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Cessation of hostilities was achieved in the Korean War when the United States, China, and North Korea sign an armistice agreement on July 27, 1953. Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea, refused to sign but pledged to observe the armistice.

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What to See and Do in Ottawa, Ontario: A Traveler's Guide

Ottawa, the capital city of Canada, is a vibrant and diverse destination that offers something for everyone. Whether you are interested in culture, history, nature, or entertainment, you will find plenty of attractions and activities to enjoy in Ottawa.

Here are some of the highlights of what to see and do in Ottawa, Ontario:

Visit the Parliament of Canada: The Parliament of Canada is the seat of the federal government and the symbol of Canadian democracy. You can take a guided tour of the iconic Centre Block, where you can see the House of Commons, the Senate, and the Library of Parliament.

You can also admire the architecture and art of the East and West Blocks, and climb up the Peace Tower for a panoramic view of the city.

Don't miss the Changing of the Guard ceremony on the front lawn during the summer months

Explore the Canadian War Museum: The Canadian War Museum is Canada's national museum of military history and one of the most respected museums in the world.

It tells the story of Canada's involvement in wars and conflicts from pre-colonial times to the present day, through artifacts, exhibits, and interactive displays. You can learn about the causes, consequences, and human costs of war, as well as the achievements and sacrifices of Canadians who served their country

Ride the O-Train: The O-Train is Ottawa's light rail system that connects different parts of the city. It consists of two lines: Line 1 (Confederation Line) and Line 2 (Trillium Line).

Line 1 runs from Tunney's Pasture in the west to Blair in the east, passing through downtown and several major landmarks such as Parliament Hill, Rideau Centre, and ByWard Market.

Line 2 runs from Bayview in the north to Greenboro in the south, serving communities along the Rideau River. You can use your Presto card or buy a ticket at any station to ride the O-Train

Discover ByWard Market: ByWard Market is one of Canada's oldest and largest public markets, located in the heart of downtown Ottawa. It is a lively and colourful place where you can shop, dine, and enjoy entertainment all year round.

You can find fresh produce, flowers, crafts, souvenirs, and specialty foods from over 600 vendors, as well as a variety of restaurants, cafes, bars, and pubs that cater to every taste and budget.

You can also experience the nightlife and culture of ByWard Market, with live music, street performers, art galleries, and festivals

Enjoy nature at Gatineau Park: Gatineau Park is a vast natural park that covers over 360 square kilometers (139 square miles) of land across the river from Ottawa in Quebec.

It is a paradise for outdoor enthusiasts and nature lovers, offering scenic trails, lakes, forests, hills, and wildlife. You can hike, bike, canoe, kayak, swim, camp, picnic, or relax in Gatineau Park during the spring, summer, and fall seasons. You can also ski, snowshoe, skate, or sled in Gatineau Park during the winter season

These are just some of the many attractions and activities that you can enjoy in Ottawa Ontario.

Whether you are visiting for a day or a week, you will find plenty to see and do in this beautiful and dynamic city.

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Hi! Canadian here (ur so right it is stinky) and lmao its so funny you say The Couv sucks bc ur so right. Every canadian hates Vancouver. Top 5 worst places to live in canada: 1. Vancouver 2. The Entirety Of Quebec, if you have light hair or speak anything other than french you will be racially profiled. 3. Hamilton. It literally smells like an armpit im not kidding. 4. Toronto it is so big and so full and it is somehow so fucking boring. How do you have so many cool attractions and yet be so boring and lame. 5. Ottawa what the fuck is wrong with this city i have never been in a worse planned city. why is it laid out like this. Why is this street this way. if you ask for food deliveries you have a 50/50 chance that theyll just lie and say they delivered bc they also hate the city layout.

wow that sounds awful. im so gald i'm not in Vancouver rn.

#nnstuff #ask #canada tw

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I couldn't hold back my tears.

I don't know if it's age, but I seem to get more emotional in these situations.

It's difficult to put into words what I felt when I jumped onto the ice at the Verdun Auditorium on January 13 for our team's home opener.

The crowd was incredible, but it was more than just the ovation that put me in this state. This emotion represented years of effort. I dreamed of this moment for a long time and, finally, we were there.

When I saw great women like Caroline Ouellette, France St-Louis, Kim St-Pierre and Danielle Goyette arrive on the ice, I got chills. I was so happy that people recognized them and gave them the ovation they deserve. Without them, I would not have had the same career.

I'll be honest. At one point, I feared this moment would never come. It took longer than expected. Yes, there were these showcases , weekends where matches were organized in different cities, but it had nothing to do with a real professional league.

JI remember the first time I came to see the installations in Verdun with Danièle Sauvageau. There was almost nothing done. We had our work boots and construction helmets. She had a vision which she explained to me in detail. But I really had a hard time imagining it.

Marie-Philip Poulin greets the crowd after a Montreal team match.

PHOTO: LPHF MONTREAL/ARIANNE BERGERON

Our fans are the best. Friends who play on other teams told me that. It's not a crowd like any other in Montreal. She is noisy. She is invested. It's important to me to give back to people who are on the move. I am now more comfortable in this role. It’s the experience that comes in, you have to believe.

Before a live interview on Radio-Canada during an intermission at the Verdun Auditorium, a boy called me to offer me a treat. He threw one at me and I caught it in midair with my mouth. I started my interview anyway, with a smile on my face and my mouth full. It's part of my identity, my personality. Interaction with young people is really important to me.

The enthusiasm for our league is very real. I feel it. I hear it too. In Ottawa, I got booed when I went for a penalty shot. Being booed at home, in Canada, I admit that it's a first! It's weird, but it doesn't bother me. After all, that's what we wanted: a competitive league, rivalries and fans who identify with their city.

After a game in Minnesota, we went for a beer. Fathers came to see us to tell us how excited they were to see professional women's hockey. I saw how happy they were for us. It was in Minnesota, we are the team from Montreal and, despite everything, we attract attention.

This anecdote made me realize how our situation has nothing to do with what we experienced in the past. The enthusiasm is there and I have the impression that it is not just the effect of novelty. It will last and it's truly magical.

OHe talks to me a lot about this match last January 20, against Toronto . In fact, I'm mostly told about this goal scored with 17 seconds left in the third period and that we lost by one goal. Honestly, I don't know what happened. I had a blackout . It's rare that I take the puck and try to get to the goal on my own. I saw an opening. It was not premeditated. I was the first surprise when I scored.

Then, I was sent to shootouts four times by my coach. I obviously wasn't ready for that. It took me a little by surprise. It's not my favorite rule, but I'll get used to it.

I was burned out after that match. It's a lot of adaptation. LPHF games, Canada-US Rivalry Series, travel. We're not used to having such a big workload. You have to prepare well, but also make sure you recover well. That's the beauty of this league. It allows me to continue to surpass myself, to learn new things.

Marie-Philip Poulin

PHOTO: LPHF MONTREAL/ARIANNE BERGERON

I like hockey. I love that. And what I prefer is when the score is close. I like it when you have to give a little more, when you have to empty the tank. When it really counts, that's when I'm at my best. It turns me on.

My parents always told me: You practice like you play. It always stuck in my mind. I don't take anything for granted. I am aware of the pressure, but I have learned to manage it over the years. I don't forget that it's a team sport. I'm lucky to have been able to achieve some of these great moments, but I know I'm not alone in this.

I won Olympic medals, but I also lost world championships. I even wondered if I was capable of winning one. The 2018 Olympics were arguably the most difficult time of my career. I was practically hiding. I didn't want to see anyone. I thought I had disappointed the whole world by failing to bring home the gold medal.

I also learned not to read everything, to leave certain comments aside. Hockey is such a difficult sport. You can do the same thing every game, but the rebound won't go your way, it won't work or the opposing goalie will be on fire. I keep in mind that if you give your maximum in every match, it will happen.

People expect me to score goals, but that's not all I am. I take a lot of pride in blocking shots, in raising sticks in defensive withdrawal. I can still improve my defensive game. To win championships, you have to count, but the little details in the defensive zone will make the difference.

Marie-Philip Poulin and Laura Stacey celebrate a goal together on January 2, against Ottawa

PHOTO: LPHF MONTREAL/ARIANNE BERGERON

Even though she has been on the national team for a long time and is one of the best players in the world, Laura Stacey is less known to Quebec fans. Why her, they then asked themselves?

I knew full well that Danièle Sauvageau had not chosen her because she is my fiancée. Laura, she's an incredible player. A real power forward who has remarkable discipline.

She chose to move to another province. She is learning the language and doesn't hesitate to try to do bits of interviews in French. It's not easy, but she embraces her new reality.

I'm proud of her. I am proud to see her doing promotions for the media in French. I'm proud that people are discovering her personality, the player she is and that Montrealers are falling in love with her because she really deserves it.

OI often ask myself why I continue.

I don't have to play hockey. I do it because I love it. I feel the best on the ice.

I have the Olympic gold medals, the World Championship gold medals. Now I want to win an LPHF title in Montreal, at home.

Having a positive impact on the next generation has become my priority. To see the little girls in the stands, with stars in their eyes, it's worth more than championships, it's worth more than medals.

Eventually, I want to start a family. It would be in my next projects. We love kids, so this is really important to us.

For the moment, it's still hockey first and foremost.

Marie-Philip Poulin has fun during off-ice training

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The food bank is located in an unremarkable industrial area in east-end Ottawa. It does not even directly serve the public, but operates as a distribution warehouse for supplying partner agencies who do. CEO Rachael Wilson said the article attracted shock, eye-rolls and some laughter among staff there. "We were quite surprised to see that we had made this list," she said. "Thankfully everyone so far has realized that this clearly was not an article that we were a part of and it's pretty obvious that a robot wrote this." The article carried the byline "Microsoft Travel." There is nothing on the page that identifies it as the product of artificial intelligence, but the company later acknowledged that it was generated by algorithms subject to human review. It suggested that it was the human review, not the algorithm, that fell short.

It seems to be a recurring pattern that corporations who use AI offload the blame onto "human review" but if the humans in your process can't or aren't willing to review algorithmically-generated content, then you should probably stop making it altogether.

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blackmensuited · 1 year

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#mathieu joseph #athlete #sports #nhl #hockey #🏒#ottawa senators #suit #tie #pocket square #style #sharp #sexy #handsome #suave #men's fashion #phyne #attractive #fine

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rabbitcruiser · 8 months

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Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope ended in Thunder Bay on September 1, 1980.

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Ottawa general manager Michael Hirshfeld focused on attracting players outside of North America by taking into account the diverse population of Canada’s capital as a way to attract fans. Hirshfeld also understood how Ottawa isn’t a hotbed for developing players in comparison to Toronto, Minnesota, or Boston’s hub of women’s college programs.

And yes, they need at least one translator.

While the European players are mostly fluent in English, Shiga is not. The team has leaned on Madoka Suzuki, a Japanese-born member of Ottawa’s Carleton University’s men’s hockey program, to help in the interim.

“Akane’s become the most beloved player on the team,” Hirshfeld said. “They’re all learning Japanese so they can talk to her.”

#PWHL Ottawa #pwhl #hockey #women’s hockey #Akane shiga

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Mining companies are furious about Mexico’s proposed economic reforms, which would shorten mining concessions, provide greater environmental protections, and mandate that firms must consult with local Indigenous communities before securing approval to begin prospecting. The reforms are a “softened” version of a mining sector overhaul proposed by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) in March. The proposal aimed to shorten mineral exploration rights from 50 years to 15 and cap water rights at a maximum of five years. Additionally, AMLO proposed to ban mining in protected areas and make companies pursuing mining rights prove that their operations would have no impact on nearby water supplies. After opposition from industry and opposition leaders, the Mexican government sanded some edges off its initial proposal. The new reforms settled on shortening mining concessions to 30 years rather than 15 (companies will also have the opportunity to extend their licenses an additional 25 years). However, the cessation of mining concessions as a result of environmental degradation and illegal activities will be made easier. Federal deputies also agreed that mining companies must allocate 10 percent of their profits to the local communities in which they operate.[...]

As Mexico News Daily explains, “Between 1988 and 2018, 65,534 permits were granted—overwhelmingly to companies from Canada and the United States. However, since the advent of the Morena government, there has been a total halt in the approval of new permits.” As AMLO pursues these reforms, he continues to enjoy high levels of public approval. In April, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography found that 67.8 percent of Mexicans polled had “medium-to-high levels of confidence” in AMLO’s leadership. Over half of Mexicans polled had “high confidence” in the president’s administration. Approval polls regularly put his favourability rating well above 60 percent, making him the second most popular world leader, placing him high above US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.[...]

Douglas Coleman, CEO of the Mexican Mining Center, sums up industry views on AMLO’s progressive reforms. In an interview with Forbes, he called Mexico “the most attractive country for mining exploration in the region,” but railed against AMLO, saying: I’d describe AMLO’s attitude towards Mexico’s mining sector as distrustful, antagonistic, and uninformed. I believe foreign ownership of mining concessions goes against AMLO’s nationalistic ideology and he views the industry as a necessary evil. He often makes statements accusing Canadian companies of profiting from Mexico’s mineral resources while leaving more harm than benefit to the communities where they operate. Canada-based companies represent two-thirds of all foreign investment in the Mexican mining sector, with the number of Canadian companies in Mexico growing after the imposition of NAFTA. Numerous Mexican governments prior to AMLO have done everything possible to cater to transnational mining companies – now that AMLO is making moves toward restoring Mexico’s sovereignty over the minerals in its territory, however, Canadian officials are expressing concern.[...]

As AMLO’s government pushes forward with its progressive reforms to the mining sector, which place greater value on environmental protection, Indigenous consultation, and the wellbeing of communities in the proximity of extractive projects, Canada will continue to look for ways to undermine his agenda. [...]

If Ottawa chooses to challenge the Mexican mining reforms, they will only be further entrenching themselves on the side of transnational profit-making against AMLO’s popular government. Ottawa’s main enemy in the country is not the Mexican president, but Mexico’s democracy itself, which elected a leader and a party to implement the kinds of reforms that Canada is now trying to impede.

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The actor Matthew Perry, who has been found dead at his home aged 54, brought a wry sense of humour to the role of Chandler Bing in Friends, the American sitcom featuring six twentysomethings in Manhattan facing the ups and down of everyday life.

“Chandler’s a guy who’s just not comfortable in his own skin – he’s got a great excuse to be funny,” said Perry of the sarcastic, neurotic character in the programme that ran from 1994 to 2004. “He’s an exaggerated form of me.”

The neurosis partly came from Chandler experiencing the divorce of his parents when he was nine and using humour as a defence mechanism. It echoed Perry’s own life, with his mother and father splitting up by his first birthday.

Through his work in “statistical analysis and data reconfiguration”, the character pulled in more money than the other friends – Rachel (Jennifer Aniston), Monica (Courteney Cox), Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow), Ross (David Schwimmer) and Joey (Matt LeBlanc) – although he hated his job.

Chandler had already met Monica Geller at college before they became neighbours in Greenwich Village, where he shared an apartment with Joey. By the end of the fourth series, the relationship had gone from being close friends to lovers and, three years later, they were husband and wife. Unable to have children of their own, they adopted twins, with their birth as a central storyline, alongside Ross and Rachel reuniting, in Friends’ final episode, which attracted more than 50 million viewers in the US.

By then, the programme’s impact on popular culture had spread well beyond its homeland. Joey’s “How ya doin’?” and Chandler’s “Could I be any more …” broke into the language of its young audience. The part earned Perry worldwide fame that continues with Netflix bringing the sitcom to a new generation.

Nevertheless, stardom did nothing to help the actor to overcome his own vulnerabilities. In 1997, Aniston said: “His feelings get hurt. He cares what people think. He even bruises easily.”

Perry’s battles with his personal demons first hit the headlines halfway through the sitcom’s run. In his 2022 memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, Perry recalled a journey to alcoholism that went from beer and wine at 14 to drinking vodka by the quart, as well as getting addicted to prescription drugs.

In 1997, he checked into a Minnesota rehab clinic for 28 days when he became hooked on a painkiller and appetite suppressant after a jet-ski accident and a 35lb weight loss. Three years later, he was hospitalised with pancreatitis. In 2001, he abruptly left the set of the film Serving Sara (released the following year) to go into rehab again.

Perry reflected that by 2018, at the age of 49, he had spent more than half his life in treatment centres. That year he suffered pneumonia and an exploded colon caused by opiod overuse, resulting in time on life support and two weeks in a coma.

He converted his Malibu home into a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre, Perry House, in 2013, but closed it two years later, citing expensive running costs.

He had been drug and alcohol-free for 18 months before the screening in 2021 of Friends: The Reunion, a one-off special bringing back together the programme’s six stars.

Born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, Matthew was the son of Suzanne (nee Langford, later Morrison), a Canadian journalist, and John Bennett Perry, an American actor. He grew up mainly in Ottawa when his mother returned to her home country and eventually became press secretary to the then prime minister, Pierre Trudeau. In 2017, Perry revealed that he and another pupil at Rockcliffe Park elementary school had beaten up Justin Trudeau, Pierre’s son and current Canadian premier. Trudeau responded on Twitter (now X): “I’ve been giving it some thought, and you know what, who hasn’t wanted to punch Chandler? How about a rematch @MatthewPerry?”

While studying at Ashbury college, Perry became a top-ranking junior tennis player. He practised up to 10 hours a day, but switched that determination to acting after travelling to Los Angeles when he was 15 and being reunited with his father. “I wanted to be famous so badly,” he told the New York Times in 2002. “You want the attention, you want the bucks, and you want the best seat in the restaurant.”

He made an impression with leading roles in sitcoms: Chazz Russell in Second Chance (1987), retitled Boys Will Be Boys for its second series in 1988, Billy Kells in Sydney (1990) and Matt Bailey in Home Free (1993) before Friends came along.

Perry’s big-screen debut came as River Phoenix’s best friend in A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (1988), but he never became the film star he hoped to be despite appearances in Fools Rush In (1997), Three to Tango (1999), The Whole Nine Yards (2000) and its sequel, The Whole Ten Yards (2003), both alongside Bruce Willis.

He stuck with television. Switching to drama, he had a short run as Joe Quincy, a Republican lawyer, in The West Wing in 2003, and starred in another Aaron Sorkin series, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006-07). His own sitcom idea, Mr Sunshine, with him playing Ben Donovan, a San Diego arena operations manager, was dropped after a short run in 2011. The following year he starred as Ryan King, a sportscaster, in Go On and later played Oscar Madison in a revival of The Odd Couple (2015-17). He also wrote and starred in the play The End of Longing, which debuted in London’s West End in 2016.

He had relationships with many high-profile actors including Julia Roberts, Minnie Driver and Lizzy Caplan. From 2020 to 2021, he was engaged to Molly Hurwitz, a talent manager.

His parents survive him.

🔔 Matthew Langford Perry, actor, born 19 August 1969; died 28 October 2023

Daily inspiration. Discover more photos at Just for Books…?

#just for books #matthew perry #chandler bing #in memoriam

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WIP Wednesday 08/30

I think it's been a while since I put up one of these, so here's a taste of something I'm working on - SangCheng, modern day AU set in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to hopefully be finished before the end of the year *crosses fingers*

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“There’s my favourite young engineer!” Jiang Fengmian crowed over the noisy crowd.

Wei Wuxian entered the hall – late, of course – with his new boyfriend on his arm, and Jiang Cheng’s father greeted him with a smile and a paternal pat on the shoulder.

Jiang Cheng couldn’t remember the last time his father had greeted him in such a manner.

“We told you he’d be here,” Wei Changze scolded, bringing Wei Wuxian a glass of wine. “I love my son, but punctual he is not.”

“And someone is looking particularly handsome tonight,” Cangse Sanren cooed as she approached Lan Zhan. “Did A-Xian pick out that jacket?”

“Mn,” Lan Zhan nodded.

“A-Niang, be nice,” Wei Wuxian playfully scolded despite the wide grin on his face. His parents loved his boyfriend and were nothing but supportive of him, had been even before he’d come out years ago.

Jiang Cheng was not jealous. Not at all. Not one bit.

There was a huff at Jiang Cheng’s side and he glanced at his mother from the corner of his eye. If looks could kill, Jiang Fengmian and Cangse Sanren would be long dead. He felt his phone buzz, but decided this wasn’t the moment to risk taking it out to see what Nie Huaisang had texted him.

“Jiang Cheng!” Wei Wuxian waved at him, and at the risk of angering his mother, Jiang Cheng left her side to approach his best friend. “You remember Lan Zhan from New Year’s Eve?”

“Of course.” He exchanged nods with his friend’s boyfriend. “It’s good of you to come.”

“Xian’er invited me.”

Wei Wuxian’s face broke out in a huge grin at that proclamation, and the expression on Lan Zhan’s face might as well have had heart-eyes for all to see. Jiang Cheng resisted the urge to retch at the sight.

Suddenly, his phone began to ring, immediately attracting everyone’s attention.

“Ah, excuse me a moment, I should take this.” He pulled out his phone as he stepped away to a quieter corner of the hall. “Huaisang, what’s up?”

“I sent you half a dozen texts that you didn’t reply to, so I figured you just might need a reprieve.”

He lifted a hand to cover his mouth lest his family see the small smile he wore at the sound of Nie Huaisang’s voice. “Admit it, you were worried I’d killed someone.”

“Have you?”

“Of course not!”

“I’m almost disappointed.”

Jiang Cheng rolled his eyes.

“Anyway, I know it’s been a rough night for you,” Nie Huaisang continued, “so this is your chance if you need an out – you can say an emergency came up at work or at your apartment or something.”

“You’re a life saver.” He sighed. “I’d say a night at home is better than this, but fuck, a frontal lobotomy would be better than this.”

“Well, sure, you can go home if you like-” There was a pause as someone laughed in the background on Nie Huaisang’s end. “Or, you can join us. If you’re interested, that is. It’s just the five of us, but we have so much food, and I’m sure Da-ge and A-Niang would be happy to have someone to talk hockey with.”

The sounds of the noisy banquet hall faded as Jiang Cheng focused on Nie Huaisang’s voice. “You’re sure I wouldn’t be in the way?”

“Is that Jiang Cheng?” a woman’s voice could be heard over the line. “You tell him we have some custard buns with his name on them.”

Nie Huaisang chuckled. “You heard Mama, you’re more than welcome. No pressure, though. I just thought it might be a nice way to spend Spring Festival.”

Jiang Cheng looked back into the hall in time to see his mother and father begin an argument over something or other while Wei Changze and Cangse Sanren looked at them with pity. Jin Zixuan looked lost since Jiang Yanli had left with Jin Ling. And a number of aunties had surrounded Wei Wuxian and Lan Zhan offering them red envelopes that they dutifully attempted to refuse.

“Text me the address and I’ll be there as soon as I can get out of here.”

#wip wednesday #sangcheng #jiang cheng #nie huaisang #so many parents live in this fic!

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