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This does not mean that there have not been any trade disputes between the two countries, there
have been several and some are still going on today. A few of these disputes includes softwood
lumber imports from Canada, dairy products and the fisheries.
NAFTA — The trading over the Ambassador Bridge and the gateway to Canada
In 2006, over $500 billion in total trade occurred between the two
countries and the trade that crossed the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit,
Michigan and Windsor, Ontario equalled all the U.S. Exports to Japan.
Also, Canada is the largest importer of US goods then all 27 countries of the
European Community combined, and whose population is 15 times that of
Canada.
Oh Canada, Therefore it is safe to say that this trade is extremely important to the
Home Sweet Home citizens of the USA. Since 1994 and the implementation of NAFTA, the
trade between the two countries has increase 250% and that number is
That the Mackenzie expected to increase.
River is 4241 km long
and is the longest river
in Canada?
The Canadian flag was
established in 1967?
That Randy Pare’s
nickname in grade
school was Smurf? Canada & USA lapel pin
Featured Artist Review
By Tariq Rafiq
Background:
Well I will leave the answer for you and the readers…
Yes of course.
Geni at Ten
I held you once,
cupped in my hands.
Miniature wonder.
Herculean obstacles,
for you to overcome.
Crazy tumbler.
So much smaller,
than all the others.
My little girl.
Proud achiever.
Brave daughter.
Brilliant progeny.
My angel shines.
Non - Fiction
Futurism in the Funnies - by Roy G. James
Selected Examples :
The pages of comics and science-fiction novels have been dotted with robot characters for many
years. The superheroes are usually cast in their roles as fighting crime or saving the earth from
the wrath of some sort of strange unearthly creature or a robot run rampant. That constitutes one
third of the average life of a superhero as battling some robot. Therefore, it becomes obvious that
robots are usually cast in the opposite role of villain with little or no personality (see figure 6). It
is easy for the writers to justify robots as threats to mankind in addition to finding it easier to
understand their ultimate destruction – if they were created by man, why shouldn’t they be
destroyed by flesh and blood?
Occasionally though, robots are thought of positively and may be cast in the role of hero or at
least as being a vital part of life, which may be a part of man’s future. Figure 4 shows robots
taking over the dangerous or the drudgerous for man merely because it is programmed to do so.
Figure 6 – Captain Marvel # 13, Magazine Management Co. 1969, “Traitors or Heroes”
Life will be considerably altered; the question is “Will man become obsolete?” especially when
his own physical recreation is at stake. Figure 5 shows a group of robot heroes created from the
base metals with abilities to think and change form because of the malleability of their
composition and to feel because of a new device called a responsometer.
Therefore, words such as humanoid, android, computerized brain, microscopic circuitry, etc. will
become part of our daily vocabulary and superheroes will not have to register with the
unemployment roles.
Short Fiction
Tapes - by Patrick J. Nestor Jr.
Twin Valley Police Department
1613 Long Neck Road
Twin Valley, NY 11901
Jimmy,
Mary Waters called here again, about twenty minutes ago, asking if her daughter has to
come in again. She's rather upset about having to do so, but says she wants to help find out
what happened to her niece. Besides telling us that those kids were out there Thursday
night when they were reported missing, I don't know how much more she knows and if she
can help us any more.
Dave Muller from the Library left you that book you asked for. "Upstate New York Urban
Folklore and Legends: History or Hooey?" Sounds like a real page turner. Interesting note:
He says he had two copies of it and the other's been checked out long over due for months.
Who has it? I bet you guessed it: Alan Freeman. Anyway, he left you some spots marked
with book marks that he thought you'd be interested in.
Remember, I won't be in again till Wednesday. I'm taking the boys fishing tomorrow (It's
gonna be FREEZING!) and we're spending the night at Michelle's folk's cabin out by
Willard's Creek.
Funny thing, I had a hell of a time getting to sleep after transcribing this buddy, and when
I finally did, I kept dreaming about the Leeds girl and that damn dog. I hate this kind of
shit. I almost forgot all those Urban Legends about Finger Annie… I didn't need this to
drudge them all up again. I heard most of them from my Grandmother when I was like
twelve or something. Amazing what your grandparents will tell kids huh? I'm not leaving
my dad alone with my kids ever again just in case.
What the hell where those kids doing up there Jimmy? What did the Smithson kid mean
when he said "recreate that night"? Where did Freeman go?
Hope your Halloween was better than ours. See you next Wednesday.
- Walt
P.S. – The full names of the entire group are as follows (to make following the tape easier).
They were: Alan Freeman, Tabitha Leeds, Mike Dahley, Renee Waters, and Ross
Smithson. The dog was Dante. (That screwed me up at first; I kept wondering who the hell
Dante was.)
FREEMAN: No reason.
DAHLEY: Yeah, a long time ago. I think back SMITHSON: Hey! I cut that shit out years ago.
in '91.
FREEMAN: Cut it out guys, let's just get going guys tell anyone about tonight?
please? We have to be there before ten.
(Loudly) C'mon Dante! Let's move! LEEDS: No.
SMITHSON: Gimme a break Al. Wait till DAHLEY: Alan, I swear to God, if you have
we're there at least before you start with the someone jump out dressed like the killer from
cheap scare tactics. Scream, I'm gonna kill you.
LEEDS: Speaking of which, how much further LEEDS: Alan, I didn't hear anything. Maybe it
Papa Smurf? was just the wind or a squirrel or something.
FREEMAN: I'm not fucking around. Quiet! FREEMAN: I guess so. Let's just try and take
(Pause). There's someone out there. Did you this seriously though guys, ok?
SMITHSON: Yeah, everyone be careful in case Tape is shut off.
we find Jason Voorhees screwing the Blair Tape is turned back on.
Witch while the Jersey Devil and Chucky
watch. (Pause) OK OK! Jesus Alan, lighten up SMITHSON: … BE A FUCKING OWL!
a little will ya? I'll be serious.
LEEDS: Christ that scared the shit out of me.
FREEMAN: Please. (Laughs)
Someone speaks, but it's too low to tell who it WATERS: Oh my God.
was and what was said.
LEEDS: You ok?
LEEDS: (Laughs) Yeah. Hey Alan, I'll ask
again… how much further? WATERS: I almost pissed myself.
FREEMAN: We're just about there. DAHLEY (Sounding far away): I see him!
Dante!
SMITHSON: Then turn that thing off till we
get there will you? FREEMAN: Dante get over here!! (Pause)
Right there, Ross.
FREEMAN: Fine.
SMITHSON (From a distance): Here?
LEEDS: You know, I wonder if this road is the
one where they fou… FREEMAN: Yeah, near the bigger rock.
DAHLEY (Out of breath, panting.): He won't DAHLEY: A bone. You said it was a bone.
come Alan.
FREEMAN: Oh for... DANTE! FREEMAN: What the fuck are you talk… oh,
the dog… yeah I think it's a bone. Lemme see
Sounds like running through leaves here. Dante. C'mon. (Long Pause) What
Barking of dog in distance. the…(Pause) OH FUCK!!
Barking of dog louder. DAHLEY: Fuck Alan, between the owl and
this, I've already had my fill of scares. (Laughs
DAHLEY: Hey Dante, that's a good boy. Shit, nervously) Then again, that's why we're out
did he catch the owl? He's got something. here though huh?
DAHLEY: What the hell is that? LEEDS (In distance): Unintelligible… coming
back?
FREEMAN: It's just a bone I think.
FREEMAN: Yeah, let's get everything set up.
DAHLEY: Not that… THAT! (Pause) Is that
it? LEEDS (Louder now): Ross started putting…
WATERS: Why?
FREEMAN: Cause that's when it started.
(Pause)
FREEMAN: Ok. So what we're go… FREEMAN: Hey Ross, cut it out!
SMITHSON: It's not like you lost something SMITHSON: Finger Annie, Finger Annie,
important. Finger Annie… Wooooooooooo…. OW!
SHIT! Tabby you fucking bitch!
FREEMAN: That's not the point. I hate leaving
it in the knapsack. LEEDS: Stop it you asshole!
LEEDS (As you hear the camera snap): Got it. SMITHSON: That's fucking right! I don't
Hey, I still think you should just leave that here believe shit! It's fucking Halloween, and we're
Ross. here to get all scared… great, I'm into that, but
I'm not gonna be a fucking feeb and start
SMITHSON: Why? It's cool looking. worrying a hundred year old ghost is gonna
come get me because I say her name a few
LEEDS: What if it was… (Long Pause) times!
FREEMAN: Leave that thing here man. Ok? DAHLEY: It happened again?
SMITHSON: JESUS! Ok, ok, ok. Here look... I FREEMAN: Yeah. I don't understand this… it
put the necklace back ok? Let's go. worked great all week. I'm gonna change the…
SMITHSON: Yeah, you know girls; always Waters says something unintelligible.
have to go to the b…
SMITHSON: Uh huh.
Tape is shut off.
Tape is turned back on. WATERS: Unintelligible…my hair. Careful.
SMITHSON: … this button? Yeah, there it SMITHSON: Wanna go back to the shack?
goes. You need a fucking degree in engineering
to work this thing. WATERS: Unintelligible…cabin? Why?
SMITHSON: I wanna leave something for Alan WATERS: You're crazy. Doesn't that creep you
to enjoy. (Pause) Something from me and you. out?
WATERS: Oh? And what makes you think I'd SMITHSON: I'm thinking of that bed.
let you record that?
WATERS: That bed's like a million years old.
SMITHSON: Cause ya love me baby…
SMITHSON: Let's test it. (Pause) Come on, I'll
WATERS (Laughing): Despite myself, I guess I protect you.
do.
WATERS: But…
SMITHSON: Come here. (Long Pause) I like
the ones that hook in the front Rey. (Long SMITHSON: It's ok. Here let me…
Pause) Ok… yeah…
Tape is shut off.
WATERS: Oh…oh my god, Oh Ross… holy Tape is turned back on.
shit.
WATERS: … weird.
SMITHSON: I like that don't ya?
SMITHSON: Who cares?
WATERS: What the fuck do you think? Oh
yes... No, not there… up more… yeah there… WATERS: You brought that thing with you?
(Long Pause) … God…God…God… (Long Didn't we leave enough? Come on Ross, no
Pause) Yes THERE! FUCK YES THERE!! more.
SMITHSON: Shhh! You'll wake them up. SMITHSON: Ok, in a second. Just let me move
this light. Hey, here's that necklace…
WATERS: They're all drunk on candy wine,
WATERS: Ross, fuck you. I'm not… not here.
So get over it. Let's go back. (Pause) Ross?
(Pause) Ross? Cut it out you asshole. (Long
Pause) ROSS PUT THE FUCKING LIGHT
BACK ON! (Pause) Ross STOP IT.
WATERS: It's not funny Ross. I'm not doing WATERS (Very softly, hard to hear): Finger
shit. I'm going back. Annie, Finger Annie, Finger Annie, Finger
Annie… (Pause) Long. Very long. (Pause)
SMITHSON: Come on Renee! Hey, stop… Tulip. (Long pause) He beats his fists against
don't! the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts!
(Crying) Fucking… fu… fu… fucking hurts. DAHLEY: (Muffled): Fuck that hurt! What the
Ross? Please? Ross? I'm sorry… (Pause) Ross? hell is that door made out of?
Someone (most likely Ross Smithson) says LEEDS (Muffled): How can this door even…
something unintelligible. (Pause) It's open!
Approx. eighteen minutes goes by. No sounds at DAHLEY: My flashlights dying… turn on that
all are heard, just dead air. light.
A dog barking can be heard, muffled. Loud
crashing sounds last about one minute. FREEMAN: What light?
Approx. four minutes goes by. Dog barking
constant throughout entire four minutes. DAHLEY: That one, looks like they brought
Distant voices are heard. A rattle, then banging one with… (Pause). Holy. Fucking. Shit.
is heard.
Someone (most likely Tabitha Leeds) screams.
FREEMAN (Muffled): Stop it Dante! Ross?
Open up the door, we know you're in there. FREEMAN: Out, get out… we have to get out
Come on Ross! Not funny guys! of here.
LEEDS (Muffled): Renee! Open the door! DAHLEY: Fuck that, we have to find them.
(Pause) Guys? (Pause) Alan, this is scaring me. Holy shit. Whose blood is that?
What if they got hurt?
FREEMAN: Let's go.
FREEMAN (Muffled): They're just trying to
scare us…(Pause) Fuck it. Kick it in. DAHLEY: Fuck that Alan! They could be lying
around here hurt! We have to help them.
A loud bang is heard.
FREEMAN: WE HAVE TO FUCKING GET
OUT OF HERE. WE'LL GET SOMEONE TO
COME UP HERE… THE POLICE! HERE!!
Someone (sounds like Tabitha Leeds) begins to Sounds like running through leaves here.
cry. Barking of dog in distance gets louder.
FREEMAN: R…
FREEMAN: Long.
SMITHSON: N… Nanci?
SMITHSON: Nanci?
FREEMAN: Is long?
James,
I received your request regarding Tabitha Leeds and I regret to tell you I will have to deny
that request for the unforeseeable future. Miss Leeds has been unable to respond to any
attempts to talk to her without extreme paranoia and rantings. We have had to sedate her
almost around the clock since her arrival here on Friday morning. There is no way you'll
be able to question her any time soon. Not only do I doubt she'd help your case any, there is
no way I could allow it for her sake. As it was, late this afternoon she managed to rip one of
her arm restraints off and smeared blood on the wall next to her bed screaming "There's a
dog loose in the woods!" She drew a rather disturbing scene using her fingers as a
paintbrush and her blood as paint. We took pictures of it so you can see them if you wish.
Rather gruesome and perhaps important to the case. You'll have to fill me in on this local
witch tale. I have never heard of Finger Annie, although looking at this picture, I might
have an idea of what she's supposed to look like.
You were correct about something however. Miss Leeds would not allow any female nurses
to go near her except for one of them, a young woman named Heather Marshall. She has
very short fingernails. Do I even want to know where you're going with that guess?
- Terry
Jim,
Just finished the autopsy on Walt. It's hard to tell exactly what was used to make those
wounds, but I will tell you, it was NOT the fangs of a dog, like Timmy Landers said. The
cuts are way too thick and the slices too smooth. I know how adamant he was that a dog
attacked his father, but look at it this way… those kids spent the entire night alone with the
body of their dead father in the fucking woods. Who knows what trauma induced
nightmares this gave them.
As for your message about possible fragments in the wounds, I did find a few tiny pieces of
something, but it's not too much help. There were small flecks of fingernail matter inside
the wounds. They might have been from Walt himself as he tried to stop the blood flow
from his throat. So far any DNA tests have been inconclusive. I'll keep at it until I find
something. To answer another question before it even gets asked, there is no way someone
could file fingernails sharp enough to do the damage this did. Let's not even get me started
on this insane rumor going around, ok? This sort of crap pisses me off.
Listen. The blood on the clothes of the two boys might actually help me a little, so get me
those clothes as soon as possible.
Hey, I'm really sorry. I know you and Walt were close. Don't worry, we'll find this asshole.
I have to tell you though, Bill told me there's still an APB out for that kid, Freeman, but
with all of the blood
found at the crime
scene from Thursday
night, if that kid
somehow survived,
he's lucky as shit to
be alive, and couldn't
(in my opinion) have
the strength to walk,
much less attack and
kill a Police Officer.
Again, my
condolences. Please
share them also with
Walt's family.
- Tony
Side ideas:
Adults prefered: {Soy Bacon} Eggs, toast w/ jam, grape fruit and
a beverage of choice.
Kids will love it: {Maple Bacon} Scrambled eggs, french toast
w/ jam or syrup, orange and apple slices and a beverage of choice.
Or do something as simple as a bowl of corn flakes, lightly sprinkled with sugar and topped off
with berries and fruit of choice. Even a medley of fruit. Wash that down with an orange juice and
you're on for a healthy day. Remember, Breakfast is the MOST IMPORTANT meal of the day,
it's where you get your energy from.
My middle child is so sensitive right now, it seems she's experiencing some serious winter blahs.
I can't wait till this beautiful weather comes and gives us the chance to bring our children out
without bundling them to a claustrophobic stage of winterwear. We patiently await the warmth
embrace of spring and summer. Where are you? I can't wait to watch my first thunder and
lightening storm of the year, those are my favorite once on the nature channel I listen to for
nature sounds at night....yeah yeah, go ahead and laugh but if you have my kind of sleep pattern,
you'll do what it takes to knock yourself out. IT WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My son........he's still a boy but now his
fav word is, "NO!" The look on his face
is just the topping on the cake. A 4 yr old
trying to give you the evil eye is
just.....yeah, try not to laugh when he
does it to you!
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After waiting ever so impatiently for spring to finally show up, the rain comes down with
promise of greener days to come. Now the wait for the sun to shoot warm rays down upon us,
helping melt away the filthy patches of snow littering the sides of our roads. Once you see the
street cleaners out in full power, sweeping and washing away the remnants of winter, you know
that CAMPING is just around the corner. I am an avid camper and I'm not talking about campers,
trailers, RV's or cottages. I'm talking pitching a tent amongst the trees, mosquitos and black flies.
Skunks raiding our dining tent and squirrels taking off with our chicken bones....it's happened!
Now I wish to rave about the best show currently on television. "Battlestar Galactica" returns on
April 4 for it's final season. If you haven't seen this show...you can easily rent it to catch up on
the plot. It proves that Science fiction does not have to be silly, campy or swamped with so many
special effects that the plot becomes weak. "Battlestar Galactica" is a serious and dark show with
deep moral dilemmas and realistic human behaviour form it's characters.
Several other show are coming back with new episodes filmed shortly after the strike ended. The
best post strike schedule I was able to find that included all networks is:
http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Wga-Strike-
Favorite/800032698
Greetings and salutations, it's been a while since I posted an article but fortunately I found an old
one from the paper days of RKYV and decided to dust it off and use it again.
Randy has been on my back for the last several months asking, "Hey moron, are you going to
write a Coffee and Cigarettes article for this month or what?". Well, when put under such
pressure one tries to rise to the occasion.
There are several difficulties when trying to come up with ideas every month such as finding a
topic you can actually ramble on for one page about and making it lucid and interesting. So as I
sit here at my computer I try to come up with anything that will make Randy happy and interest
you fans at the same time.
Several ideas have popped in and out of my head for the last three weeks but nothing that I truly
felt passionate enough about to warrant a whole article. Perhaps I was so inspired watching my
Seinfeld DVDs that I decided to write a whole article about nothing and get away with it.
It gets very difficult after a while to continue talking about nothing and going on and on boring
the hell out of all of you readers, but believe me I will endeavour to finish this project and
continue to keep you wondering if I will ever run out of ideas.
Hey! Imagine that, 5 paragraphs already. Well I think this might be a good time to wrap this
whole thing up with clever statement so I will sound like I'm clever and witty. So I'd like to end
this very, very soon and not waste anymore of your valuable time.
Well I hope you enjoy this month's RKYV as much as I enjoyed writing this article and since this
is the last sentence I think I'll end it with a period.
(Note: After much medication and shock therapy, we are pleased to inform you that Dave has
recovered from his mental breakdown and from now on will strive to bring you an article that
actually talks about something)