'Politicians, law enforcement experts, academics and community members have gathered in Ottawa for the Summit on Gun and Gang Violence to discuss a troubling increase in ... more'Politicians, law enforcement experts, academics and community members have gathered in Ottawa for the Summit on Gun and Gang Violence to discuss a troubling increase in gun-related incidents and gang activity in Canada.
The summit is being hosted by Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, who in November announced the federal government would be spending $327.6 million over five years on anti-gun and gang initiatives, and $100 million annually thereafter.
"We're seeing young males resorting to the use of firearms where they hadn't in the past," said Inspector Mark Patterson of the Ottawa Police Service's guns and gangs unit.'- so is this, and other indicators of late, signs that humanity is progressing, or retrogressing? Maybe it is just part of a recurring cycle. less
Remember the old viewfinder? It was the size of your eye, and if it wasn't within an inch of your eye, you'd never know what you were photographing, lol! I remember the... moreRemember the old viewfinder? It was the size of your eye, and if it wasn't within an inch of your eye, you'd never know what you were photographing, lol! I remember the first time I saw someone holding a camera at arm's length to take a photo. I thought, "How in the heck can you be sure of what you're doing?"
When I leave a tip for a waitress or waiter, I like to fold the bills and place them on the table under something, such as a plate, platter, drinking glass, coffee cup, salt... more When I leave a tip for a waitress or waiter, I like to fold the bills and place them on the table under something, such as a plate, platter, drinking glass, coffee cup, salt shaker, et cetera. I leave one corner of the bills showing so that there's no mistake that they're there. I do the whole hiding thing for two reasons; so that it won't "mysteriously fly away or blow away", and so that the only person who picks it up is the waitress or waiter for whom I've left it. My dear wife, on the other hand, is adamant that I'm plum loco. She always violently grabs the tip from its secure hiding place that I've so painstakingly hidden and says out the bills in grand fashion in plain sight for all to see. She berates me, "I want to make sure the waitress knows we left a tip!" I counter with, "The first thing any waitress or waiter looks for whike clearing the table is the tip. I promise you it won't be missed." Do you have a particular way you like to leave a cash tip for a waitress o... less
