Soooo, Blog Camp… What happened? Well, I think it started out with a bang lots of people around watching and participating. I was hopping from twitter to blogspot to macewan blogcamp to facebook back and forth, over and over again. As the hours wore on (and the topics got more involved) my variation diminished.
Also my voting started out very positive but took a turn for the negative in the middle, but recovered a bit near the end…
All and all I’ve seen how blogging on such a large scale can drastically expand your electronic footprint, especially on google rankings (ex. http://www.joinalbertacops.ca/macewan). If you’re blogging for 9 hours it’s important to have sweet people around you, namely: Aaron, Colin, Joe, Jana, Walter, Fusedlogic, etc.
Great time all around, thanks to everyone envolved! (Hope i win the Macbook!!)
Cheers,
Pfins
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Having put on the Alberta COPS BBQ earlier this week i noticed a real hesitancy by younger students to get involved. Perhaps that’s a unfair generalization but i can identify with that feeling myself, having not got involved in any events until my last two years…(Except this,see photo)
September 16, 2004
Why did i participate? Beer and golf, two things i enjoy.. For our event we tried to come up with ideas to bridge the gap between the students at our college and police services. What better than silly activities to create a goofy and relaxed atmosphere to bring everyone out of their shell.. Anyway that’s a way to get people involved i think, its hard!!
Cheers,
Pfins
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We know already that facebook is used by organizations to check out potential employees and police organizations use it to search for connections between known gang members. Is this appropriate? Does it help protect innocent people from harm? Or does it impede upon our fundamental human rights? If you post information out in the open, is it all fair game?
If any level of government were to restrict social media it will undoubtedly loose a large part of its appeal to the public…. I don’t believe any censorship by the government is appropriate.
That’s all i got for this one..
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Business is all about relationships, ethics, supply and demand, and money! Well there’s probably more to it than that but so far those are some of the key words I’ve put together.
Relationships are definitely the most important aspect of these four elements, something I have learned at MacEwan especially in my last year. Participating in the Alberta COPS competition and today in the blog camp, it’s clear the importance of what you say to others and how you say it.
All for now…
Cheers
Pfins
Building a relationship
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Alright so i’m going to talk a bit about our Marketing competition..
We had our barbeque on Wednesday which went really well, lots of people partcipated in the events, ate burgers, and took a real interest in the forensic truck and K-9 unit outside.
Our goal was to raise awareness of the opportunities for young people within the Alberta police services. I think we made an impact, hopefully people visit the http://www.joinalbertacops.ca/macewan and see what a career in policing has to offer.
Back in a bit
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Alright so after all his effort in helping Mike prepare for his post secondary challenges Lenny decides it might be the path he should persue..
In an effort to match up his welding history with an educational program, Lenny takes the webcam with him to visit multiple programs at MacEwan… He soon discovers the Management Studies program has everything he needs to build upon his work history. He and Mike take their party first to White ave followed by Jasper ave, all on segways!
Day and Night by Kid Cudi blasting in the backround the whole time…
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So, Will Alberta better weather the current economic crisis than other regions?
Good question, who really knows..
I look at our dependence on exporting of natural resources specifically oil sands, as a weakness when trying to determine whether we will be better off than other provinces. We rely on the world price of oil which has a high degree of variability, and also export something like 85% of our products/resources to the United States. All our eggs in one basket? (Cheesy?)
The recent mismanagement of the Heritage fund doesn’t instill in me the utmost confidence in our provincial governments financial decision making…
That being said, the worlds need for oil and other natural resources (lumber, water) will not completely disappear in an economic recession. Manufacturing and technological industries on the other hand tend to suffer more drastically, which are the staple industries of other provinces (Ontario, Quebec).
Overall i’d say we will better weather the economic crisis due to the world always wanting a little bit of what we got..
Whew, #4 post done… Thanks for your votes!
Cheers,
Pfins
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On the one hand I say these things are dangerous, under regulated and drastically overused. On the other hand are they a better option than using an actual gun?
When looking at taser incidents the number of people dying from heart related deaths is cause for immediate question of how they work? I’m aware of an independent study performed by CBC that shows the charge level can jump drastically over the manufacturers specified limit. If this is the case the taser manufacturers themselves should perfect their product before it is allowed to be used by any organization or individual.
Secondly, has the taser replaced the hand gun or the billy-club? If it has replaced the hand gun then the benefits to everyone are obvious. Being tasered vs being shot presumably decrease the chance of a conflict resulting in death or serious injury.
Now if the taser has replaced the billy-club or baton, this causes significant problems. Once given a tool that makes your job easier, especially when you are facing the possibility of personal injury, you are definitelygoing to use it. If this is the case certain rules need to be established with regard to use of tasers.
My question is what is the criteria for an officer to use their taser? If these aspects are more clearly defined and people are aware of them, it will perhaps make the use of this weapon more acceptable.
That being said without this the taser will continue to be seen in a negative light, justifiably.
Wow, rough subject… hope i didn’t offend anyone with my rant!! Till next post, vote for me!
Cheers,
Pfins
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