - the New Zealand Navy managed to obtain three Improved Dido Class cruisers from the Royal Navy] a somewhat half-baked decision was made to modernize HOBART. What followed was a fiasco in muddled thinking in the Navy planning offices.
We've written about this in many Entries - not always getting it right [we'd always somehow assumed that industrial troubles at the dockyard, rife on the Australian waterfront in those days, was the main problem]. But the problem it seems was indecision, and changing decisions, and circumstances, in the Navy.
We're going to let an extract from Wikipedia take up their version of the story of what happened "... In 1950, following the failure to find a suitable new British cruiser design, and a dollar shortage preventing the purchase of US vessels, it was decided to modernize HOBART and use her as a stop-gap aircraft carrier escort until the Daring Class destroyers entered service, after which she would serve as a troop convoy escort to the Middle East in the event of a future conflict.This planned role changed in 1952 following a series of financial cutbacks and the realization that the Battle class destroyers were suitable carrier escorts; instead, HOBART was to replace AUSTRALIA [II] as the training cruiser. She was taken to the Newcastle State Dockyard for modification.
During 1953 and 1954, further reductions in the RAN saw one carrier taken off active duty for use as a training vessel, eliminating the need to return HOBART to service. Other options for reactivating the cruiser were explored, including conversion to a guided missile ship, but by April 1955, all proposals were abandoned. Despite the conversion work to date having cost £A1 million, the modification was cancelled..."
While Wikipedia are not foolproof, we've found their work on the RAN and defence issues generally has almost always been both good and thorough, and this is as cogent an explanation for the HOBART muddle as we have found.
What is certain is that the part-modernized HOBART never went to sea under how own power again. Towed back to Sydney by one of the fleet tugs in Dec.1955, she was placed in the reserve fleet at Athol Bight again. As we have seen here on the Photostream many times, she was eventually sold and towed off for scrapping by the Mitsui Corporation in Japan in 1962.
Photo: from the Archives of Professor Cyril Renwick [1920-2010] it appears in the State Dockyard Newcastle sequence of the Cultural Collections of Newcastle University, available on Flick, here:
www.flickr.com/search/?q=State%20Dockyard%20Newcastle%20
A two-part COMPENDIUM of links to the Photostream's 100+ HMAS HOBART [I] images begins at Entry NO. 5464, here:
www.flickr.com/photos/41311545@N05/6734070483/in/photostream
This is the celebrated female Brewer's that has spent (at least) the past six Winters here in this section of Hernando County Florida. She has a distinctive blotch of white pigment visible in her right eye- which makes a positive ID of her 100% foolproof. Simply Amazing.
LLHEc
The Saint Mystery Library #2, ed. Leslie Charteris
Great American Publications 119, 1959 PBO
Cover art by Art Sussman
Contents:
A Package For Mr. Big, by Frank Kane
Witness To Death, by Wenzell Brown
For the Good of the City, by Arthur Somers Roche
City in the Bottle, by Hayden Howard
I Want It Foolproof, by Richard Deming
A typical aisle at The Bookery, longtime bookstore in Lexington, Virginia. Over 50,000 new and used books in one small store. Sign: “We have a foolproof filing system here. Any fool can find it if he looks hard enough..” Photo: 17 June 2021
The Pouva Start is made of bakelite and takes type 120 roll film. Its lens is of a simple two-element design. It was manufactured in Freital, near Dresden, in the German Democratic Republic.
The camera is very compact. The lens can be screwed in so it lies almost flush with the body. Then the shutter cannot be triggered. This is possible only when the lens barrel is completely extended.
At the front of the lens the user can select the exposure time: "Moment", which is around 1/30 s and "Zeit" (time), which is B - the shutter will then stay open as long as the shutter button is pressed.
The use can also select the f-stop. "Sonne" (sun) is around f/22 and "Trüb" (dim) around f/8.
The lens cannot be focused. I assume that everything beyond 1 metre will be more or less in focus.
The shutter is of a foolproof design: a little spring-loaded metal plate with a cut-out moves out of the light path when the shutter button is pressed.
So the user does have some control and skill should make a difference. There is nothing to stop the user from winding beyond the next frame, nor for that matter does the camera force the user to wind. Multiple photos can be shot on the same frame. A peep-hole with a red window shows the frame number printed on the backing paper.
The visor folds up and comprises two bakelite-framed plastic lenses that have to be aligned. Later models had a conventional see-through viewfinder, but I prefer the old model.
Although this is a simple camera, it is surprisingly well-made and conveys a sense of quality. It is not something like a Holga or Diana that never appears to be meant quite seriously. I expect there to be some vignetting and lens flares, but other from that, it should perform.
I'm curious to test the Pouva.
Shot with:
Canon EOS600D
Leica Bellows R (16860)
Leica 100mm f/4 Macro Elmar-R, bellows version (11230)
Nikon N8008s + Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 + Kodak EliteChrome 200
new toy. delicious. love the F100. bought it with 15 rolls of expired Velvia 100F and some assorted other rolls, 20 in all. really excited about the rolls from this weekend that I shot at the wharf.
Not sure if I like kodak anymore. Film's just too difficult to scan. I never have problems with velvia, but it seems like Kodak's thinner emulsion messes with my scanner. I can fix it with vuescan, but it's just annoying. I haven't shot any portra in a while, only this elitechrome and that ektachrome 1600 a while back. both had the same problems, a horrid red cast that I can't find a foolproof way around. I guess I'll just wait and see how the other rolls I have go. If I can't do anything, I'm done shooting kodak, at least their color stuff.
Minolta 5000 AF with 1.7/50 lens and program 2800 AF flash
The little sister of the groundbreaking Minolta 7000 AF, the first serious SLR with autofocus from 1985. The 5000 is clearly aimed to amateur photographers, it is intended to use mainly in a simple program mode, there is no program shift available and the only exposure correction is a backlight correction of +2 EV. To be foolproof, the shutter button is locked until the AF gives its okay, indicated by a green dot in the viewfinder.
And now the big surprise: the 5000 AF can be operated entirely manually, not only shutter speed and aperture, also focus and ISO setting. It even has an extra pair of buttons to set the aperture. And the exposure meter is not switched off in M-mode!
A nice detail: the program mode changes its behaviour according to the used focal length. With telephoto lenses shorter shutter speeds are used, with wide angle lenses longer ones.
The Moon
Y Lleuad
God hinders us – being wise –
In a multitude of ways.
Lovers, lorn and benighted,
Limp on unrequited.
Longing for woman’s lightness,
Lust-struck, dazzled sightless,
Slave to Ovid’s muse, I stray
Where I dare not go by day:
Lunatic scheme! Sore my plight!
Lost by day and foiled by night!
Luck eludes me, though I swoon,
Love her! Thwarted by the moon!
Waiting in the woods, the murk
Would have aided amorous work
Were it not as bright as day.
Why! Cold moonlight will betray
What seemed a foolproof scheme! Grief
Will get me, like a doomed thief:
Waxen moon, maiden’s minder,
Winter-whitened man-blinder!
Baleful, glowering, candle-white,
Blooming Blodeuwedd of night!
Planet wan, a watery waste,
Parish of the ever-chaste!
Half a month, by her rhythm –
At home in her dark heaven –
Will make her wan, pale to wane:
One fortnight clear to wax again,
Then half and half she wavers –
The maid withdraws her favours –
Tide-stirring, bright and wide:
The ghost-sun, the starlit Bride.
No thief ever found a worse
Gift. Moonlit night: burglar’s curse.
Eiddig slips out of his bed
At the raising of her head:
She assists the churl to scare
This suitor in his twiggy lair.
Fine florin, Eiddig’s friend,
Finding star-strewn ways to wend,
Far too wide, her chalk-white face
Flowering for the wind’s embrace.
Faithless, to this lover’s cost,
Frigid scatterer of frost,
Faceless foe! My love must hide:
Fear will keep her locked inside.
Fickle circle, fair of flight,
Flawless in the moonlit night.
Candle of the world, she’ll know –
Canny creature – where I go,
Compassing the wind-wide world,
Casting light as men are hurled
Callously across the sky,
Careering onward as we die.
Caressed by lightning, bright rim,
Circle of the cauldron’s brim,
Cold lamp in an azure sphere,
Queen of gleaming atmosphere.
Day of a base-metal sun
Drives me out, and I must run,
Dart for shelter, ere the dawn
Draws me down for Eiddig’s scorn.
Darken but a little, moon –
Do but this – I’ll make her swoon
With love-words! Saints, angels, hark!
Would to God that it were dark!
Enough it is that light holds sway
Twelve hours every day.
Good God who made the light,
Grant a lover’s gift of night!
Source material: Poem by Dafydd ap Gwilym, paraphrased by Giles Watson. Of all Dafydd’s poems, this is the one which draws most heavily on the lore and language of the pagan Celts, but with characteristic brilliance, he subverts the tradition by transforming a riddling hymn into a diatribe, and transforms it again at the end into a wickedly wayward Christian prayer. The moon, which might in other circumstances be the subject of Dafydd’s praise, invites his scorn because it has cast its light on his hiding-place in the greenwood, where he had hoped to have his tryst with Eiddig’s wife. The entire poem is, of course, a witty and ironic meditation not only on the rhythmic nature of the phases of the moon, but on the changeability of womanhood, and his skill as a poet is evidenced by the deftness with which he alludes to the relationship between the lunar and menstrual cycles. Indeed, it could be argued that Eiddig himself is more or less superfluous as far as dramatic tension is concerned: there are plenty of hints here that, under the moon’s influence, Dafydd’s beloved is not in an amorous mood tonight in any case. The reference to Blodeuwedd – the miraculous maiden of the Mabinogion, conjured out of flowers and then transformed into an owl as a punishment for an adulterous and murderous affair – is more subtle in the original, where the line in question reads “Blodeuyn o dywyn dydd” (“Is the bloom of the day’s radiance”). In an attempt to echo the incantatory tone of the original, I have preserved the heavy alliteration of Dafydd’s line-openings, although not always with the same sounds. It is worth noting that the longing for darkness to cover one’s misdoings, combined with a similar incantatory tone, is a feature of the speeches Shakespeare attributed to Macbeth and his wife – although their transgressions were of a bloodier nature. This paraphrase was written on the night of the Full Wolf Moon – the brightest full moon of the year – at the end of January, 2010: a happy coincidence which certainly facilitated the work.
Corn bales dot the landscape of this farm in Berks County, Pennsylvania. In my never ending quest to fine tune my film development workflow I switched to a Beseler 8x10 color print developing drum on a Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base for my 4x5 film development. I was getting uneven development always on a single sheet when I was trying the Mod54 insert in the older screw-top Paterson tank on the rotary base. Although the Beseler drum only handles four sheets at a time instead of the Mod54 six sheets, it is nearly foolproof and I've been able to use 80% less developer, stop bath, fixer and distilled water with each batch which is a huge advantage. I also have a Beseler 11X14 drum that takes eight sheets of 4x5 but I think I need to locate or fabricate a missing sheet spacer insert for that drum before I use it for developing. Going forward, the Mod54 insert will be used mostly for processing the double-sided Fuji HRT-30 X-Ray film I still have left.
4x5 for 365 Project details: greggobst.photography/4x5-for-365
Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 4 1/2 x 6 1/2" (half-plate) large format metal field camera with 4x5" film back.
Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 lens in Copal B shutter.
Arista EDU Ultra 200 (re-branded Fomapan) B&W Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/30th second at F32.
Developed in Adox Rodinal 1:50 dilution for 7 minutes, 20 seconds @ 20 degrees Celsius using Beseler 8x10 color print drum placed on Unicolor Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base.
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.
"A" is for accident. The road to the left is a swooping curve. Over the years I've seen more than one car up on the bank of the house next door when they keep sliding around the bend. I overheard the van owner say that he was stopped for cars on the road and she came around the corner fast. I ventured out today after all our bad weather and people were driving very fast for the conditions. The road snow is packed down to icy like stuff.
Over-processed look is brought to you by NIK Colour Efex Pro that I downloaded for a trial. It is actually really good and easy to use. Does anyone out there use NIK software???? Comments????
In Ontario there is no such thing as "accidents". They are called collisions as all are preventable.
This saved me from doing a snow angel.
From now on I will likely get my numbers mixed up even with my foolproof labelling system.
6C46 trundles on to Sellafield.
The pyramidial lumps which we can see are solidified slag from the Moss Bay works of the Workington Iron & Steel Co. which were tipped from chauldron wagons worked along the Cleator & Workington Junction Railway's Moss Bay branch and which came in handy as a makeshift sea defence.
Not foolproof though as the erosion which is undermining the former C&WJR embankment testifies.
When the wannabe princess showed up at the palace door to escape from a passing rain shower, the Queen offered her a room for the night. While the suspect princess was dining, the Queen went to personally arrange the guest chambers. She made sure to bring along a pea, and then ordered her servant to acquire 20 mattresses. Thus operation Detect-a-True-Princess was begun. The Queen knew her plan was foolproof. The servant wasn’t so sure, but mostly just dreaded having to drag 20 mattresses away again in the morning.
Chassis n° 379
Coachwork by Roussile & Fils - Bergerac
Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais
Bonhams
Estimated : € 90.000 - 110.000
Sold for € 184.000
Parijs - Paris
Frankrijk - France
February 2018
- Majestic survivor of formal coachwork design
- Simple ownership history
- Sympathetic older restoration retaining original interior
- History of long distance tours
Although it was Karl Benz who first made the motor car a viable proposition with his primitive slow-revving engines and designs, those were left on the starting blocks when Panhard brought in the Système Panhard, a design that was to mould the future of the motor car for the next century, and when De Dion Bouton introduced their fast-revving engines in the last decade of the 19th Century. Early rear-engined De Dion Boutons, gave way to a new generation of front-engined cars for the 1902 season, again single-cylinder models with atmospheric inlet valve and mechanical exhaust valve. De Dion's gearbox was virtually foolproof for the first-time car driver, the fast-revving engines were supremely reliable, and De Dion back-up and service was second-to-none.
But as with modern technology things moved quickly and the company had to move with the times, by the turn of 1904/5 an inline four cylinder was offered, being simply four individual pots on a common crankcase. Next the radiator was moved above the chassis in the style made fashionable by Mercedes and with it the 'alligator' or 'coal scuttle' bonnet was retired. The gearbox too would follow fashion and move to a side control mechanism, by the time De Dion fielded their Peking-Paris team in 1907. The model AX as offered here represented the evolution of the first four that was introduced, on a slightly longer more substantial frame and with magneto ignition. As a bare chassis it cost 11,500 French Francs more than twice the price of their single cylinder car which was still offered, and with formal coachwork, 40-50% could reasonably be expected to be added.
As can be seen from the variety in the collection, Jacques Vander Stappen took great interest in coachwork and its design, particularly in its earliest days as it transitioned from coaches and railway carriages to cars. The De Dion Bouton presented here is one of very few surviving cars of any marque that retain Double Berline coachwork, a design which owes much to railway carriages more than cars, and literally took its name from having two coaches perched together in tandem. Those carriages being separate entities with a fixed division. Perhaps the most famous survivor of this external style is the famed 'Corgi' Rolls-Royce, sold world record price car of the marque sold by Bonhams in 2012, but that differs in that the interior compartments are not separated. Another survives on a Silver Ghost built by Fuller of Bath, there is one in the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart on a 60hp, and of course Bugatti would copy this style in convertible form on one of his Royales, but they are certainly few and far between.
The regal De Dion Bouton here is a lesser known example which has resided in Continental Europe all of its life. Very little is recorded about its coachbuilders, Roussille Fils of Bergerac, nor for whom they built this majestic piece, however it is unquestionably a wonderful automobile that would have made quite a statement in its day. From the condition of its interior it is clear that its use was relatively modest and from the documentation on file we know that however brief its original commission was, it was clearly laid up relatively early on, until it was discovered by noted collector Eugene Segers in the early 1960s. Photos of the car show its slumber incarcerated in a French barn, then its subsequent careful refurbishment. Aside from its technical specification which pinpoints its year of construction to 1907, during the sympathetic restoration that it received, a business card was beneath the upholstery in the rear compartment stating that the bodywork was supplied in March 1908.
During its restoration, its headlamps were replaced with large BRC, but it would seem that otherwise the car remained as it had been found and was new. The upholstery appears to have been cleaned at this point rather than replaced. At this point, the bold BRC headlamps it now wears were fitted. Once finished the De Dion was then put on the road and campaigned in and around Europe, including journeys such as the 1961 run from Brussels to Paris and Madrid and The Polar Tour, as attested by plaques in the front cabin.
Segers must have prized the car and it was not until his passing that the car was sold by his son Philippe, in 2001, when Mr. Vander Stappen was able to secure it for his collection. Over the course of the last few years its use has been far more modest than its busy 1960s life and at present the water pump has been removed, suggesting that this needs attention, as well as general recommissioning.
The car is a quite remarkable period piece, in its technical aspect it shows the transitional De Dion Bouton model with separate cylinders as they moved from their ubiquitous hugely successful single cylinder automobiles to multi-cylinder production, while the coachwork is a snapshot of how some chose to be conveyed in the early days of the motorcar and its state of preservation places it in an even rarer category.
Is there should be any festive occasions to taste this most famous Indian sweet? not at all. Usually it is prepared during Diwali, Navratri, Raksha bandhan and given as gift pack to others to celebrate the festivals. I can bet that this is the most easiest sweet with very few ingredients, without loads of ghee and very less effort. The most easiest sweet but the costliest ones in shops. I have prepared this kaju katli recipe / kaju barfi recipe so many times, as it’s my daughter’s favourite and it’s always a foolproof recipe for me without any flops. Before trying the recipe, please read the tips carefully and go ahead. Try this sweet for your loved ones during this weekend and have a great time.
Recipe Link: asmallbite.com/kaju-katli-recipe-kaju-barfi-recipe/
ODC2: Dislikes
Actually, I don't really dislike pigeons...they are lively and often lovely to watch as they fly over the city. I am always moved by the dedication of some to feeding them and helping them survive through difficult weather conditions, as this shot shows, taken near Notre Dame in Paris.
BUT, I don't like hosting them on my balcony, for the obvious reasons...when they did come, they came in noisy droves...cleanup was difficult and time-consuming. After reading about all sorts of means of stopping them from alighting, I found what has been, until now, a foolproof method which harms none: I have a doorstop of a lady swinging a golf club which I put on a little table facing the area they like to roost in. I think they're afraid she's looking at them, so they don't stop there any more...that way, we're all happy!
On most Sundays we indulge by having eggs for breakfast.
Usually its scrambled, sometimes, French toast or soft boiled.
A variety we don't do is "Hemendeksz" (as the Hungarians call it), basically a 'sunny side up' with ham. It always amused me how terms brought in from other languages can get bastardized.
Today it was different, I prepared the two eggs for soft (horror of horrors I use the microwave method, which is almost foolproof).
But my beloved felt that the one egg will not suffice. Faced with this Solomonian dilemma, I whipped up the third egg and divided it equally between the two containers.
It was delicious!
Now I need a name for the soft with scrambled on top variation.
“A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.”
― Douglas Adams, Mostly Harmless
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
- Douglas Adams.
The Volomat is a Selective Exposure Meter - Photometer
The Regula is foolproof, climate proof.
The Photina is available in true Reflex models and in non-focussing view-finder models.
“What haunts me is not exactly the absence of literal space so much as a deep craving for metaphorical space: release, escape, some kind of open-ended freedom.”
“You actually cannot sell the idea of freedom, democracy, diversity, as if it were a brand attribute and not reality -- not at the same time as you're bombing people, you can't.”
“Extreme violence has a way of preventing us from seeing the interests it serves.”
“Democracy is not just the right to vote, it is the right to live in dignity.”
“So, if consumers are like roaches, then marketers must forever be dreaming up new concoctions for industrial-strength Raid.”
“A term like capitalism is incredibly slippery, because there's such a range of different kinds of market economies. Essentially, what we've been debating over—certainly since the Great Depression—is what percentage of a society should be left in the hands of a deregulated market system. And absolutely there are people that are at the far other end of the spectrum that want to communalize all property and abolish private property, but in general the debate is not between capitalism and not capitalism, it's between what parts of the economy are not suitable to being decided by the profit motive. And I guess that comes from being Canadian, in a way, because we have more parts of our society that we've made a social contract to say, 'That's not a good place to have the profit motive govern.' Whereas in the United States, that idea is kind of absent from the discussion. So even something like firefighting—it seems hard for people make an argument that maybe the profit motive isn't something we want in the firefighting sector, because you don't want a market for fire. ”
“Culture jamming is enjoying a resurgence, in part because of technological advancements but also more pertinently, because of the good old rules of supply and demand. Something not far from the surfaces of the public psyche is delighted to see the icons of corporate power subverted and mocked. There is, in short, a market for it. With commercialism able to overpower the traditional authority of religion, politics and schools, corporations have emerged a the natural targets for all sorts of free-floating rage and rebellion. The new ethos that culture jamming taps into is go-for-the-corporate-jugular.”
“The widespread abuse of prisoners is a virtually foolproof indication that politicians are trying to impose a system--whether political, religious or economic--that is rejected by large numbers of the people they are ruling. Just as ecologists define ecosystems by the presence of certain "indicator species" of plants and birds, torture is an indicator species of a regime that is engaged in a deeply anti-democratic project, even if that regime happens to have come to power through elections.”
“In Venezuela Chavez has made the co-ops a top political priority, giving them first refusal on government contracts and offering them economic incentives to trade with one another. By 2006, there were roughly 100,000 co-operatives in the country, employing more than 700,000 workers. Many are pieces of state infrastructure – toll booths, highway maintenance, health clinics – handed over to the communities to run. It’s a reverse of the logic of government outsourcing – rather than auctioning off pieces of the state to large corporations and losing democratic control, the people who use the resources are given the power to manage them, creating, at least in theory, both jobs and more responsive public services. Chavez’s many critics have derided these initiatives as handouts and unfair subsidies, of course. Yet in an era when Halliburton treats the U.S. government as its personal ATM for six years, withdraws upward of $20 billion in Iraq contracts alone, refuses to hire local workers either on the Gulf coast or in Iraq, then expresses its gratitude to U.S. taxpayers by moving its corporate headquarters to Dubai (with all the attendant tax and legal benefits), Chavez’s direct subsidies to regular people look significantly less radical.”
“When it comes to paying contractors, the sky is the limit; when it comes to financing the basic functions of the state, the coffers are empty.”
“The parties with the most gain never show up on the battlefield.”
“What we have been living for three decades is frontier capitalism, with the frontier constantly shifting location from crisis to crisis, moving on as soon as the law catches up. ”
“The American Society of Civil Engineers said in 2007 that the U.S. had fallen so far behind in maintaining its public infrastructure -- roads, bridges, schools, dams -- that it would take more than a trillion and half dollars over five years to bring it back up to standard. Instead, these types of expenditures are being cut back. At the same time, public infrastructure around the world is facing unprecedented stress, with hurricanes, cyclones, floods and forest fires all increasing in frequency and intensity. It's easy to imagine a future in which growing numbers of cities have their frail and long-neglected infrastructures knocked out by disasters and then are left to rot, their core services never repaired or rehabilitated. The well-off, meanwhile, will withdraw into gated communities, their needs met by privatized providers. ”
“Either greed belongs in a war zone, or it doesn't. You can't unleash it in the name of sparking an economic boom and then be shocked when Halliburton overcharges for everything from towels to gas, when Parsons' sub, sub, sub-contractor builds a police academy where the pipes drip raw sewage on the heads of army cadets and where Blackwater investigates itself and finds it acted honorably. That's just corporations doing what they do and Iraq is a privatized war zone so that's what you get. Build a frontier, you get cowboys and robber barons.”
“Regardless of the overall state of the economy, there is now a large enough elite made up of new multi-millionaires and billionaires for Wall Street to see the group as "superconsumers," able to carry consumer demand all on their own.”
“Like Russia's gangsterism and Bush's cronyism, contemporary Iraq is a creation of the fifty-year crusade to privatize the world. Rather than being disowned by its creators, it deserves to be seen as the purest incarnation yet of the ideology that gave it birth.”
“Protected businesses never, never become competitive ... Halliburton, Bechtel, Parsons, KPMG, RTI, Blackwater and all other U.S. corporations that were in Iraq to take advantage of the reconstruction were part of a vast protectionist racket whereby the U.S. government had created their markets with war, barred their competitors from even entering the race, then paid them to do the work, while guaranteeing them a profit to boot - all at taxpayer expense.”
“Despite different cultures, middle-class youth all over the world seem to live their lives as if in a parallel universe. They get up in the morning, put on their Levi's and Nikes, grab their caps and backpacks, and Sony personal CD players and head for school.”
“It is eminently possible to have a market-based economy that requires no such brutality and demands no such ideological purity. A free market in consumer products can coexist with free public health care, with public schools, with a large segment of the economy -- like a national oil company -- held in state hands. It's equally possible to require corporations to pay decent wages, to respect the right of workers to form unions, and for governments to tax and redistribute wealth so that the sharp inequalities that mark the corporatist state are reduced. Markets need not be fundamentalist.”
“It (the Chinese move to embrace capitalism in 1989) is a mirror of the corporatist state first pioneered in Chile under Pinochet: a revolving door between corporate and political elites who combine their power to eliminate workers as an organized political force. The creation of today's market society was not the result of a sequence of spontaneous events but rather of state interference and violence.”
“During the Cold War, widespread alcoholism was always seen in the West as evidence that life under Communism was so dismal that Russians needed large quantities of vodka to get through the day. Under capitalism, however, Russians drinks more than twice as much alcohol as they used to - and they are reaching for harder painkillers as well.”
“Political solutions-accountable to the people and enforceable by their elected representatives- deserve another shot before we throw in the towel and settle for corporate codes, independent monitors and the privatisation of our collective rights as citizens.”
“This is not the time to be looking for ways to dismiss a nascent movement against the power of capital, but to do the opposite: to find ways to embrace it, support it and help it grow into its enormous potential. With so much at stake, cynicism is a luxury we simply cannot afford.”
“McDonald's, meanwhile, continues busily to harass small shopkeepers and restaurateurs of Scottish descent for that nationality's uncompetitive predisposition toward the Mc prefix on its surnames. The company sued the McAl an's sausage stand in Denmark; the Scottish-themed sandwich shop McMunchies in Buckinghamshire; went after Elizabeth McCaughey's McCoffee shop in the San Francisco Bay Area; and waged a twenty-six-year battle against a man named Ronald McDonald whose McDonald's Family Restaurant in a tiny town in Il inois had been around since 1956.”
“In 1991, Disney forced a group of New Zealand parents in a remote country town to remove their amateur renditions of Pluto and Donald Duck from a playground mural; and Barney has been breaking up children's birthday parties across the U.S., claiming that any parent caught dressed in a purple dinosaur suit is violating its trademark. The Lyons Group, which owns the Barney character, "has sent 1,000 letters to shop owners" renting or selling the offending costumes. "They can have a dinosaur costume. It's when it's a purple dinosaur that it's illegal, and it doesn't matter what shade of purple, either," says Susan Elsner Furman, Lyons' spokesperson.”
“Authoritarian Communism is, and should be, forever tainted by those real-world laboratories. But what of the contemporary crusade to liberate world markets? The coups, wars and slaughters to instill and maintain pro-corporate regimes have never been treated as capitalist crimes but have instead been written off as the excess of overzealous dictators, as hot fronts in the Cold War, and now of the War on Terror. If the most committed opponents of the corporatist economic model are systematically eliminated, whether in Argentina in the seventies or in Iraq today, that suppression is explained as part of the dirty fight against Communism or terrorism - almost never as the fight for the advancement of pure capitalism.”
1) “I think, absolutely, there’s room for tremendous amount of discussion [about capitalism]. The problem is the media doesn’t want to have that discussion.”
2) “It’s very important to get my ideas out there. I hate the idea of self-censorship. I hate the idea of cutting off information.”
3) “All the work I do is an attempt to correct the narrative… to fill in the huge hole of the narrative… — the fairy-tale version of history.”
4) “You’re not in touch with people out of your bubble… just in your own community you can get out of your comfort zone.”
5) “Hope has never trickled down, it has always sprung up.”
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“People without memory are putty.”
•• www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/419.Naomi_Klein
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1983 (part 2 of 3)
May 2, 1983
A new van, valued at $17,000, was donated to the City of Kanata by Kanata Realty Limited. The vehicle would be used by small non-profit groups within the City. Kanata Standard, May 5, 1983:23.
May 2, 1983
The Dunrobin Community Association held a well attended Annual Meeting. Officers for 1983 were Dale Murphy, John McDonald, Lou Armitage, Wayne Kilrea, Jean Azulay, Ruth Kennedy, and Dorothy Stanton. A motion was passed directing the DCA to take the necessary steps to become incorporated as a non-profit organization. Kanata Standard, May 19, 1983:14.
May 3, 1983
It was announced that the Parks and Recreation Department received a federal grant to support their Children’s Summer Workshops. Kanata Standard, May 5, 1983:7.
May 5, 1983
Trustee Hal Hansen stated that he was optimistic that the addition to Katimavik School would proceed, despite the lack of decisive action by the Carleton Board of Education the previous week. Kanata Standard, May 5, 1983:1.
May 5, 1983
John Harkness, the new City of Kanata engineer, announced that he intended to make Kanata his permanent home. Kanata Standard, May 5, 1983:1.
May 5, 1983
The largest inter-city competition ever held in Canada was well under way. The Great Canadian Participaction Challenge was a highlight of National Physical Activity Week. Kanata had already accepted a participation challenge from the City of Saskatoon. Kanata Standard, May 5, 1983:1.
May 5, 1983
In his weekly column, Alderman Des Adam explained recent fraud allegations and an investigation by the City auditor and solicitor. He later defended the role of Kanata City Council in a letter to the Editor, and particularly questioned a previous Kanata Standard editorial criticizing Council’s reaction to the issue. Kanata Standard, April 28, 1983:3; Kanata Standard, May 5, 1983:2.
May 5, 1983
The Kanata Theatre announced its 1983-4 season, which included Hayfever by Noel Coward, Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, Dangerous Corner by J.B Priestly, and The White Liars and Black Comedy by Peter Shaffer. Kanata Standard, May 5, 1983:8.
May 5, 1983
The Kanata Library proclaimed May 16-21 as Amnesty Week. This provided for the return of overdue library books, “no questions asked” and at no cost. Books worth $3,309.75 were outstanding at the time. Kanata Standard, May 5, 1983:8; Kanata Standard, May 12, 1983:6.
May 5, 1983
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 593, Bells Corners, sponsored a campaign to raise over $8,000 for physiotherapy equipment for the Geriatric Day Hospital at the Queensway-Carleton Hospital. Kanata Standard, May 5, 1983:9.
May 5, 1983
The new executive for the Glen Cairn Co-op Nursery School was announced. Serving on the executive were Jan Caldwall, Suzanne Mercier, Jan Lockhart, Dawn Carrick, Lynda Healy, June Corie, Debbie Shuto, Marlene Boersma, Janice Merryweather, Marie Brownell, Paul Brownell, Sandra May, and Kathryn Jeffries. Kanata Standard, May 5, 1983:12.
May 5, 1983
In response the Earl of March’s seminars during their Nuclear Awareness week, Toronto Mayor John Hasek flew to Kanata and spoke to the students at the Earl of March. T. James Stark, president of Operation Dismantle, also attended. Hasek felt obliged to convey his concern over anti-cruise missile positions, and pointed out in his speech that unilateral disarmament would “destabilize” the world. Kanata Standard, May 19, 1983:6,14.
May 8, 1983
City representatives, including the Mayor, marked the installation of signs giving Old Highway 17 the new name of “March Road.” Kanata Standard, May 12, 1983:5.
May 9, 1983
Stan Katz was announced as the new Superintendent of Personnel for the Carleton Board of Education. He had been Acting Director of Education since 1980. Kanata Standard, May 12:31.
May 10, 1983
Kanata City Council rejected a request from the Carleton Roman Catholic School Board to share the cost of construction of a bus bay at Georges Vanier School. The estimated cost was $10,000. Kanata Standard, May 12, 1983:1.
May 11, 1983
Three Carleton Board of Education officials spoke to parents regarding post-nursery school French options. Kanata Standard, May 12, 1983:1,40.
May 11, 1983
A Kanata Esso station worker was robbed by three or four people after he was forced off Regional Road 12 near Fallowfield Road. The men, who were armed and fired shots, made off with the day’s receipts. Kanata Standard, May 19, 1983:1.
May 11, 1983
Regional Council adopted a Planning Committee report on the conservation lands, indicating that the South March Highlands and the Constance Creek area would be designated as a marginal resource category. Des Adam explained in his column that this would allow for development following an environmental impact study. Kanata Standard, May 19, 1983:3.
May 11, 1983
The staff and students of W. Erskine Johnston opened their production of Oliver to a full house. Kanata Standard, May 19, 1983:10.
May 12, 1983
Several Kanata residents were honoured at a patents award dinner for Bell-Northern Research scientists. Kanata winners were Len Charlebois, Sorin Cohn-Sfetcu, Jack Dyment, Ernst Munter, Brian Osborne and Bill Trumble. Kanata Standard, May 12, 1983:1.
May 12, 1983
Tridel Corporation withdrew its application for rezoning of the area west of Young Road near Highway 7 to permit an apartment complex on the site. Paul Niebergall stated that it was “understood that Tridel is now developing new plans for the site which will hopefully be more acceptable to the locals.” Kanata Standard, May 12, 1983:3.
May 12, 1983
Seven-year-old Kanata Beaver Dave Brooks won a provincial poster contest. Kanata Standard, May 12, 1983:20.
May 12, 1983
The Kanata Sailing Club announced that it would sponsor a recreational sailing program for 9-16 year olds. Kanata Standard, May 12, 1983:29.
May 12, 1983
Laurie McDonald Savoie wrote on the building boom in Kanata, and explained that a combination of low interest rates and an improving economy were important factors contributing to a large increase in housing starts expected for Kanata in 1983. Kanata Standard, May 12, 1983:36-7.
May 13, 1983
The Kanata Theatre Group ended its season with A Romantic Comedy. Wendy Doyle wrote that this production “was a fitting end to another season of excellent entertainment by the Kanata Theatre Group.” Kanata Standard, May 19, 1983:9.
May 13, 1983
The Kanata Teen Centre held its first Parents’ Night in the Glen Cairn Community Centre. Kanata Standard, May 19, 1983:11.
May 16, 1983
Earl of March High School students began an archaeological search of BhFx-1, The Nathaniel Scharfe site north of the overpass in Kanata. The site was originally the home of Nathaniel Scharfe, and included a home, barn and dump. Kanata Standard, May 26, 1983:4.
May 17, 1983
Kanata City Council revealed that taxes in 1983 for most residents of Kanata would rise 11.57 percent. Kanata Standard, May 19, 1983:1.
May 17, 1983
City staff presented an initial report on video arcades to Kanata City Council, which concluded that a video recreation centre was not a permitted use in the General Commercial Zone of Glen Cairn Community Zoning By-law. Kanata Standard, May 19, 1983:1.
May 18, 1983
Eleven thousand Kanata residents, about 57 percent of the population, took part in the Participation Challenge. Kanata placed fourth in the Challenge against cities of similar size. Kanata Standard, May 19, 1983:1; Kanata Standard, May
26, 1983:1.
May 19, 1983
The Beaverbrook Branch of the Kanata Library displayed March heritage items loaned from Audrey Richardson, Wilfred and Lena Ives, and members of the March Historical Society. Kanata Standard, May 19, 1983:7.
May 19, 1983
Lumonics Inc. announced a net profit for the three months ended March 31, 1983 of $505,000, a 28 percent increase from the previous year. Kanata Standard, May 19, 1983:19.
May 19, 1983
Kanata students fared well at the Ottawa Valley Track Meet at Mooney’s Bay. Competitors included Earl of March and A.Y. Jackson students Joey Barnabe, Brett Hodel, Cathy Murphy, Phil Hughes, Scott Henna, Marc Olesen, and Kevin Waller.
May 20, 1983
The Hazeldean Lions Club was given an official City flag by Mayor Marianne Wilkinson. Kanata Standard, June 2, 1983:21.
May 24, 1983
Deciding on the configuration of pathways near the Town Centre was a contentious issue in a Kanata City Council meeting. The issue was deferred to staff for further study. Kanata Standard, May
26, 1983:1.
May 26, 1983
The scheduled events for the upcoming annual Mayfair celebration were announced. Mayfair began in 1966. Kanata Standard, May 26, 1983:9.
May 26, 1986
Hazeldean/Bridlewood District Commissioner Phyllis More was honored at a dinner for the work she had done for the local Guides. Guide Leader Beryl Morris took over the position. Kanata Standard, June 2, 1983:23.
May 27, 1983
Four scouts from A Troop achieved the highest level in Boy Scouts, the Chief Scout Award. They were Christopher Hickman, Peter Tomashewski, Murray Westmore, and Patrick van Abbema. Kanata Standard, June 23, 1983:6.
May 28, 1983
The 17th annual Mayfair parade ran through the streets of Kanata. Ivan Percy stated that the 20-float parade was bigger than the previous year. Kanata Standard, June 2, 1983:1.
May 31, 1983
The Kanata Indoor Pool Committee gave a slide presentation to Kanata City Council and the public, where it was related that there was growth in leisure pool development in other areas. Kanata Standard, June 2, 1983:1.
June 1, 1983
The Kanata Beaverbrook Community Association awarded Ron Maslin and Chris Lowrie with Man and Women of the year. A new Executive was also elected, which included Barbara Farmer, Hillel Kaslove, Larry Demchuk, and Tom Rimmer. Kanata Standard, June 2, 1983:1,9; Kanata Standard, June 9, 1983:5.
June 1, 1983
The Kinsmen Club of Kanata elected a new executive for 1983. This included Lloyd Bowler, Ken Sharland, Gerry Umbach, John Whalen, Greg Moloney, and Jim Coulas. Kanata Standard, June 2, 1983:21.
June 1, 1983
Representing the City of Kanata, Sheila McKee unveiled a plaque to mark the official opening of Phase II of the Kanata Software Centre. Kanata Standard, June 9, 1983:1.
June 2, 1983
Des Adam warned against overspending by Kanata City Council. He stated in his regular column that the city “should not be spending money on the expectation of future growth.” Kanata Standard, June 2, 1983:2.
June 2, 1983
It was announced that Kanata City Council had renewed a contract with the Youth Services Bureau for another year. This municipally funded program worked with children between the ages of eight and fifteen. Kanata Standard, June 2, 1983:3.
June 2, 1983
Stan Rogers, 33, nephew of Alderman Charlie Rogers died in an Air Canada DC 9 fire. Rogers was a well-known folk singer. Kanata Standard, June 9, 1983:20.
June 5, 1983
The Kanata Golf and Country Club hosted the first Pro/Am tournament of the 1983 Ottawa Valley Professional Golf Association. Host Professional Gerry McKee had a clean sweep of the event, shooting a 68 to win top Professional honours. Kanata Standard, June 2, 1983:15.
June 5, 1983
Bonnie Joe Loewen, 13, of Glen Cairn fell out of the back of a van and suffered a fractured skull. She was taken off of the serious injury list the next day. Kanata Standard, June 9, 1983:1.
June 5, 1983
At a regional track meet in Oshawa on May 10, 10 of 13 Earl of March students qualified for the OFSSA in Kitchener. The Earl of March track team was quite successful at the OFSAA meet. Among the competitors were Kanata’s Cathy Murphy, Joey Barnabe, Phil Hughes, Scott Hanna, Kelly Armitage, Elyse Chan, and Brett Hodel. Kanata Standard, June 2, 1983:1; Kanata Standard, June 9, 1983:1.
June 6, 1983
Two Kanata residents, Dave Conway for Mitel Corporation and Martha Webber, were presented with Environmental Awareness Awards at the York Street Theatre. Kanata Standard, June 9, 1983:4.
June 7, 1983
Aldermen Eva James and Paul Niebergall attempted to link problems on Rothesay Drive and Dorey Court with a new development by Iber Homes in Glen Cairn. James moved that lights on Rothesay Drive be repaired before the site plan agreement for condominiums on Castlefrank could be signed. Niebergall tried to link problems in Dorey Court to the proposed condominium project, based on the complaints of some of those homeowners and unfinished work by Iber. Kanata Standard, June 9, 1983:1.
June 7, 1983
Kanata City Council proposed modifications for its Official Plan for Conservation Lands in Rural Kanata to fit with a new Amendment 12 to the Regional Official Plan. Kanata Standard, June 9, 1983:1.
June 8, 1983
At a March Rural Association meeting, it was announced that some renovations to the Old Town Hall may have to wait until 1984. However, as June Gibbs pointed out, the South March Women’s Institute hoped to hold meetings in the hall by September. Kanata Standard, June 16, 1983:1.Kanata Standard, June 16, 1983:
June 9, 1983
The Carleton Board of Education announced that it may have to give up another parcel of land in Kanata due to lack of funding from the Ministry of Education. Trustee Hal Hansen stated that the CBE staff were going to do a feasibility study on the growth problems in Kanata. Kanata Standard, June 9, 1983:1.
June 9, 1983
Alderman Des Adam suggested in his column that Kanata City Council, the City Treasurer, and other department heads begin work on the 1984 capital budgets. Kanata Standard, June 9, 1983:3.
June 9, 1983
Mayor Marianne Wilkinson announced that it was the 10th anniversary of Kanata’s Mitel Corporation. She stated that Mitel was the largest single employer in the City of Kanata, and had “played a major role in making this area Canada’s ‘Silicon Valley.’” Kanata Standard, June 9, 1983:3.
June 9, 1983
It was reported that Earl of March mathematics teams for Grades 12 and 13 did very well in math contests sponsored by the University of Waterloo. Kanata Standard, June 9, 1983:4.
June 9, 1983
Laurie McDonald Savoie wrote about the rapid development in the Kanata area. She emphasized that the City of Kanata was always committed to good planning and developed along the residential community theme. She added: “While it is apparent that growth is not only inevitable but planned and desired, and that the municipality will never be like Topsy who just grew, the best laid plans, as they say, have a way of seldom being foolproof.” Kanata Standard, June 9, 1983:21.
June 14, 1983
A public hearing was held regarding a proposed golf course by Metcalfe Realty along the Old Carp Road and the Huntley Townline. There seemed to be general approval of the project. Kanata Standard, June 16, 1983:1.
June 14, 1983
Kanata residents attended a Kanata City Council meeting to support the staff recommendation for Natural Environment Areas. Kanata Standard, June 16, 1983:1.
June 16, 1983
The Kanata Standard announced that Dennis Finlay and Janice Forbes would join the newspaper as editors of the paper. Kanata Standard, June 16, 1983:3.
June 16, 1983
Twenty-two Guides from the 2nd Hazeldean Guide Company were presented with their Citizen badge on the Floor of the House of Commons. They were the second Guide Company to receive this honour. Kanata Standard, June 16, 1983:11.
June 16, 1983
A new board of Directors was elected at the Kanata Standard Annual General Meeting, including Ron Andoff, Fred Boyd, Maureen Locherer, Gordon Marwood, Ivan Percy, Sandra Racine and John Tweedie. The company Officers for 1983-4 were Ivan Percy, Gordon Marwood, Paul Whitlock, Sandra Racine, Judy Findlay, and Alan Sewards.
June 21, 1983
Approximately 50 Bridlewood residents attended a Kanata City Council meeting to express their concerns regarding accidents at Eagleson Road and Cadence Gate. Kanata Standard, June 23, 1983:1.
June 21, 1983
A main issue at a Kanata City Council meeting was the proposal for the development of Huntsman Park. The plan was that the park would contain a scrub ball diamond and children’s play area. Kanata Standard, June 23, 1983:1.
June 22, 1983
In the middle of the afternoon, a fire struck a Dunrobin stable, owned by James and Susan Davies of Cotswold Stables. Firemen arrived in time to rescue a horse from a burning building. Kanata Standard, June 30, 1983:1.
June 23, 1983
Mayor Marianne Wilkinson announced that Campeau Corporation had “indicated that they would like to expedite development of industry in the Kanata area following the general theme presently found in California [Silicon Valley].” Wilkinson stated that she and Alderman Lund would visit California to gain first-hand knowledge of the region. Kanata Standard, June 23, 1983:3.
June 23, 1983
It was announced that Kanata student Scott Simser won $300 in the 1983 Alexander Graham Bell Scholarship Awards. Kanata Standard, June 23, 1983:9.
June 23, 1983
Mario and Mike Borsato and Peter and Tom Bouzanis opened the March House Restaurant, located at the corner of Klondike and March Roads. Kanata Standard, June 23, 1983:19.
June 23 1983
A public meeting was held in an attempt to deal with a rezoning issue in Katimavik and discuss Campeau’s proposed zoning changes in Blocks Q, R, and S of the Katimavik-Hazeldean Community. Residents attending the meeting were concerned with the possible increase in density and increased probability of rental units being built. No consensus was reached at this gathering. Kanata Standard, June 30, 1983:1.
June 23, 1983
Kanata City Council received and accepted the resignation of Jim O’Leary, Treasurer of the City of Kanata. O’Leary left to take a position in Ottawa. Kanata Standard, June 30, 1983:1.
June 23, 1983
Reverend Frank Stiles was awarded the Royal Windsor Cross, given for his 20 continuous years of outstanding and meritorious service, far beyond the call of duty, to Canadian veterans and their families. Kanata Standard, July 14, 1983:13.
June 24, 1983
Kanata resident Keith Woleston was awarded a Bravery Decoration by the Governor General, on the recommendation of the Canadian Decorations Advisory Committee. Woleston was involved in a violent struggle in his taxi with a man holding him at gunpoint. He received the Star of Courage at an Investiture at Rideau Hall, Ottawa. Kanata Standard, February 3, 1983:9; Kanata Standard, July 7, 1983:2.
June 25, 1983
The Kanata March Horticultural Society held its first flower show of the year. Lenore Fentiman won the B.J. Roberts Cup for the second time. Kanata Standard, June 30, 1983:7.
June 26, 1983
Kanata youth, 13-year old Kevin Chiswell, was named Most Promising Student at the Canadian Annual Music Pageant Festival. Kevin played the Spanish guitar. Kanata Standard, July 21, 1983:9.
June 28, 1983
Kanata City Council approved a $78,000 upgrading project for Pumphouse Park in Glen Cairn, which would include receiving grading, topsoil, new grass seed and a variety of trees. Kanata Standard, June 30, 1983:9.
June 28, 1983
Kanata City Council denied J. Perez Construction an excavation foundation permit for the corner of McCurdy and Castlefrank for 144 apartment units. Kanata Standard, July 7, 1983:1.
June 30, 1983
Alan Sewards wrote in an article in the Standard about Kanata creating its own police force due to its increase in population. Sewards stated that Kanata was currently well above the size of community normally policed for free by the Ontario Provincial Police. Kanata Standard, June 30, 1983:1.
June 30, 1983
Des Adam, in his weekly column, expressed his opinion on the need for a Chief Administrative Officer in Kanata and wrote: “I had hoped that Kanata could have done without the need of a Chief Administrative Officer. What I have observed lately at council reinforces the need for such a position.” Kanata Standard, June 30, 1983:3.
June 30, 1983
Paul Niebergall, in his weekly column, stated that he had received a number of calls from people in the Hazeldean Ridge area concerned about the manner in which Del Corporation was commencing work in the subdivision around the connecting link of McCurdy Drive. This bordered a pond that was a local landmark and environmental site. Wendy Doyle reported that Kanata residents lobbying had ensured that Young Pond on Young Road would be maintained and not “swallowed up by a subdivision planned by Del Corporation.” City Planner David Krajaefski said that Del decided to include the pond as a feature in their plans. Kanata Standard, June 30, 1983:3.
June 30, 1983
It was announced that a Bridlewood park would be “Pony Park,” a name suggested by three different contestants in a Name the Park Contest. The three winners were Erin Brown, Lorraine Gardner and Jennifer Hunter. Kanata Standard, June 30, 1983:4.
June 30, 1983
The Kanata Public Library received six new Polaroid Cameras for loan to library cardholders. Kanata Standard, June 30, 1983:8.
July 3, 1983
Harold Craig, former Reeve of March Township, died at the age of 68. Kanata Standard, July 7, 1983:7.
July 4, 1983
The Kanata Hydro Electric Commission appointed Guy Cluff as General Manager of Kanata Hydro. Kanata Standard, September 15, 1983:1.
July 5, 1983
In a Kanata City Council meeting, Des Adam chastised Mayor Wilkinson for taking on too much. He also questioned information provided to Council by the Mayor, claiming that she sometimes used “misleading and manipulative” information. Des Adam later stated, in March Notebook, that in his opinion Kanata could not afford to be without a Chief Administrative Officer. Part of his concern was in the Mayor taking control of too many areas and spreading herself thin. He also stated: “There is a frequent complaint that the mayor is interfering in the day-to-day operation of the administration of the city. Before the CAO left, he requested that Council ask the mayor not to attend department head meetings because of her constant interference. Since the CAO has left, the department heads have requested that the mayor not head the meetings. The mayor insists on attending. Is everyone wrong but Madam Mayor?” Kanata Standard, July 7, 1983:1,23; Kanata Standard, July 14, 1983:2.
July 7, 1983
Leslie Jones reported that Kanata’s three-year-old pedestrian overpass would need $70,000 worth of repairs. Kanata Standard, July 7, 1983:1.
July 7, 1983
On behalf of the March Historical Society, a letter to the Editor was written emphasizing the need to foster the name of “March” in the community. He wrote: “We propose that for historic reasons the geographical area of what was March Township, excluding the city proper, should be referred to simply as March.” Kanata Standard, July 7, 1983:2.
July 7, 1983
John Allen reported that the Canada Day celebrations were an “unqualified success,” and that particular thanks should be given to Sheila Silver for her efforts as coordinator. Kanata Standard, July 7, 1983:7.
July 7, 1983
It was reported that Kanata resident John Bennett, 17, won a silver and bronze medal in the 1982 Shell Cup Canadian Cross Country Ski Championships. Kanata Standard, July 7, 1983:15.
July 7, 1983
The Ontario Minister of Labour appointed a conciliation officer to help with negotiations between the City of Kanata and inside workers. The main stumbling block was the membership of the newly formed local. Kanata Standard, July 7, 1983:15.
July 7, 1983
Lismer Crescent residents gave their consent for the City to begin park upgrades behind their homes; $10,000 was allocated for the work. Kanata Standard, July 14, 1983:1.
July 8, 1983
Crain Real Estate opened in Kanata. It was the 7th real estate firm in the area. Kanata Standard, July 14, 1983:6.
July 14, 1983
Wendy Doyle reported that the Ontario Municipal Board was close to issuing its decision regarding Amendment 12 to the Regional Official Plan. Doyle stated: A decision by the OMB will end a four-year saga of public information meetings and bickering between landowners, City Council and Regional Council.” The difficulty arose when landowners voiced concerns of the designation of conservation lands. Kanata Standard, July 14, 1983:1.
July 14, 1983
Kanata resident Jack Donohue coached the Canadian Men’s Basketball Team that won a gold medal in the World University Games in Edmonton. Kanata Standard, July 14, 1983:1.
July 14, 1983
Paul Niebergall, in the Katimavik-Hazeldean Report, first reported that the promise by Del Corporation to protect Young Pond during development was not kept. He commented: “I was down to look at the pond last Monday night and I can assure you that all that remains is a very small mud puddle and a complete loss of whatever wildlife might have been in the area.” Wendy Doyle later reported that Set Corporation, hired by Del, had prematurely “pulled the plug” on Young Pond. It was previously determined, due to lobbying by residents, that the Pond was to be a feature of the subdivision. Kanata Standard, July 14, 1983:3; Kanata Standard, July 21, 1983:1.
July 14, 1983
The Atomic Energy Control Board announced that it granted a license to Atomic Energy of Canada Limited for the operation of its new radioisotope processing facility in Kanata. Kanata Standard, July 21, 1983:1.
July 19, 1983
Caroline McIntyre presented Kanata City Council with a petition to end the use of 2,4-D, a herbicide used in the control of weeds. Council accepted the petition without comment, and later referred it to staff for further study. Kanata Standard, July 28, 1983:1.
July 19, 1983
Kanata City Council approved money for a Leisure Centre Study. Kanata Standard, July 28, 1983:1.
July 19, 1983
Kanata City Council gave J. Perez Construction approval for a 144-apartment complex at Castlefrank and McCurdy. Kanata Standard, July 28, 1983:1.
July 19, 1983
Several residents attended a Kanata City Council meeting to confront representatives of Del Corporation over the issue of Young Pond. The pond was prematurely drained after assurances that it would remain a feature of the new subdivision. Many were concerned with the effect of wildlife in the pond. A public meeting to further deal with the issue was set for August 10. Kanata Standard, July 28, 1983:1-2.
July 21, 1983
Mayor Marianne Wilkinson, in her Commentary, discussed her trip to California’s Silicon Valley. She stated that she hoped that new developments by Campeau Corporation in the Kanata North Business Park could integrate some of the ideas they saw in California to “ensure that the businesses in Kanata benefit from the type of beautiful surroundings that we saw in California.” Kanata Standard, July 21, 1983:2.
July 21, 1983
Digital Corporation landed two major contracts, valued at $20 million. Kanata Standard, July 21, 1983:3.
July 21, 1983
Mitel Corporation announced that sales for the 13 weeks ending May 27 showed a loss of $4,496,000, or 12 cents per share. Kanata Standard, July 21, 1983:3.
July 26, 1983
A rather enthusiastic meeting was held to discuss the possibility of creating a Kanata Arts Council. Kanata Standard, August 4, 1983:1.
July 28, 1983
Wendy Doyle reported that construction for a new Co-op housing project began, which entailed building 64 two, three and four bedroom garden homes on Castlefrank Road. Kanata Standard, July 28, 1983:1.
July 28, 1983
Wendy Doyle reported that Louise Reynolds was leaving the community. Reynolds, one of Kanata’s “hardest working and most active community volunteers,” moved to Mississauga to be closer to family. Kanata Standard, July 28, 1983:5.
July 28, 1983
It was reported that Kanata residents Barb Saberton and Rob Weiler brought home a medal from the Canadian National Roller Skating Championships. Kanata Standard, July 28, 1983:10.
July 29, 1983
Two Earl of March students, Yvonne Scorupinski and Mary Lynn Nyenhuis, were aboard a train to Paris when it derailed. They were uninjured. However, four Ottawa girls were killed in the accident. Kanata Standard, August 4, 1983:1.
July 31, 1983
Reverend Douglas Heard gave his last sermon in Kanata before relocating to Cobourg, Ontario. Kanata Standard, July 28, 1983:13.
August 2, 1983
During a Kanata City Council meeting Mayor Marianne Wilkinson stated: “I’m fed up, and I’ll be actively seeking other employment.” Earlier in the meeting the Mayor and Alderman Adam had a series of battles that came to a head over the issue of purchasing a car for the Mayor’s use. Ron Boyd reported that the Mayor said that she was continually being stabbed in the back by Council and exclaimed “especially this guy,” as she pointed accusingly at Alderman Adam. Adam responded: “I’ve never stabbed you in the back; I’ve always stabbed you in the front and I will continue to do so.” The Mayor said it was the most difficult Council she had experienced in 14 years, that she would seek other levels of government for work, but that it would take time and they would just have to put up with her awhile longer. Kanata Standard, August 4, 1983:1,3.
August 2, 1983
A subdivision plan proposed by Cadillac-Fairview that would significantly increase the size of Bridlewood was submitted to Kanata City Council. Kanata Standard, August 11, 1983:1.
August 2, 1983
Some Kanata residents participated in the Canadian Pony Club National Tetrathlon Championships. Carol Stamper and Meredith Curren were on the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Valley Region team, which placed 4th overall. Rob Stamper placed 7th in the individual competition. Kanata Standard, September 15, 1983:23.
August 3, 1983
It was announced at a Carleton Board of Education meeting that construction would begin on a $1.9 million extension of Katimavik Elementary School. This followed seven months of negotiations with the Ministry of Education, which had earlier rejected the Board’s request due to lack of funds. Kanata Standard, August 11, 1983:1.
August 4, 1983
Gordon B. Thompson was awarded the first Fellow Emeritus by Bell-Northern Research Ltd. Thompson was internationally recognized as a communications philosopher, a provocative thinker on the nature and future of communications, and on its impact on economic and social structures. Kanata Standard, August 4, 1983:11.
August 5, 1983
Kanata residents Bill and Emily Harris celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Kanata Standard, July 21, 1983:4.
August 10, 1983
Approximately 30 people attended a meeting to deal with the issue of Young Pond. Alderman Niebergall agreed that a misunderstanding led to the premature draining of the Pond, which was to be a feature of a new subdivision development. Biologist Bill Thoreau stated that wildlife would return to the Pond if it was lined and refilled, though the numbers would depend on the type of park development that followed. Kanata Standard, August 18, 1983:1.
August 11, 1983
An open letter to Kanata residents from Mayor Marianne Wilkinson was published in the Standard. The letter dealt with an earlier statement by the Mayor in a Kanata City Council meeting of her intent to resign and seek other employment. Wilkinson wrote: “It was with great sadness that last week I announced to Council that I would be resigning as Mayor of Kanata as soon as I could find alternative employment. The statement was made out of complete frustration and with deep regret, as I do not wish to resign.” Kanata Standard, August 11, 1983:1.
August 11, 1983
Bob Kingham, in his As I See It column, commented on recent problems in Kanata City Council and stated: “What we have been witnessing in recent months, however, is NOT HEALTHY - not for Council or the City of Kanata.” He further urged the Mayor to complete her term and not resign as she had indicated was her intent. Kanata Standard, August 11, 1983:3.
August 11, 1983
Paul Niebergall, in his Katimavik-Hazeldean Report, commented on the recent problems in Kanata City Council. He felt that the participants in this type of behavior succeeded in bringing Kanata’s public affairs “unfavorable attention of all the Ottawa - Carleton region and created a significant discomfort to city staff which could only view with dismay this public demonstration of colic by those who pretend to provide mature policy direction.” He added: “Personally I feel that Marianne Wilkinson has much to contribute to the progress of our City in the balance of her term, but to act effectively she will have to earn the trust of all members of Council.” Kanata Standard, August 11, 1983:3,16.
August 11, 1983
Eva James, in her Glen Cairn-Bridlewood Report, commented on recent problems of Kanata City Council and wrote: “it is rather unfortunate that personality clashes and struggles for power have gotten so out of hand” and that “I cannot believe that the resignation of the Mayor will solve the City’s problems and I hope she will reconsider.” Kanata Standard, August 11, 1983:3.
August 11, 1983
Nearly 100 local teenagers attended the Kanata Teen Centre’s Coffee House in the Glen Cairn Community Centre. As Leslie Jones stated, the result was “an entertaining melange of local talent.” Kanata Standard, August 25, 1983:23.
August 16, 1983
Mayor Marianne Wilkinson made a statement in a Kanata City Council meeting and informed Council that she would fulfill her obligations made to the residents of Kanata and reconsider a previous statement of resignation as Mayor. Kanata Standard, August 18, 1983:1,13.
August 16, 1983
Kanata City Council was presented with the terms of reference for a Management Study of the structure of the municipal bureaucracy, including the Chief Administrative Officer position. Alderman Lund was concerned that the study would delay dealing with the CAO issue. Aldermen commented that the CAO position should be removed from the study, as Council could decide on that issue without the aid of a study. Council passed amendments to speed up the timetable of the study. Kanata Standard, August 25, 1983:1.
August 16, 1983
Kanata City Council approved the naming of several parks in the Katimavik area. Many were based on recommendations of the Katimavik-Hazeldean Community Association. Kanata Standard, August 25, 1983:1,25.
August 16, 1983
The Heritage Club sponsored one-day trip to Kingston for Kanata Seniors. Kanata Standard, August 25, 1983:4.
August 18, 1983
Paul Niebergall, in the Katimavik-Hazeldean Report, stated: “In my mind, the Young’s Pond incident demonstrated another instance in which Council’s control of the developer proved to be illusory.” Niebergall expressed his concern that the Young Pond issue was indicative of the lack of policy and the granting of foundation permits before the final details of the builders’ plans were made available to the City’s planning department for review and revision. Kanata Standard, August 18, 1983:3.
August 19, 1983
The City of Kanata and its unionized public employees signed their first contract. The employees became unionized and gained membership in the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) in December, 1982. The new contract standardized working hours, gave employee flexibility, and replaced a sick leave program with an Income Protection Program. Kanata Standard, August 25, 1983:1.
August 21, 1983
Two Kanata men, Blair Medynski and Mike Azulay, were injured in a car accident at the intersection of March Road and Klondike Road. Both men suffered minor injuries. Kanata Standard, August 25, 1983:1.
August 22, 1983
The Ontario Municipal Board passed Amendment 12 to the Regional Official Plan after four years of controversy over land designation. The Amendment substantially reduced the amount of land designated as conservation in 1979, which was when the Regional Official Plan was passed. Kanata Standard, September 8, 1983:1.
August 27, 1983
The heritage of Kanata and surrounding areas was celebrated in the Central Canada Exhibition’s Heritage Village program. Kanata’s display was organized by Alderman Sheila McKee. Kanata Standard, September 1, 1983:1,23.
August 30, 1983
Tom Carroll of the March Rural Association appeared before Kanata City Council to protest a proposed upgrade to the 2nd Line Road, based on the fact that the 5th Line Road was in more urgent need of repair. Council agreed on further study. Kanata Standard, September 8, 1983:1.
August 30, 1983
Kanata City Council approved the Kanata Indoor Leisure Pool Feasibility Study terms of reference and decided to seek a consultant for the study. Kanata Standard, September 8, 1983:1.
August 30, 1983
Kanata City Council agreed to allow a Council meeting to be shown on television once a month on the Ottawa Cablevision station. Kanata Standard, September 8, 1983:3.
August 30, 1983
Mayor Wilkinson gave her report to Kanata City Council on a meeting with the minister regarding policing in Kanata. It was estimated that establishing a police force would cost $1.2 - 1.3 million along with a $300,000 provincial grant. Kanata Standard, September 15, 1983:1.