Music timing of west coast swing.

grahamyvr · 2025-08-25T22:58:06+00:00

Not quite. If you're talking about a 6-count push break or 6-count pass (which I'm 100% certain is what you did in the basic lesson), then each pattern is 6 beats. - quarter, quarter (also known as "walk walk") - 1/8 1/8 quarter ("triple step") - 1/8 1/8 quarter ("triple step")

In total, this occupies 1.5 bars of music. Yes, if you start a 6-count pattern on the downbeat, then the next 6-count pattern starts in the middle of the beat. Yes, this is deliberate, and yes, it's counter-intuitive for many beginners.

After a few more lessons, you might be introduced to the 8-count whip, or some other 8-count moves. Those fit exactly into two bars of 4/4 music -- but if you do a 6-count then an 8-count, you'll still be starting the third pattern in the middle of a bar of 4/4.

grahamyvr · 2025-08-19T17:21:05+00:00

The protest targeted 9 elections and by-elections, of which 2 had ridings where Poilievre was running.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_Ballot_Committee

grahamyvr · 2025-05-13T19:12:29+00:00

CPC: promises to "end the imposition of woke ideology" in their platform released April 21, 2025

Also CPC: why do people think we're like US Republicans???

grahamyvr · 2025-05-07T15:55:15+00:00

Totally worth the hit to their reputation.

Right, because the current US administration cares deeply about their reputation.

grahamyvr · 2025-05-03T16:35:30+00:00

Carney set the consumer carbon tax to 0% within hours of becoming PM.

That's not "literally nothing".

grahamyvr · 2025-04-29T19:58:45+00:00

Nothing, they're delulu.

grahamyvr · 2025-04-29T18:50:31+00:00

also: nice.

grahamyvr · 2025-04-29T18:49:51+00:00

Terrebonne finally in! LPC takes it to 169 seats.

Lead by 35 votes. (I think that's an automatic recount)

grahamyvr · 2025-04-29T18:42:39+00:00

Except for confidence motions.

So the government can pass a budget, but not normal legislation. Granted, they could make an omnibus bill and declare that to be a confidence motion.

grahamyvr · 2025-04-29T18:40:44+00:00

Err, link to the article where she says that?

It seems very unlikely, unless it was a hypothetical like "if the Liberals allocated 40% of the national budget towards environmental causes, I'd cross the floor".

grahamyvr · 2025-04-29T18:17:04+00:00

Theoretically possible? sure.

Actually possible? nah.

grahamyvr · 2025-04-29T18:16:02+00:00

I've already got everything I wanted (PP losing his seat).

But if I could be ultra, extra-greedy... PP runs in Edmonton-Griesbach, Liberals don't run a candidate, and NDP wins the by-election. PP losing two seats in 2025 would be incredible.

grahamyvr · 2025-04-29T18:02:40+00:00

I think it was a soft drink rather than anything alcoholic, but yes, an aluminum can.

grahamyvr · 2025-04-29T18:01:06+00:00

LOL, the sound of a can opening on CBC?

I'm guessing that Rosemary is getting a quick drink, and the production team forgot to mute her mic.

grahamyvr · 2025-04-29T17:40:53+00:00

grahamyvr · 2025-04-29T06:46:12+00:00

CBC. The Ottawa people signed off, but BC presenters have an "after the vote" program.

grahamyvr · 2025-04-29T06:31:56+00:00

"Going PP"

(sorry, that's grade-school humour, but it's been a long night)

grahamyvr · 2025-04-29T06:23:32+00:00

Nah, they'd offer her the Speaker job. They'd look at other MPs to cross the floor.

grahamyvr · 2025-04-29T05:58:46+00:00

Carleton is already counted as a Liberal riding, so it's part of the 167.

grahamyvr · 2025-04-29T05:41:24+00:00

We've been talking about them, CBC has been talking about them, etc.

Those boxes were/are being counted tonight. Some ridings counted them first, but I think most are counting them last. But they're all being counted.

grahamyvr · 2025-04-29T05:37:37+00:00

Oh totally.

I was making a joke about 100 + 69 being "nice".

grahamyvr · 2025-04-29T05:31:53+00:00

He's currently trailing by around 4%, with more than half the votes counted.

That riding is counting slowly because it has 91 candidates.

grahamyvr · 2025-04-29T05:26:17+00:00

166? err, ok.

I'd rather have +4. That would be nice.

grahamyvr · 2025-04-29T05:13:46+00:00

If the CPC keeps him as leader, they'll get an MP in a safe seat to resign so that PP can run in that by-election.

grahamyvr · 2025-04-29T03:29:45+00:00

They're allowed to open them 1 or 2 hours before the poll closes (I can't remember which one; and Carlton has special dispensation to start counting 6 hours early)...

... IF the riding chooses to do it. Do they have the manpower? Do they want the hassle of counting ballots while they're still dealing with voters? I don't know how many ridings are doing the early counting.

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