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"Jim Green (May 25, 1943 – February 28, 2012) was an American-Canadian who was a longshoreman, taxicab driver, community activist, non-profit housing developer, municipal politician, university instructor and development consultant. Early life and education Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Green moved to Canada to avoid being drafted for the Vietnam War. Green holds a Masters in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia, a Bachelor of Arts from the University of South Carolina,"Who are the judges?" , Vancouver City Planning Commission Alternative Futures website, Accessed September 23, 2009. and has studied at the Sorbonne, the Millennium Film Institute in New York, and the University of Colorado."Jim Green, The Tyee Interview", The Tyee, November 17, 2005. Career Early in his career, Green worked as a longshoreman and a taxicab driver."Downtown Eastsider brings varied experience to new position on the islands" , Queen Charlotte Observer, July 16, 2008. Green was an advocate for the city's Downtown Eastside and led the development of many housing projects, including the experimental Woodward's building redevelopment designed by architect Gregory Henriquez He was a development consultant for developers and non-profit community groups."Jim Green" , BC Business, November 4, 2008. In 2009 he left his role as CEO of the Misty Isles Economic Development Society to take a position working with Millennium Developments Ltd. on the 2010 Olympic Village development in Vancouver."MIEDS chief executive gone" , Queen Charlotte Observer, January 26, 2009."Olympic Village builder hires Jim Green" , Vancouver Sun, January 26, 2009. Green taught opera and architecture at the University of British Columbia and Anthropology at Simon Fraser University, and co-founded the University of British Columbia Urban Field School. Green was chair of Four Corners Community Savings, which was closed by the Gordon Campbell led BC Government. He served on the board of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. Green co-founded the Portland Hotel Society which operates Insite, the first legal safe injection site in North America."Jim Green: The democratic solution" , The Globe and Mail, April 9, 2009. Political career In 2002 he was elected to Vancouver City Council as a member of the Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE),"2002 Election Results", City of Vancouver archives, Accessed September 23, 2009. and subsequently, with mayor Larry Campbell, councillor Raymond Louie, and councillor Tim Stevenson left to form a new party, Vision Vancouver. Under the Vision Vancouver banner, he unsuccessfully ran for mayor in 2005, losing to Sam Sullivan"News What's Next for Jim Green and Vancouver's Civic Left", The Tyee, December 5, 2005. by 3,747 votes."Election Summary Report: November 19, 2005", City of Vancouver archives, Accessed September 23, 2009. Some blamed voter confusion for his loss,"Almost famous" , Vancouver Courier, November 27, 2005. as there was an unknown candidate named "James Green" who received 4,273 votes. It was the second time Green had run for mayor unsuccessfully, having been beaten as a member of COPE by then-NPA mayor Gordon Campbell in 1990. Six years later, Green again faced Campbell, this time in the 1996 provincial election for the MLA seat in Vancouver-Point Grey. Green, a New Democrat, was defeated by BC Liberal leader and future premier Gordon Campbell 12,637 to 11,074."Statement of Votes Report for Electoral District: Vancouver-Point Grey", Elections BC website, Accessed September 23, 2009. In 2008 Green supported Gregor Robertson in his successful run for mayor of Vancouver. Death In February 2012, his family released a brief statement saying he had suffered a serious recurrence of the lung cancer he had previously battled. At 06:15 PST on February 28, 2012, Green died following his battle with lung cancer. References 1943 births 2012 deaths American emigrants to Canada Canadian schoolteachers Deaths from cancer in British Columbia Deaths from lung cancer Vietnam War draft evaders Politicians from Birmingham, Alabama Simon Fraser University faculty University of British Columbia alumni University of British Columbia faculty University of Colorado alumni University of Paris alumni University of South Carolina alumni Coalition of Progressive Electors councillors Vision Vancouver councillors "
"Watashi Wa was a Christian pop rock band from San Luis Obispo, California on Tooth & Nail Records. in Japanese means "I". (It was previously indicated that "Watashi wa" means "[as for] me" in Japanese. This is incorrect. That would be translated as "Watashi to shite wa" [私としては].) (It was also previously indicated that "Watashi wa" means "me" in Japanese, which is also incorrect. The particle "wa" [は] marks "Watashi" [私] as the subject, not an object. "Me" would be translated as "Watashi o" [私を].) The band formed in 2000 when most of the members were still in their teens. They were first signed to indie label Bettie Rocket and released two albums before signing to Tooth & Nail in 2002. The band broke up in July 2004, but in a deal with Tooth & Nail Records singer/guitarist Seth Roberts' new band Eager Seas, were signed to the same label and released their first album under the name Watashi Wa. They subsequently left the label. The new band currently plays under the name "Lakes" and have signed with The Militia Group and released the Photographs EP. Members *Seth Roberts - vocals, guitar *Luke Page - guitar, background vocals *Roger Tompkins - bass *Lane Biermann - drums, background vocals Both Roger Tompkins and Lane Biermann played their respective instruments in the alt country band Briertone, but have since moved on to pursue other things. =Former members= *Mike Newsom - guitar, background vocals *Luke Page - guitar, background vocals *Xavier Alexander - guitar (appears in "All of Me" music video) *Cory Radosevich - bass, background vocals *Erik Brunner - bass *Jonthan Russo - drums *Danny Igarta - bass *Brendon Alvord- guitar *Kevin Alvord-bass Discography *Eager Seas (2006, Tooth & Nail) *The Love of Life (2003, Tooth & Nail) *The Color of Today EP (2003, Tooth & Nail) *What's in the Way (2001, Bettie Rocket) *Lost a Few Battles... Won the War (2000, Bettie Rocket) *Stephen's First Day Out (1998, Harvey Records) ;Other songs * "Wonderful" (Released at PureVolume.com in 2004) * "Message in a Bottle" (The Police cover, released on ¡Policia!: A Tribute to the Police in 2005) * "Stories" (from 'Punk Never Dies' compilation, released in 2011) References External links *Watashi Wa Myspace Page *Watashi Wa PureVolume Page *Official Eager Seas Site *Lakes Myspace Page *Eager Seas PureVolume Page (currently not working) *Watashi Wa Lyrics American pop rock music groups Christian rock groups from California Musical groups established in 2000 Musical groups disestablished in 2004 Tooth & Nail Records artists "
"Mount Asgard aerial Mt. Asgard from the Turner Glacier Mount Asgard (, Sivanitirutinguak) is a twin peaked mountain with two flat-topped, cylindrical, rock towers, separated by a saddle. It is located in Auyuittuq National Park, on the Cumberland Peninsula of Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. The peak is named after Asgard, the realm of the gods in Norse mythology. Mount Asgard is perhaps the most famous of the Baffin Mountains. Climbing history Asgard's slightly higher North Peak was first ascended in 1953 by J. Weber, J. Marmet, and H. Röthlisberger, Swiss scientists on the Arctic Institute Baffin Island Expedition, led by the Canadian P. Baird. Their route ascended the east side of the north peak, using a climbing traverse across snowfields and rock ribs, to reach the saddle between the two peaks, and thence to the top of the North Peak. The route is graded VI, 5.8/5.9 A1. It is still the most-traveled route and is the standard descent route for climbers making harder ascents on other faces.Doug Scott, "Mount Asgard", in World Mountaineering (Audrey Salkeld, editor), Bulfinch Press, 1998, . The South Peak was first climbed in 1971 by G. Lee, R. Wood, P. Clanky, J. Pavur, Y. Kamisawa and P. Koch. Since then, at least 13 routes have been put up on the two peaks, most involving highly technical free and aid climbing, with lengths varying from to . One of the most notable routes was put up in 1975 by Charlie Porter as a solo climb. This was "the first Baffin modern, multi-day, technical, big-wall climb", with 40 pitches rated at Grade VII, 5.10, A4 and it was followed by "a 10-day walk-out to the fjord-head without food". The fact that this was all done solo was "a remarkable achievement". In 1976, stuntman Rick Sylvester performed a BASE jump, skiing off the mountain with a Union Flag parachute for the opening sequence of the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me, although the fictional setting was the Austrian Alps. The stunt team and film crew had reached the summit by helicopter. See also * List of mountains of Canada References External links Arctic Cordillera Mountains of Baffin Island Protected areas of Nunavut "