tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88056874654489966752024-03-18T22:50:27.430-05:00Alana's 28-hour dayAlana Odegardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329803145869169443noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805687465448996675.post-34634283313579824802012-04-10T07:47:00.000-05:002012-08-11T20:25:50.444-05:00Thus Spoke… James & Heidi<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">
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that the play <i>Dionysus in Stony Mountain</i> by Steven Ratzlaff wasn’t for
everyone. But what is?</span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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it was too long and threw too much information at them (especially during the
first act).</span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I definitely agree that it’s not the kind of play
where you can sit back and let it wash over you-- not if you want to get
something out of the experience. In fact, I’ve never before attended a play
that required more (internal) audience participation. When I walked out of the
Rachel Brown Theatre I was exhausted—it felt as though my brain had been doing
pushups for two hours. And it was a great feeling.</span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Most people I spoke to preferred the second act
of the two-act play, but it was the first that won me over.</span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Act two may have been more of a tearjerker, but
the idea of fearing mediocrity that James and Heidi Prober (played by Sarah
Constible) touched on in the first act is what left me in an emotional puddle.
There was something so heartbreaking about that… something so
vulnerable… because I agree that the so-called madness James was experiencing
was more akin to clarity. I saw his “madness” as being more in touch with
reality, and, given his situation, it brought on the overwhelming feeling of
vulnerability and sadness.</span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Bill Kerr, the director of the play, states the
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">“<i>Dionysus</i> is exactly the kind of play that
excited me about the potential of theatre to engage audiences at a highly
complex level.”</span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I couldn’t agree more. But the operative word
here is <i>potential</i>—you can’t force people to pay attention or think
critically (in a theatre setting or anywhere else, for that matter). That being
said, I liked the fact that although the play wasn’t for everyone, like it or
not, we were all “held captive” and made to listen to the ideas of Nietzsche
and Ratzlaff for two hours. Was I able to absorb everything or catch all of the
references? Of course not. But the scope of the content was exciting.</span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">“It grapples with society and its institutions by
both applying and interrogating the thoughts of Nietzsche with remarkable
clarity while, at the same time, engaging us on the directly political level of
the here and now, asking most urgently why our society, particularly as played
out in the prison, functions as it does whatever our intents.”</span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Throughout the first act I was scribbling down
notes as fast as I could, but not surprisingly, I couldn’t move my pen fast
enough to keep up with what James Hiebert (played by Ross McMillan) was saying.</span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">The moment I finished writing something down,
another noteworthy idea would spring from his mouth. Here are bits and pieces
of the things James said that grabbed my attention:</span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia;">- Residential schools -- opposite of
assimilation</span></i><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia;">- Morality of slaves --- slave morality
enforced by the state</span></i><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia;">- Self-evident and natural values—what is
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia;">- Artificial life support-- makes people
needier</span></i><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia;">- Purity of intention (until the money
runs out) and cancer of compassion</span></i><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia;">- Would you punish those not responsible
for their behaviour? (“on the road with broken wheels”)</span></i><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">My mind is still churning over what James had to
say, which is why, contrary to what some of my classmates had to say, I don’t
think the play needed more action—if you managed to keep up with James (which
was difficult to say the least), all of the action took place in your head.
Mental sword fight anyone? En guarde.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I’ll admit I had an advantage going into <i>Dionysus
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I learned about Peter Singer, Daniel Dennett, Richard Dawkins, Ludwig
Wittgenstein, Carl Sagan, David Hume, Plato and Aristotle. It was certainly not
uncommon to hear names such as Immanuel Kant, Bertrand Russell, Noam Chomsky
and, yes, even Friedrich Nietzsche, pop up in conversation.</span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">So maybe that’s part of the reason why this quote
from Ratzlaff that appears on Theatre Projects Manitoba’s website caught my
eye:</span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">“Nietzsche is a philosopher who grabs you by the
throat and compels you to look at things from unaccustomed angles and in
strange light.”</span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Sounds an awful lot like something
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The first day of our four-day vacation is almost over, which
makes me realize that not only are the last two weeks of class going to fly by,
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I made a list of the <a href="http://alanas28hourday.blogspot.ca/2011/12/ends-in-sight.html">things I wanted to do during Christmas vacation</a> and that didn’t go so well. So what’s the trick? Another list? Or
maybe the key is to just relax… The only problem: lists relax me. I’m a
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So, with that being said… here is the beginning of my summer
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1. Try some new restaurants… I still haven’t been
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they could speed up production of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Anchorman
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It goes without saying that reading about the events in Mike
McIntyre’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Journey for Justice: How
“Project Angel” Cracked the Candace Derksen Case</i> was difficult at times
(especially from a parent’s point of view), but I’m glad that I read it. The
case played an important role in Winnipeg’s history and had an impact that can
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I was initially surprised and skeptical about the
overwhelming sense of forgiveness and resilience of the Derksen family that was
depicted in the book. However, after hearing Wilma Derksen speak at the seminar,
all doubt was removed. She is a remarkable woman.</div>
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I enjoyed hearing McIntyre and Derksen talk about the book
and the case. It was interesting to hear how the project was developed and put
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McIntyre offered insight into the challenges of writing a
factual, journalistic story that grabs readers’ attention and makes them want
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One of the most interesting topics of discussion was whether
or not reporting on crime contributes to the sense of doom and gloom in the
world. McIntyre said one of the reasons he believes there is value in writing
about and reporting on crime stories is because he sees them as human interest
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Of course I think people need to know what’s happening
around them, but I’m still torn about where to draw the line when it comes to
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Derksen touched on the topic as well when she talked about
the tendency to blame the victim. The example she gave was a headline that
read: “Child snatched, door ajar.” Her comments reminded me about the
importance to be critical of what I’m reading and to pay attention to how the
story is presented.</div>
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The only true crime work I had read before reading this book
included some podcasts and lengthy magazine articles. Reading this book was a
different experience. It’s difficult to explain, but I was never completely
immersed in the book because I was not used to the “reenactment” of events
(being there in the moment) compared to other true crime articles that read
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An example is the conversations between Derksen and her
husband when they were alone in their home. It’s not that I doubt those
conversations happened or that all of the information in the book is factual
and accurate, I simply found it difficult to get used to the style in which the
book is written. In the back of my mind I kept wondering how the exact words
someone spoke in a private moment could be remembered in such detail. </div>
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other non-fiction work that I have read) is the inclusion of excerpts from Derksen’s
writing. I preferred reading about her feelings and reactions when I knew that
she had written about them herself. Again, this just comes down to my own style
preference. </div>
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In addition to the excerpts from Derksen, I was interested
in reading about the medical reports about Mark Edward Grant and about the
court case. I think including this information made the book stronger because
it added to the complexity of the case, pointing out that it’s not as simple as
a case of a “bad guy doing bad things.” </div>
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I also thought the information about jury selection was very
interesting, in particular the inspiring discussion about jury duty being a
civic duty (comments made by Justice Glenn Joyal, I believe). <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></div>
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I was fascinated by Grant’s <span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">defence lawyer </span>Saul Simmonds. I
thought including his arguments was an interesting way to provide more
information about Grant in a book that mostly focuses on the Derksens. </div>
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At the seminar, McIntyre shared a story about how even
though there was no guarantee he was going to get an interview, he hopped in
his car and drove to Saskatchewan on the slim chance a family he wanted to talk
to would agree to speak with him. </div>
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What stuck with me about his story wasn’t that he spent over
four hours in his car, but what McIntyre did when he arrived in the town. Rather
than drive straight to the family’s house to knock on the door, he stopped at a
local coffee shop to call the family and let them make the choice to come to
him if they wanted to talk.</div>
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As we’ve learned in PR, nearly everything boils down to
respect. The same can be said with all professions, including journalism. We’ve
heard from a few journalists who made a name for themselves by trusting their
gut and not crossing that ever-changing line of how far is too far. I can only
imagine how hard it is to balance what you need for the job (and what sells)
with treating others the way you would want to be treated and knowing when to
back down (or step up).</div>
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I think one of the things that can be taken away from this
book is that once the spotlight fades and the headlines about a case are no
longer in the newspaper, there are still people who have to live with the
aftermath of the stories that to many of us will never be more than: “I heard
about that. Isn’t it awful?”</div>
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I’m always interested in seeing reports that revisit
cases/families/events after they’re no longer in the headlines. <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">It can be easy to distance yourself from what you’re reading in the news and
forget about the people who have to pick up the pieces. </span>An example of
this revisiting is the book<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Black Fire</i>
that Lindsey Enns wrote (for her IPP) about the <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">fire that killed two Winnipeg fire captains
five years ago. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span></div>
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Sure, it’s <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">important to stay on top of what’s making
headlines (what’s more immediate than a newsfeed on Twitter?), but take the
time to think about the stories behind the stories, too. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>* Beverly
Rowbotham’s</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">kids don’t have a mother.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>* Although <span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Graham James is in jail, his victims still have to
get up each morning and live their lives forever impacted by his crimes—whether
it’s front page news or not. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>* I
can’t even bring myself to think about what </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Victoria <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Stafford’s family is going through. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">* And, as we all know, life goes
on for the Derksens</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">—</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">without
their first-born.</span></div>
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So what am I trying to say? I guess that gory details and court
trials aren’t the end-all or be-all of crime writing. As I mentioned, the voice
of Wilma Derksen was a constant reminder in McIntyre’s book of the lasting
effects of this case and how they impacted her family.</div>
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As a result, the book was able to go beyond court
transcripts, police records, newspaper stories and other media coverage to
explore “behind the scenes”—things that many people might not think about.<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"> Taking
the time to think about these things will make us more informed and more
engaged</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">—</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">not to mention
better writers and readers</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">.</span></div>Alana Odegardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329803145869169443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805687465448996675.post-80928466507692093732012-03-23T16:57:00.000-05:002012-03-23T16:57:05.193-05:00What kind of tired are you?<div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Done and done. The magazine is handed in and the proposals have been submitted. CreComm has lived up to the March Madness that we were warned about at the start of second term. These past two weeks have been the most grueling since starting the program but one thing that’s made getting through a little easier is the variety of projects. From a 20+ page PR proposal to a travel advertisement, it’s nice to be able to focus on different things rather than grinding away at the same thing day after day.</span></div>
<div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">That’s not to say I’m not glad it’s the weekend. I’m mentally and physically exhausted (to the point where coffee has lost all of it magical healing powers). It’s a please-just-let-me-collapse-on-the-couch-and-order-a-large-pizza-and-not-move-for-the-next-three-days kind of tired.</span></div>
<div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">It sounds strange, but it’s also a good kind of tired. I’ve accomplished so much in so little time and the best part is that I have some pretty great projects to show for it.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The term’s not done yet, but I hope that we’ve at least navigated our way through the trickiest part. Fingers crossed it’s smooth sailing from here....</span></div>Alana Odegardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329803145869169443noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805687465448996675.post-48182875369285570432012-03-09T15:22:00.000-06:002012-03-09T15:22:34.489-06:00IPP perspective<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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I spent the last three days watching over 60 presentations
of amazing <a href="http://www.2012ipp.com/index.html">Independent Personal Projects</a>. </div>
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A year's worth of blood, sweat and tears went into
the projects that included videos, books, EPs, flash mobs…. (the list goes on). It was
great to see the final products, but what I enjoyed most was hearing about the
evolution of the projects.</div>
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Remembering to roll with the punches and navigating unexpected
roadblocks (like a collapsed lung) is going to come in handy when it’s our turn
to complete our IPPs. The presentations succeeded in instilling an equal part of fear
and inspiration in me (I’m hoping the fear will fuel the inspiration).</div>
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During this “March Madness” it was nice to have some
perspective on how far we’ll come in such a short period of time because in exactly
one year it’ll be us at the podium... and I can’t wait.</div>
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I’ve finally settled on an IPP that will require me to beef up my
video skills (and by “beef up my skills” I mean develop any at all). But you
know what? I’m excited. Many of the students who chose a video IPP last year admitted they had no idea
what they were doing when they started, and their projects turned out just fine. More
than fine. Incredible. So fingers crossed the same happens for me.</div>
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<o:p><br /></o:p></div>
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Congratulations to all of the second-year CreComm students
on a job well done!</div>
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Where has the time gone?</div>
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It’s hard to believe we’re in the final stretch of
first-year Creative Communications because it feels as though we just started…
until I look at how far we’ve come. </div>
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A couple things happened this week that made me realize just
how quickly this year has flown by.</div>
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First off, the applications for a new crop of Creative
Communications were due this week… we’re CreComm rookies no more.</div>
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And second, one teacher told us to take a look at the most
recent assignment we finished and compare it with the first one we handed in at
the beginning of the year.</div>
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That was easy because frankly there was no comparison. </div>
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Before I was accepted to this whirlwind of a program I read
the blogs of some of the then first-year students<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(who are now, of course, in their second year).
In one way or another, a word kept coming up: confidence. </div>
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Some wrote about confidence in terms of how much their
writing had improved. Others said they never thought they would have had the
confidence to go after their dream jobs but all that had changed for them…</div>
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I think I understand where these students were coming from.
Yes, it’s true your whole life becomes CreComm for two years but based on
everything I’ve learned in such a relatively short period of time, I wouldn’t
have it any other way. </div>Alana Odegardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329803145869169443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805687465448996675.post-10321870028471317802012-02-24T14:41:00.001-06:002012-02-24T14:41:25.149-06:00The Business of Mickey<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">I’ve had a little time to unwind over reading week and was lucky enough
to spend a day at Disney World. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">I’ve been to the world famous amusement park before, but this past week
was the first time I’ve visited the Magic Kingdom since starting Creative Communications.
This time around my eye was drawn to the branding of the world famous park. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">First off, I can’t wrap my mind around the sheer scale of the Disney company.
From the products (Mickey ice cream, bottle toppers, towels, clothes, hats,
umbrellas, playing cards…) to the advertisements and slogans (“Let the memories
begin”, “Where dreams come true”, “The happiest place on earth”)… It’s
mind-boggling. And very well organized.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">As fun as the attractions are, I couldn’t stop thinking about what goes
on behind the scenes. Disney World is like a series of cities, each with its
own hotels and even a monorail… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">I was more preoccupied with trying to figure out how the business of
Disney operates than riding Splash Mountain.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Does anybody know of any behind-the-scenes documentaries about this
behemoth of a company?....<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<!--EndFragment-->Alana Odegardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329803145869169443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805687465448996675.post-18555462675961270712012-02-17T09:58:00.001-06:002012-02-17T09:59:36.172-06:00Measurable reactions<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I thought I was impressed by yesterday’s seminar presentation by Philippe Leclerc, the Interactive Communications Manager for the City of Regina…. and then I checked out his</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://philippeleclerc.ca/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> website</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">. Now that’s impressive.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I learned a lot about what he had to say about using social media effectively and in particular, what social media can offer in terms of measurability and getting immediate feedback. It was the first time it really clicked for me that social media can be a tool for gathering information, rather than just pumping out information (as targeted and focused as that information may be).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The “citizen engagement” aspect of social media also really intrigued me. I sat beside a classmate yesterday who had called up a city department because she was trying to find out some pretty basic information. From what I gathered, she was transferred to at least three different people and had to make at least four separate calls. By the end she had landed right back where she had started and was talking to the same confused person she had called in the first place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Now, I’m not saying the people on the other end of the line weren’t polite and helpful, but the whole rigmarole seemed…archaic. And exhausting. And I wasn’t even the one making the calls.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">An hour later I was listening to Leclerc as he explained that questions or concerns posted on the City of Regina Facebook page are generally answered quickly and efficiently right online. And not surprisingly, people are appreciative (as noted by the measurable happy face results in Leclerc’s charts)….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After the seminar I texted one of my best friends who lives in Regina.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Me: <em>We just had a City of Regina guy talk to us about social media. Apparently you guys are quite the social media users.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Him: <em>We’re movin at the speed of light over here.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Agreed. And it's about time we caught up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span></div>Alana Odegardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329803145869169443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805687465448996675.post-25855151424985253772012-02-10T12:19:00.000-06:002012-02-10T12:19:20.309-06:00Uptight writer<style>
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This week three things that Creative Communications students
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I think writing falls under the category of if you don’t
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Blogging is a good way to exercise the writing muscle. One of the reasons I like it is because it’s conversational. I think a good blog
post makes you feel as if the writer is talking to you.</div>
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When it comes to journalism, I have a tendency to write in a style that’s understandably more
stiff and formal. But I was pleasantly surprised
this week when our journalism instructor said, “Make people laugh. That’s good
writing.”</div>
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Of course there are some things that just don’t fly when
you’re writing about something serious. You need to adapt to the format and
audience you’re writing for… after all, writing a research proposal is
different than writing a restaurant review. </div>
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In terms of my IPP (see previous post), I’m going back and
forth between doing something for radio or writing for print. I think I originally
dismissed the idea of writing a book or a series of articles because I wasn’t
thinking outside of the box--I was only coming up with “serious” topics to be
written in a “serious” style. There’s certainly nothing wrong with that, but now
my sights are set on something a little…. funnier. I have to remember to breathe when I write, or rather to let my writing breathe. Does that make sense? Probably not.</div>
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I think I’m going to put some other advice into practice too: write what you know. </div>
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More on the evolution of my IPP to follow….</div>Alana Odegardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329803145869169443noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805687465448996675.post-2127376017017845172012-02-03T11:12:00.001-06:002012-02-03T11:12:30.882-06:00Radio girl<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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A 28-hour day would sure come in handy these days…
especially with talk of IPP (Independent Professional Projects).<o:p></o:p></div>
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What type of project would you want to spend a year of your life doing?
The advice I’ve heard from former CreCommers is to choose something you’re passionate
about. Something you want to spend your time doing… otherwise it’s going to be
a long, long year.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I thought about writing a novella… but had no idea about
what to write about (hardly a mark of passion...or maybe a sign that I have more thinking to do...).</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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I can’t draw or take pictures to save my life, so that’s
out.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Then it came to me--I’m a radio show/documentary junkie and listen to CBC and NPR as much as possible. For a long time, my dream job was to work for “<a href="http://www.thisamericanlife.org/">This American Life</a>.”</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p> </o:p>So maybe that’s the direction to go in… a “personalized”
radio doc… hmmm…. That’s something I could get excited about. "Stay tuned” for
more as I figure it all out…</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
<!--EndFragment-->Alana Odegardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329803145869169443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805687465448996675.post-53259579213659159532012-01-27T12:58:00.003-06:002012-01-27T12:59:09.750-06:00Pants on fire<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">I was
checking out PolitiFact’s Twitter feed last night as I watched the GOP
debate….<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">What is
PolitiFact, you ask?</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: http://goo.gl/q6zD0</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">“PolitiFact
is a project of the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><i>Tampa Bay Times</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> and its partners to help
you find the truth in politics.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Basically,
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speaks up in American politics” to see whether or not the statements are true.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The best part
of it all is how PolitiFact rates the accuracy of what politicians say—they use
a highly scientific tool called the Truth-O-Meter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The
Truth-O-Meter uses a scale consisting of:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">True<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Mostly True<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Pants on Fire
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">I thought a blog
post about <span style="color: #1a1a1a;">Truth-O-Meter was timely given the focus
we’ve had this week on critical thinking and media law. Does this sound
familiar, CreComms?:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">“<a href="http://www.politifact.com/about/">Truth-O-Meter</a>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">PolitiFact writers and editors spend considerable time
researching and deliberating on our rulings. We always try to get the original
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stories. We then divide the statement into individual claims that we check
separately.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">When
possible, we go to original sources to verify the claims. We look for original
government reports rather than news stories. We interview impartial experts.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">It’s
a website worth checking out, and one that I would spend more time looking at
if I had those extra four hours in my day…<o:p></o:p></span></div>Alana Odegardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329803145869169443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805687465448996675.post-13357513789528079862012-01-20T14:51:00.003-06:002012-01-20T14:51:19.938-06:00What's your mission?<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.0pt;">This week I was asked to write a mission statement in my public
relations class. Seems like a fairly straightforward assignment --- but it
wasn’t a mission statement for a business, organization or group… it was a
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<span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.0pt;">I didn’t know where to start. Should it be light-hearted? Should
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<span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.0pt;">I had all of ten minutes to write it, so what I handed in wasn’t
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<span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.0pt;">In general, a mission statement should be short and easy to
understand. It should also identify the purpose, business and values of
whatever you’re writing about.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.0pt;">All that was going through my mind when I was trying to write it was different lines from movies and books:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Zoolander</span></b></a>: Who am I? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I should have been a great many things, Mr. Mayer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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You don't understand. I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda
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<span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.0pt;">You can only imagine how difficult it was for me to complete the
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do you offer? What do you stand for?).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.0pt;">So, what does this have to do with mission statements? A lot.
You gotta start somewhere and, it’s cliché, but figuring out who and where you
want to be is just as much about figuring out who and where you don’t want to
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Last night I put away the books for two hours and took advantage
of an opportunity to see the premiere of <i>The Iron Lady</i> starring Meryl
Streep. The movie is a biopic about former British Prime Minister Margaret
Thatcher. Ms. Streep can do no wrong, in my opinion. Combine her acting talents
with politics and that’s my idea of a great night.</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt;">I won’t get too much into the nuts and bolts of the movie
because Ms. Dow over at <a href="http://kulturebykatherine.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: #001aff; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">http://kulturebykatherine.wordpress.com/</span></a>
will have that taken care of this weekend.</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt;">All I’ll say is that Streep is unbelievable. But the movie,
directed by Phyllida Lloyd, left me wanting more: more about Thatcher’s
political career, more about the time she governed, more about her relationship
with other leaders, more about the riots and strikes…</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt;">When I got home I spent a good hour looking up clips of Thatcher
and reading about her. There are many other women (and men) in politics that
I’m interested in learning more about, too.</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt;">....the first female head of state and woman president Vigdís
Finnbogadóttir is one of them.</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt;">In short, Finnbogadóttir is incredible:</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt;">“She was a
divorced single mother and breast cancer survivor.</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt;">"How
could she be president," alluded one male contender, "She's a woman
and half a woman at that."</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Her
response? "I'm not going to breastfeed Iceland- I'm going to lead
it."</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt;">And sure
enough, in 1980, Vigdis was democratically elected as Iceland's first female
president and served four consecutive terms.” </span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt;">- from </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://rosastef.com/blog/"><span style="color: #0047c3; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">http://rosastef.com/blog/</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Now, if I had it my way, I would live my life out as a character
in <i>The West Wing</i>. Until I figure out how to make that
possible, I’ll continue to keep an eye out for more political films (that I can
live through vicariously).</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt;">When’s the movie about Clinton coming out? I’ve heard something
about the one profiling Sarah Palin and the 2008 US presidential election
called <i>Game Change</i> (is it a comedy?).</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Any other recommendations for books and films about politics?</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">So, it was a
busy Christmas break for me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">I didn't get
around to giving my blog a facelift (nor did I make a single post), and I
pretty much autofailed my holiday checklist that I made before the break (see
below).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">However, I did
have an incredible experience as an intern at the Winnipeg Free Press. For
three weeks I was writing articles, making phone calls, trying not to panic,
but most of all... learning.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">My head is
still swimming and I'll have more to write about it soon. A sneak peek: my
adventures include going to the scene of two fires, trying to get an interview
with Don Cherry, trying to decipher government press releases and more!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Until then,
here's a report on how I did in terms of checking stuff off of the list of
things I was planning on doing over the break:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">1)
Read a book. Any book.: I read half of a book, and a good half it was.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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See a movie. Any movie: I didn't go to the theatre-- but I did watch The King's
Speech on TV one afternoon. That counts, right?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">3)
Eat good food: I didn't go out to eat, but had tons of great meals at home
thanks to my foodie brother.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">4)
Go to the Festival of Trees and Lights downtown: YES, did that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">5)
Spend some time at McNally Robinson: Nope, didn't make it there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">6)
Get in touch with friends and family I haven’t seen since CreComm orientation:
I saw some of them on Christmas Day for a few hours...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">7)
Go on a steady diet of Christmas cookies: YES-- very successful. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">8)
Go to the Canad Inns Winter Wonderland: Nope, but still hoping to.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">9)
Go skating at The Forks: Nope, didn't even get near The Forks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">10)
Recharge for term 2: HA! No way--- but it's here nonetheless!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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forward to seeing all of the CreCommers tomorrow morning :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the break: re-design my blog. Maybe I’ll even narrow the theme of the content a
little more, too. I want to post more regularly (New Year's resolution), so
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I just finished the branding assignment for Ad class and
I plan on applying some of the things I put together for that over here. If you
had told me in September that I'd have three InDesign projects on the go, I
would have curled up into a little ball and wept.</div>
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I don’t want to jinx anything, but… I really like
InDesign. It turns out that pressing the wrong key <i>doesn’t</i> make the
computer explode. Once I had that figured out, I started to have some fun with
it. I have a lot to learn, but I’ve found the best way to figure out the
program is by messing up (which I’ve done a lot).</div>
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So, keep your eyes open for some changes. However, I
reserve the right to do nothing over the holidays except eat cookies, watch
movies, etc. (see previous post).</div>
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Not likely, though.</div>Alana Odegardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329803145869169443noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805687465448996675.post-82010827443471729532011-12-01T22:35:00.001-06:002011-12-06T10:40:14.100-06:00The countdown's on...<style>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
end is in sight –just over one week until our first term at RRC is done. All that
stands between me and Christmas break is about three dozen assignments and
tests. Maybe not that many, but it sure feels like it. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I’m
working on a top-ten list of things to do over the winter break.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1)
Read a book. Any book. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">-
I’m hoping to sit down with Lynn Coady’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Antagonist</i> and The Help by Kathryn Stockett.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2)
See a movie. Any movie. Top picks are:</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">-
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Beginners</i> (dir. Mike Mills)</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">-
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Midnight in Paris</i> (dir. Woody Allen)</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">-
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Melancholia</i> (dir. Lars von Trier)</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">-
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Synecdoche, New York</i> (dir. Charlie
Kaufman)</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">-
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Tree of Life</i> (dir. Terrence
Mallick)</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">-
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Being Elmo</i> (dir. Constance Marks)</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">-
<i>Take Shelter</i> (dir. Jeff Nichols)</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">-
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Like Crazy</i> (dir. Drake Doremus) </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3)
Eat good food. It’d be great to head to Stella’s at least once.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">4)
Go to the Festival of Trees and Lights downtown.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">5)
Spend some time at McNally Robinson.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">6)
Get in touch with friends and family I haven’t seen since CreComm orientation.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7)
Goon a steady diet of Christmas cookies.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">8)
Go to the Canad Inns Winter Wonderland.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">9)
Go skating at The Forks.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">10)
Recharge for term 2.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But
first thing’s first—survive until the end of next week…</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><o:p></o:p></span>Alana Odegardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329803145869169443noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805687465448996675.post-33645895180794354602011-11-25T12:37:00.001-06:002011-11-25T12:41:44.671-06:00Every little bit<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
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It turns out that changing the world is trickier than I
thought.</div>
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<br /></div>
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My big plan of feeding all of Winnipeg over the holidays
(well, not quite) hasn’t exactly turned out as I planned… but I’m not giving up
yet.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I’m still convinced people <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">do</i> want to do good—but as I’ve mentioned time and time again on
this blog, there are only so many hours in the day.</div>
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<br /></div>
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The first problem was that I underestimated just how busy
students are, especially as the end of term assignments start raining down.
Everyone has deadlines and jobs to worry about, so finding the time to get
organized and even receive feedback from people who want to help has been
challenging. </div>
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I think this year the best course of action will be to at
least have each of the three CreComm sections sign-up to feed one family. Every little bit counts. Next
year I’ll be more prepared and give myself plenty of time for the preparation
that goes into organizing an initiative like this.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
It’s a bit frustrating because I want to do it all. I’ve
realized that what’s important is not making this particular project work--- it’s
about doing something. Anything. </div>
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<br /></div>
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I think it’s important to point out that there are several
students who are giving back in their own ways. Some have told me they make
annual donations to Winnipeg charities and at least two of my classmates are
signed up to work at soup kitchens over the holidays.</div>
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<br /></div>
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So, hopefully you’re inspired to donate your time or money
this holiday, too. Check out the following sites for more details.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Siloam Mission:</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="http://www.siloam.ca/">http://www.siloam.ca/</a></div>
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<br /></div>
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Winnipeg Harvest:</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="http://winnipegharvest.org/">http://winnipegharvest.org/</a></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Christmas Cheer Board</div>
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more than enough to do, but this holiday season I’m making an effort to fill up
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referencing <a href="http://winnipegharvest.org/"><span style="color: blue; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Winnipeg Harvest</span></a>, the
stats I found out have been weighing on my mind:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b> -<span style="color: #0e0e0e;">The organization provides emergency food
assistance to nearly 58,000 people a month across Manitoba. This is up 21
per cent over the same period last year.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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-<i>Fifty-one</i> per cent of Winnipeg Harvest clients are
children.</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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plenty of ways to help out your fellow Winnipeggers, including dropping off
food donations at dozens of locations around the city (including Staples and
Winners stores).</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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suggestions from the <a href="http://www.christmascheerboard.ca/index.php"><span style="color: blue; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Christmas Cheer
Board</span></a> include:</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">Or, buy an
unwrapped toy and drop if off at any fire department as part of the Toy
Mountain campaign. <a href="http://www.salvationarmy.ca/"><span style="color: blue; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">The Salvation Army</span></a>
will distribute them this holiday season.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">The ball is
rolling… </span></b><span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">Section 1 of
Creative Communications is going to sponsor a family through the Christmas
Cheer Board.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">It’s a good
start, but we can do better. I’ll be talking to other CreComm class reps to get
this started…We're going to make a big difference this year.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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competition? Which class can bring in the most donations?... Does anyone
have some other suggestions?</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">I’m putting the
lessons we’ve learned in PR to good use:</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">We’ve got the <b>Identification
Principle</b> (what’s in it for me):</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">The official
title of <b>CreComm Food Drive Champions</b>!!! (plus that warm fuzzy feeling
you get knowing that you’re making a positive difference in your city).</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">And perhaps
most important is the <b>Action Principle</b>. People want to do good. I think
you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t want to help others out… but
actually doing it is another story.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">I understand
that everyone’s got busy lives and a limited budget, so it’s my mission to make
helping easy… I’ll figure out the details.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">If anyone wants
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</span>Alana Odegardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329803145869169443noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805687465448996675.post-38350907901119072382011-11-11T19:05:00.001-06:002011-11-19T17:12:21.121-06:00Remembrance Day road trip...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I just got back from attending a Remembrance Day
ceremony in Arborg, Manitoba (about an hour north of Winnipeg). I'm back a little later
than expected (it was a full day) but am glad I had the chance to go to a
ceremony outside of the city. The sense of community in the small town was
amazing -- unlike any service I have ever attended before. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Six WWII veterans still live in the town and they were all
in attendance today. My great-uncle was from Arborg and his picture is mounted
on the wall of the legion there. He died in World War II at the age of 22. He is buried in Berlin and no one from my family has ever been to his gravesite.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Today during the service a retired RCMP officer
gave a presentation about his travels to Europe. On his latest trip he visited many military cemeteries and had prepared a slide show with some pictures for today's special occasion. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">One of the very first pictures he showed was a picture
of my great-uncle’s gravestone. No one in my family has ever been to see it and it
came as a shock to see his name etched in stone.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Needless to say, it was a Remembrance Day I will
never forget.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>Alana Odegardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329803145869169443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805687465448996675.post-35741968006635056512011-11-04T09:48:00.002-05:002011-11-19T17:13:32.934-06:00So many stories...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">I've been spending a lot
of my time writing a Remembrance Day article for journalism class.
I interviewed a sergeant corporal who joined the army when he was 19 years
old (he's in his 40's now). I thought since he is a high-ranking officer,
he would want to talk most about what he's seen and all of his
accomplishments. Instead our conversation focused on his son who
followed in his footsteps and joined the army when he was 18 years old (just a
few years ago).</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">The hardest part for me has
been trying to focus my article. There are so many stories within this story.
Based on how my article is shaping up, I'll be sticking with the father-son
theme, but what about the wife and mother story? I can't imagine what she goes
through when both of the men in her life are overseas. It reminded me that
Remembrance Day is about paying tribute to the families of soldiers as well.
I've decided to ask her for an interview, too... I'm interested in what she has
to say about her life and the other side of military life. So many
stories, so little time.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">When I was a kid…</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;">When I was growing up, my
parents allowed me and my younger brother to watch 30 minutes of TV per day. No
more and most often less. This was considered to be a torture tactic by many of
my friends, but my brother and I didn’t mind. It was just the way it was.</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">Now that I have a child of my
own, I’ve had to start thinking about all sorts of things, including TV time.</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;">I allow my 20-month-old
daughter to watch TV once a week. On Saturday mornings I put on an Elmo DVD
that’s about 30-40 minutes long (she loves Elmo). She doesn’t usually watch the
whole thing and most often toddles off before it’s done. She’d much rather be
outside.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">Too much TV</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;">I read that “<a href="http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/tv_affects_child.html"><span style="color: #0000f5;">two-thirds of infants and toddlers watch a screen an
average of 2 hours a day</span></a>.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">I also found this: “The American
Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that kids under 2 years old not watch <i>any</i>
TV and that those older than 2 watch no more than 1 to 2 hours a day of quality
programming.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">I think I'm doing pretty good
at less than 30 minutes a week.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">My daughter also doesn’t eat
candy, fast food, or drink pop. And no, I’m not one of those parents who plan
to shelter their child from the evils of the world (like sugar- Grrrr).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">There’s going to be a time when
my little one starts asking for junk food and TV and until then, why introduce
or encourage it? I'm not planning to forbid any of it because that will just
backfire eventually. Plus, it’s just not realistic.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><b>Breaking News...</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">This past week I was feeling
mighty fine about our TV restrictions when my brother sent me a link to an
interesting article about the effect of TV on kids under the age of two. The
article read:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">“<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/4074606/Two-year-olds-to-be-screened-for-speech-problems.html"><span style="color: #0000f5;">Toddlers could be screened for speechproblems after
evidence that many are so addicted to television and video gamesthat they are
failing to learn basic communication skills</span></a>.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">It goes on to say that “barely
a 10th of children in some areas can repeat even one nursery rhyme and, in
extreme cases, some do not even know their own name” and that the problem is “now
more prevalent than dyslexia or autism.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><b>Braggin’ Time</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">My daughter can sing her way
through <i>Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star</i>, <i>Five Little Monkeys Jumping on
the Bed</i>, <i>Row Your Boat</i>, and likes to add her own twist to the end of
Skinamarinky (her version ends in “I love me”). She also knows a few <a href="http://www.thewiggles.com.au/"><span style="color: #0000f5;">Wiggles</span></a>
songs (including the actions) and can make her way through the whole alphabet
song, adding in a few mumbles of “next time won’t you sing with me” to the end.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;">She can recognize and say
around 10 colours (my mom taught her “aqua” as a joke, but she knows it!) and
knows her names (both her nickname and her full name), along with Mommy, Amma,
Grandpa, Auntie and Uncle. Oh yeah, and all the characters from Sesame Street
including Prairie Dawn and Abby Cadabby (she learned about them from
books).</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">She knows the names of several
animals and the sounds they make in addition to other words in her growing
vocabulary. She often wakes up and “reads” to herself and practices her ABC’s
for up to 45 minutes before wanting to get lifted out of her crib.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">As you can see, I could go on
forever… And no, she doesn’t pronounce all the words or letters clearly,
but she’s definitely got the sounds and the rhythm down. I’m not listing all of
this just to brag about my daughter (okay, maybe just a little bit).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">Cause and Effect?</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">Does any of this have to do
with limited screen time? Who knows. All kids are different and each
develops at his or her own pace, but I can’t help but wonder. I’m not judging
other parents’ choices and think there are some great educational programs out
there… but again, I’d rather teach my girl how to count by reading a book or
playing with her than have her see it on TV. The TV has its place, but I think
it’s something that can easily get out of control, especially considering “children
who consistently spend more than 4 hours per day watching TV are more likely to
be overweight”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">So, I am going to try and stick
with the Saturday morning TV tradition and lead by example. The only TV she
sees me watch is the news at 6 pm. In fact, when she hears the TV being
switched on, the first word she says is “news”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">I think it’s also important to
take the lead from my daughter. Who knows, maybe she’ll never want a chocolate
bar or want to watch TV… yeah right.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">But a mommy can dream.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></div>Alana Odegardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329803145869169443noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805687465448996675.post-29261868958328643282011-10-25T08:43:00.003-05:002011-11-19T17:16:43.769-06:00Stranger things have happened...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 15px;">So, I started writing
about my foray into the world of sports and it quickly turned into something
much bigger than a 100-word post... I want to put some more thought into
it, maybe even turn it into an article of some sort... we shall see. That's my
"problem"--- once I start writing, I can't stop.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">I can say that in addition to
becoming an author and journalist (see previous posts), I think I'll add sports
person to the list. What does that mean? Not too sure yet. But the Winnipeg
Blue Bombers game last Saturday had a surprising effect on me...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">Alana, a sports fan?
Stranger things have happened....</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I’ve noticed the one phrase that most commonly follows “Yes,
I have a blog” is “but I don’t write as often as I’d like.”</div>
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I feel the same way. I love to write, but finding the time
to blog isn’t easy. It’s kind of like exercising: you feel great after doing
it, but getting started is tricky.</div>
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Usually a week passes before I realize I haven’t
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week. </div>
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So, because I don’t have 28 hours in a day, I think what
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Will planning dates with my blog lead to more posts?
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<br /></div>Alana Odegardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329803145869169443noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805687465448996675.post-36052357197459365882011-10-14T13:23:00.002-05:002011-11-19T00:18:45.020-06:00BFF in CC<style>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Friday. End of the week. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">This week (and every week since the end of last August) I’ve
spent more time at school than at home, which means during the week I spend
more time with my classmates than my own family.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Our instructor Duncan often tells us to partner up with our
BFFCC (best friend forever in CreComm) and we all laugh, but when you’re with
the same 25 people day in and day out, it’s amazing how fast you bond.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It’s safe to say that no one understands what’s going on in
our daily lives better than our classmates. We’ve been through the autofailing
lows and the post-election highs together. For the next two years CreComm will
be front and centre in most of our lives and no one gets it better than other
CreComms.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">And I think there’s something really great about that. It’s
been one of the surprising highlights of this program so far.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Recently one of my classmates was absent for two days in a
row. In my university days I wouldn’t have been concerned (or even noticed) but
in CreComm, missing a day is a big deal. Missing two is cause for concern.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">When he got back (he’d had the flu) he said he’d never had
as much support from classmates before. A few people sent him a text or email
to see if he was all right, and I was one of them. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">At the end of August, I would’ve thought that would be
crazy, a little stalker-ish and just plain nuts. Now, maybe some people in the
program do think it’s nuts, but I’d like to think we all feel the same way:
like we’re in this together.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">My free time tonight is going to be spent with the same 25
people I’ve seen all week. Again, anyone from the “outside” might think that’s
crazy. But you just don’t understand – you’re not in CreComm.</span></div>Alana Odegardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329803145869169443noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805687465448996675.post-63144150249056656692011-10-05T10:43:00.001-05:002011-11-19T17:17:50.848-06:00Black as midnight on a moonless night.<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">It was a late (but exciting)
night last night and I'm feeling a little drowsy today
(understatement of the year).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">So, as boring as it
sounds, if I had an extra four hours today I would use them to
catch up on some sleep. But since that's a no-go, I'd like to dedicate this
post to something that’s always been there for me during this first month
of CreComm: coffee (my substitute for sleep).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">It gets my heart racing and
gives me the strength to keep on going. Without it, I’d be nowhere (or
fast asleep in the middle of class -- something that's bound to influence
my professionalism marks).</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Image from </span><a href="http://goo.gl/OlqKi"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">http://goo.gl/OlqKi</span></a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">And with that, I'd like to
throw it over to my favourite Special Agent, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_969366657"><span style="color: #0000f5;">Dale </span></a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Cooper"><span style="color: #0000f5;">Cooper</span></a>.
How can you not get excited about java after hearing what Coop has to say about
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