Watch fans gather in great dancing circles on Whyte Avenue after a victory. Look at their painted faces, their display of sacred icons. Notice their use of consciousness-raising substances, their expressions of rapture. Is this not a religious experience? ... "One definition of religion is a functional one, that says religion is what gives meaning and order to people's lives," says Kent. Hockey, therefore, "comes close to being a functional religion."
And last weekend there was an article about how researchers are planning a study at UBC to determine whether the long shifts (up to 28 hours when I was a resident) that medical residents endure cause a significant number of medical errors.
Ayas considers it a coup that the Canadian Patient Safety Institute awarded his group a $100,000 grant to study the issue.
The institute was formed in 2003 with $50 million over five years in funding from Health Canada and a mandate to support the development of safety initiatives.
One of its goals is to support health-care professionals who want to improve patient safety.
"When you think about it, the people who pay the bills for health care may not want to know the answers to the questions we are posing," said Ayas who is ideally suited to conduct the study since he is also on staff at the sleep-disorders program at the University of B.C. Hospital.
And then after I mentioned the $25 million home for sale in Victoria, there was this article about an almost-completed home in Edmonton rumoured to be worth $20 million - you can see it from Hawrelak Park across the river and it really stands out (but didn't realize it was that big/worth that much).
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