An opening of one's knowledge,capabilities, vision and guidance. The Kenaz is about creating a relationship,learning and allowing room for interpretation. When you are in the darkness,an opening with light is the best and most gracious thing to have bestowed upon you. This is a great time for putting energies into new opportunities. Come share my world as I see it.

Sunday, November 11, 2007

Lest We Forget Our Fallen Heros in Afghanistan









Canadian Soldier Death Toll Stands at 71 in Afghanistan

September 24 , 2007






Cpl. Nathan Hornburg


Cpl. Nathan Hornburg


Killed while working to repair a broken tread on a leopard tank.






August 26, 2007






Maj. Raymond Ruckpaul


Maj. Raymond Ruckpaul


Maj. Raymond Ruckpaul was found dead in his room at about 7:30 a.m. from a gunshot wound.

Neither murder, suicide nor accidental discharge of the firearm have been ruled out as possible reasons for the death.






August 22, 2007







Master Cpl. Christian Duchesne


Master-Cpl.-Christian-Duchesne

Master Warrant Office Mario Mercier


Master-Warrant-Office-Mario-Mercier


Two Canadian soldiers were killed when their light armoured vehicle hit an improvised explosive device during a patrol.






August 19, 2007






Pte Simon Longtin


Pte Simon Longtin


Pte Simon Longtin was killed after the vehicle he was traveling in, a LAV III, struck an Improvised Explosive Device (IED).






July 4, 2007








Capt. Matthew Johnathan Dawe


Capt. Matthew Johnathan Dawe

Cpl. Cole Bartsch



Cpl.-Cole-Bartsch

Pte. Lane Watkins


Pte. Lane Watkins








Master-Cpl. Colin Bason


Master-Cpl. Colin Bason

Cpl. Jordan Anderson


Cpl.-Jordan-Anderson

Capt. Jefferson Francis


Capt. Jefferson Francis


Six more killed when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle.






June 20, 2007








Sgt.-Christos-Karigiannis


Cpl. Stephen Frederick Bouzane


Cpl. Stephen Frederick Bouzane

Pte. Joel Vincent Wiebe


Pte. Joel Vincent Wiebe


All of 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, were killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb near a forward-operating base at Sperwan Ghar, west of Kandahar.






June 11, 2007






Trooper Darryl Caswell


Trooper Darryl Caswell


Trooper Darryl Caswell was killed when the armoured vehicle he was driving was ripped apart by an improvised explosive device en route to a remote NATO base in Afghanistan since 2002.






May 30, 2007






Master Cpl. Darrell Jason Priede


Master Cpl. Darrell Jason Priede


Master Cpl. Darrell Jason Priede was the 56th Canadian service member killed since 2002.






May 25, 2007






Corp. Matthew McCully


Corp. Matthew McCully


Killed when a road-side bomb exploded near him during Operation Hoover






April 18, 2007






Master Cpl. Anthony Klumpenhouwer


Master Cpl. Anthony Klumpenhouwer

A special operations soldier died in an accident when he fell while climbing a communications tower.






April 11, 2007







Master Cpl. Allan Stewart


Master-Cpl.-Allan-Stewart

Trooper Patrick James Pentland


Trooper Patrick James Pentland


Both of the Royal Canadian Dragoons, based in Petawawa, Ont. - died after their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in an area about 38 km west of Kandahar City.






April 8, 2007








Sgt. Donald Lucas


Sgt. Donald Lucas

Pte. Kevin Kennedy


Pte. Kevin Kennedy

Cpl. Aaron E. Williams


Cpl. Aaron E. Williams








Pte. David R. Greenslade


Pte. David R. Greenslade

Cpl. Christopher P. Stannix


Cpl. Christopher P. Stannix

Cpl. Brent Poland


Cpl. Brent Poland


Six Canadian soldiers died in southern Afghanistan as a result of injuries sustained when the vehicle they were travelling in hit an explosive device.






March 6, 2007






Cpl. Kevin Megeney


Cpl. Kevin Megeney


A member of 1st Battalion Nova Scotia Highlanders is the 45th Canadian military death in Afghanistan since 2002. Megeney was shot through the chest and left lung in what's believed to be a "friendly fire" incident.






November 27, 2006







Chief Warrant Officer Albert Storm


Chief Warrant Officer Albert Storm

Sgt. Maj. Bob Girouard


Sgt. Maj. Bob Girouard


Both were killed on the outskirts of Kandahar when a suicide car bomber attacked a convoy of military vehicles.






October 14, 2006







Sgt. Darcy Tedford


Sgt. Darcy Tedford

Pte. Blake Williamson


Pte. Blake Williamson


Both killed by gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades.






October 7, 2006






Mark Andrew Wilson


Mark Andrew Wilson


Killed when his armoured vehicle was hit by a roadside explosion in the Panjwaii district.






October 3, 2006







Sgt. Craig Gillam


Sgt. Craig Gillam

Cpl. Robert Mitchell


Cpl. Robert Mitchell


Both killed in series of mortar, rocket attacks just west of Kandahar city.






September 29, 2006






Pte. Josh Klukie


Pte. Josh Klukie


Killed by an improvised explosive device, while he was conducting a foot patrol in the Panjwaii district in Kandahar province.






September 18, 2006









Cpl Shane Keating


Cpl Shane Keating

Cpl Keith Morley


Cpl Keith Morley

Pte. David Byers


Pte. David Byers

Cpl. Glen Arnold


Cpl. Glen Arnold


Killed when a suicide bomber riding a bicycle detonated explosives in the Panjwai area.






September 4, 2006






Pte. Mark Anthony Graham


Pte. Mark Anthony Graham


killed in a friendly fire incident involving an American A-10 Warthog aircraft.






September 3, 2006








Warrant Officer Richard Francis Nolan


Warrant Officer Richard Francis Nolan


Warrant Officer Frank Robert Mellish


Warrant Officer Frank Robert Mellish

Sergeant Shane Stachnik


Sergeant Shane Stachnik

Pte. William Jonathan James Cushley


Pte. William Jonathan James Cushley


All four were killed in fierce fighting in southern Afghanistan.






August 22, 2006






Corp. David Braun


Corp. David Braun


Killed by a suicide bomber outside the gates of Camp Nathan Smith in Kandahar City.






August 11, 2006






Cpl. Andrew James Eykelenboom


Cpl. Andrew James Eykelenboom


Killed when his vehicle was hit by a suicide bomber.






Aug. 9, 2006






Master Cpl. Jeffrey Scott Walsh


Master Cpl. Jeffrey Scott Walsh


Was shot in a "weapons related accident" unrelated to enemy fire.






Aug. 5, 2006


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Master Cpl. Raymond Arndt


Master Cpl. Raymond Arndt


Killed when a G-Wagon making a supply run collided with a civilian truck.






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Aug. 3, 2006








Cpl. Christopher Jonathan Reid


Cpl. Christopher Jonathan Reid

Sgt. Vaughn Ingram


Sgt. Vaughn Ingram

Cpl. Bryce Jeffrey Keller


Cpl. Bryce Jeffrey Keller


Cpl. Christopher Jonathan Reid died overnight when a Canadian Light Armoured Vehiclewas struck by a roadside bomb. Later the same say, three more Canadian soldiers were killed during a separate attack with rocket propelled grenades near Kandahar city - Sgt. Vaughn Ingram, Cpl. Bryce Jeffrey Keller, and the fourth was not identified.






July 22, 2006







Cpl. Francisco Gomez


Cpl. Francisco Gomez

Cpl. Jason Patrick Warren


Cpl. Jason Patrick Warren


Both killed by a suicide bomber in Kandahar






July 9, 2006






Cpl. Anthony Joseph Boneca


Cpl. Anthony Joseph Boneca


Killed as Canadian military and Afghan security forces were pushing through an area west of Kandahar City.






May 17, 2006






Capt. Nichola Goddard


Capt. Nichola Goddard


Killed during battle against Taliban forces in the Panjwai region.






April 22, 2006









Cpl. Matthew Dinning


Cpl. Matthew Dinning

Bombardier Myles Mansell


Bombardier Myles Mansell

Lieut. William Turner


Lieut. William Turner

Cpl. Randy Payne


Cpl. Randy Payne


All were killed when their armoured vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb near Gombad.






March 28, 2006






Pte. Robert Costall


Pte. Robert Costall


Killed in a firefight with Taliban insurgents in the desert north of Kandahar






March 5, 2006






Master Cpl. Timothy Wilson


Master Cpl. Timothy Wilson


Diea as a result of injuries suffered in the LAV III crash on March 2 in Afghanistan. Wilson died in hospital in Germany.






March 2, 2006






Cpl. Paul Davis


Cpl. Paul Davis


Killed when the LAV III he was travelling in collided with a civilian taxi just west of Kandahar during a routine patrol.






Jan. 15, 2006






Diplomat Glyn Berry


Diplomat Glyn Berry


Killed by a suicide bomber in Kandahar.






Nov. 24, 2005






Pte. Braun Scott Woodfield


Pte. Braun Scott Woodfield


Killed in a traffic accident involving his light-armoured vehicle (LAV III) northeast of Kandahar.






Jan. 27, 2004






Cpl. Jamie Murphy


Cpl. Jamie Murphy


Killed by a suicide bomber while patrolling near Camp Julien in an Iltis jeep.






Oct. 2, 2003







Sgt. Robert Alan Short


Sgt. Robert Alan Short

Cpl. Robbie Christopher Beerenfenger


Cpl. Robbie Christopher Beerenfenger


Both killed when their Iltis jeep struck a roadside bomb outside Camp Julien near Kabul.






April 17, 2002









Sgt. Marc D. Leger


Sgt. Marc D. Leger

Cpl. Ainsworth Dyer


Cpl. Ainsworth Dyer

Pte. Richard A. Green


Pte. Richard A. Green

Pte. Nathan Smith


Pte. Nathan Smith


All four were killed by friendly fire when an American fighter jet dropped a laser-guided 225-kilogram bomb on the soldiers during a training exercise near Kandahar.



Peace.

Friday, November 09, 2007

Prosperous day today in Hamilton

Feds come up with their share of the money

It's now official. Canada's Environent Minister has committed the federal government's 30 million dollar share, towards the 90 million dollar cleanup of Randle Reef. The province's 30 million is already in place with the rest coming from local sources. It clears the way for work to begin on the containment of coal tar and other polluted sediment at Hamilton Harbour's toxic hotspot. The eight-year project is likely to be completed in 2016. Sources of local funding have yet to be finalized, but Hamilton's Mayor remains confident that it will include contributions from Hamilton industries.

Plans to Revive the Core

Three major private projects promise to boost downtown Hamilton with lights, music and better parking came to light today.

The demolition of the old HMP dealership at the corner of Bay and Main streets is underway to make room for a new 15-storey Hilton Homewood Suites. Just blocks away, planning is in the works to tear down a burned out apartment building at the corner of Hess and King streets to build a concert theatre the size of Toronto's Massey Hall.

The concert theatre, based on the House of Blues venue in Dallas, will make the village an attraction year round and help with noise complaints by bringing music inside. Hopefully this will also bring more restaurants to the village, providing more choice for those who are not into the bar scene. The approximately $15-million project is set to start in the spring and take about 18 months to complete. A new parking structure already approved between Hess and Caroline will be perfectly placed to serve concert goers.

On the other side of downtown, the city's new development corporation has made its first offer on a parking lot behind the old Sandbar Tavern. The $15-million to $20-million proposal features multiple floors of parking combined with retail and residential units.

These projects will complement the new Hilton hotel, which saw it's first bulldozer action last week. The hotel will bring life back to a rotting core.

Later,
Kenaz

Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Game show morons

Watch these members of an "Eklusive" club embarrass themselves on national television.

Wheel of Fortune Moron
This lady flubs an extremely easy puzzle after winning 10k.


What Rotates Around the Earth? A better question is What planet is this French idiot from?


This women knows!


Hope you enjoyed!
Later,
Kenaz

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Threats to Marina Batkis are from sick people not animal lovers

The twisted dog tale began last month when Ellen DeGeneres adopted a dog. The dog was not able to get along with DeGeneres' cats, she gave the dog to DeGeneres' hairdresser. This violated some rule of Batkis' animal adoption company which stated if an adoption did not work out, the animal had to be returned.

DeGeneres acknowledged she erred but said her hairdresser and her family should not be punished.

"This is so insane," a calmer DeGeneres said on her talk show Wednesday. "It's just the dog needs to go to the family."

Batkis has refused to back down and returned with a rather terse reply.

"If Ellen wants to place dogs and decide what's a good home, then she should start her own rescue group," she told "Inside Edition." "But I'm the one doing this and I know what I'm doing."


This story needed to end there, instead a bunch of ignorant S.O.B's who do not give a crap about animals, instead take pride in being "professional" hate mongers. This type of person with insult and make cheap death threats to anyone and justify it, in this case as being an animal lover.

Batkis company did not hurt any animals, they where only standing by their policies which state no animal will be adopted to any family with children under the age of fifteen. The rule could be more flexible, but that's not the point.

What gives the right for anyone to make death threats against Batkis and threaten to bomb her business? None.

To the moron who likened her to a Nazi, get a clue and a life.

Later,
Kenaz