Surrey Training Centre open house a feast for both body and mind . Voy Ze! < = . ~ a q (Left to right): Satwinder Gill, Marsha Samson, Stephanie DeRapp, Ramya Hewawasam, Rosalina Doroteo, Bridgett Joseph, Arie! Sitzerman. Food for thought as well as mouth-watering munchies were on the menu at the Surrey ‘Training Centre's open house. Over 100 guests — including Douglas College President Susan Witter — attended the March 9 event, which showcased two new federal programs operating out of the centre: the Practice Firm and Foundations. ‘The crowd of case managers, employment and career professionals, Service Canada representatives, students, instructors and staff were treated to a smorgasbord of fine food donated by local restaurants. The Practice Firm participants and staff arranged the partnerships with the eateries, which provided food that ranged from Afghan cuisine to a taste of the Caribbean. ‘The Practice Firm participants and staff also provided tours in each of the business departments and demonstrated their business operations. “The day was an exceptional success.” Cheryl Hagan “The day was an exceptional success,” said Cheryl Hagan, Program Manager for The ‘Training Group. “This first hand opportunity to see how a practice firm functions was critical in helping guests understand how our program works and how their clients might benefit from attending.” ‘The Practice Firm provides up to 12 weeks of local work experience, a current work reference, and comprehensive support to find related work, a Douglas College certificate of completion and an opportunity to keep skills up to date. The program is free and is designed to support Immigrants who lack Canadian experience in business. Funded by Service Canada, it’s offered at the Training Group's Surrey Central City location. Also in attendance was the Practice Firm’s mentor business, Hagen’s Travel and Cruises, key partners is assisting with the business start up and providing ongoing mentorship to the Practice Firm company, Way of the Worlds Travel and Cruises. From left to right: Cheryl Hagan, Connie Bellinger of Hagen’'s Travel and Cruises, Susan Witter DVDs at the Library - Notable Newcomers Check out these recently acquired new titles. Bookings can be made online at http://library.douglas.bc.ca/avsoftreq.html or call local 5186 The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror (93 min.) Examines the motive behind the “war on terror” as being an effort to maintain control over the remaining reserves of oil and gas. Looks at how corporations profit from both the sale of arms and the contracts awarded to rebuild the infrastructure destroyed in the attacks. DS 79.76 Os54 2004. Location: A/V Lab, New Westminster. Checkpoint (ca. 80 min.) Over three million Palestinians live in The West Bank and Gaza Strip, which has been under Israeli military authority since 1967. This program documents the impact of the enforced boundaries know as “checkpoints” on the Israeli border guards drafted to monitor them and the Palestinians citizens who must pass through them daily. DS 119.76 C443 2003. Location: AV Lab, New Westminster. The end of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream (78 min.) Explores global oil peak and its devastating effect on the suburban lifestyle. Through interviews with scientists and policy makers this documentary explores the premise that American suburbs, built on the easy availability of fossil fuels, may become untenable. HD 9560.5 E537 2004. Location: A/V Lab, Coquitlam. Location: AMV Lab, New Westminster. Caught Cheating (ca. 42 min.) In a six-month investigation, Primetime traveled to colleges and high schools across the United States to see how and why students are cheating and their rationalizations of the practice. Explores the increasing problems of website plagiarism and the use of cell phones, cameras and two-way pagers to create high-tech crib notes. Also looks at how teachers are taking control through online plagiarism prevention sites such as www.turnitin.com developed by John Barrie. LB 3609 C283 2004. Location: A/V Lab, New Westminster. This Divided State (88 min.) A community college in Orem, Utah, becomes the site of a fierce battle between Republican and Democratic beliefs when Michael Moore is invited as a guest speaker. Community values and freedom of speech clash in a big way, with everyone getting time on the microphone LC 72.3 U7 T45 2004. Location: AV Lab, New Westminster Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Treck Throught the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (ca. 59 min.) A smorgasbord of interviews and film clips, this program gives some of Canada’s most celebrated filmmakers the chance to sound off on “Just what is Canadian film?” Despite revealing opinions as diverse as their filmmaking styles, certain defining characteristics do emerge: a fascination with the outsider and with survival, unusual protagonists, a willingness to take artistic risks with narrative structure, the ever-present influence and reaction against the behemoth south of our border, and ... weird sex. PN 1993.5 C3 W45 2005. Location: A/V Lab, New Westminster. March of the Penguins (ca. 80 min.) In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the Emperor penguins’ quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family. This courtship begins with a long journey that takes them hundreds of miles across the continent by foot, one by one in single file. They endure freezing temperatures, in brittle, icy winds and through deep, treacherous waters. They risk starvation and attack by dangerous predators, under the harshest conditions on Earth. QL 696 S473 M37 2005. Location: A/V Lab, New Westminster.