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Sunday, October 30, 2005

The Tattoo Looks at Teen Slumber, Foreign Teachers & Remembers Late American Anti-Racism Symbol Rosa Parks

Be sure to read the latest issue of The Tattoo online now. This week's issue rolling into our 10th consecutive issue, a record breaking number for The Tattoo. This week we take a look at teen slumber with my good friend and Terryville, Connecticut, U.S., staff writer Stefan Koski. His premiere senior journal goes over the serious lack of sleep 21st century teens are facing especially entering their final phase of highschool; their senior year or grade 12 as us Canucks know it as. Also a strong piece by staff writer Oscar Ramirez of El Salvador on foreign teachers who teach abroad in Central America. Don't forget to read our triple tribute to American anti-racism symbol Rosa Parks who just passed away aged 92. These tributes include those penned by a trio of American staff writers; Tara Brooke Stacy & Liane Harder both of Michigan and Zach Brokenrope of Nebraska. Also another creative cartoon from staff cartoonist of Bristol, Connecticut, U.S. Justin Skaradosky. Feel free to email your comments to thetattoo@gmail.com






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Saturday, October 29, 2005

The Tattoo Hounds Hurricane Wilma

In the wake of the devestating and deadly hurricane that has swept across the Caribbean, Mexico and the Florida pan handle in the U.S. , it has destroyed homes of millions and caused millions worth of damage and infrastructure issues especially to Mexico's tourism. I am set to stay in Mexico during the winter at the 5 star Moon Palace Resort (Palace Resorts) and am very concerned about the state of affairs down there. For the moment according to our travel agent we have to wait and see while they deal with November sun seekers first. The resort being out in the Mayan Riviera and not directly in the centre of the Hotel Zone of Cancun or on the badly beaten popular island of Cozumel, it should be better off. Canadian and American wholesalers, airlines and travel agencies are working feverishly to try to tie things back together. In the Floridian part of Wilma, our Tattoo staff writer Eric Simmons was there. Go to The Tattoo and click beaneath the heading "News" in the centre of our homepage. Go to "Hurricane Wilma" and take in Simmons' report and fine photography of the damage done and flooding in Florida caused by Hurricane Wilma.
















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Thursday, October 27, 2005

Reach for the Rainbow, Toronto integration charity releases CD with up and coming Canadian artists




Toronto based registered charity Reach for the Rainbow has been integrating children, teenagers, and young kids with disabilities and special needs into camps across the Canadian province of Ontario since 1983. Ontario has one of the most summer camps on earth. Over 750 participants were provided with 1:1 support. They enjoyed being integrated into regular summer camps and daycamps across Ontario. This includes being placed in over 60 camps and daycamps. Reach for the Rainbow began with the vision of several people including my father David Neal, who's Program Manager ;the head of the program side of the organization at Toronto's Ontario Place

It's a major attraction and entertainment area built on land made up of soil from the construction of Toronto's extensive subway system.
Here they would run "Reach for the Rainbow" days raising awareness on the importance of integrating children with disabilities into regular camping experiences. Toronto born world famed actor John Candy was a part of these founding days. Since then Reach has blossomed into what it is today supporting the hundreds of participants as well as year round work placements, recreational placements in swimming lessons among other events.


Their fundraisers include an annual golf tournament in Georgia, U.S. as well as the 4th largest ball yearly in Toronto The Crystal Ball that raised in excess of 1 million dollars in support of their intergration work in 2004. This year's Crystal Ball called Russia With Love featuring one a stunning computerised auction, cigar lounge, multi course meal, lavish prizes, balloon busts and much much more. Up and coming Canadian singer of Hamilton, Ontario Ben Somer who was a counsellor and worked with Reach for the Rainbow in the cottage country of Ontario in Haliburton at YMCA Camp Wanakita. Along with other Canadian artists including A Northern Circus, Craig Cardiff, Alive and Living and Hawksley Workman to name a selection of them. The collection of music created by an all Canadian cast of music artists celebrates Reach for the Rainbow and Canadian music.

The CD can be purchased in stores across Canada, from the United States and Europe through MapleMusic.com Here you can also purchase from an array of Canadian artists from coast to coast, take some time and take a look at the assortment of music and talent. All proceeds of the CD will go directly to Reach for the Rainbow as Somer and others donated their time to compile this celebratory CD. Income tax reciepts can be issued. Donations of products for The Crystal Ball and money donations can be made in the How Can I Help section of their site.








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Monday, October 24, 2005

The Tattoo this week revels in Ramadan and looks at a birth control clock and more!

Be sure to check out the latest issue of The Tattoo this week. It includes an article on the large scale holiday for millions of Muslims. It also includes intriguing photos by Tattoo staff writer Edrees Kakar of Afghanistan whose living in Pakistan. As well as a piece on homecoming in America by Bristol, CT staff writer Molly Horan. Also is a journal on a teen writer in the American state of Nebraska by staff writer Zach Brokenrope. Be sure not to miss the latest cartoon on low calibre school band instruments by Tattoo cartoonist Justin Skaradosky. Last by not least the latest article in The Tattoo's continuing Clock Museum series in cooperation with The American Clock Museum in Bristol, Connecticut documenting the local clockmaking history in that area. In addition to being printed in The Tattoo the stories will be forever preserved in the museum in various multimedia forms.

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Saturday, October 22, 2005

Take a trip around the world...
Saying hey bop shoe bop shoe bop shoe....saying what.....saying Hey! Does anyone remember the roots of this song? Perhaps at a campfire in the woods on a trip? Perhaps at your favourite childhood camp? Perhaps somewhere special? I've heard it at a combination of places. Many people across the globe dream of doing the literal meaning of that phrase. Travelling to a series of countries on chosen continents or all seven to work, study, perform humanitarian aid or to have fun and experience the planet. The reason usually takes in several of these points. Doing just this whether part of getting your university or college degree if you're fresh from highschool or further down the road. In experiencing different cultures and countries especially melded into one huge or shorter journey of a lifetime is one of the absolute most enriching things that can be done in the world today. Especially today, the world has become such an intertwined global village with communication and extensive air and land networks encapsulating the world in ways it has never before seen to this extent. A incredibly popular travel agency Air Treks offers a unique website that allows globe trotters to plan their cross country, continental or global trek using their unique program.


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Their Trip Planner allows you to design your trip in a matter of minutes. Simply enter with ease the cities you would like to fly between, changing the sequence as you wish on the list that builds on the right-hand side of the screen. In addition a map of the world forms dots representing the cities and long lines representing where you are travelling to. Most major world cities are in their database as well as a host of smaller places. If the one you want doesn't appear you can easily search for it. Once complete click the link once you have processed your proposed trip once the final results come up. The final results will show listed your original sequence along with its pricing and other versions. The other versions are variations that allow you to see more of the world by both land and air for a slightly higher or similar price. To keep the price lower, the key is to plan the trip in geographical order. For example if you wanted to go to Japan & South Korea from Toronto, Canada you give this sequence a shot on the system:

Toronto, Canada---->Vancouver, Canada
---->Honolulu, Hawaii---->Osaka, Japan
---->Seoul, South Korea

This would be the best way to enjoy different destinations along the route, they can be smaller, extensive or small jaunts. This global travel allows you to experience immense amounts of culture and truly take in our world in an affordable and easy manner. Airline networks will give you different options though their members are carved in stone and the possibilites are more limited not endless. Though they can still offer great deals and affordable trips Air Treks' take on travel is a much more affordable and easy way to work out the world. Once you have completed the sequence, email it to one of their travel agents who will go over it with a fine tooth comb, call you back and provide feedback and perhaps alter your course to capture more or alter pricing. They will then lead you through further arrangements and the booking and payment process. Get out there and give this a shot at some point! I am hoping to do something similar during college, perhaps a version as early as next year as part of a study abroad program. A full fledge one later on in life. Start your jetseeking and tame those travel bugs!



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Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Forging Friendships; Close and Casual

If you think that the world means nothing, think again. You might mean the world to someone else.

Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never, ever the same.-- Anonymous

"A sympathetic friend can be quite as dear as a brother." -- Homer (9th century B.C.)

Forging frienships is what we do naturally, within our city, province or state and across the globe. We meet them through school, organizations, groups, extra curricular and much more. Casual friends are those you can enjoy a conversation with, joke around with, go to a movie with, and exchange casual phone calls, emails and letters with. Close friendships form a stronger bond when two people get to know each other much better and for a variety of reasons their interests, thoughts and ideals really click and fit together like the perfect puzzle piece.

You confide your deeper and more private thoughts in them, spend many hours on the phone with, take your time in crafting emails that are what you hope to be a thing of beauty and spend a lot of time in supporting their activities and truly can't wait til you hear from or see them next they make up that small extra special cluster in your life. They are the ones who it's okay to cry with, give a huge hug if your'e not sure when you'll see in person next and do everything in your power to make the next time as close as possible. A friend of mine from New York City recently sent me a forward filled with worthiness on the path a good friend takes through the years of your life. It's a beautiful reflection on all that our friends meant, mean and will mean.

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow.Don't walk behind me, I may not lead.Just walk beside me and be my friend.-- Albert Camus

Friends are like melons; shall I tell you why? To find one good you must one hundred try. -- Claude Mermet

When it hurts to look back, and you're scared to look ahead, you can look beside you and your best friend will be there

  • In Kindergarten your idea of a good friend was the person who let you have the red crayon when all that was left was the ugly black one.

  • In first grade your idea of a good friend was the person who counted the slowest for you when it was your turn at the water fountain.

  • In second grade your idea of a good friend was the person who helped you stand up to the class bully.

  • In third grade your idea of a good friend was the person who shared their lunch with you when you forgot yours on the bus.

  • In fourth grade your idea of a good friend was the person who was willing to switch square dancing partners in gym so you wouldn't have to be stuck do-si-doing with Nasty Nick or Smelly Susan.

  • In fifth grade your idea of a good friend was the person who saved a seat on the back of the bus for you.

  • In sixth grade your idea of a good friend was the person who went up to Nick or Susan, your new crush, and asked them to dance with you, so that is they said "no" you wouldn't have to be embarrassed.

  • In seventh grade your idea of a good friend was the person who let you copy the Social Studies homework from the night before that you had.

  • In eighth grade your idea of a good friend was the person who helped you pack up your stuffed animals and old baseball stuff, but didn't laugh when you finished and burst into tears.

  • In ninth grade your idea of a good friend was the person who would go to a party thrown by a senior so you wouldn't wind up being the only freshman there.

  • In tenth grade your idea of a good friend was the person who changed their schedule so you would still have someone to sit with at lunch.

  • In eleventh grade your idea of a good friend was the person who gave you rides in their new car, convinced your parents that you shouldn't be grounded, counseled you when you broke up with Nick or Susan, and found you a date to the prom.

  • In twelfth grade your idea of a good friend was the person who helped you pick out a college/university, assured you that you would get in, and helped you deal with your parents who where having a hard time adjusting to letting you go.

At graduation your idea of a good friend was the person who was crying on the inside, but managed the biggest smile one could give as they congratulated you on all you had achieved.The summer after graduation your idea of a good friend was the person who helped you clean up the bottles from that party, helped you sneak out of the house when you just couldn't deal with your parents, assured you that now you and Nick or Susan were back together you could make it through anything. Helped you pack up for college and just silently hugged you as you looked through misty eyes back at 18 years of memories you where going to leave behind.

Finally, on those last days of childhood, went out of their way to give you reassurance that you would make it in college as well as you had the past 18 years, and most importantly, sent you off knowing you were loved.Now your idea of a good friend is still the person who gives you the better of the two choices, holds your hand when you’re scared, helps you fight off those who try to bring you down, thinks of you at times when you are not there, reminds you of what you have forgotten, helps you put the past behind you but understand when you need to hold onto it for just a bit longer, stays with you so that you have confidence, goes out of their way to make time for you, helps you clear up your mistakes, and most of all, lets you know that you will always be loved.

quotes from http://www.indianchild.com/friendship_quotations.htm

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Monday, October 17, 2005

Journey to Japan, Run to Rhode Island and Go to a Circus Musuem with The Tattoo!

Be sure to take in today's issue of The Tattoo that spotlights my two latest articles for them including: my article all about the 2 weeks I spent in Japan last year as part of the student exchange my city of Oakville, Ontario (outside Toronto, Canada) has with Neyagawa (outside Osaka, Japan) along with some stunning photos as well as my piece on going to a circus musueum in Bridgeport,Connecticut, U.S., and last but not least West Hartford, CT Tattoo staff writer Courtney Coughlin's piece about spending the summer in historic and well loved Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. Head over to our site by clicking on the blue link on the right-hand side of my blog that says "The Tattoo" and feel free to email any comments to The Tattoo at thetattoo@gmail.com

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Sunday, October 16, 2005

Japanese fireworks and frutition shots

My Japanese friend or as he aptly calls me "my Canadian best friend" I'm still very much in communication with through email after my September 2004 visit to Japan. Though I'm dying to hear his voice, must arrange a long distance call sometime soon. He frequently attatches stunning photos of Japan in his emails. His real knack for taking photos with panache and the incredible beauty of his country are a match made in heaven. Here is a selection:

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A picturesque panorama of blossoming cherry blossoms near Osaka, Japan in April 2005

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Taking a closer look at cherry blossoms blooming near Osaka, Japan in April 2005

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Cherry Blossom in Kanji (one of Japan's 3 languages that also includes Hiragana and Katakana)

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Fantastic fireworks being set off at the annual fireworks show in downtown Osaka with over 100,000 fireworks being set off into the sky in August 2004

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The famed firework "Niagara Fall" named and modelled after Canada's side of Niagara Falls, The Horseshoe Falls that spans 50 feet in height and 1000 feet in length!

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A Japanese rice field in Hirakata, Japan (outside Osaka) starting to sprout in late July 2005

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The same rice field in Hirakata beggining to get bushy and ready for harvesting in mid October 2005

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Saturday, October 15, 2005

Choosing Canadian College Cities & Communities

Following over 6 months of extensive research of colleges across Canada after countless emails,website visits, mailing requests and much more my final selection of colleges across the country have been chosen that I will be applying for over the course of the next couple weeks. As my future aspirations following school are quickly dawning and I enjoy The Bronte Creek Project outdoor leadership program & COOP and take my English and Math courses I am applying somewhere where I will spend many weeks outside Ontario forming connections and ties. Preparing myself for what I hope to be a bright and sunny future whether peering out my kitchen window, peering out my galley window at 39,000 feet flying to Cardiff or a tour bus rumbling along the countryside of China.

The following Canadian cities are where I am applying for 1 & 2 year Hospitality and/or international travel tourism programs. Each of these cities offer something different, some tucked in the mountains, some along the Atlantic, some in the middle of the flatlands along rivers or a quaint sea town in East Coast Canada. Each offers something different though right now I am thinking my top choice is SAIT Polytechnic in Calgary, Alberta out west.
Those that made it through my initial list of over 20 colleges in most of Canada's 10 provinces made it through the selection process due to their incredible programs which for myself was most important was:
- A solid extensive hospitality/international travel tourism program
- Creative informative courses
- Accomodations & assistance
- Solid area for tourism & hospitality for the 1-2 months of annual COOP placements that must be taken as part of the program
- Options for study abroad





Snapshots of the skyline of Edmonton

West Edmonton Mall's swirling roller coaster


The array of attractions at the globe's biggest mall

Edmonton, Alberta
Edmonton in northern Alberta along the Saskatchewan River, part of western Canada in a gradually growing city of 995,000. Edmonton is the capital city of Alberta, a powerful gouvernment in the financial industry with Calgary especially and Edmonton especially with the oil, methanol and grain industries. Edmonton forms the major centre for the Canadian oil industry that has contributed to the great wealth out there that many Albertans have attained over the years. Liquid gold is spread across the province of Alberta and in praticular abundance closer to Edmonton. The city is a bustling place with many American and foreign tourists flocking to experience Edmonton and its most popular feature; West Edmonton Mall. The largest mall on earth featuring over 800 stores, 110 restaurants and a multitude of features including an indoor beach, roller coasters, submarines and much more across 48 city blocks. Six hours west of the city lies a major Candian tourism and skiing area; Jasper. A enticing area for COOP placements in the beauty of the Canadian Rockies. Edmonton has the NHL team Edmonton Oilers which Canadian Wayne Gretzky of Brantford, Ontario played on, large tourism industry and wide array of the arts. I have family living here which I have not seen much of over the years due to them remaining out west for much of their life, to be able to see them all the time would be wonderful.

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Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

This college has a great all inclusive hands-on general hospitality degree incorporating the many facets of the hospitality industry. It is a highly technologically advanced college with student led facilities including extensive computer labs, reservation labs high caliber facilties. An all round great place to live and learn. I am applying here for their 2 year Hospitality Management program.

Grant Macewan College

I am applying here for a condensed consecutive 13 month Travel program here which covers the many areas of domestic, transborder (travel to the USA), and ever increasing interntional travel in a modern, lively college with many new or newly refurbished buildings including a spectacular new residence.

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An aerial view of Red Deer,Alberta

Red Deer, Alberta
Red Deer, Alberta is a smaller city of 76,000 between Edmonton 90 minutes to the north and Calgary 90 minutes to the south Red Deer is in a perfect geographical location. Located in the middle of oil, grain and petrol production Red Deer serves an important role. It has a wide variety of restaurants, theatres as well as a university in addition to the college. Red Deer in addition to being close to Calgary and the skiing tourism cities of Alberta, it offers its own skiing hotels and resorts along its ski hills which many visit. Red Deer offers a bunch of beautiful museums, art galleries, pristine parklands and hiking trails and is a great gateway to Alberta and western Canada. Canadian sports announcer Ron Mc Lean featured often alongside Don Cherry was born here and now lives in my city Oakville, Ontario. How crazy would it be to follow him around? I have met him on a number of ocassions. When booking flights to and from Toronto I could fly into either Edmonton or Calgary which is a rare plus for out of province students.



Red Deer Community College
This college offers a all inclusive pacakge of the tourism and hospitality world with a extensive program in a wonderful smaller college with a very friendly and accomadating staff and professor team. I am applying to their 2 year Hospitality and Tourism Management program.

The sprawling skyline of Calgary, Alberta with its stunning background of the soaring Canadian Rockies






Dowtown Calgary







Beautiful Banff ( 2 hours outside Calgary)



The historic Banff Springs Hotel amongst the Canadian Rockies

Lovely Lake Louise (2 hours outside Calgary)



Calgary, Alberta
Calgary is a major business and tourism centre for Canada, with over 956,000 people it's a rapidly growing city with a increase of over 15% between 1996-2001 with 22,400 additional people living in Calgary in 2005 over 2004. Calgary is set in the foothills of the Rockie moutains which provide a stunning backdrop to the many tall office buildings and signature building from the 1988 Olympic Games Calgary hosted the Calgary Tower. The tower is still open with restaurants and observation decks and provides a breathtaking view of the city, mountains and surrounding areas.

Calgary has a wide spread of restaurants, cultural centres, theatres, art galleries and attractions including many buildings from the 1988 Winter Olympiad, the famous Saddledome where NHL team the Calgary Flames play as well as being within an hour or two of the major Canadian centres of skiing, where some of the best mountains in the world are located in Banff, Lake Louise, Canmore, Rocky Mountain House and Red Deer. Calgary is the second largest financial centre of Canada after Toronto with over 45 head offices located there and the home of The Canadian Venture Exchange, Calgary's stock exchange. Calgary is home to the world famed annual Calgary Stampede keeping up its cowboy roots.

Calgary has a vast amount of things to see and do and in add with Canada's second largest airport offers many direct flights and connections across the globe that will be great for study abroad programs. Calgary's close proximity to the major tourism centres of Alberta, as well as B.C, Vancouver and the American west coast including California where next year I will know two people attending college provides an ideal location in the middle of my family, friend and aqqaintance connections out west. I have long admired and held an interest in the city of Calgary and now may very well end up there on a trip this Spring and in college for 2 years.


SAIT

SAIT located downtown Calgary is my number one choice for college. It offers an amazing array of hospitality facilities including not only a student led formal restaurant as many do but also a student led nightclub, conference facilities, banquet centre, a series of snack bars, a deli and a cafe. The college participates in many highly respected culinary competitions and has a well awarded chef in the head position at the college. They participate in many prestigious culinary competitions around the world and have a strong support backbone and fantastic COOP placement programs. Its located in the centre of Calgary will allow me to continue living in Calgary but still be an open door to the expansive tourism industry of Alberta. They have extremely well run high rise residences and simply have so much to offer that I believe it's the perfect place for me. I'm applying for their 2 year Hotel and Restaurant Management program. I'm crossing my fingers for SAIT in Calgary!


Winnipeg skyline

Winnipeg, Manitoba
Winnipeg is a mid-scale city of 652,000 laid out across the start of the Canadian Praries in the low-lands of the country. Winnipeg is a major city for festivals, praciticulary light festivals for which it is known for. It also has a varied array of music including ballet, orchestras, opera and theatre. Winnipeg is a smaller scale but nontheless important business centre for Canada in the middle of highly important wheat growing countryside with a financial district. The city has many different parks and outdoor areas perfect for hikes, skiing and other recreational activities. It's home to the Canadian Football League's Winnipeg Bluebombers that play against the Edmonton Eskimos and Calgary Stampeders.


Red River Community College
Red River offers a strong program with different options and possibilities within the program. Their staff seem to be highly competent and professionally friendly. Their program is extremely extensive and goes over many topics relating to hospitality. I am applying for both their Hospitality and Tourism Mangement & Hotel and Restaurant Management programs in Winnipeg.

St. Andrews, New Brunswick


The quaint town of St. Andrews


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The city and capital of New Brunswick; Saint John

St.Andrews, New Brunswick (outside Saint John)
St. Andrews often called "St.Andrews by the sea" is a small town of 1,700 during the year with a sprouting population ranging up to 2,250 in the spring and summer months during peak tourist season. It's filled with many gorgeous historic homes, buildings and churches along the East Coast of Canada. It has lots of fishing with lobster traps laid out along its coast-line frontage. Many artists work and live in the town painting stunning Inuit and Maritime art pieces. The town has many boat cruises, seafood restaurants and attractions for visitiors and quaint old tyme shoppes. Different typical recreational activities include whale watching, scuba diving and snorkeling for fish and surrounding sealife. This would be a fantastic place for COOPs especially in the spring when the COOP placements are conducted. Its also close to the capital and larger city of Saint John and not so far off from the financial city of Moncton as well as in reasonably close proximity to Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New England in the U.S.



New Brunswick Community College
N.B.C.C as its nicknamed is a mammoth college spanning many cities across New Brunswick yet maintains the small class feel and charm of all the other colleges I'm applying to across Canada. The hospitality programs in the well known of tourist town of St. Andrews have much to offer and offer a wide variation of their 2 year Hospitality and Tourism Management program that takes on three forms. This would allow me once applied to have several options to further research and ensure I have the perfect program for next year. It's ideal location for COOP in the town itself or nearby famed Bay of Fundy as well as the New Brunswick cities of Moncton and Saint John.





Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown, a town of 35,000 of major historical significance in Canada's founding and constitutional history. This is where back in 1867 Canada became a country and was discussed, pondered over and created over several years and where the first constitution of Canada was written and its first laws were thought out. The town is the capital of Prince Edward Island, the smallest Canadian province with a large seafood and fishing industry along its many rich coastal areas. Tourists flock to the town especially in the warm weather months to take part in boat cruies, seafood feasts, its nightlife and more. Charlottetown is extremely scenic with potato fields in the famed red soil nearby. Many tourism oppurtunities await in the town and Island's many watering holes.




Holland College
Holland College offers a smaller scale cute yet cutting edge college on the magnificent shores of Prince Edward Island. They recently invested millions of dollars into brand new hospitality facilities on campus providing a high quality canvas in which to paint many pictures. The college also has strong support services and they are friendly folk. The college has many COOP cooperations across the Island and all over. I am applying for their 2 year Hotel and Restaurant program.


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Friday, October 14, 2005

Are you Loving Life Too Much in 2005?
A German girl that I got to know and shared conversation on our cultures and countries as we shared philosophical views in Philisophy class together last year and rode to and fro school on the shaky and sometimes scary school bus (due to certain characters onboard) and whom I'm in continued contact with from my side of the pond outside Toronto with her in Munich, Germany. I am looking forward to seeing her at my school doning her graduation cap and gown as her 2 year sojurn in Canada that also included ventures to Montreal, Quebec City and into the U.S. to New York City. She frequently forwards which I'm personally no longer a devoted fan of like I have been in years past though those she passes along are worthy of attention most often. Today she emailed out this list that I assure will make you laugh. Whether or not you are this online obsessed or not, it's amusing to think of these things in our highly computerised society of 2005.
Check it out and enjoy!


You Know You Live in 2005 When....
1. You accidentally enter your password on the microwave.

2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.

3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3.

4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.

5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.

6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.

7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen.

8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.

10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.

11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )

12. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.

13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.

14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.

15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list.

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Tuesday, October 11, 2005

Today's edition of The Tattoo covers writing & publishing a book while a teen, looking at Generation Y and more!

Today's edition of The Tattoo peeks into the publishing world at Terryville, Connecticut Tattoo staff writer & good friend Stefan Koski's recently published book Miscellaneous Philosophy: The Underclassman Years taking you through is footsteps in one day. One day at his small shabby highschool in small town Connecticut, U.S. from his highly entertaining perspective and his dark humour, as interviewed by award winning Tattoo staff writer & cartoonist of Bristol, CT Joe Keo. Be sure to read the never before seen excerpt of Chapter 4 of Koski's book. Also be sure to read Koski's piece on seeing if Generation Y can really be defined, another funky cartoon by Tattoo cartoonist Justin Skaradosky of Bristol, CT. Also read the interview of teen writer Marty Beckerman and book review of his latest book Generation S.L.U.T by Nebraska staff writer Zach Brokenrope! Be sure to click on "Surviving a killer earthquake in Pakistan" by staff writer Edrees Kakar of Afghanistan living in Pakistan under the heading "News" on our homepage. Access our site by clicking "The Tattoo" on the right-hand side of my blog. Feel free to email your comments to The Tattoo at thetattoo@gmail.com

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Saturday, October 08, 2005

Another Addition to the Hurricane Journal with Special Edition Page Online Now

Tattoo staff writer who along with her family and friends is living through post-Hurricane Katrina that flooded her city St. Bernard Parish outside New Oreleans. She has been crafting touching and detailed journals ever since the Hurricane struck. In the latest Special Edition page for The Tattoo called "Tiered, crying and still homeless" which you can find by clicking on "Special Issues" on the right-hand side or on the Hurricane Journal icon on the left-hand side of our homepage that really shows the emotional impact the hurricane is having and about finally fleeing the boarding school she had been placed in. You can link to The Tattoo through the link on the right-hand side of this blog. Feel free to email your comments to thetattoo@gmail.com

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Friday, October 07, 2005

Four Fantastic Films
Fine films that will be debuting over the course of the next 8 months include a handful of potentially poignant stories and film versions of two older and new classic books. They include:

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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The next installment of the seven movie group of Harry Potter will be debuting on November 18th in Canada & the U.S. documenting J.K. Rowling's fourth Harry Potter book first published in London in July 2000. I recall I was at camp in northern Ontario on my island camp for a 2 week session and each cabin and lap during free periods had a copy of the book on it! You can check out the newly uploaded homepage of the movie at: http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/gobletoffire/ where you can check out the exciting trailer as the series begins to mature and darken much more in this section of the series.


The Da Vinci Code
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A movie version of the book that has taken the world by storm that starts in Paris as the head curator of the Louvre is laying in a bloody pool surrounded by symbolism. The story unfolds in highly well thought out ways across Europe.This has kept American authour Dan Brown's masterpiece about the symbolism behind Da Vinci's masterpieces on The New York Times & The Toronto Star's bestseller book lists for over 2 years now! This movie version debuts in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. on May 19th, 2006. Check out the trailer here on the movie's new homepage http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/thedavincicode/


Here is a series of set pictures where The Da Vinci Code that is currently filming in Lincoln, England:

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The Chronicles of Narnia

The most famed and much beloved installment of C.S. Lewis' series of seven Chronicles of Narnia books is coming to the screen on December 9th in North America and the U.K. Check out its homepage at http://adisney.go.com/disneypictures/narnia/index.html and the intriguing movie about the magic that's creating the magical world of Narnia. This was a childhood favourite of mine that I have now read several times over, I am looking forward with great anticipation to see what Disney will do in December with this!

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End of Surburbia is Dawning....
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Last Friday for the premiere "Movie Friday" a laptop projected this 2003 highly acclaimed documentary on the walls of The Bronte Creek Project
dining hall. This documentary which can be downloaded truly shows an incredible depcition with humour, wit and interviews with highly knowledgable experts in a fast paced fascinating story. It goes over how surburbia in Canada and the U.S. and our monstourous consumption of electricity and oil with no regard for the future must and is currently changing. Check out the trailer here http://www.endofsuburbia.com/



















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Brand New Hurricane Journal Page Now Online
The latest special issue of The Tattoo featuring the 10th emotive entry by Tattoo staff writer Samantha Perez of St. Bernard Parish just outside the city limits of New Orleans is featured. It goes through the tale of trying to make head and tail of her new school she was placed in following the devestation and flooding of her town. Using the link on the right-hand side of this page enter the homepage of The Tattoo, once there click either "Out of Place in a new school" under "Special Issues" or link to the Hurricane Journal page by clicking on the large icon on the left-hand side of the homepage. Also be sure to check out Central American staff writer Oscar Ramirez's personal narrative of the inconceivable damaging storms and....hail pellets that have been striking his home city of San Salvador, El Salvador. Under the purple title "News" click on "El Salvador survives triple threat" to read his sensational story.
Feel free to email your comments to The Tattoo at thetattoo@gmail.com

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Thursday, October 06, 2005

Domestic Diva Martha Stewart Can't Come to Canada For Now...

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American domestic diva Martha Stewart fresh out of 5 months in a Virginia, U.S. womens prison and a further 6 months under house arrest for fraud among other charges when she suddenly sold ImClone stocks the day before they plummeted on the New York Stock Exchange. She wants to come to Canada for the first time since serving her scentence but thus far has been denied entry by Canadian immigration officials. Stewart was wanting to fly up to Windsor & Falmouth, Nova Scotia in East Coast Canada to attend a pumpkin festival that she was to do some filming for her show this Sunday October 9th during the Canadian Thanksgiving long weekend. The talk is that Canadian officials may allow her to enter the country using a special permit, due to Canadian law certain types of people who have engaged in recent criminal activity are not allowed to enter Canada. Stewart falls under this category and also may have fallen hopes. Check out the latest press release from CTV: http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20050922/martha_stewart_050922?s_name=&no_ads= and from The Canadian Press in The Brandon Sun (outside Winnipeg, Manitoba) at http://www.brandonsun.com/story.php?story_id=5991
For now Canada is saying no to Martha Stewart and keeping its borders closed.

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Teague Neal
Oakville, Ontario
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Toronto born Teague Neal has been published in The Oakville Beaver, The Tattoo Teen Newspaper, and online at www.ReadTheTattoo.com and He has been recognized by the Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists and the Suburban Newspaper Association. He runs his own blog at www.teaguenealsplw.blogspot.com that been featured online at Home Base Holidays, he is currently writing his first science fiction and mystery novel.



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