tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22581934530278812752024-02-18T17:53:31.885-08:00Chris on MOJO - aka: Mobile Journalism(MOJO) as in Mobile Journalism.
I recently started my new Blog: My road to recovery, sharing my experience as a Canadian Veteran in the Former Yugoslavia and Somalia and Gulf War. My recovery from PTSD and I will share some of my talks with the dedicate people helping me getting thru 24 years of hidden emotions. Ccoulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00668004283619236487noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258193453027881275.post-4312956839967721282016-09-15T06:28:00.005-07:002016-09-15T06:28:55.185-07:00Part II<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It has been nearly 30 days since my first visit to the Former NDMC (National Defence Med Centre).<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">looking back at the 2 Sept 2016, crossing the door was kinna haunting as memories of these walls we playing back like an old repurpose 70' movies from NetFlix.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I sat and waited in a not so inviting lounge where time had stop, the clock on the wall likely broke at 5 PM ten years ago and was never repaired, the TV power cable was laying on the side.. Cable not included. No luxury here. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">A clerk sitting behind her PC, obviously busy.. before making eyes contact asked me to spell my first name.. C H R I S</span><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><u>Note to self:</u> "Next time that I serve a customer, I'll get up my 'derriere' and greet them with respect instead of making them feel they are disturbing me".</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">15 minutes later, Nathalie open the secured area and actually welcomes me into the Support to Veteran Centre. We sat, offered me coffee, didn't take all to long to get to the point, a good listener she recommended to me to continue the road to recovery. She sets up meeting with the OSI (Occupation Stress Injury). The conversation lasted nearly 2-3 hours i forget what time I came in. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Since that day, I have received one call acknowledging my condition and promised support and evaluation by medical staff after being told that clearly i should have gotten real help in 1992.. and was provided with phone numbers in case of anything. I'll be looking forward to a second encounter.</span><br />
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*Track back to the clinic, on my way out I saw a poster from Guitars for Vets (G4Vs). I have made a contact with the group, i should be getting some vibes from them soon. Since I have started playing a little Bass Guitar last March, i can actually see my stress diminish.<br />
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Ccoulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00668004283619236487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258193453027881275.post-70608519698226654852016-09-08T05:47:00.000-07:002016-09-08T12:25:12.266-07:00Another brick in the wall - The long road to recovery<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times";">T</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times";">he storyline started on
May 14 1992, riding along a convoy to Sarajevo in war torn country, Former
Yugoslavia. I will leave to historians to declare who won what and who was the
lesser or worse of the bad guys in the Balkans. <o:p></o:p></span>We joined the Battle Group in Lahr Germany in early April 92, I recall that day as a VanDoo Officer (R22R) told me and Doug Martin that we were taking the spot of a valuable bayonet, but that's not the story..</div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times";">The morning of the 10
May 92, we departed Croatia heading to shoot a video interview with MGen Lewis
MacKenzie, located in Sarajevo, at a time where Serbia and Croatia were
fighting borders and territories. My road trip partners on the small convoy
were Doug Martin (PAO), Gerry Barrett (Photog), Monty Penney (Medic), Dan Morin
our VanDoo Infantry <i>Bodyguard</i>, Guy Belisle (Infantry Officer), and
couple other guys from the UNPROFOR Battlegroup. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times";">On the morning of the 14
May 1992, both the Bosnia and the Serbian military forces decided to take heavy
shots at each other in order to move up their territory within the city of
Sarajevo. We just happened to be in the middle of the mix as our quarters were
near the exit to the Airport. In any modern wars, controlling airports and
radio/TV station are pretty important I’ve learned.. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times";">The shelling on our
position and around the area, was from that morning and for 3 days non-stop. On
the 4th day, MGen Lewis MacKenzie managed to get a cease-fire in order for the
HQ staff and us to get out of the city. We eventually returned on the 1 July
1992 to re-open the Airport for a Air Bridge to help the population victim of
the war. The UNPROFOR '<i>Roto 0</i>' lasted 6 months like most tours for
Canadian soldiers in the 90'. Now with the training required and all that is
related to UN Rotations preps, you can expect to be away from your family
for at least 9 months.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times";">So I got to return home
to Canada on a Hercules CC-130 on the 10th Sept with all of my Betacam tapes.
We were half dozen passengers plus aircrew on the plane. We had to wait to
embark on the plane as a Sgt. from 4 CER (Combat Engineer Regiment) killed by a
road side mine earlier that week was also returning home. The ride home was
very silent. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times";">Looking back, It was the
very first time that a PA (Public Affairs) team comprise of a PAO and Video
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;">And the rest is.. <u>Not</u>
the history especially when it comes to PTSD..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times";">I can honestly say that I
have coped over the years with stress and anxiety by using what i call my 'Do
and don't'. They are all Rule #1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Rule #1: Forget fireworks for the rest of
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times";">I actually broke rule #1a
recently to find myself back where I was 24 years ago.. Thanks to my friends
Patrick S. and Guy P. I was able to get out off the streets of downtown
Ottawa where Fireworks were in full gear.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times";">Subsequently the
sleepless nights and the Anxiety have returned, but this time with the guidance
of my good Friend Mike L. and Mary P., I got to meet pretty special and
dedicated folks at (VAC) Veterans Affairs Canada and will start the long road
to what I hope will be helpful. Either way how worse could it actually
be? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times";">I intend to write and
talk on my progress as the months go by. My intent is solely to demystify what
it means to be in this kind of s ate and thinking that all is good. Also,
maybe, just maybe if there is someone out there who is felling the same
symptoms can see that help is out there, but shouldn't take like me 24 year to
do something about it.</span></div>
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Video segment that I shot in My 1992, later published by a Former Swedish Soldier</div>
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Ccoulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00668004283619236487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258193453027881275.post-258693060550339302015-10-25T14:49:00.002-07:002015-10-25T14:49:26.545-07:00Halloween, serious time for Wine<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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There will be Halloween parties at your best friends place again this year, unless you are not invited.... Mouhaaaa!!</div>
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I'll be looking.. and tasting a few wines this week that have Halloween Themes. One would think that this is not serious for wines to get into, but let 'moi' tell you what i have discovered. </div>
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First one on the list this week is the BONESHAKER Zinfandel 2013.. and guess what it bloody glows in the dark on top of that. yes the bottle glows in the dark, ROFL</div>
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Produced at <a href="http://www.hahnwines.com/story/vineyards/" target="_blank">Hahn Estate</a> in California, the Boneshaker Zinfandel has 15.5%</div>
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Full Body, Dark red, Deep Purple, Vanilla smells, dark chocolate, burned wood chip and Caramel. This Zinfandel was served with a Lamb roast.</div>
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Ccoulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00668004283619236487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258193453027881275.post-52149933802351810532015-09-30T10:34:00.003-07:002015-09-30T10:34:43.086-07:00Visit from Tuscany, Italy. Baron Francesco Ricasoli<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On Monday the 28th Sept, I had the opportunity to meet with Owner and winemaker <span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 18px;">Baron Francesco Ricasoli. We had the privilege to taste several of wines produced on the family estate. The <a href="http://www.baronericasoli.com/labels/wines/castello-di-brolio/2011" target="_blank">Castello-Brolio</a> 2010 made </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">from a meticulous selection of the best Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes from the estate's vineyards,</span><span style="line-height: 18px;"> w</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">as absolutely wonderful. Note that the Winery <a href="http://www.baronericasoli.com/labels/wines/casalferro/2011" target="_blank">Casalferro</a></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: white;"> </span>made from 100% </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 18px;">Merlot is pretty unique in sense</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 18px;"> that closing your eyes you're drawn in Bordeaux while tasting the mineral soils influence on this wine of Tuscany.</span></span></div>
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Ccoulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00668004283619236487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258193453027881275.post-67828582573460104382014-08-08T07:55:00.003-07:002014-08-08T08:08:53.447-07:00Chateau Malartic-Lagravière 1958<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Bottle of <a href="http://www.malartic-lagraviere.com/vignobles-malartic/" target="_blank">Chateau Malartic-Lagravière</a> 1958 <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(my birth year) </span></i>finally arrived yesterday. It has gone back into storage now. I am considering opening it at my mom' 90th birthday, 7 years from now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Where is Malartic:</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During the province of Quebec rural colonisation in the 1920-30, the church had a major say in the province what name would villages and towns be called.. therefore loads of towns, have Saints name after them. I guess eventually they ran out of Saints, then turn and to looked for names of important people of France, such as <b>Malartic,</b> a French Admiral of the 1700' thus the town where I grew up in North West of the province of Quebec was named after him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Located in Léognan, France, <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Domaine de Lagravière, recognized since time immemorial for its excellent terroir, was purchased at the end of the eighteenth century by the family of Count Hippolyte de Maurès de Malartic. Serving the armies of the Kings of France, this Admiral fought against the English on the many seas of the world, showing special bravery in 1756 during the battle of Quebec. in 1792, defended L'ile de France, called today ile Maurice. Later Angèle Ricard took over the family tradition and administered the Estate. Her father in Law, Captain Laurent Ridolet also a great navigator, and Commander of the </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">« Marie-Elisabeth » </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">a three mast</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">ship</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">is</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> now seen on the Malartic-Lagravìere label. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">The Marly family </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">were the last of the Ricard ancestry to run the Chateau. Jacques Marly was estate manager from </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">1947 to 1990. Now the estate is run by the Bonnie family. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Where did I discovered Malartic: Back in the town of Malartic, Quebec, in the late 60, my father Normand Coulombe, as an active member of the community and local politician had the opportunity to meet with a MLA that went to France on a commercial mission, had Dinner with the President of France, and what did they served at that Dinner... Chateau Malartic-Lagraviere.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The quest for Chateau Malartic-Lagravière, red and white was on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over the years the wine has become extremely popular in Canada and I have had the opportunity to taste both the red and the white from Malartic-Lagravière. One of my best souvenir was the Malartic-Lagravière1966 that I took back home when i was serving in Germany with the Canadian Forces in the 80. </span><br />
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Ccoulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00668004283619236487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258193453027881275.post-16229896379665276592014-08-04T11:02:00.000-07:002014-08-04T11:02:23.449-07:00Chateau Malartic-Lagravière<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I am patiently waiting for a Canadian friend of mine to return from France with a bottle of 1958 Chateau Malartic-Lagravière. (my birth year) With the help of <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px;"><i>Maxime Varcelice</i> at</span> <span style="color: #332d29; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-center;"><b><a href="http://www.comptoirdesmillesimes.com/" target="_blank">Comptoir des Millésimes</a> </b></span></span>located in North of France, just outside of Lille, we located this little gem. I have been looking for a Chateau Malartic-Lagravière 1958 for several years now and finally located one. It should arrive on this side of the world in the next few days.<br />
So to celebrate the event, i will dedicate my next blogs to the history of Chateau Malartic-Lagraviere and I will spend some time explaining my interest in this particular wine. I will explore with you the interesting Wine Region of Bordeaux with a Pessac-Léognan angle.<br />
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Ccoulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00668004283619236487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258193453027881275.post-43518241689070374202014-04-12T07:23:00.000-07:002014-04-12T07:23:00.423-07:00Let's talk BC wine, La Stella<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I received my <a href="http://www.lastella.ca/product/rosso/2011-fortissimo/" target="_blank">Fortissimo</a> 2011 release from <a href="http://www.lastella.ca/" target="_blank">La Stella </a>yesterday morning. It goes without saying that only eleven bottle would remain unopened by the end of the meal... <i>Boeuf Bourguignon a l'orange</i>. Idea from <a href="http://www.jamieoliver.com/" target="_blank">Jamie Oliver</a>.<br />
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Located in <a href="https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Osoyoos,+BC+V0H/@49.0248923,-119.4679174,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x5482c5b162651d67:0x9138986d547b0fcc" target="_blank">Osoyoos</a>, BC, La Stella Winery is on the west side of the river. La Stella wines have become my favorite Canadian Wine.. <i>Very close second: </i><a href="http://www.levieuxpin.ca/wines/" target="_blank">Le Vieux Pin</a>. Last September we had the pleasure to taste several of their wines. The Domaine and the architecture makes you feel that you are walking into Northern Italy. </div>
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The rows of Merlot were adjacent to the main building and Alex from <a href="http://www.lastella.ca/" target="_blank">La Stella</a>, pointed out from the window where the wine that we were tasting came from. I felt the passion there let me tell you. Later on we walked between the rows where at 16:00pm, the warm sun was still hitting the 'Terroir'... Humidity, heat, sun, grapes.. you got yourself a perfect combo.<br />
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Back to Fortissimo, I decanted the wine and had it oxygen itself for a good hour before tasting. La Stella recommend to decant for sediments as the wine is unfiltered. There was a bit of sediments remaining in the bottle, but nothing dramatic.<br />
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Deep red in colour, the legs on the glass are very present. Rolling the glass, i noted the wine follows the glass like a red blanket.<br />
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<b>1st nose:</b> Mineral, Dark Berries, light scent of vanilla, alcool is very present<br />
<b>2nd nose:</b> Cassis, fruits very present, mineral, spices<br />
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Attack: Tanin and acid are present very well balanced, feeling of smoothness, vanilla, lasting 30 sec+<br />
90 minutes later, more vanilla taste and very smooth, acidity had disappeared. This is a fun wine to drink.<br />
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Chris on mojo rating: 93+<br />
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During the warm month of September, I had the opportunity to join a group of wine enthusiast and head south in British Columbia to visit several wineries of the <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Okanagan+Highway,+Oliver,+BC,+Canada&hl=en&ll=49.174297,-119.553308&spn=0.050277,0.124197&sll=50.366489,-119.344482&sspn=0.784887,1.987152&oq=okanagan+valley+Oliver&t=h&hnear=Okanagan+Hwy,+Oliver,+Okanagan-Similkameen,+British+Columbia,+Canada&z=14" target="_blank">Okanagan</a> region. Playing golf in the morning and tasting wine in the afternoon was a great way to visit this wonderful region. a discovery for me as I had never travelled south BC before.<br />
We had organized several tours for our Okanagan long week end but i have to admit, <a href="http://www.levieuxpin.ca/" target="_blank"><b>Le Vieux Pins</b></a> and <a href="http://www.lastella.ca/" target="_blank"><b>La Stella</b> </a> wineries made our trip memorable. Mike and Kam at<b> <a href="http://www.levieuxpin.ca/" target="_blank">Le Vieux Pin</a></b> really did a superb job hosting us. Same goes to Alex from <a href="http://lastella.ca/dp.asp?Name=our_wine" target="_blank"><b>La Stella</b></a> who welcomed us the day after with open arms and prepared a special event for our group.<br />
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During our visit at <a href="http://www.levieuxpin.ca/" target="_blank">Le Vieux Pin</a>, Michael gave me a tour of the estate and I had a chat with him at the end of the tour where he gave me a candid interview on camera. for our next trip to the Okanagan, I am looking forward to speak to a Severine, winemaker from the Old World and now at Le Vieux Pin.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">CEO and Winemaker </span><b style="text-align: left;">Sandra Oldfield</b><span style="text-align: start;"> flanked by Terry Meyer-Stone takes on Social Media this evening to speak to us about the great wines at Tinhorn Creek. Sandra started with their Merlot. Describing how Tinhorn Merlot will be this year and from which lot the grapes are came from. She then followed with the Cabernet Franc. then she presented the <a href="http://www.tinhorn.com/" target="_blank">2Bench Red 2010</a>, Bordeaux Blend, we actually tasted that one during our visit 3 weeks ago, it was my absolute fav. I really enjoyed this session. To me it speaks volume on how they are interested in connecting with wine enthusiast from all over Canada and the world.</span></div>
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Ccoulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00668004283619236487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258193453027881275.post-26155590895609687682013-07-15T08:35:00.000-07:002013-07-15T08:35:00.728-07:00Canadian Soldiers in Afghanistan - They are not forgotten<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black;">MISSION</span></u><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black;">: Close to 900 soldiers from Shilo and Edmonton
will participate in the third and final rotation of Operation ATTENTION, the
Canadian Contribution Training Mission — Afghanistan (CCTM-A) from June 2013 to
March 2014. <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(Source - DND 2013)</span></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u><span style="color: black;">NAME</span></u><span style="color: black;">:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Ian Tait.. Sgt Ian Tait,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #444444;">Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry</span><span style="color: black;">,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>father
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A well-spoken soldier from Brandon, Manitoba, Ian recently got
posted to CFB Shilo after a two years posting with the Army Public Affairs in
Ottawa. I remember that Ian rapidly became a sharp reporter, not surprising with his Army background and field experience, he had 'Street Creds' to back up the video News stories he was involved with.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I contacted<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Sgt
Ian Tait</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>on the day of his
departure and he kindly agreed to keep in touch with me, so that I can Blog on
the Canadian Mission thru his eyes. I should be getting photos from him, and I
will arrange for a Skype interview later during his tour. I indent
to post updates on a regular basis.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><u>WHY</u>:</span><span style="color: black;"> I
want to make sure that these Canadian soldiers are not forgotten from the
public. I recall in the 90' when I served in Bosnia/Croatia as a PA
Photographer/Cameraman, the more the mission was continuing, the less interest
there was in Canada. So, by the end of the 90' nobody actually gave a crap
about our Canadian Soldiers serving overseas on UN Mission.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"> Sgt Ian Tait - Afghanistan, July 2013</span><br />
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Ccoulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00668004283619236487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258193453027881275.post-5478623784992840722013-06-15T13:08:00.000-07:002013-06-15T13:10:32.590-07:00Welcome - Cliff Hanger Communication<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I would like to personally thanks Karie Dufour and Guy Paquette from <a href="http://cliffhangercommunications.weebly.com/index.html" target="_blank">Cliff Hanger Communication</a> for having me on board as Imagery expert.<br />
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Ccoulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00668004283619236487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258193453027881275.post-89350084704526730892013-01-09T11:15:00.002-08:002013-01-09T11:41:09.010-08:00Golf Cozumel - Benny Campos<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Happy New Year and I happy to publish this new story from Cozumel, Mexico. I had the opportunity during my vacation in Cozumel to interview Benny Campos, Cozumel PGA Golf Professional and General manager. Benny gave me a tour of the facility. From the Golf course to the Proshop, this is a Top notch Golf facility. I played the course and it is one that requires course management... fairways are tight and any error and its Jungle time....<br />
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Ccoulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00668004283619236487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258193453027881275.post-42916020035311553262012-12-10T06:29:00.000-08:002012-12-10T06:37:45.893-08:00L'Amicale des Sommeliers du QC - Grad Event<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Update - <a href="https://www.levieuxpin.ca/products.asp" target="_blank">Le Vieux Pin</a> - Equinoxe Syrah 2009<br />
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During our graduation event at the <a href="http://www.amicaledessommeliers.com/ASQO/" target="_blank">Amicale des Sommeliers du QC, Section Outaouais</a>, I had the pleasure to share with my friends a bottle of Equinoxe Syrah 2009. All members and the leading Chevaliers were absolutely delighted of the tasting. We had the wine in a carafe for a good 90 minutes before tasting.<br />
Reddish tint on the legs when rolling the wine in the glass, smell of berries and wood, taste of dark berries, leather, smooth and very well balance and a lasting taste in mouth. Simply magnificent were the comments from the gallery of experts.<br />
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I have to mention that during the evening, we were given a very interesting lecture from the regional rep of <a href="http://www.agropur.com/en/products/prizes/" target="_blank">Agropur</a> who provided a wide selection of delicate cheese for the evening.<br />
As I am writing these lines this morning, I have just received am email from Le Vieux Pin and the are releasing a new Cab/Syrah "<a href="https://www.levieuxpin.ca/product-info.asp?ID=45" target="_blank">Retouche</a>" naturally I have Jumped on that offer.<br />
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Photo taken 4th Dec 2012 during Sommeliers gathering in Gatineau QC<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">- We found a little (very little) Tingling on the tongue from the get go, I like that refreshment.. ;-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">- Med Dry, the taste stays in for a good minute, simply awesome,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">- At the second taste 5 minutes later, a delicate smoky taste seems do develop, I knew that this wine was only getting better. <i>(by now, over one hour had past since i cracked the seal, and this baby was getting better, not loosing its taste but in full evolution).</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">-Taste and smell of Dark chocolate, and the Berries tastes from earlier and a hint of Leather.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">- Long final of light oak/wooden taste.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">- Also, I did not feel any sulfites skin reactions as I am intolerant to it. For me that is great news.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Recommendation:</span></b> If you can get your hands on this great Canadian Wine.. do it.</span><br />
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After following on Tweeter <span style="font-weight: normal;">Ronald Georges</span> from Montreal Radio-Canada :<a class="account-group js-user-profile-link" href="https://twitter.com/millesime"><span class="username js-action-profile-name">@millesime</span></a> I certainly got interested at finding what was the big deal with <b>Shiraz Equinox 2009</b> from Le Vieux Pin Winery in B-C Canada. GO Check it out for yourself.<br />
I got online last night and a shipment of the wine is on its way home. That about all I can say about it for now. I will taste it when it arrives in Gatineau . I had the chance to speak with Kam Kamrani from the winery while on the phone and arranging for the shipment. Really friendly folks, dedicated to their products. He understood my disappointment that they are all out of 750 Ml so I will have to turn myself to the 1/2 bottles. I omitted to ask if it Equinox Shiraz was bottles in Magnum.<br />
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I have kept this Blog alive for a couple years now so that the world sees thru my eyes what I've been Shooting, drinking, visiting and Drinking as far as Red wine goes. <br />
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Time to update, not that I have been lazy.. but simply been AFK. The Golf season is winding down, and my next week of golfing will have to wait for the end of December at Cozumel G&C. I have to say that with the help of my Coach Mike Kennedy at Hylands Golf Club in Ottawa, I have been able to progress to my old new me. I changed from Taylor Made to <a href="http://www.golfsmith.com/product/30047129/titleist-910-d2-driver" title="Titleist 910 D2 Driver"><span class="name_description">910 D2 Driver</span></a> and 910F to replace my 3 wood. It has a more suitable shaft for me i guess as I noticed dramatic improvements in control after the second round.<br />
The Irons are now: AP1 - 712 Steel Reg shaft. Not having range time with these irons made it a little difficult to get used to during the first round. <br />
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On the Wine scene, I have drank a few new Barolo and Brunello and the latest on is from Frattotria dei Barbi Reserve was simply great. I have procured 2 more bottles that are on their way from Montréal, QC, Canada. I intend to take notes for you on the next Blog.<br />
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Just returned from Lake Placid this week. As it was my first time on the boards in 4 years i prefered not to get the MOJO kit on the slopes for safety reasons. We soon discovered that the runs were pretty icy and WhiteFace was more like IceFace. One of our fellow skier on the group got pretty banged up and thanks to Whiteface Ski Patrol, she was taken rapidly to a local clinic.. she is getting better now ;-)<br />
As usual, It started to dump huge quantity of snow on the day of departure.. Whiteface.. I will return..<br />
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I was recently interviewed by former CTV Montréal News reporter and Communication expert, Joe Singerman. I shared with him my experience on the MOJO and how I use it.<br />
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Joe is a frequent collaborator of 'Home Technology Montreal' Blog:<br />
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Nos nièces (Alex, Flo, Gen, M-C) nous ont parlées de ce que <span class="st"><em>Noël </em></span> représente.<br />
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After pending over 400 hours editing a three part Documentary, i am back on the blog.<br />
I want to share portion of the Doc with you by posting all the images that were used on the documentary on Gaétane, my mother.<br />
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Je suis de retour sur mon Blog après une pause bien mérité je crois... après plus de 400 heures sur le Mac et Final Cut Pro a faire le documentaire sur Gaétane (ma mère) j'ai pris un p'tit Brake. Je vs aient préparés un slide show des photos utilisées dans les trois vidéos du Doc.<br />
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Je serais de retour après les fêtes pour vs donnés, mes "best of" de vins d´guster durant la période de Noel.<br />
I'll be back after the holidays to share with you my Wine Favs' tried during the Xmas Parties <br />
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When shooting video outside on location, you have to deal with Wind hitting the RF mic. After loosing a couple of Wind socks during a field exercise, I can up with a temporary solution, one that i'd like to share with you.<br />
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Make incision from the bottom to the middle of the cut foam, Wrap the foam around the Mic, Secure the temp Wind sock with Robber Band. Leave room for the Lapel Clip. Use a pair of scissors to round up the extra foam. I used a Sharpie Black Permanent and run it against the rubber bands to make the yellow go away.<br />
I am working on getting a Temporary Lapel Clip build from Gator clip, paper clip etc, will post soon. <br />
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We just got our new <a href="http://www.rodemic.com/mics/stereovideomic">Rode X/Y On Camera Mics</a> and the Hot-shoe has a problem where we'll need to take a file to it in order to make it fit on the Owle<span style="font-size: x-small;"> <span style="color: blue;">Photo:*a</span></span>. I have tried unsuccessfully to fit the Mic on my own Canon 5D MkII and as well on a Nikon D-7000. It has to do with the way the Hot-shoe was made on the Microphone <span style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;">Photo: *b</span><br />
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I have shot a few pics to show the problem area of the mount. in photo a) & c) , the Mic barely fits in as its catching and blocking the entry.<br />
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</div>Ccoulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00668004283619236487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258193453027881275.post-64257913560374837202011-10-04T07:29:00.000-07:002011-10-04T07:29:28.474-07:00Soo how much is your Local Wine? hey?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><h2 style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">I was searching for a <a href="http://www.darenberg.com.au/products/the-icons/2007-the-dead-arm?result=ok">Dead Arm</a> last week for last week end Cork Twist-cap challenge</span><i> <span style="font-size: x-small;">(or just another good reason to drink wine!) </span></i><span style="font-size: small;">and I was actually surprise to see the price differences between Canadian provinces. Some provincial liquor Board are also just too hard to find online. Once in a while I'll post some interesting findings as far as Wine prices. You'll say "well, I never spend more then 12.00 on a bottle of wine" fine by me mate, I'd like to pay $12 for a Calon-Segur or a COS, but this will never happened. </span></span></h2><span style="font-size: small;"></span><br />
<h2 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></h2><h2 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Found at SAQ in Quebec, Canada: </span></h2><h2 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">-Shiraz d'Arenberg The Dead Arm McLaren Vale 2007 : <b><span class="price">51,50 $</span></b></span></h2><h2 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="price"> </span></span></h2><h2 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="price"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Found at LCBO Ontario, Canada</span></span></span></h2><h2 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="price"></span><span style="font-size: small;">Shiraz d'Arenberg The Dead Arm McLaren Vale 2007 : <b>$54.95</b></span></h2><span style="font-size: small;"></span><br />
<h2 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></h2><h2 style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;">Found at BC Liquor Board</span><span class="price"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">, BC Canada: </span></span></span></h2><h2 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Shiraz d'Arenberg The Dead Arm McLaren Vale 2007: <b>$69.99 </b></span></h2><h2 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></span></h2><div> The moral of this story, If you live in Ottawa, cross the Bridge and get it in QC.<br />
</div><div class="productDescription-front"><div>* I did not find the Dead Arm in Alberta, I remember visiting a awesome wine Boutique at Calgary Airport a few years back.</div><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br />
</span></div><div><h2 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">** all prices are in Canadian Dollar</span></h2><h2 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbswZiW7J-ZbP0ZZIDfl9XuIF6Cn5kzqMJ_1-QL0Q8ClO_AZzLWqIqt6A3rk0Ft0AaGXitPpjHfhMgKuPgGcN-6ajTVZUrWntyq9ZsZ9fBKipolQyG90ni6z5SFFmgmrWjJ4_LTvOZ8_a/s1600/The_Dead_Arm_Bottle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="102" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbswZiW7J-ZbP0ZZIDfl9XuIF6Cn5kzqMJ_1-QL0Q8ClO_AZzLWqIqt6A3rk0Ft0AaGXitPpjHfhMgKuPgGcN-6ajTVZUrWntyq9ZsZ9fBKipolQyG90ni6z5SFFmgmrWjJ4_LTvOZ8_a/s400/The_Dead_Arm_Bottle.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><h2 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></h2></div><div></div><div><b></b></div></div><h2 style="margin: 0px;"><span class="price"> </span></h2></div>Ccoulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00668004283619236487noreply@blogger.com0