Who wouldn't want to live in a place named 'Shady Acres'?? Especially with such amenities as:

• Garbage
• Snow

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(Enjoying having a camera phone . . . )


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I thought a few of you might find the new recruiting advertisements for the Canadian Forces interesting. Unlike previous advertisements that make joining the CF look something like a cross between an unending frat-party with guns, and the Apprentice, these take a rather darker, grittier tone. I actually rather like the new ones, what do you think ( Read more... )

Here's a peak at the view out my office window this morning, finally a lovely spring day!
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Thanks for the notes and congratulations everyone! :) The support means a lot to me.

I just learned that I was awarded a scholarship from NSERC (National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada)! The value of the award is $63,000! That's divided over three years but still, it will go a long, long way towards making my life as a student more comfortable.

Head ... spinning ...

Dr. David Suzuki is a household name in Canada, but is probably less known internationally and in particular in the USA. I don't think it would be unfair to say that he's the "Al Gore" of Canada although he's never been in politics. He's a biologist & environmental activist who has been lobbying for environmental protection since 1962. During ( Read more... )

Interesting little clip of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales saying essentially that the right to habeas corpus is a negative rather than a positive right. Unfortunately the clips don't indicate what point he's trying to make in a broader argument. (The videos are less than 5 minutes total and worth a watch ( Read more... )

Today's AccuTerror forecast, courtesy of Bill Maher:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmnpph86B8U

Summary: 8.5 / 10 ( Read more... )