Photo: Daniel C.
It's been raining on and off here today, but the clouds and grey broke for a few hours this evening, just enough time to fit in a lengthy jog and to stand still for a few minutes to enjoy a pleasant view of the sunset over ancient hills. Hope you all had a great day.
Had another solo and quiet night in tonight after an uneventful Monday at work. Yes, I'm as much a geek as the reading glasses, camera and distressed moleskines would suggest. Sitting with a cup of tea, the daily newspapers and Neil Young Live at Massey Hall 1971 on stereo tonight, I dug up a few wee things. Goodnight.
i - What it takes to be a journalist, and the responsibilities that comes with the gig. On one story to the next: "We journalists are supposed to move on. Most of the time, like insatiable voyeurs, we do."
ii - The science of eating and exercise. I was happy today to see that I do a pretty good job, according to this article, of fueling the fire before and after work/running.
iii - More unrest, more suppression, more protest. China. Nightmare.
iv - Ladies and gentleman this is yer captain speaking. If anyone on board is an aircraft mechanic, could they please press their call button. Unreal!
v - Travel dream spot of the day: San Francisco. Someday, somehow.
vi - 80,000 fans for the £80m man. Ridiculous.
vii - What's Russia all about anyways?
viii - Drafted by the Taliban. There's no surprise why so many young men follow the Taliban path in life.
ix - High-speed rail in Alberta. What.A.Concept.Hooray!
IF, IF... the private sector and federal/provincial govt's can agree on funding/land use on this one, the tracks could be laid for a high-speed rail link between the city centres of Edmonton and Calgary, and their international airports. A stop in lovely Red Deer for a Timmy's break / passenger exchange, I mean transfer, would also be part of the line. Passengers will board and alight is what I mean.
That's a total of five stops, which is about as many stops as there were on CTransit's CTrain lines in 2001. This I believe is a very important venture as it would:
A- Keep more cars of the #2, thus reducing emission and saving taxpayers some coin on expansion/upgrade. I hate to agree with Ed Stelmach there, but I'm pretty sure he did make that point in 2007.
B- provide a link between the downtown centres and international airports of both Edmonton and Calgary, giving Albertans the option of both airports, and providing a transit service to the airports which is much needed. I'm not sure if car automobile-loving Albertans would be totally sol on this one, as a suggested $48 one-way ticket is not much cheaper than a tank of gas, and the question of what to do one you arrive in Edmonton or Calgary if you are not using the train as a traveling business person or airport commuter. The public transit systems in both cities are obsolete, and embarrassing when compared to other N. American cities of their respective sizes.
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Great article about journalists, actually read that earlier. And hooray for trains, for sure.
Was hitting the NYTimes app pretty hard today while hoping my broke-down car would magically fix itself, and read this one:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/05/fashion/05summer.html?scp=1&sq=say%20hello%20to%20underachieving&st=cse
Also very interesting, worth a read.
So the AB gov got our hopes up AGAIN. Basically they said that the report was good, but it isn't the time to spend more taxpayers money, citing all kinds of shit. Bronconier said that they should focus on city trains first, and wait to build a high-speed train when they are needed!
UGH what is wrong with these back-ward thinking morons. they blow 6 million on 'negotiations' for a ring-road and offer 245 million cash for 4000 hectares and a reserve of less than a thousand people but think a train line is throwing away money.
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sorry about that... liked the other articles as well :)
Haha, sorry to hear about your wee red car Josh. Too bad.
I had saw that article earlier, and imagine that is the case for a lot of students the world over. Placements for the next few months and years will be harder to come by as
That being said, as interns and people on work experience are not expected to be paid in the UK, newpapers LOVE to have them around to write and pitch ideas. And work overtime.
I think kids from our generation are more talented, passionate and driven then many before, and people in the proffesional world really don't want to have them around for fear of their own jobs and posts. Seriously. Especially in the media, where kids coming out of univeristy, as hopefully we will one day do my friend, are going to not only be able to write, report, interview, but also take the photos, upload the content to the web, track issues, blog it, etc, etc. Multi-talented, able to work with little sleep
and for more hours than ever before, and with advancements in technology, the speed and quality can only improve.
That's not to say people from past generations aren't as skilled and passionate. I just think our genertaion has it in us to really make changes, to really push the boundaries. These kids in the story aren't going to give up, just like you or me.
As for Bronconnier and Alberta trains. I don't see that one getting off the ground very soon at all. And yes, especially after the collapse of the ring road deal. That decision has just changed the course of Calgary's development for 100 years.
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