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Art Stories | Series: Open Art
Does Art Belong on a City Bus?
Through an ingenious video project, an artist and filmmaker introduces art and movement into the daily commute. Co-published with Zócalo Public Square
Ann Kaneko | April 8, 2014 | 6 min read
Whenever I am swinging my arms—a simple warm-up exercise as part of the practice of qigong, which cultivates energy by aligning mind, breath, and body—I imagine that I look like a repenting soul performing self-flagellation to random passersby.
I've mused for a long time about creating an urban opera involving scenes of bus riders spontaneously starting to hurl their arms in the air and beat their chests at stops. Living almost 20 years ago in Tokyo, where I spent countless hours on the train, helped me imagine alternate scenarios for my opera: fierce old ladies in football helmets elbowing their way through the morning crowds, or salary men and office ladies crossing their legs and opening their newspapers one by one in a choreographed line dance. Stuck in Los Angeles traffic these days, I conjure up surreal and humorous moments that could literally break up stagnation and spread happy vibes.
So when Anne Bray, the executive director of the media arts project Freewaves, invited me to create health videos for Los Angeles County Metro buses, I was ready with my qigong opera idea.
The invitation awakened an old dream of mine. When I was studying photography at Bennington in Vermont, the college shut down during the bitter winter months, and I spent my winter work terms in San Francisco and New York. In these cities, I depended on public transportation and dreamed of exhibiting my photographs on the buses and trains. I was convinced that art was not something just for privileged gallery-goers. This is probably one of the reasons I became a filmmaker, which gives me flexibility to make videos that can be more educational or less formally experimental.
I like that qigong is not something exclusive either. I had first encountered qigong through my brother, an acupuncturist who is a devotee of the practice. I took it up when I sought out ways to cope with my own hormonal roller coaster during pregnancy a few years ago. And now, as I have been caring for my 93-year-old parents and teaching them simple qigong exercises like the ones in my bus videos, I am reminded how it is an equal-opportunity practice that even the elderly or frail can do. Everybody can reap the benefits of increased circulation, mobility, and energy.
Since the Metro bus video project was designed to promote health, I contemplated the possibilities. What if I could show bus riders simple movements and stretches in a way that didn't feel "New Age" or like the boring existing qigong how-to videos on the Internet? What if I could show the riders doing exercises instead of being slumped over a phone texting? And what if I could do this in a way that would get an entire bus doing breathing exercises? Or bobbing their heads?
So much of bus riding seems to be about maintaining anonymity, and I wanted to give people the courage to be different and not worry about being laughed at. I remembered a brief but funny incident when I was riding the train in Tokyo. An old woman in her 60s, dressed in a traditional grey silk kimono, began doing what seemed like pull-ups on the hanging straps on the train. Did no one tell her that someone might see her? This was Japan, where conformity was supposed to rule. But maybe her status as an older matriarch gave her a pass to do as she pleased. I smiled and admired how she could be oblivious to everyone else who pretended not to see her.
To set my videos on a bus, I called all the local municipal bus lines to inquire about renting a bus for a few hours. (The bus wouldn't even have to move, I promised.) It turned out that insurance was the biggest cost. And only the City of Gardena would give us a break on the permit and waive some of the general liability insurance, automobile liability, and workers' compensation, since the bus was going to stay stationery.
Then I had to gather a group of willing subjects who would agree to play bus riders in my grand experiment, which I had a whopping three hours to shoot. I recruited from everywhere I could: I sent out a massive email blast to friends and professional contacts; I posted an event on the Meetup web page for my qigong class; I left flyers at the local acupuncture school; and I offered extra credit to my class at Hollywood's Art Institute of California. Freewaves posted on Facebook and tweeted to their fans.
With shot lists, diagrams and schedule in hand, I arrived on set not knowing how many people I had—and knowing I had to keep everything very simple. Fortunately, about 15 participants came, the perfect number to fill the bus, but not so many that it was unwieldy. Henry Lee, my qigong instructor, taught the bus riders the simple tapping exercises and explained what the practice was. Although many had no qigong or acting experience, they were a willing and enthusiastic bunch who let go of their inhibitions. During the shoot, I knew that I had to respect the spirit of the practice—keeping the energy flowing, making it positive and fun. It was not just about getting through my shot list, which is often the main aim of many directors who don't care if they're stressing actors out.
I was trying to produce videos tailored to the specific, noisy, uncontrolled environment of a bus of commuters, so I knew subtlety would not necessarily be the best approach. Bright and bold colors would clearly read better on TV screens, which were going to be small, slightly larger than the size of a sheet of paper. Since Los Angeles encompasses so many different cultures and languages, I put text such as "Feeling sluggish?" and "Keep the energy flowing" in the top three languages among bus riders—English, Spanish, and Chinese. Even though I knew sound would only be barely audible, I also chose cheery, upbeat music to break up the monotony of the ride.
In the video "Stiff," one woman with a sore neck sees the guy next to her rolling his head. Another woman sees the man sitting next to her pump his heels up and down. After both women give a "What the heck are these people doing?" kind of expression, they mimic their neighbors. In "Sluggish," we see a man begin to thump his belly and get a quizzical look from the lady next to him. Pretty soon, everyone is thumping body parts on the bus—arms, shoulders, chests—and cracking up. Both of these scenes play out against 1960s-cha-cha-inspired music punctuated by people moving their bodies.
I tried to document how my videos have played on buses, but it wasn't easy. The videos were played on tiny monitors mounted near the front and back doors. Many monitors weren't working on the buses I got on, and when they were working the audio was sometimes drowned out by the bus engine. The sun often created a glare on the monitor that made it hard to see what was happening on-screen. Also, my videos only ran once an hour, with ads or MSNBC playing at other times. When I did find a bus that played my video when I was on it, I felt shy about breaking the customary bubbles of isolation that passengers create around themselves when they ride the bus. I also tried not to call attention to myself or my camera gear after one bus driver warned me that I wasn't supposed to shoot on the buses. However, the bus riders I did manage to chat with said that they loved seeing art on the buses. My friends who are bus riders have told me that the videos have motivated them to breathe a little deeper and do some stretching.
As an artist and filmmaker, I straddle a lot of different kinds of video making, and this project was a pleasure compared to the arduous process of fundraising, shooting, and editing a feature-length documentary. But it isn't always easy making something that will necessarily appeal to thousands of bus riders. While documenting the project, I traveled through many colorful neighborhoods, jostling with homeless people, blocking the aisles with loads of bags, high school students toting skateboards and books, gray-haired ladies burdened with groceries. Young or old–they all looked tired, stressed, and bored and in need of some relief. I am glad that that my videos are not preaching to the choir as I might be in a gallery or a theater, and if I can get just one person to sneak in a head roll, then I'll be happy to have helped someone out.
To watch the "Out the Window" videos, go to out-the-window.org.
All photos courtesy of Ann Kaneko.
Text of this post © Zócalo Public Square. All rights reserved.
This post is part of the series Open Art, an arts engagement project of Zócalo Public Square and the Getty.
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Ann Kaneko
I'm a Los Angeles-based artist and independent filmmaker. My latest films are A Flicker in Eternity (flickerineternity.com), based on the diary and letters of Stanley Hayami, a Nisei veteran, and Action Conversations: Bellows Falls, a collaboration with choreographer Victoria Marks.
Ann Kaneko on April 17, 2014 at 9:47 pm
The South Pasadena Arts Council (SPARC) in partnership with LA Freewaves is presenting a free screening of the Out-the-Window artists' videos, Live Long LA, and a panel discussion about art and health/care issues, Wednesday, April 30th, 7:30 – 9:30 pm, at the new Laurie Hendricks Gallery, 1504 Mission Street, South Pasadena. Ann Kaneko and Freewaves Executive Director Anne Bray will be on the panel along with Cissy Brady-Rogers, Dr. Marina Khubesrian and Mark Dreskin. Please join us!
Annelisa Stephan on April 18, 2014 at 9:10 am
Hi Ann, Thanks so much for the heads up! This will be a great event. We'll be eager to see if the audience starts doing some moves. —Annelisa / Iris editor
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The Old Road to Glaicer
Article and Photos by J.B. Chandler
The interstate is faster, no doubt about it. But the journey to Glacier National Park should be as beautiful as the destination.
Before the interstate highways, one had to drive through every town. On Highway 89, that's what you'll want to do. Each town has its own character; each has its unique set of views and destinations. As we go further and further north, the mountains come closer and closer to the road. It's a highway atop the benchlands, on the edge of the high plains, but with a clear view of the mountains. There are many places to visit, just off the road, that rival our destination's beauty, but lack the tourist crowds.
So pack the car, keep your camera ready, and drive a little slower today. We don't want to miss anything.
Vaughn: The Journey Begins
Highway 89 was once the primary route to Glacier National Park (GNP), and Vaughn, Montana is our first stop. The "Leavings" area west of Great Falls has always been an important travel crossroads. The slow, meandering Muddy Creek has cut a deep trough running north and south, forcing most wagon trails to run nearby the Sun River, whose ancient crossing lay just south of Vaughn. A miner-turned-rancher who helped start the city of Great Falls, Robert Vaughn, sold his land at this intersection, and when the "Turkey Trail" road (the Great Falls and Lethbridge Railroad) was built north from this location, the town of Vaughn was born. Eventually, the north-south interstate and then Highway 200 going west to Missoula were built, increasing Vaughn's stature; yet, Highway 89 was built first and is the first great road to GNP.
Like any great crossroads, Vaughn has a few gas stations, a few bars, and a few hundred people. The growing town benefits from its proximity to Great Falls, being a bedroom community for many. With more people, more services must be built. A bank, a vet's clinic, and a tire shop lay right on the main strip, but also a few hunting outfitters and an elementary school lay within town too.
Some travelers only stop at the gas station for a quick bite, and that's a shame. Big Sky Deli is a newer sandwich shop in town and is ten times better than any franchise. For those wanting a quick break, we stop at the Office Bar. The atmosphere is great. The Silver Spur across the way has good burgers too.
A hub of transport on the edge of the prairies and the benchlands, Vaughn is a small town on the rise.
Blackleaf Recreation Area
Bynum may be a spot for some to pump on their brakes, but for others there is much to do. Now, if we wanted to skip Glacier National Park and head into the mountains west of Bynum, we may have a great reason: Blackleaf Recreation Area. Unlike the saloon in town, the Blackleaf is an actual wildlife preserve, and one with ample opportunities for recreation. Plus, unlike Glacier, you can bring your dog along.
The Blackleaf Rec Area lies between two river valleys, with the wall-like Volcano Reef in the middle and Mount Werner rising above it all. On the northern edge of Blackleaf Rec Area, is the Blackleaf Creek canyon. The creek isn't much to behold (yet it washes out the road) but the staggering cliffs on either side of the creek are majestic, and daunting. That's why this rock face boasts some of the best rock climbing along the Rocky Mountain Front. According to one website, 22 climbs can be had, each with different names like "Blowhard" or "G Force," and my favorite, "Home Boys on Soy." The best—and worst—aspect of climbing this area is you and your group will probably be alone, so take your time, have fun, and be safe.
The southern border of the Blackleaf is the Muddy Creek and her ever narrowing canyon. To get to the trailhead, one must navigate a very rocky road, so check your tires before coming out. Once there, the short hike will lead you past an abandoned mine and into the narrow Muddy Creek canyon. The gap between the cliff faces begins quite wide, but the walls slowly collapse upon you, and when the canyon is but a few feet wide, the Muddy Creek Falls cascades down from between the rocks, creating an amazing, and very cold, waterfall.
Rock climbing, antler hunting, and waterfalls—the Blackleaf Recreation Area offers up Montana, without the crowds of Glacier National Park. Camp at Bynum Reservoir and visit the Rocky Mountain Front in relative solitude. Well, except for May 15 at noon. That day, come early and be ready to run for those antlers!
Bynum: Dancing with Dinosaurs
How can such a small town have so much in it? Bynum, population 31, has as much culture (and fun!) as a town 100 times bigger. The small blip on the road may not appear to have much, but what it does have is a giant dinosaur guarding the entrance.
"Rusty" is the name of that dinosaur, and he stands before the Two Medicine Dinosaur Center. The life-size dinosaur replica yells into the distance, exposing ferocious teeth that could chew down a human in two bites. The Two Medicine Dinosaur Center is one of 14 museums that make up Montana's Dinosaur Trail, which, when coupled with the Old Trail Museum, means the passing traveler can visit many different dinosaurs on their way to Glacier. Perhaps an hour at the museum is not enough? Sign up for one-, two-, or five-day expeditions where you will be working alongside the resident paleontologist of Bynum to discover the next dinosaur fossil. (Visit their website for more information.) Plus, visit the T-Rex Agate Shop across the way before you take off.
Never judge a book by its cover; J.D.'s Wildlife Preserve is a fancy, but misleading name for Bynum's only bar. This little bar becomes the social gathering spot for the whole area. Now for actual wildlife viewing, head west a few miles and visit Bynum Reservoir. Good fishing and good views can be had, along with some great nature watching.
The final flurry of fun we can have in Bynum is to chat about their one-room schoolhouse. Students still do their reading, writing, and arithmetic at this elementary schoolhouse, but the exciting thing they learn to do is dance. Starting in first grade and continuing until the students move on to high school, they will learn to master ballroom dancing, the polka, and more. The school even invites bands to come to their school so the kids can practice their craft live. It makes me wonder if we should be exchanging dodgeballs for dancing shoes across our nation.
With so much, it's surprising how small Bynum remains; however, that small town charm has led us to a unique place where after the fishing and dinosaur digging, it will be easy to find somebody to dance with at J.D.'s, even if it's a waltz!
Detours around Duper
Recent years have seen the Montana Highway Department upgrade Highway 89 between Bynum and Dupuyer—a beautiful stretch of road that was so twisty and narrow, that even in perfect driving conditions on a sunny day, seemed dangerous. All that has changed. Well, except for the beauty around Dupuyer, Montana.
Dupuyer is very small, but boasts some top-notch amenities. If you are an evening traveler, go visit Buffalo Joe's Eatery and Saloon. The recommendations you hear from your neighbors are spot on; it's delicious. The Dupuyer Cache is a small grocery store of sorts, and a few churches serve the people in the few houses. There remains a U.S. Post Office at the center of town.
The Dupuyer Creek runs slowly on the north side of town, and the first detour we will travel down is called Dupuyer Creek Road.
The Boone and Crockett Club is an organization that works for the conservation and preservation of wildlands and wetlands for wildlife. Founded in 1887 by Theodore Roosevelt, the headquarters for the Boone and Crockett is in Missoula, but the laboratory for the organization lies eight miles southwest of Dupuyer. An amazing location with breathtaking views, it is worthy of a short visit.
Another detour, just past Birch Creek, would allow one to drive a loop through Heart Butte and emerge back onto Highway 89 just south of Browning. The nearby mountains make for many amazing views, but Heart Butte doesn't offer any services, so come prepared!
Heart Butte: The Heartbeat of Montana
Some places in Montana seem to feel more magical as you get closer. The air is colder, but cleaner, and one can see the details of trees and rock and cows grazing along the Rocky Mountain Front. Driving into Heart Butte, you pass a giant majestic rock—the buffalo rock, they call it. Road construction in the 1950s dredged up this giant rock, but its destiny wasn't gravel or sand. It's a road marker. We are entering a special and magical place; we are going to Heart Butte.
Her namesake comes from the mountain jutting up just a few miles west of town. Heart Butte is the only town within Pondera County that is also part of the Blackfoot Indian Reservation. Swift Dam, on Birch Creek, sits some 10 miles south of Heart Butte, and from there to Heart Butte and wrapping all about the mountain was the Spotted Eagle fire. The 50,000-acre fire forced the small Class C town to be completely evacuated. Along with the other 100+ fires raging across the west, the Spotted Eagle blanketed the entire state of Montana in her gray soot.
A few weeks earlier, Heart Butte wasn't black and gray; she was a showcase for color and pageantry. The Heart Butte Society Celebration, or more simply the Heart Butte Pow-wow, is an annual event held the second weekend of August. Much like the circular dancing of the participants, the parking and campgrounds filled with fifth wheels and teepees encircle the fairgrounds on a one-way loop. Movers and shakers of all ages join in the many waves of dancers. Every color imaginable—in every possible combination—mix and match in perfect rhythm with the dancers. Bring a camera, find a seat, and get lost in the colors.
There are several vendors to get Indian tacos and fry bread, of course, but also good fellowship and conversation. Under the steel roofed, 3-walled building is the big event of the weekend: The Stick Game. How big? How about $22,000 in guaranteed payouts sort of big? The Pat "Bum" Calf Ribs Sr. Memorial Stick Game Tournament happens on that Saturday afternoon and should be considered the centerpiece of the celebration. One must play to fully understand the game, but essentially two contestants (or two teams of two) must gather all of the sticks in the game by guessing how many sticks one's opponent holds. Bluffing, guessing, and lots of money, and one doesn't have to deal with poker cards or flushes.
Heart Butte is a microcosm of Montana as a whole. Heart Butte is nestled in some beautiful, magical country, but with hellfire and smoke barreling down upon them, the community had to evacuate in 2016. Fortunately, the town was saved and the people of Browning set up a shelter for those needing a place to stay, while the Salvation Army of Helena sent food and a team to help assist the evacuees. Montana, despite her beauty, can be a difficult place to live. It's always assuring knowing that Montanans will often come to the aid of other Montanans; we will make it through this Montana together!
Browning: The Last Stop Before Glacier
Glacier National Park looms in the distance. We can clearly see the rocky valleys of St. Mary and Two Medicine. In the far distant north we can make out Chief Mountain. We're not in Glacier yet, though we're going through our last major town on the road: Browning. In fact, it's the largest town on Highway 89 and an often skipped-over point en route to GNP. Here are a few reasons to stop and hang out:
To the west of the river crossing is a historical marker for Coldfeet School, a one-room school built for Blackfeet children during the New Deal. To the east is one of the earliest schools on the reservation, Holy Family Catholic Mission, built in 1889. All that remains is the renovated church, the Holy Family Mission, which holds mass on Sunday mornings.
Another great stop is Nation Burger Station! Just past the giant white teepee coffee shop, look for the best drive thru around. Buffalo burgers for sure, but my favorite pre-hike sandwich is the Southwestern Berry Burger which sounds good enough, but with a fry bread bun?! It is amazing!
A quick reminder here to stock up at one the grocery stores in Browning. Load up on ice and sunscreen at Teeple's IGA or Glacier Family Foods.
The western edge of town carries many of Browning's cultural treasures. A giant statue sits on the north side of the road and acts as a signpost for more good things to come. A picnic area and the Pow-wow grounds lie just past the statue, but the giant parking lot that follows encircles the Museum of the Plains Indian. For an inexpensive $5 you could spend at least an hour learning about the culture and another hour admiring the many outfits of the Plains Indians.
The Gray Wolf Casino – one of the largest casinos in Montana—lies in the same complex as the museum. Attached to the casino is a nice three story hotel too.
Glacier National Park is so close, that some people wish to skip Browning and drive the last 30 miles into Glacier. But this unique town has food and culture that is worth your stop, even if it is just a few minutes. Especially if you are hungry!
Great Spots along Highway 89
A fast car could drive from Great Falls to Glacier National Park in about two hours, but one would be missing out on so much cool stuff in between. We have explored the many small towns, so let's take a look at a few historical and geographical spots just off Highway 89.
The buttes and cliffs of the Montana prairie are certainly beautiful, but they once had a more important use: food production. The First People's Buffalo Jump between Vaughn and Ulm is worth the five mile detour. Imagine, after leading the curious bison herd to the edge of the cliff, the hidden hunters would rise up, spooking the herd, who would then charge headfirst over the cliff. Below, other hunters would collect them. A good 3-mile hike leads us from below the cliffs to a promontory above the plains where we can see Great Falls, the Rocky Mountain Front, and the rest of our trip up Highway 89.
The most famous barn in Montana lies between Vaughn and Sun River, right before the turn to Fairfield. The barn is just off the road, and being tucked behind dense tree coverage and farm equipment, the J. C. Adams Barn can be hard to find. Don't look for a big, red wooden barn; this barn is made of giant sandstone bricks, quarried from nearby sources. The mighty arch was "imported" from St. Louis in 1885, which would've come by steamboat, not railroads. A rollerskating party debuted the opening of this barn/social gathering spot, but today, it has fallen into disuse. Thankfully, many organizations through the years have taken on the task of saving and preserving this amazing relic. During this process, the original horse weathervane needed to be replaced. (The new one looks great, but does it have a 120-year warranty?)Rising above the nearby trees, the horse will be our guidepost as no historical signage will alert us to this barn.
The buttes and ridges around Great Falls were a source of great inspiration to Montana's greatest artist, Charlie Russell. A few miles before entering Fairfield, there is an intersection with Simms Road. Turning lanes exist, so wait for them. Go south, and within one mile the road falls quickly from the Fairfield flats to the Sun River drainage below. This narrow road offers a dramatic view of Fort Shaw and Square Butte to the east, and a long ridge to the west. A parking spot exists at the top of the rise, but the road is narrow, so take pictures carefully!
The southern boundary of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation was once the Teton River. A fort and agency building existed, built in the 1860s, then abandoned in 1876. All that remains today is a large foundation rock. The Old Agency on the Teton roadside marker lies just past Choteau, and the rock itself lies nearby. Unfortunately, a right-of-way does not. Friends of the Old Agency on the Teton is working to make this location more accessible; alas, today there are more cow tourists than humans.
The current border for the Blackfeet Indian Reservation is Birch Creek. Just north of Birch Creek on Highway 89 we will see a big rock monument. When the Swift Dam failed in 1964 it sent a 30-foot wall of water down the river. Twenty-eight people died that day and a monument was built in their honor. The monument can easily be seen from the road, but Swift Dam is a little farther of a drive.
Fifteen miles due west on Swift Dam Road will bring us to the new Swift Dam, built in 1967. Below the dam, a large recreation area has been built with horse riders in mind. Hitching posts and small corrals exist for those getting ready to hit the horse trail. To go above Swift Dam, however, one needs a permit from the Blackfeet tribe, as you will be entering their reservation. A trail winds up and above the dam, where we can see beautiful views of the nearby Bob Marshall Wilderness.
Glacier National Park certainly has great views, but on our way to the park, many interesting spots can be found just off the beaten path.

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Elgar Peterson Arena Humboldt Saskatchewan
April 8, 2018 April 8, 2018 Jeremiah AndrewsLeave a comment
The saddest Center Ice in Canada tonight, as thousands of Humboldt residents gather for tonight's Vigil for the Humboldt Broncos.
UncategorizedElgar Peterson Arena, Humboldt Broncos, Humboldt Saskatchewan, Vigil, Youth Hockey
Death toll rises to 15 in Saskatchewan bus crash
CTVNews.ca Staff
Published Saturday, April 7, 2018 7:24AM EDT
Last Updated Saturday, April 7, 2018 10:39PM EDT
Fifteen people are dead and 14 are injured after a bus carrying a junior hockey team to a playoff game in Saskatchewan collided with a transport truck on a rural highway, according to RCMP.
Eight of the dead have now been identified as Humboldt Broncos head coach Darcy Haugan, captain Logan Schatz, 20, and players Adam Herold, 16, Logan Hunter, 18, Jaxon Joseph, 20, Stephen Wack, 21, and Logan Boulet, 21. Play-by-play radio announcer Tyler Bieber, who was travelling with the team, has also been confirmed dead.
The crash occurred on Highway 35 near Tisdale, more than 200 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon, late Friday afternoon. The Broncos were about 20 minutes away from their destination at the time of the crash.
The team's bus was T-boned by a transport truck, according to the president of the Nipawin Hawks, which was scheduled to play the Broncos in Game 5 of a semi-final Friday night. There were 29 people, including the driver, on board the bus at the time of the collision, RCMP said in a release. All of the injured were rushed to hospitals in Saskatoon.
The truck's driver was uninjured in the crash and was released after being questioned by police, Saskatchewan RCMP Assistant Commissioner Curtis Zablocki said. The driver is being provided with mental health and wellness assistance.
"It's too early to comment on the cause of the collision," Zablocki said.
Ryan Straschnitzki, 18, suffered a broken back, his mother told CTV News Channel on Saturday.
"He apparently can't feel his lower extremities," Michelle Straschnitzki said. "I wish we had a time machine and could go back 24 hours."
According to RCMP, the bus was travelling northbound on Highway 35 when it collided with the truck approximately 30 kilometres north of the small town of Tisdale. The truck had been travelling westbound on Highway 335.
Environment Canada data shows that it was a clear but cold at the time of the accident. There are stop signs with flashing lights for both westbound and eastbound traffic on Highway 335 where it meets Highway 35.
Images from the scene show both vehicles partially overturned with the truck's cargo littered across a snowy field. The front end of the team's bus appears to be completely shorn off.
The team is part of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL), which is open to players aged 16 to 20. Thirteen of the Humboldt Broncos players are from Saskatchewan, 10 are from Alberta, and one is from Manitoba.
"The worst nightmare has happened," the league's president, Bill Chow, told reporters while choking back tears during a press conference Saturday afternoon. "Our condolences to everybody involved, our condolences to the families, our condolences to the injured."
The Humboldt Broncos released a statement late Friday night announcing the news on its website.
"Our thoughts and prayers are extended to the families of our staff and athletes as well as to all who have been impacted by this horrible tragedy. Our Broncos family is in shock as we try to come to grips with our incredible loss," Broncos President Kevin Garinger said in the release.
Matthew Gourlie, a sports writer with the DUBNetwork, told CTV News Channel that the team is a source of pride in the tight-knit community.
"Some kids dream of playing in the NHL. But if you are from Humboldt, you dream first of becoming a Humboldt Bronco," he said. "I can't imagine what the community is going through."
"It has hit us hard," Humboldt Mayor Rob Muench told The Canadian Press Saturday morning from the town's Elger Petersen Arena while wearing the team's jersey. "We are a small community by most standards but the hockey team has always been a big part of our community."
A vigil has been planned for Sunday at the arena, where counsellors are currently meeting with the devastated community. The Broncos were scheduled to play the Hawks there for Game 6 of their semi-final series Sunday.
A GoFundMe campaign for the team has been set up and has already raised more than $2.5 million as of Saturday night. In Saskatoon, those eager to donate blood were met with a three-hour line as the community rallied around the young athletes.
In a statement on Twitter, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, "I cannot imagine what these parents are going through, and my heart goes out to everyone affected by this terrible tragedy, in the Humboldt community and beyond."
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale called the collision "truly devastating" and offered condolences to family and friends of the victims.
"First responders are on the scene doing everything possible to help. Love + prayers to all," Goodale said on Twitter.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said he found the news "difficult to comprehend."
"To the City of Humboldt, the entire Broncos organization, and the families impacted by this tragedy, please know you are in Saskatchewan's hearts," Moe said in a Facebook statement.
"From a grieving province, thank you to every one of the first responders and medical professionals for your courageous response under the most difficult circumstances imaginable."
With files from The Canadian Press
UncategorizedCanada Mourns, Death of Young Men, Grieving, Hockey Tournament, Humboldt Broncos, Loss of Life, Saskachewan Hockey, Sorrow, Tragic Accident


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Мартин Гордан () — фигурист из Германии, бронзовый призёр чемпионата мира 1902 и 1904 годов, бронзовый призёр чемпионата  Германии 1905 и 1906 годов в мужском одиночном катании.

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Robotics technology is advancing faster than ever! This specific robot was designed to perform back flips, a skill that it has definitely mastered!
When a GoPro camera fell off of a skydiving plane, everyone assumed it was destroyed... until 8 months later when somebody found it in a pig pen. This is the video it took on the way down.
This 1.8 gigapixel camera, known as Argis, can instantly view an entire city and track all moving objects as small as 6 inches on the ground.
The XOS-2 is lighter, faster and stronger than its predecessor, yet it uses 50 percent less power. Its enhanced design also means that it is more resistant to the environment.
A demonstration of the 3D holographic display done on 2D flat sheets. Absolutely incredible! Scary for anyone who makes a career designing building concept models, though.


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Personal data can only be disclosed to third parties when the legislations allows it, when police and judicial authorities request it, or when the data subject gives its express consent.


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Father Jeffrey Francis Kirby is the author of 2019's "We Are the Lord's: A Catholic Guide to Difficult End-of-Life Questions." As the Church prepares to mark the World Day of the Sick on Feb. 11, which in 2020 is dedicated to end-of-life issues, Crux spoke to him about the book.
Expert says medical professionals need better training on spiritual care
Dr. Tracy A. Balboni is Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at Harvard Medical. She has a particular focus on the role of religion and spirituality in the experience of cancer.
By Charles C. Camosy
Texas judge: Hospital can remove baby from life support
A Texas judge on Thursday sided with a hospital that plans to remove an 11-month-old girl from life support after her mother disagreed with the decision by doctors who say the infant is in pain and that her condition will never improve.
By Jamie Stengle
CRISPR gene technology poses new moral questions
The new CRISPR gene technology is posing ethical questions for scientists.
Jewish, Christian, Muslim leaders sign declaration against euthanasia
Representatives from the Catholic and Orthodox churches and the Muslim and Jewish faiths signed a joint declaration at the Vatican reaffirming each religion's clear opposition to euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide.
By Carol Glatz
Groups call for end to use of aborted fetal tissue in animal research
A collection of pro-life groups Oct. 22 called for an end to the use of aborted fetal tissue in animal research.


The Independent National Electoral Commission has introduced an application where every Nigerian can be election observers and report live from their polling units.
The app, according to INEC, would check vote buying and can be freely downloaded from the commission's website or Google Play Store.
It also has geo-referencing features which can enable the electoral body's officials to identify wherever challenges may arise.
Where challenges arise, security agencies would be alerted to take charge in any part of the country.
The INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Board of The Electoral Institute, Mustapha Leeky, said the app was developed to address the new challenge of vote buying which characterised the recent governorship elections in some states.
Leeky disclosed these on Thursday while declaring open a three-day workshop on electoral security training in Abuja.
According to him, the workshop to train security personnel was inspired by the need to ensure the 2019 election is conducted in a hitch-free manner.
He said, "We have deployed something that most of you media men are paying little regards to; and that is the fact, as at today, if you go to INEC website or Google Play Store, you can download an INEC i-reporter which is something that INEC has spent a lot of money in developing.
"It allows every Nigerian to be an observer and a reporter of events as it happens. This, you can download freely, and have it on your smart phones. So, you can take pictures, you can also take a short video and send it to us.
The INEC commissioner said the commission had introduced a number of measures to ensure that vote buying does not interfere with the electoral process in 2019.
He said, "Our take on vote buying has been well articulated at various fora like this; we abhor it, we think it is uncalled for, you do not need to sell your vote and you do not need to buy votes.
"In INEC as an institution, we don't buy votes and we don't sell votes, we just count the votes.
"So we expect people to cast their votes freely, we have deployed a number of measures to ensure that vote buying does not interfere with our election.
"We have reconfigured the way our polling units and the ballot boxes are placed so that people cannot expose their votes, so that people can go and collect money afterwards.


Coaching is partnering with clients (Client is the person being coached) in a thought provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximise their personal and professional potential.
Professional coaching focuses on setting goals, creating outcomes and managing personal change. Coaching, supports personal and professional growth based on self-initiated change in pursuit of specific actionable outcomes linked to personal or professional success. Coaching is future focused and the primary focus is on creating actionable strategies for achieving specific goals in one's work or personal life. The emphasis in a coaching relationship is on action, accountability and follow-through. In coaching, the assumption made is that individuals or teams are capable of generating their own solutions, with the coach supplying supportive, discovery based approaches and frameworks. The coaching process does not include advising or counselling, and focuses instead on individuals or groups setting and reaching their own objectives as set by the individual or the team being coached. Professional coaching does not focus on behaviours that are being executed poorly or incorrectly, instead, the focus is on identifying opportunity for development based on individual strengths and capabilities.
Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) is the practice of understanding how people organise their thinking, feeling , language and behaviour to produce the results they do. NLP provides people with a methodology to model outstanding performances achieved by geniuses and leaders in their field. People live with the identity or belief in their world that their words describe their reality. NLP is a result of the realisation that your words describe your world but rather your words determine what world you experience, what world you create.
The art of NLP is about using language with such specificity, such clarity that you can create any fabric of reality that you desire.
Media & advertising…. And many more….
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Struji struja je šesti album hrvatskog pjevača Borisa Novkovića koji sadrži 14 pjesama. Objavljen je 1993. godine.

Popis pjesama
 "Struji struja"
 "Kurve sudbine"
 "Sve miriše na kraj"
 "Reci gdje da pobjegnem"
 "I pod ledom"
 "Više ništa nije kao prije"
 "Loša navika"
 "Odlazim"
 "Stvorena za mene"
 "Učinit ću sve zbog tebe"
 "Lete ptice, lete avioni"
 "Dajana"
 "Ništa se ne događa"
 "Kad te srce za mnom zaboli"

Izvori
 "Struji struja" na borisnovkovic-official.com
 "Struji struja" na diskografija.com

Albumi Borisa Novkovića
Albumi iz 1993.


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from django.conf import settings
from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
from django.db import migrations

def forwards_func(apps, schema_editor):
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def backwards_func(apps, schema_editor):
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        except ObjectDoesNotExist:
            # Maybe the object was translated only in a specific language?
            # Hope there is a single translation
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class Migration(migrations.Migration):

    dependencies = [
        ("froide_campaign", "0038_auto_20210204_1314"),
    ]

    operations = [
        migrations.RunPython(forwards_func, backwards_func),
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Q: Unable to Catch the Error using the below code using Protractor API I've created a function in which I'm knowingly passing incorrect locator such that I would like to catch the error.. below is the code..
SafeClick:function(locator){
    try {
       _elementIdentify = locator.isDisplayed().then(function(){
          console.info('Element Displayed');
          locator.click();
       }, function(err) {
          console.error('Error Finding the Element', +err );
       });
    } catch(err) {
       console.info('Error occured');
    }
}

But with the above code, the statement in the catch block is not printed.

A: Most probably you try to catch error from a callback. You can not do that. Stuff in callback function is executed in different context so you will never catch that one from inside the then callback, even if you throw somewhere there.
EDIT: to catch the error you can try to write it like that:
SafeClick:function(locator){

       _elementIdentify = locator.isDisplayed().then(function(){
        try {
          console.info('Element Displayed');
          locator.click();
        }
        catch(err) {
          console.info('Error occured');
        }
       }, function(err) {
          console.error('Error Finding the Element', +err );
       });
}

This is the only way to catch an exception from a callback.
As a side note, that thing you try to write seems unnecessary. You should know the state of the UI you manipulate with protractor. If it is in wrong state, you want it to fail right?

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TORONTO, Jan. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (the "Company" or "TGOD") (TGOD.TO) (TGODF) is pleased to announce that the Danish Medicines Agency, the Government body responsible for issuing cannabis related licenses, has granted an initial cannabis business authorization to TGOD's joint venture production partner Knud Jepsen. This licence will allow TGOD's JV partner Kund Jepsen to immediately begin importation of starting materials and to begin research and development related to the creation of elite cannabis genetics. Per the terms of the recently completed definitive agreement, Knud Jepsen will submit a request to the Danish Medicines Agency for the assignment of this licence to the TGOD-Knud Jepsen Danish joint venture, a process that is already underway and expected to be completed within the coming weeks.
The initial licence, issued under the Danish Medicines Agency's Development Scheme, enables the importation of starting materials, the receipt, possession, cultivation and processing of cannabis, and distribution and export of analytical samples to foreign labs. After the cultivation and harvest of three confirmed and consistent crops, an additional authorization licence will be issued allowing for the sale of authorized medicinal cannabis products.
The Denmark based TGOD/Knud Jepsen cannabis production JV will initially consist of a 37,500 sq. ft. phase one production facility with an expected annual capacity of 2,500 kgs per year with an initial focus on supplying the Danish medical market. The purpose-built hybrid greenhouse facility will be located within Knud Jepsen's large-scale operations in Hinnerup, Denmark, and the property includes significant room for expedited expansion on Knud Jepsen's land as additional global markets open and demand dictates. The previously contemplated (see June 27, 2018 news release) 25,000 kg of production in Denmark will shift to various lower cost production jurisdictions throughout Europe. TGOD will have the exclusive right to all cannabis-related production from the JV through a guaranteed offtake agreement.
TGOD and Knud Jepsen have also formed a genetics-focused JV, which will consist of a 5,500 sq. ft. R&D facility for cannabis-related trials and testing to produce and house elite materials. Knud Jepsen's laboratory will be retrofitted to begin robust R&D trials with the goal of patenting and commercializing novel discoveries. The facility will be ready to receive cannabis starting materials in the coming weeks.
The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. is a publicly traded, premium global organic cannabis company, with operations focused on medical cannabis markets in Canada, Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America, as well as the Canadian adult-use market. The Company grows high quality, organic cannabis with sustainable, all-natural principles. TGOD's products are laboratory tested to ensure patients have access to a standardized, safe and consistent product. TGOD has a funded capacity of 170,000 kgs and is building 1,382,000 sq. ft. of cultivation facilities across Ontario, Quebec, Denmark and Jamaica.
This news release includes statements containing certain "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities law ("forward-looking statements"). Forward looking statements in this release includes, but is not limited to, statements about the granting or assignment of any license, statements about future business ventures, statements about future research, development and innovation by the Company, statements about the offering of any particular products by the Company in any particular territory and statements regarding the future development plans or performance of the Company. Forward-looking statements are frequently characterized by words such as "plan", "continue", "expect", "project", "intend", "believe", "anticipate", "estimate", "may", "will", "potential", "proposed" and other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" occur. These statements are only predictions. Various assumptions were used in drawing the conclusions or making the projections contained in the forward-looking statements throughout this news release. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management at the date the statements are made, and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The Company is under no obligation, and expressly disclaims any intention or obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by applicable law.
Previous articleOrganigram Holdings Inc. (OGRMF) Signs Multi-Year Cannabis Extraction Agreement with Valens GroWorks Corp.


UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero and Head Football Coach Jim Mora announced today a campaign to raise private funds for a comprehensive football training facility to be located on the west side of Spaulding Field, the practice field for the Bruin football team. The planned state-of-the-art facility is intended to house a locker room, athletic training area, strength and conditioning facility, coaches' offices, team meeting rooms, equipment rooms and video rooms, in addition to several elements that will feature the storied history of UCLA Football.
There is a sense that if funds are raised privately – that is, if they are not state funds – no trade-offs are involved. The Regents, in approving capital projects, behave as though that is true. However, it assumes there is a pool of donors out there that will only give to the one specified project and would not have donated to some other project. Does anyone look into that assumption? Is it valid? Just asking.


As part of the funding received under Gas Tax funds, the Resort Municipality will be starting to review its official plan in the fall of 2016. The intent of Council is to make this a larger review than only the official plan. It will be more strategic in that it will also look at other areas such as population and business development, and will set goals for the municipality.
The process will be very consultative and is expected to take about a year to complete.


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Marzenka Novak (Polonia, 2 de septiembre de 1945 - Buenos Aires, 3 de julio de 2011) fue una reconocida actriz de cine y televisión, cantante y escritora argentina de origen polaco.

Biografía
Novak nació en Polonia el mismo día del final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el 2 de septiembre de 1945. Era hija de un jefe de la resistencia contra los nazis. Muy pronto la familia debió huir del comunismo, peregrinando por la Europa desolada hasta encontrar ubicación en un barco de refugiados que la trajo hasta Argentina.

Falleció el 3 de julio del 2011 a causa de un ataque cerebrovascular (ACV) en la Fundación Favaloro, donde se encontraba internada por problemas cardíacos, y se le habían realizado dos baipases. Sus restos descansan en el cementerio de la Chacarita.

Vida privada
Estuvo casada desde 1978 con el actor Hugo Arana (1943-2020) con quien tuvo un hijo, Juan Arana.

Carrera

Cine

Participó en el filme Este loco amor loco (1979) de Eva Landeck con Hugo Arana (con quien se había casado el año anterior), Irene Morack, Carlos Calvo y Héctor Gióvine.

Al año siguiente, hizo la comedia Toto Paniagua, el rey de la chatarra (1980) junto con Ricardo Espalter, Enrique Almada, Ana María Giunta y Juan Carlos de Seta.

En 1983 actuó en Espérame mucho con Víctor Laplace, Alicia Bruzzo y Arturo Bonín.

En 1987 intervino en el filme Made in Argentina con Luis Brandoni, Marta Bianchi, Leonor Manso y Patricio Contreras.

En 2002 actuó en la producción internacional dirigida e interpretada por Robert Duvall Assassination tango, que se filmó en Argentina.

En 2003 hizo el cortometraje El murmullo de las venas y la película norteamericana Imagining Argentina, protagonizada por Antonio Banderas y Emma Thompson.

Su última película filmada fue, en el 2008, el drama No mires para abajo en el papel de la madre de Eloy encarnado por Leandro Stivelman, compartiendo escenas con Hugo Arana y Mónica Galán.

Televisión

En 1978 debutó como actriz en la pantalla chica con Juana rebelde en el papel de Chiquita, junto a Beatriz Taibo, Betiana Blum, Raúl Rossi y Alicia Anderson. También hizo Alta comedia.

En 1980 participó en Trampa para un soñador, telenovela protagonizada por Antonio Grimau y Cristina Alberó.

En 1987 retorna a la actuación con la exitosa Clave de sol encarnando a Beatriz.

En esa década formó parte del elenco de Matrimonios y algo más.

En 1991 hizo El árbol azul junto a Mónica Gonzaga, Carlos Muñoz, Antonio Caride y Andrés Vicente. Luego actuó en la tira El falfa.

En 1995 estuvo en La nena, ficción emitida por Canal 9.

Este mismo año participó en 4 episodios de la telecomedia juvenil Montaña Rusa.

En 1998 participó como Josefa en La condena de Gabriel Doyle con Lito Cruz, Luis Luque y María Socas.

Teatro

Trabajó en más de 50 obras, entre ellas:

 El violinista en el tejado
 Cyrano de Bergerac
 Las dulces niñas
 Corte fatal
 La cocina
 El pasajero del barco del sol
 Marzenka, un canto de posguerra, dirigida por Manuel González Gil
 Jesucristo Superstar
 Calle 42
 La señorita de Tacna
 Locos por el biógrafo
 Tu nombre es Florencia
 La ópera del malandra
 Drácula con Sergio Renán, Gigi Rua, Pablo Alarcón, Franklin Caicedo, Osvaldo Terranova y Héctor Bidonde.
 Despertar de primavera
 Vamos a votar (1982), en el Teatro Maipo
 Dulce, dulce vida
 Herr Klement

Cantante
En su etapa como cantante se hizo conocidas por temas como: Finds Hope In Shen Yun y Sings Silent Night Cicha Noc.

Referencias

Emigrantes polacos hacia Argentina
Actores de cine de Argentina
Actores de televisión de Argentina
Actrices de teatro de Argentina
Actrices de Argentina
Cantantes femeninas de Argentina
Escritoras de Argentina del siglo XX
Escritores en español del siglo XX
Polacas del siglo XX


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Q: More help needed with farbtastic color picker
Possible Duplicate:
Help needed with farbtastic color picker. Simple example html included

I need a bit more help with the farbtastic color picker.  I've got it working, and I can get it to change ONE ITEM on my page.  But I need to get it to change the background color on a number of items, and can't figure out how to do it.  Here is an example, where I've tried to do it with the jQuery change() event. Can anybody show me what I'm doing wrong?
http://bizzocall.com/farbtastic/demo1.html

A: I have the farbtastic color picker working really well now. Just for those of you who want an example to take apart and look at, here's a link. The sytax of how the farbtastic function is called to send the color to numerous items on the page is the tricky part. But, its working here. Just look at the source...
http://bizzocall.com/cp-BizzoActiveButton.php
This duplicates my answer to the other question. I put it here just in case someone stumbles upon this question instead of the other one.


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Q: One parameter with multiple arguments - Selection and SelectionArgs I have encountered this problem:
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Cannot bind argument at index 3 because the index is out of range. The statement has 1 parameters.

As a result of:
String where = "id_1 = 50 AND id_2 = ?";
//The String[] is ideally of dynamic length and not necessarily 3 in size.
String[] whereArgs = {"60", "61", "62"};

cursor.setSelection(where);
cursor.setSelectionArgs(whereArgs);

I am simply using it the wrong way. I have realized this already. But I would think it makes it evident what I am trying to accomplish.
My question:
Is there a way for me to insert an array of varying length and arguments into a single parameter? Any best practices that I have missed. Have I simply baked myself into a bad situation?
The SQL statement I could be looking for:
WHERE id_1 = 50 AND ((id_2 = 60) OR (id_2 = 61) OR (id_2 = 62))

The only way I can think of to fix my problem is to create a string and build upon it in a loop the length of String[] adding OR (id_2 = xx) with every iteration. It just doesn't sound like a very good solution to me.
Thanks for your time!

A: In general, constructing the WHERE clause dynamically is the correct solution. Use StringBuilder.append() rather than + to save some string construction overhead.
In some cases, you may also want just issue multiple statements. So instead of
select from table where id_1 = 50 AND (id_2 = ? OR id_2 = ? OR id_2 = ?);

You could do a Batch of
select from table where id_1 = 50 AND (id_2 = ?);
select from table where id_1 = 50 AND (id_2 = ?);
select from table where id_1 = 50 AND (id_2 = ?);

A: Try with this code:
String where = "id_1 = 50 AND (id_2 = ? OR id_2 = ? OR id_2 = ?)";

String[] whereArgs = {"60", "61", "62"};


Udupi, Dec 9: Various vedic rituals were held at Rajangana of Udupi Sri Krishna Mutt to mark the occasion of the 79th year of sainthood of Sri Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji of Paryaya Sri Pejawar Mutt.
It is a practice followed by 85 year old Pejawar seer to meet his disciples from various parts of the country every year on this occasion. This year, vedic rituals being held for three days from December 7 to December 9.
The rituals begin at 7 am and end at 10.30 am. Sri Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji himself will be present during the 'Poornahuthi'.Scholars Nandalike Vittalacharya and Chitrapura Gopalakrishnacharya are leading the rituals.


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