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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay
Cathie

The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1

The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1 – a movie review by Clifford T, Hofferd The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, is an American film directed by Francis Lawrence and released on November 17th 2014. It stars Jennifer Lawrence, Woody Harrleson, Philip Seymor Hoffman, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, and Donald Southerland. The film is the 3rd of 4 movies in the …
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Facebook Rehab Center
Cathie

Suspending Social Media

Can you imagine if all the social media outlets went down for an extended period of time? I can see people start going into withdrawal and not being able to handle the free time. They may just have to enter a rehab clinic to detox then form their own 12 step group. I really don’t need to know who had …
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Railway Tracks
Cathie

Has Rail Safety Gone To The Wayside?

Is Railroad Safety Being Forgotten? Ii would appear that rail safety is no longer as important as it used to be. Some time ago an investigation by CBC News apparently found out that CN Rail failed to report 1,800 derailments and accidents across Canada. This total included 44 incidents on their main line. 1,800 seems to be an extremely high …
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Apartment Door
Cathie

The Dirty White Spot

The Dirty White Spot By Ron Singer The dirty white spot was an irregular hexagon or heptagon about an inch-and-a-half in diameter with jagged edges. It was located on the sidewalk directly in front of the door to my apartment building. I presume that it had once been a facial tissue that fell from someone’s pocket as they reached for …
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Cathie

More UFO Sightings Over Nelson BC

MORE UFO SGHTINGS By Ron Murdock There are a lot of UFOS spotted in the skies of the West Kootenays. In late August of 2014, I was in Nelson, BC, lying in bed and awake. It was somewhere between 2:00 and 4:00 in the morning. Suddenly the bed started to vibrate slowly. I got thinking that a low magnitude earthquake …
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Texting A Real Pain In The Neck
Cathie

Texting Leads To Neck Pain

Texting Causing Orthopedic Issues Are you one of millions of digital hunchbacks all hunched over busily texting away, known as ‘texters’? Texters aren’t hunchbacked because of orthopedic issues, their curvature of the spine is all from horrible and harmful posture. So, if you’re suddenly feeling neck and back pain, you might want to rethink your current texting habits. Hours Hunched …
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Do You Speak English
Cathie

English Is A Hard Language To Learn Part 1

By Ron Murdock Somehow English has become the number one language in our world. Yet it has so many words that sound the same, but have different meanings. Below are a few examples. An oldie is which witch is which. I went to the store to buy two liters of milk too. The bear went bare on the beach but …
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DTV Shredder
Cathie

DTV Shredder | The Future Of All Terrain Vehicles

A Skateboard, Snowboard And Tank Had A Baby A cross between a skateboard, snowboard and a tank, the DTV Shredder is the transport of the future for daily commuters and soldiers in war zones. “DTV” stands for Dual Tracked Vehicle. The DTV Shredder’s twin tank tracks and powerful 200cc engine mean that it can handle almost any terrain at high …
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Solitude
Cathie

Gift Of Solitude | By Ron Murdock

“Loneliness is marked by a sense of isolation. Solitude, on the other hand, is a state of being alone without being lonely and can lead to self awareness.” – Hans Estroff Marano It would be interesting to find out how many people can tell the difference between being alone or being lonely. Alone is being able to enjoy one’s own …
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British Columbia Flag
Cathie

About British Columbia In Canada

The Majestic Province Of British Columbia On the west coast of Canada lies the majestic province of British Columbia, world known for it’s laid back lifestyles and ‘ski to sea’ recreation possibilities. The Flag Of British Columbia British Columbia’s provincial flag was adopted in 1960. British Columbia Provincial Animal British Columbia’s provincial animal is the Kermode bear (pronounced curr-mo-dee), also …
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Doctor With Big Needle
Cathie

When Should Doctors Retire?

At What Age Should Doctors Be Required To Retire? The Vancouver Sun ran an excellent article about the extraordinary number of aging doctors in British Columbia who are still practicing medicine. Now, you may have a vision of two or three old codgers showing up at their office long after they should have retired, but that is not the case. …
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Arlo Guthrie - Alice’s Restaurant Massacree
Cathie

Alices Restaurant Massacree 50th Anniversary | Arlo Guthrie

Alice’s Restaurant Massacree Celebrates 50th Anniversary Alices Restaurant was written and performed by an amazing artist younger generations probably don’t know, Arlo Guthie, so here’s a little bit about one of our favorite musicians. Arlo is the eldest son of folk music legend, Woody Guthrie, and has followed in his father’s footsteps by becoming a legend in his own right. …
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Dirt Road
Cathie

There Aren’t Enough Dirt Roads Anymore

The main thing wrong with society today is that too many dirt roads have been paved. There isn’t a problem in the world today that wouldn’t be remedied if we just had more dirt roads, because dirt roads give character. People that live at the end of dirt roads learn early on that life is a bumpy ride. That it …
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Day and Night - Shift Work
Cathie

Coping With Shift Work | By Ron Murdock

The effects of shift work on a person’s mind, body and spirit could be called Legion. Fatigue that never seems to end, sleeping habits out of whack, mood swings and strained relationships are just a few of the symptoms that affect a person. One man said working the graveyard shift “in short sucked, in long terms it sucked bad”. He …
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Torch Flame
Cathie

Passing The Torch | When Do Offspring Become Accountable?

Magic Cutoff Period By Hiram Cohen Is there a magic cutoff period when offspring become accountable for their own actions? Is there a wonderful moment when parents can become detached spectators in the lives of their children and shrug, ‘It’s their life,’ and feel nothing? In My Twenties When I was in my twenties, I stood in a hospital corridor …
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