Is it Canada Day yet ?
Is it Canada Day yet ?
July 1, 2009
February 14, 2009
Radisson 2009: tour du nord 2009
December 12, 2008
The NYT samples hockey wisdom
Sean Avery is a jerk, a locker room cancer, and he loves attention. In short, I expect to see him suiting up for Toronto.
-- John Fischer of In Lou We Trust.
August 14, 2008
Foreign oil speculator outrages Toronto cyclists
In the past, Igor Kenk has said that he was accumulating bicycles in preparation for a severe oil shortage. But in a somewhat disjointed interview in July for a radio documentary, portions of which were published by The Globe and Mail, a Toronto daily newspaper, Mr. Kenk portrayed himself as a crusader against theft and a protector of cast-off bicycles.
Mr. Kenk holds a passport from Slovenia and has claimed he was a police officer and a former K.G.B. agent. He has shed little light since his arrest. After one court session, he told reporters, "I'm a dead man."
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May 24, 2008
Hockey season peaks
2008 STANLEY CUP FINALS (Best-of-7)
1. Detroit vs. Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. Saturday, May 24
2. Pittsburgh at Detroit, 8 p.m. Monday, May 26
3. Pittsburgh at Detroit, 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 28
4. Detroit at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. Saturday, May 31
5. Detroit at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. Monday, June 2
6. Pittsburgh at Detroit, 8 p.m., if necessary Wednesday, June 4
7. Detroit at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m., if necessary Saturday, June 7
Great live news at NHL.com.
Previously: 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs.
April 14, 2007
Playoff time in NY
April 3, 2007
Don Cherry, vindicated Canadian
Then in 2004, during a discussion about whether visors should be
mandatory for N.H.L. players — Don Cherry believes they lead to
more reckless stickwork — he said disparagingly,
“Most of the guys that wear them are Europeans and French guys.”
Cherry came under criticism for that remark but was vindicated
somewhat by the fact that most visors in the N.H.L. were
indeed worn by European and French Canadian players.
Hocky Night in Canada, reported by by Matt Higgins.
February 22, 2007
WMTC
We moved to Canada, by former Americans.
February 3, 2007
Brave New Waves, RIP ?
MeFi says the CBC mothercorp finally kills off its treasure, Brave New Waves.
See also radiofreecanuckistan, insidethecbc, cleverlazy, zoilus, Discorder, Canada.com, StilePost.
January 17, 2007
3 Quarks Daily
Examples:
Why we lie.
*
tribute to Montreal.
December 4, 2006
Stéphane Dion in his own words
Solomon: Stephen Harper won an election because he had five
points. They were simple. They were easy to understand. If
Stéphane Dion had five points and I was taking an elevator
ride with you what are the five points I should know about
the Dion platform? Sum them up.
Dion: I have only three pillars.
Solomon: You only have three, that’s even shorter, Stéphane.
Dion: Three pillars with me: we’ll have a much more strong
economy, more social justice, and a safe environment.
Solomon: Those are the three pillars.
Dion: Yeah.
Solomon: But are there three, you know….
Dion: Oh, you want concrete deliverables.
Solomon: Yeah, those are five deliverables. remember he said
he’d cut the GST. He had five deliverables. what’s your five
deliverables?
Dion: And they are very bad policies and people see that today.
Solomon: Do you have five better ones?
Dion: So, I will not copy Harper. He is copying Bush. I will not
copy him. I will be myself.
Solomon: But, do you need deliverables?
Dion: Yes. I will have deliverables. You will you open your
door, I’m doing door to door. You ask me why I would vote
Liberal?
Solomon: Yeah.
Dion: I will ask you: are you thinking to retrofit your house,
to change your house, to buy a cottage, to buy a new car,
to change your appliances or your furnace or your
acclimatization? Very likely you will say yes to something.
Then I say, 'perfect, I will give you a very good labelling.
You will know which product will save you money over
the years because it will be energy efficient and your
electricity bill will go down. But this product is likely to
be more costly at the beginning. So I will help you to
offset the cost with a tax rebate. Vote for me!'
December 3, 2006
Stephane Dion takes Canada's Liberal leadership / Stéphane Dion - Parti libéral du Canada
Vision:
Science, research and education powerhouse
Fans and endorsers:
Rob Edger
Westmount Liberal
Calgary Grit
idealisticpragmatist
The Tyee - Laura
Accepted by:
Fuddle Duddle (formerly fuddle-duddle)
dynamiteonline (but Dion needs to learn to speak English)
Detractors:
Bob Rae-supporting RedTory says 'Dion was, um, clumsy at best and his English, quite atrocious and haphazard'.
December 2, 2006
Michael Ignatieff, #2
December 1, 2006
Just watch me
Canada looks more like a police state than a democracy
eight days after the kidnapping of British Trade
Commissioner James Cross. On Parliament Hill a
reporter confronts Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau:
"What is it with all these men and guns around here?"
By calling in army tanks and men in full gear, Trudeau
boosted national security. But the military's presence
makes some Canadians feel a whole lot less secure.
How far will the prime minister extend law and order?
Just watch him. (1970, October)
October 19, 2006
MINI Arctic Expedition 2007
MINI Arctic Expedition 2007 planning.
Previously
September 16, 2006
Tilley Endurables, safari tourist fashion
Tilley Endurables, supplier of safari style tourist fashion.
Classic hats, cargo pants, and sturdy belts.
September 12, 2006
Salt and Vinegar
The writing profession has a yo-yo-diet effect on diet.
“Everybody loses weight on hiatus, and everybody gains
weight during the show. You break up the long day by
getting a little ritualistic snack. It’s like cigarette breaks
used to be.”
“Someone at ‘Friends’ would get a thing of Gummi Bears
and line them up by color before eating them.”
-- Greg Malins, who wrote for “Friends” and “Will and Grace”
and is now a writer and executive producer for “How I Met
Your Mother".
“Our room is obsessed with Tim’s jalapeño chips and
these salt-and-vinegar chips that Greg has flown
in from Canada.
No kidding. Their salt-and-vinegar-ness is, like,
illegal in the States.”
-- Gloria Calderon Kellett, one of Malins’s colleagues.
July 1, 2006
Dominion Day
THE CANADIAN'S CREED AND PLEDGE
I believe in Canada.
I love her as my home. I honour her institutions. I rejoice
in the abundance of her resources.
I glory in the record of her achievements. I have unbounded
confidence in the ability of her people to excel in whatsoever
they undertake. I cherish exalted ideals of her destiny as a
leader among world nations.
To her I pledge my loyalty. To the promotion of her best interests
I pledge my support. To her products I pledge my patronage.
And to the cause of her producers I pledge my devotion.
[SDA]
May 2, 2006
Torture, VodkaPundit
Stylish Coloradoan VodkaPundit's serious thinking or linking.
Bonus points for recommending I’m An Adult Now by
The Pursuit of Happiness.
--
If you like TPOH, you'd like Jerry Jerry & Sons Of Rhythm Orchestra's
Battle Hymn of the Apartment.
May 1, 2006
Hockey playoff season.
Hockey playoff season.
March 14, 2006
Torontopia / Broken Social Scene
Toronto's alternative-rock scene is a place where the sweetly
familial and weirdly collective rub up against the traditional
markers of stardom. BSS is the largest and the most media-ready
of the Toronto bands, but it is far from the only band committed
to a Toronto-bred arty idealism, known to some as Torontopia.
Jonny Dovercourt, a 32-year-old local rock musician and impresario,
and his friend Steven Kado, a musician with an interest in hipsterish
pursuits like urban planning, coined the term in 2002 to help give
utopian ballast to the city's sprawling but idealistic music community.
Dovercourt is so committed to Toronto that he adopted one of its
street names, Dovercourt, as his last name; his real name is Jonathan
Bunce.
February 7, 2006
genx40 / Alan McLeod
Generation X at 40 attracts civil thoughtful comments.
How Canadian.
Highlights: Friday chat.
Down with pervasive remote-sensing automated computerized
biometric surveillance - Up With Hats !
February 6, 2006
Calgary Grit
calgarygrit is not lost in wilderness.
But is outnumbered
February 2, 2006
Blue Grit / Ryan Ringer
bluegrit epitomizes level headed Liberals. Example:
western civilization. There were many leftists during the Cold War
who empathized with the Soviet Union. In the same vein, today,
there are many who try to make excuses for the Islamists.
-- 2006 Feb.
January 22, 2006
Liberal one party Canada 0 vs Blogosphere 1
For the moment, to put it nicely, the same thing has happened to the
Liberals in Canada, as has happened to other long-serving single-party
regimes elsewhere in the world. Technology has caught up with their
ability to manage information; and a sheltered population is losing
its fear. The more the ruling party tries to scare them, with
heavy-handed old-media campaigns, the worse things get --
for the ruling party.
Continue reading "Liberal one party Canada 0 vs Blogosphere 1" »
December 1, 2005
log base 2
November 7, 2005
Tour de NORD: Hudson Bay or Bust III
Mapping the 2006 arctic expedition.
Planning threads:
MINI2
NE MINI
Arctic MINI reference by Ross Trusler.
Itinerary
More about Newfoundland:
Picture gallery by Jerry Curtis.
Weather:
Saint John's: BureauMétéo
Increasing cloudiness. Snow at times mixed with ice pellets beginning overnight.
Snow and ice pellet amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind becoming east 20 km/h then increasing
to 40 gusting to 60 overnight. Temperature rising to zero by morning.
October 18, 2005
Northern Voice, Moose Camp
A must for high volume social networkers and consumers and producers
of information, and self-promoters. 2006 Feb 10-11, Vancouver.
Friday will be a little more unorthodox for regular conference goers.
In the spirit of Foo Camp and Bar Camp, Northern Voice includes a
whole self-organized day dedicated to Moose Camp.
September 29, 2005
Blame Dick, but not for Indentity
ex-Hip, ex Active Perl guy Dick Hartd now chases marrying privacy
and convenience in a single sign on.
And he appreciates fine cars, travel, and wine.
An excellent presentation at O'Reilly's Open Source 2005.
July 30, 2005
Sinosplice
Sinosplice: worthy of blogrolling: updates
Ape Rifle / China-on-the-Thames / ode to VW Santana (Dasher/Quantum/Passat ?) /
Montreal over Toronto / subtle subtitles
July 6, 2005
Police unsure how to enforce squeegee kids law
Vancouver police and the RCMP are not rushing to enforce B.C.'s new
law outlawing aggressive panhandling and squeegeeing, saying it will
take them some time to figure out exactly how they're going to use
it.
"Will there likely be any tickets issued today? Probably not,"
Vancouver police spokesman Const. Howard Chow said Friday. "And it's
not because we don't like the act -- but it's growing pains with any
new legislation coming out. It was just released yesterday."
Chow said the department still needs time to get details about the
Safe Streets Act and its penalties out to its officers on the beat
and to resolve enforcement issues, such as how to issue tickets to
people without a fixed address.
Chad Skelton and Krisendra Bisetty
Vancouver Sun
2005 January 29
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July 5, 2005
Don't Need Your Gheto Scenes
May 30, 2005
British Columbia election roundup
The Liberals will form the next government after this month's
provincial election (2005 May 17) in British Columbia. Exactly who
will be sitting in the House isn't certain yet in at least two
ridings after initial counts ended in razor-thin margins.
Roundup:
Right: Fraser Institute
The Liberals have almost nothing to gain by placating the demands of
union leaders. They may further recognize that introducing flexible
and balanced labour laws would result in a better functioning labour
market for B.C. workers, one characterized by higher rates of job
creation, lower unemployment, and higher wages. Finally, they may also
realize that, by introducing measures of flexibility into the
province’s labour laws, they will indirectly weaken the powers
afforded union leaders.
Contrary to the posturing of many union leaders, B.C. still maintains
relatively rigid and biased labour laws. A recent evaluation of
provincial and state labour relations laws found that B.C. ranked 57th
out of the 60 jurisdictions in terms of flexibility and balance.
Left:
Even bear604 is no fan of Jenny Kwan
May 19, 2005
Hudson galleries
Uptick's arctic trek gallery.
Ross Trusler's Arctic MINI and Dave Rose' DuctTape.
May 13, 2005
Hudson trip gallery
Peter E (nakedpillowfight) 's gallery.
May 12, 2005
canadiansintheus
Sonia Arrison's infrequent Canadians in the US updates.
May 11, 2005
nemini thread
NE (New England / North East) MINI thread on Hudson trip.
April 13, 2005
Vancouver housing market
Vancouver housing market.
Somewhere between curbed and housing bubble.
Noticed and awarded.
March 20, 2005
Shoulder of James Bay highway
James Bay road's wide shoulders offer progressively deeper
snow the further off road you go. The centre of the road
offers a thin layer of packed snow and ice.
February 17, 2005
Hudson 2005 February 18 to 22
2005 February 18 to 22
February 2005
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
-- -- _1 _2 _3 _4 _5
_6 _7 _8 _9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28
Fri Feb 18: NYC -- Montreal -- Val D'Or +
Sat Feb 19: Radisson
Sun Feb 20: Radisson
Mon Feb 21: Montreal
Here's the basics of what I would consider a good plan:
FRIDAY
Leave Montreal area by 12 Noon
Arrive Matagami by 10 PM Friday night.
Have beer.
Sleep.
SATURDAY
Depart Matagami by 9 AM
Arrive James Bay / Hudson by 7 PM Saturday night.
Have beer.
Sleep.
SUNDAY
Leaving that in the hands of a "meeting" planner, I'm just doing transportation.
MONDAY
Depart by 9 AM
Arrive Matagami by 7 PM Monday night
Have beer.
Sleep.
TUESDAY
Depart by 7 AM
Haul all the way home.
END.
February 15, 2005
Hudson hotels: touristy listings
More touristy listings
bonjourquebec
anglais
Nord-du-Québec
February 13, 2005
Hudson maps B: Quebec
Excellent James Bay Road Highway #109 travel page and kilometre posts.
0 begin
37 Matagami
257 Rupert River and Rapids
381 24hr gas 'Road Halt'
617 Radisson
Road conditions in western Quebec and on the James Bay Highway 109
by Transports Quebec.
"For the most recent information, communicate without expenses
with the
Company of energy of the Bay James (SEBJ) with the
1-888-676-INFO (4636) or
with the Municipality of Bay-James (MBJ) with
(819) 739-4473."
February 4, 2005
Hudson Maps 4: Mont Laurier to Val-d'Or on Hwy 117
Mont-Laurier – Grand-Remous
Grand-Remous – Limite de la réserve faunique
Limite de la réserve faunique – Milieu de la réserve faunique
Milieu de la réserve faunique – Louvicourt
Louvicourt – Val-d'Or
January 30, 2005
Hudson meeting, day 1
Champlain, New York (US/Canada border) to:
Val-d’Or: 365.5 Miles, Estimated 7 hours, 18 minutes
Amos: 407.7 Miles, Estimated 8 hours, 9 minutes
Matagami: 508.7 Miles, Estimated 10 hours,15 minutes
January 28, 2005
Hudson maps A: overview
STL, MO --------- NYC, NY: 1021 miles 15 hours 42 mins
NYC, NY --- Radisson, Que: 1264 miles 19 hours 26 mins
(NYC, NY -- Bennington, VT: 192 miles 3 hours, 42 mins
Radisson is 650% farther north than Vermont)
====
Champlain, New York (US/Canada border) to:
Val-d’Or: 365.5 Miles, Estimated 7 hours, 18 minutes
Amos: 407.7 Miles, Estimated 8 hours, 9 minutes
Matagami: 508.7 Miles, Estimated 10 hours,15 minutes
Bear in mind that from Milford NH to Champlain NY is 235 miles,
Estimated 4 hours 21 minutes, while the first day may be more for
others. We will stop along the way and I'd bet no less than a half
hour will be spent at the meeting place in NY/Canada.
The Next Day to Radisson according to AAA:
Matagami: 372 miles, Estimated 8 hours 24 minutes
Amos: 485 miles, Estimated 11 hours 1 minute
Val d'Or: 538 miles, Estimated 12 hours 13 minutes
The ideal is Val d'Or, as we know, but Amos is about as far north
as we should go on Day 1.
January 7, 2005
Hudson Trip info 2: clothes
See also MINI2 thread, New England MINI thread and Ducttape Dave Rose's master site.
*** What to bring ***
1. Clothing: [US Elite gear]
1.2 gloves
1.3 socks
1.4 pants:
F-1B Extreme Cold Weather Trousers
F1B Flight Pants from Army Navy Sales.
or Military ECWCS Hyvat Trousers at Army navy Deals
or fleece bear pants.
January 2, 2005
Correlation Monger
Correlation monger provides pair-wise correlation of
demographic variables across 50 US states. For example,
Canadians increase property values.
December 18, 2004
CBC Radio One Vancouver, Listen live
Listen live to CBC Radio One Vancouver.
December 14, 2004
US Canada maps
More USA-Canada maps from the post-election era.
.
from Canada is an ally in the War on Terror.
from BluePrint magazine.
December 6, 2004
How to be a Canadian
November 16, 2004
Montreal weblog
November 14, 2004
Gubenator 2008 ?
The US amends the federal constitution every 8 to 11 years,
it it that time again ? Arnold & Jen in 2008 ?
Article 2, Section 1, Clause 5 of the United States Constitution:
"No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United
States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be
eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be
eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of
thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the
United States."
We think it's time for a change.
Arnold is California Gubernator Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Jen is Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm.
November 8, 2004
Vancouver news
Vancouver (Canada) news from the _Sun_.
November 4, 2004
Canadian Ally
Canada is an ally in the War on Terror.
