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I’m an uncle–again!

My sister gave birth to a beautiful baby girl while my wife and I were in Rwanda last week. Here are some photos I took when we visited them. This is her second girl, so I’m an uncle twice over! Lots of girls in our family!

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Arts, Health & Seniors Program

The Arts, Health & Seniors Program brings together seniors and professional artists to build social connections, develop artistic skill and creativity and facilitating their ability to age in place.

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Sweet Assassin

Sweet Assassin is a chronic disease self-care management program. The program uses a peer-based approach with facilitated group sessions, and has been adapted for residential school survivors in the Sechelt Indian Band.

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Stanley Park Environmental Art

The devastation in Stanley Park from the December 2006 windstorms dismayed many. The Stanley Park Environmental Art Project was developed in response to this. Six selected artists worked with ecologists and park stewards for two years to complete ephemeral and then semi-permanent artworks in the park. Created from natural materials, these works are gradually decomposing back into the ecosystem.

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Harvest Project – Food Recovery

Harvest Project operates a Food Recovery program in North Vancouver that helps individuals with short term food needs and long-term planning. Harvest Project gives people a hand up, not a hand out.

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Encoding Videos to Theora Ogg

A client of mine asked me this morning if I could encode to OGG format. I know this is possible, but I’ve never actually done this before. Most of my clients are still asking if I can encode to WMV which makes me shiver each time I think about it. WMV is a horrible codec [...]

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