#Homes For Sale Kelowna Bc

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Canadian Luxury Homes Market Report

Hello…this is Bo Kauffmann of Remax in Winnipeg, with your real estate news for…  Thursday, April 6th, 2023…

Today is National Burrito Day, New Beers Eve and Nat. Employee Benefits Day

Growing demand for homes has made its way up to the higher end of the Canadian real estate market. In most of the country's major markets, luxury sales went up in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the fourth quarter of 2022.

  RE/MAX Canada looked at luxury market patterns in 15 locations across the country, from coast to coast. They discovered that the significant loss of home stock is pushing up prices at lower price points and increasing demand. 

10 of the 15 markets that were looked at are on par with or ahead of Q4 2022. As sales and temperatures rise, this pattern is likely to keep going until the second quarter of 2023.  Calgary and Hamilton saw the largest jumps at 34% and 39% respectively.

  A lot of the activity is thought to be due to demand that has been building up since the middle of 2022. Buyers are taking advantage of the chance they have right now to buy a property. Listings, on the other hand, are hard to come by in most parts of the country, making it hard to find the ideal home.

In summary, the report identified 3 trends: 

1)    Overall national demand for luxury homes has increased

2)    Sidelined buyers are back, and

3)    The activity is expected on continue and rise.

Once again, Winnipeg is one of 5 cities bucking the trend, although just barely.

Luxury home sales were down in St. Johns NFLD by 68%, Edmonton AB by 30%, Kelowna BC by 17% and London ONT by 9%.  Winnipeg saw the smallest drop at only 3.8%.

  Looking for a luxury home in Winnipeg?  I am a Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist and can help you buy or sell any luxury property, house or condo in Winnipeg and surrounding areas.  Call me anytime at 204-333-2202

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Fall Trends | Lisa Kloeble Your Realtor With Heart

The fall season is just around the corner and it’s time to prepare for all of the changes. We know that you’re probably getting ready to switch out your summer clothes for a cozy sweater, but are you prepared with the latest home trends? Today we have 5 Decor Trends to share that will add that cozy feeling to your home that we all love about fall!

1). Layering: An easy way to add some warmth this season is by layering different textures like rattan and wicker furniture, chunky knit blankets and even some velvet.

2). Earthy tones and warm colour palettes: Instead of doing an entire bold accent wall, try adding in colour with decor like blankets, rugs, and even peel and stick wall paper which is also making a comeback.

3). Partitions and room dividers: The open concept living room and kitchen is really great for entertaining and family gatherings. However after the last year of navigating working from home and spending more time at home, having places of privacy and solitude rank much higher on the scale of importance.

4). Plaids and Checks: Combining patterns and textures is in! Don’t be scared to mix and match. Try to use different scales to help balance and soften the look.

5). Comfortable and cozy ambiance: With so much time being spent at home these days, taking the comfort to the next level is most welcomed! An easy way to do this with style is with a giant, knit blanket.

Home interior design trends will always change in response to cultural needs and technological advances, but there are some general principles that remain constant. For example, the use of texture is one trend that continues its popularity because it creates an inviting ambiance while also making your home look fresh and modern. This fall we are going to see textures used on walls with plaids or checks, as well as adding textured upholstery fabrics like velvet or corduroy to wicker or rattan furniture. The result is a cozy yet chic living space perfect for entertaining friends while maintaining functionality in your home! Which of these trends do you think would work best for your home? Let me know below!

If you are looking to buy house in Kelowna & or Saskatoon, Lisa Kloeble would be happy to help. She is your realtor with heart in Saskatoon & Kelowna.

Source of content: https://www.realtorswitheart.com/blog/fall-trends/

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New to the team - Lisa Kloeble Your Realtor With Heart

Sometimes the best thing about a new job is a new perspective!

When I first joined Lisa Kloeble’s team I had this idea that my job would be doing a bit of paperwork and helping out where I could. I had no real idea what the job entailed and only a preconceived notion about what Realtors do. I definitely had no clue to the amount of paperwork and processes involved or what it takes to run your own business. I was one of those people that thought Real Estate was pretty straight forward: you get a buyer or seller and buy or sell a home! How difficult could it be? How little I knew! I had a real learning curve! Not only was I learning my own role, I was also learning the role of a Realtor and everything they need to do in order to be successful! During this time I’m not sure if it was the remote learning; Covid fatigue; or short term memory loss that comes at this stage of life; but I was slightly overwhelmed and to make matters worse things weren’t really sticking. At this point, not only was I worried about my job, I was starting to worry about my health…what was wrong with my brain! Fortunately for me I had joined an amazing team that had an abundance of patience, were great teachers and one day I woke up and it all just made sense! The paperwork and processes are now a routine, but I’ll be honest thinking like a Realtor is still a challenge. I’m amazed at all Lisa does! I think we’ve all heard people share their opinions about Realtors, some good, some not so good, but when I hear that they don’t have to work very hard, I struggle with that one. This opportunity gave me real insight into the work that Realtors do behind the scenes. The work that no one sees or maybe even knows about. I work for a Realtor who works numerous hours each day managing her business, employees, and most of all, taking care of her clients. I often wonder where she gets the energy? Wrapping my head around the work that is involved with being a good Realtor still amazes me!

Meanwhile I’m still learning to think like a Realtor! I have taken my admin skills and have moved into the Office manager position within the team. I really enjoy the work that I do with the team and enjoy helping our clients. I feel grateful for this opportunity and for the new perspective I have gained!

Check out the homes for sale in Kelowna BC, our team is always here to help.

Source of content: https://www.realtorswitheart.com/blog/new-to-the-team/

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2018 BC Health Care Awards Recipients Revealed

VANCOUVER - Recipients of the 12th annual BC Health Care Awards were announced today at a gala luncheon in Vancouver. Twelve Gold Apple and six Award of Merit recipients were honoured.

Presented by the Health Employers Association of British Columbia (HEABC), the awards recognize British Columbians who are providing outstanding care and support. Awards are given in 11 categories to projects improving delivery through innovative and collaborative approaches and to people making a positive impact and inspiring those around them.

"BC's medical professionals - including support staff - genuinely care about delivering quality care to British Columbians," said Michael McMillan, HEABC's President and CEO. "The BCHC Awards are an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the individual and team contributions made by these individuals."

New this year - Dianna Mah-Jones Award of Excellence in Person-Centred Care

Named in honour of Dianna Mah-Jones, this award is for a team or project that makes use of leading practices to improve care for patients, residents or clients by focusing on the needs of the person rather than the needs of the system or service. Dianna Mah-Jones, an occupational therapist at GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre, was tragically killed, along with her husband Richard Jones, just three months after being named Provincial HC Hero at the 2017 awards. Our hope is that this ward will help to keep her memory and legacy alive by recognizing others who strive to deliver care that is respectful of the needs, values and preferences of individuals.

2018 Gold Apple winners

Provincial HC Hero & HC Hero - Provincial Health Services Authority

Glenn Braithwaite - District Supervisor, Emergency Coordinator, BCEHS

Glenn Jay Braithwaite is a Paramedic and District Supervisor at BC Ambulance Service, recognized for providing exceptional emergency response and for his clinical leadership abilities. He's received several professional accolades for his heroic actions, and his outstanding commitment to patients, colleagues and the broader community.

Provincial HC Hero & HC Hero - Island Health

Dr. Ramm Hering - Physician Lead, Primary Care Substance Use, Island Health

By passionately and effectively advocating for improved services for patients dealing with substance use and addiction, Dr. Hering has inspired his colleagues to work together to develop new programs and create an efficient, client-centred system of addiction services.

HC Hero - Affiliate

Dr. David Agulnik- Emergency Physician, St. Paul's Hospital

HC Hero - Fraser Health

Mits Miyata - Pharmacy Manager, Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services

HC Hero - Interior Health

Lynda Martyn - Registered Speech-Language Pathologist, Coordinator Kelowna Cleft Lip/Palate Clinic

HC Hero - Northern Health

Debbie Strang - Health Services Administrator, Quesnel

HC Hero - Provincial Health Services Authority

Dr. Faisal Khosa - Associate Professor, Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital

Dianna Mah-Jones Award of Excellence in Person-Centred Care

International Seating Symposium - Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, Provincial Health Services Authority

The International Seating Symposium has created an international forum that fosters an exchange of ideas and a network of consumers, rehabilitation therapists, physicians, designers, and manufacturers of positioning and mobility equipment. This has inspired improvements in rehabilitation equipment and technology that have improved mobility, comfort and quality of life for people with disabilities.

Dianna Mah-Jones Award of Excellence in Person-Centred Care

Residential Care for Me: Megamorphosis - Seniors Care and Palliative Services, Providence

The goal of Residential Care for Me: Megamorphosis is to change the residential care culture from an institutional to a social model of care, and improve quality of life for residents by rapidly testing and implementing changes that focus on emotional connections, allow residents to direct each moment, and create the feeling of home.  Get More Info Full Circle Health Sales Reps

Top Innovation

SNIFF: C. Difficile Canine Scent Detection Program - Vancouver Coastal Health

An innovative and dedicated team of people and a growing roster of pups known as the C. Difficile Scent Detection Program is pioneering a cost-effective method to improve and enhance C. Difficile surveillance and improve infection control and prevention practices.

Workplace Health Innovation

VGH Emergency Department Healthy Workplace Initiative - Vancouver Coastal Health

Vancouver General Hospital's emergency department formed a multi-disciplinary team with the goal of working together to improve workplace health and safety, leading to an improved working climate where staff report feeling engaged and better able to provide the type of quality care that emergency patients deserve.

Collaborative Solutions

Improving Indigenous Cancer Journeys: A Road Map - BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres, BC Cancer (Provincial Health Services Authority), First Nations Health Authority, Métis Nation BC

The Indigenous Cancer Strategy is a collaborative strategy that will improve indigenous cancer outcomes by addressing all steps of the cancer journey, from prevention and treatment, through to survivorship and end-of-life care.

This year's Awards of Merit recipients are:

Dianna Mah-Jones Award of Excellence in Person-Centred Care

• Resources and Needs Review - Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Island Health

Top Innovation

• Symphony QuickCall - Workforce Management Solutions, Provincial Health Services Authority

• Fall-unteers: A Volunteer-Based Falls Prevention Strategy in Residential Care - Holy Family Hospital Residential Care, Providence

Workplace Health Innovation

• Reducing Workplace Injuries through Leading Practices - Menno Place

Collaborative Solutions

• Regional Strategy for Reducing Ambulance Turnaround Times - BC Emergency Health Services, Provincial Health Services Authority, Fraser Health

• Vancouver Shared Care Team - Doctors of BC, Providence, Vancouver Coastal Health

Since the awards launched in 2007, more than 200 Gold Apples and Awards of Merit have been awarded to health employees who are improving BC's healthcare system and patient care.

The 2018 BCHC Awards are generously supported by Great-West Life, Healthcare Benefit Trust, and Pacific Blue Cross.

Visit BCHealthCareAwards.ca,to learn more about the 2018 awards winners.

The Health Employers Association of British Columbia (HEABC) is the accredited bargaining agent for most publicly funded health employers in the province, representing denominational, proprietary and affiliate health employers, as well as the province's six health authorities. HEABC coordinates the labour relations interests of 250 publicly funded healthcare employers and negotiates five major provincial agreements covering more than 120,000 unionized employees.

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Pluralistic: 02 Mar 2020 (Disasters vs dystopias, meet me in Kelowna, Cool Mules, astrosovkitsch, drug policy)

Today's links

My new podcast, "Disasters Don't Have to End in Dystopia": Tired: Look for the helpers. Wired: Be the helper.

The next frontier for school censorware is spying on kids all the time: It's how we'll stop ISIS, apparently.

I'm coming to Kelowna on March 5: It's my first-ever trip to the BC interior and more than half the (free) tickets are gone. RSVP now!

Cool Mules, an investigative series on a Vice editor's cocaine-smuggling ring: From the people who brought you the stunning "Thunder Bay."

Soviet Space Graphics: Cosmic Visions from the USSR.

Apple, Nike and Dell's supply chain includes enslaved Uyghurs: Xinjiang Phase II.

Drugs Without the Hot Air: The best book I've ever read on drugs and drug policy, in an expanded new edition.

This day in history: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2019

Colophon: Recent publications, current writing projects, upcoming appearances, current reading

My new podcast, "Disasters Don't Have to End in Dystopia" (permalink)

I just posted a new podcast! "Disasters Don't Have to End in Dystopia" is an essay I wrote for Wired about the ways that the stories we tell ourselves make the difference between rising to meet a crisis and devolving into catastrophe.

The podcast is here:

https://craphound.com/podcast/2020/03/01/disasters-dont-have-to-end-in-dystopias/

The Wired essay is here:

https://www.wired.com/2017/04/cory-doctorow-walkaway/

Though I wrote it in 2017, it really applies today. Our beliefs about whether we can trust our neighbors to have our back in times of crisis informs whether we behave in a way that shows THEY can trust US in times of crisis.

And since every crisis is (eventually) overcome by people pitching in to get things fixed, the belief that our fellow humans are untrustworthy means that crises are more likely to turn into disasters – and the stories we write can instil or dispel that belief.

I know that there's some controversy about Mr Rogers' famous "Look for the helpers" speech – that it's advice for children, not adults.

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/10/look-for-the-helpers-mr-rogers-is-bad-for-adults/574210/

But the adult version is "BE the helper." That is, prepared to run towards the emergency, not to cower in a luxury bunker while better people than you get the machine started again.

The next frontier for school censorware is spying on kids all the time (permalink)

We spend a lot of time bemoaning the lack of privacy-consciousness among kids, and then we spy on them at school with censorware and punish them for taking any action that might protect their privacy from us.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAGjNe1YhMA

Meanwhile, censorware companies – whose primary customers have always been oppressive regimes seeking to control political oppositions – have morphed into full-on student surveillance companies, and their sales pitch is a terrifying slurry of war-on-terror/active shooter FUD.

When companies like Gaggle and Securely pitch school-boards on their products, they claim that they can detect incipient in-school ISIS attacks and the like, and use that as justification to spy on kids in-school and out-of-school online activities. These companies are mini-NSAs-for-hire, tracking social media usage and every keystroke and click on school networks and devices, storing it (insecurely) for years, if not decades.

https://www.thegazette.com/subject/opinion/staff-columnist/iowa-city-schools-student-social-media-monitoring-surveillance-gaggle-securly-20200302

They make bizarre claims ("the average 7th grader has 6 Instagram accounts" – which would make 7th graders 25% of the entire IG user-base). And they find terrified parents to endorse spying ("If it's going to protect my child, I don't care how you get the info, just get it"). People who sell security need to sell fear. If we want our kids to care about their privacy, we can't make them "safe" by spying on them all the time and banning any steps they take to make us stop.

I'm coming to Kelowna on March 5 (permalink)

I'm coming to the BC interior for the first time ever, talking about my book Radicalized at the Kelowna library as part of Canada Reads. I'm being hosted by the CBC's Sarah Penton from 6-8PM! It's free to attend but it's ticketed, and the majority of tickets are already gone — if you want to come, now's the time to RSVP.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cbc-radio-presents-in-conversation-with-cory-doctorow-tickets-96154415445

(and if you can't make it, it's OK! The CBC will broadcast the audio and I'll put it my podcast, too)

Cool Mules, an investigative series on a Vice editor's cocaine-smuggling ring (permalink)

Back in 2015, Slava Pastuk was an editor at Vice, and he abused his position there to pressure young, desperate would-be journalists into smuggling suitcases full of millions of dollars' worth of cocaine into Australia.

https://nationalpost.com/news/former-vice-editor-gets-nine-year-sentence-for-recruiting-young-drug-mules-for-massive-cocaine-smuggling-ring

Five of them went to prison, but Slava Pastuk did not (at first). When Pastuk's role in the affair became public and he was indicted and tried, he refused to talk to the press at all, making the whole thing something of a non-story cipher (despite its spectacular details).

Incredibly, though, Canadaland got Slava to talk. At length. And they got the other side of the story, too, both from Slava's victims and those who risked career suicide by turning him down. The result is a new, six-part investigative series called Cool Mules, hosted by Kasia Mychajlowycz, whose work I discovered through the spectacular On The Media.

https://www.canadalandshow.com/shows/cool-mules/

It's modeled on Canadaland's last, spectacular miniseries, Thunder Bay, easily the best investigative series I ever listened to.

https://www.canadalandshow.com/shows/thunder-bay/

This morning's Canadaland features an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the making of the series between Mychajlowycz and Jesse Brown, and it has me licking my chops for the series itself.

https://www.canadalandshow.com/podcast/315-the-cocaine-smuggling-ring-at-vice/

Soviet Space Graphics (permalink)

When my grandmother was 12, she was inducted into the Leningrad civil defense corps during the 900 day siege of Leningrad (I wrote a science fiction novella about this called "After the Siege").

http://www.infinitematrix.net/stories/shorts/after-the-siege.html

The story is also available as a five-part audiobook reading by Mary Robinette Kowal:

http://scalzi.com/atseige/afterthesiege1.mp3 http://scalzi.com/atseige/afterthesiege2.mp3 http://scalzi.com/atseige/afterthesiege3.mp3 http://scalzi.com/atseige/afterthesiege4.mp3 http://scalzi.com/atseige/afterthesiege5.mp3

Eventually (years later) my grandmother was evacuated with the women and children across the winter ice and ended up in Siberia, where she met my grandfather, got pregnant, fled to Azerbaijan and birthed my father. They made their way to Canada over six years, through a series of refugee adventures and crises that could each be a novella of its own (the part where she married my grandfather's one-armed partisan fighter brother, for example, and got caught in a pogrom).

My grandmother completely lost contact with her family in Leningrad, for years. More than a decade. My father vividly recounts how he, as a little boy, heard his mother in Toronto answer the phone and say, "Mama, mama" and begin to cry for the family she thought was dead.

Over the years that followed, my grandmother and grandfather traveled to the USSR several times to see her family, and my Leningrad family came often to visit us in Toronto. Whenever they came, the brought Soviet space-program memoribilia.

There was SO MUCH of this stuff (in the early 90s, Russian sf fans used to pay their way to US conventions by shlepping suitcases full of astrosovkitsch to sell at the event), and it was gorgeous and magical. Some of the best art of the Soviet era was produced to celebrate the space program, and my most cherished toys and knickkacks growing up featured Sputnik, Gagarin, and Valentina Tereshkova. Today, much of that stuff is in our home, thanks in part to Ukrainian Ebay sellers who've taken over the astrosovkitsch market from Russian sf fans.

I'm awfully excited, therefore, by the news that Phaidon is bringing out "Soviet Space Graphics: Cosmic Visions from the USSR." It's a lavishly illustrated volume, produced in collaboration with the Moscow Design Museum.

https://www.phaidon.com/store/design/soviet-space-graphics-9781838660536/

If you're ever in St Petersburg and you want to see some amazing historical examples of Soviet space and tech materials, visit the Popov Museum.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.S._Popov_Central_Museum_of_Communications

Incidentally, my grandmother's baby brother Bora, who stayed behind in Leningrad, grew up to be curator of the Popov. I last saw Uncle Bora in 2005, shortly before his death, and he gave us a curator's behind-the-scenes tour of the museum. You can see my photos from the visit here:

https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=37996580417%40N01&sort=date-taken-desc&text=popov&view_all=1

Apple, Nike and Dell's supply chain includes enslaved Uyghurs (permalink)

Phase II of China's Xinjiang concentration camps for ethno-religious minorities (mostly Uyghurs but also other Muslim minorities) is creating slave-labor factories that serve major US brands.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51697800

Nike, Apple and Dell's supply chains are all implicated.

As a reminder, the Xinjiang concentration camps used torture, punitive rape, brainwashing, forced medical experimentation and other tactics to "retrain" a disfavored minority.

"Between 2017 and 2019, the ASPI think tank estimates that more than 80,000 Uighurs were transferred out of the far western Xinjiang autonomous region to work in factories across China. It said some were sent directly from detention camps."

The revelations come from a report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute:

https://www.aspi.org.au/report/uyghurs-sale

The workers enslaved in these factories spend their off-hours in brainwashing sessions, living "in segregated dormitories, with Mandarin lessons and 'ideological training', subjected to constant surveillance and banned from observing religious practices."

Drugs Without the Hot Air (permalink)

I first read "Drugs Without the Hot Air," David Nutt's astoundingly good book about drug policy back in 2012; in the eight years since, hardly a month has gone by without my thinking about it. Now, there's a new, updated edition, extensively revised, and it's an absolute must-read.

Nutt came to fame when he served as the UK "Drugs Czar" under the Labour Government in the late 2000s; especially when Home Secretary Jacqui Smith fired him for his refusal to lie and say that marijuana was more harmful than alcohol, despite the extensive evidence to the contrary (Smith also threatened Nutt for publishing a paper in Nature that compared the neurological harms of recreational horseback riding to harms from recreational MDMA use, a paper that concluded that if horses came in pill form we might call them "Equasy").

Since then, Nutt — an eminent psychopharmacologist researcher and practioner — has continued to campaign, research, and write about evidence-based drugs policy that takes as its central mission to reduce harm and preserve therapeutic benefits from drugs.

Like the first edition of Drugs Without the Hot Air, the new edition serves three missions:

First, to describe how a wide variety of drugs — benzos, cocaine, opoiods, cannabis, etc, but also alcohol, caffeine and nicotine — work in the body, in clear, nontechnical language that anyone can follow.

Next, to describe the harms and benefits of drugs, considered both on individual and societal levels — and also to describe what the best medical evidence tells us about maximizing those benefits and minimizing those harms.

Finally, to recount how governments — mainly in the UK but also in the USA and elsewhere — have responded to the evidence on drug mechanisms, harms and benefits.

Inevitably, part 3 becomes an indictment, as Nutt describes in eye-watering, frustrating, brutal detail how harmful, incoherent, self-serving and cowardly government responses to drugs have been, and how many lives they have ruined — through criminalizing harmless conduct, through treating medical problems as criminal ones, and through badly thought-through policies that caused relatively benign substances to be replaced with far more harmful ones (for example, Nutt traces the lethal rise in fentanyl partly to the successful global interdiction of opium poppies).

One important difference between the new edition and the original is visible progress on this last. In the years since Nutt was fired for refusing to lie about science, he has founded Drugscience, a research and advocacy nonprofit that has scored significant policy wins and made real therapeutic breakthroughs through hard work and rigour.

I don't think you could ask for a more sensible, clear-eyed, and useful book about drugs, from the ones your doctor prescribes to the ones your bartender serves you to the ones you can go to jail for possessing. Nutt is not just a great and principled campaigner, nor merely a talented and dedicated scientist — he's also a superb communicator.

Drugs Without the Hot Air is part of an outstanding series of technical books — mostly about climate change — that have greatly influenced my thinking. The publisher, UIT Cambridge, has several more that I recommend.

This day in history (permalink)

#15yrsago Media professors' SCOTUS brief on why P2P should be legal https://web.archive.org/web/20050910210056/http://www.nyu.edu/classes/siva/mediagrokster.pdf

#15yrsago Study: Used hard-drives full of juicy blackmail material https://web.archive.org/web/20051223054039/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1487674,00.html

#15yrsago Revolved: Beatles mashup album https://web.archive.org/web/20050221212052/http://www.hearingdouble.co.uk/ccc/

#15yrsago 1121 phrases you can't put on personalized jerseys at nfl.com https://web.archive.org/web/20050304035349/https://www.outsports.com/nfl/2005/0301nflshopnaughtywords.htm

#10yrsago Brits: tell the LibDem Peers not to bring web-censorship to Britain! https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/2010/lib-dems-seek-web-blocking

#10yrsago If chess were redesigned by MMORPG developers https://akma.disseminary.org/2010/03/if-chess-were-invented-by-mmog-developers/

#5yrsago America's growing gangs of armed, arrest-making, untrained rent-a-cops https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/private-police-carry-guns-and-make-arrests-and-their-ranks-are-swelling/2015/02/28/29f6e02e-8f79-11e4-a900-9960214d4cd7_story.html

#5yrsago Bruce Schneier's Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World https://boingboing.net/2015/03/02/bruce-schneiers-data-and-gol.html

#1yrago Man-Eaters: Handmaid's Tale meets Cat People in a comic where girls turn into man-eating were-panthers when they get their periods https://boingboing.net/2019/03/02/lycanthropes-v-patriarchy.html

#1yrago Massive study finds strong correlation between "early affluence" and "faster cognitive drop" in old age https://www.pnas.org/content/116/12/5478

#1yrago Comcast assigned every mobile customer the same unchangeable PIN to protect against SIM hijack attacks: 0000 https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/03/a-comcast-security-flub-helped-attackers-steal-mobile-phone-numbers/

#1yrago Improbably, a Black activist is now the owner and leader of the "National Socialist Movement," which he is turning into an anti-racist group https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2019/03/01/how-black-man-outsmarted-neo-nazi-group-became-their-new-leader/?utm_term=.e5eb80c543cb

#1yrago Study that claimed majority of Copyright Directive opposition came from the US assumed all English-language tweets came from Washington, DC https://webschauder.de/wer-zwitschert-zum-eu-urheberrecht/

Colophon (permalink)

Today's top sources: Slashdot (https://slashdot.org), Dark Roasted Blend (https://www.darkroastedblend.com/) and Naked Capitalism (https://nakedcapitalism.com/).

Hugo nominators! My story "Unauthorized Bread" is eligible in the Novella category and you can read it free on Ars Technica: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/01/unauthorized-bread-a-near-future-tale-of-refugees-and-sinister-iot-appliances/

Upcoming appearances:

Canada Reads Kelowna: March 5, 6PM, Kelowna Library, 1380 Ellis Street, with CBC's Sarah Penton https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cbc-radio-presents-in-conversation-with-cory-doctorow-tickets-96154415445

Currently writing: I just finished a short story, "The Canadian Miracle," for MIT Tech Review. It's a story set in the world of my next novel, "The Lost Cause," a post-GND novel about truth and reconciliation. I'm getting geared up to start work on the novel now, though the timing is going to depend on another pending commission (I've been solicited by an NGO) to write a short story set in the world's prehistory.

Currently reading: Just started Lauren Beukes's forthcoming Afterland: it's Y the Last Man plus plus, and two chapters in, it's amazeballs. Last month, I finished Andrea Bernstein's "American Oligarchs"; it's a magnificent history of the Kushner and Trump families, showing how they cheated, stole and lied their way into power. I'm getting really into Anna Weiner's memoir about tech, "Uncanny Valley." I just loaded Matt Stoller's "Goliath" onto my underwater MP3 player and I'm listening to it as I swim laps.

Latest podcast: Disasters Don't Have to End in Dystopias: https://craphound.com/podcast/2020/03/01/disasters-dont-have-to-end-in-dystopias/

Upcoming books: "Poesy the Monster Slayer" (Jul 2020), a picture book about monsters, bedtime, gender, and kicking ass. Pre-order here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781626723627?utm_source=socialmedia&utm_medium=socialpost&utm_term=na-poesycorypreorder&utm_content=na-preorder-buynow&utm_campaign=9781626723627

(we're having a launch for it in Burbank on July 11 at Dark Delicacies and you can get me AND Poesy to sign it and Dark Del will ship it to the monster kids in your life in time for the release date).

"Attack Surface": The third Little Brother book, Oct 20, 2020.

"Little Brother/Homeland": A reissue omnibus edition with a very special, s00per s33kr1t intro.

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Preparing Your Home for Sell | Property For Sale | Lisa Kloeble

Now that you have made the decision to sell it is important to showcase your home’s best assets and capitalize on them. Making a favorable impression on potential buyers helps to attain the best value for your home. The good news is there is some science as to why home staging works; atmospheric factors such as cleanliness, layout, lighting and scent have a positive influence on buyers. Set the stage for success with these tips to whip your home into shape! Continue reading...

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What Dilworth Homes are bringing in new Townhomes in Kelowna

Dilworth Quality Homes Inc builds townhomes that will provide new homeowners with immense satisfaction. You will be pleased to know that Dilworth is building New Townhomes for sale Kelowna, Townhomes at Tower Ranch at North Pointe and at Summit at South Ridge—two of its renowned communities endowed with some of the best views in the Okanagan. Looking to move into your new home quickly then select an Express Townhome at North Pointe , or a Signature Express Townhome at Summit at South Ridge or you want more freedom in customization, we invite you to choose an available, townhome and have it styled according to your own preference. Either way, our teams will help you achieve your home, your way.

1) A Peek at Tower Ranch – North Pointe Neighbourhood

A sprawling view of well-manicured, green lawns stretches out before you as the glorious hills look down with their majestic height. Luxurious homes capture the breath-taking lake and mountain views. As you open your door, nature greets you; the air is crisp, it’s time to seize the day. The Tower Ranch Golf & Country Club is nearby, beckoning you to partake in a healthy competition with your friends and neighbors. This 18-hole golf course is paired with a spectacular topography of verdant greens, keeping your mind fresh and focused as you make your way through each hole. The wide expanse, along with its lush landscape, has been voted as the most favorite course in Kelowna by none other than the PGA of BC.

These townhomes also offer other amenities like a fine clubhouse and a full-service lounge for the days where you want to relax and grab a bite to eat or enjoy some indoor activity in the fitness facility. For the active enthusiasts, a rugged outdoor trail is just nearby, giving you a challenging route. It is very near to the airport as well.

2) Summit at South Ridge

Summit at South Ridge is a sixteen home enclave made up of semi-detached executive townhomes. Everything here is for the seriously stylish. Perched in the Upper Mission, this sprightly community is surrounded by a posh backdrop set against the Okanagan’s best natural scenes. It is elevated, by all means, offering the most dramatic view of the lake from Peach land to the bridge, from many homes.

Enchanting is the word to describe this park-inspired community. The quaint enclave is set upon a vibrant green backdrop, where the architectural and color palette of the homes reflect the natural beauty of the surrounding landscape. But Summit at South Ridge is more than a pleasant view. It also offers many opportunities to enjoy the environment in the best way possible. Delightful orchards and a vibrant farmers market are nearby for you to do your organic shopping, offering a fresher, healthier lifestyle for the modern-day household.

Summit at South Ridge is created for the tasteful and terrific. In order to match your lifestyle, Dilworth Quality Homes Inc provides you the opportunity to exclusively customize your townhome or you may choose one of our Signature Express Townhomes which are designed with flair, delivering versatile floor plans, which include elegant finishing such as contemporary lighting, quartz counter tops, and hardwood floors. Interiors are easy on the eye, endowed with classic colors that can be easily paired with your favorite tones. Our Commitment Our master builders, are committed to bringing you the best home which incorporates all the best that the Okanagan can offer. Work with us and discover a whole new way of customizing your townhome in Kelowna’s prestigious communities.

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Canadian Figure Skating Superstars Pay Tribute to Home Country With "The Thank You Canada Tour" this Fall 2018

Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir along with Patrick Chan, Kaetlyn Osmond, Elvis Stojko, Meagan Duhamel & Eric Radford, and more will bring their new figure skating show to 30 Canadian cities coast-to-coast

TORONTO, June 5, 2018 /CNW/ - Canada has produced the most talented figure skaters in the history of the sport with household names like Virtue, Moir, Chan, Osmond, Stojko and more who have reached the pinnacle of the sport in the Canadian Nationals, World Titles and Olympic Games. As a 'thank you' to their home country, these Canadian greats will embark on The Thank You Canada Tour, presented by Round Room this fall. Tickets will go on sale June 8, 2018 atthethankyoucanadatour.ca.

Launching October 5, 2018 in Abbotsford, BC, the cross-country tour will play in 30 cities, wrapping up in St. John's, NL. Family, friends and long-time fans will have the special opportunity to see some of their favourite performances that put these Canadian darlings on the top of podiums around the world.

The 2018 tour cast features five-time Olympic Medalists, three-time World Champions and eight-time National Champions Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir; three-time Olympic Medalist, three-time World Champion, and ten-time National Champion Patrick Chan; three-time Olympic Medalist, four-time World Medalist, seven-time National Champions Meagan Duhamel & Eric Radford; three-time Olympic Medalist, three-time National Champion, World Champion Kaetlyn Osmond; and two-time Olympic Medalist, three-time World Champion, and seven-time National Champion Elvis Stojko.

"After a career that has taken us to many corners of the world, it's thrilling to return to Canada and celebrate with those who have supported us every step of the way. Visiting cities that don't ordinarily get skating productions is particularly special to us, as we know firsthand how important grassroots programs are in small towns - it's how we got our start!  Our hope is to inspire a new generation to pursue their goals fearlessly," says Tessa Virtue.

"We love Canada, we love Canadians and we love what this country represents!  It's the perfect time in our career to say thank you and acknowledge the unwavering and unconditional support we've received over the years," adds Scott Moir.

"This is a special group and we're not ready for this ride to end. We want to keep performing and share our craft and our love of skating with all Canadians," says Patrick Chan.

For a complete list of tour dates and to purchase tickets, please visit thethankyoucanadatour.ca.

Tour Media Sponsor: Bell Media Tour Travel Partner: Air Canada

Tour Dates:

Oct 05, 2018        Abbotsford, BC, Abbotsford Centre Oct 06, 2018        Kelowna, BC, Prospera Place Oct 09, 2018        Grand Prairie, AB, Revolution Place Oct 13, 2018        Prince George, BC, CN Centre Oct 14, 2018        Dawson Creek, BC, Encana Events Centre Oct 17, 2018        Lethbridge, AB, ENMAX Centre Oct 18, 2018        Red Deer, AB, ENMAX Centrium Arena Oct 19, 2018        Regina, SK, Brandt Centre Oct 20, 2018        Medicine Hat, AB, Canalta Centre Oct 21, 2018        Brandon, MB, Keystone Centre Oct 25, 2018        Sault Ste Marie, ON, Essar Centre Oct 26, 2018        Sudbury, ON, Sudbury Arena Oct 27, 2018        Kitchener, ON, Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Oct 31, 2018        Barrie, ON, Barrie Molson Centre Nov 01, 2018      Oshawa, ON, Tribute Communities Centre Nov 02, 2018      Sarnia, ON, Progressive Auto Sales Arena Nov 03, 2018      London, ON, Budweiser Gardens Nov 04, 2018      St. Catharines, ON, Meridian Centre Nov 08, 2018      Kingston, ON, Rogers K-Rock Centre Nov 09, 2018      Peterborough, ON, Peterborough Memorial Centre Nov 10, 2018      Quebec City, QC Nov 11, 2018      Moncton, NB, Moncton Downtown Centre Nov 13, 2018      Saint John, NB, Harbour Station Nov 14, 2018      Sydney, NS, Centre 200 Nov 15, 2018      Summerside, PEI, Credit Union Place Nov 24, 2018      St. John's, NL, Mile One Centre

Website: thethankyoucanadatour.ca

Instagram: @thethankyoucanadatour

Twitter: @thethankyoutour

Facebook: /TheThankYouCanadaTour 

Hashtag: #thethankyoucanadatour

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Kelowna Homes For Sale

Kelowna Homes For Sale has been active in the Kelowna real estate market for over 20 years helping families find their ideal home in great neighbourhoods. People choose Kelowna as a lifestyle choice with Lake Okanagan for great boating and water sports, the mountains for hiking, skiing, or mountain biking, over 32 of golf courses, and of course great weather. Kelowna offers many amenities including university, Okanagan College, public and private schools, a full hospital with a cancer clinic and many churches for practically every religion. Kelowna Homes For Sale 1890 Cooper Rd #1, Kelowna, BC V1Y 8B7 250-979-8066 https://www.okanaganbc.com/ Facebook Twitter Youtube Youtube Linkedin

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Address: 

 251 Harvey Ave

Kelowna, BC V1Y 6C2, Canada

Phone: 778-231-0308

Email: joan.wolf@century21.ca

Website: https://www.joanwolf.ca

Description: Meet Joan, a Kelowna Century 21 Realtor specializing in Big White properties. Having lived at Big White with her family, Joan has key knowledge when it comes to buying and selling real estate at Big White. Joan has experience in the Global Marketplace derived from living in over 20 countries, including Asia, Europe, Central and North America. This is an incredible asset when working with foreign clients.

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Ethan Rutley Kelowna Real Estate

Ethan Rutley Kelowna Real Estate for homes, condos, acreages and building lots located in Kelowna, Peachland, West Kelowna and Lake Country. View properties listed for sale 24hours a day. Kelowna Mountain, lake and orchard views are amazing.

 Ethan Rutley Kelowna Real Estate

2700 Richter St #1, Kelowna, BC V1Y 2R5

250-215-2338

 https://ethanrutley.com

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Things to be sure of before finding your real estate agent

When you think of relocating, you should be sure are you seriously looking for such a big change or not. As moving to a whole new space can be a daunting task and even difficult could be to find the appropriate home for sale in Kelowna without a real estate agent. So, before you decide to move on, assure yourself with the following is given suggestions-

1. Be sure of your home goals- Making a whole new home for yourself is tied in with defining objectives and finding a way to accomplish those objectives. You'll need to build up the responses to an entire host of inquiries so you can set these objectives.

2. Stay in your budget- While a spending limit ought to be in any objective explanation, it's such a significant piece, that it's incorporated here as a different undertaking. When making your spending limit, obviously you'll start with what you can bear, and how the expense of your home fits in with your general designs for what's to come.

3. Connect with a pro- From getting a home for sale in BC to getting it constructs, you need top-notch professionals. So, grab your chance to comprehend the administrations that each firm offers and ensure they coordinate with what you are anticipating. It's likewise important that you have a spending limit for your undertaking as a main priority that you convey plainly to the firm you employ, so the structure can line up with what you are intending to contribute.

Therefore, at an early stage settle on the majority of the choices you need to, select the majority of your completions and don't alter your perspective. Truly, you'll be tempted by that new thing that tags along. Simply recall that once development begins, it'll cost you time, cash and maybe an outing or two to an advisor in the event that you alter your perspective. At last, you'll be astonished that your new house is far beyond the whole of simply its three rooms, lounge room, etc. It's the spot you get the opportunity to call home and make interestingly & solely yours.