New Campaign Creates Photography Community for Sufferers

VANCOUVER, B.C. (September 30th, 2015) – Mental Illness Awareness Week takes place next week (October 4th to 10th) and with depression often still a taboo topic that individuals or families deal with behind closed doors, one Vancouver man is working to change that.

Through The One Project, Bryce Evans wants to build a global community, who will use photography to express how they’re feeling, and start a conversation about their journey. The One Project will give those affected by depression and anxiety a way to tell their story through photos, as well as connect with others who can relate and partner with professionals who can provide support, online tools and resources to help them deal with their condition.

“We know through personal experience there’s an emotional connection to photography and capturing images and that can be very therapeutic when it comes to dealing with mental illness,” says Evans. “The One Project not only aims to help that process, but we want to work on collaborative ideas, where members of our community can contribute to improving mental health awareness and resources through images, experiences and shared information.”

Using the hashtag #StoryMeet, and The One Project’s exhibitions, community members around the world have already been able to participate in projects in Vancouver, Calgary, in Italy and across the U.S.

A Kickstarter campaign to support the online framework necessary for a global project will take place Thursday, October 1st, at The Beaumont Studios, 316 W. 5th Avenue, Vancouver from 8pm. It’s free to attend, but you can RSVP here: http://launch.theoneproject.ca/

“Photography saved my life,” says Evans. “I want others who are suffering from depression and anxiety to experience the power of photography that gave me another chance.”

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Overlander Falls, Mt Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia

In the Spring of 1862, a group of 175 men and one woman traveled overland from Ontario to reach the newly discovered goldfields of central British Columbia. At that time, the usual route to the west coast was by sea, around the southern trip of South America. So this group (thought to be quite daring), was known as "The Overlanders."

The Overlanders passed by this spot in late August of 1862 en troute to Tete Jaune Cache where they regrouped and rested. There, the group split into two: one travelling by land an water along the North Thompson River Valley to Fort Kamloops and one travelling by water along the Fraser River to Quesnel.

After the long, difficult journey and tales of hardships in the goldfields, many of the Overlanders dismissed the idea of mining that year. Some settled in Fort Kamloops, many traveled on to the coast in search of work and others went back home. Few actually made it to the goldfields of the Cariboo.

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The New Regime - the solo project of multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Ilan Rubin (Nine Inch Nails, Angels & Airwaves, Paramore)! Rubin, along with a full three piece band, will be on tour with Gang Of Four this fall and will be performing at Venue in Vancouver on Tuesday, October 13th.

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Attendees of the upcoming tour will get a unique live music experience - with Rubin stepping out from behind the drums for guitar/vocals. The addition of a full band allows for a raw, dynamic representation of his music, packed with improvisations and embellishments expanding beyond the recorded material.

The New Regime released Exhibit B, which Rubin wrote and recorded almost entirely while touring with Nine Inch Nails in 2013-2014, on March 31st, 2015. The album is now available for purchase on iTunes.

Rubin recently topped the charts as Tom DeLonge's collaborator in Angels & Airwaves' The Dream Walker. Released this past December, The Dream Walker hit No. 3 on Billboard's Top Indie Album Chart and No. 5 on the Alternative Chart. It also went to No. 1 on iTunes in 14 countries. Additionally, he recently played drums on the Haim/M83 Insurgent track, "Holes In The Sky."


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Momo
May 11, 2005 ~ September 25, 2015

It was a sad day for me and our family. Our beloved cat, Momo, had passed away this Friday morning of September 25, 3015. I was the worst one as I was the one who couldn't stop crying.

What happened was when we noticed Momo hasn't been eating his food for the past couple days, so I took him to the vet. Momo wasn't showing any symptoms of illness before he stopped eating. He seemed healthy and happy like any other days. He loves company and comes over when called. Also, Momo seemed to be losing some fur and sleeping all overall different parts of the house (which is kinda unusual). That is when we had to take him to the vet for check up. Here's a snapshot of Momo sleeping on me while I napped on the couch just few days before he died.

The vet did a physical check and did an x-ray. He explained the constipation inside Momo and got a pee sample when Momo peed on the examination table. The vet found blood in the urine and also pointed out that the x-ray looked like it showed some kind of tumour in one of his kidneys.

The X-ray showed somewhere in his internal looked like a tumour.  I left him with the vet at the animal hospital for further examination and blood tests. The doctors were planning to help give Momo some hydration and prescribe some medication.

No too long later, the vet called me and asked me to drop by the hospital right away. Momo was in critical condition and he might not be able to make it.  This was when the vet was getting Momo out of the kennel and realized it was getting weaker. Maybe he got too stressed at the pet hospital.

When I got there to see Momo with my dad, it laid still and did not move at all. It's eyes were still open, but was already gone. Momo had passed away. I started to cry. 

We went home and waited for hubby to get home from work and after picking up our son from school. All of us went together to the animal hospital to see Momo one last time before we decided what happens next.

We will have Momo cremated and have a paw impression to remember him.

Baby Momo at 2 months old:


Baby Momo at 4 months old:

Momo was an indoor cat and he was 10 years old. He grew up with us since he was just a kitten. He loved to keep you company and loved to cuddle. We will miss you very much, Momo!

Momo
May 11, 2005 ~ September 25, 2015

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The follow video shows Grant Gustin talking about playing Barry Allen/The Flash on three different shows and mentions how Greg Berlanti, Geoff Johns and Andrew Kreisberg are passionate they are about the genre and perfect for doing the series.



Season 2 of The Flash returns October 6th to the CW at 8 p.m. EST.!

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This is the 2nd session of the Seniors Community Kitchen Cooking Workshop on September 21, 2015 (funded by Vancouver Foundation Neighbourhood Small Grants) and the final cooking workshop for the year. I've always love to see what people make in these cooking workshops. It smelled so good in the kitchen. 

Last week, we made some delicious Chinese food. This week's dishes are also similar (Asian dishes, but different recipes) where we had a veggie & meat dish, vegetarian dish, roast, and two kinds of desserts. The facilitators were well-organized and everything went so smoothly in the kitchen. The two men worked with the stove, pan-frying the food while the ladies rinsed, chopped and prepared the uncooked food.

Some of us may have seen some of the food at local Asian supermarkets, but did you know you can make them at home? Some of the recipes are very simple such as these Chinese Egg Tarts. I had someone translate the recipe for me. The mini tart shells can be bought in the frozen section at the supermarket (Superstore).

Recipe: Chinese Style Egg Tarts
(makes about a dozen)

INGREDIENTS:

3 large eggs
1/4 cup water
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 milk
frozen mini tart shells

PREPARATION:

1. Preheat over to 375F
2. Melt sugar with the warm water and let cool down.
3. Beat the eggs.
4. Add the eggs into sugar and water mixture.
5. Add milk into the mixture and stir until smooth and creamy.
6. Pour the creamy custard mixture over the sifter to separate the clumps in a separate container.
7. Pour the custard into the tart shells.
8. Bake for about 25 minutes.

Here's another easy to make dish: Chinese Roast Pork. After roasting in the oven, the top skin layer will have a nice, crunchy texture. The meat used is the pork belly. No pre-boiling is needed. Looks like the meat was rubbed on with salt and five spice powder.





Vegetarian dish stir fried with cabbage, julienne carrots, dried minute shrimp, and bean thread noodles. These noodles are the "transparent" noodles when it's cooked. The noodles are soaked in cold water for about 15 minutes before cooking.



Last dish was the Pig Feet With Lotus Root Stew. It's actually pretty tasty with sauce they used (mixture of ginger, garlic, dark soy, and fermented bean cured).




Oh, not to forget to mention about the savory sweet red bean soup dessert. A lot of people love this.


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