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BC government in deep with HEU contract

canada.com: HEU vows to stay on 'protest line,' some Island schools go behind picket lines

School is cancelled tomorrow because the teachers will be respecting picketing by CUPE which is protesting the BC government's Back-to-work legislation that forces a 15% pay cut, longer hours and less job security for the HEU. This is something like the 7th union-busting, legislated labour agreement that this government has mandated.

I'm not a big fan of unions, but I think if we're going to have unions, then collective bargaining agreements should be made in good faith, otherwise, what is the point? Union dues are not cheap, so if it does no good it's a complete waste.

I honked in support of the HEU picketers as I drove past the Victoria General Hospital today on the way home from the bank.

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Will the destruction of moon-sized battlestation orbiting the forest moon of Endor cause any negative environmental consequences? Like, say, an Endorian Holocaust? Illustration courtesy of Justine Shaw, ©1999.

How can I contribute to this project?

Please share your ideas with us at the Star Wars Origins Message Board!

As for me personally, I spent two solid years and over a thousand hours sifting through Star Wars and related stuff, from roughly October 1999 to October 2001. Now I need to never think about it again or my brain will explode. If you'd like to contact me personally concerning something that doesn't belong in the forum, please send me an email.

When was this website last updated?

The last tweak was on September 4, 2006. Hopefully this is the final version. For breaking news and original observations by readers, please visit the Star Wars Origins Message Board.

Are you accusing George Lucas of plagiarism, or saying that Star Wars is unoriginal?

Exactly the opposite! The surface elements of a story are the most visible, but when you start explore how story works you quickly realize that surface elements are really the least-significant parts of a story. For instance, Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings borrows the idea of "orcs" from the orcneas of Beowulf. Tolkien noted in his private papers that orcs are the same creatures he called "goblins" in The Hobbit. He probably became unhappy with the word "goblin" because it derives from the French (gobelin), and he wanted to create a myth that was English. Does that mean that Tolkien ripped off Beowulf? On the other hand, if Tolkien had called his orcs "goblins," would that have changed his story in any really important way? The power of a story lies mostly in how the underlying archetypes relate, not what form those archetypes take. The surface elements just need to be appealing, easy to understand, and fit together with some kind of logic.

So why borrow from inspirations at all? Star Wars is a compressed form of the epic myth, which is kind of a "summing up" of all the best stories and perspectives of a culture into a single story. Lucas tied together ideas from world cinema, science fiction, comic books, fantasy, westerns, fairy tales and myth. If this sounds easy, check out any of the films and television programs that tried to repeat the "Star Wars success formula." Why are they so awful? Because they imitate only the surface, and the surface is almost irrelevant. The film which best repeats the inner lessons of Star Wars is The Matrix, which is carefully structured to avoid a superficial resemblance.

A myth-maker's originality lies in the way they combine mostly pre-existing ideas as seamlessly and appealingly as possible. As Joseph Campbell has often said, myth is an essential tool for living. George Lucas has modernized the Universal Myth in a way people all over the world can easily connect with. That's not just hype, it's a real contribution to the world. That's why Star Wars is such a big deal.

Haven't some film critics accused Lucas of being derivative?

Sure, but this says more about the illiteracy of film critics than about Lucas. The well-educated critics of the previous century would read The Odyssey, for instance, and think "Ah, here's an idea from Gilgamesh, another from Egyptian mythology, and this character is from a folk tale the Semites popularized in Greece for hundreds of years before Homer was born." They wouldn't therefore dismiss Homer as "derivative," but judge him by the craft he displayed in weaving these basic, timeless story ideas together. The modern critic rarely recognizes the literary sources behind most great movies because they're typically not well-read. But they have seen lots of movies, so they're quick to spot the riffs Lucas borrows from classic films and, misunderstanding the creative process, accuse him of being "derivative."

Don't get me wrong, if a story feels like a blatant rip-off to you, trust your instinct to avoid investing in it emotionally. But if you're hesitant about a story you love because a naysayer points out the story's sources, relax: even the Bible, Shakespeare and the Greek tragedies were strongly grounded in earlier stories, along with all the great epics, folktales and religious scriptures from all over the world. Even our oldest written stories, dating back from the time writing was first invented around 3,500 BCE, were based on oral stories composed probably tens of thousands of years before. All great stories have deep roots. Don't let the insecure project their fear of appearing uncool onto you, bamboozling you away from what rings true in your heart. To learn best from stories you've got to trust your gut to decide which stories nourish you most, no matter how goofy they seem to anyone else. Tinky-Winky Uber Alles.

The next time a critic makes dismissive comments about a story you love, remember this: For nearly the entire history of literary criticism, from Aristotle's Poetics (340 BCE) through Horace's Ars Poetica (13 BCE) through Torquato Tasso's Discorsi dell' Arte Poetica (1587 CE), the merit of a critic's opinion was measured by the number of years they had worked successfully as an artist.

How popular is this website?

As of September 2006, this site has logged more than 800,000 unique visitors. Extreme tracking is kind enough to offer a free online report of how many people visit this website. The counter wasn't up for the first year and then I had some problems with my server, so I estimate about 20,000 more unique visitors than the reports reflect. This website is required or suggested reading for at least 35 college and high school courses that I know of. Kodansha television in Japan called it "better than Bill Moyers" for understanding the relationship between Star Wars and myth - high praise indeed! Origins regularly receives favorable mention from the mainstream media and was even included in Homiletic magazine, which provides 13,000 pastors with information they might include in their sermons.

If you use this website to teach a class, even if you've already contacted me, please drop a note to let me know what you're teaching and how these materials help. I'm going to start looking for a publisher for the expanded book form of this website in a few months, and I'd appreciate being able to mention your class in the proposal.

Can I reprint information from this website?

Yes, you may reprint information (not my exact wording) from this website provided that you cite this website as a source and include a hyperlink back to this site if you print on the web. Unless a source is footnoted, this information comes from firsthand research. We're talking over a thousand hours of work here, a significant portion of which consisted of reading and watching ancient, knuckle-whiteningly terrible "scientifiction." Believe, I've paid my dues. Please don't steal my work without at least crediting me. Or I'll put a pox on you. I mean, the pox may involve lawyers and cease-and-desist orders and like that, but essentially it'll be a pox.

If more than 50% of the information in your website, magazine article, book or news story is taken from this site, please either pay me, interview me or hire me to write it myself. I know it's tempting to cheat a little, but imagine the look on your bosses/editor/publisher's face when he receives the first of thousands of emails pointing out that one of the "facts" in your allegedly-cross-researched book or article was completely fabricated as an extremely-difficult-to-legally-contest trap for the unscrupulous, thus leaving your publication wide open for a copyright violation lawsuit. That would conflict with your career goals. Who knows how many of these fabrications this site is booby trapped with? You will, because you're diligent enough to check your sources.

Why did you create this website?

After survival and relationships, what matters most to me is to write beautiful, exciting, nourishing stories. By the time I was thirty I had earnestly stumbled my way through writing a few novels, including After Kelly, Josie Has a Secret and Clown Story. I was happy with the work I'd done, but under no illusion that my books were anywhere near as potent as the stories which quickened my heart and opened my mind while I was growing up. I started to think seriously about what it would take for me to someday write a story I liked just as much. With the help of libraries and especially librarians I found three primary starting points:

First, I faced the obstacle of lack of access to education. A bit of research quickly revealed that the most influential storytellers from throughout history usually had access to the best educations available in their time. This frustrated me because I was among the 65% of Americans who aren't fortunate enough to have the resources for even a basic college education. Luckily I came across the story of Drona and Ekalavya from the Mahabharata: A young boy named Ekalavya begs to be accepted as a student by Drona, the best archery teacher in the world. But Ekalavya is from a low caste (he's broke), so Drona refuses. Rather than becoming discouraged, Ekalavya goes off into the forest and builds a clay statue of Drona. Ekalavya trains under his Drona-statue just as if he were the real Drona. Whenever he has a question about archery he asks himself "What would the real Drona tell me?," figures out the most likely answer, then follows each instruction as though Drona himself had delivered it. By training this way Ekalavya eventually becomes the equal of Arjuna, Drona's official student and the best archer in the world. This website is a Lucas-Drona.

Second, I was concerned about what Harold Bloom calls "The anxiety of influence." I don't mind borrowing ideas from other creators, but I see no point in writing another of those endless Tolkien or Star Wars/Star Trek rip-offs that flood the bookstores and my filing cabinets of early writings. How could I make a story that felt somewhat original? I found my answer in the writings of Basho (aka Matsuo Munefusa, 1644-1694 CE), the Japanese poet most responsible for the modern form of the haiku and haiga. He wrote "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought." Aha!! That rang true for me, so I shifted my focus away from the surface elements - plot, character, setting - and began to study the creation process behind my favorite stories.

Third, I needed a method for learning an artist's creative process. Luckily I once heard a lecture by a modern orchestral music composer who revealed a powerful technique for learning how to compose music: compare the work of our favorite composers against the music of their favorite composers, until we develop an intuitive feel for the creative leap between. So like Mozart religiously studied Haydn, then took Haydn's riffs further. The idea was that if we could understand the difference between Haydn and Mozart, we could use Mozart's music as a starting point and hopefully move a little further in the same direction he'd been going. In fact that's exactly what Beethoven did; It's almost as if Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven organized a relay-race in which every runner contributed to the overall goal of evolving symphonic form away from the operatic overture and towards Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. When possible it also helps to read up on what issues the creator was struggling with in his own life, and figure out how he addressed those issues using the ideas he drew from his influences. If you want to learn someone's rhythms, walk for awhile by their side.

I began by reverse-engineering Star Wars, partially because it was one of my favorite stories as a child and partially because it's easy to research. To take apart The Lord of the Rings to the same level of detail you'd need to read The Kalevala in Finnish, Beowulf in Old English, Das Nibelungenlied in Old Norse... forget it! An early confirmation that I was on "the right track" was the discovery that Tolkien, Lucas and Herbert also spent years reverse-engineering their favorite stories. Some claim that "overthinking" art steals away the magic, but study any serious artist and you'll quickly realize that this is merely wishful thinking we indulge in when we feel lazy. The people who contribute most to the world are the ones who work hard toward specific goals over a long period of time.

Star Wars Origins represents the stuff I learned which I thought might interest other Star Wars fans. The stuff I learned specifically about story-telling is summarized in Story-Telling Lessons from Star Wars. Ursula Le Guin once wrote "If you're going to write science fiction within even a moderately narrow definition of the term you must have read it. If you haven't, you're wasting your time and everybody else's." That sounds reasonable, so I also gave myself a broad overview of the science-fiction genre, summarized here.

What's your novel about? When will it be published?

The story I'm working on is code-named Calliope (the Greek Muse of epic poetry, dontcha know). It's a Hero's Journey, like Star Wars, Dune, The Lord of the Rings, Star Trek, A Princess of Mars or The Matrix with a female hero. It's science fiction, kinda sorta. I've hoping to have it in bookstores by 2008. That's all I'll say for now.

Are you ever going to publish Star Wars Origins as a book?

Yes!! Originally this project was meant only as research for my "Calliope" project, but Star Wars led me to Jung and Joseph Campbell, which became a "gateway drug" triggering an all-consuming passion for mythology. The book version will include more than 10 times the amount of material available online: everything from the website plus lots more reverse-engineering of science fiction, fantasy, comic books, epics, symphonic music, and a vastly-expanded version of the storytelling lessons section. The book addresses questions like "What is language?" "How does consciousness work?" And "What's the ultimate purpose of stories?" The book reveals a few more even deeper mechanisms of the mythic structure underlying Star Wars. If you learned anything from this website I think the book will blow your mind.

What is science fiction?

That's a tough question! No two science fiction authors, editors or fans seem to agree on a single definition. For the purposes of this study I found it most useful to divide stuff into four broad categories:
1. Hard Science Fiction (or "Gadget SF"): These are stories about incredible inventions presented as scientifically plausible. Hard SF is identifiable by a strong focus on the technology rather than the characters, who may be little more than ciphers. I think of Jules Verne as the father of Hard SF, beginning with his 1865 novel Five weeks in a balloon. Hard SF fans tend to be bright, linear-minded, male and generally not focused on socializing. Hard SF is nearly the exact antithesis of Hollywood, so it's almost never filmed, and when it is it's always changed into something else. Several Hard SF authors have argued that it's the only "real" SF, and although my affections lean toward science fantasy, I must concede there's some truth to that. The best Hard SF authors tend to be scientists, and the best Hard SF can actually become reality (like Heinlein's waterbeds or Wells' nuclear reactors).

2. Science Fantasy: Includes most SF which has reached the mainstream in an enduring way: Star Trek (The Original Series), Star Wars, E.T., Close Encounters, Alien, etc. The father of science fantasy is H.G. Wells, who deliberately created a new "mythology of the Industrial Era" with his 1895 book The Time Machine. He meant to restore a shred of plausibility to myth ("Hrm... those fancy-pants scientists recently invented the "automobile"; Maybe next they'll invent a time machine!"). Wells saw his new genre as the Industrial Era version of what might be called the world's first genre, the fantastic quests which reach back to King Arthur through The Odyssey to Gilgamesh. Science fantasy can be identified by the presence of gadgets which no one tries to explain, but the story couldn't work without. How does a lightsaber work? Or a hyperspace drive? "Who cares? Let's go defeat the dark lord and save the princess!"

3. Science Fiction as Allegory: Nearly all "literary" science fiction falls into this category, in particular Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and George Orwell's 1984. If a story has science fiction trappings but is a direct analog for some aspect of the real world, it's allegory. In general this is the only kind of science fiction allowed out of the SF ghetto.

4. Mixed-Genre Science Fiction: In the last thirty years (roughly since science fiction became profitable again) we've been seeing more and more stories which resemble science fiction on the surface but narratively belong to a different genre. These stories can be identified by asking if the story would still work if all the futuristic elements were removed. For example, several episodes of Star Trek; The Next Generation could have taken place aboard a battleship of the British Navy during the early 1800s without changing anything in the script but a few proper nouns. Mixed-genre SF used to bug me; why do the popular kids need to play in our sandbox? Lately, though, I've begun to understand that nongeeks share the same hunger we geeks have for the hope of a better tomorrow, and that's a good thing.
What is The Force?

Illustration courtesy of Justine Shaw, ©1999.

The Force probably borrows some ideas from Carlos Casteneda's Don Juan books and a few other places, but I think it's mostly a combination of the Chinese idea of Ch'i, especially as used in martial arts, and Joseph Campbell's idea of the transcendent.

Campbell spent his life studying the way different cultures thought of the divine: In the West divinity is usually anthropomorphized as a human-like god, goddess or pantheon of gods. In the East divinity is often represented as a "vital energy which pervades the universe," called Prana in India, Ch'i in China and Ki in Japan. Campbell's studies of myth revealed that although cultures often have different ideas of what shape divinity takes, they all seem to agree on the same basic underlying ideas. This led him to conclude that "All religions are true, but none are literal." That is, the divine cannot be experienced except through metaphor, and the important thing is to remember that any word, name, image or other representation of the transcendent is only a metaphor, not the transcendent itself.

Campbell believed that the purpose of myth is to help us figure out how to live in communion with the transcendent. Doing so gives us a sense of our place and purpose in the world, brings us into inner balance, removes our fear of death and teaches us how to treat other human beings with dignity and compassion, even when they want to hurt us. Campbell's message is valuable because, as he points out: "There are countries going to war because they have different names for the same god."

How can I learn more about The Force?

To understand The Force as spirituality, I suggest starting with the work of Joseph Campbell. His books are brilliant, but may be a little dry for the nonacademic, so you might begin with any of his excellent video or audiotape interviews, then move on to his books when you're ready to go deeper. You might also read some Jung, Campbell's main inspiration (Campbell edited a Jung collection, so that's probably your best bet to understand the Jung-Campbell-Lucas evolution).

If you learn best through stories, you might try reading the books of Carlos Castaneda, beginning with Teachings of Don Juan; A Yaqui Way of Knowledge. Castaneda's brilliant work created a quiet spiritual revolution in the Western world in the 1960s and was a direct influence on the Yoda character. If you learn best through movement, I recommend studying a martial art with a focus on directing Ch'i.

If you consider yourself a Christian, Jew, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist or member of any other religion, then the best way for you to learn about The Force is probably for you to study your own religion: read the canonical scriptures, attend the rituals, and spend time with spiritual leaders who earn your respect. If Campbell's theories were correct, then the more deeply orthodox you become (spiritually orthodox, honoring the original spiritual message over the political system which has sprung up around it), the more you will appreciate that your path toward communion with the divine is one of an infinite number of correct paths, and yours feels "right" because it is right for you.

If I learn enough about The Force, can I become a Jedi?

Um... sort of. Communion with The Force cannot give you magical powers! Those parts of the movies are a metaphor! But you can become the hero of your own life, by learning to listen to "The Force" speaking through your heart. If you work hard enough you might even be the next Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Mary Lyon or Joan of Arc. That's pretty darn close to being a Jedi, I think.

On the other hand, there's no reason to feel embarrassed or childish if you enjoy stories about superheroes. All primary myths involve a moment of apotheosis (becoming god-like), in which the hero's sacrifice is rewarded by making her in some way superhuman. Superhero metaphors are just another way of exploring and understanding the relationship between humanity and the divine. As with all metaphors, the trick is to not get stuck in the metaphor! Keep in mind that other ways of seeing the world are just as valid, and don't be afraid to move on to the next metaphor once superheroic stories have stopped teaching and become merely a comfortable escape from the disappointments and hardships of real life. At some point you have to stop dreaming about becoming a hero, get out there and do it. The stories are only the roadmap, not the road.

If you want to learn more about the superheroic aspects of The Force from Star Wars, try reading some of Lucas' inspirations: Frank Herbert's Dune, E.E. "Doc" Smith's Lensmen series, and Marvel comics from the 1960s.

Is there really Hebrew writing on Darth's chestplate?

Illustration courtesy of Justine Shaw, ©1999.

Amazingly, yes! (Click for a closeup.) A handful of fans have even attempted to translate this into English, one hopeful cautiously suggesting "His deeds will not be forgiven until he is deserving." Unfortunately for us romantics, Daniel Kurtzman of the Jewish Bulletin of Northern California reports that it's meaningless gibberish, probably intended to look like exotic alien writing from a distance.

Who's that character beside Darth Maul on the homepage?

A member of the Peking Opera, from the 1983 Hong Kong movie Bai ga jai (The Prodigal Son). It's difficult to tell from this picture, but his face makeup looks just like Darth Maul, and another character in the same movie wears Maul's exact outfit. Maul's horns are probably borrowed from the Christian idea of Satan. His filthy teeth and "starburst" contact lenses are probably allusions to The Emperor from Return of the Jedi, whose design was probably partially borrowed from Regan, the possessed little girl from 1973's The Exorcist. (Not the politician.)

Why don't all the essays include a source footnote?

I would love for someone to write a methodical, scrupulously annotated essay citing every idea in the Star Wars films and their probable origins, but this isn't it. This is an aspiring writer trying to figure out how the favorite story of her childhood was made, in hopes that I'll catch a glimpse of how to build a story with the same energy and beauty. When I know a reputable source for an essay, I cite it. Everything else is rumors I've heard over the years, deduction and educated guesses. So be careful: There's no way anyone could make so many guesses without misguessing sometimes, which means that parts of this website must be wrong.

Did George Lucas come up with every idea in Star Wars?

Nope. Lucas wrote the stories and oversaw every aspect of production, but of course a lot of credit goes to the people he worked with. Particularly significant contributors include Ralph McQuarie, whose paintings created the "look" of the original trilogy, Lawrence Kasdan, who cowrote The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, and John Williams, who composed all the music.

Where can I find more information on the origins of ideas in Star Wars?
  • L. Mangue's expansive includes Reverse References, an essay on films and books that have influenced Star Wars (and also Raiders of the Lost Ark). Mangue's site includes a huge amount of material not covered here, so go check it out!

  • Davide Canavero's incredibly comprehensive Star Wars Athenaeun is well on the way to becoming the #1 resource in the world for Star Wars scholarship. His Italian-language essay L'attacco dei registi mutanti from outer space (Attack of the Mutant Directors From Outer Space) is particularly helpful. The images alone are worth a visit, or make what sense you can of a robot translation courtesy of Babelfish at Altavista.

  • Julie Lim has graciously allowed us to host her Star Wars Name FAQ. She points out connections between character names in Star Wars and the Christian Bible, Japanese, classic science fiction and more! Ms. Lim also writes Star Wars fan fiction.

  • Influences and Inspirations; The Making of a Saga, by Patrizia DiLucchio. A great alternate perspective on the same basic material covered here, plus some of the non-story innovations developed for Star Wars, like the Dykstraflex camera.

  • The Star Wars Portfolio, by Ralph McQuarrie: McQuarrie's concept paintings were originally used to pitch the film studios and later to guide the people who worked on the first three films.

  • Starkiller; The Jedi Bendu Script Site: This includes all the scripts, the original treatment, and some unusually well-considered essays plus lots of information not included here, mostly about how the script was pitched.

  • The Development of Star Wars, as seen through the scripts, by Jan Helander: Analyzes the original "treatment" (2-page proposal) and all four drafts of the scripts for the first movie. Reads like a thesis, so non-academics may find it slightly dry.

  • Star Wars; The Magic of Myth, by Mary Henderson: A decent primer, though be warned that this book presents only about 30% of Lucas' real sources, and overstates the degree to which Lucas was influenced by specific myths to the point where the book is slightly misleading. Lucas based his story mostly on the structure of myth, not (for instance) The War Against Tiamat.

  • Bill Moyers videotaped interviews with Joseph Campbell and George Lucas.

Who else has contributed to this page?

Unfortunately a lot of this information is stuff I vaguely remember from books, magazine articles and websites I've read over the years, and it didn't occur to me to keep a notebook. A few readers have sent in some great observations, including:

Are you some kind of geek?

And proud of it, baby!

What did I learn from all this? Storytelling Lessons

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The Jungle Farm’s Family Fall Festival & Mini Homegrown Market in Red Deer County.

Pumpkins Galore!

Want to Hold a Pumpkin?

Sometimes it’s difficult for a photographer to spend only 5-6 minutes with a family/child…they don’t know who I am, they don’t trust me, they are being thrust into a situation where mom/dad, grandma/grandpa are telling them to smile for the camera and be happy. There are tricks that most photographers will try to gain quick trust – get down to the child’s level and look them in the eye, take an interest in them by asking them their name and how old they are, and talk sweetly to them, asking them to come and sit down in a certain spot. With most kids this is enough, but not all. For those extra few that are a bit more cautious of who I am, the perfect transition question was “would you like to hold a pumpkin”? You should see how their eyes lit up – they get to choose their OWN pumpkin?! Why yes, I’ll come sit down on your metal bucket with my pumpkin, their eyes delightfully portray! And with that…I”m off to the races getting some really genuine expressions from kids who have only met me for 5 minutes!

Being at the Jungle Farm was an incredible honour. The Fall Festival is a long standing tradition on the Farm as they wind down the summer crop season and celebrate the many successes the farm has had in growing fruits and vegetables throughout the warm season. They had put their trust in me to meet the needs of their clients on this special day, many who come back every year to enjoy the Festival and get their photos taken! The hours went by incredibly fast as we photographed over 50 families in six hours! The weather was beautiful, right up until 30 minutes before closing when a sprinkling of rain started to fall. Everyone was in great spirits and enjoying some valuable family time together.

I enjoyed meeting so many families and feel very special that they would take the time to use my services and capture this fun (and utterly gorgeous) time of year! For those of you who don’t regularly get photos taken, I hope that you will make this a priority in the months and years to come. Kids grow up so fast, don’t let those years go by without documenting how precious and tiny they are.

Happy Fall Everyone!

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All the photos we captured on the day have been uploaded to a secure online gallery linked below. The gallery is private, password protected and will be hosted for 30 days. From the gallery you are able to download a digital copy of your image or purchase any prints you would like directly from our studio. As mentioned above the gallery is secure and the password will be provided to each family in a separate email. If you didn’t receive an email, this can happen sometimes if an email isn’t properly recorded. Send us a quick email and we will forward you the needed information.

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We are so fortunate to have had the opportunity to photograph the many families who came to The Jungle Farm’s Family Fall Festival & Mini Homegrown Market and we look forward to capturing more of their memories in the future.

Want to share in the experience? Contact us today to book your session or to set up your free wedding consultation with Jeremy!

Images by Red Deer Family Photographers JM Photography © 2017

Some of my Favourite Photos (there were so many!) from The Jungle Farm’s Family Fall Festival & Mini Homegrown Market Mini Sessions

The Jungle Farm Family Fall Festival & Mini Homegrown Market Mini Session Details

Date | 9.30.17
The Jungle Farm
Family Photo Location | Red Deer County
Photos by Amy Cheng

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an afternoon walk with my 6x6 camera.

I've done the Lynn Headwaters hike a few times, but I never got around to doing Lynn Canyon.  One afternoon Andrea and I were looking for something to do so we did an afternoon hike in Lynn Canyon.  I took my old fashion 6x6 Mayamia so all the pictures are square.

Waterfall at StartSuspension Bridge above Lynn Creek

The hike starts out dramatic.  The suspension bridge at Lynn Canyon is very bouncy and cool to walk across.  Once you are across the bridge the crowd changes dramatically - fewer and they have swimming gear.  Andrea and I took a slow walk along Lynn Creek taking pictures of whatever caught our eye.

Taking PhotosRocks and Water

Part of the TrailTree with Rocks

The trail floows the water for a while and comes to a large pool where people dive off the rocks and swim.  The water in June is cold!  Then the hike turns up into trees.

Lynn CreekStairway

If you continue north you head into the Seymour Demonstation forest - a large forest on the mountains used for measuring and testing forest practices.  Scatter on the site are pieces of logging gone by such as this Log chute below.

Log Chute

If you wanted to you could walk up to the Seymore Dam - 11km from the start of the hike.  The day was getting late so we stopped at rice lake and returned back to the Canyon.

Dock on Rice Lake

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Starting without an agenda (or in truth and kind of plan at all) we discuss science fiction criticism and the search for the modern essay, the digital age, Locus online, awards seasons, Reza Negarestani's Cyclonopedia: Complicity with Anonymous Materials, The Secret Life of Laird Barron, and the forthcoming Key West Literary Seminar (it's about the literature of the future this time out).

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We are holding walk-in interviews this December!

We will be holding walk-in interviews on Thursday 28th December 2017 for Mechanical and Electrical Contracting Professionals.

Dublin, Ireland
Thursday 28th December 2017
11:00am – 1:00pm
Herbert Park Hotel, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

We currently have vacancies in our Mechanical and Electrical Divisions for:

  • Project Engineers
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  • BIM / Revit Engineers – (Mech & Elec & Sprinkler)
  • Construction Managers
  • Contracts Managers – (Mech & Elec & Sprinkler)
  • Estimators
  • Graduates
  • Instrumentation Technicians
  • Planners
  • Quantity Surveyors
  • Safety Officers

Applicants should bring a hard copy of their CV on the day.
Candidates that are unable to attend are invited to email their CV to hr@joneseng.com

We regularly have vacancies in several areas. To view these please go to our careers section: http://joneseng.com/about-us/careers/

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Congratulation to Lucy and Jimmy on their new baby girl! Look at Josephine, isn't she adorable? Need I say more?

Lucy, my bridesmaid and wedding ceremony coordinator, faithful friend, beautiful wife, and now a loving mother - I'm so happy for you. Sorry I can't be there to cook mee-yuk-gook for you, but I hope to see you, Jimmy and Josephine soon.

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Posted recipe of an original Greek salad, contributed by Heesun who just returned from a romantic trip to Greece with her husband, David. Recipe available here.

After hearing rave reviews from Heesun about Santorini, I have now placed Greece on my "top 10 places to visit" list. Eugene and I are hoping to include Santorini and Athens in our route through Southern Mediterranean, some time within the next 2 years. Have you ever visited Greece? Tell me about your trip! Please share in the comment box above. Thanks!

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I caught the rerun of the season premier of Grey's Anatomy tonight. Gosh I really am addicted to this show. One of the main reasons is Sandra Oh - finally here comes a talented Asian actress to REPRESENT! She is hilarious...she plays the stereotypical Asian brainy type (Harvard, Stanford med school, etc.). BUT there's a lot more to her character than that. She's got substance. She's crass, brutally honest and blunt, has a sense of humor, and is witty. She cracks me up. AND she's the best intern surgeon. And I don't think McDreamy is all that.

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Eugene and I started wedding planning a little before the actual engagement. It didn't take long for us to decide when and where to hold the ceremony. I'm sure if we spent some more time, we would only become more indecisive since there are so many beautiful places out there... and then I would stress myself out like I usually do...then get tired and sick...and start complaining. hahaha. so here it is:

I hadn't really thought much of my wedding day before, and therefore didn't have any *wishes* except for one: I've always wanted to get married at the chapel at Pepperdine Univ., in Malibu. It is beautiful - modern architecture with arched ceilings and a beautiful, traditional stained glass window (floor to ceiling). It seats 180 people, perfect for our wedding. The university just opened the chapel for weddings 2 years ago. It is a bit of a drive but I'm hoping everyone will just bite the bullet and enjoy the nice long drive to the chapel along PCH....and back....allllllll the way back to SaMo for the reception at Shutters.

This place is very characteristic of us - outdoorsy, an ocean view (you all know i love the ocean), and excellent food. It has a casual feel yet is very classy (because Eugene and I are so classy, NOT! kekeke). The only thing missing in this picture is a golf course!!! We actually considered Riviera Country Club just so we can get the free round of golf for two.

So there it is: Get married at Stauffer Chapel, cocktail reception on the deck at Shutters overlooking the ocean watching the beautiful sailboats go by, and "dinner & danshing" in the ballroom downstairs. Eugene's parents will also be throwing us a reception in Chicago for their friends that can't make it out to LA. Dinner will be at White Eagle Golf Club, down the street from his house.

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Minimum Wage Set to Increase April 2017

In 2016 a National Living Wage was implemented by the previous Chancellor, George Osborne. It was set at £7.20 per hour, if you are over the age of 25 and not in the first year of an apprenticeship.

However, from April 2017 this is set to increase to £7.50. This means, if they work a standard working week, workers could be almost £600 a year better off.

The rise is applied across the board, see the table below for a full breakdown of the price increases.

However, while this is fantastic news for anyone currently living on minimum wage, this increase is not enough according to some. The current living wage is set at £7.20, however it has been calculated that the actual living wage is £8.45 per hour in most of the UK, and £9.75 in London.

So while this is a step in the right direction, some experts believe it is still not enough. Katherine Chapman, director of the Living Wage Foundation, said:

"We welcome any pay rise for low-paid workers, especially now in these uncertain times with speculations about food and other prices set to rise.

"The reality, however, is that a fifth of UK workers aren't paid enough to live on. There's still a gap between the Government minimum and our real Living Wage of £8.45 in the UK and £9.75 in London, which is based on what families need to earn to meet everyday costs.”

It is a point of pride that, for a long time, Juice have paid our temps more than the National Living Wage. We do this for several reasons, but the main one is that they simply deserve it. Whether we are fortunate, or whether we have crafted it, all the temporary workers on our books are fantastic at whatever they turn their hands to.

However, it is their attitude to work that really makes them stand out. As a testament to that, it is not uncommon for them to be offered full time positions at the end of their temporary contracts.

If you are in need of any temporary staff then just drop us a line on 01924 377 500. Juice Personnel is Wakefield largest independent recruitment solutions provider, and have provided staff to innumerable businesses all over the Yorkshire region.

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"I found juice personnel extremely friendly and professional and made my job search a much more relaxed experience. Regular feedback and contact made me feel that I was really been looked after, and would definitely recommend them to friends and would use them again for a new job search and for recruiting in my role. Plus the girls were lovely!!!! Emma "

Emma Antsey - Placed in a permanent position

"Juice Personnel, is an extremely friendly, down to earth recruitment agency, whom I have used twice in my young professional career. The first being back in 2010, when I had first graduated and a little lost in the world of employment. They secured me a great temporary job, in which I had requested and in turn, developed in to a full time position. Since then, after moving on, traveling the world, I again found myself in the position of looking for a career change. I instantly remembered the amazing service and supportive nature of Juice and called them to help me find my current position. I cannot thank them enough for their helpful, friendly and supportive role, which they took in finding my new career and could not recommend them enough to others! Thank you Bex and the rest of Juice for all your efforts!"

Hannah Raison - Permanent Candidate

"I approached Juice personnel in October 2014 looking for some temporary work. They were great to work with and found me a placement right away. This initially started as a temporary contract. After a few weeks the company offered me a permanent position working on reception on a part time basis. Since then, my personal circumstances have changed slightly and I applied recently for another position within the company on full time basis as a HR administrator. I was offered the position on a 3 month trail, which looks like it is now going to go permanent quite soon. I will probably be working with Juice again now as I will now be responsible for helping with the recruitment for the company. I am looking forward to working with Juice again. I am really enjoying my new role and I would like to thank all at Juice for all their help in finding me a great job and career. I wouldn't hesitate in recommending them to friends and family."

Tracy Johnson - Long Term Temporary worker

"Juice were brilliant at understanding exactly what I was looking for in terms of a career. After just one meeting with them, they had put me forward to the company that I have now been working at for 1 year, and already I have been given the chance to develop and progress. I have never been happier and I think the fact that Juice listened to all the little things I wanted from my next role is exactly the reason that I was placed so perfectly!"

Amy Cooper - Placed in a permanent position

" My experience of using Juice Personnel, during my job search was brilliant from start to end. They were polite, friendly and approachable. Nothing was ever too much trouble and if they couldn’t answer my queries immediately, they returned my call within the day. I felt as though they really cared about finding me the right position, to suit my circumstances. I would definitely use them again and would recommend their services. "

Fiona Shakesby - Placed in a permanent position

"I have only been registered with Juice Personnel for around six months and in that time they have managed to find me an amazing job opportunity suited well to my needs. Rebecca was dealing with all my interview arrangements and was so helpful and professional with every one, she has supported me when I was ridiculously nervous and helped me to land the job I have been waiting for. I could not have done it without her and would highly recommended anyone looking for something new, to register with this amazing recruitment agency!"

Laura Adams - Placed in a permanent role

"If it hadn’t been for you guys and your powers of persuasion I’m quite aware that I wouldn’t even have got an interview, never mind an offer. I had been for interview with a number of agencies, both in Wakefield and Leeds, but have to say Juice was the only one which I felt understood exactly what I was looking for, despite my qualifications. It was also the friendliness which I loved – you almost make candidates feel they are part of your team. Viki has been great – keeping my morale going at the beginning when I was waiting for decisions!! "

Carol Taylor- Temporary to permanent worker

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Ian ties the knot to the lovely Cheryl!

On Saturday 8th September 2018, the team at Juice celebrated in style at the wedding of Ian and Cheryl at Loversall Farm in Doncaster.

Ian, who began his career with Juice back in 2012 and who works on our Logistics desk, has been an integral part to the Juice family for almost 6 years now. He has covered the NEXT account over at South Elmsall and is still often involved in the running of this contract, but is mainly known for his involvement with our ad-hoc clients.

Being in such a close knit team, we'd all been looking forward to the wedding..... and it didn't disappoint! The church was beautiful and when Ian knelt to receive his blessing, the church was in an uproar of laughter because in true Ian style, he'd left the price tags on his shoes for all the guests to see!

Cheryl looked amazing from start to finish and there wasn't a dry eye in the house when the speeches took place. Tears of joy and laughter we must add! To say that Ian wasn't doing a speech until a few days before the wedding, he did really well and again, had all the guests laughing at his little anecdotes.

To end the perfect day, the night was spent on the dance floor. I don't think I've ever seen a wedding party dance as much as this. The dance floor was literally packed from start to finish and Ian and Cheryl were clearly having a ball!

All the family at Juice would like to say CONGRATULATIONS again to Ian and Cheryl and to thank them for letting us share their special day. Have a fantastic honeymoon and we'll see you back at work in October!

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"Juice Personnel, is an extremely friendly, down to earth recruitment agency, whom I have used twice in my young professional career. The first being back in 2010, when I had first graduated and a little lost in the world of employment. They secured me a great temporary job, in which I had requested and in turn, developed in to a full time position. Since then, after moving on, traveling the world, I again found myself in the position of looking for a career change. I instantly remembered the amazing service and supportive nature of Juice and called them to help me find my current position. I cannot thank them enough for their helpful, friendly and supportive role, which they took in finding my new career and could not recommend them enough to others! Thank you Bex and the rest of Juice for all your efforts!"

Hannah Toon - Permanent Candidate

"Juice Personnel is a professionally run and maintained agency with the great ability to balance work to its many members of staff, a very difficult task of late. I am often asked why I have been with Juice so long - 10 dedicated years. Having been to other agencies, they quite honestly just don't compare to Juice is my stock answer. I also tell them that after being with Juice for so many years my wages have never been late; this is very important as you know what you are going to get. So why change something that is right? Dedicated Juice Professional. 10 Years and counting. "

Ian Jenkins - Class 1 Driver

"I approached Juice personnel in October 2014 looking for some temporary work. They were great to work with and found me a placement right away. This initially started as a temporary contract. After a few weeks the company offered me a permanent position working on reception on a part time basis. Since then, my personal circumstances have changed slightly and I applied recently for another position within the company on full time basis as a HR administrator. I was offered the position on a 3 month trail, which looks like it is now going to go permanent quite soon. I will probably be working with Juice again now as I will now be responsible for helping with the recruitment for the company. I am looking forward to working with Juice again. I am really enjoying my new role and I would like to thank all at Juice for all their help in finding me a great job and career. I wouldn't hesitate in recommending them to friends and family."

Tracy Johnson - Long Term Temporary worker

"I have been registered with Juice for over 1 year and find everyone that works for the company professional, very helpful, honest and reliable. They have always been quick to find me work at reputable companies where I have enjoyed working, I would recommend Juice to anyone looking for work time and time again."

Lauren Clark - Temp to Perm placement

"I have worked for several different agencies in my working life and Juice Personnel is in my opinion the friendliest and most helpful team of people I have come across. They go out of their way to help and support their clients. I would happily recommend them. I am excited about my new journey that I didn't feel was possible. I mean every word of this Thanks all!! "

Lisa Baker - Temporary Worker

"Following an initial misunderstanding regarding role profile, the Juice team reacted swiftly to supply strong candidates for interview from whom we were able to select the right person for the job. They have also followed up the initial recruitment and demonstrated good commitment to delivering the right service for our business. I can recommend Juice Personnel."

"After finishing university I was looking for paid legal work which is very hard to come by on a temporary basis. Juice were fully professional yet had a friendly approach to finding me a job and succeeded. I am now working in a field that I love and couldn't thank them more!"

Rebecca Beech - Summer Temporary Worker

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Summary: Have a bunch of DVD collections at hand? Want to upload your DVD movies onto Google Drive, so that you can store and share them with your friends or family? Don't miss the below tutorial on as to how to upload DVD movies onto Google Drive.

Google Drive is Google’s new cloud storage services, like Dropbox, Apple iCloud, SkyDrive. It lets you store files and access them from your computer, smart phone, or tablet, no matter where you are, on the web, in your home, at the office and on the go. So if you have got some funny DVD collections at hand, ever thought of uploading them onto Google Drive, so that you can view it on your own iPad, laptop and other potable devices anywhere, anytime, without carrying DVD discs? Read on to learn more hints!

As far as I know, nearly all commercial DVDs are entwined with DVD copy protection. Decryption keys are stored in the normally inaccessible lead-in area of the disc. You’ll usually get an error if you try to copy the contents of an encrypted DVD to Cloud Storage devices. Now that it doesn’t work to directly copy DVDs to Cloud Storage devices, then ripping a DVD into a digital file that you can stream to the viewing platform turns to your choice. That's to say, all you need is a DVD-ripping utility that can remove DVD protections and then rip DVDs to DVD-ripping utility that can remove DVD protections and then rip DVDs to Google Drive compatible MP4, MOV, AVI, WMV, FLV video files.

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How to convert DVD to video and store, share on Google Drive

Step 1. Load DVD content

Insert the DVD disc into your computer's DVD drive and run DVD Ripper. You can load the DVD movies by clicking the DVD disc button on the top left. This DVD converter also supports converting Video_TS folder and ISO image files.

Step 2. Choose output format

Click the Format bar and go to the Profile column, choose the output video format in the category of "Common Video". Since Google Drive supports MP4, AVI, MOV, FLV, WMV, etc video files, just select the one you need as the output format.

Tip- Profile settings:

Simply click Settings bar and you can tweak the settings to your satisfaction and even save it as preset. Keep in mind that the maximum resolution for playback in Google Drive is 1920x1080.

Step 4. Start DVD ripping

Hit the "Convert" button to start ripping DVD to Google Drive compatible format. Minutes later, you can click "Open" to quickly find the converted video.

Just do what you want. All of your uploaded videos can be found when you search Google Drive for Videos using the drop-down arrow in the search box. Click a file name to open and play the video using the Google Drive video player.

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Sunday, October 16, 2005

Islamic Terrorists Murder 3 Israelis

Now that all the Jews have been ethnically cleansed from Gaza, a land where Jews had lived continuously for over 2000 years, Muslim terrorists will be stepping up their attacks against Jews in Israel and in the Jewish towns in Judea and Samaria, in order to acheive the same judenrein status in the rest of the land they consider Islam owned. That's what Jihad is all about, turning the whole world into a Muslim controlled, Sharia run hellhole, populated ONLY by Muslims. It is preached in the Quran and states clearly that war MUST be waged on the "non-believers" until they "turn" to Islam.
This is only the start and these attacks are only a microcosm of the of the war being waged against the infidels that started when Mohamed first appointed himself prophet of the universe :

Six people hurt in shooting attack at the Gush Etzion junction in the West Bank Sunday afternoon; at least three shooting victims pronounced dead. Rescue official: Youths among casualties

The al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack in a phone call to Ynet.

An initial IDF investigation revealed that a terrorist or terrorists riding in a vehicle opened fire at a hitchhiking post at the junction, where several civilians were waiting. The vehicle with the terrorists in it fled the scene following the attack.

The head of the Gush Etzion regional council, Shaul Goldstein, arrived at the scene of the attack and told Ynet: “Civilians, most of them young guys, were standing at the hitchhiking post.”

“The feeling is crappy,” he said. “Whoever thinks quiet is prevailing must be kidding…whoever thinks peace has broken out doesn’t understand what’s happening on the ground.”

One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.

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Thursday, July 05, 2007

Recapping My Trip to Israel

After much ado, I finally made my way to Tel Aviv for the Blogference this past Saturday. Instead of being able to stay for 4 days, as originally intended, by new itinerary called for me to land on Sunday night, speak on Monday and fly home Monday night at midnight.

Funny thing about El Al Airlines security staff: they get a bit suspicious when you're only flying to Israel for one day.

Like, check your bags for an hour and then escort you to the gate suspicious.

Nonetheless, I made my flight (thankfully), and arrived safely in Tel Aviv around 5 PM Sunday night. There, a driver was waiting for me. The downside? He didn't speak English, which made for a quiet car ride to the hotel. The upside? He knew where there was candy hidden in the cab...

I checked into the Crowne Plaza hotel, which is one of several hotels along a promenade that overlooks the Mediterranean Sea. It also provides complimentary cookies to its guests. (As my girlfriend has said, my retelling of the trip makes Israel sound like Candyland...)

Kfir Pravda picked me up from the hotel and we grabbed dinner on the beach, then drove down to the nightclub district, which is mostly comprised of converted warehouses that now offer booze.

There I met everyone else from the conference: the IDC faculty and staff, some local new media creators (including Blonde2.0), as well as my fellow presenters, including Douglas Sarine (Ask a Ninja), Andrew Baron and Joanne Colan (Rocketboom), Om Malik (GigaOm) and former MediaBistro honcho Garrett Graf.

Ask a Ninja's Douglas Sarine fields a question from Israeli media's Ayelet Yagil.

We drank. We chatted. We grabbed dessert at a chocolate bar. (All right, so it really is Candyland...)

On Monday, we hopped in a van and drove to the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya -- which, I was told, is former military property -- for the conference. The school is only a year old, so events like this go a long way toward establishing their relevance and future direction. Based upon the passion and instincts of Dr. Latar and his faculty, I think they're definitely on the right track.

While blogging this entry, I realized I had more to say about the individual sessions than I thought, so I'll save the specifics for future entries. For now, suffice it to say that the atmosphere was very PodCamp-like, with experts and audience members alike able to share ideas that pushed the conversations forward in unexpected ways.

After the conference, I met some folks with interesting business ideas -- like Abbey Content's Alan Abbey -- as well as some students who put Israeli web media into perspective for me: in a nutshell, blogging is considered an activity for Israeli youth. After someone completes his or her mandatory military service, the expected lifeplan moves from college to business to family -- there's no real time for a creative outlet, or anything else seen as needlessly frivolous.

I'd counter that that's an obstacle worth overcoming, for one specific reason: I had no idea what Israeli culture was like until I flew there myself. Otherwise, all I have to go by is what I see on the news. By that rationale, all I ever expected to see was a country in perpetual, daily conflict with an embedded enemy, rather than the complex, multifaceted and completely "normal" culture I observed.

For example: I had no idea that Israel had such a high population of Ethiopians. Apparently, Israel helped huge numbers of Ethiopians escape from Ethiopia a generation ago, when their own government couldn't (or wouldn't) provide for them. Now, second-generation Ethiopians are growing up knowing Israel as their home, which creates an interesting multicultural mix with its own problems and perks.

Personally, I'd love to see more social media created from Israel... or any other nation, for that matter. The more easily we can all communicate WITH each other, the more the rest of the world can learn ABOUT each other... and ourselves.

Thanks to everyone who helped make my trip to Israel possible. I'll have more insights about the actual Blogference sessions themselves over the coming days.

PS After the conference, I flew home -- again on El Al, though this time without the security snags -- and I must say, the food on El Al is among the best food I've ever had on any airline. My dinner en route to NYC was one of the best meals I've haad all year. This means either El Al has cornered the market on in-flight food or I need to start eating in better restaurants...

UPDATE: See my handheld highlights from the Ask a Ninja presentation!

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