busy,busy.busy

So this is the situation I have been too busy to write on the blog and Em has been also very busy.The thing is I am sticking to the 45 days of health post eating healthy and exercising, but with exams coming and the teachers piling on the work I just can't blog.Therefore we will start back up with the forty-five days of health August 1st as I will be traveling all July. For those of you who are going through exams good luck and have a great June and July.
D

Sorry Guys

I am sorry that I have not wrote since the forty-five days of health post things have been crazy. I know that's no excuse so I am ready and pumped to get back into the blog and to start my healthy lifestyle journey with all of you. Sorry I can't write more have a goodnight there will be a post Thursday night.
Dana

45 Days of Health

For the next forty-five days(there may be a few nights when I can't post) I will be posting on Nutrition throughout the world.I feel that this is a great way to get back into our world/Canadian issues blog since this is a HUGE issue.This issue is a problem in both developed and underdeveloped countries but for different reasons.In developed or developing countries obesity is becoming more and more common. America has the highest obesity rates at 30.2% of their population.Thirty decimal two percent imagine that, that's 94 100 757.726 people walking around who are obese not overweight but obese! That's insanity!Canada is not free from obesity either it is number 11 for obesity with a fast growing 14.3% of our population.These are countries full of wealth able to keep all of their citizens healthy and yet so many are overindulging.Then we have people not getting enough food or even having the option to get it.The only food that is available to many developing countries just cannot even come close to filling a human beings nutritional requirements.The worldwide nutrition crisis facing us in malnutrition both over eaters and under eaters are facing this largely under rated issue. I am a sixteen year old girl with all the opportunities to be healthy unlike most of the population but I am not healthy. I do not fall under the category of underweight or obese but that does not mean I am not affected I am part of this crisis and you may be too.I am fifteen pounds overweight therefore this 45 days of health applies to me.Believe it or not you don't have to look unhealthy by being overweight/obese to be unhealthy slim or skinny people can be not getting what their bodies need as well.So many of us are not eating well especially our generation and it needs to stop here just because you are slim DOES NOT MEAN you are healthy.That is not the main measure of your health you know if you are healthy if you are eating right and exercising at LEAST sixty minutes a day.Some of you may be thinking well I walk to and from school and that's like 60 minutes ,no that does not count if you are only doing light exercises you need to do it for longer.I'm not here to lecture as I have this problem as well I am here to learn with you.Every day i will be doing research on health and fitness and posting tips for you.I also will be writing abut effects and statistics of nutrition deficiencies.I will be also talking about hunger in many places all around the world and what you can do to help.These next 45 days I will not be a hypocrite I promise you that I will be exercising and eating healthy right along with you if you choose. So join the healthy lifestyle pledge for 45 days and maybe at the end you may have many some healthy permanent lifestyle changes.
dana

ok so I know we have not made a post in a long time, therefore I am pretty sure no one will read this.Soon me and Emma will be getting back into this, so if anyone is reading out there thanks there will be more soon.

They have really backed you into a corner Rob

The editor of NOW magazine Michael Hollett, decided to apologize to Mayor Rob Ford as seen above for digitally alerting an image of him than putting it on the cover of an issue of NOW.How did he choose to apologise to the mayor by offering to pay to fly Rob to the Pride Parade in Toronto.On Monday I posted about Toronto's Mayor Rob Ford not being able to attend the flag raising at the beginning of pride week because of a meeting,and how it angered many people.He also said he wasn't sure if he would be able to attend any other pride celebrations it turns out that he won't be attending the parade he will be at his cottage.The cottage is near Huntsville and Michael Hollett is offering to pay for the flight as an apology.Obviously this is not an apology he justs wants the public to know that the mayor has every opportunity to attend.Hopefully the Mayor does attend and hopefully you do to.Happy Pride Week!
-D

Hats and Environmentalists...

It goes without saying, that the hats worn throughout Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding were quite stunning, and did make a large statement.
Now, the Environmental Defence group are going to try and use the same accessory to make their own statement.
The Canada Charles and Diana saw twenty years ago was much different than Canada is today. And not for the better, environmentally wise. Environmental Defence is trying to bring awareness to these changes to Canada's nature and wildlife through their project "Hats for Kate"  The group has held a contest nationwide for hat designers to create a hat portraying out country, including issues due to pollution. Eight hats have been chosen, and they are to be shown at a fashion show in Ottawa on Canada Day.

You can check out the hats and their meanings, here. Enjoy! :
http://photogallery.thestar.com/1016271

-Em

Where is your pride Mr.Mayor?

At the annual gay pride week flag raising on the 24th of this month Toronto's mayor was a no show.As the mayor of Toronto he should be there to show support to the citizens of the city he runs.This year he decided to not show up this angered allot of people who did attend.I think it is amazing when citizens of a city get together to show there support for a cause.I defiantly believe that in those  kinds of situations the mayor should come to show his belief in the unison of his city.Mr.Ford not showing up is like saying he does not support the gay community of Toronto.When Mayor Rob Ford was asked why he did not attend he said that he had a meeting with Toronto Maple leafs general manager Brian Burke and would not say what the meeting was about.When asked if he would be attending any of the gay pride week celebrations he said he would play it by day saying he was a very busy man.To busy for a vary larger amount of the population who attend these events or are gay themselves?I hope not or he may not be so lucky next time re-elections come around.
-D

Your Update on the Postal Workers Strike

Just wanted to keep you updated on the strike.Starting tomorrow Canada's red post mailboxes will be unsealed .The postal workers will be back to work. The mail will be coming out.

HELLEW AGAIN !

Helloooo world!
Have you guys missed us greatly? Did you wonder where we were?
Don't worry too much, we are back, finished school and ready for the summer!
A lot has happened in the past week or so, eh? There's been a mail strike, a few natural disasters, and a  prize winning quilt that took four years to make and costs over four thousand dollars, has gone missing!
We'll keep you posted on what's comming up!
-Em

Goodbye for Now

As a result of our exams me and Emma are taking a temporary break from the blog.We will defiantly be back by the 24th of June so that's only seven days away but we might even be back sooner.Also we are both away allot this summer so we will be trying to work something out there,but we will be posting this summer and we will be expanding a little on what we do in September including more videos!If you are struggling threw exams right now good luck we feel your pain!
-D

Healthy again

As I am sure many of you know there was a shooting in Arizona January and Congresses women Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head. She was shot by a twenty-two years old man named Jared Loughner who has been charged. For along time things were unsure and she was in a coma. But today she was released from the hospital and is in good health. At the bottom of the article in The Globe and Mail I got this information from many supporters of the congresses women gave their love and support. Her story really is inspiring and I hope all the best for her rehabilitation.

-D

Postal Workers Strike

The Canadian Union of Postal workers want a better contract. Tonight at midnight 15 000 workers will walk of the job in Toronto and Montreal, this is a pre-planned strike that will last at least twenty-four hours. About 50 000 workers have been involved in the strike the last two weeks but the areas have been rotating.The union and the crowns corporation are having trouble negotiating.Hopefully this will be solved quickly and fairly before any more Canadians lives are effected.I'll keep you guys updated on the strike and negotiation attempts.
-D

Cleaning as a Community

The Richekieu River in Quebec is currenlty epxeriencing the worst flooding it has seen in over one hundred fifty years. Thousands and thousands of homes and offices have been flooded, forcing many to evacuate their homes. The government will have to pay over $40 million to repair certain damages, and the flooding is still continuing to get worse.
Throughout this miserable flood I find it very impressive to see the community comming togerther to solve the issue. On Saturday in a town south of Montreal, over one thousand volunteers began clearing areas together and cleaning up their town. And today that number more than doubled, the turn out was so large that it was apparently difficult to find something for everyone to do!
-Em

Gay Pride Parade

Saturday afternoon thousands of people took part in the annual gay pride parade  in downtown Edmonton.Allot of the people who took part noted that this year there was an increase in children's attendance.I think this is great children are learning that being gay or any form of gay is OK and normal for many people.If we can get those values into children at a young age I honestly think the bullying will eventually cease to exist as they get older.Edmonton pride week lasts till June the nineteenth I urge you to go and bring your kids!
-D

The Price is Never Right for Illegal Zoos

Lynn Gustafson runs a private zoo called GuZoo, in a little town outside of Calgary, which features not only domestic animals, but wild life and exotic pets.
Several complaints had been made regarding the Zoo to government officials in the past as well as the Alberta SPCE,  and more reciently Zoocheck, an animal protection lobby group from Toronto has made a report stating that in come cages at the zoo haven't been cleaned regularly, and had week old feces in them. Furthermore, cases were made stating that the animals only recieve fresh water weekly.
Zoocheck sent their information to the retired game-show host and animal activist Bob Barker reciently, who in turn protested to the governemt saying that all animals currently living at GuZoo need to be protected and relocated.
Just last week the governemt of Alberta revoked the permit of GuZoo due to "difiencies in all categories of its operations" giving Mr. Gustafson a sixty day "decommissioning period" where he may not open the Zoo to the public and must begin to close the Zoo for good, including finding homes for the animals.
However Mr. Gustafson is denying all claims and is trying to change the Zoo into a Petting Zoo in order to escape the closing.
-Em

Libya

From my previous post you may know that me and allot of people thought that Gadhafi would be out by now but the war is still raging.The Canadian government has made plans to keep their planes in Libya for the next three and a half months.Its scary to think it will last that much or longer when I'm sure people want him to just give in already.The continuation of their mission in Libya's will coast us 60 million.Gadhafi has told his soldiers to rape the women and has even given the Viagra.He has now added mass rape to the many charges that will be layed against him.Hopefully this will be resolved soon with no more bloodshed I just wanted to give you an update on Canadian involvement.
-D