#Vancouver Referencing

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fighting urge to transcribe tocc’s full answer abt petey today. he is not our coach anymore it doesn’t matter what he thinks he is not our coach anymore it doesn’t matter what he thinks he

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important question: does anyone have the video of quinn hughes where he says that he “doesn’t consider [himself] as someone who knows what’s going on” please this is for science (my friend hasn’t seen it)

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That's so Norwegian...?:

The story of a Wikipedia editor's obsession with complete references.

Photo by Geir Hval.

So, long story short, the Norwegian National Research Ethics Committees organization published a clarification document about the ethical responsibilites that were discussed during the meetings of the "Vancouver Group" in the 1970s which ultimately created the ICMJE standards for manuscript and bibliographical sources—thus formalizing the note/bibliography system structure for international use (oh, hai Wikipedia).

Above—I mean, I did it. Was it worth it? Yup. To others? Probably not. This is a screenshot of the end result of my editing to this reference, Wikipedia, s.v. "Vancouver system."

In a rather bizarre turn of that which is self-referencing, I didn't relize how diffcult it is to link to a non-English Wikipedia page inside a reference while keeping the title of the non-English page in English.

But, I did it. As they say in Norway, "Hodet mitt kan gjøre vondt, men hjertet mitt gjør det ikke." [1]

Notes

Well, that's what Google Translate says they say in Norway if you say in English, "My head may hurt but my heart does not." No doubt, that is terrible Norwegian. My deepest apologies. ↩︎

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@bogleech potential link collection for your old article from like 2011 😂

did you know that the well-known factoid that male anglerfishes degenerate after attachment until they’re basically just a pair of testes is false? i knew of course that they don’t just become “growths” on the female because I’ve handled dozens of attached pairs and every male I’ve ever seen has been very much obviously a whole and complete second fish, but I sort of assumed there was internal degeneration, perhaps muscle atrophy, etc. i can’t believe no one ever corrected me on this but this just doesn’t happen. in obligatorily parasitic species, the male actually continues to grow and increases considerably in size after he attaches to the female, because the two of them can only reach sexual maturity together. me, an octavia butler fan: is this the height of romance??

what is true is that attached males do have hugely enlarged testes proportionate to the rest of their bodies & organs, and that they receive all nutrition from the female’s bloodstream so their stomachs are always empty, though their own gills seem to still be functional, as are their fins and muscles—you can even induce movement and swimming motions on recently dead attached males. I can only assume that at some point someone said that basically the only biological function a male anglerfish needs to perform is sperm production and this got taken out of context and luridly exaggerated over time. he’s not just a pair of testicles! he’s her forever partner! one flesh one end!

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Certainly! Vancouver referencing is a widely used citation style in academic writing, particularly in the field of medicine and health sciences. It follows a numeric system, where sources are cited in the text with a number and listed in numerical order in the reference list at the end of the document. Read this blog now.

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Fusion

Susan Point

from the website: "Fusion" is the original maquette that was used to create a fourteen-foot-tall public sculpture of the same name situated at Granville and W. 70th Avenue in south Vancouver, a few hundred metres from the ancient settlement of c̓əsnaʔəm. Created by combining red cedar with powder-coated aluminum, "Fusion" stems from the theme of the "People of the Grass" and the "Salmon People," which are uniquely Musqueam.

Carved and painted red cedar in the form of green river grass sprouts from the sculpture's circular cedar base which is carved with traditional Coast Salish trigon motifs. From the base, ten Salmon emerge from a central axis that spreads out in the four sacred directions. Faces emerge from the bodies of six of the Salmon, referencing the human aspect of the artwork, with cattails interconnecting their swimming forms. Nine of the Salmon also have black, inlaid eyes of carved and painted red cedar.

When speaking about the artwork, Point said, "The human element within the salmon has universal appeal that symbolically relates to all peoples. The faces are revealed with traditional Salish elements... giving a sense of place and a landmark that respects past, present, and future. Spawning salmon on their journey up the Fraser River have passed the Musqueam People for thousands of generations. A story this big means they need to be big to be characterized fittingly."

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by Andrew Lapin

JTA — A comic book festival in Vancouver said it has banned an Israeli-American artist because of her past service in the Israel Defense Forces, after apologizing for allowing her to participate this year.

The Vancouver Comic Arts Festival then deleted its statement apologizing for allowing Miriam Libicki to exhibit at the event, which took place earlier this month, after the Canadian Jewish News published an article calling attention to the affair.

According to the news outlet and social media screenshots, the statement did not name Libicki but referenced her and her work and said she would not be allowed in the festival in the future.A Stop to the Trucks - The Times of IsraelKeep Watching

“The concerns regarded this exhibitor’s prior role in the Israeli military and their subsequent collection of works which recount their personal position in said military and the illegal occupation of Palestine,” said the “Accountability Statement,” posted to Instagram.

The statement went on to say her appearance was the result of “oversight and ignorance” and that it “fundamentally falls in absolute disregard to all of our exhibiting artist’s [sic], attendees and staff, especially those who are directly affected by the ongoing genocide in Palestine and Indigenous community members alike.”

In her own statement, Libicki, who explores Jewish identity in her work, called the ban “illegal” and said it was “bad for all artists of all political orientations and backgrounds.” She added, “I have consistently, publicly been pro-peace” and supportive of the establishment of a Palestinian state.

“Because of the vulnerable populations I work with, I prefer not to discuss my specific political views in public,” she wrote in a statement shared on Wednesday by Jesse Brown, a Canadian Jewish publisher and journalist. “I believe all policing of artists’ personal identities and nationalities is wrong.”

But after the CJN article was published on Wednesday, the festival deleted its “Accountability Statement.” It did not immediately respond to a Jewish Telegraphic Agency request for comment.

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BORN IN THE U.S.-EH: From the outdoor skating rinks to the beloved Maple Leafs, Toronto makes lasting impact on projected 2019 first overall NHL pick Jack Hughes

Nov 27, 2018

PLYMOUTH, Mich. — It was like watching a magician pull a quarter from behind someone’s ear. After the fact, you could piece together what had happened but in the moment everyone was fooled, most notably the three dizzied Dubuque defenders.

The ever-evolving magic show of 17-year-old Jack Hughes, the consensus No. 1 pick in the 2019 NHL draft in Vancouver this June, was in fine form on a recent Sunday afternoon inside the USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Mich., on the outskirts of Detroit.

Hughes’ USA Hockey National Team Development Program under-18 squad was leading comfortably early into the third period of a United States Hockey League contest against the Fighting Saints — a team comprised of mostly 19- and 20-year-olds — when the top prospect pulled this particular rabbit from his hat. The play began when Hughes intercepted a haphazard clearing attempt. He then went to work, first cutting ever-so slightly to his left to find a seam — or, rather, create a seam — between a pair of helpless Dubuque players at their own blue line. Hughes coolly gained the zone and outsmarted one more opposing player before sliding a precise pass to teammate Cole Caufield, who easily cashed in, at which point the team’s play-by-play man proclaimed, “he made that look almost too easy.”

The announcer was referencing the goal-scorer but he could also have been talking about Hughes, the team captain and best player on the ice this day by a country mile.

When you're playing with him, you've got to expect the unexpected. Teammate Cole Caufield

“He created a 2-on-1 out of a 3-on-2 for them,” said Caufield, himself a projected first-rounder in what is an American-heavy 2019 draft class. “When you’re playing with him, you’ve got to expect the unexpected and you have to trust him. You kind of know he’s going to make the right play.”

Hughes’ U-18 coach at the USNTDP, John Wroblewski, recalled similar wizardry from his star centre earlier this season against Dartmouth College. That day the magic started with an opposing defender having a “clear-cut, 99% chance” at exiting the zone with the puck, before Hughes stripped him of the puck, found Caufield, and Darmouth yanked its net off the moorings to prevent a goal. “You watch it on tape and you’re just, ‘oh my god.’ That is, I think, his defining quality: When he’s on … when he’s buzzing, you’d better have eyes in the back of your head because he is going to hunt you right down and that puck is going the other way as soon as he gets on top of you.”

It’s all to say, the #LoseForHughes social media hashtag has wide circulation for a reason: Jack Hughes could be worth tanking for. As a frame of reference, consider that in early March he broke the NTDP’s season scoring record for a player in his under-17 season (87 points in 46 games), averaging 1.92 points through 51 games and surpassing point-per-game marks of Auston Matthews (1.13) and Patrick Kane (1.11), the last two Americans selected first overall in the same age category. As a 16-year-old, facing teams made up mostly of 18- to 20-year-olds, Hughes registered 116 points in 60 games, which is one point shy of the program record set by Maple Leafs superstar Matthews who was a year older than Hughes at the time.

While he might not be mentioned in the same breath as generational talents such as Connor McDavid or Matthews — only time will complete that story — Hughes is viewed as a genuine No. 1 pick, the type of franchise-player-in-the-making an NHL team builds around. Though he’s a centre, the 5-foot-10, 168-pound Hughes has regularly been compared to similar-in-stature Blackhawks superstar winger Kane (his childhood idol), with emphasis on his grade-A skating ability, high-end hockey IQ, puck skills and that previously mentioned knack for creating offence out of thin air.

Yes, it’s early days. There’s a pile of hockey to be played between now and June, including the world junior championship beginning Boxing Day, where draft positioning can shift greatly based on performance. (The hype train will surely roar off its tracks in Vancouver and Victoria, where Hughes and his older brother, Quinn, a Michigan Wolverines defenceman and NTDP graduate selected seventh overall by the Vancouver Canucks last summer, are expected to don stars and stripes jerseys together.) Still, at this moment there is little to debate about whose name will be called first by a smiling NHL general manager eight months from now. As one Eastern Conference scout told The Toronto Sun: “If you look at first overall picks as a whole, he certainly fits that criteria. He’s certainly a dynamic talent. There’s a good group that could push him, but it’s Jack’s to lose right now.”

Hughes wouldn’t have it any other way.

“Any time you dream of something like that, you’re not dreaming to be the second or third pick overall,” said Hughes, who is chased only by Finnish forward Kaapo Kakko in the race for first overall. “You always want to be No. 1, the best. It’s really important to me.”

TORONTO, THE GOOD

There was little Jack Hughes, four years old, skating on a frozen baseball field in plain view from the classroom window in Mississauga. Inside the classroom, staring out at Jack and his dad Jim, was older brother Quinn, who might as well have been in jail.

The Hughes family home rang.

“Can you please not go out there? It’s really distracting. All he wants to do is watch you guys,” their mother, Ellen, recalls a school official pleading with her.

The Hughes family has always had an almost religious devotion to the frozen game, forever seeking out competition of the highest order. And the GTA – most notably the city-run outdoor rinks – holds a special place in their hearts. After all, it’s where the three Hughes boys — Quinn, now 19, Jack, now 17, and Luke, now 15 — grew their unbridled passion for the sport.

But when Jim took a job as an assistant with the American Hockey League’s Marlies and moved the family to Canada’s most populated city, this family that loved hockey gained a new level of access to the sport. When they weren’t playing for the city’s top youth hockey teams including the Mississauga Rebels and Toronto Marlboros, the boys spent every minute of their free time either on the outdoor rink at Wedgewood Park in Etobicoke, or touring around to watch Leafs, Marlies or Ontario Hockey League games. They were living and breathing hockey 24/7, in a hockey mad metropolis that encouraged that sort of behaviour.

“When we first moved to Canada, the first thing that was apparent to us was that hockey was in the culture, the society,” Jim Hughes said. “Everywhere you looked, kids were wearing jerseys to school. Just from a cultural standpoint … it’s on the radio, it’s on TV, it’s multiple games, it’s everywhere you look, hockey. It was just a fantastic place for the kids to grow up and and really grow their passion.”

It only intensified when Jim became head of player development with the Maple Leafs (after spending 11 years with the organization, he now works for renowned player agent Pat Brisson at CAA).

Jim recalled sneaking young Jack up to the ACC press box for a Leafs game shortly after being hired during the John Ferguson Jr. era. Healthy scratch Carlo Colaiacovo was sitting next to him, and broadcaster Dick Irvin was sitting next to Jack.

“I said to Jack, don’t move. Here’s your popcorn,” Jim said with a chuckle.

With tickets being sparse, expensive and usually both — even for Leafs staffers — Ellen would often drop her boys and some of their friends off at the gates, sending them on their way with standing-room ducats.

“It was sick,” Jack, a self-proclaimed die-hard Leafs fan, said of his time spent watching games from up near the rafters inside the ACC, noting he and his young friends would politely decline offers of beer from the boozehounds who dominate those quarters. “The atmosphere was unbelievable. If you go to any sporting event you’ll know that the die-hards are in the second section, standing-room only. It was pretty rowdy up there.”

Jack has met Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby – one of his childhood idols – on a few occasions, and this past summer skated alongside NHLers such as Jason Spezza, Taylor Hall and John Tavares.

For Jim there is no doubt that Toronto is where his boys fell in love with the sport.

HOCKEYTOWN, USA

If Toronto provided the memories, Michigan provided the springboard.

While Jack continues to hone his craft with the NTDP, older brother Quinn, a Canucks defence prospect, is starring with the Michigan Wolverines down the road in Ann Arbor, and 15-year-old Luke plays minor midget with the Detroit Little Caesars.

Luke, the youngest Hughes brother, appears positioned to follow in his brothers’ footsteps and join the top American junior-aged development program next season. If he were to find his way into the first round of the 2022 NHL draft, they would become the first three American brothers drafted in the first round.

Alex Turcotte, a fellow projected first-rounder and NTDP teammate, rooms with Jack and his parents in Plymouth, while San Jose Sharks first-round pick and Ottawa Senators property Josh Norris lives with Quinn in Ann Arbor. It’s a family affair at the rinks in Detroit, Plymouth and Ann Arbor, with the players often dropping in to watch their siblings’ games with mom and dad.

“It was kind of logical,” Jim said of the move across the border.

“It’s just another great hockey hub,” Ellen added, “It’s been a really great transition.”

‘HE’S A KILLER’

If there’s one thing instantly noticeable when watching Jack Hughes in a game – aside from his almost comically effortless skating stride – it’s his sense of urgency. He wants to be on the ice, he wants the puck, he wants to make a play, he wants to score and he wants it all five minutes ago.

It was no different this day at USA Hockey Arena. The puck was dropped to signal the start of the Sunday afternoon game against the visiting Fighting Saints and the first shift had passed, then the second and the third. Hughes, straddling one leg over the boards at his bench, clearly anxious as he awaited his first assignment. When he finally got the tap on the shoulder from coach Wroblewski, Hughes was not initially feeling it. A giveaway while attempting to carry the puck from behind his own net preceded a fruitless power play quarterbacked by the double-shifted Hughes, who, upon arrival back at the bench, kicked his skate against the boards – an early, if not rare sign of frustration by the player wearing No. 6.

“You might be able to shut him down for a period, but when he plays that way and sticks to it and just says, ‘I’m not going to get denied,’ there’s not a league that can stop him,” Wroblewski said.

“The game is more fun when you have the puck on your stick. I love to get on the ice, I’ll tell you that. It excites me. I just love to be out there competing and making plays out there. That’s kind of what puts a smile on my face,” said Hughes.

Scott Monaghan, the NTDP’s senior director of operations who has been with the program since its formation more than 20 years ago, can only recall being similarly impressed by two other players at first sight: Forward Phil Kessel (fifth overall, Boston, 2006) and defenceman Seth Jones (fourth overall, Nashville, 2013).

“He’s a killer. He wants to be in the game. He wants to score. He wants to win more than anything,” said Monaghan, who served as general manager for Team USA at the under-18 world championship in Russia last winter, where Hughes was named tournament MVP. “You watch him, he just flows. He glides and he can shift gears to faster and then you put the stick skills and the vision together with that.

“There he is, he’s back on the ice and you’re just following him for the whole shift until he goes back on the bench,” Monaghan added. “Even if he disappears somewhere for a minute, he pops right back up and he’s got the puck again. The puck gravitates to him. And he knows how to play in the big trees.”

Coach Wroblewski was equally blown away he first saw Hughes on the ice two years ago.

“It was tremendous to watch him with a group of kids that were two years older than him, how he could still just dominate the surface,” Wroblewski said. “He was still very small and slight back then. But he had this ability to navigate through traffic. How he could kind of freeze the opposition even though it’s guys that are two years older than him and much more mature in regards to their defensive habits. He could still freeze them up and open up his teammates.”

It all has scouts high on Hughes, the Florida-born, Toronto-raised, Michigan-based NHL superstar-in-waiting ahead of what appears to be a particularly strong draft class for American and Western Hockey League players. There were dozens of talent evaluators on hand for the recent Sunday game in Plymouth, including Detroit Red Wings general manager Ken Holland, whose team could be in the thick of the draft lottery proceedings by season’s end.

He's got great ability with the puck, just to kind of create offence from so many different ways; using his skill, using his speed, using his sense. Eastern Conference scout

“He’s got great ability with the puck, just to kind of create offence from so many different ways; using his skill, using his speed, using his sense,” said the Eastern Conference scout, noting Hughes tends to try to do a bit too much by himself at times, but that shouldn’t be viewed with concern for possible suitors.

NO PRESSURE

How has Hughes handled the pressure that comes with being the expected No. 1 overall pick?

By all accounts, with ease.

Hughes has managed to maintain an excellent pace thus far. He enters the month of December leading his team in points (nine goals and 43 points through 22 games played for an average of 1.95 PPG), while also thriving against college opponents, including a three-point game against the Michigan Wolverines which saw him face off against brother Quinn for the first time. Hughes recently led all players at the Five Nations tournament in the Czech Republic with six goals and 16 points in four games as the U.S. 2001-birth year group moved its undefeated streak on international ice to 18 games dating back to October 2017.

If he is feeling any heat, the forward isn’t letting on.

“There’s a lot of scouts and a lot of eyes on us every day, every game we have … and I think he has the most pressure on him obviously,” his teammate Caufield said. “He doesn’t let that affect him at all. He’s not too worried about anything like that right now. He just goes day by day and it’s really cool to see him not get too anxious about anything and just take every day as one at a time and go from there.”

Hughes said it has never been in his nature to be easily distracted by any outside forces — something he says he learned at an early age while starring in minor hockey in the “crazy hockey market” of Toronto. He also leans on his dad’s advice to “just keep your feet on the ground” and stay in the moment, and has benefited from seeing first-hand all that was involved when his brother went through the draft process last year.

Hockey is...so important in my life. Jack Hughes

“Of course it’s a big year. It’s kind of just one step closer to the ultimate dream, to play in the NHL,” Hughes said. “But for me, I’m kind of just taking it day by day and trying to enjoy it and trying to get better here at the NTDP. Honestly, I don’t really feel any pressure. I feel like I just want to do great and I know I’ll do great, so I just continue to come here and have fun.”

As to which teams might be in the hunt for Hughes, it’s safe to say it won’t be his beloved Maple Leafs, an organization that’s currently trending upwards. At the end of the day, Hughes will be content with an opportunity to take the next big step toward his dream.

“I know there’s a lot out there other than just hockey. Hockey is just a small thing in a big world,” he said. “But it’s so important in my life. I spend so much time thinking about it. I have such a love for it. Honestly, I don’t know what I’d do without it.”

BEST TEAM EVER?

PLYMOUTH, Mich. — While Jack Hughes will command the bulk of the attention in the months leading up to the 2019 NHL draft in June, his teammates won’t be overlooked.

To hear the NTDP’s senior director of operations describe it, this year’s under-18 team could be the program’s strongest ever, joining the conversation alongside the 1984 birth-year group that included Ryan Kesler, Patrick Eaves and Jimmy Howard, the 1987-birth year team that featured Phil Kessel and Jack Johnson, and the 1997 birth-year squad that included Auston Matthews and Jeremy Bracco.

“But I think we’ll know more after next year in terms of where they fit in the overall pantheon,” said Scott Monaghan, who has been with the U.S. program since its formation more than 20 years ago.

Being surrounded by so much high-end talent should only benefit Hughes, who is projected to go first overall.

“He is obviously a very special player, but we see a lot of special things from various individuals on this team,” under-18 head coach John Wroblewski said. “Jack is right there at the top, but these other guys aren’t far behind him. They’re neck and neck as far as I’m concerned.”

Added fellow projected first-round pick, defenceman Alex Vlasic: “Having a ton of focus on (Hughes), obviously, it will bring focus to the team in general, so we’re obviously thankful for that. It’s just a great experience to be playing with such a great player.”

Last year, six players with ties to the NTDP were selected in the first round.

SENSORY FRIENDLY HOCKEY

No pre-game warmup music, no video replay, no PA announcer. To say the atmosphere inside USA Hockey Arena during a recent Sunday matinee was subdued would be putting it mildly.

But that was the whole idea, as USA Hockey hosted its first Sensory Friendly Day in partnership with the Autism Alliance of Michigan late last month.

When the under-18 American squad lined up for the singing of the Star Spangled Banner, there was no music pumped in – just a lone young singer without a microphone. So the players started singing, or doing their best variation of that.

“I hear them (singing) on the bus all the time. They’d better stick to hockey,” said coach John Wroblewski with a laugh.

The arena lighting away from the ice surface was dimmed, two suites at centre ice were designated quiet rooms for children who might need them, and ear plugs and gluten-free options were available at the concession stands.

It was all geared towards making the game as comfortable as possible for children with special needs.

The Hughes family thrives on competition, so it should come as no surprise that an annual Peel Region school board cross-country race ranks among the most memorable events for the family during their time in the GTA.

“It’s something away from the hockey rink,” Jim Hughes said of the meet he and his wife would always make sure their hockey standout sons, Quinn, Jack and Luke, signed up for. “You go in the woods and you run in the mud, in the rain, and you come out of the woods and somebody’s (No. 1), somebody’s two, somebody’s three …

“It was a different challenge away from hockey rinks and it was just almost refreshing,” he added, noting the boys’ athleticism and fierce competitive nature would usually lead them to a podium finish.

QUICK HITS WITH JACK HUGHES

Favourite NHLer: Patrick Kane

Best Hughes: Quinny Favourite band/musician: “I’m a country guy, so Luke Bryan.”

Favourite food: Steak and rice

Favourite style of goal: Breakaway

Favourite NHL team: Maple Leafs

Most memorable hockey moment: Winning the under-17 world hockey challenge with Team USA

Favourite teammate: “Too many. All of them.”

Favourite non-hockey hobby: Golf

Not good at: Golf

Favourite place visited: “Bahamas. Family trip five or six years ago.”

Non-hockey talent: Wakesurfing

Night owl or early riser: “I can do both. I don’t need any sleep to function.”

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Ooo canon meta question! Do you think if GodLexa was actually LexaLexa at the end instead of some random God (idk I never watched it except thru tumblr) and the ending was left kinda up to the audience intrepetation about their future, would clexa fans feel differently about the l00?

No

Not after 307.

Not after the shit JRot and company pulled.

Not after they specifically went into queer safe spaces and told queer fans that they were "paranoid and crazy" and "should seek help" for not trusting them to not kill off Lexa, because they said they wouldn't! How could we even question that?! *Stares at the fucking camera* Not after them pretending to be mad over "leaked" scenes from their love scene getting onto the internet when we all know good and goddamn well they leaked that shit themselves to fucking bait us into watching live for maximum shock and pain. Not after they did everything within their power to trick Clexas into watching 307 live, touting it as such an amazing episode and literally begging everyone on Twitter to ~not spoil such groundbreaking work~ for others, only to kill her literally 2 minutes after finding happiness. Like seeing her die was some kind of ultimate prize. (Special shout out to Clexa Archive for posting it The Second it happened. Absolute OG MVP move.) And not after luring fans to Vancouver to watch the finale being filmed to show them that YAYYYY Lexa was there!!! Giving them false hope that she would be brought back somehow, only to kill her a-fucking-gain.

They used her time and again in the show, referenced her and tried to bait back viewers with mentions and flashbacks and drawings and whatever other manipulative bullshit they pulled. Having God!Lexa not be Lexa-Lexa was just the final slap in the face of 4 long ass years of them treating us like shit. It was the period on a sentence that had already long been written.

I think the only thing that might've been different would've been the new and fun ways the fandom took it and ran with it and turned it into something 1000× more brilliant and heartfelt and interesting than whatever piss poor writing job they'd have come up with, because that's what we always do. But do I think it would've changed the overall sentiment? No. Not for Clexa OGs at least. Not for the ones who lived through that shit. Fuck them, fuck JRot, fuck that entire show. I'm glad it's dead. The only things about that entire shitshow that'll be remembered in the longrun are Lexa, Clarke, and Clexa. Because of us, the fans. The show itself will fade into obscurity and be forgotten. As it should be.

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This post veers beyond Vancouver for a parallel story from the East Coast. In Vancouver, a young Jack Shadbolt painted murals inside the United Services Centre depicting wartime in Vancouver...and as this Legion Magazine article describes, artist Richard Chambers did a very similar series for the Halifax Herald and Evening Mail newspaper in Halifax. You'd almost think he came to Vancouver before publishing the booklet! MAYBE HE DID!

I have extracted all of Chambers’ illustrations in the second image, I am not actually showing Shabolts’ mural here in this post, just to clarify this post further. I was simply pointing out that when all of the images are shown in a panoramic manner, it really does resemble a mural and very much gives the same impression of Shabolts’ overall composition.

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halloween is a celtic festival, it was brought over to the americas by scottish & irish immigrants. you might be thinking of the phrase "trick-or-treat" which is definitely canadian?

@77bears You're absolutely right, it started in Celtic British cultures.

I was referencing the gif that called Halloween an "American holiday" but I probably should have made it more clear that I meant in the sense of "in the Americas".

But modern Halloween as a whole is, as far as we have evidence for, a Canadian invention. One of the earliest mentions of people dressing up and going door to door is in 1898 in Vancouver:

^ Vancouver Daily World (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) Wednesday, November 02, 1898, pg. 6.

though there are earlier mentions of Halloween in Canada dating to at least 1820.

By 1910 in Winnipeg, we have the first recorded evidence of Halloween being widespread, as Halloween candy buckets were being advertised:

^ The Winnipeg Tribune (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) Tuesday, October 18, 1910, pg. 10.

Halloween pranks were first reported in an 1898 Vancouver newspaper article saying that Halloween pranks would not be a problem that year.

And, like you mentioned, "trick or treat" was first recorded in Canada -- in 1927 in Blackie, Alberta (only a few hours away from where I live!)

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╰┈➤ ❝ [Donovan "Donnie" Podeki] ❞

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Botany & Agriculture Student

Pacifier of The Mirror

"A fun fact about this plant..."

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Donovan Podeki, commonly referred to as Donovan or Donnie, is a botany student at Casus College of International Arts. He works for the Casus Farmers Association maintaining their greenhouse.

What is Donnie Podeki's physical appearance?

Donnie is 6 feet, or 182.88 centimeters. His skin is a pale cream with a cool undertone, covered in red splotches. His hair is thin and cut into a short, blunt bowlcut with an undercut. He has a heavyset body with very large arms, accentuated by his reluctant placement on the football team. He has a dry skin type, covered in severe rosacea, several spider angiomas, and cherry angiomas. He has several stretch marks on the underside of his stomach, inside of his arms, inside and outside of his thighs, and his lower back. He has several old scars along his legs and arms from football over the years, and wandering through the forest. Prior to entering the Mirror World, his original hair colour was a simple brown. His eyes were light brown. After entering the Mirror World, the entire centre of his hair took on a bright hot pink, stretching from the back of his head to his bangs. The pupils of his eyes became dark brown flowers (✿), referencing his love for nature and flora.

What is Donnie Podeki's background and history?

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Donnie was born to a pretty simple nuclear family. The first three years of his life were spent with the small but prolific Polish-Jewish community, but when his father's career as a professional football player tanked, the family decided to move to a quiet and simple neighborhood away from the city. Donnie was always a quiet kid, having a hard time talking to his classmates or making lasting connections. Most of his youth was spent wandering around the W.W. Forest behind his house, picking random plants and taking the time to learn about each and every one of them. Despite his obvious love for flora and nature, his father pushed him into football and other heavy sports because of his naturally large stature and size. As a result, Donnie is a reluctant football star and has been since middle school, all to make his father happy. In college, Donnie is able to study Botany as he always wanted, but still plays for the Casus College Redhawks, the lead football team.

Who is Donnie Podeki related to? Who is his family?

Donnie is part of a nuclear family with his mother Bernadette, a stay-at-home mom with a small business making jewelry, father Oscar, who works as a football coach at Doluit High School, younger sibling Edgar, a student at Doluit High School, and an older sister who lives outside of Casus, Frances, who works as a family practitioner in Vancouver, British Columbia. From the outside, the family looks normal and simple, but on the inside it is a very stressful and difficult environment to be in. Oscar is bitter over the failure of his career, Bernadette is stressed about maintaining a buisness and taking care of a child, and Edgar is struggling with their academics due to the shutdown of Valmous Private School. Donnie no longer lives at home, but feels bad for leaving his sibling alone with their parents.

What sort of activities does Donnie Podeki like?

Donnie's main interest will always be flora. He loves to spend time in forests, farms, fields, and the Farmers Association greenhouse. When he first moved to Casus at three years old, the first memories he made was wandering through the nature in Casus. Because he was so young in Chicago, he didn't have the chance to experience nature there, but living in a valley with unique and vibrant plant life invigorated him. Other than observing flora, Donnie loves hand held video game consoles, especially farming simulators, often sitting with his face in a Bimtembo DX in between his classes. Alongside that, he loves cartoons commonly meant for children, watching reruns of older episodes of The Giggle Gang to pass the time.

What kind of traits, ticks, or behaviours does Donnie Podeki exhibit?

Donnie is a very shy and quiet man, often hiding in the sidelines and staying out of the limelight as much as he can. Unlike his other peers, Donnie keeps to himself and prefers to study, work, and play alone. It is difficult for him to make eye contact with people, and he is more likely to hide behind his friends when meeting a new person. This can especially be detrimental when playing football, because he is often too nervous to push people over, mingle with teammates, or talk to the rival team. It is more common for Donnie to let his friends speak for him - or speak over him - because he does not find his words any useful to a conversation. As a dyslexic individual, Donnie has a lot of trouble reading his textbooks or writing basic descriptions on the plants he studies, preferring to draw them in detail and write simple key words. When doing the things he enjoys, Donnie will sometimes talk to himself, or draw little doodles as his main method of stimming. He also scratches at the palms of his hands when he is nervous.

What does Donnie Podeki want? What prevents him from achieving that goal?

Donnie wants to travel the world studying flora, living on the road and surviving off the land. He is partway through this goal, working for and living on Farmers Association property, tending to the greenhouse. Unfortunately because his family lives so close in town, and he has to impress his father at every turn, he feels stuck in the world of sports and athleticism. He also wants to be more independent and brave, not wanting to rely on his friends for basic help. His own anxiety gets in the way of that.

How does Donnie Podeki interact with his surroundings?

Donnie tries his best to make himself as small as possible - which is pretty difficult, considering his height and size. He will purposefully move out of the way of oncoming crowds so he does not have to bump into people. He also is extremely neat and tidy, almost to a fault, keeping his belongings pristine. Because he was raised in a busy household, Donnie is used to loud environments and arguments, but because he grew up around that constantly, he does everything in his power to prevent loud noises and fighting amongst his friend group.

What do outsiders think of Donnie Podeki? How does he treat them?

Honestly, no one thinks of Donnie because he does everything not to be seen. Those who do notice him know he is a quiet guy who keeps to himself, thus people tend not to bother him. When he must interact with people, he is overly kind and patient, trying to show that he can be trusted and people shouldn't be afraid of him for his stature. People who watch the college football games see him at his strongest, able to run long distances even while being tackled. They might also notice that he does not tackle other people, preferring to swerve out of the way. Some people see him as an amazing athlete, some people see him as a panicking loser.

What do Donnie Podeki's friends think of him? How does he treat them?

Yhat: "Best. Guy. Ever. This is the one guy I will always cherish. The only guy I 100% trust. In a small town full of cruel idiots, he is like a daisy in a field of weeds. When I got expelled in high school, he supported me even when I was a real piece of shit. He was the first person I met when I got to Casus. I don't remember much, but I remember his kindness - since then, I've always felt safe around him. Although, I'm usually the one protecting him, haha."

Gwen: "Such a lovely guy! But really quiet. I do my best to make him comfortable and encourage him to do things with the rest of the group, but he tends to keep to himself. The only person I see him hang out with regularly is Yhat, which surprises me every time - they're basically opposites!"

Archie: "He seems really great, but I think I'm a bit too excitable for him! He doesn't like when I play music around him or talk too loud, but I can't blame him since he seems like a really gentle guy. That's probably why he hasn't come to any of my shows - it gets reeeeaaaaallllyyyy loud in there. Despite that, he is a force to be reckoned with in the Mirror World - it's all panic and stress there, but he knows just what to do to help a crowd out."

Dusk: "I don't know much about him. We both participate in athletics which is pretty nice, but he seems reluctant to talk about it. The rest of the gang is much more social and communicative - he really only hangs out with Yhat and Quill. We never really interacted before college because he went to Valmous Private School with everyone else, but I was always curious about him."

Quill: 🪴🫥🏈

╰┈➤[🖑] Identity

Donnie Podeki is Polish-Jewish-American.

Donnie Podeki is a gay, cisgender man.

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╰┈➤[❤] Likes

Plant life (flora, vegetation)

Comic books

Cartoons

Hand-held gaming

╰┈➤[⊘] Dislikes

Meat and meat products

Perfumes and heavily scented products

Very wordy books

Being visibly upset, unable to control feelings

Football, really any sport

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╰┈➤[𐙚] Backpack

Personally made flower and herb encyclopedia

Coloured pencils

Simple keychain

Small wallet

Flower pressing book

Agar plate

Vintage brick cell phone (barely works)

Bimtembo DX

Hearty lunch

Giant water bottle

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╰┈➤[☀] Powers

How does Donnie Podeki's power manifest?

Upon tapping into the Mirror World, Donnie Podeki's discovered his powers of Flora, Nature, and Plant Life. This power likely stems from his interest and hyperfocus on studying flora throughout Casus Vallis and its irregularity in BC climate, and spending most of his time in forests, gardens, and farmlands.

How did Donnie Podeki discover the Mirror World?

Donnie discovered the Mirror World when he realized his friend and childhood crush, Yhat, was not as present as usual and was avoiding him. Too afraid of confrontation, he decided to follow Yhat after his work shift in secret. Donnie watched Yhat sneak into a blocked off area in a forest behind his family's house, and saw him jump into a reflective pool. Afraid for his safety, Donnie jumped in after him, but instead was chewed out by Yhat for exposing himself to danger.

What influences Donnie Podeki to protect the public and go through The Mirror World?

Donnie uses the Mirror World to become braver and overcome his anxieties around interacting with the public. One would think being faced with constant danger would freak him out more, but knowing he has to put on a brave face to save Reflections makes it easier on him.

╰┈➤[♿︎] Health & Conditions

Autism

Anxiety Disorder

Chronic Pain from Sports-Related Injuries

Dyslexia

[princess-of-the-corner]

Aiight, this is a bit random and probably not something you've thought that deep into, but I am interested to know:

Why is Equestria Girls in The Crossover in the northwest?

Like, it's obviously all good and fine if the answer is "idk vibes" or something along those lines.

But to me, Ponyville is pretty specifically referencing the Missouri-Arkansas area: Centrally located enough that both NYC and Vancouver are considered far away; nation's capital is closeish but not that close; clearly an area more focused on agriculture and homesteading than more well-developed areas; but still more well established than the Apples in Appleloosa (which is a pun on appalachia but is anachronistic to Nebraska, Utah, and other dustbowl and mountain west states); far south enough that AJ's southern accent is plausible but not so far south thar everyone would have one.

Obviously locations in EQG aren't one to one matches, with all the ponyville characters hanging out around Canterlot High School, Crystal Prep being "the city" and only a bus ride away, and the Everfree Forest being a multiple hour roadtrip outside of the Ponyville Area. But all of these things for me still locates the EQG franchise firmly to the East of the Mississipi and slightly to the south.

Again, it's obviously not that big of a deal, it's just that this was subconciously very clear and obvious to me, so seeing that you've put it somewhere else kind of just brought that assumption to the forefront of my mind, and it made me wonder if you had specific reasoning.

(There's also plenty of evidence to contradict my headcanon, like the canon maps of Equestria locating Canterlot in the center, Ponyville and Cloudsdale not that far out, and everywhere else spiralling out from those locations, putting the franchise in more of a Nebraska area than a Missouri one).

So my thoughts are kinda that it's near a beach(Forgotten Friendship) and also not that far from a heavy forest(LoE) and it snows in the winter(various Christmas Specials). So that puts it on a coastline somewhere north-ish. Could go east or west but I think we had a lot going on in the east.

AJ's accent is on the table, but the Apples are the only ones with the accent compared to the rest of the town so Granny having moved there and AJ picking up the accent from family makes sense. Plus Washington State actually produces the most apples.

[deepergrooves]

André 3000's 'New Blue Sun' Vancouver Review

Highly anticipated ambient jazz show marks a new dawn but leaves fans ATLienated

Birdsong, crickets and rich ambient soundscapes echoed through the deep purples, rosy reds and starlit ceiling of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver on Friday October 11. The scene was perfectly set for a first glimpse at André 3000's highly anticipated 'New Blue Sun Live' Concert series, an unexpected leftfield step into instrumental ambient jazz from the seven-time grammy winning hip hop icon.

Warm up act serpentwithfeet created a suitably gentle atmosphere with kind-hearted crowd participation numbers and feel good R&B. Despite a few empty seats in the pit, likely a result of the high ticket pricing, the room was poised and curious to see how this drastic stylist shift would translate to the stage.  

Origins, synergy and mystical synchronicity

The cosmic butterfly effect that led to the creation of André 3000's 'New Blue Sun' album has already become a tale of folklore. There have been countless stories of André, seemingly never to be found without some kind of wind instrument in hand, serenading unsuspecting Uber drivers and wandering the strip of his new home of Venice Beach like a nomadic jazz monk. It was one such encounter with legendary Californian music arranger and percussionist Carlos Niño in a Venice Beach grocery store that apparently sparked a creative partnership between the two that birthed the 'New Blue Sun's album project. Niño does admit that he had been keeping an eye out for André when he heard he'd moved to town but don't let the truth get in the way of a good story!

Before this reawakening, again mythically attributed to a Hawaiian ayahuasca trip (referenced in the album track 'That Night In Hawaii When I Turned Into A Panther And Started Making These Low Register Purring Tones That I Couldn't Control...Shit Was Weird'), André admitted that he had been suffering with creative block, social anxiety and a mounting sense of pressure to deliver something great in this next phase of his life. In a candid interview with hip hop mogul Rick Rubin on the 'Broken Record' podcast he sounded lost and fearful of his legacy. There was however a flicker of light in André's voice when he began speaking about his new meditative morning breathing routine, involving experimentation with an eclectic set of wind instruments.

Building anticipation - A deep, earthy and aesthetically engaging opening

The show began with a striking visual of a single white beam of light entering a prism just above what looked like a traffic cone before splitting into reds and greens in front of André, backed by his supporting musicians and six lights in a half-crest formation behind the stage. The lighting overall was dark and moody with André just about visible with his red jazz-elder beanie and glasses.

He was stood before a blanket that housed numerous flutes, whistles and other tools. To his right was keyboardist, and Alice Coltrane disciple, Surya Botofasina. At the back was the aforementioned Carlos Niño who seemed to set the tone with various percussion instruments, gongs, shakers and even plants which were a big source of inspiration for the album. To his left, composer and percussionist Deantoni Parks, responsible for the pulsing beat that surfaced through the evening.

The opening song built slowly with Carlos Niño employing various rattles, bushes and what looked like a slinky being swung above head at various points. André let out a mix of guttural and high pitched yelps and animalistic sounds in what felt like a Sun Ra-esque free jazz introduction. Some in the audience seemed bemused early on but for the most part the crowd was still on board and excited with yelps of approval in response to André.

After the first song, André reassuringly addressed the crowd with his southern charm and silky charisma. He introduced the band, cracked a few light jokes and explained the approach to the night - a purely improvised experiment and journey that we would all be embarking on together. It felt courageous and bold, in keeping with the album itself, but what was to follow unfortunately felt for the most part meandering, lacking cohesion and at times difficult to digest.

A brave pursuit but ATLienating for fans

There were some moments where it felt like the embers of an idea were burning but they were never fully formed or realized. A deep, dark primal drum beat from Deantoni Parks ultimately petered out. A lightsaber like hum and arpeggio riff from Surya Botofasina that felt like it could take things in a cosmic, electronic direction (adjacent to album track 'BuyPoloDisorder's Daughter Wears An André 3000 Shirt Embroidered') again pulsated and dropped out before ever taking hold.

Overall, there was a lack of melody, hooks, breaks or structure. There was no pattern, story or resolution to the jam-session musings. There were also no direct songs or distinct elements from the album that could be latched onto. Pure experimentation is a noble pursuit, but for a new group and an artist who is admittedly new to the instruments and finding his feet, it felt like a lot to take on.

At one point André began riffing in what sounded like an imitation of a primal language, which he jokingly admitted he had been making up on the spot. It was a funny moment, but a bit too close to the bone for someone attempting to communicate using instruments he wasn't necessarily fluent in.

It was hard to tell if the accomplished band were limited by André's range or if they were intentionally playing a supporting role but either way they were consigned to little more than background hushes, atmospheric flashes and ponderous patterns.

The final crescendo, albeit very charged, was particularly challenging and had the feel of a free jazz ayahuasca trip being led by an inexperienced astral traveler, with Andre finally slowing things down by breathing rhythmically into the microphone as the lights turned to blue.

New Blue Sun - A New Dawn for André 3000

I still love André 3000 and support this artistic change; the New Blue Sun album is fantastic and deserving of acclaim. This is undoubtedly the start of a process and an experimental phase for a long term project, but the current iteration felt ill equipped for such an ambitious undertaking. Despite the dark mood lighting, the stage left nowhere to hide. In the end, there was a limp standing ovation but no calls for an encore.

This felt like a harsh reset, a journey of purification teetering on the edge of a bad trip, but cleansing for what will hopefully now be futile ground for one of our generations true shining stars. The New Blue Sun is rising, but the cold light of day can be harsh.

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

John Linton Palmer, Views near Fort Victoria, June–July 1851, pen and ink, From Chile to the Arctic Album, F030/4 © RGS-IBG.

First plate, top: Esquimalt harbour, with Constance Cove, and Mt Angeles in the distance.

First plate, below: ‘Entrance to Victoria Fort’.

Second plate, above: ‘Fort Victoria, Vancouver I.’.

Second plate, below: ‘From landing place at Victoria Fort’ [original caption].

Third plate: Sketches of people and artefacts, Vancouver Island, June–July 1851. Fourth plate: Tomb of King Freezy’s brother at the entrance of Victoria Inlet, B. Columbia, 1851′.

"In considering such archival images as traces of encounter, contemporary historians would of course seek to adduce more evidence about the meanings of such events for the participants, in this case both British and Hawaiian, situating these events in their time and place. From this perspective, the rituals of diplomacy, the expectations of the various parties, the knowing and unknowing ways in which these events were described, would all need to be investigated. The same is true of the many other examples of the art of encounter in Linton Palmer’s albums. From an art historical perspective, such imagery would also need to be carefully contextualized with reference to matters of style, genre and perspective. In many cases, as I have argued, the influence of the naval tradition of maritime view-making is clear. However, there is another way of seeing these visual archives, especially when encountered from a heritage perspective, in which the informational content – the documentary detail – may matter even more than the point of view.

In order to substantiate this final point, we should return to Linton Palmer’s Fort Victoria sketches. Fleeting views they may have been, but in their attention to detail – whether the rendering of the hair and adornments of the people he encountered, or the material evidence of Indigenous presence in the landscape – such pencil sketches by naval visitors sometimes record what other contemporary documents do not, and in ways that can be located precisely in space and time. The matt lodges around the Fort, the cedar plank houses across the harbour, a fishing station in the distance: all these features signal an active Indigenous presence at a particular moment preceding a disastrous era in the history of the Indigenous people of what became British Columbia. Since they were first made available to First Nations historians following their exhibition in a 2009 RGS-IBG exhibition (Hidden Histories of Exploration), Linton Palmer’s images have entered the visual archive of Indigenous history and made more widely available in digital form. In particular, they have been incorporated into understandings of local settlement history by Grant Keddie, a curator at the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria. As Keddie’s work indicates, there is an ‘archaeological’ way of reading such documents, cross-referencing with other sources of evidence about the precise geography and chronology of landscape change. As is clear from the contemporary significance of the Indigenous sites sketched by Linton Palmer, such work is far from merely of academic interest. In 2001, 150 years after the brief visit of HMS Portland to Fort Victoria, a claim was filed in Canadian courts asserting that the land on which the Parliament of British Columbia was built (near the original Fort) had originally been occupied by or promised to First Nations peoples. After a long and contested legal process, the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation eventually reached an out of court settlement with the representatives of the Esquimalt and Songhees nations, which has been valued at $31.5 million dollars. In this context, mapping the precise geography of Indigenous settlement in space and time mattered a great deal: in fact it truly was the multi-million dollar question. And in the process, as researchers and consultants pored over long forgotten maps and drawings not unlike Linton Palmer’s sketches, the visual archive of travel acquired a new value." - Felix Driver, "Material memories of travel: the albums of a Victorian naval surgeon." Journal of Historical Geography 69 (2020): 53-54

[dogwittaablog]

Nolan is not a piece of shit because he’s from winnipeg, manitoba or “buttfuck nowhere” as you do nicely called it. He is from Winnipeg, a city with more people than metro Vancouver! google is free if u don’t believe me. don’t make excuses for him.

he is a shit person because he choose to be, and if you think location determines a person actions, go back to school. he chooses to follow red pill accounts. he chooses to listen to conspiracy based podcasts. he chooses to spend his unemployed time subtweeting his ex coworkers and workplaces, most of whom forgot about him until he the fake retirement announcement.

fun fact: Manitoba has a NDP leader (for the American’s that’s a socialist democrat vs Trump jr) so unless that anon is from BC, you don’t have a leg to stand on when it comes to where your from. The dumbdumbs from ButtFuck Manitoba could vote more progressively than your educated metropolis.

one more thing: the retirement announcement, how did y’all not get that? the only person who doesn’t know Nolan’s career is over is Nolan. even if he makes a miracle recovery (which based on the tweets about smoking weed all day and the amount of OnlyFans creators he replies to, he has other more important things to train for), no NHL team wants a player that hasn’t even conditioning for over 3 years. Nolan Patrick is the most Canadian example of a hockey has been.

Stay in school kids.

*So this anon went off, and this was from a week and a bit ago, so I don't know which other anon/post they're referencing*

I am pretty sure he knows his career is over... and hasn't made any efforts into getting back to the league or any league really lol.

I think unfortunately a lot of people have heard negative things about Manitoba and how people can be down there in general that it's hard not to go ''Oh he's from Manitoba makes sense''. So it can be easy to just start stereotyping. Though yes! I do agree that people miss the fact geographic location doesn't always contribute to people's choices and character, because pieces of shit's exist everywhere and in every part of the world, because as you said people have there own free thoughts and choices.

I know some people will probably start talking about his dad influencing him, but if we just removed him from the equation... in my opinion I think he was definitely never going to be this liberal-progressive person (sorry folks) and I kind of concluded that myself even before seeing his parents media and the burners.