Here’s a nice night satellite shot of Montreal and environs, via urbanphoto_blog on twitter.
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Fagstein has an in-depth look at Concordia’s root problem today on his blog. The recent abrupt departure of Judith Woodsworth as president seems to be only the latest in a series of problems coming from a dysfunctionally structured organization. But I’ll let him tell you about it.
Last night’s hockey game was big drama, with a stunning overtime win against the Bruins. Some highlights here (after two commercials) but not the fight that ensued at the end. Max Pacioretty is probably still on cloud nine.
Found this Flickr set of Expo 67 photos just now – not professionally taken, but includes some angles, details and interiors you don’t often see.
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Rich
Brief preview of the cuisine side of this year’s Montréal en lumière festival, which will feature women chefs.
Today there’s going to be a mass at St. Joseph’s Oratory to commemorate very nearly one year since the Haiti earthquake, and various big shots are expected to attend.
The really sad thing is that most Haitians seem to be so religious that they’d probably be more pleased by this empty gesture than if somebody got organized to send them more food, fuel or building materials.
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A.
What an incredibly insensitive comment. Had you not stopped
to consider that for those who are religious, attending a mass
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Richard
While I don’t believe in masses either this is uncalled for
and quite unworthy of your otherwise interesting and informative
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Kate
You’re hungry and everyone around you is hungry and you’ve been living in a tent encampment for a year along with your family and everyone you know – everyone who survived the earthquake, that is – and there’s little prospect of this “emergency” situation coming to an end anytime soon.
And then somebody tells you that rich people in a distant city have held a religious ceremony for you?!
If I could wave my magic wand I’d make the Haitians get as mad about this kind of empty gesture as they ought to be. Yes, I stick to “empty gesture”. I’m sure it’s good PR for Jean Charest and Gerald Tremblay to sit in a pew for an hour and look pious, and it’s a lot easier than to try to do something to concretely help the Haiti situation (which I realize has been plagued with corruption, collusion and poverty dating from long before the earthquake). I don’t have any answers here but I refuse to see a religious ceremony as any kind of help.
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Chris
Quite right Kate!
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M.
Clergypeople are just that, i.e. they offer spiritual help and guidance, they’re not doctors, bankers nor politicians. I may be agnostic, but I still think it’s good not to forget Haiti and its people, even though this particular gesture might be symbolic, why rob it of its value.
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KG
I’ve known a lot of Haitians and never met a religious one yet.
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Marc
Kate is right on. It’s like those child rescue charities who take out tons of ad space on TV who offer the kids water, a pencil case, a blanket and a bible. How about some more of the former three instead of the bible?
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J-P
@ M. : When people are suffering, a ‘symbolic gesture’ has no value.
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Peter
Religious ceremonies offer spiritual and emotional support
for those here who have suffered (i.e. Haitians here who lost
family or have family suffering in Haiti). They also help collect
donations for the cause. Churches in general offer an institutional
framework by which Haitians (and others) here can organize relief
efforts. Politicians who attend those ceremonies are showing
support for those in the community who are grieving and helping to
organize those relief efforts. Also, their attendance helps keep
the issue in the media and the public’s mind, which increases
donations. To say that it has no value is not true.
Another above average set of Expo shots. Watch for the hovercraft.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/berson/sets/72057594048890451/