Vincent Lam

  

   Hello!  Our names are Caroline and Mackenzie!

   Today we are doing our blog on the author and doctor, Vincent Lam!
Vincent Lam  was born on September 5,1974 in London,Ontario and was raised in Ottawa. He is both a writer and a doctor. His first books he has written are: Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures and The Flu Pandemic and You. Vincent Lam did his medical training in Toronto. He is also an emergency physician. When he was just only a writer, and in the middle of writing, he wanted to have another job where he can learn about people. So he said "Well, I should choose a job where I can learn about people, and what would be perfect? Well, I could be a doctor."

    Here is a quote by Vincent Lam.
My first desire was to write.I thought to pursue medicine because it seemed like an ideal forum for character study.
http://www.bookbrowse.com/author_interviews/full/index.cfm/author_number/1484/vincent-lam

  This is what Kathleen from University City Public Library had said about Vincent Lam:
Lam is a Canadian medical doctor and, apparently, a fine writer, too.

http://ucplbookchallenge.blogspot.com/2010/12/bloodletting-miraculous-cures-vincent.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=x6OCYsCcjNE#%21

     Video Description: In this video Vincent Lam shares his own tips about writing a book.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSJ86ssPJs8

     Video Description: In this video, Vincent talks about how much he cares about books and how the library branch times should not be shortened.

   Here is a few interesting sites about Vincent Lam that you could check out:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Lam

http://www.torontolife.com/features/q-a-vincent-lam/

http://www.vincentlam.ca/about.php

Norman Kwong

Picture of Norman Kwong in his Edmonton Eskimos uniform.

          Hi! My name is Christian. I am a grade 6 student. Today I will be talking about Norman Kwong. He was born on October 24, 1929 in Calgary Alberta. He is well known because he is the first person of Chinese ancestry to be a lieutenant-governor of Alberta, play for the Calgary Stampeders from 1948 to 1950 and the Edmonton Eskimos from 1951 until he retired in 1960. His nickname was the "China Clipper", Kwong was the first Chinese Canadian to play on a professional Canadian football team. A powerful fullback, in 11 years Kwong ran for 9,022 yards for an average of 5.2 yards per carry and scored 93 touchdowns. He is the winner of the Grey Cup four times in his career ( in 1948, 1954, 1955, and 1956). Kwong was a Western Conference all-star running back and won the Eddie James Memorial trophy, in 1951, 1955 and 1956. He was awarded the Schenley Most Outstanding Canadian in 1955 and 1956. He was named Canadian Athlete of the Year in 1955. He was drafted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1969, Canada's sports hall of fame in 1975, the Edmonton Eskimos' Wall of Honour in 1983 (where his jersey #95 was retired), and the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1987. In November 2006, he was one of very few of his contemporaries to be voted one of the Canadian Football League's Top 50 players of the sport's modern era by he Canadian Sports network TSN. He was  the president and general manager for the Calgary Stampeders from the years 1988 to 1991. He lead the team to a loss in the Grey Cup final in 1991. Between 1980 and 1994, Kwong was a co-owner of the Calgary Flames, having been one of the original six Calgary businessmen who bought the NHL’s Atlanta Flames hockey team. Then they moved it o Calgary1980. The Calgary Flames won the Stanley Cup in 1989, which makes him one of  the few people who  has their name  on both the Grey Cup and the Stanley Cup.

          His contributions to Canada and Canadian culture are many and very interesting to share. Norman's public abilty from sports helped him transition himself on to politics and government. In 1971 he ran for the Alberta Progressive Conservative party in the riding of Calgary-Millican. In this election, the PCs ended Social Credit's 36-year hold on power. They won all but five seats in Calgary. However, Kwong himself was beaten by long-time holder of office Arthur J. Dixon who won by a 1600 vote lead. In 1988 Kwong was made a member of the Order of Canada and  served as  national chairman for the Canadian Consultative Council on Multiculturalism. Kwong was chosen to be Lieutenant-Governor General of Alberta on January 20, 2005. Kwong welcomed Queen Elizabeth II to Alberta in June 2005 on a visit commemorating Alberta's first 100 years in Canadian Confederation. During a private assembly with the Queen Norman was presented with the emblem of a Knight of Justice in the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. His term concluded on May 11, 2010, and he was succeeded by Don Ethell.

"I was proud to be chosen as Alberta's first lieutenant Governor of Chinese heritage and deeply honoured by such a rare honour to serve the province and country that I love." said Norman Kwong at the unveiling of the portrait of Alberta's 16th Lieutenant Governor.
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN3dD0Plj2g)

Introducing the portrait of Norman Kwong.

          Alberta gives Norman Kwong their thanks and in honour of him a portrait of himself.

"Norman Kwong is an inspiration for many Canadians..." said former Prime Minister Paul Martin in a press release.
(Source: http://www.asiancanadian.net/2005/01/cfl-legend-normie-kwong-named-alberta.html )

Other good websites with important information about Mr. Kwong are:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN3dD0Plj2g
http://www.asiancanadian.net/2005/01/cfl-legend-normie-kwong-named-alberta.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Kwong
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN3dD0Plj2g
hl=en&source=hp&biw=1003&bih=592&q=1948+grey+cup&aq=f&aqi=g1g-v4&aql=&oq=
http://www.cfhof.ca/

Phan Thi Kim Phuc

    Hello. Our names are Razan and Aminah. Thank you for reading our blog entry about a truly remarkable Canadian, Kim Phuc.

   Kim Phuc was born in 1963 in Vietnam, Kim Phuc and her family were residents of Trang Bang, a village in South Vietnam. On June 8th, 1972, a bomb was dropped by South Vietnamese planes in Trang Bang. Originally, she became famous for a photo of her running naked after a napalm bomb that burned her clothes.  The photo was taken on the day where they dropped the bomb on the village. It was partly responsible for showing to the world the horror that the Vietnam War brought to the lives of millions of children. Alot of people say that the picture of Kim Phuc was one of the haunting pictures of the Vietnam War. It is probably true that her suffering, as well as the sharing of this series of photos, helped shorten the Vietnam War. This, then, saved the lives of many civilians - both adults and children!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phan_Th%E1%BB%8B_Kim_Ph%C3%BAc
  The photo thats included in the link above was taken by a photographer, Nick Ut.

   In 1997, she established the first Kim Phuc Foundation, in the US, with the aim of providing medical and psychological assistance to child victims of war.

   Here is a quote by Kim:

"I've decided I want to control that picture. I want to use that picture to work for peace. Deep inside my heart, I don't want to see another little girl running like that with hopelessness, with terror."

(source of quote: )http://www.quotesea.com/quotes/by/kim-phuc

Here is a  quote made by us (Razan and Aminah):

"Because of Kim's dedication to bring peace there will probably be no more little kids running in terror."
By: Aminah M.

  Here are some youtube clips about Kim:

 Video Description: In this video, Kim talks about how it was like when and after the bombs fell.

Video Description: In this video, it shows the terror of war.

Below are some interesting links about Kim Phuc:

http://www.blogger.com/goog_269504832
http://www.peace.ca/kimstory.htm

David Suzuki

Hi, our names are Chloe and Kavone and we will be talking about the extraordinary David Takayoshi Suzuki.  David was born on March 24th,1936 in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is well known for being the host of a show called The Nature of Things. David also is known for his foundation "David Suzuki Foundation" which began in 1990. He has also written over 52 books such as David Suzuki's Green Guide and his most recent book,The Legacy: An Elder's Vision for Our Sustainable Future.

 David has contributed to our environment by conserving it using scientific education. This foundation works with government, business and individuals. David and his foundation work with Canada's First Nations. Where he uses his broadcasts to campaign their rights. In 2009 poll on " Who does Canada trust most?" David was ranked number one. 

This is a quote made by David Suzuki: “The human brain now holds the key to our future. We have to recall the image of the planet from outer space: a single entity in which air, water, and continents are interconnected. That is our home.”

(source of quote: http://thinkexist.com/quotes/david_suzuki/ )

This is a quote made about David Suzuki: " David Suzuki is one of the most intelligent environmentalist that cares deeply about Canada's future and ways to conserve our resources." (source of quote: Kavone and Chloe)

Below are some interesting videos that you might like to watch:

David Suzuki Interview with WWF Australia 

David Suzuki is talking to WWF Australia about how humans are treating our environment and also about our planet degrading.

David Suzuki and The Autobiography

 David Suzuki is being interviewed by KEXP F.M. they are talking about his book The Autobiography.

Below are some links that you might be interested in about David Suzuki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Suzuki

http://www.davidsuzuki.org/

http://thinkexist.com/quotes/david_suzuki/

http://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/

http://www.happybirthdaydavidsuzuki.com/

Moses Znaimer

(Source of quote: http://media.canada.com/5f4aa900-9e28-4adf-a6a3-afa5261ed237/moses.jpg)

 Hi, I'm Cory and I will write about a very accomplished Canadian who was born in Asia, Moses Znaimer. He was born in Kulyab,Tajikistan on the year 1942 and is now 69 years old. Moses Znaimer is well known for his creative television style and for producing CITY-TV Much Music Musique Plus and Bravo and MANY MORE! Some contributions Moses Znaimer made was that he contributed to the "growth and advancement of the Canadian music industry"

 Here is a quote made by Moses Znaimer : "All of human history we've fought to increase life span better nutrition better education and better medicine." (source of quote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHofpVyErkM). A fan of Moses Znaimer's accomplishments is blogger Jonathan Brown. On the first page of his blog dedicated to Moses Znaimer, he writes:
"Welcome to How Moses Znaimer Saved Canadian Television, a website analyzing--channel by channel--Moses Znaimer's vision for what makes the best televison for the Canadian people. Here you will also find a history of his personal and professional career, and his manifesto in its entirety. So maybe his vision isn't perfect. His best ideas were copied directly from American innovations, and what ideas he has come up with on his own (ie: "Speakers' Corner" which makes people with something to say look like idiots) are not earth-shaking. However, Canadian television would be a lot more boring if Znaimer didn't try to spice it up a bit." (source of quote: http://records.viu.ca/~soules/mTheory/vol3/brown/moses.htm)

 Here are some intresting video about Moses Znaimer!

(Source of video :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHofpVyErkM)

This video talks about how seniors turn 65 where there supposed to retire but they don't !

Here are some intresting link's about Moses Znaimer :http://www.mosesznaimer.com/ http://records.viu.ca/~soules/mTheory/vol3/brown/moses.htm

Thanks for viewing my page !! =)

Moshe Safdie

Moshe Safdie



By:Lenn
Moshe safdie was born on July 14, 1938 (1938-07-14) (age 72).
He is an artist and architect.
He has made designs to make future buildings improving safety.
He has made alot changes to the world and people say that he has truly reconized the world.
His buildings alone and his sculptures also done what most didn't.
Below is a video about moshe safdie talking at TED.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=domH58hRzx4

 

These are some pictures  of moshe safdie.

Here are some quotes Moshe  Safdie made.

 “I want my children to be able to meet and play and communicate with many other children on their own, not only when they are driven somewhere. I want them to grow up in an environment that is not just a place where people sleep but where people work... and where people enjoy themselves.“This is the contradictory desire in our utopia'. We want to live in a small community with which we can identify and yet we want all the facilities of the city of millions of people. We want to have very intense urban experiences and yet we want the open space right next to us.”

 (source of quote: http://thinkexist.com/quotes/moshe_safdie/)

(Thx 4 viewing =D)

Russell Peters (By Sunny Liao and Kelvin Pillay)

    Russell is a Canadian comedian and actor. He was born on  September 29,1970 in Brampton, Ontario, and he was raised in an family of Indian immigrants there for most of his childhood. His father was from Bombay and his mother was from Calcutta, he also has a brother from India named

Clayton.

    He went to Georges Vanier Catholic Elementary School from kindergarten to grade 8, Chinguacousy Secondary School for grades 9–10, and Bramalea Secondary School for grades 11–12 in Brampton. He did not attend college but instead pursue his dreams of becoming a successful
comedian.

   He started the first few years of his career performing at "YUK YUKS", a comedy club in Downtown, Toronto.
   Then, as his name became more famous and known, a lot of more formal and high classed places and people invited him to perform there instead.(He has performed on The Aircraft Carrier "USS Dwight D. Eisenhower", and many other places)
Since then many more people watched and knew who he was, therefore he started to gain international fame. He has since also performed in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Denmark, South Africa, the Caribbean, Vietnam, New Zealand, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Sweden, India, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Jordan, Norway , Lebanon, London, Pakistan and Trinidad among other places.

His "DVD Russell Peters: Outsourced", aired on Comedy Central on August 16, 2006. The DVD version features a lot of his funniest and well known performances. The DVD has been popular, especially in Canada, selling over 100,000 copies. Making it one of the highest earning comedy DVDs in
North America.
 Russell Peters was the host of the 2008 Juno Awards televised ceremonies in Calgary on April 6, 2008, for which he won a Gemini Award for "Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series". The 2008 awards broadcast received the second-highest ratings ever for the program. He was asked to host the Juno Awards for a second year in a row. The 2009 Juno Awards took place in Vancouver on March 29, 2009.

A Quote he made on a interview in Calgary about tips for young comics~~"Young comics, I will tell you, It's not a race, so stop looking for a finish line, and stop running. You need to learn how to walk before you run, and don't start running until your legs grow Strong."
PERSONAL LIFE

He has a mansion in Los Angeles, California, and many cars. He proposed to His girlfriend  Monica Diaz,in Los Angeles International airport in July 2010. They got married in Las Vegas.
Between June 2008 and June 2009, Peters earned $10 million, making him one of the highest-paid comedians during that twelve-month period.
Between June 2009 and June 2010, Peters earned $15 million, continuing his run as one of the highest-paid comedians. He has become very successful and he continues to bring comedy to everyone around the world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fp1jdXE6cc
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In this video, Russell is being interviewed on his comedian tour in Calgary and his personal life as a comedian.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHKoTEKOm-U

In this video, Russell is being interviewed by George Lopez on his trip to Jordan and how he met the king of Jordan, (King Abdulah II).